barter systems

so I found out recently that my cousins (Saylor and Makena) and I can share clothes and shoes. and mostly whatever else. which says a lot for the 3 of us. I think it's saying that we're all 3 skinny, stylish girls. am I right? it pretty much triples my wardrobe, too. I mean obviously I can't wear a 10 year old's jeans, but shirts and elastic skirts? definitely. (I only say those things because I have wide birthing hips, and she doesn't)

anyway, pretty awesome.

also, I've been thinking a lot about school. I know. I just got done with school, so why would I think of such absurd things? and how does that tie in with barter systems? (the above paragraph should answer that question, fyi.) well, continuing education is definitely in my future. I've always wanted that. but some decisions and thought-processes lately have kind of put it farther up on my priority list, I guess. but I haven't gotten very far, because...well...I don't know what to study. kind of a problem, right?

so here I am. again. thinking about school, and typing out these thoughts about school, but getting nowhere. it's a little bit frustrating, as you can probably imagine.

anyway, my friend Spencer showed me this photography website of just B&W shots. they're incredible. seriously. I got goosebumps.

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!

final countdown

well guys...it's about that time. finals are next week so you know what that means--everything that i've procrastinated doing the whole semester will be done all in one night. maybe two. good thing i work really well under pressure (it's true, just look at my resume). in all seriousness though, i'm starting to realize how much work i have left to do and i'm kind of freaking out inside (i never freak out on the outside). the only good thing i have to look forward to is the fact that most of my teachers allow food "labs" during the last couple lecture days which means i get free food. one of my teachers is bringing subway next week for our whole class. and then in one of my other classes, my teacher is ordering texas roadhouse for everyone. okay no not really, but if it were true, i'm pretty positive my blog would get more hits. okay that's probably not true either actually. ha.

so my bracket is shot. lots of teams let me down. especially duke. i guess i should've known better than to pick them for my champion for both of my brackets. i didn't make any bets with anyone though, thank goodness. i would've been in so much trouble. baseball is gonna be another story though. pretty sure i'll have a bet going every week until the world series.

my brother, korben, gets home in less than a month! i cannot wait. when kieffer and i hang out, korben is all we talk about. we miss him a lot. i'm kinda bummed i won't get to hang out with him much though because i leave 2 days after he gets home. having both of my brothers home is such a great feeling. it really hasn't been the same without them around. no one makes me laugh like they do, and the day i find a guy who does make me laugh like them, i'm marrying him. ha ha. anyway, my point is, i really love my brothers and i've missed having them around so it feels really good knowing they'll be back again. i'm really proud of them, and i look up to them a lot. they're my best friends for sure.

me and korben at his graduation party

pre-homework activities

it's incredibly windy today in rexburg. i walked to my favorite gas station--horkley's--to get my daily diet pepsi fix and i was blown away (literally and metaphorically) by how strong the wind was! and yes. i broke the sabbath. but i feel like spending 70 cents is not really a big deal. i haven't watched any sports today, and i even watched the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe with my roommates, which as we all know screams religious parallels. so i think i'm good. plus our water here blows and i have no sugar to make kool-aid. it's justified.

baseball starts this week and i could not be more ecstatic! i can't wait for thursday evening! opening day is one of my favorite days of the year. one of my favorite things about baseball (besides the obvious) is being able to have a league of my own. which i created recently! however, i'm somewhat frustrated because i still have a couple spots that people haven't taken. i don't feel like it should be that hard to find 10 people who like baseball enough to play fantasy. but for whatever reason, it is. anyway, it'll be fine. everything always works out. especially when you take it more seriously than your homework.

since joining pinterest, i have created a "pinboard" called craftiness. i created it because i have hopes of being able to make each of the artsy crafty things i pin there. so i think i will pick one and attempt to create it. i might do the envelope made out of a map (see picture below) because it seems the easiest, and i have been on a letter-writing streak lately. so why not? hopefully it goes well. if it does, my penpals will be expecting letters in sweet envelopes in the next couple weeks. don't get your hopes up though!

olympic lifting is not for the faint of heart...

