"I am Beautiful, No Matter What They Say!"- Christina Aguilera

This is my 100Th post! Yeah for me blogging 100 times!!! In preparation for this joyous event I started to write down 100 things about myself I thought no one would know, then I started to bore my self, and figured I'll just save those little Revelations for when I get tagged with a survey that asks me too, because they always do!

So, in place of that I decided to put into motion an idea I had a long time ago when kids where getting ready to go back to school.

I was reminiscing about my schooling days and thought it might be kind of funny to post all my old school pictures and let everyone see for themselves the awkward phase I so patiently endured for many years.

So for now, I give you. . .

THE EVOLUTION OF EMILY WEST!!

This is me at 2 months

practicing my raspberries apparently

Here's me at 6 months. . . complete with the second chin I've had ever since then.

1yrs. old, true story this dress is a hand me down my sister wore the same one 9 yrs. previous!

2 yrs. Kinda cute right?

3 yrs, Am I melting your heart yet?

I guess this is my official Pre-school picture! Here I am at 4 yrs. old with my Teacher Bev, and Yes I am wearing a rodeo T-shirt with cowboy boots over my pants!

Up until this point I like to think I was relatively adorable, but you know how you ruin your child's cute factor. . . . . .

......A bowl haircut

This is my school pic from kindergarten

as if that wasn't bad, in first grade I became a little boy!

And just when I thought things couldn't get worse, I got glasses.

2nd grade

I think I could have quite possibly cut my own bangs for this 3rd grade shot, I sure hope that was the case because we shoulda got our money back if someone cut my hair like that on purpose!
Now some of you kind souls might be thinking "oh come on Emily, it's not that bad!" Well that's because the ride hasn't even started yet people! I must warn you things are gonna get pretty awkward for the next few pictures, so brace your self!

This is me in 4th grade, when my metabolism went from sluggish to completely stalled!

5th grade was a double whammy, bad hair and bad glasses!

No this is not a shot of my 6th grade teacher, this is still me! Funny story though She (Mrs. Thomas) and I had similar denim dresses we wore to school the same day and I felt like DJ Tanner on that episode of Full House when she was wearing the same outfit as her Teacher the first day of school!

EMBARASSING!!!

This is where things get sad because I'm actually starting to do my own hair and pick out my own stuff at this point!

Hey Emily! David Cassidy called he wants his Hair back!

8th grade is when I discovered Sun-In

Freshmen year I went hard and did my own bottle job! Is it just me or do I look kinda butch in this picture!

OK so by Sophomore year things are looking a little better!

I regress a little my Junior year

I think when my senior year came around I finally started to work it out! Although I didn't learn the joys of matching and coordinating until a year later, for some reason i thought it was cool to clash!

I liked all four of these Senior pictures, so I uploaded all of them! Because as they say in the biz if you have a good ending they'll forgive your for anything!

This is a shot of me at Lakeview Park, the place my friends and I would play when we where bored Friday/Saturday nights!

This is me messing around in the prop room at the High School, I thought it was fitting because I spent the majority of my time in that Theatre during those 4 yrs.

Some people pose in their Letterman jackets or uniforms, but since I didn't have either of those, I chose my choir dress!

And here's another shot of me in the prop room. . . literally coming out of the closet!

That's funny right?

I'm sure most of you can identify with the wonder that is "The Awkward Stage". I personally am quite grateful for mine! It has turned out to be comedic gold for me! I mean let's face it being pretty is not funny! How many funny pretty people do you know? I can think of some attractive funny people but they usually have to say or do fairly unattractive things to get you to laugh!

So with that said let's raise a preverbial glass to the ugly kid most of us have been, and say thanks for the stories and the laughter!

Peace!

"This is the stuff I think about when the dog bites and the Bee stings"- Applesauce Pete

Almost nothing makes me more happy or puts me in a better mood then music and I got some jams that I'm currently psyched outta my mind about right now. And I wanna share em with you!!!



