operation: las vegas

so i moved to las vegas a month ago tomorrow and it has been quite the adventure so far- i get lost every day and pray i can find my way home! the worst was the day i got lost on D street and MLK- which is the street that you will get shot on even in the daylight- but i did not get shot! I decided i love numbers when it comes to directions- numbers make sense, having big cross streets is not a good thing for a utah girl! however i do have a good sense of direction apparently- i have had to give other people directions and i know my north, south, east, and west really well...but asking me left or right and i couldn't tell you where to go!!! work has been good but very dramatic- I have a good friend at work his name is Ed- and we are already pretty much BFFs- I got hired the same time as my "friend" Lasaugna- she is awesome! she causes most of the drama- going to the head boss telling him that I am spreading rumors about her and her sales- everyone i work with is pretty chill and so young! the branch manager is only 22 and everyone is right around that same age- it is weird to see people this young so far up in a company. they are a little disorganized though- i have been stuck shadowing people for 3 weeks, I just got into training last week- and I will be going to extended training this week which is boring, but at least i will finally be on my own after that! My new roommates are AWESOME! they are so sweet! They love holidays as much as I do- Halloween was huge with them, and that made me feel so at home (I am pretty sure when my mom moved me down it made her happy knowing i would have a little bit of a halloween!)i still haven't finished unpacking...i know i need to, its just that i keep putting it off- maybe this week i will actually get it done! i am sure there is more that i should be saying- i will post more often with pictures of my place once i finish unpacking it all- my place actually is really cute! well that is all for now- the end oh and another thing...i saw my first blimp that wasn't at a jazz game...and i won't lie...i thought it was aliens...the bright blue lights were creepy!

Do you want them to be doing your taxes?

this was in the sky...messages from the aliens?

John and I strutting our stuff at the bonfire-

Lorin, Braydon and I...chillin waiting for the bonfire to die down

viva las vegas

Just so everyone is aware:
I am moving to Las Vegas on Friday! I will be working at Wells Fargo as a teller...and hopefully on monday I will find a place to live!

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!?!

So I got a text from my dear sister Amanda Jane the other day that said...DID YOU PUT ME ON THE HARRY POTTER WEBSITE? well I honestly didn't...I wish I would have had the idea to do so...but I didn't...so to whoever you are...I love it and hope whoever you are...you are getting a good laugh getting other people in trouble...

http://www.harrypotterholiday.com/petition/show/17608

greatest momma on the planet!

So I know this is a couple of weeks late...but better late than never right?! Happy Birthday MOMMA!!!

My mom also informed me that she is only 21 not cough 49...cough cough...

So here are 21 of the reasons I love my mom!

21- She loves every holiday of the face of this planet
20- She is very patient
19- She is always willing to talk
18- She can do the splits like noone else I know!
17- She is willing to try pretty much everything
16- She is just so gosh darn- AMAZING!
15- She can cook like noone elses business
14- She is a Halloween fanatic and has given that trait to her kids
13- She is such a cute grammy
12- She has awesome surprises (coming to cedar city?!!!)
11- She is always up for a good laugh or prank
10- She taught me to be honest even if it does hurt her feelings in the process of shopping
9- She doesn't act like a grandma- more a best friend!
8- She always knows when something is wrong even if i am a couple hundred miles away
7- She supports every one of her kids in everything they want to try
6- She has good style
5- She taught me about service!
4- She would give up anything for her kids and to see them be happy!
3- She is now addicted to the wii and it makes me laugh
2- She taught me how to bowl!
1- She is the greatest mom on the planet!!!! and noone else can have her because she is mine!!!


*pictures will be up soon!

SKYDIVE 2008 over zions national park

So after feeling extremely jipped after my dive in 2007, I was able to make it up this year! The reason I feel like my second dive was a waste was because, my instructor didn't let me do anything- Cody was able to do flips out of the plane and it was only his first dive, and this past weekend when we went up to Salt Lake for Chuckey's wedding we found out that he is on a billboard for SKYDIVEUTAH. (he lived right by the billboard and drove by it every day for about two months thinking, man that guy looks familiar, then one day he realised it was him...oh Chuckey! how we have missed you!) however I am glad I was not on Chuckey's dive because his chute did malfunction- however the reserve was not deployed!
Well my first two dives were with SKYDIVEUTAH, my third dive was with SKYDIVE ZION


This is what it was...yes it scared the daylights out of me

The five of us had to leave Cedar at 5:15 in the morning to get down to Hurricane, UT. I figured it would be like my other dives and we would be out of there by seven or eight at the LATEST. Boy was I wrong, we drove into the airport and we saw this little shack, and I thought...oh great we are going to die- when Rick stepped out to greet us (Rick was our dive partner) He is the only one that actually does the dives, and so its him and the pilot, and then someone to re-pack his parachutes. Three people and that was it...the plane we went in, well it fits 3 people tightly! so we all had to go one at a time, Doug decided he needed to go first because if not he would chicken out- after that we decided to go by experience. So Doug jumped at 7, Sam at 8, Melanie at 9, Cody at 10 and then it was finally my turn to go...So I jumped at around 11-11:30


