All Moved In!

Well, I'm finally all moved into Fox Hall! My new roommates are really nice and so far it seems like things will work MUCH better than with certain other roommates. Their names are: Rachel (my roommate), Morgan, Bekah, Kalee, and Keturah. They also definitely seem to be better unified (for lack of a better word) as a dorm; they have Girl's Night every Monday after FHE and they do a lot of stuff together. For tonight's Girl's Night, we're having a fondue party: Kalee is bringing the chocolate and the rest of us are each supplying something to dip in it!

On Sunday we went for a walk up to the temple (Keturah didn't come) since it was such a beautiful day outside. It was a good chance for me to get to know some of them better and to just talk!

Rachel, Morgan, Bekah, Myself, and Kalee

On another note, finals are this week...which is pretty scary. I have five to take, and I've gotten two out of the way so far! But after Thursday I don't have to worry about school again until January...praise Allah :)

Movin Out

Welp, I'm movin out. Again. But here's the kicker: So are three of my other roommates.

You remember the whole deal with Amy and Holly? That's escalated into a whole new world of madness. Before they kinda just bugged, ya know...but it quickly became clear that things are just NOT going to work with those girls. So we had a meeting with them about a month ago, asking them if they could swap someone else, (cause it's obviously less work) and they refused. I don't really want to type out the whole story, since there aren't very many of you readers anways, and two already know the story. (Family people, I'll tell you all about it in person.) So, LONG story short, we (Nikole, Sophie, Jenna, and I) all decided to move out. Sadly, we are all going our separate ways. We're leaving our new ward, new neighbors, and new friends, and each other, for - hopefully - greener pastures. And less drama.

How lame.

Anywho, I will now be living in 46 Fox Hall, where I happen to have a bunch of friends in the ward. I hear the girls in the apartment are really nice, which is good, and quite honestly even if they're not, I don't know if they could be much worse than the situation I was in.

Anywho, just thought I'd mention it. Yay.

Procrastination

In college, you can't do very much of it.

However, I have learned a little tidbit of information about myself. I write my best essays when I leave them until the last minute. For some reason, I can whip those bad boys out so fast when I'm freaking out cause they're due the next morning. But they aren't crappy essays, oh no. They turn out better than if I spend all day on them.


Also, its definitely less stressful to do it this way. When I leave essays until the last minute, I don't have time to get distracted and I'm in the zone, so I'm completely focused on the essay and nothin is gonna stop me from finishing it. But if I start it earlier, then I spend hours and hours focusing and re-focusing on the task ahead, and not getting anywhere.

Like last night for example. I completely forgot that I had an essay due the next morning for American Heritage until I got off work yesterday. I came home, and what did I do? I got dinner with Kassie, went to Despicable Me with some peeps from my ward, took a shower, and watched an episode of the Office....all before starting my essay. I then started my essay at about 1:30 in the morning, and was done by 2. And it's a DANG good essay. I re-read it this morning, made a few corrections, and patted myself on the back for a job well-done and an evening well-spent.

Just sayin.

Also, I would like to make the clarification that this method does NOT work for any other type of homework. All other homework I have to finish in advance. This only works for essays.

Ode To Psych

Just because the show makes me laugh so hard...this post is entirely dedicated to some of the best quotes from over the seasons. Enjoy.


Lassie: "I need to get something off my chest."
Shawn: "Is it your shirt? Please say No!"


Shawn: "Cleaning my clock, what's that suppose to even mean?? What, you take time out of your day to clean another man's timepiece? And if so, how could that be a bad thing? No! I'd be gracious, I'd be like, dude, J.P. thanks for spritzing my watch."


Shawn: "I've been having this recurring dream where I'm flying over Auckland on the back of a swan made primarily of cocoa. His name is Clem."


Gus: Don't you watch the news?
Shawn: I can't watch Channel 8 anymore. Lloyd Lansing wears a toupee. It's like every newscast begins with a lie.


Shawn: Hey buddy, Santa Barbara wanted to give you an award for Exorcist of the Year
Gus: Laugh it up, Shawn, but I know who was right on my tail all the way to the car.
Shawn: I had to be, you were my ride home.
Gus: You were screaming too.
Shawn: Yes, I was screaming 'Gus, stop! Let's be brave!"


