Let's All Remember...

The reason why we celebrate Christmas. He has done SO much for us, and usually we take it for granted. Of course, as little kids, all we can think about when we think of the word "Christmas" is the word "presents" or the phrase "I wonder what I'll get this year". What my family likes to do to implement the importance of Christ on this special holiday is to read the story of the Savior's birth, which can be found in Luke 2.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and I hope you have a happy (and safe) New Years celebration. I know I will :D

Have a good day!

I [Have] Survive[d]!!!

Imagine this song...except in past tense. I SURVIVED FINALS WEEK!! I got a C- on my American Literature final, a B on my Book of Mormon final, and a D+ on my Science final (which is WAY better than failing)! I was so happy I did well on my finals!

In other news, I decided to come down to Utah this weekend instead of next week. I'm so excited to surprise my family and to see them.

I'm excited to live in Hogwarts and share Narnia and house a boggart with Nanc^ in our room next semester :D its going to be EPIC!!!

I'm in a happy-go-lucky mood right now :D

Have a good day!!

So Many Movies...and Other Things I Want to Talk About :)

My roommates and I have watched so many movies in the past week and a half, its insane! Here's the official list:

• Eclipse
• New Moon
• The Wedding Planner
• A Walk to Remember
• 17 Again
• She's the Man
• Baby Mama
• The Grinch
• Charly
• Pride and Prejudice
• Gabriel Iglesias' DVD Special
• Holes
• Penelope
• Maid of Honor
• 27 Dresses
• The Blind Side

Grand total (so far): 16

In other news, I took my first final yesterday. I'm anxiously awaiting to find out my score. I think I got at least a C, maybe a C-.

Our FHE brothers (we actually don't know if its them, but we heard our FHE sister who likes to hang out with our FHE brothers all the time, so we're guessing its them) put a 5-ft wall of snow in front of our door. Thanks, guys. Best Christmas present ever (sarcasm hand).

If any of you haven't heard of it, go check out http://www.deargirlsaboveme.com/. Its hilarious! Be warned, there's some interesting choice of words on that site. But its still funny.

I turned in three applications yesterday, as a last attempt at trying to get a job. I turned in applications at Arctic Circle, Dairy Queen, and Craigo's. Craigo's is hiring in the next couple of weeks, so here's to hoping I get a job there!

I have two more finals tomorrow (bleh) and I have to take a picture of myself (hopefully with the help of someone) today for my family's Christmas card (they were rude and decided to not include me in it. Ya'll could have taken it at Thanksgiving, you know...).

Anyway. Lots going on in the next few days. On Thursday my roommate is moving her stuff out (YES!!!) and my new roommate Nanc^ is moving her stuff in on either Thursday or Friday! I'm so excited to be her roommate! Then on Friday, I'm going to the BYU-IC and MC dedication services. President Henry B. Eyring and Elder David A. Bednar will be there. So cool!

After that, I will have the entire apartment to myself, as everyone is leaving for the holidays and I'm staying here an extra week to try to get a job (which is going to be really hard without anyone to drive me around, but I'll manage. I need to "work out"), and then taking the Salt Lake Express down to Utah for Christmas/the semester.

I really hope I get a job up here! I desperately need one so I can stay and be roommates with Nancy.

Have a great day!

And this...

One of my favorite movies of all time!

Add this to the list...

Megan, Hahna, Sienna and I were bawling by the end of it. No joke.

Just a smidge...

Just a few of the movies we've watched this past week...hooray for blowing off studying for finals!!! :D

WOO!!!

None of Nancy (or Trevor)'s family is on here (mainly cuz I don't know any of them), so this gives me free reign to congratulate them on their engagement tonight :D the engagement would be the "super secret surprise" that I said in my earlier post that I never thought I would have to plan in my first semester of college.

I helped Trevor pick out the ring on Wednesday before he asked her parents "for her hand" (not exactly smart in my opinion, but whatever). Isn't it so pretty? :D

I wish them all the happiness in life, and can't wait for July!! Congrats Nancy and Trevor!!!

(Basically) The end of the Semester

Wow. Its pretty much the end of my first semester of college. Where did time go? So many things happened during my first semester. Its crazy.

1. Dropped a class after the first day
2. Made a best friend
3. Went through two break-ups
4. Failed tests for the first time in a long time
5. Went through something no one should ever go through (it will not be named)
6. Had two roommates get engaged
7. Tried writing a novel, and failed
8. Planned something super secret
9. Had Glee and Raising Hope nights on Tuesdays, then Bones, The Office, and Movie Nights on Thursdays; both with Nancy
10. Adventures
11. Didn't get a calling
12. Went to two BYU football games, courtesy of the parents
13. Awesome roommates
14. Almost drained my life savings (not too thrilled about that)

Thats all that I can think of right now. Obviously its not quite the end of the semester, and I'm sure there will be many more things to put on this list in the next week. Have a good day!

