Life Life Life

Hm... I leave for Peru in about a week and a half!

Good gravy I am nervous. But I'm also very excited. It will be the best of times and the worst of times. I know everyone says that, but I like it anyway.

Life is just so wonderful right now. =]

Lately, I have really come to know myself and I've learned more about who I am. It is very interesting and fun and stuff. I know I will for sure learn soooo much about myself in these next two years.

I found a list of 50 Things that I want to do before I die. I thought I'd post some of them here, just for fun. Sometimes, when you are a man, you wear stretchy pants. It's for fun.

-Put the jelly filling in a jelly-filled donut.
-Get married in the Temple
-Run on the Great Wall of China
-Serve an honorable mission
-Live to be 103 years old
-Never lose sight of the importance of my family
-Live at the beach
-Snorkle in Hawaii
-Go to New Zealand and see the Hakka
-Run a 100 mile race
-Sky dive
-Hear a lion roar
-Publish a short story
-Each legit Chinese food in China
-Inspire someone to change for the better
-Volunteer for Red Cross or other humanitarian aid
-Teach English in a foriegn country
-Go to an opera
-Stick my whole fist in my mouth
-Be in a big play
-Crowd surf
-Be on national television
-Kayak in Alaska
-Be a Khols model =P hehe I could even do this as an old guy.
-Put a note in a bottle and throw it into the ocean
-Do a voice over in a Disney cartoon


Yep, those are some of the random things I want to do =]

What do YOU want to do?
Please comment and share with me
=P

BLAH BLAH BLHA

tons has been happening, and i am just toooooo lazy to write about it all

=P

"The Past" (From My Other Blog on 3-12-10)

the past is something that makes me ache. there are great times that i long to experience again, and horrible times that i wish to forever forget. friends made, laughs sounded, smiles cracked. those were the good days. we never imagined the future to come so quickly, never saw it coming until it hit us. we never could grasp the feelings of growing up and moving on. leaving everything behind to only be kept safe in our memories and pictures. how is it that we were prepared for this, but it still comes with such shock. growing up is hard because there are times and moments that make you who you are. but then they are gone so suddenly that you seem to have slept through the good parts. there are certain things that will remain frozen in my mind. captured for me to now and again look back to. smiles, food, places, hands, eyes, graduation day, the miles we ran together. those are the things that matter. the grades have been forgotten, the lectures may as well have been on mute. lunch time, meet days, dances. those are the building blocks for memories. hugs. friendship. growing up is harder than anyone has ever said it would be.

but i must remember that i am still growing up. only now, I'm in a new setting. with new friends to smile with, new memories to create, new food to eat. everyday has the potential to be a memorable day. to be the best day. one day, i will look back on the here and now, and i will wish that i could return to what is going on right now. i should make every day count. when i will look back, i will know that i did not waste time or take the opportunities i have for granted. live and love and learn. make today the best day, and tomorrow even better.

these words might sound fake, corny, exaggerated and exploding with dramatic emotion. all i am trying to do is not forget the past, and make a better future. i miss my friends, i miss my high school days. where everything was much easier and less scary. i need to be strong. life is not the same. this is the truth, these words are for real. I'm scared of the future. things just get overwhelming sometimes. this is when i need to step back, and take a deep breath. chill out, and stop worrying. everything is going to be ok. it actually will be hard, but it will be great at the same time. i can do this. breathe and then conquer. keep moving forward and be on your best behavior. (this is me talking to myself, and reassuring my self.) its good stuff.


i am my own person, and i am unconventional. i just do things my way. others can only make me feel inferior or unimportant if i let them. so i sure as heck will stand up and fight for who i am. i will not disintegrate and become nothing or nobody. no sir. not me. i am not going anywhere and you cannot make me feel insecure or defeated. i have the power to control how i feel. i know Jesus loves me, i know my mother loves me. i am a son of God. that is about all that i need. friends and other family members love me too. i am so blessed to have all of these wonderful people in my life. why should i feel so small. i am loved. i am loved. and o how glorious it feels.

