Westside's Story

tender mercies

2011-11-25T22:12:00.001-08:00

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I love realizing everything I should be grateful for and that includes the little stuff. So here are some of the little things that make my life that much greater.

My cute little niece that calls me "Mannies" and always wants to play with me.
The movies with the family. I always enjoy laughing aloud and critiquing any film with my family. And yes, that includes Breaking Dawn..
Black Friday. Where I can buy an electric blanket, pillow, boots, clothes, a crockpot, and dvd's all under 100 bucks.
Watching Jurassic Park with my dinosaur pillow pet.
Music. Listening, playing, singing, etc. Especially for friends with musical talent. Boy do I envy them.
Driving. I don't know why, but I love it.
My dad's patience. For times when I'm not the brightest and lock the keys in the trunk of his car.
Pinterest. For teaching me how to be a better girl.
Stuffing. Single most greatest food at Thanksgiving, or any time for that matter.
Cooking. I'm really enjoying cooking for once in my life.
The temple. It's beautiful and always gives me warm fuzzies just looking at it.
Random texts from people I haven't heard from in awhile.
Sunsets.
Tandem bike rides.
A puppy or dog to cuddle with.
Being able to vent with a good friend of yours at any time, any place.
The heater vent at my apartment. I love when I get to it first and can lay down in front of it.
Shopping with the sisters. They are always there for me.
7-11 Hot Chocolate. Rough day? Let's go to 7-11. Wanna go somewhere? 7-11. Late night cravings? Answer, 7-11 hot chocolate. Fill your cup up two-thirds of the way with hot chocolate and mix with steamed milk to help blend it in. Add one irish creme, one hazelnut (add more for desired taste), and a sprinkle of cinnamon on top. Add baby marshmallows for "those" kind of nights. Best thing ever.
Laughing. Modern Family always makes me laugh, my family can help me crack a smile any time, my friends are hilarious, crazy people at black friday shopping make me giggle, well, in reality, I laugh at just about anything.

This is just to mention a few great tender mercies in my life. What are you grateful for?

QUICK CATCH UP

Road a tandem bike on 11/11/11.

Camped out for the USU vs. BYU basketball game. Greatest highlight of the semester!

Was a puppy for Halloween.

Ran through a corn field in the middle of the night.

Went to a spooky bridge.

Became addicted to pinterest.

Laughed really hard at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm3JodBR-vs

and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Lmkm5EF5E

Thinking about the study abroad program, next summer, Europe.

That is all.

They will have cake...

2011-10-04T14:01:00.000-07:00

My roommates are so sweet I love them all. They threw me another birthday party and it was awesome. (Even though sadly it was after the devastating loss to BYU)

They were so excited to make BTS cake (ask your parents) and party it up. Claire is especially awesome for smuggling in this fancy candle from China. I was so surprised, you have no idea. Well, just watch the video below and you can get an idea.

Thank you friends/roomies for an awesome birth celebration!

So so so so so cute girls. Where's KarLee??

There's KarLee! Love you guys!!!

birdsday

2011-09-26T21:48:00.000-07:00

So I turned 21.

That means I'm an adult.

My family rocks and they took me hot air ballooning.

It was an awesome birthday this year!

That one Labor Day

2011-09-06T23:10:00.000-07:00

I love life.

Being back in Logan has been phenomenal.

What was extremely fun was Labor Day in Logan.

Corey had a fantastic idea of hiking up to Tony's Grove from Green Canyon. What did we know about this hike? It's "supposedly" a 15 mile hike, in the wilderness, and you get a sense of feeling lost. We were sold. So we packed a bunch of food, got the cars situated, and we were on our way. Where ever that was going to take us. This hike was the most gorgeous and fun thing I had ever done in Cache Valley. Parts of it were tricky and steep, it rained a bit, but besides that the weather was perfect and we had an amazing group. I was just so happy to be there.

Now, the feeling of being lost? We most definitely felt that. The trail would fizzle out or turn off into different points. But for the most part we did pretty good, from what we could tell. But at the end we weren't sure at all. It was getting dark, and Corey and I were getting worried because we thought we would have to camp over night. We get to a point where basically we could go left or right. One trail looking well traveled and the other one, not as much. We almost took the well traveled one, but we decided to go ask the guy we had seen a little bit ago camping. We were a little scared of him because we had said hello and he just looked at us... So some of us went back to ask him where we were. Our friend Stevie went to talk to him and all I could hear was "Speak no english". My heart sunk. But then Stevie whips out his amazing espanol skills. This man's name was Pablo and he was from Peru. As Stevie was talking to the man, we were intently listening. Stevie would laugh and we didn't know if it was a good thing or not. At the end, we shake hands with Pablo and say our sayonara's. We find out that Pablo is up there ranching 1,000 sheep. This man was amazing! Oh and the fact that we were only 20-30 minutes away from Tony's Grove. But if we had taken the well traveled road, it would have taken us into even more back country so thanks to good ol' Pablo, we found our way to our destination.

I felt so accomplished... and tired/starving. It was such a fantastic Labor Day. One of the greatest.

the Group

This map was provided by a couple of cowboys we happened to pass by. They were mozying by on their horses and we thought we would ask them where to go. Luckily they let us take a picture of their map. When we told them we were headed to Tony's Grove, one laughed really hard while the other said that we were rather ambitious.
The green line represents what we hiked. Rough estimate of how it looked.

Let it begin....

2011-07-31T18:38:00.001-07:00

Happy Shark Week Ya'll!

Derby Day

2011-07-11T00:38:00.000-07:00

Demolition Derby.

I am a big fan.

Saturday, some friends and I went out to the Cache Valley Demolition Derby. What a hoot! Such an amazing day, I lost my voice completely, usually a big indicator on the level of fun-ness I'm having. haha

It rained on us dedicated derby fans, but blue skies broke out just in time for it to start!

Still havin a blast even though we all got drenched. Excluding Whitney and Marissa.

How many dogs can you find on the roof? We found 7!

Memorable Moments:

Claire: The Chinese only know of three famous white people: Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and President Obama...

Me: Obviously they don't know Obama that well.

Luke: I think something just fell into your.... bosom?

Me: It happens.

Claire: Oh my Lady Gaga!

Marissa: Did we just talk about Harry Potter for an hour?

Drunk Guy: Whaaaat?? Yer never see dogs ona roof befer?! Dis one's Lightnin', *Indistinct drunk chatter*.

Drunk Guy: As he almost slips off his own roof, he makes sure to protect his beer.

Luke: Is this hot and moistness bothering you?

Me: The word moist bothers me more.

Would You Like a Cookie-Cookie??

2011-05-30T22:03:00.000-07:00

I've never had a fortune cookie know me so well... Thank you fortune for reminding me why I want this summer to go by fast! haha The family had a good laugh when I showed them my fortune. To catch ya'll up, Corey is in Thailand for the summer, and I won't get to see him for pretty much 3 months. So in other words, I need to be distracted this summer.

In other news, it snowed in Utah. Happy Memorial Day weekend. P.S./ Where is Summer?

Bon Iver kinda day, or week

2011-05-23T10:54:00.000-07:00

Calgary. New song of Bon Iver. I'm loving it and can't wait for the new album to come out.

Have a listen!

Shake Your Groove Thing

2011-05-18T12:53:00.000-07:00

Life in the past couple of weeks have been wonderful. Finals were a bummer especially when Corey was done by Monday and I was stuck in the library studying my brains out and watching everyone enjoy the very rare sunny days Logan Utah had to offer. But I pulled through and passed all my classes. Eat it USU!! It really feels good to be done with another semester of school and to be done with my gen eds. Now I'm back in my hometown Sandy to enjoy a good ol' Utah summer. It does feel weird not being back in Logan at V2 in Old Farm. I miss all my roommates very much. But we partied as much as we could the last few weeks. Even until the last few moments until cleaning checks and I started to drive out of the parking lot. It was very sad to say goodbye. I've loved being back in Sandy though. I'm enjoying my free time of unemployment for as long as I can. Corey and I have spent alot of time together. We've been trying to hang out as much as we can before he leaves for Thailand for the summer. I'm really bummed out, but hopefully it'll go by fast. I need to keep myself very distracted. I'm getting really antsy and want to go on a road trip, or vacation of some sorts. I especially want to find the sun. I think I'm with everyone else in the state of Utah thinking it's not cool that it's snowing and it's mid-May. So uncool Utah. Let me know if you want to join me for a road trip! haha Also, Friday I'm going in for a haircut. I'm sure none of you care. But I'm going for my short haircut again. What do you think? Good Idea or Bad Idea? Well, that's me, here in the now.

I thought I'd share one of my adventures in the past weeks. Corey and I took a trip out to Antelope Island. I've lived in Utah my whole life, and never have I ever really ventured out there. It just seemed like a touristy thing to do. No one really swims in the lake... Well we did. Corey convinced me it was an experience you had to do. So we started out with a hike which was BEAUTIFUL! I totally recommend it for all you hikers. Apparently May is the time to go though. After that we drove over to the salty beaches. Swimming in the Great Salt Lake is something I'll always remember. You literally just float! Another highlight of the trip was the wildlife. We pretty much drove right up next to some buffalo, antelope, deer, etc. It's pretty much an Utah Safari. haha. The only complaint is the bugs.... I have never seen so many bugs in my life. The best way I could describe it is this way, all you could breathe in was bugs. But besides that, it was a great trip. The Salt Lake is so pretty and the sunset was breathtaking. Below are some pictures of the trip.

H.A.G.S!!!

High kicks, high kicks. This is how we do it!

2011-04-11T20:06:00.000-07:00

So I showed Corey this video knowing he would love it.

Needless to say, she is our new favorite youtube star. We pretty much spent the entire night watching her videos and learning about this Leslie Hall.

I thought I would share the love.

Enjoy!

We looked to see if she sold merchandise too.

She does.

The only problem is to decide which shirt I want!!!

I like

2011-03-20T11:08:00.000-07:00

Thai Food and visiting good friends.

I can't resist watching a good sunset.

Snow Cones are so so delicious, especially mixed with ice cream.

I wish I was at the beach everyday...

Especially when it's sunny and with great people.

For just $1.07, you get a full fun fanciful day of kite flying. I like that.

I get lost in beautiful blue skies.

I find myself always craving sushi...

And now I can make it myself! Love that!

And I can always seem to find a dance party to boogey at.

Sometimes I wish that I could just freeze time...

Bally

2011-03-17T12:22:00.000-07:00

Today, Utah State University is going to do a science project that will involve dropping 20,000 bouncy balls from a helicopter. At the same time, they will be breaking a world record.

I imagine it to be something like this video.

You can count on me being there.

I love USU.

2011-03-02T00:38:00.000-08:00

For those of you who know me, know that I couldn't care less for Mr. Nicolas Cage. I'm not even sure how or why he is still making movies... I just can't wrap my head around it. But, kudos for Conan for this great clip. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one out there.

