Check out the scarf I made!

So...I have friends that really love Harry Potter, and when I say really, I mean really. I mean, I love Harry Potter, but this is a whole new level of awesome. Anyway, one of them asked if I could knit him a Ravenclaw scarf, and I said I could, and then he bought yarn and then I knitted it. And now it's done and I just wanted to share it with the world.

I GOT ALL THE CLASSES I WANTED!!!!

Yup.

I'm pretty excited about it.

"It snowed, it snowed, it snowed last night"

It ACTUALLY snowed like five minutes ago, but that's a quote from a song by Meaghan Smith that's really really good.

Anyway...

Five minutes ago...
I ran and danced in the snow.
Real snow.
That stuck to the cars.
It was awesome.

That is all.

"The skies above are clear again, so let's sing a song of cheer again, happy days are here again"

*"Get Happy/Happy Days are Here Again" was sung on Glee by Rachel and Kurt and it's pretty much my new alltime favorite song. I can't listen to it enough. And it's completely applicable to this week*

Last week was filled with stress and stress and work and work and stress. BUT Sunday, I spent nine and a half hours working on my research paper, and now it's finished, and I have nothing to do! YAY!

So...yesterday was pretty much an all-around awesome day. Maybe it was just the "high" after spending almost an entire day working on a research paper, or maybe it was just awesome. Either way, I'm still happy.

It started off normal, I woke up and went to class. We're starting proofs for truth-functional logic and it's fun. At least in my opinion it is. I spent the hour inbetween classes writing random stories for missionaries I've hardly talked to in my life (one of which is soon to appear on Facebook). My writing class was easy, we blew up balloons and created molten iron in my physical science class, and I understood most of what we talked about in my astronomy class. And that was just my morning and part of the afternoon.

Then I went to WalMart with Brooke and Jordan and Justin, which is always fun. Brooke bought a pumpkin that I got to carry around, which was fun. Then I went back to Brooke's apartment and chilled there for a while. I actually did homework that I wasn't due today. If that's not an indication that I was in a good mood yesterday, then I don't know what is.

Then I went home and made italian sausage and parmesan pasta roni, which was tasty. Then Lauren and I went to FHE, which ended up being loads of fun. We played the Animal Game (i had never heard of it before, but it's fun and it involves whacking people with a newspaper bat) but instead of each having animal names, we gave ourselves scripture names. I was Methuselah and others were Teancum, Anti-Nephi-Lehi, David, Mahonri Moriancumr, Abinadi, and Captain Moroni, just to name a few.

Then, Lauren and I went over to Brooke's apartment and we were going to watch Star Wars, but surprise surprise, there were other people over there. Some of the boys in their FHE group were over at their apartment still, and we all ended up chilling together for the rest of the night. We made pie and grits, ate cookie dough, joked around, didn't end up watching Star Wars, freaked out over the sliding tv stand, and watched certain friends go crazy. AND I didn't have to go home early to do homework or anything.

I don't know exactly what it was about yesterday, but I was in a good mood all day yesterday, and it's carried over into today. It's a good feeling.

Cougareat Adventures

So... today inbetween classes, I went to the Cougareat to get some small breakfast and to work on homework. I had a donut covered in chocolate frosting with oreo chunks and this peanut butter drizzle thing. Delicious! Anyway...some guy walked up to me and asked, referring to the donut, "Excuse me, where did you get that?" I found this funny.

THEN these three random guys sat down at the table where I was sitting. I had my headphones and they didn't try to talk to me, so I was like, whatever. Anyway, all of a sudden they had a conversation that went something like this:

Guy 1: So, I think I might've already asked this before, but I don't remember asking it and I don't remember the answer, so...are The Netherlands and Denmark the same thing?

Guy 2: No, cause The Netherlands are Dutch.

Guy 3: I'm not sure, but I think Denmark might be the same . . .

Guy 2: no, the Netherlands are in Scandinavia. They're not the same thing.

Guy 1: Isn't Denmark in Scandinavia, somewhere near Holland or something?

Guy 2: No, Denmark is Danish.

Guy 3: Aren't the Danish part of Scandinavia? I thought they're part of the same place.

Guy 2: They're two completely separate things. They don't like each other.

Guy 1: But, Denmark and The Netherlands could still be the same . . .

