Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax

Hehe Hoho Haha

2012-02-13T23:23:00.000-08:00

What did the French chef give his wife for Valentine's Day?

A hug and a quiche.

xoxo

Happy Valentine's Day!

OH..yes.

2012-02-08T18:18:00.000-08:00

Change...Ch Ch Changin

2012-02-04T15:47:00.000-08:00

So I'm trying this new thing, where I actually do things before the deadline creeps up on me and I make myself completely stressed out and psycho. I'm very happy with the results.

I have found an apartment. (DEEP BREATH) Doing such is SO stressful. Sheesh.
I've been thinking a lot lately, a past time of mine. Thinking..and I was thinking about how my life is soon going to be changing. Right now I spend all day with a baby. The important things are food, flash cards, and finding where your nose is. I take him to music classes and I get to shake my hips with the best of them. It's a fun little thing I love doing with him. It's at this awesome 3 story house where each level filled with crazy stuff. It's all about the arts and I just love it! So creative. Love love love.
ahem.
Back to my story. This job has taught me a lot of different things. Actually crazy amounts of things. #1 motherhood is so hard and I'm not even a Mom. But I've pretended for the past year. It's very rewarding and hasn't deterred me from wanting 20 children. Sometimes baby boy will sit on my lap, put both his little man hands on my cheeks and just look at me. I wonder what he sees as he just looks into my eyes and all around my face. I think he see's something I don't. His wide blue eyes light up and I just know he loves me. The job also comes with a lot of stresses as well. I think almost everyday this past week I cried my whole driving home from work. It's a lot of responsibility and I can get so stressed and I want to curl into a little ball.
I use to tell this theory to my roommates, that I wish we could each have a Giant who would cradle us on demand. My giant could rock me to sleep, and make me feel better. I'm pretty sure that'd be lovely.

But alas (is that word really annoying or really smart sounding?) Heavenly Father helps me thru moments like that. This week I didn't know how much longer I could go on with the stress weighing on me, and He send reprieve and somehow I got off work early Wednesday and today I only worked until noon. Just the time I needed to de-fry my brain. This doesn't happen too often. Tender mercies.

I wonder how I'll handle going from this lifestyle back to the college lifestyle. I'm afraid the transition is going to be rough because of mere habit. What if I keep adding Y's to everything? "You guys I saw the cutest fishy today!" "Aww look at that wittle birdy!" "Where's my nose? Whhhhhhhere's my nosey??" I'm not sure in what context I would ever say those things, but HEY ya never know.

I'm trying really hard to find a car to buy but it's proving to be really hard! It's hard giving up all my money to crazy people on craigslist who sound like they are in second grade. "No, problums, Is in grate shapes!"

I started institute this week, and when I left I felt so happy. It was exactly what I've been missing in my life. I'm really grateful for institute. I'm also really grateful for my ward. They are so much fun, they do something every night. I decided I have to limit myself to one activity a week just because every night is too insane for me. I like my down time just like any other Grandma.

I saw "The Woman in Black" last night, and it was so scary!! I always leave movies like that feeling super embarrassed because I really can't control myself. I scream, and say really stupid things. I had my hand over my face for most of the movie, so I'm not sure why I was too scared to sleep last night. See how handy my giant would have been? I know you want one now.

There is my boring life update. You're welcome.

P.S. sorry for the music overload. I'm trying to make an Idaho road trip playlist and this is a handy spot to remember the songs and artists I like.

Pretty

2012-02-04T15:08:00.001-08:00

Yes, I'm Weird.

2012-01-26T17:53:00.001-08:00

Il est Magnifique

2012-01-22T19:40:00.000-08:00

Simplicity

2012-01-21T00:55:00.000-08:00

Have a listen

Oh where did the simple things in life go? Adulthood why did you gobble them up? I love that I will always keep the simple things, even if they only get to appear once in awhile.

{balloons}

-Walks

-Swinging

-Reading

-Grinning BIG at strangers

-Looking at the stars and imagining just what lies behind them

-Roller Blading

-Sunday drives

-Making tents

-Making cardboard box houses

-Sitting on a warm rock and simply thinking

-Talking about old memories, good memories

-Sending snail mail

-Receiving snail mail

-Love letters, thought out, sugary and sweet <3

-Scraped knees and unnecessary band-aids

-Lying on heater vents listening; listening to the air escape, feeling the warmth swishy swish on my face

-The Sandlot

-Mud pies

-Dirt roads

Buh..dum..dum

2012-01-02T21:18:00.000-08:00

BLAH! My head may implode. My mind is so full so this post is going to be random, but being the thinker that I am, at some point all this brain vomit must come out. This past year has been a year I could have never seen for myself. It has been filled with so many twists and turns its RIDIKULUS.

I was talking to my mumsie about my blog the other day, and I was mentioning how I was worried people think I'm some depressed love sick human being. This isn't really me, but you know it's like you feel like writing when you're going through a struggle, but when you're happy you're just out living life. But my writings don't always come from a sad place, right now I just am. am. am. am. Whatever that means. I'm just floating a bit. I'm in this very weird stage where I'm almost leaving for school but it's still 4 months away, so I'm in bit of.... shall we say limbo.

I'm SO excited to go back to school. I've been thinking about this a lot. I was thinking why I am never completely content with where I'm living. It's because I want all the people I love in this world just to be in one place. That one place being near ME. I think about strangers who get to be in the company of said loved one's and I get frustrated. Why do complete strangers get to absorb the delicious company of those I! love and yet I am so far away from some of them. Boo.

Onward. Christmas was a joyous occasion as it usually is. We had my grandparents over for Christmas Eve dinner and also my grandma's sister and husband. We had a full house, but who would want it any other way really? Then we went to the Pope's for more Christmas festivities. Then Christmas morning we all opened presents and had a gay ol' time. I love my crazy family.

On Monday Rachel and me went exploring at a local park. We followed a creek until our feet were about to fall off. Then we swung on the swings until we couldn't see straight. I felt 5 again, and aren't those the best of days? I think so.

Thursday I went ice skating with some lovely friends. My friends really are lovely. I'm blessed with some really good ones. Like I mentioned before I wish I could have all my friends all the time. A lot have either left on missions, graduated, or have gotten married. But good thing is you are always making friends, and great one's are always coming my way.

Friday night I met up with a friend who I hadn't had a real conversation with in months. Was it amazing? Yes. We got frozen yogurt. Walked around forever, talked, talked, talked. THEN. We headed to the store and stumbled upon a 1,000 piece chalk set. We went to a near by parking lot and he had the grand idea of drawing handicap spots on all the parking spaces. SO FUNNY. Too bad our 1,000 piece chalk set didn't consist of only blue and white, because we were only able to fill 3 spots. Funny, nonetheless. Then we watched a Japanese movie called "Twilight Samurai." Then he moved to Idaho. Awesome. (not)

I'm back to work now watching the babes. He is a baby wonder. He is about to talk my ear off any day now. I mean he does already but between the "BO..EE...Mmmm's" I'm having difficulty making out what he's trying to get across to me. I'm like sound it out baby!

On Thanksgiving day I ran the "Run to feed the Hungry" 5k with friend Dana. It was pouring rain and absolutely freezing, but a blast nonetheless.

I got some sweet new running shoes. People hate on them but I'm LOVIN mine.

Gotsta

2011-11-17T22:24:00.000-08:00

I just had to write something new on here because that old post was really bugging me. I'm SO much happier right now. I feel like my past is finally in the past and I'm happy!

Some things I'm looking forward to:

-Seeing Breaking Dawn tomorrow
-Having my old roomie Lindsay come stay with me this weekend. (YEEEEE!)
-Going rock climbing Saturday
-Running to feed the hungry on Thursday with my friend Dana.
-Spending time with family this next week.
-Going to dinner next week with my high school lovelies.

Some things I loved this past week:

-Seeing my old friend John since he just got home from his mission.
-Skyping with my dearest friend Nickolas from school.
-Going shopping with Rachel and getting hot chocolate.
-Going to the temple.
-Sitting by a ginormous roaring fire in my home.
-Getting cute new clothes.
-Listening to Michael Buble's new Christmas Album (looooooove)

The Real Deal

2011-10-27T23:15:00.000-07:00

Alrighty then...

I just wrote a post. I published it. It was really sad and depressing. It was full of open ended innuendos. It was crap. I deleted it. I'm here to write the real deal. My wittle feelings, if you will.

-Okay so right now I'm just really SICK and TIRED of liking boys. WHY DO WE LIKE THEM!?

-I'm tired of people telling me "oh your prince charming is right around the corner." I read a quote on Pinterest the other day that went something like, "People always say the right one will come along; I think mine got hit by a bus." I laughed and laughed..and then I cried a little.

-I'm so tired of being sad on Sunday nights wishing I had my ex boyfriend to sit and cuddle with me while we sit and watch Hoarders and talk in weird accents. Isn't that so terrible to admit!!! I'm admitting it!! I miss him a lot...I'm such a loser!!

-Sad that I feel like he thinks I'm not as worth it, as he imagined me to be before he got to know me.

-I'm tired of holidays where everyone walks hand in hand acting all lovey and crap. I'm like wow, your so special you have a boyfriend, get over it. *written in thick sarcastic I'm actually really jealous text*

-I'm tired of feeling like I'm not good enough, pretty enough, strong enough, talented enough. Why do we allow such lies to creep into our minds. I'M AWESOME. (wow, I'm so full of myself. I'm not that awesome. Yes, I am. No, I'm not. Yes, no, yes, no, ye...okay I'm done.)

-I'm tired of wanting a boy in my life so I can make a fort with him..wear thick fuzzy socks and an oversized sweatshirt...and tell funny stories together and laugh a lot and have tickle fights. If that's so wrong, I don't want to be right! *Read in high dramatic voice, with conviction, fist in air.

-I believe in love. Yes. Even as pathetic and sad as I am to admit that. That little light still burns within me. Even though I think my man MUST have been hit by a bus...I hope he heals up real soon, and heads my way. I have lots of fun adventures planned for us.