i couldn't sleep last night... i went to bed pretty late, but usually i can fall asleep pretty quickly. but even when i was asleep, i felt like my mind was going a million miles an hour. i had so so many thoughts and once a new thought started, it would trail off and form this huge chain of other thoughts that my brain somehow thought were connected to that original thought. it was nuts. not to mention i drank 44 ounces of mountain dew about 2-3 hours before bedtime, so i'm sure that contributed. i'm sure i'll sleep better tonight though because of the reason stated above, and because i've kind of had a busy day.

i woke up at 8 am to get ready to go donate plasma (shh! don't tell my mom) so i could have a few extra moneys for stuff. on my way there, i saw this girl fall completely off her bike--like one of those fall flat on your face while your bike is still going by itself. it was scary. but she was okay. i also saw this abandoned house. it was a little creepy, just because it was all taped off. but not like "crime scene" taped off. more like "danger" taped off. everything went fine at the plasma center though. i got a free capri-sun and granola bar. and i passed all the medical exams with flying colors too.

oh but when i was done, it was only a half hour till my class started so i had to hurry home and get changed. i headed to sports conditioning, which usually is really awesome because we learn all these cool lifts, but today was an olympic lifting circuit. not the best day to donate plasma. or better yet, not the best day to come to class. ha. just joking. anyway, i wanted to prove i could do it despite the fact that you're not supposed to do stuff like that so soon after donation. here are my reasons why:

1. i wanted to prove i could actually do a proper clean because some people think that i just plain old can't.
2. i wanted to impress my teacher, so i could get brownie points so he would increase my grade.
3. i'm prideful and refuse to look weak.

anyway, i start doin my thing, but almost immediately started to feel dizzy. my heart started pounding really hard too. but i found that if i sat down for a little bit, that would go away. so we continued to do the lift and then rotate on to the next girl (we were in groups and taking turns doing cleans, clean & jerk, and clean & squat). however, i started feeling more tired and more out of it as the workout progressed that at one point during my turn, my hand slipped mid-shrug and i dropped the bar on my left knee. i was done lifting after that. my teacher was pretty understanding too, thank goodness. on my way out of the gym though, i knew i was still out of it because i ran into the bench that sits in the middle of the room. like, i fell forward onto the bench in front of everyone. how do you miss something like that? needless to say, my left knee is pretty swollen. and my pride is hurt pretty bad too. 

anyway, i bought my hair-dye, and i will be coloring my hair "black cherry" tomorrow. hopefully, pictures will follow. 

"bring your bff to work" day

i'm sitting in the austin building's secretary office where my bff works. this building smells like metal, grease, oil, wood, and all wrapped in one. i have only been in this building once, and it was to drop off a car for the automechanics class. i remember i got lost. today though, mellie showed me the way. i doubt i could find my way back though. and i'm pretty sure the boys outnumber the girls 30 to 1. maybe even more. mellie has like 80% of her classes in here. lucky.

 my classes are everywhere. except next semester 2 of my classes will be on a river because i'm taking fly fishing and canoeing. cool huh? i've always wanted to learn how to fly fish. can you imagine me with a giant pole trying to catch fish with fake flies? haha. i'm afraid i'm going to hook someone in the face. canoeing could be fun. mostly i just picked it because it was one of the only other ones that would fit into my schedule. i really wanted rock climbing though. oh well. guess i'll have to learn another time. i'm also signed up to take clothing construction. apparently, i will be learning to make a pillowcase, some pants with an elastic band, a collared shirt, and something else that i will never use or wear. ha. but, it means i'm one step closer to making my romper! i decided it would be beneficial to take a money management class. i am told i will be several steps ahead of my generation from the knowledge i will gain in there.

today is gorgeous. i mean, for rexburg. it's still a little chilly, but i might go longboarding today! i really want to anyway. i just need to find a place where there are NO HILLS because otherwise, i'll probably die. i can't longboard on hills yet. nor can i brake. i just jump off. something to improve on i guess.

anyway, that's all for now. i'm gonna draw a picture with my new markers!

remember these? mr. sketch scented markers? Mmm... 

A&W root beer and adult swim

I'm in la bibiloteca right now with my friend Amanda. I'm not studying though. I'm drinking root beer. and playing online games. I have been growing weed as this little plant called "Hempy" for about an hour. AND I've been killing made zombies. It's ridiculous fun. (disclaimer: I don't actually grow weed in real life.)