Yes, Sensei?

2011-02-22T20:56:00.000-08:00

I have a lot of great/interesting teachers. But the best teacher award for this semester, albeit a close race, goes to Nick Guo. He teaches my Microeconomics class. We gave him the loving title of Master Goo because of the first day of class, he said that he got a Masters in Economics so we should call him Master instead of teacher. Followed right after by a , "Of course, I kid." This is a term you'll hear him say alot in classes. Now if you are in his class and you're not paying attention, there is no way you can know what he is talking about because most of the time you have to try and translate what he is saying. Pretty much straight outta China, he's still getting used to the English language. The first few classes I was confused because I thought I had to get some sort of Tax Book for the class. Three classes later, I come to find out that he was saying Textbook. I wasn't the only one confused either. Here are some other funny phrases needing a little bit of translation:

"If you are late to class, I will have to punch you." = "If you are late to class, I will have to punish you."
On the board he wrote "SUBUSTUE", which I found out later on he meant SUBSTITUTE.
"Peas and root bear are also example of compliments." = "Pizza and rootbeer are also example of compliments."
"Seltzer and chips would work too." = "Salsa and chips would work too."

Obviously, there is a bit of a language barrier. It's funny because my friends and I are usually asked to translate. Master Goo sees us as friends and I feel honored.

The other day, Master Goo was really excited because he had a video clip to show us for class. When it was time, this is what he showed us...

Needless to say, I am never bored in Master Goo's class.

Mmm Dang!

2011-02-07T09:58:00.000-08:00

Everyone, meet Claire Harlos.

I met her last year by chance, and it's been history ever since!

She's my wingman,

my partner in crime,

and my good friend.

We decided to be roommates together last semester and it was the best decision we ever made.

But, sadly, China is taking her away.

She's leaving this Wednesday for 4 months and I miss her so much already!

I'm hoping these next 4 months go by fast so that we can party it up like always!

Good luck in China Claire!!!! I hope it's amazing and that you don't bring home a chinese husband like everyone says you will....

I'll party it up in the mean time in your honor!!

claire n' me on another adventure. POLAR BEAR FLOAT!

we can tear up the dance floor. even though here it looks like we are birthing babies...

the note says, "come back to bed, i miss you!"

shirt says, "claire gets my press rolling."

I'll miss leaving these tender messages...

aw shucks... i miss me some claire!

peace out baby cakes! *wink*

Natural Curiosity...

2011-02-01T17:06:00.000-08:00

Today in my Energy Class as I was really involved and listening to my teacher talk about how much oil is left in the US, I couldn't help but notice the guy in front of me doing the exact opposite. I could tell this kid didn't care much for energy. He was going crazy on the internet looking up one thing and then immediately off to another. We checked out many websites, I couldn't help but feel distracted. The one that caught my eye the most was this video...

What an incredible find we made. I can't wait to see what we discover next time.

Pyromaniac

2011-01-21T09:59:00.000-08:00

I like fire.

Even though when I was a child I lit a match wrong and burned off one my eyebrows and had to draw it in so I wouldn't get into trouble.

Take a Picture, It'll Last Longer

2011-01-09T14:04:00.000-08:00

i love pictures.

and i want this little baby.

this is the fujifilm instax mini.

it's a polaroid camera, and quite possible my next splurge.

i love polaroids. don't these pics look cool?

I'm almost convinced...

2011-01-05T21:47:00.000-08:00

It's the end of the world.

I'm still rootin for science to logically prove this tragedy.

Go Science!!!

Let the Memories be Good for Those Who Stay

2011-01-03T13:53:00.000-08:00

2010

Now that it's over, I started to think about 2010.

True to my nature, I got really emotional. I'm such a baby. (Some things never change apparently.)

So much happened in the last year. I experienced many trials, firsts, new friends, accomplishments, and so on. I've learned more in this past year than I have my entire life.

Speaking of firsts, I moved out of my Utah Comfort Zone to California. It wasn't easy in the least. Being an adult is really hard. At times I felt despair, failure, loneliness, and discouragement. It was a true test of living on my own. But I wouldn't trade that experience for anything in the world. Among the trials, I made a lot of friends along the way that would do anything to help me out. I am so grateful for them and also the family that I lived by. It was an opportunity that really helped me grow. I'd also be lying if I said that I didn't have a good time, because we had loads of fun with our many adventures.

Also, working for the Disneyland Resort was truly wonderful. An experience I'll never forget. Truth be told, they asked me to apply for another job with the resort. Truth be told, I really want to take it.

Candid moment caught in the California apartment.

My first Medieval Experience! It was pretty great, too bad our knight wasn't hot...

First time to Knott's! Thanks to Janell and Morgan for enduring my ever longing to get a picture with Snoopy.

We had many great opportunities in the College Program. One of my favorites was being able to visit the Disney Studios!! We saw many stars and saw how the magic is made. TRULY AWESOME SAUCE!

(STEVE HOLT!)

I just really enjoy this photo, but if you guys want a spectacular movie experience, be sure to go to the El Capitan. They go over and beyond on your regular movie screening.

Fam-Fam. What can I say, I've been blessed with a wonderful family filled with nieces and a nephew who I love spending time with. It was great living close to my sisters when I was in California. I miss driving out for a couple of days and just hanging with them. We've come a long ways together and we have a relationship that I'll cherish for eternity.

I missed out on a lot of farewells in the past year. But I am so glad to have such great friends who have decided to serve their Lord. I miss them all dearly but I am glad that I got to hang out with them before they all left.

Go kick Satan's butt guys!!

I've seen many beautiful sunsets. I love watching them. Mother Nature is just so beautiful.

Married people. 2010 had 17 marriages to be exact for me to go to. I'm so happy for all my friends and family that have found their eternal best friend! Do I feel pressured? Maybe a little.... But it's still going to be awhile at this point. I've fallen in and out of love and I'm back to the single life. I'm happy right now, and we'll see what the future holds.

I've also realized that I was out on the road alot in the past year.

But that's okay because anyone who knows me, knows that I love a good road trip. There's just something about that open road that calms me.

I LOVE the fact that the past year I never had a party that I went to that I didn't like. No matter how random they were. To name a few, Epic Bonfire Shindig, French Night, Nachooooo Night, Puddin Dance/Fight, Christmas in July, Mustache Extravaganza!, and so on and so forth.

I've also learned how to cook!! A skill I've been lacking for awhile as I've lived off of ramen and eating out.

^Those are cookies I promise. They were delicious!^

But speaking of food, I also started thinking of all the interesting cuisine I had 2010. From our favorite Thai Place, I enjoyed a great Duck Meal. One time head and all. Then a weird soup that had cow intestine and corn nuts in it and then some cow hide... that was gross! From our favorite Islamic Chinese place: green onion pancake, octopus, and fried tofu. My friend also hosted many, what are called, Hot Pots. I've eaten Fish Balls, Squid, and many other fishy things with chinese names I can't pronounce... I'll try eating anything.

Camping, hiking, climbing, fishing, and more camping.

I loved getting back to Utah and playing in the wilderness. Oh man, was I in heaven! I absolutely love the great outdoors.

Running out from our Polar Bear Swim at Mirror Lake.

Roasting cornish game hens on the fire.

And then I moved back to good ol' Logan, Utah. This past semester was a blast!

I lucked out again with great roommates for not knowing any of them but one. Great times out at V2 with Dawn, Rachel, Whitney, and Claire. Can't wait to see what the next semester holds! I also think I know for sure what major I'm going into. I'm thinking about Physical Therapy or a Physical Trainer kind of career so Exercise Science it is!

2011, bring it.

Thanks Mister Narwhal

2010-12-21T14:10:00.000-08:00

I love Christmas, it's true.

I will have had about three of them this year.

1. Christmas in July

This one was when I was out in California. A bunch of good friends joined in on the festivities. We had a marvelous time together.

Gingerbread Houses

Holiday Cheer

Sleeping under our makeshift Christmas Tree.

A Winter Wonderland.

2. A Christmas in Logan

3. Actual Christmas

Which is coming soon and I can't wait!

On a side note, last Friday night, my sister and I decided to go to California. So at 7:30 pm we packed up the car and drove through the night to California.

The plan was to stay at my sister's place, who I might add is SERIOUSLY AMAZING!

Thanks Kimi and Ryan and Elise for making our trip even possible!!!

So I actually have tickets to Disneyland, and focus of this trip was to experience Christmas in Disneyland.

Truly Magical, ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!

Happy Christmas Everyone!!

A John Wayne Christmas

2010-12-06T18:19:00.000-08:00

Anyone else as excited as I am to see this for Christmas?

Granted, I still believe True Grit to be one of the... well... worst John Wayne films made. But I got all giddy inside when Davey forced me to watch the trailer. Perhaps the remake will do it some justice!

Christian, Davey and I have come up with the perfect plan.

Come Christmas day, noon time, we will treat ourselves by taking our families to go see this.

Where are you Christmas?

Also the girls and I got tickets to the Christmas Devotional down at the conference center. It was really pretty as they decorate it for Christmas, and the Presidency gave great messages that made me even happier for the holidays! Then we just had to walk around Temple Square to look at the lights. We got lots of great pictures, the fog made it look amazingly beautiful!

Ohhh Boy

2010-11-30T20:58:00.000-08:00

It's cold so I take the bus home. Today I decided to take the 8th East Express bus, which I never take but it was there and I was sick of freezing outside waiting for the Stadium Express. This is where my story begins. I get on the bus, and if you've been on the campus buses, you know they get packed! So I'm sitting down and I notice this guy standing a little ways in front of me. I didn't know if it was my imagination or not, but I thought that he was looking right at me. I started getting stressed because I thought I knew him and just didn't remember him. But then I realized he really was looking at me. Soon we reach the next stop and people started getting off. The seat next to me opened up, and this kid came back to sit right next to me. I'd glance over and he's still looking at me. Then it gets to the point where we were like the only ones left on the bus. Finally he speaks up and says something after staring at me the whole way.
- So, I've noticed your wearing gloves.
I start laughing really hard.
- Yep, I felt like they were the right choice because, oh i dunno, it's -12 degrees? More laughter
- He chuckles a little bit and then replies with, Well, how am I supposed to know if you're married or not?
Boy oh boy, I didn't know how to react so I kinda laughed again.
- I'm not coming on too strong am I?
- Well, I've just never heard that one before. But no, I'm not married.
Lots of small talk ensues. His name is Ryan, he's a biology major, and other stuff.
- Well now I hope I'm not coming on really strong this time, but could I have your number maybe?
So my roommates and I decided to give the guys a chance, (since we felt bad about guys like pizza guy and other guys) and I gave him my number.
My phone is broken though, so it'll probably never develop.
But I love the guys that try out their own pickup lines. It makes me happy that they actually get used. We talked about more that we like and here are some great ones for you single and on the prowl people:
-If I told you your body was beautiful, would you hold it against me? (actually used)
-Kiss me if I'm wrong, but is your name Julie?
-Are you Jamaican? Cause Jamaican me crazy! (way cheesy)
We can't think of any more actually, so if you have any let me know!
Till next time....

