july review: the lake, harry potter, and american idol tour

so july is basically over

and

hobby lobby already has christmas set up - that stresses me out

it tells my brain the year is over

and i've yet to figure out my plans for school in 2012

really, i need to figure a lot out.

ANYWAY

...now for my foto-review of recent events:

this is B...and me:

me and b were good friends

back in our byu days

and still are

really, he's one of the few i'm still in touch with

we relate on a lot of things in life

i miss him.

THOUGH

now i'm overly excited

because B is getting MARRiED!!!

to miss kelli lebaron...

they are a perfect match

(i hope she doesn't mind me snagging her foto)

and

they've asked me to be in the wedding

which is perfect

because i wasn't planning on missing it anyway.

so...november 5th is the big day

i already have my flight to Salt Lake

and my dress

purchased.

and can't hardly wait for this reunion

and happy times.

my first time back to utah in

3 1/2 years.

other july events...

THE END CAME

6 hours of Harry Potter

Part I and Part II

we all just left ever more disappointed

that Hogwarts is not real.

my sister, Cinnamon, and her kids were in town

we spent a day at lake lanier

the water made me miss my view of the beaches

in Puerto Rico and Barbados

and how i wished i could live like that forever

right on the water.

i did not document my evening at the Fox Theater in Atlanta

for Fiddler on the Roof,

but i did get something from the

american idol 2011 tour concert!

it was a very fun night

and full of  s t e l l a r  talent

all i had was a lil dinky camera, so the fotos are not up to par...

singing celo green's "forget you"

lauren alaina and her new hit single "like my mother does"

scotty mcreery

i had to capture the ONLY jacob lusk fan in the audience.. HA!

he came on right after james durbin (fotos below)

everybody was up and going wild for james

...and then the disco lights came on

jacob came out...

and only one person was really into it.

james durbin rockin out in the crowd

i thought he did the best

of course, he did sing Muse

and i love Muse.

i wish i had some fotos of stefano langone

he was my crush in the beginning

(paul mcdonald being the other - LOVEhim)

though it seems he's come out of his shell a bit

because he had half his clothes off through his performances!

believe me, no one was complaining.

mine and ryan's happy face

i left craving more live music

too bad there are very few shows coming up

that i'm interested in at least.

we made homemade spaghetti sauce with some of our tomatoes

...we cut up some...

and then mom went out for more to add to it...

and look!

my first sunflower bloomed!

we have quite a few more now.

and bigger

:)

to do list

...worth sharing!

i've filed some away under my "idea box" page above

for future reference.

 kiwi-pop dipped in chocolate

 fill a popsicle mold with apple juice or capri sun then put in your fav fruit slices!

 scoop 'er out and pop in a keg shank!

this is the new omelet!

embroidered map!

i'm so doing this!

and framing it.

adorable cake.

P.S. 

tomorrow

i will be there.

double feature.

9pm:

part I

midnight:

part II

this is me getting pumped!

who doesn't love a little selena gomez?

ok

i saw Monte Carlo this weekend.

yes, yes i did. 

opening weekend. that's right. 

as cliche and overused as the base plot may be

i absolutely loved it!

and

i've decided that selena gomez is 

the cutest thing to happen to show-biz

wouldn't you agree?!

fascinating

did you know?...

Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours.

(see, you people need to recycle! yes, i'm that girl that keeps a personal recycling bin at work and collects it in the office to take home once a week.)

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. 

(i don't believe this...my fish, Big Boy, he knows me. and knows when i'm about to feed him too...he comes up and starts eating the air if i just put my hand over the bowl..haha)

A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there. 

(no one drinks enough water these days. do you see why it's important?)

A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

(i never see hummingbirds at my hummingbird feeder. lame.)

A jellyfish is 95 percent water. 

(ever seen the movie SEVEN POUNDS? it's good. see it.)

A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h. 

(gross. cover that, plzkthanx)

 

All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. 

(i used to love this movie. i never noticed though. 4:20, very fitting.)

 

Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.

(that's what happens when you are THE MAN. and he was THE man.)

Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.  

 (how do people even counterfeit it then?)

Slugs have 4 noses.

(gross. i say pour salt on them all! if you don't know what that does...go try it :)

Texas is the only state that is allowed to fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.

