Go ahead, make my day.

Monday was a holiday, so Tuesday was a Monday and Wednesday was....well still a Wednesday...So i basically had two of my longest and busiest days in a row. To top it off, i have had 3 tests and 1 paper to do in that time. Its basically finals every other week with this load i'm taking. So today i woke up and instead of having a normal cereal or oatmeal breakfast i found this:

underneath she had made all of us pancakes! It was such a nice suprise to start my day off. Thanks Lauren!I felt like all day it was back and forth on things making the day good and things making the day not so good. Then i was thinking the day was going to be great until Hayley and i missed the bus, so we were like okay no big deal we'll walk to the next stop and then we just barely made that one after a quick sprint...

the classes go by extremely slow and i find myself wondering if the day will ever end when i find out i did awesome on my math test. The day is back to being great again. I then forgot that i had an appointment and had to give blood and the day....no longer a good day.... But then i remember how cute that breakfast was this
morning and how it started my day off great! Gotta remember its always a good day, just some are better than others.

:)

xoxo CAIT xoxo

BE MINE. & maybe i'll be yours.

Most people wouldnt typically say Valentines day is their favorite holiday...but dont worry neither would. But i do LOVE it. Its up there for sure.This is how my ideal Valentines day would go if things were up to me:

Cupcakes are my favorite thing ever, even more than cake.

Cheesecake, Reeses, chocolate covered strawberries, he really couldnt go wrong...

this movie :)

maybe some pretty gerber daisies like above

someday i want a card like this! a homemade one would be cuter though

and to top it off!...just kidding, although i need these. If he gave me a puppy i'd have to marry him but valentines day would be a cliche anniversary... but we will just save this fun stuff for next year, cause this year the girls have something fun planned! Ill let you know how it goes and hopefully get some pictures too.

Valentines day is sometimes referred to as "single awareness day" or other depressing titles but i disagree. Granted people should love eachother all the time but i like that theres a day to remind people. Last year i had to work on it and i didnt think the couples were so cute anymore...when i had to deal with a continuous line out the door, because Valentines day is the busiest day of the year for restaraunts. So if you work there you can complain a little. I found so many cute and creative ideas. I remember one year in specific mom helped us stamp out the cutest valentines for our class that took FOREVER but they were so cute. Heres some cute ideas i found through google, pinterest, etc. I wish i had someone to be creative for, so i hope you do:

http://www.tammymitchellphotography.com

Oh and dont forget the treats!!

No bake strawberry icebox cake
this is on my list of things to make!

Raspberry Swizzle

Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

The idea room

 Happy Valentines Day!

love CAIT

I love good weeks.

Sunday night started this week great.

I got 9 nice notes, which is a record. It was so sweet & made my night.

Monday was neverending and i was on campus til about 7! The good thing about this was i could have been home at 6 if the flawless boy in my math class who i've wanted to talk to me for the past month did. He sat right next to me in the math lab and we talked for like an hour. It all started when he said "hey youre in jenni wilcox math class with me right? oh you know i am, lets be honest. Do you know how to do this problem? Of course i helped him (although i'm prob not best for that job...) and we went from there. We had a ton in common and hes way cool. In wording it nicely the boy isnt the brightest crayon in the box so thank goodness hes perfect. But hey whose really that good at math anyway? Oh and he sat right next to me in class the next day and we talked. Although he kept yelling out all the wrong answers and i couldnt help but try hard not to laugh.

I finally got back my geology test and i got an 86%. Hey not an A but for as long as the test was i'll take it.

Ignore the fact that i cant follow directions please.

I got to bake a ton. Laura and i baked oreo cookies on Tuesday night and they were bomb. We also got two no voice hours, so bonus there. Then on Wednesday I made brownies but put white chocolate chips all over the top and they were so good, and by so good i mean i'm so glad we invited people over to eat them or i would have. Honestly i would try them, they are way better than just the average brownies.