Look Me in the Eyes

The other day, I ran some errands for my mother (a frequent activity of mine). I was all over the place but my last stop was our local Wal Mart. (Which I like it for various reasons =] )

When I was checking out, the lady at the cash register asked the usual, "How are you doing today?" Normally I would never really look at the person as I respond. This time, however, I thought to try to look her in the eyes as I responded. So I did. She was looking directly into my eyes.

How often do we look people straight in the eyes? It is sort of a personal thing, but we can do it with anyone. I think it shows confidence, a little bit of trust, and a hint of...magic, I guess.

All I am trying to say is that I need to look people in the eyes more often. It is something great.

Thunder Clouds in the Morning

Woke up to a grey sky. Windy and a bit of rain and lightning. Smells good, the storm that's coming. It's just a small one.





(Picture's kind of blurry because I took it with my phone)

Old Writing #5 "Why Even Bother To Rhyme?"

Yesterday was a happy day,

Today I am sad.

Why do emotions flow so freely?

How can I feel yellow one moment,

and the next one grey?

Nothing to Report

I am reporting that there is nothing to report.

So does that mean that there really is something to report? Because if you report that there is nothing to report, you are still reporting. And the "nothing" becomes the "something" you reported about.

???

Anywho.


I really wanted to write something today. A story.

HOWEVER

My brain is fried from watching too much TV. I would guess *counts out on fingers* probably 3 or 4 or 5 hours. GAAAH!

Oh well, I'm going to write anyway.
I'll post it up when I'm done. (Which could be never).

Until next time.



Oh. I just remembered something very sad that happened today. One of my dearest friends lost her mother to breast cancer. Please, take time to appreciate your own mother. And pray for those who need comfort.

I'm sorry to end on such a grey note. But life is not always kind.

Pictures of Me in the Past

Just thought I'd upload a couple pictures of me in high school. (Notice the cool sideburns =P)

YUM

A delicious burger.

=D

The crunch of lettuce
the juicy tomato
the thickness of the patty
the tangy-sweet barbecue sauce
the strong onion
the toasted bun
the zingy mustard.

MMMMmmmmMMMMmmmmmMM!

I was literally making "mMMmm" noises for about 3 minutes haha

Then I finished it off with a gooey brownie.

Great lunch, great lunch.

Comments

Hey, you guys do leave me comments sometimes =]
I just never knew how to check them, and I still don't haha


How do I know when I get a comment? It says I have to verify my email, so does that mean once I do, I will get notifications to my email? What if I don't want them to email me? haha, Is there any other way to know when you get a comment?

6 Months Today

6 months ago, it was St. Patrick's Day.


aaaaaand the first time Nan and I held hands. =]

Back to Work... ish

I went back to one of my old jobs today.
They said they would call me when they need some one to work. Probably mostly the weekends.


I'm not a huge fan of potato cheese soup, but I know some one is really happy to eat it =] It was good news. (I don't expect anyone to follow that. I just thought it was something I had to note.)

Old Writing #4 A Page and a Half

I wrote this one quite a while ago. I think it's pretty weak, but in the words of Holly, "Whatevs man, whatevs." =]

Walking down the alley, the sun was blocked by a looming multi-story apartment building. It was run-down and grey, age crumbling the walls. Just ahead, a piece of paper danced in the wind. I picked it up. Since I had all the time in the world on this lazy Saturday, I stopped and unfolded it. Leaning with my back against a wall, I inquired upon a page of a diary. The flowing writing covered the whole front and half the back.

Dear Diary, it said,

My dream of becoming a successful actress has come to an abrupt end. No matter how hard I work, it is never enough. Today, I tried out for the role of Liza in My Fair Lady. The director said that it just wouldn't work. He asked how a single mother with two jobs and no experience could have the ability to pursue an acting career. He didn't see how much that hurt me. He continued to tell me that if I really wanted to be an actress, I would have to devote myself entirely to acting. But I can't give up those jobs, I need them to pay the rent and feed Paul. I have no other choice but to give up on my dream. Paul needs a mother, and I can't

And that was all. I wondered what had happened to pull this woman away from her diary. A warm breeze twirled around my nose.

