Wednesday, March 23, 2011

What would you do-oo-ooo for a... letter?

If you do not understand the title, read it in as if it were the Klondike bar jingle. Now do you get what I'm going for? No? *facepalm* Don't worry about it.

So I know I'm not one for posting often, but I feel like I just have to share this with the bloggy-blog world. On Mondays I get home really late. I am at ASU at 7:30am and my last class ends at 7:30pm then I go to FHE and I usually don't get home until sometime between 9 and 10. I do not tell you this for your pity (I mean, I knew what I was getting into),  I just wanted you to know the reason for my first mistake. So I get home Monday night.  It has been a long, but wonderful day and as I head to my room I see a letter. Can I just say that I LOVE receiving letters?? Seriously. There is something magical about actually opening and reading something that doesn't emphasize how poor and uneducated I am. ANYWAYS, I am ecstatic. I look to see who the letter is from and for some reason only two words stand out to me Elder and Switzerland. I failed to notice the very sloppy handwriting which my friend who is in Switzerland/France on his mish definitely does NOT have.(This is mistake number one.) Of course these two very important words get me excited. I was seriously jumping for joy. In the literal sense.

I quickly open the letter and this is what I read: (I wish I could say that I made this up, but I did not.  This experience and letter are 100% true and the following text is word for word -and punctuation for punctuation so don't blame me- from this letter.)
"Bonjour Aubrey"
My name is Elder (Last Name) Im serving in the Suisde (This word may very well be wrong. I could NOT figure out what it said) Geneva mission. I was with Elder Boatright for a day and he had a picture of a few people on his desk so I asked him who they all were and he told me all of them were married except two and so I took down your address and thought to write you, that sounds like I took down the other girls address too but I didn't Well you know nothing about me and I know nothing about you. So I'll just start out with a question."
He then goes on to ask me questions and then answer them about himself. Now I'm just going to skip to the last question and ending.

"Are you excited for summer? I would be if I was home. I love going to the beach and just being out side. and wearing shorts and flip flops.
Hmm Im not really sure what else to write about, sorry for the horrible handwriting and bad spelling as you can see I make alot of mistakes.
Have a good week
Hope to hear from you
sincerely
Elder (Last Name)"

All I could think was 'What the HECK was Josh thinking giving this elder my address?!" Although it is very funny and flattering that he wrote to me, I am at a standstill as of what to do. On one hand I really feel like this elder wrote to me because he is receiving very few letters from friends and family. On the other hand, this is a little weird and borderline creepy. SO. Should I write this elder for kicks and giggles (Don't worry, I'd be nice) or should I just pretend like this whole thing never happened? What do you, my dear trusted readers, believe I should do? What would you do-oo-ooo?

Monday, March 21, 2011

If you had a stuffed Panda...

So once upon a time there was a girl*. For the sake of the story, let's say her name is Aubrey. For her birthday, Aubrey received this bad boy:
*It's a pillow, it's a pet...*
 *It's a PILLOW PET!*

Needless to say, Aubrey was overjoyed with this amazingly thoughtful present. She hugged her panda and gave it all the love a pillow can receive, but then a problem occurred. People that will go unnamed (Ahem... Molly...) started calling this amazing creature 'Peter the Panda'. Aubrey was shocked. What kind of name is PETER for a stuffed panda?!!! So Aubrey searched high and low for the actual name of her panda. She asked her friends, she asked her peers and she even asked complete strangers, but with little luck. She received suggestions like Po the Panda, Dong Chung the Panda, Bob the Panda and Panda the Panda. Although Aubrey was grateful for the help of her friends, peers, and complete strangers, she has yet to find the true name of her beloved panda. She now turns to you for help and guidance. Aubrey and her extra-squeezable animal ask for your help in finding the true name of this exquisite creature.  There are only two guidelines. 1) This adorable pillow is obviously male and will be offended if a girl's name is suggested. 2) 'the Panda' is the last name of this beautiful bear.

Will you be the one to come up with the best name for _______ the Panda?! Aubrey and ________ cry for your help!**

*This story may or may not be true.
**There may be a nice prize for the genius that comes up with ______ the Panda's perfect name.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Well excuuuuuuuuuse me!

So I haven't really been in love with my bloggy look and I'm still learning my way around blogger (I'm kind of a slow learner), so please excuse the messy mess and just make up a cute blog look in your head and think of that when you think of my blog, okay? Okay. I think we're all agreed. Also, could you please enjoy this umbrella background because well, I think it's adorable and it will not be here too much longer (hopefully!)

Have the loveliest of days.