My Life

Sorry guys, but my life is so flipping hectic that I have no time to blog for you. Here are so of the little stories going on in my life at this moment.

My best buddy James used to be a boxer back in Virginia (he actually won some East Coast Titles). Anyways, when he gets unhappy he likes to release his frustration on a wall with his fist (don't worry, he doesn't punch people) The only time he has been "mad" was after his calculus test and he punched a tree and then after his basketball game. After the game he punched what he thought was a padded wall, but was actually steel. Needless to say, he totally snapped his fifth meta-carpal (in between your knuckle of your finger and the wrist of your hand). If I can get a picture of the x-ray I'll post if for you later. It is pretty cool. So he now has a pin (just like Jana) in his pinky finger. In 2 weeks he can get it out. We'll see if this stops his punching of trees and walls.

This week is by far the busiest week I have had so far. Just let me list you the things I have done and plan on doing so you get an idea. (I am not going to include classes, work, or homework time) Study, go to FHE, work out, put up fliers for a local band that I love, visit a girl named Corinne (very nice, VERY cute), study more, go to footlights (BYU's music and performance club that I am a part of), study, take the Book of Mormon Mid-term, drive to Chipotle and jazz game afterwards (with Corinne and I got both of the tickets for 15 bucks! and I have 2 free chipotle bucks. So, the date is a lot cheaper than it would have been), study, take the Music 101 mid-term, go to the football game (WHY IS IT ON THURSDAY!?!?!), study, take the Calculus 112 Mid-term, go to the concert of the band I helped out (I get in for free for helping), go to my Professor's office and discuss with him certain aspects of guitar, figure our my schedule for next semester.

That isn't mentioning any of my classes, homework time, or the 23 hours that I work.

Um, I can't really think of anything else, except that I have gotten so many free meals from girls that it isn't even funny. These girls think they owe me and my buddy meals just because we play guitar for them, or help them move one pumpkin (that really happened. we moved a 20 pound pumpkin about 100 feet for them, and they cooked us up this amazing sunday dinner of enchiladas and rice and beans and pie. It was awesome)

Well, I can't think of anything else. Once I have time, I'll try to post the x-ray.

Preference

Okay, here is the deal. Do you remember how James and I go around singing to random girls? Well it looks like it paid off!!!! One of the girls decided to ask me to preference. This is how she did it. She made a giant calendar of October and put, "Joey's life is boring, or at least we are pretending it is, to emphasize how exciting it is getting asked to preference" for the first 2 weeks until the day she asked me where she put the words, "Kylee asks Joey to preference. Joey's life is less boring because this is the second best day of October." Then on the day of preference she put, "Joey and Kylee go to preference. This is the best day of October". Here is some blurry and low quality pictures for you.





So back to the story of James and I playing the guitar. Usually we tell girls that our names are Superman and Spiderman, respectively. So, I thought about how I could creatively tell her yes. Then I remembered that awesome "I'd soil my pants if you went to ...with me" So I bought some spiderman underwear and adapted it a little. Now it says, "I was so excited when I saw that you asked me to preference that I soiled my pants. I would love to go with you. From-Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman"



Isn't that clever? Well, I love you guys!

Dad, Be Happy!

So some kids in the building next door made some milk-chlorine bombs. You know, you just put the two in a soda bottle and shake and 20 seconds later, it explodes big time. Well, these 2 worthy priesthood holders are now going to court in 2 weeks and are going to be tried for a CLASS 2 FELONY!!!!!! Can you believe that??? That is SERIOUS! They could do jail time if they are convicted and they for sure won't be able to go on their mission.

So dad, be glad I don't make stupid decisions, all I do is play guitar for girls.

Jimmy is Weak Sauce!

Ok, so does everyone here remember Jimmy's blog from last year where he had 100 dollars worth of otter pops? So let us analyze what he got from the deal. He spent 100 of his own dollars, for a non-filling sugary snack.

As you should all know, I am an activities committee chairman, and as such I am privy to certain perks. Like when the Stake activities committee buys extra hoagies for one of their activities that I helped with. That is right, I am now the proud owner of 65 free hoagies. They are a mixture of italian, turkey and swiss, and ham and american.

