AUGUST

Well it's the end of august now.....life is great!!
i still live in st george and i'm still attending dixie state college but twice a week i go to southern utah university! today was my first day and can i say scary!! i was not ready for it. i felt like i was going back into high school on the very first day of my sophomore year. it was crazy!! but i'm very excited for the school year!
not a whole lot has happened really....just a few new things here and there!
one day a few of my friends and i decided that since i don't get to go to the fair in salt lake that we would go to the washington county fair. it was so much fun! i have amazing friends! when we got to the fair there were bears in this huge cage.



so after we found out that they had these bears do a show...it was a must that we stayed to watch! the show was pretty cool. bears are fascinating. i wouldn't mind owning one it'd be like a dog!
after the bear show we went on a ride and it made all three of us sick! and that was the end of the fair. the night was most def amazing.





last night the school put on a carnival and there was a pie eating contest...which i have always wanted to be in....so me and my friend derrick signed up as a team. the contest started and i looked at the clumpy banana cream pudding and it made me sick so i wasn't able to eat any of it and derrick was stuck eating it by himself! but we still got a free pass to the rec center so it was totally worth it!!

San Fran

About two weeks ago my amazing daddy and i got the wonderful chance to go to a conference in fabulous San Francisco, California! Even though i was by myself most of the day everyday i was still able to enjoy san fran like anyone else would!
on sunday (july 12) i drove from st george to salt lake and then daddy and i proceeded to reno. spent the night there and woke up had breakfast at the buffet in circus circus and then continued to san francisco! it was probably the shortest drive i have done because i was asleep for 90% of it! we got there we decided to go do the site seeing stuff before we headed off to the hotel. when we went to get tickets for alcatraz they told us that the next avaliable tour would be that thursday at 3:30 pm so alcatraz was no longer an option! bummer! then we went and booked a tour thing around the harbor that took you to the golden gate bridge and then around alcartaz and back to the pier. while we waited for that to start we walked around pier 39. we got to see the sealions and then we went into a bunch of different stores and just window shopped pretty much!




after we walked around pier 39 we went on a little boat tour around the harbor. it was pretty fun but it was really cold and windy! got to go under the golden gate brigde and see the outside of alcatraz. i had a lot of fun doing it.








then after our boat tour we went to dinner at a restraunt called wipe out! the food was pretty good i do suggest it! and i think my dad would too!

then on tuesday i went shopping and the next day i rode the cable car!

it took me down to fishermans warf, so i walked around there for a bit and i went to the famous chocolate square and then because i didn't know the trolley cost anything i was only able to afford one way so i had to walk on the way back! now please keep in mind this was not a close walk. the hotel was 28 blocks away from fishermans warf. the first 6 blocks were up hill and it wasn't just a normalo uphill street.....they had what seemed like a 55-60% grade!! it was gross and very tiring!

on our last day we walked across the golden gate bridge! that was an amazing experience. the whole time dad was giving me random facts about the building of it and the upkeep they have to go through with it. it took us about an hour and a half to walk to 1.7 miles there and back! it was pretty foggy when we started but by the end you couldn't see much unless you were right next to it. it was also very cold!! but still very enjoyable!!









over all it was a good trip!
oh and on the way back i was driving for a little bit and this little black looking bird was flying and it flew a little too low and i hit it with the car! probably the saddest moment of my life!! but other than the bird dying it was a really good trip and i can't wait until the next one!!

Reflection

over the past few weeks i have had many new and fun experiences. school is out for the summer and i am just being a bum and working. life is still good in st george. i can't believe i've been on my own for two years already.
quick update:
i am officially 20 now and it's not much different from 19 but oh well!
i moved apartments and i'm still working at jc penney.

i learn something everyday that i apply to my life so i'm just going to list a few life lessons i have learned living on my own!

