kids will be kids

this morning i taught my last 2 PE lessons (hoooray!)  fourth graders can be SO competitive, wow.  i had no idea.  definitely lots of funny things happened today (they always do when you're working with kids...!)  but 2 worth noting:  

one boy walked in and when he found out we were playing soccer he proceeded to have a 5 min. discussion with this girl about why we don't call soccer football.  he was convinced that america was trying to revolutionalize the whole world because we were trying to change all the sports that don't even belong to us, and for sports that do belong to us, we stole names of other sports to name them.  he kept saying "we can't even think of our own names, sheesh! what kind of a country do i live in?!"  silly silly. 

mrs. smith brought in her baby puppies today!  they are absolutely adorable and it got the kids so excited.  my favorite part was watching these fourth grade boys that always try and put on such a tough face and "i'm too cool for school" attitude completely melt around these dogs.  just goes to show that kids will always be kids no matter how much they want to and try to be grown up.

facebook is invited to my birthday party.

ok - snow - what?

wanna see the best video ever!  check out my favorite ward boys:  they just crackkk me uppp

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=382659937922&ref=mf

i've been having some pretty random bouts of random thoughts recently!  one day i decided i was going to shave my arms.  the next, i painted my toenails purple.  the next week i decided i was going to go on a mission this summer.  then yesterday decided i was staying in logan this summer rather than moving back to salt lake. . . don't know what's gotten into me recently.

fyi i didn't really shave my arms and i'm not going on a mission - yet ;) - and i'm not staying in logan this summer either.  like i said, spontaneity is my our name.

i'm too much of a homebody to be away from them any longer!

21 in 7 days.  wooooot.

for quite some time now i've been really excited for ballroom to be over... but now that it is i'm a little sad!  who will i dance with now?!

pomegranate-blueberry v8 = win!

i love it when random people you haven't thought about in a while suddenly pop back into your life.  seriously, makes me smile.  a lot.

sooo grateful to talk to jashley at work today - she said just what i need to hear! (always does..)  i'm gonna miss you this summah, girlie!!

i've got the best home teachers in the world!  even if they do wait till the last day of the month... hah.

i've been writing lol a lot lately and i don't appreciate myself for it.  no bueno.  guess it's better than actually saying it - "lolololol" LOL jen.  bahhh

i was SO close to texting mrg yesterday but resisted.  (really big news for me, actually.  this marks the beginning of an end, and it makes me excited, or rather relieved)

i absolutely adore it when boys open doors for me!  call me old fashioned, but on campus when a random stranger opens the door and smiles, especially when he sees you coming and stands there to wait for ya - melts my little heart!

mads on broadway this friday... can i just say how STOKED i am?!

obsessed with michael buble this week.  mmmm jazz.

i'm going to find a way to get whit to be mrs. zach zirkle ;)

i'm also going to find a way to let joyce meet super junior.  mmhmm

i. really. like. nachos.  

holy moly venture outdoors is SOON.

"the snow is snowin', the wind is blowin', but i can weather the storm, what do i care how much it may storm, i got my love to keep me warm"

a little fed up with efy right now.  seriously?

"love in a box" by workday release - new favorite song!

wish i could work full time for LEAP all summah!

speaking of - cannot WAIT for LEAP.  as you all know, it's the highlight of my life every year.

think i convinced annie to come visit this summah!

take all of your so-called problems, better put them in quotations

SUMMAH!!  it's so soon!  

excited to live with this woman next year:

kmud <3

paula poo

day eleven --> a photo of you taken recently

cuz we're cool like that

 day ten --> a photo taken of you over 10 years ago

parker.hannah.sara.coleman.

#1!

so i missed my blog's birthday. 
on april 8th we turned one! 
happy belated, sunshine!  ha ha

 

i'll be 21 in 9 days.  

21 sounds old.  

spontaneity is our middle name

we hang out at the mall on friday nights.

over it.

today i feel like eliza dolittle in  my fair lady when i say, 
"goodbye, m.r.g., you shall not be seeing me again."   :( 

senior represent!

welp, learned my lesson not to pray for things to keep me busy.  what i thought was going to be a long, boring, lazy last 3 weeks of the semester has suddenly turned into a jam packed, full, stressful, CRAZY last 3 weeks.

on the bright side, i got a cool shirt today for being a senior.  that sounds so old.  senior in college, really?

 i win in 2010.  

utah state.  best school ever.

  

sme365

day nine --> a photo you took

just one?  he he he, please see here

meh

asking
on
dates
is
the
most
nerve-
racking
thing
in
the
world.

there's
definitely
a
reason
that's
supposed
to
be
the
boy's
job. . .

big round schoolhouse

if you thought the world was small before today,

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.