Now let us analyze what I got from the deal. I spent about 40 cents worth of gas for transportation, for a filling, main course part of a meal.

Personally, I think I win this face-off. What is the score Jimmy-zero, Joey-two? Man, I am good.

Don't worry. They aren't all for me, and I know they'll be going bad in about 2 days. I got them for my dorm and a dorm next door.

So here are some pictures. If you would notice my short hair! My best buddy Jamie, bought a little kit and cut my hair. This was his first time and he was a little nervous and was too careful. I kept telling him, "push it into my head harder like my mom does" or "you can go faster" you know, that kind of stuff. After the shower I had to get a re-trim, and he had missed a ton. It was very fun.






Also, I was in the ward talent show last night. It wasn't too bad, Jamie and I dedicated this "love song" that we "wrote" to all the girls, and then we proceeded to play heart and soul, him on one hand on the piano and me on the other part of the song on the guitar, then we switched parts. Then we transitioned it into a Jazz jam session. It was cool. I also MC'ed for it too. I was witty as always.

Also, right after the Talent show, me and a bunch of us sprinted to a girl's dorm and barely made it with 2 minutes to spare before the season opener of The Office came on. It was GREAT by the way!!!

Also, Jimmy sent me a very heartfelt e-mail telling me that if I don't work my butt off in school and forget about friends and girls, that he is going to dis-own me. He doesn't think he is getting back into BYU because of his bad grades. But I checked some stuff for him, and he should be fine, as long as he does ridiculously well his next semester.

That is all I can think of right now. Love you guys tons!!!

Well, that is all I can think of right now.

Cleanliness is Next to Godliness

So I guess I am going to be translated soon. Just kidding, but seriously, my side of the room is great. I'm not really in the mood to write much, but here are some pictures of the dorm at this moment. My room is clean, everything else is messy-but today is a self-proclaimed clean up day. The kitchen is too messy for me, so I told everyone that we have to do a full super clean today after our extra-credit tutoring session for physics. So I am not going to explain any of the photos, they are all pretty obvious. Except maybe for the stickers that say (follow me to pa pa's...) We went to a shin-dig where they gave away a ton of free junk, so we grabbed 28 of them.

STORIES TO TELL!!!!!

Okay guys, I have got a lot of stuff to say, let's just hope that I remember them all.

First foremost, I know you are all wondering what is happening with Chipotle since I am here in Provo now. I have been in contact with Shelly Whittle and today there was a Grand Opening up near Salt Lake City. So, naturally I ditched my Student Development Class (which is one hour on fridays and i skipped last weeks too...)went an hour and a half before Chipotle opened, wore my Master Burrito Ambassador T-Shirt, joked around with all the executives from Colorado and Arizona that showed up, then bought the first burrito ever made at this location. It was a very spiritual experience. I brought my friend and it was great. So, Shelly was there and she handed me another t-shirt ("How about a Burrito") and 8 free burrito bucks, and then I won a free side of Guac and Chips from spinning the Wheel of Chipotle. Caleb, don't worry, I thinking about sending you and Gina each a free burrito. (Before everyone gets into a frenzy, I do owe Caleb at least one!)



This is the front.



Here is the meal! The first burrito made, and it was delicious.



This is the trash can, filled with free magnets. It is wonderful, and yes, I took about 4 magnets home with me.



The wheel of Chipotle, very cool, people can win a multitude of prizes.






Next story, recently, James and I have been going to girl's dorms that we don't know, knock on the door, ask them their name, and then I play guitar and he sings them a song that we make up on the spot. We have done this to probably 10 dorms so far, and we have a lot to go. We are pretty well known around heritage halls, and girls who get "chosen" to be sung to are pretty darn stoked. So in addition to making girls feel good and have a good laugh, we also can scope out for any really really good looking girls to hang out with. Now, we went and got some dorm the other day and the girls said that they were going to repay us. So the next night, they brought us some cookies. SOOO, naturally, we made cookies for them the next night and wrote a song for them when we handed it to them. (By the way, these girls are all super cute) So the ball is in their court...hopefully the get us back!!!! (Although they did invite us to come over whenever we wanted)

Next story, the second day here I heard a local band playing in front of the Marb on campus. They are extremely good. So, I am going to a couple of their free concerts in the next few weeks. Anyways, I saw the lead singer/guitarist in between classes the other day and was talking to him. It was very cool. So I went to their website and it said that they play at parties and events for free...An Activities Committee Chairman's DREAM! So I e-mailed them and asked them about it and they are totally game for playing at a dance or party that our ward has in the future!!!!! I am so totally stoked, you have no idea!!!!!!!!