Shawn: Wait for iiiiiiit....


Gus: Shawn, what are you doing here?
Shawn: I should ask you the same question!
Gus: I work here!
Shawn: I should ask you a different question.


Henry (Shawn's dad): [leans in really close] Are you busy on Saturday?
Shawn: You - You want me to come with you to awkward class?


Shawn: Good morning detectives! Collecting donations for the Policeman's Ball?
Lassie: We don't have balls.
Shawn: ...I honestly have no response to that.


Shawn: Don't worry, Jules. I'll crack your case like an egg. Then we'll make omelets with shallots... and JUSTICE.


Shawn: I've heard it both ways.


Shawn: Gus, don't be a/n...

• silly goose
• crazy hooligan
• rabid porcupine
• giant snapping turtle
• incorrigible Eskimo pie with a caramel ribbon
• myopic chihuahua
• this crevice in my arm
• traveling wilberry

Gus: Make no mistake, Shawn, I will kill you.

Reunions and Good Times

It's almost ridiculous how much I miss some of my high school friends. I miss being surrounded by people that I've spent years getting to know. I miss walking down the halls of school, going around town, or even just showing up at Walmart and seeing a plethora of familiar faces. I miss the kids that come from the same background as me, that have the same standards and the same aims in life. I miss having friends around that already know me for me; who know where I'm coming from and what I'm all about.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to live in the past here. I've met a lot of new people here and I have friends enough. I really am enjoying myself, I promise. However, every once in a while, I find myself really missing some of the goofy personalities that I spent "the good old days" with. Strangely enough, with only a few exceptions, some of the ones I miss the most come from dear old Payson, rather than Salem. I suppose the reason for this is that I have stayed friends with the Payson kids even through the splitting of schools and the intense rivalry, making us close friends now even though many of us live far away from each other.

This weekend was full of reunions and good times with the P-Town crew. We started off with our good friend Nikota Vacher (who graduated from Payson the same year as us) getting married to her missionary. Though there were many who couldn't make it to the reception because of driving distance and such, there were still a lot of old friends and familiar faces there. The reception was one big hug-fest and dance party :) The next day, our dear friends Zachary Quist and Rachelle Whatcott had a combined birthday party. This was especially epic, because not only were most of our Payson buddies there, but since Zac and I hang with the same group at BYU, they came as well. So now they all know each other. Oh, the joys of networking.

Anywho. Great weekend.

This is Halloween

"Halloween is fast approaching. The day when parents encourage little boys to dress like little girls, and little girls to dress like whores, and go door to door brow-beating hardworking Americans into giving them free food. Well, you know what? We've lost the true meaning of Halloween: fear. Halloween is that magical day of the year when a child is told their grandmother's a demon, who's been feeding them rat casserole with a crunchy garnish of their own scabs." --Sue's Corner

This Halloween was great for me! It started on Thursday, when my roommates got together a big group of friends and decided to go to Nightmare on 13th in SLC. I was super scared to go, but they dragged me along (literally...Jenna had a death grip on my arm) and I went. I just about peed my pants and screamed like a banshee, but it was somewhat fun at the same time :) If you're into haunted houses and the like, I definitely recommend this one. It's worth the money; it's a large haunted house that takes a while to get through and it's really well done...and they even take 2 pictures for you and you get them for free.

Lewis and I were scared out of our minds

We all went to Denny's afterward to soothe our nerves :)

Friday we didn't do too much, just went costume shopping at DI and the like. On Saturday, Kassie and I went up to Utah State in Logan to go see Suessical the Musical that our friend Belen had a lead in...she was so good, as usual!! We got to see a whole bunch of old friends from high school which was fun.


After we got back from Logan, Kass and I got our nerd on and went to a couple parties, then went back to her apartment and watched a movie. A couple other friends of ours came up around 2 and we went outside and talked for about an hour...and that concluded the night!

The Little Joys of College

There are many things I enjoy about college and being on my own. Though the big parties and changes are great, moving out has brought me to love and appreciate several little things in the college life. For example....

1. Frozen Grapes
This wonderful snack was introduced to me by my dear friend Davi, who was introduced to them by her dear roommate Rachel, who probably was introduced to them by her mom, and so forth. I am now happily addicted, as it is a cheap food that is good for you and yummy!!! WOOT!