{theberry.com}

My Passion

2011-10-22T13:59:00.000-07:00

This past year that I've taken off of school to do some soul searching has had so many ups and downs. I've really had an amazing time, made amazing friends, and amazing experiences though really difficult in the end, wouldn't trade for the world. I originally decided to take a few semesters off to decide what I really wanted to major in. I just couldn't settle for the fact that I was just going to be a school teacher. They aren't anything spectacular. The major isn't respected in the least, and I felt I had more potential than to be such. I originally decided to major in elementary education because growing up I had a very difficult time in school. I had a lot of learning disabilities that teacher's overlooked and weren't helpful with. Many of them just had to teach for the mass' leaving people like me behind. A lot of time's I just thought of myself as being the dumb one. What I didn't realize as Albert Einstein so cleverly stated,

" Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it’ll spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

If you teach a child in such a way that they are incapable of learning, they will go on believing they cannot accomplish much of anything. Once I realized my inabilities I was able to focus on my abilities. Once I figured out how I learned, I figured out that maybe I could accomplish great things in life because I could learn and apply. That is why I wanted to become a teacher. I want to help those students realize that they can learn, they can understand, and they can accomplish great things. It's taken me this year to remember why I wanted to be "just a teacher." And I really don't believe all the false things I believed before. I know teachers are hard working and very respected people. I want to pay it forward by taking what I experienced and turn it into a way of helping these students. I have so many fun ideas I've been storing away for years. I'm ready to rededicate myself and get back to Idaho this April which I'm SO excited about.

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Boo Boo

2011-10-02T17:31:00.000-07:00

So as you all know I am a nanny to the sweetest baby. I really love him, and I feel like he's part mine. It has been so much fun to watch him grow from the 4 week old baby I started with into the rambunctious 7 month old he is now. I love to make him laugh, and him laughing makes me laugh which makes him laugh, it is so hysterical. I love to take him on walks because it make's him SO happy. I also love just getting out and exploring. I realized how much of a Mom I feel like on Friday whenever another man was walking with his baby and we had a good laugh over how my B.o.b. (awesome 4-wheel drive stroller) was so much better than his because he had an orange one and baby's is navy. After I passed the man, I realized the conversation I had just had. I had a conversation about stroller's. This was one of my first real moments I felt like a mom. Things are getting scary. I started buying higher rise jeans, and some days I don't wear makeup at all. I do love it though. I love how he is so happy to see me, and he knows no better than to just love me even with all my imperfections. My heart has grown a few sizes since becoming his nanny.

FLORIDA

2011-09-26T22:14:00.000-07:00

Last month I got to visit the beautiful state of FLORIDA. It was a lot of fun! I went to visit my dearest friends that I met while in Idaho.

The water was so warm and clear! It was a little scary. The fish were nipping at us and I was trying to stay calm until Annalee freaked out it gave me permission to do the same! I loved it though it was definitely a different experience than the beaches at home.

My sweetest friend Annalee!

After getting back from the beach we headed to Annalee's husband's school FIU. We explored and it was actually so much fun. The campus was so beautiful. We discovered these awesome rocking benches that were covered and the entire thing rocked. It was like one giant rocking chair. We loved it!

On the way to the Santos' and Russ' home to stay for the wedding, Blake wanted us to drive through the everglades so they could show me some gators! This was right off of the freeway. We were standing on an overpass. We threw whatever we could into the water to get the gators to come up. It was so cool! I think around 6 appeared out of nowhere. I was so excited.

That night we stayed at Blakes parents' home. Annalee and Blake told me we might be able to go air-boating. Bo their brother-in-law is really into air-boating and agreed to take us the next morning. It was so much fun! I was really excited to do this. I got some videos. It was so beautiful and a crazy experience. Blake told me he would catch me a gator, I was really excited and secretly really scared and hoping we wouldn't see one. Well he ended up catching one! I was really afraid of touching it and I thought it was going to bite my hand off but in the end it was okay. Once Blake told me he was going to let go I begged him not too. But I did it!

That afternoon we went to the cutest little restaurant. It was a family friend's apparently and the food was absolutely amazing! I had chicken and waffles. I also tried grits for the first time and it was sooooo good.

Oh I forgot to mention Annalee got to drive the air-boat! Look at that face of rage. (:

That night I got to attend my dear friend Brenna's wedding! I lived with her a few years ago. It was one of my best semesters.

This is JARI. My friend forever. Lolo is the girl on the right who is also a friend from school. She lived in the same complex as me and will forever be remembered as my go to dance partner and party girl! I love her!


My favorite couple!!! Love them.

Jari and I went to DISNEYWORLD! I loved it! She knew exactly where to go and what to do. She use to work at disneyworld so it was awesome she knew what to do. She gave me the EXPERIENCE. We did all 4 parks in one day. I think I passed out that night but it was absolutely amazing. I love love love my Jari.

Overall I had an amazing time. Everyone I stayed with worked so hard to show me a good time. It was amazing to stay with real Floridians who showed me the true Florida experience. I love and miss you all!

Bursting

2011-09-18T00:11:00.000-07:00

I am so excited for Fall I am going to BURST! Seriously. The clothes, the smells, the weather, the food. Mmmmmm. I love it all so much. I haven't been home for two years during the Fall and I'm very excited.

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{Maybe Halloween}

Tonight

2011-09-15T21:42:00.000-07:00

Tonight I'm dreaming. Yes dreaming! Dreaming of a happier tomorrow. A place with lots of fluffy pillows, and chocolate that is zero calories. A place where I know I'm safe. But don't worry I am happy. I read some really amazing talks today that really touched my heart. You should read them. The first was "Come What May and Love It" by Elder Worthlin. Second is "Finding Joy in the Journey" by President Thomas S. Monson.They filled my heart with warmth when I thought nothing could. Nothing soothes my soul like the The Gospel of Jesus Christ. I'm always amazed at the Angels sent into my life when struggle enters my friends all contact me at once, pouring out their love for me just because. I know that is no coincidence.

Here is a teaser:

I also loved this one by Elder Bednar:

Stay tuned for my blog Florida Edition!

Truth

2011-08-20T14:47:00.000-07:00

{Pintrest}

Vacation Vacation Vacation

2011-08-18T19:12:00.000-07:00

If you say vacation enough time's it starts sounding really weird.

Our family took a mini vacation to Stinson Beach and San Francisco.

It was really fun, and so nice to just go. Most of the pictures I took were

from a film camera, so alas I don't have them yet! Here are a few to satisfy

my fan base.

My favorite part was walking the Golden Gate Bridge.

New life desire: ride tandem across this baby.

This picture was taken during the one second their weren't millions

of people around. The sidewalk was insanely crowded

since only one side of the bridge was open.

Stinson Beach where the seagulls WILL eat you.

The Heart

2011-08-16T00:04:00.000-07:00

Their is no use in me sleeping. I probably won't for at least a week. I'm experiencing heartache. I hate heartache. Is anything worse really? No. I won't say why for awhile but it's happening. I think I'm a firm believer in the patchwork heart. I think we all have patchwork hearts. In life different people have effects on us. When we love a person they take a piece of our hearts with them and we take a piece of theirs for us. This results in a patchwork heart, made up of lots of different pieces of people we love and have made an impact on our lives. Sometimes when that person we love has to leave us, it hurts really bad at first, because first they are taking a piece of us with them and second we take a piece of them. The sewing on of that person's heart hurts really bad. You think why do I have to go through such pain. Especially when the pain feels so unnecessary and you feel so uncertain of the choice that was made. I guess I just have to accept the new piece of heart I received and keep moving forward, whether it feels okay or not..

Misty Blue

2011-08-11T23:53:00.001-07:00

Boo

2011-08-09T23:16:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time I wanted to cut my hair like Ginnifer Goodwin

{haironthebrain.com}

Then her Mother and Brother crushed her dreams and said, "PLEASE DON'T." I thought they were going to cry about it. I really want to though..I just might defy my Mother. Just might defy...

The Worst

2011-08-08T23:09:00.001-07:00

What's worse than stubbing your baby toe? NOTHING.

Fresh Prince Lovin'

2011-08-02T23:15:00.001-07:00

Chances

2011-07-24T01:29:00.000-07:00

So a few days ago, I popped in the good ol' movie "Hope Floats." We all know and love it as our go to chick flick. I always remember my Mum watching it growing up, and I sort of thought she use to know Sandra Bullock or something? I was such a strange child. Or my Mom lied to me a lot...We won't get into details here, but something really stuck out to me in the movie this time I watched it. I can't remember the exact scene, but Momma was talking to Birdee about chances. She was telling Birdee how she wastes chances. "Do you think behind one chance their is another one and another one?" She said it was the worst extravagance how she wasted chances. It stood out to me, and I'm glad it did. I don't want to take for granted anything! I don't want to find out that if behind one chance their is another one and another one. I want to take the chances I'm given in life. I don't want to ever look back, and think for a second I missed out.

The Haps

2011-07-21T23:11:00.000-07:00

I feel my blog needs some love. It hasn't gotten much lately. My life has been JAM packed lately. Hopefully to slow down a tinge now I'm DONE with school for awhile. (HALLELUJAH) I haven't taken many pictures regretfully. I should take more, but people always give me weird looks when I'm like, "hey YOU!! Say cheese, or ELSE!".."Oh sorry, thought you were someone else, uhh, ha, that's so funny, I thought you were some..one..ok bye." (run away fast, fasterrrr)

Excitings Things Goings Ons:

-Baby William is growing in size and so are my arm muscles.

-I'm dating a fun new boy. He's a fighter, painter, and chess player. Oh yes and thuper duper cute. You can view him here. A Tom Jones song was playing in this movie we watched, and we both broke out in song during the chorus at the same time. Yeah...I know.

- I got my mom a super cute new couch from the lady I work for. For free.

-I got my associate's degree. Yeeeeeeeeee.

-I'm a little blonder.

-I'm going to FLORIDA next month to see some of my most favorite human beings ever!!! I'm sooo excited x 20 million +4.

-I watch my sister play softball during her weekly games and it's pretty fun and she's good!

-I went to the fair with Josh, Mum, and Dad Saturday. It was a hoot. Minus the part where Josh wouldn't ride any rides with me.