I joined a class for intermediate guitar players, and it seems like its going to be awesome!!!

I can't think of anything else to tell you guys...but I'm sure that I am forgetting some stuff. When I remember them, I'll blog it. I love you guys!

Misc

Ok girls, you would be SO proud of me today. I had my first clash with a check out lady at the grocery store. I am planning on making a beef stew with potatoes, and the red and baking potatoes are both marked for 49 cents a pound. I figured, "hmm why not try using both in a stew, it probably won't taste bad." So I grab 3 red potatoes and 2 baking potatoes and put them in the same bag. Right? That makes sense. So I get to the check out counter and the lady gives me this annoyed look and takes them out of the bag to weigh them seperatly. and guess what, she charged me 59 cents for the red potatoes!!! I told her straight up, "um...why did you charge me 59 for the red? It's marked for 49 cents right there" and I proceeded to point to the potato aisle.

BOOM!!! I saved myself like 25 cents!!!! I know you are all so proud of me!

On the topic of cooking for myself, I really enjoy the freedom of adding what I want and how much of it. Like doubling the meat on my stew recipe!

Also, I have been converted to cheese curds. Not that bad-nice and salty.

WOW!!!!!!

Okay, so last night was the first night I pulled out the guitar for the girls. All I can say is that I'm so grateful for the Lord giving me this talent! I played 2 of the song that I've written for a group of 9 girls...and ALL of them were professing their love for me-not really, but they were all over me. I told them that I'd trade them a copy of my songs on cd for a dinner. So pretty much I can save up some of my food money for a while! Haha.

Then later 3 girls were hanging out with me and James (my cool dormmate-see previous post) I was telling them about how I can improvise on guitar very well and then they wanted me to write each of them a song...so instead I asked James if he could just make up words on the spot and he thought he could. So I just jammed on the guitar while James made up some funny love song of each girl in front of them. It was so great. Afterwards I was playing them some of the stuff I've written that doesn't have words (I have a TON of material with no words) and James went and a got a notepad and totally started writing lyrics for a love song. It was pretty neat how quickly he just jotted down his ideas. Some of the lines are just GOLDEN! So the girls were all there helping us find melodies and harmonies and helping with the lyrics. So by this time it was like 12:30 in the morning and pretty soon we had about 15 people-guys and girls-all sitting around us outside on the grass listening to us make this song. It was the coolest experience I've ever had with the guitar. So James can also play piano really well, like Jazz Improv Piano, and I play Jazz Improv Guitar-so tonight all of us are packing into the small basement room with the piano to jam away and impress all the girls.

Love you guys.

People

Alrighty guys, here are some pictures of my roommates and then the group of girls that I have primarily been hanging out with. Ok, so here are my roommates.


So it goes Joey, Dallin, Jin, Michael, Ben and James in front.

They are all really cool. Dallin and James are definetly easier to hang out with and are a bit more cool...i guess i would say. Jin and I share rooms, and he's nice. He also plays guitar, so that's fun. Ben likes cooking and is at this very moment making all of us spaghetti and meatballs. (The sauce looks and smells amazing!)



Here are the girls. They are (in order form left to right again) Some guy I don't know, some girls I don't know, Renae, Catherine, Hillary, Stephanie and Danielle. Catherine is the funniest girl alive, and the coolest.

So yesterday I went to the BYU vs. U of A game. (Did you see me on tv? I was 6 rows up from the north endzone and the tv crewman had us cheer for the camera for a while.) So while I was there I had my sunglasses. Can you tell?



Until next time.

