Halloween, already??

I cannot believe that it is already the end of October! Even more, I can't believe I haven't been home to California yet!! I thought for sure I'd have to go home at least once before Thanksgiving...

The weekend was a good one. I think I say that about every weekend... I guess they are all just good :) Friday was Mataya's birthday so a big group of us went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. I had never been there, but the food was amazing. And the rolls... MMM MMM MMM!! Saturday I mostly just studied all day. And did a little cleaning. Sunday was church and then I went to my cousin Becky and her husband Matt's house for dinner. I haven't seen them since I've been up here and they live like 5 minutes away. So it was nice to visit with them and catch up.

FHE went really well last night. We had a pretty good turnout. One of the guys in the group gave the lesson and did an awesome job. Then we moved all of the furniture out of the way, taped trash bags together, and all sat down and carved our pumpkins. We had Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin on in the background and TONS of food... pumpkin dump, cocoa pebble rice krispies, pumpkin bread, birthday cake (2 people had birthdays) and orange milk (regular milk with orange food coloring). It was just a fun night and everyone enjoyed just being able to relax and get to know people a little better.

Well, as of today, I have one test down and 2 more to go. Plus an English paper. But I got my math midterm out of the way today, so that has been a huge relief. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that the rest of the week goes well.

Tomorrow is Halloween!! Mataya, Sarah and I got these cute Eskimo costumes. I'm not exactly sure what we are doing tomorrow night though... We'll figure something out. We have institute and then I think we will just end up party hopping so hopefully that will be fun. Unfortunately, I'll have to be home somewhat early so I can come home and study for my Biology test on Thursday. Lame, huh? O well- that's life!

Tagged...

I got Tagged! Here it goes!

Jobs I've Had:
1. babysitter??...
2. never had a job
3. none
4. nothin
5. nada

Places I've Lived:
1. Fullerton, California
2. Placentia, California
3. Provo, Utah

Foods I Love:
1. anything Mexcian
2. Salad
3. Malt Shoppe burgers

Websites I visit:
1. Yahoo.com
2. Blogspot.com
3. UVSC.edu

Places I'd rather be:
1. Vacation
2. At the River
3. Reading
4. California

Movies I love:
1. How to lose a guy in 10 days
2. The Illusionist
3. Hitch

TV Shows I watch:
1. I don't watch tv...ever

People I tag:
1. Megan Pelphrey
2. Brandon Pelphrey
3. Susie Kershaw
4. Sara Blume

Welcome to College...

So I've decided that all my teachers got together and decided to make everything due in the same week!! Ok... so maybe that's a little dramatic, but still- I'm pretty sure that's what happened. And here is why I think that: I have a math test tomorrow, math midterm Monday and Tuesday, english paper due and psychology test Wednesday, and biology test Thursday. Plus the normal amounts reading and homework. I don't know who my teachers think they are- they act like it's their job to teach us or something... Welcome to college...

But life is great. I'm still loving it up here and keeping very busy, which is good. FHE is going well- we combined with some other groups and went ice skating last week and are having a Halloween party this Monday. I'm excited for that. We're going to carve pumpkins, watch a Halloween movie and eat lots of yummy food :) And have a lesson of course. I'll let ya know how that goes.

I finally got around to getting a gym pass this week. I got 5 free sessions with a personal trainer so I'm looking forward to that. My first session is Thursday morning at 8... A little early, but that's ok. Gotta keep the "freshman 15" off!!

Only 22 days and I'll be home for Thanksgiving!! But who's counting??? As much as I love it up here, it will be nice to come home for a little bit. I think after just over 2 months, it's finally starting to hit me that I'm all the way in Utah... I think maybe the cold weather and snow might have something to do with it...

Being away from home has definitely taught me many important things. For example: there are 2 things in this world that never seem to stop. Laundry and dishes. I'm sure there are other things, but these are the things I have noticed. You can get all caught up on laundry in a day, but as soon as you go to bed, there is more laundry to do. Same with dishes. I think maybe I'll just stop eating and wear the same clothes for a week at a time.

Well, study break is over. Better get back to cursing my teachers... (OOPS- did I say that out loud??)What I meant was- doing some homework!!

PICTURES!

So I'm still retarded and can't figure out how to add the pictures to the post. So the pictures are all at the bottom...just keep scrolling...

Well it's been a while since I've written anything and so much has happened. I spent General Conference weekend in Salt Lake and it snowed all day Saturday! It was so fun.

I didn't have school last Thursday or Friday because of Fall Break so I went back out to Salt Lake to spend a few days with the Johnson's. The girls and I had so much fun. We made some cute Halloween crafts. I took some pictures and will post those soon.

Last weekend, Mataya, Sarah, Mike and I all drove to Las Vegas to meet up with Mataya's and Sarah's families and to go to the BYU vs. UNLV game. We left Friday afternoon, got there and went to the fireside that the players and their families have the night before the game. A few of the players and the coach and his wife spoke. It was a good meeting. After that, we went to Chili's for dinner. Saturday we went to Circus Circus for a little while with Sarah's family and rode all the rides there. Then we went back to the hotel, got ready and went to the game. When the game was over, a group of about 15 of us went to In-N-Out for dinner and then went to the Stratosphere and going on the Big Shot ride at the very top. It was SO high, but way fun. Sunday we drove home. The drive that normally takes about 4 1/2 hours ended up taking us 6! We had the craziest thing happen on the drive. We were driving up the highway and all of the sudden, the cars in front of us start to swerve. Then we see a car coming straight for us, going on the wrong side of the highway! It was a good thing Mike is a good driver and got out of the way in time!

This week has been crazy so far - tons of homework, studying, and tests. And something going on every night of the week - FHE, Institute, visiting teaching, study sessions, Halloween parties - it's endless. And to think that when I moved up, I was worried about being bored!

I finally took my camera in to get the pictures developed. It will be ready on Friday so I'll have pictures up by this weekend!

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK: "Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless." -Mother Teresa

Another good weekend has come and gone. Friday night, Sarah and her roommate Kelcie, and Mataya and I went to the "Rock the Block" party for a little while. It was way fun, but there were SO many people there it was almost overwhelming. We got back to Sarah and Kelcie's apartment at 12:30 AM and made pancakes and started a movie, but then decided to turn it off and go home because we were all falling asleep!
Saturday morning I drove out to Alpine and went to breakfast with Becca Groesbeck. It was cold, rainy, and super windy when I was driving out there and when we left the restaurant to go back to her house it was snowing!! It didn't stick... But still - it snowed! Then I drove to Salt Lake and it was snowing there too. And sticking. It was so cool to look up at the mountains from the freeway and see snow on the rooftops and trees and everything. I can't believe winter is almost here....
Sunday was a typical Sunday. Then, after church, 2 of our guy friends came over and made us dinner. They made haystacks and turned out so good! They made brownies for dessert and even had a centerpiece!!... Kinda... (They broke a branch off a tree in our courtyard and put it in a glass of water). It was pretty funny. I'll post a picture of it later.
Monday was a typical Monday as well. It was cold, so my roommate and I decided to make homemade chicken noodle soup for dinner. It was the perfect meal for a day like that.
Tonight, when everyone gets home from school/work, my roommates and I are making dinner and hot chocolate and driving up Provo Canyon for a picnic dinner and to see the colors. I haven't seen it yet, but apparently the canyon is just beautiful at this time of year. I'll take pictures and post those too... eventually! I'll update on that tomorrow!

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK: "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
-Albert Einstein