Allo!

Welcoming a new addition to the family. Meet Walter. He is my new phone, and everything i could hope for and more. He was my Christmas present from my parents and i was so giddy at the verizon store i kept hitting my dad.

I looked far and wide for a suitable cover and finally found one at Pacsun. It's beautiful and i love it.

This Christmas was the Christmas of tea! I love love love tea, i've been raised on it. For as long as i can remember i've been having tea parties and going to tea rooms with my mother. We'd sit, have tea, and eat scrumptious sandwiches. I love the aroma of fruity and floral teas and the bitter taste of herbal blends. I like my tea without sugar, but sometimes a little sugar is nice. I like to experience the flavor rather than drink a cup of sugar. So i introduced my parents to Teavana, and it was the best idea i've ever had. I have a huge canister or Wild Orange Blossom in my bag with a filled tin of Peach Tranquility. I also have a new teapot with a built in infuser! Best day ever right?!

My goal for this semester: get all my friends addicted to tea. It's going to happen.

So i'll talk to you all later, have a beautiful day.

Charlee- i miss you :(

So. This last week has been kind of hard. Finished finals- that was good. But then i had to say goodbye to one of my best friends- Rach. We spent all of Friday night together, reminiscing about everything we have been through together. How this last year has gone and every thing in between. It kind of made me sad because this last year was one of the hardest years i've had, but i've grown a lot because of it. I wouldn't trade it for the world. We went to our old stomping grounds- which i have mixed feelings about because there are some really good memories but some really sad ones- Wyview, and found an empty practice room. I had bought the sheet music for Titanium on a whim, and wanted to try it out. Rach mastered it in about 2 minutes and i sang and she played for almost an hour.

It was fantastic and i came to love that song. It has a really beautiful message, I kind of want to write another rendition-slow and softer- with someone.

I said goodbye to her on Saturday morning not knowing when the next time i would see here would be. It sucked. She's going on a Mission, which is fantastic, and i will write her ALLLLL the days! She is a huge example to me and i love her. I'm insanely jealous.

On that note, i found out that i probably won't be going on a Mission, at least not soon. It's not because i don't want to, there are just problems of the financial type that are becoming a stumbling block. One thing i've learned through all of this is that Heavenly Father has His own time schedule, and to fight that and try and make our own just causes frustration. Don't fight Him. He knows what we need, and it's not always what we want, even if it's a worthy goal.

Then today freakin' Charlee left me for three weeks. I'm going through withdrawl, especially when some ridiculous boy drama went down tonight and ALL I COULD DO WAS TEXT HER. It was ok though, i listened to Macklemore and watched Pitch Perfect with Katy. Then organized my kitchen because that's how i keep it together man. I miss her. I said goodbye to her at the airport and felt like a mother saying goodbye to her child. it sucked.  Way too many goodbyes...


ON A BETTER NOTE: CHRISTIAN IS BACK AND IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE ONE OF MY BEST GUY FRIENDS BACK. I've missed this man so much, when he first called me we were on the phone for a little over 3 hours. He's seriously one of the most amazing guys ever. 2nd most anticipated missionary return. 1st being P just because, well yeah.


So Katy and I have a couple of goals for the break:

• Watch ALLLLL the Disney movies, we raided her collection of VCR movies. She has a TON of Disney movies. We are having Marathons this upcoming week. We even re-arranged the living room so my chair could see the TV, i love that chair. 
• Read ALLLL the Lord of the Rings- or at least start them? Realized Greg was a huge fan last night when he was geeking out with Katy "Gregggg, your nerd is showing" 
• Get caught up with Doctor Who, i'm about a season behind. I'm on episode 11 of Season 6
• Oregon- so.many.subgoals. Give Becca the BIGGEST hug ever. Voodoo with David. Hawthorne with the both of them. Make juice with my dad. Read with my Mom. See my brother and his family, love them! Just breathe. because i've missed home and i want to be there so bad. 
• Find some new music, ain't no time like the present. I'm always searching for new music, i need to dedicate like, a day to it this week. Just a beautiful music and tea day. mmmmm

C'est la vie.

It May Be A While.

So, 

Finals. 

Yeah. 

That happened. 

Another semester down. 

