Thanksgiving, Time of Thanks!

On this thanksgiving day, I have been pondering what I have been given and what I have to be thankful for. There are many things in my life to be thankful for, and I am happy that I am able to have a day that I can ponder on those things that make me most thankful. I try to think of everything, but sometimes that is difficult, as everything in my life is such a great blessing!
1. Family
2. Friends
3. Gospel
4. BYUI
5. Books
6. Christ
7. Technology
8. Good Movies
9. Pictures
10. Children
11. Scriptures
12. Heat
13. Talents
14. Music
15. Inventors
16. Police/Firefighters/Military
17. Love
18. Roommates
19. Good Food
20. People to talk to
21. Parents who understand
22. Phones
23. Holdiays
24. Car
25. Bed with nice mattress:)
26. Blankets
27. Sleep
28. Doctors
29. Simple Truths
30. Education

Random Fall Pictures

I was thinking that I should put in some random Fall picts, mainly of my niece, because she really is cute:) I have a lot of fun playing with her, and I wish I lived around more of my family so that I could play with my other Niece's and Nephew's! Maybe that will be my goal one day, but for now, I think that I will just enjoy the fact that I live around one of them:)

Happy Halloween!

Yay for Halloween!!! When I was growing up, Halloween wasn't a huge deal for me. I think that it was because I had siblings that were so much older than me and stopped trick or treating when I was very young. I don't remember much of Halloween's as a child, besides mom making us pick out all of the sticky candy and gum and throwing it away:) I remember a few costumes, but they were usually hand me down costumes that mom would create for me. Not that I'm complaining, I loved what I dressed up as. I remember once dressing up as a Hobo, patches on levi overalls and everything. But, I don't think that I trully appreciated the act of dressing up untill I got to college. College Halloween is more of: I have no money, what can I put together that I already have that will look like a costume? Well, every year I just throw a bunch of things together, and I have fun with the whole dressing up concept. Not because I get to go out and buy a costume and wear it, but because I can make something up with what I have! As a child, I always looked forward to getting all of the halloween candy, and that was fun, but now that I am older, I love just dressing up, going to a party, and having fun, no matter how much of a dork I feel like!! Hope you enjoy some of my Halloween pictures, this year me and two of my other roommates dressed up as who's. I was Super Hero Who, Cami was Dr. Who, and Marie was Bed-Time Who...

Roommate Fun

Today after church, we went to the gardens on campus to take some roommate photos. It was a lot of fun, a couple of hours worth, and we came out with some pretty cool pictures as well, at least I think so:)
Just for future reference, here are my roommate's names from left to right: Marie, Liz, Me, Saren, Cami, and Bekah.






This is my new boyfriend, Chad, we have a lot of fun together....This is the wonderful and beautiful Hinckley building, where I spend most of my time. It is the education building, and it is also at the top of the hill, it does wonders to have to hike that hill every day....I really liked this picture of the Hinckley surrounded by trees. Oddly enough, there is always at least a foot of snow on the ground right now, but this year it has actually been pretty warm, count your blessings I guess:)

Class Cancelation

One of the saddest times of my days are when my roommates are sitting around when they usually have class. When asked why they aren't in class, they tell me that their class was canceled. Canceled??? Why does everyone else get classes canceled but mine!! I always get jealous about them getting to sleep in, watch a movie, or just relax during that hour. But, alas, I never have a canceled class. Today, on my way up to the Hinckley, I heard a fire alarm going off, and a fire truck heading up towards the building. As I walked closer, I realized that the huge mass of people outside of the Hinckley and the alarm going off meant I might not have class....maybe.....Anyways, I waited outside in the complete freezing cold(30 degrees) and waited for a verdict. About fifteen minutes later, our teachers started gathering us to say that we will not be having class that day, for that hour. What great luck! I guess that it isn't necessarily luck, but I still was excited to have an hour off, especially on a monday:) Don't worry, I'm pretty sure everything is all right in my wonderful Hinckley building, I heard it was something to do with wiring?? I'm just basking in the wonderfullness of a canceled class, an hour to myself, to (hopefully) get a little homework done....

