A Boring College Student

It is true, I am simply a boring college student. Which is pretty much why I haven't put up a post in a while. I have nothing very exciting to talk about. My days are all pretty similar. I wake up and go to school. After my classes I go home and eat lunch. Then I take my roommate Sandra to her afternoon class. Then I take her home from that. Then we do homework for a while. Then in the evenings I either hang out with Ross, read, hang out on facebook, play pocket tanks, or watch a movie with Sandra. Evenings are about the only time that my life has variety. And that is why I put a picture of a sunset here. Party! Oh, and I like Tuesdays, which are date days for me and Ross. We make sure to go on a date every Tuesday. Woot.
So I guess my life isn't completely dull, I did get to go to Lagoon last weekend. That was really fun. I went with Ross, naturally, and my cousins and their lovers. Oh, and a girl named Cammie who was on a date with a guy named Mike. I didn't know them. But it was really fun. I like hanging out with Alison and Greg. And Stacey, who comes with Greg. And Ren, who comes with Alison. It was a lot of fun. We didn't go into any of the spook alleys which was probably a good thing because I might have peed my pants, as I did many years ago with Laurianne. She was awesome. Anyway, it was super duper fun! My favorite ride is probably Wicked. I didn't like it the first time I went on it a year or so ago, but now I like it. I like that it is actually a smooth roller coaster, unlike pretty much all the rest of the roller coasters at Lagoon. And there's a picture of it. Ross totally loved that ride. He was shouting that during our roller coaster adventure on it. What a fun outing! And the next morning Daniel and Ross had a rubber band war. I'm so happy my boyfriend gets along so well with my youngest brother. Woot.
This past weekend I got to go home for Fall Break. It was awesome. I really like spending time with my family. I came down this past Thursday night and stayed until Saturday evening. Friday was pretty great. Mom, Sarah, and I went out for lunch. We had Chinese food. I sure do love that stuff. It was really nice to spend time with my mom and older sister. I like those guys. After that Mom and I went fabric shopping with my Gramma. She's awesome. Sarah came to say hi before returning to her husband, and Gramma said that she wants great-grandkids from us so we should "get crackin'." Sheesh. I picked out some beautiful blue and brown fabric for a quilt that Gramma wants to make for me. I sure do love fabric shopping. I'm so indecisive though, so it took a while. But it was still fun. And of course, there's a picture of fabric.
That afternoon, I took my two youngest siblings to a movie. Technically, I just drove and made them pay for themselves. Life is expensive! But it was fun. We went to see the movie 9. It is by Tim Burton. It was a pretty good movie, not as good as I thought it would be. I think that it was a clever concept, but a lot more could be done with it. Daniel didn't get scared, even though it was PG-13, and Leslie thought it was really cool. It was only and hour and 10 or so minutes, which was kind of nuts. All the sudden it was just over. But whatever. I still enjoyed it. Mostly I just liked Elijah Wood's voice coming out of the main character, but that is unimportant. I have a crush on Elijah Wood. Anyway.....
In the evening of Friday, I was also able to talk with my parents about my future. That's always scary. It's hard to talk my parents because I never know how they will react. But I survived. Phew! And then I played Battleship with Leslie! She won once and I won once. And then I was tired so I went to bed. Party. The picture of battleship is to show the game Leslie and I played, as well as to symbolize how sometimes talking with parents is a battle. ;)
Saturday was pretty interesting. My family all went over to the Fassmann's house, Sarah's in-laws. We made homemade apple juice! It was pretty fun, but I also had homework to work on there. Lame. And my hands got really sticky working the apple juicer. Bleck. But it tasted really yummy! Hooray for apple juice!
Monday night, Sandra and I watched a scary movie, When a Stranger Calls. She kept gasping really loud and that would make me jump a lot more than the movie. It was an ok movie. I don't know that I liked it much, but that may have had to do with that I couldn't sleep very well that night. I kept hearing, "We traced the call! It's coming from inside the house! It's coming from inside the house!" And then I couldn't sleep. It's too bad I get a thrill out of scary movies.
Yesterday was Date Day! I love Tuesdays because I get to spend a lot of time with Ross, and basically I'm totally in love with him. Oh, and he's totally in love with me, too. :) Yesterday we played nintendo and then carved pumpkins! I don't like the gooey insides of the pumpkins, but whatever, Ross loves that part. It was fun just to be together. In the picture, my pumpkin is on the left and Ross' is on the right. We made hamburger helper for dinner. It wasn't the best kind, but it was still good. I love hamburger helper! It is the best. Ross and I also just sat and talked for a long time. I really like that we can talk for so long together. It makes me happy to have someone like Ross in my life. He's my best friend!
Well, that's all for know. I've been trying to wait until there's something exciting happening to write about, but my life isn't necessarily the most exciting life on the planet. Oh, well. ;)

