wha?

there is this boy....

and i've REALLY been liking this boy, for quite sometime actually.

today one of my friends came in to drop something off i had forgotten.

then this conversation happened:

boy: ummm.... so i have a question. can i go out with your friend?

me: wha? uh? um? sure. i'll see what i can do.

boy: yes! please do!

me: i'll send her a text.

{mean while i'm trying to play it cool}

i text her, she knows i like him.

she politely responded

"hell no, i wouldn't do that to you!!"

she's a good friend.

 20 minutes later.

boy: so what did she say? is she up for it?

me: uh.

boy: did she say no?

me: uh, not exactly.
i didn't have the guts to explain to him what's really going on.

why does this happen to me!?

moral of the story don't have friends that are prettier than you.

12.29.10

when i was little and dreamed about my wedding i was convinced 2010 would be the year.

it seemed so far away.

i would be so old.

and mature.

well it turns out 2010 wasn't my year.

but that's ok, because it was michelle's.

michelle and jarrick have known each other for...forever.

they found out they loved each other this summer.

and today...

they became mr. and mrs.

the day was perfect.

{minus crazy snow storm}

i've never seen michelle happier, and i couldn't have picked a better guy.

getting married is a big deal.

a. one. time.

big. deal.

i know what i want.

and i won't settle for anything less.

there are somethings that are too important to compromise.

a temple marriage is one of them.

so congrats mush and jare!

i honestly could not be any happier for the two of you.

{remember multiply and replenish.}

plumtie

if i had to name last night, it would be plumtie.

aubry and i took the mac counter and j. crew by storm...

the result?

some sultry plum lips.

{let the record show that aubry worked out my lip color, no thanks to the useless girl at the counter}

and a bowtie...

a bowtie that is being worn as we speak.

gee... i wish i was back in the army

christmas was way to good to me...

and i got some really great gifts

{more to come on that later...}

but my favorite gift came in this.

{my mom didn't skip a beat with the wrapping}
enclosed were these two priceless pictures.
my mom worked so hard to get these together for us...
they are something i will cherish forever.

both of my grandfathers were pilots for the army air cor. during wwII.

aren't they handsome?

{i've always been a succor for a man in uniform.}

papa morris is on the left and papa bob on the right.

i'm so grateful for the sacrifices they both made to serve our country.

and am most grateful they made it home.

i'm continually grateful for all those who continue to defend our freedoms.

i LOVE these pictures and am already trying to figure out where to put them so i see them every day!

more to come on christmas....

merry christmas

i can't believe another year has come and gone. what a year it has been. tis the season for christmas cards and updates. well here is my christmas card, and my update.....

i'm still working for university credit union, i have been promoted to a loan specialist and transferred branches. i'm still attending salt lake community college, i have no idea what i want to go into. {i'm on the eternal student track} i'm living with trent and amy, and no offense to any past roommates, but it's the best place i've ever lived! i have 5 of the most adorable roommates, and trent and amy aren't so bad themselves. i'm attending a singles ward in north salt lake for the time being, i serve on the activities committee as the fhe coordinator. i've been blessed with lots of new friends in 2010, and hope 2011 brings the same blessings. in april i was able to go on the road trip of a life time.... It was my first time REALLY being to mexico. 2010 also consisted of a trip to Moab, a few to St. George, Disneyland, and a few short stops in Vegas. 2010 had it's ups and downs but i continue to be more blessed that i deserve....

i'm looking forward to what's in store for 2011, good things i'm sure. so to all of my blog readers,

i wish you the merriest of christmases!

tonight the christmas celebrations begin. i'm turning my electronic world off until monday morning. peace.

25 things you might not know about me.

-i love nothing more than having someone to eat lunch with.
-i have a complex with reaching into, under or through things which i can't see. like under a seat or bed. don't even get me going on my fear of reaching down the sink into the disposal.
-i'm addicted to chap stick.
-i can't spell to save my life.
-i think i'm a lot funnier than i am. {but i am funny}
-sometimes i have a hard time speaking my mind. after i have words with someone i replay the conversation in my head and imagine telling them off.
-i'm very punctual.
-church is my favorite thing to get dressed for.
-i love sleeping. and i'm really good at it.
-meeting new people scares me. mostly because i fear awkward situations.
-when i have my hair down i can't leave it alone.
-i really hate being alone. i would take anyones' company over being alone.
-i don't like when people go out of their way to accommodate me.
-my taste buds have been trained from a very young age, therefore i have a love for everything and anything spicy!
-i've never broken a bone.
-i love mac makeup eyeshadow.
-i don't love sweets, i can take them or leave them. except coconut cupcakes. heaven on earth.
-i'm not so good at saving money, but really good at spending it.
-i'm not a rule breaker.
-my favorite disney movie is, beauty and the beast.
-i enjoy doing laundry.
-i love being in the sun.
-i'm an ice cruncher. i love eating ice.
-i don't like ice cream.
-my favorite feature on my face would either be my teeth or my eyelashes.

boys AREN'T everything.

i spent some of my lunch in the break room at my work.

somehow me and a co-worker ended up there at the same time.

we got to talking, and the next thing i know i'm spilling my guts to him.

i'm telling him everything from being the odd one out...

to having my heart broken by a certain boy.

our conversation went like this.

b: blah...blah...blah...he broke my heart, stupid boy!

d: you know... boys aren't everything.

b: i know, i know they aren't.

it just feels like they are sometimes.

d: but they aren't.