Hello Mister Ten Below!

2010-11-22T12:55:00.000-08:00

It snowed. Good ol Utah, bringin winter back yet again. I woke up to join in with my roommates singing, "I'm mister white christmas, I'm mister snow! I'm mister, icicle, I'm mister ten below. Friends call me snow miser, whatever I touch, turns to snow in my clutch. I'm too much!" as I notice there's 6 inches of snow outside. Because of this snow it's time to get creative. So based on this last weekend, I thought I would share some ideas for you to do to brighten up your rather snowy days.

1- Dance party. Just dance dance dance your heart out! It's a great way to get tons of people into your house and warm it up and have fun at the same time! Also save money on utilities because you turned the furnace off!

2- Pie party. I don't know why I haven't thought of this before! Imagine a giant get together with great people and everyone just brings a pie! I didn't have to eat a real meal for like two days I ate so much pie. The chocolate mousse with rasberry layer on top with an oreo crust was my personal favorite. Thanks to Rachel's neighbors who brought this gem into my life.

3- Decorate for Christmas. We already have our tree up (which is AMAZING I might add). Are we too early? Not at all, everyone loves Christmas, so if you think it's too early, you might be a scrooge.

4- Tis the season for some egg nog! I was quite skeptical about this idea, but it worked out great! We only had real eggs, so we made some homemade egg nog with a real egg, which like myself you would think salmonella, but I'm still alive and it tasted INCREDIBLY good!!

5- Sick of being wet and cold from sledding? Well, get yourself some mattresses, a stair case, and you have a nice warm place to sled within the comfort of your own home! This provided hours of fun last night as we fashioned sleds out of cardboard and slick pants. Caution, the key is the mattresses... Never try to go down the stairs with cardboard. You will flip over and quite possibly break your tailbone, or as Christian likes to say, give yourself scoliosis.

6- Go see Harry Potter.... There's my plug for it. I really did enjoy it. Go see it. Kids shouldn't see it however. Definately an appropriate PG-13 rating.

7- Want to learn chinese? Go through and make cards with different chinese phrases and put them all over your place. Want to say how confused you are today in chinese but don't know how to? Just find the microwave and BAM it's there! Wo Jintian hutu! This trick works with any language you want really. Next semester we might try italian.

8- Make a fort. If I've learned anything this past weekend, it's that you are NEVER too old to make a good old fashioned pillow and blanket fort. Then, make some popcorn and snuggle together under the fort and watch arrested development or a christmas story. The possiblities are endless!

These are just some ideas to get the ol noodle working. Should I be working on homework and studying for finals??.... yes, yes I should be. Alright, I'm going to go do that. Happy Winter everybody!!

Meet Whitney

2010-11-06T17:42:00.000-07:00

She's one of my roommates...

She likes to sleeping bag sled with me...

She makes me laugh constantly...

She earned a whole new respect for latinos after watching an Enrique Iglesias video...

She LOVES "that's what she said" jokes.

She keeps me entertained...

She's had 153 flirts on LDSSINGLES.COM...

She wants a baby...

I love my life.

Blog?

2010-10-31T23:54:00.000-07:00

Oh, that's right....

I have a blog.

Well, enjoy some pictures, and if you stick around, there's a hilarious story at the end.

First things first, my shameless plug. Look how fareakin adorable my niece is! Isn't she the cutest tiger you've ever seen?!

Now back to life.
All dolled up for Homecoming.
Gettin down 'n dirty in some puddin. (and when I say some, I mean alot)

USU is still how I remember it, fun and dirty. There's another part I remember too and I'm not so thrilled.. That's the cold...
I've mastered the art of blowing fire. Sacrificed some eyebrows and eyelashes, but I've done that before. They grow back... eventually. No biggie.

Oh, went campin. Good ol' Utah. This is up in the Uintahs, in the winter. WE Hiked, Polar Bear Plunged, Cooked amazing food, played in snow, and met some pretty amazing people. Amazing as in amazingly drunk hilarious rednecks. We could write a spectacular book with what we got from them.

Now time for that story.
See that kid in the picture below with the red apron, third from the left?
Well say hello to Pizza Guy.
That's what he is known by to my friends and I cause we are horrible with names.
But here's a little bit about Pizza Guy.
He's 24, lives with his parents, has worked at this exact pizza place for 5 years now and apparently can do whatever he wants and not get into trouble. How do I know this? He sat down with us in the middle of his shift and talked while we ate pizza. Awkward to say the least. But long story short he asks for my number and I reluctantly give it to him, and dash out of there.
Logan being such the small town that it was, you can guarantee I ran into him again.
One day, I was walking home from the library when I see this face in the distance. As I walk, I scatter my brain tryin to name this face. Then chills shot up my spine as I recall it. Pizza Guy.
Not wanting to get into the awkward conversation of, "Why haven't you answered my 13 calls and 2 texts?", I resourcefully think quick on my feet. In my hand was a Statesman, our school newspaper. Quickly, as we get closer to crossing paths, I pull the paper up as fast as I could and covered my face, "reading" the newspaper.
It seemed so natural, I thought I had gotten away with it.
Unfortunately that wasn't the case. Right after we pass I hear in the back,
"You mean the girl reading the newspaper upside down?"
He had pointed me out to some girl he was talking to.
I felt foolish to say the least, but I've yet to recieve a 14th call which in the end I think is for the best.

Oh how I love my life.

It's SHE &-freakin HIM!!!

2010-08-23T10:58:00.000-07:00

When I saw the line-up for the Twilight Concert series, I knew without a doubt that this is the one I had to go to!!!!

I've been dreaming about this for so long and it's finally here!

Can't wait to see you guys again!

Farewell?

2010-08-18T14:54:00.000-07:00

It's over..

It happened so fast.

I met amazing people.

Befriended many.

Was near family.

And shared many great memories.

It was an unforgettable experience, and instead of saying goodbye, I just want to say, see you later!!!!!

Maybe one day, I'll return to my new home in California.

People Watching

2010-07-07T17:25:00.000-07:00

We all do it. It's a passion of mine and let me tell ya, Disneyland is the perfect place for it when you have to sit there and do nothing. The other day, as I was working one of the games, one little boy caught my eye in particular. He came running into my field of vision like an airplane with his hands in the air. Then, when this boy stopped, his finger immediatly went right into his nose. Then he started dancing to the music and when he stopped, like a magnet, his finger went right back into his nose. Then he would run around again and what happened when his mom told him to stop? You guessed it, the finger went right back up the nose. I was dumbfounded, the mom didn't even say ANYTHING about it! Needless to say, although very gross and disgusting, I had a good laugh about it.

MEEOW-Y CHRISTMAS!!!

2010-07-06T01:57:00.000-07:00

Alright, so next week apartment 414 will be in charge of hosting the Christmas in July event. My roommate Janell, being in charge of creating the invite, decided to make a facebook event. I get home, and this is what I find for the picture of the facebook event. Be prepared to laugh aloud for what may seems like hours.

I loved it so much that Janell gave me an early Christmas present which was this new version of an already awesome photo!

Thanks J-Nelly for being amazing at making me laugh! :D

The Wiz Kid

2010-04-29T22:19:00.000-07:00

Today me and Amanda made up a poem about a real life occurence we encountered.

There once was a little boy,

Who knew he could be so coy?

He ran around,

An expensive toy he found.

And instead of play with it,

he peed on it instead....

Poetry.

Martha Stewart Would Be Proud

2010-04-23T11:03:00.000-07:00

The other night, I made cookies. Magic!

I actually don't bake but every now and then, I find it relaxing.

So after getting on the internet, which I've come to find is a great source from my sister Kimi, I found the only recipe I could use with all the ingredients we had and that was:

Sugar Cookies

Bon Appetite!

My attempt at making Mickey heads in case you were wondering.

Ta-da!

A giant heart, a "rhombus"/turtle hiding in it's shell, M.J., and the mushroom from Mario games.

Proof that I baked, there is flour upon my cheek!

You have to look really hard...

Pure Genius

2010-04-19T23:40:00.000-07:00

So, my roommate, Janell, she's awesome.
She's introduced me to this website called 6dollarshirts.com.
It's exactly what you'd think.
They have awesome tees, and these were some of the tops.
I've been laughing for hours and feel like I need one now.
Look over these and put your vote in.
Some you may not get, but I still love them.
Viola'!

Really?! Really....

2010-04-17T23:24:00.000-07:00

Time to set the scene:

I'm at work, it's nighttime, and i'm waiting to start closing up the store.

A couple comes into view.

Both are holding up one little ol gem stone each.

(We have a boat filled with cool looking gems to purchase.)

Me- Hey there folks, how can I help ya'll tonight? (Very High-Spirited)
The Lady- We would like to buy these rocks. JUST these rocks.
Me- Okay. Sounds great, except you would have to buy them for 5.29 so you should just fill up the bag so you can get more gems.
The Guy- So we can't just buy the rocks?
Me- You can, but you would have to pay the full price.
The Lady- Right but you see, here's the thing, as soon as we came into your store, we felt this mass energy eminating from the gems. We found these specific gems to be the source of this positive energy.
*I slightly chuckle along with husband*
The Lady- This is no laughing matter ma'am, this isn't a joke.
Me- I understand that, but I'm just saying how it works is you can only buy the bag. So you two could just put your two gems in one bag, and just grab some more gems. That way you can get more for your buck.
The Lady- But these are the only two gems that we feel the energy from. I strongly feel that if we were to have these rocks in our lives, it would greatly change them for the better. So how about we just give you like a quarter for each rock and we can be on our way.
Me- I'm sorry but I would still have to charge you full price. We can't make any exceptions.
The Lady- *Going Balistic Now* Well these rocks fall out of the boat all of the time and I'm sure kids just take them anyways.
Me- That's considered stealing like anything else in our store.
The Lady- So next time I should just steal them is that what you are saying?
Me- Not at all, I'm telling you to go by the rules and just purchase it like everyone else.
The Lady- So I just wasted my time coming here and telling you the truth and offering to pay for them when I could've just taken them. *Storms off to the boat*
Me- I appreciate your honesty, but you have to pay like everyone else.

I go to help other guests and can overhear them a little bit.

The Guy- Let's just go fill up a bag.
The Lady- No, that's ridiculous. I'm just going to do what I should've done.