Guy 2: No, they can't.

Guy 1: I thought you said Denmark was Dutch.

Guy 2: No.

Guy 1: But . . .

Guy 2: No. The Netherlands and Holland, which are the same thing, are Dutch.

Guy 3: laughing

Guy 1: So, Holland is . . .

Guy 2: Holland is The Netherlands is Dutch.

Guy 1: So those two are the same thing?

Guy 2: Yes.

Guy 1: So are Norway and Den . . .

Guy 3: Norway?

Guy 2: Dude, listen, Denmark is Denmark is Denmark.

Guy 3: laughing

Guy 1: And Norway isn't part of Scandinavia?

Guy 2: No, it's not. They could get in a war and Scandinavia would kick their butts because they're morons.

Guy 1: How do you know they're morons?

Guy 2: I'm basing that off of the past two minutes of this conversation with you.

It went something along those lines. I zoned out a little towards the end and had to fill in the blanks. Anyway, I was trying so hard not to laugh, but I smiled a little. I don't think they could tell that the reason I was smiling was because I found their conversation amusing and not my book amusing. But whatever . . . it made my day.

Side by side with my loved ones, I find enchantment here

(Just in case you didn't know, the title of this post comes from Bella Notte)

So . . .
It's been a while since I last made a post. Sorry. Been busy. I promise to try my hardest to think about it more. Just for the people who care.

I. Love. BYU. I can't say that enough. People keep asking me, "So, what do you think of BYU?" and then they almost sound surprised when I say, "I can't get over how much I love it." It makes no sense to me. Doesn't everyone love BYU? I love the people here. I love the random conversations I accidentally overhear all around campus. I love the upstairs of the Maeser auditorium. I love starting classes with a prayer. I love the terrible puns my Book of Mormon professor says in class. I love my Book of Mormon class in general. I'm starting to get more homesick, but I'm still having oodles and oodles of fun.

So, for some catch up:

- We went to Salt Lake for General Conference and it was AWESOME! Salt Lake was gorgeous and the speakers were all awesome. I loved listening to the choir in the tabernacle. We also had the opportunity to watch the Joseph Smith movie before the first session of Conference. I cried. And I never cry.
- BYU WON THE HOMECOMING GAME!!!
- I've spent way too much money (don't worry, Mom)
- I'm making scarves for my friends, which is super fun.
- Guys I know from Fallon keep creeping me out randomly. I don't understand it.
- We pretty much threw the most epic birthday party EVER for Erika.
- I discovered phonezoo.com
- I've actually been able to start wearing some winter-ish clothes. Exciting!
- I went and saw the BYU performance of The Magic Flute, and all I can say now is...Papageno, Papageno, Papageno!

and...that's pretty much it. At least, that's all I can think of right now.

Right now, I have to go write a draft for my research paper and hopefully get some measure of decent sleep. So, I will leave you with Bella Notte. (Seriously, go listen to that song again, I'd forgotten how awesome it is)

"So this is a night, it's a beautiful night, and they call it bella notte. Look at the skies, they have stars in their eyes, on this lovely bella notte. Side by side with your loved one, you'll find enchantment here. The night will weave its magic spell when the one you love is near. Oh, this is a night, and the heavens are right, on this lovely bella notte."

Why I Love BYU, including The Best Saturday Ever

I. Love. BYU.

So. Much.

I mean seriously.

Top Reasons Why BYU is Awesome:
1. I've seen friends from Fallon that I haven't seen in a long time.
2. Everytime I'm in a group of people singing a hymn, I can hear harmony.
3. Graham Canyon Ice Cream
4. The weather is absolutely beautiful, and not humid.
5. Mountains
6. I saw a deer on campus behind the Maeser Building. A deer.
7. My roommates are pretty much the best, coolest, awesomest people on the planet.
8. My Late Summer Honors Professor was super awesome.
9. My roommates.
10. My roommates.

There are other reasons, but these are the top ones.


About The Best Saturday Ever . . .

All I'm going to say is it involved a very productive shopping trip, running into friends on campus, feeling popular, creepiness times a thousand, bizaree but cool coincidences, really funny comedy, embarrassment, relaxing, and lots and lots and lots of laughter.

Can't wait for school to start tomorrow.