Coloring!

Today I decided I would make my own coloring book since there isn't one that has all my favorite shows and characters all together in one. So, I Googled coloring pages from my favorite shows growing up (mainly the Disney greats)...I currently have 152 pictures waiting to be colored :D I can't wait to start coloring them!! I might start today. Not sure. It will definitely be a lot of ink and paper and time, but it will be oh so worth it!! When its done I'm gonna put them in page protectors and make it a fo-sho book. Yeah. It'll be awesome!

In other news, I'm single. Woo.

I have a feeling this week will be going by super slow...mainly cuz its the week before finals and I just want school to be over with so I can know if I'm staying in Rexburg or not. Which reminds me, I need to talk to my manager about selling my contract...anyway. I just want this semester to be over so I can go home and spend time with my family.

That's all I have to say for now. Have a good day :)

Happy December!!

Happy December to all you readers of my blog!

Pretty sure everyone I know is starting to listen to Christmas music. I wish I had such motivation. I can handle it for a few songs or so, but not 24/7 like some people I know (Mom). Don't get me wrong, there are some good songs. Its just...well, the thing is...ugh I just don't like listening to it all the time. I used to say I won't listen to it til day after Thanksgiving. Then I said I wouldn't listen to it til first day of December. It just doesn't feel like Christmas yet, even though there's plenty of snow up here in the good 'ol 'Burg. Maybe if we decorated our apartment, it would feel more like Christmas. Unfortunately, I don't have money for Christmas decorations, and I'm not sure if my roommates do either.

Anyway. The REAL purpose for writing this blog was to put the one and only Christmas story I have on here for you guys to enjoy. So, enjoy.

My uncle wrote his own version of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" in a creative writing class. Here it is :)

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through my pad
Not a creature was stirring, and that's just too bad.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.
They'd been worn for six months and they needed some air.

The children were nestled all snug in their cots
And we were both glad to be rid of the snots.

And Ma in her curlers and I in my shorts
Had just settled down for a few snores and snorts.

Then I heard a loud clatter outside of my place.
When I got up to look, I fell flat on my face.

Away to the window I flew like a flash
And fell to the yard with a great big kersplash.

I lay on my back in the new-fallen snow,
And I knew that it must've been forty below.

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a broken-down sleigh and eight stinky reindeer

With a little old driver so ugly and sick
I knew in a moment it must be Saint Nick.

As clumsy as beagles his coursers they came,
And he cursed and he shouted and called them bad names.

"Now Basher, now Cancer, now Clunker, now Clutzo,
On Vomit, on Stupid, on Slobber, on Nutso!

To the top of the porch, through the side of the wall,
Now, bash away, smash away, crash away all!"

So up to the housetop his coursers they went,
And when they had landed, his sleigh was all bent.

It smacked on the roof and then slid off the edge,
And those eight spastic reindeer crashed into the hedge.

I ran to the house just as fast as I could,
And then down the chimney he fell with a thud.

I noticed the way he was flopping and turning,
And then I remembered the fire was still burning.

I stood for a moment and watched his beard singe,
And the sound of his agonized screams made me cringe.

So I dragged him out into the room on his back,
And then I reached in and recovered his pack.

His beard was all black and was all burnt to bits.
When he looked in the mirror he went into fits.

He picked up his pipe and started to smoke
But when he inhaled, he gagged and choked.

I knew right away I had nothing to dread.
From the look in his eyes he was almost half dead.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work.
He filled all the stockings and looked like a jerk.

Then, laying a finger aside of his nose,
He blew it, and snot went all over his clothes.

He rose up the chimney and sprang to his sleigh.
I was glad he was finally going away.

I heard him exclaim as he hit a streetlight,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night."

Merry Christmas everyone!

Gratitude

Well I had an AMAZING Thanksgiving break, thanks to my grandparents and the McCabe clan! I was able to spend a couple days with my best friend Nancy and her boyfriend Trevor (and Nancy's sister and her sister's family) and then the rest of the break was with my Nana and Grandpa and then my Mom and Dad and sibs.

On one of the mornings that we were up in good 'ol Poky, ID (I can't remember which day it was), my dad had us go around and share one thing that we were grateful for. The thing I chose to say was tithing, for without it, my tuition would be TONS more than what I pay now. However, I would like to use this blog entry to list the 30 (for all the days of November) things I am grateful for.