-------

Haha, I forgot that it wasn't finished either. Or is that how I wanted it to end? I can't remember... haha either way, that is that. =P

Old Writing (s) #3 Little Bits of Love

So I decided to post up my love writings. =P

This is the paper that these are written on.

You don't have to read it if you don't want to. Trust me, you really wouldn't be missing anything.

One phrase.

Three little words.

Enough to stop a war, to

Shake the universe.

Enough to make a man go mad.

What makes snow white,

and brings morning dew.

My heart does pound,

every time I hear it sound,

"I love you"

____________

Mean to be special and secret

or shouted out so everyone

knows it.

Shared between two,

the beautiful phrase,

"I love you"

_____

Oh, how much I wish you too,
would think of me and say,

"I love you"

_______

Tell me you love me and please consider,

the life we can build, with memories that glitter.

Our love will not be, as a candle's flame, so small,

That flickers and dies at wick's end,

No, not at all.

Our Joy will be full, our smiles often.

Our love will burn strong, never to darken.

No one will stop us from happily ever after,

and none can halt our laughter.

So, my dear, I hope you see,

I mean it when I say,

Forever yours I'll be.

Window Shoppin at the Mall

I wasn't able to eat all of my Panda Express. It was only a Panda Bowl, too.

It was a sign. Two meals I was unable to finish.

Most of the day would follow suit.

Another Early Morning.

I went swimming at the CRC today at 6 A.M. It was so tiring ha ha because I am out of swimming shape. I haven't swam in a while.

Then I made myself two Egg McMuffins for breakfast. I couldn't eat the last bite. I took a picture of it, waited for a while, then scarfed it down. =P

About My Other Writings,

For some reason, most of them are mushy and about love. I can't remember why I was writing about love so often in high school ha ha. I'm not sure if I want to post them because they are embarrassingly cheesy sometimes. I'll see if I can find a decent one.

Old Writing #2 Ode to Math Tools

(I named my math stuff. I just like naming things haha)

First there is Salamander, the always right
calculator. Put in a problem, get
an answer. Calculators are the
best

Second, there is Princess, the prettiest
pencil of them all. Every
number I write comes from
your royal led;
sorry you are becoming a queen
and almost dead.

Third there is Lime, the book of notes.
Keeping all the work I do.
Full of knowledge you never lose,
you are green. Yay for
you

Math tools are so helfpul
and fun in class.
Thank you,
from my whole mass.

Old Writing #1 Untitled

Standing at a
fork in the road, I pause
to look back momentarily.
The direction I will take,
whichever one it may be,
will surely change my life.
But that's ok with me,
I like change.
Whatever comes my way,
I will find the good in it.

This road of life is full of
pockets of happiness.
Some are hidden,
yet most lie in plain sight.
But the rarest are the most precious.
Thankfully, for me, happiness is easy to find.
And since I can find the joy,
I will guide others to it.

And so I choose my path.

Why Am I Still Awake?!?!

I should go to sleep or something.

Things To Come

Ok, I have a bunch of writings that I found from when I was in high school. They are not exaclty short stories, but they are stories, and short. I dunno, they are just some of the things I wrote. I think they are pretty good. So they are going to be posted up on this blog sometime soon. Keep your eyes open for them!

Book of Mormon Goal Update

I wanted to read the whole Book of Mormon in 2 weeks. Merilee challenged me to do so. But a lot has come up this past little while, and I have fallen really behind. However, I have done the best I can. Some days, I would read for hours and hours on end, but I could never catch up. It became a stress to do it because I was always behind. It just wasn't doing me good. I decided to just read as much as I can, and continue to study the scriptures every day.

So Whooc on 2 weeks.

=P


I love to read the Book of Mormon.

My Amazing Girl

New Running Shoes

They make me happy

Dear Friends Attending (or soon to be attending) School,

Good Luck and have fun!


I'll just be sittin' here.



=P


Brian Squared Day: Success!

Interesting

This week should be interesting.


And I am very behind on my Book of Mormon reading! =( Oh well, I'll catch up.

