tomfoolery

so for whatever reason, i've become temporarily depressed. and completely bored with everything. i don't know why. maybe it's because of the lack of summer during this supposed summer month. maybe it's because i miss having my brothers around. whatever it is, i need to change things. and with all the crazy assassin spy stealth movies and tv shows i've seen lately, i've found just the cure for this case of the blues. at least i hope it will be a cure.

 i'm starting a prank war. with my brother's old roommates. i just really need something to do. i don't have money for crafts, or anything else for that matter, and having a paintball assassin game is sort of a lost hope at this point, so maybe a prank war is the next best thing. me and my roommates came up with a few good ones. we're going to start small and throw in a few big ones as time goes on. it might not even work, but it'll be fun to try.

if it works out the way i want, i'll keep you posted. haha. :)

post birthday celebration

the rumors are true. i'm 24. i really don't like the sound of that either. that whole saying "one year older and wiser too" or whatever. it sucks. can it just be "one year wiser" instead? because i find that very applicable. and appealing. the older part? not so much.

anyway, the bday was pretty good. i had plans for a bonfire, but they basically got rained out. and the location of said bonfire was flooded. so i threw a party with my closest friends at a apartment complex lounge. pretty low key. cake. balloons. wii. music. dancing. foosball. billiards. it was pretty legit. with legit company too. i have really awesome friends. just sayin. i'm really grateful for them. especially my friends alyssa and melanie and robert. they made so much effort to make my party a success and my birthday enjoyable. i love them to pieces.

oh yeah, also--i broke curfew big time to go see the midnight premier of pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides with some really cool people. umm that movie is way tight. i wanna see it again. and maybe even a third time. yes. it is that good.

my roommates are such angels--while i was out doing party prep things all day, they decorated our apartment and made me a cake and got me a couple little gifts. i loved it. they even wrote me a nice note and stuff. they are seriously the sweetest. it was a really nice surprise to come home to after my party.

anyway, i got my fisheye camera back into use. i ran out of film, but just bought some more so i can now add to my box full of undeveloped film. ha.

i started flag football with some friends. i feel pretty fortunate to be able to play. and i'm really excited to have something else to do (long story short, my schedule is reallllly easy this semester). the team i play for is called caffeine free. we all know i don't drink anything caffeine free. and the same goes for everyone else i play with. so it's funny. and ironic. haha. so far, we've only had one game which we tied (0-0 cuz they don't do overtime). we have two this week though, so hopefully we'll play well. right now i play runningback and center. i don't know how i landed RB honestly. let's just pray i actually play well enough to keep that privilege.

pictures will come soon!

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wedding extravaganza

In case there is any initial questioning, NO. This post has nothing to do with my personal love life. Today was meant for others' love lives. I went to a bridal shower for my new friend Amanda, and then I attended a wedding reception for my dear friends, Mark and Brittany. I had cupcakes and M&M's and really good punch. I also had the fantastic benefit and privilege of going to Five Guys burger with my friend Robert! YUM. It was fantastic. I also had more cupcakes and more really good punch. At this point, I started to feel a little sick but oh well. They were amazzinggg. I made some new friends--Lacey and McKensie. They are so lovely. I'm glad I met them. I'm really exhausted, but it was fun to see my friends so happy.

I had this assignment today to create a poster on different types of advertisements. I meant to do it early today, and tried very hard, but the site was down for my class. ALL. DAY. LONG. It was extremely stressful and frustrating. However, I finally got it finished and turned in (with only half an hour left till it was due). My favorite ad I found is posted below. This one was for comparative advertising (where two products are compared side by side--for those who weren't aware. ha.). I was pretty stoked when I saw it because it's a common debate I think. Which one is your favorite?

pre bday wishes?

my birthday is in 2.5 weeks. approximately. I'm turning (shh...) 24. I don't know what to do for it! I'm definitely skipping school. I only have one class that day anyway. the past couple years when I have been here in rexy, I have laid out at rigby "lake" (it's not even a lake really. it's like a big pond) and then gone out to eat or something. last year, i was in Utah visiting a boy. one time, I bought myself lingerie for my birthday. that was fun. this year I really want to do something different though because I'm graduating, so this whole semester is kind of a big deal to me. I just don't know what to do. mayybe I'll throw a party outside? maybe I'll go to Utah again (but not for a boy this time)? maybe I'll go on a trip. I only have like 2 weeks to plan though. Help!

a really huge recap.

I don't remember what my last post was about, so forgive me if I happen to repeat some stuff. It's been approximately 3 weeks or so, and a lot has happened. First of all (and maybe even most important), my other brother got home!!! :) I'm so so happy. Here are some pictures from his arrival!

waitinggg

me and Kieffer (still waitinggg)

there he is!!!

tender :)

the twins. reunited 2.5 years later.

siblings all together again 

So there it is. Also during that time, we played a ton of xbox kinect. I don't think I have laughed that hard in a LONGG time! My grandparents? SO hilarious. Here is a video of they're boxing match. I think maybe they let go of some pent up frustrations they had towards each other. Baha.

What else. I went to a party and made a lot of great friends. I also reconnected with some old ones. :) I'm really grateful for friendship, and I'm very blessed to have such amazing friends all over the country and even in parts of the world.

Here are a few more things I did recently:
1. Built a fort with some cool dudes.
2. Watched Burlesque for the 8th and 9th times. (still so good to me)
3. Wrote a speech on legalizing marijuana (and provoked quite the debate amongst my peers on facebook).
4. Built a starfield simulation light.
5. Jumped on a trampoline in front of a grocery store with my best friend.
6. Purchased pink lipstick.
7. Started my easiest and most fun semester ever here. (maybe not most fun but definitely close)
8. Visited some relatives in Utah (which was, for the record, very much overdue)
9. Lost and found my phone for the thousandth time. (thank goodness for people with integrity)
10. Saw Arthur. (so freaking hilarious)

I've had a pretty awesome past few weeks. I'm really excited for this summer too! And my GRADUATIONNNN!!!! SO happy that it's finally  happening!

me and melanie on the trampoline!