This movie comes out next week and i am DYING!!

i definitely would not be complaining if two beautiful guys were competing for my attention

I also got to go to taco tuesday, see in time (which is amazing btw), go to volleyball, have girl time with shey, larisa and chase ha...Well the week flew by and tomorrows FRIDAY.

I have so many fun plans for the weekend!

xoxo cait xoxo

Mixed Signals say yeah

I dont like it when people arent upfront. Or play games...unless its me...i would like to tell you about a boy. A boy that isnt normally my type lookswise although hes goodlooking but personality wise he for sure is. Whether or not he likes me is unknown. He is a very flirtatious person so its hard to tell. Maybe he treats all his friends like this and thinks its okay? Maybe he knows that i like it when boys dont completely pursue me. I dont like him but there is for sure interest, it would kind of help if i knew what he was thinking so maybe you can tell me with the following evidence:

I met him last semester. I remember meeting him and where it was and when he told me his name i thought it was hilarious. Long story short, an old room mate of mine used to date him so i already knew all about him. I didnt say anything though. So basically we figured it out and became friends but the real story starts last sunday. He was just put on the same committee as me actually, hes sorta in charge...but anyway i couldnt make it so i get a text from him saying "i miss you and your beautiful face." After an hour of pondering why he sent that i profoundly texted back with a ...? <--- cool i know. Oh and btw he already thinks its okay that we share these texts so i dont feel bad throwing them out here :) I texted back saying that i missed his mediocre face and then he responded with "haha jerk face! :p Whats it like to be beautiful? To be perfect??" I told him it was quite wonderful and maybe someday he'll get to experience it. Some other witty text messages were exchanged and that was that. That night i got an annoynmous nice note saying this:

i wonder who its from...

Later on in the week i texted him telling him i had something he might like at my apartment and he said "how about i come over right now and find out :)" and i said i may or may not be on a date and he said "i should have known you were on a date" and i said something about him underestimating me and he said he definitely didnt. The last flirty text was when i told him someone else had to be here when he came over and he said "what? It cant be just me and you??" and i said no because i couldnt go sending the wrong signals here now can i? and mr charming replied with "oh the wrong signals are sent already..too late." I politely told him that it wasnt my fault because i wasnt into blondes from the beginning and he said "haha! yeah...i'm dying it..." WHAT IS THIS. Okay if that isnt enough evidence for you to help me figure out whats going on heres more...so Sunday he sat on the opposite side of the chapel and he slowly made his way over to my side...well lets be honest, to me. After i excitedly said hi to my amazing bishop who just had surgery i hear a voice behind me. Mr Charming is sitting right behind me with his arms up on the back of our bench. "So uh i was wondering if you'd be my date for the Valentines dance on Saturday?" I gave what i imagine to be a skeptical or confused look but dont worry he quickly took it back and said "i actually meant my work date, like we work the same hours together..." I tell him hes messed up and turn around. (We are both on the committee and have to help run and clean up the dance) He apologizes and tries to fix it with some lame excuse. Then we leave relief society a little early to set up for break the fast and who do you think i run into first but Mr. Charming...of course. I cant get away from him, hes tapping my one shoulder and acting like it wasnt him like were in 7th grade and accusing me of burning the rice and other little things. He finally comes and sits down at my table after were all eating where hes attempting to charm anything and anyone around him and then he starts doing imitations of me and how the scenario after sacrament really went down. Hes pretty quick on his feet and really funny. I tell him you shouldnt just randomly call people beautiful unless you really mean it and he goes why do you think i dont mean it, i call all of my friends beautiful. I then told him that was weird and i didnt think he was serious and he goes "Look at Caitlin, i'm being serious." At the end he pops down the Valentines day dance flier and goes "If you have a change of heart Caitlin, no pun intended" and Shey laughs super hard and i just smile. I go to put my chair away and some guy in the ward helped me and he comes up and goes "i was just coming to help you with that.." Then he asks if he can give me a guy and i attempt at a weak side hug in which he doesnt accept and turns it into a big one. He then sets me straight because a huge table almost runs me over. He acts like he saved my life which was pretty amusing. As i go to leave i quitely say to Shey "dang he smells good." Well he did...
I think hes just fun to flirt with...cause i want to be just friends.

xoxo CAIT xoxo 

Bake me pretty

One of my favorite websites NOT found on pinterest btw.