My New Room

Well, here is my humble abode. Hmm, I just realized that abode is adobe with the B and D switched... Think they are related? Dad, look that up and get back to us.



So there is my (jimmy and jacob's) snowboard and laptop and other junk that is good. Did anyone notice the absence of a pillow? I have the pillowcase, but no pillow. I remember taking it, so it's either in Vegas or at Neal's apartment. Either way, I don't have it for tonight. :(

Here is under my bed, I've got some crates and a box and my guitar case and my guitar amp. Can't wait to woo some women with my guitar.


And then there are my traffic light and crosswalk light. Pretty sweet huh?

The Road to Glory (or just to Provo)

Alrighty everybody!!!! I'm back in action. Now that I am officially here in Provo, I'll start having some fun stories to tell. I decided to start with the trip up here. Pretty uneventful except for a funny semi truck and when I decided to pee of the side of the road, I just happened upon a dead fox. So that was pretty fun, and I remembered to take pictures for you all! Aren't you so proud of me? So here you go.




Do you know how hard it is to drive and take a decent picture at the same time?

Just kidding dad, I would never be so irresponsible...




Oh ya, I also stopped at the Hoover Dam because I had a ton of extra time to waste before my friend was expecting me. Also, I did NOT go to the Strip in Vegas, or to an buffets.

So, I already beat Jimmy right? I blogged on the first day here.

I ROCK THE CASBAH!

So, here is the whole story. I was on a group date and we went to Chipotle. Sounds like a good and fun story, right? WRONG! The assistant manager looks at me all shocked and amazed. He asked me what in the world I was doing there. I told him that I was just eating Chipotle, duh. He then proceeds to tell me that the NEW MBA told him that I left for college already. So I was already pissed at this point, some guy told him I left for college and then he hired this "new guy". Of course I couldn't make a big deal about it because I had a date there. (but I would have loved to over react and make a big scene and demand some more information) Anyways, He proceeds to tell me that this guy's name is Jaron and that he seemed to know who I was. I was stunned, my friend Jaron Sato lied to him and told him I already left for college. What a jerk!!!!! I knew he was a bum. So by this point I was IRATE, ready to kill someone (someone named Jaron)

Fast Foward 3 Weeks

So Jaron calls up and says he has to pick up his drum kit and tv. So he comes over and of course I couldn't keep my mouth shut, I confronted him about stealing my ambassadorship. He says that he is a MBA for a tempe location, not MY location. It seemed pretty legit, he said that Shelly Whittle talked to him at the Grand Opening and everything. So it seems that the guy who works at Chipotle just misunderstood Jaron, Jaron just told him that he is an MBA, not that location's.

Fast Foward 2 days

Now I am curious about what happens to my Ambassadorship now that I am leaving for college. Here is my e-mail to Shelly Whittle, the head of marketing of all of Arizona.

Hey Shelly,
This is Joey Cozza, MBA of the 99th and McDowell location Chipotle. I have a concern regarding me being an ambassador. In one month I am leaving for college in Provo Utah . I was wondering what happens now. Do I loose my ambassadorship? Do you pick a new ambassador for this location? Should I retire the MBA T-shirt? If you could tell me the protocol concerning this, it would be greatly appreciated! By the way, one of my best friends told me that he just became an MBA. I think it was at a tempe grand opening. His name is Jaron Sato, that is pretty cool. Well, I hope to hear from you soon. Until then, Long Live Chipotle!

Joey Cozza
Master Burrito Ambassador

Here is her response.

HI Joey!!

Thanks for emailing me and congratulations on graduating. What am amazing coincidence. You DO NOT have to turn in your MBA status. In fact you’ll be such as asset to me in Provo . I also handle the marketing for Utah . Utah is brand new to Chipotle, we just opened our first location there in West Bountiful and are opening 3 more before the end of the year. We open Sugarhouse ( Salt Lake City ) on 9/28, Fort Union (or Cottonwood Heights ) on 9/7 and Sandy in the end of November. So as an MBA you’ll definitely be a huge asset to us still by helping enlighten the masses to Chipotle. Don’t be concerned you will always be an MBA J

Give me a shout out when you move and are settled. Are you going to BYU? I’d love to set up a time to either chat over the phone or meet in person. I am usually in Utah at least once a month. Maybe if you are up for it we can get you really involved in our openings and maybe some stuff on your new college campus

Great to hear from you! Do you need more burrito bucks?

