It's been awhile. Why? Because I swear my brain is is good for nothing as of late and I can never remember anything! It's really quite annoying! But don't worry I've found some brain exercises on Pinterest that claims you'll have a stronger brain in 10 days! Haha I wish. But I'm sure if I looked on Pinterest I could find something to that effect.
Pinterest is so great! I love it. It is whats going to keep me alive in college. I've designated my "Delish" board to be my recipe book that never got made for me for college. It's brilliant I know!
Speaking of college, if you would have mentioned college to me 6 months ago I would look at you in despair for bringing up such a horrible subject. I used to say that I hoped the Second Coming would happen before I came of college age so I wouldn't have to go. If you mention college to me today I get all giddy and start jumping off the walls.
I've got senioritis big time and I cannot wait to go to college. Next fall I will be going up to Utah State! I'm pretty excited. It's going to be big for me though. Logan is pretty far for me. You see I'm the kind of person where if I was invited to a party on a Friday night but I knew my family was going to watch a movie together that night I'd rather stay home with my fam!
If I ever plan on having a social life or ever getting married I should probably change that. Anyways back to Utah State... So I'm excited to go up there but I'm kind of forcing myself to go because if I don't I don't think I'll ever fully grow up.
So now I'm just prepin for the big league! I still need to apply for housing but there's a stinking $150 application fee and as of right now I am not made of money. That's also why I've been applying for scholarships like there's no tomorrow.
The other day I went with my Mom to work and right now the legislative session is going on so she is up at the capital all day. When I was there I told her I was going to ask all those rich politicians if they wanted to give me a scholarship. I had no success. After they all told me no I told them I would never vote for them. (I can vote now, well not officially. I just have to actually mail in my registration then I am an official voter)
That's just one of the many joys of being 18! 18 is the greatest age I have ever experienced. I love that I am now able to play the "I'm an adult you can't make me do that" card on my Mom and Dad. I'm sure they love that too! (Even though most of the time I'm joking but it still usually works). Also let me just say the most satisfying feeling as of late is being able to sign your own things like permission slips and such! The only thing I've yet to do is bye dry ice. I need to get on that.
Well I just sat here at my computer trying to think of something else to write about but nothings coming so I will conclude this post now.
This post is now concluded.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Pictures from New York
The Smith Family Log Home
The Sacred Grove was so beautiful
An awesome candid picture of Niles I got
One of the best days of my life...
The Statue of Liberty
The Survival Tree at the 9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial.. So Beautiful
The Cathedral by the 9/11 Memorial
Time Square!!
Ed Sullivan Theater
First sight of Central Park. What an odd sculpture eh?
That would be Trump Tower
First view of NYC
Taking a quick nap before seeing the city.New York!!
Thanks to Jeff and Ariel my family and myself got to go to New York. J & A got married in the Palmyra Temple on September 29. So that week we headed out there and saw all the sights. It was a really exciting trip for many reasons. For one it was most of us kids first flight. I must say I was terrified. I wasn't scared of being up in the air and crashing or anything I was just scared that I would get way claustrophobic. Well I got on the plane and it wasn't bad at all. So my worst fear ever turned into something I really love to do. How grand! This trip was also one of the very first REAL vacations my family has ever taken. Yes we are very deprived.
So we took a red eye flight out on Sunday night. We got there early Monday morning. When we flew in it was really foggy and I was excited because I thought it would be nice and cool. Once we walked outside it most definitely was not cool. It was hot, humid and it smelled very strongly of cigarette smoke. It was horrible. I hate humidity. I didn't even think that New York would be humid but clearly I was wrong. We flew into JFK and our hotel was about five minutes away in Queens. Queens is a lovely place. So lovely that I will never live there. Having lived in Utah all my life I'm not used to places like Queens at all so it was quite a wake up call. Our hotel was very intimidating from the outside. But luckily the inside wasn't so bad.
Having had no sleep that night we took an hour nap then headed into the Big Apple. We took our first ever taxi ride which really isn't that cool at all. The taxi man turned on the radio and a horrible song that swore horrible words every other word was on. But the man wasn't that bad just his choice in music. He then took us to the subway station. I was way excited to ride the subway. Why? Because of Madigascgar. It just seemed like such an adventure on that movie. Well it's not that way. At least in Queens it's not. It is so muggy down there and (suprisingly) smells of cigarette smoke. Then once we got on the subway it was so hot. And we had to stand. And I was scared of everyone around me. (Not very shocking if you know me).