Today has been fun. And interesting. I missed chemistry. Again. I know, I know. It's really bad. But I dunno why, it doesn't matter what time I go to bed at night, I seriously cannot get up that early. I've tried everything. Except sleeping on the floor. But I don't really think that would go over well because I would either just get into my real bed later that night, or wake up hurting really bad and not go to class anyway. I have set 3 alarms every night, and that still doesn't do it. I dunno. Maybe something's wrong with me.

Anyway, I woke up in just enough time to get to my Baseball Theory class. I had to go today because we had a test on defensive baseball. A lot of it I studied, but of course all the stuff I happened to forget to study, was on the test. I think I did okay though. We'll see. The thing is, I  LOVE baseball. It's my favorite sport. But there is so much to understand. Many of you might disagree, but after being in this class, I really admire those MLB players. That game is incredible.

After that was my Teachings Of the Living Prophets class. Which is always interesting because of three reasons:
1. My teachers rock.
2. There's this dufus kid that has all the extremist points of view. He's super annoying.
3. I learn a lot. (I didn't really a have a third reason, I just like doing lists in a minimum of 3's.)

Today we learned about the importance of family. I love my family a lot, and today really kinda made me excited to have a family of my own. But it also got my thinking about what kind of mom I will be. My mom is seriously the greatest lady I know. If I'm half the mom she is, then my children will be in good hands. That's my hope anyway. The more I think about parenting though, the more freaky and stressful it sounds though. Overall I'm sure it'll be fantastic.

I also found out from my Sports Med class that I have even hips. Prettyy neeattt...

Oh and like I mentioned the other night, today was lunch with Mark and Brittany. Which was SO FUN as always. We've only gone twice now, but it's seriously such a blast. I love hanging out with them. They keep telling me to watch Dexter. Who is this man here:

Maybe I'll start watching it...

young and reckless.

All of my blog posts are usually done when I should be doing something more important. In this case, I'm supposed to be studying for my baseball theory test and chemistry quiz that are BOTH tomorrow. However, I have somewhat given up on chemistry (yes. again.) and am now just in it to say that I finished the course. Hopefully that doesn't make me sound lazy and careless. I'm really doing my best in there. Because really, when I say I'm giving up, I'm just giving up on a good grade. Haha.

Anyway, I get to have lunch tomorrow with my wonderful friend, Mark Hargis, and his lovely fiance, Brittany Greenman. They have seriously become two of my favorite people, and I look forward to every other Tuesday now when I get to chill with them. By the way, Mark is a freakin fantastic photographer. This is his website--You should really check it out.

So lately, I've been feelin pretty burnt out. I blame school of course. Normally, I turn to my tumblr to break me out of that feeling, but lately that hasn't even done the trick. So, I started making a list of all the things I'm going to do when I graduate. Wanna hear some? Okay. Good. Cuz I was gonna share them with you anyway. (If you said no, this is where you would click the 'x' in the corner. And where I "unfriend" you on facebook. Really though, I would never do that. Just like you would never click the 'x'. Ha.)

ONE.
Learn to play the guitar. Like this fine fella. (I will never admit to liking Glee. Never.)

TWO.
Get better at piano. So I can play this sick song.

THREE.
Oh. And then I'm gonna learn to play the Ukulele. Like this kid.

That's it for now. I was gonna shoot for five, but it took to long to find appropriate videos for those three things. Maybe after I prepare some more, I'll tell you guys more. I gotta study some more. Here's one more video for kicks though. Something else I plan on learning.

pixie cuts and psuedo spring days

Well guys... it's been a while. If I made a list of my "most-used phrases" on this blog, I'm pretty sure "it's been a while" would be number one. I don't really know what any of the other ones would be.

I'm taking a break from my "apostalic theme paper" I'm supposed to be writing right now. I decided to do it on prayer. I just pray I get a decent grade. Ha.

It's been an interesting past few weeks. I don't really want to divulge because it's quite dramatic. But I'm going to attempt to sum it all up in one sentence: I'm basically single (dating but not seriously), and I missed several classes due to a super fun energy-wrecking illness, so school blows even more since I'm still catching up and failing to do so (literally).