Crush- David Archuleta




I guess the official video has not dropped, or they have not posted it on YouTube yet, but anyway it plays the song atleast so you can hear it and judge for yourselves, but chalk one up for Archie, and I don't know if David Cook knows this, but he better drop something hot because right now "The Time of my life" is not my jam and Mr. Archuleta her is strumming on my heart strings with this one!

Pink- So What

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJZDsJ8UU64&feature=related

Pinks Divorce was pretty crazy news when it hit my ears, because I thought her and Carey where perfect for each other, but I ,guess you never know! Judging by the lyrics you'd think things where pretty rough between them, but he makes a guest appearance in the video. . . . .so maybe not. I have a feeling they are gonna be the next Pamela and Tommy, it's just a hunch! But all that doesn't matter the song is hot and gets me Crazy pumped! I've been practicing my rock moves to it all week. . . I hope it does the same for you, another prediction I have is I'm gonna absolutley dispise this song in about two weeks, because it's gonna get so over played I can feel it!

Sugarland- All I Wanna Do

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSyeto050ZU

Caught this song at the rodeo this year, and it struck a chord with me so I immediatley downloaded it, and have made it my getting ready in the morning song for the past two weeks! Sugarland rarely dissappoints, and this upbeat love song is another one to add to the many hits of theirs that I enjoy!

New Kids On the Block feat. Ne-Yo- Single



We where listening to this song on our way to Seattle and I asked Michelle who it was and she said it's NKTOB and was like NO WAY!!!!!! That doesn't sound like them at all, I definately catch Ne-yo in there, but I thought maybe it was one of P Diddy's bands or something, but apparently I didn't have enough faith in my boys, because with Ne-yo's help they totally fooled me. . . . .I guess they can do more then just pop songs, because this song sounds like Techno R&B to me! Good Work Fella's

Jazmine Sullivan I Need U Bad




This song is probably my most favorite! The first time I heard it I loved it! I have come to the realization that R&B is my most favorite genre of music, and I would probably choose it over any other! I Love soulful voices and tend to really connect with music that has that element regardless of the style. This girl has a great voice that I could listen to all day! I hope she doesn't end up like another Tweet, who just comes and goes, but with Missy behind her she'll have a good run atleast for this year anyway!



So what are some songs you guys can't stop listening too? New or Old! Tell me your thoughts because I've got an addiction to downloading right now! I'm always down for more options!

Peace

". . . And I'll Take With Me the Memories, To Be My Sunshine After the Rain"- Boyz II Men

Friday was my last day as the AmeriCorps volunteer at WorkSource, (Cue Debbi Downer music), and while I'm sad about leaving a job I liked and People I grew to appreciate, but I'm really excited to get my life back on track and do something to better myself.





Here's a list of things I'm gonna miss and other's not so much!


Farewell to my favorite soda machine that almost always supplied me with the energy to complete my tasks for the day, except for the one time when it gave me a Diet Pepsi instead of a Dew, that wasn't so awesome! But all in all you where a good friend and gave me a reason to leave my desk and chat it up with whomever was willing to talk! (Mostly Eric and Tabitha)









They put me in the same section as the veterans unit, and I probably looked really silly compared to all the military stuff they had up, but oh well they might not, but I'm really gonna miss my desk! I had it all decorated just the way I like, to some of you it might look cluttered, but to me it was home! And I will miss the good times I had there!








The Phone chord for my phone was the most obnoxious thing ever, it was all tangled and twisted and made it really hard to make phone calls, which I did frequently, so all I have to say is SEE YA crazy chord you will not be missed at all!

















Pictured above is mine and Tabitha's poster board we made to explain our programs with AmeriCorps. We took it to a lot of the Job Fairs and Outreach stuff we did, I'm really gonna miss her and I taking the company car and hitting the road. Or sitting around at Job Fairs twiddling our thumbs because no one's that interested in what we have to say! Our Office field trips where the best!








I'm not gonna miss this vest, truth be told this was the first time I ever sported this in public, I brought all my AmeriCorps gear into work my second to the last day just so I could take pictures to show you. I'm not a huge fan of fleece vests, so this baby has a permanent spot in my closet! But luckily now I will have no guilt feelings when I pass over it.