-Yep, I could go on, but my bed is calling. Don't want to be rude...

When I Grow Up...

2011-05-29T21:32:00.000-07:00

Let's play a game called...what should alexie be when she grows up!
Ooooooh. This is exciting! She likes things like...

-Nutrition
-Communications type stuff
-Writing
-Criminal Investigation (ohh yeahhh!)
-Children
-Traveling
-British Men
-Blond Men...ohhhh wheeeeewooops. I somehow got off track...

I'm taking suggestions below. Feel free to give ANY!

Babies

2011-05-23T16:57:00.000-07:00

Now don't get me wrong. Babies. Cute. Cute babies. I get it. I AGREE. Most of the time at least. Today I didn't agree with this statement. I watched sweet baby boy whom I nanny with all the vigor and love I can muster up. Today, I wanted to give up. Colic. Ever heard of it? If you have, you've probably had some terrible experience with it. Today was my first adventure with colic. Nothing I did could calm this baby. EXCEPT, walking up and down the street, but he would scream if I put him in his stroller. So now my mother will have to spoon feed me because I can barely lift my arms.

Films

2011-05-11T23:37:00.000-07:00

I have an especial love in my heart for Independent Films or general "unknowns". The cinematography is absolutely beautiful. I think I like them so much, because they are so real. I know people go to the movie's to escape life, but sometime's I want to watch a movie and know someone is feeling what I am feeling, or living like I am living. I like things to be different and a little crazy. My favorite thing is to browse through netflix and pick a million crazy movies no one has ever heard of. Many become my favorite movie's. I would love to attend a film festival someday and I plan on doing just that.

Mum

2011-05-08T17:32:00.000-07:00

MuM

It's hard to put into words the things really only you can feel, and that can't be described or crunched into one word. I have a mother who take's her role very seriously. She has always put her children first. She always knows what we are feeling. I believe honestly that is a spiritual gift she has. I know it's come into play many time's in my life as I don't like to say when I'm sad but my Mom just always knows. She is the greatest example of what I want to be. Their is no other person who can love as much as my Mother can. I see she learned by example from my Grandma Peck. It's a beautiful thing to be apart of and I'm grateful for such a mother.

To be or Not

2011-05-02T22:09:00.000-07:00

I was thinking about my life and the events that have occurred as of lately. I was thinking of life and opportunities. It got me thinking about what happens in life. Have you ever had something in your life that you knew was supposed to happen, you knew it would, but then it didn't happen. I wonder if in life you are shown opportunities but they never go anywhere because you or say another person did not act. Action was not taken when it was supposed to be, and so the thing that was supposed to happen didn't? Making sense? Probably not. It's okay I understand. I wonder if those things that don't happen never were ever meant to really happen, but only served as a learning experience for you. So many times I think life could go this way or that way, but what if it was only supposed to go one way all along, because the things you didn't do were never really supposed to be apart of your "life plan." I know. I think too much.

SO EXCITED

2011-04-25T13:53:00.000-07:00

Seeing as I'm able to watch more daytime tv, as I like to keep it on to keep me company during the day. I have been closely watching the wedding plans of Kate and William. I am so excited for them. I can't even imagine what they are feeling right now. Only 4 more days...

Stars

2011-04-24T01:31:00.000-07:00

Growing up as a child my Grandma and Grandpa Peck instilled a few things in me that I love. They knew how to enjoy the simple pleasures in life, and they showed them to me. My love grew for these simples pleasures. One of them was to take the time to look up at the big beautiful sky filled with diamonds. I can remember countless nights on the trampoline with my Grandma just laying with our heads towards the sky, listening to the crickets and frogs in the distance (looooove those sounds). Enjoying the beauty that is the stars. It sounds so cliche to say "I love looking at the stars." But I cannot help it. I think truly it is one of my favorite past times. This past summer I went camping with some friends, and my friend Caleb had an app on his phone that allowed you to put his phone up towards the sky and it told you each stars name and everything you could think of. It was so amazing, I loved it! I also remember in one of my favorite movies this boy got a star officially named after the girl he liked. He did it for her because she loved the night sky so much. I think I would like that very much. I might regret posting this, because I sound SO nerdy. But whatevs. Shooting stars are my favorite, they feel like a burst of magic shooting through the sky.

Picture from {Astronomy Picture of the Day Index-Stars: Open Clusters}

Humor

2011-04-17T21:22:00.000-07:00

So grab my hand, and let's take a walk. A walk down memory lane. C'mon now, just grab it. 

So I was reading in one of my old journals where I had made a list of qualities I desired in a spouse. I believe this had been a part of a young woman's activity I had participated in. I read it just a while back, and found it to be the most humorous list. Let me show you this little list, mind you I was probably around 12-14ish. 

Future spouse qualities (no particular order): 

-Return Missionary

-Funny

-Humble

-Teachable (I was smart at a very young age)

-Loving

 -Kind

-Sincere

-Observant

-Compassionate

-Spontaneous

-Happy

 -Positive

-Hard worker

-Talented

-Understanding

As I read my old list, I thought to myself that maybe I should revisit my list..ya know..clean it up a little. I think I might have had big ambitions, and don't get me wrong I still do, but I think I know a little more of what I want now in my life.  

I've done my fair share of dating. The more I date the more I realize what it is I really want. The things that really make me happy. I won't write out my list, because that's embarrassing, but I assure you it is much shorter, more realistic, yet it includes the things I've really come to realize are important. I've also realized some aspects in a personality come with time. 

One of the things that is on my list now is "funny." I think the thing I really love most is to laugh. I do it pretty easily and sometimes very loudly. Joshua is always amazed at just how loud my laugh is. He always make's fun of me because he says I laugh at all the things no one else laughs at, and since my laugh is so loud, it causes many embarrassing moments for the dear pubescent boy who gets embarrassed easily. He constantly is just looking at me in disbelief. I do love to embarrass my dear brother.

Having "funny" as one of the important things may seem really silly to some, but to me it is REALLY important. It is one of the most attractive qualities about a person. How can you not be happy when you are laughing? 

Tommy Boy anyone?

Music Lovin

2011-04-07T16:02:00.000-07:00

I love Lissie

I love men and guitars..preferably when they are together.

I love burberry acoustic

Blessed

2011-04-03T21:58:00.000-07:00

>Tonight I'm feeling especially grateful. As you read listen to this.

>This past November I had made the decision to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It was a really hard decision. I struggled for months prior trying to decide whether this was the right thing for me. I couldn't make heads or tails of it. It was one of the most stressful times of my life. I was very miserable. I finally decided that I needed to just make a decision. Right or wrong, I knew Heavenly Father would help me know. So I finally saw my Bishop (who I was best friends with at this point) and I opened my papers. It felt exciting, and really scary. When I came back to my apartment I told my roommates and they were going crazy! One of my roommates was a return missionary and one was getting ready to leave very soon. For that moment I thought, ok I'm doing this. But I still didn't feel happy.

>The days that followed my decision were terrible. I had such uneasiness. I knew I would be seeing my parents soon for Thanksgiving and I was comforted that I could seek their counsel. The last night of Thanksgiving break I finally broke down to my parents and told them everything I was experiencing. My Mom gave my some wise counsel, and suggested that maybe I wait a little longer to make my decision, and that I would still be blessed either way. Sometime's I convince myself that if I'm not perfect I don't deserve anything good to happen in my life. To me being perfect was serving a mission. As soon as my Mom suggested that I just wait, I had the greatest calm come over me that serving a mission was not right for me now. All throughout the semester I cherished every moment I spent at the beautiful BYU-Idaho campus. For some reason I knew it would be my last semester, at least for awhile. I thought maybe that was initially why I thought I was going to serve a mission.

> As I have come home I have just felt that it is right for me to stay here for awhile. I don't know all the reasons, though I know a few. I don't know exactly where my life is headed, but ever since making the decision to stay home; everything has fallen into place for me. I just got offered a full time nannying job, I was able to sell my housing contract up at school, I've made amazing friends, and I feel like I am meant to be here now. I feel overwhelmed with gratitude. I feel so blessed. I have a testimony that Heavenly Father has a plan for us even though some days it feels so confusing and scary. I know that we are probably better than we convince ourselves we are. I know I am being led and prepared for something probably greater than I can comprehend currently. Life is such an adventure. As cheesy as it sounds, it is so true. Even though I've chosen a different path than I initially thought I would, Heavenly Father is showing me a different adventure that I'm going to be taking whatever it may be and I know that I'll be blessed just as much.

Paris

2011-03-29T00:16:00.000-07:00

This is a story about a magical place far away. Lights sparkle there-crepe's are eaten on the daily-bike's are a more common mode of transportation-love is shown and spoken of often-time is non-exhistant. Paris.

Many people say they have visited Paris, and complain that it just isn't for them. That's okay, because it's for ME! I really did love Paris. One of my best days in Paris went like this...

Our group walked many blocks to this little bike shop called Fat Tire Bike Tours. We all got suited up with a bike and off we were for an adventure none of us really knew about. All I knew is that we were taking some type of tour on bike's.

I had a red one. I couldn't reach the ground, which made stopping really fun.

We set off on our bike's. We had an awesome tour guide named Taylor. He was not bad to look at, and his personality didn't disappoint either.

He was American even! He also had another friend (tour guide) who would pop up every once in awhile. Rachel and me were in love with them both! Anyways...So we rode all day long. We started out by riding to the metro station where we loaded our bikes onto the metro. This was quite the task seeing that we had to split up into small groups and each hit up a different section of the metro just to be sure we could fit. I have the funniest memory of Rachel and her small group getting off a stop too early. My group was looking out the windows and we see all 5 of them out on the station with their bikes looking at us still on the metro. We quickly told them they had got off a stop too soon. It was the most hilarious thing to watch them all scrambling to get back on with their bike's. I thought Rachel was going to have a heart attack as she plowed through everyone.