to start i have learned that rent is a pain in the butt to pay and for some reason i am able to pay it without my dads help. college life is different than high school but people don't change much. i've realized the friends come and go. your closest ones will hurt you if they want. boys are stupid! i've realized that life is not like the movies....there is no music playing in the background as you dance in the street at 2 in the morning. not everyone likes me, in fact some people can't stand me. going to del taco on a tuesday for taco tuesday is wonderful because it can lead to random trips go-karting. being in first place in go-karts is an awesome feeling especially when i started in third! i've realized that you get hurt but you get over it. if it's meant to be it will always find it's way. smiles are very contagious. life is only as hard as we choose to make it. this too shall pass. family can drive you nuts but in the end they're always there for you. i love vegas! bowling used to be better in mesquite until they decided to not let us bowl. i've learned that if you haven't bought your games of bowling before 11 on a weekday then they won't let you bowl. i've realized that LOL actually does apply to me but i never say it because i think it's retarded. i've learned that i'm not perfect and that i need to accept that. eventually my hair will be to a point where i like it, it just takes a few weeks. i love showering! i've realized that having roommates is nice when i want someone to talk to but frustrating when i want to be alone. i've learned that it's not always sunny in st george and when it rains it only last for about 3 minutes. i've learned that kicking a volleyball doesn't work half the time but when it does everyone is in amazement until they find out that you can't hit it with your hands. if i could be anything in life, it would be a profesional cheese taster. i've learned that music can make any situation a little easier to deal with. i've realized that i suck at keeping my journal, updating my blog, and writing to the missionaries that i once wrote to. i've learned that everything that you thought would be there forever can be taken away from you with the blacking out of a screen which also taught me never let hp take your computer without having everything saved because they will erase it and then take pictures of themselves and leave it on the computer! i've realized that life is complex but only to me, nobody else thinks my life is complicated. i've realized that i am a spoiled little girl! eventually i do want to get married. i've learned that it's true what they say about pringles: "once you pop the fun don't stop" and same with lays: "bet you can't eat just one" i never can stop eating chips. gaining weight isn't a bad thing. texting bugs. i've learned that i am whiney and i feel bad for people that have to listen to me. everyone just needs a friend with a set of ears, they don't have to be listening, it just feels better talking to someone. i've realized that i can't keep track of my keys to save my life. i keep finding them not only in the car but in the ignition of the car. i've learned that my dad is an amzing man and he just wants me to be happy. i've realized that being 20 isn't really anything exciting. just means that guys want to date people a little younger. i've learned that not everyone that i want wants me back, sucks but it's life. it does go on! i've learned that a broken heart is not as bad as they say....it's worse, but you move on. i've learned that my motto in life best fit the one that says "live and learn and then get loves." if i'm not sleeping then i'm most likely looking for something that i had just ten minutes before. i've learned that ice cream can make me smile no matter what mood i'm in. candy makes you fat. i've finally realized that i am of great worth! i've got a family that loves me and that i love. someone always has it worse than you. i've learned babies are cute, toddlers annoy, and anyone after that is my friend. i've learned the lake isn't fun unless you have toys! swimmers itch sucks. and finally i've realized and learned that it doesn't matter who likes me as long as i like myself!

easter is a time for thanks, or is that thanksgiving?

april 7th was a very interesting day for me. I was in the worst mood and i couldn't figure it out for some reason. then i got onto my itunes and i started to listen to some of the songs and it hit me while listening to john denver's annies song. april 7th is the anniversary of my aunt sues passing. once i finally figured this out i just broke down and started to cry. this was for some unknown reason one of the harder years for me. she has been gone 13 years now. i can't believe that it has been that long. holy time flies. anyways i was driving home from del taco, taco tuesday, and i get this call from my mommy. when she asked how i was doing i was relieved. my mom is amazing and somehow can always tell when i'm not doing okay or when i'm upset. so i tell her and we start to talk about sue. this of course makes me feel so much better! i love talking to my mommy and daddy, they always know what to say to make me feel better. anyways the whole point of that story was just so i can say thank you to my family! i really honestly have no idea where i would be with out them.
mommy: thank you for always being the best mom ever. all of my friends wish that their mom was as cool as mine!
daddy: thank you for being the person that tells me what i need to do when i don't know what is best. you always have a way of making things seem so much better than they really are!
melinda: thank you for being my sister. if you weren't my sister then i think i would shoot my feet off because who else and going to tell all of my juicy gossip too at midnight??
matt: thanks for being my brother and everything you do! it's nice knowing that i'm special enough for you to be a little over protect of!
so pretty much i think my family is the coolest and i don't know what i did in the pre-life but i must have sone something really amazing to deserve the amazing family that i have right now!
some people say that they would change their family if they had the chance but i wouldn't trade mine for anything! i love you all and thanks for everything you do for me!

25 totally random facts about me!

so i was talking with some friends today, and i happened to mention some things that i enjoyed doing and they were all shocked because i guess i don't seem like the person that would do that. this made me realize that people don't know too much about me so i decided that i would pick a few things that i thought would be pretty interesting for everyone to know. here goes:

1. i'm one of the most quoted person out of all of my friends.

2. i once stole a toaster from my neighbor because i love toast, and the year before that when my roommate angie moved out the only thing that i could say was "on no how will we have toast now?"

3. LIFE cereal tickles my fancy

4. my greatest ambition in life is to just be happy and i'm willing to do whatever it takes to achieve that.

5. the greatest job in the world is the cheese tester guy and i am very jealous of him.

6. i'll pretty much do anything that someone asks me to do if boys are involved no matter how embarrassing it is.