2. NAPS
Oh my goodness. Naps. I love them. I would die without them. Being a college student gives you the WEIRDEST sleep schedule...so we often take naps in between classes and during any free time we have. It's how we roll. We fall asleep anytime, anywhere. We're pretty much pros at falling asleep in random places, just to catch a few winks.

Also, that picture cracks me up every time :)


3. Laptops
This one is pretty much just a shout-out to my parents, for getting me this fabulous laptop....I wouldn't survive without it. Basically...if you don't have one in college you will end up living at the library because all assignments and some quizzes and such are online. Plus we have a bajillion papers to write. Just sayin. So thanks, mom and dad!

4. Good Roommates
They are so nice to have. It's great that we get along so well and we talk about anything and everything. We also are absolutely goofy...for instance: last night we cranked up the soundtrack from Wicked and sang the songs at the top of our lungs while Nikole ran around with a popcorn bowl on her head. I love them.



5. Redecorating...whenever and however we want!
So a couple days ago, the roomies went to DI to go buy stuff for our apartment (I was at work, so I couldn't go) but they ended up getting some posters for our drab little kitchen. We then spent a few hours rearranging the furniture and putting up ridiculous posters. Our very favorite is a poster that stretches from the floor to the ceiling, of Karl Malone...and it has a ruler on the side so you can see how tall you are. Karl is now our mascot, and guests must salute him when leaving our apartment.

Just click it.

Story of my life <----

See the title.

Temples

So this last week has been one of the craziest since I've been here, and this coming week promises to be even worse! But I really like always having something to do here, as opposed to my senior year when I would just sit around on my butt saying "Mooooomm.....I'm boooooredd!!". Now it's quite the opposite. There's so much to do here that I want to do it all and I can't! Oh well. It's fun.
This past weekend was great though, I went to the Payson vs. Salem game on Friday night and saw some old buddies from high school which was fabulous. Saturday I went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple with Kassie, Nicole (not to be confused with NiKole), Alena, and Brianne. It was SO SO SO nice to go to the temple after such a hectic week....stepping into the temple just was so relaxing....ahhh.... :) After doing baptisms, we went up to Salt Lake and walked around Temple Square a little bit, and then went to the Gateway Mall to get food and just chill. Great girl's day out.

Strangest Sunday

Somehow, this Sunday turned out to be one of the most eventful days/nights of my life. It started out like any normal Sunday....

8:00 am -- Alarm goes off for church
9:00 am -- I wake up for church :)
11:00 am -- Church (which was good, I met a few people and got sustained for my new calling of being on the Communications Committee/Ward Photographer...and just normal churchy things)
2:30 pm -- I get set apart by the bishop
2:45 pm -- I sit down to watch the Goofy Movie with Jenna
2:27 pm -- I discover my sandwich maker is broken, and I laugh heartily at the culprits
2:30 pm -- I use said sandwich maker anyways, and enjoy some grilled cheese sandwiches while watching the movie
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm -- I take a much-needed Sunday nap
7:30 pm -- Jenna and I go to ward prayer, where I meet a few more people
7:45 pm -- We go over to one of the boys' dorms with a big group of people to watch a movie...which turned out to be the Swan Princess, much to my delight. We also ate from their never-ending bag of popcorn. (Seriously, this bag is like those big black leaf bags. Huge.)
10:00 pm -- We look out the window and see all these cop cars on the road by Heritage, so we decide to walk down there and see what all the commotion is...turns out two girls from Heritage were hit by a car, and they may be fatalities. We still don't know details as far as who they were or if they're ok... But the cops were there from around 9:30 until about 11. We then decide to go tunnel singing, since we're over there anyways.

Now here's where the night got interesting.

