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I have a secret to tell you…

June 19, 2012~ Etc.

So… remember last fall when I told you a director contacted me to be in a commercial? After filming the commercial, he recommended that I sign up with a talent agency since he’d like to work with me in the future, and it’s much easier if I’m with an agency. So I followed his advice and signed up with a talent agency. Whew, there, I said it!

(I’ve done some photo shoots for photographers here and there and some stock photos before this, but I never considered it “modeling” really.)

I’ve only told my immediate family and two of my closest friends(until now), and I don’t know why but I get really really embarrassed and awkward telling people about it! But it’s a small part of me now and since this is a blog that documents my life, here it is. So don’t ask me about it in real life, I’ll get super red and super awkward okay?

Here are some stuff I got to work on.

I worked for Jo Totes, a camera bag company.

images via their fb page

And I was in a fitness commercial for UltraFlex. This was back in October 2011. So yes, it’s taken me this long to not be as embarrassed to share it.

(I’m in the very beginning and then 3:13 and on)

Do you like my adorable Hispanic son? 😉 I wish he was really mine, I fell in love with him!

And a really embarrassing story while filming this commercial… so while I was saying my lines that I had memorized, one of the directors asked me to try saying my own testimonial without a script, so while I’m grasping the Ultraflex in the mid-air, I said, “One thing I love about ultraflex is that it’s so long and skinny that once you’re done using it, you just put it in the corner of the wall and no one will even see it!” Now, this was an all-men crew, and I was the only girl(the other ladies filmed the next day), and they all bust out laughing and couldn’t seem to control it! I kept saying to them, “What? Why are you guys laughing? What’s so funny? Tell me!” But they wouldn’t. And after they got some composure, we resumed back to filming. It wasn’t until we were done filming and I was driving back home by myself that I finally got it! I was so embarrassed and kept saying to myself, “Oh my gosh! Darn it!!! Why did I say that, oh my gosh, how embarrassing!!!”

So there you have it. Fortunately(and obviously), they didn’t use that clip in the video. That could be used for another kind of commercial if you know what I mean. Eh hem.

Anyway, I’ve done a couple more stuff that I’ll share with you later when I get the photos.

Okay, that’s it, bye.

Father’s day.

June 18, 2012~ Etc.

Hahaha, this picture is so awkward, I love it! To celebrate father’s day, I asked my dad what restaurant he wanted to go to and guess where he chose. Chuck-a-rama. Yes, chuck-a-rama, you read that right. He could’ve gone to any restaurant he wished, but he chose chuck-a-rama. Growing up, on a rare occasion we went out to eat at a restaurant as a family(my dad is super frugal), we always went to chuck-a-rama. The only thing I want to do with chuck-a-rama is to chuck it! But father’s day weekend it was, so chuck-a-rama it was. Do you think I could say chuck-a-rama one more time?

Jay asked my mom if she liked this place and when she told him no, he said, “Oh! then this is where we’re taking you for mother’s day next year!” Then my mom comes to me and tells me what he said and asks me if he was being serious or joking. Haha, gotta love my mom.

Then a couple weeks ago Jay comes home beaming and says he got himself a father’s day gift so no need to get him a present. And guess what it was…

He’s never smiled that big with me in pictures, ever! I’m starting to get jealous of a vacuum.

He immediately took it out of the box to assemble it and then vacuumed the whole house beaming just like this. He says he’s always wanted this vacuum and was so happy to get it on sale. And ever since that day, when I vacuum, he follows me around and asks me how I like the new vacuum, how different and better it is than our old vacuum, and what things I like about the vacuum. And then he ends up taking the vacuum away from me and finishes vacuuming, while beaming just like that. Man, I should’ve bought him this vacuum ages ago! What man wants a vacuum for father’s day? My husband, and probably only him. And it makes me love him that much more.

I’m grateful for all the great fathers in my life, my dad, my father-in-law, and Jay. I couldn’t have asked for a better father, a better father-in-law or a better father to my girls. And I really mean that. And last but not least, my perfect Father in heaven. I adore him.

Adi’s school performance.

June 15, 2012~ Etc.

Adi had her little performance at her school. Her teacher told me Adi was really good and she was so impressed with Adi’s dance skills. That’s my girl!

I’m so grateful they’re my girls. Lately more than ever, I’m having so much fun with them. I think it’s because they’re older now and they feel more like my little girlfriends, instead of before, where I felt like I was strictly their caregiver/mother all the time. I was there to solely provide for their needs and wants, babytalk and entertain them, which was so fun, so sacred, and so previous on it’s own, but now I can have real conversations with them like friends! It’s another level of a relationship that’s forming, on top of the mother-daughter relationship, to care for each other and be there for each other. And it is so great. I genuinely have so much fun with them, and not only do I love them because I’m their mother, I really like them and like hanging out with them.

Thank you my two little girls, for being such good company. And for making this mama so happy.

Orem fest.

June 14, 2012~ Etc.

We love carnivals. We love them so much that every year, we hit all the carnivals there is in Utah county. The first one they had this summer was the orem fest, so of course we were there!

but it was FREEZING and so windy, it was ridiculous! So I drove home and grabbed some warm clothes for all of us. In the picture below, I am wearing a thermal long sleeve shirt, a sweater, a fur hoodie, and a sweater coat in June!

Then before we left, Jay and I decided to join the girls for the last two rides. It was the worst idea ever because we felt like puking all night long afterwards.

$50 Romwe giveaway

June 13, 2012~ Etc.

For this week’s giveaway, one lucky winner will receive a $50 giftcard, one backless shift dress, and a surprise gift, all from Romwe. This giveaway is open to everyone!

Here are some things I got from Romwe that I’m loving.