just another day in paradise...

welp, i'm back, and boy have i missed the world of blogging the past 36 hours!
{such withdrawls are not good for an addict.}
i've been redic-busy with my scrapbook class, bazzill projects, and all the other crazy and equally dramatic adventures that life: as me entails.

so yesterday, i was feeling a tad bit...okay, okay, a lot bit overwelmed. while drivin' to my class @ sbetc i was doing the opposite of counting my blessings, and rather just thinking about all my unfinished/overdue assignments, my house that looks like hurricane katrina, and my eyelids that were having the hardest time remaining in the open position.

then, i heard one of my fave country songs of ALL time on the radio & it made me
{really} happy:

aka just another day in paradise by phil vasser

here's my favorite verse:

the kids screaming, phone ringing
dog barking at the mailman bringing
that stack of bills - overdue
good morning baby, how are you?
got a half hour, quick shower
take a drink of milk but the milk's gone sour
my funny face makes you laugh
twist the top on and i put it back
there goes the washing machine
baby, don't kick it.
i promise i'll fix it
long about a million other things

well, it's ok. it's so nice
it's just another day in paradise
well, there's no place that
i'd rather be
well, it's two hearts
and one dream
i wouldn't trade it for anything
and I ask the Lord every night
for just another day in paradise

nothin' like tender mercies o' the heavens above slash reminders that life rocks, i have so much to be grateful for, and that:

we may not have it all together, but together we certainly have it all.

{happy friday folks}

break from cardstock

hi guys. my name is chloe. i'm otherwise known on this blog as the girl, the bow, or the babe.

i am really {really} REALLY cute. And sometimes my mom wishes that she could ignore all other responsibilities in her life & just play with me every single second of the days.

she wanted me to tell y'all to stay tuned o' our biggity-blog 'cause in the near future {probably after simplicity} she will be posting:

a. a requested list of her top twenty favorite fonts of all time.
b. pics of our newly installed & {beyond} heavenly tile.
c. happy snaps of the sweetest tiniest waa waa you've ever beheld!
{aka ashlee, aka coree gave birth}
&
d. most likely really boring things that you probably won't give a hang about.

she promises to keep in touch as soon as her life decides to not be the definition of stress.

k? k.

love always,
bowie

one reason

the better part of this lovely monday consisted of me working hard on simplicity to the point of sweating. {oh wait, just kidding, i'm always sweating.}

grandma dunn watched the girl while i took care of my work bi'ness. {thanks debra!} on our way home, me & the blue-eyed-bombshell picked up the agi-nator from his highly anticipated hair appointment.

the following photo shoot accurately illustrates the one reason that i think it might be okay for me to own a pet.
the owning-a-dog-mental-venn-diagram o' my brain is still rather unevenly distributed {con side is winning}...but i hafta say that the following images definitely help the cause of me one day crossing over & becoming k9 tolerant.

chloe plus mr. miyagi definitely equaled therapy for the soul on this wonderful summer afternoon!

{happy monday}

s-booking

being trapped in the upper regions of my home has presented me with two opportunities...

1. to go freakin' crazy! our upstairs is the opposite of baby proof.

2. catch up on some work & scrapbooking projects...

{sorry about another scrapbooking post...it's kinda my life.}

i finally finished all my stuff last night around midnight!

our ward is doing a monthly scrapbook night & i am heading it up with a super sweet girl, whos name is also angie. here's the poster that i made:
{it's the same as ryan's grad book...didn't feel like re-inventing the wheel.}

every month we are having a featured project. this month is a "highlights of 2006" layout...

and here are this month's simplicity pages. class is this week!!

oh, and this is a picture of the funniest thing that has happened today thus far. I whined to myron to go & get me a tall glass of water. he came back with this, being a very large vase. boys rule.

i'm outy.
{happy sunday}

que pasa?

phase uno begins!
and let me tell ya...excitement levels are running high around our casa!
we are so excited for our flooring makeover!
tile, here we come.

{i just hafta say though, knowing me some spanish-like besides the words uno & casa-may have come in handy as i will have 6 large, and very kind foreign men chillin' in my home with me & the girl for a week, but i digress...}

this is before...as we are moving all our stuff into the g-rage:

and this is after 4 hours of rippin', movin', & tearin'...
{yeah dawg!!}

{happy TGIF peeps}

photo scavenger hunt

cori tagged slash challenged me to a picture scavenger hunt! i had to find a photo for each of these categories...

