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.