Well we finally made it to NYC and we walked out anticipating this wonderful place that we've always dreamed of seeing but we got off the subway and we all felt like puking. And it was so hot. So we got some Diet Cokes to get rid of our headaches and to calm our troubled stomachs. We also got a pretzel from a street vendor to help with our wanting to vomit. But we still walked around and saw all the sights. We walked down some street that the Trump Tower is on that led us to Central Park. Central Park is huge and so cool. After there we headed to The Ed Sullivan Theater (naturally) we got in trouble for trying to take pictures of the front lobby of the theater. Cause apparently it's super secret in there!? After there we headed toward Time Square and on the way we saw Carnigie Hall. Then we made it to Time Square. I thought it was so fun there. There was a band playing this amazing music that just made you want to dance and everywhere you look there is something to see. It was so cool.
Wow this is turning into a play-by-play. Oh well. I'll find it fascinating in the future. After time square we dreaded the subway again to get to lower Manhattan. This time it wasn't that bad because we had seats and it was air conditioned. When we got to lower Manhattan we had tickets to see the 9/11 memorial. We got there a little early so we went to a Cathedral across the street that survived the 9/11 attacks and it was SOOO close. It was a cool place because it was surrounded by all these ancient head stones. Also I thought it was cool because on the 9/11 anniversary this year I watched this thing that I believe was called 9/11: Ten Years Later and it talked about how one of the very first firefighters to die that was also like a preacher for the fire department was carried over there and laid under a statue. So I don't know why but I thought it was cool to be there. Then we got to actually see the memorial which was so cool. Definitely and experience I will never forget.
After the memorial we took the Staten Island Ferry to see the lovely Statue of Liberty. Then we saw Wall Street and had to get some authentic New York pizza which was delicious. After that we were exhausted and we didn't want to be around when it got dark because of all the CSI shows we've seen. So we hustled to the blasted subway again and headed back to lovely Queens. It was scary trying to get on the subway this time because all us kids got through but for some reason the metro card wasn't working for our parents so we were seperated for a while. But needless to say we got back and we didn't get lost. But once in queens we had to wait for our taxi and it was so scary being out and about in Queens at night. I thought I would surly die. Thankfully none of us did.
The next day Jeff, Russell and Leigh Ann flew in and we drove in the amazing 12 seater van to Palmyra. The drive was like 5 stinking hours long. But we made it. Palmyra was my favorite. It is so incredibly beautiful there. It's just beautiful country surrounded by trees. (I couldn't believe how many trees there are in New York) We got there late so we didn't get to see any of the church history sights. So we checked into our awesome hotel. I really loved that hotel. The next morning we went to the Sacred Grove. That place was so amazing. I could have just sat in there all day everyday. I wish I lived closer so I could go more often. We also checked out the Smith Family farm. The next day was Jeff and Ariel's wedding which was so neat. The Palmyra temple was so beautiful. After the festivities we went to the Sacred Grove again, then the Hill Cumorah, and Peter Whitmere's Farm. That night we went to Albany because the reception was the next night. On Saturday we headed back to JFK so we could fly home.
The trip was so amazing and fun and I want to go back any chance I can. I have pictures but this post is already way to long because I had to give every little detail so I'll have to do pictures on another post.
So we took a red eye flight out on Sunday night. We got there early Monday morning. When we flew in it was really foggy and I was excited because I thought it would be nice and cool. Once we walked outside it most definitely was not cool. It was hot, humid and it smelled very strongly of cigarette smoke. It was horrible. I hate humidity. I didn't even think that New York would be humid but clearly I was wrong. We flew into JFK and our hotel was about five minutes away in Queens. Queens is a lovely place. So lovely that I will never live there. Having lived in Utah all my life I'm not used to places like Queens at all so it was quite a wake up call. Our hotel was very intimidating from the outside. But luckily the inside wasn't so bad.
Having had no sleep that night we took an hour nap then headed into the Big Apple. We took our first ever taxi ride which really isn't that cool at all. The taxi man turned on the radio and a horrible song that swore horrible words every other word was on. But the man wasn't that bad just his choice in music. He then took us to the subway station. I was way excited to ride the subway. Why? Because of Madigascgar. It just seemed like such an adventure on that movie. Well it's not that way. At least in Queens it's not. It is so muggy down there and (suprisingly) smells of cigarette smoke. Then once we got on the subway it was so hot. And we had to stand. And I was scared of everyone around me. (Not very shocking if you know me).