"something blue"

{yummy!}

"something round"

{my to-die-for-cute nephew, ty.}

"something funny"

{myron as kipland ronald dynamite/halloween 2005}

"something sad"

{i miss you gilmore girls...may you rest in peace.}

"love"

{my world.}

{happy thursday kids}

the definition of random

here are a few observations/discoveries/exciting things o' my week thus far:

#1 i love ribbon. it makes my angie-heart so amazingly happy. i store my ribbon stash in random jars {sans lids} because i use it like crazy on nearly every layout. hence the reason why on my workshop evaluation cards in last month's simplicity 9 people kindly suggested, "please use something other than ribbon, bows with ribbon, or tying ribbon on ribbon." {lol} what can i say? it's colorful goodness is just irresistible to me!

#2. there are very few things in this world that i love MORE than chloe's bedhead in the morning. the picture says it all...fauxhawk/curly mullet!

#3 so, this granola is {beyond} divine! i am truly passionate about it's delectable, mouth-watering delicious-ness. and a double box is only sixish bucks @ costco. hit it up...you won't be sorry.

#4 this picture = not so appetizing. it is proof that PPS {pet protective services} should be called on the dunn family, stat. seriously, it should be illegal how long it's been since mr. miyagi has been{professionally} groomed. i plan to give a shout out to my friends @ puppy love pet grooming post-posting this novel o' my thoughts. i actually kinda fancy our dog RIGHT after he's been groomed...next day...not so much.

#5 people honk more in higley. it's like the farther east, the crankier the driver! i mean, i know i'm slightly "cautious" behind the wheel...but c'mon, can't we all just get along? {ps: do you like this picture? google road rage...there's some goodies!}

#6 i was reminded yesterday evening upon viewing this flick, that it's gotta be the most charming movie ever. i'll probably watch it again tonight...'cause i do that. i especially appreciate the scene in kathleen's apartment, when joe brings her daisies. aw, does my heart good.

#7 this heavy piece of machinery is typically my nemesis. but me & the tread had a brief reunion early this morning. {it's been a while} and boy did it feel good.

#8 i am gonna be home between 8-12 tomorrow! wanna know why? our tile guy is coming!! that's right...we have a tile guy! yes folks, the time has come. 1300 square feet of this beloved ceramic goodness is expected to arrive sometime next week! {woot, no...woot squared.}

#9 k, so i know that these large holes in my wall & ceiling are scheduled to be patched & what not. honestly, my brain knows this...but my overpowering & somewhat uncontrollable o.c.d. tendencies just cannot handle the eye sore! i might resort to pulling a tim the toolman taylor & doing it myself.

#10 precisely 10 pairs of slacks, one dress, two blouses {hate that word}, and a suit have been chillin' in my trunk for 17.2 days now. do you think it's time to make a trip to the cleaners instead of blogging my life away?

#11 i'm finding that when you only have ONE show to be obsessed with, instead of approximately 2/night...you can get a lot more accomplished in life. that being said, I miss you jack bauer, tommy donnelley, olivia benson, simon cowell, micheal scott, jim halpert, earl, dr. cox, and other fictional characters that i know & love. can't wait for re-run season to be behind us!

#12...hafta end on an even number...blogging is fun, and sometimes {okay, usually} i get carried away!!

thanks for being my e-friends!

{happy wednesday}

sat & sun

it pretty much weirds me out that it's like tuesday already! for reals, this weekend went by so fast!

here's what us crazy dunns have been up to the past couple of days...

i have been a scrapbooking fool, trying with all my might to finish some bazzill assignments. and i must say, i heart my job. i love to create things. i have a great boss who has been very good to me for the past {almost} seven years. and i get to hang out with the girl all day in the process.
me=lucky duck in that department.

early saturday afternoon, we had the pleasure of hanging out with this couple, aka anja & will jarman. plus...their adorable little opal mae, who is just a few days younger than our chloe mae. {i forgot to take a picture, so this lovely wedding shot of them will hafta suffice} anyhoo, william so graciously helped us re-wire a few things, so we could install a much needed:

ceiling fan! yay for ceiling fans when you live in the hottest state invented! our house came with zilch ceiling fans, so we've been randomly installing them. this is the last one! three cheers for handymen!

chloe's been sportin' no bangs for a while, but it isn't really workin' out. they are a little too short still...so we'll just hafta deal with an awkwardly long swoop bang for a few more weeks! {'cause i know you were just dying to know that!}

i made this poster to announce an upcoming enrichment. but i of course forgot about this assignment until 9:00 saturday evening. as much as i hate to admit it...procrastination is my middle name. seriously. angela michelle procrastination dixon dunn.