 

sub.zero.

good news, friends.

SUBZERO is comin' to LOGAN!!

don't worry, i brought it up.

oh, just having a conversation with michael about why we could never get married.

michael: "it'd just be great if you could just turn into a heathen as fast as you can mike, maybe even consider going to the U" (trying to guess what i was going to say when i accidentally typed "it'd" without the rest of the sentence...

sara: "no, i think you're definitely (sadly) destined for BYU.  and you're gonna meet some crazy, i mean adorable, BYU girl and get married and have BYU raised children.  it would've never worked between us - we'd have fought about BYU way too much..."

michael: "too funny :) but you're right, what would've happened to the poor children?  raised in a home with such contention? they would've been scarred!! ;)"

sara: "they would've sided with their mother, naturally... but i'm gonna laugh when you come to our 15 yr. reunion with all of them, they'll all parade in in BYU shirts and hats. i can just see it now :P bleh."

michael: "what's funny is that since i've been back, my byu feelings have actually really been growing.  think it has something to do with having to hang out with U kids."  { feelings really been growing, seriously?!  i almost said something 4th grade-ish, like why don't you just marry BYU }

sara: "what's so wrong with U kids?  not righteous enough for ya?"

michael: "now try not to judge me even though i know you will... but yes, that's exactly it. what you said was right, U kids aren't righteous enough for me.  make sense?"



sadly, this is one of his more normal days.  love you, dearest michael.  don't love your school choice, or your typical BYU personality.  meh meh meh meh.

firelight

spring fevah!
it's the worst and the best all at the same time.

this weekend was rockin'!! 
- first bonfire of summah- picnics in the sunshine- barefoot walks on campus - climbing trees- hammock sittings - naps on the lawn- true aggie night- bridal shower- staying up way too late- talking with dear alex, mike, griffin- 2 nights with kara - stake conference- cheesy joseph smith fireside- playing with russell, nate, ben- spending 24/7 with heather- laughing with jackie today - bawling through the last song- sending my mom 50 birthday texts- planning next weekend, ha ha- not doing homework when i should be- soakin' up all this glorious SUNSHINE!- and more . . .   :)  
life is goooood. 

only 3 more weeks till the 801!

hahahaha

 yes, this is my roommate.  yes, she sleeps like this often.  

just 2 people in love.

let me tell you a little something about my mom.  birthday = national holiday for the ences.  you wake up and feel like a million dollars with your room and the bathroom decorated, walk downstairs to find a table full of confetti and crepe paper, a personalized, customized, hand-painted sign in the window, and crepes, hot and ready.  growing up i'd always try and guess what "theme" my mom would use for each birthday :)  i'd smile simply thinking about the hours and hours and late nights and early mornings it would take for mom to get ready for each birthday.  she really does know how to make you feel like the most important thing in the world.

so my mom's birthday is monday.  not just any birthday, #50.  the big 5-0.  if you knew my mom, it wouldn't surprise you that she didn't want any big party, no fancy hoo-hah you're 50 let's invite everyone you know over to celebrate.  just a "small gathering with immediate family".  but that didn't stop my dad from making this the best birthday yet for her :)  daddy called me yesterday, just to talk, because he felt like it.  that doesn't happen very often, so that in and of itself made me smile all afternoon.  i asked how his week was and he replied about this amazing book he's been putting together for my mom - letters and notes from all 200+ of our relatives - all my mom's brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews.  amazing.  every single one of them wrote something.  he got teary talking about the amazing things they wrote about my mom, the things that were repeated over and over, and her strongest characteristics that everyone loves about her.  i can tell he was so proud of this book, and i'm proud of him too.  it will make momma cry and i just know she'll treasure it forever!!

i can't tell you how happy it made me to listen to my dad talk about what he has planned this weekend!  all my mom's favorite things packed into a weekend long celebration.  temple and dinner last night, hiking this morning, tulip festival, movie this afternoon, chinese buffet for dinner.  tomorrow, all the grandparents and our newlyweds are coming for dinner (SOO sad i'm missing it!!).  by the time her real birthday on monday rolls around, she will be so celebrated out she won't know what to do with herself.  my dad loves my mom so much, and i am extremely grateful for that simple truth.  it is evident in the way he treats her, the way he looks at her, the way he jokes with her, the way he knows when it's time to stop, the way he holds her, and the way he talks to me about her.  she is his eternal sweetheart, and that brings a smile to my face.  i know most families these days are not like that, even some of my closest friends are now torn apart by separation, divorce, anger, hateful words.  satan's attack on the family is frighteningly working.  all i can say is, my family is the greatest blessing in my life.  it's days like yesterday i am reminded just how much they mean to me, and just how much we all mean to each other.  but yesterday i was reminded just how much of a sweetheart my daddy really is, and even though they're older and have been married 25 years, the excitement about love and being in love still exists.  i need to find a man like my dad to marry.