Cody and Doug on the ride down to the airport






I got to do flips out of the plane, and I did did all of stuff myself, I had to check what altitude I was at while falling and make sure that I checked my rip cord, and then I had to pull my rip cord and then guide us down to landing- well I passed my level and so my next dive can actually be SOLO! (however I was only suppose to check my rip cord 3 times and then pull it...I checked mine 5 times and then pulled it...I guess I needed to make sure it was really there...) I loved this dive even though I really couldn't see out of the plane to acutally look at Zions...and I would much rather go in a bigger plane with more people- but this dive was definantly fun and I did still end up with the bruises to prove I went!

I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE!

So we are going to play a lovely game with this little post...it is what all can you spot on this lovely woman? She had no idea that she would be a model one day, she was at the gas station and well she looks smokin hot! I think I am going to start sporting this new look. Let me know what you think?

24 reasons i love my sis!

I know it is a few days late...but at least I actually got mine up...unlike some people...well HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS AMANDA JANE ALBRECHT RUSSELL!!! I know i didn't get you cotton candy for your birthday like the girlies thought but I did remember your birthday!
the top 24 reasons i love my big sis (not in order)
* she is my best friend
* she can make any bad day sound like the funniest day of your life
* she puts up with everyones crap (everyone goes to the oldest sister for advice)
* she is the cutest/best mommmy!
* she always had some new club that i was never invited in...but always wanted to join (club amanda)
* Amanda Albrecht and the Nasty Teddy Bears
* the magician phase
* the jazz bear phase
* the movie making phase
* the Kwin dented my shin story
* Pepperoni and Tanner
* Flip Flops always even in snow
* Best Wardrobe
* Getting in strangers pictures
* she is the only one i know who has licked the statue of liberty and in return been licked on the subway
* her willingness to always help with anyones homework or schooling in anyway possible
* her cooking!
* Her candy creations (the only bad one was valentines day about 3 years ago...poor gavin...)
* her amazing tolerance level!
* she is an amazing writer!
* she always is there to make anyone happy
* she always has the right advice
* she is my hero
* she is the coolest big sis anyone could ever ask for! and too bad for all of you cuz she is MINE!

strawberry days rodeo

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girls just wanna have fun...

so i had a lovely surprise this week...apparently steven wright needed to stop by my house to get some water to take some pills...well when he got to my house...he magically turned into Amanda, the girlies, and my momma! they made a trip down to cedar to see me! i was so happy to see them...unfortunantly my camera is still dead so i will post pictures soon...but ruby wanted to stay on her benture forever and kept saying how she was going to move into the hotel after they were done with their current house. The hotel was referred to as the benture and the rest of it was are we still on our vacation? and scarlie used her prince voice on more than one occation which just made my day! i loved hearing scarlie sing the umbrella song...and ruby kept telling me about things she did when she was a baby (like have a dog...and go on all sorts of bentures!!!) I love my family so much and i am so happy they got to come to cedar and see me for a couple of days! more will be coming soon!!

st george surprise! who is this mystery man?

so today i decided to make a trip to st george (45 miles south of cedar...it is a whole other land down there!) and i did some shopping...they actually have a mall and things to do in st george! well on my trip back traffic was slow and well we were passing people right and left! we came to a man on a motorcycle and a car...the man was in the fast lane...we ended up passing him and as we drove by i decided to look at the guy...why?! i have no idea why actually...he was driving a bitchin motorcycle i tell ya! well as we drove by i recognized the man...he recognized me as well and pointed at me as i accidentally gave him a crusty...ten bucks says all of you reading this know who he is too...wanna take a guess?!? recommend riders...temple riders anyone?

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change stealing crossing guard...

so work is not very eventful at times, we have people that come in on a daily basis and we know their names...or we have nick-names for them...

Tuna Travis- he comes in frequently and gets a tuna on white bread and no veggies- he seems like a cool kid and everyone at the bakery loves to tease me about him...

Dave- eww this man is GROSS! he is missing one leg and is so fat that he rides in his jazzy and well when he comes in i swear he is undressing you with his eyes...noone likes pervy Dave...

Brian- the nice guy with the lisp who gets sandwiches every once in a while...