We finally reached our stop. We were headed to "one of the finest outdoor markets of France." I thought..oooh neato. But once we got there I was so terrified, because these vendors were from the depths of France. They did not speak English. This was NOT a tourist stop. I took two years of French in high school, but honestly that really could do me no good. I did try though, and somehow the people understood "deux peche" and "une baguette." Really how could they not? We were on our way to Versailles. Oh Versailles. I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful place. We were headed to the end of the huge pond they layed outside of the large Versailles Palace. I remember the air was cool, the grass was soo green, the walkway was long and winding.

There we sat down on the grass, where Rachel and me ate our peaches and bread. A poor girl dropped her camera in the pond. Good thing we had a daring boy to dive in and get it for her, where he found many souvenirs. At the end of the day we were riding through a small park like place filled with old men in caps reading newspapers and smoking cigars. Throughout the entire day we kept running into another bike tour group and we had played some pranks on them. Somehow our tour name became "the red dragons." Our tour guide told us as we rode through this quiet park to yell "red dragons fly!!" To scream it as loud as we could so the other group would hear us and to stand up on our bikes just for effect. It was crazy and stupid but we did it and laughed the entire time.

We ended the day with sore bums and swollen ankles. But it was a day I'll never forget. So much fun.

I love this video. Pay special attention to the girl in orange. I could write a whole novel from this clip. It reminds me so much of my trip, plus I love the song and I love Bluey!

Italy and a Butt Grab

2011-03-25T00:44:00.000-07:00

Did you know I went on a European tour 3 years ago this summer with my high school? You probably did, because I absolutely LOVED it and I tell lots of people this. I feel ill because I did not keep a journal. The girl who writes down everything did NOT I repeat NOT document this trip in words. I really hate that I didn't. So I decided I'll tell my stories on here. Maybe once a week or something. So this next story goes like this...

Meet Rachel (hi rachellll)

Smart. Funny. Best friend.

One very late night we were all headed back to our hotel in Rome. We were jam packed into this tiny tiny little bus. The driver was smoking a joint (I kid you not) and I was so ready to go crawl into bed and get back. This small bus was so packed I had to crane my head to the right to avoid hitting someone's arm. Finally we made it to an apparently popular stop and a lot of people got off. Finally I selfishly ran to a seat.

*Let me interrupt for a moment. Before going on this trip my Grandpa warned me of Italian men, and how they like to pinch girls on the butt. I was so terrified, but also kept this little gem of knowledge to myself.

*Que next part of the story...

So as I was sitting in my seat, dear Rachel was standing to the left of me a little ways up. She was holding onto the hanging support handle just minding her own business. Right behind her (right next to me) was this very creepy short Italian man. He had a permanent creepy smirk on his face. It was just stuck there. Not going anywhere. My Grandpa's advice popped into my head "Alexie Sunset you be careful of those italian men, they'll pinch ya right on the butt!" So I thought, might as well beat this creepy man to it. So I quickly and discreetly pinched Rachel on the butt. I quickly resumed my position as if I had not seen anything.

Rachel quickly whipped her head around and put her hand to her chest in a state of panic. She could hardly speak. She was looking at me and then back at the creepy man who was STILL standing there with the permi smirk. Creepy as ever. She's looking at me then back at him, me, him, me. "Did you just..I just..did you just" at this point she is freaking out, looking like she's about to puke or slap the innocent man.

Finally I started busting up. I couldn't take it any longer. Probably one of the top funniest moments of my life. At the time I think she wanted to kill me for playing such a trick. We both laugh hysterically over it today, and her family thinks it is the best story ever. Memories.

Adele Love

2011-03-23T13:39:00.001-07:00

Family Home Evening

2011-03-23T00:12:00.000-07:00

Tonight at FHE we did kite building. It was creative, fun, and awesome. I've made some dear friends from FHE and I enjoy going. I've been FHE mom twice and I always appreciate when people came to my activites that I took time to plan. It's asked by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to set aside a certain time each week to strengthen relationships, learn new skills, and spend time with loved ones. Here is the end product. Sorry it's so and blurry.

Whoopah!

2011-03-21T11:50:00.000-07:00

Today marks a very exciting day. I am in this new weight loss challenge! The rules are anyone who enters puts $20 into the pot. Whoever makes it to 20lbs. lost first is the winner and gets the money! We are at $160. Perfect for new summer clothes! I'm so excited about this! I joined a gym this weekend and this morning took a Bosu boot camp workout class. It kicked my bum. I thought I was in decent shape. Guess not. Anyways these are a few of the things I'll be buying when I WIN:

(modcloth.com)

Also these and these

Once Upon A Time...

2011-03-19T16:32:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time...

I was sick. I lay on the couch while I watched "Little Women." Once upon a time I absolutely HATED when Jo refused Lawry. It makes me want to slap her. Didn't she know one day that he would be BATMAN??? I bet she regrets it now.

They Say Timing is Everything

2011-03-15T00:59:00.000-07:00

Marry Me

I think this video is cute. I think a part of it applies to my life. "If I ever get the nerve to say hello in this cafe." I wonder if their are opportunities we miss out on, because of fear. Simple actions can change our path. I don't want to miss out, so I guess I better do what I need to. Even if it seems too simple and silly, it might just be the thing that will change your life.

P.s. I'm not talking marriage here, it just happens to be the title of the song.

Well..

2011-02-14T00:05:00.000-08:00

I've tried blogging about a million times before this...but I just can't decide what to blog about. I don't want to bore anyone, and until I download my pictures to my laptop, boring this just may be. But whatevs

Things going on in my life...

-Trying to decide whether to go back to Idaho this summer for school. I need to find a major and figure out what I want to be when I grow up. That is the next step in making a decision.
-I turn 21 in a few weeks! I still get mistaken for 16. People think Josh is my boyfriend. Awesome.
-I watch my little cousin Isaac 3 days a week. He loves me and I love him! It's nice to have a cute little buddy who is so cute and lovable. I sure do love that little curly headed boy. He keeps me laughing all the time. His mom called the other night when I was watching him, to ask him what he wanted for his birthday dinner. The conversation went like this..
Briana: "Isaac what do you want for your Birthday dinner?"
Isaac: "Hi mom...I want cupcakes (all the while his little squinty eyed smile is beaming)
Briana: "No Isaac, for d-i-n-n-e-r. What do you want?"
Isaac still grinning hugely: "Yeah, I want cupcakes" then he looks over at me and starts laughing and takes a deep breath and says, "loomis chinese" in the most matter of fact voice.
He thought he was so funny suggesting cupcakes, but all along he knew he was being silly. It's the little things that make me crack up.
-My home teacher fixed my guitar and I was sooo happy. Now I am strumming away and trying to learn the endings of all the songs I was never patient enough to learn.
-Today I learned that patience is "actively waiting." I always thought patience was just waiting around for that special thing to happen, when in fact you're supposed to continue to do all you can while waiting for whatever it is you are.

Things that make me happy...

-My warm fluffy bed. I loooooooooooove fluffy beds. They just make me sleep with a smile.
-Warm California days where I can eat dinner outside in the white metal rocking chairs and just be thankful for fresh air.
-Heating bags that warm my toesies.
-FHE, Institute, and new friends.
-Adele
-Blogging late at night when the house is quiet and when my mind functions best.
-Watching Justin Bieber on Ellen.
-Going lipstick shopping with my Mum.
-The Movie "Letters to God."
-Watching National Geographicesque shows with my dad on Sundays.
-Going out with Josh at CPK and Big Spoon.
-Letting my sister put a red feather extension in my hair. She has crazy ideas and loves to try them out on me and I love it!
-I loved scaring Cassie with peacock feathers. She doesn't like birds.

The Traveling Notebook

2011-01-24T00:08:00.000-08:00

These are my near and dear best friends. We have been friends FOREVER, and we always have a good time when we are together. It usually involves a lot of hysterical laughter. Over this past Christmas break Dana and I were on a walk together and we were talking about something we use to do in high school We had a pink notebook that we would each take turn writing in. There was a rotation. We would write about what was going on in our lives and so on. So we decided to bring this back! It's especially important now, because we are all in different places and it's not always easy to keep up to date with everyone. So we have now what is called the :

"Traveling Notebook"

We have a week to write in it and send it to the next person. It is just like the movie "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," minus the pants. (Sisterhood of the Traveling Stretchy Pants would be so much more realistic, maybe I'll start that up) I'm super excited about this! I love getting things in the mail and I love the post office! I can't wait to read about the lives of my dear little ladies while we are away from each other. Dana has been selected as the first one to have the notebook so I should be getting it by Tuesday! Can't wait!

Sunday Night Tid Bits

2011-01-23T23:51:00.000-08:00

Today I was thinking a lot about why I have to do or go through certain things that are hard. I wondered why does this or that happen to ME and maybe not the next person.

A simple answer came that makes perfectly clear and good sense, but it's truth. We are asked personally to do certain things, because to us they are hard and they require us lean on Heavenly Father. To others what is hard to you is not hard to them, so they may not have to endure that trial, because to them it wouldn't be a trial.

I've realized something really great this week. That changing your attitude can really change your life. If I'm stressed about something I can put it into perspective and remember its really not that bad. If we have a good attitude eventually that hard thing becomes manageable and life is okay.

I'm learning that a lot of things in life are our choice. We make decisions. We have to act, exercise, and engage. Interesting.

Anywho I don't like that I'm always talking about serious things lately, but it's just what's on my mind. I feel really blessed this week by how I've been lead to read those things that I needed to hear specifically. I am grateful.

Music and No Sleepy

2011-01-15T02:33:00.000-08:00

I got into bed 2 hours ago...

Yes read it people, 2. I can. not. sleep. (cannot is two words...how sad...she should go back to college)

Guaranteed I could beat you at the "waking up with the craziest hair award." This is constantly pointed out by my family. At night it has a mind of its own.

To keep me from going insane I decided to blog.

I was laying in bed listening to music. I love music a lot. A lot a lot. A lot a lot a lot...ok I'll stop.

I've never been into trendy music. I can't stand Lady Gaga and don't make me ever listen to that crazy girl who sings about waking up like "Puff Diddly" or something like that. I wish I could remember her name...nope it's not comin' to me.

When a song involves a lot of guitar solo time, it makes me fall in love with it. To me guitar is the instrument of love and should be used often when trying to make people fall in love with you. If a boy can play me a good song on the guitar I'll be smitten, an extra bonus is if they can sing too. O my...