Ealy Early Early

I woke up at 4:30 A.M. to go running with Dee.







It was great. I love when running hurts sometimes, and today was one of those days. My knee is dead and yelling at me and my eyes are burning with tiredness. Good run, good run.







Then I called Nan, our earliest phone call ever. Even thought it was really short, it was still really nice =]







I ate a bowl of Multi-Grain Cheerios, which by the way, is a very feminine-focused cereal. It always has facts about women's health on the back, and women's this and women's that. After one bowl, I had enough of its froo froo stuff. So I ate some left over steak and A1 sauce, with my hands. UUUHH! Take that women breakfast! haha







Two Pictures:




Nan's first California breakfast: a homemade, delicious, 11-egg, garnished omelet.





Visiting my dad at work, the fire station.


Have a great day!

My Bottom Lip...

..has a white blister/mark on it.



I have alternative explanations, however, they are all lies. No matter how funny I think they are. =P



Truthfully, I ate a really hot piece of Papa John's Pizza and it burned my lip haha.





Today was a great Sunday spent with the Stine Family (my mother's side). My cousins from Minnesota (=]) were there.

Today, I Found Out that I Somewhat Accidentally Watched a Meteor Shower Last Night

Today, was a good day.

I had a "To Do" list and I checked most all of them off, and even did more! I only didn't straighten up my room, and I am going to read my scriptures after I post this. So TA-DA! List: Accomplished.

Disney Scene It is such a fun game. Katherine won! And Marlene did alright haha =P
Mmmm and we ate Panda Express. Sooo good.

Short Conversation with Nan, but it was good because I talked to her three times on the phone today. Suprise calls are nice =]

Favorite Part of the Day:
-----Eathing at Panda/Talking to Marlene and Nan's "suprise" call =]

The Week, Summed Up

Wow, what a spectacular week.
It went by way too fast! I will steal pictures from others to put on here, but until then, I can only describe the fun.

Wednesday was the first day that Nan flew in! Taylor, Kyle and I picked her up after a game of "guess whose legs are Nan's" haha

Then Taylor had to work at 3 ish. So Nan and I had the evening to ourselves =]
We went to the beach, her first time seeing the Pacific Ocean. It was amazing.

Thursday, we went to Taylor's grandparents' house. We rode four-wheelers and picked fruit from their trees. They cooked us a delicious dinner and we had great conversation afterwards.

Friday was my "Surprise" Birthday. Thank you all for coming, it was great to see everyone! And Stephanie came to stay for the weekend. My mom wants her to move in as our nanny hehe.

Saturday, Nan and I ditched the world and spent the day together. You probably don't need to hear or care about all of those details =P hehe

Sunday was full of church and family. My grandparents and aunt and cousin and his wife and Stephanie and Nan were all over for my birthday dinner. I love good food and good company. Naturally, it was a day full of smiles. Sunday night we ALL (Haylan, Nan, Stephanie, Holly and I) went to stay the night at Taylor's house to get up the next morning to go to L.A.!

Monday (my actual birthday =]) was the L.A. trip. We went to Olver Street, Chinatown, and Hollywood. We saw all of the Stars' footprints and signatures. Then we headed over and visited my dad at the fire station. He gave us a tour which included a ride on the fire truck, squirting out water from the fire hose and trying on all the gear. For dinner, we ate at Kyle's house. and stayed the night at Taylor's house again.

Tuesday was beach day! Relaxing, fun, crazy, wonderful, perfect. The bonfire kept us warm as we roasted marshmallows and Starbursts.

And that sums up my week. =] There are so many other little random details that add to the whole of it, but I can't remember all of them.

Best week of the summer, no doubt about it.

California!

Oh, what a wonderful week!

=]

Purple Hand, Short Story, and Ripped Jeans

Hello Hello Purple hand. Me, Holly, Lauren and Haylan drew on a huge butcher paper. It was quite fun, minus the fact that I am a horrible artist!

