the jorb

remember this post?

yeah...well...times have changed. honestly, i LOVE my job.
i never thought i would ever ever ever say that, not in a million years. but it's true.

i love...

that my hours are flexible

• 8 to 5 / 8:30 to 5:30 with a lunch
• 8 to 4 / 8:30 to 4: 30 lunch at my desk
• leave early one day, stay late the next...the point is it's up to me. love that.

my co-workers

• everyone is so laid back and fun. we play pranks and send endless emails that have me rolling all day long. "the girls" {the 4 of us that have our cubicals all together} give me dating advice, fashions ideas and reading updates on "eclipse"
• and hello, i work with jennifer. bff. europe tour 2007.

my boss

• jessica - she is the greatest supervisor EVER. smart, beautiful, fun, and oh so sweet. she is also one of "the girls" ...so yeah the dating advice etc. etc. she's the bomb.com

that i get to be creative

• basically jessica and i decide what gift sets we want to create. then we go shopping, fo real...and get "ideas" that we take to our vendor. then we tell them our ideas and they bring us back a "sample" of our idea in tangible form. we make changes, add details and go through the process again and again until we get what we want. then it goes out into the world...sounds like a movie, huh? but no, it's real. that's what i do. a dream really.

the pay

• let's just say making more $$ and saving on gas = makes liz a happy girl!

the perks

• Tahitian Noni Products
• benefits
• company parties and department lunches

turns out working a full-time job doesn't have to be such a drag. who knew?

europe tour 2007

hello again...
i am so sure you have all just been dying for another post from your favorite blogster. the winds of changes have been blowing me all over the place.

just got back to the states after a two week backpacking adventure. it was absolutely. positively. one of the best opportunities i have ever had. loved every minute...well minus one short minute when a hairy-mouthed, pocket-sized, homeless parisian man, kissed my arm. eehck.

so without further ado here are a few (3 out of 500+) of my
favorite pics.

a. there's me at westminister abbey. one of my most favorite sights in London. where Princess Diana's funeral service was held and has the tomb of Elizabeth I (as well as many other influential people)

b. the eiffel tower at night. such a surreal experience. loved the twinkle lights. also ran into a real live gypsy there, who was asking me for help (but really wanted something more -- aka my money) not to worry, an angel whispered "gypsy" in my ear just as i was about to open my mouth, so she just walked away. seriously. i thought it was jennifer. she swears she didn't say a word.
crazy, no?

c. jennifer and i took a train up to the Top of Europe.
the jungfraujoch, in switzerland. v. v. cool. literally. it was quite chilly. the lack of oxygen had us all giggly, especially in the ice palace -- a room made of ice, with ice sculptures and ice-holes.




sorry, tried to upload more pictures but this computer is slower than a slug. also went to Salzburg, Austria and took the Sound of Music Tour. turns out the hills are alive after all. and the darling houses are straight out of a cuku clock store window.

to be continued...

something good.

a new chapter, starting with a new job.

pros:
higher salary
better benefits
closer to home
creative outlet

fun people

more challenging

free stuff and other perks
less drama...hopefully

cons:
unknown

yay for me!

tag. i'm it.

i usually don't submit myself to this kind of postage but since manda called me out by name i couldn't risk disappointing...

4 things to do before i die
-have a family {including husband and mini lizzies}
-travel around the world
-go through the LDS temple
-have my own business

4 things i can do
-window shop from sunset to sundown
-make friends and keep them
-become quickly addicted to tv shows on dvd
-make decisions. even hard ones sometimes.

4 things i cannot do
-enjoy running. believe me i've tried.
-eat with my right hand
-relax before a first date
-say goodbye with out getting teary-eyed

4 things that attract me to the opposite sex
-kindness
-honesty
-motivation
-sense of humor

4 phrases that i say often
-"heck" {right cass?}
-"cozy healthcare, this is liz" {sadly it sneeks out even when i'm not at work}
-"then he was like...and i was like..." {i know totally annoying, trying to stop}
-"kay, see ya. bye" {even if they live in another state and i won't actually ever "see" them}

4 celebrity crushes
-johnny depp. mmmm.
-pacey witter from dawson's creek {aka joshua jackson}
-jim halpert from the office {aka john krasinski}
-felicity from felicity {aka keri russell}. my girl crush.

now what about you?

Hugh Grant Love actually - dance!

happy friday! this is my plan after work.

24

that is... i am now 24!
wahoo!

seriously i love my birthday. it is prolly the best day of the year. every year. and usually i try to stretch it out as long as i can.

this year the festivities started out on friday. where some of my homies and i gathered at marrcrest for a bbandb. {bed. breakfast. and birthday} some people my age think that slumber parties are a thing of the past...they must be taking crazy pills because it is ALWAYS the best way to go!

day 2 -- saturday morning we made my favorite breakfast -- eggs benedict! yumyum.
then stelle, cassie and i went on a 4 hour long rollerblading trip which included stops at the library, orem summer carnival, and riverwoods mall. to finish off a perfect day cassie and i spent the rest of the evening watching the first season of dawson's creek. ahhh.

going on day 3 -- sunday i had dinner with the fam. my sister recreated the most delicious appetizer {from our visit to the cheesecake factory}... avocado eggrolls. it was incredibly wonderful. i am so grateful to have such a sweet sis to make me whatever my heart desires! to top it off curtis and angela gave me a gift certificate to rocky mountain chocolate factory {among other fantastic items} and you all know how much i LOVE that place!

monday -- my actual b-day! richie rich surprised me with a generous offering of $$ to help pay for EUROPE. what a sweet daddy i have! so so lucky. then it was off to work for me. wasn't that bad, considering i got free cafe rio for lunch and a chocolate cake. after work i met up with the girls at mimi's {love that place} and cassie made me the most glorious ice cream cake! seriously it was the best. who doesn't love a 4-day long birthday extravaganza?

thanks for all the birthday wishes.
love you all dearly.

whatchu lookin' at?

this has got to be one of my favorite pictures of all time! it portrays exactly what these two little munchkins are all about. attitude, creativity and mischief...

stage left:
makayla adrienne timothy

stats:
3 years old. pint-sized diva.
favorite color - pink. favorite show - dora.
likes it when she gets her way. loves her baby brother, joe-joe. can't sleep without her binki.
from her own lips - "i didn't like him...he had cheesy hair."
{when asked why she would hide in her room when lizzie's then-boyfriend came to visit}

stage right:
helaman shane timothy

stats:
5 years old. creative and curious.
favorite color - blue. favorite show - ben 10.
likes aliens, bugs, and bones. loves halloween and drawing.
gets nervous for cartoon characters, when something bad is about to happen so he runs out of the room.
from his own lips - "LOOK! the ant is being resurrected. this is so cool!"
{after he had just smashed it with his shoe and noticed it was still moving}

silly kids.