Minutes later I see them leave, and don't have a bag to buy. Needless to say, I called security gave them the description of the hippy couple. I found out as we were closing that they caught them and they had stolen the rocks, two pairs of underwear from one of the kids packs of 8, and a dream catcher. Really people?! Really....

Can't Argue With That

2010-04-03T23:52:00.001-07:00

So one of my friends at work, Eddie, was trying to figure something out one day.

For weeks he had been telling me that I reminded him of someone.

The other night, he got it.

He had thought of this little gem, Peppermint Patty.

Needless to say, I was dumbfounded. Really?! He quite honestly nailed it after much thought.

What do ya'll think?

Say Whaaaaa???

2010-03-30T23:26:00.000-07:00

Imma Comin Home.

With this one of course.

Just decided it all today.

We're pumped.

Can you say,

"ROAD TRIP"!?

Daily, Nightly, and Ever So Rightly!

2010-03-21T14:05:00.000-07:00

Life means...

Working in... cute little costumes.

Special Events such as Alice in Wonderland at the El Capitan.

Very amazing!

Crashing parties you don't belong at like a Photopass Pizza Party at Mickey Mouse's house.

Taking those cheesy pictures that everyone took like a couple of years ago... and still do.

Going to the Farmer's Market every Thursday after class to get a delicious crepe and various treasures such as a llama hat or a cheap bracelet.

Beaches, beaches, and some more beaches!!!!!

And becoming a Dapper Dan Man!!!

(I don't want no FOP, I'm a Dapper Dan man!!)

Thanks Disneyland

2010-03-21T13:55:00.000-07:00

For bringing back this...

Truly one of MJ's finer moments. Of course I have seen this at least 12 times, and every time I see it I get chills the first time he goes, "OOOHH!" in the song. I'm learning the dance with other faithful fans and even have a button and poster to go along with it. I would recommend this wonderous flashback to the 80's to anyone and everyone. For those of you with the unfortunate circumstances, of course beyond your control, keeping you from seeing it, try this little tidbit I think is the best part. Enjoy!

Guess who stopped by?

2010-02-10T12:31:00.000-08:00

These Guys!

Have I mentioned how great it is to have family just an hour away? Makes the program THAT much easier.

Don't Fret

2010-02-07T14:31:00.000-08:00

I am tall enough to ride all the rides at Disneyland.

The scale says so.

I am ONE happy camper.

Another piece added to the apartment to make it feel more homelier.

Home Sweet Home.

Coachella Widget

2010-02-06T00:14:00.001-08:00

I NEED to go to there!

2010-02-05T12:30:00.000-08:00

What would I go poor for?

THIS!!!

Coachella is a music festival just an hour away from me of pure musical heaven!

I have just heard about it, and would already give my life to go there... in a manner of speaking.

one ticket=one paycheck

oh how i wish i could go!!!

headlining bands at the festival consist of:

Spoon

SHE & HIM

!!!!!! PASSION PIT!!!!!!

Avett Brothers

****MATT & KIM****

PHOENIX

Ra-Ra-RIOT

VAMPIRE WEEKEND

and MGMT

You CAN'T tell me that this doesn't sound absolutely AMAZING after hearing that kinda lineup.

I'll probably dream about this forever now.

Guess just jammin to their songs will have to suffice for now.

I want to go to there....

no other way to put it....

2010-02-03T23:49:00.000-08:00

I'll come right out and say it. Today I ate a McGB which is short for McGangBang... I'm not proud of it, but i fell into peer pressure. I was told it would be awesome, so i tried it. let me tell you, what a great way to stop your heart! I should've been tipped off after Joseph told me it would be "800 calories of awesomeness". We were introduced to the McGB by our new texan friends after they told us it was all the rage in texas. Apparently it was like a secret request that only employees would understand. I can assure you that will be just a one time thing that i will EVER order a McGB from a Mcdonalds, or anything from a Mcdonalds for that matter. But it did make for a very fun night. The hunt for a McGB. This night will never be forgotten.

A glimpse at a McGB

(yep, i really ate that)

work

2010-02-01T23:24:00.000-08:00

so today was a very slow day at work. but my favorite none the less. a couple comes strolling into my store, and i strike up a conversation with the two. they were both very cute and very funny. i love these kind of moments when guests actually interact with me. this couple was just getting into pin trading and so i thought i would help them out. we finally get to the check out when his wife, who was in a wheel chair asked if we had any tinker bell pins. unfortunately, we were out, but i informed them that if they picked out one of the mystery pins, then they might get one, or could just trade with me since i had one. so they bought one, and had me pick it out. low and behold, it was tinkerbell. the wife was thrilled and they thanked me and left so that i could help out the next guest. well i start helping out the next guest when the husband comes running back in and throws a nice lovely balloon animal onto my register. He quickly said how grateful he was for my interaction and ran out of my store before i could get a thank you out. oh how the little things in life just brighten up your day. this is a job that i thoroughly enjoy and is helping grow into a better person.

on another note, i was informed that my leads have recommended me for a lead position. a manager came to talk to me about it today.... lots on my mind

Runnin a Muck

2010-01-23T22:54:00.000-08:00

Ever heard of those improv everywhere people? if not i suggest you youtube that. We were able to join in on one of their shananigans today at downtown disney. We had over 1,000 volunteers.

It was epic!!

In the beginning...

2010-01-18T19:09:00.000-08:00

Well, it's time for the madness to begin. Working I mean.

Time to be busy busy busy!

But before all the busy working while other people play, my roommates and I decided to make a couple of trips to disneyland before sunday. Here's some of the shannanigans that ensued...

Brown-nosin the Boss Man himself.

Workin the Cast Member Half-Off discount.

Here is actually a sneak peak at the new show in California Adventure called World of Colors... SOOO excited for this to come out!!

Now I'm ready to get to work!!

Here's my cute and very orange ID.

Then you have my very cute nametag.

AND I AM OFF TO TRAINING!!
(This is a sneak peak at one of my many costumes. haha)
So for training, it was crazy. We had a monsoon hit us, and I encountered my very first disgruntled guest. Funny story, and great that I got to experience it my first day! haha
My trainer was Mike. Mike has been with disney for many many many years. He is an old man. With the little hair that he has he likes to comb it over and add a cute little curl at the end. He was hilarious to say the least. More to come about him on my second day of training.
Then you have my Area Leader who was a cute little old lady that had a smokers voice. Her laugh almost made me die. She was the bomb and her name was Bonnie. Love her.
But that's it little ones. More to come I assure you. Disneyland is already shaping out to be very interesting. The people just never cease to amaze me!
tah-tah

Disneyland Tidbit #1

2010-01-14T18:20:00.001-08:00

#1:

The statue in Disneyland of Walt and his partner Mickey Mouse was not built proportional. Walt always said that, "If anything I wish that I were just a few inches taller". So to honor his wish, his friends made his statue stand just a few inches taller.

Please Stop

2010-01-12T23:13:00.000-08:00

Dear Flame Shirt Guy,
On behalf of the tenants in room 414, we would like you to please stop. Please stop waiting in the hallway for us to come out. Please stop walking into our place when we answer the door. Please stop facebook stalking us. Please stop stalking us. Please stop telling people that you want us. Please stop circling us at meetings like a shark. Please stop making cheesy pick up lines like, "There can be more magic in Disneyland....". Please stop chasing us down. Please stop.

-Sincerely,

Room 414

ps://Sorry, we're not into you.

settling in

2010-01-12T22:25:00.000-08:00

So sorry folks for the late late update, I'm trying to settle in!!

Things have been crazy since me moving to Anaheim and what not. This whole, "you're completely on your own" chapter in my life is quite a challenge. But fear not. Things are lookin up!

I'll try to get pictures up of the place as soon as my roommates and I have made it more homely lookin. Disney has been AMAZING. AHHH! I'm just so grateful I got to be apart of the magic! So far we have done paper work after paper work, and now I finally get to start my training!! I'm super excited to get started in this wonderful experience!

As the perks of working for disneyland, we often get chances to participate in backstage shindigs and tonight was our first!!!! We had a chance to go on a whole tour through the park when it was closed. It was really amazing and I now know even more useless but interesting facts about Disneyland. :)

Here is a picture of my roommates and I during the backstage tour.

Melissa, Kelsey, Janell (my room roommate), and me!

They are a great bunch and really fun to hang out with!

More posts to come as things settle I promise... maybe...

Happy Christmas Everyone

2009-12-25T13:56:00.000-08:00

So the fam and I are having a spectacular Christmas. With the family together, we went through some old pictures of ours. Boy o' boy what a hoot!

We found this little gem, and I thought I'd share.

Merry Christmas!

Moving Day...

2009-12-03T17:03:00.000-08:00

Again?? It feels like just yesterday I moved into this place, and I'm already leaving?? Craziness. I just decided today that I was going to move back home this Saturday, so I've started my packing. School has been great and the semester went by sooo fast!! A little too fast. I started thinking, and I'm going to miss Logan terribly terribly bad! Logan, you've been good to me. The friendships, the memories. Man, good times!

I'll Miss:

The Roomies~

And their own quirky ways.

My Besties~

Old, or New, These Are Great People.

Claire and Brittany.

Awesome Friends.

THE TWO-FIFTEENIES!!

(My adopted room)

Tearin Up The Dance Floor!~

Always up for any dance party we could find. Found very interesting people. haha

Claire was like my wingman, or woman?? You get the picture. haha

And Everything That Logan Had To Offer For Some Good Times~

Like Good Sushi Runs,

LATE LATE NIGHTS,

Conquering Quests Around Campus,

"I Challenge You to a DUUUUUUUEEEEEEELLLLL!!!!"

And Randomly Burying People in the Sand.

I Will Miss You Logan....

Look out Sandy, I'm ready to party it up this holiday season!!!

Sneak Peek!

2009-11-19T23:35:00.000-08:00

So I have been doing sooo much research about the program, and here's a glimpse at Carnegie Plaza.... WHERE I'LL BE STAYING!!

Home Sweet Home.

How to get to Taiwan....

2009-11-11T15:44:00.000-08:00

For a kick in the pants, follow these directions:

Go to this website, maps.google.com

Type in the search engine, "California to Taiwan".

Proceed to look at the directions on the left side.

You will soon notice that these are the BEST directions ever given.

Pay close attention to steps, 20, 95, 123, and 131.

If I get enough time off of work while i'm in California... I am going to follow these directions exactly!

HOOoowwwlllll-eeeeen!!!

2009-11-01T19:58:00.000-08:00

Being a college student, I can now participate in college parties. I present to you, the HOWL! The biggest Halloween Party in Utah. We had sooo much fun at the Howl, it was a crazy Halloween this year!!!!

Time to hit the dance floor! It was packed!!

Here is some of the crew tearin up the floor!

Brotha's from anotha motha!! haha A Pimp with a Balla!

Afros are genetic.

And if dancing weren't enough, they also had some awesome, mind blowing shows!

