Dead Week

This week is "dead week" or no test week here at USU which is pretty self-explanatory... teachers aren't allowed to give tests this week because we all have finals next week so we should be studying this week... Key word here: SHOULD. I have done absolutely none of that :\ I have been having way too much fun these last two nights! On Monday night I went to FHE with Cait, Em, Kels, Tay, Rach, Tanna, Hailey and Kait! We were having soup and scones and a sugar cookie decorating contest! While we were eating, Santa paid us a little visit and took pictures with everyone!

After FHE Kels, Em, Cait and I went to Wal-Mart to do some grocery shopping. We came back and put our food away and Kelsie texted Andrew to come hang out with us who brought his friend Sam, who I met at the kissing chain. The six of us piled into Kelsie's car and yes it was illegal and no we weren't wearing seat belts in the back seat but it's ok because we didn't wreck!! We decided to go spin some donuts in some snowy parking lots. After Kelsie and Andrew both showed off their impressive driving skills, we all decided to figure out just what the lit up palm trees on the mountain were all about. After a good half hour of searching for them, we decided to get out and hike the mountain up to them....... We quickly changed our minds when we started climbing and realized how far away they actually were. We drove around some more and guess what... WE FOUND THEM!!! 

This nativity was also there with the palm trees! It was seriously SO pretty :) I'm so glad that we decided to keep looking for these stinkin' things instead of giving up and coming back to Snow







We also found this GIANT star on some guys house!

Andrew being a Star!

Last night, I had my first Chick-Fil-A experience thanks to Kelsie being hungry before the game. It was actually VERY tasty! Also last nigh, my USU Aggies took on the UVU Wolverines and won by about ten if I remember correctly. I called Morgan over and over to come see me but she never answered! I was kind of bummed about it too. As I was walking out, Maddy girl called me and asked where I was. So we found each other and I was SO excited! I love those girls sooo stinkin' much! And it was Mogo's birthday so it was definitely a good time seeing them!
Em, Kels, Andrew and I made a Jamba run after the game and did a few more donuts before going to Smith's and buying a whole bunch of Zip ties! We went back to Kelsie's place and made a giant chain and then tied two apartment doors together so the people inside couldn't get out.... Let's just say, it was an EPIC failure! But we had TONS of fun doing it!

Cute pants Andrew :)

He had them rolled up because Rach gave his a flat tire and accidentally caught his pants in the process

We also ran into an elf that was hiding from a group of girls that was chasing him! Coolest kid ever!!

Until next time, "10 days until I get to go home, 18 days until Christmas, and 51 days until Brad Paisley and Scotty McCreery!!" -- Quote from me!

Nail Polish

Wwweeeeelllll....... this weekend was WAY boring! On Saturday I read Breaking Dawn, wrote two missionary letters, wrote a letter to my grandma, made bomb pasta for dinner, then read some more! All my roomies were gone, Tara was in Tennessee and Brooke was back at home... WTF?! So I was home all day by myself with nothing to do! Luckily Em came over with Tony and Cait and then Kels came over later with all of her nail polish! Good thing Kels is practically Asian and is a beast at nails!

Kinda blurry but this is what mine looked like! Kelsie is the best!!

Then we watched the Miracle on 34th Street... which was probably the sweetest movie I have seen!

But today was a very good day at church! Testimony meeting was GREAT, Sunday school was GREAT and Relief Society was thee best!! :) I have been watching Scare Tactics all day which is probably the best show ever! I LOVE the Chiller Channel! I also made some boss Italian Chicken and Pasta for dinner! Shoot... I am good. Anyway, that's all for now... I should probably go do some studying or reading or something productive!

Until next time, "For days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow, but phone calls taper off:"

I Am Thankful

- First and foremost, I am thankful for my family! Both immediate and extended

- 2nd I am thankful for music because it has the power to change people and can move the world to do something great!

- 3rd I am thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life!

Just a few more things that I am thankful for:

* Food!!!

* Being able to afford food even if I can a struggling college student

*The opportunity to get a college education..... even if it is kicking my butt at the moment

* The prophet Joseph Smith as well as our prophet on Earth today. I am SO thankful for modern day revelations given to me through President Monson!

* The brave men and women who put their own lives on the line everyday so I can live my life the way I want

* Again, a loving mother and father who have provided me with more than I ever deserved... and loved me through all of my ups and downs

*Pumpkin Pie shakes from Dairy Keen

* My amazing friends whom I love just as much as my family! Each and every one has shaped some part of me and I thank them for that, especially Tara, Jenna and Brooke. They have been with me since 8th grade when I know that sometimes I didnt' deserve their friendship. We have made it through EVERYTHING and they are my sisters for life! I can not be thankful enough for them! <3 you girls!

