First Week of School

So today was my first day of school! But I am going to back up and tell you about yesterday. They had more Get Connected activities, but I didn't feel like going. Instead I went to the bookstore, got a calander and some laundy soap, and found some cute BYU-I clothes but didn't get any. Then I went to lunch with my roomie Katie. The cafeteria here is INSANE! So cool! I really enjoyed it! I also walked around campus and found all my classes, which I was thankful for this morning when I acutally had to go! Then I went to the I-Night Extravaganza! They had a ton of stuff to do, like rock climbing, dunk tanks, tons of random games like DDR and musical chairs, they had inflatable bouncy things, and dating games, speed dating, and a dance in the Hart Building. But the BEST thing was KIRBY HEYBORNE! He did a comedy/concert show, and it was awesome! I was in such a hurry, I forgot my camera... saddest thing ever when he walked out on stage and I reached in my purse and its not in there. But it was ok! I got over it! He was so funny, talking about his wife and kids, and puppy breath... he went on a rant about how puppy breath makes you feel warm, and then he wrote a song about how his wife had puppy breath, like it was litterally right there on the spot that he wrote the song! Anyway, he was funny, and I laughed.

Then today I went to my classes. First was Science Foundations, and then Calculus, and then Healthcare Administration... so far, my favorite is Calc! Not becasue of the subject, but because of the hottie RM named Steve that sits by me! Gosh I hope he never reads this blog! He was so hot, and he talked to me! Then our teacher read a scriputre about putting other people in front of yourself, and he said that is what we need to do in this class. If we help others, then we will do well in the class. Steve wrote that down in his notes, and so Im hoping he remembers that this semester and helps me! :) Like I'm telling you... SO HOT!!!

So hot in fact that I have no idea what we talked about in Heathcare class, cuz I was thinking of Steve....

Anyway, then I went to the cafeteria, by myself, and found some other girl eating by herself, so I asked her if I could eat with her. She was nice and we talked. When she was done eating, the girls at the table two down from me told me I could scoot down and sit by them. So it was pretty awesome! Its so easy to talk to someone you have never met here! Way more easy than I thought it would be!

Then I went to the library where I studied for about 3 hours. I finished my Science homework, and then went to the math lab the get help with Calc. I also signed up for a tutor, if Steve continues to sit by me, I will never learn anything! haha!

So ya, then I came to my dorm and called mom and said HAPPY BIRHTDAY!! Then I checked facebook and Kirby Heyborne commented on my status, becasue it was about him!!! Pretty much made my life! :) Thanks Kirby!

So ya, first day... DONE! Only like a jillion more days til I graduate!

I'm Here!!!

This is just a quick post since I only have about 5 minutes. I made it to BYU-Idaho yesterday. My dorm is great, and so far the girls are great too! We had our I-Team thing yesterday where we met our little group and played games. Then last night we went to a social get-together and played ping-pong and limbo, and just hung out! Today I woke up and organized my room since I never quite got to it yesterday. I will post pictures later, but ya, its pretty awesome looking!

The only bad thing so far is my roomate has a job as a custodian and has to wake up at like 3:30 in the morning, so needless to say I also woke up that early. But I fell right back asleep, so all is well!

We have a devotional with the President today, so I need to go shower and get ready! I will have more for ya soon!

WAY TO GO.... IDAHO!!!!

Ohio Trip #2

So for the last week I had the greatest opprotunity to go to Ohio again, by myself, to be with my sister. I love her babies so much, I can't hardly stand being away from them. When we found out at the beginning of August that we couldn't make it to our cousins wedding in Boston, I relized that I don't know when the next time I will see these children. Then I had a horrible week at work, and decidided to stop working 2 weeks earlier than planned. So I was sittting around the house with nothing to do, all my friends had already moved off to college and I still had 2 weeks, so I thought, might as well spend it in Ohio with my sister! It was great!

First thing Anika did was go through my purse to find my iPod. She likes to listen to the Enchanted Soundtrack!

The first day I got there, the girls already remembered me and loved me! We just hung out and had grilled cheese sandwiches, popcorn, and watched some TV. The next day we took a trip o Kritland Ohio! It was so great! The entire way there the girls were sleeping and Angell and I just chatted the whole way! So Awesome! Once we got there we went to the Historic Kirtland site and had a tour from the sister missionarys there (which I decided would be an AWESOME way to spend a mission!!!) Anika was so cute because every time they would say a word she knew, like Church, Missionarys, Kirtland, or Temple, she would get excited and repeat it back to them. I think everyone on the tour payed more attention to her and Avery than they did the sites, oops! It was so awesome, being in the same room where the Word of Wisdom revelation was given, and lots more. The spirit was there the minute you steped on the grounds there. What an awesome place to be.

The ride home was not as quite as the ride there, I had to reach back every 2 minutes to give the baby a goldfish to keep her quite for 30 second intervals... what fun! But it was still a great trip.

The next day we had plans to take the girls shopping. I had still not gotten ready for the day when Angell had to bring lunch to her husband, so I stayed with Anika. Angell was going to get us afterwards and go shopping... but the storms came in. Holy Cow can it rain in Columbus! Angell had been gone for a while, and Anika and I were just hanging out, and the power went off. On the inside I was freaking out, but had to Anika calm. So everytime we heard thunder we would mimik it... "BOOM BOOM" Needless to say Angell and I didn't go shopping that day!

But that night Angell didn't know what to make for dinner since we were going to have chicken but it hadn't been cold for 4 hours when the power was off, so we went to Red Robin that night! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM...... haha

The next day Angell and Sean had a meeting in the morning, a baptism in the afternoon, and a temple trip that night, so I got to babysit all day long! It was the best. I made them sandwiches, and for dinner we had spaghetti. We watched Toy Story and a Bugs Life. We played tea party with everyone, ya know.... puppy, bear, pooh bear, other puppy... When I gave Anika crackers for a snack, she put a cracker on each different animal, she is so cute!

