NO!!! Don't tell me that!

MSN ran this story today...

AMERICA'S WORST LUNCHES-AND WHAT YOU SHOULD EAT INSTEAD

Usually I don't bother looking at these nutrition articles because they just blabber on about how fast food tears up your insides and leaves your pancreas crying for an explanation of why you mistreated it. Jamie's conclusion...fast-food is disgusting! Don't come back saying "Well you LOVE IN-N-OUT more than your shoes" (which is correct depending on which shoes you are referring to), but my dear IN-N-OUT is made from the freshest ingredients. Here's some food quality proof. Other fast-food joints, however, love to add as much preservatives into their burgers so they will last on the shelf for years. I've also heard directly from workers that the oil that fries are soaked and browned in doesn't get changed. It'd be like going to NYC and getting a Hot Dog from a street stand at 9pm...they don't call them Dirty Water Dogs for nothing.
Anyway, in the article the restaurant CHIPOTLE caught my eye. Man do I love their steak burritos, they can keep me full for days on end because they are so large. Oh and their chips are so delicious as well. To my dismay, guess what they said was so bad for you:

CHIPOTLE
-13” tortilla with steak, black beans, rice, cheese, sour cream and lettuce
-955 calories
-38 g fat (18 g saturated)
-1,600 mg sodium

Calorie equivalent: Like eating 37 Hershey’s Kisses! (WHAT!?! Everyone knows Hershey's is gross...why not relate it to M&Ms?)

The good news about this tortilla is that it contains 56 grams of protein, but that's hardly worth the outrageous calorie and carbohydrate load (oh but I agree to disagree) —with 94 grams of carbs, you've already covered a third of your recommended daily intake, plus you're taking in nearly a day's worth of sodium and saturated fat. Downsize to drop pounds.

Eat this instead:
Three hard tacos with steak, pinto beans, sour cream and lettuce
-615 calories
-24 g fat (11 g saturated)
-710 mg sodium

(Hard tacos?...if i want to make my esophagus bleed internally I'd just swallow razor blades)

(Another hint: When it comes to Chipotle chips, just say "no." They add an outrageous 570 calories and 73 extra grams of carbs.)

Dang it, not the chips too...now I'm going to feel extremely guilty whenever I stuff my face with Chipotle. I'll just have to make up for the large load by eating cheese cubes and peas the rest of the day.

CONGRATS...

(Graig is going to kill me for this, but it's so worth it.)

THIS COUPLE IS ENGAGED!!!!

...finally!

Nicole is the sweetest person you will ever meet. Not only does she love to shop and see movies(and many other fabulous things), but she is a big game player too! I am so excited that she will soon be joining our family! If you get a chance, check out her ring...it is stunning! Good choice Graig!

This summer is weddings galore. (Rachel Lumsden, Tahnee and Tyler, Trevor Peters, Jessica Lindsay, Jourdan Lance, and more to come) I've got my eye on a couple Anthro dresses.

Good, Bad, Ugly...

The long waited GOOD>BAD>UGLY post. I'll admit it's not exciting because I got some better news!! Here it is anyway...

Good
-spending time with Nicole
-warm weather
-real IN-N-OUT
-Yogurtland
-playing card games
-watching movies
-ignoring homework
-visitors from CA
-Andre's Restaraunt with $45 entrees
-warm weather
-real IN-N-OUT

Bad
-not finding anything at the outlet mall
-Andre's Restarant with $45 entrees
-ignoring homework
-leaving

Ugly
-creepy men with no teeth smiling at you
-girls' "dresses" on the strip
-Thunder Down Under advertisements

As seen the Good clearly outweighs the Bad/Ugly which means Vegas trips in the future are in order.

To Do...

AH what a wonderful weekend!!!

I want to do a Good, Bad, Ugly post for it all but today I got no time today. Here are things that are taking priority over blogging today...

Grading tap class on last dance test...

Catching up on The Soup, 30 Rock, Flight of the Conchords, SNL, etc...

Doing laundry...

Biomechanics quizzes...

Grocery shopping...

Reading for classes I ignored this weekend...

Showering...

That's probably in the order of importance too. No it's correct, showering is on the bottom of the list...

One little gem about this weekend was the delicious IN-N-OUT. I still have the box from my last meal in the car. I'm hoping the smell will spread deliciousness all over my car. They should come out with an IN-N-OUT air freshener...I'd buy it, wouldn't you?

Hallelujah...

Why THANK YOU LAS VEGAS...

After four weeks of solid tests, projects, papers I decided last minute to take a little weekend vacation to LV. I can't wait to walk around in sandals without a jacket, eat some IN-N-OUT, and most of all hang out with my future sister-in-law (shh...it's still a secret).

More on the subject later...

Happy Weekend!

June Lakes 1997

Another wonderful old family picture.

The glory 90's with spandex shorts, bowl haircuts, high socks, bangs, and apparently berets.

As you can see my dad is still rocking the mustache. Way to be dad! And my mom's got the long long hair...what happened to it mommy? The sad/funny thing is my mom finally threw out all her 20-plus pairs of spandex short and pants-same pair in different colors-only a couple years ago. On the bright side at least she doesn't wear her stretchy pants every second of every day (hint hint you know who you are).

Oh it's wonderful...just wonderful.

Laziness...

The other day I wandered into the WILK-it must have been the second time all semester-to get my new handy-dandy photo identification card. Firstly, why do all ID card photos (drivers license, school IDs, gym passes, etc) end up looking like a mug shot straight out of a western WANTED AD? I digress.... I stepped into the bathroom before to make sure I didn't look too horrifying to break the camera. Upon my entrance I was surrounded by automatic dispensers...ALL OVER THE PLACE!!!!

At the toilet... I stuck out my hand to receive a perfectly portioned bit of toilet paper

The toilet flushed for me

At the sink...Not only did the water turn on magically when I stuck my hand under the faucet, but a dollop of soap was dropped into my palm as well.

Drying my hands... I just had to place my hands down this crevice and air blew drier than a desert in the summer.

I half expected the door to open for me when I went to leave. When did all this stuff happen? I understand the dryer and others...but the TOILET PAPER?!?! Thank you but I consider myself of age to use an appropriate amount of paper to not clog the toilet. Oh, the soap too.

I felt like I came straight out of WALL-E You had it all right Disney. Look at us America. Just look at us...

Is all this convenient technology making us lazy?

I will say I did kind of enjoy it though...after I got past the weirdness of it all.

I came across this little gem while procrastinating studying(as usual)...

Isn't it wonderful!?! Oh the days of the 80's/90's with lace collars and big hair. I'm sorry but my dad's mustache makes me laugh. Not because it's funny, but because now every boy on BYU campus seems to think that this is a "NEW HIP STYLE". FYI boys...it's not! The funniest thing of the picture...not that Janelle is wearing pajamas...but my cheeks. CHECK OUT THOSE BAD BOYS!!! It looks like someone (probably Graig) crammed a million tiny marshmallows into my baby cheeks. I can't help but laugh out loud every time I take just a quick glance at those babies. Me...baby fat cheeks...You...gravity.

And why is no one but Graig looking directly into the camera. Must have been the trend. I'm surprised to not see a shadow outline for a more dramatic and outdated effect.