Buy Some Happiness

Whoever said money can't buy happiness

isn't spending it right.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, may I present Exhibit A:

Here I can find HAPPINESS:

the perfect jacket/shoe/shirt/pair of jeans/makeup item/dress.

No longer will Wish Lists calm my troubled mind and put to sleep the urge I fight every day to find more happiness.

It's that feeling of elation, pure ecstasy when you glance down at your shopping bags, knowing each purchase has added an extra piece of happiness into your life. There is a solid conviction that this is the "IT" item that will complete your wardrobe, never again having to fight the crowds, the young moms with seemingly limitless credit cards... (and limitless children... University Mall, anyone??)

Unfortunately, the moment of bliss is fleeting, fleeing away after the "IT" item has been worn only once.

And so, on to the mall, I must go back, and brave the crowds, searching high and low, to complete my destiny (AKA wardrobe), and to ne'er let down Stacy or Clinton, who I hold in the highest esteem in regards of what to wear... or What Not to Wear. (Laugh now, please).

So, next time they say, "Money can't buy you happiness"...

DON'T LISTEN TO THEM.

Because they obviously have never heard of Nordstrom. Or the Internet, because Nordstrom is online.

Some May Say, Only Fools Rush In.

Soooooooo...

I had the BEST Valentine's Day Ever.

I mean, it really, really, really beat out every other V-Day (especially last year).

Annnnnnnddddddd... something pretty special happened that night with my special someone.

Without further ado...

Yes, that is the World's Prettiest Diamond Ring, and yes, that is my LEFT HAND.

AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

I'm engaged (!)

(Warning: further reading could cause your head to spin and stomach to hurt with amount of chessiness/mushiness/loveiness.)

I'm engaged, I'm engaged, to the most wonderful guy I have EVER EVER EVER met! I mean, come on, even my 16 year old brother Brad likes him. And that's saying something.

"Why, Tracie, why, are you engaged so soon?" you may ask.

Some reasons are too personal to throw around on a blog like croutons in a salad (That's for you James).

Some reasons I can shout out right here:

He's nice, generous, loving, caring, compassionate, HONEST, hard-working, ambitious, friendly, respectful, awesome, amazing, wonderful... and my best friend.

(Awww... I know).

AND I've known him for three years.

Unless you've lived my life, DON'T JUDGE ME. Because you never have, and never will, know every single detail about me.

So, world, judge me if you want, but I. DON'T. CARE.

I'm the happiest I've ever been in my ENTIRE LIFE.

So be happy for me :)

The End.


I can't help falling in love...

CONTEST: Gold's Gym vs 24 Hour Fitness

Gold's Gym: Waived everything except $2o processing fee.
24 Hour: Wouldn't waive any fee, cost over $150 to sign up.
Gold's Gym: Bigger with more cardio equipment.
24 Hour: 2 stories, everything not crowded into one room.
Gold's Gym: Separate room for women to work out in.
24 Hour: Costs more per month.
Gold's Gym: Costs less per month.
24 Hour: Many places across US to transfer to.
Gold's Gym: Not as many places to transfer to.
24 Hour: See old flames there.
Gold's Gym (on 9th): See WAYYY too many old flames there.
Gold's Gym (Orem): See family members of EX there.
24 Hour: Only ONE place in Utah Valley.
Gold's Gym: 8 places in Utah Valley (off memory)
Gold's Gym: Allowed me and the BF to get on the same contract.
24 Hour: Allowed Britt and her fiance to get on the same contract.
Gold's Gym: Nicer people (totally not objective and has no real basis for evidential support)
Gold's Gym: HD TVs on almost all equipment, and shows LA Lakers games.
24 Hour: I guess they show Lakers games.

WINNER: GOLD'S GYM IN OREM.

See me there nightly at 7 PM. (ish). I'm addicted. I can't stop. I love it. I LOVE IT. I. LOVE. IT.

Top 11 Favorite Saturday-Morning Cartoons (Early 90s)

1. Animaniacs
2. Pinky and the Brain
3. The Angry Beavers
4. Tiny Toons (We're tiny, we're toony, we're all a little looney)
5. Doug
6. Muppet Babies
7. Tailspin
8. Rescue Rangers
9. Duck Tales (Ooo-ooo!)
10. Gummi Bears (Bouncing here and there and everywhere)
11. Superman (The one on the WB 12 years ago)

Am I forgetting anything? (I did NOT like Transformers or He-Man and the Masters of the Universe or GI Joe or Thundercats... those were boy-ish cartoons that my brother James watched and I HATED.)

Let Him Sleep Before He Makes Important Decisions About Our Country!!

He had to attend over 9 balls last night, and by 12 AM Eastern time, they still had 8 left to go.

Do you REALLY think that Pres. O got any sleep last night?

And first on his agenda today is to meet with top military officials, call Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian, and Jordanian leaders, make decisions about the future of our country.