Day 2 in Provo Adventures

Today was truly an adventure. Craziness, let me tell you . . .

So, first we said goodbye to my Grandma Wilda and my Uncle David, who had stopped by her house. I was glad he did. They're both pretty awesome people, and I was super glad to see them because I haven't seen either of them in like five years. Hopefully I'll see more of them now that I'm in Utah.













Then, my mom and I set off for BYU. I had some things I needed to take care of there before we went to my other uncle's house. So, we're driving on I-15 when all of a sudden we see this rock come flying at our window and there was nothing we could do to stop it. We both jumped and shrieked a little. Right where the rock had hit, a star-like crack had appeared on the window...of the rental car. Let me say that again, on the rental car. So...my aunt found us a Hertz place in the Provo Marriott so we didn't have to drive all the way back to Salt Lake. But, we were kind of lost so we had to go to one Marriott first and get directions from them to the other Marriott. Once there, they told us that the actual Hertz place was somewhere else. So we called them, and they gave us directions there, and we finally got everything taken care of: paid for a replacement windshield and were given a brand new car. Everybody was so nice.




This is the crack from the inside. Lovely, huh?

Then, when we finally found BYU, it took about a half hour to find a place to park because of Education Week.

Then, after all of our shopping at BYU, we were driving from BYU to my Uncle Scott's house and we almost hit a biker. Not. Even. Lying. My mom had sped up a little to try and turn at a light while it was still green and this biker girl came out of nowhere. My mom slammed on the brakes and neither the girl or the bike were hurt, but it was still super crazy. And I think my mom was officially shot at that point.

However, besides all of that drama and craziness, today was pretty awesome.

Highlights:

1. I got my ID card!
(I'd show you a picture, but then I'd have to kill you)
2. I. Love. Taco Bell.
3. I found these really cool posters at the BYU Bookstore. They are seriously amazing. The artist was even there signing posters. They're called 'Real Hero' posters, and the website is www.realheroposters.com. Check them out.


This is the one I bought.

4. We impromptu decided to buy my textbooks. So I now offically feel official. It's pretty darn awesome. And all I gotta say is, yay for scholarship money.
5. and finally, I saw this super cool car in front of us today.



If anybody read all of this, please tell me and I will give you a super big hug when I see you because you are officially awesome. :)

We'll see what happens tomorrow . . .

*dodododododododo*

When I grow up, I want to be just like Allie Bailey

Allie Bailey is a friend of mine, and she is one of the most all-around awesome people I have ever met. She doesn't know this, but I have been observing her for a long time (not in a creepy way, promise).

First of all, Allie's favorite color is yellow. Point one.

Second, Allie is super talented. She can organize her time better than I ever could. Ever. I don't know how she does it. I won't give details on the off chance that some wacko reads this, but she can do it all. But she's modest and won't admit how awesome she is to people.

Third, Allie is super sweet. She is always so nice to people, but she isn't a pushover. She will be kind to people, but she won't let other people get away with being stupid or rude or lame.

Fourth, Allie is always positive. She is always there to uplift people. She is the smiling face at every activity (especially volleyball games).

Last but most definitely not least, Allie is really good with kids. Her little brothers adore her to death. AND they listen to her. She is always good at playing with them and coming up with creative games and ways for them to have fun. But, again, she won't let the get away with stuff. Someday, I hope that I can the kind of mother to my children that Allie will be. I don't know if I can make it, but I can hope.

There are many, many other amazing qualities about Allie, but these are just the ones that I was thinking about today as I sat behind her at church. I love Allie to death, and I hope when she reads this that she won't blush too too much and that she will believe that evey word I wrote is true, because they are. I will miss her dearly when I leave for college.

Catch Phrase Awesomeness

So...Friday night and Saturday night I played Catch Phrase with some awesome friends of mine, and there were some pretty interesting moments...

"Their square, you eat them for breakfast, and they have a checkered pattern on them."
"Chex?"
"No" BEEP "Aww...it was waffles"
"My waffles are heart-shaped"

(The phrase was 'American Beauty')
"If you're not a Norwegian ugly person, you're..."
"An albino!"

"If a kid is in trouble the parents say, 'I am going to...'"
"Whip you! Slap you! Punish you!"

Those were just some of the best.

