i'm a fairty in love.

my korean sister missionary, jelly (s3), sent the greatest card today.

she knows i'm ape for konglish.

(outside of card)
Happy Bubble

just having you close fills me with love and dream.
nothing is impossible with you by my side.

(inside)

Happy Bubble
you are my sweet song and you are a honey melody.
i have dreams and hopes.
i feel happiness.
i'm a fairty in love.
for the song to my heart.
make someone happy.
make just one someone happy.
and you will be happy too.
expecting tomorrow to be different from today.

i {heart} korea

bachelor breakdown 2

ooh friends, i'm thrilled that so many of you are as frivilous as i!
this weeks bach gave me epic hotmessiness by the gals getting ousted as well as the sobbers who were asked to stay.

first of all, it was so fun to see my friend, bradford, doing that ridiculous
GENERAL HOSPITAL activity.
but the wrap party?!

get it together, ladies!!
and jason!
why would you reward that ninny behaviour by eva mendez with a rose?!

ok, for the record... i don't think jason and mommy are MFEO, but i DO think she's so sweet (and ridiculous.... how awesome was her outfit during the singing challenge).

now on to the train wrecks (way to go jason for getting rid of all 3!!):

dear stalker,
let me get this straight...
you think it's acceptable to go in slobbery tongue first for a smooch when you've not only gleeked all over yourself, but have snot/napkin mixture on your face/in your mouth?
why is that ok?
and now that you're shipping home (with that horrible prom hair),
you finally stop blubbering ?
and why do you need to use your electric toothbrush before you tongue kiss your dog?
do you think your dog requires better hygeine than jase??

sideburn sandy bullock
(previously referred to as anne hathaway)

bhh.
really, bhh.
if kelly kapowski
can't bring back the girl-burns, i'm pretty sure YOU are not the gal to do it.
and why so many strange "talking to myself" confessions of neuroticism?
(note to self: NEVER stream-of-thought your feelings on national television)

and PLEASE, give yourself a break!
you're a pretty girl who seems borderline intelligent!
do some yoga... or medicate... just take care of it!

WASP

first of all, sweet cheeks, you need to get a grip on reality (or reality tv).... you re on the bachelor-not american idol....
and let me tell you, those gals were much gentler than simon would ever be.

worthie,
didn't wasp remind you of all of those horribly obnoxious entitled gals
at bloomies who are just hideous to everybody? ughh.

needless to say,
i'm glad these gals got the boot, but now who will rein supreme in the "biggest disasters" category??

thoughts?

mabel,

the mac

is in the computer hospital.

hope she gets well soon!!!!


--and hopefully, by then, i'll be off the serious painkillers and back to lucid posting
(wait.. have i ever been lucid?)



oooh .... you KNOW i have so much to say about the bachelor last night!!

two words: sideburns sandy bullock (uh.. that's 3. see? percadone)

donations

in lieu of flowers
to help off-set our sweet matt's medical bills
can be made
by visiting

www.teambigredcat.com

funeral information can also be found on that site.

thanks, erika !

driving a jazzy around costco

is awesome.
and terrifying.
how do old people maneuver these things?!
i almost mowed over a few small children!!!

jazzys are TRICKY!

good thing i scooted around in it!
ran into dr k... who TOTALLY bummed me out.

turns out, i'll be on crutches MUCH longer than i had anticipated.

boo.

turns out,

i had a team of friends who worked on my surgery!
2 parents of high school fb's.
and

miss gloria ashleigh
childhood bff who worked with the wonderful dr kimball
on my surgery.
it was so awesome to catch up---but wish it had been over lunch, not surgery!

when i woke up, i coudn't tell if i was in fb hell or heaven.

my foot... was in hell.. that is certain.

are you going to san francisco?

sussy, mim, bil, and molly schlepped the goods to san francisco.
during our exodus, we stopped in the most lavish of locales.

wt love in wendover

only thing worse than being single....
being single in wendover.

pit stops in :
winnemucca
elko

and a sleepover in:

mom's home town!
home of the wooster colts!!

by happenstance, we stayed at the former MGM grand....
where, coincidentally, mom and dad spent a small part of their honeymoon (gross)
and another famous smith/gale family story was born (more on that later).

a luxurious brunch @ the atlantis

where we had fried cuisine from around the world.
my fortune:

you will soon be singled out for a promotion. congrats!