At Yogurt Island, I wrote a silly little story on my cup. It went as follows: "Once there was an obese taridactal. He loved eating chocolate mousse cake. Only the moon talked to him. Every night he would wait for her to rise and sing to him. It was her voice that made him fall in love." Random and mushy, but oh well hahaha

My jeans that are NOT BYU-Idaho approved hehe. I feel rebellious wearing ripped jeans and flip flops.

Oh, and Some Another Things:

Happy August! Good things happening this month:

Nan coming on Wednesday =]

Birthday on the 9th

Favorite Part of the Day:
-----Testimony Meeting in the Pauba Ward. Such a strong Spirit was felt, I loved it

Because I Have Been Given Much, I Too Must Give

Well, hello there Blogging World. It has been a while since my last post.
I have been home for a little over a week. Life is just great and wonderful. It was definitly an adjustment back to family life. I almost forgot how much of a handful my siblings can be! Hehe. But I love 'em. =]

This past week was full of friends and family. Going to the beach, swimming, adventuring and relaxing.

Hopefully I will find work. I need to pay "The Man" some big bucks for my future.
The other day, I was observing some man somewhere. I just did not want to end up like him. Without a stable job/income, living in a bad neighborhood. It just seemed as if he stopped progressing and was stuck in high school mentality. I thought to myself, "Why didn't this guy try to go to school and get a better job? To better himself?" Then I thought of his circumstances and the environment he was born into. He probably never had the money to go to college, and was never encouraged to. His opportunities were limited. I, however, come from a different background. Money is tight, but I still have the encouragemante and opportunity to go to college. It is not hard for me to do so. There are'nt too many oppositions.
What if I had been born into his life and he into mine? Would I have the perserverance and will power to succeed in his world? I highly doubt that I would. So I was grateful for what I have. I see all of the wonderful opportunities that I have to improve my life and to be better. I should not judge people by what they first appear to be. I do no know their situation. I do not know their struggles. There could be trials in people's lives that I never even thought of. Have I ever felt threatened or in danger to go to church? Have I ever suffered from true hunger and starvation? Never.
I am truly blessed.

Doctrine and Covenants 82:3 http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/82/3#3Where much is given, much is reqiured.

"Because I have been given much, I too must give."

I can help. I can open and walk through doors that others cannot. However, I can guide people to the doors and beckon them to enter.

Welcome Home!

I am home!
It is so great to be back and see all of my friends and family. =]

Alden and I left Rexburg at about 2:30 p.m. on Friday and drove all the way through back to Temecula. We got to my house at about 4:30 a.m. Suprisingly, I did not feel the least bit sleepy whenever I had to drive. It was a blessing from the Lord, I know it.

Saturday, we (me, my family and two family friends) went to the beach. It was a long drive there and not the best beach, but I had fun regardless. The beach is my favorite place to be.

Sunday was good because I got to see my home ward! I enjoyed it very much.

Monday started off just chill. I was unpacking my stuff when Katherine and Marlene came for a suprise visit! It was well welcomed =] We just hung out at Katherines and did whatever. We played the Wii and my Mii looks really funny! I'll include the picture.

Then Keith, Dee, Kim and I went to Singles Branch Family Home Evening. Kellie and Lindsey met us there too. That was really awesome too! Afterwards we hung out at Dee's and made brownies and played Apples to Apples.

I was supposed to go to the set of Price is Right today, but it was just too much trouble. I was not on my parents' insurance yet so I couldn't drive. And it was far away and whatnot. So I didn't go =[ But I promise to hang out with them soon!

Today is Unwritten. I wonder what I will do....?

One Liners

home sweet home. i love it.

the church is true. i know it with all my heart

friends are wonderful

distance mocks us

always continue to grow

life always passes

time flows forward

love lasts longer

=] It's "Official"

Girlfriend! =]

I've got a girlfriend! I've got a girlfriend! Neeeneer Neeeneeer Neener!
haha

We are making faces in most pictures...because regular smiling is sometimes boring =P

Another Chapter Coming to an End

My second semester at Brigham Young University Idaho is coming to a close.

