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Pretzel M&Ms

(you have to try them... That is if you can find them!!!)

BY THE WAY...

I am now in a band called Beaucoup with my 6 year old nieces.
Basically Lesley and I sing the chorus of Taylor Swift songs as they
play imaginary instruments. We have our first gig next week so Valie
requested a rehersal for "1:30 in the morning"! Their friend Tulan is
our first groupie :)

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Today concludes birthday season- we have 8 birthdays in the family
from Memorial Day to July 21st. It's awesome!! Today was Ashley's 6th
birthday and she had a princess tea party at La Caille. Isn't the
setting just perfect for a castle?! I feel like I'm standing in front
if a painted backdrop but this is how it truly looks (iPhone cameras
don't lie- they aren't good enough for that! LOL).
It was hot but it was wonderful and totally Ashley.
Evan's 5th birthday was yesterday and he a totally Evan part over the
weekend with a bounce house, waterslide/kiddie pool, and BBQ. He got
guns and transformers from his friends and family- it was strange to
have a Thomas the Tank Engine free birthday for him but he's all Star
Wars and stuff now.
The next birthday is Valie's who is having a rock star party- I can't
wait to see what Vickie comes up with! (as a random side note, it took
me 3 times to type Vickie's name right. It kept coming out as Bickie!!
That's what Aaron calls Bickie- dang I did it again!!)

After the events of this past week, I have realized how precious this life is. Life is too short to be miserable and “men are that they might have joy”- it is not worth wasting the time to be negative and whine. We need to choose to be happy and choose to do things that make us happy. I work ALL the time and for what? So I can have big numbers on a pay check? I need to spend more time with my family, I need to make time for friends, I need to have some fun. With that in mind, Lesley, Jenny, Lacey, and I are going on a Mediterranean cruise in October. I have worked so hard this past year and it is time for a vacation so we are going all out on a wonderful experience. I get to go to Italy!

 

 

Allison Dawson

Gallery Manager/ Art Consultant

 

Repartee Gallery at Fort Union

1110 East Fort Union Boulevard

Midvale, UT  84047

(801) 352-2569

allison@reparteegallery.com 

www.reparteegallery.com

 

 

Will You Accept This Rose? Thoughts on The Bachelorette 2010

I think Ali has the best group of guys this show as ever had!! They have traveled to Europe (they keep saying “around the world” but really it was just Europe). Now they get to end the show in Tahiti- so lucky!

I think Ali has been an alright Bachelorette, but Jillian and Trista are still my favorites. Ali giggles when she is nervous and so she giggles after almost every sentence. Plus her hair looks messy all the time which is not a good combo with her long extensions and her clothes aren’t always that flattering (what was that poncho/sweatshirt she wore in Cape Cod?!!!). But enough about her, I want to talk about her men J

I heart Chris!! He always has the best comments in his interviews. He is sweet, handsome and genuine. He is the best bachelor on this show since Ryan Sutter.  The comments on Chris Harrison’s blog repeatedly say that Chris is “too real for reality TV” which I can see. But isn’t that honesty and “realness” the whole reason why we started watching reality TV in the first place?  I loved watching his hometown date with Ali (why can’t that be Alli- ie ME! LOL). They got to walk along the beach and play with his dog then hang out at his house. I thought they were so sweet sitting on the porch and did a little role play about how married life would be. A: “How was your day, dear?” C: “Well the boss yelled at me again. I need a beer.” A: “Oh well I have one in my purse.” Then when he started talking about his mom and how they had pictures of her all over the house- it was really sweet. It was nice to see them keep her memory alive. Having lost a parent, I don’t know what is worse, having constant reminders that they are gone or just moving on in life trying hard not to even think about it. We don’t have pictures of my dad around, they are all hidden up in Cameron’s room. I thought I would cry watching them talk about his mother but I didn’t- I just kept thinking “I have a message I would like to share with you about the Plan of Salvation and Eternal Families”!! 

Back to Chris and Ali’s relationship- earlier on in the season, Ali kept thinking about him as a friend but then things changed in Portugal- I think that is awesome. She knew a lot about his family and stories from his life, like a real couple. Whereas with Roberto whom Ali has had an amazing physical connection from the get go, she really doesn’t know that much about him and didn’t really know anything about his family until she met them. I think that could be the problem with this show sometimes, the couples only talk about their “connection” or the “process” and then make-out. They don’t talk about anything real which seemed to be the problem with Jason and Melissa, once the show was over, they didn’t have anything to talk about.

Now to Roberto- I finally see it! The blogs have been saying how “hot” he is and I just couldn’t see past his unibrow which made him always look like he was scowling. But seeing him in Tampa and so excited on the baseball field- I get it. He did look hot in that uniform, I must admit. J She still doesn’t know much about him. When his dad asked Ali about her goals, he mentioned Roberto has big goals too and I am not sure Roberto and Ali have even talked about each others goals.  I think if they had discussed that, his dad’s questions wouldn’t have been so tough.

In conclusion- I am on Team Chris if you couldn’t tell.

Even though 90% of the couples on this show don’t last, people still love it. I think we watch it because we love falling in love. We get emotionally invested in these people and their relationship. We want them to succeed and be happy. We read all about their break-ups because we care and we feel like we were a part of the relationship.

 

Saturday Seething (part 3 of a 444 part series)

I'm not seething today- I am grateful today but I like alliterations :)
I am so grateful for my Savior and for my eternal family. I have
witnessed the power of prayer and the miracle of fasting.
Without going into too much detail, my bff Kendra had a blood clot in
her brain and was in an induced coma for 2 days. She is now awake and
is able to talk and move all her limbs!!! She is still in the ICU but
she's alive.
Today is her 26th birthday- HAPPY BIRTHDAY K!!!!!! I think the nurses
in the ICU are getting her a cake :)
I wish SO much that I could be there with her but I'm working. I am so
grateful I was able to go yesterday and visit her.
Thank you everyone for your prayers, love, and keeping her in your
thoughts. I know without a doubt it was love and prayers that saved her.

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Happy Independence Day 2010!!

This is Lesley and I waiting for fireworks at Sugar House Park with
Jenny and her friends tonight (yes, it was only July 3rd but it still
counts! Lol).
It was so fun!!
I had donated a dollar to the cause back in May and I proudly wore my
pin tonight.
Thanks Jenny for inviting us, I'll never forget almost being killed by
that crazy Lexus just because you were considerate to others :)