(yeah! right!! a promotion to being crippled!!)

nicole's creepy fortune:

soon, a visitor shall delight you.

eesh.

we were most thrilled by the soft serve ice cream.

you know you're a fat american when you leave dents in the buffet seat upon exiting.

when in rome.....

pay the penny slots (i won a whopping $3.10!!) on the breezeway out of town.

i'm a classy classy lady.

i left my heart in san francisco

pretending i'm danny tanner from full house.
we also saw the painted ladies houses and frolicked where the tanner kids played

first stop: in n out burger

clang clang clang went the trolly!

mom had to climb the trees in washington square park

brunch at boulette's larder, treats at miette and recchuiti confections
love the ferry building!

brunch @ mama's.
soooo worth the wait.

boulevard restaurant
was delish.

insisted upon being in every picture.

so did sussy.
yumm....chocolate

my favorite features from nic's new pad:
the random corsage pinned in the middle of a random wall....
and the bathroom door graffiti-ed, "banjo para mujeres y hombres"

on the water, with molly, the portugese water dog
(please, obama!!! don't get one! they'll get too popular and they won't be cool anymore!!!)

bil

lombard street

if it looks like all we did was eat... you'd be right.

our dear matt

passed away today.
he was one of the only 3 hill cousins near my age and i so love him.
we loved to talk theatre,
movies, and other silly things. .. he does, after all, know everything.

he sang a mean "benjamin calypso" and kept his humor thru his brief struggle with testicular cancer (his blog was brilliantly named,
"matt's spectacular testacular cancer blog").

he is an inspiration.
he is missed.

matt and his beautiful wife, liz on her baptism day.

i love you, matt.
i love you, liz.
i love you, hill cousins.

so grateful for what we know.
we will see you soon, hombre.

i {heart} the bachelor

mommy

dear me!!
i'm finally catching up on my vital tv homework now that i'm "laid up."
not sure i can express in words how much i'm OBSESSED with this season of "the bachelor."...
also can't express how sick i am that i didn't apply for this season so daddy and i could live happily ever after in seattle.
jase, you really scored points by ousting that hot mess, natalie
(ugh. i can't believe we share the same name!).
but smooching EVERYONE @ the rose ceremony? really?

but let's talk about the ladies.....

mommy (pictured above)
ok. so she's clearly been to the paula abdul school of over-accessorizing, but i can't hold that against her.
i love love love her.
she truly seems like the first truly honest, kind, and mature woman in bach history.
how refreshing.
and to see her with sofia?!
she's so dear.

miss canada
this gal "gets" the game.
she's the only one who creates fun experiences and doesn't make him DTR 24/7.
plus, she's incredibly talented.
me likey.

and now,
my favorite of all of the train wrecks......

potty mouth "role model"
seriously? role model for who??
sister, just keep your trap shut.

stalker

creepytown.
i LOVE her.
seems emotionally unstable to a spectacular degree....
did anybody notice that she's pretty much spot on "lenora" from CRY BABY?
(if you don't know who that is, check out my friend alli as "lenora." comic genius)

oooh also hot mess anne hatheway. she's GREAT.
(too loritab-ed to find the pic... but you know who i mean, right?)

thoughts?

lesson learned: never fight with a glass shower door.

the crime scene

just my luck....

getting out of the shower, the glass door shattered all over my body.
the biggest casualty was my right big toe.

turns out, the glass severed my tendon so i'm having
emergency surgery today. (thanks dr kimball!)

borderline devastated: no skiing (this season). no dancing (for 3 months).
no louboutins (for a while).

.poor me.