happy birthday, mom!!  :)  

bravery eats cowards

people i am extremely proud of this day:

1. kara luke, who bravely became a true aggie last night!
{ seriously, so proud of her.  never been kissed and walked up to
the most attractive, tall guy there, marched him right up to the A
and bam.  that takes guts, my friends.  esp if you're kara.  woot! }

2. heather welch, who unexpectedly became a true aggie too!
{ and for standing up to RJ... about a couple of things... he he he... }

3. emily mortensen who (kind of) got up the guts to become
a true aggie too... after a lot of prodding and pushed in the direction :)
although she didn't enjoy it and freaked out for a while after, one day
she'll thank us.  one day.  i just know it.  love you, emily!

4. ben hutchinson who found a man for emily and kissed the
random girl the guy that emily kissed had been standing in line with.

5. my daddy... see the next post and you will see why :)
{ it deserved a post of its own!! }

6. annie for finally making up her mind.  { let's hope she stays w/it }

7. nathan for not cuddling with me during blindside { HA HA HA}

8. kara luke for being brave at true aggie night { she deserves 2
numbers, honestly can't say how proud i am! way to go, girlie! }

the LEAP promise

"I will remember what is important and that my goal should be to make the world a better place for me having been here. I will show love, compassion, and patience for those I contact, including myself. Each day, I will be thankful for all my blessings. I will be addicted to helping others. I wll maintain a sene of humor and wonder. I will share my heart, my time, and my material possessions, and remember that no thing is more important than people. I will maintain a sense of fun and adventure. I will constantly strive to improve myself in all facets of my life and to learn and grown each day.  LEAP."

thanks for the reminder, Annie! <3

broken melodies

 day eight --> a photo that makes you angry/sad

it's closer than we think.

another earthquake?  really?  :( 

buzzers and bells

it's a funny thing, being a byu hater.  funny because i've found no matter how much you (pretend to) hate provo and everything associated with it, something there always tends to draw you back.  i'm gettin' nervous, kids.  before freshman year, i'd been to provo MAYBE 4 times in my whole life.... 3 for EFY and once for a youth conference service project.  freshman year i went to provo uno timo, to see michael g.  ONCE.  sophomore year i made the trip twice, to see jen.  this year [brace yourselves] in my junior status i have visited provo not once, not twice, but FIVE times!!  it is disgusting, even to myself.  but that's not even the worst... or the end... of it.  i may or may not be living there for 2 of this summer's months.  AH.  at this exponential rate we are currently increasing at, by next year i'll have made a pact to keep the honor code and raise my family in happy valley.  someone stop me before it goes too far, i do wish to keep my sanity.  


that being said, this was a pretty stinkin' stellar weekend in provo.  it's true what they say, it definitely grows on you (see above paragraph).   but if coleman ever asks, i never said that.  but while i've tried to be better about not mocking byu or the people that go there, i think it's safe to do some friendly mocking while you're actually there.  don't question my reasoning.  it's like a "that's what she said" joke.  it's that much more relevant when everyone in the room knows what it means, and can appreciate it.  a "only at byu" joke just makes that much more sense when you're actually at byu.  so honor code that.  


this weekend's highlights include, but are not limited to: 