1. Tithing (see above for reason)
2. This AMAZING school that I am attending, even if some of the rules are a bit ridiculous (*cough* no sweats on campus *cough*)
3. My AMAZING roommates. I couldn't have asked for better roommates for my first semester of college. I hope my luck carries on and I continue to get awesome roommates the rest of my college experience (well, at least til I get married ;))
4. My best friend Nancy, for without her, my college social life would be non-existent. Oh and my life just wouldn't be complete without her.
5. My awesome boyfriend Chris. :) He's just amazing. We haven't really been able to see each other the past 2 weeks or so, but we'll get to see each other lots (hopefully) this week before we submerge ourselves (and by "we" I mean "him") in studying for finals, and then finals week. We also cuddle really close whenever we're together, so I'm always warm when I'm around him :D
6. My awesome parents. They have done so much for me in my 18 years of existence, and I have realized that I never really thanked them for everything they did. So, thank you to my mom and dad for: buying most of the things I wanted until I was old enough to pay for it myself; letting me drive the van (even after my accident. Thanks to my dad for being so calm when I told him about it on the phone, when I thought of all opportunities in life he would yell at me most); giving me a home (with food and my own room); actually deciding to have me; paying for half of my insurance; being so patient with me when I had my ups and downs in my life; teaching me to love the gospel; keeping the gospel constant in our lives; the list is endless. THANKS!!!
7. Scriptures. Even though I don't read them enough (gonna start working on that), they're pretty powerful, and I have been able to find so many new things in my religion class here at BYU-I compared to my seminary class at Riverton High [ha, I just realized the acronym (it is an acronym, right?) and the shortened name of my high school rhyme. Neat. :)].
8. This is most recently, but I am grateful for Dayquil and Nyquil, for without it, this cold would be unbearable. Oh, and those chewable tablets my Nana gave me. They're supposed to be taken when you first think you're getting a cold, and I didn't start taking them til Saturday (a few days after the cold arrived), but I really think they're helping. Oh, and cough drops. I used one today after I could NOT stop coughing, and it helped tremendously.
9. My apartment building's maintenance manager. He actually shovels the sidewalks [unlike CERTAIN people on campus (*cough* campus maintenance *cough*)]! --A little side note: Dear BYU-I campus maintenance: I have no idea what idiot told you it worked, but DIRT DOES NOT MELT ICE!!! In the words of Shakespeare, "Be not afraid of greatness," the greatness in this situation being rock salt that will actually melt the ice. Another great thing being shovels. I'm sure you have them somewhere in the place where you keep all the maintenance stuff, so don't be afraid to try new things and SHOVEL THE DARN SIDEWALKS ON CAMPUS!!! Its getting kinda ridiculous. Sincerely, Kelsi. Ahem. Sorry about that. Anyway. I think our maintenance guy's name is Rob, so THANK YOU ROB!!!
10. I'm grateful for coats. Without mine, I'd have hypothermia by now. Which would not be good. Oh, and scarves, gloves, and hats.
11. I'm grateful to have my camera back!!! I haven't been able to use it yet, however, due to having to charge the new batteries cuz someone took the ones I had out of my camera (to my family: sorry about that explosion I had...but really, it made me mad), but we should be set to go tomorrow! Now to find something/someone to take pictures of...
12. I'm grateful for Ryan Murphy (I think that's his name), for without his awesome writing skills and amazing/talented brain, Nancy and I (and sometimes Chris) would not be able to enjoy the awesomeness that is Glee. I'm also grateful for whoever the creator of Raising Hope and Bones, for without their brilliant minds, Tuesdays and Thursdays just wouldn't be the same.
13. I'm grateful that the cleaning fairies have FINALLY bestowed their gifts upon me. Its true what my mom always says: "You feel better about yourself when your home and room are clean."
14. I'm grateful for the advanced technology my generation gets to enjoy, because without it A) I would not be typing this blog B) the teenagers of today would not be able to survive without knowing what their friends are doing and when and where C) I would have to do my homework the hard way D) I wouldn't be able to send a text to my friends or mom or whomever and get a response super fast (speed varies according to person and time of day) E) Tuesdays and Thursdays (and every other day) just wouldn't be as awesome without TV F) It provides laughter when the old folks attempt to understand texting and Facebook :D
15. Food. Need I say more?
16. The gospel. I could go on for hours (I think) about how amazing the gospel is, but because this is already getting huge, I won't. Instead, I will just share a few of my favorite things about it: A) President Thomas S. Monson. He's such a sweetheart, and has a sense of humor. I look forward to his talks every conference. B) The scriptures. I know I already mentioned these above, but I just love them (even though I don't read them often). C) Temples. Those have to be the best buildings known to man. I can't wait to get married in one someday. D) Patriarchal Blessings. Those are just neat, and great to have because it is the Lord talking to YOU. I love mine, even though most of the stuff in it have yet to happen. E) The Atonement. AWESOME!!! And thats where I end that before I bore you all to tears.
17. I just barely thought of this, and it is really random, but I am grateful for the opportunity I had to be on The Silver Scribe (my high school newspaper), and for the amazing opportunity to be an editor my senior year. Without newspaper, I would basically be lost in the thought of "what do I want to be when I grow up?", although I'm sure I would have found my way to English somehow. Plus, newspaper held so many great memories for me, even if a lot of the days were filled with frustration.
18. I'm grateful to have an apartment instead of a dorm. Apartments are just better.
19. My laptop. I know this should be filed under technology, but I feel it should have its own "number". It has helped me so much in the 5 months that it has been in my possession. I hope to own it for a very long time.
20. Hoodies. They also keep me warm.
21. Awesome books. I love reading a good book (in mine and Nancy's Bookstore Nook). I hate reading an assigned book.
22. I'm grateful to just be alive and well (even if I am a little sick).
23. I'm thankful to live so close to campus so its not a long commute in the cold. Although, I do wish my classes weren't at the top of the hill. But, I'm not complaining, for besides the dorms I'd wager I have the shortest commute to campus.
24. Facewash. Even though I don't use it as often as I should (another thing I'm working on), pretty sure my face would be unruly if I haven't used it at all.
25. My (somewhat) knowledge of cooking. If only my college budget and fridge/cupboards would allow me to go beyond pasta, mac, ramen and quesadillas and go all out and make lasagna and enchiladas and hawaiian haystacks...definitely some of the meals I'm making when I get married.
26. I know I mentioned temples in my "rant" about church, but I would just like to expound on them. THEY ARE AMAZING!!! I don't go as often as I should (I should work on that...), but whenever I do go, I love the spirit that I feel there. And the grounds for each and every temple are always beautiful. I'm thankful for the crews that keep said grounds beautiful. I love the work that is done in the temple, and I seriously cannot wait (well, obviously I can wait a couple years, but I'm excited) to get sealed to my husband for time and all eternity inside of one of 134 (so far).
27. I'm grateful for the fact that I only have 3 weeks left in my first semester of college! Man, time flies...
28. Body care products (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, straightener, curling iron, makeup, etc). Without said items, all of us would be disgusting.
29. I'm thankful for my siblings: Fabio (Mike), Bubbles (Caitlyn), LeFou (Megan), and Gonzalez (Laura). Even though they're crazy, they're a lot of fun. I had so much fun hanging out with them at Thanksgiving break, and I can't wait to spend time with them at Christmas break.
30. And finally, I'm thankful for everything that my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has gone through for me. I'm grateful to know that whenever I'm sad, angry, somewhat depressed, in pain, etc, He felt that pain in the Garden of Gethsemane during the Atonement. I LOVE THAT! He (along with my Heavenly Father) was there for me in my life when I needed it most and had no one to turn to. I can't wait to return to heaven and be with them again.