The old lady aka tooties roll lady aka missionary lady aka smelly old lady- this is an old lady who comes in every friday to pick up day old bread for the missionaries, she smells horrible (wears WAY too much perfume) and always trys stealing bread from us- one week one of the employees saw her on the street corner giving out free bread to anyone who walked by- she always comes in and throws tootsie rolls at us...or if any guys are working she will walk up to them and try sticking them in their pockets- noone likes the old hag and I had the pleasure of last friday yelling at her! yes I did yell at her and it felt wonderful to yell at the old lady- everyone else runs to the back when she comes and they make me talk to her and i was sick and she kept touching the bread on the bread board and I was ticked! I didn't even get in trouble for yelling at her because noone likes her...

the creepy post office man- he used to only come in when the other Annie was working...and when he comes in all he does is get a bunch of pumpkin bread and stare at your chest...well once i started working at nights he switched the day that he comes in thursday nights sure enough is when he loads up on his freakin pumpkin bread and just stares away...

my new favorite person is this bigger old guy...we call him change stealing man aka the cross walk guy- he comes in all the time, he has these bushy bushy eyebrows, wears his stylish bright yellow crossing-guard vest, and all he does is comes in and gets a free slice of bread- and then he pretends to look around for a little while until we walk away from the breadboard...and then he walks over to our penny jar and steals all of the change out of it...he does it so obviously yet he won't do it right in front of us- today he waited until i had my back to the door i was standing not two feet away from it...seriously who steals the change from the penny jar of an establishment every single day?! I was the first one to notice it and we all get laughing every time he comes in...

sorry for the random-ness of this I just had to share about the weird-os learking around here...

The BIG 5-0...for the greatest daddy-o ever!

I know this is being written the night before the big day...but considering I have finals tomorrow and I have a spare min. I am going to write this right now!!! To my wonderful, amazing, daddy-o...Considering he says he is 21 and not 50...I am going to tell you all my top 21 (because that is his age) favorite things about this cool guy (these are not in order) 1. The songs he makes up about the silly things in life 2. The calls whenever "mom is out of town" 3. His sense of humor 4. His encouragement to try new things 5. His name is pretty rockin Roderick!!!! 6. His bear hugs 7. His patience (remember the motorcycle experience?) 8. His self-lessness 9. His example 10. His work ethic 11. His smarts 12. His smart alec remarks (the girl getting frisked by the female cop at joe's?) 13. When he comes down and tells me to have a good time at school and that he loves me before he goes to BYU on sunday mornings 14. His "Poppy"-ness 15. His Christmas letters 16. All the stories 17. His ability to talk to strangers (who else would talk to people fishing and find out they served in the same mission?) 18. His love for his family 19. His love for the church 20. His respect for women (it makes it hard for any guy I date or know to compare) 21. His love for LIFE! I love you dad so much! Thank you so much for all that you have done for me in my life, I hope you have a wonderful 21st birthday! Hey next year we will be the same age- how cool is that? Have a wonderful day old man!!! I love you!

blue hair that is actually more green!

I tried dying my hair blue this weekend...it turned green and it was st. patty's day...so it looked like i did it just for that! hopefully hot topic will soon carry Special Effects hair dye...that way it would actually be blue not this green that it is currently sporting...

the bakery "office"

So I figured out at work that everyone that works in the mornings loves the office except one guy. We now call him Toby...our manager always is making fun of him, and is always correcting this guy, I feel bad for him however...it makes me laugh knowing that my boss is trying to be Michael. We were kneading bread the other day and "Toby" said something and we hadn't really been talking about the office and all of the sudden I had total word vomit and what came out was "Thats what she said" and my boss was walking by and he turned and looked at me very shocked and said...did you just say what I think you said? he then started quoting many office episodes, all of us were dying laughing (except toby who did not find it funny at all!) there is one episode that everyone keeps talking about that i need to see- it is the episode with the ITT tech guy and how Michael is mean to him, so if anyone knows which episode this is PLEASE let me know! Also in cedar city there is a man who works at Liberty Mutual Funding...and he stands outside dressed up as the statue of liberty and dances...well this man is the spitting image of Dwight!
Does anyone know Dwights middle name?

confession:

well my dear brother Zach had a wonderful goal for 2008: quit smoking cold turkey! I admire him- this past weekend i had to return Steve (my mom's car) back to her- I have had him for the past month down at school, well Bruce (my jeep) was finally feeling better after about 2 months of going back to the doctor to get fixed... well my dad decided it would be nice to get Steve and Bruce detailed before I went back down to Cedar- my mom came with me to drive both cars...well when they cleaned her car...well they found a pack of cigs. under the seat, well noone has had the car in over a month besides me... and the people who i have had in the car are my friends who currently are now serving missions (as my dear mom said...DAMN MISSIONARY!) so now apparently I am getting framed by someone to think I am a smoker...maybe just maybe it is MR. and MRS. SMOKER from my classes...so if anyone knows any details on the mysterious pack of cigs. PLEASE let me know! I have no idea why in the world I am getting framed...my boss when he found out...kept asking if i needed my smoke break...Nope no smoking for me...but maybe I can follow in Zach's footsteps and try quitting smoking cold turkey as well!