And seemingly forever more to go. 

I'm going through withdrawal.  It didn't even feel like a weekend, and it most certainly did not feel like the end of the semester.  Worse things have happened, though. Tomorrow, well, technically today, I will be back home with my family for a few weeks.  I'm basically super stoked.  I also live in the middle of nowhere and will be away from the interneting world for a bit.  I will miss you while I am away, well some of you.  I hope that you all have a wonderful holiday season.  Enjoy whatever you're celebrating, observing, or just plain doing during this time of the year.  The world could definitely use some cheer right now.  The welcoming of a new year is my favorite holiday.  I know that there is a lot to be down about.  I've been questioning a lot about human beings as of late.  However, in all sorts of young, hopelessly optimistic words, it's never too late.  We can leave the world a better place than we found it; we can change ourselves, our actions, and our world. 

"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking.  It cannot be changed without changing our thinking"

Albert Einstein

Macklemore

So...Macklemore. I can't decide what i think of him yet. On his own he is ok, but with Ryan Lewis...yes. I'm really digging their music. This first song, it makes me think and it's really...i don't know how to explain it. its from him, its something that really matters, not just something stupid to please crowds. this is what music is about.

This just makes me want to dance. 

Song of the Day

I was reading NPR this morning, like all mornings. Surprising? Well, i'm just a bundle of surprises. I was browsing through the music section and noticed an article that talked about artists from 2012 that you just had to know. I didn't know any of them so i dedicated an hour of work to listening to them. This was my favourite of the day. Chill, but still upbeat. I dig this kind of music. 

Then of course there is my weird side. My friend Doug posted this on his wall, and i decided to watch it. best.idea.ever.

I love the makeup job and how they dress and everything about this music video. so sick. 

enjoy.

Finals are this week and i'm going a little insane. Just finished a third study guide i've made for my plant class. Taking that Final tomorrow, took my acting one today. I was so nervous, but HEY, i made it through! 

Here is to surviving Finals! 

yay.

Hey. 

So. 

It's that time again. 

You know. 

That time when...

All your hopes and dreams are CRUSHED

You're in a perpetual state of half not caring, half hopeless depression

 

When you're packed like sardines in the testing center

 

Or worse, the JSB

That's right. 

FINALS. 

So excited. Not.  

oh hey there

So basically i've been M.I.A for a week, sorry about that.

This week has been a little crazy and hectic, it'll continue to be so until next Friday. Finals are this week and i don't think i'll really have time to post. I'm also sorry that there was no video from last week...

So we had one of our Finals this week, Makeup class. My partner made me a Baboon

It was pretty sick. I also realized that my eyes are green. Cool right?

They are green but have an overlap of light brown that make them look like light brown all the time. chyeah.

Watched a play reading, I "let it rip" on my acting class and had fun, I made 2 part foam, I had a fantastic veggie sandwhich-to which i added cheetos, spenc didn't approve...so naturally i added some to his sandwhich, found some good music-Moombahton, getting caught up on Doctor Who, finished 2 seasons of Shaun the Sheep, studied my brains out and ACED that test, talked to my friend Andy that just got home from his mission, watched one of my new favourite movies-Pitch Perfect, talked to some random guy and his girlfriend at Walmart about my depressed Fish, hung out with the Africans, spent my life in the library every night, and spent some time with some awesome people. 

Doctor Who is making me really really sad right now. I'm at the end of A Goodman Goes To War. Today i woke up early, cleaned my room and the kitchen. Then went on a date with my friend, it was a White Elephant Christmas Party. We drew some pretty awesome urban avant garde pictures to contribute. It was super fun, and in the end i won a shot glass. Kind of an awesome shot glass though. I came home, partied and hung out with Charls and Katy. Daniel came over-he gets really hurt when we tell him that out "other" skater was over earlier. We don't have one, but we like to keep him on his toes and bring down his obnoxious confidence a little, make him know he's not our only man. Love that kid, he's hilarious. 

So when i got home i drank my Kefir-Pumpkin Spice, it's a seasonal flavour. 

Love me some Kefir. Also- everything is better out of a shot glass...it's a proven point.

