Raising Arizona

Eric and I have some pretty exciting news. We are moving to Phoenix, Arizona. Well technically Scottsdale but close enough.

Eric has gotten a got a job down there, so we are heading south. EZ made his way down today (long story as to why he left on Thanksgiving, but lets just say it has to do with the Bruins). I will head down at the end of December.

That means I will have a month of living with my parents like the old days and a month being away from EZ, which I am not to excited about.

The next month is going to suck but I am really excited about the move and the adventure.

Nonsexual Girl Crush

So last night, as I began to watch Glee, I quickly realize that Gweneth Paltrow was guest staring in the episode, and after last nights episode I have officially developed a nonsexual girl crush on her.

Let me start by explaining what I mean by a girl crush,

Nonsexual Girl Crush: When you want to be just like a girl and also be her best friend.
Example: The movie Single White Female, except without all the creepy stuff.

I have decided to have this blog post be about some of my nonsexual girl crushes:

1. Gweneth Paltrow:



As I previously mentioned I kind of fell in love with her last night after her performance as Holly Holliday on Glee. She basically played the coolest substitute teacher ever, I mean she offered to have glee club at Taco Bell, nuf said.

Other than last night's episode, here is why Gwen is just so crushable:

• She is a classy lady, which is hard to find today, in our Kardashian filled media.
  
• She can pull off an English accent better than any other American ever.
• She is a great serious actress but is also really funny at times. Case and point, The Royal Tenenbaums.
  
  

2. Frances Mcdormand:


You may think what a weird choice for a girl crush, I mean the lady from Fargo. Well, yes, exactly. Have you seen Fargo, it is very violent but Frances is amazingly funny in it. Here is why she is on my list:

• Her performance in Fargo
• Her performance in Friends with Money. Please just watch the trailer and tell me she is not hilarious.
• Her performance in Raising Arizona
  

3. Taylor Swift


Crushable qualities are as follows:

• She is a great singer/song writer.
  
• She is so cute.
  
• She comes off as a genuinely nice person.
• I love all those sparkly dresses she wears to award shows (example available above).

So those are some of my nonsexual girl crushes. I have more, but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. I may have to do a Girl Crush Volume Two if I have forgotten someone important, but I will keep you posted. Obviously.

Lets celebrate with a Dala horse cake

It was Abbeys birthday this weekend and for her big day Ashley and I made Dala horse cake. Your probably thinking wow that sounds gross, but don't worry, this is not some creepy meat cake, it is a chocolate cake shaped and painted like a Swedish Dalecarlian horse.

The Dalecarlian horse or Dala horse is a traditional carved and painted wooden statuette of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna. As proud Swedes we thought it appropriate to have Abbey's birthday celebration showcase our pride.

Real Dala Horse

Abbey in Sweden at a Dala horse workshops


Dala Horse Cake


We ended up with a couple versions of the cake. This was mine and even though Lil Sis openly told me this was her least favorite, I still like it.

I think i'm sick, I just know I have hypocindria

I have discovered that I am a bit of a hypochondriac. It has been a somewhat recent development but it has started with me thinking I am pregnant about every other month. These thoughts are based on no hard evidence but I think that once I really am pregnant, EPT is going to have a serious drop in sales.

My most recent fit of Hypochondria came on a couple days ago and in a form other than pregnancy. I was getting out of the shower and noticed a mole on my back. The mole was not very big but the pigment was irregular and asymmetrical. I took a closer look and immediately went onto the internet and to find out if I was going to make it. Findings were that irregular pigment and irregular shape can be a sign of a cancerous mole. Shortly after that I burst into tears and started to think about what I was going to miss when I was gone. Then Eric got home and I told him the news. He told me everything would be fine and that we would just make a doctors appointment and that I should not worry about it.

The next day I was feeling much better and not so certain of my demise. I was at work, still planning on making an appointment with the doctor when I start getting all these text from Eric. The texts went as follows:

Have you made an appointment?

Here are a list of doctors you could go to.....

I made an appointment for you tomorrow.

Apparently I was feeling better about the situation but Eric was feeling worse.

I went to the Doctor and he said it looked fine but that another mole looked questionable so he removed it.

Overall the experience left me feeling glad that I went into see the doctor, silly because the mole he took off was not the one that freaked me out, aware that I need to take better care of my skin and lastly happy that I have guy like EZ in my life. Sorry that last bit is a little cheesy.

Some Random Thoughts

Mallory's randoms thoughts:

When I was in high school I found some personalized confetti with my name on it, this was a rare find, so of course I bought it. I still have it and I am wondering when I will ever have the use for Mallory confetti. If anyone has any ideas let me know.


I am not a rom com fan, because of this I do not enjoy most of Kate Hudson's movies, I do however adore this cover of Elle Magazine. It is partly because K Hud looks stunning but mostly because of the Marc Jacobs dress she is wearing. Well done Marc, well done.

Ez and I are pretty busy, this means that our apartment often gets turned to the way side. It typically gets to hoarders status before we decide to clean up. It's getting to the point where I am seriously considering getting a cleaning lady. Would it be weird to get a cleaning lady for a one bedroom apartment with cinder block walls?

That's all for now.

If your going to San Francisco

This past weekend Mikey (Eric's Dad) took Eric and myself to California to see the Bruins play Cal.

Our first stop was Sacramento to stay with Eric's Grandparents. I had never met them so it was so great to finally meet. They were such lovely people and such gracious hosts. I look forward to seeing them again.

Next stop was Berkley, home of the Cal Bears. Our first stop in Berkley was Burger Meister.

Then off to California Memorial Stadium to see the game.

Eric and I before the game started. If we had known how the game would have ended we might not have been so smiley.

The game did not go so well. The bruins lost but it was still great to see Berkley's campus and to see the beautiful Bruins play in person.

Next we went into San Fran. I met up with my high school bestie Charity. She is living there and she showed me all the sights.

Above: a sign I liked.

BTW: San Fran is a really cool city and the weather in October is beautiful, or at least it was the weekend of the 8th.

Below: Charity and I in China Town.


To sum it all up, even though the Bruins lost, the weekend was a success. I got to meet Eric's Grandparents, see my old pal Charity and get reacquainted with San Francisco. Nuff said.

A new addition

Eric and I have a new addition in our apartment, no it is not a French Bulldog puppy, it is a new mattress.

Dev and Beck had told us that they would get us a bed for a wedding present and in typical Olson fashion, we finally got around to buying it last weekend.

You are probably thinking, does this really merit a blog post. Well, when you love sleep as much as I do, an incredibly comfortable new mattress is a big deal, so it does merit a blog post. Plus the mattress we were sleeping on had been Eric's since he was 12, meaning it was extremely below par, so much so, that the preferred napping spot was our Ikea couch and not the bed. Nuff said.

So now I will share with you the things I have realized since getting the new bed:

1. Waking up in the morning is hard, especially now that the mornings are getting cold

2. The snooze button is a cruel lover that I keep coming back to

3. Pillow tops are one of the greatest creations ever, I put it right behind Pandora

Now I must end this post so I can go to sleep.