Life of a Blogger

Life of a Blogger is hosted by Novel Heartbeat where a subject is chosen and you talk about it. This week's topic is Christmas!

Christmas is the greatest day of the year. I love this holiday so much that every year on November 1st, I immediately put up the tree and my Christmas decorations. I like to try to hand make something for the wall as well. And I leave Christmas lights up all year long in bedroom. Here are what my decorations look like this year.

I really hate Thanksgiving and the month of November - they are just SO BORING to me. I love giving myself two months to celebrate and I try to convince my sister to let me leave the tree up for as long as possible after December is over.

Each year, new friends I make, learn that I do all this and one of my new friends Celena sent me this picture recently! Too funny!

I feel like I can never find good Christmas music but here are ones from my childhood that I love a lot! First is Greatest Time of Year by Aly & AJ and the second video is a collection of Disney's Christmas sing-a-long songs. Does any remember these?!

I hope everyone has a fabulous Christmas! Let me know in the comments how your holiday is/has been! 

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Life of a Blogger is hosted by Novel Heartbeat where a subject is chosen and you talk about it. This week's topic is Freebie so I chose to cover a past topic: Favorite sports teams.

I don't like sports except for tennis. I'm obsessed with tennis and watch any event I possibly can throughout the year. Wimbledon, French Open, US Open, Australian Open, etc... I really, really hope I will get to attend at least one of these events at some point in my life!

My love for tennis started when I was about 13 years old, I believe. I remember me, my sister, and my friend Linda were secretly watching Joy Ride (RIP PW), and every time mom came in, we had to hurry and switch the channel. Andy Roddick was playing and it was his 21st birthday and I think somehow I just got hooked! After that, me and my sister started playing tennis with our Dad at the park. It's taken me YEARS to figure out the rules and I still don't quite understand, but oh well :)

Here are my favorite players in order!

1. Andy Roddick 
(even though he has been retired for quite some time) 

2. Novak Djokovic

3. Andy Murray

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Life of a Blogger is hosted by Novel Heartbeat where a subject is chosen and you talk about it. This week's topic is Where You Live.

As of right now, I guess technically I split my time between Oregon and Utah. I usually do seasonal work so I live in different places throughout the year (Alaska, Washington State, etc...) but now I am heading back to Park City, Utah - THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH. This time, I hope to make this move back to Utah permanent! For this Life of a Blogger post, I am going to share some brief information about Oregon and then some about Utah as well.


Oregon:
I was born in Portland and have lived here all my life (except for work). Personally, it is not my favorite place and I have always hated living here. Now that I am older, I do appreciate the beauty of this state more and I enjoy Downtown Portland the best! I love the vibe downtown and I like just walking around and exploring. Red Rock Restaurant and Bunk Sandwiches have the best pulled pork sandwiches! Portland also has Salt & Straw Ice Cream, Slappy Cakes (you get to make your own pancakes for breakfast), Mother's restaurant (BEST BISCUITS AND GRAVY), VOODOO DONUTS (DUH), etc... All of my concerts have pretty much been held at the Roseland Theater and the Rose Garden which is so fun. Blazers games at the Rose Garden is a must do. What's great about Oregon is you can go to all these gardens, the beach, Tillamook Cheese Factory (!!!), Multnomah Falls, Mt. Hood, and the city all within a few hours of each other.

 

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Utah:
PARK CITY IS THE BEST PLACE I HAVE EVER LIVED. It feels more like home then Oregon EVER has. Even when my family came to visit, they said that they can tell PC is where I should be. It's a small ski town (half hour from Salt Lake City, though), but so much fun! I don't ski or snowboard - I tried skiing but lasted 10 minutes and then walked back down the mountain. I work for the best company - Deer Valley Resort! What I love about PC is that it opened me up to the Arts. I got my love for photography, ballet, art galleries, the symphony, etc... from this town. Winter is my favorite holiday so of course this town is perfect because SNOW. And then the summers....WOW, so gorgeous! I love going hiking or riding the chair lifts during the summer. Just perfect, clear blue skies. The best part of Park City is the infamous SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL! I loooove volunteering and seeing the movies for free and meetings tons and tons of celebrities!

 

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Life of a Blogger is hosted by Novel Heartbeat where a subject is chosen and you talk about it. This is my first one of these and this week's topic is Concerts You Have Been To.