That was a lot harder than I expected, but I made it. I hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving, and here we come Christmas. My mom has this awesome Christmas book, and it has a story (and a song) for the 24 days of Christmas. I wish I had it with me so I could type up the stories and put them on here, but that will have to happen in later years when I have my own copy of the book.

Have a great day!!

So...

I had plans to write this huge detailed blog about what I did last week. That didn't turn out as well as i thought it did.

I haven't updated this blog in a while, so I might as well give you a glimpse into whats been going on in my life.

Basically, I've just been going to school and sitting in my apartment, occasionally hanging out with Nancy, and seeing Chris here and there. Most recently, I went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 with Nancy at midnight!! That had to be my highlight of the month. Seriously. It was awesome. I can't wait for Part 2 with Nancy! Then since Saturday I've been in Pocatello spending time with my grandparents before the actual Thanksgiving. However, I don't really want to go back to Rexburg...just cuz its super snowy up there and, lets face it, I just don't want to go to class anymore. I can't wait til the semester's over, and then I have a whole semester of *hopefully* just working and relaxing. Well, as much as I can relax while working *hopefully* full time and taking an online class.

Anyway. Thats basically all I've been up to. I read a book in the Bookstore and started another one. Both are pretty good. I can't wait to get back to the Bookstore to finish the one I started before the break.

Umm I think thats about it, but if I think of anything else I'll be sure to put it on here.