{i hate when married people offer advice like this.}

rolling my eyes i replied.

b: i wouldn't expect you to understand. your married.

d: right, but i haven't always been married.

what else was there to say?

i had been put in my place.

i thought about our conversation for the rest of the day. the more i thought about it, the more it was exactly what i needed to hear.

so whether it was inspired advice.

or a silly coincidence.
thanks.

so cheers to free therapy in the break room at UFCU.

the happiest place on earth..

the only thing i love more than my bed...

is sleeping in it.

i'm already snuggled down in my bed.

i'll turn on white christmas...

and slowly slip into dreamland.

la...la...la...

this is why i love christmas.

click here.

{scroll down and watch the video at the end.}

memo to self.

"the first principle of the gospel is faith in the lord jesus christ. faith means trust- trust in god's will, trust in his way of doing things, and trust in his timetable."

-dallin h. oaks.

why do i have such a hard time remembering this?! especially trusting in HIS timetable. i don't get to pick.

christmas in the air.

here is christmas 2010 thus far.

bake day.

maisy either looks like she is about to smile or cry.
impromptu dinner at old spaghetti factory saturday night.

can anyone spot the not?

i stopped by my parents' house the other night.

this is waiting under their tree for me....

tonight was my work christmas party.

we went to rodizio grill.

we ate.

and ate.

and ate.

they serve chicken hearts there.

sick right?

everyone decided to try one...

to be honest, i don't think it tasted gross, i just couldn't get past what i was eating.

has anyone had their grilled pineapple?

YUM.

so far to good. i just absolutely LOVE christmas time!

last final tomorrow morning. then i'm d.o.n.e.

yay.

and were off...

to what i'm hoping proves to be a skinny day.

6:07 gym with drill sargent amy.

{and fm 100 christmas music}

i think my efforts will be a wash tonight when at my company party.

the good news is....i finally get to talk face to face with my new best friend.

{after all, she's convienced they've found my husband.}

j.h.s.

i just found all of these pictures of my senior year of high school.

i feel like i still look the exact same.

these pictures are out of control....

but brought back some lovely memories.

{especially the ones with my special needs kids. i still just love them.}

the madness that is.

i was babysitting for the babysitters tonight.

this is what my house is like on ANY given night.

MAD.NESS.

you don't know me.

i really. really. love this song.

while searching youtube for "ben folds" i found this. the 'gleek' in me loves it!

take me back...

i was cleaning out a drawer tonight and found a burned cd

"present & brooke"

{preston was my h.s. sweet heart of 2 years}

popped the c.d. in my laptop.

sat back.

and laughed myself to tears.

the most adorable sappy love country mix known to man.

good times.

good.

times.

{i wish i could let you all listen to this c.d. A.W.E.S.O.M.E.}

red lips. gingerbread houses. work tricks..oh my.

*disclaimer: this is a lot of pictures and info. love it. hate it. i don't care. it is what it is.

-marriage better be all it's cracked up to be. because dating is a crap shoot.

-the phrase "it is what it is" makes me feel better about any given situation.

-i'm SO excited for the christmas presents i've found for people.

-school needs to be done.

-i'm becoming more and more and more antisocial. help.

-my brithday {national brooke day} is only 68 days away.

-

-two comments with this picture.

1. first presidency christmas devotional. awesome.

2. my bangs stay behind my ear now. oh happy day.

-a bachlorette/bridal shower for michelle.

{talk about an easy bride to please.}

-utah football fun. {at least it was fun until this game started}

-these lovelies. i know i say it all the time, but i can't get enough of them.

-two words. red.lips.

-we decorated gingerbread houses for fhe.
sister wortley made 51 houses.
each house took an average of 30 minutes to assemble.
madness right?
to top it off.
homemade frosting for all....
wonder woman.

