the nails have been tampered with

Well. i did it guys. i painted my nails. even though it's a once in a blue moon moment. but in the last 10 minutes i realized something. painted nails are good for a lot of different things.

For example,

It's good for plugging your nose in awkward ways.


It's good for setting the world on fire.


And it's good for tooth-pickin.

Yea, it still feels like i'm wrapping my nails in shrinkwrap. but i guess fingernail polish isn't as bad as i thought before. and even though i took copious amounts of pictures, it's ok. like i said, it's not very often you see THIS girl with painted nails (except for thumb on left hand). so pictures are appropriate.




Knowledge that awesome picture animation exists, courtesy of megan. she's cool like that.

happy early christmas to meee!!!!

Yesterday dad came up to me and shoved a box in my hands. i flipped it over and saw a kermit-the-frog green camera! he also gave me an orange camera case and memory card. i'm so stinkin excited!
I have a camera!!!!

I was a little shocked though. "now?" i asked him. he replied "why not?" i figure he wants me to start capturing memories in november versus late december...but now i probably won't get anything else for christmas.
I don't mind! i have a camera!!!!!!!

All pictures before now have come from my phone, my laptop cam, or have been secretly borrowed from other people (and never returned). i love taking pictures and capturing memories of events, people, and random things. and now i can because guess what! I have a camera!!!! :DD




There there. no need to be jealous. i'll let you come over to touch it if you want. i'm just so freakin excited. okay, so maybe it's a little on the barf-yellow side. but it's so tiny and light in real-life...! :D
I'll name him...Seewee.

a late thanksgiving story

Once the classwork chaos was finally over, this week has been absolutely wonderful! i'll spare you the details (i'm a VERY detailed person, so this will be hard for me).

Tuesday night i got an email: congratulations Tiffany, you have been awarded the Wing and Lilly Fong Scholarship....$1000!!!!!!!!!! if you say the award out loud it doesn't sound good. wing and lilly fong, wing and lilly fong... see what i mean. but i was so excited!! i read the email at 2am and it took a couple hours before i could fall asleep after that. honestly, this is the first academic scholarship i've ever gotten. I'M SO EXCITED I FEEL LIKE A HUGE YELLOW GLOWSTICK IS INSIDE OF ME AND WON'T STOP GLOWING!! That money is enough to pay for the rest of this AND next semester...along with the millenium! :D the timing couldn't have been better either! YEEHAWWW.

Then comes Wednesday. i had thanksgiving a tidbit early with family here in vegas so we could have it with amy, jamison, and emma. it was so fun, we laughed and ate a lot. then we watched harry potter 7, part 2. a&j&e didn't leave until after midnight. we love them and that baby girl oh so much.
Thursday morning, off to see the Blasers. if you're going to be a part of my world, you HAVE to know about the Blaser family. they are so much a part of me i can't stand it. that's just a saying though. i LOVE the Blasers.


This is Jimmy and Rachelle's family. they weren't there this year because they live in brasil....he is ceo of a huge company so they are always busy and moving around the world....:( i wish i knew them better.


This pic includes some of Roger and Tod's family


Tod and Jenifer


Their kids: ashlyn, kailyn, josh, jaidyn


Kailyn, second oldest


Joshua and Jaidyn...Josh is so handsome, and Jai is a little fireball


Lisa and Roger


Four gorgeous girls, it always takes me a minutes to organize their names in my head. oldest to youngest is Erynn, Kylie, Dani, Dilynn


Roger and Kylie


Erynn and Kylie


Aren't they so cute?


This isn't the best picture, but it's Paulo and Star. he's a chef, and one time they came over and made the BEST homemade ice cream i've ever eaten in my life. it was chocolate butterscotch ice cream. my dad was best friends with paulo growing up in hurricane, utah. want proof?


They were hooligans. i love seeing them together even now....they're both SO funny and totally alike.

So even though i stole these pictures from facebook, at least you have a glimpse of the awesome people i spent thanksgiving with. it's almost a crime not to go to "the Blasers" for thanksgiving, and we missed the past couple years. dad grew up with this family, so even though i'm legally not related to them, i still feel like i am. i wish i had pictures of grandma and grandpa blaser (which is how i've always called them). all the families gather at their house for the holidays. i love them so much! it's sort-of like a blast to the past whenever we spend holidays there. i feel like a kid again and i think my dad feels that way too. i mean, it's even the same "blaser" house that was his second home as a teen.
This thanksgiving was definitely awesome!

On saturday i had a third thanskgiving dinner with another family get-together in St George. we visited grandma (my REAL grandma...dad's mom)before coming home. it was good to see her. i love my family!

If there's one thing i'm grateful for every single day of my life, it would be my family. they bring me so much joy. especially my dad, mom, matthew, amy, ashley, and benjamin. it's starting to grow too, with jamison and emma as my new favorites. especially ashley, i feel like she really understands me. i love my friends too, but there's not as many of those in my life, and not as constant as ash.

Heavenly Father must love me to bless me with such wonderful people in my life. for this, i am so grateful. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! i hope yours was just as memorable. :)

time is my enemy

Nay, i do not mean to neglect. my schedule is simply bleh right now. and i'm sick. and i don't even feel like being creative right now like all you wittingly awesome human beings out there. (every time i hear or say "human beings," it reminds me of the embarrassment of telling my 3rd grade teacher that it was human beans not beings.)