Shelly Whittle

Burrito Bandit

Chipotle - Marketing


So ya, that is the best news ever, and I totally rock!!!

I'm a Real Thespian Now.

Well, I went to the Thespian banquet at our school because I was in the two school plays this year, and I was inducted into the National Thespian Society. Go Joey. But even better, was the fact that I've never acted before that, and I won Best Male Actor in a Major Role for my role as Magnus Muldoun (the guy in the wheelchair). I was pretty happy about that because there are 3 guys who have been acting for at least the 4 years of high school, and I beat them! Also, afterwards we went to China 2000 Super Buffet (Olive Garden was a 2 1/2 hours wait). There were these cooked baby octopi and gosh darn-it if one of the girls actually put it on her plate. Well, her and her friends were all daring eachother to eat it, and the closest they got was one trying to cut a leg off to eat it. So I reached across the table, forked the whole thing and sat down with it just jiggling on my fork. I asked a passing waiter if it tasted good, and he said it was great...so I popped the whole darn thing in my mouth. I knew it was going to be rubbery, but man, I think it took about 3 minutes for me to finish it off. When I was about to swallow my first piece of it, a stringy chunk was connected to the rest of the octopus, so it brought the rest of it with it and I gagged. (But I kept it all controlled, nothing came out and nothing came out of my stomach) everyone was freaking out, giving me napkins to spit it out into and telling me earnestly to go to the bathroom when I throw up and this kind of stuff. To their dismay, I ate it all.

I can't believe I ate the whole thing.

Awards Ceremony

So, yesterday was the formal awards ceremony for our school. Just a little thing where the kids get to be shown off with their scholarships and awards in front of their parents. I was pretty proud that I got the "Most Outstanding Male Student" award for $500 just because I was outstanding. Then I learned that I also got a district scholarship of another $500 dollars-woohoo!! So when we where there at the ceremony and Caitlin Fluegge goes up to accept all of hers...I begin to feel pretty crappy. Let me just begin by saying that Caitlin in ranked Nationally in the sport of Tennis. I think she is ranked 12th or 11th, IN THE WHOLE NATION (and she is funny). So, of course, she isn't getting all of the money but a combined total of all the schools offering her money was $400,000 dollars. I talked to her later and she said that she had been conservative when she recorded the amounts the schools were offering her...disgusting!

I'M DONE!! (Essentially)

So I finished my senior presentation today, hooray! It was on the superiority of Soft and Classical genres of music against hard and heavy metal rock. It went FLAWLESSLY!!! The only problem that I had was I accidentally said "Umm" too much. Other than that, it was so awesome. I made all the points I wanted and it was just overall perfect. With that done, I am essentially finished with High School (I just have to maintain my grades now, no big deal at all). Hooray for me!

Guess Who's Back!

I went to Provo for my spring break, and it rocked. Here's the very condensed version (i hate writing, and I have no pictures). We get there, sleep, laze around, eat at bombay house, sleep, go snowboarding, sleep, laze, eat tepanyaki, sleep, laze, go on campus, sleep laze, go to nickelcade, go bowling, sleep again. Then the plane ride home was 2 hours delayed...that part wasn't much fun.

I am in the school play titled "The Real Inspector Hound". We had a practice run in front of the students who had perfect attendance, and it wasn't too bad. One of the boys messed up 3 times, one of them right before me, and it messed me all up. Luckily I recovered, but not quite in time...it wasn't pretty. So, that is what's going on with me.

I'm Trying!!

I am really racking my brain for anything noteworthy that is not related to Chipotle...but nothing is coming. So, I went to Chipotle yesterday and there was a line that wrapped around the inside of the store, went all the way around the outside into the street. I asked what happened and it was free burrito day for UTI students and staff. I went to the front to talk to Stewart but he wasn't there...so I left with nothing.

