and so i'm back. from outer space.

after a day of travel hell, i'm finally home.

honestly, this has been the best and worst day.

on my way to the airport, i get a call from us airways that is basically "oops, your flight got cancelled." great. so i get on the phone with travelocity (sprung for the travel insurance), thinking it'd be no big deal to get me on a different flight. wrong. they could get me out of newark for an extra $200, or i can fly out of jfk...tomorrow. this is not working for me. no money, no way to get anywhere, i'm stuck at the departures gate at the dirtiest airport in the continental united states, maybe even the world. so i start crying and telling the people on the phone and at the check in that they *have* to get me out of here, that they *have* to get me home. people behind me are getting pissed and yelling at me and there's nothing i can do. the travelocity guy's useless, never using them again. finally the guy behind the counter takes pity on me and works with his manager to get me a ticket on a delta flight leaving later that afternoon.

now on to the delta line from hell. i waited an hour and forty five minutes (people kept butting in line - so annoying!) and when i finally got to the check in desk, it turned out the us airways guy had only printed me a ticket, not made me a reservation. the lady got me the. last. seat. i asked her to marry me.
so off to wait for my flight to leave in five hours. the gate changes once i'm down there waiting to another gate all the way across the airport, but at this point i'm just happy to be past security. i also randomly saw two girls from my dance team. so weird.

then i flirted (shamelessly, i might add) with the delta gate agent to get an aisle seat. i must have either been on fire flirting or looking like a total mess cuz he went above and beyond and got me exit row aisle. now that is how to travel. i could slump in my seat *and* stretch out my legs. it was awesome.
i fiiiiiiiiinnnnaaalllyyy get to salt lake and got picked up by two of my favoritest people in the whole wide world: dj & b. dressed all wacky - i loved it. i nearly knocked that boy off his feet. driving back to provo was really surreal, i couldn't believe it was actually happening.
but it's real. i'm home. and i never want to leave again. ever.

[here's b's airport picking up outfit. you can't see it but her skirt is actually a sparkly clubbing dress. and her butt looks fantastic.]

welcome to ris's world of freaking the heck out. please buckle up for safety.

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had a talk with the mom and we decided i am not a good fit because her needs are different than expected because she's home way more than she originally thought she would be and having me here is too many bodies and is wasting her money and my time. (not to mention the fact that i wasn't allowed to say no, let alone discipline these children whatsoever and that having me here and not allowing me to do my job is ridiculous.) so she told me to use her credit card and book myself a new flight (they decided it would be cheaper than having to pay the rebooking fee from my original ticket, which was going to be about $300) for sunday because they could really use the help over the weekend. no problem, i say. flight booked, for only $230. then at ten tonight, she mentions to the other nanny (yeah, you can see why i'm not really needed. i was the 2nd nanny. for two kids.) how i have to be up crazy early tomorrow morning for the car service. 'on sunday' i say. 'no, tomorrow' she says. somehow, i didn't get a text from her saying she talked to her husband and they decided it'd be better for me to leave tomorrow morning.

cue the 'holy crap' string racing through my mind.

so. an hour (and $400) later, my ticket is changed to tomorrow. i feel terrible about all that wasted money but she didn't seem to care very much, which is crazy. are you doing the math? that's $630 for me to go home. that's not even including the $500 it took to get me out here less than a week ago. i feel sick about it. but i also feel relieved to go home. this has been an complete and utter disaster from the get go. the mom was incredibly kind and gracious (i really like her) but the job has been a nightmare.

i will be home in less than twenty four hours.

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what's that, today? you completely sucked? word.

and because i need to laugh today...

i'm hungry for some soup. good thing i just saw joel mchale in times square.

well, it took me a while, but i finally found my church. it's a tiny ysa branch about twenty minutes from my house and (dj called it) i'm already the branch piano player (i hate the technical word for that. it makes me giggle like a twelve year old.). good thing i get to play some i love america songs next week. those are my favorite style. i will probably go early and battle hymn of the republic prelude it up.

after church, i met up with allie in the city. somewhere between pinkberry (yum! esp. watermelon), cosi (double yum, plus what was with all the cops with huge guns?), seeing joel mchale in times square (sorry it's blurry! it's for reals him though.),


and hanging out in bryant park (new favorite park, sorry central. try and beat it, i dare you!), i decided i love my friendship with al. it's great because we can call and talk and see each other sometimes and it's really fun, but neither of us get butt-hurt if we don't see/talk for a while. that's a fun style of friend = low maintenance. :)

all in all, a pretty great day.

today i got spit in the face by a six year old.

seriously.

what.

am.

i.

doing.

here.