I'm very much into music that involves people who have genuine talent. People/Bands like...

Martin Sexton

Bon Iver

Rufus Wainwright

Classic-Coldplay

Paramore--this is a King's of Leon cover

I just like this one

Alan Silvestri

The Roches

Pondering

2011-01-11T22:37:00.000-08:00

>Lately I feel out of place. I have that feeling as if their is no gravity. Like I am in space. I'm not sure where I'm going or what I'm supposed to be doing, but I am present.

>I've had a lot on my mind, yet nothing at the same time. Does that make sense? No. Ok. I don't know how to explain it.

>I do feel peace about a lot in my life right now, even though logic tells me to freak out. I am calm.

>Tonight was just especially bummer-ish. I've been really sad about my fake-out nannying job. I got a job with what I thought was the perfect family, though it turned out to be some crazies who wanted to get into my bank account. Job searching is exhausting, but yet I feel peace.

>For me in my life there has been this one person. She always knows when to enter my life to tell me that things really are ok. She is full of wisdom and the Spirit, and is an instrument in the hands of our loving Heavenly Father. He sends her to me when I need to be lifted up in a way that no one can understand. I can truly count on this blessing every-single-time. It is a miracle and tender mercy. She is a miracle and tender mercy.

>Kylee is also one of these. She has been the friend that is there for me, night or day. She take's care of me when I am away. I'm undeserving of her sweetness to me. She truly is a best friend.

>Their are people in your life that you look at and think..how did I become so blessed to have them in my life. Out of this entire universe I was chosen to have them, and it humbles me. I have many of those people in my life. I feel like the most blessed girl on the planet.

>I feel like 2011 is going to be a year of soul searching in a different way than it was last year. I can feel change and I'm trying to pin-point it yet, I have to remember I don't need to know everything. It'll be OKAY.

>This brought me much comfort.

>I have a testimony of journals. My stake President at school told us this, that people, especially people our age have a hard time believing Heavenly Father really loves them. I can identify with this. I struggle to remember that I am important, that I am even slightly capable of being loved. President Eyring said that this is one purpose of keeping a journal. That we can look back and read about the blessings in our lives, and how that reminds us of Heavenly Father's love for us.

>I've taken that challenge and find at least 3 things from my day where I could see the hand of the Lord in my life. I search for His tender Mercies, though it's not so much as searching as narrowing down only 3 I'd like to write. Elder Eyring said that, "No matter how late the hour, or how early he had to rise the next day" He would record the tender mercies of the Lord from His life that day.

>I remember those words when I feel too tired to write anything. I have seen the blessing of journal writing in my life, and it surely has brought to my attention my Heavenly Father and my Savior's love for me. I'm grateful I have my Savior Jesus Christ to hold my hand through life, and through those things that bring others or myself challenges.

>It's hard to know who in your life is real. Who is really your friend. Who really cares. I'm ready to move on to a new chapter in my life. I think I'm ready at least. I desire to progress.

>In order to be led by the Spirit we must have a calmness about us, that allows us to be lead. I am no longer allowing fear to cloud my thoughts. His presence is unwanted, and Mr. Fear, you are free to pack your bags and leave sir. Scoot your boot.

>Au Revoir

21 Things

2010-12-29T19:45:00.000-08:00

In the great year of 2011 this girl will be 21. That's right twenty-one. To celebrate such an auspicious occasion (yes I googled, what auspicious meant, and luckily it fit) I am starting something new. It is called my " 21 Things" creative title? No. Are their exciting things listed under this title? Yes. This year I am going to be doing 21 new things that I'd like to try out or commit myself to doing. This list contains anything from kissing a cute boy (she likes boys whaa???) to flying a kite. It is random and different but I am extremely excited about it. Every time I do something on my list I get to check it off. I've already started and it's so fun! It's a year of new possibilities and many changes are already taking place. It's going to be my year of boldness. 21 will be lovely.

Life

2010-12-14T21:11:00.000-08:00

So this is the time of the semester that is so extremely bittersweet. I love going home and I can't wait to go home. Seriously. I also love being at school. Life is so drastically different from school to home. The end of semester is always the worst too, because I have to say goodbye to some people for a long time. Some I don't know when I'll ever see again. I hate it. It makes me sad, but I have to focus on the positive. I have been trying to get everything done for school so here is a small rundown of my last few days...

This is called the recorder a.k.a. the dumbest instrument on the planet that sounds so horrible who would ever really want to learn it instrument.

For class I was supposed to be practicing and learning this stupid stupid instrument. Whoops.

On to my next fun little task. As a group for my music class we had to tell a story through song. It was supposed to be really fun and cute. My group got the book Piggie Pie. We had it all set up, and we were going to rehearse it monday night. The main girl who had the most lines and who was the core of the presentation did not show up. Called her...texted her...nada. Ok we decided we'd just figure it out tuesday when we had to perform. We get to class and she did not bring her costume, and she had the sheet music for the song we were supposed to sing. Imagine all 5 of us up there trying to sing a song we don't know the tune for. I thought one of the girls was going to hurt the girl who didn't show up on rehearsal night. We basically went up and looked like complete idiots. I just had to laugh, because if I didn't I would have been really upset, but at least it was comical for those watching us right? I nade a cute ducks beak.

Cute right??

Then came my Family Foundations Religion class, in which my final was today. I had to put together a million talks about Family, Marriage, and lot of different topics. My binder is really cool and useful it just took forever!

I have permanent tissue damage from the amount of hole punching I had to do.

Now I'm off to pack and study and play. I'll be home soon for a long time.

I just may miss the snow

The Pixie Cut

2010-12-12T02:14:00.000-08:00

Will this haircut force me to become a nun?

Will boys think I'm really ugly?

Will boys never want to date me?

Will I be mistaken for a 12 year old boy?

Should I do this?

When my hair grows back will it still be curly? (this option frightens me the most)

Tell me your thoughts..please.

This post may be due to my lack of desire to go to bed. Maybe I'll grow my hair out...

Job Game Plan

2010-12-06T16:23:00.000-08:00

Craigslist has told me that the only way I'm going to make money this winter is to be a surrogate or be an egg donor. They get soo much money. I'm sure my parents will be fine with this option. The neighbors may talk, but oh well! Sorry Mom to ruin your reputation. Going to single's ward won't be awkward at all!

Shnow Adventures

2010-12-05T20:14:00.000-08:00

So the other night my roomies and I were feeling like we needed a snow adventure. If all this white stuff is going to be falling from the sky we might as well take advantage of it right? Right.

So we bundled up ( I of course resembled the little brother off of the classic movie: Christmas Story. If I fell over I was a goner, no use in trying to ever get up.)

We had to go pick up tubes from our slacker friends apartment who did not want to get dirty in the snow. They have a bit of wuss complex. I don't want to mess up my hair. It's cold. Let's watch Barbie's Christmas Adventure instead...

After leaving Mr. and Mrs' wuss' house we headed to the famous snow hill and got to work. The snow was falling and it looking like beautiful glitter falling from the sky. It was so Christ-mas-eeee.

We ended up meeting new friends and saw a boy from our ward while we were there and we made an awesome train. The night was so much fun, and I've enjoyed living in the snow for this last little bit.

A few nights pass and we decide to go again with some other friends. This time was a little more dangerous. The beautiful powder all froze and it became a game of avoid the ice.

My dearest friend who shall go unnamed decided to give me an UNasked for running push and spun me backwards. I then flew down the hill, flew over a jump, and flew off my tube hitting my head so hard. In the past I've been one to quit and say I'm done and I'm angry! I decided this was childish and tried my hardest just to be tough and get over it quick. Which I did, swear.

I then proceeded to white wash my old fhe brother twice. This is because I am so strong and am easily able to take down people twice my size. Seriously I'm so strong. Just ask anyone...

Then just when I thought the night was over and I had escaped kind-of injury free, my other friend throws the inner tube at my face as I was looking away. You guess it, right as I looked back over it hit straight in the face...I barely escaped with my life but here I am today typing away (with a very sore neck, just sayin...)

Rehab

2010-12-04T17:47:00.000-08:00

Coming back to school after Thanksgiving break is always bit of a shocker.

I like to refer to it as Rehab.

Whilst I was away at my Grandparents I was given top treatment and waited on hand and foot.

"Please Grandma nooo don't give me another piece of cake. Grandma seriously please quit making my bed. Grandpa don't cook me another gourmet breakfast, please don'tttt."

At least that's how I remember it anyways. Maybe it was a little different.

Then I come back to school, and I open my fridge and I see moldy cheese.

That's it, just moldy cheese.

Then I remember how amazing last week was. Now everyday I'm fighting the want of chocolate eating and pancake indulging, but who am I kidding. I'm not at Grandma and Grandpa's anymore. Rehab.

No more goodness to eat, the last few weeks of school are purely survival mode. You don't want to buy a lot of food, because you will be leaving soon.

So here's to the next few week's of starvation, packing, test taking, and lonesome traveling endeavors.

Stay tuned for my next post "Sledding: Rexburg Edition"

Shnow

2010-11-24T00:01:00.000-08:00

So this stupid white stuff started out as magical but now its just making me mad. It's ruining everyone's travel plans, and making everything really dangerous for everyone. Alas....I tried to embrace it. I've been an only child for the last few days living at my Grandparents, so I decided to be productive (only children usually aren't productive? I wasn't saying that I just didn't know how to intro into this topic) to venture outside into the cold to see what all the fuss was about.

Mr. Tumnus I am waiting but you are not coming

Now what? I should quit taking pictures of myself. I don't want to turn into that person. Seriously.

Silence

2010-11-20T22:18:00.000-08:00

I'm sitting in bed right now, and it is silent. I've come to learn that snow brings silence. You can step outside your front door and if it is snowing the world is quiet. No noises, just soft sounds of snowing gently hitting the ground. It's a sound I've come to adore.Now I sit in bed listening to Christmas music. Holidays, I love you. I want to jump on the Polar Express right this very second to go see Santa (and of course have hot chocolate).

Polar Express just for Lex, Tom Hanks here I come!