* My kitty, Oreo and my dog, Buster

*Modern medicine! Especially when I am away at school and can't be with my mother all the time to make me feel better!

*SUPER trashy shows such as Jersey Shore, Baggage, and Bad Girls Club

* Little brother's and sister's who come running to me every time I come back home

* Dairy Keen and all of the wonderful people there! I really appreciate Mike, Jan and Kim for keeping me on the team for over four years now! I also love being able to come back from school on weekends or breaks and still having that job waiting there for me

* Missionaries/ Missionary Letters

* Funny movies

* Wonderful roommates who always keep me laughing!

* Heat in the winter, AC in the summer

* My laptop, cell phone, flat iron and iPod..... all my technology in general

* Wasatch High School and all the amazing teachers who helped me on my journey! Particularly Coach Foster, Audrey Hortin, Lance Gritton and Duke DiStefano!

* Hot Men

* Little moments spent with the people I love that will stick in my memory forever

 

* Kalem Joshua Franco and the example he set for me and everyone around. I hope my life will be remembered the way his is still remembered today

*Again, Heavenly Father and my savior, Jesus Christ. I am so thankful for my knowledge of both of them and their plan for me. It makes life easier when I remember who I am!

* November 21st- January 5th: Best time of the whole year

* The Aggie Shuttle

* Weekends/Vacations/Breaks... Anything that gets me away from school!

* Skype

* Cheesy "pass it on", Hallmark, or family commercials that seem to always make me cry!

Yep.... I AM THANKFUL! :)

Until next time, "An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day"

Carlos & Harley's

In case you are living under a rock and don't know yet.... it snowed : p Not as much as I thought it was going to but still enough to have to scrape the car windows and to get frozen toes while doing so. BUT that didn't stop Tanna, Lauren, Katelin and I from going to Lauren's cabin in Pineview! Oh my goodness, it is beautiful up there!

 I took these the morning after a crazy scary snow storm!! Just proof that beautiful things can come from scary things :)

Super pretty! Gosh, I love the mountains!










We decided to drive down to the cabin regardless of the snow. It took us a little longer, but once we were out of Ogden Canyon, the roads were dry and it was smooth sailing..... until we got back into the mountains. It started snowing AGAIN but this time it was HUGE flakes that were sticking to the road. We were WAY hungry so we decided to go to dinner in spite of the snow too. We went to a little Mexican cantina called Carlos and Harley's. We ordered our drinks and they brought us chips with 3 different kinds of Salsas. The green kind was SO good! We ordered our food and talked, laughed and took pictures for a good half hour!

             YUMMY!! I love Chips & Salsa!

After dinner, we had a snowball fight in the parking lot! Which was freezing since none of us had gloves or any warm clothes for that matter! We went back to the house and got in the hot tub, which was VERY nice since we all were so cold! Katelin and Lauren has the crazy idea to get out of the tub and play in the snow... so we did! We even made snow angels :)

After an hour or so in the hot tub we got in our PJ's and watched FOUR HOURS of Lost!!! GAH! We all love that show SOOO MUCH!! We went up to our room after that. Tanna and I crashed while Katelin and Lauren play Super Smash Bros. In the morning we got up and watched yet another four hours of lost. We then packed up and came back to Logan. It was way too short but a fun little break!

Until next time, "A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water." -- Agreed!!

UTAH STATE HEY AGGIES ALL THE WAY! GO AGGIES, GO AGGIES HEY HEY HEY!!

I went to my first Aggie basketball game on 11-11-11 against BYU in the Spectrum.... oh my goodness! You have not experienced a good basketball game or witnessed any AMAZING student section until you have been to a game in the Spectrum! As I walked across campus earlier last week, there were tents set up as early as Tuesday morning!! People were literally sleeping in line for DAYS just to get into the game! I, however, was not that crazy and got in line three hours before the game started! Luckily the gang was there to wait with me! We played cards and name that movie and actually had a lot of fun... despite the FREEZING temperature!

We all bought these awesome shirts!! I love it SO much!
Y don't U kiss my A?!?

We finally got inside where it was warm... SO MANY students were there! Gah, I love it! I love Utah State student sections!!! We are SO boss!

Blurry... dang! But I love EM!

Half time score! Go USU!!

Final Score
69-62.... BYWho?!?

Singing the Fight Song!

Our Mascot Likes to Shuffle... He's cool like that!

Until next time.... "I would tell players to relax and never think about what’s at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus." -- Michael Jordan :)

The 31st of October just happens to be my favorite holiday!

Happy (late) Halloween!! oh dear.... I really need to get better at this blogging thing! I simply adore Halloween! It's the best holiday ever, in my opinion!! Two of my wonderful aunts texted me pictures of my cute cousins all ready for trick-or-treating! Oh gee! I love my family so stinkin' much!!