I think that may have been a run-on? Oh well. That's why I'm not an english major. But sometimes I wish I were. Because I would SO much rather write papers and read books than study chemistry every day. I'm so serious. Good thing I graduate soon.

Sidenote: I'm listening to "Jamie Cullum" on Pandora right now, and it is just so superb. Definitely a favorite station.

Speaking of graduation though, I really don't know what I'm going to do. I have a few ideas and I'm gonna spit them all out at you hoping to get some feedback. First of all. Here are some places I want to move to: Colorado. Vegas. Cali. Tennessee. Tempe. Hawaii. Europe. Some of these are clearly comfort locations, but others are mostly because I love the idea of living there. Right now, Colorado is winning (Europe is practically tied, but the only reason I wouldn't is because I'm broke). Wherever I go, I'm just gonna find a job and work. Then when I'm ready (aka I have a decent sum saved up and my credit card is paid off), I'm going to do one of these things--travel Europe. Go back to school (to be a dental hygienist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, photographer). The only reason I didn't put physical therapist on that list is because my grades aren't good enough for PT. I still would love to do it, but I just don't know.

Anyway, spring is on its way. I feel it. But Idaho has been so good as to tease everyone and their mothers with all these warm, almost-spring days. It's just rude really. But I endure! It started snowing again. Like a lot. It's pretty, but my longboard is sitting behind my door waiting to be used. And with each passing day I yearn to put on a pair of shorts and use that baby.

In the mean time, I have begun to occupy my time with some Mollys. In other words, I got some fish. It's against the Housing Rules here at BYUI buttttt what do I care? They're just fish. I named them Molly and Ebony. I know. Original. Molly is white and Ebony is black. My mom named the black one. They're fun. They have incredible personalities for fish. I'm telling you. Sometimes I think they're mad. But, like our good friend Alice says, all the best people are. I'm sure the same applies to animals. Molly was pregnant when I bought her. I found that out after I walked into my room one day and witnessed her chasing her babies around and eating them alive. Like I said. They're mad.

I have also found some new friends! Their names are DaNeil, Jasmyne, Casey, and Amanda. Me and Melanie hang out with them all the time. We even went streaking one night during a city-wide blackout. You guys keep that a secret though, mmk? Anyway, I'm convinced we all needed each other this semester. It was like a recipe for insta-best friends. Which is like...ridiculously rare. You won't find that on the food network either.

Okay lastly, I am considering cutting my hair off to resemble these lovely ladies:

So yeah. I'm so conflicted. Because it took me forever to grow out my hair, but I also would really love to cut it! I think it'd be cute. I might even color it too. Who knows. I DUNNO! :)

Happy end of February!

Hook and Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

It is so cold in Rexburg! It is literally a frozen tundra here annnnd I think I'm allergic to this place! (totally joking of course)

I learned how to do a fishtail braid last night! It's so so easy and I love it. I learned how from this really easy tutorial. I've done it 3x times now. I think I'm getting quite good at it.

Kieffer was in this comic show tonight that was kinda like Whose Line Is It Anyway. It was really good! He, of course, was very funny. It was kind of an audition for a bigger show that will essentially be the same thing. AND he was one of FOUR to move on up! :) He's SO involved here. It's ridiculous.

I found this really great pandora station and I highly recommend you listen to it. The artist name is Laura Marling.
She resembles a lot of Regina Spektor. Kind of. Anyway. It's pretty chill stuff. I love it.

Chemistry blows still. But I really love my teacher! He's very funny. And so so helpful! Makes my life a lot less stressful! I think I really like my classes. I guess I'm still deciding. Baseball Theory is by FAR my favorite. It's the one class where I don't get side-tracked or distracted. My teacher played for the Padres and the Twins once upon a time so he has TONSSSS of stories! It's awesome.

I get to play basketball with kids with disabilities once a week. They're cool. Funny. One of the girls asked me to make a bracelet for her and her niece. Haha. Another girl really likes that I'm from Nashville because that's where Hannah Montana lives.

I think in another life I'd like to be one of the Lost Boys. Maybe they'd accept girls.