Well we finally made it to NYC and we walked out anticipating this wonderful place that we've always dreamed of seeing but we got off the subway and we all felt like puking. And it was so hot. So we got some Diet Cokes to get rid of our headaches and to calm our troubled stomachs. We also got a pretzel from a street vendor to help with our wanting to vomit. But we still walked around and saw all the sights. We walked down some street that the Trump Tower is on that led us to Central Park. Central Park is huge and so cool. After there we headed to The Ed Sullivan Theater (naturally) we got in trouble for trying to take pictures of the front lobby of the theater. Cause apparently it's super secret in there!? After there we headed toward Time Square and on the way we saw Carnigie Hall. Then we made it to Time Square. I thought it was so fun there. There was a band playing this amazing music that just made you want to dance and everywhere you look there is something to see. It was so cool.
Wow this is turning into a play-by-play. Oh well. I'll find it fascinating in the future. After time square we dreaded the subway again to get to lower Manhattan. This time it wasn't that bad because we had seats and it was air conditioned. When we got to lower Manhattan we had tickets to see the 9/11 memorial. We got there a little early so we went to a Cathedral across the street that survived the 9/11 attacks and it was SOOO close. It was a cool place because it was surrounded by all these ancient head stones. Also I thought it was cool because on the 9/11 anniversary this year I watched this thing that I believe was called 9/11: Ten Years Later and it talked about how one of the very first firefighters to die that was also like a preacher for the fire department was carried over there and laid under a statue. So I don't know why but I thought it was cool to be there. Then we got to actually see the memorial which was so cool. Definitely and experience I will never forget.
After the memorial we took the Staten Island Ferry to see the lovely Statue of Liberty. Then we saw Wall Street and had to get some authentic New York pizza which was delicious. After that we were exhausted and we didn't want to be around when it got dark because of all the CSI shows we've seen. So we hustled to the blasted subway again and headed back to lovely Queens. It was scary trying to get on the subway this time because all us kids got through but for some reason the metro card wasn't working for our parents so we were seperated for a while. But needless to say we got back and we didn't get lost. But once in queens we had to wait for our taxi and it was so scary being out and about in Queens at night. I thought I would surly die. Thankfully none of us did.
The next day Jeff, Russell and Leigh Ann flew in and we drove in the amazing 12 seater van to Palmyra. The drive was like 5 stinking hours long. But we made it. Palmyra was my favorite. It is so incredibly beautiful there. It's just beautiful country surrounded by trees. (I couldn't believe how many trees there are in New York) We got there late so we didn't get to see any of the church history sights. So we checked into our awesome hotel. I really loved that hotel. The next morning we went to the Sacred Grove. That place was so amazing. I could have just sat in there all day everyday. I wish I lived closer so I could go more often. We also checked out the Smith Family farm. The next day was Jeff and Ariel's wedding which was so neat. The Palmyra temple was so beautiful. After the festivities we went to the Sacred Grove again, then the Hill Cumorah, and Peter Whitmere's Farm. That night we went to Albany because the reception was the next night. On Saturday we headed back to JFK so we could fly home.
The trip was so amazing and fun and I want to go back any chance I can. I have pictures but this post is already way to long because I had to give every little detail so I'll have to do pictures on another post.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
9/11
Ten years ago today I didn't understand what was going on. I remember we were all getting ready for school when someone called us and told us to turn on the news. I really had no idea what was going on. When I went to school I only knew that some tower had been hit by an airplane. I didn't know it was intentional or that while I was at school more things were happening. I remember at school this kid I was sitting by told me that the school was going to be bombed by some bad people. That got me scared for the rest of the day but it obviously never happened. It wasn't until about four years after it happened that I realized the magnitude of 9/11. I realized that it was a big deal and we recognized it every year and that it was a terror attack but I didn't realize how many lives were lost or how it changed our nation. I didn't even know until a couple years after that the Pentagon had also been hit or about flight 93.
Today I understand everything. I understand that thousands of lives were lost. I understand that because of it many people in America began to live in fear. I understand that many heroes arose that day. I understand that America has changed greatly since that day. I understand most everything about it except for one thing. I don't understand how those people did what they did. They were willing to sacrifice themselves to kill thousands. It doesn't make any sense to me why anyone would do anything like that. For whatever reason, they did it and if I were them I would be scared to meet my maker.