Have a good day!

What I've Been Up to This Week

Okay. Here's what I've done in the past week.

Sunday! I went to stake conference, and I got to sit by my boyfriend Chris (he's in my stake, but sadly not my ward). That was fun. Then we took a nap on my living room floor. My roommate Megan captured a picture of this. :) Then we went back to his apartment and I had curry for the first time. It was alright, but I didn't absolutely love it. Then we watched a couple episodes of Psych, also my first time watching it. That show is pretty funny :) oh and we took a walk through the campus gardens and walked to the temple :D

Monday :( (the reason I put the frowny face is cuz Mondays ALWAYS suck. It snowed on Monday. Which is alright I guess. I listened to Christmas music, but only cuz it was snowing. Once it stopped snowing (the next morning) I stopped listening to Christmas music. In FHE we played this game called un-talent, which is where you write down a talent, put it in a bowl, then you draw a talent out of the bowl, and no matter what, you have to act it out. I got flying (probably the easiest one in the whole bowl).

Tuesday : Lets see what did I do on Tuesday. ... hmmm ... I CAN'T REMEMBER!!! This sucks...OH!! I finally remember! I watched Glee and Raising Hope with Nancy and Chris :D

Wednesday. Wednesday was a pretty boring day, not going to lie. The only fun thing I did was go to the store with Nancy and her boyfriend Trevor. Oh and I finally pulled out my sweaters for the winter, and put away all my summer-ish clothes.

Thursday :) Thursday was a pretty great day. I watched Bones (which was awesome). I watched The Office (which was about Glee. AAHH!!!). Then I watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, part of the ABC Family Harry Potter Weekend :D I got to watch all three with Chris. Which was awesome. :)

Friday. Meh. Fridays at school are never fun. And I'm sitting in a class (before it started) writing this, and it was super quiet, and then this annoying girl walked in, and started talking, and she has this loud voice, and now its not quiet, and now I'm irritated. >:( I haven't done anything interesting yet today, but if I do, I will write it in here. BTW more of the annoyingly loud people showed up. And now I'm even more irritated. GRR...

And then obviously Saturday has yet to occur.

So yeah. Thats a glimpse into my life this past week. :)

More Things on My Mind

I have issues with updating this thing...

First! Its snowing! Woo! I love snow, but I hate the cold. On the bright side of things, this means snow men, snow angels, snowball fights, hot chocolate, warm blankets, an excuse to cuddle with my boyfriend ;) etc.

Second, I have issues with Christmas music. Its good, don't get me wrong, it just bugs me how early some radio stations play it. My rule is day after thanksgiving, or the day it snows and it sticks. I'm currently listening to it :)

Third, my boyfriend Chris is awesome. I spent the whole day with him yesterday (we got to go to church together) and it was one of the best days of my life. :)

Fourth, my best friend Nancy is awesome. We haven't had any adventures recently (and unfortunately) but we always manage to find something fun to do.

Fifth, "Better than Sex" cake is the bomb-dot-org.

Sixth, I'm oh so grateful for warm things. Like my apartment. Its always toasty warm in there.

Seventh, I wore tube socks over my pants with leg warmers over the socks today. And wore boots. Yeah. You're jealous.

Eighth, this blog is getting a new background :D

Ninth, I left my camera in Utah :( so now I have to wait two weeks (for Thanksgiving) to get it back :(

Tenth, I REALLY want it to snow tons so I can go build a big snowman in the Ricks Gardens. That would be flippin sweet. Dear Mother Nature, just dump all the snow you have on Rexburg. Yeah. I know its weird I'm asking for this, but please do it so I can build a huge snowman.

Eleventh, I want hot chocolate. And cake. And real food for lunch.

Twelfth, what should I eat for lunch? Nothing I own sounds appetizing. Except a chicken and cheese quesadilla.

Thirteenth, I have fallen SOOO far behind on my NaNo. It sucks. I just need to take an hour or two and sit down with no distractions around me and just WRITE. Yeah. If only I could do that.

Fourteenth, my newspaper staff went to DC for a newspaper convention ONE YEAR AGO on Thursday! Its crazy to think it was that long ago! Man so many good times on that trip. And so many memories. Ha! I want to go back so bad with them and re-live them...

Fifteenth...well...I can't really think of anything else to put. Except the fact that the Christmas song I am currently listening to is really weird...

Have a good day!!

Lots of Things on My Mind...

There are lots of things on my mind that I wish to write in this blog.

First, toast with strawberry jam is awesome. I just barely ate it...therefore its on my mind.