A Weekend in Wyoming

This past weekend, the 18th-20th, I got to go up to Wyoming to stay with Ross's parents. On the ride up, Ross drove. He kind of had a hard time getting the care to go. He's not that used to driving stick, but it's all good. Once we got going there wasn't a problem.We were behind this thing for the longest time! And it reminded me of my last year of marching band because our field show was Four Winds. So I just had to take a picture.
I got to go to a reception for Ross's high school best friend, Brent, and his wife, Jessica, who I have gotten to know really well. The reception was pretty awesome. It was very simple, and that was nice. I got to help decorate the car. It was nowhere near as intense as Sarah and Andrew's was, but hey, it's Wyoming. ;) JK, but seriously.... We had a lot of fun there. Ross didn't catch the garter and I wasn't paying attention for the time when they threw the bouquet. Actually, I don't even know if they did throw it. But still, I guess we're not the next to get married...
The next morning led to a great day. It started out with Ross's mom, Cathy, giving us both haircuts. Ross got more of the cut, and I just got a trim. It was very nice of Cathy to do that for us both. Woot! And there's a picture of Ross getting his hair cut. It was ridiculous how long his hair had gotten! I was surprised how much hair was on the floor when she was done, crazy.
After our hair fest, Ross went outside to mow the lawn. It was really funny because as soon as Cathy saw him outside on the riding lawn mower, she said, "Ross is mowing the lawn! I have to get the video camera!" And she did. And she recorded Ross mowing the lawn. So obviously as soon as Ross knew he was being taped, he started acting all cool on the mower. It was pretty hilarious.
So while Ross was mowing the lawn, I was pulling weeds. Woot! I like pulling weeds. It is fun. I was done pulling the weeds before Ross was done with the lawn, which is pretty big, so I decided to go on a kitten hunt. About a week before Ross and I got there, Cathy's cat, Pearl, had kittens. Nobody knew where they were because she would always just sneak off and disappear to feed them and such. I went to look in the shed in the back yard. I heard a scuffle, looked up on a shelf, and out came the mommy cat from a big box. As soon as she was gone I went and looked in the box and found the baby kitties! There are four: two black, one white, and one that is black and gray striped. They were so cute! I got them out of the box where they were all piled on top of each other, as there wasn't a lot of space in there. I put a towel on the bottom of a kennel and put the kittens in there. The momma cat liked it. Cathy put the kennel in the garage so that the mom could be closer to her food and not have to leave her kids as much. They are cute kittens! Sorry, the picture isn't very good, I was shaking with excitement at finding the kitties!
After we had finished working in the yard and making kitties comfy, Ross wanted me to see a cattle drive because I had never seen one before. It wasn't as exciting as I had expected because the people were only moving about twenty-five at a time. Lame sauce. But it was still cool. I moo-ed at the cows and they all gave me funny looks. Cows are weird. They always have the exact same expression on their faces. Oh, well. It was fun to see all the mama cows walking and the baby cows getting excited to be going somewhere.
