It's been quite the long time since I've updated here! The wedding plans are coming along and our date is set at December 4th. :o) So, in "a little over a month" I'll be Mrs. Yorgason! Yay! I can't even express how grateful I am for my fiance. He is so incredibly wonderful and I can't imagine my life without him!
The colors I am doing are blue and silver. I want to make this winter, but not Christmas related.
Fantastic news! I got my wedding dress! I look amazing in it! I would post a picture for everyone to see, but then the future hubby would see it, and he doesn't get a look until the wedding day. But as I keep telling him, he gets the best view because I'll be wearing it for him.
Flowers and cake - those are still to be decided as we try to find somewhere that will do them for a reasonable price. If you have any suggestions, let me know!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
ENGAGEMENT!
A quick update tonight - I'm engaged! We are both so stinking excited! We are thinking of December 4th for the wedding, but I'll let everyone know more the closer we get! Meanwhile, please start sending me your addresses!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
I figured that it’s about time for another update. For a one sentence summary, the boyfriend is great, the job is good, and the allergies are terrible. Hahaha, but seriously. :-)
Dan and I continue to make a wonderful pair! Still sharing thoughts quite frequently (except for when I’m not feeling well apparently, LOL.) He gets the joke even if you don’t. Hahahaha! I love being in love with my best friend! I don’t know what I’ve done without him all these years. We spent our first (of many!) 4th of July together. We went to Thanksgiving Point for fireworks, and although they weren’t the best, we had a great time.
We have an interesting relationship. In the best way of course. Dan lives 3 hours away from me, so it’s long-distance. We try to see each other once a week at least, although sometimes, it just doesn’t work out. But we do talk every day!! We probably don’t spend as much time physically together as most dating couples just because of the distance problem, but when we are together, we have…concentrated visits. It’s so fun being able to spend a couple of days with him at a time – usually over a weekend. I can’t even imagine anyone matching my personality as perfectly as he does. It really is amazing to me. Anyway, a public shout-out to my Dan. I love you!!
The job is good. I actually quite like it in comparison to my other jobs. It’s data entry work, so sometimes it gets really monotonous. I work for ereplacementparts.com. So, um…if you need any power tool parts, order from them and give me job security. :-) We are going to be authorized soon for several new tool lines, so it’s kind of hectic there in my department while we try to get all the new tools ready to go online for sell. I love being busy at work, so I’m very glad that we have tons to do!
Allergies. I never had them until I moved to
I hope everyone is doing well! I know I’ve been a bit of a bum with socializing the last little bit, but it’s mostly from moving, starting a new job, not having a cell phone and having a landline without long-distance, and trying to spend time with Dan. I’m trying to be better as a few of you can attest to. :-) Ooh! Also, if you want or need to call me, send me a message and I’ll send you my new cell phone number! I just got a new phone with Cricket this last month so I’m finally connected! YAY!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
A life update, & Jane Austen movies
It has been pointed out to me that I need to update everyone on my what's happening. I have moved out of Ogden, and am now living with my mom in Midvale. For as short a time as I can, because well, I like living independantly. The house is a complete mess with the addition of all of my stuff! I am trying to get everything put away, but there just simply isn't enough room here. My mom has been very nice about getting rid of more of her things so that I'll have room, but I feel like an intruder. And knowing that it certainly I don't plan on it being a permanent move, I really hate to have her get rid of her things for my sake. She is sweet enough that I know she doesn't want me to feel like a visitor in her house, but I can't help but feel that way.
I am job-hunting at the moment so if any of you know of jobs, please let me know!
On a much more interesting front, the relationship sabbatical and NCMO offers are now over. :o) I've met someone. Yeah, yeah, I know it's no surprise considering my profile picture! It surprises me each time that my boyfriend can be so caring. I think I've been far too used to people not caring a bit about me. Well, beyond my family. He is sweet, handsome, caring, intelligent, funny, and anything you could want. What's amazing to me is that with him, I feel desirable. Not like so many times before when I felt like I was the girl the guy was with while he was waiting for something better to come along. With him, I feel like I am that better girl. It's an unusual feeling, and I have to admit that I often don't know how to respond.
