April Fools!

April Fools Day has got to be one of my favorite days of the year. I quite enjoy pulling pranks on people. My favorite prank that I ALWAYS did growing up was I would put tape on the sprayer by the sink so when someone would turn on the faucet they would get sprayed with water. Well one year my mom decided she was going to get me before I got anyone- so she put tape on it. It didn't work. I had no idea of this plan because there wasn't any tape when I got there. A little while later my dad walked into the kitchen and turned on the sink and got sprayed. I started laughing and then realized what he was saying- he was complaining that this had already happened to him and he just went and changed his shirt! I was confused until my mom came in and told us she was trying to get me. But sadly for my dad- he got both.

In second grade I wore a fake cast to school. I fooled everybody. I made up some story of what happened and it was awesome. It was even on my right hand so I had a challenge with writing. I sadly made the mistake of telling someone it was fake because after a while she blurted it out to the whole class and my joke was over.

I think last year has so far been the best year for pranks. My roommates and I had a little war with a neighboring apartment of boys. We always pulled pranks on them. So of course we knew the day FOR pranks would have to be epic. We had made a plan to open their window so that during the night we could sneak in the apartment. That ended up not being necessary because when we got there the door was cracked open. But once we were in, we headed straight to work. We pulled all the labels off of their canned food, we took all their freezer food and hid them outside in the snow leaving a map for them to find it, we crushed up life savers and put them in their shower head, we put raisins in their toothpaste, we poured some Worcestershire sauce in someones shampoo, we put a propel packet in someone's milk that was almost gone, and we hid an annoyingly loud alarm clock set to go off around 4 in the morning. Now I know some of those things sound very mean to do- but we made sure we didn't ruin too many things. Like with the milk and shampoo, they were both close to being gone so it wasn't ruining an entire gallon or bottle. So we weren't totally inconsiderate. It was pretty epic though. AND as much as they said they were going to get us back- it never happened.

Now this year I wanted to top last year making it even better and so my idea was going to send all my missionary friends fake engagements. That plan failed though. When I started dating Landon I figured it could come true soon so it wouldn't be too big of a prank. Now that we broke up it would've worked out perfect because they all knew I was dating someone so it would seem real- except that I messed it up by telling them we broke up. So now I don't have any big pranks to pull and considering I'll be spending half the day driving and then the rest of the day at Lake Powell on a houseboat- pranks this year seem like a no go.

I may just have to start planning for next year.

Pirates

I became a pirate over the weekend. Lady Peg Leg to be exact.

Ryan's mom bought 4 swords from K-Mart and what a great purchase they ended up being.

It all started after going to see How to Train Your Dragon- which I must admit I LOVED! It was a great movie. I'd recommend going to see it. Anyways- we got back in the car and remembered the swords and decided we needed to be pirates- and where you get pirates from just watching a Viking and Dragon movie I have no idea- but it got us in the mood to battle.

We got all ready for the part- some more than others:

And then the epic battle began.

Who would've thought that 4 cheap swords would have brought 6 college students so much fun and joy?

Eating Disorder

I think I have an eating disorder. It's sort of like bulimia but without the "purging": I eat WAY more than I should.

You know how your stomach warns you when it is getting full and tells you that you should stop eating? Well I tend to ignore that warning and keep eating anyways because I love food too much. So I always end up eating more than I should.

A couple of examples:

Me and 4 of my girl friends went to see New Moon at midnight and on the way there, we stopped and got Subway. Well we ordered our food and I found out I was the only one who ordered a foot long. I figured this was the best deal because it was $5 and I could eat half now and have half later. Well of course that wasn't what ended up happening. I ate the whole thing. I couldn't stop at half because it tasted so yummy.

Twice Rylee and I have ordered a large pizza and some cheesy Italian bread from Little Ceasars. I ate 4 pieces each of the pizza and bread along with maybe 3 glasses of water.

And just tonight, which is why I bring up this disorder of mine, Nate and Petey made some Navajo tacos for everyone and I ate TWO. Now that might not sound like too many- but these were BIG tacos! And to make matters sound worse- I ate two, when Jason and Petey only ate one! The only thing that made me feel slightly less like a pig was that Nate also ate two. Which if you think about it- Nate and I are probably the littlest out of all our friends and we were the ones that ate the most. Does this make any sense? No.

So now with all this knowledge about me being such a pig- you'd think I'd be super fat. I'm very surprised by this myself. And I do know a couple of people that hate me for it.. but I guess it's just the way my body works.

I still should probably cut back on how much I eat though. Not to lose weight by any means but just so that I'm not such a pig. It's not very lady like.

And I must say it was pretty embarrassing that I ate more than the guys tonight. That's just sad.

Haven't Met You Yet

So I'm kind of in love with this song. I know it's cheesy and even more cheesy to say that it's probably my new theme song but I don't care. I like it. :)

(Sorry the video doesn't fit the screen..)

Come What May and Love It!

Lately I find myself complaining about life and the hardships it brings. I tend to only think about myself and think "poor me" or "why me." I forget that I am not the only one with trials, that people have gone through much worse and that there are things to be learned from them.

The past two weeks in Sunday school we have been learning about Joseph in Egypt. He went through many trials- his brothers hated him, being sold, being tempted by Potiphars wife, getting thrown into prison. He suffered a great deal but never gave up and was blessed in the end. He had those trials to learn from and to get him where he needed to be in life.

Last week I had the opportunity to go and see the Joseph Smith movie at the Legacy Theater and was definitely humbled. I absolutely love that movie and it always makes me realize how much easier my life is compared to his. I haven't had to have surgery without pain medication. I haven't had to pick up and move because mobs of angry people threatened my life. I haven't been tarred and feathered. My trials don't even begin to compare.

