Balderdash...

Thanksgiving, school, weddings, more weddings, home, my baby niece, slipper socks, brothers, roommates, snow, cold, Hot Chocolate, movies, Christmas, football, work, driving, SNOW, driving in the the snow, a few more weddings, school and school, Money, bikes, puffy coats and fluffy boots, visiting teaching, my ominous future... the things on my mind. The last three weeks! I think I can... I think I can...

Yes, we are covered in flour...

Fifth Semester at BYU-I!! Phew! I'm surviving... barely! :) This semster I have a new job, the most credits I've taken at one time! Its a mental work out, but it's great! I'm learning so much!! And this semester is showing me that I am for sure that I am in the right major (English)! I LOVE it!!!! My grammar class is favorite!! Diagramming sentences is more fun than I ever would have realized!! (It's okay to call me a nerd... haha) And I have a new computer!!! Yay! My last one broke! Like the hinges snapped and it was just old and dying. My new one is Beautiful!!! I am in love! :) It's an HP Pavilion dm4 or something. It has 500gb Hard Drive, 4gb Memory, a Core i5 processor, and A FINGERPRINT SCANNER!! It is soo cool!!!

So, the real reason I decided to write was because of two things that happened on Friday. First, I had a cool experience with my awesome friend Mike. I was in my education class in a conversation with my other friend about homeschool. I am planning on homeschooling my children someday and am really excited about it! However, he had the opposite opinion about it. Which is totally okay! I mean, I am going to teach in the public education system someday, I totally understand. It was just that I left that conversation and that class feeling ill at ease about my plans for the future, about something that has been really important to me for a while. "you going to make your kids weird!" kept passing through my head. To make things worse, my phone was dead so I couldn't even call my Mom to make me feel better! So I just kept walking when I randomly ran into my good friend, Mike. He walked with me the rest of the way home and talked with me for a while at my apartment. We somehow got on the topic of homeschool and told him about my very recent experience and found out that he had been homeschooled from 1st grade through 8th grade! And he is so not weird and is actually really really awesome, a hard worker, the most thoughtful guy, etc.! Someone I respect a lot! He told me all about how great it was for him and we talked about the challenges on both sides, and he told me that he thought it was really cool that I wanted to do this. Wow, it was just EXACTLY the thing I needed to hear from the person I would never have thought, myself, to ask, but was exactly the right person! When he left, I was even more excited about my plans and about my major and about life!!! Then I charged my phone and called my Mom :) I love BYU-Idaho and my amazing friends!

The second thing that happened was the next night on Saturday... this one was an adrenaline filled, frightening experience that involved gasping, screaming, caves, mud, my little red station wagon, and a rescue from about 6 guys!

So, we decided to go and check out the "Cave Jam" at the civil defense caves. We didnt stay very long. It was... interesting. haha. but anyways, the road there is like in the middle of a never ending field and is extremely bumpy and dippy and it had rained that day and the day before so was muddy! On the way back, I we came to a puddle of mud in the middle of the road. I tightened my grip on the steering wheel, held my breath, and tried to follow the guidance of my experienced Idaho Driver roommate. I was deathly afraid of getting stuck in the mud! In the middle of the side of the mud we hit a rock that wedged itself under the tire and did just what i was hoping it wouldn't; it trapped us!! To make a long story short, a car of guys, going to the dance, found us stranded and stopped to ask us what the problem was. They came over to check out the issue, when a car or two more of guys stopped and jumped out and talked to us and looked at the car and began problem solving. Before we knew it, my car was up on a jack, flashlights were out, a strange guy was in the drivers seat of my car, guys were pushing and pulling, and we were standing in a field helplessly, being sprayed with mud by the tires spinning stuck in the puddle (and by some rude guys in big trucks who thought it would be cool to speed in between us through the mud puddle). Within like ten minutes they had it out! We thanked them emphatically and were on our way in the Mud-red Stationwagon that was never meant for this kind of excitement! Thank heavens for helpful men!! That was not the only scary mud puddle, but luckily we were able to avoid the other scary rocks!

This is our did-we-really-just-waste-our-time-at-that-dance face

(Before the rock and the guys)

Smile!

So, besides the fact that some of my homework is still calling my name... this was a very successful weekend! :)

Life is crazy. I just wanted to make a tribute post to all of you out there who feel like I do right now, like this...

Or possibly like this guy...

Or maybe her...

And how about...

and suggest these remedies...

the classic (i carry one in my backpack...)


something I didn't know...
and finally...
(print this one out)

the best.