First Week Of School

So... obviously it's pretty clear...the first week of school has come to an end. It's pretty exciting. Especially because it's my second to last semester. I can't even wait. I'm so over school. The learning part it cool. But I guess I'm just over Rexburg. Don't get me wrong, it's been good to me, but I really feel like college would've been a little more enjoyable if I could've like...gone to a different school each semester. Experience other states? I dunno. I think that's the "senioritis" in me talking. I've been a senior for like...2 semesters now? Maybe. I'm not sure. School is just one big blur to me right now. I'm so glad my classes worked out though! I've had several sighs of relief in the past couple days. It feels good to...to finally be able to breathe! Ha.

Everyone keeps asking me what I would like to do and where I'd like to go when I'm done with school. In case you, "reader", are wondering as well, I have no idea. I want to travel. That's all I know. But that takes money and lots of planning. The planning part I can do, but the money part is harder because...again...I'm in school. I've been reading Eat Pray Love lately. It's sort of torture. Because when I read it, all I want to do is pick up and move to Italy. Unfortunately, I have to endure the torture for a little while longer.

Anyway, Kieffer is here at school! It's been fun so far. I've missed him. It really feels like he never left though. He's still the same funny dude that left a couple years ago. Except he knows another language now. Ha. I hope he makes lots of friends. He deserves the best college experience ever. Somehow, he's managed to find two jobs already. One with my help, though (art modeling ha). He may even find a scholarship? Crazy! He's a pretty stellar dude. and proactive.

I guess I should update my relationship, too. Cuz I know you all are wondering how it's going! :) Well...it's wonderful. and exceptionally difficult! Long distance is never easy, though I feel like I handle it a little better than other people. Maybe. I've been in a couple long-distance relationships, and this one by far has been the hardest. I blame Jake. Because he drives me so crazy. In all the best ways (hehe!). He is an amazing person and I feel so fortunate to be apart of his life. I'm definitely a lucky girl. I don't know how well he knows that. I wish we weren't so far away from one another so I could actually express to him in person how much I appreciate him. And I really feel our relationship would be 10x what it is now..

Wellllll thats all for now! It's friday and I got a lot of socializing to catch up on!

7, 8, lay them straight!

It's day 08 ya'll... Actually I should be on day 11 or something butttt I was in Provo all weekend chillin w my new boy interest so I was duh-strack-tid! So it's day 8--Short term goals for this month and why...


When I saw this one I was like great. I have to make goals? Ugh. But I'll suffer through this one. And maybe I'll even get some of them accomplished.


Write a 6 pg paper on the book Nanda Devi--because I have to for my leadership class.
Start running. A lot.--Because I'm running some crazy long races in the near future.
Stay on top of my HW--pretty self explanatory.
Chill with my bro!--because two years is up and he is coming home! :)
Dye my hair--it's about that time again.
Learn a new skill--because I want to :) except I dunno what it will be.
Take more pictures.--because I love photo. 
Write more letters--because my friends need them. and I need their friendship. :)
Work on my inner self?--it's an ongoing process. and also long term.
Go back to Provo to get my phone charger--because like a fool, I forgot it! Gr...




I think that'll definitely keep me occupied for a while. Ha.

venturesomeness

so remember that blog about the whole asking a boy out and if it's okay or not? well, Heavenly Father granted me a little bit of courage yesterday annnnd I finally sucked it up and just plain old asked him! I thought I was going to pass out! But, it wasn't reallllly all that bad. Because.... he said yes! :-) I'm not even sure if he knows I intend for this to be a date, but I guess I really don't care because I will be spending the entire evening with this boy. And I'm sure you're alllll itchin as to how things went down, so here's the story:

