g squared

School Update!

2010-08-18T01:15:00.000-06:00

I just wanted to share that I finally finished my Photoshop class today and I am so excited about it considering the fact that I had to do 17 projects for the final (most of which were stupid-like, "you are running for mayor, design a campaign..."). There were 12 small projects and 5 "proficiency" projects that were a lot more involved, with a lot of specifics on stuff like adjustment layers, clipping layers and blending modes. So I now know the ins and outs of Photoshop CS4! Yay for me! Or I could at least figure things out and I am excited to get a lot of practice in! Here is one of the "proficiency" designs I did, I think it's darn cute!

And now I am ready to finally redesign and finnnnallly fix the size of my blog banner! Hopefully soon!
Tomorrow I start "Design Principles," and I'm hoping that it's going to be good and not a lot of common sense stuffs!
xo.

July up to now, in review. AKA: some cool stuff we did

2010-08-18T00:59:00.000-06:00

July and August have been pretty busy around here at the groatstead, some of the highlights were:

1.Visiting with long lost friends and meeting little Ellie! We are still sooo crazy excited about this! Congratulations you guys on your beautiful new addition!
(pardon this ugly picture of me...i think it was midnight at this point!)

It was really great to see the Murphy's too! (I need to get that picture!) (p.s. oh my gosh your kids are so cute, too!!)

2. Our 3rd Anniversary (makes me want some P.F. Changs right now!)

3. I finally got my bike delivered from Mountain Home (thanks Sharon and Sam!)...yay for bike rides! I love Big Red!

4. I sold a onesie!

5. We hiked up to Timpanogos Cave-July 9th (that is a killer hike! be prepared for your legs to stop functioning for the next three days! haha)

6. Trip to Island Park, Idaho and Yellowstone Park (Aug 13-15)
My amazing grandma rented a cabin in Island Park this past weekend for the whole family as a kind of birthday celebration for herself and it was pretty darn great! She is the best! Everything was great, except for the fact that Jarom and I had to sleep on the top bunk of a bunkbed-together...I kid you not! Thank goodness for side rails, right?!?

Jarom had never been to Yellowstone before and he has lived in Idaho all his life!!! So it was really fun to take him for a few hours. All we did was wait for Old Faithful, we got there right after so we had to wait 90 min (aaahhh!)! It was super duper!

There's the last month in one large eggshell...Ostrich sized! This post has taught me that I need to wear some of my other sunglasses...and that I need to blargh more!

xo.
stacy

Crazy Frog...

2010-07-25T00:11:00.000-06:00

We about died laughing...but maybe it's just late! The kid in the red has seriously good moves, some are delightfully unexpected! It's the way I imagine Jarom would dance if he was 12...maybe now, too.
Have fun!

Ogden Station

2010-07-06T13:46:00.000-06:00

Yesterday we went down to the Ogden Train Station and played on the old trains and I took 60 or so pictures! Here are a few of my favorites...

I am off to study a little for my final for my Media Design Introduction course, after this test I finally get to get into some Photoshop so I am excited to be getting somewhere!
Have a good day!
xo.

okay, i lied, this is too good!

2010-07-06T01:12:00.000-06:00

It says, "Caviar is so 1980s. Unicorn is the sparkling, crunchy, savory meat of today's elite."
For only $9.99 plus shipping, this delicious treat can be yours! So go get yours over at thinkgeek! Here is a little education for you, too! They say nuns have eaten it for centuries!

goodnight...really!

This has been a marathon

2010-07-06T01:04:00.000-06:00

This extremely long session of blogging has been brought to you by the letter S, as in Sleep that I am not having. Today, the 5th, we did some cool stuff and took some even coooler pictures, but this is going to have to wait until next time!
*goodnight*

Happy 4th!

2010-07-06T01:01:00.000-06:00

On the 4th we had to teach primary...did I ever tell you that we teach primary, 6 year olds...! Our lesson was on being grateful, so we asked them what they were grateful for...my favorites were, "google," and "garbage cans!" These are very real things that I am grateful for, even if they were trying to be funny! (although this doesn't even compare to the time we taught about baby Jesus and to relate we asked, "What do you do to prepare for a baby to come into your home", to which they responded, "get a bucket and a white sheet to catch all the stuff that comes out!" oh my!

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After church we came home, hung out with my family, made some burgers, built a fire and made s'mores and lit some sparklers and a few firecrackers! Doing the typical awesome pictures with sparklers, mine turned out awesome! I do mean to brag..!

this is Jarom with a Mickey Mouse head, if you can't tell!

Hope you all had a great 4th! We are so grateful for this country and all of our freedoms!

July 3, 2010-Fireworks

2010-07-06T00:44:00.000-06:00

Our town of Hooper (and Utah) celebrated the 4th on the 3rd, as to not interfere with Sunday! So we headed down to Hooper Park (how American does that sound) to watch some fireworks and hear some live music! They lit the fireworks right across the street and they were RIGHT overhead! It was kinda scary! I kept freaking out that they might start a fire (it was windy!) and Jarom told me to be quiet...haha! Nothing Cotton Candy can't fix! Btw, I took a lot of pictures with my new lomography app, so they are really enhanced, keep in mind!

this was the sky before!

Cotton Candy!!! But we really wanted a funnel cake!

us during the fireworks!

Happy 3rd/4th!

-xo-

July 2, 2010

2010-07-06T00:32:00.000-06:00

Last Friday we (me, germ, ryan and taylor) finally took the FrontRunner (train) to Salt Lake! It was sweet! I am always saying that I wish we still traveled by train so it was fun to do so! We missed our first train! I wish I could've seen us running across the street trying to get there before it left!

Jarom dug a big hole while we were waiting for the train, wink, wink!

We went down to Gateway and the Planetarium then ate at Costa Vida! It really was a perfect summer evening!

xo.

An excuse to introduce yourself to people you've met before...

2010-07-06T00:16:00.000-06:00

Isn't that what a family reunion is?!? And I'm not saying that's a bad thing! Laaassst weekend (June 25-27, 2010) we had a reunion with Jarom's, Mom's family in Ephraim, Utah. It was really nice to finally get out and go camping this year! Not only is camping a good excuse to get out and meet people that you've met again, but it is my ultimate excuse to sit outside and read a book (or a few) while getting a good sunburn. To me, any color is good, so I will settle with a little red! I read "The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum" on a whim (because it was cheap at Sam's Club :) ) and it was okay, a little juvenile, but still a decent read, it took at least half way through the book to explain what the heck was going on. I also read, "Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert" and I really liked it! Her writing has really great charm, wit and humor, plus it has some really great messages and was overall pretty dang inspiring. I'm pretty sure that this was the first memoir I've read (memoirs seem a little daunting, but I do spend a lot of time reading blogs so...) I think I could take on a few more. Anyway, back to the reunion...We went down Friday, stopping for some delish In-N-Out goodness (This diet has successfully gained me 5 or so pounds this year!)

(yes, I photograph my food...)