???

and now for some comic relief...

[courtesy of ilovecharts.tumblr.com]

ps. skype, i love you. nothing beats being able to see your handsome boyfriend's face from 2221.89 miles (kill me) away. a tip of the hat to you.

what. am. i. doing.

today was the worst. i pretty much didn't sleep all night, maybe thirty minutes, if i was lucky. at six, i took a shower and sat down to get ready and just started bawling. it was a good thing i'd just washed all my mascara off or i would've ruined dj's shirt. i sobbed for like thirty minutes non-stop. it feels so wrong to leave, but i can't just not go. this is the worst feeling in the world:(

my mom, tara, brianon & dj drove me to the airport and we people watched for about forty minutes before i had to go through security. yikes. lady in the dirty black romper (and just for the romper, i've gotta say - you are in your forties. gross.) = wear. a. bra. gross. we also saw what looked like a super anorexic dinosaur with stripper boobs, leather skin and nappy extensions. so...that was real great.

everyone was good sports and didn't leave until i couldn't see them anymore after going through the scanner (a security person saw my naked. i don't know how i feel about that.). the flight was okay, i slept like a rock for most of it. brianon and dj both wrote me sweet letters to read on the plane, so that was nice. the flight was uneventful and we even got in early. a car service picked me up and drove me out to long island. i had forgotten how green everything is out here. and claustrophobic. so many trees you can't see the sky. it makes me even more excited to get back to utah. i realized that i need the open sky. and the mountains. and my best friend. and my boyfriend. and the ability to be with my family in three hours if i want/need to.

as of now, i'm exhausted from the whole not sleeping/crying my eyes out all day thing. so i'm off to bed.

i miss you.

ugh. i miss you guys already!!!

today was my last day in provo for a while:( i basically just spent time with brianon (glitter toes!), my mom, tara & dj. got a bunch of stuff i needed and packed. it took forever to pack and i kept forgetting things. i also got to go see jon, em & baby girl for a little bit tonight.

i can't believe i'm leaving. it seemed like such a good idea at the time, but now i'm wondering if it's the right thing to go. i'm so happy here, it seems bizarre to leave. but the money is insane. i can't just pass it up. i'm going to be able to pay off my best buy card and my car, and have a little left over for spending. so it'll be good to go and do that. but super crappy to leave all my friends and good times here.

we watched the results show on dancing with the stars tonight and this crew came and danced (remote control) and it was crazy. soooooo talented. there isn't a video on youtube or i'd put it on here. if you have the chance to see a tivo'd version of the show or see it randomly on youtube, check it out. best robot stuff i've ever seen. and the little guy's story is super inspiring.

i. don't. want. to. go.

wednesday is put everything off til tomorrow day

wellp, it's t minus 2 days and counting. i didn't really get anything done today. all i did was work (last day - sad. but kinda good, hopefully i'll be able to get my job back in august.) and chillax with mom, tara, brb & boyfriend. watched a little so you think you can dance (among other programs), and basically just sat on the couch trying to soak up their company. it hit me tonight that i'm really leaving. it's not just this abstract idea that is maybe in my future. it's real. and it's in less than 36 hours.

yikes.

do you believe?

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[uh...actually i think you are real. i believe in you nessie. you just need to believe in yourself.]

yuck. times a gajillion.

[if i even see a spider, i feel like there are spiders on me the rest of the night.
it. is. the. worst.
moral of the story: it is the best to have a handsome boyfriend that will kill spiders so you don't see them, even the ones that are huge and have lots of baby spiders in them. and then send you a text later saying 'don't worry there aren't any spiders on you.' those are the best boyfriends ever.]

best. dad. ever.

[happy father's day to the bestest dad in the whole wide world. i loooooove you!]

guess what dj and i saw?!

so. amazing.

i love jackie chan and it was super hard for me to not act like an idiot in the parking lot after. and jaden smith? are you joking me? sooooo good. the acting was great. the story was great. i want to learn kung fu now.

plus a justin bieber song at the end?

please. best movie all summer.