Out of all the sorrow and fear of that day arose hope and strength. I'm most proud to be an American. I'm so thankful for the country I live in and for those who protect it.
Today I understand everything. I understand that thousands of lives were lost. I understand that because of it many people in America began to live in fear. I understand that many heroes arose that day. I understand that America has changed greatly since that day. I understand most everything about it except for one thing. I don't understand how those people did what they did. They were willing to sacrifice themselves to kill thousands. It doesn't make any sense to me why anyone would do anything like that. For whatever reason, they did it and if I were them I would be scared to meet my maker.
Out of all the sorrow and fear of that day arose hope and strength. I'm most proud to be an American. I'm so thankful for the country I live in and for those who protect it.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Life As I Knew It
It has come time again for this blog to be posted on. But what to post about? How bout the current happenings in this here girl's life. Well some beans have been spilt, skin has been burned, mobs have been flashed, proposals have been given, all kinds of things have been going on.
A little while ago, I think about a week and a half ago, my stake had Youth Conference. It was loads of fun. Although the first day I acquired the worst sunburn I'd ever had in my life so after that I was very ornery. I also think I was very sun sick but non the less I still managed to have a good time.
Jeff is now engaged to Ariel! I'm not going to lie.. At the rate Jeff was going I didn't think he'd ever get married. Ha! Just kidding. It just didn't happen soon enough because as my family knows I just really want to be an aunt right now. And now with two brothers getting married hopefully that will happen in a timely manner. My brother says I sound crazy when I talk about the subject so if I come across that way I apologize! I just really want to be an aunt. You can't really blame me can you?
Well I can't think of anything else to write about so I'll just end here. I know! Lamest post ever but hey. It passed some time.
A little while ago, I think about a week and a half ago, my stake had Youth Conference. It was loads of fun. Although the first day I acquired the worst sunburn I'd ever had in my life so after that I was very ornery. I also think I was very sun sick but non the less I still managed to have a good time.
Jeff is now engaged to Ariel! I'm not going to lie.. At the rate Jeff was going I didn't think he'd ever get married. Ha! Just kidding. It just didn't happen soon enough because as my family knows I just really want to be an aunt right now. And now with two brothers getting married hopefully that will happen in a timely manner. My brother says I sound crazy when I talk about the subject so if I come across that way I apologize! I just really want to be an aunt. You can't really blame me can you?
Well I can't think of anything else to write about so I'll just end here. I know! Lamest post ever but hey. It passed some time.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
The Greatest Holiday on the Face of the Earth
My most favorite holiday of all times is the 4th of July! Why? It all started on Saturday. Oh wait before I start. Russell and Leigh Ann are engaged which is pretty darn exciting because this means that there will be a wedding in the near future and I love weddings and I'm hopefully getting closer to my life long dream of being an aunt. Ok so on Saturday I went with Leigh Ann dress shopping and it was a lot of fun. Then that night was the Stadium of Fire. I live and breath for the Stadium of Fire. I love it so much. This year Brad Paisley was the headliner with David Archuleta opening. This year the actual Stadium of Fire was pretty lame compared to years past but the shows that David and Brad put on were AWESOME! I love David Archuleta's voice. It is like pure gold. I think he sounds better live than on his CD's. I like Brad Paisley but I don't know hardly any of his music so it wasn't as exciting as David's show for me. Before the Stadium of fire even started I walked around and totally saw David Archuleta behind a fence and I stared for a while but the security guard was giving me a dirty look so I had to leave. I don't know why he was looking at me that way. I mean do I look like a threat?
On Sunday we had to take many drastic measures to ensure we got the best spot on the parade route. We usually sit right in front of Provo High. This area is pretty popular so it was tricky getting a spot but witht the help of Leigh Ann we were able to score an awesome spot. Right after church I headed over to bring dinner to the poor souls (Leigh Ann, Jeff and Ariel) who had already been there for a while. Saving the spot for the parade is the best part of the parade. I'm not going to lie, the parade is super lame. The only fun is sleeping out. Only this year I almost chickened out and didn't sleep out. Why? Because of this really, really, REALLY creepy guy that walked by every five minutes and made up any and every excuse to stop in front of where we were sitting. Other than that creeper scaring the crap out of me everytime I saw him it was a lot of fun just sitting in front of University Avenue. We played tons of games and watched people get pulled over and listened to they guy sitting next to us tell us why his other hampster was grounded so he couldn't come to the parade route. That guy cracked us up quite a bit when ever he bent over. He really needed to pull his pants up.