When we got up there we did a little geocaching and set up camp, then headed down to Manti for the Pageant. It was crazy! So many people were there, it was not what I was expecting! But overall it was really good, some parts got a little passionate for me with the narration, but it was a theatrical production! The temple was really beautiful!

Saturday was spent reading, eating, talking with family, geocaching and getting a big yellow Jeep stuck in a bigger brown mud puddle (for a photo-op)!

The quote of the weekend is tied between Bradley, our nephew (pictured above) saying,

"I got burned on the coal sand"

-meaning the hot ash from the briquettes on the dutch oven-this is not funny, but really cute (above he is sad about this, refusing to eat) annd Lynnsey our niece saying that she likes our "matching hang-downs"

-meaning, mine and Jarom's matching bangs!-

ha! these kids are so funny!

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Sunday we packed up (that went quick, didn't it?!) and did some MORE geocaching...I'm noticing a trend here, are you?! :)

And we drove home. The End!

Car Part 2: the part where I post pictures now because I forgot...

2010-07-05T23:31:00.000-06:00

Here are some pictures!
I've really only taken a few because the driveway just isn't very photogenic (don't tell it I said that!)

(first car wash! haha!)

There you go! I'll be back in a minute with another post!!!

New Car, Part Uno

2010-06-23T23:07:00.000-06:00

We bought a new car!!!
And we are really excited about it because ever since we lost the C-RV last year (sad face) our car situation has been feeling kinda off. It's amazing how much the littlest things can totally throw you off. We bought the Jeep pretty hastily after the accident because it was something we both wanted, but what we didn't take into consideration is how selfish I am :). It was my attempt to "compromise" and we saw it as an opportunity to buy something together, since we came into our marriage with "his car," and "my car." The thing I really forgot to consider was that this was going to be the replacement for my car and it was really the family car.

I like to think that we make smart decisions but the Jeep just ended up being really impractical, I mean, who uses a soft top Jeep as their main car when they live in Idaho...during the Winter?!?! Plus, how was I ever going to buy more crap from Ikea with no space in the back!?!? Annnd, I didn't like driving it because I had a real issue with the plastic windows in the back, not being able to see through them and the shaking of the back window gave me headaches! (please excuse the sob story!) I missed MY car...

When we wrecked, we got a rental car to get back up to Idaho. It was a Mazda5, the minivan...and I swore that I would never drive a minivan. There are other options, no offense to anyone! But we really liked how it drove, maybe since it was a nice new car...and we weren't used to that, but you know. So I have had my eye on the much less minivan-ish Mazda3 ever since! I wanted a hatchback, and it had to be automatic because I'm lazy! This proved to be hard to find (particularly in the price range...!) Well, we Finally found a great deal last week!

We got a 2009 Mazda3, hatchback and automatic, in the dark gray color! It's pretty schweeet! The girl was moving the next day and had lowered her price significantly. I Love it! It has 4 (technically 5) doors and it is so nice to have that again! We have been living the two door life for the last year and we still catch ourselves reaching to the back seat for stuff and saying, "oh yeah...!" It's also pretty exciting to have auto locks and windows and a/c that works and on and on!

We also sold our Jeep this week, after we bought the car so we were sweating the fact that we might not be able to sell it...we got really lucky! Whew! The Jeep was really fun but I don't recommend anyone get one for their main car. It would make a great 3rd or "Fun" car, but that's just my opinion (I could possibly be swayed with a hardtop and better gas mileage).

If you read all of this, thanks, when I started I didn't think I would be writing a book and a Jeep review, but I guess I did! Part 2 to come soon...this is the part where I post some pictures of my new car!!!

xoxo.
Stacy

dear jarom,

2010-06-23T15:48:00.000-06:00

pleaseeee!

Hurry Up!! For some more good Freebies!

2010-06-19T15:29:00.000-06:00

If you happen to be into digital scrapbooking or just into free stuff to download there is a great blog hop going on for Jessica Sprague's 3rd birthday...online! go here to find out how it works, or start here. There are 33 different blogs to hit up, but you better hurry because it all ends Sunday night at 10 pm est!

I think my fave is this one!

Have Fun!
xo-Stacy

The To Do List and 365 Project

2010-06-09T13:50:00.000-06:00

I am a list maker.
And it's a bad habit. I sometimes buy notebooks just because they look like they would be perfect for lists. I will take a little legal pad from my parent's kitchen counter and claim it as my own. I will write stupid things like make bed and get ready on my list to make it look longer, in turn making me feel more productive. Is anyone else guilty of this? Or am I the only one?!?

Today's list:
__ Make Bed
__Check up on Etsy :)
__Vacuum
__Paint Toenails
__Finish hair bows
__Photograph bows, edit photos
__Post something on blog (check!)
__Eat Lunch (this is something I have to remind myself to do because I get distracted by the internet!)
__Go to school
Plus everything else that I add in between!

But now I really need to get to the moral of this...I am doing something that makes these lists less of a waste. I know a lot of you have heard of 365 projects (originally a kit of the month from CK by Becky Higgins), whether it's a photo a day, or a scrapbook page a week, it's really a personal preference. I've been wanting to do this for years, ever since I saw Ali Edwards do this on her blog. Here are some examples from her:

I started a few months ago, March, I think, and I've been really enjoying it. I love that I am making something that we can reflect on years later that will cause us to say, "oh yeah! I remember that!", as well as have a great resource to check back if, let's say I'm wondering about when I was sick last. It will be a real documentation of our year (and hopefully I can keep it up for years to come).

I am using 12x12 page protectors that have 6-4x6 picture slots, one for each week (one side of one, so 6 slots for stuff, per week) as well as an 8.5x11 that goes between each 12x12 one, this is where I will write our story (by hand). I am just trying to go with the flow and keep this project low hassle, there are no rules. I keep a lot of junk, lists, mail, receipts, chop stick wrappers, medicine boxes, anything I think will tell a story. I am also trying to take a lot more pictures and be creative with those pictures. I just think this is a great way to organize all the junk in your life and give it a home. Now I haven't photographed any of my pages yet because, of course, I don't feel like they are "done" but hopefully I can get to that soon and I will post them here asap (it might be the end of the year, haha)! So have any of you been doing anything like this? Let me know because I'd like to see!

xo.
Stacy

Etsy...

2010-06-07T21:35:00.000-06:00

I FINALLY listed some stuff on Etsy today! yay! I only listed 6 onesies, with more to come. As well as bows and other accessories to come soon! Overall this has been a relatively productive day for this girl and I will be rewarding myself with some chocolate cake (that me n' germ made from scratch yesterday!).

So ya'll should check out the g squared handmade etsy shop (or click on the link on the sidebar!)

xo.
stacy

This Addiction...

2010-05-20T13:03:00.000-06:00

I am overly addicted to thrifting!!! Aaaahhhh! On Saturday I convinced Jarom to drive me to Logan to get to some thrift stores other than the usual picked over D.I.'s around here! I got a lot of great stuff, much to Jarom's disappointment! Some of the pictures below are from previous trips, but I still wanted to share. This weekend we ended up with a new projector, GE Fan, a Cute Vintage Dress, a sweet Leather Jacket/Hoodie (that I didn't photograph), pretty little harvest pyrex dish and a scrapbook to house my 365 project (photos to come sometime on that project!) Here's some pictures!
xo.

