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Sophie

2011-10-14T19:39:00.000-07:00

This blog is for my dog-Sophie. Today, Sophie had to make her way up to Heaven. She was starting to struggle in her old age, and we couldn't stand to see her suffer any longer. I would just like to take a few moments to share with all of you the story of Soph.
I remember the day my family brought her home. One hot day in Chandler, AZ, I came home from my 4th grade class to a surprise of black furr being held on a leash by my little brother in our front yard. There she was. Hands down the cutest puppy I have ever seen. I ran up to her in excitement, leaned down to pick her up, and immediately I fell in love. Her little face was hidden under all her furr, so kissing her was quite the task. I couldn't put her down. I was so happy, I cried. We brought the pretty dog into our home and my parents told me what it was like picking her out. She was the runt of the bunch. All the other dogs had power over her. She could barely get her share of food or water around these big pups. My family just knew she was the dog they'd want to love for the rest of their lives. After I learned about her rescue, we started the debate of a name for her. I begged to call her Princess (give me a break...i was in 4th grade.), but no one seemed to like that name. Everyone decided on Sophie. I ran to my room and bawled into my pillow. Sophie? It sounded too much like SOFA for me. My dog was NOT a couch. In the midst of my tears, this little doggy came sneakily into my room and kissed my hand. Right then, my mind was changed. Sophie was the perfect name.
Sophie became my best friend. When I'd come home from school, she would follow me wherever I went. Her favorite was bathtime. "Sophie, I'm going to take a bath. You coming?" Surely, she would trott along behind me and lay on the bathroom floor absorbing the heat while I took my bath and annoyingly sang her songs. At night, Sophie always ended up in the same room as me. Often times, the room I was in belonged to my parents (once again, I was young.....). This dog quickly became more than just a dog--She was my sister. She completed our family.
Sophie put up with me in middle school and during our move back to Las Vegas. She even somehow managed to deal with me during high school when I thought it was a good idea to go running, but I couldn't go alone...so of course, I made her come along. She always stuck by my side. And when I went away to college, Sophie missed me as much as I missed her. My mom told me she kept the spot outside my bedroom door warm at night, just in case I returned. Whenever I had to leave Sophie, I left a little piece of my heart with her to keep safe till I came home. Leaving to go to Disney World for 8 months was hard. When I came home, I was sad to discover my puppy had gone blind and was slowly losing her hearing. But even still, she knew who I was. She pranced around and gave me many many kisses when I walked into the house.
This beautiful dog has loved me, and my family, with all her heart--And we have loved her right back. Sophie watched 14 of my birthdays pass by, comforted me through the many tears I've shed, listened to me talk and sing far too much, ran in the hot heat with me, dealt with increasing the size of our family by 2 (our dogs Rusty and Tyson), helped me open Christmas presents each year, kept watch for monsters in my room at night, made everyone that came in contact with her fall in love, and most importantly, she was always my truest friend.
I love Sophie. Today was a sad day, but I know that Heavenly Father is taking care of her. She's up there eating bananas, running around in a big field of green grass, and quickly stealing the hearts of every angel in Heaven. I'll miss her with every piece of my soul until I see her again.
Sophie, my dear, sweet, beautiful sister, friend, and puppy....I love you.

Here we go again!

2011-08-20T13:44:00.000-07:00

Well, here I am. Back in good ol' Cedar City, Utah. I have to say, I really have missed this place. School starts on Monday! I've been waiting for it to start, but it feels weird right now. I'm not sure if I already informed you all of my change of heart.....I was a theater major, but switched last semester to Elementary Education. I would LOVE to become a kindergarten teacher. =] So, I'm excited to get back into that. I am in the process of finding a job. And by "in the process", I mean sitting on my bed thinking of places that would be fun to work in my mind......
I finished unpacking all my stuff last night. A process that took until 2am. YUCK. But at least its over with.
I am going to now attempt to be productive.
I hope you all have MAGICAL days. And if you start school soon.....GOOD LUCK.

I Had The Time Of My Life Fighting Dragons With You

2011-08-10T18:05:00.000-07:00

I bought a bracelet a long time ago that says, "Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same." I found myself thinking yesterday, and today for that matter, about the blessings I have been given. The most important blessings from my Heavenly Father are those footprints on my heart. I have so many wonderful friends that have made an impression on me, and I am forever grateful for these beautiful people. This summer has been a summer of more people walking into my heart and changing me. I came to Florida expecting to work like a slave and make no new friends (because there is just no way anyone could have ever compared to the friends I made the first time I came to Disney World..). Well, I was wrong. The people I met this summer pulled me into their group and made me feel like family right away. Ben, Logan, Kandice, Sheldon, Camee, and Kevin. The 6 of you welcomed me with open arms. I would like to thank each and every one of you.

BEN!

Benjamin Keith! Dear sir, you are quiet the amazing young man. You had me laughing non-stop all summer. I love that you picked on Sheldon with me =] I remember the first time I actually hungout with you and you lifted your shirt and said "Look....I shaved my stomach today." And I said "Why would you do that?" and you simply said "Uh....I dont know. I just did." Haha. I knew you would become one of my very favorite people. Your energy is contagious. You have a way of making everyone and anyone your friend. It's a fantastic quality. You are someone people love to be around. You make every moment an exciting moment. Thank you for being as obsessed with taking pictures as I am for posing in them. =] I loved all our photoshoots! You are talented, funny, caring, and always yourself. I am so glad I met you this summer Ben.

LOGAN!

Logan Smith! Oh my goodness! You are such an incredible person! Your heart is pure and the love you have for people is amazing. You accepted me instantly. Maybe that's just because I am a fellow west-sider.... =]...either way, I was grateful for you. You are genuine. When a friend is in need, you have no problem dropping everything to be at their side. I loved dancing in the rain with you at Sea World on my birthday! Thank you for being there for me, and for all of our friends. You are truly amazing. And I cant WAIT to come see you in Cali!

KANDICE!

Kandice...What are you doin Kandice?! Haha. Oh Kandice. I love you so much! You have the most beautiful spirit. You are always happy! You are always laughing and always smiling. Im so glad I had you to giggle with about everything and anything. You are so sweet and so thoughtful. The best kind of friend! Thank you for singing my song every single day =] Hahah, you are the best!

SHELDON!

Sheldon. SHHHHHHHHeldon. =] You. Oh you. You are in high school. HAHAHAHAHA. Just kidding. Well I mean, you are, but that's not all. Sheldon you are a true friend. Your heart is so big. You have so much love to give, all the time. You're so thoughtful and kind, and you have a way of making anyone feel better. You always know exactly when I need a hug, or exactly what to say to make me smile. Thank you for picking me up from the movies when I felt like going by myself. Thank you for being just as poor as I was all summer, but still finding ways to go get milkshakes at 2am. Thank you for letting me have sleep overs in your big comfy bed. Thank you for understanding the importance of song lyrics and how one song can make you happy and sad all at the same time. Thank you, for never hiding your emotions from me and for letting me be someone you know you can trust and talk to about anything. Sheldon, you are one of my very best friends. You are talented and sweet. I know you and I will be friends forever and even though we are thousands of miles away, I can call you at any time and I know you'll be there. I love you. And I promise, just like you promised me, when they point to the pictures, I'll tell them your name.

CAMEE!

Camee. Camela. C-Felix. Dude. Bro. CAMEE. I freaking love you. So much. You know as well as I know that we met each other for a reason. I needed you in my life. You understood everything I was going through, and you were there every second of this summer to remind me of just who I am and what I want in life. You are such an amazing girl. You are so accepting of people. You open your heart and let people in and you hold onto them. That's a quality a lot of people don't have. Your wit is endearing. There truly is never a dull moment with you. You laughed with me and cried with me and picked me up from the airport at 5am. I'm so blessed to have a friend like you. Heavenly Father definitely had a plan...he wanted us to be friends. I couldn't have gotten through this summer without you. And I am so excited you will be in Utah! 3 hours is nothing. I fully plan on seeing you A LOT. You are beautiful inside and out and you deserve nothing but the best in life. And I can't wait to watch all your dreams come true. I love you =]

KEVIN!

Kevin Scott. The boy with the unfortunate name. ;P I have never met anyone like you. The day I saw you standing there in your parade vendor costume, I had a feeling we would become great friends. Then, you opened your mouth and that adorable Alabama accent poured out and it was pretty much set in stone that I wouldn't be able to survive without you all summer. There is a light about you, everyone can see it. You have a way of enchanting everybody. You are the sweetest and most charming boy I've ever known. The way that you care about your friends is unreal. But what I find most endearing about you is your humbleness. You just don't realize how amazing you are. It's just like that song "There's pretty girls on every corner, they watch him as hes walking home saying does he know? Will you ever know? You're beautiful every little piece love. And don't you know, you're really gonna be someone. Ask anyone." Kevin, I know that you will be blessed in your life because you deserve it. I have never become best friends with someone so fast. Ever. You have made my summer unforgettable. Whistling into our hands, playing the "banjo", knowing every Taylor Swift song ever made and being proud of it, all the right hand and left hand moments that made me laugh till I wanted to cry, screaming songs into our yogurt spoons so loud I thought my lungs would explode, teaching you how to waltz, following each other every single day when we parade vended, COMO?!, making chicken parmesan, getting embarassing sunburns that looked like I still had a swimsuit on even when I didnt and you still had sunglasses on even when you didnt, taking a shower in our swimsuits and you demonstrating your daily routine, sleeping in your bed and grasping mickey for dear life when you decided to elbow me at random moments in the night, how you and I can talk and talk and laugh forever about everything and nothing and not care that hours just pass by, letting me drive your car and you being the only person besides myself to ever drive mine, child peter, being so willing to run through the tunnel with me without asking any questions as to why I felt the need to run, making me play the guitar every chance you possibly could and for being my biggest fan, telling me to dress crappy because you were dressed crappy "I wore a dress, you wore a dark gray t-shirt. You told me I was pretty when I looked like a mess." =], changing the words to our favorite songs so they match our lives better, inventing the most ridiculous and sketchy handshake with me, letting me wax your eyebrows, paying for me to see a movie and then not remembering you ever did, dressing up in kylies clothes, giving yourself a lot of new hairstyles that made me laugh, going to forever 21 with me and deciding to match for evening activities, dancing pretty much anywhere you can, respecting the fact that I dont swear and doing your best to sensor your language, never questioning me when I told you what I believed in, and most importantly for being there for me all summer long. All those things are memories we've made in just 2 and half short months. You have filled up a piece of my heart. I am so grateful to have met you. You really are beautiful in every way possible, and if you ever forget, I promise I'll always be here to remind you. Thank you for making me laugh harder than I have laughed in a long long time. Thank you for making me feel like I am capable of achieving anything I set my mind to. And thank you for taking my hand and making me a part of your world, "Life is amazing with you on the ride". You are my best friend. And if you asked me if I loved you....I wouldnt lie ;]

(< handshake haha)

These 6 people changed my life this summer. They helped me understand the true meaning of friendship. There are new footprints on my heart, and I know I will keep them there forever.

So much to say!