This is Aeden, Alayna and Aubree :) SO CUTE!

And this is Tyler, Zach, Ian and baby Quinn!

I went to my first "haunted house" this Halloween with the gang! It was put on at the Lundstrom Center right next to your dorms and the actors were the RA's and people that lived in the surrounding buildings but hey, it was still scary! I am a baby and get scared SO easily! So this was fun :) When we were done with that we all stood outside of Snow Hall trying to decide what to do with the rest of our night. We came back up to the room and looked up ticket prices for a near by Corn Maze! We decided to go so we stopped at Wal-Mart so some of the guys could get some cash out. When we came back outside, what do ya know, it was raining! We decided that we didn't want to go to a maze that was outside so we drove to 7-11 so Tony could get some Hot Chocolate that he wanted! We decided to rent a scary movie from the Red Box there and we would all go back to our place and watch it. We rented Insidious.... SCARIEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN!! Lauren, Em, Cait and I were all cuddling on the couch while Tony was asleep in the arm chair! Crazy kid! I don't know how he slept through it. Needless to say.... I didn't sleep one wink that night!

Until next time " Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult" .... Ugh great :p

Somebody in here it's your birthday! Somebody in here it's your birthday!! :)

As you could have guessed by now this post is about MY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!!!! Oh boy.. this weekend was soo great! I love all my roomies, RA, friends and floor mates that made it so fun!

I got a package in the mail that said I couldn't open until October 27th.... So Tanna stayed up until midnight with me to open my package! I sent this picture to mom:

My birthday was on a Thursday this year so naturally, we couldn't all stay out too late partying because we had lame class in the morning! So Tanna, Lauren and I went to Chili's for yummy birthday dinner! And being the true country girls that we are, we jammed out to Alan Jackson and George Strait the whole way there and back!

This is Tanna's very first daiquiri EVER!!

I always get a buger when I go out to eat! Especially when it's Chili's Classic Bacon Cheeseburger with fries! And just like my mama, ranch for dipping instead of Ketchup!

Lauren is really enjoying that Chicken Quesadilla Salad... or something like that!

Free chocolate shake for my birthday!! :)





When we got back to the apartment, the floor Halloween Party had already started. There was a pumpkin carving contest, door decorating contest, caramel apples, homemade root beer and lots of friends to socialize with. My room just decided to get working on the door design that we had planned at dinner. Cait and Tony came over with Emily and they used an extra piece of butcher paper to make a birthday banner for me :)

We bought Emily sized pumpkins to carve (which are still sitting on our bookshelf, untouched) and Em tried posing with them... She had some troubles holding three at a time!

So.... she settled for two :)

On Friday night, Cait, Tony, Em, Tanna and I were really hungry at like 9 at night so we decided to take a trip to Burger King for some food!! We had planned on taking a picture everywhere that we went that night... but turns out we came straight back home after our food... lame, I know!

Shmem, Cait and I all had a birthday sleepover in the living room where I watched Hocus Pocus for the VERY FIRST TIME :) Such a great movie!! It's one of their favorites!

Tony stayed for a little while and told "scary" stories with my light up pumpkin! I think we ended up laughing more than actually listening/telling stories!

It was definitely a GREAT birthday :)

Until next time... "A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer"

When the Whole Fam Damily Gets Together!

Well.... this post is about the weekend of the 21-23 of October... a little late but in the words of Snooki... "What're ya gonna do?" I went home on Friday with.... Uh... now it's been so long, I don't remember who. Pretty sure it was Bethany, after her late class but don't remember for sure. Anywhooser... I went home on Friday and I was super stoked to get to sleep because the next morning was when my whole family was coming up to celebrate the October birthdays!! I love October! It means Halloween, scary things, my birthday, trick-or-treating and costumes! But I got up pretty early on Saturday morning because I had to help clean the house before the fam got there! But soon they all arrived and we got stuff out and ready for lunch. We were having bread bowls with soup... YUM! After eating we were all sitting in the living room talking while the little kids were down on the Wii or outside playing. If you ask anyone who knows my family, they will tell ya that they are loud and obnoxious and rude and annoying most of the time... BUT THAT'S WHY I LOVE THEM!!!! So naturally a wrestling match ensued right in the middle of my living room... which is VERY small, especially for wrestling!

We obviously make sure the fights are equal in age and size! 

Note to self... When you have male cousins coming over, make sure your food is gone before they arrive. Otherwise, you will lose half if not more of it to them :)

                                        

                                         Mama made this cute cake for me! Isn't she GREAT?! 

Until next time.... "Remember.... as far as anyone else knows... we are a nice normal family" ;)