Next week....

I work literally 24 floors above the new City Creek Center. I am beyond excited for the grand opening.
If you don't watch this show, you should. On Monday 'A' will be revealed!

It arrives! H&M, Forever 21 and Sephora all at one place? Perfect.

Obsessed. I've been waiting for this movie forever.

I still think House would have made the best Haymitch.

& it's spring break!

It's going to be a great week.

A few days late, but true nonetheless...

Phrases you will almost never hear....

I just barely learned how to post videos to my blog. Clearly, I am just a little giddy about it. This video is too funny and the guy in it completely reminds me of my cousin-in-law, Preston. Enjoy!

What's being quoted in the Free house lately?

When we're not quoting Kid History this is the YouTube video we're quoting this week...





Honestly this video terrifies me, as I have a wisdom tooth surgery coming my way in the near future. Brandon now fully plans on filming every glorious, post surgery moment. I doubt I'll be nearly as hilarious as this kid. But I am positive that I will share his same craving for a "Normal Diet Coke".

Happy Friday!

Fun > Fear = Happy

Um, Is it bad that we are 5 days into January and I am just now deciding my resolutions?
Oh well.
Better now then in February... or July.

I mean, Brandon and I nearly forgot we were supposed to kiss at midnight on New's Year Eve. Big thanks to Ryan Seacrest, for reminding us just in time*.
Clearly, we have not really been up on our 2010 New Year's game.

Now, what should my 2012 resolutions be? There's the typical, unattainable list:

-Work out more (& by more I mean at all)
-Blog daily (will never happen)
-Eat better (I literally just had a Big Mac for dinner)
-Start on that long overdue 2nd chapter of my novel
-Start making better use of my mornings/waking up earlier

To tell you the truth though, I am going to keep eating big macs while intermittently blogging after waking up late. & I am going to focus on one thing...

Being happy (aka: more fun, less fear) and stoked for all of the awesomeness that is in store this year (i.e. Hunger Games movie, the official opening of the City Creek Center, Disneyland, a presidential election, another end of the world prediction coming to pass). I'm pretty excited for this year and I am going to try to enjoy every moment. Whether it be completing what feels like my millionth hour in my typical work day or riding the mickey shaped coaster in California. More fun, less fear.

Along with being happy I'm also going to attempt to floss and work out...more. Just for good measure.



* (Fun fact: when you start typing Ryan Seacrest's name into google and that helpful little suggestion list pops up the second thing on that list is 'Ryan Seacrest mormon'. Cute. I'm sure Brandon Flowers is working on it).

Goodbye December...

Hello 2012.

So excited to see what's in store.

Love to all & a Happy New Year.

December so far...

Made a Free Family Edition Guess Who Game for Bryan & Kathleen's family (still kind of a work in progress). Thank you, Pinterest.

Watched the nativity story reenacted my my adorable nieces and nephews. A yearly tradition that I always look forward to.

Became a vegan.... for a week.

Had a wonderful time at the DKO (Dewsnup, King & Olsen) Christmas party. Delicious food, great company (love my boss and co-workers) and I walked away with a $50 American Express Card. Brandon got a digital picture frame and best of all we figured out exactly what to get Gary (Brandon's dad) for Christmas- which is no easy task.

Saw the Christmas Carol with the Free clan at Hale Center Theater.

Had a terrific time at the Roger's Christmas party, playing kazoo's and searching for almonds in rice pudding.

Gas prices dropped below $3.00. Always a reason to celebrate.

Bought a real Christmas tree.

Went downtown with my beautiful Young Women to see the Christmas lights.

Plus, games, dinners and fun with friends.

It's definitely been a very merry season so far.

Still to come?

The return of my brother from another mother! My cousin "Bud" returns home from his mission on Tuesday. So excited.

Cat sitting.
Even more Christmas partying.
Much needed paid time off.
& time with family.
Can't wait.

Happy Christmas!

The Pinterest Way...

The Kyra & Brandon Way...

This veggie turkey was a real crowd pleaser!

Hope your Thanksgiving was as wonderful as ours!

This year I am especially thankful for my family, Brandon, Pinterest, the gospel & soy milk.
Not necessarily in that order! :)

You Betcha

When Brandon and I have a disagreement 9 times out of 10 I'll turn it into a bet.

{I also argue that 9 times out of 10 I win the bet, I'd even bet on it.}

Tonight's bet?

Was Matthew Mcconaughey in Sweet Home Alabama?*

Brandon claimed that he was.

I knew that he wasn't.

{This bet came to be because I started singing "You're So Vain" at Brandon and asked him to name the movie that it was sung in and the actors who sang it.

His answer? Sweet Home Alabama. Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Mcconaughey(whose name we will shorten to "M.M." because he has quite the last name. Google had to help me spell it).

I told him that it was How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days with Kate Hudson and M.M.

He told me Kate Hudson and Reese are the same person and that M.M. was in both movies.}

Looking back, I should have raised the stakes so much higher.

That said, I won myself a new book (my winnings range anywhere from frozen yogurt to a new article of clothing, whatever strikes my fancy at the time of our ever official handshake).

The boy should never bet against me on a pop culture subject!

But we won't tell him that. :)

*M.M. was not in Sweet Home Alabama. It was that cute guy who looks an awful lot like Ryan Gosling but isn't- Josh Lucas.

Women > Food

Brandon: "do you really think that the $21 we spent at Chubs (slang for El Chubasco's- a delicious Park City resteraunt that for some crazy reason Brandon is not a huge fan of) was really worth it".

Kyra: "Brandon, we both got drinks and you don't have to tip there. It's a pretty great deal. I'm sorry that you don't have good taste."

Brandon: "I have good taste..."

Kyra: [cutting Brandon off] "In women!"

Fortunately for him, good taste in women trumps poor taste in food.

Seriously though, Chubs has a salsa bar and one of those fancy drink machines were I can sample literally every flavor of Diet Coke. What's not to like?

Cure for a bad day...

I typed "cure for a bad day" into Google Images.

It's comforting to know that Google still has all the answers.

Goodbye 70's ...

Hello 50's.

Not excited for the drop in temperature. I've been hanging on to summer for as long as I could but it's time to face the facts....

Winter is on it's way.