Okay so I have two classes with this boy (one at 745 and one at 10) so I'm usually pretty excited to wake up at 630 so I can get all fixed up for class at 745 (weird I know). Well yesterday, I actually woke up at 10. on. the. dot. My alarm did not go off! And what's worse is I had a test in my 10 o' clock class! I don't think I've ever gotten ready so fast in my life. My lovely roommate Melanie took me to class thankfully, otherwise I would've been in so much trouble. The downside of being on time, was that I looked pretty awful. No shower. Luckily, I practically threw on makeup so I could look halfway decent. Anyway, class was good. Afterward though, I went home so I could actually get ready like I had originally planned at 630, so I could go back to campus and get stuff done, but also so I could hopefully run into this kid and redeem myself from the disaster I was earlier. Ha. I looked pretty good too. Just sayin. So I went to get lunch in the school cafeteria--no luck there--but I did see my sweet friend Jessica so that was good :-) I decided to go to the library cuz I needed to do some homework, where I ran into my friends Brady, Steffen, and Drew. Funny dudes. Anyway, I had class at 430 and around 420 I headed over there and on the way I sort of said a silent prayer? (If you wanna call it that anyway) Saying basically that if I saw him before class (it was really my last chance before class on wednesday) that I would ask him out. I walked into my class, put my stuff down, but walked back out with the intent on using the restroom. And lo and behold there he was. Like 30 feet from my class. Word. So I took my chance (I was really fidgety and shaky the whole time haha). I went down to talk to him and then just before I left I said "hey I'm going to the haunted mill tomorrow with Stephanie, would you like to come with me?" Annnnd he said he would! In my head I did one of those fist pumps. Haha. 

So there it is ladies (I'm pretty sure no men read my blog). My epic tale of courage. I'm so nervous though! I haven't been on a first date in a lonnng time, let alone with someone I really really like. It's ridiculous--he's completely thrown me off my game (whatever my game is). I've been battling all day (so far) trying not to over-analyze and reminding myself just to have fun. That I'm a fun girl. Plus I personally think a haunted house is a great way to get close to someone. Seriously. I'm kind of banking on that tonight. 

Wish me luck!

Easy A.

Well. Obviously, since you're seeing this picture it means I probably just saw the movie. Well. That is true. I saw it last night annnnd it was SOOOO GOOOOOOOOOD! Ohmygoodness I absolutely loved it! It was definitely not what I expected at all, and everyone in it did fantastic. I really would see it again. and maybe even again after that. This movie was really the highlight of my weekend. Butttttt lucky for you guys, my life isn't all that boring and I do have other stories for you...

I'm gonna tell you about the boring stuff first though because I know some of you are wondering about my schooling and everything. WELL. It's realllly hard. But I'm surviving! Which is always comforting. And my current definition of surviving is that I am completing all my assignments, doing as much of the reading I can handle, and I'm NOT texting in class! (I know... seriously a miracle.) Oh and in my Recreation Leadership class on friday, this REAL LIFE mountain came into my class! He really is a mountain man. I feel bad, cuz he gave a really great speech, but I don't remember his name. But he had a really crazy beard, a hat, a bandana, all these crazy tools, a vest, I mean.... he was legit. It was rad. Okay so now that the school part is over....

Some of you know (but others don't, mostly because they would fear for my safety), I just bought a longboard. I know. Crazy. Sorta. I've never actually "skated" a day in my life, until maybe march? A friend of mine taught me to longboard. I've always wanted to learn how, and I finally did! And then a couple weeks ago, I had a short-lived addiction to ebay, and I decided I would buy a longboard. Because, let's be honest, I wouldn't get better any other way! It's sat against my wall for a little over a week now, and I kept looking at it thinking "hey i should prolly take her out and try riding..." but then I wouldn't. Well. I finally did. And those of you who know me well, know that I don't always have the greatest coordination and balance. Haha. Yesterday (saturday), I rode my longboard to the gas station to get one of those cheap 44 oz drinks (Horkleys!). I don't even think I thought about how I would get back with it...But, I'm sitting here now, and I can honestly tell you, I am uninjured. Aside from a couple of scrapes on my ankles where in between riding and walking, the board hit them and stuff. Ohhh... and. This is really sad guys. On a portion of my journey back (I made it to the gas station with no problem at all!), I sorta slipped at little tiny bit and I dropped my coke. Ughhhh!! It was so awful. Coke was alllll over the sidewalk. And people were up ahead and saw it, so when I rode up their direction they all said stuff like "hey sorry about your coke" and "smooth move" and stuff. Ha. So embarrassing. Whatever. I'm getting better.

What else. OH! So guessss what. Our school brought this pseudo-ABBA band here to put on a concert! And me and Melanie went! AHHH! It was sooooooooooooo MUCH FUN! I loveloveloved it! We danced in the aisles and danced in our seats and sang all the songs! It was so great! I lost my voice actually. Haha. 

