Our Mini Picture Adventure

So, the other day, Sunday to be exact, I'm sitting on my bed. And I think to myself, what I really want to do right now, is go for a walk! So I turned to Amanda, and I said. I want to go for a walk, are you busy or do you want to come? And I was so happy, she said she DID want to come. Last year we would always walk to the Bell Tower, and so we thought, what the heck, Bell Tower it is! So we set off, and.....then turned back around to get my camera. We had a mini picture adventure on our lovely walk to the Bell Tower and it was fantastic! So I just thought I'd share with you some of our excellent pictures.

P.S. DO NOT try to slide down the stairs by the RB. You might die. They go incredibly fast, its quite scary. Especially when you have a camera in one hand that you do not want to drop and break.

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An Ode to my Flip Flops

and any other random blog entry I may have in my head right now that is not coming to the surface due to yet another headache.

I LOVE Missions

I think all of you know this. I love missions. I love having friends on missions, I love to write them. they are just awesome. yay for missionary work.

So this next Wednesday I have two good friends going into the MTC! YAY! They are Caleb Cox and Travis Lund.

Caleb is my cousin Brian's best friend, and we've known each other for about two years now. He is awesome, even if he is unnaturally tall. (actually he is just a heck of a lot taller than me so I don't' like it) Last weekend he was in Provo, and so he spent some time visiting Amanda and I. I was so happy to get to say goodbye to him and take some pictures. Good luck in Guatemala Caleb!

Now Travis, sometimes I feel like I've known him forever and a day. But really I've just known him since 6th grade when he was one of my best friends. We had our little group of six, myself, Travis, Josh, Kelcey, Lauren, and Heidi. They were awesome and I still love them all to pieces. Today was an exciting day for me because I got to go to Travis' farewell! Something I knew I'd want to go to for like 7 years! He did and awesome job and I am so glad that I got to come up to Layton to see him and say goodbye. Good luck in Dallas, Texas Travis.

To both of them, good luck with the Spanish, I'll be practicing mine in my letters!

P.S. Travis is also much taller then me, but I am wearing hills, and he is bending down, a lot. and in the one with Caleb, I am on my tip toes, and he is also bending his knees.

About Ten Years Later...

So, I have a story for you all.

Once upon a time there was a little girl names Lydia. She was about 8 years old, and a wonderful little girl. Her mother had a cousin who owned a sand and gravel company, and at a family reunion he gave this little girl a hat. Although it had a picture of a gravel truck on it, she loved it. because it was pink! And she liked pink like most girls of that age do. So, a few months down the road, the little girl went to Disney World with her family. She took that hat and wore it everywhere! Then one day she took it on the Star Wars ride, where they ask you to put your hats under your chairs. And tragedy hit! The girl forgot her hat, and when they went back to find it, it was gone! She was heartbroken. Her parents got her a new hat in Florida, but she still missed her hat she had lost.

years passed

Lydia's mom's family had not had a reunion for years. Then they decided to have one. As they waited for others to show up and talked about who was coming, Lydia remembered her long lost hat from her mother's cousin. She asked her mom if this cousin would be coming. When he got there, her mom told him the story about the lost hat, and that even ten years later, Lydia remember the hat he gave her. And then the best thing happened! he said he had some hats in his truck and Lydia could have new one! They were different hats now, but Lydia was a different girl, so she didn't' need a pink one. She just thought it was awesome that ten years later, that hat she'd loved so much and lost would be replaced.

P.S. If any of you have not been smart enough to figure out that this story is about me, here are some pictures to show you of my new hat!

The Fortune

Last Friday when I was working, I found a fortune, like from a fortune cookie. It said, "tomorrow will be a lucky and memorable day for you" Well, guess what happened the next day. BYU totally whipped UCLA at the football game. Now, our team is so amazing, we probably could have and would have beat them anyway. But I like to think that my finding that fortune helped just a little bit. The score was 59-0 and the game was superb. I felt a little bad for UCLA, but that's okay.