YES, michelle!

yes , YOU can.

love the dresses.

love the obamas.
love the change.

i pretty much sobbed my way thru the inauguration...even the funny bits.
did you love the dresses?

planes, moving vans, and cable cars

blends!

i've just returned from san francisco!

sussy, bil, molly, and their treasures made it safely
but my stomach was stretched to unsafe limits.

an epic post is forthcoming..... but until then,
enjoy the pretty pretty treats from miette.

we did.

finally.

a workout sport top that hides a muffin top.

genius.

i want one.
thanks, champion!

sussy, bil, and mim take a road trip.

we're off to move the newlyweds into their san francisco love nest.

i'm hoping a strong adventure in reno is in our future--
and that we don't eat each other in the donner pass.

have a sweet weekend!

photo by suss

where eagles fly!!

so one of my favorite people in the world, happens to be my cross-the-hall neighbor, evan.
turns out, he owns shorty's (9th ave btwn 41-41nd)
which is the most amazing (and authentic) philly cheesesteak bar and grill.
(true confession: i eat there 3+ times/week)

watch evan's incredibly charming fox interview.

pic of the ridiculous cheesesteak and fries and a sweet review by nycfoodguy

head to shorty's this weekend
to watch the eagles soar to the superbowl and get your cheesesteak on!

graduation party

found via marta

by far, the most heartbreaking part of graduating from Rydell is
missing my fellow classmates.

i am blessed to know them and hope our friendships last longer
than our 18 month show.

... and hopefully,
we'll all look a little more rested than we do in these pictures :)

pretty friends

my main man at the brooks, tommy

his main squeeze and my good friend, janice

my twin puerto rican brother, xavier

party girls

please look at susan's face over my shoulder

dan dan double fisting

yum. a saldi-squeeze.

glo-worm is a very busy busy man.

party boys

quite possibly the tamest a/chris pic i've ever seen at a party

my pretty leading ladies with the puerto rican.

alibug designs

did you see?

s5, ali, designs custom converse and t-shirts.

they're pretty amazing.

see all the deets on sussy.

russian winter

i want to prance around in the snow and
pretend i'm anna karenina in this coat....
except for that whole suicide thing....


that would ruin the coat.

found via daily candy

last day at rydell high/my epic grease post

rizz and chach
no, i didn't wear a t-shirt to the dance.....
i don't put my dress on till after the first act starts.

air wooten

the ace-requested serious shot by patty and kenickie

most likely to win the hand jive

the mandatory party-committee meeting

c-ro is possessed.

rydell high class of 2009


the following photos were taken backstage during the show:

no, we're not posing for pix during a scene... no.

cha cha and kenickie's grand entrance to the famous cue line,
"i understand you were asking about me?"

totally unprofessional

gorilla

"patty? she's FLAT!"

"i'll take the troooophaaaeee"

(no, i'm not meaning to flare nostrils.... pretty sure i just couldn't breathe post-jive...
at any rate, i should have just used an inhaler to avoid ugly face...
coulda, woulda, shoulda)

cha cha wig being torn from head by jack..

hello angel

beauty school creepers

i see london... i see france.....

yes, marty. feel it.

the giant shots in the lobby..

close up shot for grandma to see..

hello, amputina

maxie.
the original hand jivers.

pre-final show huddle.
"grease is the WORD"

the greatly-missed-alumni gentleman's club.
graduated kenickie, sonny, and fonatine..

cha chi/rizzie wig boy chat time.

with our lovely lovely la la.
the original sandy and rydell students before the final show.

we match

intermission with my original hand-jive nemisis

the b6 trio with cheryl and the geek.

drop outs.

farewell B6
(why is my head so HUGE)

*party pics to come

dear sally bowles,

i love green nail polish*, too!!

ipt- ali hill

few women

are as fantastic as my dear, love-you-long-time, brooke.
brooke is the most clever, brilliant, beautiful, witty, caring, interesting, funny, woman of substance who has ever crossed my path.

i share nix's sentiment when she said,
"b will always be one of my top 5 favorite people......

even if she does something to demote herself (which is highly unlikely..),
i still won't move her from the top 5.
that's how much i love her."

i agree.
what serendipity to be in good ole SLC to commemorate the day of her blessed birth.

a random smattering of east coast women who happen to be in SLC surrounding the bday queen.

and how appropriate that we'd brunch at
eggs in the city.

delish.

happy birthday, b-dawg!!

ok, ok, FINE!

i HATE self-portraits*.
hate.
yes, i know i put a bazillion pics of myself on the blog,
but i'm not usually taking them and i'm most always with other people.....

the hair hasn't been this short since my brilliant portrayal of anne frank
(then, it was a fugly blunt cut).
i vowed, i'd never cut it again....

cut to this year, when my thyroid went haywire and chunks of hair fell out,
i had no choice but to go shorty again.

