dear you.

dear amazon.com,
you can imagine my excitement this week when i opened the package that should have contained a shiny new blue ipod. you can imagine my shock when the package was emtpy! and when i called to see what happened, you casually replied, "oh, it looks like we forgot to put the ipod in the package." the ipod is the only thing that should have been in the package! but whatev. at least you have good customer service and gave me a full refund.
from,
the girl who just wants a working ipod

dear staples,
i hate you and your crappy customer service and the fact that you charge corporations more than customers.
from,
the girl who wishes she never had to shop at your store again

dear gap,
i heart your outlet store very much. it's unfortunate that you don't offer cuter/cheaper clothes at your store and website. i would for sure support you more if you had better options.
from,
the girl who can only afford clothes from gap outlet

dear economy,
i did my part in supporting you this weekend. i hope you appreciate it.
from,
the girl who is tired of hearing the phrase, "in this failing economy" before and after every newscast

dear spring weather,
nothing makes me happier than rain. it smells delicious, provides FREE water for the lawn, and makes me want to curl up with a good book. but i should probably be running (more like shuffling) so i don't die in the pleasant view 5k, so please give us a few sunny days before june 27th.
from,
the girl who doesn't like shuffling in the rain

dear readers,
i have never really done a blog giveway, other than the craft giveaway which i haven't forgotten about. so i figured i would share my new favorite playlist. if you'd like a copy, leave a comment and i'll pick a random, lucky winner to receive the CD this week :)

~black hole, she & him
~bitter heart, zee avi
~OK, holly conlan
~crazy, jem
~world spins madly on, the weepies
~live like you're dying, lenka
~ordinary day, emilie mover
~hazy, rosi golan
~a beautiful world, tim myers
~all the same to me, anya marina
~giving up, ingrid michaelson
~reasons to love you, meiko
~today, jeremy larson

love,
carly

letters

dear dr. laura,
thank you for defending the mormon church on your radio program today. when a woman called our church a cult, you jumped to our defense by complimenting our humanitarian efforts, focus on family, and the sacrifices made by thousands of missionaries to serve their church. it's nice to hear people defend a religion even though they don't believe in all its doctrines.

dear scale,
why did you show such a minimal weight loss this week? not 1, not even .5, but .4. really, how does one loose 2/5 of a pound? i have been so good this week, too! got up early to exercise three times, sacrificed delicious easter candy, and ate only a small cup of fat free yogurt at date night. i am very disappointed in you. you better make up for it next week.

dear millie,
i wish you would not have introduced me to this-

it is my new best friend. and maybe it's the reason why i didn't loose any weight this week. that and your yummy dessert and fajitas. so really it's YOUR fault that the scale showed a loss of only .4 :)

dear mormoninmanhattan,
thank you for writing this article. it made me very grateful that i married a guy who had the gumption to ask me out on dates and who still understands that his wife needs a date night once a week.

dear contacts,
thank you for ripping in half in my eye and right in the middle of class. i blinked, and out you popped. it felt really nice to have half my contact floating in my eye.

dear readers,
thank you for your comments. it makes me feel like i am not talking to myself. and i enjoy hearing what you have to say about what i have to say.

love,
carly

dear USU. . .

i've had some bad experiences with you in the past.
holds on my registration every semester.
classes that are required for graduation but only taught 1 semester.
2 weeks to finish what should have been a year-long course.
no parking.
expensive books.
horrible poli-sci teacher.
but this semester will be better.
i guess you want me to leave in a good mood, right?
my science teacher will be awesome. (any teacher who tells the class that he wants to learn all 250 students' names has to be a good one)
my books were only $200.
i found parking.
i can graduate without taking the class you only teach 1 semester.
or i can take the class next fall and make you pay for it.
a psychology class about animal/child abuse that will be fascinating.
thank-you for making this a pleasant semester.
i'm looking forward to it.

dear kennedy,

happy birthday!

i want to be you when i grow up.

you are oh so stylish.

you are a sweet friend.
you never say mean things about others. you are an athletic genius.

you are also a scholastic genius.

you aren't a great bowler, though. :)

you are my best friend and i love you!

a letter

Dear Visiting Teacher,

It was really nice to meet you and your two energetic boys. Just a thought- leave them home next time? Or if you can't leave them home, a phone call will surely count as visiting teaching for the month. When you left, I had to wipe down the walls from the mark left when your son threw his shoe at my wall. I had to clean the bathroom and wash my rug because your little one 7-year-old peed all over everything, even though you were in the bathroom helping him. My blinds are now bent after he repeatedly pulled them up and down, up and down, and they would probably be broken if I hadn't kindly asked him to stop as you sat and watched him and remarked to him "you are officially driving me nuts." And no, it's not okay if your boys run all through my house with muddy shoes on. May I also suggest that wrestling with your 5-year-old son, especially in a complete stranger's home, is not the most effective way to discipline him, shown by the fact that he ran out of my house and into the street as soon as you took him out of your leg-lock. But thanks for the lesson on. . . birth control?? I felt spiritually uplifted. I'm certainly grateful I don't have children yet and I've made a few notes on what not to do if ever my kids act that way.

Sincerely,
a girl who loves children but has little patience for bad parents who already have 4 little terrors kids and another on the way