It was a lot of fun to be there with the girls. Kaitlin came to this one, and Amy even came with us for a bit. We even all shared a delicious snowie that Kaitlin bought and then was kind of enough to share. Football games are a lot of fun, especially now that I understand the basic rules. However, the best part is just being with my friends and having a good time. So, here are some pics;

Big News!

My cousin had her baby on September 13th! (I'm pretty sure I remember the day right)I am super excited because Jack Gordon Taylor is the first great-grandchild in the extended family. It's cool. I haven't seen him yet, but I can't wait to. Congratulations to Ben and Ally, and welcome to the world Jack!

I'm Not Dead Yet

Due to my previous warning that my homework load might kill me, I'm sure some of you have been getting worried by my lack of blog entries. Don't' worry. The homework hasn't killed me(yet) though it is sucking away my life one fun thing at a time. I'll try hard to fight against it, because I know none of you could live without me in your life. I even know that life has become dull and boring without my blog entries to read, because I know you all read them all the time. Because of my love for you, I will try to keep up on my blog, if only to tell you my sad demise into my misery as a college student being eaten alive by homework.

You Know the Phrase;

Walk down Memory Lane, right?

Well last night I got to "sit on Memory Couch" so to speak. Since Sara and I are both not nearly as social as we wish we could be, we never did much on weekends last year. But that was okay, because we still had each other. It's kind of lame that we spent so many weekends watching T.V. shows and movies. But I don't' really care, because Sara and really got to be good friends by doing so. Maybe we weren't out doing all sorts of crazy things and meeting new people, but we still enjoyed ourselves. Those nights are some of my best memories from last year, because we could talk about anything while watching movies.
That is why last night was so wonderful! I went over to talk to Sara real quick about something, and ended up watching a movie with her. I was sitting there and I realised how much I missed that! Over the summer I hardly watched any T.V. at all, and I think that's because I didn't have my Sara to watch it with! So, I'm grateful that Sara and I could become such good friends while sitting on a couch. I'm especially grateful that she lives close enough to me this year that I can still do that(and I can still work on cleaning my room during commercials, I just have further to run to do it.)

The Ward

The new ward I'm in is BYU Second Ward. I'd heard a lot of great things about it before coming here, and I am happy to say, I was not disappointed. The ward so far seems like a really great one. Today was Regional Conference, so I've only been to church with the ward once, but I really enjoyed it. The Bishopric all seems awesome and the people are great too. The ward has a motto, "No one sits alone, No one stands alone." I've seen proof that the ward really tries to include everyone. It's a really social ward and they do random crazy activities all the time and invite everyone! Last Sunday, we went to Denny's at 12:01 so it wasn't Sunday anymore. It took forever to get seated, etc. However, I got to know people, so it was really great.

This weekend we had the Stake Opening Social, and also our Ward Opening Social. They were both a lot of fun, because I've already made a few friends from the ward. At the Ward Social they played water games,which really turned into: lets make sure everybody gets soaked. So yes, I got held in one place so that a HUGE bucket of water could be poured on me. But, that's okay. Because I really was having a good time. I have high hopes that this ward will help make my year a great one. I hope that I can do my part to help others have a good time too.

First Week

Well, the first week of class is over, and in case you weren't sure, I did survive it. It's hard to get back into school mode, but being back in Provo, it just feels right to do so. Work hasn't' been too bad, though I will admit that I am going to have a hard time staying awake in my classes. Speaking of classes, I am celebrating the fact that I got the two classes changed that I wanted to. WOOHOO! Plus I think I am really going to enjoy every class I am taking this semester. My professors all seem pretty awesome too. I just have one problem with my classes; the homework load. As if two English classes with their subsequent papers were not going to be bad enough, it turns out that my Spanish class is going to require hours and hours of homework time. Evil. Plus, I pretty much have an assignment due every time I have a CHUM class, and although I think they will often be pretty easy, they are still going to take up time. So, I want to give you all fair warning that due to my homework load this semester, I might be dying sometime soon. Please send flowers to my funeral, and perhaps offer to help make the funeral potatoes if that is the case. I really like snap dragons because you can play with them, so if you can get those for the flowers, I'd appreciate it. On the other hand, if I can survive the homework load, I think this year is going to be a great one, in which case sending me flowers for celebration would also be welcome. Or candy, because I seem to crave that all the time lately, and I don't' have any to speak of in my apartment.