sunday was a fun day. we got to celebrate this adorable man & his life as the father o' our home. i even made him breakfast for the first time in our married life. aka...waffles, butter, syrup & pepsi. {baby steps people, baby steps}

we love our dad, and really like to buy him presents.

we purchased him this shirt because for some strange reason:

myron thinks that mustaches are really REALLY funny. he likes to grow them & make people think he's serious. {let's just say i'm really happy that his job requires him to shave on the weekdays...} honey, you're adorable.

we also celebrated this day with:

myron's dad/my rockin' father-in-law/grandpa dunn!
{love ya ron!}

and

my amazing pop, otherwise known as mark g. or gramps.
{you're the bomb dad}

i made some carrot cupcakes for my daddy 'cause he likes 'em lots. {with raisins...barf} i decided while i made these that i really like to cook/bake. and maybe i should start making dinner or something. perhaps in the near future i'll post about that.

maybe.

{happy tuesday y'all}

fatherhood agrees with you

hmmm...
not sure words can
possibly describe how
much i adore witnessing this man
be the most rockin'/tender/fun/crazy/
caring/attentive/sweet father ever.

{happy father's day, yo.}

love always,
ang & bow

one of those days

first and only goal for the day:
scrub the bathroom or die tryin'


i'm proud to report:
the bathroom is clean

{happy thursday}

hair club for chloe...

hey, remember when chloe went bald? that was funny.

april 9th 2006: a few hours old
{she was basically born with a toupee}

may 2006
{i loved sportin' her fuzzy head w/ a bow 24/7}

june 2006
{she even looked perfect w/out a bow}

july 2006
{just add water, and it was curly...no fair!}

august 2006
{this is about the time i noticed some thinning...lol}

september 2006
{i started finding large piles of hair in her crib...for reals!}

october 2006
{still adorable...getting balder}

november 2006
{k, now compare this pic to her birth picture = hilarious!}

christmas 2006
{and the new hair comes in!}

january 2007
{chloe's bob.}

february 2007
{we like high-chair photography apparently.}

march 2007
{when did she get this old?}

april 2007
{and we start with clippies!}

may 2007
{chloe sports a ponytail, folks!}

bowie today.
{we're thinkin' about extensions.}

t/k.

{happy wednesday}

coree-licious shower

tonight clodhopper & i threw a pink/brown baby bash for my adorably prego bffl, coree.

{in celebration of the upcoming arrival of her little ashlee: due july 15th-ish}

coree already has a son, aka dane, aka daners {chloe's bffl}.
so, we figured ashers needed a par-tay of her own!

it was fun.
and it was pink.

the only depressing part of the evening was discovering that all of my pictures {i only took 4 1/2} turned out super lame, hence the only photographic representation of the extravaganza being: fruit kabobs. {yummy!}

anyhow...back to coree.

i met cor my sophmore year in mrs. kovac's food science class. why did i take food science? beats me! perhaps it was fate. {lol} memories of that class include: having a really awkward haircut, being obsessed with a boy named liam that sat in the front row/right column, tasting cow tounge and thinking it reminded me of spoiled bologna, doing all of the druggie kid's homework for them, and...talking coree's ear off! needless to say, she was my lifeline in that class...and has been one of my favorite people to exist ever since!

her husband {bryan w/a y}, and my husband myron, are bffls too. for instance: tonight during the shower, they packed chloe & dane up {strollers & all} and spent a manly evening at bass pro shop together. so tender.

coree is a remarkable friend, who is stinkin' hilarious, so down to earth, genuine, kind, fun, and such an amazing mom to her 2 adorable chillins.

oh, and we like to text each other like 500 times/week.

heavenly father must love me a lot to send me a friend like her. the end.

love ya girl!

{happy baby}

barker babe

one of the best investments that i have ever made is the purchasing of this dollar-somethin' red tub @ walmart.


chloe really likes to search the house for it, and then...just sit in it. you wouldn't believe the time she spends just chillin' in the bin! it is really funny & {supa} random.

this morning, as i was making our breakfast, chloe went over to the couch, got the remote & hopped in her tub. she then proceeded to turn on the tv & watch herself some price is right. every time the audience applauded, she would do the same. not to mention the squeals of delight as rod invited the contestants to "come on down!" i can only imagine how much more hilarious this experience would have been if they would have played my personal favorite game, plinko.

i like being a mom. a lot.