First up, we have the Massive Monkees. This was a dance crew that came from the show America's Next Best Dance Crew. They were pretty good.

Then, the mind blowing part of the night. We had this guy called the Mentalist. His name is Craig Karges. HE IS AMAZING! Claire and I just left his show saying wow. I hate it when I can't figure things out. If you have time, I would watch the whole thing. He did alot of these acts for us at the Howl.

We ended the night/morning with an afterparty and some scary movies. Very productive Halloween!

I do however miss the days of being a kid.

R.I.P to Trick-or-Treating,

Thanks for all of the goodies you brought to me throughout the years to keep me chubby, and have plenty of cavaties. We sure had great times! :)

Disneyland or Bust!

2009-10-26T13:55:00.000-07:00

IT'S OFFICIAL!

I'm going to DISNEYLAND!

I've paid my entrance fees, signed up for my arrival date, and now have blogged about it. :)

How much more official could it get?

I found out last Thursday.

I was working when my sister had called. I was in the library so of course I ignored the call.

After that, she called me two more times. Noticing how persistent she was, I texted her that I was in the library and asked what the emergency was.

She texts back: You totally just got something in the mail from Disney!!!

After reading that, in all honesty my heart sunk.

It was only barely two weeks after the interview, and they told me it would take about 4 weeks. So naturally I thought it was a rejection letter.

I finished up my work in the library, while still ignoring my sister's calls until I finally left.

Once I was out, I called her back and told her to get it over with and to read to me what it said.

She then opens it up and begins to read... to herself. haha

I then hear her laughing and screaming.

She then exclaims: "Mandi, Disney wants you! You made it!!"

I then proceeded to do a happy dance... haha I was ecstatic!!

I immediatly started to call my family and tell them the good news!

I saved the Heybornes for last, and luckily the whole family was in the car.

I beated around the bush a bit till I finally spilled the beans.

"I'm movin to California!"

Trisha started to scream, and tells the family that I got the job at Disneyland. I could hear the kids as they were all exclaiming how excited they were that their aunt would work for Disneyland.

Needless to say, I'm soooo excited, and I am grateful that I have such loving and supporting family that are there with me on this new adventure of my life.

Even if the ones in California are a little bit biased. ;)

DISNEYLAND OR BUST:

My arrival date is January 17th, 2010.

Ends about August 12th, 2010.

COME VISIT THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH

AND ME!!!!

Fall

2009-10-18T20:40:00.000-07:00

Is pretty. Here's a glimpse at my kinda Fall. Pictures takin up Logan Canyon.

Babies and Raves

2009-10-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

Item #1: So my sister is about to pop! She's now full term with her pregnancy, which means the baby could come at any moment. Time to pull E'Claire outta the oven! My money is on early Sunday morning... call it a hunch. Elise will be my third niece and I know she's going to be a cutie pie! I can't wait to meet my Niece Elise. *hehe All I have to say is good luck to my sister and we are prayin for you guys!!

Item #2: Yes, we threw our own rave. Cram a whole bunch of people in an apartment with a disco ball and great music, and you can get one heck of a rave. Pretty sure it was the hot spot to hit up in Logan on Thursday night. It was awesome!

Here's where we died from exhaustion! Dancing for 3 hours straight will do that to ya...

Yes, I'm Good To Drive, But Never Ever Alone!

2009-10-12T20:59:00.000-07:00

So usually I don't drive to Salt Lake from Logan, or vice-versa, by myself. But the one time I find that I have to, the most unbelievable thing happened.

It starts out like this, I'm going 60 on the freeway and I'm talkin to my sister on the phone. We are discussing the disney college thing when all of a sudden I'm blinded by this guys brights. I ignore it and just keep talking. Then I notice this guy is driving next to me. Once again, I try to ignore him. Then I hear this car honking. It is the same guy! I try not to pay attention to him and keep talking to my sister, but I keep noticing that he is driving along side of me. This continues for a long time, and I start freaking out. So I tell my sister I would call her back, hang up, and look over, and he is trying to talk to me... So I roll my window down and ask him what's up? Stupid, because we are driving so fast, so of course I couldn't understand him. He motions me to pull over. Me thinking "Oh crap, there must be something wrong with my car!", I pull over. He then pulls in behind on the side of the road. Too scared to meet this guy, I instantly lock my doors and roll down my window a little bit. The guy then precedes to get out of his car and comes up to my door. He motions me to open up.... Stupid me, I do it. (I know I know, idiot!) This is what happens next:

Smoker guy: *reaches out hand to shake* Hello, I'm Rolland.
Me:*shakes his hand* Hi there... I'm Trisha. (totally made it up on the spot, more like a defensive instinct)
Rolland: You are good to drive?
Me:*Very perplexed by this question* Yes? I am good to drive....
Rolland: Good, good... So what's your number?
Me: *Very oblivious.* My Number? Are you serious? Why my number?
Rolland: You say you are good to drive, no? Just thought I get your number.
Me: *Just sit there dazed as he then leans on my car smokin away, silently I mutter ew* I'd rather not.
Rolland: Oh you have boyfriend??
Me: *abruptly* Yes! Yes I do!
Rolland: Oh 'scuse me. Sorry about this. *then reaches out to shake my hand again*
Me: *Not wanting to shake his hand after knowing what he was after, I slap it like a high five* Alright bye!
Both get in our cars and drive away.

This is why I refuse to drive home by myself ever, ever again!

Four Weeks

2009-10-11T14:39:00.000-07:00

I feel a little bit like this little fella.

Why? Because after the long process of applying for Disney they are going to make me wait for "approximately" 4 weeks until I get a reply!! haha

This is driving me crazy, I can't wait to find out! But some people tell me it's a good thing I have to wait so long... Hopefully they are right, and I'll be getting back to ya'll in a months time!

Hot Dog, Hot Dog, Hot Diggity Dog!

2009-10-09T11:44:00.000-07:00

!Big News Item!

So to let everyone know, I am trying for the the Disney College Internship position down at Disneyland. I'm to the final stage where I get interviewed on the phone. Many have been waiting anxiously to see how it goes, as have I. haha

After lots of rescheduling, I finally have a set time!!!
This Sunday afternoon, I will finally get the long and anticipated phone interview.

Wish me luck!!

WOW-E

2009-10-07T23:25:00.000-07:00

In short, I found this video thanks to my sister's friend. I enjoyed it very much. It brightened up my night... or morning.

I now have a new goal in life.

Hips Don't Lie

2009-10-06T18:16:00.000-07:00

So just to fill everyone in, I am taking a Kayaking class.

Yes, Kayaking. I wanted to try something new, and this sounded like a blast.

We have class in the pool and go over different techniques of kayaking.

Yesterday, we learned how to T-save a buddy. T-saving is where your buddy has flipped under, and can't get back up, out of the water.

So we partnered up, and watched as our partner struggled under water until we came to rescue them.

Here's how it worked:

1- One partner rolls under water.

2- The one under water then continues to tap on the kayak 3 times.

3- Once the partner sees you tap, they then hit the partner's kayak to form a T.

4- The person under water then grasps for the handle on their partner's boat and flips back over.

I didn't realize I had picked such a suicidal sport.

As we were running the T-save, my instructor Mike came over to help me out. I was struggling ALOT. Mike told me to flip the hip, but all I could do was spaz out. After what seemed like a minute I finally got up right with my partner laughing at me.

Mike then continued to tell me how for homework, I was to loosen up my hips. Find the Shakira hips deep from within.

Those of you who know me, or at least have seen me dance... Know that I do not have Shakira hips deep down inside. They just don't move the right way.

This homework assignment should prove to be very interesting...

Let the wild rumpus start!

2009-10-05T23:04:00.000-07:00

All I can think about lately is this:

I loved, loved, loved this book as a child. It's what sparked a lot of the crazy imagination I was running off of growing up. Now a movie??? Could I be more excited?! I quite honestly am so thrilled to see the director's take on this children's book. I hope that I will love it as much as I think I will! Definately going opening day! I can't wait any longer!!

Oh and the photography is just plain AMAZING!!!

Why'd you have to be so great?

2009-09-27T22:45:00.000-07:00

My good friend, Alec Crestani, had his farewell today. He leaves pretty soon now for Brazil. He is such an amazing friend and such a spiritual giant. I will miss him dearly. But I know for a fact that he will be one heck of an awesome missionary!!

EAT YOUR HEART OUT FLORIANOPOLIS!!!

HOMECOMING WEEKEND!!

2009-09-26T16:42:00.000-07:00

Utah State, HEY! Aggies all the WAY!

GO AGGIES, GO AGGIES!!

HEY, HEY, HEY!!!

Yeah, I'm proud to be an aggie, and homecoming weekend is helping to bring it out of me. This Friday, we had our homecoming dance. It's theme was decades so of course my friends and I hit up the DI. We had GREAT costumes, and danced the night away, and then afterwards hit up many parties. It was a blast!!!

Claire, Britt, and Me

AWESOME DANCE MOVES

hahaha

Love Jake and Parker, they are great!

Sassin!

I LOVE these girls, they are GREAT!

We had a blast Friday/Saturday Morning.

Pudding Dance??

2009-09-26T16:29:00.001-07:00

Kay more like "Corn Starch mixed with water and blue color dye" Dance. Either way we had a blast fightin in the "pudding"!!

First a foam dance, then a "pudding" dance? What will USU have in store for us next??? Any ideas???

What else would you do with a Sand Volleyball Court.....

2009-09-22T22:59:00.001-07:00

But bury someone in the sand! That's what I did to this kid. It was a blast!

Conquering Logan

2009-09-22T22:41:00.000-07:00

All it takes to conquer Logan:

1- Sushi Run at Happy Sushi

(and some plain wasabi)

2-Trip to Walmart

(that is so not kosher...)

3- A band of people with swords made of foam to go out and challenge everyone on the street to a duel... It was a late night.

And that is all it takes to conquer Logan.

Foamness

2009-09-22T22:25:00.000-07:00

Foam + Dancing = Pure, Near-Death, Awesomeness!

For Welcome Week up at Utah State, they decided to have a Foam Dance. As soon as I heard about it, I new it would be amazing. I could only imagine!! Well, the day came, and we had a bunch of people get together and go to the Dance. We get there, and people are covered in foam, it was everywhere!!! They apparently just had a tower that would pour out foam. So we decided to hustle are way in to the front, right below where it would pour.

We soon found out that being right underneath, was a bad idea. Come to find out, you can't breathe when you are submerged in foam. I had foam goin in my mouth, in my ears... it was everywhere! We all tried to get out, but everyone tried to get in, thus meaning they were pushing us back. I thought I was going to die right there and then. But luckily, I fought my way out of the crowd by throwing some punches, and coughed up suds for about an hour. Then went to dance it all off.

