Summer Lovin'

The beginning of the summer Brenda and I made a list of different things that we wanted to do this summer. Work has started up again for me and so that means that summer is almost over. This is the list and I will also let you know what we did and didn't do. I will also give thoughts and feelings on the different things that we have on our list.

* will mean that we accomplished the goal that we set.

Summer Goals

• Take a pottery class* (This was so much fun and I am so glad that I got to take this class with two of my best friends. Plus now I have a whole lot of cool pots that I made now.)
• Go to the Cabin* (This was also fun, except a certain individual was also there and put a damper on our experience)
• California (we probably won't get this one done this summer. How sad)
• Make fudge* (It turned out pretty grainy, but it was a pretty good attempt for our first time of making fudge without any help)
• Cake decorating (we could still do this one...)
• HSM night (hasn't happened yet, but there is still time)
• Speed walking* (This is the bomb. I like it better then running by a whole lot)
• Triathlon (I don't really know why we set this goal, there was no chance we would do this haha)
• Swimming* (luckily I have a pool so this was easily done)
• Crocheting* (We are pro at this. Just kidding we aren't, but we did have nights were we would watch movies and crochet. It was awesome.)
• Aprons*? (I did make an apron by myself so I am not sure if this counts...)
• Drive in movies (don't worry this was planned for a group thing and unfortunately hasn't happened, but there is still time)
• Sewing* (aprons?)
• Friendship bracelets* (we did this. I still haven't finished the one that I am making though)
• Paint* (we painted shirts for the 4th of July)
• Music video (any music video made by Brenda and I would be fabulous on every level and it is a shame that we haven't crossed this one of the list)
• Learn how to do cool eye make-up (That's what Pinterest is for, right? haha)
• Go to the desert or on a hike (it's too hot)
• Job hunting (we didn't do)
• learn to dance (bahahha could never ever do that)
• Garage sale/thrift store shopping* (This is the best! I recommend this to like everyone)
• Remake something (... I don't think we have done this quite yet)
• wood construction (nope)
• Garden (nope, but I think Brenda might have a little on her own)
• Get not fat* (success!!!)
• Make paper (nope, but this would be fun to do with little kiddies)
• Go to Barnes and Nobles and learn to do something from a book (We kind of did it, but I don't think it counts)
• Calligraphy (nope)
• Bake Apple Pie (Brenda baked apple cobbler, and I ate it. Does that count?)
• Make recipe books* (We gave one of our high school friends that recently got married, a recipe book for her wedding present so I think this counts even though Brenda did it all)
• Make Protection Pouches (protection pouches are little pouches that we are going to keep with us always that are going to contain items that will protect us from mystical beings i.e. a silver bullet to save us from werewolves; wooden stake, vampires, etc.)
• Have a tea party (oh I hope we still do this. It would be amazing on so many levels) '

Although we haven't accomplished a lot of the goals that we set, we still did a lot and had so much fun doing them. Plus we also were able to accomplish a lot that isn't on our list. Overall it was quite a fun summer.

I am now an Earth Bender

I am in a ceramics class, and let me tell you. It is fabulous! I love it! Please read my list as I explain just why this class is so wonderful:
1. I am pretty sure that my teacher is gay,
2. I am doing it with my best friends,
3. My ceramics class is basically the only time that I ever see one of my best friends,
4. The weekly tradition of going to U-Swirl afterwards when we are all covered in clay is delightful,
5. My clay turned my hands orange (it looks like I tried out tanning lotion on my hands and no where else),
6. Brenda and I have learned to become one with the clay,
7. I discovered that I am a clay whisperer,
8. The unhealthy love that Brenda and I have for Avatar: The Last Air Bender series has come out to play when we decided that throwing pots is equivalent to becoming an earth bender,
9. The joy and happiness that you get when you finally finish a pot is the best! And every time that you eat out of that bowl, you (mainly I) get filled with a sense of happiness and pride.
Tuesday is my very last day of this class. But I have learned so much and I think that I am ready for a break. One day I plan on taking another ceramics class and becoming pro. If only throwing pots was an Olympic sport, it would be my goal to go to the Olympics for my ceramic skills. Also, one day I will put up pictures of us in the ceramics studio.

