18 December 2009

Dear Santa,

All I want for Christmas is. . .

to be living in New York City. . .



working for the amazing Jamie Drake. . .




when I meet the beautiful Chris Pine. . .


who falls madly in love with me and gives me an engagement ring from Tiffany's. . .


I hope that isn't asking too much, I've been a very good girl this year!
Thanks! Tell Rudolph hello.
Love,
Keisha

P.S. If Chris is not available, I could settle for Jensen Ackles. . .


11 December 2009

Ode to Julia Child. . .well, sorta.

I watched Julie and Julia today. Wonderful show, really excellent show. So excellent in fact that it got me inspired. I thought to myself, Self: you can do that, you can cook, you can bake. So i did. I decided to make pumpkin chocolate chip bread for my mom, and, with the leftover pumpkin, a pumpkin pie for my dad.
Lessons I learned today:
1. Only fill up bread pans half full. Not half full plus 3 large spoonfuls so you can use up the rest of the mix. . .
2. When you cook bread, it expands and often comes out of the pan and falls over the edge of the pan to the bottom of the oven.
3. When you are trying to get the globs of bread off the bottom of the oven so they don't burn and set the house on fire, the coils on the bottom of the oven are hot and WILL burn your oven mitt.
4. Smoke alarms don't go off as often if you open all the doors and windows and turn on all the fans in your house.
5. Unless you're Grandma Joyce, don't try to make pie crust, just buy it from the store.
6. Read the directions carefully on the recipe and pay very close attention when you are trying to 1/2 a recipe.
7. The answer to "What's that smell?" is "Nothing? What smell?"
8. Really nice brothers and sisters say "I really LIKE the burnt taste on the bottom of the bread--can I have another one?" without sarcasm.
9. If all else fails, light a sugar cookie candle and hope the burnt smell goes away before mom comes home.

And, now I know.

Now, I'm going to eat a piece of salvaged pumpkin chocolate chip bread, read my book by the fire, and celebrate still having a house, an unburned hand, and what having Finals over with does to my imagination.

25 November 2009

The Luckiest Girl Alive=me

OH my goodness life is crazy. It's been such a long while since I've blogged. I feel so sad about it--BUT. i couldn't do anything about it:
2 days before part 2 of 4 of my big interior design project was due, my computer decided it was sick of working so hard to finish my projects my deadline, and just stopped. working. AHHHHHH! And to top it all off, I had forgotten to listen to my dad when he said save EVERYTHING on your flash drive, just in case something happens. oh geez. So I had lost a weeks worth of work 2 days before due date. I cried and called my daddy.
lucky thing #1: My dad is so great that he drove all the way up to logan and helped me set up makeshift laptop so I could get started on re-doing my project.
lucky thing #2: my dad worked long and hard searching for my project and the next morning--he found it!! Oh my gosh I was so happy I cried again.
lucky thing #3: I was able to finish my project with only working 4 or 5 hours on tuesday and 8 hours on wednesday with 1 hr to spare before deadline. WHEW!! I have the best dad ever.

So I've been using this makshift laptop that doesn't have wifi on it and so all my "spare time" at my apartment before bed couldn't be spent blogging. so sad. :(

part 3 of 4 of my interior design project (the model of my house) was turned in last wednesday and part 4 is what i'll be working on this weekend.

but now I am in st. george for the thanksgiving weekend and i am so happy for a break even though most of it will be spent working on my homework.

okay, so now I feel all caught up on my blogging and i promise I won't miss any more. :) I haven't been able to read anyone elses blogs either. so so sad, but I just got caught up on everyones life, and now that my computer is hopefully fixed, i won't have to miss out anymore.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

05 November 2009

Turning in Tiny House part 1 and Late Halloween

Yesterday:
  • wake up--7 am
  • walk into sophmore studio--8:05 am
  • begin the finishing up of part 1 (presentation dwgs) of tiny house project--8:10 am
  • lunch--11:15am-11:18am
  • finished printing finalized drawings--3:00 pm
  • started spray mounting drawings onto dreaded foam core--3:10 pm
  • found out I made a mistake on floor plan--3:45 pm
  • turned laptop back on, fixed, and re-printed floor plan--4:00 pm
  • re-cut and spray mounted--4:15 pm
  • cleaned up supplies--4:30 pm
  • took final boards up to Interior Design office (due by 5)--4:45 pm!!!!!!!
  • WE MADE IT!!


Tia and her project "Gala Affair"


Me and my project "Pente"!
Only 2 more parts this semester to go!!