{happy monday}

note to self, always remember that:

"life is good, the zinnias are blooming."
-sandra jones

{happy sunday}

blogging beauty

chloe just wanted to say
{happy friday}

rockin' & reminisin'

mid work session yesterday evening, i decided to take a much needed break.

so, i grabbed a snack {of course} & went e-shopping on itunes.
i splurged and treated myself to 16 new & beloved musical masterpieces for my ipodizzle.
this purchase completed the "angie's throw back mix" that has been in the works for a while now.
i am utterly elated by it's perfection & the kazzillion memories that flood back as i
max out the volume!

here's the said playlist of mid-nineties pleasure:
{just in case you were interested}

a long december…counting crows
ironic…alanis morissette
look away…chicago
torn…natalie imbruglia
precious declaration…collective soul
black balloon…goo goo dolls
i will remember you…sarah mclachlan
lucky…seven mary three
clumsy…our lady peace
the difference…the wallflowers
criminal…fiona apple
push…matchbox twenty
insensitive…jann arden
semi-charmed life…third eye blind
stay…lisa loeb
give…dishwalla
i saw the sign…ace of base
freshman…the verve pipe
sink to the bottom...fountains of wayne

this compilation brings back memories of my best & oldest girlfriends: anja whyte, kristen wheeler, and kaytie bishop and our hilarious existence as bffls since 2nd/4th/7th grade!

it brings back memories of three ward dances & the woes of boy crazy ridiculousness slash pitiful crush-rejection 7-9 grade.

it brings back memories of laying on anja's olympic sized waterbed {in the batcave} & solving the world's problems.

it brings back memories of making up routines to "all that she wants"...which reminds me of how embarrassed i am to be me sometimes.

it brings back memories of being obsessed with bill pullman & all things while you were sleeping. {aka being able to quote the movie start to finish without it even being on...which we did...'cause we're cool like that}

it brings back memories of swimming in anja's pool, eating anja's food, and borrowing anja's money.

it brings back memories of journal writing, no fear shirts, "ttfn", six months to live drama, the saipan near guam scare, watching buzz, kayt getting perms everytime she went to kerny {lol}, meeting at the fence, making potpurri & frosted flakes, cream puff mishaps, requesting songs on 92.3 & 104.7, "stop with the leopard staircase!", kristen's amazing cabin, recording david letterman, rollerblading in the morning, {aka inside jokes GALORE!!}

it brings back memories of good times, great oldies with three of the most fabulous & special people i know!!

this mix = a soundtrack to a happy childhood, no doubt.

and that is precisely why i made my girls their very own copy to be expected in their mailboxes {as soon as i confirm addresses}!!

love you guys & miss you like crazy!

{happy 90's friday}

three of everything

word up kids! so, i'm chillin' abnormally late, {working my guts out on bazzill assignments} and i'm pretty much totally wired at 12:36 in the am hours. so, of course i have decided to blog myself to sleep. today i'm postin' a slightly boring angelicious-survey that arrived via my email a few weeks back. we both know you are just dying to know even more random facts about my crazy life!
{wink}

{and here we go}

three things I totally l-o-v-e love:

1. soda in styrofoam coupled with sonic or old-school qt ice, plus a straw = bliss
2. the church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints
3. my dixon/dunn kinfolk

three things I pretty much hate even though
hate’s a pretty strong word:

1. alarm clocks of any kind
2. the lake tahoe sized zit on my forehead that is plotting to take over the universe
3. oh ya, and the fact that i’m nearly 24 years of age & still have zits

three people that make me laugh out loud {lol}:

1. my entire fam-damily
2. every character on the office {stanley in particular}
3. two words: my dizzle

three things that scare me:

1. taking a cab in mexico {ey-yi-yi}
2. pot lucks
3. horses &/or babies near horses

three things i don't & probably never will understand:

1. time zones & daylight savings
2. the tv show lost
3. why having a pet is cool


three things on my desk:

1. an invite to my bestest girlfriend coree & her unborn baby ashlee’s shower next week
2. a post-it that reads: don’t forget to take out the freaking trash tomorrow!
3. tositos scoops & homade salsa {cause i'm large like that}

three things i plan to do tomorrow:

1. finally finish my record-brakingly large ammounts of laundry
2. complete some overdue design assignments for bazzill
3. play with this adorable midget:

three things i want to do before i die:

1. finish my curtains for the family room
2. cook 7 nights in a row
3. go to florence {italy, not arizona} & get a stamp on my passport
{jk, not really...but i'm obsessed with that movie}

three things i definitely can do:

1. consume large quantities of sugar in one sitting
2. cry at the drop of a hat
3. waste massive amounts of time blogging

three things i can't do:

1. pronounce “available” or “venezuela” correctly
2. be anything but pasty white
{remarkably i am nearly the same color after a week in cancun}
3. & that’s pretty much it {livin’ in “the secret” folks! lol}

three things i miss:

1.the summer before sixth grade with besties kaytie & anja
2. skinny jeans & size small anything {single tear}
3. my sis & bartle friends in portland

three things i'd like to learn:

1. photography skills like this girl’s, crafting skills like this girl’s, & piano playing skills like this girl’s
2. gardening 101 via clodhopper's vast knowledge of all things green
3. how the crap to rotate my food storage

three things i regret:

1. staying up instead of retiring to my bed early like the commandment says i should
2. my ridiculously low self esteem in jr. high & high school
3. painting my toenails red instead of hot pink for the vaca

three of my very favorite memories:

1. the christmas that we all rocked long johns, parents included
2.dixon car songs of every variety
{ie: lookin’ in the mirror, raffi anything, and safety kids}
3.this moment o’ operating/delivery room 2006:

three favorite foods:

1. famous dishes of the claudia dixon/ marjorie dent kitchens
2. my mother in law's...well...pretty much anything debra makes is fabulous
3. popcorn in the air-popper lovingly made by holly melissa {divine, i tell ya}

three favorite tv shows as a kid:

1.step by step {TGIF or bust!}
2. saved by the bell {i heart zach morris}
3. full house {"have mercy"}

three things i am grateful for today:

1.a healthy body
2.itunes
3.love in my home

{the end. happy thursday friends}

baby got back

top 20 reasons why our cancun vacation basically equaled paradise:

20. this glorious beach was merely a hop, skip, & a jump away from our room:

19. our room at the resort was beyond posh complete with marble floors, a massive comfy bed, flat screen tv, mini bar o' mexican pepsi/sprite @ our disposal, and a cozy hammock to relax on & enjoy this view:

18. our stay was all-inclusive, meaning "free" room service, "free" drinks, "free" food, "free" slippers, "free" yummy lotion, "free" towels, "free" everything!! we'd eat like 7 times a day, always have a drink in hand, and order room service like it was going out of style! all inclusive baby!!

17. each room had it's own individual hot tub/jacuzzi. chloe was obsessed. we took a dip nearly every night!

16. we had the opportunity to go snorkeling {film's not developed yet} & see some really amazing fish. we also went in a submarine like boat & saw sea turtles & other crazy aquatic creatures. i was brave. you'd be proud.

15. customer service o' mexico is off the hizity-hook! americans need to take a lesson, no doubt.

14. i got to spend tons of time with my man....who, btw...rocked a handlebar mustache for the latter part of our stay. {for comedic purpose only}

13. no scrapbooking...need i say more?

12. cancun was beautiful & fabulous. i wish i would have taken more pictures. happy flowers like these were everywhere:

11. watching bow enjoy the beach. watching bow practice her walking with grandpa. watching bow salsa dance with grandma. watching bow splash in the water. watching bow have fun with aunt aud & uncle saac. watching bow be hilarious. watching bow flirt with every mexican worker that existed. just watching bow be bow.

10. being extremely lazy while every one of my nice family members played with my child:

9. good ol' father/daughter togetherness time o' plenty.

8. having the biggest trooper of a daughter there ever was! we carted her everywhere & she was an angel. {thanks girl, you rock.}

7. living in "mexican time" aka never knowing what time it is...and not really caring.
it's the way to live, i tell ya.

6. naps sans guilt.

5. yummy pools galore:

4. virgin pina coladas, steak everynight, fresh fruit, & walnut waffles every morn!
{oh, and can't forget the hilarious mexican info-mercials.}

3. having a built-in family tour guide, aka saac...mexican born & raised.

2. did i mention how cute the girl was slash is?

1. spending quality time with the dunn kids. we had a great time relaxing, playing, laughing, talking, and getting to know each other better! thanks for a great time guys!

{okay, gotta go...i have massive amounts of laundry, chores, and most importantly...a week's worth of blog-stalking to catch up on! lol}

{happy happy happy tuesday ya'all}