In Which I Disclose an Embarrassing Weakness for Online Quizzes

Oh yes! I have a blog! And don't worry, I have many important/humorous/topical items to discuss with you all. For example, hypothetically speaking, if somebody somewhere maybe took an online quiz to determine what kind of cake they would be. You know. If they were a cake. And then maybe they looked at the result and thought ha ha! That's funny! Sooo much cooler than the "Which Jane Austen character are you?" quiz I took last week.* Hypothetically speaking.

You Are Strawberry Cake

Fresh, sassy, and romantic. You're a total flirt, who never would turn down a sugary treat. Occasionally you're a bit moody - but you usually stay sweet!

What Kind of Cake Are You?

How did you know??? I am fresh, sassy and romantic! And strawberry cake is my favorite! I know. I'm sorry. I promise to blog for real from now on.






*I take it back. There is NOTHING cooler than finding out which Jane Austen character an arbitrary set of question determines you are! Emma Woodhouse if you were wondering. And yes, I was a little sad that I didn't get Elizabeth Bennett. I'm pretty sure the determining factor was the question "Which of the following actresses would be most likely to play you if they made a movie of your life?" I clicked the Gwyneth Paltrow box instead of the Keira Knightly box. In clearly should have picked Keira if I wanted to get Eliza, but I believe in honesty in these quizzes and while Gwyneth in no way resembles me, she is American and she does have freckles. Two things Keira will NEVER understand. I almost went back and switched it so I would end up a theoretical Mrs. Darcy after all, but in the end I just couldn't compromise my integrity.** Upon further reflection I decided that Emma wasn't so bad, and really she was a sort of humanitarian if you think about it. Also I've always kind of wanted to be a matchmaker and I've always been not that good at it, so its actually quite fitting.





**Um, that's a lie. I have no integrity. I totally went back and switched my answers twice on that cake quiz because I kept ending up as red velvet cake. I don't know much in this crazy world, but one thing I know for sure is that there is NO WAY I'm Red Velvet.

UTAH!!!

We got back from Utah on Monday! It was a grand old time, filled with singing, dancing and comic relief. No, not a musical, Julie's wedding! Well. Kind of like a musical. Julie got married on Saturday 25 at the Manti Temple.



Wedding Stats:

Height of the Bride: 4'10 1/2

Height of the Groom: 6'4



Number of bridesmaids: 3



Number of anti-brunette toddlers: 1 (This picture captures the four seconds that Caleb didn't cry when I was holding him. Hairist.)



Number of times we thought Uncle Joe was going to kill himself putting up wedding lights: Lots



Number of times Uncle Joe did kill himself putting up wedding lights: 0 (Hooray!)

Number of Tractors: 1



Number of crazy cool cousins dancing like dancing loons: Um...let me count...5 Burchs plus 4 Becks, plus assorted Bangerters and Haynies, minus a missionary, multiplied by 3 imports(Welcome to the fam Bernie, Shane and Steven!) , carry the Ben, divided by 2 = I don't know but we had fun!



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(Let's pause for a brief yet random story!)

The night before the wedding, Jana, Marianne and I spent the night in the Haynie's Fairview farmhouse. Jana wanted to go for a walk, but being in a dark and isolated area didn't want to walk alone. Mari and I make it a point to try to be useful so we drove slowly along side Jana for 45 minutes, helpfully singing songs in place of her ipod. Safety first.

(And Scene!)

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And now for my new favorite picture of Mari and I.


MARI (sneakily): Hey! Lets take a picture making the goofiest faces we can!

HANNAH (in a deceptively innocent tone): Ok!

*both snicker and look at the camera*




Upon discovery of the mutual deception:



Utah. She is fun.

Ode to Me

So I created this blog a while ago, but I kept not being able to think of anything to write. (Such is my own excitingness.) So finally I decided that in honor of my 24th birthday on Monday (July 23) In no particular order and for no particular reason, here are 24 things about me:

1) At this moment I'm wearing pink plaid shorts. (They're cuter than they sound.)
2) Curry is my favorite food in the world. Thai curry, Indian curry, red curry, green curry, yellow curry, I love it all.
3) My favorite band is Ozma
4) My preferred method of curling my hair is to twist it into a tight bun on the top of my head. (Think Mulan, very hot.) I leave it there for a day or so and then let it out and my hair is limply curly. Well, its maybe not my preferred method, but it's definitely the one I use most often.
5) When I was four I met Dolly Parton.
6) One of my favorite movies when I was a little kid was Big Business, which may or may not have been related to #5.
7) I can say the alphabet backwards really fast. While patting my head and rubbing my stomach. And hopping up and down on one foot. And turning in circles.
8) When I was a kid my greatest ambition was to become an Olympic gymnast. I worked towards this goal by doing somersaults on the back of our leather couch in the living room while instructing on lookers to pretend that they were back flips.
9) Phish food is my favorite Ben and Jerry's flavor.
10) But I prefer Hagen Daz.
11) But I don't usually buy either one because I'm not made of money.
12) I wish I were made of money.
13) Well, not literally because that might make wearing shoes kind of difficult, but a little extra cash wouldn't hurt.
14) While I don't have a favorite number exactly, the number 8 is most definitely my least favorite number.
15) Last summer I taught English in Taiwan for two months.
16) While I was there I learned how to say about five things in Mandarin.
17) I recently graduated from UCLA with a BA in History. This means I am qualified to:

• Go to graduate school
• Make scoffing noises during Mel Gibson movies
• Work at Barnes and Noble

18) My best friend is Lacie, who every now and then has adorable children like this one.

19)When I was in high school I was obsessed with being a spy. This manifested itself in various aliases, the occasional wearing of black leather(ette) pants and the liberal use of Lacie's little brothers' walkie-talkies.

20) I think the term "walkie-talkie" is hilarious. Particularly when used in reference to the military.

21) I think the world would be a better place if nobody talked to each other until ten. I actually think wars would stop. I base this primarily on my senior year of high school when I didn't have class until ten. I would wake up to the sound of my mom peeling out of the drive way around eight, and then float around the pleasantly empty house. I'd make some cereal, watch a little Matlock, it was pretty much awesome.

22) I want to be Andy Griffith when I grow up.

23) I used to be addicted to coloring my hair, but this addiction came to an abrupt halt when my friend stopped working in a salon and started having adorable children of her own.

24) While I myself don't have children, I do my utmost to strive towards being adorable.