I looooooove going to concerts and have been to soooo many! Because that list is so long, I will attempt to list my favorites! I am also going to list the concerts I want to go to but haven't been able to because reasons.

1. Hilary Duff 

I've seen her twice and I cried both times. It was a dream come true getting to see her at two different stages of her life. I love her so much and she will always be my favorite singer!

2. High School Musical 

As soon as Start of Something New started playing and the smoke appeared, my knees buckled, I almost fainted and could not stop crying. High School Musical is literally my life.

3. Selena Gomez 

I was 6th row and she saw me and we sang to each other. And then when she was starting her final songs - Who Says and Magic - she had confetti and I literally felt like there was something magical in the air. I can't explain it. It was just amazing.

4. Gloriana 

My sister is a huge fan of this country group and we traveled by Amtrak up to Pasco, Washington on New Year's Eve a few years ago and got to watch them perform twice that night. Then we got to ride in car with them afterwards to drop them off at their hotel. I'm not a huge fan but it ended up being one of the most fun nights ever with my sister!

5. Allstar Weekend 

Just such a fun concert! Got to meet them and they were adorable. They are not a pop group anymore but are now The Tragic Thrills and Zach, the lead singer, is a douchebag. Still love them, though.

6. Vanessa Hudgens 

I LOVE THIS GIRL SO MUCH. She winked at me twice and smiled at me! I still hope to meet her one day. This was when she went solo.

7. Cody Simpson 

This is one of my least favorite concert experiences but also the best. I got to meet Cody and go to his soundcheck and he had a Q&A and answered one of my questions. One of his opening acts, Before You Exit, is also a group I love and I got to meet them again. We got 2nd row for the show, but I had no idea Cody was going to be so popular - like Justin Bieber status! People started shoving and it got so crazy that I couldn't breathe and had to be taken out. My sister and I ended up sitting up in the balcony which worked out great. His family and management team sat up there and his grandma noticed we were big fans and gave us some guitar picks!

8. Big Time Rush

This concert was AMAZINGGGG. I honestly was so bored by the idea of going for some reason but once I got there and saw that I was FRONT ROW, I was like OMGGGG. BTR was just AHFJKHAJGHEJKN. I got noticed by all of them and Carlos and Logan pointed at me while we sang to each other and I got to touch Kendall and Carlos' hands twice. This is the first concert where when I left, I literally felt like a piece of me was missing. Those boys mean so much to me and literally took a piece of my heart. Obsessed.

9. Jake Miller 

I went with my friend Jessica and it just ended up being a fun relaxed night. Got to meet Jake, too. I hung out with these 16 year old girls all day waiting for Jake. One of the girls had me pretend to be one of their moms so that they wouldn't get caught and get grounded for being in Downtown Portland all day by themselves.

10. Aly & AJ/Jonas Brothers 

Not a favorite but memorable because the Jonas Brothers came out and just blew me away as Aly & AJ's opening act and I was so impressed. Bummed that they became kind of jerk-ish and I miss the old them. No longer a fan. Still love Aly & AJ, though!

11. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus/The Cheetah Girls 

I can't stand Miley now but Hannah Montana was such a huge show for my sister and I and we loved The Cheetah Girls as well. We got 4th row to the first concert we saw Miley in and I got called a Bitch BY SOME TEN YEAR OLD GIRL because I wouldn't sit down and the little kids couldn't see. It was hilarious. And then we saw Miley on the Meet Miley Cyrus tour where she had the Jonas Brother open for her, too. Love old Miley.

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Concerts I want to go to:

R5

ROSS LYNCH IS MY FAVORITE PERSON. HE HAS THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL AND I WANT TO MARRY HIM. (That's me and Ross! FYI he is Austin on the Disney Channel show Austin & Ally!))

Taylor Swift

My sister has gotten to see her live and I've never really cared to see her because I have such a love/hate relationship with her but I really need to see her now!

Emblem3

These guys aren't a priority anymore but it'd be nice to see them if the opportunity came up.

Hunter Hayes

Does this really need an explanation?

Hilary Duff

She's preparing to go on her first big tour since being back and I NEED TO SEE HER AGAIN.

Lucy Hale

How fun would it be to see ARIA MONTGOMERY (hello, Pretty Little Liars)?! I was so pleasantly surprised and happy with her album and her singing! It's very rare that I like country music.

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