Halloween!!
We had a party at our apartment that included a disco ball, music, and jack'o lanterns.


and you can't forget the homemade root beer with dry ice!


I was a poodle skirt girl ;)


Jessica the cowgirl, me the 50's girl, and Beckah the vampire


My roommate McKell and her friend Paula as grannys


We watched a scary movie after and had a fun time eating candy and goofing around!!


3 things I love most:



Weddings! I'm thinking of doing Event Design for a while after I graduate!


Old Black and White Films

That new baby smell! (and new baby face! :))

03 November 2009

Cristhmath


Hooray! It's that time of year! As soon as Halloween is over, I pop out the Christmas Music!! It's been so fun getting ready these past couple of days with Jingle Bells in my head! I love it sooo much and can't wait for Christmas this year!! How do you guys feel about Christmas Music this soon? I know people who don't listen until December 24th, and some people that listen to it September 15th. . .who are you?

29 October 2009

Skeletons for Halloween

When I went home last weekend, there was this creepy skeleton in the bath tub. This skeleton began about 6 inches tall and grew and grew in the water until he was too big for the sink, so he was moved into the bath tub until he started smelling really bad and we had to throw him away--but don't worry we got pictures before!!!!!

3 things i love the most!!:

NORAH JONES(beautiful singer!)

COOKIES!!!
BOOKS AND READING!!!

27 October 2009

Pumpkins, Birthdays, and Snow!

This is what I woke up to today:


At first I groaned a bit, but then I started to smile and I haven't stopped all day! I love the snow, the cold, and the beautiful way it makes campus look!:


Yesterday my friends Cami and Kamille came over and we attempted to carve pumpkins. I've never carved a whole pumpkin by myself before, so this was a new adventure for me. Here's how mine turned out!! :)


He's so cute! and my friend Rachael Ray taught me how to make gourmet pumpkin seeds and they were DELICIOUS!! She also taught me that if you put cinnamon or another delicious smell on the bottom of the lid of the pumpkin, it will smell up your whole house when you light the candle! Brilliant right? I thought so!
Here's Kamille and Cami and I with our cute pun'kins.


Story number 3: Last year my roommate Erin got me addicted to the band Hanson, and just being our goofy self's, we would celebrate the Hanson boys birthdays for them. Well, Erin wasn't here this year, so I had to celebrate without her. :( But don't worry, she was here in spirit (and in a drawing). :)


Here is Erin with the birthday banner and the cake mix cookie and candle!


We did all the things Zac Hanson would have loved to do on his birthday. Who knew he loved painting nails and watching chick flicks?
Erin's nails:


and mine:


3 things I love most/am grateful for:



NEW YORK CITY

Mythology
My Laptop!!!

22 October 2009

Tiny House: the first of many blogs of a USU Interior Design Student

It's official. We are now in the middle of "Tiny House Hell" as my professors and peers kindly refer to it as. We take two 3 hour studio classes and combine them to work on this huge project all semester. Our assignment is to design a house with no more than 500 sq ft on each level. We make a model out of foam core, set up the drawings in the AutoCad computer program, etc, etc, etc. Sounds fun right? You're half right. I'll probably never be able to build a house with basically any budget I want EVER in my life, so it is fun to be able to pick the materials and supplies that I want, however, i kind of feel like a little kid at her first swimming lesson. We've spent the first few weeks sticking my toe in the water, looking at the water, smelling the chlorine, swirling the water with my finger, and then the next day my teacher takes me and throws me in the deep end and says "I'll watch you from up here, let me know if you need any suggestions". And although most of the time i feel like I'm drowning, I am learning to swim and I am proud of myself. I've learned at least 2 completely new computer programs, drafting skills, and, most recently: foam core cutting skills.


This is my trusty friend Mr. X-Acto Knife.

This is the foam core we make our models out of that I hope to never see again in my entire life.


This is what I wish I could do with Mr. X-Acto Knife.


And this is what I actually end up doing with Mr. X-Acto Knife. :(




On another note: from now until Thanksgiving, I'll have 3 things I am grateful for/love the most at the bottom of my blog. You can get to know me better--and It will remind me of the happy things in life! :)

1: fashion!!!

2: DESIGNING anything!

3.When people comment on my blog ;)

19 October 2009

peace. love. happiness.

Five of the "things i LOVE most":

DISNEYLAND and everything about it


Halloween and carving pumpkins



Newly painted toes. . .



07 October 2009

nineTEEN no more!