11:00 pm -- Jenna and I get back to the apartment and plop down in Sophie and Nikole's room. (Sophie's already in there.) Nikole walks in, obviously upset. Apparently a CERTAIN roommate (who, for these purposes, will be called Sally) was uncomfortable with the fact that Nikole occasionally spends the night at a friend's house, so she went right ahead and talked to our RA to "see if it was against the Honor Code" without even talking to Nikole about it first!! (And just to clarify, Nikole and a group of her best friends have been having sleepovers with each other for years at this house, and yes, there are a couple males involved. They do everything together...they even formed a band a few weeks ago :) But she never knew this was against the Honor Code because she wasn't doing bad things or even doing it on campus. Just a group of besties hanging out at someone's house.) So the RA went to the Head RA, and they're going to talk to the Honor Code office about it. This is worse than it sounds. The Honor Code people take their job very seriously, and if they feel the Honor Code is being broken, serious measures will be taken. Nikole could very easily lose her scholarship, and if worse comes to worse, she could even be kicked out of the school. At the very least, she's going to have to deal with interrogations from all sorts of people (RA, Honor Code, etc.) But seriously. Sally couldn't have just said something like, "Hey, I'm kind of uncomfortable with you sleeping over there" ? It would've fixed everything! But no. She had to make a huge deal out of it. And it's putting a lot of stress on Nikole.

Anywho, we're sitting there talking about it, and we decide we need to get away from our two psychotic roommates. So Nikole, Sophie, Jenna and I grab our wallets and shoes, lock our doors, and walk out of the apartment.

11:20 pm -- We decide to go to Chase's apartment (Sophie's brother) in Orem to go vent and relax a little bit. We get over there and tell him the story and all of the things that are driving us crazy and he helps bring a little sanity into our lives. Thank you Chase.
12:20 am -- We walk out into the parking lot of Chase's apartment buildings, and we see this car in the road right behind the trunk of ours. We don't think much of it, and start to get in our car. However, a guy gets out of said car, and says, "Is this your car?"
Us: "Yes, sir!"
Guy: "Oh. Well, it just got a boot put on it."
Us: ".........*nervous giggles*...Seriously?"
Guy: "Yeah."
Us: " WHY?!!??!"
Apparently it's a permit-required parking lot, but WE didn't know this because 1, the sign was hidden behind a tree; 2, it was midnight so we weren't really thinking about it; and 3, No one ever told us this bit of information!! The dude was actually pretty nice about it, but it still cost $50.00 to get the dang boot off the car. And like good roommates, we decided to split it 4 ways instead of making poor Nikole pay the whole thing. And the most ironic part? We all told him "thank you" as we got back into our car, all $12.50 poorer. Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Wow, this has been one crazy day! Could it get any better??" Just wait. It does.

1:00 am -- We all decide that we're hungry, dang it all, and since it is now Monday, we drive over to Denny's to eat. Thank goodness for cheap good food. We sit there and plot out pranks to pull and drown our sorrows in pancakes, quesadillas, and hot chocolate.
2:00 am -- We drive back to Heritage Halls, but because this is BYU, naturally there is nowhere to park!! After looking at all the different parking lots, we eventually have to go up to the conference center to find a parking spot. We park the car...AND THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION!! We literally collapsed in the seats of the car, laughing our faces off, because seriously?! What else could go wrong?! Finally, we manage to get it out and begin the long walk back to our apartment, entertained by Sophie's imitation of a black man.
2:30 am -- I go to bed.

And all I wanted was to go to bed on time for once.

Gotta love college. I love my roommates!! :)

My weekend...and the few days following

Let's start with Friday, shall we? After class and work and such, me and my roommates Nikole and Sophie went to the mall to do a little shopping. (Sophie also wanted to get her eyebrows waxed, which she did, but that's besides the point.) We didn't really end up buying anything, but it was fun to wander around the mall and look at the ridiculous things that people put on sale...for, example, these shoes in the picture below. They have frilly little lace socks attached...not very flattering.


So we get back to the dorm, and we start to get ready for a dance that was happening at 9. (It was only 7 o'clock.) However, 8:15 rolled around, and with it came a wave of laziness and cravings for junk food. Nikole muttered something about "why can't we just stay home and make brownies or something?" which elicited the first "GIRLS NIIIIGHT IIINNNNN!!!" from Sophie. This phrase was repeated at increasingly louder intervals throughout the night. Jenna decided not to conform, and went to the dance anyway, but Sophie, Nikole and I got into sweats, made brownies, and watched a chick flick.