Sunday and LIfe

2010-11-15T00:16:00.000-08:00

I do love Sundays. I love that I get to sleep in, I love that I get to see all the cute boys who are in my ward, I love that all the cute boys are my FHE brothers and home teachers. (yes pulease, and thank you)

We usually end up making delicious baked goods that I definitely do not need to eat, but excuse me if I don't like being rude and denying my roomates of their kind deeds. Seriously, cmon now.

I have been sick this past week and have missed a lot of class. (crap) So now I get to live at school this week before break. Yay?

My roomate is the sports coordinator for the ward, and so being the fantastic roomate that I am, I joined a copius amount (do you think I'm smart for using that word? I spelt it wrong? Dangit!) of teams; far more than I should have, just or the sake of not forfeiting.

I play futsal (indoor soccer), volleyball, and battleship (extremely fun game played in the school's pool using canoes.)

Point A: I am not good at playing sports.
Point B: I am especially terrible at futsal, and I guarantee to entertain you if you watch me. I blocked 3 goals that my OWN teammates were trying to shoot. I just think it's fun to block balls, stand in the way, and play in other people's feet as they dribble. Sue me. ( is that the right sue or is there another one?...soo me...su me...seww me...please lexi, seww me? We're not making costumes here.)

This is all done in the name of trying to be a supportive roommate. I think I'll be doing others a favor if I just allow our team to forfeit. At least we'd go out with some dignity. I mean, not that I don't love wearing the awesome hart workout attire, and making a fool of myself all at the same time. Please, that has nothing to do with. But seriously, please don't make me play again...

Terribly Boring

2010-11-09T11:21:00.000-08:00

Sometimes people call me a hippie. Sometimes I think I'm ok with it and sometimes not. I've been thinking about what it is I want in life as far as "living" goes.

I'm ok with no t.v.

I'm ok with making my foods from scratch because I know what goes into it.

I'm ok with living very simply, because a simple life to me is a happy one.

I'm ok with buying eggs from cage-less chicken farms, because I think they have a right to spread their wings too.

I'm ok with being barefoot!

I'm ok with living in the country, and I will love it.

I'm ok with breathing in the good and exhaling the bad.

I'm ok with having ten babies. Please.

I'm ok with the fact I'll be the coolest mom who will plays with her kids, and makes them venture outside with her.

I'm ok with the fact that I want to live in a wooden cabin, with roaring fires in each room.

I'm ok with the fact, that I'll be content reading a million books, and that I love childrens books more than adults.

I'm ok with the fact that I live with 5 girls and that this is only a short period of my life.

I'm ok with the fact that I like building forts with twinkle lights.

I'm ok with the fact that I've changed more this year than I ever have before and I'm realizing who I really am.

I'm ok with the reality that life is changing in unknown directions.

Life Catch Up

2010-10-09T13:25:00.000-07:00

I spent a lot of time with these crazy people before school started

I got some reallllly cute and fun roomies

I redecorated my room; which is messy and kind of ugly but someone is begging me to post them

I got some really fun FHE brothers. They are so hilarious!

Dear Life

2010-09-12T01:01:00.000-07:00

This is more like a note to myself. This all makes sense to me, and probably not anyone reading it. It's one of those nights where I'm up to late, and I'm probably thinking too much. It's the beginning of a new semester, and their are so many unknowns and different possibilities that lay ahead of me. The new semester is always exciting, always challenging, and I always seem to learn so much more about myself. I learn more about who I want to be and who I want to become. I sit in my little bedroom thinking about all the things I'm grateful for. Their is so much to be grateful for. I go to the Lord's University, I sincerely love my roommates, I have the greatest friends, I have my dearest best friend right across the hall from me, I have the Temple 5 minutes from my very doorstep, I have a beautiful family, and most importantly I have a knowledge of my future and how wonderful it can be. I often wonder if I'm going in the direction I'm suppose to be going. I've been thinking a lot lately about serving a mission. I don't know if it's right for me, but I'll be doing a lot this semester to find that answer I need so I can make the right decision. Life is so interesting, and I could never have seen myself where I'm at now with out the hand of my loving Heavenly Father guiding me. It's always so weird, because I can always feel when change is coming into my life. I can feel it so strongly right now. I have this feeling that things will be different very soon, and that things in my life are going to be different. I can feel it. I'm reminded often to look at my life with perspective as to where I want to be in 5, 10, 15 years. I need to make those decisions now that will take me where I want to be in my future. I often think about how I'll look back at this time now in my life and how I'll look back at it with such great fondess; but also I'll want to tell myself not to worry so much. Things will work out. Things will be OK. I know that, and I have faith in that.

Some Days...

2010-08-15T18:36:00.000-07:00

Some days I look at craigs list...

I change my desired location to Paris, France

I look up apartments for rent, and I pretend I'm honestly looking for a place to live

I think about how I'll get up in the morning and take the metro anywhere and just people watch

Then I think about how I'll definitely be needing a crepe with nutella and bananas by noon

After I eat my crepe I'll rent a fat tire bike and ride through Versaille

Then I will ride the metro back to my cozy apartment where I will read Vogue

Just to make sure I'm not making a fool of myself in Paris

Then I will fall into Parisian bliss and sleep the night away dreaming of Leonardo Da Vinci doing the Tango

With the mysterious smiling woman in the Mona Lisa...

Apartment choice 1

Choice 2

Choice 3

Delicious Masterpiece

2010-08-07T23:34:00.000-07:00

Looky what I've been up to this fine evening....goodness.

Busy Bee

2010-07-18T14:14:00.000-07:00

This week has been so busy, and very fun. It seems like everyday I've played and I'm not behind either! This weekend I went out to Rigby Lake and on saturday I went to a place called Money Rock. At monkey rock they have bridge jumping, and I always promised myself I would never bridge jump. Well...everyone was doing it, and everyone was pressuring me. I mean, really how could I say no? I would never do anything dangerous and it wasn't that far of a drop, and I trusted the judgement of the people I was with. There were tons of people there and it took me forever to get the nerve just to stand up on the ledge (the scariest part.) My roomate was begging me not to do it, but then she decided if I was taking the risk so was she. So our friends helped us up onto the platform, and then I thought maybe I had died. I looked down, and decided quickly that was not a good idea. I just kept thinking "just jump and then it can be over with!" But I couldn't! We had everyone waiting for us, and I kept looking back at my friends saying that I didn't think I could do it. They kept encouraging me, and finally I just jumped. I didn't say anything I just stepped off. It felt like I was in the air forever, and I screamed like someone was stabbing me (really embarassing). Once I popped out of the water I looked over and my roomate was right next to me. Everyone up top started clapping and we finally did it! I was so happy, and once it was over I thought it was really fun. It's been such a fun week/weekend, and this week is going to absolute pandemonium. I have to work a bunch and it's finals week. I also have to drive to utah, fly to lax, fly to sacramento, drive 4 hours to ft. bragg, and then I can finally relax. It's always a very long process getting home, and usually a little bit lonely since I do a lot of traveling solo but I'm excited for everything.

Oh, I am Excited

2010-07-06T12:34:00.000-07:00

So I am excited. Very excited. There is a change coming into my life. It is something only I can control. Only something I can change. I am making that change. I am not telling anyone, atleast for right now. It has nothing to do with boys, school, or the like. Something many of you may be disappointed about if you really found out what it was, but for me it is very great news. I can't wait! It's something I've really wanted to do for a long time, but now is the right time. Here I go.

Well, we tried

2010-06-26T15:10:00.000-07:00

Last night a group of us tried going to the ice caves. Key word here is "try." You never hear of too many people ever making it to the ice caves. They seem like some far away destination that no one can ever find. I was excited to go, and to get there we traveled on THE bumpiest road I have ever driven on. Seriously sooo bumpy. We ended up just driving around forever and exploring the vast wilderness of Ideeho.It was a fun night, and there was some really cool lightening that lit up the sky.

To Start us Off...

2010-06-22T17:30:00.000-07:00

Time: 5:30 pm

Who: My Co-worker,his friend,my roomate, and I

What: Double date

To say the least dating really isnt my favorite thang. I prefer to spend time with people I love and already like! (this is a horrible attitude, I know) I could feel this one coming on for a little bit.

I work with this boy, we'll call him "Jim Bob." Jim Bob texted me saturday night wondering what I was doing that night. I actually already had plans but they weren't until later so I said I had something at 9 but nothing until then.

He said he was wondering if my roomate and I wanted to go to a rodeo and dinner with him and his friend. I said yes, and was sooooooooooooooooo relieved that he had asked us both to go. I was still a little confused about who he was asking, my roomate or I?

He only had my number so we weren't sure. We weren't too worried about it, because we'd figure it out when we all got together. Then it'd be obbbbbvious. Right? WRONG.

The entire night, they made us choose everything! Who wants to sit in the front? Who wants to sit next to who in the car? Who wants to sit next to who at dinner? At the rodeo? The lists goes on my friends. One paid for dinner, and the other paid for the rodeo. No help there.

The entire night we had no clue who was who's date. It was even more horrible that they were so awkward about it, like they would walk slowly to the car to see who would sit where. We felt like we were under examination. We're both convinced they were undecided and wanted to see who'd we'd go for.

The worst part is that we actually had to choose. I felt like it was a flip of a coin. We finally just chose who to sit next to and talk to, and I felt like I had chosen wrong the whole time!

I hate dating boys I don't want too. I know I know. This is life and how you get to know people, and find out what you want in a person. BUT I don't like it.

Have You Ever...

2010-05-09T18:48:00.001-07:00

Have you ever known someone who is ALWAYS there to listen to you?
Have you ever known someone to think about you all day?
Have you ever laughed so hard with someone you can't breath?
Have you ever thought, what did I do in the previous life to deserve this person?
Have you ever been able to tell someone anything, and you knew it'd be safe?
Have you ever had a best friend?
Have you ever had someone who prays for your well being all day long?
Have you ever missed someone so much it stings a little?
I'm blessed to have a Mom I call my bestest friend. I sometimes lay awake at night wondering how I got to so blessed. I love my Mom so much!