Welll... that was pretty much my weekend. Except for the part where I watched the Broncos KILL the Seahawks today. AMAZING. Hopefully my fantasy team did well. Haha. 

TGIF.

It's finally friday! And what a lonnnng and borrrring day it was! I had class at 745 and then again at 9. And then I didn't have another class till 430. What did I do in between? I took a nap! Especially because I went to bed at 1 am and then had to be up by like 645 at least, so I could make it to class on time. What a joke.

Anyway, my 745 class was recreation leadership. It was okay. There were a lot of people talking loudly, which really bothers me when the teacher is trying to do his thing. And there were these girls next to me who were not only contributing to this talking nonsense, but one of them smashed my toe (which I had already busted up about a week ago) with her chair. It was an accident, and she didn't even know she did it, but I was already really annoyed with her and her friend, so it was just not a happy moment. Definitely won't be sitting next to her any time soon. Ha.

Chemistry went all right today. I made a new friend. She has really cool hair. And then my 430 class is huge. There's like 90 people in there. Which is nothing to some universities, but here it's probably the largest some classes get. Crazy. But my teacher is pretty interesting--he's older. and super tall and lanky. So it's kind of entertaining. And he is suuuuper random! Ah! He'll make all these jokes, or spit out these weird interjections, and noooobody knows what he's talking about. Haha. But at least he teaches well. I guess.

This cool new place just opened up here in our little town of Rexburg. Sammys. There's one in Provo I guess, and it's pretty hip there, so of course there were tons of people there tonight. Anyway, some friends of mine were playing there tonight. Truman. If you haven't heard of them, look em up. They're amazing! I'd never heard them play before, so it was fun. And I even got to be a merch girl and sell their cds. I love those boys.

Welllll...until next time. Who knows when that'll be. Ha. Peace out homeboys.

First Day

Well. The first day of my senior year at school went through without a hitch. I wasn't even late to class! AND I only had one class! YES. Well, technically I have 3. But one is online (and we didn't even really have it), and the other one I just added today.

So today, my only class was chemistry. And before I walked in, I said a little prayer and asked for cute single boys in my class. So I sit down, and I watch everyone file in. And lo and behold, all these cute boys are walking in! Better yet, they're single! Well. Most of them. Ha. So I can stare at them all day long and not even feel bad! YES. Chemistry is GOOOOOOD. For now.

Also, I saw my lovely friend Jeanette today. She's an angel. I'm so happy she came over! I haven't seen her in so so long! It was really nice to catch up with her.

I watched HOUSE today. Suchhh a good show. I've missed it. I spend my whole summer watching BONES because I'd always miss HOUSE. So now I think it might be the opposite. We'll see. Anyway, there really wasn't much else to do today because it was POURING rain outside (hail and all!) and I don't have any homework yet. So I just sat and watched tv. And cleaned my room.

Today was the first real game of football season. YES! I'm so stoked. I have my fantasy team alllll ready. I rooted for the Saints tonight. Felt good. Especially since they won! (in your face you Vikings fans!) I wanted to throw a mini party, but I felt like no one knew/cared about it. So it didn't happen. But Melanie had some friends come over and watch it with us. Which is cool, since they are cool.

So yeah. I think this semester will go over well. I've decided to be optimistic. I think it'll guarantee more success than what my previous attitude was... Anyway, I'm off to bed. I have 745 class. Yessssss....

School Starts TOMORROW!

Back to the grind again. I really don't want tomorrow to come honestly, because that means summer is really over. I'm sort of excited, but sort of not. Mostly not because I'm already stressed, and I am retaking chemistry. My ultimate nemesis. I'm determined to beat it this time though. I don't really have a choice, but I am sure I can do it (cross your fingers for me though in the mean time! haha).

Also, I changed my cluster (for those of you that don't know, it's half a minor) to recreation management. The only classes I have left are super tough, so I MUST have play time. Which will include, over the course of three semesters, fly fishing or rafting or survival skills or something else along those lines. My other cluster is psychology. Which will also be fun, but also hard so it obviously won't be very recreational. Ha.