I also realized that a LOT of what i say can be taken wrong-especially by Mike and Charlee. They don't appreciate that i can put two Cuties in my mouth. they just sit there laughing at me. jerks. Also- don't even mention the fact that you can lure men with your taco around them. They'll laugh even more. Jerks. 

So yeah, that's my life. 

 

oh. and i love mashups.

I'm still a child at heart. This is what happens when you give me chopsticks. 

Video 10- From Last Week

It wouldn't let me load it all week, i was getting kind of angry. BUT here ya go!!!

oh for the love of teeth.

Root canals. I hate them with a passion that will probably never end. They hurt so bad afterward, and i've taken a bunch of Ibuprofen but its not helping.

So this is what happens when i am in bed and in pain...and my parents have a Netflix account...

Phineas and Ferb...

And Shaun the Sheep-which i just discovered...but apparently my Mom has been watching it???

I also listen to music...

this song makes me happy! 

I'm going to introduce Charls to Anchorman shortly. It's been one of those Saturdays. 

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Should 4 amazing words be allowed to be uttered right after each other? No. But they are. Caramel.Apple.Cheesecake.Bars. Well...maybe like 3 words. Bars isn't that great.

So last night i just got in this mood after i got home. We got home around 8pm from Campus, Katy and I. I looked at the kitchen and cringed, it was over flowing with plate and pans. It was gross to say the least. The thing is, i was in a cooking mood...and that my friends is a beautiful thing.

But i can't cook in a dirty kitchen. That's just gross. So i pumped up my music, dubstep as of late. P has gotten me back into dubstep...for some reason that's the first music he likes off his mish? The kid is weird, but i suppose i'll keep him around. For kicks and giggles. Clarification: P is one of my best friends that just got back from his mission.

SO, i pumped up Skrillex and CLEANED the kitchen.

and maybe a little clubbing music. Because i got in that mood too. Pitbull's 1234 song is perfection just fyi.

Then Daniel came over and everyone helped me make the bars. Well, Charls cut the apples and Daniel stirred something for a minute. I was really afraid they wouldn't turn out, but they did. It was around 11pm that i had finally finished them and they were right out of the oven.

I looked at how much i had and laughed, then invited Jas over to eat some. Jas shows up at my door panting "I just finished my homework and basically ran over here"
"Uh....ok?"

Charls and Katy told me they were amazing, but Jas' reaction was THE BEST. He started like moaning and took another bite. "These are...oh...my...gosh....these are orgasmic"

Never really had my baking described that way...but ok, i take that as a huge compliment. Then we proceeded to talk until the wee hours of the morning.

Now because of that Charls and I are super tired, and are about to take a nap...at 9pm....then wake up and finish homework.

Oh the college life.

Song of the Day

So Katy loves it when she finds songs that she knows about but i don't. It's one of the things that she finds true happiness in. The other day she started quoting a song called Wonderwall to me, and i told her i didn't know that song. Once she played it for me it sounded super familiar though.

So i blame her for this.

I have been obsessed with this song. Listening to it over and over again, and i've found some awesome covers.

The Original is by a band called Oasis. 

Then i found this acapella cover- while listening to Christmas Music of all things.

I was at work- so Sammi and i began our quest for the best cover of Wonderwall.

There were some absolutely horrid ones, like The Bullocks. Horrid. We laughed as we listening to about 40 different versions, ranging from Swingy- Jazz to Metal. 

This was our favourite hands down though.

Oh Boyce. Acoustic and beautiful. 

So there you have it. 

Song of the Day

It's not letting me load that stupid video Charls and I made on Sunday for you all. But I will do my best to post it sometime this week. Hopefully...kinda swamped with homework and projects and stuff. Finals are in two weeks. It's insane, but i could not be happier. Although i only get to go home for one week during Christmas Break i'm still really glad for that one week.

Digressing. So, here is a song that really really hit me when i was listening to it. The lyrics are beautiful, but what Mumford song doesn't have beautiful lyrics?

Mumford. Oh Mumford.

It's not what I do that makes me 

In my weakness I grew strong 

Held my tongue 

And I've learned from errors made early 

A brush with the devil can clear your mind 

And strengthen your spine 

Roadtrippin'

So Saturday Katy and I made a trip up to Rexburg to drop off some of her friends. It was an adventure to say the least. Neither of us had ever seen the Rexburg Temple so we decided to stop and check it out.