Wanna know my schedule yesterday & today? no? oh well, i'll tell you anyway. yesterday morning i went to sleep at 4:30 in the morning after doing hw all night. woke up at 7:00am. went to work, then went to school at 3pm. took my practical exam. stayed until 8pm to do hw. came home. took a nap at 10:30pm. woke up at 12:30am to write my research paper about getting insurance reimbursement for a stroke patient [due today] (,':|). didn't finish until 8:30am. took a nap. woke up at 9:30am. went to school. got home at 8:00pm. no nap this time...i'm still awake doing research paper #2 due thursday (tomorrow). i probably won't get any sleep today since i have class at 8:00am tomorrow. oh yes, and tomorrow's class is another practical exam where i have to show my instructor how i properly transfer patients with CVA, SCI, back/hip/knee surgeries from the bed to a wheelchair and back. what are the precautions again?...i'm so tired. (note: if you followed all that, i am not rounding these numbers and the madness of it all is no exaggeration).

Now you know why i said that time is my absolute biggest enemy, as far as that goes.
Anyways, i'm not complaining. in fact, i've actually been in a surprisingly good mood lately considering that i'm living on naps and haven't changed my socks in days.

The good news: there's always time for blogging! some people would call this procrastination. but that's harsh... K GOTTA GO - BYE!!

winners and losers

A winner says, "let's find out"; a loser says, "nobody knows."

A winner makes commitments. a loser makes promises.

A winner says, "i'm good, but not as good as i ought to be." a loser says, "i'm not as bad as a lot of other people."

A winner credits his 'good luck' for winning - even thought it wasn't his good luck; a loser blames his 'bad luck' for losing - even though it wasn't his bad luck.

A winner listens; a loser just waits until it's his turn to talk.

A winner respects those who are superior to him and tries to learn from them; a loser resents the superiority of others and tries to find chinks in their armor.

A winner does more than his job; a loser says, "i only work here."

A winner says, "i fell"; a loser says, "somebody pushed me."

~ unknown [but i got it from sis. ewell]

influenced by a cookie

On monday, we visited amy and emma in the hospital and gorged on some panda express. like clockwork, i go straight for the fortune cookies when i finish eating and hover my hand over them, waiting to feel which one i'm drawn to. i pick one up...think about switching it out...no i already touched it now i have to take it.

I have to eat it a certain way in order for the fortune to come true. so i break the cookie in half, pull out the fortune and lay it on my lap (*upside down*), eat the right half of the cookie first, then the left half...it is important to take my time.
Finished eating? ok, NOW turn the fortune over and reveal it's prophecy:



Never let an opportunity pass you by. personally, i was hoping for something a little less cliche. but oh well. i read it out loud for the curious folks, then followed up with "i don't know what that means!!"

I think my dad was concerned and began explaining: "it means if you were offered a job you should take it....if...you should do it....if..." other people pitched in too with their witty comments here and there. well yeah. i get what it says, but what does it really meaaaann? what opportunity? how will i know when i see it? am i taking a fortune too seriously? but no, i must not let this opportunity to follow a fortune cookie to pass me by!
Well, anyways, i folded it in half and stuck it in my pocket...another ritual to make sure it comes true.

Later that night, Dr.-- came in. (i won't say names, but if you really want to know, i'm pretty sure he's the only big jamaican guy at southern hills hospital). he gave his 5 min shpeel on how amy should take care of herself....since she was ready to be discharged with emma that night(!), and stayed for a total of one hour just chatting it up with us about random things. he's so funny and awesome - sad to think he won't be around in 3 years when he retires.

Just before he left, he turned to me and ash and said, "if you ever want to come in for a day or two as my students, you can come watch how things work in the delivery room." !!! (he knew ash is studying for labor & delivery nurse and i'm into OT). the condition was that we have to control our reactions so we don't freak out the women giving birth.

Ashley and i high-fived when he left. amazing opportunity!!!!! wait! i just said opportunity. right then i pulled out my fortune with bulging eyes and thought i saw it glowing with fulfillment. i showed it around the room once again, but this time with reverenced awe.

I guess this is the opportunity i'm not supposed to let pass! (it says 'never' let an opportunity pass me by, but hey). i'm so freakin excited!

I do. i do. i do believe in panda express fortune cookies!

Emma is finally here!!!

Mommy had such a hard time -- 36+ hours in labor with several obstacles along the way, but she is such an inspiration and my hero for pulling through and overcoming the odds the way she did.

I've been in and out of the hospital so much that i just wanted to give a brief blog update. most pictures have already been uploaded by my dad on facebook, but i'll do my best to give a more thorough storyline on here when i get the chance.

This is the update:

Emma Lee Pruitt
November 5, 2011
9:34 pm
6 lbs, 11 ounces
19 inches long



Emma, not even one hour old.


Your mommy and daddy....there are no words that describe their love for each other, and for you.



Welcome to the world dear baby girl. my little niece!
I love you so much!

i ramble sometimes, especially when class is cancelled

Class was cancelled today and what did i accomplish with all my spare time? absolutely nothing.

I was hoping that if i left myself available all day long that maybe emma would come today. i am seriously hesitant to commit to anything right now so that i don't miss the big event!


November is here!

She's pretty much going to come during the best month of the year. :) there's just something about november that i absolutely love. the colors, the weather, the feeling, thanksgiving. i'll leave a more emotionally-accurate post for later times because it's so much more beautiful than i'm making it sound.

But i even wrote poem about it in 4th grade....maybe i'll dig that up sometime for ya. i still remember the title "Tinntinnabulation." it means something like "bells ringing" at least from what i remember. it was written on a paper maple leaf. it was cool.

oh, And i'm just starting the women's murder club series by James Patterson. i'll let you know how it goes.