2011-07-03T21:16:00.001-07:00

So I clearly have neglected this blog for quite some time now. A lot has gone on since then! I went to Disney World and did an internship for 8 months last May-January, and what do you know I'm back at Disney World again doing the summer alumni program for the summer! Ask me how much I love Disney World........
The answer is TOO MUCH. This place is magical and amazing. Everyday I get to see someone's dream come true. Sometimes it's a little girl in a princess dress telling me about her incredible day at the park, or a couple coming to celebrate their engagement, anniversary, or new marriage. All these people share one thing, it's the glow in their eyes that tells me I have the best job in the world. See, I witness dreams coming true. Families come from all over to world to spend a few days in a place full of magic; And I am blessed to spend my days here.
Other than Disney World, I also changed my major last semester! I am now on my way to becoming a Kindergarten teacher =] I decided that even though I love theater, I want a job where I am doing something to help someone, and who better to help than our future? These little children need good teachers to inspire them to be the best they can be and to show them they can achieve anything they dream of achieving. And that, my friends, is the kind of teacher I hope to be.
Another big thing that has been going on in my life lately is the realization of God's hand in my life. I am noticing that everything really does happen for a reason and that my Heavenly Father knows me personally and therefore directs me in the ways I need to go. Sometimes I stumble and fall and feel like there is no possible way I could ever get back up again, but that's when He comes in and reminds me that I am one of a kind and that if I follow Him I can pick myself up. I lost my Aunt and one of my closest friends in the past couple of years, and I honestly didn't understand why Heavenly Father would want things to be this way. My beautiful cousins Carter and Dylan lost their mother, and I lost my amazing Aunt. How could this be alright? But, like always, I learned that God knows what we can and cannot handle. He does not throw trials our way simply because he can, he does it because he knows we can overcome them and come out stronger. I love Him for this. I am a better person today because of the trials I have faced in the past 2 years. I am changed, but I have grown. I am strong and I am humbled.
I have been doing great! I have experienced magic and happiness, sorrow and tears, and I have learned so much. I promise to get better at this whole blog thing (a statement I KNOW I have used in the past) and even break out some pictures =]

Midnight Blog-age

2009-07-20T00:12:00.001-07:00

Its midnight..what am I doing? I have no clue...I just cant sleep. Im dying to jam on the guitar. It really is my favorite thing in the world.

Why is it that music works for any moment in life? Think about it, when you're happy, playing your favorite song is great! When you're mad, its nice to scream to some music. Music is there when you're sad, in love, lonely, spiritual, having fun....everything! I LOVE MUSIC.

And the guitar just brings it all together for me. Usually, the songs I fall in love with big time, are songs played acoustically. Its so beautiful, I cant even stand it!

I cant wait for school to start so I can go take guitar lessons...cuz they arent as expensive in Cedar as they are here in Vegas! Whew!

Anyways, that was my random blog-age at midnight.

Listen to music. End of story.

SUPER!

2009-07-19T20:54:00.001-07:00

So these are my NEW cool pajamas! Im obsessed! Just thought I would share them with all of you =]

Always a kid

2009-07-17T00:13:00.001-07:00

Let me start this entry out with a funny story. =]

Today, I walked into the living room and saw my brother Keaton sitting in our wheelable office chair. I immediately felt the need to spin him, so I asked if he wanted me to. Of course, as a duty of a younger brother, he had to say yes. I spun him around and around...he kept yelling FASTER! So I spun and spun until I couldn't even grab the chair! I was laughing, and Keaton kept screaming "Woah, where am I? Dude Im going so fast!" He then yelled "Hey, stop this thing!" I laughed, like big sisters do right? But, I also tried to stop him. The chair was spinning so fast that I couldn't grab it. It was like my reaction time to stopping the chair was just too slow! Next thing we know, Keaton goes spinning out of control and right into the Hedgehog's cage. It flew across the living room, leaving the poor hedgehog's bedding everywhere, and little Spike (that's the hedgehog) was curled up in a prickly ball in the corner.
I burst out in laughter! I couldn't control it! I was hunched over, holding my gut, and laughing like crazy. All the while, Keaton is sitting in the chair just staring at the mess. Then....mom walks in. Of course, I continue to laugh. Keaton, he tries to explain what happened and I start to feel bad for laughing. So through my laughter I manage to mumble to my mom that it was all my idea. She was giving us the "mom stare", but I could see her lips trying not to curl up and laugh. It must have been an even better sight from an outside perspective. She "firmly" told us to clean it all up.
I continued to laugh.
And Keaton continued to look baffled.
We cleaned up the mess and I told him how funny it is that brothers and sisters just don't change. Why did he listen to me when I suggested the dumb idea of spinning in the chair? Because I'm his older sister, and I make things sound fun. What's the most hilarious of all, is the fact that we still reacted the same way we've always reacted when we get in trouble together. Really, it's always been that way...I laugh histarically, and Keaton gets nervous that he's gonna get yelled at. Which I dont blame him, I used to pretend like I never did anything...but I'd end up confessing every time. Plus, I mean, if I were a mom and I walked in on my kids, one laughing and the other nervous, I would immediately assume it was the nervous childs fault...whatever it may be. But, I stick up for him and never make him take ALL the blame ;]
It truly was hilarious. This was not something a 19 year old and 16 year old would be doing. Always always always a kid!

Anyhow, that's the funny story! Lately, I haven't been up to much. Just keeping track of my online class. Oh! I did go to Bikram Yoga. If you don't know what that is, heres a summary: Its yoga, but in a room the temperature of a sauna. 105 degrees.
It is incredible! I loved every second of it! Well, minus the fact that I was beside a man in a speedo, and the fact that I got dizzy and had to sit down..all the while thinking I was guna pass out & telling myself I hate this and never wanna do it again....
Haha, don't worry..they tell you that dizziness is common. If you feel dizzy at any time, just sit down. It works. But Im not used to feeling dizzy, so it freaked me out. Hence, why I was telling myself i hate it and want to quit. Once I finished the class though, I'd never felt so great in my life. Really! It works everything in your body and makes you feel rejuvenated. Im signing up soon, for a month! So I can go everyday until I leave for school! YAY!

My friend Heidi tore her ACL playing soccer on Wednesday. Oh man, I was freaking out! But she's got it all taken care of, and I'll be moving in sooner than we know it...and I'll be helping her out!!

So, there you have it! Up-to-date on Ashleigh's life!

Oh MY!

2009-07-09T17:26:00.000-07:00

This song is FANTASTIC. =] The words are so true! Haha, gotta love Mermaid!

4th of July in Washington, D.C.!

2009-07-07T20:07:00.000-07:00

So! Washington, DC was amazing! There are tons of pix, so i tried to limit how many i put up. hahha.. still alot though! We got to the airport at 10pm in vegas, and we got on the plane and i started doing my nervous laugh cuz i was afraid of the plane ride. hahaha..it was too funny. But, i realized that i actually LOVE riding planes! Its so much fun! really, even turbulents i love. I must be crazy. Anyhow, I didnt sleep the whole time. We got to Wisconsin around 5am, and I was tired, but i just couldnt sleep! Too excited i suppose!
Heidi and I took pictures with cheese on our heads! Woohoo! We got back on the plane at 6:30am, and we landed in Baltimore at 9:30am! Matt's dad picked us up from the airport & we took a detour to his house so we could get a good view of the temple! It looks amazing! You're just driving along the freeway and then BOOM there it is. Incredible. It just might be my favorite temple. When i saw it, i literally forgot how to breathe. Heidi was like "ashleigh, are u ok?" hahahah.. amazing what temples do to you right?!
So finally, we get to Matt's house, and his dad gave us a tour & then headed to work! Their house is AMAZING. really. & so we showered & got ready for the day. matt got home from work at 2:30 & then we all went to the mall area, where the monument & abe lincoln is and stuff. We did tons of walking & saw SOO MUCH that day! We even got lost, cuz matt thought he knew how to get home by foot instead of taking the metro...turns out he didnt. haha. I got blisters pretttttty bad. & then we had a joke that he is "Matt Quest" if you wanna get lost, just go to Matt Quest. Hahah.. I thought it was fun to be lost though =] A good adventure!
Anywho, Matt bought us crepes for dinner, and they were FANTASTIC! The next day, Matt had work, so Sarah, Heidi & I went to visit Senator Orrin Hatch's office, cuz Heidi is an intern for him right now, & it was cool to see the office! Then we went to the smithsonian museums! & to the botanical gardens. All of which were awesome. We went to china town for lunch & they made me try sushi! It was good, except the raw stuff...i thought too much about it, so it made me wanna puke. Hahah. But then we met Matt at the Holocaust museum & toured it, then went to this nice park & chilled. Later, we went to the National Archives to see the constitution. And when we got out, it was POURING rain! I loved it! It looked like we had just taken a shower. hahaha.
Mmm, Friday & saturday we did a lot more of seeing thins & hanging out with Matt's family! We even got to see a MLB game on friday! Braves vs. Nationals! We had awesome seats! I Loved it! Braves won 9-8.
On the 4th of july, saturday, we went for a bike ride in the morning, which was SO NICE, and then we went to lunch with Matt's mom. Then we came home & played the card game canasta. Matt & I were on a team and we won! WOOHOO! hahah..
then we met up with Matts friends for the fireworks. We got to see them from the Holocaust museum, which is incredibly close. It was amazing. Best fireworks I've ever seen for sure.
Sunday, we went to church in Virginia...and MAN virginia is BEAUTIFUL! I was dying.
Sadly, we had to leave after church. The flight back seemed like the longest flight imaginable. But finally, we made it home! I had soooo much fun! =]

sarah jane, matt, me and heidi at the monument.

matt & i

heidi & i!

heidi me and matt in front of the white house!! WOOHOO!

me in my pjs. =] yup...twilight all the way. i really am the definition of a geek. and im proud!

check out those giant ed hardy shoes! this is at the Union Station. so awesome.

hahah..Matt Quest.

us all RAINED on!!!

Looks like we just showered huh?

eating Five Guys in Dupont Circle for dinner!

We went to a Second-hand bookstore & this magazine was so old! I loved it!

On the escalator in the Capitol

In the capitol..the center of DC=]

Our tickets for the House Gallery. But we got lost cuz it was closed, so we ended up on our own personalized tour of the capitol haah..

in front of the Supreme Court!

heidi and i with our baseball tickets! YAYYYY!

Matt, heidi, me and Mike (matts dad) at the baseball game!

Pic with George Washinton!!!

Me & Matt with our bikes on the bike ride!

heidi & I waiting for the fireworks!

We got to go inside the Holocaust museums Cafe while we waited for the fireworks to start!

View from abe lincoln

Sarah Jane & I at the Union Station

me at the botanical garden!

me at the american history smithsonian! Dumbo!

American history smithsonian. slavery!

My sushi!
california roll & shrimp tempura roll

This was the bite of raw fish...yuuuuckness.

Lost in the Capitol! haah..

The view from the Supreme Court

Matt, Me, and Heidi at the Baseball game =]
FAVORITE PICTURE!

Me & Heidi, & my sweet hat!

Vietnam Wall

heidi, me and Leslie (matts mom) doing yoga poses. hahah

hes getting beat up my momma!

the roosevelt memorial! we rode our bikes thru it.

fireworks! Sorry, my pictures sucked of the fireworks.