The Rexburg Temple is actually kind of beautiful. It's basically the only thing Rexburg has going for it.

I had to go pee by the time we got to Idaho Falls so we decided to stop for gas and an opportunity to stretch our legs. I had only been to IF once and Katy had never been so we took the opportunity to explore the Temple, Visitors Center, and the Falls. 

It was still as beautiful as it was the first time i went. I love that Temple. 

 The actual falls in IF are basically Idaho's only redeeming quality that i have found so far. Idaho itself really isn't that pretty...

Katy and I decided to take ALL the tourist shots. 

 Katy pulling a Greg

OK. We were driving from the Temple to the Falls and i noticed a LOT of geese just standing there, and i also noticed how HUGE geese were. I thought they were a lot smaller. Also- they were all just kind of chillin' at the edge of the falls creepin' on everyone. 

 Oh Katy

 More Falls 

 It's kind of stunning. 

 This made me laugh last time i was in IF too

 Tourists.

 We continued on with our Journey after getting some gas- and getting a little lost. 

I was talking with Katy about how Idaho really isn't that pretty, but maybe it's prettier during the spring when the sun started to set and i realized Idaho had this sort of hidden beauty. 

When the shadows come out and the light hits the hills just the right way i can kind of understand why some people live in Idaho. 

Then we saw a rainbow and Katy started geeking out. 

We made it to Utah and had some Post-Thanksgiving soup that her dad makes - it made me really really happy. And realized that the Oquirrh Mountain Temple was basically in her backyard. It's one of the only Temples in this area that i haven't had the chance to see up close so we drove to it on our way home. My camera had died so here is the best shot I could get with my ghetto phone.

It was as beautiful and had us in awe. We talked a lot after that about a lot of things and by the time we got back to Provo we didn't really feel like going home quite yet so we stopped by the Provo Temple and just sat on the fountain talking about life and everything else. 

Once we started to notice we couldn't feel our feet, because it was so cold, we got back in the car and drove the rest of the way home. 

That's the story of our Roadtrip from Rexburg. 4 Temples. 2 States. 1 day. 

thanksgiving. again.

Emily just posted her Thanksgiving post.  So, here is mine.
Since she posted the food, I will share with you the background information.

Shopping...

 Thawing the turkey.  In our roommates' bathtub.  Not sorry.

Emily.  I don't know who keeps giving that girl a knife.

 Table.

None of us were experienced turkey carvers. Paul took the reigns.

Maybe three people are in this photo, maybe it's only two.

Eh.  They look cute.

Dessert. Emily just lets people throw food at her.  This went on for like ten minutes.

So, yeah.  Thanksgiving.  This year I'm grateful for my little family that I could be with.  That my sister could come down and that I have an awesome friend who is just like a sister.  I love you guys.

Thanksgiving!

So this year i wasn't able to go home for Thanksgiving and I was a little bummed to say the least. That was, until Charls told me she wasn't going home either. We decided that we wanted to try to make our own Thanksgiving Feast, with the help of Keeley, her sister.

So we put on some jams

 And got to work. This is Kevin, our Turkey. Charls prepared him.

There will be many pictures of food. Garlic for our potatoes 

 While we were waiting for Kevin to bake we took shots of Coke Zero. Charls found some sweet shot glasses the other day at Walmart, so naturally we got them. 

This was my first time making Bullet Salad, an old family tradition. It turned out really well and now i have Charls addicted. She calls it the Pride salad. :| 

Our Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Green Bean Casserole

Kevin- Finally Finished.

Bullet Salad. 

Our Ghetto table and plates, but the food was AMAZING.

Paul and his brother Nate joined us for our Thanksgiving Feast. They brought Gingerbeer, which made me happy beyond words. They also brought fantastic pies an rolls. This is Paul cutting Kevin.

We tried to take "cute" pictures, but this was my favourite. 

That was our Thanksgiving Feast of 2012. We enjoyed ourselves immensely and all needed naps afterwards. 

What I'm thankful for: My family, my friends, the Gospel, Skype, food, and this crazy thing we call life. 

Big News.

