Swim-Cas Sunday

Here's a blog and some background info on two of my friends: Hitoshi and John.

Hitoshi happens to be my favorite Japanese person in the whole wide world. Interestingly enough, he earned that nickname about a minute after he said I was the prettiest of all the females in my family. Just a coincidence really... John's initials are JF. One day I slipped up and called him JFK. Since then, that's his name. I met both of these guys at church. Awhile back, JFK called to see if I could join him and My-Favorite-Japanese-Person-Ever for a night out. I agreed and asked what to wear. My-Favorite-Japanese-Person-Ever quickly said, "Your bathing suit." Since then, a personal joke was born and the topic of bathing suits comes up frequently.

Now, today's story starts on Saturday. JFK called me during a GRE study session to see if I wanted to come to a BBQ dinner at a mutual friend's home. Although I wasn't able to join them, we talked for a bit about life and how we were doing. After I was put on speaker phone, I mentioned I hadn't seen JFK or My-Favorite-Japanese-Person-Ever at church lately. They each had their excuse and then I spoke without thinking.

"I'll wear my bathing suit under my dress if you come to church this Sunday."
"Are you serious?"
"Why don't you come and find out."

My-Favorite-Japanese-Person-Ever can tell you I'm a woman of my word. I was at church - tankini and all.

In other news, I think I understand what a girdle feels like.

Death was Right Before My Eyes

The other day I was stuck behind a hearse on the way back from lunch. I got to thinking, which is always a mistake, but what type of music do you suppose you listen to while driving a hearse?

Grateful Dead? Death Cab for Cutie? Hopefully not The Killers. And I suppose it's too late for The Cure.

What would you listen to?


(Congrats to Bec for the funniest caption. They were all great though! Thanks Chrissy, Zach Morris, and Zach's mom for playing.)

Laughter: Does a body good

Somewhere someone once said Laughing is good for you. Someone else once said An apple a day keeps the doctor away. So in an effort to be super-duper-healthy, I ask that you sit back with an apple and laugh at a few of the conversations I've been in lately.

I gave up lying for Lent.
But…you're not Catholic.
No one needs to know that.

If you do do that…
* Mpfh * …you just said "do do"
Are we 8th graders? Seriously…
Well, you have always brought out the 8th grader in me.

"Charlotte, then I...WAIT! You aren't going to blog this are you?!"

"I love those "ah-ha" moments. They don't happen very often though."

"We are SO not as good of friends as we were 2 minutes ago!"

"And I listened to his advice…which was correct I guess because I'm still alive."

"I've been busier than a one legged cowboy in a butt-kicking contest."

Which one is your favorite?

Caption-less

It's time for a "Caption-that-picture" contest here at Charlottalove.

What do you get when you cross a big sister, a (skinny) little brother, and tape? You tell me! I'm looking for a caption to fit this picture. The contest runs until 4pm EST Friday and I'll announce the winner next Monday. By then, I'll have a giftcard to send to the lucky winner. Actually, you can choose: a giftcard, the original picture, or the opportunity to do my taxes. In any case, "stick" em to me!

Photoshop...it really DOES work

Earlier this week, Pioneer Woman, who happens to write some of my favorite blogs, gave a few tutorials on PhotoShop and the wonders it does on her photographs. I was curious so I took a family snapshot from December 2005 to see what I could do with the photo. In a minute you will see the true wonders of this incredible program. Let's start with the finished product.

Since I've never taken the opportunity on my blog, I'll introduce you to everyone. TheDeanInc is on the end. He is 25, about to graduate from BYU, and is a whiz at marketing...and Photoshop. He might have helped with my Wonder Woman picture. Mama Mia is looking all sophisticated in her black dress. She's definitely one of the cooler people I know. Then there's me. I just had a birthday and turned 28. To read more about me, go to my blog...oh wait, you're already here. Moving along then. Shelly Belly is 19 and lives in Texas. She might not be as tall as me but she can bench press WAY more than me. In fact, she can bench press more than just the bar. Pret-ty impressive I tell ya. Julia Gulia comes next. She's the one who I dated her boyfriend. She is 21 and comes back to Georgia in 36 days! (Not that anyone is counting.) Then there is Little Boy Blue in the front. He just turned 9 and is perhaps the cheapest version of birth control out there. You want him for a weekend? At the end is Johnny-Cherie and P2. Johnny donated all her hair to Locks of Love last year so this picture is pre-shaving. Then there's P2-my dad, not P Square the rappers. Some people really get those two confused.

Now that you've met the fam, let’s have a look see at the BEFORE shot. It's amazing what Photoshop can do!