ABC's about ME!

here you go Chelsea!!!
A...attached or single: as far as i know...single!
B... best friend: Amanda Jane! (at school it was Kira...but she is in Louisiana)
C... cake or pie: Pink and Blue swirl cake
D... day of choice: Tuesdays
E... essential item: underroos
F... favorite color: Kelly Green! (crayon green)
G... gummy bears or worms: bears, you can bite off their heads so they don't feel the pain, and worms you can't tell which end is the head.
H... hometown: Alpine, i would say "A-town"...but then it sounds like i'm naming it after myself
I... indulgence(s): ice and wint-o-green lifesavers
J ...January or July: January, it means May is close!
K... kids? i have too many to count...i mean...do my girlies Ruby and Scarlett count?
L... life is incomplete without: the fam damily
M... marriage date: January 1, 2008...i mean...ummm...dang it!
N ...number of siblings: 2 brothers and 1 sisters
O... oranges or apples: juice?
P ...phobias or fears: crickets, and the dark
Q... quotes: "Fransisco...Frrrrrrannnnnssssisco....Franssssssssiiiiiisssssccccccoooo....I like it"
R... reason to smile: Snow, having a job, not having to worry about getting kidnapped or beat up becasue of some election (kids in Kenya) too many to count
S ...season: Spring I love the rain!
T... tag three friends: whoever wants to
U ...unknown fact about me: i HATE the centers of cin. rolls
V ...very favorite store: anything but walmart- today the man there told me we don't carry windshield scrapers WTF? it is Cedar City in the winter and no snow scraper?!W... worst habit: biting my fingernails when i'm nervous
X... x-ray or ultrasound: most recently was friday nights ultrasound...and it was not fun getting pumped with fluids until it felt like my bladder was going to explode so they could do the ultrasound, and i don't know how smart it was...it was just me and the guy doing the ultra sound on that entire side of the hospital...creepy just a little bit!
Y... your favorite food: pasta and chicken
Z... zodiac: Taraus

interview...

So on thursday at 4:00 I have an interview for the study abroad program at BYU to go to London for the fall! I am so excited...but I am worried about a phone interview, I mean an interview in person I know I could win them over and I'd be accepted into the program, but a phone interveiw...I don't know! Had I known it would have only been a phone interveiw I could have kept my pink hair longer! oh well! I will let you all know if I actually get into the program and if I'll be blogging from London next fall! (yeah...I know I said I would NEVER go to BYU...but well they have a good study abroad program...and its actually worth the money...unlike SUU!)

lucky new semester...

So the new semester started yesterday for me...and well i kinda started out on the wrong foot! I walk into class five mins early and all the seats were taken except on in the middle of the classroom, so i stumble across people to get to the seat...once I get there i know why noone else was sitting there...if any of you were weekly watchers of Home Improvements you will understand this haircut I am about to explain Zachery Ty Bryan (Brad Taylor) got a horrible haircut in which the sides of his head were shaved however the center was left long and greasy (sometimes done in a braid) ok now that I am done explaining the haircut...ok so i am struggling to get to my seat and i am about there and I look up...the guy sitting next to the empty seat has that haircut, he is wearing a long black trench coat that i'm sure had a gun or knife in! well the ugly man that i had to sit by i could handle the looks but then i sit down and tried to breathe, guess what?! yeah i couldn't! the man smelled of cigeretts so bad! and then i look to the man on the other side of me...he has no teeth just gums! and that man smelled funky as well! after the hour and a half i leave and finally am able to breathe! well today I had my 4 other classes, first class of the day- i'm late becasue i can't find parking ANYWHERE! so i go into class and see smoker in there- but i'm pretty sure I sat in front of smokers girlfriend- miss smoker! becasue i couldn't breathe in that class either! the rest of the day just about followed that...it got better in the next two classes but my last class of the day i am in the hall and smell the worst smoke- worse than going to aunt sherri's house and so i was thinking ok do not sit by that woman! i go into the class and i'm about four rows behind Mrs. Smoker...and this is my class about Adolescence development (yes i am the YOUNGEST person in this class by at least 4 years...) well Mrs. Smoker keeps making these annoying comments and has this deep annoying laugh i wanted to throw my pen at the back of her head so many times! this just added to the fact that she was old and in school (I had old people in school they think they know everything and they are just annoying to have in classes- and they speak out in the wrong times!) this is just the start of the semester so i'm sure i'll have a lot more to write about from now on...and its not just the bakery anymore!