28 things I learned in 2008

You see what I did there? I just took the 0's out of 2008 and got 28...clever huh? Well in true Angie fashion, I give you 28 things that I've learned this past year...

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1. Cheeseburgers are exponentially better than hamburgers.

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2. My supportive husband is one of my greatest blessings.

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3. Wearing scrubs every day surely is easier than real clothes, but makes you look and feel really not pretty almost every day, if not EVERY single day.

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4. Five yummy nephews in three months is AWESOME. Five you ask? Yes, meet Chase Collins Jones, born yesterday evening in Iowa.

And go ahead and be jealous of Natalie, who looks perfect after giving birth two hours prior to this picture.

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5. Target's dollar spot makes me spend several extra dollars at every visit. Good business plan Target.

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6. 80's themed New Year's Eve parties DO NOT disappoint (Oh how I wish there was one going on tonight).

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7. Sending parents on missions is way funner and easier than sending brothers. But I think my sister-in-laws will argue that.

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8. Taking over 200 pictures during the Christmas season is a fantastic idea. Just you wait for my next post...you'll see.

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9. When someone says I'm really mature for my age I'm fairly certain that they mean I'm really boring for my age (hard to believe people have said that, eh?)

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10. Working/playing every day with insanely fun girls is a hard thing to give up.

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11. School sucks and is hard, but it's only 15 months, and not being financially secure for the rest of our lives would be even harder and suckier.

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12. My hardworking and smart husband is among my favorite blessings.

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13. I can't take people/blogs seriously when they are bad at spelling and/or the use of homophones.

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14. The Office was funnier when there was less drama.

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15. Romping around in a swimming pool is far more fun than just sitting on the side. And goggles are always a good idea.

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16. Taylor Swift rocks my country music world.

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17. Crazy comments on the blog kind of make you feel like garbage, even if you try to ignore them.

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18. Mexico is not California, and never will be. Sorry Court family, we still had fun.

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19. My sisters are my best friends. I already knew that, but it is quite often reinforced.

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20. Filling up a car for $17 rocks.

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21. Staring at a two pound baby with my perfect husband's arm around me will indeed make me wish that we had kids like yesterday.

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22. Pencil skirts were not made for girls with good birthing hips.

Aka, me+this skirt=barf.

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23. Halloween is way funner when you have an awesome costume.

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24. Mr. Macintosh, or whoever invented the ipod, is brilliant, and I want to give him a high five.

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25. Having three ridiculously cute girly Sunbeams is basically the best calling you can have.

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26. Exercising once a week is a nice thought, but not a reality for me at this point.

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27. Wearing a shirt that requires an undershirt to Disneyland when it is a million degrees will make you sweat like a fat man.

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28. Blogging is still a colossal waste of time, but one that I enjoy quite a bit.

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Happy New Years Friends! See you in 2009...which just happens to be the year that I will finally graduate! Halle-freaking-lujah!

A little letter to the babies...

Dear Future Baby Philissas,

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I am one step closer to being ready for you to join our family. You see my little darlings, I sewed.

It was a small project, just aprons for my Sunbeams, but I did it by myself (after your sweet Grandma Jones showed me how on the first one). And they turned out to be very adorable. I now feel confident that I could construct pajamas, or a very simple Halloween costume...er, maybe just your trick-or-treating bag, or at the very least, another apron. Isn't sewing a prerequisite for being a mom though? I thought so. Hooray for us and our little future family! See you in a couple years!

. Love, Your Future Mom

. P.S. Your sweetheart Dad made dinner tonight without being asked, without any help, and without any reason...just because he's perfect. I think that he too is one step closer to being ready to meet you guys.

A little letter to myself...

Dear Future Mel,

Please remember to take off your heels before taking pictures with friends, in order to avoid looking like an Amazon woman. Thanks.

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Love, Amazon Mel

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P.S. You have really awesome and adorable friends and the annual girls party was my favorite thus far. Make sure that these girls all know how much you (I...er, we? this is getting a tad confusing) love hanging out with them! Holla girls! You are seriously the best ever!

Terrific!

Just fyi, I took my mock anesthesia boards yesterday...

And I was terrific. Don't you want me to give you shots now?

The sticker on my paper kind of made my life today, and isn't it crazy that at age 24 I still thrive on stickers and words like "terrific"? Seriously, such a relief to have that done...now on to real boards come March!

Happy two weeks off starting on Saturday! And holy crap...just one week until Christmas!

Music Review/Report & A Stocking Stuffer...

We are music people. Our ipod dock or iTunes is playing constantly, and we are open to almost anything (with the exception of me hating all that sounds angry). So, with the combination of people burning themselves out on Christmas music, the fact that I consider us to be music gurus, and of course, because you all trust my opinion so much, I've decided to do you all the favor of reviewing some of our recent purchases, and a recent discovery.

First up...

Cary Brothers - Who You Are

I have no idea when this album came out, it's been on our iTunes for a while, and I recently stumbled across it. And to put it simply, love at first listen. Totally chill but not so much that you want to fall asleep. Seriously, I could listen to it for hours (and currently am and have been) and I have yet to get sick of it. Download it now, and then thank me profusely.

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Next: Ben Folds - Way to Normal

I was very much anticipating the release of this cd (and yes, we still buy cd's, because we like the artwork, and it's nice to just pop in a cd when you don't have a car with a built in adapter...aka, both of our cars). Sadly, it wasn't quite what I expected. Philip is more okay with it than I, but I just think that it sounds more rant-ish than lyrical... and quite honestly, wasn't a huge fan. (Sorry Abbie and Jake, can we still be friends?) But yes, kind of a let down in my mind.

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And lastly,

Taylor Swift - Fearless

I'll be the first to admit, I LOVE country music. And even if you don't, you need to go purchase this cd RIGHT NOW. Honestly, it is a perfect follow up to her last album, which I also loved, and I listened to it for two weeks straight after it came out. I like that she sings innocent and age appropriate songs (and HOLLA to her for being only 18!) and I think that she is absolutely darling. Totally a girly cd to sing really loudly to, and let's be honest girls, who doesn't love to do that? Seriously, a girly must have of the season.

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Alright, so this isn't music...obviously, but I'm throwing out a shameless plug for my school. We are selling these bad boys for 40 bones.

They are stronger than the ones that you can buy at the store, and it comes with three weeks worth, which is also more than the kits at the store. And I'm pretty sure that if one person used all of the kit for the entire time, their teeth would be fluorescent white/clear, so it's perfect to share! And who doesn't want crazy white teeth for all sorts of holiday pictures and whatnot? So anyways, perfect stocking stuffer, and if you really want, I'll even wrap them for you. So yes yes, get on this and let me know soon (via e-mail or comment) so that you can get them by Christmas!

Happy 17 days until Christmas!