I think the best part about school starting again is the fact that I only have 3 semesters left before I graduate! Which is AWESOME. (Again, cross your fingers!) My plans after? Who knows. I want to travel reallllly bad. But you need money for that. And I really wanna move to Colorado because I love it so much there, so that's probably what will happen. I'll make some money, travel and spend it all, then jump into grad school. THEN I'll be an amazing physical therapist and all my schooling will have paid off! YES!

Until then, I'll take this semester day by day, and hopefully update you sometimes along the way. (that sentence totally rhymes! Ha!)

I'm a little embarrassed...

I kind of had a breakdown the other night, which was followed by a post that I'm not too proud of.. Haha. I'm not crazy I swear, and everything is fine now. Just one of those nights I suppose. And I am a girl, so it's almost to be expected.

My internship is going reallllly well and I'm so so happy about it. I know I made the right decision because I would not be having the same experience anywhere else. The people I shadow/intern for are amazing and they teach me so much. I am working with Physical Therapists AND Occupational Therapists and it's really swaying my decision for school. I still am leaning towards PT, but OT is more and more present in my mind. Which is fine, because either way I still have grad school to consider. It's really incredible work though, and I know this is exactly the career I should be in--therapy. It's beyond phenomenal.

I started working at the Caverns again. So fun. I really have loved that job every year I've worked there. They're so good to me! My boss is even nice enough to let me have the weekend off for my birthday! What an angel. They built a new swing up there and it is huge! Oh my heavens. I can't wait to be able to test it out or whatever. Supposedly it goes almost 180 degrees! Ah!

I miss my friend Melanie and I really want her to come back to the States. I hope she does soon. And maybe she can come to Colorado and live and work with me. We'd have so much fun and she'd still be close to her man.

3 things I really want for my birthday:
1. A Vintage Phoenix Suns Shirt (or a Cardinals Jersey!)
2. A New Hairstyle (I have no idea what though, so any suggestions would be awesome!)
3. All my bills PAID IN FULL (not likely, but hey. A girl can dream!)

I'm so hungry.

I feel like my blogs are uninteresting sometimes. I don't really know what to post about sometimes. I read other people's blogs and all they talk about are their lives. It's simple. And never boring. I love reading my aunts' blogs and my friend Melanie's. And everyone else that I follow. They're always interesting. Mine is not. But it's really okay. Because I like blogging.

I only have two weeks of school left and I have so much to do! I'm moving, so I have to pack. I have finals, so I have to study. I have portfolio, so I have to print. Among other things. I really can't wait to move though. I'm very much over this semester. I feel like it's been so so long. And really hard! I'm not doing well in chemistry. I'm thinking I'm going to have to retake it. I'm super burnt out because I've gone 4 semesters in a row. I know some people have been able to do that before or longer, and mucho respect for them, but I am not one of those people. If I went one more semester I feel like my GPA would no longer be that great.

So I'm watching that show "I Shouldn't Be Alive." I cannot believe this show. These stories? They really shouldn't be alive. It's freakin nuts. I couldn't make it. I really think I would die if it were me. The one my friends and I are watching are about these guys who go to the Bolivian jungle to find this indian tribe during the rain season. The trip was only supposed to last a few days but they ended up losing 2 of the guys and the other 2 got lost for a month. Crazy! One of the guys got "trench foot" which is just nasty. They never found him. It was just crazy! I feel like I've been taught certain things in life in order to survive but I don't know if I would remember those things if actually put in the situation. I'm not sure if I ever want to find out either!

Today I did  some last minute shooting for my photo assignment due tomorrow. It was short, but really fun! More funny actually. See, me and Melanie went to a wedding reception for one of her friends a few weeks ago. She was a bridesmaid and for the wedding they used peacock feathers to decorate. After the reception, we took a whole bunch home, and they've been sitting in our living room since. So when I decided to go shoot, I grabbed the little jars that were full of them and went outside. Melanie came with me and I just took some pictures of them against a brick wall. Sounds kinda boring I know. But there were some flowers mixed in so it looked a lot cooler than it sounds. Then I had this brilliant idea to put peacock swords in Melanie's hair (she's a redhead) and then have her hold up the regular peacock feathers to her eyes. It was sooo coool! I'll post pictures soon.

Anyway, I really love midnight breakfasts with Alissa. Just sayin.