How interesting it was. I loved every moment and hated some too. My life happenings here have been too wonderful to describe. Some days will always be in my heart. I will never forget the great friends that have become my family. There are only reaaally small things that I did not enjoy. It is true that I will miss Rexburg, so much. Life was changing so fast that nothing seemed stable except the gospel and my doings in Rexburg. Now that aspect of my life is changing. I cannot wait to be home, but soon I will be heading to Peru, where my life will change even more. For the better, of course.

This journey never ends, and the paths are always changing.

How I'm Going About It

First of all, between my two blogs, I just discovered that I have a blog title starting with every letter except or I think F, K, X, U, and V. I better get those letters!

Ok, so this is how I am going about life lately. I'm focusing on my physical health, and hoping that everything else will fall into place. Well, obviously I am always developing spiritually as well. But I try to get enough sleep, water, food, and excercise. I am not saying I am perfect in all that, but those are the goals.

Just thought I'd blog about that.

So be healthy!!

PS. We Sometimes Dance on Tables.

Only sometimes... =P


This is me and Sabrina after her birthday dinner. They actually called me last night (As I was getting ready to go to bed early, mind you!) and said that Sabrina had something really important to tell me. It had to be in person. So I rushed over there... and she basically told me a lie! (As a joke) I suppose it was funny... =P

School is Almost Out and

I am so happy about it!

Probably only 11 more days in Rexburg! Woah!


And I am still trying to get the hang of things...

Oh well.

I was signed up for class choir for my New Testament class, apparently there was an email sent out today that we were supposed to practice during class time today. I didn't check my email until after class. Needless to say, I am not going to be singing with them on Wednesday. =(

Man, it's windy today!


Oh, and I have to call my mom.
I'll do so now.
Wait, she is probably lounging on the beach with the rest of my family.
DANG IT! I want to go beach camping! I think it's not even supposed to be hot this week. Bummer for them.
Then I guess I should work on school work or something. Yeah, that'd probably be a good idea.
Later days.

Refocused

Lately, I have been trying to stay on top of things and be focused in my life. I'm trying to do so much. Blogging has definitly fallen to the bottom part of my priorities. Well because if I don't blog, there are little to no consequences.

Today I went to "Camp Zion". It is basically a training morning for preparing missionaries. That lasted until 11:30. Then Nate and I went running. It felt so good to run in the sun!

After, I saw people playing 4 Square in a parking lot. I walked up and asked if I could join. I played for about 45 minutes with total strangers. But it was really fun. Old-school 4 Square is the bomb.

Then I got back, showered, cleaned my room, and now I think I am going to read my latest book tha't arrived in the mail. (Wow, that was a long sentence. I just noticed)
It's entitled "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society." Random, right?
Aparently it is about an author, and she is writting letters to this man on the Guernsey Islands which are just off of France in the English Channel. I don't even know if they are real islands. I should look that up. Anyway, she writes this old man (at least I picture him old) and he is part of this random society that appriciates books. That's all I pretty much know. I am starting it today, and I hope it's good. It looks as if it is all in letter form. The text is just letters back and forth among people. Interesting.... I'll keep you posted!

Favorite Part of [Lately]:
-----Our Interpersonal Communication class discussion about love and marriage. Very informative and interesting.

Pictures of Late

A trip to Yellowstone.
Fireworks in Idaho Falls
Sabrinas Bday
other stuff

No Fun

GRRRR school can be very frustrating!

Weekend Update

Great Weekend!

Friday:
Classes were good.
In my New Testament Class, we studied about the translations of the Bible, the old school translations, such as the Vulgate, the first Bible to be translated from Greek into Latin. And the first Bible to be translated into English. All of these Bibles had to be hand written and took months or even years to translate. It was all very fascinating. So on Friday, we met in the "Printing Lab" in the library(I don't even know if that's what it's really called). Inside, there was an old model of a printing press! We were each allowed to hand-print the introduction page of The Book of Mormon. It was fantastic! In another room we went to, there was an actual copy of a Vulgate Bible. It was hundreds of years old! We were able to touch it and flip through its pages. This was great because it was history coming alive. It was a beautiful Bible.
That was my last class, and a perfect way to start off my 3 day weekend.