7. i "pole danced" for the first time ever two nights ago and i sucked.

8. i can hear a song and somehow make it fit my life.

9. i'm obsessed with pictures and they are everywhere in my apartment, on my mirror in the bathroom and all over my room, and in my car.

10. the last guy i dated was one of the hottest guys at dixie state. true fact too, it's not just my opinion!

11. i'll dance anywhere as long as the guy i like isn't around, but if he is i look like a goof.

12. i refuse to wear matching socks, if i pull out two socks and they match i will put one back and keep digging for a totally opposite one.

13. one day i will play a prank on someone and it will involve a fifty pound bag of rice. just hope that it's not you.

14. i'm addicted to lost and i have to tell everyone and i also find a way to bring it up in every day conversation

15. i sing in the shower and it sounds amazing.

16. i love dreaming. that is why i sleep so much. i don't want to miss anything in my dreams.

17. if i'm not talking it means that i have nothing to say. not that i'm upset or mad. i can be quiet. shocking i know!

18. one day i will meet drake bell and we will fall in love and live happily ever after!

19. i like taking quizes to find out what type of guy is good for me, or to see if i truly am a good flirt.

20. i've never done any form of dance and you would never know it by watching me dance. i am just that good!


21. for some reason i have to be chewing on something at all times so i chew gum all the time and i always have it in my purse. (that one is for allie may)

22. i've been working for almost one year as a certified bra fit specialist. victoria's secret here i come.

23. i'm the more attractive sibling out of my brother and siter and me. just look at my pictures. i have plenty of evidence melinda!

24. without my family i would most likely be a little less insane but i don't think i would be near as happy!

25. my biggest fear is leaving the house in my towel. this happened almost two days ago and i haven't been able to get it off my mind! that would just be terrible!

happy 1 year!!

so i've had my blog for one year now. crazy to think that i'm a slacker and have only done a few posts. my life continues to get crazy. once i figure one thing out another things pops up and i deal with that. school still sucks but it's almost done! yay! and i'm still pretty happy with life, but i miss my family.
after class i had an urge to watch a movie so i decided to watch Nights in Rodanthe.

this movie is amazing. richard gere is still good lookng and diane lane is gorgeous. it also helped that james franco was in it. i was a little sceptical at first but as it i got further into the movie, the more i was enjoying it. by the end of the movie was in a full out crying session. this is a most definate tear jerker. i highly suggest it though!!

Super Slacker!!

I'm a terrible blogger. don't worry i am still alive!
I am in the middle of my fourth semester of college at dixie state. i'm loving the weather. I'm taking a swimming class and we have to swim outside. it's really nice being able to be outside with the sun shining and all the while knowing that there is snow everywhere else!
to recap the past few months:
december: christmas was wonderful. i was able to spend the week of christmas at home with my family. the tuesday before christmas i had one of my wisdom teeth removed so now i only have two left! for christmas i got a printer and a new stereo system for my car! so i had an awesome christmas!! new years eve i was back in st george so i went to a party with a bunch of my friends and watched the fireworks!
january: started school and that is about it.
february: i don't even remember what happened in february!
march: so much has happened this month it is unreal. first off angie my aunt is in town and is getting ready to go home. sad. she, dad, and matt came down to st george for a few days and we pretty much just messed around. it was way fun. she got down her on saturday the 6th and that afternoon us and some of dads clients went four wheeling around hurricane area. it was quite enjoyable to be honest!

matt and i waiting to go!

actually four wheeling!





some more pictures of four wheeling.
on monday night a group of my friends and me and angie went hot tubbing at the house that my dad was renting. it was really fun!

angie and chase

kelsey and merril


me and spencer

on wednesday angie and i drove back to salt lake so we could get ready for whitneys wedding. that was an interesting trip. we left at 7:50 am and about twenty five minutes into the drive i realized that i didn't have my bridesmaid dress so we had to turn around and go back and get it. so we finally got up to salt lake and did the wedding stuff. whitney looked amazing and so did i!

getting my dress.




random pictures from the wedding!





pictures of me being my random usual self!
over all the wedding went amazing and i would do it again any day. i love weddings. i also had the opportunity of going to my "sister-by-geography"s wedding. lindsey looked amazing and so did everything else. rayna did a wonderful job on all of it. i'm still a curious if my dad finished off his "small" piece of cake or not.
last week was spring break so i went home for about a week and a half and just spent time with the family and a few friends. the most exciting thing happened to me while i was up north. a group of my friends and i went bowling at the fat cats bowling place. on the second game i started out terrible but as it went on i got better. i ended up getting a turkey!! i have never had more than two strikes in a row. it was quite amazing i must say!!
well that is pretty much all that has happened. just a little recap!