*gasp*

[i. love. it.]

want

the unicorns of the sea

[hahahahaha]

if you come to my house, i will offer you one (guaranteed)

if they asked me i could write a book about the way you walk and whisper and look...

little guy!

ris secret #311: i love tiny things. i love babies, tiny animals, that ride at disneyland where there are miniature castles (yeah, it's for old people...don't knock it), little batteries - pretty much name it, and if it's tiny, i love it. and probably want/have one. [you saw my post about the tiny baby quails(!!!!!)] i don't know what it is, but i just love little tiny stuff.

[what is this creature!?!?]

ps. tar tar is at my house. game night was fun. i have a boyfriend. i get to see my mom for two weeks. i have new friends from work that a super fun. brianon wore sparkly shoes. everything is great!!!

if i hear the song 'according to you' one more time, i might go on a murderous rampage. curse your days orianthi, if that's even your real name.

something crappy happened today while i was at work. i won't go into the details, all you need to know is that it really hurt my feelings and i allowed it to ruin the rest of my day.

sweet boyfriend to the rescue! when dj came over tonight, he surprised me with a whole bag of blue jolly ranchers [which is a bit of an inside joke going back to our very first date]. is he adorable or what?! i think this should be a new unit of measurement: i like you a whole bag of blue jolly ranchers [or in other words, a whole lot!:)].

neato cheeto

i am enchanted by this. if you have ever tried to do light painting, with a sparkler or whatever, your brain is exploding just like mine is.

also, i think that when i get home from new york i'm going to get a fish named howard.

love, according to dad

hate crime hate, simple hate, lazy hate, neutral, noticed, like, platonical like, strong like, puppy luv, shrimp curry luv, true love, charity

what level are you?

[ps. i think my dad is the smartest man in the whole wide world]

sometimes i feel like this

[courtesy of hyperbole and a half!]

ten of these live in my driveway

note that those are marble in the bowl behind him, making him the tiniest little guy in the whole world. ugh. so cute! i just want to hold him but won't cuz i don't want to make his mom not love him anymore:(

one week. so far so good. :)

i just want to put her in a box and squish her; she's soooo cute!

tonight dj and i had greek burritos and went and played with this little gem for a while...


ugh. baby girl. could you be any cuter?!?!

but darling boring you ain't

wow. testimony meeting today was incredible. i felt like i'd been lit on fire. waaay awesome.

and

we're back in provo! and dj made us some dinner! and it was delicious! and then there was all sorts of walking, secret telling & star gazing! what a lovely night:)
[i missed his stinking guts. and that was only two days[!] anything longer is going to kill me i think.]

surprise!

today was my mom's surprise party. she's turning 50 this summer and i threw her a giant bash a couple weeks early to make it an even better surprise. it was awesome! i think she was really happy and felt really loved to see everyone who came out for her. there were also delicious cucumber sandwiches. i love those little guys.


also, as an added bonus, my boyfriend accidentally went on a date with another girl tonight. he didn't know that's what it was, and i think (i'm positive) that she was using some trickery. and also he was talking about me and called me right after, so i feel okay about it. it's pretty funny to hear the story actually. as long as he didn't cheat on me with her in a hot tub, buy a bullet bike, shave his arms and then marry her, i think i'll be okay.


day three of burger place. you never let me down old friend, delicious as always.

if i keep it up like a lovesick crack head

today dj had to leave really early to make it back in time for work. we have been seeing each other every day for a while now, so i am pretty sure i hate this whole 'not seeing each other for two days' business. will keep you posted on how it goes.

in other news, we got some snow cones today and i took a picture of my sister without her realizing what i was doing. she looks real good. i will try and post it up here when i can figure out how to use my fancy smart phone.

also at dark time, jaz and i took brb up to see the ocean. don't worry, we didn't take advantage of her or anything. we just laughed lots and took some super great pictures. i'll post those when brianon puts them up.

also, day two of burger place. student special, you make the world a better place.

i was a little nervous it was going to be like this...

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but instead it was totally totally awesome. next time = more food and water & swimming at the cool swimming hole. great hike everyone, high fives all around. jazi, sorry about your butt-cactus situation.

also, burger place you make my rockin world go 'round. see ya tomorrow lover.

i like broccoli cheese soup more than i like some people.

once upon a time, a sparkly girl named ris and her bff brianon and her bf dj went on an adventure called surprising ris's mom in st. george. after a treacherous journey involving going back to the future and gas station, they finally arrived at the luscious oasis of st george city pool. pam was quite surprised to see them (esp. her favorite almost daughter brb) and also thrilled that dj came too. then they lived happily ever after that night, eating broccoli cheese soup and being awesome all the live long day.

the end.

position has been filled (!)

:) x infinity