I love to bake and cook so this stuff is flippin adorable:

Ruche

Oh did i also mention it has the cutest clothes, jewelry, etc? Cause it does.

xoxo CAIT xoxo

Look ma, i can cook!

This weekend has been one of the best ones in a long time...

it was less focused on school and work but rather just having a good time and with all the credits i am taking and being so busy all the time it was much needed. On Friday we had a girls night and baked some cinnamon roll cake for "the team," and then we went to the dollar theatre and saw New Years which was actually really good considering all the bad reviews it got...Saturday i did work, it was my last day at my seasonal job which i absolutely love but it was time to part ways. Then Jared and Philip picked me up from work and we went to the BYU volleyball game. They lost. All. three. sets. Sad times...werent they supposed to be number one in the nation?? Anyway then the boys plus Joey went grocery shopping with me and i got ingredients to make them dinner! I made them BBQ cups and french fries and they absolutely loved them. It was only my second time making them by myself ever and the first time i burnt them...whoops....but this time they turned out perfect. They are amazing and SO EASY and a guaranteed crowd pleaser. Boys LOVE them. I have not met one person who didnt like them, even Shannon whose a vegetarian misses eating them.

BBQ CUPS

Ingredients: ground beef

shredded cheese

biscuits(just the normal small ones that will fit in a cupcake pan)- not the flakey ones

***sweet baby rays honey bbq sauce

(the amount of ingredients depends on how many people you are feeding/if you want leftovers)

1. i set the oven to 200 degrees. dont know if thats what my mom sets it to but it worked great. Spray the cupcake pans with pam and then put one of the rolls in each and smush them out in the pan 2. Brown the ground beef. 3. Then mix in the bbq sauce until the meat is completely covered 4. Spoon in as much meat as desired on top of each roll. 5. Put in the oven for like 6 minutes. I check on them constantly so they dont get burned but you want them a little softer. 6. 2 or 3 minutes before you take them out, pull out the rack and sprinkle shredded cheese on top. The more the better. Pull out and let cool for a few minutes. I love these because they taste just as good a few days later for leftovers and they are so easy. I recommend dipping them in bbq sauce because they taste even better. Doesnt look too great here cause it wasnt right outta the oven but trust me, youll love them! If you have any questions ask me or my mom because its really her recipe and shes a pro.

xoxo Cait xoxo

L.o.v.e

Found some things i love, thought i'd share:

Nautical Bracelets!- 

This website has the CUTEST bracelets. A little pricey but i love them.

Buy me for Caitlin! :)

Finding new music-

you ready for this? If youre a country fan you'll enjoy em/ok not all are necessarily new but they are music that i keep listening to:

Annies pistols-Hell on heels <---- lyrics are really funny

anything by Sunny Sweeney

Andy Griggs-you wont ever be lonely

Eric Church-Love your love the most

Edens Edge-Amen

Blackhawk-Every once in a while

This blog.
I havent gotten to really read everything but i'm obsessed. I love giraffes and polka dots so i obviously like the blog...sike but really cute stuff. Do check out, youll like.
http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/

Friends.