PLEASE!!!!!!

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Labor Day fun

So, I was very happy to have Mom and Dad come down yesterday for the Holiday We got together with Matt, Sarah, and Nathan to have some fun. We thought about going to see a movie, but everything was sold out. Sad Day. But then, we decided to go to dinner, and I was the only one who really made a suggestion, so we went to Brick Oven( I like it okay?) I guess that'll be tradition now, because last year Mom and Dad came down to see me on Labor Day, and thats where we went. After the Brick Oven we came to my apartment, because I had to change close since I got root beer spilled on me. Then we went to Matt and Sarah's and played Phase 10. Sometimes I forget how much I love that game! I wish I had it. Also Sarah mixed up some Sugar Cookie mix and we had yummy cookies with frosting on them. Chocolate frosting for me. MMMM. After that broke up, Dad and Mom ran with me to Radio Shack, to get a cable connector for the T.V. Kiera brought. Sadly, it is broken, and so it still doesn't work. Sad day. I also got new headphones for my CD player because the one side on my old ones kind of only works half the time, and is annoying. The guy who helped us there is the assistant manager and is very talkative. We kind of felt like we knew his life story, but at least he was nice and helpful. Then before Mom and Dad could head back, I remembered that I still needed my back to school blessing. I am so grateful to have a father who is worthy of the priesthood at all times and can use it whenever it is needed. It was a beautiful blessing and I love both my parents so much. I was so grateful to see them, and miss them until I get to see them again.

Oh, the only other thing I did on Labor Day was read Breaking Dawn (finally) and I quite enjoyed it.

Happy Day!

So, after going to the first half of a fun football game, I had the perfect excuse to leave and get out of the heat. Amanda Larsen and her family were in town, and invited Kiera and I to join them at the Brick Oven for dinner. So, we went and met them there, and it was delicious!!! Thanks much to her father for paying for it all. Then to make things even better they let Amanda come hang out with Kiera and I at the apartment for a bit. Poor Amanda though, we were in the middle of a movie before the game, so we had to finish it (North and South) It's not really Amanda's kind of thing, and she fell asleep. After the movie I just let her sleep, cause she's always so tired all the time. But it was still fun to see her. It was a happy day!

First Game

This Saturday I went to the first football game of the season, or at least the first home one, I don't' know. Amanda, Sara, and I went over to the game together, and them Nathan and one of his roommates were there too. It was fun to be sitting by people I know, and figure out where I'll be sitting for all the games this year. It was fun game to watch, and great to be back in that atmosphere. There are a couple of REALLY enthusiastic fans that are sitting kind of close to us, so I hope I don't' get annoyed by them in the games to come. The only part I hated was the two injuries there were, one on each side. Both players were able to walk of the field though, so I guess they were okay. Also, I forgot how HOT it can be, and I thought I was going to die of thirst. Luckily I had a good excuse to leave early, so I left at half time. Sara came with me, since she was so hot as well. But be proud of me, because I remembered the sunscreen. Poor Sara was not wise enough to use some. But her face has recovered nicely. Here are some pics;

Just Keep Swimming

Have I mentioned yet that I LOVE swimming? Because it's true. I LOVE it. I have missed swimming so much ever since I quite swim team, since the coaches drove me crazy. So of course I love the fact that there is a pool in the University Villa complex, and it's even quite close to my apartment. I can see it out my bedroom window. So, I dragged Amanda there with me a couple times last week. OH, HEAVEN! Just swimming to be swimming. I loved it. We also met some interesting/nice people that way. So, here is a picture of Amanda and I with our swimming hair.