It's amazing to me how much we think alike. We have so much in common! There have been many times when we've written each other either on text or im and write the same thing, or answer what the other was just about to ask. I can't tell you how many times I have picked up the phone to text him only to have one come through from him in that same instant. In short, he is wonderful. :o) So boys, sadly (for you) and happily (for me) I am taken. Hehehehe!
I've been going through a bit of a Jane Austen phase. Strangely enough, not her books. But rather the movies...made from her books. I suppose that is cheating, but I truly have tried to read Pride and Prejudice, and just have such a hard time forcing myself through it. But it is one of my favorite movies! I think the only one of the movies I have yet to see, is Persuasion.
I love Pride and Prejudice. While I fell in love with the BBC version when I saw it, I love the newest version with Kiera Knightley. What I love about that version, is that they included all of the best parts and left out a lot of the fluff! It's beautiful! Sense and Sensibility was good. I think Emma Thompson is one of the best actresses out there. It didn't catch me quite as much as Northanger Abbey but I felt myself able to easily understand the viewpoints of both girls. Something about Northanger Abbey continues to draw me to it. It feels to me like Jane Austen was trying to create her own version of a gothic novel. Maybe because of all the allusions to "shocking happenings in the bedchamber" and a supposed ghost haunting the abbey. Mansfield Park didn't hold my interest at all. I think I found the main character, well, not really boring, but too reserved for her own good. I think she is a weak character, or maybe just a weak woman. In either case, I didn't care for her or some of her choices in the story. It's been a while since I've seen Emma, but I loved it! It seems like Austen was poking fun at the women of her day a bit.
Anyway, that's the story so far. I'll let you know when I have more news. :o) Keep me updated with your lives!
I am job-hunting at the moment so if any of you know of jobs, please let me know!
On a much more interesting front, the relationship sabbatical and NCMO offers are now over. :o) I've met someone. Yeah, yeah, I know it's no surprise considering my profile picture! It surprises me each time that my boyfriend can be so caring. I think I've been far too used to people not caring a bit about me. Well, beyond my family. He is sweet, handsome, caring, intelligent, funny, and anything you could want. What's amazing to me is that with him, I feel desirable. Not like so many times before when I felt like I was the girl the guy was with while he was waiting for something better to come along. With him, I feel like I am that better girl. It's an unusual feeling, and I have to admit that I often don't know how to respond.
It's amazing to me how much we think alike. We have so much in common! There have been many times when we've written each other either on text or im and write the same thing, or answer what the other was just about to ask. I can't tell you how many times I have picked up the phone to text him only to have one come through from him in that same instant. In short, he is wonderful. :o) So boys, sadly (for you) and happily (for me) I am taken. Hehehehe!
I've been going through a bit of a Jane Austen phase. Strangely enough, not her books. But rather the movies...made from her books. I suppose that is cheating, but I truly have tried to read Pride and Prejudice, and just have such a hard time forcing myself through it. But it is one of my favorite movies! I think the only one of the movies I have yet to see, is Persuasion.
I love Pride and Prejudice. While I fell in love with the BBC version when I saw it, I love the newest version with Kiera Knightley. What I love about that version, is that they included all of the best parts and left out a lot of the fluff! It's beautiful! Sense and Sensibility was good. I think Emma Thompson is one of the best actresses out there. It didn't catch me quite as much as Northanger Abbey but I felt myself able to easily understand the viewpoints of both girls. Something about Northanger Abbey continues to draw me to it. It feels to me like Jane Austen was trying to create her own version of a gothic novel. Maybe because of all the allusions to "shocking happenings in the bedchamber" and a supposed ghost haunting the abbey. Mansfield Park didn't hold my interest at all. I think I found the main character, well, not really boring, but too reserved for her own good. I think she is a weak character, or maybe just a weak woman. In either case, I didn't care for her or some of her choices in the story. It's been a while since I've seen Emma, but I loved it! It seems like Austen was poking fun at the women of her day a bit.