After lunch I wanted to go up to "downtown" Afton. It's not really all that intense because there isn't much up there. But I wanted to get a souvaneir spoon because I collect those. And Afton has the world's largest elk-horn arch. Which is pretty intense. The picture is me standing in front of it. It was pretty cool. So I was pretty bummed because the gift shop was closed by the time Ross and I got there. Lame sauce, so I didn't get a spoon. I guess I"ll have to go back some other time. Sheesh. But I wouldn't mind because it is really beautiful in Star Valley.
So mostly Ross and I just walked around and looked at stuff and I got a ton of pictures. But I don't want to put them all up here so I'll just do a few. Here's me on an Afton, Wyoming bench. They had like ten of these all over the place. And here's Ross with a wooden penguin. That was in a bookstore that we looked around in. The selection was not nearly as much as is in the Books of Yesterday in Logan. Woot. Then there's us both with a mama bear and baby bear. Don't worry, they're fake. I think it was just really fun to walk around and be silly with Ross. I totally love that man! He's so amazing. I like that I can be my crazy self and he doesn't care because he is crazy, too. :) I love him, a lot!
After our adventure around Afton, Ross and I went on a hike to the Intermittent Spring. It was awesome because last time I went, it was too early in the year so it wasn't stopping. But this time, the water stopped! And then it started again! It was so cool! I really enjoyed the hike, too. It was beautiful up there! I really love to hike. And it was fun to get to know some of Ross's friends. It was some people from his high school group of friends that we hiked with. It was a lot of fun!
That evening we had yummy pizza with Ross's parentals. I freaking love pizza! It was from Pizza Hut. Amazing! I really like Ross's parents. His dad is a pretty cool guy. He works at the dump. I'll admit I was kind of scared of him for a while, but once I got to know him he was good. And his mom is so freaking awesome! She reminds me a whole lot of my mom. They both like to sew, quilt, buy glass nick-knacks, and are both someone disorganized. But in a good way. I think that if they ever meet each other they would be good friends. Anyway, after the pizza Ross and I went out with his friends again and we watched Hook on a big screen tv. I love that movie! As we were getting ready to go out, Ross dressed like a gangsta. He's such a stud muffin... :)
The next day was Sunday and I went to church with Ross and his parents. It was a lot of fun to meet neighbors. They all were talking about what a good guy Ross is and how lucky I am to have someone like him. :) I think he's a great man. I love him so freaking much!
Well, that's the end of my adventures in Wyoming. It was a great weekend! And it ended well. Ross's parents hugged me goodbye. That's a good sign. I really like those guys. And I can't wait to go back up!