I don't think I would want to do it again, but it definately was worth the experience. It was such a fun night, even though we all nearly died....

Serenity Now

2009-09-22T17:52:00.000-07:00

I am saved thanks to my brand new HP laptop. I call him Harvey Plotts. Thanks to Harvey, I can now do things such as:

-iTunes

-Skype

-Chat

-Basically everything now...

So that means I can finally post about my College Experience in a whole new light.

(Although I hope that you all have been enjoying my little stories here and there.)

But seriously, this is all thanks to the fam that I have a Computer. Thanks family!!!!!! LOVE YOU!!!

Anna the Archeologist.

2009-09-18T18:56:00.001-07:00

Anna likes dinosaurs. This is my roommate's blanket and it totally reminds me of my friend Anna.

Anna... I could see you living in this kinda world.

Greetings Earthling

2009-09-18T09:48:00.000-07:00

So in my Sociology Class, there's this kid that always says hi to me.

His earthly name is Steven.

He can't tell me his real name from his home planet.

Steven is from the planet Galaxon.

Everyday, Steven greets me the same way. Today's chat went a little like this.

Steven- "Greetings Earthling."

Me- "Greetings Steven." *I've learned to play along by now.*

Steven-"Galaxon invaded the planet Shertus today. Oh how I wish that I could fight with my people."

Me- "Will they reign victorious?"

Steven- "Pathetic human, you couldn't understand the magnitude of the Galaxon peoples' power. They will for surely reign as victors."

Me- "That's good. Are you still scouting out Earth for when it will be a good time to invade us?"

Steven- "Do not worry, the Galaxons', when it is time, will swiftly take over Earth with ease. It is but a simple task. Soon the Galaxons will rule the universe!

*Shows the live long and prosper sign* "LONG LIVE GALAXON!"

Me- *I reply with the same sign.*

We then parted ways.

Shut Down

2009-09-01T21:30:00.000-07:00

So every morning I wake up at about 8 and leave at 9 to get to class. Basically i'm into the same routine. Alarm goes off, hit the snooze button, goes off again, hit the snooze button, Alarm goes off for third time, and I roll out of bed. Then I eat, change, and start my hike down my four flights of stairs. It's not that very exciting, but at least I get that far. However, every morning, when I start walking to class, there is this chinese kid who is on our patio, doing TAI CHI!!!! This kid is from a chinese family currently residing within our building. Weird, I know, but they are hilarious. Anywho, every time I had passed him in my first week, I thought, "That is the best way to start any morning." And every day, I'd wish that I would join him.

Finally I decided I was all talk, and no walk.

I went up to this kid on my way to class. I felt bad cause I had interrupted his peaceful state or whatever. This is how it went. (Keep in mind, I didn't understand him very well, he's chinese)

Me- Hey there! So, do you do this every morning?
Kip (let's call him kip)- Ya, is best for morning.
Me- Yeah, it seems like it! Did you take lessons or something?
Kip- *after much confusion* My dad, (points to self) teach me."
Me- Oh right! Okay yeah, that is very cool! Well, I keep seeing you out here every morning, and I was wondering if you would mind if someone like me would join you?
Kip-*Most confused look on his face*
Me- *Point to myself then to him.* Would you care if I joined you???
Kip-No, a-no I don't think so...
Me- No, as in you don't mind??
Kip- No, I'd mind.
Me- Oh.......
Kip- I get nervous.
*Awkward Silence*
Me- Okay, well that's fine, I better be off to class. Maybe I'll see you around?
Kip- *Grabs his stick and goes back into postion as he nods his head.*

Shut down. Well, can't say I didn't try. I still like Kip though, he's a great kid. Still is a bummer I couldn't join!! C'est La Vie....

We Are One

2009-08-19T09:43:00.000-07:00

So while preparing to move out, I stumbled across a little trinket. It was a dvd that my good buddies and I made like Junior year. So being tired of packing up, I procrastinated so that I could bring you this video.

ENJOY!!

Miss these Two!!!!!

Lesson Well Learned

2009-08-01T13:32:00.000-07:00

So this week had completely crazy turn of events. One starts with this story:

I was driving a friend home in our new car. It's a pretty sweet car in all honesty. We were driving down Wasatch road when all of a sudden, something smacks the front window of the car. We freak out and almost hit a sign. Luckily I stopped just in time on the side of the road. What had happened you may ask? Some hoodlums thought it would be cool to go egging that night and hit unsuspecting cars driving 40 mph at night. Of course I started to go on a rant about how stupid kids can be and how they needed to learn a lesson. My friend started to call the police telling them that kids are egging up on Wasatch. I was, in the least, extremely upset. But being egged before, not while driving, I knew I had to go home and clean the mess up ASAP. So that's what I did, and that was the end of that.

Now another story for the week:

Friday, I had heard that a bunch of people I knew should be dead because their car rolled off a cliff up in Pepperwood. Extemely scary right? One of the girls was a girl in my neighborhood that I used to babysit! The kids she was with, I don't really care for much but they are her friends. She had posted up the pictures to show me and seriously, it's a miracle that they had survived. I went to go talk to her on Sunday and she gave me the whole story of what had happened.

What do these stories have to do with anything?

Thursday night, was the night I got egged and the night they got in a car wreck. The kid driving the car got charged with trespassing, not everyone had seatbelts on, too many people in the car, trying to escape from the scene of an accident, and the big one, VANDALISM. These kids were going around egging cars and then driving away so they wouldn't get caught. Yes, they are the ones that had egged me. They got in the accident because they were avoiding getting caught by the cops. They reversed the car, and didn't see the cliff and rolled down. Big injuries include impaled head, fractured shoulder, and bruised ribs.

Those kids sure are lucky that's all that happened. My friend from my neighborhood saw it as a big life changing experience. I'm glad that they are okay, and hoped that they all learned their lessons.

Here's some pics of the car. Seriously, big time miracle!

Stories from the West Side: Can you hear me now??

2009-07-28T23:10:00.000-07:00

Tonight, some people were making fun of my, duct taped phone. Then I started to think of all the things i'd put my phone through. But then I had remembered something...

If you think your phone has survived worse things, then you should go talk to my Uncle Paul. He'll tell ya otherwise!

It all started at the airport... And if you are starting to guess, I assure you, you are in for a treat. Nature was calling, and Paul had no choice but to answer. So after he rushed to the urinal, he recieved a phone call. Knowing it was my cousin asking where he was, he went to answer. He went to answer and *Click-kerplunk*, his phone took a dive. There his phone sat, answered and in the urinal, as he was, Ahem... doing his business. What a pickle he was in! He really had to go, but he didn't want to reach for his phone and I don't blame him. So there he stood.... Peeing on his phone. What makes me laugh everytime I hear this story is when I think of the guys going next to him.

Guy in the next urinal- "Man, must've been someone he hated if he's going to urinate on them on the phone..."

"I wonder if his girlfriend broke up with him or something."

Paul tells us how the guys next to him just gave him weird glares. That poor phone didn't even know what was coming. When he finished, he just picked it up with a bunch of towels wrapped it up, and took it home to dry it... and clean it some more. But, never fear folks, after all his phone went through, IT STILL WORKED!! Sure, all the letters and numbers showed up backwards, but it still worked! We all joke about how he offers the phone to people who he doesn't like to use it. Little do they know...

All-in-all, if you are looking for a durable phone, ask Paul. He has a good eye for a reliable phone to stick with you until the end! ;)

I get it, you're a cat.

2009-07-14T15:45:00.000-07:00

So, my nephew made me watch this video, said it was hilarious. When I watched it, one person came to mind, and I laughed hysterically. After you watch it, most of you can guess who it is.

Yep, the culprit is none other than Emily Bateman. She showed me this video awhile back, and I laughed just as hard as I did to this day. Emily, this post is dedicated to you. Enjoy.

My Hero Helen

2009-07-02T15:00:00.000-07:00

I love that you were such a tomboy when you were little.

I love your fiesty scottish-irish attitude.

I love how when the cousins were fighting, you'd snatch the oldest's ear and threaten them with your cute little old lady fury.

I love that you would sneak me a peppermint patty every once and awhile.

I love how you had such a passion for playing Bridge, and the fact that you had Bridge buddies and held Bridge Night regularly.

I LOVE those sweaters you would always wear with the cute creatures or other decorative things on them. They definitely defined you.

I love how it seemed everyone was an acquaintance of yours or even a pal of yours.

I love that you were so athletically involved from tennis to bowling.

I love hearing how you almost beat the Utah champ at tennis.

I love how you always managed to refill that cookie jar full of M&M's for every visit. But didn't fool us kids when you would put those fake generic kind in.

I love how every time I saw you, you were seemed so excited to see me and gave me the biggest hug ever!

I love that one time you locked yourself in Janet's food closet to talk to a friend so that you wouldn't interrupt dinner. It was a very small closet.

I love your cooking. Those hot fudge sundaes were the highlight of any family get together. Even the nights you didn't feel like cooking, I loved the tradition of getting Papa Murphy's with the family.

I love your independent self, and how you thought everyone else was the same. Letting your son go all on his own on an overnight hike with just Shasta and some Twinkies is a testament of that.

I love your values and sweet spirit.

I love how you encouraged a sense of humor and laughter into your family.

I love your passion for nature.

I love your kids and how well you brought them up, my dad especially.

I love how cute you were together with grandpa.

I just plain ol' love you Grandma and will miss you being around. Can't wait to meet up with you on the other end!

And that band...was RAD.

2009-06-25T23:59:00.000-07:00

So on a whim, I decided I really wanted to watch Yes Man! because everyone told me it was hilarious. So my sisters indulged me, and we popped it in and pressed play. At the end, we loved it. Well at least I did. But there was a specific part that we LOVED and watched it over and over again. YES KIMI, THEY ARE ACTUAL SONGS! THEY'RE ON THE SOUNDTRACK!

The funniest part of the movie, let me introduce to you, MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY!

(Warning: Contains minimal crude language and subject.)

I can't pick a favorite! But they are hilarious! On the bonus side, it's ZOOEY DESCHANEL!! She's great! Hope you enjoyed them.

PHEW!!

2009-06-24T22:55:00.001-07:00

*Big Breath*

Alright, once again sorry for the massive amount of posts. I just felt like I should catch up! I promise to keep better track so all of you can keep track!

THANKS FOR HANGIN IN THERE!

Live in California? I Think I Might!

2009-06-24T22:35:00.000-07:00

It happened. Most of my family is down in sunny and great California. The Heybornes and Jensens. Now, it's not surprising that I spent most of my summer down there. It all started though wanting to see my nephew get baptised! Wow, EIGHT! Then my dad suggested family trip to disneyland! With all of that, we couldn't miss the beach either. So we sure travelled all around California in the end!

DISNEYLAND!!!

The BEACHES!!!

