Finals are over!!!

EVERYONE!!!! FINALS ARE OVER and summer is on its way... I am so excited. I am working now 40 hours a week. BLAH its soo much! But other good news! I have fallen in love with summer dresses and cardigans. I am so cute in them! Haha, just thought everyone would want to know...since a blog is an update on everyone's life, this is an update on mine. How is everyone else doing? :)

SHINY!!!

Haha, ok, so basically the whole world knows of my fascination of shiny/sparkly/glittery/bright things. My home ward, my student ward, roommates past and present, family, and now, complete strangers. Well, not necessarily complete strangers. Ok, so here is the story...

One evening in March, I had just gotten ready for bed. It was nine-ish at night. And I hear the doorbell ring and no answering footprints. Being the kind of person I am, I go to the door, and lo and behold I see my good friend, Stephanie Gilliland. She tells me to come to her apartment as their friends, "Apt 35" have a surprise for me. Not surprisingly, I was a little cautious. So I head down to their apartment...Apt 35 had made a movie, dedicated to me, titled "Johnny Blingo." Yes, ladies and gentleman...Johnny Blingo. "Dedicated to the girl who loves shiny things". heehee. I am trying to get a copy and maybe then I could share it with all of ya'll. It's pretty impressive. Hahaha. But in it, Johnny Blingo is the blingingest man on the island and he needs a woman. This man is decked out! and the movie is hilarious. And this work of art wouldn't have been possible without my affection for all things shiny. :D

The End

Aw...February, the month of LOVE

Hello, everyone, I'm sorry its been so long! I guess I haven't gotten into the habit yet. Maybe one day it will happen. You never know! ;)

So a new semester has begun. Oh goodie! No joke, a change of schedule and a change of pace is good for the heart and soul. Well, sometimes. In the case of school, its always good to mix it up a bit. :p So I am still taking eighteen credits. I like the look on people's faces when I tell them that. It kinda makes me feel like superwoman! I can do anything! Ya, like that -> haha, althought, to tell the truth, this semester has me a little worried. Maybe I bit off a bit more than I should have... But oh well, its too late now! I am in it for the long haul, at least until finals are over. There is just so much that I want to do and so much to learn in college, and I HATE how specific our higher level education can get. What if everything just went down the drain (not that it isn't already), but I don't know if we could get back to this point. No one knows basic skills anymore. Sure, I know how to use a computer but I have no idea the theories and concepts and actual practical knowledge to make a computer. Or even more basic, an engine! Who know how to build an engine from scratch? I can barely make a cake from scratch, and that is following a recipe!!! *sigh*

Enough doom and gloom. I am sure there are lots of people out there who know lots of stuff, more than I will ever know. I am just mourning the loss that everyone has, not knowing a little of everything, we are missing out on a lot.

Life is fun. I have really enjoyed this student ward this semester, they are really outgoing and loving. It's a combination of that, and a decided effort on my part to do more stuff with my social calendar. It's surprising what you can do when you put your mind to it.

BRAIN POWER!

I made it a goal to get my picture on as many cameras as possible. Which means I either have to kidnap everyone's camera and secretly take pics of myself (which let's face it, i do that plenty already) or I could make friends, especially friends who like to take pictures, and let them capture my social moments of brilliance. Haha...maybe I should make friends with professional photographers next...then I can get some flattering photos for a change. ;P But so far it's been working. I still take tonz of pics of myself, whenever I get my hands on a camera...but I have been better at being there when kodak moments are happening too. :D yeeyah!

So exciting moment in my dating life...I was able to plan a giant group/blind date with some girls in my ward and it was super fun! Each girl picked a date for another girl in the group and then asked the date for the girl. So we didn't ask our dates, but set up everyone else's. That way, it was still a group date, but everyone's date was a blind one! Woo! It was way fun, we had a great group and I think everyone had a good time. We fingerpainted. :D Ya, that's right, back to pre-school for us. I had never fingerpainted before, so it definately was a messy adventure. But fun. The picture is one i tried to take with one of my friends that I invited, for another girl. Bryce. haha, he was being all dramatic and wouldn't cooperate! Still, he is one of my favorite people down here in Provo, so I am grateful for whatever pictures I can get with him.

Oh, and I heard from another one of my favoritest people in the whole wide world! Ya, that is right, I heard from Elder Benjamin Byers. It was about time too, not kidding! He left in August, and I hadn't heard from him the whole time. :P But either his conscience got the better of him, or my nagging him finally struck its point and he sent a letter! Woo, and it was actually better than that, because, I got not only one letter, but TWO! Ya, apparently he had written earlier, but never had gotten around to actually sending it. grrr... And so he sent it along with his most recent one. It's funny how frustrated you get with missionaries, but the minute you get a letter from them, it's like "awww...precious boy!" :P :P :P Why do we think so much about boys!?!?

Ha ha, ya so I am thinking that is pretty much all that is up, as of this point. I am going to try and be better at writing here, just watch me. :D Anyways, peace and talk to ya later!