Squirrels

So what's with squirrels? There's always romping around campus, making loud chirpy squeaks to each other, and leaping from tree to tree with food in their mouths. I have witnessed all of these incidents. Which is pretty cool. Then I got scolded by my roommates for slamming on the brakes when I was driving and a squirrel decided to bolt out into the road! I didn't want to hit the little critter, but then my roomies were upset. Humph. And the squirrel just sat there in the middle of the road and I honked at it. Then it moved. So I got to thinking, there are so many more squirrels in the world than just Logan, Utah squirrels. And thus I went to the internet to find all sorts of squirrels!Baby squirrels.Toddler squirrels.Adult squirrels.Flying squirrels.
White squirrels.Black squirrels.Pirate squirrels.
Army squirrels.Russian sniper squirrels.Super squirrels.

Jedi squirrels.Sith squirrels.

Wowie! What awesome squirrels! Well, in all honesty, I was just thinking about the squirrel that I almost hit with the car, and I looked up squirrels on google and found a bunch of fun pictures that I wanted to put on my blog! That and I don't want to work on my homework. :)

First Week of School

The first week of school is slowly going by, and I am taking a moment to write a short post. I am living in the Oakridge apartments and they are awesome. Pool, hot tub, basketball court, sand volleyball court, 24 hour fitness room, and free laundry are just a few of the benefits of living here. It was really expensive, mostly because of the free laundry fact, but now that I'm working, I have figured it out and I should have all the money back within three months. Woot.
And about working, I'm enjoying it. The only real downside is that I'm super duper tired. Taking care of Sandra isn't hard or anything, it's just that she can't to anything for herself, so I get to do all of that for her. Which is good. I enjoy it, she's a great person, just doing things for two people instead of just myself is wearing me out. But I'm sure my body will get used to it and I will be fine in a couple weeks. Just my body is all like, "Ah! What's going on! Need more energy!" And sometimes I wish I was a dog so I could just crash on the couch and sleep all day...
As for my classes, I am enjoying them. All three. I'm especially excited about my Introduction to Modern Dance class. That one is gonna be fun. I'm really excited for that. The teacher is awesome. The picture here is of modern dancers. It's pretty interesing, there's a lot of freedom in it. You don't have to follow any rules like all the rest of the kinds of dancing. Then there's my biology class. It's ok. The teacher is a pretty crazy person, but what can ya do. And in my Balancing Work and Family class, there are three units, each with their own teacher. Woot. Right now we're on the 'marriage' section about how to balance marriage with work and family. Party, right? Maybe.
Well, I'm still madly in love with Ross. Probably even more so that the last time I mentioned him. I just keep falling more and more in love with that guy! It is a most excellent and amazing feeling. :)

SCHOOL!!!!

Oh, my goodness! School starts in two weeks! And to be honest, I'm pretty excited! Now that my dad has a job, (HOORAY!) I'm able to take three classes this Fall semester. Not a huge load, but I'm still pretty darn excited. And also I will be starting my job as a personal aide for Sandra, who is paralyzed and in a wheelchair. I think that a large part of it is just that I'm excited not to be sitting around all day with nothing to do. Oh, school is such a blessing!!!
Basically, I'm just taking two general classes and then a dance class. How fun! So I was going to be majoring in art, but after taking an art class last semester, I'm not really sure if that's what I want to do. I really hated sitting there drawing for 3 strait hours. So I think that maybe drawing is more of a hobby for me. I'm not really sure though. I'm taking a class in the Fall called Balancing Work and Family. It is a general class for a Child Development major. I've been looking into it and I might change my major to this. And it would also be very easy for me to double major in Child Development and Family and Community Services. The second major would open the job area from only children to all ages. And for only four more classes! Wowie! Anyway, I'm still not sure if that's what I'm gonna do. It's a tough decision.
The dance class that I'm taking is Introduction to Modern Dance. I'm really excited! I love to dance! And it will be good exercise as well. I'm not sure how well this will work with my job, but I'm also wanting to go swimming in the mornings. Probably, like, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings is what I'm thinking. It's important to stay in shape! So I'm hoping I will be able to go swimming. Also, Ross doesn't know how to swim. So I need to teach him! Tee hee!
I'm also taking Biology 1010. It's just to fill out one of my lame generals. It should be pretty simple, but that's ok. I am really gonna work to get an awesome GPA this semester! It's gonna be awesome!!! I can do it!

