Monday, January 26, 2009

Gotta Love Her

Well I have officially started my fourth semester here at BYUI. I will post more about that later but first I need to tell you all about my newest roommate who happens to be a freshmen. Meet Lauren Smith (AKA LoLo). She is from Georgia. This is her first time ever out on her own and I am lucky enough to witness all of the emotions and life lessons she is learning while being out on her own. Let’s just say that she is learning quite a bit.

yes this is her....So time for story #1 about LoLo: this is her first time ever experiencing winter. so one night, all of us roommates were walking over to an indoor pool party and LoLo kept on slipping on all the ice that was on the sidewalk. well after about five slips you would think you would figure out how to maintain your balance on ice, oh no...she slipped again! but this time she slipped and slid underneath a car. The good news is she has invested in strap on ice picks for her shoes.


Story #2- LoLo decided to do the dishes. She put all the dishes in the dishwasher and then put dish soap in the dishwasher. 30 minutes later i walk into a flooded kitchen. What a mess.






Story #3- LoLo cooking-She was making potato soup for our sunday dinner and peeled the potatoes in the kitchen sink. Well needless to say, our sink clogged. So LoLo decided to fix the problem by vacuuming the potato skins out from the sink! The sink was still clogged but luckily we found this handy gent in our ward to come fix it. we had to flush it all the junk down the toilet.
This semester has been very entertaining so far. Gotta love LoLo. Thank you LoLo for all the great laughs.











Caitlyn's Wedding

Caitlyn got married in November. Here is a picture of the beautiful bride and her three bridesmaids at her luncheon.











Tuesday, January 6, 2009

My Adventure With Chelsea

My first night back in Utah I went out with my best friend Chelsea. We first had to find a "clean" gas station so Chelsea could fill up her car. Chelsea is a germophob and will only go to "clean gas stations" and once she gets there she has to use a paper towel touch everything.

The rest of the night was spent going to starbucks, hanging out with old friends, and going to a Christmas singing party.



Saturday, December 27, 2008

Another Tag

Do you have any pets?
nope

What was the last book you read?
eclipse...and i am in the middle of breaking dawn

Do you like to cook?
yes!

What's your favorite food?
i love italian food

Do you have brothers and sisters?
yes...two older sisters, an older brother, and two younger sisters

Which sport do you like?
i love to play tennis. i love to watch basketball and volleyball

Do you live alone?
nope. when i am at school i live with five other girls and when i am at home i live with my family

Do you live in a house or an apartment?
an apartment...brookside 201

Have you ever lived in another country?
i was born in canada

Have you ever met a famous person?
yes

How do you spend your free time?
i love to shop and sleep


Tell me about a favorite event of your childhood.
i used to love our family vacation to Canada every year.

What are your hobbies?
tennis, shopping, cooking, piano, violin, crafts, and reading

What countries have you visited?
mexico, canada, and the USA

Which country are you from?
i was born in Canada and lived there for a while but i have spent the majority of my life in the states

What do you do on Sundays?
go to church, sleep, study, and catch up with family

What do you do? What's your job?
i am a student at BYU Idaho. I work at Nordstrom in the handbag department during the holiday season, and i work at NFB in the summer

What kind of people do you like?
friendly people :)

Which languages do you speak?
english....i did take spanish 1 three times in high school. i dont remember any of it

Who do you respect the most?
Grant Connell Parry and my parents

Who has had the most influence in your life?
every member of my family

What do you think you will be doing five years from now?
married, graduated from BYUI with bachelor's degree in elementary education, living in utah or arizona, and a child or two :)

Are you a 'morning' or 'night' person?
morning.


How many times did you move as a child?
7 or 8 times

What kind of woman/man would you like to marry?
a special somebody whose name starts with 'gr' and ends with 'ant'

If you knew could you try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt?
i would love to start my own clothing store

What super-power would you most like to have, and why?
reading minds!

Are you a beach, country or city person?
city. i love the city.

Where do you spend most of your money?
nordstrom, express, wal mart, and BYU Idaho tuition office

Friday, December 26, 2008

The Greatest Christmas Present...

I am having so much fun here in Utah for Christmas vacation and I will post more about it later, but for now I just want to talk about the greatest Christmas present. I got to talk to Grant on webcam. He is so stinkin cute! I miss him so much and time flew by as I was talking to him. He is so wonderful. It was the best christmas present ever to get to talk to my missionary. I love him.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Life Back Home

Since arriving home in Utah, I have been busy busy busy. I have been catching up with old friends, going to all of Janelle and Louisa’s recitals, hanging out with the family, and working. I just want you all to know that working at Nordstrom is amazing! I absolutely love it. My manager is so sweet too.

Tonight Rob, Janelle, Louisa, Mom and I were all sitting in the family room and mom out of nowhere broke into a crazy mood. She started telling us stories about her childhood. It was absolutely hilarious. We were all rolling on the floor laughing. I have just decided that I have the world’s craziest mother. End of story.

Semester Ends

I made it through my third semester of college. I am so stinkin excited. I managed to pull all A’s and a B in my biology class. The end of this semester was rather sad. Usually I am stoked to be leaving Rexburg/school/roommates to go home for a little break, but this was not the case this semester. I loved all of my classes, professors, my class schedule, the beautiful fall weather, and my many new friends. I felt empty inside as I left my last class of this glorious semester. Oh I have a story…

So Rob and I were supposed to pack, clean our apartments, check out and leave Rexburg on Saturday the 13th. Well on Friday the 12th I was lying in bed at about 9:00 am watching the TV Guide channel and the weather came on. The weatherman said there was a winter snow storm advisory from Friday evening to Wednesday the 17th. Well me being my winter-phobic self jumped out of bed and called Rob. He too had heard of the blizzard that was moving in. we knew we had to leave Rexburg ASAP.

To make a long story short I had to take my literature final, pack for one month, clean my bedroom, clean and pack up the kitchen, pass my clean check, and check out of my apartment in less than 3 hours. Rob also had to take a final, pack up all of his stuff, clean his room and apartment and pass his clean check. I have no idea how we did, but we did. And the good news is we beat the storm. The roads were perfectly clear. The bad news, it has not stopped snowing in Rexburg. My friend Betsy is still up there waiting for the weather to calm down so she can get home.

Okay so, moving on…

Saying goodbye to my roommates was very depressing. I loved all five of my roommates. When Lauryn came to say goodbye to me she broke into tears. She will not be back next semester because she got a job at Disneyworld. Saying goodbye to Steph was sad too. She is moving to Logan to get married. My other roommates I will see next semester though! Well I guess it is time to close this chapter in my life and start on a new chapter. With all that being said, all I have to say is…I loved fall 2008 semester.




This is a photo collage of all my close girlfriends. Sorry boys...