Friday night:
Alden and I hung out with Dani, Aimee, and Candice. Christiana also joined us to go to Big Jud's, a hamburger joint that has huuge hamburgers. They're pretty monstrous. Oh, haha we did something pretty awesome and funny. Well, we were sitting there waiting for our orders, when I noticed on the table behind us were the left overs of the people who were previously sitting there. On a plate was a perfectly cut piece of one of the huge cheeseburgers AND fries. I really didn't want them to go to waste, so I asked our waitress if it would be odd if I ate the left over food. She said someone actually did the same thing last night. Therefore, we ate the food. It was delicious. And then we made some epic music videos!

Saturday:
Dani, Aimee, Candice, Alden and I went to Yellowstone! It was great fun. We saw bison, geysers, and Old Faithful. The scenery was exquisite.

Saturday night:
Aimee's sister and brother-in-law saved us seats in Idaho Falls for the firework show. We drove down there and chilled out for a while and watched them. Good stuff it was.


Today is Sunday, the Fourth of July! Sari's aunt lives in Idaho Falls and invited us all to a bbq. I am really excited to go.

Aaand that's about it I suppose. There are of course so many little other details and whatnot, but that would take a lot to describe them all.

Hasta luego!

Shoot!

I forgot that when you upload pictures, it does it backwards! haha

I meant to put the pictures of our epic dinner in the order it happened. Getting ready, sitting down, then playing with our food (making a tower and a world map =]), and then dessert.
Just look at the pictures from the bottom or something hehe

Snap! I am going to put up pictures!

So, I don't know how to put captions or whatever. I'm just going to tell you what I put up, right here, and see where it ends up. I am going to post some of us at Monkey Rock (a river place you can swim), and of our EPIC DINNER eating with our hands. and one of us Spanish Stadium Singing. =]

The Last Airbender

Three day weekend coming up!

Haha, Alden is sleeping funny in his chair. I am going to take a picture.
Muahaha

Man, I am listening to Pandora, it is amazing. I typed in Myleene Klass for the radio station. It is full of amazing piano pieces. Very relaxing, I suggest it to all.

Today me, Alden, Nate, Dani, and Aimee went to go see The Last Airbender in Idaho Falls. It's about a 30 minute drive. AND WE ATE PANDA EXPRESS! It was really really wonderful haha. The movie was aiiight. Acting was horribly hilarious, and the action scenes were well done. Overall, we just had a great time because we were making fun of it. Laughing at the wrong times because it was so cheesy, or the Abridged Avatar lines were popping into our minds. Haha! "Waterbending, HIIIIGH-YA!" "GIVE. ME. MY. CHOCOLATE!" "Time to make daddy love me!" or "I left because they didn't have Lucky Charms." Oh man, so funny. And the pronounced the names differently. Aang became ONG(said like "aaa" as inawesome. And..uhh.. I don't know how to explain the rest. It was pretty much just GONG without the first "G". Sokka was said "Soak-A" as in "Imma bout to soak astain outta my shirt." I don't know if that made sense either haha. They said "avatar" weird too. Like the "A" was also pronounced the same as the "A" in Awesome. Yeah, that might have not made any sense, but I tried. It was still an interesting movie.

Oh, so I was supposed to go to bed early this week. Well, I did for two days. It was absolutely terrific! I felt well rested, paid attention in class more, and just better all around. Buuuuut, it only lasted two days. However, that is a good start for next week. Sometimes things just come little by little. There is still hope

The semester is almost over! I just need to stay focused and work to get those grades!

Hm... I don't really have any pictures to post.

Favorite Part(s) of the Day:
-------Panda Express, Airbender, and group Candice Walk =]

Just Another Day in Idaho

Well, nothings been happening lately HaHa. I already told about my fun fun weekend. Now it is just the week days. They are alright.

I got a package from Nan today! YAY. It had delicious cookies, pictures, and a letter. =] Oh happy day.

Today was really hot! It felt like California. AND THEN all of the sudden it became dark and cloudy. Lightning flashed in the night sky. Buckets of rain dumped on us. We were soaked. Sheesh. But it was fun.