Matt's house!

Secret Staircase =]

Sarah Jane's room!

Me & Heidi's room!

YES!

2009-06-30T14:26:00.000-07:00

I'm beyond excited today! I'm headed to Washington, D.C. tonight! YAY! I'll be sure to take a lot of pictures, and post them =]
On Saturday, I got a letter from Derek! From the MTC! I was SOOOO EXCITED to hear from my friend. The letter was short, but he likes the MTC, says the food rules. Hahah..I wrote him back, and come to think of it..i need to SEND that letter. Woops.
Anyhow, well, my laptop is deciding to hate me. The cd-rom drive is messed up. It wont burn any cds, and I can put a cd or movie in, but cant take it out. I have to restart my computer everytime just to get it out. Weird, and gay. So I'm gonna take it to Best Buy and get it checked out when I get back in town.
Now, I'm just going to finish packing my stuff, then get ready for the day & do some things for mom. AND IM OUT! WOOOHOOOOO!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!

Am I a bum or what?!

2009-06-03T23:29:00.000-07:00

Really. I. Feel. Like. A. Bum.
Ok....so I've been sick since Monday...but STILL. I loathe feeling like a bum. I dont like waking up and staying in pjs all day. I mean, I do sometimes, but only when I just feel like it, not when I actually have no energy to get ready for the day! And it's funny, today I actually sat on my bed for 30 minutes thinking to myself that I have so much to do, but really I have nothing to do! hahah..has that ever happened to you? You put it in your mind that you have so much to accomplish but you actually dont have anything. Its pretty funny. So here I am, sick, and telling myself I have all this crap to do, but once I actually tried thinking of things I have to do all I could come up with was school. And Im TWO WEEKS AHEAD in my class already. hahahaha. Im going crazy. Maybe it's a symptom of the cold.
Anyhow, I've promised myself that even if I still feel fairly sick tomorrow Im gonna absolutely exercise. I feel less hobo-y when I exercise. And who knows, it just might heal me sooner! =] At least, thats what Im voting for.
Wow...I really did nothing today. Except homework. Isn't that joyous?? Ugh.
OH! Also, in my last blog about DC...my plane isn't stopping in Minneapolis. I dont even know what the heck Minneapolis is to tell you the truth. Is that a real place? Hahah... last night I dreamt that it wasn't. So I woke up this morning and literally wasn't sure. Obviously, Im still not. Why don't I just google it? I dont know... apparently I enjoy the confusion. While Im at it, is Indianapolis a place too? hahahah... I probably sound super dumb right now. But Im so serious. Yikes. I was never a fan of history, geography...etc. English and umm....theatre are my strong points.
Where was I going with this? Oh yeah...my flight actually takes a pit stop in MILWAUKEE...hahah stupid M words. And then we go from there to Baltimore. That's where we land!! =] Im way excited! I miss my group of friends! We're still missing a bunch of people..but it will still feel good to see half the group!
It's funny, I really didn't know what to expect of college, but I absolutely adore it. I have made amazing friends in just my first year! And the school part is great! I-for once-LOVE school! I know...fascinating. It is all just really good. I cant wait for August =]
Well, Im going to sleep now. I have nothing else to do. Hahah. And I think im getting a stye on my left eye... ugh great.
I could stay up and read New Moon but I dont think I will tonight. For someone who didn't do jack today...im pretty exhausted!

So, I AM technologically savvy =]

2009-06-02T19:06:00.000-07:00

Ok, I finally got my assignments done! Well...the ones that are due Thursday. Haha. And then tomorrow, Im gonna work on the ones due in July so I can have fun in DC! Obviously I need to inform you of everything.. here we go!
I went to Duck Creek, up the canyon in Cedar City, with Taylor and her family over the weekend for their reunion! It was way fun! We tried to sleep in a tent the first night, but realized we were much too frozen to do it another night. So...we opted for the cabin the second night=] smart move, i know.
We played a lot of Volleyball, which i sucked at but slowly grew to be "decent" before we left. We hung out and talked with everyone, and we had bonfires and made smores! The usual camping expedenture! It was great. It rained a little, but not enough to make you want to stay inside pouting all day.
We left Sunday. I was so tired! Taylor, her sister Londyn and their mom Dawnie drove to her Uncles wedding, and I drove to Vegas with taylors dad Eric and brother Dylan. I slept all the way to Mesquite and then woke up and stayed awake all the way to Vegas. When I got home, I practically wanted to die. My throat had been sore all day, and I could feel a cold coming on. (Some of Taylors family had the cold while they were there..dangit!)
I took Benadryl and was ready for bed, but then my family decided to watch Bedtime Stories, and I'd been wanting to see it forever! So, naturally, I forced myself to stay awake just for a movie. hahaha...
It was way cute though! I was happy I stayed awake. But I went to bed at 9pm after. And slept till 9am! Yeah. Yesterday I was so ill. I just layed around watching movies. I watched The Jane Austen Book Club (which made me want to read all of Jane Austens books...ugh a bad idea for me right now since im already re-reading the twilight series, and all of nicholas sparks' books) and a movie called Mermaids. Both were really great!
Before I went to bed, I read 3 chapters in New moon. hahaha.. i really cant remember New Moon or Eclipse. I think I tuned them out because they started to focus on Jacob...and Im a die-hard Edward lover. Twilight and Breaking Dawn were my favorites. But now that New Moon is coming to movie, i wanna read it again and actually pay attention. hahah. Its important ;]
Anyways, and today I figured out that my brothers laptop has the program I need for my online class...but its only a 60 day trial. So, in 60 days, I will have to go BUY the actual program. Ew. Oh well though, I will definitely use it a lot in the future, so I suppose its worth it. As I said, I finished all the assignments due Thursday, and now I just have to take a short test on it tomorrow. And also, Im gonna try and get all the way past july 4th done!
June 30th to July 5th im going to Washington, DC with my friends Heidi and Sarah Jane! Maybe Amy =] Im SO EXCITED! Really! Heidi and I are staying with Matt who lives there. It's gonna be way fun! Our flight leaves the 30th at midnight and stops in Minneapolis for an hour and a half...just enought time for me to change out of my pjs into normal clothes and get ready for the day =]. Then we get back on the plane and arrive in DC at 9:15am! YAY! I cant wait.
The last time I went to DC i was 6! That was also the last time i've been on a plane....uh oh. I may or may not freak out. hahaha. I'll try to control myself. =/
This next weekend Im headed to Draper, Ut. for my friend Sam's wedding! Im excited! Then the next day, Saturday, Im a bridesmaid in miss ASHLEY FUNKS wedding! AHHHHHH! So crazy! Im going to bawl like a baby...at both weddings. Dangit.
THEN, on the 17th, the week after next...Im going to Disneyland with my mom =] Its gunna be fun to spend some mom and daughter time. I love my mom so much. She really is the most important person in my life.
Oh gee....then fathers day...my dads got a great gift that he doesnt know about yet!!!! =D
mmmm..then the 26th im going camping with my Utahs buddies! And then BAM...DC! Here before I know it.
Whew! Busy, Busy me.

Whew!

2009-05-28T18:47:00.000-07:00

I have spent all day yesterday and ALL day today trying to download the software i need for my summer online class. I mean really...is it worth it?! Eff. Ok Ok..it IS worth it. I dont wanna be a freshman again in Fall. I wish this class would have fit somewhere in my schedule last year, but it just didnt...so I got stuck taking it in summer. Man it's a good thing I have good ol' Frank to listen to on my record player. Seriously. (fyi, his record-That Old Feeling..is definitely my current favorite)
Anyways, besides being frustrated with school and the fact that I haven't even started my assignments cuz im not done DOWNLOADING stuff.....I've been good. =] I think I may have taken more than the necessary (if there even IS a necessary) amount of quizzes on facebook though. Sort of a problem. But hey, im learning more about myself right? Like if someone played me in a movie of my life...it would be Rachel McAdams hands down. So true. Really, who wouldnt be jumping up and down to play me?! Rachel would be begging.
Hahaha.
I've also been trying to teach myself the guitar! Not really notes, just songs. Im doing pretty good! But i think im gonna take lessons when I get back to Cedar in August. Heidi is taking them and they are cheap! So hey, why not? I'll keep trying to learn on my own, so when I do take the lessons I'll have an idea already.
I found out my friend from North Carolina is engaged! So crazy! Her birthday is 2 days after mine! I havent seen her in forever but she seems AMAZINGLY happy! Im excited for her! Its weird to get older...all my friends are getting married. Hahaha. That's what happens right?!
This weekend, Im going to Cedar with Taylor and her family for their family reunion! It should be fun! I'll be sure to update!

Fishlake Utah!

2009-05-27T11:21:00.000-07:00

I got to go to Fishlake, Utah with my Mom, Dad, brother Keaton, cousin Anthony and his girlfriend RJ. It was pretty different. Hahah... the entire time we were rained and hailed on. Really.. it was semi-ridiculous. We were in a tent and that was crazy! That first night, I tried to sleep in there but the tent wouldnt fit all the air mattresses, so I got stuck sharing with my mom...and that resulted in me falling in between mattresses and getting soaked cuz the ground was wet! Haha. I tried to force my eyes shut, and that clearly wasnt working for me. Luckily, my dad woke up and was way upset cuz he was freezing. So him and I slept in the car. I didnt get much sleep out there either, cuz my dad had to pee every hour. Hahaha.
The next day was the same deal.. it started out nice, and while my family fished I decided I'd stay with the dog Tyson and we went for a drive. It was way fun! I took pictures of the drive and the scenery..um and myself...on my cell phone =] Tyson fell asleep...apparently I bore him. Later that day, it rained and hailed all over again. It was cold. Oh and to top things off, Im an idiot and only packed SUMMER clothes...with the exception of two hoodies. So all my clothes got drenched. I was frozen. Fantastic! But we all took benadryl that night (im not sure if thats a good thing to say on here...we drugged ourselves?? mmm..) and I crashed in the back seat of the car again. We woke up around 9 and we packed up and drove home!
Whew!!!! The weather sucked, but I love being around my family...so that made my weekend great =]

This is Fishlake! The view from the Summer Homes

Me by one part of the lake =]

i LOVE this picture! i took it while i was driving..umm...

This is from the sunroof. I love it!

me by Joe's Bush side of the Lake.

aw see...hes out.

the first day we got there.. poor tyson was freezing so he ended up becoming my best friend. haaha

my brother and cousin with their fish!

the first fish we caught! of course my brother Keaton caught it.

yup... cold.

aw. he loves me =]

hhahaa... we're definitely making the same face.

I can do better than every 4 months or so right?