Anyway, that's the story so far. I'll let you know when I have more news. :o) Keep me updated with your lives!
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Collectibles
My grandma decided that each of her grandchildren needed to collect something. For one of my sisters, it was pencils. (She would be horrified to know that my sister has now gotten rid of them all) 
My other sister didn’t want to collect anything. So Grandma picked something for her. How nice? Elephants, of all things. My sister doesn’t really like elephants.
So, each year for either a birthday or Christmas, my sister gets a new elephant (and some are just bad...)that she promptly tucks away in the growing box for when Grandma comes to visit.
When the time came that Grandma wanted me to collect something, I had to pick quick…or run the risk of her picking for me. Which is rather scary sometimes. She suggested bears. Umm…no. I don’t really go for the whole cutesy thing (at least as a decorating theme) And wow. There are a lot of ugly bears out there. I decided to go with something that I could use in my safari/jungle (yeah, yeah, I know they are different climates) room. What could be better than giraffes?
And honestly, how many truly ugly or overly cutesy giraffes have you seen? A safe bet! The lack of giraffes in New Mexico shops has led to Grandma giving up (mostly) on my collection. Luckily she hasn’t chosen a new subject for me. :o) But the rest of my family has taken up the mantle. Now, every year or two I get a new giraffe. It’s slow enough that I don’t have a ton, but it still builds on the collection. And you know what? I still have yet to see a horrible looking giraffe. Hopefully I never will. Keeping the dream alive!
My other sister didn’t want to collect anything. So Grandma picked something for her. How nice? Elephants, of all things. My sister doesn’t really like elephants.
So, each year for either a birthday or Christmas, my sister gets a new elephant (and some are just bad...)that she promptly tucks away in the growing box for when Grandma comes to visit.
When the time came that Grandma wanted me to collect something, I had to pick quick…or run the risk of her picking for me. Which is rather scary sometimes. She suggested bears. Umm…no. I don’t really go for the whole cutesy thing (at least as a decorating theme) And wow. There are a lot of ugly bears out there. I decided to go with something that I could use in my safari/jungle (yeah, yeah, I know they are different climates) room. What could be better than giraffes?
And honestly, how many truly ugly or overly cutesy giraffes have you seen? A safe bet! The lack of giraffes in New Mexico shops has led to Grandma giving up (mostly) on my collection. Luckily she hasn’t chosen a new subject for me. :o) But the rest of my family has taken up the mantle. Now, every year or two I get a new giraffe. It’s slow enough that I don’t have a ton, but it still builds on the collection. And you know what? I still have yet to see a horrible looking giraffe. Hopefully I never will. Keeping the dream alive!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Politics and such...
There used to be a time when people came to this country to be Americans. Not to be segregated into groups like Asian Americans and African Americans. There used to be a time when people came to this country to leave their country behind so they could be a part of the melting-pot of American culture and enjoy the freedoms here. Instead, too many now are insisting that America become more like the country they left. And it is starting to tear the country into too many directions and tear it apart. We are a country at war with itself, whether anyone is willing to admit it or not. We are being led by extremists and the majority of Americans, the average moderate, is being left without a vote or a voice.
We are being told what we are allowed to think and say. I don’t believe in political correctness. I say what I think. I’ll admit that I sometimes fall into political correctness when talking with certain people, but that is a conditioning that I’m trying to overcome. I don’t have any problem telling people what I think about certain ideas. And I don’t think we should have a different set of standards based on what race we are.
We are being forced to pay huge taxes to support causes that we don’t believe in. The moderate American is more than willing to give to a good cause if they believe that their money will be used for that cause! But too frequently it isn’t, and we feel like we are being lied to. It is destroying the trust we should have in the people that were voted into office to serve the people. No wonder the dollar is weak. I can’t trust the government who issues it to follow through on anything they say.
On a different note, I want to say something about the big controversy on Barack Obama’s religion. While I think the pastor he has decided to follow is crazy and maniacal in his teachings, I have to wonder how many people think that about the Mormon religion of Mitt Romney. And I don’t think a candadites religion should be a qualifier for the presidential seat. So, even though it won’t be easy, I’m going to try to not focus so much on that aspect of Obama and continue to learn about what he plans to do for the country. Which at this point, is kind of sketchy.