(ugh. why don't they just become their own country already?)

The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

(my dad actually knows this word. he can spell it to. typical.)

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are witren, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

(fcasntnaiig)

a m a z i n g  p a i n t i n g s....

artist link: Thomas Saliot

 artist link: Jasinski

artist link: Niki Gulley

artist link: R Young

artist link: Afremov

i want to perfect the skill of palette painting like mr. afremov.

new goal!




i have an obsession with

my playlist consists of it lately.

like everyday.

 and i've seen this movie too many times.

i'm not quite sure why it never gets old for me.

5.31.2011

cutest movie i've seen in a long time.

iLOVEit.

it will be going in my collection.


daily doodle:

it's been one of t h o s e days.

i am also quite convinced that no matter where i end up...

my heart will always want to be back in georgia.

i used to dream of living in the city, but i think i'd hate it.

i love downtown...but i don't want to LiVE there.

i love the beach...but i'd miss the trees and the lakes and the parks.

i have family out west...but i would shrivel up in the dusty desert.

noplease!

i need lots of trees and green. peace. and a friendly variety of people. 

i   love   georgia   best.

so this is the new year....

shaun, jake, nate and i went to downtown atlanta to watch the PEACHdrop!

we enjoyed our first hour of the new year on a downtown rooftop

i was sick and doped up on meds,
but we all agree that so far....2011 is the BEST YEAR EVER!

now...reviewing my past year

i've decided to post

the

*whitneylaurentutt2010BESTOF*

now...remember...i spent the first half of my year in puerto rico

and barbados - in a different life/world

and really NOT in the loop of anything going on

so my best of....is just that

MINE.

best book

in this case...series...

i couldn't put them down.

maybe i'm mainstream.

but i can't wait for the movies!

'nuff said.

top 2010 new albums WORTH my listening to

LCD Soundsystem

This Is Happening

and

Arcade Fire

The Suburbs

other noteworthy albums of the year:

She & Him: Volume Two

(Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward...if you didn't know, CLICK ME and know)

Vampire Weekend: Contra

 Camila: Dejarte de Amar

Aventura: the Last                     Gotan Project: Tango3.0

Sufjan Stevens: The Age of Adz

**MOVIES**

for me

my 2010

F A V O R I T E

for best all around

great cast.

classy.

intense.

intelligent.

made me want to see it AGAIN...

i loved it.

i'm not a movie-goer every weekend.

mainly because it's so dagum expensive these days.

but i also enjoyed these from the year...

...i cried more than i wanted...it had an unexpected ending.

i love my comic book movies!

and i am a scarlett johansson fan.

her and angelina jolie are my chick faves.

yes, i am a fan!

loved the books.

&

watch the movies.

i thought this was the cutest warm fuzzy girly movie!

HARRY POTTER 7 would probably be up here, but i still haven't seen it.

lame, i know!

and honestly, i can't even remember all the movies i saw this year to make this list.

2010 was a great year for me.

remembering great moments...

...my family i left in puerto rico

...my last day on the mish in puerto rico

coming home to see my family after 18 months...

my sister, Tamaron, got married in the Mesa, AZ temple

i went to Colombia to visit mi amorcito

and meet his family...

fast forward a bit...

the year ended great...

my whole family together for Christmas.

and a reunion of friends...

...happy times had by all.

i'm still compiling my "hopes and dreams for the future"/goals list for 2011...

as of now...

• budget better...save up/buy a car
• and a new digital SLR
• speak slower (when i talk to people @ work on the phone, many tell me i talk too fast..ha..i'm working on it!)
• be more social...you may laugh, but it's true. if you know me, you know what i'm talking about
• continue my education: get back to school/get good grades... and read more
• move west when kevin gets stateside and be :) con el amor de mi vida
• BODA!
• not so much lose weight...but get in shape..more exercise regularly!
• practice piano more
• get some paintings done
• put my art to good use...get some $$ out of it
• manage my time better - don't procrastinate as bad :)
• notice needs of others more - quit living so selfishly
• don't complain
• go back to Puerto Rico to visit
• improve guitar skills

...my list is growing on the daily...

dream big, right?!

HAPPYNEWYEAR!