Til' Ya Make It

2010-04-25T13:54:00.001-07:00

I am happY! I'm going to tell myself that everyday, until I actually completely believe myself. I'm fakin it, til' I make it. I realized something in church today, that I've been so obsessed about myself and my hardships that they seem worse than they really are and they're plenty of people going through so much more than me. So I'm going to look for a service opportunity each day, and I'll join some section of the service club here at school. I did it last fall where we would go to the nursing home right up the street and have activites and just visit. It was so great to brighten someone's day, and to take the focus off myself. I'm realizing life isn't just about me me me, so I'm going to change. I really am happy though, and I have great roomates. I'm especially grateful for my roomie kylee we understand eachother, and are going through some of the same things. She's become my new workout buddy and we've been working out really hard. I'm determined to get into the best shape I can and just be the healthiest person I can be so I can give life my all.

Today

2010-04-21T20:03:00.000-07:00

Today is not a good day. It actually was a great day, but tonight I am feeling so sad. Its so hard to go through things when you're so far away from home, and you know your not alone but you feel like it. I feel completely overwhelmed. I just started school and I have so much homework, I started a new job which is really stressful right now, and a certain special someone and I are no longer together. As I type this all out I realize these are all things that are HUGE blessings in my life, and I know things will get better. I know things happen in our lives for reasons, but its so hard to go through them when they are happening. I'm so blessed though. I do have a great job this semester and I love my classes. It's just everything else that is so hard to get through. I'll just pray a lot and try and remember things will get better. I'm not alone.

Grandma's Old Gems

2010-03-16T20:09:00.000-07:00

I've had a bag of my glamorous grandma's old jewelry. It included a lot of clip on earrings and gold necklaces. Lots of 90's trinkets, and I've been wanting to put them to good use for years (literally). My birthday was a few weeks ago, and my Grandma got me two really cute hair clips from Antrhopologie. They were adorable, and I love them, because they weren't your usual hair clip. ANYWAYS, this gave me the inspiration I needed. The cherry to my sundae if you will! So I busily got to work. Grabbed my supplies and manly tools and went to work.

This Week/Month's Goals:

2010-03-15T15:14:00.000-07:00

Goal 1: Try and eat food with 5 ingredients or less.

Goal 2: Try and eat foods with ingredients a 3rd grader could read.

Goal 3: Go to bed at 10PM! ( I don't ever remember going to bed earlier than at least 12)

Goal 4: Choose one show a day to watch on t.v., I only get one!

Goal 5: Spend an hour a day on the computer maximum.

Goal 6: Start and finish a book this week.

Goal 7: Plant something, start a little garden of sorts.

I'v realized I've been spending WAY too much time on the t.v. and computer. I don't even really like t.v. that much! I got my food goals from Michael Pollan's book Food Rules. He was on Oprah the other day and helped with the ever so amazing documentary Food Inc. Everything he says makes sense to me, and I'm excited to change my eating habits.

Maybe I'll give it a whack!

2010-03-13T17:04:00.000-08:00

Well, I haven't blogged since October. I don't really feel I have the right to blog seeing I don't have children, I'm not really crafty, and I don't come up with delicious foods from scratch. BUT maybe I have something different to offer the blogger world. Things such as awkward moments I tend to have regularly, a good book review, and other odds and ends type of shenanigans. I'll try it. Maybe you'll like it, maybe I won't. I'll just throw around the idea of blogging, and we'll see how it goes.

She is the bestest mostest greatest...

2009-10-06T10:29:00.000-07:00

Mum in the entire world. Yup it's true! If I counted the things she did for others in a day my list would wrap around the world. I kid you not. So here's to a wonderful women I like to call Mom/mum/mumsie. Happy Birthday and please RELAX! Enjoy life today, because it's beautiful! I love you Mom.

Dun dun dunnnnn

2009-09-09T16:10:00.000-07:00

Its that time of the year again-yes-school-yes. So I have changed my major to special education but PLEASE don't hold me to it. I'm throwing around the idea of elementary ed as well. It's hard figuring your life out. Good thing for prayer and guidance from my Father in Heaven. I am back at school and they have been doing a ton of construction and our old MC building is practically unrecognizable! It is huge and clean and lovely. I haven't started school yet, but tomorrow is the BIG day. I'm trying to write out a schedule to keep myself sane and healthy this semester. This is something I'm usually not good at doing, but I will conquer it...I'm sure of it.

What I've been up to lately...

2009-06-27T12:53:00.000-07:00

Well time seems to be flying by at WARP speed! It feels like I just got here. I've been having tons of fun, I absolutely love my roomates and new friends. It's not all fun and games though, no sir it is not! School is so so so busy. I'm not even taking as many credits as I should be and I'm still drowning in constant homework! There are some weeks (usually most) where I'll get about a total of 4 hours of sleep in two days, and no people I don't have a newborn...it's called I'll do homework later so I can play. OR it's called my teacher's are crazy and give me wayy to much to do. Hello don't they know I'm busy? Next week I'm headed to Utah to spend the 4th with family, and I'm very excited. Also a little disclaimer a boy from my ward drowned in the Snake River Tuesday, because the river is flooded. A little caution to all PLEASE be careful when your swimming in rivers especially now with the water coming in from the melted snow in the mountains, check the conditions and wear life jackets! On a lighter note here's what I've been up to.

Getting Outta hurrr

2009-05-21T17:27:00.000-07:00

Well its that time of the week again...THE WEEKEND. I live for them. This weekend I'm preparing to do something a little different. School has graciously given us off monday for memorial day, AND tuesday for "examination day"/ya right what teacher would give an examination out after memorial day when we have no school. So the roomies put their heads together and we came up with a little something.

I'm starting this right now

and I'm doing a lot of this tonight

So I can leave for this on friday and go to it on saturday! I'm SOOOO excited!!

and do a little of this as well...

Don't be jealous..because when I get home I'll be living at the library. I don't even want to think about it! So I wont.

MUM-HAPPY DAY TO YOU!

2009-05-10T17:39:00.000-07:00

I love you Mom soooooooooooooooo much! You are the greatest inspirtation too me. Along side Dad you are the most caring, conciderate person I know. You hardly think of yourself and you are CONSTANTLY giving. You are creative, and witty, and Mama I love you to peices!!!

My New Place

2009-04-26T18:00:00.000-07:00

Well I am back at school, and am in a new place this time. I love it! I get my own room, and it is a million times nicer than my last apartment. School is insane, but I'm trying not to get overwhelmed. It's good though, I love my roomates they are so fun! I seem to have a great ward, and I hear summer semester is THE BOMB. My roomate plays guitar and she is teaching me. It's awesome! Here are some (crappy) pictures, and some videos. I felt really dumb taking the video of myself, whispering in my room all alone....Our neighbors are pretty loud, somehow they loaded a humungo tv into their apartment, but luckily I don't hear it because I'm on the other side of the apartment. We have roomate dinner every Sunday, which is new for me but so fun! I can see the Rexburg Temple from my bedroom window which is awesome because at night it literally looks like Heaven. I'm grateful and excited to be back at school gettin my education onnnnnn.

Jumping out of planes, and all sorts of fun

2009-03-30T17:38:00.000-07:00

So saturday was THE day I got to jump out of a plane with my cousin Chelsea and about 9 other tandem jumpers/single jumpers/camera people. We got to the skydiving place around 1 and found out it was a 4 hour wait. My family had driven us, but they couldn't wait that long, and there was NO way Chelsea and me could deny this opportunity especially after we got there and saw the skilled filled with people gracefully floating in the sky. We HAD HAD HAD to do it! So after waiting four hours seeing everyone's numbers being called but ours it was OUR turn! We both went into the back room and got suited up, this is where my nerves set in. I wasn't exactly nervous but more anxious. My instructor kept reminding me and reminding me to just relax. He was very good at keeping my calm, not that I was freaking out but just needed a little reassurance.

The plane soon came in and before I knew it I was sitting on the plane. I felt like we were preparing for war or something, everyone was buckling up, snapping things here and there, at one point my instructor told me sit on his lap to to buckle us up. AH IM NOT READY. Well that's what I was saying in my head atleast. Since my instructor and I were the first in we were the last out. It went so quick though I was glad. We waddled to the door and out we went! Once I jumped out every worry disappeared and it was so awesome!

I'm counting down the days until I get to do it again. My video will be coming soon, but it needs just a little tweaking. The feeling of free falling was so beyong what I can even describe. It was a very free feeling. I loved it. Every second of it I loved! We had 60 seconds of free fall, and a 5 minute descent. Who wants to go???!!!

I AM IN LOVE!

2009-03-14T00:13:00.000-07:00

With Netflix that is....

We have recently ditched satellite and have switched over to local tv with tivo. I joined Netflix a few months ago after my awesome FREE two week trial. Through the tivo I'm able to use the Netflix. Today I watched Singin' In The Rain!

Oh how I loveth this movie. As Cassie and I watched it, we wondered why men don't dress in full blown suits and hats. Why don't guys walk girls to the door anymore..why don't guys use manners anymore...why don't guys be respectful anymore!! Ok ok I'm sorry. I'm done. I just really love old movies because they aren't filled with all the JUNK that today's movies are filled with. They are a great reminder of what a gentlemen is. I know some are out there, but they are far and few between.

"The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."

2009-02-05T22:16:00.000-08:00

Since being out of school until April, I've decided to catch up on my reading. I lovvvvvvve to read. My favorite thing to do is camp out at Barnes and Noble and drink diet coke and read. I love how reading allows you to live in a different world, and keeps your brain moving! I just started up Harry Potter again because I never finished! I know everyone is shocked! How could I stop? I ask myself that now that I've started again..(how do you even put it down?) So I'm on the 6th of that, and I'm also starting Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins . Heard it was awesome!...so go pick up a book and get reading!!.hurry up now...c'mon get going...your still reading this?...

Worrkkk it...

2009-01-15T20:37:00.000-08:00

You know how you go through times in your life where your in awesome shape...and then you fall off the wagon for a bit. Well the start of the new year is that time to hop back on the wagon! I'm trying to get back into shape, and I've taken up running. It's an awesome way to burn off the workday stink, and get a great workout! So here's to healthier happier 2009. NOW GET MOVIN'.