Someone should stay up at night and supervise me

2010-05-18T23:45:00.000-06:00

I am in big big big trouble in the morning when Jarom finds out I bought this lovely set of cameras for the collection when we really shouldn't be spending money...(and when he told me not to) but I love them and I couldn't stop thinking about them. It was really eating at me bad. uh oh! (jarom-i la la love you)
and I consider myself grounded!
xo. stacy

Big News!

2010-05-18T22:59:00.000-06:00

Today I officially enrolled in school, like college school...I feel so grown up! I know this is very late going but I've been waiting for Jarom to finish school first, so now I'm tired of waiting and it's about time anyway, right?!? (Since I graduated 5 years ago!)
I will start June 1st at Davis Applied Technology College, 2 days a week in the Web and Graphic Design program! This has been in the works for quite a while, it's what I've wanted to do forever. I just never wanted to do the typical college thing with the prerequisites and wasting money on courses that I didn't want to do. This school is just what I need because I can work at my own pace and take the classes that I want! Needless to say, we are both very excited and can't wait for me to finally do something with my lazy self!

Funny Story: You have to do an assessment test to get in to the school on basic math and reading/comprehension. And I've always hated math, so Jarom made me a lovely little practice test the other day to see what I could do and man...! I had to google. haha! Basic math...! I kinda felt like an idiot, but it's been 5 years since i've done ANY math so I think I have a little excuse. Calculators have destroyed our generation. Who needs to know how to do long division anymore?!? Apparently I did! But after a little review I only missed one question, the guy was impressed! So in your face division (and fractions!)!

xo.
stacy

Japanese Game Shows, anyone?

2010-05-18T22:16:00.001-06:00

The mister and myself have been stuck on youtube for the last little while watching Japanese game shows. It's funny that whenever we are on youtube we end up watching these! Notably the marshmallow game, mxc and stuff like that. Tonight Jarom had to show me these two and they are crazy, so funny! I love the hole in the wall one, oh my goodness! And the guy in the white running with his arms straight on the treadmill one! We also watched this one where they play soccer with binoculars, it is super funny but the video quality is bad so I will spare you!

enjoy!
xo

Freebies!

2010-05-17T19:18:00.001-06:00

Today I found some great Freebies on Pugly Pixel! I totally downloaded both of the tape strips, the shipping tags and the paper buffet! I love love free digi downloads! Plus they can even be used for commercial use if you want!

I've also just discovered "The Graphics Fairy" another great and Freee resource for clip art and blog backgrounds. (just bookmarked!) She has stuff like this ticket that I think is so versatile and useful (and comes in multiple colors) as well as a lot of vintage clip art.

You should check these ladies out!
xo.

this is great

2010-05-17T19:12:00.001-06:00

The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.
found on drew o rama

hola

2010-05-15T14:51:00.000-06:00

I've been telling myself that I need to get on here everyday but always run out of time! Jarom has been taking over the computer every night! haha! Playing his game...but that's cool. I usually sit by him when he plays and tell him what he should do! So...I will hopefully get on later and write something good...but it's beautiful outside! AND finally warm so I will be out there!
xo.

April Came and Went

2010-05-04T22:05:00.000-06:00

Hello, hello!

We had a lot going on in April and I have been totally out of the blog scene or at least incredibly unmotivated! Jarom has had a crazy schedule lately, working from 8-4 and then driving all the way to Kayesville for school from 4:30-9 on Monday-Thursday, in the crazy, stupid Utah traffic! He is doing awesome so far, but I'm pretty concerned because that is a pretty extreme schedule! Hopefully he doesn't lose steam too soon!

We spent the 20th through the 25th of April in St. George, our favorite place to vacation! The weather was not great and we were super bummed. We left northern Utah to get to some warmer weather and it was rainy and windy for all except the last two days, but we still had a lot of fun! It was my grandpa's birthday on the 23rd so there was a big group of us (me and Jarom for some of the time, my parents and brothers, grandpa and grandma, Jannette and Cameron) that went on this trip kind of as a birthday trip! Jarom had to work so he drove down Friday, leaving me alone with my family :) haha. I totally felt like I was in high school again! It is weird to not have a partner to do stuff with! So this is a quick summary of what happened...

We went to Kolob Canyon one of the days and it was snowing all the way there (yuck!) and there had been a rock slide the day before so the road was closed and we couldn't go anyway.

On the way back to town from Kolob, we stopped in this town, Leeds, where there was a "ghost town" but there really wasn't anything there but this mine shaft thing that I'm sitting on!

Jannette and Cameron (Love this picture! Cam is the cheesiest smiler I've ever seen!)

This day we went for a 0.2 mi. walk to find some indian writings that turned into a 2 mile hike, this would've been all good except for the fact that I was wearing my black flats that now have holes in the sides. Jannette was wearing black wedge flip-flops with rhinestone bling, so at least my shoes weren't the least practical! Also, I know this face is super weird, but I think my hair looks crazy cool!

We went to Zion National Park, I forgot my camera so these pictures are from last years trip! We really love that place, there are some really great hikes and we can't wait to do them all! Plus, they have great (and expensive) Ice Cream Cones at the lodge...Bonus!

I take a lot of pictures of my feet! I might have to do a whole series, like "oh the places I go"

This is us up on the Dixie. Man, are we the cutest?!?! We are my favorite!

We also went to Snow Canyon (it only rained some of the time!) those pictures are still on my phone, we ate some yummy cheeseburgers (three guesses as to where they came from), went shopping and got a little sun!

I loooove vacation!

xoxo.

I've been working on these...

2010-04-14T15:17:00.000-06:00

Yep, this is what I have been doing. Getting everything setup and things photographed so we can open the shop! yay

I also have a suuuuper cute Hot Air Balloon one (with embroidered clouds) that I haven't photographed yet and I am working on a whale, argyle, robot, etc. Everything is coming along. Which is your favorite?
xo. stacy

Happy Birthday Mom!

2010-04-14T14:20:00.000-06:00

It was my mommy's birthday on the 10th (and my aunt Jannette's birthday on the 9th!) and we had a picnic and some kite flying. Jarom got a sweet space shuttle kite for Easter and it was the perfect day to launch it! We had a great time laying in the grass, soaking up some much needed sun and swinging at the park! I love this season! (Left-Jannette, Right-Mom)

happy picnicking! xo.

Happy Easter, a week and a half ago!

2010-04-13T20:16:00.000-06:00

Belated Happy Easter!

Yes, please, I will have a cute bunny. I can't believe I haven't even blogged about Easter! Possibly because it was kind of lame. My parents and brothers went to my grandparents, Jarom had to work that day until 2:00 and the weather was bad, so we didn't do much except BBQ some burgers and I made deviled eggs and potato salad. Pretty exciting, right? ooh! and I watched the Sound of Music on tv.
I hope you had a good one!
xo.

Annnnnddd..... we went Mini Golfing! yay.