2009-05-18T19:03:00.000-07:00

So, in that last blog I was gunna put up some of the pictures from Spring Break and Heidis Birthday. But I failed. hahah.
Dang, there is SO much I havent talked about. I moved back to Vegas for the summer! Yup, that means I've completed an ENTIRE YEAR of college! Woah huh!? I'm proud =] Anyhow, a week after I got home for the summer, i drove back up to St. George for my friend Amy's birthday! It was a surprise! I met her, Mark, and Heidi at Olive Garden there. And Taylor drove with me! We had a blast! Then Taylor, Heidi and I ended up driving to Cedar so that Heidi could get her stuff and come to Vegas for the weekend with us!
The weekend was fun! We got to go see The Beatles Love on the strip! It was spectacular! Heidi left Sunday morning =[
Now, I've just been hangin with Taylor, avoiding getting a job =], trying to stay healthy, watching a lot of movies...and yeah! I will say its HOT in Vegas. Everytime I say that though, someone says that its not..or that it will be hotter soon. hahah...I guess im just used to Utah already.
Im taking the computer gen.ed. class over summer and its an online course! It starts on May 26th. Lucky me. It should be ridiculously easy though, so thats good.
This weekend, for memorial day weekend, im going to camp in Fishlake, UT. with mom, dad, keaton, my cousin anthony and his girlfriend Rj! It will be fun, even though we are gunna be in a tent...which im not too fond of. We are also bringing our dogs...which means the trip up & back in the car is gunna be sooooo great! =/ can u say "I call SHOTGUN?!" hahah.. seriously.
What else?! Oh, im tremendously paranoid about the Swine Flu..its bad.
Mmmm..OH! hopefully i'll be getting a beach cruiser bike for my birthday in june! im way excited about that! My house i'll be living in next semester is SUPER close to campus, so im gunna be biking! I'll still have my car..but yeah..biking seems more fun =]
Also, on my birthday im hoping to go to disneyland because of that whole free day pass on your birthday deal! YES!
And a beach stop would be nice! just sayin...
On the 12th of June Im traveling to Draper, ut. with my mom for my friend Sam's wedding! I cant wait to see him! And that same day, we are gunna travel back down to Cedar and stay with Heidi in our house =] and then leave in the morning so I can go straight over to Ashley Funks and help with HER wedding! Im a bridesmaid for it! June 13th! I cant wait!
My friend Derek leaves for the MTC on my Birthday! june 17th. Im so excited for him! His mission call is in Oklahoma City.
Yeah, this is pretty much all that i've missed =]
oh, im currently loving the movie "The Wedding Date". Dermot Mulroney is SO HOT. yup!

Sorry Im a bad blogger! Like I keep saying-I'll try and do better! ;]

Spring Break and Heidis Birthday Party

2009-04-08T10:41:00.000-07:00

Oh my HECK.. it has been SO LONG. Im sorry. So over spring break, i went to San Diego with my friends. We stayed at Marks house and he lives like 10 minutes away from the beach! So pretty much everyday thats where we were. The people that went was: Me, Stacy, Kindra, Amy, Sarah Jane, Jessica, Matt and Mark. The first day we got there (on Saturday), it was night time, but I was with Matt, Jessica and Amy in Matts car, so we decided to go right to the beach. We did! It was dark, but so fun! We got a little wet =] After we played for a bit, we went to Marks house and met his parents and they bought us dinner. Then we all got in the hot tub! Went to bed later... and Sunday we woke up and went to his parents ward, and then came home and made a picnic to take to the beach. We ate on the beach and then went on a mini hike... and guess what? I fell. Of course.. always me. ahahah.. Im too clumsy. Monday we tried on wet suits and boogie boarded all day. That was the first time i've ever done that, and it was a blast! seriously, thats all i wanted to do the rest of the week. ahahha. And I was doing a handstand and fell on my knee... leaving me with a HUGE bruise. Hahah, seriously, all week i was getting injured. It was ridiculous. Anyways, later that night we had a bonfire on the beach.. it was FANTASTIC. Beats a bonfire anywhere else for sure. Tuesday we went to Mission Beach and I rode a Sea Doo with mark and amy. Mark drove and we tipped. hahah it was hilarious. in the ocean too. AH. and then Amy drove and then I drove. And man i was taking the corners at high speed! i loved it!!! =D Then i went for a kayak ride with sarah jane, SO FAR. we were gone for an hour and a half! insane! but so worth it. we saw a sting ray swim right under us too! In our little kayaks. hhahaha. Crap. I got SO INCREDIBLY BURNED. on just my legs. hahah.. woooow. after this we went to watch an actual sunset! it was the most awesome thing. Then we hot tubbed after of course! On Wednesday, we all went to the San Diego Temple. I did baptisms with Stacy, Kindra and Jessica, and Matt, mark, amy and sarah jane did a session. It was such a beautiful temple. I loved it. After that, we went to the zoo! We rode the double decker bus, and walked all over, and even rode the sky-fari! So fun! We decided that we need to make tshirts that say the nicknames we came up with for each other over the week, and the animals we resemble and our favorite numbers as well. Guess what mine all were? Yup, my nickname became Calamity. hahah, and my animal a hyena. HAHAHAH. Oh, after the zoo we had to take Amy to the airport cuz she had to be back in cedar for work =[ sadddddd. Thursday was pretty chill.. we swam in the pool and hung out. I skateboarded with matt and mark for a little bit.. then we went and relaxed on the beach. It was so windy and cold! but thats probably cuz my body temperature was way off.. since i was tremendously burned. haha. But eventually i got in the water with matt and sarah jane and we boogie boarded again! YES! That night Marks parents took us to dinner. it was delicious! Friday we went on a hike and it over looked the beach. We paused for a while, and i just realized that the beach is the one place where i can feel the love Heavenly Father has for me and the entire world. The world is enormous and I realize it when im at the beach. I love the beach. Anywho, after that marks grandparents took us to dinner. they are adorable and so kind! Later we watched monty python and the holy grail.. and i had never seen it, but i just couldnt get into it.. ahaah. Maybe another time! Saturday we went to some shops and bought stuff, and walked along the beach, then headed home. I decided i wanted to stay in vegas, so my mom met us at target =] i missed my family so i was happy to be with them. Sunday my parents drove me back to Cedar. It was such a great vacation oh man! i did NOT wanna be in school again. hahah.

Whew.. now i'll tell u about Heidis birthday party! It was great! She turned 20 and we had tons of people come to my apartment to celebrate! We played Put the chopstix in the rice bowl hahah, and we just hung out. We hit a pinata! We had cake, two of them, and pizza..everything. It was so great!!!! She had tons of fun and got a lot of cool gifts.

Twister!

2009-02-25T11:33:00.000-08:00

Last night we had a mini game night! Our friends Karas and Jeff came over! It was Heidi, me, Stacy, Amy, Jeff and Karas! We played twister! It was so awesome! Haha.. after going on a 6 mile run with Heidi earlier that day though, it was sort of difficult to keep balance. AH! After twister, which we played for like 2 hours straight, we decided to watch Hercules! Oh my heck, i LOVE that movie! "No chance, no way, i wont say it! Get off my case I wont say it.. Its too cliche I wont say im in love.." =] Favorite part of the whole movie. I love meg! Anyways, it was a way fun time! I went to bed at like 1am though. Ugh, i gotta stop doing that. hahah, i end up way too tired. Here are some funny pictures! Stacy and Heidi, and me somehow weaved under them.

Heidi is FIERCE

just the beginning!

heidi in dance position. hahah.

Amy and karas

HAHAH look at heidis face! Jeffs butt was all up in her grill.

Hhahah.. jeff loses!

Me heidi and amy!

stacy and i!

Blackout Dance & Janice Kapp Perry!

2009-02-22T12:28:00.001-08:00

This weekend ruled! It really was awesome. On Friday, I went to the Institutes Blackout dance with Stacy, Kindra, Matt and Mark. We had a BLAST! Matt, Mark and I put glow paint on our faces and arms, so we glowed in the dark. hahah. So funny! Then on Saturday, Heidi and I went to the relief society talk thing, and Janice Kapp Perry was the speaker! Crazy I know! She was amazing. Definitely the BEST speaker I've ever seen. I loved every second of it. We got to take a picture with her! Later on Saturday, Heidi and I made cookies and I dyed Sarah Janes hair blue and purple. ahhaha yeah.. And then, Heidi and I took the cookies to the Bishopric. They were way surprised! After that, we went to Chilis (Heidi, Mark and Me!), then to the Basketball game. AND THEN, at 9:35, Stacy, Kindra, Heidi and I went to the movies to see "Hes just not that into you". I have already seen it, so it was the second time, but really, its so good. Hhaha. I love it! So thats the weekend thus far! Right now, Im getting ready for church! YEAH! Im gonna be wearing my new adorable taylor swift dress =] Fun!

This lady was 92 years old and busting a move during half time.

Here's me dying Sarah Janes hair! (yeah mom, i used foil, gloves, brushes and one of those pointy combs. HAHA)

Heidi and I with Janice Kapp Perry

Heidi before the Speaker.

Hahah, Me, Matt driving my car (with his EYES CLOSED! jk..), Mark and Kindra. We are some awesome people for sure!
you can see the glow paint on our faces. ahhaha

Yeah, my outfit was pretty much the greatest thing ever.

AHH MATT WATCH THE ROAD! ;]

Scary! Hahh. i love them.

Matt and I checkin to see if our faces glow.

Oh my heck. mark is an idiot. ahhah

Matt playing with stacys yo-yo!!!! GO!!!! YOU WALK THAT DOG!

ahhahaha

In case you didnt realize, Mark was superman. And matt is KRYPTONITE! AH!

Fly superMARK!

Matt rockin on my guitar!

Aw Stacy and Kindra! I did their hair =]

AHHH MARK IS SQUISHING MATT'S HEAD. (fyi, squishing is a weird word.)

hahah.. me.

Matt and I. Yeah dude, i look THUGLIFE. ;]

My hair! I did a frenchbraid poof.

Before i curled it all!

WOAH!

2009-02-16T11:41:00.000-08:00

Ok! So there are tons of pictures here! All crazy outfits =] The first ones are from valentines weekend, when I went home. Taylor and I dressed up in sweet outfits & went to the strip with Jon, Derek, and Nick! It was so fun!

The other pictures are of Heidi and I. During the institutes media fast at school, (we werent supposed to listen to music or watch tv..etc.), we got so bored that we decided to dress insane. On super bowl sunday, we dressed this way, and we sorta played football in the apartment complex. Haha. And then we went to our friend Marks house & hung out! It was great!

The pictures with the pizza was from a Family Home Evening activity! We made pizza & it was great! I actually didnt burn mine! So I had to have proof =]

FRIDAY

2009-01-31T14:23:00.001-08:00

Last Family Home Evening, we did Karaoke with another ward! It was SO MUCH FUN! I sang the song from titanic “my heart will go on” with heidi. And we did a little dance. Hahaha. Very amazing. Matt and Kurt sang “im gonna miss her” by Brad Paisely, it was hilarious! Mark sang “my GIRLFRIENDS back” ahhaha.. By himself. Then, Heidi, mark, Matt and I sang “Summer Nights” from Grease. Ahah it was WAY awesome.
Oh, and the other day, I invited Mark, Matt and Devin over and I made Vegetable pizza =]
And it was actually good! Hahah. I know. I was amazed too.
And yesterday, Friday, we went sledding again! Mark, Kindra, Stacy, Katie, Rachelle, Me and Matt. Mark totally ran into cement with his chin. Hhah. Bad news. Matt ran down the hill pulling me on the sled, and oh man, he was goin fast and I fell off. Hahah. I was literally flipping. So great. He had no idea I fell off too. He just kept running. HAHAHA.
After that, we hung out at my apartment, then went visiting teaching (and matt came with stacy and I. haha.), and later watched the ringer! It was great! Here are some pics from sledding.