Second, We The Kings is one of my favorite bands. Just in case ya'll didn't know.

Third, I want to thank all the people in my life that have been super supportive of me this week, which include: my boyfriend Chris, my best friend Nancy, my parents, and my roommates (Hahna, Megan, Sienna and Kara). Thanks you guys for being here for me when I needed it most.

Fourth, I got a C on my science test, which is super exciting considering I failed the previous two! Woohoo!

Fifth, Weird Al is somewhat of a genius.

Sixth, its really cold here in Rexburg. I need to unpack my sweaters and hoodies, and pack up my summery clothes.

Seventh, water is awesome. Specifically cold water.

Eighth, "Ocean Avenue" by Yellowcard reminds me of an outdoor pool. Not sure why.

Ninth, there's a huge possibility that I'm going to Lava Hot Springs today! I'm super excited for this because I've never been there (I know. I've been to Idaho about 1000 times in my life and I'm just now going. Something's wrong with that).

Tenth, I. Found. Waldo. Or should I say Waldette? It was a girl. But then later I found another Waldo. I took a picture of Waldette. Its on my phone. :D

Eleventh, "Kidnap My Heart" by 5 Leo Rise (The Click Five) is an amazing song, which brings back so many good memories. I was an extra in the movie Taking 5 which is a somewhat-awesome movie. I had a lot of fun being in it, and I can totally point myself out. :D

Twelfth, NaNoWriMo starts on Monday!!! I have my story outlined, now I just need to write down the order of how I want things to go...for those of you who don't know what NaNoWriMo is, its actually called "National Novel Writing Month", and you're supposed to write 50,000 words in the month of November. Once you reach 50,000 words, you can submit your story to be judged. Or something like that. IDK. I'm thinking about posting the chapters on here...but I might not. IDK. Depends on how well I think the story is. I'm very critical of my writing, so I would be super nervous about putting it on here.

Thirteenth, Halloween is tomorrow. But Trick-or-Treating is tonight for us crazy Mormons. I'm not going Trick-or-Treating (I'm too old, and cuz I might go to Lava), but on Monday I might go to Walmart and buy tons of candy...just cuz candy is delicious.

Fourteenth, I really wish I could get a job. I need one. Badly.

Fifteenth, I'm really hungry. I should make myself some lunch.

Sixteenth, this blog is getting really long.

Seventeenth, speaking of blogs, the Twilight blog that I read by Dan Bergstein is hilarious. He's in Breaking Dawn now and is shocked at the things Stephenie Meyer has chosen to write in said book. I'm currently going back through his previous blogs and writing down the things I think are funny. My friend Ashley Boeheme is also a Team Dan member, and for my birthday she printed off some of the pictures he draws for the blogs and some quotes and put them in a notebook for me. Thats where my favorite quotes from him go :D

Eighteenth, I like the scores from movies instead of soundtracks. I know, I'm weird, right??

Nineteenth, I'm really just trying to make this blog go to twenty things on my mind.

Twentieth, this blog entry is on my mind. And how ridiculously long it is. Sorry for making you guys read it...

Have a good day!!!

Utah Adventures (with Nancy)!

I was sitting in the gardens on campus and i saw a lampost surrounded by colorful trees and thought, "hey, that'd be a good picture."

I didn't think to use the zoom...

but there I did!

I went to Utah this weekend! :D I was in the car with Nancy and her boyfriend Trevor, which made it fun :) me and Nancy bought candy to eat on the car ride, and I ate a significant portion of Starbursts. We'll have to remember to get the five-pound bag next time ;) Nancy and I also had a contest to see who could eat a DumDum sucker the fastest without biting it (strictly licking). I won! It was awesome. Then we had a dance party to a Friday night mix that was playing on a radio station in Utah (98.3 to be exact). We decided that when we're roommates, we're going to put the radio station on our computer (you can listen online to just about any radio station these days) on Fridays and have dance parties in our room. Its gonna be great!

I took this picture, then thought it looked like the car was exploding. But its just the sun setting.

Sunset again :)

me and Nancy on the couch in the lobby of the hotel Trevor and his buddies were staying at

me and Nancy again...except she's trying to eat my face. Or she's yawning.

Nancy saw this lion in the lobby and HAD to take a picture. :) Its a pretty cool lion though.

"And here, our fabulous Nancy models 'The Lion', a fashion accessory that's all the rage this fall."

Then Nancy found a figurine playing the guitar.

The next day, I went to my friend Joe Wight's baptism! I'm so proud of him! Its been just over a year since he started taking the discussions in my family's home, and now he's baptized!