* discourse on the "deranged bird" and "kissey face" shots soon to come.

but, i told you i'd show the bob... and here it is....

i curled the hair back with a big ole curling iron after straightening...

the flat ironed do.

i'll be brave enough to go curly soon....
i'll let you know how that turns out...

pretty sure my greatest fear was that i'd have a stacked-mom-bob or
that i'd look like a white trash dance teacher (no offense).....

but i'm kinda digging it.

hey, baba!!!

via le love

i did it.

it's short.

and i love it.

thanks to K (my celebrity hairstylist neighbor) for the sassy cut.

jury's out on the curly look... we'll see.

i know i'm late to the party...

but i find that i'm blue (in a good, deep, regal blue way) over
bon iver

and
ga-ga for goldfrapp

my ears are happy.

loubie's new year's adventures

sA at the alter of louboutin.

even toy soldiers like to play

all-night dealings in 5 inch stilettos make you want crutches....

or a couch.

for the record:
when i purchased the loubie's, i called worthie with glee looking for an equally as effusive response.

no dice.

she literally put a curse on them and me for my frivolity.

seriously.

she said they will bring me much sadness.

(did you know she's a witch/soothsayer?? i didn't!)

when we (the loubie's and i ) arrived at the party, she witnessed the beauty in the flesh
and
apologized to us both (it WAS, the right thing to do)

but,
as the drink/night wore on......

worthina felt the loubie's were staring at her-
accusing and reminding her of her hateful curse.

so, in the end,
worthina retracted her curse,
humbled her position,
appreciated their fabulousness
and made amends.

i'm so glad.

new year's shenanigans

at worthina's, i met fancy people...
like julia and aaron
(both prof ballet dancers - he: retired and in scholastic-land
she: danced sugarplum fairy in pittsburgh's nutcracker this year)

very cool.

at la-la and naters, we ate DELISH food and wore ooh la la duds.
doesn't she look like the little mermaid (think lovely thoughts!!)
i'm wearing sample DVF which is cool, modern, and fab in person but one of those choices i may regret in 10 yrs.... or now....
after looking at the pics.

she makes me look a bit like my ancestor, willard richards........

rotund.

worthina with her infamous boozy trifle
(last year i may have been a bit buzzed after indulging)

gracious hosts
i think worthini should always pose with a spoon.

fantastic cousin sA, the flying monkey, and a flute of martinelli's apple/peach fizzy

and now for the collection of
typical natalie/worth party shenanigan shots.....
(pretty sure i have these SAME shots in every city... at every party)

new years unicorns

watching he central park fireworks and freezing our baguette's off...

i hear being sober makes you colder.....

i have such wonderful friends.

busy busy bee

stellie and i are hopping a flight to the motherland today...

once i'm settled in happy valley,
i'll fill you in on:

new years dealings
rydell high graduation
and
fun sussies.

can't wait to see my people!

ooh... and if i promised i'd
a| teach a master class
or
b| do a fireside....

now is a good time to set that up. sorry!

welcome, 2009!

something's coming.... i don't know what it is....
but it is gonna be great! (wss)

no plans.... but many hopes.

in rough 2008,

i enjoyed steady employment in a hit show | met new and exciting people | loved and lost | loved and gained | learned how important my family is to me |
lived in an apartment and a city i adore | worked on interesting new projects | had many adventures with stellie
| took part in many shenanigans |

in 2009 i hope we all...

enjoy health and safety of the people we love | renew or find new love | enjoy lots of time with friends and family | live in a beautiful space | embrace change | remain hopeful | trust that He will provide | challenge ourselves | drink more water | forgive more
| have opportunities to travel |

my new years resolution

to be more becoming

in speech | in thought | in deed | in love

what is yours?

pic by nic