MAJOR UPDATE!!!!

2009-01-05T10:30:00.000-08:00

Oh man! I have been SO busy! I can't believe it's taken me this long to finally post a blog! WOW! There are so many pictures on this blog too. Well, I went home for christmas break on Thursday. I took my roommate Amy with me because she had to fly from Vegas to Washington, D.C. On Friday, we had to be up at 4:30am so we could get to the airport for her flight in time! It was craziness! But i didnt mind! =]
My break was great! I hung out with my family and friends ALOT! I missed them so much!
My brother and I took pictures for my mom for Christmas out at Aliante park. Christmas was great! I got tons of stuff I wanted! I got a new camera, the wii, games for the wii, clothes, perfume, movies, cds, and more! New Years Eve was great too! My cousin Anthony and his girlfriend RJ hung out with my mom, me, my brother, his friend Gareth, and my Dad. My mom played rockband 2 with me like the entire night. She is pretty much AMAZING at eye of the tiger ;] haha.
My brothers birthday was on December 18th, and we went to this indoor race track place. It was AWESOME! We drove go carts around, and I drifted corners. =]
I hung out with my friends Derek, Jon and Nick a lot too! We played Derek’s guitar hero world tour! Its way fun. We played a lot of rockband 2 at my also. Haha. It’s a very VERY fun game! We even had our own little bonfire at Nicks house! And Jon lit his fingers on fire. Haha. Oh gosh!
And sooner than expected it was time to go back to school! Stacy and I cleaned our house that Saturday, and our bathroom sink had never been cleaned before we moved in (at least that’s what we assumed ahah.) and so it was absolutely disgusting and plugged. Our friend Mark came over and helped us unclog it, so we made him a cake. His nickname is Terv, because his last name is Tervort, so I thought it was funny. Ahhaha. He loved the cake, and so did his roommates! =]
School is great! I have a way busy schedule this semester but I like it! I am taking 16 credits. I have math-Quantitative Reasoning, dramatic literature, yoga, stagecraft, voice and diction, and arts retrospective! I’m also enrolled in Institute again! Im taking the class taught by Brother Garner called “Keys to successful Scripture study.” It’s a really great class. Im learning a lot!
I went home for the first 3 day weekend in January. I surprised my family and they were way excited I came home again! My mom bought me a trench coat that I LOVE so much and wear like everyday! She also surprised me with a life-sized Edward cardboard cutout in my room. It scared the crap outta me! But I love it. Thanks mom!
What else? Oh! When I got back to Cedar, it was also our friend Kurts birthday, so Heidi and I made him a cake! Haha.. A TWO LAYERED cake! Yeah. We’re that amazing. It turned out, ummm…good? Hahah.
Everyone has been over a lot to play rockband on my Wii. Its way fun! That’s the new version of our game nights! Matt and Mark sang Eye of the Tiger..its absolutely hilarious.
My friend Sydney’s birthday was January 23rd so we went to dinner at Costa Vidas! It was good! I bought her the Jonas brothers two cds, which she loved!
OH! Derek, Jon and Nick came and visited me one weekend! It was awesome! Jon and Derek dressed up as girls. Ahahha. Yeah, random and so funny. We later went to the mountains with mark, matt, heidi, me, jon, Derek, and nick. We had a snowball fight and just hung out. It was super fun! And cold. Haha. Later that day, the boys left for Vegas, and I went to Sarah Jane’s uncles house for a partayyyy! Heidi made everyone sweet & sour chicken that was DELICIOUS! We had cheesecake too for our friend Jeffs bday. Then we all went to the basement area and into the theatre room to watch Get Smart. And if you havent seen it yet, PLEASE WATCH IT. It was SO FUNNY.
Yup, I’ve been way busy as you can tell! Last Wednesday, stacy and I decided it would be way sweet to go sledding! So we invited a bunch of people (Jennifer, Allison, Katie, Rachelle, Mark, Kindra, Stacy, and I) to go to Canyon View Middle School and sled down the huge hill! It was pretty much amazing. I LOVE SLEDDING!
So this is the update! Wow, I know! I’ll be better now, I promise!

The cake Stacy and I made for Mark!

Jon, Derek and Nick building our "bonfire"

Jon's fingers on fire. ahahah. Rubbing alchol is incredible.

Derek playing the guitar, and nick singing, at dereks house. Guitar hero world tour!

Me rocking out on the drums! oh yeah!

Aw my baby Sophie! I missed her a lot!

Derek choking me, and me punching nick. hahah.

Im a bit weird

Keaton and I by a gigantic wreath.

Me racing the indoor track!

Haha, all of us ready to race!

Me!

My trench coat!

hahah... Edward.

He was turning away from my KISS! WHAT?!

hahah.. running away with him

oh yeah!

uh oh, we started the writing on the counter thing again! hahah.

i LOAV you! =]

Matts artistic abilities. He's been watching a lot of Spongebob.

Heidi's art work!

Heid! and kurts cakeME!

The cake!

Heidi and I making "housewife" faces. Haha.

Us trying to light the cake in the wind. not very smart.

Costa Vida for Sydneys birthday!

Jon's feet in my heels.

Derek.

hahaha. oh wow!

Me sledding!

There i go!

Mark about to go!
our train!

Stacy, Me and Kindra!

hahah. me.

the whole group! YES!

Roommates! =]

SNOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-08T17:18:00.000-08:00

So, It SNOWED yesterday in Cedar City! It was like a blizzard! I loved it so much! I had to take pictures of course =]

Later that night, Stacy, Alicia and I went to see twilight again, and it was FREEZING! We took pics in the theatre.

(And yes, that is my 4th time seeing it. ahaha)

Hahha. Aw!

The view from my front door!

Stacy, Mark and I after playing out in the snow for like 5 seconds!

They didnt wanna go out again, but i did..ahhah, so i went out alone.

And i threw a snowball at myself. I know, im weird. hhaha.

Us at twilight. ahah..stacy was holding up 2... since its the second time shes seen it. and me and alicia are just beyond happy =] it was my 4th time seein it, and alicias 3rd. ahhha

BON FIRE!

2008-12-08T16:14:00.000-08:00

My friend Heidi and I decided a bon fire would be way fun on Saturday night! So she got a hold of some kids in our ward and let them know what was going down, and yup, we had a bon fire! It was sweet! We had it at 3 Peaks, and we used tons of palletts. It was like the biggest fire I have ever seen. For real, we could barely roast our marshmallows and starbursts because our faces would melt when we stood by the fire! haha, it was funny cuz we would stick the marshmallows and starbursts in and turn our faces and ask other people to tell us when it was roasted. ahaha. It was so fun!

Heidi, Colton, James, Dave and I climbed this mountain of boulders (that was SO HIGH UP by the way.) and took pictures on the top!

On Sunday, we had a Pot Luck sort of thing at Crystallines house.

So there are pictures from all of this =]

very fun!

Heidi, me, Dave, and Colton in the back.. on top of the boulder mountain!

James is in this one, and Heidi took the picture.

Hahah, all of us.

Me, Gira and Crystalline by the fire

Heidi, James, and I

HAHHHAH. Heidi stabbing me in the back with a maschetti. "The wise man built his house upon a rock.. " haha

Emily, Me, and Heidi

hahah. oh gosh.. Colton, Heidi, Tiffany, Amy, Gira, Ryan, Emily, Me and Crystalline

Cory, Heidi and Me. ahhaha dude, i look like im being consumed by the fire huh?!

Colton and Cory. ahhah Nerds.

THE RAGING INFERNO (as Heidi said.)

hahaahhha. oh my HECK. Heidi and me..being extremely attractive. Psh.. the guys just couldnt stay away from us that night! hahah

Emily, Crystalline, Amy and Gira!

Me and Lindsay

Cory, Colton (being awkward like usual. haha), and Scott!

Scott, Heidi and Me

Hahah, i love this one. they were all showing off their butts for the camera, and i was excited for that i guess. hhah

me, heidi, james and colton hiding in back. ahha

Emily, Me and Heidi. hahha. See, i roasted starbursts and im showing u how well it worked!

ahhah look at what emily is doing to me. ahhahah.

Pot Luck! Gira, Tambrea and me

On the couch is-Stacy, Matt, Tiffany, and Kristy
Chairs-Whitney, Rachelle, Sarah Jane, Katie, and Crystalline
Tambre and Me just chillin.

BEST 10 DAYS EVER!

2008-11-30T20:15:00.000-08:00

Obviously, I saw that movie =] It was SO GREAT! I saw it friday when i got to vegas, with my mom and best friend (aka sister) taylor, my dad, and some of my moms friends! It was awesome! My mom bought me a zip up hoodie that says twilight on the front and I dream about being with you forever on the back! And she got me a shirt that has edward and bella on the front with the words twilight underneath. Its great. I wore the shirt, and taylor wore the jacket. =] my mom had a shirt that said twilight on the front and the back said the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest. We looked awesome! The movie was amazing! There was a lot of stuff that i wish woulda been in it, but still it was great.

Saturday I went with my mom and we hungout, and later we got Derek and Taylor and we went to dinner at Original House of Pancakes. After that, I convinced my mom to take us to see Twilight (not really convince tho, cuz she wanted to see it again =]) and we saw it! Taylor and I got new shirts too, they have all the cullens on the front and it said Twilight and then the back it says are you afraid!!! AH! I LOVE IT! The movie was even more great the second time! I will be seeing it again and again im sure!

The rest of the week was cool! I got to hangout with my friends, and I saw Lacey! Which was so AWESOME! We got our hair done together by my mom. =] And then on Saturday, I went and saw High School Musical 3 again, with Lori, her mom, her sister and her niece and nephew, and taylors little sister Londyn! It was great.. of course. It always is. hhahaa. And that night, i went and saw the JONAS BROTHERS in concert! YEAH OH MAN IT WAS THE BEST! Demi Lovato opened for them, and so did a band called honor society. They were all so good. My moms friend Scott got his daughter Jordan tickets and he didnt wanna go, so he asked if i would take her! And of course i said YES! We had a blast. I tried to take pics and record videos on my phone, but it didnt really work. hahaha. Oh well! I was there, and it was great! Ha. I bought a shirt that looks a little bit like this picture! It has the three of them on the front and the cursive words jonas brothers, and the back has all the states they were in. Very cool. =]

So, overall I had a greatttttttttttttt week home! Everything was so great. hahah. Cant wait to go home for Christmas Break!

Male Nails!!!!

2008-11-17T14:11:00.000-08:00

On Saturday night, Stacy and I went to hollywood video to rent Kate and Leopold, but we ran into my second cousin jonathon, and he was renting a movie too! So we invited him to come over and watch a movie with us! We ended up renting Leatherheads (which isnt very great hahaha..). And Matt wanted to know what we were doing, so I told him and he came over and watched it with us. Afterward, Jonathon left, and Matt stayed. And somehow we started talking about nails, and I was like Matt wanna paint mine?! And he was like Really I so will!! Hahah, so i got the nail polish, and he did! It was awesome and so funny. And then we decided writing on our counter with dry erase markers would be fun. So we did that too. =]

Haha yeah, he really did.

they look sweet huh? click on it and u can see them up close better.

our counter! well parts of it! hahah

Stacy's Surprise Birthday Fun!

