BYU-Idaho 20th Ward

This video is probably the greatest thing ever! Thanks to Sam Humpherys, the beginning is completely epic! His move is called "Spreading the Sheets". Awesome!

Wyoming Trip

Well, we are coming to the end of the semester. Finals week is here and we have to be moved out of our apartments by Saturday. There is so much to do and the stress has set in. Me, Natalia and Kellie thought that it would be fun to take a trip before finals started. Last weekend, we all piled in the car and drove to Afton, Wyoming to stay with my aunt Lisa and her family. We had so much fun! Friday night we went and got Mexican food at Juan's and went and saw Toy Story 3. It was so funny!! We also rode the horses and went bridge jumping at Gover Bridge. The water was freezing, and Natalia is terrified of heights but we had a blast doing it!! All of this plus a nasty sunburn on my arms but totally worth it! Here are some pictures that we took while we were there.

Don't do it Natalia!!

Kellie and Natalia, so cute!

Sorro was such a good horse. We rode for a few hours, it was really cool!

It was funny watching Natalia (5'1") get up on that horse! Love ya girl!

Probably the most redneck thing that you can do in Wyoming but so fun!

Our little Russian druggy...hahaha! Mascara will get you every time.

That water was sooooo COLD!!

Natalia, Me, and Kellie!

Wow! That was such a fun trip and I'm happy that I could spend it with Kellie and Natalia! They are such amazing friends and I'll miss them A LOT when I go back to Utah. But, no worries, we will be roommates in the winter semester when I get back! Yay!
Thanks a lot sistas! You have made my semester so much more enjoyable!

Sand Dune Jumping

For FHE, our whole ward took a trip out to the sand dunes for BBQ, bonfire, and games. We had a blast!! I made some new friends and I've been converted to sand dune jumping...it has changed my life! Here are some pictures from it.

Me and Natalia, chillin' on the car, waiting for the rest of the ward to get there.

This was our "Boy Band" picture. Kellie, Me and Natalia.

Making the leap of faith.

All of the girls laid down and the guys jumped over us. Scary!! Those guys can get pretty high and really far.

Me and Natalia after the landing...Natalia almost took a tumble down the rest of the dune.

I look like I'm riding a sand wave...pretty cool!

This was so fun!! We are pretty sure that we are going to go back a couple of times before the semester is over (possibly with a date?). Good friends, good times.

A Great Month!

I LOVE COLLEGE!!
I'm having the time of my life here in Rexburg. Staying busy with school, making friends and having a load of fun! Just wanted to catch everyone up.
My roommates are so much fun! I just love all of these girls. Taylor is our party animal. Who knew that a girl that came from Las Vegas could throw so many parties? HAHA! Many were seen in togas at our Greek party, we had some bumpin' tunes going on at our Thug Life party. That was very fun. It was broken up by our Head Resident and I'm sure that she freaked out a little when she walked in to see a bunch of kids in over-sized t-shirts, baggy pants, hats, and chains dancing to rap music. We were total gangsters!! So much fun! I love you Taylor! Stephanie is our California beach bum. Totally fun and really chilled out. She misses California though. She even said that walking on our dirty kitchen floor, "...feels like the sand on the beach." I was a bit concerned when I heard this...GROSS! And finally Taryn...our quiet, super cute girl! She kind of keeps to herself but she is so adorable!!
As far as friends go, I've made so many. All of my neighbors are the best and the boys that come hang out with us are all so amazing!!
Here are some pictures of some things that have happened.

If we aren't studying or hanging out with people, we are sleeping. I'm pretty sure that I have taken more naps here than I have in my entire life. This is me and Taylor sleeping in our front room. Keri loves to take pictures of people when they are asleep

From left to right we have crazy Cassidy, our cute little European Alice (England), and Kammy J. Kammy is pretty much my sister!! I love her so much!! This was at the Thug Life party...I told you, gangsters!!

This is Mike and Kammy at one of our daily hang outs. We are always over at someone's apartment talking and cracking jokes. Funny story...actually it really isn't very funny but I think that you will find it interesting. So about a couple weeks ago, I found out that Mike had developed a little crush on me. It has escalated to the point that I received my first kiss last Saturday night. 19 years...that's a long time, but it was a great record. Anyway, there is my not so funny story...haha!

Oh Tyler! I just love this kid! Me and him are into all the same things. I love talking music with him. And someday, when we can find a good one, we are going to make a trip to Utah to see a concert. I've never been to a concert before but it is something that I have always wanted to do. I think that me and him are going to a small concert here in Rexburg this weekend. Should be way fun!!

So I hope that all of this helps update everyone on my life!! Love you all!

All Those Classes...All That Homework!

Man...all I can say is CRAZY!! I had all of my major classes today (thankfully not all in a row). History, American Foundations, Writing Foundations, and Math 108. It has been great though! All of my teachers are really cool and I'm especially excited about History. The only killer part about that class though is that it starts at 7.45 am...no good. I now have a nice load of homework all due on Friday from all of my classes...fantastic! I know that its not much of a post but I'll keep updating as things really start happening.

Day Two-New Friends

Oh my...today has been just insane!! There was so much to do. Every minute was planned out with a constant stream of meetings and activities with absolutely no time for anything else. Getting involved, service, and teaching others are only a few of the topics that were discussed throughout the day. Always on the move to the next event, but there is always time to make some new friends.