Then there is Jesus who we all know suffered everything. He suffered for our sins and felt every trial/pain imaginable.

The Lord knows what is best for us. He may cut us down and send trials our way but they have a purpose. They are for us to learn from and in the end will do us good. D&C 122: 7.

I do have trials in my life and I do learn from them. But I first have to realize I really don't have it too bad. My trials are nothing compared to what others go through. And then instead of asking "why me" ask "what can I learn from this to make me a better person?"

A girl in class today said the quote "come what may and love it" and I've decided that I will live by that quote. Whatever trials I have, I will accept them and love them because I know that in the end I will look back and realize all the trials I had were just blessings getting me where I needed to be.

ZOO

I am absolutely LOVING the warmth we've had the past couple days. It has felt so good to be able to go outside without a jacket and actually feel the heat on my head.

Yesterday it was such a nice day that my sister-in-law Marcie invited me to go to the zoo with her and the kids. Of course I said yes. What better way to spend my day than be with the 3 little kids that I love so much!

Goodbye Blonde.. Hello Brunette

I FINALLY got the courage to dye my hair brown! It is soooo weird and it'll take a while to get used to but I love it!

It was definitely time for a change :)

Paper Airplanes

Who would've thought paper airplanes would be so entertaining to a 35 and 16 year old?

Yesterday, Jarem and Austin entertained themselves with the many paper airplanes they made. It first started out with throwing them off the roof. We had the whole family standing outside and had a competition to see which one went the farthest. We would then throw them back up to the roof to be thrown down again.

Then later, if that wasn't enough fun for them, they decided to see who could hit me first with an airplane. I was just sitting peacefully at the counter minding my own business on my computer when one stood in front of me and the other behind me. Now you may think this wouldn't be bad because how hard could a paper airplane hit you.. well, these weren't your ordinary paper airplanes. They were thick and had many staples in them, so try to imagine them flying at your face. Luckily they had crappy aim and only hit me a couple times.

I guess I shouldn't have expected anything less from these boys. I always become the target for torture when I come home. Since I hardly ever get mad or fight back, it makes it a fun game for them. They see how long it takes me to finally get to the point where I lose it- which lately doesn't take too long.

My "crazy fun" Weekend

In my last post when I said that my weekend would be "crazy fun"- I wasn't lying. It was.

Friday night was my date with Tyler which was actually my first date ever up here in Logan. I've just never been asked out before. Then ironically enough- I had also gotten asked out for Saturday night by a kid from my swing dancing class but I actually said no to him because of the game. Funny how that works though. I've been up here almost two years now and have never gone on a date (by someone I met up here- excluding Landon because even though I did meet him up here, he doesn't go to school here) and I get asked out twice in one week. Is it a sign that I need to date more? Maybe it's supposed to help me get over Landon faster. If it's the latter, then that would be lovely. I hate missing him. So the sooner I get over him the better right?

Anyways.. back to my date.. Tyler is a good friend that I met last semester in institute and is now in 3 out of my 5 classes this semester- he is also going into accounting- so we've hung out a lot lately to do homework together. It's been good to have someone help me understand what is going on. So anyways, Friday night he picked me up and we went to the Olive Garden and ate. It was good to actually talk to him and get to know him without the main conversation being about accounting, economics, or stats. After dinner we just went back to his apartment and hung out the rest of the night. It was nice and relaxing so it was fun. We watched the movie Forever Strong because I hadn't seen it yet. His roommate and some neighbors joined us so technically it didn't seem like a date after we finished dinner, but it's not like I cared. It was fun- and made it less awkward.

I'd say my first date in Logan was a success!

Saturday was the last Aggie basketball game of the season and boy was it a good game! After the waiting in the Spectrum hanging out with friends and taking many pictures, the game finally started. It was intense and full of lots of cheering. I'm surprised I still have my voice. I did get on KSL 5 news once too. (If you want to watch it- go here - it'll be toward the end- about 6 minutes in). Once the game ended, we rushed the court which was super fun. It's one of the times that being short really sucks because I was surrounded by many tall people that were sweaty and it's just not a good height to be at. I almost lost my shoes a couple times but it was too fun to pass up. Can't say I've ever experienced anything like it before so I was stoked.

(The faces are in tribute of the senior Jared Quayle)

After the game, we went back to the guys' apartment and hung out there the rest of the night. We had a fun little toast tribute with sparkling cider and plastic champagne glasses to a great season of waiting in line and getting front row seats. Some of us went and got free cinna stixs from Dominoes which were super yummy and then we just sat around all night. We were all tired from the lack of sleep we had the night before so even though I wanted to have a dance party, we just sat there and ended up watching the Office.

So yes. My weekend was "crazy fun." And normally I'd say I'm sad that the weekend is over, but I'm glad- only because it means it's that much closer to spring break! Now even though I'm not going anywhere over the break, I at least get to go home and be with my family. :)

Weather- make up your mind!

I hate that I can never count on the weather here in Logan. First it starts off being super warm and I'm enjoying the sunshine and not needing a jacket and then it starts to get a little cloudy. It starts raining a little as I'm walking to class and I think at least it's not cold enough to snow and it's just raining. I should've known better.. I get done with class and it's snowing! But luckily it still wasn't too cold and Rylee and I had fun catching the huge snowflakes on our tongues. :) Oh man, good ol Logan weather..

In other news, it's almost the weekend and I'm stoked! I've had a great week with playing soccer, getting free food from Dominoes, and making new friends- all aside from all the homework and studying I've had. And now my weekend will consist of a date Friday night and the last home game on Saturday! It'll be crazy fun! :)