2008-11-14T14:49:00.000-08:00

November 13 was my roommate Stacy's birthday! On the 12th, her cousin texted me and said that her and stacys sister Allison were planning to take her to applebees for dinner, but they asked if i would invite some people to come and surprise her! So i did my job. I went around and seriously almost got caught by stacy hahhaha, but eventually got some people to come with me to dinner. Jennifer and Allison came and got Stacy and took her to applebees, stacy knew i would be coming to dinner, but she didnt know i had matt mark alicia and amy with me too =] she was wayyyyyy excited when we all showed up!

And after dinner, Jennifer and Allison took Stacy to their place while we went back to my apartment and decorated really fast. Me and Matt decided a strobe light and fog machine would also benefit the party, hahaha so we turned those on. (I had them from halloween) And stacy walked in and was shocked yet again! It was awesome! We opened presents, and then Mark made a pinata for her so we decided to go outside and break it, but we couldnt find a bat, so we used a broom. it was hilarious!!!! And it was FREEZING outside. we were dumb. ahahha. But then we went back to the house and more people came over, and we played board games, and talked, and we played this story telling game, it was SO MUCH FUN! Everyone thought all my stories were true, apparently im a great liar! uh oh!

Anyways, it was great, stacy had tons of fun! Check out the pictures we took =]

Matt being greedy with all our lemons in his drink. HAHA
Stacy! Drinking her water =]

HAHAHA..mark, matt, and alicia making weird faces. i love them!

Amy texting, and Jennifer and Allison!amy and I!

Our Apartment all decorated for the SURPRISE!

Hahah, stacy loved the card i got herAnd the imaginiff game i got her =]
mark going door to door asking people if they have a baseball bat so we can break the pinata he made for stacy!

Stacy getting ready to hit the pinata!
Alicias turn!!
Hahahah...me trying to beat the crap out of it. i got a few good hits in =]
Allison hahhha, it went into the hoop it was AWESOME!

Matt taking a swing.

Hahah uh oh! Calm down matt.. hulkify!

Mark! hahaha

Uh oh! We got a bat now! HAHAH

Matt finally broke the pinata open! it was funny cuz we all just stood there like, uhhh ok, now what. usually, when your little you go running after the candy, but us old humans just looked at it all scattered on the floor. ahahaha

Stacy! About to blow out the candles!

Oh yes! Mermaid cake i bought her =]

HAHAHAH. Colton tried to lock me, stacy, matt, mark, jennifer and allison out of the apartment and in his attempt to quickly lock the door, he tripped, landed on his knee and got a rug burn. ahhahahah it was bleeding everywhere! I was like HA thats what u get! it was way funny.

Oh im sooooo dumb. HAHA

Sarah Jane with confetti on her face!

Haha, mark and Matt. So funny.

No amy and I do NOT have diseases!

Yup, up close. Haha, check out the cake on my arm that i didnt notice for like 15 minutes after this picture. hahahah. embarassing.

matt, oh boy... what do we say with this face! hahahah... shoot, he knows how to "dress up" thats for sure! man i was cracking up when he decorated himself, cuz he was using our microwave as a mirror, it was hilarious.

FOGGY!

2008-11-11T12:33:00.000-08:00

So, when i was headed for school this morning, i walked outside into crazy crazy fog! It was so pretty! Of course, i took pictures =] I even made Stacy get a picture of me standing in it! It wasnt even that cold outside today either, just way foggy! Anyways, here are the pictures! Check them out!!!!

Trip To Arizona!

2008-11-10T17:28:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend, I went to Arizona with some friends! Alicia, Marissa and Bo! I went to visit my friend Sarah who lives in Chandler, Alicia went to visit her friends, Marissa went to see her sister have her baby, and Bo went home to visit his brother who just got back from his mission! So we all rode with Alicia. It was like the worlds craziest trip ever tho! We left Cedar City around 1 in the afternoon, and we were gona go thru the mountains, and thru flagstaff. It started off bad already, ahha, we got lost right before St. George hahhaha.. but we called Alicias dad and he gave us better directions. Then, we were on our way to Flagstaff... we were making GREAT time, and then BOOM... 120 miles outside of flagstaff we popped a tire. We were driving behind this diesal who was driving like a maniac. He was swerving all over the place, so we were freaking out and decided we would be safer passing them. So we were clear to pass, and we did, but as we were passing, the diesal swerved into our lane a little bit, and so Alicia swerved a little, and all of a sudden there was a loud popping noise! We pulled to the right shoulder, and sure enough the left front tire of alicias car had a huge hole in it. I guess we hit some cement thing that was sticking out in the road. It SUCKED!

We called AAA and the guy we talked to kept telling us he needed an exact location of where we were.. but we were really like NO WHERE! We could see this little building up the road, so the AAA guy told us to go check it out, so Bo and Marissa went and asked where we were. Alicia and I spent like 30 minutes talking to AAA... finally Alicia was like "look, we need to call my dad." so we hung up and her dad was so mad at AAA. And so he called them and me and alicia decided to walk a little ways and see what we hit, and while we were walking Marissa and Bo drove past. Hahah, they got a ride back to the car from someone! This is CRAZY.... marissa and Bo had said a prayer on the way back to us, that everything would be okay, and like 5 minutes later, Marissas friends from 2 years ago drove past and picked them up. They had taken a wrong turn on their way to st.george that lead them 2 hours off path, but one of the girls just kept saying that she felt like they had to go this way for a reason... and then yup, they ran into us! So they helped us change the tire, and we called AAA and told them we didnt need their help anymore. We headed to the next closest town which is Page, and on our way, we got pulled over. Hahah.

We were going 50mph because it was a donut spare, and we had the flashers on, so the officer just wanted to make sure we were okay.

Finally, in Page we found a Big O Tires that had an emergency after hours number you could call. So we called it and a guy came to fix our tire. He tells us he doesnt have that size tire. OH MY GOSH! What more could happen huh? So he had to put two new in the front of a different size.

Eventually we made it to Apache Junction where we were headed in the first place. And we dropped Bo and Marissa off so they could go see their families, and Alicia and I stayed with her moms best friend.
On Saturday morning, my friend Sarah came and got me! I hadnt seen her in like 5 years! I was WAYYYYY EXCITED! We went to water and ice =] and then we went to the mills and looked around, then to the park and hungout, and then to her moms house. Then I decided to spend the night, so we went back and got my stuff, then i hung out at her moms with her brothers while she worked, and then at like 11, she got done, and we went to her dads house and slept. On Sunday we hungout with her dads family and her CUTE little brothers! We really had tons of fun! It sucked to leave since we NEVER see each other!

And then, we all left on Sunday and got home around 930-10.

So, here are some pics of everything!!!

So here is alicias Tire!!!!

and this.... is EXACTLY where we were. hahah

the little tire.

Marissa fell asleep the rest of the way!

So did Bo.

Me and Sarah at urban outfitters! We were looking "SHADY" Ahahhaah.

AW! This is Antonino, aka T. Sarahs little brother. Hes 3. And SO adorable! made me miss my cousins carter and dylan.

And this little guy is Giani! He is 1. They call him Johnny. And he is so cute!

This is the new baby! Tommy! Hes only 6 days old in this picture!

Me and sarah after we ate our water and ice! OH YEAH!

our feet!

hahah. our attempts to be cross-eyed. i think we succeeded.

When sarah took me back to Alicia, so i could leave =[

and Bo. sleeping again on the way home. ahhha. His neck was like totally contorted weird, so i woke him up and said "dude... take my pillow ur gunna break ur neck" hahahahha. So he did. And crashed..

It was a fun adventure! I was so excited I got to spend time with Sarah again! We recorded videos too of ourselves, but im kinda blogger handicapped, and i havent figured out how to load them on here yet hahaha. but once i do, i will load them for sure! they are pretty funny! We were just breaking it down to backstreet boys, m2m and spice girls =]

Halloween, and November 1st!

2008-11-02T14:11:00.000-08:00

Halloween was so much FUN! On Thursday, Stacy and I dressed up as 80s girls for the institute's trunker treat. It was awesome!!!

Here are TONS of pictures from thursday!

Now, here is FRIDAY... Halloween! I was supergirl! It was great! I went trick or treating with Alicia and Jen, and Gira!

Jen, and me, and Alicia! They were Dark Angels

I will RESCUE YOU!

Hahah, attempt to fly. Gira was holding my cape while trying to hide. haha

Jennifer, who was "self-absorbed" hah, and me, and Flight Attendant Allison!

Yup, using my stage combat skills on Jen.

Aw! We went and saw Alicias little cousins,and took some pics together!

Hhaha, we went to chilis for dinner, and jen and i were batting our eyelashes together to see if they'd get stuck. yeah, weird. but oh well! haha.

All of us!!

And, me trying to fly once again!

Halloween was really awesome!

The next day, Jen, Alicia, Gira, Ryan and Shay and me of course..went to the discovery park, and to see high school musical 3! Our way of celebrating the first day of November! Haha.

Me and Jen having to sit on each others lap in Alicias car. haha

Yeah, we were starting forest fires at the park. ;]

Aw, Alicia edited these pictures, and i LOVE them this way too! =]

and... here is....
....us at High School Musical 3!!!!!

It was definitely a picture day! And such a fun night! We had a blast...as usual! =]

Can I Have This Dance?

2008-10-26T18:28:00.000-07:00

I went home this weekend! I wasn't sure if i was going to or not, but then Taylors old leader from Vegas, Sis. Tober, called and asked if i was and if i would be able to take her nephew Bo with me. So I decided I would go home!
We didn't leave Cedar until 7pm, cuz Bo had baseball practice, and so we got to Vegas around 8pm Vegas time! I didnt do much Friday night, just hung out with my family =] Which is always the greatest.
BUT Saturday had to be the BEST DAY EVER!!!!! My mom, me and my 4 year old cousin Dylan, we went and saw High School Musical 3. It seriously was the best movie I have seen in a LONG time. I loved it soooooo much! Dylan, hahah she loved it too! And so did my mom. After that we had to go to Melanie Larsens wedding! It was fun! Then, after that, I begged my mom to take me to Target so I could buy the High School Musical 3 soundtrack.. and it is freakin AMAZING. The best song, and scene, from the movie is called "Can I Have This Dance". It is incredibly adorable.
Anyways, it was a lot of fun! I love going home! =]

Here is the scene and song! You will love it. They add some extra scenes, haha but still! Just click on the link..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U_l-tr4LEI

SAMUELS SURPRISE FAREWELL PARTY!