When they got home from the temple, Angell took me shopping. We went to the mall and went to a store there called H and M. Angell said it was the only place she shopped in Germany. It was awesome, I bought 3 shirts, 2 pants, 2 scarfs, and 1 jacket! I loved it!

The next day was Sunday, and Angell and Sean have a calling in the Nursery... and let me tell ya, it made me miss my crazy 5 year olds. These children were off the wall crazy! Longest 2 hours of church EVER!!! But it was fun! (kinda)

Before I knew it the trip was over. Well, kinda! Angell didn't have anything to do for the next 2 weeks, so she came home with me, and is hanging out here! We sure do love our daddys job!

I leave on Sunday for Idaho, and until then I can hang out with the babies all day long! I love my family! I sure am going to miss everyone!!!

Summer = Over and Goodbyes = Hard

Well the summer isn't quite over for me, I still have a good 14 days until I move and then 4 days after that until classes even start, but for everyone else school starts this week. My best friend Amy had her last day in Gilbert on Thursday. The two of us went to Golden Spoon and shared a large chocolate/vanilla swirl with gummy bears in it, we used to do that all the time when we were Juniors! Then we went to her house and she invited a bunch of people over and we all hung out! I knew it wasn't goodbye, since we WILL see each other again, but it was still sad.

Saturday Staci came over to be with me. Her last day is Monday. We went to dinner and then went to Morgan and Alix's goodbye party. There were a lot of people there, and it was a great party. Until the end, when I realized, I won't see these girls like I always do. Staci came back to my house and we just chatted a little. Then all of a sudden we noticed it was almost 1 in the morning, so Staci left. And again, I didn't say goodbye, but see ya soon!

The five of us have been BFFs since freshman year! I can not imagine high school without these girls! And we are all going separate ways now. Amy is off at UofA, Morgan left for Provo today, Staci and Alix are both going to Provo later this week, and I will be in Idaho two weeks from tomorrow!

It is so crazy how fast life hits. Seems not very long ago we were all excited that we turned 14, so we could go to the stake dances together, then it was 15 and 7 months... learners permit! Then 16, dating!!! Then it was like... we're seniors! And now we are all living on our own, going to college, being adults! I can't believe how fast these last four years have gone!

To my best friends reading this, I love you girls so much! Can't wait to see you at Thanksgiving! :)

So Much Stuff!!!

So on Saturday I started cleaning and packing up my room. It may seem pre-mature since I don't leave for another 20 days, but next week I am going to Ohio to be with my sister and nieces, and my mom said I can only go if my room is packed because I will only have 4 days after I get back from Ohio, and since the babies will be coming home with me, I don't think I will get a whole lot done in those 4 days. So I started early! Which is good, becasuse I have already worked for over 4 hours, and it hardly looks like I have done anything! I emptied out my closet and my dresser and book shelf. It was so hard going through everything I have. 6 years of junk and treasures pilled up in my room! I went through as everything deciding if its keep at home, take with me to school, DI it, or throw it away! Its a hard process. I already filled two huge bins of stuff I am leaving here for storage until Im married and have my own place. Then I have had 4 garbage bags, and 1 DI, and the rest is just out! haha

I had NO idea how much stuff I can fit into my little tiny room of mine. Its so crazy! The craziest part is Im not even close to being done, I only got half of my room cleaned out! YIKES! Im gonna have a busy week! I think if I clean for one CD worth everyday this week, maybe I will be good to go to Ohio! Then I can come back and pack the last few things, clothes and bathroom stuff, and then I will be done. I still need to go shopping for dorm stuff too. I have a feeling this next couple of weeks are going to be CRAZY!

Thats it, I just wanted to post about my crazy mess I am sitting in now! Im gonna put up a picture of when I finished painting my room last year so you can see it ats it best!

Now just imagine me on the right side of the bed, with the left side covered in junk, and no floor, since I can't really see it anyway! haha.

Im really gonna miss my room...

I guess I'm an adult now!

So yesterday was my birthday, the big 18!!! Not like I feel any different, but its official, I'm an adult! Here is a list I came up with of things I can do today that I couldn't have done 2 days ago:

• Buy Dry Ice! (its true, and my favorite one)
• Buy things of infomercials... ya know, "you must be 18 or older to call"
• Get a library card without a parent there. It sounds silly but I tried it when I was 17 and they wouldn't let me!
• Buy Cigarettes.. top of my to do list... NOT
• Open up a bank account without my dads name attached to it (which I did!!!)
• And there were a few more but I'm having a hard time coming up with them!

So for my birthday I didn't do too much. I woke up and drove Keri to school, and then came home and got ready for work. Both my parents were outa town, so they called and sang to me. Then at work we had an office meeting for the first hour with bagels, and they had a crown for me to wear that said "Birthday Princess" and I got some balloons! haha. Then we all went out to lunch and Dr. Curtis paid (Thanks Dr. Curtis!!!). Then another girl I worked with who hasn't come in for a while remembered it was my birthday and she dropped by and brought me a cake!

Then when I got home I had a ton of texts and facebook messages saying happy birthday, so that made me happy! Keri drew me a funny picture of me buying dry ice and her cheering me on! She's so silly!

Then I went to dinner with Staci and Morgan and Keri, and then we came back and watched 17 again! BEST MOVIE EVER!!!

So ya, it was a pretty good day! Today was too though! I got home from work and had some presents on the counter. Thats always fun! And my dad took me to Best Buy to get a new addition to my car to include a stereo system that will play my iPod! (THANKS DADDY!!!)