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!!!)

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things...

• Going to the Temple on a busy day, instead of hurrying through the baptisms, I can take time to sit in the baptisimal font room and just think while other people are going. What a peaceful place to think.
• Listening to music with Keri as we do our hair and make-up.
• Buying new make-up!!!
• Going to Paradise Bakery with my favorite little sister and getting my favorite salad!!!
• Walmart, it just is a fun and happy store! :)
• Having a new CD to listen to! If only I could afford to have this more often!
• Going to Cold Stone with Amy, my favorite thing is the boy that works there!!!
• Driving and talking with my dad.
• DiGiorno pizza for dinner, its not delivery, its DiGiorno!!!
• Watching a movie I haven't seen before (today it was the movie Doubt).
• And writing on my blog!

Well that basically sums up my day. I felt like this week was very long with work and everything, and today was just such a good day off! I thought about it today how everything I have done has been fun, so I thought I would just write a quick blog about it! haha

My Obsession!

I am so obsessed with my Fox reality TV shows. None of the dumb ones like More to Love, but the good ones, like American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance! American Idol is the very best, and I think about it all year round. January-May are my favorite months for that very reason. And when it is not on TV, I still enjoy listening to performances on it from Blake Lewis (season 6), David Archuleta, Brook White, and Jason Castro (season 7) and most recently Kris Allen. Plus I have those old favorites like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Elliot Yamin, Daughtry, and Jordin Sparks. My point is I really like that show! But the reason I started this post was to talk SYTYCD! I just need to share my feelings with this season.

Last night was the last night they danced before the finale next week, and something weird happened to me. I got bored, and didn't watch it! Instead I went to bed, at 7:30. Weird Huh!!! My feelings about this season, Everybody is really good, but not one person has popped out enough for me to love. Last season I was totally in love with Chelsea Hightower, and Twitch, I loved Katie and Joshua, and I was very happy with the top 4. But this year, I have yet to really pick some people that I love. I think I only voted once, the first week. I just haven't felt like anyone pops out for my votes, crazy huh! This is the girl who voted over 3000+ for David Archuleta in one night, and the girl who had her entire family stay up all night voting for Kris (we didn't count so I don't know, but it was all night!)

So when I got home today I was in a mood to watch it, unlike last night. I watched it with my mom and my sister, and then right after that we watched the elimination episode tonight. During the episode tonight they brought back couples from last season whose dances are nominated for an Emmy, and I was SO much more happy watching all of those dances than any one I have seen this season. There are only really a few from this season that stick out, and the thing is, its the dances that stick out, not the dancers.

So ya, that's about it. I am happy with who the Top 4 is, but I really don't care. I wonder if I am going crazy or if it is just this season, who knows! But ya, I thought I would just rant on and on about this show. Thanks for reading! If your watching this season feel free to comment and tell me your opinions on this season! :)

Home Again Home Again! doo-daa-lee-doo

Well I am back from California, and honestly not too happy about it. We woke up this morning and drove for 6 hours, actually making pretty good time! We sure do like dads radar detector that beeps when a police is around! haha! But as soon as we stepped out of the car at a rest stop in AZ we all melted. After the beautiful week we spent outside, we forgot how horrible the heat was. It was like stepping into an oven...

We got back around 2 and I immediately started my lesson for Primary. If ya didn't know I teach the CTR 6 class in primary! So I started my lesson and realized I had to pick up a few things, so I went and got my bff Amy to come with me and we went to Target. At Target I got a DVD with Oceans 11 and Oceans 12 for $8.oo! Two movies for $8.00, I was so happy!!! I love those movies!

(It looks like this except without 13, which happens to be my favorite, but they didn't have that one.)

Anyway, I was planning on finishing my lesson and then watching one of them, but my friend called and was super bored, so he came over and we played ping pong. I really wanted to watch the movie when he left, by myself with some ice cream (which I was planning on doing in the first place), but I should probably get to bed. I do have 8:00 church! (for only 1 more week!!!)

Anyway, to sum up, California good, Arizona hot, Oceans movie funny, ping pong, and primary!
oh, and 42 days until I move to Idaho!!! :)

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