2008-10-22T21:24:00.000-07:00

Aw my buddy Sam is leaving to Provo tomorrow morning! He's getting married soon, and he needs to get a head start on life. I'm totally gonna miss him, he has been like a brother to me! But I'm so proud of all that he will be doing, so I only wish the best for him!
Today, me and my roommates decided to throw him surprise farewell party! Me and Alicia and Mark took him to St.George with us, to keep him out of my apartment. We went to In N' Out, and he kept saying "lets go u guys! i wanna invite some guys over and grill some meat and watch the game!" hahaha, so me and Alicia took forever. And then, when we drove back, Alicia decided to go 60mph, hahahhaha, and Sam was like "why are u driving so slow?" and I was just like "yeah, alicia, whats goin on with your car?!" and we just started laughing. He obviously didnt get it. The whole time i was texting my roommate Sarah Jane, asking her to decorate and stuff, and seeing how much longer we should stahl. Finally we got home, and Sam went to his house. I went and invited a bunch of the neighborhood homies (=]), and they all came over and hid in our kitchen. Sarah went and got Sam and we all yelled surprise! It was awesome! He was so surprised! We had cake and ice cream and took tons of pictures! He even got to watch his game. hahaha.. So here are the TONS of pictures we took! really, there are a lot!

Sam and Sarah, right when we all yelled surprise!

Alicia, Stacy, Ariel, Bailey, and Rochelle!

hhahah, sam doing his "special" face.

mark, trying to act mysterious

Haha, colton, practicing his cartoon face!

Dave!

James!

Sarah Jane!

Rochelle!

Bailey

Amy!

Me and Sarah Jane!

Alicia and I being cuties!

Me and Sam! =/ Sad!!

My roommates! Stacy, Amy, Me, and Sarah Jane!

Hahah, colton.. with a balloon for a face.

Amy and Sarah Jane. HAHAHA

My roommates again, this time with Karlie!

L-R: Stacy (my ROOM roommate), Sarah Jane and Amy (downstairs roommates), Me, and Karlie (upstairs, private room!)

It really was a lot of fun! We are all going to miss Sam! Our big brother! =]

Vegas Trip!

2008-10-15T15:38:00.000-07:00

So this last weekend, my friend Sydney and I went back to Vegas! I was so excited to be home! It was way fun getting to bring Sydney too! We got there on Friday, and we surprised my mom. I told her that I wasnt coming to vegas until saturday. We showed up at her work and she started crying =] It was great! Hahah. Then we went to my house and my dad was there, he was way surprised too! After that, my parents took me and Sydney to dinner at Dennys! It was delicious!

Later that night, Syd and I went and hung out with my boys! Derek, Kyle, Jon, his little brother Tommy, and Nick. It was fun! We went to wal-mart and pretty much played hide and seek. Derek took my cell phone and then decided to play a game of hide and seek with it, passing it to all his friends. hahahah...it sucked a little. But still, it was way fun! Then we went to Del-Taco, and to Bilbray Elementary school to just chill. Sydney and I didnt get home until about 3am. Crazy!

On Saturday, we went to the salon and my mom did our hair PINK! oh yeah! Its so cute! In the pics on here, you cant really tell how pink my hair actually is! I have to take a picture of it in the sun and then put it up later. =]

Anyways, so after we got our hair done, we went home, picked up my dad, and went to dinner at macayos! YUMMY! Then later that night, me and sydney went to the strip with the boys! It was so cold outside! We parked at the Sahara, and then we walked all the way to the treasure island. It was great! We stopped a bunch of times and took pics. It was so much fun! And we didnt get home till late that night too! I couldnt find where I parked my car in the parking garage, so we spent forever making my alarm go on and off, and running thru each floor searching. Hahah. So anyways, here are the pictures we took! I'll be sure to add one of me in the SUN later..

Sydney and I, after we got our hair done, and before dinner.

Us with all the boys, at dereks house on his couch!

Me and Syd on the piano thing at FAO Schwartz

Drinking hot chocolate cuz it was WAY cold!

HAHAHA, us taking pics with the perfect bod. Abercrombie and Fitch!

Sydney, Me and Keaton taking pictures in the backseat.

Yeahhhhh... we do some weird things. hahha.

Me and Sydney being CUTE!

And me being scary haha, WAY scary. Sydney looks afraid of me.

Dang, those Consentine kids....they make some pretty attractive faces! Dont you agree?!

HAHAHA...oh my.

This one is my FAVORITE! =] I love my brother!

General Conference

2008-10-06T12:59:00.000-07:00

General Conference was an amazing experience for me. Derek and I drove up to Orem on Saturday morning, and he fell asleep so I just blasted my music and sang real loud by myself! Haha. We got to Stacy's house in Orem and all three of us went to Burger King for some breakfast. Then we made our way to Salt Lake City. I called Taylor when we got there, and she told me that our friend Cameron wouldn't be able to go! But it was ok. We gave our extra ticket away later!

We got so lost though! We had to follow all the dumb cones and so we werent ever able to meet up with Taylor so i could give her a parking pass and her ticket! It didn't help that there was a sheet of rain in front of us. hahaha. Really I couldn't see anything! It was insane!

Eventually we found Taylor, and we all parked in the parking garage that our parking pass was for.

We got into the conference building and I was just so amazed at how beautiful it is. We had seats up in the balcony, and really, I wouldn't have chose to sit anywhere else. It was a great view. I saw how many people came and the entire Conference center. I loved it so much. The speakers were so inspiring.

After conference, we drove around for like 2 hours trying to figure out what to eat, but we ended up not eating anyways. hahah. Then I said by to Taylor, and Derek, Stacy, and I drove back to Orem to drop Stacy off. Me and Derek changed into pajamas, and Stacy's mom fed us, and then we headed back to Cedar.

Again, Derek slept all the way back. Hahah. And I was so tired and it was still raining like crazy! So I just wanted to get back home quickly!

Derek left on Sunday, and I spent the rest of the day watching Conference. The 2pm Sunday session was amazing. I got so many of my questions answered. It was great!

Today, it's nice here in Cedar! Sort of cold! 63 degrees at the moment! I decided to walk to school, and I have to say i LOVE walking to school! I get to listen to my music and just breathe in the fresh air. Its so great.

School was pretty good today! I didnt do much, but it was still good! Tomorrow in my acting class, we have to perform our monologues and get graded on them! Im pretty excited because Im comfortable and happy with the monologue i chose.

Oh, and later tonight we are having Family Home Evening! I always love our F.H.E's. Its fun to just hangout with people from my complex. Im not sure what we're doing for the activity, but I know it will be fun! As always!

Wow, Im a Slacker!

2008-10-03T18:32:00.000-07:00

So I have been a blog slacker these past 2 weeks! Im sorry! School's been keeping me really busy! Today, I went and did my service project for being a theatre major. I was at school from 3-6pm helping out with the High School shakespearean competition. It was crazy! But pretty cool! Anyways, here are some pics of whats been going on!

this is alicia and I after our "candy run" ahahha. I called her and asked her to come to wal-mart with my roommates and I. She thought we were crazy, but it was so much fun! We came back to our apartment and had people over for games and stuff. Like always...

This is us when I did Alicias hair curly =] I was so excited and proud of it.

See Im doing her hair!

It turned out great! Shes so gorgeous!

So all this is whats been going on lately! =] Having fun with alicia and my roommates! This weekend im going to conference! Just the saturday session, at 2 O'clock. My best friend Derek came into town today, and he's going with me! We are picking my roommate Stacy up in Orem on our way to Salt Lake City on Saturday. She went home to spend time with her family before conference. Taylor and our friend Cameron are meeting us in Salt Lake City and we are going together! We might go check out Temple Square and stuff, if we get there early enough. Then after the session, we are all going to dinner and then me and derek are gonna go to stacys house and spend the night, and go back to Cedar in the morning! Im SO EXCITED! I'll let u know how much fun I have!

Taylor Visits!

2008-09-17T19:16:00.000-07:00

This last weekend, Taylor came and visited me here at SUU before she headed to Clinton, Ut. to live with her dad! We did alot in just 3 days! We wandered the campus, had a mini road trip, went to and hosted game nights, met cute guys, hung out with a bunch of people, and laughed a lot! Of course!

We went to St.George for our mini road trip and we ate at in n out, since there isnt one in cedar or clinton we figured we would get our fulfillment of yummess, and then we went to Spoon Me...hahahahah...it was an ice cream place! We didnt get any ice cream, we just took pics in front of the sign cuz its so funny! Here are the pix!

"Shut Up And Spoon Me" sign. hahah

"If You Love Me Spoon Me" sign. So funny.

So obviously, we had a lot of fun! Sadly those were the only pics we took during the weekend! But it was awesome! And hopefully Taylor will come up for this next semester, in January!

She left on Monday, and since then Ive just been hangin out with my friends! My neighbor Sam is pretty funny and i've been hangin with him, cuz his roomie jimmy is out of town! He's really good at doing different voices, and they are hilarious! And Alicia, shes been sick! Poor girl! She has bronchitis...but shes got medication, and she seems a LOT better! So this is good! Hahaha. Anyways, that's pretty much it for now! I've been working hard in school and trying to study for math!

Oh! My friends and I are gonna be going to General Conference on Saturday October 4th! We are going to the evening session. Its gonna be so much fun! I have never been so im way excited!

I'll be sure to post how that goes! Oh, and my calling is Relief Society Instructor! I have to teach the lesson in relief society, the 2nd sunday of every month =] Im also giving a talk this sunday in sacrament! Im excited!

Country Line Dancing Anyone?!

2008-09-11T13:05:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh! Last night my roommate Sarah decided she was gonna go to a Country Swing Dance at the school around 8pm. She thought it would be fun if all of us went with her (roommates), and I suck at swing dancing really, but somehow she managed to convince me to go! Karlie was busy writing her script, but me and Stacey and Amy went with Sarah. Our four other friends, Alicia, Gira, Jimmy and Sam came too! We got to the mulipurpose center at school and everyone dancing was like PRO. Yeah, it was insane. They were flying in the air and stuff. I was like "oh crap...this aint happening." hahaha. BUT sam and I learned one of the swing dances, and so did Jimmy and Amy. We did pretty good! Jimmy kept trying to show me and sam up, but we always got him back with the dip. Haha.

The girls and I met up with some of our other friends from our apartment complex and they taught us a line dance. And so we decided to leave the school Swing Dance and go back to our apartments and form a HUGE line dance in the middle of our street. And we did. And it was awesome! It was at least 10 girls doing a line dance in the street. Hahah, oh and Jimmy. He came out and invented the Jimmy Shimmy. So funny. One of the girls, Bailey, had Jimmy film us and shes gonna be putting it on her blog. So i'll have to find it!

After we danced in the street, we invited Jimmy and Sam, Gira and Alicia, over to our apartment for pancakes and vegetables! Haha. And then we all watched 'Meet the Robinsons'. It was fun! Yet another fun night in college! =]

Tonight Im going to Alicias to watch the episode of One Tree Hill that i missed, and then I have a meeting with my bishop, I think I'm getting a calling! Fabulous! I'll be sure to let you know!

These two days

2008-09-10T00:06:00.000-07:00

Man, monday and tuesday have been so much fun! Monday was my ward's family home evening! I invited Alicia to come along with me and my roommate Stacy. So the three of us went together and we hung out with our friends Jimmy and Sam. We played water balloon volleyball, and missionary tag. Missionary tag was intense. I sucked at it..apparently I have something called 'a delayed reaction'...psh! Haha.