After the parade we all came home and slept because there was no way we could've gotten any sleep the night before. Once we all forced our eyes to stay open we had an Awesome BBQ. We usually go with our extended family for a BBQ on the 4th but our little family is extending so we had one by ourselves and it was a lot of fun. After we ate we all slept some more then did some sweet fireworks.
I wish I had some pictures of the weekends festivities but I don't. Maybe one day I'll remember to bring a camera to something.
On Sunday we had to take many drastic measures to ensure we got the best spot on the parade route. We usually sit right in front of Provo High. This area is pretty popular so it was tricky getting a spot but witht the help of Leigh Ann we were able to score an awesome spot. Right after church I headed over to bring dinner to the poor souls (Leigh Ann, Jeff and Ariel) who had already been there for a while. Saving the spot for the parade is the best part of the parade. I'm not going to lie, the parade is super lame. The only fun is sleeping out. Only this year I almost chickened out and didn't sleep out. Why? Because of this really, really, REALLY creepy guy that walked by every five minutes and made up any and every excuse to stop in front of where we were sitting. Other than that creeper scaring the crap out of me everytime I saw him it was a lot of fun just sitting in front of University Avenue. We played tons of games and watched people get pulled over and listened to they guy sitting next to us tell us why his other hampster was grounded so he couldn't come to the parade route. That guy cracked us up quite a bit when ever he bent over. He really needed to pull his pants up.
After the parade we all came home and slept because there was no way we could've gotten any sleep the night before. Once we all forced our eyes to stay open we had an Awesome BBQ. We usually go with our extended family for a BBQ on the 4th but our little family is extending so we had one by ourselves and it was a lot of fun. After we ate we all slept some more then did some sweet fireworks.
I wish I had some pictures of the weekends festivities but I don't. Maybe one day I'll remember to bring a camera to something.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Long Live
Summer has come. It is wondrous and I love it. So far my summer has consisted of sitting at home while everyone else is gone. While my mother and father are at work someone needs to stay home so everything doesn't go wrong. So pretty much all summer I've been a home maker. I've baked a lot. Especially bread! Bread is my new favorite thing to make. I would hang out cause I can but I guess I don't have any friends anymore. I've started this whole "I'm always the one who asks/ gets things going when it comes to hanging out" so I just decided I'd see who would ask me instead. You know to see who my real friends are. Yes. I know that is very mature. But hey it makes things more fun believe it or not. Anyways I've gotten a lot of practice to become a mom so far this summer.
I kept up my tradition of getting a new swimsuit each summer. I love swimsuits so I've started collecting them. Lime Ricki has the GREATEST swimsuits. That's where I get all mine from. Now I just need to use it. We've been busy this last week finally finishing our grass in the back. I know it's hard to believe but we finally have our backyard completely grassed. I look back there and I say to myself "This can't be my backyard" but it is. I can't wait until we can actually go out on it. Today we went and got a gym membership because their doing this cool cheap no contract deal. So maybe I'll actually get in shape and once I'm in shape I can finally pursue my dream of becoming a model. Hahaha! Yeah that made me laugh too.
I'm still trying to get a job but I'm not trying very hard. Maybe if I try harder I'll actually get a job. Now there's a thought! My Grandma informed me that some sandwich shop on center street is hiring so I'm gonna have to go check that out. Well I don't have much more to say and plus I have to go participate in a flash mob so this post is finished.
I kept up my tradition of getting a new swimsuit each summer. I love swimsuits so I've started collecting them. Lime Ricki has the GREATEST swimsuits. That's where I get all mine from. Now I just need to use it. We've been busy this last week finally finishing our grass in the back. I know it's hard to believe but we finally have our backyard completely grassed. I look back there and I say to myself "This can't be my backyard" but it is. I can't wait until we can actually go out on it. Today we went and got a gym membership because their doing this cool cheap no contract deal. So maybe I'll actually get in shape and once I'm in shape I can finally pursue my dream of becoming a model. Hahaha! Yeah that made me laugh too.
I'm still trying to get a job but I'm not trying very hard. Maybe if I try harder I'll actually get a job. Now there's a thought! My Grandma informed me that some sandwich shop on center street is hiring so I'm gonna have to go check that out. Well I don't have much more to say and plus I have to go participate in a flash mob so this post is finished.
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