So i've been fighting this for awhile now, believe me, ask my Mom or my sister! I wanted to know for me that i needed to do this. I didn't want to do it just because everyone and their pet dog was. And i got my answer. 

I'll put in my papers either in January or May :)

My Moms reaction: OHMYGOSHTHATISSOAMAZINGICAN'TWAIT
My Dads reaction: Good for you!
My Sisters reaction: I told you so.

My brothers was the best. I told him i had some pretty big news and he goes:
 "Yeah..."
"So i'm GETTING MARRIED!!!"
"Bull CRAP(he didn't say crap hahaha) I WILL KILL HIM"
"Do you really think i would get engaged without telling you..."
"Yes."
"I'm going on a Mission...."
"That's great!"


I also called one of my best friends to tell her about the news and she goes,
"WAIT. Tell me your story and I'll tell you mine!"
She also decided to serve last week :D :D

Video Nueve!

So i was grumpy most of this video- but in my defense I had a tooth hurting me really bad and was stressed out about a paper and other stuff.

SO HERE YA GO!! :D

also- i didn't get a root canal.

It is almost Thanksgiving!! I am super stoked.  We mentioned our Thanksgiving plans in our video of the week.  But that video is not yet posted.  It will be though.  We didn't forget.

Something that I hate is Christmas starting at Halloween.  Wait until after Thanksgiving.  I love Christmas.  A lot.  And come the day after Thanksgiving I will be just as ready for it as the next person.  Until then...



And even afterwards.  Because Emily and I love Grumpy Cat.  I am officially on my Thanksgiving break.  First year of college I have ever gotten classes cancelled on Thanksgiving week.  Stoked.

viva la musica

So i'll let you in on a little secret.

Music has always been a part of my life for as long as i can remember. I grew up with my sister playing french horn and the flute. She also played the piano...a skill that i covet. My sister Cristina is 10 years older than me and i've always looked up to her. When i was younger she used to sing me to sleep, even when i  got older i'd beg her to climb into bed and sing to me until i fell asleep. She'd sing me all the songs from the Little Mermaid and then go on to other Disney movies. She's mix it up with the Prince of Egypt a lot too. I used to hate singing, but my sister made me sing with her as she played the piano and our parents gathered around the piano(my brother was already married at this point). We'd sing A Child's Prayer and countless children's hymns, then ventured into the Prince of Egypt as i got older, along with other movies. My dad always complained when my sister and i started singing in the kitchen while he was watching TV. Now he tells me it's too quiet without me and i can see the smile he gets on his face when i start singing to myself as i do things around the house when i visit. He's got a soft spot :) He's the one that made me go to Ward Choir with him, he's got a nice tenor voice but never really uses it. My mother can't carry a tune in a bucket and she passed that gift onto my brother.

I blame my sister for my love of music, because her and I are the only ones that are really into music. My mother did raise me on Josh Groban though and an Italian opera singer, but i can't remember his name. Andre Botelli? Maybe. So i used to hate singing because i got very nervous, but my mother forced me to take Choir in 8th grade, although i wanted to take anything BUT that.  It was in High School that i really experienced music. Sure i loved to hear it, but singing it was a different story, especially with a choir. I lost myself in music and really began to understand what people meant when they talked about music touching them in ways they could never describe. I also started playing around with my voice in High School. I started harmonizing- i can still remember the first song i harmonized with, it was Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol- and pushing the boundaries of my voice. I found comfort in singing alto but also realized if i wanted to i could hit soprano notes that had scared me before.

The feelings that music can create in a person...it's too beautiful to describe.That's why i love live music. It's just so much more than listening music on a cd or your computer. I began to write music and really start searching for my own music taste.

I really found my music taste when i came to college, i'd say it happened Winter 2011- Fall 2011. Friends began to introduce me to music and i picked out what i liked and what i didn't. I opened myself to Rap, i started singing with acoustic versions of songs i loved, and began to identify with lyrics of songs that i would have never listened to before. I'm not going to lie, i love songs more when i can sing and harmonize with them. There is just something about singing...i can't describe it. But it's a sort of freedom, a way of expressing myself. It's a blessing that i've been given, a talent that i try my best to hide. I don't sing around people that i'm not comfortable with, so if i sing around you...well then we're at that point.