Something that I recently learned...did you know that one superdelegate has the voting power of 10,000 normal votes? That is completely ridiculous! With 500 superdelegates around the country, they hold the power of 5 million votes. Why is their vote that much more important than mine? I really hate that my trip to the polls won’t mean a thing.
A quick thought on gun control...the founding fathers said that only when a government is trying to supress the people will they take away the firearms out of the law-abiding citizens. It is in the Bill of Rights that we have the right to bear firearms. I don’t plan on ever getting one myself, but I don’t think it’s right to limit the people who are law-abiding from having them. Instead it just leaves all the guns in the hands of the criminals...somehow that just doesn’t make sense to me.
We are being told what we are allowed to think and say. I don’t believe in political correctness. I say what I think. I’ll admit that I sometimes fall into political correctness when talking with certain people, but that is a conditioning that I’m trying to overcome. I don’t have any problem telling people what I think about certain ideas. And I don’t think we should have a different set of standards based on what race we are.
We are being forced to pay huge taxes to support causes that we don’t believe in. The moderate American is more than willing to give to a good cause if they believe that their money will be used for that cause! But too frequently it isn’t, and we feel like we are being lied to. It is destroying the trust we should have in the people that were voted into office to serve the people. No wonder the dollar is weak. I can’t trust the government who issues it to follow through on anything they say.
On a different note, I want to say something about the big controversy on Barack Obama’s religion. While I think the pastor he has decided to follow is crazy and maniacal in his teachings, I have to wonder how many people think that about the Mormon religion of Mitt Romney. And I don’t think a candadites religion should be a qualifier for the presidential seat. So, even though it won’t be easy, I’m going to try to not focus so much on that aspect of Obama and continue to learn about what he plans to do for the country. Which at this point, is kind of sketchy.
Something that I recently learned...did you know that one superdelegate has the voting power of 10,000 normal votes? That is completely ridiculous! With 500 superdelegates around the country, they hold the power of 5 million votes. Why is their vote that much more important than mine? I really hate that my trip to the polls won’t mean a thing.
A quick thought on gun control...the founding fathers said that only when a government is trying to supress the people will they take away the firearms out of the law-abiding citizens. It is in the Bill of Rights that we have the right to bear firearms. I don’t plan on ever getting one myself, but I don’t think it’s right to limit the people who are law-abiding from having them. Instead it just leaves all the guns in the hands of the criminals...somehow that just doesn’t make sense to me.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
An update
Nothing too profound in this blog, I don't think. It turns out that I won't be moving to Arizona. I've found some things worth staying here in Utah for. I still will be moving away from Ogden at the end of April and back to Salt Lake. So...I guess that is good and bad news. Depending on which end you're on. :o)
What else? It's interesting, but it's been surprisingly easy to move on after this last relationship. I think it had been dead for a while, and my own stubborness in the fact that I don't like to give up on people kept it going. I don't think that it's necessarily a bad quality to believe in people, but my family says I do it to a fault sometimes... which is probably true. Anyway, I'm glad to be done with it and that is the last you'll hear about it. Actually I've just started dating someone new, and he is really great. I can't wait to find out what will happen next.
I think I'll start teaching again when I move back to Salt Lake. I've really missed it and I've discovered that I really like working with kids on music. At least on an individual basis. I also love the flexibility with teaching as well. Set my own schedule and price, able to cancel lessons if I need to, and no boss to answer to but myself. If any of you know of someone in need of piano or voice lessons, have them give me a call.
Oh! And although I know I look dang good like I am, (you can all get up off the floor to keep reading after you quit laughing) I'm proud of the fact that I've lost nearly 25 pounds in the last couple of months. More to come off of course. But YAY! It's exciting! AND my hair is finally getting longer. I'm going to keep letting it grow because it's just not close to being long enough yet. That means playing with color when I get bored with it. Hehe. You all know how I love that. :o) Pretty soon, I'll look the sexy vixon I know is in there. Haha.