{i don't know if you can tell, but that says "brooke rules" on it. thanks ben.}
sometimes i feel like i'm in the office.
like when i get back from lunch and my desk looks like this.
or i find notes like this...
and my glasses here....

beyonce, you hit it dead on.... you go girl. seriously i doubt that truer words have even been spoken.

and that's what my life is like.

update....

i'm kickin butt.

takin names.

and feeling GREAT!

in all seriousness it may only be a week, but i'm beyond impresses with myself.

best part is i feel so good about myself.

this is what my lunches look like these days.

it save calories...

and money.

bonus. bonus.

enough.

let me preface this post with this:
my name is brooke jensen, and i've always liked who i am inside and out. however, like every girl i have my insecurities. my biggest one has ALWAYS been my weight. i've always sized myself up to other girls.
"are my thighs as big as hers?"
"is my tummy as flat as hers?"
"is that what my body looks like?"
yadda, yadda, yadda...
i've always tired to roll my weight concerns off my back like i didn't care, but the truth is i really do care. so this morning when i weighed myself i hit a new low, and by low i mean high. now the only reason i'm posting the number the scale told me is because i'm ready to do something about it! without further ado....
YIKES, right?! i'd say so.
so this is where i set myself up for a challenge. now that i've told you that number i have to do something about it....
i brooke jensen will be down to 170 by the end of this year. i don't know how i'll do it, but i will.

.......

-how on earth did utah pull out that win?! regardless of HOW it happened i'm so happy it did. byu fans, we've had our share of painful looses.
-i need to keep reminding myself that i don't get to pick the timing of things.
-what do i get all the loves of my life for christmas?
-why is 9:36 on a saturday night and i'm home in bed blogging?
-i need to lose at least 20 lbs during this month.
-remember how i need to lose 20 lbs? now let me tell you something about me, i loved high school, but once it was over, it was over. i've tired very hard not to keep in touch with people from high school, and to keep my life out of reach of high school peeps. however, on dec 29th my bff michelle is marrying jarrick. {fellow jhs peep} now their wedding {which will be epic} will be a hs reunion of sort. and is it so wrong that i don't want to be fat for it?! IS IT!?
-remember how i blogged about those glasses i was getting, ya, turns out those aren't the ones i even ordered. i'm an idiot. however, i'm still praying the ones i DID get help my migraines.
-how is it that someone i know of got 25 tickets to mo tab's christmas thing, and i didn't get one? i e-mailed the church, don't worry. {side note: if anyone has any tickets they will not be using i would LOVE to have even just one!}
-i wish my ward members wouldn't have found out i can tickle the ivorys.
-deleting fb was a solid decision.
-i'm becoming more and more content keeping to myself. i need to working on not being so antisocial.
-why are people mean? why can't we all just realize we are all just a bunch of people doing the best we can?
-i'm beyond grateful for all that i have been so abundantly blessed with.

do me proud....

paying credit...

i want to give credit where credit is do. i never wanted to be guilty of taking without giving proper credit.
{because trust me, i am NOT creative}
this adorable print can be found here.
i know it's almost christmas, but can't i justify getting it?
i'm in l.o.v.e.

jfk

see the handsome man on the far right? that's my great-grandfather cal rawlings.

recognize the man in the middle? jfk

needless to say he was KIND of big deal.

stuck

picture this...

me and my friend who happens to be born and raised in san deigo

{not used to snow. and ESPECIALLY not used to driving in it}

trying to make it up the perilous hills the must be conquered to get me home.

half way up one hill {the first one} aubry says,

"my car won't go"

so me being the 'experienced' utah driver that i am responds,

"no big deal. do you trust me to drive your car? i got this."

switch drivers.

another 100 yards

"@!#*"

yep, i just slid off the road in aubry's car into the curb.

what does any girl do?

calls her big brother to come rescue her.

keep in mind we are only about 1/2 mile from my house.

we sat and waited for a minute.

aubry wasn't worried about getting unstuck, she was worried about driving back down.

trent shows up to save the day!

he gets us UNstuck.

figures out how to turn on aubry's traction something or other...

good to go, right?

we decided to see aubry to safety.

trent took the lead.

i followed.

not even 2 minutes later, i'm stuck AGAIN.

trent parks his car and runs back up the hill to where i'm stuck...

UNstuck... yet AGAIN.

{keep in mind trent is beyond patient with me this entire time}

we F.I.N.A.L.L.Y. get aubry to safety.

trent drives me home.

run downstairs to change. i'm late to meet my friends. and wondering if i'm really going to make it back down all the hills without dying.

run back up stairs and outside.

trent has MY car running, windows scrapped.

i tell him "THANK YOU!"

i joked that i'd take an extra coat and food incase i couldn't get back up the hills.

trent's response,

"just call me, i'll come get you."

I. HAVE. THE. BEST. BIG. BROTHER.

trent jensen, your my hero.

important business

i don't know why i found this so hilarious this morning.

today's thought...

"i would like to suggest we stop seeking the storms in life, and enjoy the sunlight."

-president gordon b. hinckley

rat tails {&} credit unions

exhibit a: the rat tail.
exhibit b: problem solved.

now who wants to tell me they don't do this at work?