I met my next door neighbors (on both sides) yesterday, and they are so adorable. I also met several people that are on my I-team, some boys that Stephanie was hanging out with, and most of the freshmen Political Science majors. Everyone that I have met is really nice.

(Left to right) This is Jen, my neighbor on the right side of me, and Keri. She lives on the left side. Both of these girls are just amazing!!

I'm pretty sure that Keri is my long lost sister or something. We have been hanging out all day and she is just the craziest, most adorable girl that I have ever met!! I just loved getting to know her. We had a couple of people ask us throughout the day if we were related. One guy asked and just to see if we could fool him, we told him we were cousins and he totally believed us! It was a blast!! We are now planning on making Pita bread pizza and fried green tomatoes together...man, I just love this girl!!

This is part of my I-team. The guy holding the sign is Jared, our "guide" of sorts. Of course Keri is making a funny face, and Eric (in the front with the black shirt) looks like he doesn't really know what to think about this girl that he has just met that is taking pictures!! Haha!!

Kammy is so cute!! She is Keri's roommate next door and I'm so happy to know her. During one of our meetings today, in which everyone split up to go to the room that your department is meeting, we ended up being in the School of Language and Letters together. That is where I met all of the other Political Science majors. That was a very funny class just because of an argument that almost broke out over whether Humanities would be a pointless major or not. Haha!! Good times.

And this is me and Keri again. So cute!!

I'm so happy that I've started to make new friends. Everyone is just amazing and I can't wait to get started with classes tomorrow so I can meet even more people!

Officially Moved Out

Well...the time finally came. Today is my first full day in Rexburg, Idaho and its been really great so far. My roommates are great, I got everything organized, and school starts on Tuesday!! I still have no idea where my classes are, but that's okay. Taylor said she would help me find them.

All of my roommates are fantastic! Stephanie, Taylor, Taryn. We all get along great, its been really fun!This is Taylor right before we left for church this morning. She is really cute, fun, outgoing, all that good stuff!!

This is Stephanie! She is my "room" roommate. I just love this girl!! She is so gorgeous and amazing!! I can't wait to get to know her more throughout the semester.

Things have been a little crazy here...at least yesterday was. Chaos was everywhere in our apartment. Rooms and kitchen was so disorganized. I'm pretty sure that the only room that was semi clean was the living room. Even then, there was still a bunch of things on the floor from everyone walking all over it. Me and Taylor spent probably two hours just washing dishes so we wouldn't have to on a Sunday. But it was really great! We got talking and I found out a lot of stuff about her. So Amazing!!

This was the kitchen before we cleaned it. Although with things unpacked, it was even worse. Dishes and food were everywhere. We were up until about 11pm trying to clean.

This is the kitchen after it was all done. I'm pretty sure that we have enough sugar and flour to last us the rest of our lives! Haha! We do have a lot.

This is going to be such a fun experience for me and I can't wait to actually get into the swing of things!! I'm so excited!!

Feel Better Dad!

Well, I'm sure that my parents weren't expecting their anniversary trip to Hawaii to turn out to be a medical emergency. Dad ended up getting hit by a wave at the beach that ended up breaking 5 ribs, shoulder damage, partially collapsed lung, and a blown eardrum. Now not being able to get on a plane for another two weeks, they just get to lounge around and relax. ;) Dad, I hope that you get better fast. We all want you guys to come home (at least I would like you to...and really soon!) We miss you a lot and hope that everything goes well! We love you!

Hockey Game

The hockey season has finally started! Yay! We have had a couple of practices and we had our first game this last Saturday, against the Black Diamonds B team. Not playing for a while, all of us are unconditioned. We actually played pretty well. Our defensive strategy and the execution of it was good, letting past three goals that were a little sloppy. One bouncing off of me into the goal and another accidentally put in by our own goalie, but when it came to the offensive attacks, we fell short. Losing our first game 3-0 was really disappointing but I think that it gave us a bit of a wake up call. Practice harder, skate harder and as much as I hate saying it, MORE 60 SECOND DRILLS, I think that we can come out on top against the Black Diamond C team next week. GO BLADES!

A Day at Hogle Zoo

This last Saturday, Emily and I were able to go to Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City with some of our friends from hockey. I'm sure that I can say that all of us had a fantastic time!

We tried to get to all of the animals. Bears, birds, monkeys, snakes, elephants, and my personal favorite, the giraffe. Unfortunately, the only animal we didn't get to see was the national animal of Canada...the beaver (two of my friends are Canadian). I'm also so excited that we got some awesome pictures!



Me and Matz

Nicole and Spang

Me and Emily with the Dexter monkey on Night at the Museum

The best part about this experience is that it didn't end there. On the way home we made a stop at Players Bench to get Spang some gear for hockey and also a quick stop at Ikea (another friend is Swedish) to get some hot pads and a dish rack for Nicole and Spang's apartment, and also picked up some Swedish food and chocolate (delish). After which, Matz and I made a delicious dinner and we then made the 3rd period of the BYU vs. USU hockey game at the Peaks Ice Arena. Even though BYU lost the game, it was still very fun to hang out with my sister and some of our really good friends.

(From left to right) Matz, Spang, Mara, Nicole, and Emily