What else? It's interesting, but it's been surprisingly easy to move on after this last relationship. I think it had been dead for a while, and my own stubborness in the fact that I don't like to give up on people kept it going. I don't think that it's necessarily a bad quality to believe in people, but my family says I do it to a fault sometimes... which is probably true. Anyway, I'm glad to be done with it and that is the last you'll hear about it. Actually I've just started dating someone new, and he is really great. I can't wait to find out what will happen next.
I think I'll start teaching again when I move back to Salt Lake. I've really missed it and I've discovered that I really like working with kids on music. At least on an individual basis. I also love the flexibility with teaching as well. Set my own schedule and price, able to cancel lessons if I need to, and no boss to answer to but myself. If any of you know of someone in need of piano or voice lessons, have them give me a call.
Oh! And although I know I look dang good like I am, (you can all get up off the floor to keep reading after you quit laughing) I'm proud of the fact that I've lost nearly 25 pounds in the last couple of months. More to come off of course. But YAY! It's exciting! AND my hair is finally getting longer. I'm going to keep letting it grow because it's just not close to being long enough yet. That means playing with color when I get bored with it. Hehe. You all know how I love that. :o) Pretty soon, I'll look the sexy vixon I know is in there. Haha.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Sabbatical, Moving, and Life
This blog is kind of scattered, but my brain is going in about a million directions right now. So…yeah.
I’ve decided to go on a bit of a relationship sabbatical. Notice, I said relationship – not dating. I plan on dating. A lot. But I don’t really want to deal with relationship crap for a while. Since the last blog, I've broken up with the guy. And good riddance. I honestly can't believe I tried to make it work for as long as I did. So anyone (guys, I should clarify haha) wanting a NCMO, give me a call. I’m in the mood. If you are in it for a relationship, it’s your own risk because I don’t want one right now.
If any of you have seen the movie Juno, you’ll recognize this quote. This is what I’m looking for.
“The best thing you can do is find the person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome… The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass. That’s the kind of person that’s worth sticking with.”
I find myself wondering a lot lately about why on earth I’m continuing to live in Utah when this is not where I want to be. And I have no answer for it. So because of that, I’m thinking that I may take my sister up on her offer to live with her for a while. That would mean I’d be moving to good ole ARIZONA!! I was thinking I could move there, live with my sister for free for a while I finish my schooling at Arizona State (yes, I mean going for my Masters eventually) I’d need to live there for a while to get residency though.
AND that would get me out of Utah (YAY! All my Utah friends, you know I love you) and maybe I could meet some nice Arizona boys. Seeing as I have never really wanted to settle in Utah, moving would be a good idea. Hopefully I’ll find a guy who likes to move as much as I do. Haha! The statistics are actually in my favor to meet a nice guy there. The men to women ratio is great. A lot more men than women. Woo-hoo! Oooh! My Arizona friends who read this…start setting up dates for me!!
If I decide to move, (I’m really leaning towards it) it could be a soon as May, or as late as July or August. So if you want to see me and play Utah people, you’d better give me a call quick!!
I’ve realized that I’ve been waiting for life to happen for me. To take me to different places or adventures. And as cliché as is sounds, I’m not going to wait around any more. I’ll make my life what it should be. Because I’ve got a heck of a lot more potential for things than I’ve let myself believe. I am beautiful, strong and smart, spirited and talented. And I’ve been wasting it by believing I was ordinary.
I’ve decided to go on a bit of a relationship sabbatical. Notice, I said relationship – not dating. I plan on dating. A lot. But I don’t really want to deal with relationship crap for a while. Since the last blog, I've broken up with the guy. And good riddance. I honestly can't believe I tried to make it work for as long as I did. So anyone (guys, I should clarify haha) wanting a NCMO, give me a call. I’m in the mood. If you are in it for a relationship, it’s your own risk because I don’t want one right now.
If any of you have seen the movie Juno, you’ll recognize this quote. This is what I’m looking for.