2010-04-13T20:03:00.000-06:00

Hello again.
Nextly (yep, I am making up this word), we went Mini Golfing with James and Kayla on the 2nd of April, but it wasn't just any mini golfing, it was blacklight, glow-in-the-dark mini golf! super cool, eh?

I won.
xo.

Ikea

2010-04-13T19:57:00.000-06:00

Since a lot has been going on, I am breaking up everything into separate posts! ok? ok.

On the 29th we made a trip to Ikea with Sam and Sharon.
p.s: I Looveees me some Ikea. but if you've seen our stuff, you know that!
It was fun to hang out with them again, I miss having Sam around, she is like my little sister! But it was not fun to not find anything. I did not buy ANYthing. What is this world coming to when I pick things up and ask myself, "Do I need this?" I must be broke...! haha!

Now for pictures...

Not sure why the pics look warped! Maybe it's my screen. the end.

xo.

you have been neglected my blog...

2010-04-13T19:36:00.000-06:00

I don't know where I've been! Every time I get on the computer I plan to blog the goings on and I get distracted and start doing something else (like reading other blogs, I need BA-Blogger's Anonymous!).
So since we last met we've been busy! We went to Mountain Home/Boise on the weekend of the 27-28th of March for James and Kayla's baby, Aybrie's blessing , she is super cute! And I was super excited to have a picnic finally and wear my new/old topsiders (shoes, if you aren't hip on the shoe lingo!) that I got in Phoenix for half off! I have been waaaaiting for picnic season! I admit the day was not ideal, windy and cloudy but we picnicked none the less!

We also picked up buddy from the storage unit in MH and brought him back to Utah with us, the family is back together! (almost, we forgot my bike :( and I am still bummed!)

But we are excited for the warmer weather so we can ride the Buddy again and save loads on gas! yay for us!

xo. stacy

Busy Beavers...

2010-03-30T00:50:00.001-06:00

Hi! It's been a super busy weekend and we have been all over the place! Saturday afternoon we made our way up to Mountain Home/Boise for the blessing of James and Kayla's baby Aybrie on Sunday. Then we headed home on Sunday. Today Jarom started a new job at a grocery store that is right down the road and I took a trip down to Ikea with Sam and her mom and grandma and my mom. That is the last few days in a nutshell! I will expand on everything tomorrow hopefully! When I have more time!

So I will leave you with this! holy...!

love it!
xo.

yes, another video.

2010-03-27T00:09:00.000-06:00

Okay, this is the last one for tonight! Can we tell I'm excited I can get this video thing to work!?!?! And can we also tell I have been spending too much time on YouTube...yes we can. So, one of my favorite bands, Alkaline Trio, came out with a new cd (This Addiction) about a month ago and this is the first single from the cd. If anyone is reading this and has heard the cd, let me know if it's good because I haven't listened to it yet and I'm just wondering if they are doing the same, "we're-growing-up-and-we're-getting-a-slower-and-more-mature-sound-band-thing that everyone else is doing. I don't think they are if I'm judging from this song. But you never know, the other songs could be slooow and that is not what I am in the mood for right now!
Anyway...here's the video!

Hope you like. I did not screen for content :) so I apologize in advance. haha
xo. goodnight.

Stop Motion

2010-03-26T23:48:00.000-06:00

There is some beautiful stop motion going on out there right now! These two videos have been floating around the internet a lot lately and for good reason. They are quite lovely! I have really been wanting to post these for a few weeks but they wouldn't fit until I adjusted the width of my blog so...finally, right?

First: The music video for the song Lost Things by A Fine Frenzy, directed by Angela Kohler.
This really inspires me & Alison Sudol of A Fine Frenzy is gorgeous (kinda wish I was a redhead)!

Second & Third: The Kindle commercial series. They are pretty darn cute, too!

Directed by Ithyle Griffiths and Angela Kohler.

AH*Mazing!

2010-03-26T23:25:00.000-06:00

I was just over at a beautiful mess and saw this beautiful mural (and a lot of other great tutorials!) It is sooo amazing, words cannot express! I really want to do this. Really, Really! Especially because we have the capabilities with a projector and whatnot. I have always been a big fan of paint by numbers, and am always on the look out for good ones at thrift stores but never seem to have any luck (insert sad face). Love the landscapes with lovely fall colors and the ship ones! (so keep a look out for me, k?)

check out the full article from design*sponge here

xo. stacy

ps. loved Fantastic Mr. Fox...you should see it!

currently watching...

2010-03-26T21:28:00.000-06:00

Under Construction

2010-03-25T00:00:00.000-06:00

The blog has been under construction tonight. I'm pretty excited about the developments around here! I added a third column and widened the main section, added the sweet link to my flickr (which is quite new...as of today prettymuch) and an all new blog list on the right. next on the list...

redo banner to new size (widen)
upload more to flickr
list stuff on my etsy
link etsy to blog
finally do all of the blog profile section stuff...don't know why I haven't yet
i don't know...
there's more, but i'm tired and have a headache (againnnn) so it will have to wait...

goodnight.
xo.

Saturday I...

2010-03-22T12:51:00.000-06:00

Went to the mall...for soap with mom...

got a Jamba...yummy...

got a Carwash...

and went to the Jazz game...

We won. By 30. So it wasn't a great game, but it was fun anyway. Jarom had never been to a game before so it was nice to bring him. Pretty good Saturday, right?

Annnnnd...it's SPRING! yay!

Now all we need is for it to get warm!
xo.

Roller Skating

2010-03-19T12:45:00.000-06:00

Here are the pictures from the other night when we went roller skating at Classic in Layton. It was dark and these pictures are from Jarom's phone so...! Anyway, it was really fun. We love doing stuff that makes us feel dorky! Whatever, roller skating is cool!

and yes, we did go to Chick-Fil-A! haha! I am looking forward to the same order for FREEE! :)

xo.

p.s.

2010-03-18T22:55:00.002-06:00

Not so great Classic Skating pictures coming tomorrow...!

for laughs...

2010-03-18T22:50:00.000-06:00

This is one of those things we found online one day that ALWAYS makes us laugh! I don't remember where we found it...if you know, let me know and I will give credit! Hope you like!

haha...may not be to scale...! I hope you ride my bike without a helmet...!
Trust me, it gets funnier the more times you read it!
xo.

new family picture

2010-03-17T18:07:00.000-06:00

Yesterday we went out geocaching and managed to get a few sweet pictures along the way!
and no...I am not attacking germ in the second one :)

xo. g2

ps. tonight we are going to chick fil a because there's this deal where if you go on st. patricks day and bring back your receipt any other day in march you get the same order Freeee! yay.

pps. we are going roller skating tonight...super excited! hopefully i can get pictures of that!

happy st. patrick's day!

2010-03-17T17:40:00.000-06:00

(weheartit)

hope you wore green...!

xo.

Model Train Show (Warning: Image Heavy!)

