Top 20 Bottom 10 - January

I've decided to take a page from my lovely sister Stacey's blog, which you can go to here. She does a list of the Top 20 and Bottom 10 every week and I really like it. Although, I think I'll start with the Bottom 10 and end on Top 20 because thinking about the Bottom 10 last makes the next hour or so a real downer. So the bottom is at the top and the top is at the bottom. Makes sense right?

So here they are for January:

Bottom 10


1. Coworkers who are not dependable, yet still get 100% support from management.


2. Morty provided me with the worst walk EVER yesterday. He pulled the whole time, chased bunnies, lizards, birds, plants, etc., then he just decided to stop and hang out for a while. When he was done sitting, he started pulling again. After the walk, he was still a crazy man, as though no energy had been expended.


3. Not having any friends in Albuquerque.


4. My sisters and closest friends live so far away.


5. Missing my niece's and my sister's birthdays. (See number 4)


6. Conflict.


7. Teaching 5 minutes worth of lesson to 3 year olds for 45 minutes.


8. Feeling left out.


9. Seeing old friends that I was so close with and not even knowing them anymore.


10. United Blood Service calling me and guilting me at least twice a week.

Top 20

1. Resolution. (Not resolutions, though this might be the time to make some)


2. Feeling happy and comfortable with life. 


3. I love the house I live in, it's everything I could've hoped for. 


4. We bought our plane tickets to Italy! We're really going!


5. Sunbeams (3 year olds from the class I teach at church, for those of you who aren't Mormon) who still think adults are pretty awesome and ask if they can sit by you every week.


6. Evan and I have been able to communicate and become a lot closer this month and it's been really great. 

7. Hanging out with old friends and seeing their cute little puppy.


8. Calling Italian companies and hearing that adorable accent. 


9. Feeling hopeful for the future. 


10. Realistic goals. 


11. Family prayer with Evan.


12. Fridays off. 


13. People who are genuinely grateful for the work that you do. 


14. Getting recommended by my boss for a job in the office of Sandia's president.


15. Fuzzy's Tacos.


16. Date nights.


17. I have the most adorable dog in the world.


18. Evan has been building fires in our fireplace and it's so nice to sit and be warm.


19. Inside jokes. (that's a tautology)


20. Real TV and a DVR.

George Clooney

Here's my synopsis of every film George Clooney has been in for the past few years:

Up in the Air: George Clooney does something boring.

Burn After Reading: George Clooney does something boring.

Men Who Stare at Goats: George Clooney does something weird. And boring.

The Decedents: George Clooney does something boring.

The American: George Clooney does something boring in Italy.

Michael Clayton: George Clooney does something boring.

Fantastic Mr. Fox: George Clooney does the voice for a fox that does something boring.

Syria: George Clooney does something vaguely interesting.

George Clooney, you are a silver fox, do something with it!

And don't even get me started on Ryan Gosling.

Drunk Uncle SNL

This clip from The Weekend Update is one of the few parts of Saturday Night Live that I find laugh out loud funny.

Immigrants.

Dog Day of Fall

Well, it's been 3 and a half years, but my wait has come to an end.

We got a dog!

I'm so excited! His name is Sparky for now, we'll probably change it here soon. We're just not sure what to call him yet. Any ideas?

Money CAN Buy Happiness

I love this clip. It's so true. Wave runners are SO much fun!I got to ride one for my birthday and let me tell you, I want that.

Stop It!

One of my favorites.

Things My Sisters Did

As a kid I thought my sisters were the bees knees. They always let me play with them, they were so generous and I just had fun with them. I still find them very bees kneesy and I love them all so much. However, in hindsight there are a few things that weren't very bees kneesy of them.

1. They told me that we were going to play cops and robbers one day and took me and my fellow play mate (not Playmate, play mate) to the back yard. Play mate and I were robbers, my sisters and their friends were cops. Probably complete with my dad's aviators. They locked me and my friend in the dog run, bound and gagged, for a few hours. I could see them in the glass door playing and having fun inside from the dog run, but I assumed that's what the cops do in real life, so they were really just playing along.

2. They told me that they had just eaten dog biscuits and they were good. To prove it, Kellie showed me her tongue and it looked dog-biscuity to me, so I went ahead and had some too. I soon found out that it was not socially acceptable to eat dog treats, so I enjoyed them in secret for a few months after that.

3. They were sitting on the counters one afternoon with their friends eating sheets of Phyllo dough. They told me that it was actually Wax Paper, so I partook. It was delicious! I went back for some wax paper the next day. Fortunately this trick didn't result in my surreptitious eating of wax paper for the following months. 

4. They put me in a kitchen chair, duct taped my legs and arms to said chair and set me laying down behind the couch so no one could find me.

5. They let me play hide and seek with them. While I was hiding in the back of my dad's old truck (if you've ever seen my dad's old trucks, you know they are not a beacon of cleanliness) my dad come over and said, "hey Jacksonolie (one of my nicknames), I don't think they're playing anymore, let's go inside for some cheese and crackers (This sounds like we were a very fancy family, and we were, squeezy cheese and Ritz withstanding)"

6. They bought me dresses from the Gap with their birthday gift cards.

7. They made me a huge banner to hold up at my high school graduation that said something to the effect of "Congratulations Jacquelina la Pinguina" (another nickname), and they cheered really loud and brought me flowers.

8. I came back from recess one day to find a Valentine's Day package on my desk. I was so excited. It was from them and my mom. They also woke me up to find little tiny leprechaun footprints all over my kitchen one year. My family does holidays quite well.

9. Kellie asked if she could write her phone number in Sharpie on my forehead. I said yes.

10. Stacey pretended to be news anchors with me in the car on the way to Utah. Along with going to Santa Fe, Explora, and all kinds of fun places one summer.

Being the youngest was awesome. I love all the memories I have of my sisters and I love them so much!