Have a fabulous day (and a nice nap if you choose remedy 3).

Fun, Fun, Fun!!

Tonight was so much fun! Me and my roommate Megan (aka, Meggie Poo..)and my friend Mallory went to comedy improv at our school. The comedians were Kirby Heybourne, Corbin Alred, Kelly idontknow, and Lincoln idontknow (but hes from The Singles Ward the movie)!! THEY WERE SOO FUNNY!!!!! And so nice! We got to meet them afterwards and they were awesome! It was so fun to see these people that I already love from awesome movies in person.





Then Me and Meggie Poo went and pick up Megan #2 (im surrounded by Megans, but I LOVE them!!!) and went to the #1 best restaurant in town... drum roll please... The one and only RAMERIZ!!!! (I probably spelled that wrong..). Yes, its authentic (well, maybe authentic. More authentic than Taco Bell) Mexican food and it is sooooo delicioso!! ME GUSTA!!!!! We had a grand ol' time chattin' it up and watching the lovely mexican soap operas on the TV there, then top off the night with some more chit chat and a brisk walk back to Megan #2's house. It was a lovely evening, much needed after a day FULL of stress, headaches, and runny noses :S (there is definitely something going around, and I've definitely caught it. Everyone pull out your masks and gloves, dont forget your hand sanitizer and germ killing air spray, cause the bug is out to get ya..! haha, yuck.) As I'm typing this I can't help but think of something else that just happened in my life. The letters P, Comma, Q, and J are almost nearly impossible to press down on my keyboard!! I have to wiggle them around, press very hard, and press more than once to get the words in my head on this stinking page. The reason is, you guessed it, I have once again managed to dump a heaping load of water all over my lap top. So it spent a couple of days submerged in rice to suck out all the wettness. Ya. I'm great around exensive appliances. But disaster was averted and my computer is running beautifully thanks to the technological genious of my brother Jonathan and Adam! Yay! Thanks Brothas!! Life is great. :)

Great Book.

Ok, I just finished a book that was sooo amazing, I had to share. Its called The Secret Journal of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum. Kate, my adorable, amazing cousin, recommended it to me and let me take her copy up here to school (Thank you dear.:))! It was such an amazing story, I really got into it! Its about a girl who's brother died when she was two. She learns about herself and gets to know this brother through a journal that no one in the whole family ever knew about even when he was alive. She starts highschool and meets a Mormon boy and learns what it means and feels like to have faith in her life. It was such a good story. It meant a lot to me! I would definitely recommend it to Everyone!! YAY!!! I love love love books!!! Especially ones that make you feel as much as this one does! Anyways thats it. Just had to share. :)
Oh,P.S., for my Young Adult Literature class this semester I have to read 30, yes I said 30, teen/young adult novels... Stress. But I do love to read, so its one of the more enjoyable assignments this semester (especially considering I'm taking a science class too... my last one though FOREVER. Happy day.) So, if anyone has any suggestions feel free to let me know! Thanks!

It's All Really Quite Sad

So. The worst thing in the world. This can be debated 'till the end of the century. Many might think it is dropping your most beloved flavor of ice cream cone right on the ground. Or maybe, when you slip and trip, and of course, it has to be in front of the boy (or girl) you are secretly, madly, in love with. Or perhaps, the worst thing in the world is a slow and onrey computer that refuses to do it's job and just work (We have all had this very frustrating experience). These are all very unfortunate events that may take a few tears or ego boosters to recover... however. I have had, or am actually right in the middle of, THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD!!!! Has anyone ever felt they swollowed a cup full of mucus flavored Acid? Or felt like a semi came into your room at night and ran you right over then got out and attacked your throat with one of those scratchy cleaning things that my Dad uses to clean things on car engines and such? Well. If you can imagine this, or anything like this, then you know what it feels like to have the evil, devilish, S-T-R-E-P T-H-R-O-A-T. Yes. I believe that I have argue that I am experience my worst moment in life. Right Now.
On the positive side. Penicilin, Vikadin, Ibuprofen, and Excedrin are my Best Friends FOREVER!! What would I do without you dear friends!! (Also my Mom who has served me yogurt and rice (and drugs) and let me lay in her lap for 2 days :) and my Dad, and really my entire family. Yay!) Now Im off to work... The penicilin has made me not contagious anymore, and dulled the pain some, so yes. Work is still a must. I can't wait for the day when solid food can be reintroduced into my life! So if you see me on the streets, RUN AWAY!!! I will try not to touch anyone. :)