It's something that i can't get away from, nor do i want to, it's a part of me. Music is a large part of me. I don't know what i would do without it. I would continually be frustrated because i wouldn't be able to express myself fully.

As Victor Hugo once put it "Music expresses that which cannot be said but on which it is impossible to be silent"

Music stirs something within my, it touches my soul, and can anyone really keep it to themselves when they experience that?

Here is one of my new favourites. It hits my in my soft spot and moves me in ways i haven't felt in awhile.

Where to start?

 So yesterday I realized that i need Neff-my hat. Not want, but NEED. I was walking around without him and all of a sudden my ear started hurting. It was then i realized why no girls were wearing earrings. It was below freezing and my cartilage piercing- the actual earring-was freezing and causing my ear to hurt because it was cold metal. It was then i started cursing my cartilage piercing. (because i can't take it out yet) I also realized i had left my beanie at home- worst idea ever. So from here on out i am wearing that sucker 24/7. Yes. Even when i sleep. (That's a lie.)

So my classes are a little weird compared to most. For instance, in my PD Biology class we go to lecture, take notes, and then take tests. Maybe turn in some homework, a project or two. BUT in my Major classes- Theatre Arts Studies with an Emphasis in Makeup Design- we get a little more hands on. Right now we are working on our plaster replicas of our faces. I spent some quality time with mine this morning, sanding the rough edges and theeeeeeen WAXING.

Waxing means mixing furniture wax with 70% alcohol until it's a nice applesauce consistency,  rubbing it all over the face, buffing when dry, and then repeat. Multiple times. Like...i spent an hour waxing and i'm still not done. On a better note my hands reek of furniture wax. 

I also realized that I have no idea what i want to do for my final project. Which is a problem seeing as design sheets are due on Thursday. Oh joy. 

Another realization was this: If you are in a "meh" mood The Civil Wars will cause it to become a sad mood. And you will have no idea why you are sad, just the fact that you are. But you love them so much that you keep listening. It's a tragic circle of sadness. Moral of the story: Listen to them when you are happy. Or hyper, and they will calm you down.


Six Facts:

1. Attractive men make PD Bio 10 million times better
2. Charls has a Jay Z range of emotions
3. Katy makes the best cinnamon rolls- even if they are from a package
4. Dark Chocolate is Gods gift to man. Especially with caramel and sea salt. 
5. Spending time with your face makes you realize a lot. For instance- my nose is a little crooked and my bottom lip is huge. 
6. I love Winter. Why? Men in Peacoats. Enough said. 

This morning: 

Charls-"Gaaaah, it's cold as balls" 

Me-"I've been told that balls really aren't that cold..."

Katy-"But they are colder than the rest of the body...."

Me- "Valid point."

Charls- "Cold as balls."  

Song of the Night

Because we don't love Joseph Gordon Levitt enough already...

Video Ocho

On this beautiful Sunday night we bring you Video Ocho. 

And here is our little rift on smell goods. 

Over 750 views on our Blog :D We love you all!! 

This is Normal, Right?

So, here I am spending my lazy Sunday morning studying.  Because my life is that exciting.  I have two biology tests on Monday and I have a genetics test to take this week as well.

Anyways, here I am studying molecular and evolutionary biology when I realize, "I'm sure that the internet world wants to know all about this."  So, I decided to share these things with you all.

I was watching a video on translation when I came across this bad boy.  For anyone who wants to know what my major is about, this video summarizes what my entire major revolves around:

My evolutionary biology professor showed this next one in class.  I think it is way awesome.

The other videos I have been watching aren't as entertaining, but they have their moments.  Funny thing, when I finished watching these, YouTube recommended that I watch Jenna Marbles videos and videos on hairstyles.  So, yeah.  That basically summarizes what I do on YouTube.  

I hope you appreciated these.

Biology <3

¡Nieve!

For those of you who don't know me- i'll let you in on one thing. I'm basically a five year old at heart, and i'm really not afraid to show it. Sometimes it means that people don't take me seriously, which is their loss because believe me, the 5 year old is just the tip of the iceberg. Digressing...so i find joy in the simple things in life.