Finish up with CHINA TOWN!

As we walked into the sunset of China Town, so ended our Californian trip... Movin down there?? Reeeally want to!

SENIOR TRIP!!!

2009-06-24T22:09:00.000-07:00

"We can do what we want, IT'S SENIOR TRIP!"

This being our motto, was coined by my friend Logan Calder.

Senior trips truly are the best thing ever, and a great way to kick off a summer. For this senior trip, we were able to go down to St. George and stay at my most wonderful aunt and uncle's place. I'm so blessed to have such great family! I love them to death! We enjoyed a lot of swimming, hiking, watching movies, great eating, and gaming. It was really fun.

First off, we have the road trip. I rode with Christian Payne and Logan Calder. The funniest guys ever!

We had decided we needed souvenirs to commemorate our awesome road trip, so we decided we'd each get rings from those vending machines. I got a really cool one, Logan got one that said kiss on it, and Christian got one too many... LOL He wanted a cool one, and it just never came.

The Eating!

The Playing Games

The Hiking!

IT'S SENIOR TRIP!

Oh and turns out, this is only part one! I'm going with some great friends to great Lake Powell! Can't wait for round two!

A Meander Through Nature

2009-06-24T21:51:00.000-07:00

Yet another hike. Surprised? I didn't think so. This time we went up to Lake Blanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It's one of my favorite hikes, and you'll see why!

Here we have Keith showing us the trail map. Thanks Keith!

Here we have nakey time! Nakey time means you're having the best time! haha
Our destination... Sundial Rock. Up in that little pocket is 3 lakes, and many fun times!

No hike is complete without a yoga session, let's be honest!

This was awesome! Keith showed us this little seclude part in the waterfall that was like a pool! We are so going back to lounge in it when it's warmer! It's amazing!

To explain the picture below, Keith had drawn a little illustration. It depicts how both Keith and I were weenies for not jumping into the lake with Megan there. It was very accurate. I respect Meg's daringness. I'll join her ranks very soon!

Now here's Meg sporting our very fashionable yet sporty trashbag diapers. With looking good being a side affect, we had fun sliding down the snow slopes down the canyon.

It was such a fun hike! We loved it! There will be many, many more to come!!

Growing Up

2009-06-24T21:41:00.000-07:00

Welp, I'm graduated!! Whoop Whoop! Wa-OOF! Oh boy what a year, I can't believe it's over! Enjoy some pictures!

All I have to say is... Goodbye high school, HELLO college!! Please don't kick my butt too much??

Stagness is the Bestest

2009-06-24T21:30:00.001-07:00

The last ever senior dances of the year, and they were amazing! Going stag to both of them was such a blast! Dates are so stressful and this way is easier. HaHa I love the fella's and respect that they handle the dates, but girls struggle at that, let's be honest.

1- Girl's Preference Dance: Nerds Night Out!

Such a wonderful subject, why not go stag? Fits the theme very well. I had a great time with all my friends, and being nerds, we all danced however we wanted. Next to the dance, the best part was dressing up. We looked awesome as nerds!

2- Senior Dinner Dance

For this dance, stag was recquired. But it was so much fun!! Being our last dance as seniors, we knew we had to dance our little hearts out. You can tell we danced hard by the sweaty pictures. haha I apologize for my sweatyness.

Dances are what I will miss the most about highschool. I had such amazing groups of friends, and we had tons of fun! But don't worry, I will still dance my life away!

"Are You Serious?"

2009-06-24T21:12:00.001-07:00

So a couple of friends and I decided that we really wanted to go on a hike. Bell Canyon being a favorite of ours, we met up early in the morning and began our adventure. With a expected, very long hike, it was unfortunately cut short by a very unfortunate event. So we had hiked for a good 2 hours when we decided, we were on the wrong side of the run-off. So we tried to find a point to cross. In the picture above, we joked about crossing the log, but knew it was too dangerous, so we had decided to take pictures on it instead. Well I was up first, turned out okay, and then my friend wanted to have a turn. Well she handed off her camera and I turned my back to get to a safe place to take the picture. Well, as I was walking with my back turned, I heard a scream. I whipped back around to find my friend monkeying the log upside down. My first reply was, "Are you serious?" as I dashed over. She was just laughing, which made me laugh, but we were both very freaked out in reality! The run-off was huge! The biggest I'd seen it! So I put my arm out to grab her and pull her out. Seconds later she was telling me to let go. I replied with, "Are you crazy? I'm not letting go!". But when I did, I had realized she found a rock to stand against the current and get out herself. Did anyone else think that moment was a lot like the Titanic? ("No Jack, I'll never let go!" Then she lets him go.) Welp, with that climatic experience, we felt it was time to end the hike. We joke about it now, but it's absolutely crazy and terrifying to think about the What If's of that situation. It was a spectacular miracle that I will never forget.

San to the Fran

2009-06-24T19:44:00.000-07:00

So I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to join some friends and classmates on a trip, DURING SCHOOL, to San Francisco. This was for my AP Art History class, and it's my most memorable time from my senior year. I absolutely love San Francisco, it is a spectacular city. Somehow we managed to fit ALL of the tourist attractions into the four days we were there and more! So instead of writing a novel, here are the highlights.

1- Extra long bus tour rides after a flight.

2- GREAT ROOMIES! From left to right: Amber Adamson, Kelsey Brown, and Megan Whitehead. Love these girlies. We had many fun and... late nights :)
3- Great friends who are always there for each other... really, meg just owned mike.

4- Very active and very fun church at Glide Memorial services. Lots of singing, and they were phenomenal. We found ourselves standing up and clapping alot. We also had an interesting sermon from a very enthused man.

5- The Golden Gate Bridge of course!

6- A favorite, and constant visit, the Ghirardelli Chocolate factory. Very scrumptious chocolate sundaes there. So divine!

7- Cheesecake Factory. Fun company and great food it was a great time. However, we lost track of time and were super late for our lecture. Whoops! So we got our cheesecake and dashed back to the hotel, on the otherside of town. But the best part was our, very very late night sneak out cheesecake party.
8- The Farmers Market was so big! So many vendors and entertainment, it was a lot of fun! They sold amazing food like fresh fruits and delicious pastries to interesting trinkets and great clothing.

9-Next, we had to visit the second most crookedest street in the world. (Wall Street being the first. *Cue laughter*) That was a joke from our favorite trolley man. But this is at the top of Lombard Street a must see attraction. If you've seen What's Up Doc?, you may know what I'm talking about!

10- I miss this spot the most! We found this little beach spot while walking around the piers. It was so much fun! Even though the water was freezing, we played in it anyways. Also, we had an amazing view of the most amazing sunset! Oh the memories. :)

11- When we were tired, we found we had the most fun just walking around the streets and piers and seeing all that San Francisco had to offer.

12- I also LOVED the scenery. The landscaping was absolutely gorgeous all over San Francisco. They also had many artistical pieces everywhere.

13- These beauties are called the Painted Ladies. You might remember the yellow one from such series as Full House!! That's right, that was their house!

14- The trolley rides were definately a must when experiencing San Francisco. Or so everyone told us, and they were right!

Also, with such a tight fit, we were able to get to know each other a little bit better than we did. ;)

14- Then last but not least, Wicked for a second time, this time at the Orpheum. It was phenomenal, just how I remembered it. I love that broadway show. I also got to make a new friend seeing how we had to split everyone up. I was put next to an old lady who sat their and reminisced days back when she used to act. She was a HOOT, but talked throughout the whole show. It was great.

15-And let's not forget the whole reason why I was down there for. THE ART! I loved all of it. It was definately a new experience. We witnessed favorites from Rodin to Marc Rothko. AHHHH! It was simply AMAZING! The MOMA was my favorite, which was the Museum of Modern Art. Modern Art is just so interesting to me! Here are some of my favorites, just to list a few!

And who could forget the weird artistic films we saw in the exhibits. Artistic is the key word here... keep that in mind when you watch this sample.

I realize there were a lot of highlights, and some I even missed! But I feel it's better if you all just go experience it for yourselves! I promise you will love it!

Warning!

2009-06-24T19:32:00.000-07:00

Hold on to your knickers ladies and gents, I'm about to try and catch up on everything. Post after post, I hope you all can hang in there! Sorry again!

- Mandi West

"Hello Sweetness"

2009-04-12T22:22:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! So I realize I've been slackin on the blogging. My bad. A lot has happened, so I guess I'll just quickly summarize the biggies.

First off, yep, basketball is over! This year actually went by fast if you ask me. We had a great year this time around and I couldn't be any happier of a way to go out. We had a shot at taking region, but didn't quite take it. However, we did make it to state finally! We ended up losing to American Fork, the state champs. But it was a great experience afterall. I'm going to miss this team so so much!

Up top were takin after senior night. Sad but amazing night.

Below are from the banquet. Much senior lovin!

This is coach Horrocks (Jensen)

She was named coach of the year in our region, and totally deserved it.

Also, SHE GOT MARRIED!! Just got back from her honeymoon. I know, shocking right? Her hubby is the guy staring us down in the background of the pic. hahaha sometimes he's a creeper.

Next off, I've been hanging out with the famo alot now that basketball is over.

Guess who came into to town for a week though!? It's my most favorite family, the californian Heybornes.

That means my first ever chance to meet my darling new chubby niece Gwen.

I just adore that toothless smile!

Things that I love about this bunch:

- I feel like a kid again

-My nephew and I kung-fu fight

-We made their first snowman out of very little slushy snow

-We all don't care what we wear

-We make awesome snowmen

-Oh and last but not least, always a comedian Max drawing me as a cheerleader with a mustache. Anyone else notice the heart-dotted "i"??....

What's to come:

-Joined Alta's Ultimate Frisbee Team! (they took state last year! Two-pete, Two-pete!)

-San Francisco Art History Trip in just two weeks! I'm psyced!!!

-Graduation???? Utah State?????

Just Two Minutes of Your Time....

2009-04-10T19:24:00.000-07:00

Yeah, make sure you don't get sucked into that hoax. Twenty minutes is more like it. Unfortunately, my friend Ashley and I did get sucked into it at the mall the other day. The worst part is my dinner got cold, and I lost a buck! This kid comes up to us, and asks for just two minutes of our time... I already knew it wasn't, but was stupid enough to ask what for. This was our downfall, and I forever will regret it. hahaha As soon as I said that, the guy felt welcomed to pop a squat right next to me. He concocted some story about a contest he was supposedly in.

Slick Guy-"So do you lovely ladies feel like helping me win a contest?"

Ashley and I look at each other blankly. Not able to stand the silence I ask, dumbly..
Me- "What for??"

Slick guy- "Kay, here's the deal, I'm in this contest to become my school's next DJ and you charming ladies have the opportunity to help a hansom guy as myself to win." *laughs* " Well, maybe not handsome enough for you guys, but I know you still want to help me."