Farewells and Hugs

Oh boy, so this weekend I was fortunate enough to get to go home for the weekend, to attend a friend's farewell! I love missions. I don't care what other people say, I think they are the greatest thing in the world, and they are good for the boys that do them.

So anyways this kid, I worked with him at scout camp, and now he is off to San Francsico...which is probably the scariest place for a missionary right now, especially since prop 8 passed... but Toby is such a cute boy and is going to be a fantastic missionary!!!

Haha, so since I work way early in the morning, I get up early even on the weekends...like, for example, Friday night I went to sleep at eight and got up at two. That is six hours, the normal amount. I thought it was ridiculous, and so made myself get back to sleep. Honestly, being wide awake after only six hours of sleep, stupid job...jk, jk. I really do like my job. Its chill

So I pretty much love, love, love hugs. And Toby's family had a farewell party Saturday night, so there were all these camp people I haven't seen in forever, so of course, everyone gets a hug. Toby was so excited, I got about a billion hugs from him and I loved it. And his little brother, Adam, worked at camp last year, when I wasn't there. But he is an amazing hugger. So we are best friends now...haha. This was a great weekend. His farewell was amazing, more people and more delicious hugs. Do you see a theme going on here? And at my home ward, I of course got some more hugs. Yup, this weekend was officially a success. :D yaya!

So ya, lovely weekend. Hope this week is just as good. Here's to hoping...

All Things in Moderation, I say.

So congratulations to me, I just completed a week-long Facebook fast. Wahoo! Ya, it was a challenge to my inability to self-discipline and an adventure in trying to connect with real life, I suppose. So without Facebook, I was able to read an entire novel, complete all of my homework ahead of time, do wonderful things on sunday, AND I started baking again. Its simply astonishing what extra time I found.

And on Sunday, my cousin had his farewell. There are four of us, on that side of the family that are remarkably close in age...and he being the oldest boy, is the first of them to go. So it was exciting to see him off, and to see all the rest of the family. I LOVE FAMILY. They love and tease, and just are such fabulous things.

I love getting hugs too, and that Sunday, I hit the jackpot, figuratively speaking...family members all gave hugs, especially strong cousins who like to see how many ribs they can crack; home teachers, when you give them bread; random ward members because they feel slightly obligated too (haha, this one guy gave such an amazing hug, I actually asked for another one! It was that good.)

But ya, things this last weekend were good. Oh, one of my roommates lives in South Jordan, so pretty close, and we got to go there for the weekend and have a sleepover/picture party. Her cat studied my scriptures with me, and ATE my pen. So, i have a souvenir and about three hundred pictures, at least. It was fun. And I taught Sunday School, which, I think I should prepare more 'cause I had some panic moments and those are no fun. Hmmm, ya that is about it.

So This Sunday Wasn't So Bad...

Hello Folks,
Its October! and it almost snowed! Well, it snowed everywhere else in Utah except for Provo. I am kinda way excited for this whole cold thing. Mind you, this is just the first part of the cold, so I am still fond of it. In a couple months say December, I will be very tired of the cold, and then I will want to be warm again...

So I can't remember who I have told this, but Sunday's are like the hardest day for me. I always get way depressed and I usually cry. Which is sad. But this Sunday was totally awesome! First I taught in Sunday School, which I was wayy nervous to do, but I did it! and I think it was fairly successful!!! And then, I got to talk to a semi-crush. This is very good news, folks. This doesn't happen everyday. And I did Lydia's and Amanda's hair, and Lydia's make-up, I feel very professional. I love the way that they admire my hair-braiding skills. They are, apparently, a rare commodity. haha.

So ya, i think I am starting to get the hang of this whole blogging thing...maybe. We shall see.

This, the first day of the rest of the...semester

so ah... this happened to be the first day of the semester, i am officially a sophomore and a half, i guess. Here comes the typical conversation that is the only conversation you will have the first month of school..."Hi, My name is Soo and Soo, I'm from L-town, and I am majoring in underwater basketweaving..." and the other person reciprocates and that is the last you see of them, unless you actually become friends, then you somehow find other things to talk about...

So yesterday, my student ward for family home evening, we played human foozball. it was soo much fun! everyone held hands in lines and tried to kick a soccer ball around a muddy field, it was cold outside but despite all this, it was a blast... which bodes good things for this upcoming year... but what i have learned is this... you reap what you sew, input determines output, what goes around comes around... anyway that you say it, it is basically the same thing: if you want to have a good time you have to make yourself, put in the effort. Which can be hard, but i have noticed both in junior high, and especially high school, that when I got involved I ended up having the best time of those formative years.

Back to the subject of college...I only had two classes and they didn't start til one, but hey I learned my lesson (there seems to be a lot of that, learning nonsense, going around here) my very first semester, when i had an eight o'clock class EVERY day... you would think that coming from public high school starting at 7 it would be cake to have class an hour later... NOT SO... eight is extremely early in the morning, and haha! I just remembered... I work early morning custodial, so I get up at four thirty in the MORNING... so there, I feel justified in having my one o'clock classes...