Nikole, Jenna, Sophie, and myself

All right, on to Saturday. After staying up until around 3 the night before, I woke up relatively early to go to Denny's with Kassie and a couple guys from Virginia that she knew. (By the way, Denny's is great for a cheap breakfast! Only 2 dollars!) So we did that, and right after we left, Kassie's friend Parker called her up and wanted to know if we wanted to come with him to Costco to go get samples. We figured we had nothing else to do, so we agreed. We Costco-d it up until around 2, then went back to our dorms to do our own thing for a while. Later that night, Me, Kassie, a friend named Scott, and some other friends all went to Comedy Sportz. Little did we know the surprise we were in for! As we walked up to the door, Kassie punched me in the side and said, "Is that KIRBY??" I looked up, and there he was, in all his glory, Kirby Heybourne. He was a guest star for the night. Also, while we were sitting in the room, we also noticed that the guy sitting a row over looked suspiciously like the mission president guy from the Best Two Years. Me and Scott made a bet on if he was or not (me betting against), so we went and asked him, and sure enough, it was! I owe Scott ice cream. Anyway, it was a hilarious show, we met Mormon celebrities, and we played night games after! Not bad for a Saturday's work!

Kassie, Kirby, and myself

Life at the Y

So here I am, sitting in my roommates' room....as me and Sophie update our blogs and Nikole works on her new videogame. (Which features pineapples, skeletons, and demon hamburgers that will viciously send you back to the start if you touch one.)
We've been having a grand old time here at BYU, rife with adventure and mystery. For instance, tonight we needed to make something with chicken. So we stuck it in the frying pan, and poured whatever we could find from the kitchen onto it. White wine vinegar, garlic salt, parsley, butter, onions, etc. Then we mixed it with good old Parmesan Pasta Roni and viola! Good Food! And then, just to spice things up, we got some Strawberry Mango Crystal Lite, and put random juices from the fridge into it, like apple, orange, and something else that I forgot. Drat. But it was de-lish. Oprah should have us on her show for Top 10 College Recipes.
Also, my roomies and I went and saw Eclipse at the dollar theater a couple nights ago. While Sophie stared intently at the screen, Nikole, Jenna and I laughed until our abdomens were sore. Great fun.

The College Life

So...I figured I may as well try to keep this updated while I'm in college. Here goes.
Today is my 2nd day at BYU! I'm living in Heritage Halls, with 5 roommates named Jenna, Sophie, Nikole, Holly, and Amy. Though they all definitely have their quirks (who doesn't?) I love them! They're great and easy to talk to which is good. There are two of us to a room. We also have a kitchen and a "living room" and a bathroom. Yay.
This semester I am taking 14 credits due to requirements for a scholarship. I have class every morning and then I work every day from 1 to 5. So my days are pretty packed. The classes I'm taking are: Book of Mormon with Marsh, American Heritage with Kimball, Career Exploration with Buell, Biology with Gill, The Living Prophets with Newell (who, by the way, is the narrator for General Conference so he's pretty cool to listen to haha), and a guitar class with Green. So far I'm liking most of my classes and professors, though I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a rough time with Am. Heritage and Biology....oh well....it'll be an adventure for sure!! More later. Peace.

Priggidy Prizom: Thugchantment at the Cloughb

I went to my senior prom with the awesome Mr. Tyler Gebert. It was a fabulous time!

Festival of Colors

Me and my best friend at the Festival of Colors at the Hare Krishna temple (aka the llama temple) in Spanish Fork. My scalp and ears are green, my arms are pink, and I have purple snot. I plan to attend this every year for the rest of my life. :) PARTY!

Quote of the Day

I decided to also to a Quote of the Day for every day I post something.

"My cat really likes to lay on the table, no matter what we do. Moving her, spraying water on her, nothing seems to work. Today I pulled out my lightsaber and as soon as my cat saw it, she fled. It's good to know that even my cat respects the power of The Force. MLIA"

(Note: In case you didn't notice, my blog title is stolen from a website called www.mylifeisaverage.com. Its a website where people post stuff that happens to them in their lives, and its pretty funny.)

Hypnotist Show

So this last weekend, I went to a hypnotist show that featured the Hypno Hick. It was super fun and super hilarious!

First Day!

Hello world. I decided I'm getting rather sick of facebook, and I decided to see whats the deal with blogging. So here goes!