2010-03-08T23:08:00.002-07:00

This weekend Jarom and me and Ryan and his lady friend Taylor went to the Model Railroad Festival in Ogden, UT. We thought there weren't going to be a lot of people there (I was figuring about 12 old men)...apparently there is a very large model train following in this area! Model trains are pretty dang expensive...I never knew! and there were a LOT of them! I've always loved the little model landscapes they make for them, with the coolest little details. This was all great...but then we spot the sign: Lego Exhibit -> and I wouldn't let us leave until I got to see it! I have allllways loveeeed Legos! I am soooo glad we hiked up 50 steep stairs to see this one! Check out these pictures! (Sorry about the quality, they are from my phone and there were a lot of bright windows in the room)

oh my goodness...a "space station" with Star Wars ships annnd.....

a Pirate filled ocean...

and cute little towns...

cute Euro town...German maybe...

Eiffel Tower...

a farm....with a cow being beamed up by aliens...

how cute are the sheep and haybales?!?!

cute middle eastern town...complete with ninjas!

carousel...

our future home:)...love the green one...maybe the blue...

this town has catacombs...

us...

All of this aahhhmazing "lego-ness," plus some pretty awesome Lego trains riding through it all! I am considering a career change! Is it possible to be a professional Lego-er?

Sorry this post is so image heavy, I just thing this is like the coolest thing EVER! Hope you like.

xo.

Blog & Business Workshop

2010-03-02T23:32:00.000-07:00

FYI: You should totally look into this blog and business workshop going on at MarthaWrites this week. I will most definitely be checking it out daily because it is exactly what I need right now! Starting an online business is sooo much more work than I thought it would be. It is not just make item, photograph item, list item...at least not yet. So I have been working hard and trying not to be discouraged by all the competition out there. I have been busy writing shop policies, researching shipping, designing shop banner, etc. I can't wait until I can get things going smoothly! Wish me luck!

xo.

New Cute Books!

2010-03-02T23:18:00.000-07:00

Did I ever mention that I got these books? love!

seriously, how cute is this!

and this is "an appreciation." beautiful eye candies!!!

yes, I am still kind of obsessed. I just love the style and color combos.

She totally makes me feel like painting all the time!

xo.

jarom is a cool kid.

2010-03-02T22:59:00.000-07:00

hello. I'm back as promised with a post completely dedicated to what Jarom has been up to. I'm gonna include some stuff from pretty far back because I never posted anything about our holidays!

1. Painting. Jarom finally got to paint something on a larger scale. He has previously done some helmets and a motorcycle but has been really wanting to paint a car or something big like that. When we went to Phoenix he had the opportunity to paint THREE big trucks for his uncle Dave's construction company (Suncor Enterprises Inc.)! He painted them all white and then masked out the logo and actually painted it (that is not vinyl). pretty cool, huh? So if you know anyone that needs something painted...:) let us know!

2. Driving. We have done a LOT of driving! It's bad when I have a whole photo folder dedicated to driving pics! I include this in what Jarom has been doing because whenever we go anywhere, he drives. Maybe I'm old-fashioned but I don't like to drive my boy around!

3. Holidays. I guess I didn't post about our holidays because everything seems so much the same year to year. This past Thanksgiving we dressed up, which was super fun. Me as an injun, and Jarom as a pilgrim. We were quite the hit at the family dinner table (kids table mind you...and we were the only ones dressed up)! The only other really exciting thing that happened was that we got caught in a really bad snowstorm on dec. 22 or 23...now I don't remember, or maybe I've put up a mental block! It took us 6 hours to make a 4 hour drive because the roads were so covered you couldn't see them! We had to follow a semi going like 40 mph through a mountain pass so we could see where we were going! Plus the heater went out in the Jeep and it was FReeZing! scary!

He also went snowboarding on New Year's Eve at Bogus with his brothers and mine. That night we wii-ed it up and lit sparklers in the rain at midnight!

4. Beard-ing. Jarom has had some crazy times this last year with facial hair. Man, that beard got Huge! But I guess we are all supposed to be impressed that he can grow one, right?!! I like him with it because it makes him look his age, but it looks weird-o. I'm not sure what's worse, scratchy-beard-face or scratchy-stubble-face! I remain impartial.

5. Hanging Out. We have just spent a lot of time doing a lot of nothing but hanging out. Jarom has really loved spending time with his family lately. It seems like we've been able to see a little (or a lot) of everyone and that has been really cool for us both. Below pics are Jarom with Bella (our super-cutie niece), Jarom being a super-nerd :) (playing WOW with his brothers) and Jarom with Meee, because that's what he spends most of his time doing! Sorry about the attack of my gigantor teeth!

Seriously, Jarom is such a cool kid and I am so grateful for him. I know we're young, but I'm so glad we got married young. It just means we get more time together. He is the most supportive person everr and i la la loves him! besties.

xo. stacy

hello march!

2010-03-01T23:46:00.001-07:00

Can you believe it's March already? 3 months into 2010...wow. Well, apparently this year has been a pretty busy one for us because it feels like it's moving so fast. Did I ever mention that Jarom started "college" (again!), he is attending Davis Applied Technology College, in Kayesville (UT) doing their CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) Program. So far I think he enjoys it...although today he locked his keys in his car and I had to bring them to him :) haha, don't tell him I told you. I really haven't said a lot about what Jarom's been up to on here...so I am hoping to dedicate an entire post to his coolness soon. Maybe tomorrow...because I really need to go to bed right now!

xo, goodnight.

p.s. I am back from Idaho Falls and it is actually kind of warm here in Utah...yay yay yay!

p.p.s. do you like by new blog banner?!?!

say no to winter

2010-02-24T23:29:00.001-07:00

I am soooo over winter. Spending a month in Phoenix really put me in the mood for spring. This week I am in Idaho Falls visiting my grandma because she had knee replacement surgery and it is sooo cold and snowing and windy as usual here. It really reinforces how good our decision to leave here was! so in honor of the hope for spring, here are some pretty things...

(images via weheartit)

Absolutely magical, right? I am so ready for sun and picnics and bike rides and kite flying!

xo.

we are paying someone's bill...not ours, though

2010-02-24T23:28:00.000-07:00

We have spent practically the entire month of February in a movie theater (Ka-Ching!). And we hardly ever go to the movies! My mom is the queen of going to the movies, she goes like once a week (last week she went three days in a row)! So I am now included in this hobby...or obsession! Movies attended include, but are not limited to: Dear John, The Lightning Thief, Valentine's Day and When in Rome.

(source)

I am not attempting to review movies in any way, but man, why does every movie have to be based on a book? Have we no other ideas? Because the books I like are being seriously ruined! Have you guys read the Percy Jackson series? and have you seen the movie? Book=Good, Movie=Lame-O. It's fun anyway, just to see someone else's interpretation of what is in your head, but prepare for disappointment. I seriously suggest that they advertise, "Movie loosely based on the book"...you know? I thought the other movies were cute, if you are into the chick flick thing (and I am) as corny as they are!