Top 10 Items Found in My Shoeboxes

10. Twelve bouncy balls
9. One unopened pair of tights.
8. Twenty or so pipe cleaner bracelets.
7. One black and white jump rope with cow-shaped handles.
6. Ten squashed pennies from different theme parks.
5. An entire set of "Goodbye" notes from my fourth grade class in Maryland (which I had completely forgotten about).
4. Innumberable papers from past Girls' Camps.
3. Three journals with three entries each and hundreds of unused pages.
2. One rather embarrassing note from a friend written when I was fourteen.
1. A newfound gratitude that I am NOT the person I was in junior high.

Yay for cleaning.

Fall 2010

It's official! I only have 14 full days in Florida before a plane will carry me away to Utah and to the next chapter of my life. Two weeks.

Anyway, today marked an awesome event - I officially have a BYU All Sports Pass. Exciting!!! And I'm in a group with the amazing Erika Bailey and the one and only Brooke Towns. I can't think of any other people with whom I would have a better time at a football game. I cannot wait. :)

Also, today I realized that I never posted my official fall schedule. SO...here it is

9 MWF: Deductive Logic with Prof. K Codell Carter
11 MWF: Honors First-Year Writing with Prof. Lisa Johnson
12 MWF (and lab 9 Th): Physical Science with Prof. Joseph Moody
1 MWF: Descriptive Astronomy with Prof. Eric Hintz

12 TTh: Book of Mormon with Prof. Tyler Griffin

And possibly... 1 TTh: New Testament with Prof. Todd Parker
- My mom wants me to drop this class. We'll see...

I'm super happy with my schedule. From what I've read, my professors are all cool, and I think I'm going to have fun in all of my classes. Not bad for a first semester, I think.

Only two weeks, and it all begins...

"Superman" by Joe Brooks

There are no words, to paint a picture of you girl
Your eyes, those curves, it's like you're from some other world
You walk my way, oh god it's so frustrating.

So why do I disappear when you come near,
It makes me feel so small,
Why do I blow my lines, most every time,
It's like I got no chance at all,

If I could be your superman,
I'd fly you to the stars and back again.
Cos everytime you touch my hand,
You feel my powers running through your veins
But I can only write this song,
And tell you that I'm not that strong.
Cos I'm no superman, I hope you like me as I am.

It aint no lie, I have to tell you how I feel,
But each time, I try it gets a little more unreal,
You say my name, oh god I can't stop shaking,

So why do I disappear when you come near,
It makes me feel so small,
If I could read your mind,
Girl would I find, any trace of me at all.

If I could be your superman,
I'd fly you to the stars and back again.
Cos everytime you touch my hand,
You feel my powers running through your veins
But I can only write this song,
And tell you that I'm not that strong.
Cos I'm no superman, I hope you like me as I am

I woke up this morning and the spider was gone.

SO...I decided to write a eulogy for him or her.

Spideroutsidemywindow was a good spider. He or she led a good, honest life. Spideroutsidemywindow spun his web with pride; he was a good neighbor to all and made a kind-of-nice view. His or her beautiful house caused excitement in what is otherwise a very boring and bare corner. Spideroutsidemywindow did not leave any children behind to grieve, he only left a poor, somewhat pathetic, soon-to-be college girl who will forever hold him or her in a special place in her heart. Goodbye, Spideroutsidemywindow.

A spider lives outside my window

He, or she, has currently built a very nice, elegant spiderweb outside my window. I am actually quite proud of this spider. Yesterday, it was trying to build its web and the wind was shaking it a lot. And when I say a lot, I mean a lot. I thought it was going to fall down for sure and have to start all over again. But alas, it is still there. The sad thing is . . . I know this neighbor better than any of my real neighbors. Terrible, I know.

I CAN REGISTER FOR MY CLASSES IN TWO HOURS!!!!

Yeah, that's pretty much all I wanted to say right now.

Hello

So...
This was kind of a random decision (although it's not technically random) and a spur of the moment thing. BUT, I have never been able to keep a journal, and I hope that this will allow me to document more things that happen in my life without a journal. I plan on posting random musings, happenings, quotes, poems, songs, etc. This is a kind of a project for me. We'll see how it goes.

First quote:
"If they got married, it would be like George Foreman marrying that Shamwow guy" - Cindy Evans

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Don't ask.