“The best thing you can do is find the person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome… The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass. That’s the kind of person that’s worth sticking with.”
I find myself wondering a lot lately about why on earth I’m continuing to live in Utah when this is not where I want to be. And I have no answer for it. So because of that, I’m thinking that I may take my sister up on her offer to live with her for a while. That would mean I’d be moving to good ole ARIZONA!! I was thinking I could move there, live with my sister for free for a while I finish my schooling at Arizona State (yes, I mean going for my Masters eventually) I’d need to live there for a while to get residency though.
AND that would get me out of Utah (YAY! All my Utah friends, you know I love you) and maybe I could meet some nice Arizona boys. Seeing as I have never really wanted to settle in Utah, moving would be a good idea. Hopefully I’ll find a guy who likes to move as much as I do. Haha! The statistics are actually in my favor to meet a nice guy there. The men to women ratio is great. A lot more men than women. Woo-hoo! Oooh! My Arizona friends who read this…start setting up dates for me!!
If I decide to move, (I’m really leaning towards it) it could be a soon as May, or as late as July or August. So if you want to see me and play Utah people, you’d better give me a call quick!!
I’ve realized that I’ve been waiting for life to happen for me. To take me to different places or adventures. And as cliché as is sounds, I’m not going to wait around any more. I’ll make my life what it should be. Because I’ve got a heck of a lot more potential for things than I’ve let myself believe. I am beautiful, strong and smart, spirited and talented. And I’ve been wasting it by believing I was ordinary.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
I muse...
I'm not particularly funny or witty, but I do have something to say every once in a while. Hence, the blog. This way, my friends can keep updated on what's going on with me. If you want to read my previous blogs, check out my myspace page. It is a public page so you should be able to read all you want. Some of them are kinda long. Haha. It only shows the last 5 posts on the front page, but it's easiest if you click on "View All Posts" so that you can scroll through and read the ones you want.
http://www.myspace.com/cunegonde
For anyone reading this that I haven't talked to in a while, a little update on what's going on with me. I'm going to school (yes, still...) majoring in Vocal Performance. For the first time in my life, I'm NOT working (which is stinking awesome, but I sometimes feel like I have an awful lot of free time) and I'm working on my second draft of my novel ISTESSO that I wrote for NaNoWriMo this last November. And yes, it will be freaking cool when it's finished. I'm not sure if it falls under Fantasy or Sci-Fi but it's somewhere in there. I have an awesome boyfriend who I love to death. If you want to see him, his picture is on my myspace page above Ryan Reynolds. I know, it just shows how much I like him to put him above Ryan Reynolds. I've just finished writing a children's book (it stills needs a little reworking I'm sure) and I plan on trying to get it published soon. I have a whole set planned.
I'm a pretty open person, so feel free to ask me questions on anything. I believe in traditional family roles, I am a strong conservative, and I certainly have a lot of political ideas. If anyone doesn't agree with me about anything I might write, please let me know. I love a good debate on any topic.
http://www.myspace.com/cunegonde
For anyone reading this that I haven't talked to in a while, a little update on what's going on with me. I'm going to school (yes, still...) majoring in Vocal Performance. For the first time in my life, I'm NOT working (which is stinking awesome, but I sometimes feel like I have an awful lot of free time) and I'm working on my second draft of my novel ISTESSO that I wrote for NaNoWriMo this last November. And yes, it will be freaking cool when it's finished. I'm not sure if it falls under Fantasy or Sci-Fi but it's somewhere in there. I have an awesome boyfriend who I love to death. If you want to see him, his picture is on my myspace page above Ryan Reynolds. I know, it just shows how much I like him to put him above Ryan Reynolds. I've just finished writing a children's book (it stills needs a little reworking I'm sure) and I plan on trying to get it published soon. I have a whole set planned.
I'm a pretty open person, so feel free to ask me questions on anything. I believe in traditional family roles, I am a strong conservative, and I certainly have a lot of political ideas. If anyone doesn't agree with me about anything I might write, please let me know. I love a good debate on any topic.
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