One of them being snow. I'm happier than a hurricane in...wait...too soon? Snow makes me happy beyond belief, i just look up and see those fluffy flakes and can't help but stick out my tongue. Snow brings me peace. There is just something about walking around in a muffled world, usually i don't like silence, but i cannot get enough of snow silence. That moment where you walk outside, the snow is slowly falling, and it's like the world pauses for a second. It allows me to breathe and think clearly. Suddenly, for a moment, every problem just melts away and i'm so grateful for the simple beauty of the world around me.

I also enjoy running around in the snow, making snow angels, and making snow ice cream :D 2 Thanksgivings ago i was in Idaho with some friends and my friend Skyler taught me how to make snow ice cream. Grab a bowl of snow and then add some condensed milk and voila! We experimented with flavors, like rootbeer extract...? Also another random fact- I love rootbeer flavored anything. Rootbeer Milkshakes are my favourite! I blame my father for this, he ALWAYS got rootbeer when we went out to eat.

So today, if you are in Utah, appretiate the snow! It's beautiful. Yeah, maybe it's a little cold and the slushy stuff gets in your shoes, but honestly...it's not going to ruin your life. See the beauty of a fluffy snowflake, look up in awe at the gray sky, enjoy a good cup of hot coco- or mate, or any type of tea!, read a book, or listen to chill cd! Snuggle up under a blanket, or heck, cuddle with someone!!!

So be thankful that you have the opportunity to live in such a beautiful world! Even if it's not snowing where you are, look for something about today to be thankful for. Today i am thankful for the snow and the fact that i packed boots.

                                                          Perfect chill day music

Cultural Awareness.

This post contains some explicit content.  For those of you who are concerned with such matters, this post is not for you.

For those of you who are not:

You know how you learn something new every day?  Well, Tuesday night I most certainly did.  Our friend, Mike, brought a matter to my attention that I had not been aware of.  For those of you who do not know, Snoop Dogg changed his name.  To Snoop Lion.  Yeah.

Then, as things to tend to do, this topic of Snoop's name led us to other topics.  Eventually, Mike and I ended up here:

Appreciate.  Because we do.  Mike and I both feel that he should be famous for suresies.   

oh for the love of awkward people

So when my friend David got home from his Mission he was a little awkward for about a day. Then it was back to David, we would talk on the phone until 1 or 2 in the morning laughing over the past and he would tell me some stories about Italy. We were back to normal, frankly it was better than when he had left!

I made the mistake of thinking that every guy was like him. They get of their mission, spend a couple of days getting back into the swing of things, and BAM they are back to normal. Tis not so. Right now i have an awkward RM on my hands, and if you are reading this, well you know it's true.  Let's be real here. Do i know what to do? Nope. Am i impatient? Yep. I've made it my goal to un-awkward him, or at least help with the process. Yes. Heavens, it's like the kid forgot to communicate with girls. And if you knew him before the mission...well you'd be surprised. He's one of my best friends though, so i'll be as patient as i need to be. I got David out of it, and i promised to get two other guys out of the awkward phase- Christian and Andy. I got this. Yeah....i got this....right?

On another note I found out on Tuesday that i have claustrophobia. Not super bad, but enough to where i freaked out when we did life masks in Theatre. Gah, i almost started hyperventilating.

Some of the girls in their masks.

Finished Product

It was kind of trippy to see my own face. But yeah, that's my week. Also went on a lady date with Katy last night, we went to the boys soccer game- Rafa, Renan, and Diehl. Then got ice cream after. I embarrassed myself HORRIBLY to the guy serving my ice cream, but we both laughed about it after. 

His name tag said Andy, so i tried to make some small talk with him as he dished up my icecream. 

I saw his name tag and it immediately made me think of Toy Story, so without thinking i said...

"So Andy, where is your Woody??" and he looked at me with a face that said "Girl just say whhaaa???"

That's when i realized what i had said and LOST IT. I started laughing so hard i was supporting myself on the counter. He laughed a lot too, it was a beautiful moment. 

"AND BUZZ LIGHTGEAR, I MEANT IT LIKE WOODY AND BUZZ. TOY STORY"

there was really no going back...

And now i am going to do laundry and ponder about what i should do with my life and the situations i've gotten myself into. Heavens.