Today I talked to 8th graders about the horrors of High School (actually about everything except the horrors of high school) and for lunch I proposed Chipotle. When we get there we talk to Stewart and find out that 1,500 FREE burritos were given away yesterday! Not a misprint people, one thousand five hundred! I told him, "maybe I'll hold off on the free burritos for a couple of days" "good idea." said the man who gave away at least 7,500 ounces of meat. Well, that's it...I just wanted everyone to know 1,500 burritos were given away yesterday.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS!!!!

WOOOHOOOO!!! Talk about wonderful news for the MBA of 99th and McDowell. So, I went to Chipotle Thursday night with 2 of my buddies. I purposely wore my MBA T-Shirt to try and HOPEFULLY get a free burrito. When I walk in I see a man who I know is high up in the rankings of Chipotle employeeship. When in line he asks me, "Which store are you over?" I told him, "THIS one"

BOOM

It was almost instant.

He was so happy to see me. He shook my hand like we were old pals. He proceeded to tell me that he is Stewart Myers, Manager. WOO HOO!!! Talk about awesomeness. He is the coolest guy I have ever met. So I go back to my friends and give one of them a burrito buck and Stewart, seeing it tells me, "Hey man, I got you guys covered!" YAY! So Stewart hooked me up with 3 free burritos in one sitting. It was so wonderful.

NEXT DAY

I go back alone just cause I love the place. I see a younger man who I also know is high up in the ranking. We have talked briefly before and he has given me a free burrito or two just cause he's cool with me. We say hi and I tell him I finally met Stewart. He (Brian) then tells me that Stewart told him all about me. So I get my burrito for free and I start talking a little more with him. He doesn't know much about what I do, so I tell him. He asked if I get paid and I told him mostly with just a few free burritos or whatever. (Bless his heart!) He told me that he is TOTALLY fine and happy with giving me a free burrito "whenever I come".

No Joke, he actually said that.

So the moral of the story is, if you are visiting the family down here, DO NOT go to Chipotle without me, or else you'll have to pay.

AMBASSADORSHIP a.k.a. The Best Day of My Life

This, my friends, is one very very very long story...bear with me. It all began when a new Chipotle restaurant opened up on 99th and McDowell (only 2 miles away as opposed to the old one which was 5 miles away). My school had the opportunity for an exclusive preview and pre-opening festivities. Of course I was there in a heartbeat, engaging in all of the wonderful activities such as ordering a burrito, paying for said burrito, eating said burrito and talking to wonderful classmates who are also enjoying the fiesta. While there, the day before the Grand-Opening, a nice lady (quite young) saw me, offered me a free shirt and we conversed briefly. Nothing super exciting. End of the day.

It is now Friday, the Grand-Opening and of course I am there right after school for the special perks of opening day which included; 1 free t-shirt, 1 five-dollar gift card to Chipotle, 1 chance to enter a drawing for free burritos for a year, and as many free magnets you felt comfortable stuffing in your pockets. My friends and I finish eating and I begin to read the back of the gift card and the comical information provided. After finishing, the same lady (who I later learned was Shelly Whittle) confronted me and we spoke about how funny Chipotle is and how much I LOVE it. She offers to turn in my ticket for the drawing and I innocently asked if I could keep the Chipotle pen I wrote my information with. This is what started it all.

Shelly started telling me about something called the Master Burrito Ambassador. Not employed by Chipotle exactly, but as close as it gets. Basically what it is (from her description) are regular Joe-Smoes from the street who emphatically love Chipotle. They are nominated ONLY by a Chipotle Manager and chosen in Colorado by Steve Ells (the founder) and a commitee of Chipotle Specialists. The newly appointed MBA is now given through the mail exclusive Chipotle items and Burrito Bucks periodically. The whole job of the MBA is to spread the good word of Chipotle. The MBA would also be invited to attend Chipotle Promotions and operate the Chipotle Wheel. (one free spin on a Wheel-of-Fortune-esque wheel with burritos and shirts) She asked if I would be interested in something like this...and I about died. I told her this was what I've been waiting for me whole life and she said she'd get back to me soon.