I went to bed early last night! 11:06 p.m. was the time. However I laid in bed for a while, not sleepy at all.

Tonight I will try to do the same.

Yep, that is about it.

Saturday

Today was great. Well, it is 1 a.m. so I guess the post will say Sunday.
Oh, I got my visa application papers in the mail. It was all in Spanish haha. I need to get that done ASAP.

But I am talking about Saturday.
I slept until 12:30 (don't judge me). Then our Elders Quorum had a carne asada bbq at the park at 2. It was really delicious.

After that, Alden and I went to the river with Dani, Candice, Aimee, Christiana (a different one), Ruby, Gregg and Nate. And some other girl whose name I forgot. Sorry!

The river was soo cold. I really don't like cold water, really. It was still very fun though. The sun was out, and if I closed my eye and imagined, I felt like I was back home in sunny California. After we waded around in the river, some of our group jumped off a bridge. It was about 15 feet. I suppose? I am bad a judging height. I didn't do it for 2 reasons. 1) It was freezing water, and I had just dried off and was feeling the warmth of the sun. It would not have been worth landing in the cold water. 2) Someone died there from and undercurrent or something. I don't know if it was specifically from the bridge, but still, bad things can happen jumping off of things. So I just decided to watch.

At around 6:30, we get some people and go to try out the new Asian restaurant, Yin Yang. It was really good! Aimee and I shared the Cantonese stirfry. I definitly want to go back. BUT I still have to be frugal with my money, so probably not any time soon. Laaame.

Next we headed to the Sand Dunes for a bond fire. That was especially fun, too. It was all sandy haha. We were there until curfew.
In the apartment, we watched "Just Friends." It's a pretty good comedy.

And that was my Saturday.

Best Dinner Ever!

We put the table outside. Then covered it with foil. We made spaghetti, pasta salad, mashed potatoes, corn, and stuffing. We just dumped it all on the table and ate it all with our hands! No plates or forks, nothing. It was great fun. I felt like a savage animal. After we got full, the food just ended up in one big mushy pile in the middle. We squished it and played with it. SO FUN!

We couldn't leave out dessert! Following a fresh layer of foil, we plopped a carton of ice cream and a box of pudding right in the middle. Covered it with chocolate syrup and whipped cream, the dug in! It was cold. Naturally, that turned into something just short of a mud bath. There wes chocolate all over our faces, the floor, our arms, and hands. We played in it for so long. Just mushing, spreading and squeezing. I felt like a little kid.

After, we went to a dance for a little while. It was thundering and lightninging when I got there, but only in the distance. The storm got closer and closer until we had to cancel the dance. (It was outside). All of the sudden it started pouring rain! We rush back to the girls' dorm, and watch Avatar the Last Airbender episodes. Just like old times. Only this time with new people. It was really fun.

That was pretty much today, highlighted version. Yep.

Favorite Part of the Day:
------Mushy dinner!!

Lazy Day

Today was good. I guess every day is pretty much good haha.

I actually spent about 3 hours on a couch doing absolutly nothing. Muahaha

Classes were nice to.
Well, Social Problems Class we talked about aging. It made me want to be healthy and active for my whole life.
Then in science, we talked about crazy and odd species. Easy stuff.

Went on a walk. Made food. (A salami sandwich. the salami looks like bologna, but whatever.)

Made brownies!

And now Jesse (my roommate) and I are watching some movie on TV. I don't know if I should watch it. 1. It is late and 2. It's a thriller, so the movie will mess with my psyche and I will be scared. Haha I am a whimp with these kind of movies.

But I just can't stop watching! Haha

Ok. I am done for now.


Favorite part of the day:
------Sitting on the swings in the gardens and seeing and elderly woman walk by. Pure white hair, white, natural dress. Walking with splendor and happiness. We could just tell she had "It". Not the "It" shown on TV, but the true, wonderful "It". She just made me smile. =]

I Like Uploading Pictures.

-My family. I love them so much.
-My secret candle that is not allowed in the apartment. SHH don't tell
-My picture for my mission papers =]