Speaking of books...I am open for suggestions if you have any. I really love the teen/kid fiction stuff and am seriously running out of options. I have read all the Percy Jackson (of course), Inkheart series (stupid movie, too), The Mysterious Benedict Society (series), The Hunger Games and Catching Fire (crazyness, can't wait for the next one), Twilight series and The Host, Harry Potters, All Gail Carson Levine, The Graveyard Book(but not Coraline-is it good?) and I'm too tired to think of any more...so some help would be great!

xo.

P.S. I have learned how theaters pay their power bill...$7.00 for a medium stale popcorn, $5.00 for a medium soda...crap man, they bank. That's like a 2500% profit!

productivity is on the rise

2010-02-16T00:21:00.000-07:00

Today I was feeling somewhat productive, finally. I have been really inspired lately and I have so many ideas that I guess I have been over-thinking it/them, writing myself a list that is too long to feel that anything on it is obtainable. So I am trying to narrow all of my ideas into a much shorter list, a list of things that I know I can already do. Instead of trying to do everything I think I can do. I always go into stores and talk myself out of things because, "I can make that," and I'm pretty sure I can. But there is only so much time in the day. So...today was a day for cute onesies. Let me know what you think...would you buy one if you saw it in a store? Any cute suggestions? These are just the two I've done recently.

( cute butterflies and anchor, above shots are in progress)

Sorry if the photos are a little yellow, they look ok on my screen (that is waay off in the color dept: dear jarom, i would like a pretty new imac pleeezze) I will re-shoot in natural light when it's not a dumb, dark and rainy day like today. But you get the idea...! Seriously, I love them, it ALMOST makes me want a baby to dress up, but then I remember that babies require a lot more than that :). So maybe I should just get a doll...

xo.

be mine....?

2010-02-14T22:40:00.005-07:00

hope you all have lovely & magical valentine's day!

we are having breakfast for dinner (lovees) and i will be working on some new templates for onesies and such! hopefully i can get something accomplished tomorrow and i will post soon on these cuties before i send them off! (also, getting some schtuff on etsy is becoming a major goal right now!)

and to put you in the mood...:) here are some valentine's pretties that i am loving.

images found via weheartit

~xoxo~

photo dump

2010-02-11T22:53:00.004-07:00

we moved (again). i'm so over it! and here is another i phone photo dump!

we spent most of january in Phoenix and it was lovely! i can handle it in january...july is another story! we went to some great vintage stores down there! i really wish there were some better places in slc! if you know any, let me know! i am still on the search for a few great vintage dresses! and always stuff for my collections!photo from hollywood regency

i made this lovely for my cousin and couldn't resist one for myself!

we loooooveees us some in-n-out! i think i gained 5 lbs. this month!

oh, i was a nerd for halloween. funny when you have to come up with a costume from what you have in your suitcase! (i was at my grannys...)
i made this cutie garland for fall! ps. do you have the old booth app? holy funny! i guess das ist alles! THAT was random!

dear beiers,

2010-02-11T22:31:00.002-07:00

we reallly love getting cute mail from you!

xo

4 months...no excuses (right?!?!)

2010-02-11T22:19:00.003-07:00

busy. distracted. unmotivated...i can come up with a lot of excuses.
one of my goals this year is to get back into this! so...

today i bought Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs! love that movie!!! freakin funny, because Flint is totally Jarom...if you know Jarom...you'll know! I love that kids movies are waaay funnier when you are older and get all of the "adult" jokes (and when i say "adult", that's not what i mean..) ha...jello mold! i also got these schweet glasses to add to my collection! sorry bout screen glare! xo

inspiration...

2009-10-12T16:25:00.003-06:00

i think i've mentioned her before but i've been super inspired by Mary Blair lately, her style and use of color is so charming. She was an illustrator of children's books in the 50's & a concept artist for disney, etc, etc. She worked on some of my favorites...peter pan, alice in wonderland, cinderella...i think her style is soooo worth sharing! AMAZING!
find out more here and here, if interested...:)

time for another.....random i phone photo extravaganza!

2009-10-07T22:14:00.004-06:00

recently...a trip to the art supply store, movies (cloudy with a chance of meatballs-holy funny!), sesame street finger puppets, corn maze in record time (well, maybe!), more dang driving & pics of ussssss!

this post has been brought to you by the letter g2

tour de apartment

2009-10-07T22:01:00.002-06:00

welcome to our teeny little apartment, smaller than the one in rexburg, even!
this is the living room area...& the bedroom through the door there. no pics of the kitchen, bedroom or loft/craft space yet...i'll get on that asap, tomorrow maybe?!?

& this is my new fave pic of gsquared!
enjoy!

i know...i know...

2009-10-06T16:53:00.016-06:00

i'm pretty unreliable with this thing. since i haven't updated pretty-much all summer i'm just going to recap (mostly in pictures) so...here goes......

quit jobs! yay yay yay!
2 family reunions back to back (1 bear lake, 1 meadow lake)
burn pinata (we never had the heart to break it so of course, the practical thing to do would be burn it in the campfire, right?
jarom grows a classy beard
jarom grooms classy beard into a much classier shape
we move to boise at the end of july, super hot AND humid (not so fun)
verrrrrrrry small apartment=fun+storage unit
verrrrrrrrrrrry very small air conditioner (such a joke)
take a trip to Phoenix
22nd birthdays!
spend time with jake while he is here for the summer
jake builds sweeet dirt jumps for bikes
more trips to my parents and idaho falls and mountain home
crafty loveeees. lots of onesies (NOT for meeeh!)
no jobs all summer=fun fun fun

i'm sure there's a lot more! but that's the short story! hopefully i can make myself update this thing more consistently. i'm working on it! :)
looooves, stacy

2009-07-15T10:50:00.003-06:00

random loves from urban.
and...............
Today is my last day at work. Holy crazy! It's really about time for a change, but it's scary! I've worked here for 5 years and I hope I can handle the transition (and not cry when I leave...but I'm just prone to cry, you saw that pic of my mom right?) :) Today I'm having Jamba for Breakfast, something equally yummy for lunch (by the pool), sitting by the pool after work and who knows??? ice cream.......!!!??? :)

random i phone pics!!!!

2009-06-22T14:50:00.002-06:00

record exchange...we miss you

stacy+jarom=g squared

our cute buddy!

hiiiiiiii!

some projects and my craft room

2009-06-21T21:29:00.003-06:00

this is a quilt i've been working on. i still have to figure out how to bind it!

this is a onesie for rachel and baby. i've about got it finished now!
it's much cuter with the ear sewn on!

and...as promised much much earlier, like months ago...my craft room!
it works for now! but now that it's finally in working order,
we are, of course, moving! that's how it goes! hope you like it!
xo

happy father's day!

2009-06-21T21:09:00.003-06:00

happy father's day, dad! how classic is this? :)

happy father's day, dad! we salute you!
(let's pretend that's my right hand, ok? :) )

ryan graduates! halleluiah!

2009-06-21T20:22:00.005-06:00

on May 28, 2009 my little brother, Ryan, graduated!!!
yay! we are so proud of him!

so cute...(kung pow voice)classic.

wreck update!