This is Betty Moore, you might recognize her as being one of my victims for the cubicle decorating I did. I just love this Lady to pieces. I hadn't worked at WorkSource more then 3 weeks and she took it upon herself to remember my Birthday and bring me a cake! She does that for everyone! She's like the busiest person in the place, but still finds time to do special things for people when the occasion calls for it. They told me right off she was like the Office Mom, and I found out first hand just how true that was. Betty was also the one that ratted me out about my Utah trip that I took with my friends in Jan. My Mommala doesn't love it when I take trips because in all actuality I have more important things to do with my Money, but because I'm a mature adult I just spend it anyway, so I usually get a good talkin' too when stuff like this comes up, so to avoid the lectures I just don't say anything. Well Betty was concerned about my Time Sheet being sent in on time, so she called my house and let the Cat out of the Bag by saying She knew I was out of town but needed to contact me. She felt pretty bad, but Mom was gonna find out sometime. . . .right?





Another thing I'm really gonna miss is my Co-Worker Lucy's fabulous footwear! These previous 2 shots are pictures of my favorite ones they are like Keds with wedges. . . . platform Tenni-runners if you will! I know I know, insert spice girl joke here! If Lucy ever sees this blog, I would bet she'd be pretty upset, because I sort of snuck these pictures, but come on! Would you believe me if I didn't have proof?


I have my two office BFF's that I'm gonna miss like crazy!

Tabitha for her love of all things Asian, for getting me to try Sushi, for helping me when my car runs out of gas! And being my partner in crime for all my crazy Shenanigans, I just want you to know I couldn't have survived without you and I'm super glad we became friends, and hope we continue to be lunch buddies and stuff!

Eric for his love of all things medieval, for not getting mad when I stole his favorite mug, for his advice and counseling sessions as well as protecting me against annoying customers, for sharing his food even when it was 4 month old gingerbread as pictured here. . . . it's still good I swear! And for putting on his best extrovert face when he just wants to be his normal introverted self! I'll really miss our trips to Safeway and "Things that Suck" e-mails! You're a gem Eric even if you wouldn't let me take another picture of you, so all my blogging friends don't think you look like Satan!

Here's a shot of me doing what I'm supposed to be doing. . . . . .

. . . . .And here's a shot of me doing what I usually do, instead!

You already know I'm gonna miss that!

So truth be told I got away with a lot of stuff that most other actual employees probably couldn't, but because my main purpose there was to do outreach or assist the employees if they needed, it turned into a lot of free time for me, which is probably why I planned so many parties.

I'm not sure when or if I'll have another job where I'll get to help as many people, I really stumble with what words to use that can sum up the good feelings that come from teaching people something new or motivating them to try harder, or even just helping them figure out something they didn't understand. Teaching the workshops will probably be what I miss the most because that's where I felt the most purpose.

AmeriCorps's theme is "Your World, Your Chance to Make it Better" Sometimes I'd get feedback, that made me feel like I lived up to that. And while it was a small mark I may have left, at least it was something.

On my last Day they really spoiled me! I got a cake and some parting gifts! And they took me to lunch at the China Buffet!

I know you can't tell by the weird look on my face, but I was pretty stoked about the scrapbook stuff they got me!

This is me with my very own Sticker maker! Awesome, Right?

But Don't think I didn't leave with out first giving them a parting gift of my own!!!!

Tabitha and I discussed ideas for a final Sha-bang, and while shopping for materials at the dollar store, I had an epiphany.

I decided to do a little gender reversal and turn the guys bathroom into a girls and the girls into the guys! and whatta ya know people actually fell for it!!!!!

I'll start with the Men's



Please notice the maxi pads and Pregnancy Test!




And of course. . . .The Ladies!

I have to apologize I don't think the pictures do it justice, I think Tabitha and I did pretty good with what we had to work with, and even the new administrator thought it was funny, so Yeah for last day!!! I couldn't have wished for a better day, nor could I have wished for a better experience period!

So, I'm officially closing the AmeriCorps chapter of my life. . . . . here's hoping my new and upcoming experiences give me something to blog about!

Peace!