Then I went to the BYU vs Wyoming football game! It was a lot of fun, and BYU WON!! 25-20. The last five minutes were super intense, and almost my entire section was standing up cheering on the defensive team (which is a first for our section...usually everyone wants to sit down to watch the game). They had a halftime performance with their musical group "Vocalpoint" (male a'capella), and the cheerleaders and Cougarettes (dance team) danced with them. It was awesome! I want it to go on YouTube...or their website so I can watch it again and again :) another thing that was awesome was they were playing songs that are popular right now! They played "DJ Got Us Falling In Love", "Dynamite", "Animal", and more (but I, unfortunately cannot remember the name of). Oh and every time its a 3rd down at LaVell Edwards Stadium, they play some kind of rap song...which kind of gets annoying after a while, but its still fun. :)

This is me wearing my BYU football t-shirt :D

After the football game, my dad, my sister Megan and I (we were the ones that went to the game) went to a restaurant in Provo called Los Hermanos. Best. Mexican food. Ever. No restaurant can compare! I always get the significantly large meal, eat some of it, then save the rest for the next day. I encourage all to try Los Hermanos if they are ever in Provo, because it is so delicious and awesome! I wish I had pictures to put on here of the food. It is oh so delicious.

After Los Hermanos, I went to get my nails done. I have a terrible habit of biting my nails. Therefore, I got the nails to stop the biting. The lady I had got me a full set in about 45 minutes, which is surprising because every time I have ever gotten my nails done (putting them on for the first time, that is), it has always taken at least two hours. Maybe the reason it was only 45 minutes was because they were about to close and the lady wanted to go home...so next time I get them done I'll have to remember to go close to closing time ;)

After getting my nails done, my mom treated me to a pumpkin pie thing from McDonalds, and we watched Letters to Juliet. I love that movie!! I'm a sucker for a good chick flick.

I haven't left Utah yet, and I'm pretty sure there will be some kind of adventure with Nancy on the way back to Idaho. If there is, I'll be sure to post them.

Have a good day!

Stupid Tests :(

Tests are pointless and you know why? Some people just automatically suck at tests. Like me. And it is just oh-so-convenient that tests are basically your ENTIRE GRADE in college. And then there's basically no such thing as extra credit in college, so we (we being all the people like me who suck at tests) are basically screwed.

Hopefully my day gets better when I go to see Inception with Chris, my roommate, his roommate and his friends tonight...

DISNEY ADVENTURES WITH NANCY!

Today we watched our favorite songs from our favorite Disney movies: Mulan, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and Beauty and the Beast! It was awesome. We sang along to the songs we picked. We also found the videos for said songs on YouTube...so we took our cameras and took pictures of the videos :D I'm not going to caption them because there are way too many and it would take way too long.

Oh we also ate Doritos before starting our adventure. :)

Have a good day!!!

*AUTHOR'S NOTE* I did have the pictures I took on here. But I took them off, because this blog took up WAY too much space.

Friends!

First off, friends are awesome. And guess what?? I'm slowly but surely making new ones here in Idaho!

To name my new friends...

Well, all my roommates are my friends. They are just awesome. I couldn't have asked for better roommates. There's Hahna (she's engaged and super sweet and nice), Megan (spunky and awesome), Keri (sweet and funny), Sienna [sarcastic (yay!) and nice] and Kara (nice and funny).

Then there's Nancy. She's probably the best person I've ever met. We hang out all the time and watch Glee, Raising Hope, and Bones, and then we have movie nights and adventures and its just awesome. I'm glad to call her my best friend :)

Then I've recently made new friends. Their names are Bryce, Chad, and Chris. They are hilarious! Always making my day whenever we hang out. Chad introduced me to Jim Gaffigan, Bryce is just funny with whatever he says, and Chris...well...he's a lot alike Chad and Bryce. :)

Those are the friends I've made so far, and I anticipate to make many more as my college education progresses. :)

What Good Are Alarm Clocks...

You know your Friday's gonna suck when your alarm clock fails to go off and you oversleep...but on the bright side of things, I got 1 1/2 extra hours of sleep today, which felt oh so wonderful.

I hate that feeling of "I'm rushed" when you find out you overslept. This was my first college experience of oversleeping, and it was not fun. Luckily I was able to pull off looking decent and make it to class on time.

I never want to oversleep again...

Its So Cold Here!!

Today, it rained. A LOT! Its days like these where I just want to put on a hoodie and some sweats, swoop my hair up into a high ponytail, wrap myself in my jean blanket from my nana, and drink some delicious hot cocoa (unfortunately, my hot cocoa NEVER looks like the hot cocoa pictured below...if only it could).