Anacondas

Yesterday morning Ross and I watched the movie "Anaconda." It was made in 1997. At the beginning of the film, it had some very false statements about these snakes. A few include "up to 40 feet in length" and that these snakes only desire to kill things. Even if they are full after a meal, they want to hunt and will regurgitate what they have eaten to continue hunting and killing. This is completely false. I did some research and will basically do this post as a bit of information that is true about anacondas. I will compare them to the snakes in the movie. Bwahahaha!
First, there are two major snakes in the movie. There are lots of little baby snakes, but two main gigantic ones. It starts out with just a guy on a boat. Then out of nowhere, comes a freaking anaconda that is basically bored and decides that the best thing to do is to eat this guy. So it does. In my research I found that anacondas are very shy snakes. They will flee quickly if they are attacked. They are solitary creatures that are actually hard to find. They avoid boats and people.
Second, as this snake in the movie starts to eat people, it chooses Owen Wilson as lucky meal number two. After he is eaten and his girlfriend is in hysterics, the scene ends showing the anaconda swimming underneath the boat with it's belly all large from eating a man. You even get to see the expression on the guys face! Yes, it shows through the snake's entire stomach and muscles and you can see an imprint of his face on the inside of the snake. Pathetic. I don't know who came up with the idea of putting that freaking face-of-person-eaten-by-snake in the movie, but they should be shot. Yes, it is true that after a snake eats, you can see a "lump" or bulge in their body. But no, you cannot see any facial details of the eaten creature.
Third, the snake should not be following the freaking boat. These snakes have a territory that they hang out in. They do not thirst for human blood as this movie claims they do. Anacondas diet consists of fish, other snakes, deer, kangaroos, cappybaras, and caimans which are similar to alligators. But they do not people. Nor do they thirst for blood. They just eat when they're hungry. If they're not hungry, they just chill where they're at and enjoy themselves doing nothing.
Fourth, at the final scene of the movie, Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube are in an abandoned building having a battle with an anaconda. And while this is going on, John Voight who plays a maniac snake hunter, is trying to catch the snake and uses the two others as bait. Jerk face. So the snake is all slithering about in this place freaking all the people out. What is wrong with this, you ask? Anacondas are water snakes. They rarely come onto land. They spend most of their time in water. But for a fun relaxing time, they will slither up a small tree and soak in the sun.
Fifth, the snake ends up eating dear John Voight. He deserved it. But ya, the snake just snarfs him down like me eating chocolate cake. Ridiculous. Anacondas do not eat very fast. It actually takes them 6 hours to ingest a cappybara. Not to digest, to ingest. To get the freaking thing into it's stomach takes 6 hours! Very slow eaters, eh? And as John Voight was regurgitated so that the snake could continue killing and eating, I just have to add that anacondas do not regurgitate their food on purpose. Sometimes, of course, all animals regurgitate things. And anacondas don't do it just to eat more. They eat, then they stop. This picture, by the way, is of the anaconda's mouth in the movie. It is really different from what a real anaconda's mouth looks like. There's a picture of a real one a bit further down.
Number six! After regurgitating it's meal, the anaconda continues to chase JLo. She's booking it away, and the snake is just freaking slithering like a maniac and is right on her heels! Will she get away? If this film were realistic, she probably would! Mostly because the snake wouldn't be chasing her, but if it were, it would have a tough time keeping up. Anacondas are very slow snakes. To catch prey, they rely more on stealth and camaflauge to sneak up on their prey. They have to be pretty smart to plan ahead to get a meal. None of that chasing down women stuff for them.
Seven. So it's saying, and showing, throughout the movie that the anacondas are freaking ginormous. 40 feet or longer, it says. However, anacondas never get to be that long. Yes, it is true that anacondas are the biggest snakes recorded. That is due to mass, not length. The longest snake ever recorded was actually a reticulated python at 33 feet long. Anacondas can get to be that long, but it doesn't happen very often. Their mass is so large because their bodies can be extremely wide around. Sometimes even as wide as a grown man's shoulders. Crazy sauce! This one just ate a meal, so he's pretty fat.
Well, I don't really have anything else to say about anacondas other than that the movie was very silly and not very nice to these snakes. Poor guys, they're just shy. Oh, and here's the picture of what their mouth actually looks like. The teeth are angled backward so that when an anaconda bites it's prey, it can't escape. Pulling out of the mouth would only get you more stuck in it. The teeth are not poisonous. Anacondas rely on their powerful jaws and muscles to squeeze their prey to kill them. No poison involved.
If you want to go to the website that I got all this information from, it is http://www.extremescience.com/BiggestSnake.htm