I had to take Alicia home towards the end of my family home evening because she had to go to her own family home evening. But I came back after I took her home, and I stayed and talked with Stacy, Sam, and Jimmy for a while. Sam taught me his and Jimmy's 'handshake' hahaha..I totally nailed it after just one time seeing it. I know, I amaze myself also.

Later that night, Alicia was coming back over to my apartment to watch One Tree Hill with Stacy and I, and Sam and Jimmy were gunna come over and cook pizza and watch part of One Tree Hill too.....but Stacy and I get home, turn on One Tree Hill, and it was already almost over with! We were so upset! Jimmy and Sam werent of course. Hahaha. So instead, Alicia, Jimmy and I drove to Sonic, got some drinks, then we all went back to my place and watched Just Friends. Such a funny movie!

It was such a fun night! I already have some amazingly awesome friends! They keep me from being bored thats for sure! Oh man, after the movie, everyone left....and like 20 minutes later, Jimmy comes over and says he left his wallet in Alicias car! Hahah! So him and I had to drive over to Alicias, find a way to get into her dorm (luckily i knew this kid standing outside so he let us in), and wake her up. Hahaha. She claims she wasn't all the way asleep tho. Needless to say, we retrieved the lost wallet! All this joy was just last night! Today was just as fun!

First of all, it was so cold today! Which I am LOVING! I got to wear another of my SUU hoodies! I took my time walking to classes, so I could enjoy the weather (but really I was freezing and just wanted to run inside the building!). When I finished with school, I came home and made some chicken noodle soup and ate it outside on my steps. Its always fun to eat hot soup out in cold weather. I think it tastes better that way, maybe its just me. Hahaha.

Then I went inside to do my homework in the living room on the couch, and somehow I must have fallen asleep! Next thing I know, theres a knock on the door...I opened my eyes to me lying on the couch all sprawled out, my homework all over the floor, and the tv on. Really, I thought I was dreaming, but then there was a knock on the door again. So I got up and answered it. It was Sam and he was inviting me over to watch 300 with him and Jimmy. I ran upstairs and Stacy was awake, so she came with me. We watched 300 with them and just hung out for a bit.

At 5, I had to go to Institute choir with Alicia and Katie. I say HAD because they convinced me that it would be fun. And you know what, it IS! We sang a beautiful song, and we get to sing it in the fireside for the stake on Sunday! Im pretty excited. After the choir meeting, Alicia, Katie, and I walked around the church building outside for a bit (we had some time to waste before Institute started). On the sidewalk was this number written with chalk in huge letters with the words "Call this number!" above it. So Alicia of course dared me to call it, and I did. I left the dude a message, and let him know his number was on the sidewalk. Hahah, it was rather entertaining.

Finally, we went to Institute. It was fun as usual! I went home after that, and managed to spill my dinner (fruit loops) all over the carpet in my room and all over my ipod stand. Fabulous. Leave it to me right?! But I cleaned it up. Stacy got a good laugh out of it all. Hahaha. Too funny! And now, Im about ready to go to bed! Oh, such eventful days!

Football Game, Dinner in St.George, Drumstick celebration, & Giant Leaf Bouqets!

2008-09-07T14:25:00.001-07:00

The football game on Saturday was AWESOME! Me and 3 friends went together and had SO much fun! Sydney and I were on our way to meet up with Alicia and Allison so we could head over to the game, but when we got out of my car we saw these boys painting their bodies red and black. Hahaha, so we decided to go say hey and see if we could use some paint for our faces! Sure enough, the boys were down with letting us put war paint on our faces. Hahaha. The war paint completed the school spirit!!!

The 4 of us! Alicia, Allison, Me and Sydney!

Allison, in the cool shirt she made!

Alicia, looking SUPER adorable!

Me and Sydney, with our awesome war paint and sweet hats.

Alicia and Allison!
Part of the Football Field
Me!!! In my cool SUU gear! =]

Sydney on her cell!

Sydney and I

Peace up!

Yeah! We WON! 38-10!

It was a really fun night! This wasnt SUU's first football game, it was the second. And it was against a school called Adams. Students got in free, so that RULED.

Here are a few more pics! They aren't from last nights football game tho.

Alicia and I at a restaurant in St.George over the weekend! So hungry =]

Me and Alicia celebrating the end of the 2nd week of College with Drumsticks. Mint flavored Drumsticks =] nice faces huh!?

Me again, and Ben in the background being awkward.

Alicia, her sister Krissy and I. Me and Krissy made that giant leaf bouqet at a Hurricane football game! hahah. i know. talent. Shes so cute!

Alicia and I after the schools little dance during welcome week.

Labor Day Weekend!

2008-09-02T00:18:00.000-07:00

I went home this weekend to spend time with my family and friends. It was good to be back and see everyone, even though I've only been gone for a week and a half. Hahaha.

taylor, derek and me! derek can never just take a normal picture! ahah

I left for Vegas on Friday, after I got out of school. I stayed in Vegas until Monday! I got home at 9:40pm, and I've been awake doing stuff since then. Homework, watching A Cinderella Story, and A Knights Tale, and updating this blog! Haha, yeah, its 1:20am now! i know, i should get some sleep.

Anyways, it was a lot of fun! I hung out with my friends, and saw "Tropic Thunder" with my family. But man, now im back in Utah, and its FREEZING already! its a good thing i packed my winter clothes!

Just Wednesday

2008-08-27T14:45:00.000-07:00

Well, today wasnt too eventful. I went to 3 classes today tho, Script analysis, math and university 1000. Nice.

Yesterday was pretty fun tho! Alicia came and picked me up around 5, and we went to wal-mart with Katie. Then we dropped off the groceries at Alicias place, and went to Institute! Institute is amazing! I love it so far! Gotta get reading my Book Of Mormon! =]
After Institute, Alicia, Katie and I were walking to the car, and we heard this girl singing. She was INCREDIBLE! She was just sittin in here car singing, and we walked over to her and complimented her beautiful voice. She told us shes trying out for the H.O.P.E choir! We talked to her for a bit, and then we went back to Alicias. We made beef strogonoff for dinner, and it turned out WAY good! (amazingly! cause normally i burn down kitchens. ahahha) After dinner we played some rockband, and then I went home. At my apartment, I decided to stay up and read Breaking Dawn (im almost done with it!) until like 1am. Hahaha. Those books are too addicting, what can i say.

So yeah, last night was fun!

And like I said, not too much excitement today! Although, at 8 tonight, Im going to the shakespearen festival with my grandpa, aunt retta and uncle mark! So that will be fun! i've been SO ready to go see a play they put on! Hello, the festival is like one of the main reasons i chose to come to this school! haah. So im excited!

Picture Time!

2008-08-25T15:27:00.000-07:00

Ok! Here are a BUNCH of pictures! Newer to Older!

The bathroom in my room in my apartment! And me, on my first day of school!

My side of the room!

yeah, that IS a twilight calander right above my head, when i sleep.

This is the view from my window =] i LOVE it here

The Kitchen downstairs

The TV in the living room! =]

The front door! Apartment number 22!

My car =]

Alicia and I at Orientation back in July! We have matching hoodies, oh YEAH!

Me packing up my room!

My brother Keaton, my mom, me, and my dad. The day i left for school!

Me and my doggy Sophie! Aw i miss her a LOT.

This is made of LEGOS! Its at the walmart here in Cedar City. Awesome huh?!

Me and my best friend Taylor, on a hike in Mt.Charleston!

Jordan, Derek, and Taylor. My best buds! Hiking!

yeah, me, my cousin madison, and taylor.....we totally wore camp rock pjs and watched the premiere of Camp Rock on disney channel together. it was AWESOME =]

My cousins Carter (on the bottom) and Dylan (on the top) laying in a Barbie Play house! crazy huh?!

My graduation outfit =] (except my hair was down and curly)

Graduation!

My mom giving me a hug =]

First Day of School!

2008-08-25T14:39:00.000-07:00

Well, today was my first day of actually attending college! It was actually not bad! Haha. My first class (script analysis 1) didnt start till 11am, so I decided I'd wake up at 8:30 and take my time getting ready, and be able to eat a good breakfast. I made it on time to class, but i had to park lightyears away, apparently kids dont like to walk anymore these days...Haha. My backpack was super heavy cause I wasnt sure if i needed my laptop or not, so i brought it just in case. Yeah, turns out I dont really need it AT school. Needless to say, I was carrying alot more than necessary today. (keep that in mind for what i say next!) So after this Script Analysis class, i had math. I thought SC 230 meant Sharwin Smith Center room 230. I was wrong. I ended up walking all around in the Sharwin Smith Center looking for room 230, and it didnt exist. I stopped and asked a fellow student (=]) where this math class was and she told me that SC means Science Center. hahhha. dangit. The science building is like all the way across campus, and it was already 11:55, math started at 12. So...I pretty much ran. I was five minutes late. Very lame. And math....was also lame. ahahha.
Well anywho, I have a lot of math homework that is due tomorrow, and for script class i have to read romeo and juliet by wednesday. Nice. I'll be pretty busy tonight.

Im going to try and get it all done before 6, because at 6 we have Ward Family Home Evening! Yes! But no worries, I'll manage to get everything done!

College Life!

2008-08-24T21:27:00.000-07:00

I finally made it! Southern Utah University has its newest edition...ME! I got here on Tuesday, and moved into my nice apartment. My roommates are awesome! Stacey is sharing an upstairs room with me, and she is super cool. She wants to be a teacher, and she's totally hilarious. Karlie is upstairs in her own room, and shes incredibly talented! She draws like no ones business, and she writes too! Truly amazing. Then, down stairs we have Sarah! Sarah is freakin awesome too. Shes a returned missionary, she served in Washington, D.C., and shes majoring in music, minoring in theatre! So, she was excited when she found out im majoring in Acting. (f.y.i, she is an incredible singer...really.) Amy is Sarahs friend, and also her roommate downstairs, but she wont be moved in until tomorrow! Im sure she's awesome too! And, we're all LDS...so that makes things a bit easier!
The four of us went to church today, and coming from those humongous Vegas wards, this ward was pretty dang small! It was weird to be in a ward with people all around my age! No babies crying you know?! Different, but good! I really liked it. We have family home evenings as a ward every monday, starting tomorrow, and im very excited for that to happen! Sundays we have stake firesides, and then ward pray too!

Everything is just going really well. I'm loving all the people I've met (Alicia, Tara, Mori, Keyshia, Alex, Scott, Sydney, Matt, Thomas, Nate, Skye...just to name a few!) we really have a lot of fun just hangin out and wandering around Cedar! School starts tomorrow and part of me is nervous, but the part of me that is excited...is taking over! I have script analysis 1 tomorrow at 11am, and then Math at 12, and im done for the day! Sweet. Then tuesday i have Acting 1 at 10am, Math at 12, and im done. Wednesday is a little longer, i have script analysis 1 again at 11am, math at 12, then at 1 I have the university 1000 class. Thursday is the same as tuesday, and friday is the same as wednesday! Then im heading home for labor day weekend on Friday!

I miss all my family and all my friends, so im pretty excited to go back home and see everyone! I could carry this blog on forever, but its 11:38pm here in Cedar City, Ut. so i think its time i go to sleep! Gotta be ready for school! =]