an update of some sorts..

I have been taking what you could call a "blogging fast" for the past couple of weeks.

Ok, false.

That's a lie, I have just been very busy, or lazy... whichever one makes for a better excuse.

busy?

yeah, that's it. I've been busy. :)

Nothing too exciting has happened lately, just the regular ol' college stuff. Homework, quizzes, tests, projects, group presentations, etc...etc...

You know that scene in Tangled when Flynn says, "All the things we've seen and its only 8 0'clock in the morning!" well, I feel like that explains these last few weeks perfectly. "All the things I've done and it's only 3 weeks into the semester!" Anyways...

Oh! I'm pretty sure I haven't mentioned that I am roommates with my cousin Jamie. so...guess what?! Jamie and I are roommates! We've had some crazy times and some have been documented.

(These were taken at like...2 in the morning :P)

These are only 5 of the about 300 pictures we've taken, and all of them are pretty ridiculous. But that's ok, we've had tons of fun. :)

well I have to read 100 some odd pages in 1984 by Friday so..maybe I should get off the computer. Ok, bye. :)

Here we go again...

Change.

Life's full of it.

No, not the kind that jingles in our pocket..

At this very moment I am sitting in the living room with all my roommates for our last night together. :( Ashland is leaving in 3 and a half hours to catch her shuttle, Rebecca leaves tomorrow(Thursday) at noon, And Alexsa and I are leaving Saturday morning. It seems like we just got here! and now everything is changing again.

...I used to think that graduating from high school and moving out of the house would be the biggest change in my life, and after that all the changes would be easier.

Boy, was I wrong!

With each passing day comes the realization of how naive I was. Life is changing constantly. 3 months ago I moved out of the house to a different state, moved in with strangers, went to church with all new people, started college, and became in charge of myself. Basically my entire life changed. And in just a few short weeks the process will start all over again. and after that, another thing will change, then another, and another, and another, and another.

Change.

Its never ending.

And sometimes I just wish everything could stay the same.

New Earrings.

Oh hi. this is me wearing my newest favorite earrings.

Where did I get them??

From my lovely roommate Alexsa. They were an early Christmas present. :)

They inspired this outfit.

I kind of love them A LOT.

And yes, I loved them SO much that I just had to take pictures of myself in the mirror so I could show them off.

I'm a girl. Sometimes I can't help these things!!

Friday Nights in Rexburg

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Happiness J

Flo.

Hello everyone, meet Flo....our toilet.

She is sick. and throws up, almost everyday.

seriously. we've had to clean up after her multiple times, and I'm tired of it.

Maybe maintenance should fix this problem? because obviously something is wrong with the plumbing in our building.

ugh.

Halloween Weekend!

What do you get when you mix 3 best friends, 3 awesome roommates, a trip to the D.I., green hair dye, glitter, Halloween makeup, pizza, scary movies, late nights, frozen yogurt, a Halloween dance, pumpkin chocolate cookies, the Joker, a zombie, and 4 Jazzercise girls? The best halloween weekend EVER!

Last weekend Spencer and Felicia drove allll the way up from Ephraim to visit me up here in Rexburg. They're just the greatest aren't they? :)

anyways...they arrived friday night, and as soon as they got here I made them get right back in the car so we could drive to Walmart and get some ingredients for pumpkin chocolate chip cookies (yummm...) we also stopped to rent some movies to watch, and then we went back to my apartment to make the cookies and to watch The Village. We all cuddled up under a blanket on the floor to enjoy the movie. :)

The next day was probably the best! After sleeping in a LITTLE longer than we'd planned Spencer came over to our apartment and we made yummy omelettes and bacon for breakfast and then started trying to figure out what we were gonna wear for our Halloween costumes...trust me, this was quite the dilemma. Eventually we realized we weren't going to figure anything out until we'd taken a trip to the D.I. So, we piled into the car and set off for

downtown. The D.I. is a wonderful place, really, it is. After looking around for a while Alexsa found this HOT purple jacket that worked perfectly for a Joker costume. So Spencer got a green shirt to go with it and voila! He became the Joker. :) The D.I. is also a fantastic place to find old 80's jewelry so we got some sweet earrings and then set off for the next greatest place in the world, Walmart!! I love that place :) While we were looking at makeup stuff I found the greatest pair of glasses EVER.

Aren't I just the cutest thing you've ever seen? Spencer obviously thinks so ;) hahaha. Anyways, Felicia and I got some sweaters to match the ones Alexsa and Ashland had already bought, and our costumes were ready to put together.

80's babes here we come!

We bought some pizza, and went back to the apartment to get all fancy for the dance that night. It took some time, and a whole heck of a lot of makeup, but the final result? well, I'll just let you see for yourselves. :)

Work it Ladies!

The whole gang :)

Yeah...He was kind of scary. :)

Originally we'd planned on going to the straw maze, but one step outside in the cold Rexburg weather and we knew there was NO way we would survive, so instead we went to the Twizlberry for some frozen yogurt, and then headed over to the Hart for a dance that BYU-I was putting on.

Enjoyin' some frozen yogurt.

Ready to Party!

The dance was a BLAST. We had so much fun. :)

But the night wasn't over yet! oh no...the night was still young!

Back at the apartment we started to clean off the now sweat streaked makeup, and attempt to comb through the rats nest that was our hair. In the middle of cleaning off our faces I remembered that Spencer and I hadn't taken a picture together in our costumes! well, this just wasn't acceptable so I made him take some pictures with me that turned out just lovely! He was a good sport about it. :)

We think we're cool. Its fine.

Hahaha, I don't know if the full Joker makeup or if the half gone makeup is more scary!

After we were back to normal we snuggled up on the couch to watch The Corpse Bride.

It was a wonderful night. :)

The next morning we took a walk around the Temple. What a great way to start out the Sabbath!

The sun was a little bright though....:)

Ahh..they make me happy :)

Me and Felicia. I just love her!

They came with me to Sacrament Meeting and then it was time for them to head back to Snow. Yes, there were a couple tears shed(on my part of course) and then they left.

I am SO grateful that they were able to come up, and I'm SO grateful that I have them in my life.

It was a GREAT weekend. :)

The top 10's of College ..so far atleast :)

#10. Praying before each class, taking classes that I love, and incorporating the gospel into our lessons.

#9. Paying extra for a T.V. only to find out you get a whole bunch of news and sports channels, and when the picture and volume goes out? (which happens often) you slap it to get it to work again.

#8. Tiny apartment, Tiny Kitchen, Tiny Room.

#7. Cooking on a gas stove for the first time, and almost killing the roomies when I don't turn it on properly :P

#6. 3 words: Rexburg 15th Ward. :) biggest ward in the stake!

#5. Trying to use our dishwasher for the first time, only to realize its not hooked up to water. "is something burning???"

#4. Meeting people from ALL over the country, even from all over the world!

#3. Having the best roommates EVER! I love them :)

#2. Living off campus, at the top of the hill, across from the temple, no car, and so.. we walk, and walk, and walk, and walk, and walk some more. (you wouldn't believe how big my leg muscles are getting! ;))

and the #1. best thing? When your walking to class random boys will say hi, and tell you to have a good day. :)

I LOVE Rexburg, I LOVE BYU-I, I LOVE my roommates, and I LOVE college!!

and now, a song written for BYU-I by Kirby Heybourne:

"oh I go to the school! 'yeah!' where the teachers are cool! 'Don!' and the coeds sure look fine! 'tee hee hee' The winters are cold! 'Brrrrr' But I want you to know! 'what??' That I love you for all of my life! B-Y-U-I!!!!!!!!!!!!!