(2 MONTHS LATER)


By now I've given up hope, it was a good dream, but it passed. Then randomly I checked my e-mail. Lo and behold, Shelly Whittle e-mailed me this e-mail.

Hello Joey Cozza,

I met you at our Grand Opening of our 99^th Avenue and McDowell Chipotle location. I had told you about a very special honor of Master Burrito Ambassador. Your dedication and passion for our food and Chipotle has brought this honor to you. Chipotle has over 600 restaurants nationwide, but only a handful of MBA’s. It is an honor not just anyone is granted and therefore we take nominations very seriously. As an MBA you will receive many special Chipotle items and news. You can also get involved in Chipotle events and marketing activities if you so choose. You’ll be contacted by me every once in awhile to be invited to some exciting special events Chipotle is a part of to further our brand and spread the burrito love. As an MBA we want you to continue to do what you already have done, by creating other Chipotle lovers and introducing them to our burritos and tacos!

To be considered to become an MBA please answer the following questions

1. Your story…Where, when, how did you and Chipotle meet?
2. Why do you LOVE Chipotle?
3. What do you think makes Chipotle different from other restaurants?
4. If I gave you 25 burrito bucks (each worth a free burrito) what would you do with them?
5. Who have you brought over to our side? (Who would blame you for becoming a Chipotlean?)

I need to following information from you…as well.

Mailing Address
Contact Phone
Contact email
TShirt size

Thank you and congratulations!

Shelly Whittle
Burrito Bandit

Wow, I was awe struck, this was my chance! So I sent this e-mail back to her. (Did anyone catch that she signs all of her professional e-mails and letters as Shelly Whittle-Burrito Bandit?)

Shelly,
Thank you for contacting me about this wonderful oppurtunity.

1. I first met sweet Chipotle with my older brother about one year ago. He was addicted and kept raving about it awesome it was. So, he and I decided to go to the Chipotle on Litchfield and McDowell. After the first bite of succulent carnitas, I was hooked.
2. I love Chipotle because of the great unique taste, the amount of food given, and the wonderful Chipotle Tabasco Sauce. But even more than that, I think it's something you put in the rice, I could eat that stuff from the pot with a spoon.
3. What makes Chipotle different in my eyes, is the whole set-up. You walk in, choose from a menu of ONLY high quality items, get the fresh food made in front of you in about 2 minutes, and to top it all off, employees come around every so often asking if the food was satisfactory, asking to take away trash; real high class treatment from a fast-food style restaurant.
4. If I had 25 burrito bucks, I would keep two for myself, give one to my two best friends, and then give them away to people who have never been to Chipotle. I know a few people at my school who have never been and think it costs too much money, if I give them a free one, I know they'd change their opinion.
5. I have brought six people for sure, four of which go to Chipotle regularly. I have no doubt (and hopfully) brought countless others with my constant, border-line obsessive, wearing of my Chipotle T-shirts of which I own three. Also, for a wiffle-ball tournament my friends and I were in, we wore Chipotle T-shirts (Foil Shizzle) along with absurd orange shorts as our team uniform. As seen from the pictures I have included in this e-mail.



Again, thank you very much for this nomination. I hope you hear back from you soon.

Joey Cozza-Chipotle Enthusiast


Along with that e-mail I attached these photos.

So all I could do now, was wait. 2 weeks later it happened. At the school talent show, during intermission, mom gave me a package sent from Colorado (the birthplace of Chipotle). I knew right away what is was and I had to show everyone. I opened the package back stage in front of my friends. After pulling out the framed Certificate wrapped in my exclusive MBA T-shirt, I had people bowing down to me. Literally. Along with that I got 11 free Burrito Bucks (each worth a burrito) and a Chipotle Calendar. I am so blessed.

So that is where I am today, 1 of 100 Master Burrito Ambassadors in the world. My only concern is that there is no Chipotle in Provo!




I want everyone to know that I spent more time on this blog than I typically spend on my homework...in a week.

BYU Here I Come!

Well, I got my acceptance letter from BYU. I had my application finished for about 10 days when I got my answer, as opposed to the obnoxious girl in my seminary class who finished her application 2 months ago and STILL complains about how she doesn't know if she's going or not.