Sick and Tired

I am not going to be putting any pictures on this post because I am way too exhausted to do so. So on Sunday the 12 I started getting sick. Bleck. I don't like being sick. And then on that Wednesday I went to the doctor to see if I had strep throat. Nope. But the doctor was thinking it looked a great deal like mono. However, I wasn't far enough along in the phases of the illness for a blood test or anything. Lame. But still ok.
So this past Friday I went on a trip to Star Valley Wyoming to meet Ross's parentals. I also met some more siblings as well as two of his nephews. Woot. Friday I was tired, but not feeling too sick. I got to meet Ross's grandma on the way up to Star Valley. She was a really sweet woman. She fed us nuts, normal M&M's, and peanut butter M&M's. Yum! She was really nice and also a huge fan of the Utah Jazz. I liked meeting her. Well, were going to go on a hike in the Tetons on Saturday, but I wasn't feeling well enough. So Ross and I went four wheeling! By golly it was fun! I learned how to drive a four wheeler. Woot! I'm cool. Then we went on a leisurely hike with Tyson, who is Ross's oldest nephew at 11 years. It was fun, but exhausting for little me. But I got over it. I just have to say that Ross's mom is awesome!!! She is a really cool lady. She has all sorts of dolls and knick-knacks all over, and I love that sort of thing. She also reminded me a lot of my mom. I bet they would be really good friends if they met. Anyway, the house was beautiful! Everything was all decorated and it was just a really homey place. I loved it. I also loved the guest room because I got to sleep on a queen bed that also had really soft pillows! :) I didn't really get to talk to Ross's dad much because he was at work on Friday and Saturday and on Sunday I got really sick so I was asleep for most of the day. I was upset that I didn't get to talk to him more, he seemed like a pretty interesting guy. But that's ok, I'm sure I will get another chance in the future. OK, so Tyson, the nephew, is freaking hilarious. He's a lot like my brother Daniel, probably because they are only a year apart in age. But still, once Tyson found out that I knew a whole bunch about Pokemon, that was all he would talk to me about. And that was ok, because I take pride in my knowledge of the Pokemon world. Go me! Tyson is a cute kid, he's a hoot. Well, Ross is basically amazing. Since I was sick, a lot of his family was avoiding me, either because they didn't want to get sick or because they just wanted to give me privacy, probably the first one though. But Ross darn sure never left me alone for too long. Except when I was alseep, but he would come check on me every once in a while. I didn't go to church with his family because I was so sick, and Ross stayed home too just in case I needed anything. What a cutie! He's adorable.
So when I got home to Logan on Sunday I called my mom. I was so sick I just wanted to go home to Kaysville. So my awesome parents came up and got me. I sure love those guys. So ya, now they're trying to nurse me back to health. On Monday I went to my pediatrician again. He's a really sarcastic guy, and he said that the world is overpopulated, so it would be best that I died. Humph. Well, I got a blood test, but I won't find out until tomorrow if it is mono. The doctor said it might just be something similar to mono, but if so I will just get better faster. I sure hope so. My tonsils are so freaking swollen it is difficult for me to breathe. And I've been sleeping so freaking much. What a waste of time. At least I don't have school or work to worry about. Yay, blessings!

Independance Day!!!

Fireworks are awesome! I sure wish that Utah were more like Wyoming, then I could set off all sorts of fireworks on any day of the year! Baha! And that would be most exhilarating! I'm pretty excited for the 4th. Ya know, how come more people say "Happy 4th of July!" instead of "Happy Independence Day"? Ridiculous. It's like, "let's celebrate some random day! Because we are crazy! Woot!" I think that is ridiculous. It is a holiday to celebrate the birth of our country! A day to celebrate our freedom! Hence, Independance Day. Humph. Some people are just weird I guess. Oh, well.
I had a dream last night that there was this huge cricket in my room and I couldn't get it out! It was about as big as both my hands put together. Bleck! I hate crickets! They are gross. But ya. It had these two foot long antennae, too. Sick. (As in disgusting, not slang for awesome.)
Well, guess what? My poll for which band/artist is best is done! So I shall now be posting about the three-way tie that we had. Wowie! The tie was between Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, and Paramore. All three are most fantastical. :)Here's Jack Johnson! He's such a chill dude. I really like to listen to his music because it's fun but also relaxing. It's just pretty sweet!Here is Jason Mraz! Oh, my grapes... He is a freaking stud muffin. I really like Jason Mraz because his music is so fun! I totally love Jason Mraz!
This is the band Paramore. I freaking love them! At the moment, they are probably my favorite of all time. It's pretty hard core stuff! My plan for a while has been to buy their CD "Riot" when I got a job. That's been my plan for about four months. And still, no CD. Darn.
I had a job interview today! I think it went really well. It was for a job that would be during the school year. I think it woudl be awesome! The job is to be a Personal Aide for a girl named Sandra who is paralyzed and in a wheelchair. What an amazing experience that would be! I would be living with her, and have my own room! I miss having my own room, so that would be most splendifferous. I hope I get the job!