And then after getting all that done, if I were at my home in Riverton, I would ask my mom (or my dad or my brother) to build me a fire (as I am incapable of doing so myself) and bask in its awesome, warm glory. But alas, I am not in Riverton...so I'll just have to make do with the hoodie, sweats, blanket and cocoa.

Hmmm. Wondering what my post will be like when it first snows here... ;)

May you all have an enjoyable day today! If its raining where you're at, go dance in it!! Its so much fun!! Trust me, I would know :)

Sleep!

Sleep is a wonderful thing...yet college students take it for granted. We go to sleep roughly around midnight (most of the times its later) and think "oh yeah I'll totally be fine at 6:30 in the morning." Such is not the case.

Whats worse is that its becoming that wonderful time of year where you wake up at 6:30 AM and think you slept all day to 6:30 PM (also known as "waking up and its pitch black outside").

*Sigh* I miss having lots of sleep. Good thing I have a 3-4 hour break in between my classes everyday. Nap time!

My Weekly Adventure With Nancy

Nancy and I took an adventure to the BYU-Idaho Bookstore today, and we had LOTS of fun. But first, we went to the Kimball Building (Student Services Building) where she had to get tickets for something and I had to get quarters to do laundry. While in the Kimball, we had to fill up our water bottles with the best water on campus...

we call it "The Fountain of the Gods"

After filling our water bottles with the best water I have ever tasted (which is saying a lot considering I come from Riverton, UT where the water is thick enough to chew...), we walked to the Bookstore, and on the way we saw...

aren't they pretty? :)

We walked to the Bookstore which is where our true adventure began. We went a little picture happy while in the Bookstore...

a book called Brianna, My Brother, and the Blog by Jack Weyland (author of Charly).

Nancy found this book the first week of school, and read it in the Bookstore. I followed in her footsteps and also started reading it, and the copy that I picked up just happened to be signed by Jack Weyland himself!

Nancy wanted to show everyone how she reads her books in our little "nook" in the Bookstore :)

Nancy found a picture of the statues of Joseph and Emma with the Salt Lake LDS Temple in the background. Whoever this photographer is, s/he is amazing!!

I realize this picture is...a bit off. But, thats how Blogger decided to upload it, and I am not technologically capable of fixing that at the moment. If any of you know how to do this, feel free to tell me in a comment ;) Anyway, its a picture of the San Diego Temple. I want to get married there one day :)


They have the Glee version of "Don't Stop Believin'" at the Bookstore! Nancy and I are "gleeks"

They also have the Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl score :)

Aww how precious :)

The sticker on the box for this says its a cake topper...I may have to look into this when I get married :)

The Bookstore has flower bow things (they're all the rage these days) and they were the size of our face.

This is a real t-shirt at the Bookstore. All missionaries should wear this under their white button-up shirt ;)

Same rule applies for sister missionaries ;)

This is just awesome :) All males should own this t-shirt

If anyone feels the need to get me something for Christmas, ^^ is just an idea. :)

My mom went to BYU-Idaho back before dinosaurs roamed the Earth and they called it Ricks College...so, this is for you, mom--a little section for Ricks memorabilia. They even have the "Spirit of Ricks" t-shirt :D

A jacket that has Ricks College on it. Maybe I should get my mom this for Christmas...

Whoever arranged this is a genius :)

In 10 years (or so) I want to buy my daughter this shirt. If only it said "my mom WENT to BYU-Idaho"...

Nancy is holding a super spiral stack of Post-It Notes! Its pretty sweet :)

This picture is also a bit...off. My aunt Tamara is a big Jack Handey fan, and I saw this in the store and just had to take a picture of it. So, here's to you, Tamara :)

One day Nancy and I played this in our "nook" with some random guys (only to get their names) on a piece of paper we had. They turned out to be pretty funny :)

We used one of these pens to do the Mad Libs mentioned above...and then put it back when we were done :)

Nancy thinking about what to write with our special pen

EVERY WRITER'S HEAVEN!! (in case you can't tell what it is, its a wall of pens)

Colored duct tape!! I have an urge to make a wallet out of the purple one :)

We found some pretty crazy glasses in the store...

See?? BYU-Idaho does believe in fun!! :P

They have some major construction going on around campus, but this is the main area of danger. You can't really see it that well, but its A LOT of construction...

I just had to take a picture of it. To show it really is dangerous on campus ;)

Hahna is my roommate. She is getting married to a guy named Jacob Harris in December in the Oakland LDS Temple :) congrats Hahna!!!

So, that's my adventure with Nancy :) we've decided to make it a weekly thing.

May everyone have a splendid day!