Sleep-depravity is proven to be worse than being drunk.

So we have a sleep-deprived president, on his first day of the job, calling the leaders across the world, making decisions on how to run this country.

You gotta feel bad for the guy!! He must be ready to drop. I bet he's a little bit grouchy. (I would be if I didn't get any sleep, too!)

Dear Mr President,

Please get a little shut-eye before you talk to the leaders of the most war-torn countries on the planet and make important decisions affecting the future of our country.

Thank you,

Tracie

List-Making Lover-Baby

I get no greater pleasure than to cross off an item (or check off, whichever you prefer) on a list I have made. Lists, lists, lists.... I LOVE making lists! I make "To-Do" lists most every day, and it feels AMAZING.

1. Get up at 7 AM (check)
2. Go to work (check)
3. Go to class (check)
4. Go to the gym (check)
5. Tell mom and dad I'm getting married...again. (KIDDING)

This is just an example of a typical Tracie Day.

I have a Master-List of Thing To Do In My Lifetime, including:

1. Go back to the Lourve in Paris and spend more than 3 hours there because after taking Hum 201 and 202, now I can REALLY appreciate it. (Plus last time, I was wearing really bad shoes and I had been walking all day and my feet were numb and all I wanted to do was sit)
2. Never go blonde again.
3. Own a pair of Jimmy Choos (or 2 or 3 or 4).
4. Do volunteer/charity work in South America.
5. Go cliff-diving in Hawaii.
6. Become a yoga instructor.
7. Go to Italy (or Fiji or Spain or Egypt or Jerusalem or India or Japan or Germany or Antartica or New Zealand or Nassau or Los Cabos)
8. See the Pyramids in Egypt (and find an un-discovered tomb and make millions)
9. Get married to the most amazing man I have ever met and have kids (no more than 4, please, and I'll take 3 girls and 1 boy. I happen to have way more girl names than boy names picked out.)
10. Work for NBA.com (my dream job--- interviewing Phil and the boys after practice to share with the world how the Lakers will conquer their next game).

Alas, I cannot cross off/uncheck any of these items yet... but, I suppose I should stop writing this post and go clean my apartment so I CAN cross off "Clean apartment for Sarah Anderson-Nolte's Baby Shower today".

1. Write new post for blog (check)

(And there's that sweet, sweet feeling of check-it-off satisfaction).

I need a new title? And 10 Things I Hate About SNOW and 2 Things I Love

Bored with "Un-Wedded Bliss". And I'm 99.999999999% sure I'll be needing a new one.

Sooooooooo-----------------------------------

I need to come up with something else.

Any ideas? Let me know!!


10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT THE SNOW:
1. It's white.
2. It's wet.
3. It stays on the ground for a long time.
4. It's slippery.
5. It gets dirty and then it's REALLY ugly.
6. It doesn't stop falling from the sky.
7. It slows down traffic.
8. It forces me to wear the same (but extremely CUTE) black, leather, knee-high boots every day.
9. It forces me to wear big coats to cover up my cute, new winter clothes.
10. It hurts when you fall in/on it.

2 Things I LOVE About the Snow:
1. It looks pretty on the mountains.
2. It gives me a good excuse to cuddle close with someone special.

Ode to Finals Week

Finals week is finally here,
I haven't studied, but what's new this year?
A million projects, but only 2 finals,
With all the snow, I'll slip and need a spinal.
Procrastination is the key,
I put off and put off and then become stress-y.
I can't stand being at school,
I'd rather be with You-Know-Who.
I'm going crazy, I'm going insane,
I don't think it works (my brain).
Help! Help! I can't stand it anymore!
Completing projects is such a chore!
I'm almost done, 24 hours to go,
Oh Winter Demons, can you please stop the snow?
NO MORE SNOW.
NO MORE SCHOOL.

The End.

What's the BEST feeling in the world?

Hands down: Walking out the door of your last final for the semester. Can you really beat that???

I can't wait until a week from Friday, when I will experience the most blissful, stress-free feeling IN THE WORLD.

Until then... I will be overwhelmed with projects and finals.
Good luck to ME.

I have a little tiff with BYU

So I was walking around campus at night last week, and I noticed they put up lights on the trees around campus! Sooooooooooooooo pretty, right?

WRONG.

The colors they have used are creating a mood that is NOT CHRISTMAS-Y.

Let me explain.

They have the colors: Red and White. That's Christmas, Right?

But THEN, there are tons of trees wrapped in ORANGE and BLUE. No green or yellow or pink to create a Winter Wonderland.

NOPE. Just Blue and Orange. Hello???? We are NOT Boise State, here, people!! Get it right!!

Dear BYU: Please change the lights around the trees, either in ALL the colors, or JUST CHRISTMAS COLORS of red, white, and green.

xoxo- tracie