Just some friendly jokes.

Why was the tomato blushing?
    Because he saw the salad dressing.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. Because then when you do criticize them you are a mile away and you have their shoes.

What were Tarzan's last words?
      Who greased the vine?

The police arrested two boys: one for drinking battery acid and the other for eating fireworks.
      They charged the one and let the other one off.

How do you catch an elephant?
      Hide in the grass and make the sound of a peanut.

Unicorns and Raptures

I love unicorns! (Which is why my blog is called "Ugly Sweaters and Unicorns") Anywhere I go, I always look for unicorn items: Walmart, Goodwill, Target, Ross, Forever 21... Seriously anywhere I go, I look for Unicorns.

One day I was at Walmart clothes pinning (This is a game where you have clothes pins and you try to pin them on people without them noticing. Fun, right?), a normal everyday adventure in the life of Rachel. Anyway my buddy Brenda loves raptures. She always does "the rapture": she puts her hands up in a rapture-esque pose. While we were at Wallymart clothes pinning, we found a bike helmet that was a unicorn and one that was a dinosaur and we automatically assumed it to be a rapture of course. Here are some pictures from this fun little adventure of ours:

If someone were to buy me this unicorn helmet, they would probably become my best friend and I would actually wear a helmet while I rode my bike.... And around my house.... And when driving in my car.... And whenever I had a hott date. Pretty much I would wear it all the time.

Confidence

Confidence in a woman is not shown through exposed skin and skanky pictures. Quite the opposite. Confidence is shown through actions, not needing the attention and approval of peers (but hoping to please those you truly do care about), and feeling happy and content with who you are while still striving to be better. Confidence can be quiet or loud, and can come in as many different varieties as colors. Some are similar, and some are complete opposites.
To show that one is truly confident in their body, they don't need to post pictures of themselves wearing next to nothing in their bedroom mirrors. I think we have all seen those pictures on facebook. Ultimately, confidence comes across far superior with pictures of people doing what they love with whom they love.

Baby Boy Dates

For the past two weeks I have gone on a date each weekend.

 Good right?

Exciting right? 

Wrong.

 Both of my dates have beeen with my two best friends younger brothers.

Who are both still in high school.

 And I was both of these boys first dates.

 One of these first dates happened to be two weeks ago and the other one happened to be a year and a half ago.

These were actually super fun dates and it was nice because neither date had any pressure attached to it and I know both of those boys really well. But it was just kinda funny because I am 19 years old, been graduated from high school for a year, and I went on two dates in two consecutive weeks with little baby boys.

 My goal for this week: Get asked on a date by a boy that is graduated. Preferably the cutie boy in my ward who I have a crush on (also known as Mystery Man or M&M), but regretably have never talked to.

Garage sale!

I haven't done a good post with pictures in quite a long time, so here it goes:

Brenda and I are awesome. Here is why: we don't have boyfriends! YAY! and everyone else does, so naturally we only do things with each other (it is one of our summer goals to get boyfriends, this means we will actually have to go to single activities). We do lots of random things, like crochet, speed walk, make fudge, and.... go Garage sale shopping!!! Seriously it's the best thing ever. I don't know why I didn't do it before. But here are some pictures from our first outing of garage saling and it was indeed a success.

We also went to Goodwill, but didn't buy anything. That is where most of these pictures come from.

A cool organ that both Brenda and I sat down and played with for a while because it's an organ.



I found a unicorn. It had a bow on it's butt and I found that funny.

Brenda aspires to be a flying squirrel one day. Especially a shiny one.

And then to top it off here are our finds for the day! I will also list them and the prices.

• Brenda's red suitcase for only $1 I believe.
• Rachel's grey suitcase for only $2.
• Brenda's picnic basket that looks kinda like a briefcase for only $2.
• Rachel's bigger basket for only $3.
• Brenda got a whole lot of yarn and ribbon for 25 cents each.
• Rachel got one thing of yarn that looks like autumn colors for 25 cents.
• Brenda got a roll of fabric for only $5.
• Rachel got a set of dishes for only $5.
• Brenda got a picture frame for 50 cents.
• Rachel got a purse for $2.
 

 

And that is why everyone should go garage sale shopping all the time. It is awesome.