So a couple of days ago I realized that in about 4 months, I will be turning 20 and will have lived through all my teen years!! It feels so weird--I still feel 16! :) So my sentimental self wants to live out my teen years to the fullest--so I want all your IDEAS, FEEDBACK, OR ANYTHING ELSE that you think absolutely needs to be done before I'm never a teenager again! I have 4 months--what should I do with them? Comment, comment, comment!!!

01 October 2009

Dumpster Diving


So a few weeks ago I decided to be a good roommate and take out the 2 huge bags of garbage out to the dumpster before class. Everything was going well: I threw the first bag in just fine and then I was hauling the other bag over my head and the plastic wrapped around my big ring and ripped it off my finger and into the dumpster!! I was devastated! I loved that ring. :( But don't you worry. I called up my good friend Cami and asked if she wanted an adventure. She agreed, if not a little worried, but I assured her she would just be holding the door while I dug in the dumpster.
So that night when I got home I hauled a chair over to the dumpster (which luckily hadn't been emptied yet) and jumped in. I sorted through all the disgusting sticky garbage for what seemed like forever while Cami laughed up a storm. While I was searching, Cami's laugh brought over a pair of the nicest people. They asked if I was looking for my wedding ring. . .and so as not to look pathetic, and thinking they would just leave with a "good luck" I lied and said--Yes, i'm looking for my wedding ring. Well, they didn't leave, and stayed until I found my non-wedding ring, so I had to confess that I really hadn't been looking for my wedding ring, and I felt bad. :( BUT good news--I found my ring!!! YAY!! I am soooo happy! and it ended up being a great memory!! :) Thanks for your help Cami!!

25 September 2009

Happy Birthday Mom!!





So this morning I called my mom on the phone as "Keisha Egbert employee of I Love Birthdays Happy Birthday Survey and Co." and asked her a few questions about her birthday. Here's the conversation we had"

KE (said in a fill-in-the-blank southern etc. accent): Uh, yes hello? I just have a few question for you...uh...Mitchel?...do you have time for a three minute Surve-ae...?

ME: hahaha....sure....?

KE: uh ma'am I'm gunna need a yes or no answer...

ME: YES

KE: I am thrilled. Lets begin.


What day were you born? September 25
What time? after midnight...
Place?Royal Oaks Mich.
How many birthdays does this make for you?42
Any children in your 42 years?5
What are you doing for fun tonight?it's a surprise...
With whom?husband
What is your biggest birthday wish?that my oldest daughter would come and visit (AWW! :))
What is your happiest/funnest birthday of your life?this one!
What is the best think you have learned so far?to live in the moment
What is the greatest thing you have overcome?childbirth
What is your favorite article of clothing?my work out clothes--they're cute! :)
Favorite book?Charlotte's Web
Favorite movie?Anne of Green Gables
Favorite food?Breakfast at McDonalds
The Place you wish you were at this moment?St. Thomas
Anything else you wish to tell us on this great day?I would love to learn how to "pop and lock it". heheehee

Well, birthday wishes from all of us here at I Love Birthdays Happy Birthday and Co. Hope your birthday is filled with happiness. Thank you for taking this surve-ae!! Have a great day!!!

14 September 2009

A Day Full of Stories

Once upon a time in the land of Logan, two lovely ladies went for a day out in Nature. Little did they know that once they got to the land of Tony Grove that a fare of five dollars would be had of them. One of the ladies had forgotten her bag which held her wallet, but the other lady was smart and pulled out her wallet only to see that she was short one dollar. "What shall we do?" they pondered. After a while of fretting, they decided to donate the four dollars and since there was no park host, just a drop box, they had hope that no one would find out they cheated the system. They received their pass to park and enjoyed a wonderful day in nature.


Once upon a time I was so proud of myself and my good friend Cami. We braved the elements and took a day to flirt with nature.

We were happy. Nature is pretty.
And so are we!!

Once upon a time, the fairest maidens in the land were feeling brave, and continued their day in nature by going to a bon-fire with a few of their friends. They discovered a lot of new things they had never beheld before, but loved the warmth of the fire even if they didn't smell like a lady when they got home.

Once upon a time it rained and poured in Logan today! I was so soaked on the way home, but I found my friends Shalese and Beckah on the bus home and we laughed and slid all over in the bus, and then decided to go puddle jumping. We had a blast splashing and sliding in the water until we were too cold to move.


Before:

After! Once upon a time, there was a girl named Keisha who had really fun roommates who liked to do fun things and match. One day they were going to a Country Dance and Concert and two dressed the same and the other two dressed the same. . .

. . .and then on Sunday they were getting ready for church and when they were about to leave, they noticed they were all dressed in black and white!! What silly girls! :)

THE END x 5!!!