San Francisco open your golden gates we'll have nobody wait outside your doooors

2008-12-16T19:30:00.000-08:00

After arriving home early saturday morning from driving all night long, I was ready for yet another adventure! On monday

My friends and I headed to San Francisco to get my friends mom something that was only sold at a certain boutique giving us a perfect excuse to go. We decided since we are all broke we'd do more site seeing than shopping. We hit up Mrs. Doubtfire's house, Full House's house, Lombard Street, and Ghiradelli Square. It was a very fun day, and I'm glad Cali has better site seeing than Idaho. :)

Sillllllent Nighhhhhts...well not so much

2008-12-07T18:37:00.000-08:00

Today was our last sunday of the semester so we decided to never forget it by taking pictures! It was absolutely freezing and windy, but fun none the less. Then my roomate and I just went to a great Christmas Broadcast. Oh how I'll miss this campus!...until I come back in a few months...

The Time Has Come the Walrus Said...

2008-12-02T19:02:00.000-08:00

Well time is running out. It feels like I just moved to good ol' rexburg and now I'm headed home in a week and a half. When I look back it seems like I just got here. Though I'm excited to go and be home for a bit I will miss those late night girl chats, the beautiful view of the temple, crazy rexburg friends, burning my food, learning guitar with my appt., living in filth, staying up all night, deciding who will plundge the toilet, fhe, my quick visits to utah, all the late night homework stresses, and all the new friends and roomates I have gained. I've definitely learned a lot living on my own in such a short time. But for now its time to say goodbye.

My Twilight Review

2008-12-02T15:20:00.000-08:00

So I figured I've waited long enough for the opinions to have cooled down and here's my take on it all. I LOVED it. I mean of course there were those parts where I thought some things needed to be different, but overall it was great! I knew that I couldn't compare it to the books so I went into it completely open minded. I did get annoyed of the squeling girls who wouldn't zip it, but I got over it. I was first in line with my friend Rachel and soon our party of about 10 showed up. As soon as the man let the chord go and said enjoy your movie, I literally sprinted into the movie theatre. I heard someone running next to me and figured it was Rachel, but NO it was Chelsea! Of all people! It was a blast and reminded me of an extrememly calm version of comic con where I got to see the panel of the cast and listen to them talk and people ask questions. One girl even confessed her love to Edward/Rob Pattinson and I think I remember my friend restraining me so I didn't run up and slug her! At the con there were 6500 people and my friend and I got extremely close seats. It was a miracle and so crazy and fun! If New Moon comes to Comic Con this summer I'm all over it! Anyways loved the movie. loved, loved, loved it. I'll be seeing it again really soon.

CALIFORNIA: Here I Come!

2008-11-19T21:49:00.000-08:00

California. Idaho. California. Idaho. I'm sorry but really California is sounding rather amazing to me right now! I miss my fam, moms food, lola, my bedroom, my bathroom, my car!! Don't get me wrong this whole roomate situation is really a blast but I'm excited to visit home. So my bags are packed and I'm ready to make the long haul home. It'll start around 5 on Friday and end at 10:00 am on Saturday morning. I love airplanes and traveling so me and Mr. Harry Potter will have a nice time. Twilight party on Saturday and I am stoked! All I have left to do is write a 5 page rough draft of a research paper!

2008-11-16T22:00:00.001-08:00

Take the Quiz and Share Your Results!

I always knew it. The count down is on...5 days until the movie comes out 6 days until I get to see it!

Dearest Stress..

2008-11-11T09:55:00.001-08:00

Dearest Stress,

I hate you.

love always your best friend,

Alexie

Today I had a huge schedule planned out of all the buckets of homework I needed to accomplish. So I go to sit down to open my religion folder that I needed to finish. Only to my surprise it closed at 10 o' clock last night instead of tonight! I'm trying really hard to stay calm and faithful but I already wasn't doing super hot in that class and now I went and did this! I kept feeling like there was something I needed to do, but I had no idea and brushed it off. NOW I know what it was. Thank goodness my Aunt Julie sent me beautiful twilight posters to ease my mind in this time of turmoil, and lack of responcibility on my part. These pictures display my shock of finding out my paper was due last night, what I wish I was doing, and my future husband. ( mom this is what I look like in case you forgot.)

My First Haircut

2008-10-31T22:54:00.001-07:00

So when a certain cousin of mine was on the verge of breaking the honor code here, he came to me for help. I had to use my school scissors, you know the kind that cut paper, or various paper-ess products. I don't want to brag but for my first haircutting experience I think it went pretty well. Before on bottom. After on top.

The Haunted MiLL

2008-10-31T11:02:00.000-07:00

So last night we decided to get a group together and go to a haunted house called the Haunted Mill. I'll say that my heart is still a little tender from last night! It was THE scariest haunted house I have ever been too. We had to climb narrow stairs in which someone proceeded to grab my ankle!! Then we had to crawl; yes crawl through small tiny spaces and a man chased me with a chainsaw inside the small crawling part! Can you say terrifying? I was crawling away from a mad man! Then they had golem from lord of the rings there and he would not leave me alone! He did the voice perfectly and everything. I thought I was going to die multiple times. I even head butted my cousin in the nose. I feel really bad about that, but a dog jumped out at me! There were also times where we had to walk in the complete pitch black and climb down this carpeted thing that was all downhill. Then we had to cross this HUGE wobbly bridge and I thought for sure I was going to plumet to my death into the river. There was even a really scary witch that told us a small story of her children dieing. I feel bad because I literally was a leach to anyone next to me. Needless to say it was such a blast. We then watched the "scary" movie 1408 but it actually was just really dumb except for one small scary moment. Let the Halloween festivites begin.

Prop 8

2008-10-31T11:01:00.000-07:00

just inform yourself ;) www.protectmarriage.com

Pumpkin Carving FHE

2008-10-28T09:01:00.000-07:00

So last night our ever so kind fhe brothers (the two that come) brought us all pumpkins and frosties! How kind. We had fun getting into teams and carving these bad boys. We had lots of creativity and ice cream floating throughout the house.

Procrastination

2008-10-21T09:19:00.001-07:00

So do you ever have those days where you have a rather LARGE list of things you need to get done, but somehow you can think of every reason to do everything else but what you need to do?! I call this self torture. Why do I torture myself? why?! I'll rearrange my closet, do the dishes, take a shower, watch t.v., shine my shoes, and watch my roomates eat dinner before I can muster up that strength to do my homework. Those days I can come home and finish my homework early are days of mircacles! I wonder why I just don't do that everyday. Ellen Degeneres reminds us to,"procrastinate now, don't put it off."

Ray Lamontagne

2008-10-16T23:03:00.000-07:00

So I just had to let everyone know Ray Lamontagne one of my favorite singers of all time just came out with a new cd. I'm here to tell you for your own good to go and get it NOW! I haven't listened to all of the songs so if there's anything shady in there don't judge me, but his voice is absolutely beautiful!! If you love amazing music then he's your guy.

What I'm up to

2008-10-16T22:52:00.000-07:00

I forgot to mention what I was studying when I started this little blog. So I thought I'd let all you who wanted to know my plans for the future! So mom here's for you! ;) Anyways right now I'm planning on majoring in English Creative Writing and minoring in International Studies. I want to be able to write and travel. I'm not sure exactly where this will take me and I'm sure it might change slightly. With my minor I'll need to learn a language and study abroad. I'm WAY excited about this part. I'll be studying French and will hopefully will get to study somewhere in France. I was able to go there last year and Paris was my absolutae favorite. I thought it was everything it's built up to be and more, so magical in every sense. We shall see where I end up but these are my overall goals. Night!

Oh Utah...

2008-10-15T11:37:00.000-07:00

My mother and sisters traveled all the way to utah to come and visit me! It was quite a task getting there as I had everything planned to leave Thursday and my teacher decided to grace me with a nice lovely one day ONLY test on Friday. So I couldn't go with my originial ride and ended up taking the shuttle. I kindly placed my backpack on the seat next to me. I don't mind people sitting next to me usually but I mean I had loads of homework to do and I was tired and need my space! don't judge me. I made it Utah and back safe and sound. I had a blast eating real food, going to the movies, listening to my Grandma serenade me, walking in the snow, and most importantly shopping! It's hard to go from school doing everything to having your mom back to take care of you, to going back to school again. I had to do that whole transition thing again! I'm glad to be back though and am looking forward to Thanksgiving!

Boo!

2008-10-15T11:29:00.000-07:00

We all decided that our apartment was looking QUITE drab so my cousin decided to spruce it up a bit. The decorations really added a more "homey" feeling as our moms are full out decoraters and we had to do something. I really can't take much credit though Molly did all of it. We even have a vampire wall. It's not complete we still have a few roomates to vampify but you can just call us the Cullenistas! (im so sorry for any of you who don't get that refrence)

Happy Birthday Mum!

2008-10-06T10:58:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Mummsie!! Hope you have an amazing birthday because you are an amazing person! I love you!

Love You Forever

2008-10-04T09:12:00.000-07:00

Ok so this weekend I'm in Salt Lake and I was in my Grandma's room. I was looking through her bookshelf discovering all sorts of books from my childhood when I stumbled upon my most favorite book of all time called Love You Forever. If any of you haven't read this little book, go out and get it now!! It's an older book I remember reading or being read too when I was really young. So anyways get it. I'm headed off to the mall all by my lonesome this blistery afternoon in search of a much excited birthday present for a mother of mine. I know exactly what I'll be getting! Anyways off I go..

Sunday Picnic!

2008-09-28T22:31:00.000-07:00

So today we decided hey were going to go on a picnic! So we loaded our sanwhiches, cookies, and macaroni and cheese, and anything else we could scrounge up and headed on a picnic at the park across the street. Our intent was to take some really fun pictures, but we ate, talked, and all fell asleep in the sun. It was delicious and good to get out! Here's most of the roomies, and me behind the camera. (:

Sunday Walks continued...

2008-09-28T22:22:00.000-07:00

So as I said we walked to the temple..found the college sign...and took a few pics...and were serenated by a few random boys