Birthday Story

Ok, so now, a few weeks after my birthday, I thought I should blog about what I did:) Let's see....I went to class in the morning, Old Testament with Brother Baron, so amazing!! Than I went and painted a pot for my art methods class, it doesn't look the greatest, but at the same time it isn't that bad;) I enjoyed heading over to my sister's house for the remainder of the day where I played with my niece, and hung out. Chelsea came up to visit me for the weekend, which was pretty much amazing!! She came over and we had super good homemmade mac and cheese, which is the most amazing mac and cheese that you can ever have. Than, Mike made us some unbeliveably good brownies. We watched Batman, the first one, and I opened my presents from my mom! I got a super cte wallet tat I had been eyeing for about two months, and it is amazing, and I also got a purse to go along with it!! Chelsea and I went back to my apartment to party with the roommies. We decided to go to Denny's at 2 AM, yes, I know....but it was actually amazingly crazy crowded, we had to wait for a table!! Anyways, we went and had a great time, than I got like three hours of sleep and went to a conference for one of my classes all the next day. It was an amazing day, and an amazing weekend. I sure miss my old roommates, but I am getting used to the new ones. Sometimes it is hard to get used to change, especially for me, but I know that it does take time and eventually I will be used to these roommates:) Overall, it was an amazing weekend, and I had so much fun. I am now 21, which is wierd, but I'm getting used to it....

Birthday Wishes

So, here it is...the big 21... I'm not sure if I feel much different about things now that I am 21, but I definitely am feeling a bit older. Like my sister said, "You're no longer considered a teenager:)" So what does turning 21 mean when you're a Mormon? I have yet to figure that out, but I know that someday I will look back on my 21st birthday and smile. It was filled with great friends, activities, and a little craziness:) 21 is merely a milestone in my life, another thing to categorize into my life's lists of activities, and I think that it should mean something more. What it should mean is beyond me, but all I know is one day I will figure it out, hopefully. I feel somewhat responsible for myself now as well, like many decisions rest upon me. Part of me is happy about growing up, the other part is wishing things could be the same. But if life were the same, how would it be exciting? And why would I be motivated to accomplish anything?? Life is complicated, but I love it. I love living life, making decisions, learning, growing, having fun, being crazy, and having people to love and people to love me back. Having the wonders of nature around me, Heavenly Father's hand in my life, and knowing that I can make a difference in the lives of those that I meet. Life is life, sometimes it is good, other times it is not so pleasant. But no matter what the occasion, I am always thankful that I am me. So, here's wishing a happy 21st year of my life, another year to try my hardest, work towards my goals, and hopefully try something new, exciting, mystical....

Seattle Vist to Monica!

After our trip to Portland, Chels and I drove up to Seattle to visit our other roommate Monica. We had so much fun seeing the sights of Seattle, going to Pikes place, seeing a lot of different views, and having fun with my roommates, reliving old times. I had such a great time and we had a bunch of fun picts that we took!
At Gas Works Park, it had a wonderful sunset and a beautiful view of Seattle!
The sunset

A view of downtown Seattle
Monica and I
I definitely need to get these glasses:)

Chels in Portland

A week ago, my roommate Chelsea decided to come and visit me and see the sights of Portland. We went to the Rose Garden, the Japanes Garden, downtown Portland, rode the max, streetcar, and the aerial tram, visited the Tillamook Chees Factory, went to the beach, and saw the temple. I had so much fun with my wonderful roommate and she enjoyed seeing the sights, meeting interesting people, and hanging out. It is always a lot of fun to go into downtown Portland becuase there are many interesting people that decide that they want to talk to you, or tell them your story, or, as a woman on the max told us, "burglarize our conversation":) She butted into our conversation and told us that she was burglerizing our conversation and just started talking to us, about what we were just talking about.....Anyways, it was so much fun, and I was excited to have someone to show off Portland to!!

Some of the flowers that we found at the Rose Garden!

Chels and I at the Rose Garden
A nice view of my beautiful Portland:)
Yes, he is my new boyfriend, we will have great stone children....
Looking up at the Porltand Temple
Riding the Aerial Tram

Cake Time!

My adopted Niece's had birthdays this week, and since none of my nieces and nephews live near me, I dote on them and make them whatever cake they want:) It's a good chance to try something new and get creative, and I have a lot of fun creating from what they tell me they want. Kristen's turned seven and decided that she wanted a basketball cake, why she wanted it is beyond me, she doesn't even play basketball, but I was happy to comply. I decided to make a basketball going through a hoop. Ezrie wanted a pig cake, so I looked up some ideas and I came up with this cake. I wanted to practice making roses with the extra icing, and than decided to make the cake more girly and add them to it! All in all, I think that they didn't turn out too bad...