2009-06-21T18:30:00.006-06:00

UPDATE!
yeah, we got in a wreck on the 27th of May...huge bummer. and i am just now finding the time to blog about it!!! :) why did i start this again? my cute cr-v was totaled and i was so sad, it's always worse when you weren't planning on buying a new car right? plus, we were so close to paying it off! sooooooo...here's the story:
Jarom and I were taking Ryan to his FIRST concert, Taking Back Sunday, our favorite. So we went to Wendy's (this will be important later) and i got some chicken nuggets with ranch, and a huge dr. pepper, and we were driving on a pretty busy street, did i mention we were in utah? (This explains the quality of driving!) Traffic is backed way up because it's around 5:00 and we are just driving along and this lady takes a blind left turn RIGHT IN FRONT OF US! Jarom slammed on the breaks and we slid for like 50 feet and smashed right into her side, head on, smashing in the whole front end of my car and sending the ranch dressing and dr. pepper flying everywhere, but mostly in my Hair!!! (see, i told you it would be important:) ) i had to go into some weird motel and ask the indian guy at the desk if they had a bathroom i could use to wash my hair out! and he says, "the bathroom is down those outside stairs, in the basement, second door on the left." how weird is that??? so anyway, jarom jumps out because he thought it was a guy and he starts yelling something and he takes this huge kick at our car (denting it), it was kinda funny! except for the part where our car was wrecked and we were going to miss the concert we spent $100 on!

so, i called my mom as soon as everything happened saying, "but we still want to go to the concert, can you bring us another car?" she thinks this is hilarious! but we deal with the cops and get my car towed and a somewhat still shaky jarom, stacy and ryan make it to the concert for Taking Back Sunday! We missed the 1st two bands but at least we didn't completely throw away our money! and Ryan got to go to his first concert (before he graduated) with a really cool story to go along with it!

it was pretty awesome, too!

this is my x ray. so i lost the curve in my neck, this is a fancy way of saying i got whiplash. those bones should be curving like a C but because the neck muscles are so tight that they are developing scar tissue, preventing the injury from healing. I have to use this thing called a posture pump, google it, it's really funny looking, but it's helping so i can't complain. i'll probably post a pic of that later if i remember :). it actually has to strap to my HEAD! hahaha.

The following week we had to buy a new car. I got $100 less than I paid for my car back! Sweet, eh? It was a goood car! and since we are moving to st. george, and because we've always wanted one...i would like to present to you...

our jeep!
it's been really fun. we've been off-roading and it is sooo muddy and dirty! it's a 2001 jeep wrangler sport, red, with a soft top (if anyone knows anyone looking to get rid of a hard top that will work, let me know!). i actually cried the whole night after we brought it home, pathetic. i was so sad about my other car, but am recovering :)

cones!!!!

2009-06-12T15:11:00.000-06:00

note to self: this obsession has to end.
maybe tomorrow!:)

random post because i feel like it

2009-06-03T14:24:00.004-06:00

i don't have much time to post anything because i'm at work but...A LOT has gone on in the past month. my partner in crime (rachel) left me here all alone at work...to actually WORK! it's been quite the adjustment. Yes, we have FOR SURE decided that we are moving to St. George. Mostly because it's warm all the time and fun and not here in Idaho Falls. PLUS: I won't have to work at the stupid Red Lion anymore! (yes jana and aaron, I will be taking your advice!:) ). Jarom and I got in a car wreck last week, totaling my car. SUPER SUCKY! I will post more on this later! ...It's kind of a big deal! p.s. no one was hurt, except I lost the curve in my neck so I will be spending a lot more time with the Chiropractor. goodie! Hopefully I will have some time later to expand on some things. xoxo

after the wedding...off-roading anyone?

2009-04-26T23:13:00.004-06:00

(these are some goodlooking kids we ran into...)
after the wedding we went off-roading in kristine's (jarom's mom) schweet new jeep! Can anyone else tell me a more appropriate way to end a country wedding? :) we drove out to the craters...so exciting! haha. but the ride was great, except for the part where jarom decided to drive over the rock that was too big! actually...i'm not sure if we even checked out the damage...

out of town. again?

2009-04-26T22:48:00.007-06:00

yes. we are out of town AGAIN! it seems like we haven't been home at all lately! but...moving on...jarom and i have been in mountain home this weekend for Sam and Kamron's wedding.

they were both wearing cowboy boots. hers were super cute! I think I might need a pair for myself! maybe in red??? :) will someone please convince jarom?

it was beautiful. cold, but beautiful! all the trees were blossoming.
can't spring please come to the other side of the state???

It was great to be there, the ceremony was beautiful. but I have to say I'm starting to feel old! Seeing all these people from high school at these functions and having conversations with all of our friend's parents about "what we are doing with our lives" is so crazy! Everyone is married and having kids and graduating college! Didn't we all just graduate from high school? It's almost been 5 years! but i guess growing up isn't such a bad thing...right?

easter weekend...and we're moving

2009-04-24T19:28:00.004-06:00

On Easter we went on a trip to St. George, Utah with my family. It was super nice to get a vacation from work and migrate south where it's a little warmer. (As it has STILL been snowing in Idaho Falls! Hello April!) We took a trip through Zions National Park on Easter and had a pretty dern good time doing a little hiking! It was seriously so great being outside! You know that feeling where you feel all healthy and good about yourself because you've been in the warm sunshine doing something productive??? yeah...
So we have now officially decided that we will be moving...to ST. GEORGE!
We are looking forward to "over 300 sunny days per year" yayyayyay! We will see if I survive the hot weather! I guess I will have to go from air conditioned house to air conditioned car to air conditioned building (thanks krista:))

july......cannot come sooner!

2009-04-03T16:44:00.002-06:00

orange you lucky

p.s.

2009-03-25T16:31:00.000-06:00

p.s. my mommy came up from utah to see me. surprise!
my mom is such a silly cute mom!

random looove.

2009-03-25T14:11:00.005-06:00

i'm thinking i need a sign like this. if only just for my house!

barkingbirdart.etsy.com

aprilfoss.etsy.com
(how amazing is this? a way cute owl with ROBOTS too!)

i'm feeling like taking some photos! Maybe it will warm up soon!!!!!! maybe...

johnwgolden.etsy.com
(if you like yourself some robots, check out this guys work! Love the retro-modern style of his art)

sooooooo cute!

most of these lovlies are from etsy.com! everytime I go there I want to buy something cute! I really want to start my own shop. I just need to narrow down what I want to sell. It would be amazing!

zero to hero...and other time wasting

2009-03-09T11:56:00.003-06:00

it's been awhile, eh? I guess not much has been going on. Last week I read the Twilight saga again. I finished Breaking Dawn last night. I have been putting off everything I need to be doing because I have been reading. I think I have a problem :). Once I start a book I can't put it down, there's just something with interrupting the story, I get a little consumed.
Besides wasting all my precious time reading, I went to Utah Thursday to see Tyler's Choir Concert. It was looonnnngg! but worth it because...
"no offense mom, but Stacy is my hero!"
-Tyler.
They had to sing a song for their heroes and give them a letter, Tyler, of course, "lost" his letter for me, but it's still schweet that I'm his Hero! I feel like singing that song from Hercules! :)
Saturday I helped Rachel do Wedding Photos, it was pretty intimidating at first and also FREEZING! (like 8 degrees) But I think we did a pretty good jorb! Way cool for her to finally get to do what she wants to do!
I think I should probably work now...:) maybe!