Oh brother! He was laying on the "charm" way too much. We couldn't help but laugh and just listen.

The first part of his visit unfortunately was a trick to get me embarrassed. He told us that in order for us to help, one of us had to stand up, wave our hands in the air and say, "How can I help you to win!!" Well, Ashley and I put up a pretty good front and wouldn't do it. But I soon gave in cause I wanted to eat so I stood up and yelled at the top of my lungs. Yep! You guessed it! He really didn't need us to do it. He really just needed us to subscribe to some magazines. So of course I felt stupid. However, soon enough I wouldn't be the only one. The best part was one of my favorite pick-up lines this fella threw at Ashley. It went a little something like this!

Slick Guy- "You ladies seriously are so charming! I can't handle it! Especially you!" *points to Ashley* "Oh wait, did you know you have a little something in your eye?"

Ashley- *pokes to same eye as him and asks, " What is it?"

Slick Guy- "You have a little twinkle in there."

Ashley- *Actually thinks there is somethin in there and tries to dig it out* "Did I get it?"

The guy and I both laugh

Ashley- "What?"

Me- "Ashley, he's saying you have a twinkle in your eye. Get it? Like your eye twinkles?"

Ashley- *pretend laughs like she understands* "Okay, so did I get it?"

Oh goodness, best moments at a mall ever. But I will never again fall for the, "Just two minutes of your time" bit ever again. I hope I have educated you all in this ploy and hope you all have a wonderful day!

"Can we watch it again??" Take 6

2009-04-05T21:44:00.000-07:00

I love a good ol' Saturday Night Live Skit, but who knew my 7 year old nephew would be showing me one? Hahaha Max is a real comedian, and here's one of the skits he just had to show me this week. I'm not sure if it was just the skit or how Max copied it that made me laugh, but I hope you enjoy this gem.

Stories from the Westside: Seinfeld Moment

2009-03-09T14:19:00.000-07:00

Seinfeld is the greatest show, or at least my family thinks so. Maybe that's why we find most of our stories related to a Seifeld moment? This story is quite recent, but will most likely go down in history with the others. It still brings a tear to my eye.

For those of you who watch Seinfeld, this is from the episode where Jerry goes to dinner at his girlfriend's house. Long story short, he doesn't want to eat the meat so everytime he took a bite, he would distract her while he spat the food right back into his napkin. Here's a clip for those who don't know what i'm talking about.

Well, we were at dinner the other night celebrating my Grandma's birthday. We all love my Grandma, bless her heart, but she is a hoot! During dinner, my cousin's dog was bugging Grandma, and she just kept pushing the dog away. But in the end, the dog just wouldn't stop. We had found out that grandma was storing food in her napkin! Oh dear. We all started to bust up, and Grandma was still trying to pretend like she was innocent. It was the best moment from my grandma.

By the by Happy Birthday grandma, love you very much!

Basketball Blunders

2009-02-10T21:49:00.000-08:00

Oh boy oh boy... This story is still shocking to me. It all started in our game against taylorsville, LUCKILY at Taylorsville. It was a great game, and I was getting put back in. I go to set up for a play on the court when the girl assigned to guard me comes up. I line up behind my teammate and the ref hadn't even given the girl on my team the ball to pass it in, when I realize, my shorts are at my ankles!! Nope, this is no dream, the girl guarding me, PANTSED ME!!

Girl- pants me, allegedly on accident.
Me- "WAAaaaHH! What the, MY SHORTS!" *quickly go to pull them up and run away*
Girl- "Sorry, Sorry! Oh I'm so sorry!"
Spectator- "Since when is Pantsing allowed in Basketball!"
Crowd- *Much Laughter*

I was a victim. I don't know why the girl was saying sorry like she meant it. How on EARTH is that an accident? I mean, if they were slightly pulled down, sure i'll take that, but we're talkin ANKLE LENGTH! Woof! Luckily, people thought it looked like I was wearing spankies...but I really wasn't. Oh boy, oh boy! But at the end of the day we won, just goes to show, you can't win with cheap parlor tricks.

Eggy Car

2009-01-18T14:13:00.000-08:00

Really? Kids can't find anything better to do than to chuck eggs at a car? I was at a party last night, doin nothin imparticular, just sat around definately not thinking, "Hm, I wonder if I'm doin somethin that would result in gettin my car egged?". Well, we started to walk out when there it was, a whole lotta egg all over the hood and window of my car. It had frozen on so i couldn't take it off. To say the least I was infuriated. Oh, and it wasn't just me, my friends also had very eggy cars. We were all so frustrated, we started to dance. We started to dance, our angry dance. Here's a preview below of how it looked like.

Minus the whole random saxophone player, and that's how we all danced. I just want to thank Flight of the Conchords for teaching a more wholesome way to release your anger. If everyone just did an angry dance, there would be a whole lot more peace on Earth.

And that's how the...key... crumbles?

2009-01-11T18:43:00.000-08:00

Yep, that's my key! Without the key...ish part to it. It all began after a fun-filled night of disco skating. Just to quickly catch up everyone since I haven't updated in forever, my friends and I have found a new love which is disco skating down at Classic Skating. It's such a blast! But anywho, back to the story, we had exited Classic Skating into the bitter cold, dancing around to keep warm. I got up to my car and went to unlock my car with the key when a friend came up and asked for a ride. Right when I was about to answer, "Sure, no problem"... sure enough when I turned my wrist, my hand broke free. I looked down to see that the door was not unlocked, and that my key was missing it's most important part! The rest of it, was jammed in the key hole. I couldn't help but laugh, and when my friend Alec asked what's up, I simply just showed him my stump of a key. haha Alec's was the best reaction, he kinda squeaked when he exclaimed, "No way!". We all just sat there laughing. Soon, everyone gathered around, and we started scheming ways of getting me into my car. Lucky for me, in my Blue Van, all we had to worry about was getting me into my car cause I had another key made for starting my car. For once, that was a feature that I was very happy for. But, we each brainstormed ideas on how to break into my car. We are a very creative bunch. People were looking for bobby pins, coat hangers, "sturdy" sticks, etc. After awhile, I had an idea, which wasn't as creative as everyone elses, but effective none-the-less. Sadly, I had noticed that the other door on the otherside had the lock slightly unlocked. So we went over, and opened the door. AY AY AY! SUCCESS! So, after a 5 minute victory dance with everyone, I was able to get home. It was a VERY eventful and VERY fun night.
I call him, "Stubs". :)

Christmas Spirit

2008-12-14T13:27:00.000-08:00

A couple of days ago, I was with a bunch of my friends and one of them started to talk about a video they saw on youtube. It was of a house that had thousands of christmas lights strung and they were all synchronized to christmas music. Now, my family members that are reading this and myself can recognize what they were talking about. So I had asked if they were talking about Christmas Utah... No one in the room knew what on earth I was talking about. So, for those of you who don't know, here's a video clip of a man in Murray Utah who has brought Christmas Spirit to Utah.

My family found this place about 2 years ago and it is bomb!! You all should definately check this place out. It's literally just there!

^CrAzY EiGhTs^

2008-12-11T21:12:00.000-08:00

8 Shows I Watch:
- The Office
- Grey's Anatomy
- Project Runway
- Heroes
- Desperate Housewives (That's for McCall)
- Arrested Developement
- 30 Rock
- Good Cartoons

8 Things I Did In The Last 24 Hours:
- Played 2 basketball games
- Went to school
- Watched the Office (Soo so so funny this week!)
- Had a dance party
- Made a mug in ceramics!
- Went caroling... sorta haha Neal and I went through the parking lot singing carols! The best way to bring Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for ALL to hear. ;)
- Caught up with an old friend.
- Failed my AP Art History Test.

8 Places I Like To Eat:
- Chili's
- Cheesecake Factory
- Panda Express
- Zupas
- Johanna's (It's a basketball thing. GO THERE! The scones are AMAZING!)
- In N' Out
- Benihana's
- BJ's

8 Things On My Wishlist:
- To know which college I'm going to.
- To find a man! (haha you know what i'm talkin bout McCall!)
- To have some sort of income, and not just rely on Christmas money.
- Basketball to be amazing like we know we can be. Still just preseason, we're workin towards it.
- To get a 4.0 this quarter.
- A new car. Big Red is great and all, but he just wants to roll over and die.
- A getaway trip. Take me anywhere!
- To get fully recovered!!!

8 Tags:
- Courtney
- Amie
- Karli
- Anna
- Emily
- McCall
- Alex
- Dani

I've got Cosmic Fever!!

2008-11-19T18:50:00.000-08:00

Hey Hey Hey Kiddos! It's time to strap on your neon and get dancing!! So, to make up for not having a Halloween Dance (lame I know), our school created the Cosmic Fever Dance. Basically summed up the idea of it at the beginning. This was such an awesome dance! Our group looked amazing and we know how to have a killer time! YAY FOR NEON!! ;)

Here I am (oh yeah, I got a super short hair cut!!!),

And this is my date, Mike Sieverts...

And together we are M&M!!!

Hahaha, and above is Neal.... I just had to put this picture in.
It was such a fun night!!! Thanks Mike for a great time!

Ballin! and Girls....

2008-11-12T17:36:00.001-08:00

So there you have it. I am now into my fourth, and last year of basketball. I have been nervous about this for weeks now, and it's already starting. Yikes! We have a pretty good team. Six fellow seniors and a lot of youngins. I hope that we do amazing cause I know that we can make it to the top. Lots of talent on the team, we just have to develop it right. As for injuries, we are all hoping I finish how I started... No injuries. :) But a little extra prayer here and there won't hurt. But due to basketball, I won't be seeing a lot of you at all over the next three months. I'll try to keep this updated, but be forwarned, I will have a lot of basketball on the brains.

On another note, lucky you guys because today I will stray away for a minute from basketball and hopefully you're still awake cause this is a real treat. After I had gotten home from basketball, I heard all this hub-bub about a movie my nephew Max made. Hearing the fact that Max was involved, I had to see it. WOOF!!! I was laughing so hard that I was tearing up. For your viewing pleasure, here is a movie written and directed by Max Heyborne. (keep in mind, only 7... A real prodigy)

Unfortunately I do not have the video so you will have to click on this website to view it:

http://web.me.com/heytrish/Site/short.html

so worth it...

Topped That!?!

2008-11-02T20:58:00.001-08:00

Alright, so this year for Halloween, I thought I had the best costume out of the family as Elmo. Top that!!! Oh wait, my awesome nieces and nephew did! I should've known that I had such tough competition!

Max went as a dreadful dead pirate, and Sadie a scary witch. Phenomenal painting jobs!

Even Gwen's first Halloween and she blows me out of the water... She's a Pen-gwen, get it?? ha ha ha

You kids better be ready for next year, cause I will be bringin out the big guns!