Sleepovers and movie nights with Heather are the best where we are up til 330 in the morning just catching up on everything and anything. I love going on drives with Miranda and trying to see a movie but missing them all...haha. I love not feeling like a third wheel with Hayley and Clark because i adore them so much. I love making walmart runs with Corinne to get cookie dough and i love having institute with Sarah. I love when i get the sweetest nice notes ever. I love that Philip and Jared live so close and i got to see them after 2 years! I love that Jared is always texting me. I love that Jenny Chang talked to me forever at work the other day. I love running into Brooke on campus. I love having game night with Shey and Larisa. I love when my room mates are so willing to look for something for me when i'm not home (amelia & lauren). I love that Kurt said i'm amicable. (sp) I love that i ran into Dustin at the bank and after chatting i turned to walk away and he insisted on giving me a ride. Are you sure? Yeah its fine. No Dustin fine isnt good, say you want to give me a ride then if you mean it. Caitlin, i want to give you a ride! Ok, lets go...I love chats with Annalisa. I love that i met Alexis and how its such a small world that she works at the Sizzla in Sojo and knows Kaley. I would really love it if i could see Kaley soon ;) I love texts from MD friends.

For the Star Wars lover in your life:

i loved these & i dont even like star wars...how cute would these be as a gift?

Buy here

Skin Care Tips.

If you dont get emails from Good Housekeeping you should. Not only is it cleaning stuff, its decorating, health, beauty and its really really good stuff. I learn really cheap and cute ideas. i love it

Better Skin while you sleep

101 Skin care tips

NEW MOVIES.

The Hunger Games comes out! The Lucky one comes out. The vow comes out. Beauty & the Beast is out.

These are exception movies where i would be willing to go on a date to see them...

breaking the original policy i know.

SMART PHONES

i have never had a smart phone until a month ago and i am obsessed. My pandora app is my favorite, i listen to it on the bus, in between classes, etc. I also like how convenient they are with the scriptures app, my asl or my translator app. I can practice anywhere. I want to look for a hymn book app. I have an iphone 4, not to be mistaken for a 4S because Siri is lame. I dont need to pay another $100 for my phone to talk to me, i already have enough friends. Thanks though. I honestly think it was the best investment in years. I never realized what i was missing out on. Now i will never be lost, or without music or without everything at my fingertips. And for the record, i havent dropped it once!

Cutest, easiest little craft ever

Jar, beads, ribbon, hot glue gun, and little accessories such as flowers or rhinestones and you have a great accessories for a dresser or makeup counter. Mom we should make this!

Smelling like cake.

Ya know my Vanilla Bean Noel lotion from Bath and Body works? Well i wear it every single day and now random cute boys sit next to me everywhere. Enowah told me i smell like cake. Clark told me i smell like cake. Trevor said i smell like...lucky charms? Well the overall consensus is it smells like cake. Enowah said he likes it as long as i dont wear it on fast Sunday because everyone will want to eat me...hahahaha. It has turned out to be a good conversation starter and every boy so far has loved it. Its on sale now at Bath and Body Works online. A lot of the holiday scents go up to 75% off after Christmas so if you can wait you can usually always get them online even if they arent in the stores. I learned this last year and then you can still get what you want but cheaper.

Being educated.

I dont like discussing politics, but i LOVE this. She is brilliant. Hopefully i dont offend anyone but this is perfection.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/barackobama/a/letter_to_obama.htm

i enjoy this.

Being School Savvyy.

So i didnt buy a geology book this semester. Why? Because i didnt want to spend $60 on a rock book. My books are costing me an arm and a leg as it is but i found out the library had one textbook and it has worked out perfect. Some tips: after doing some research a lot of college libraries have textbooks they rent out. The difficulties are they are usually only 2-3 hours tops and it wont necessarily always be there when you need it but i recently learned (with my new smartphone!) that i can take pictures of the pages and with the iphone you can zoom in and read it perfect. It takes a couple minutes for the whole chapter and instead of doing it every week and having to wait for the book to be there i take pictures for the next couple weeks and then i dont have to take it out ever. I saved a bunch of money and now i have all the pictures saved so i can still study for midterms, etc. I recommend everyone checking into it for their books/classes because it has worked out so well for me.

THIS


Oh and i love that i get visitors in like 3 weeks!!! :))

xoxo CAIT xoxo