date night

2009-02-13T23:25:00.002-07:00

last night rachel and i did go to twilight...
it was AMAZING! best movie food experience of all time!
It was most definitely the best day of the week so far.
we went to watch this incredible comedy based loosely on the book, twilight :).
hahahahaha! it was so much funnier the second time around.
hold still...(45 seconds later...hahaha) honestly, why is she sleeping in her underwear?
and why, again are they leaving out a lot of important details that will become more important when they make new moon? i have no answers.
okay...funniest thing...why are the cullen's obsessed with monkeys? all the lines about spider monkeys and monkey men! makes me laugh out loud, seriously. we probably pissed off a few of the 20 people that were there! but still, it was fun. still love the books! still love the real edward :), the one that doesn't have really large eyebrows.
I had a cherry icee, cotton candy and sour patch kids, these are probably my all time favorite movie goooodies! I'm sure these items contributed greatly to the humor!
good times. we tried to take a few pictures but the flash kept going off and rachel has them so...maybe later!

It's A Sign!!!

2009-02-12T15:40:00.002-07:00

Rachel and I have been talking about going to a dollar movie today.
(well a 3 dollar movie).
So as miracles would go, Jannette walks in to the office and hands us each THREE DOLLARS!
Really.
All I have to say is...
I'm thinking it's a sign, that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and...
well, that doesn't really apply here.

when in rome...:)

2009-02-10T16:17:00.003-07:00

oh to be alone at work...
quite lame actually.
there hasn't been a phone call since lunch.
i have had waaaayyy to much caffeine.
but the headache still won't go away.
i think i'm leaving.
hopefully i can come up with a schweeet header that i like soon.
then you might like looking at this.

adventures

2009-02-09T15:31:00.002-07:00

today rachel and i are having adventures.
involving:
1 legged pigeon
ridiculous e-mailing back and forth
(jannette just thinks that we are smoking crack)
queen amidala. kinda.
secret missions to the hotel basement to steal rachel's chair back from keith.
oldies. the people.
akward staring.
please don't ask...i could never explain.

ps. rachel let me have 1 chocolate covered pretzel! john will not allow any more :)

the sky is falling. literally.

2009-01-28T21:58:00.005-07:00

So last night I got a call at midnight.

I answer, thinking someone died (mostly jarom's assumption).

Bad idea.

Apparently our office is now a lake.

Here's the story:

Monday all of the water heaters got red flagged by the gas company because they were putting off carbon monoxide in our office (we must have some lungs of steel because we're not dead yet!). Well, does anyone know what happens when you have no water heater?

Well I'll tell you. The pipes explode, tear a hole in the ceiling and drip gallons and gallons of water all over your desk (well, rachel's), contract books, computer and soak the carpet completely! Not to mention makes the whole place smelllllllll!

I don't know if you can see it, but here is the stupid little hole! And I don't know if you can see the mold but...there was SO MUCH MOLD up in that ceiling. The guy from the restoration company said we were lucky this happened because it was so bad! Not to mention super nasty! I swear I'm sick to my stomach from mold overexposure. Can someone tell me why that building is not condemned?

So we spent all day moving our office over to the hotel. It sucks so bad! I will now be taking up residence in the farrr back corner. Brightside? I'm right next to the heater.

Tonight we also got the keys to our new apartment. So we've been moving all night.

Today is the day for moving. That's for sure! I will be sleeping from now on so if something ridiculous happens, don't call me because I won't be answering!

A little over productive

2009-01-27T00:12:00.008-07:00

We pretty much had the best weekend of all time!

I made some crafty things with paint and plywood(cute sign for valentines<3)

Jarom worked on airbrushing Nate's Motorcycle. It's turning out pretty schweet! So proud of him.

I also made some super cute garlands (for me and mom) Pics to come soon! And some fun stuff with felt (i'm so obsessed with felt lately) :) I watched Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid and several episodes of the original Ninja Turtles (how much more productive can you be in a weekend?!?).

(It also snowed a ridiculous amount).

Today we had to call the gas company into work because we have gases venting in to our office. Safe, yes we know!!! So, apparently the water heater in the room next door is like, a hundred years old and needs replacing and is leaking Carbon Monoxide in right through our vents. Not only that, but when trucks park outside their exhaust vents in through that room too! woohoo! No wonder I get migraines all the time, eh? Well, I guess I could be dead!!!! (lawsuit? geez) So they shut us down (in the sense that we had no hot water today and probably won't until they get it fixed). Crazy, Crazy, Crazy!!! Welcome to my life @ the Red Lion! On a lighter note...

Tonight...

I went to a baby shower for Onala (how cute is the name Paisley btw), made a scarf, danced around the house with jarom, downloaded more ska, had a rootbeer float, painted a little, took pictures of myself. Very nice.

ikea and some other important things in the world

2009-01-22T23:34:00.004-07:00

After the bridal festival (sigh of relief!) we headed down to Utah to see Dad and Ryan for their birthdays. Happy Birthday!!! Ryan turned 18 (Still 12 to me though). It's crazy to think that he's graduating this year. I am now officially old (well...in comparison:))

Boring cake eh? We didn't even have candles, so I had Ryan blow some M&M's off of the top! On Monday Jarom and the boys went snowboarding (and skiing) and Mom and I did what we do best...shop! But the shopping was seriously lame, too much inbetween seasons. With the exception of a convenient little trip to ikea (ikea+me=love)(ikea+jarom=really, do we have to go there again?) yes! I finally bought the shelf I've been waiting for. It will be great when we move and I can finally set it up. 1 week and counting...

bridal festival

2009-01-22T23:08:00.004-07:00

Jarom and I spent last Saturday at work (again). oh joy. Putting on the bridal festival with jewel productions. This also included running our booth for the Red Lion (and Jannette's Scentsy booth) so it was CRAZY!!! We were running all over doing everything, running copies, helping with registration, doing sales at our booth!

AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

I didn't eat until 8pm that day (and i mean all day, no food-welcome to the Red Lion diet!)

But I thought I'd post some pictures of our booth that I designed because I think it was super cute!

Very pink and girlie! And I love love love the polka dot cake!

hello little world. let's see how this goes...

2009-01-18T00:59:00.000-07:00

really. we'll see.

to start...a get to know you game.

we are jarom and stacy groat. (gsquared)

21 and almost 1/2 (this is important because we celebrate 1/2 birthdays)

neon orange with sparkles, the office,

skinny jeans, art love, ballet flats, MUSIC (we are picky)

taking back sunday, hellogoodbye, i am ghost, common rider.

but especially concerts.

BUDDY!!! our little buddy...more to come.

collections. mustaches. ninja turtles.

red. typewriter. camera. ferriswheel.

etc. etc. etc.

tired...