- walking into mom's meeting, as per usual
- stealing food from the house, also as per usual
- getting lost for hours in ikea (could never go there with anyone besides whit) 
- finding a couch in the middle of the freeway and watching a semi try to drive around it. 
- sitting on the floor at the provo city library, reading children's books
- attempting not to get lost in the crazy HUGE city of provo 
- picking up jen, and jen not bailing on a night with us 
- dinner date at zupas (favorite restaurant) with ems, jen, and whit
- going on the funnest date i've been on in a while!!  <3 jake.  
- comedy sportz, ice cream, loaded questions, grocery store adventures, and cramming in the back of jordan's car with jake, tyrell (who's not black...dang...) and whit 
- realizing all 4 people we were with - jen, whit, em, and i - are people pleasers and can't make decisions.  at all.  
- "hugs all around"
- "what is burgers"
- deeming it "talk in a funny voice weekend" 
- visiting jason brown, ricky, tiana, jennie, megan, and michael g, no matter how awkward he still is... baha ha  
- watching em's roommates make s'mores on the stove at 2:30AM
- as per usual, facebook stalking and discussions about what we did for fun before facebook was invented, then realizing how pathetic we are.  blogging into the night.  
- going to bed later than i have in like a year... and loving it
- talking to whit until 4AM about being cuddle-hungry... ha ha it's time for a boyfriend
- sleep - in saturday
- spaghetti surprise and switching cars dreams
- fruitcake friday making!  and fyi turned out AMAZING
- cafe rio lunching - mostly because i got my 10th stamp which means next time i go - FREE MEAL!! 
- glee!!  (which, by the way, comes back today, couldn't be more exciteddddd) 
- almost getting whipped to death by the crazy boys in front of bountiful court.  cool, dudes.  
- shower planning with the lovely camille 
- meeting leo, my dear julie's significant other
- SUBZERO!!  favorite ice cream place :)  
- trying to convince jordan to hang out with us sat. night when he had previous engagements (boo) 
- making it out of provo with no help from anyone... ha ha... 
- going to a reception of a stranger, then running into mrs. wilson, my 2nd grade teacher, realizing the mother of the bride was my elem secretary and the bride wasn't such a stranger after all
- trying to find said reception, or rather a walmart to buy gift wrap for present for said bride.  ha ha! 
- realizing after all that effort, we didn't even include the card in the gift because it had fallen out.  oopsie.  my bad. 
- magnificent reunions with katie and colin - game night and of course a midnight trip to molca!  what could be finer... honestly
- sleeping soundly, but shortly
- sweet rolls for breakfast, i love my momma
- singles ward with allie who taught relief society and did an excellent job
- surprisingly getting really excited to be back in my singles ward this summer!  (weird, right?!) 
- seeing recently engaged cousin katie and cute chandler - so tender!  really, though.  
- seeing michael unexpectedly in the parking lot at church... yet another awkward (for him) but hilarious (for me) encounter
- realizing that michael is destined to always be awkward around me from here on out... and laughing about it... 
-  playing games with my 2 bestest sisters
- alan's art gallery and medical explanations.  what would life be like without them?  durdkljsaf;jkasdlfjeouir;ldsfjgfklj
- visiting aunt shelly :)  
- sunday dinner with the fam - always love those homecooked meals!  
- driving back to logan and the lovely discussions with whit on the way.  
- losing all motivation for he THIRD time.  1st spring of break = bad.  2nd spring of break = worse.  3rd spring of break = i'm hopeless.  don't ask me to do anything productive.  so much so that i even took out the guitar and played for 3.5 hours last night, putting off all homework until... way past the due date.  it's not good.  good thing this semester is the calm before the hell ELED storm and my classes are piece of cake (besides PE mehh).  on the guitar note though, i FINALLY was able to write my first real song and it was awesome!  (not the song, just the simple fact that i wrote one... ha ha).  inspired by parker's "what if we fall out of love" song.  once i learn more chords than the 12 i know, ha ha... there will be more song writing to come, i just know it.  


so yeah.  pretty much the best weekend i've had in a while, and this list surely doesn't do it justice.  it's pretty safe to say whit and i get along way too well and i love it.  as kellen and i were discussing it's pretty much like hanging out with myself all weekend.  and it was, but way better because there was 2, sometimes 3 of me HA HA.  whit and i say the same things at the same time, know the same lyrics to the same songs, decide to change octaves at the same time while singing said songs, think the same things at the same time.  it's too creepy for it's own good.  maybe one of us should get our own personality.  nah.  


but that's that.  happy valley extravaganza #5 done and done. 


and now, excuse me while i go watch the newest episode of GLEE!!!  

what is burgers?

hmm... yep, pretty sure i don't even 

know where to start with this weekend... 

WAY too much to report.  so, i shall not 

start at all.  here's a picture.  after all, a 

picture is worth a thousand words.

 

looks like i just wrote a 3,000 word post.

cheeky cheeky cow cow

"on a sunday..." 

"get out of grover's chair..." 

"put down the booze..." 

"pass me that stapler..." 

"pay attention..." 

best night of the semester.

tomorrow is. . .

dwight to the k schrute

pretty much my little sister is a rockin' artist!  check out her recent pic of the infamous dwight k schrute.  

how about 2?

 day seven --> a photo that makes you happy

ask any tom, dick, or stanley.

 when i landed in the OC last thursday while i was
watching my phone, the very numbers turned from
12:54 to 11:54.  if that's not a time warp i don't know
what is.  i felt like hermione.  'arry! 

this trip was the first time i had to travel all alone,
and gotta say i wasn't the biggest fan.  it's lonely
and of course i got lost.  i always do, wherever i go. 
the best statement of all was a little boy on the disney
bus that passed me and said to his dad all concerned,
"daddy, is she going to disneyland ALONE?!" ha ha. 

pretty sure more people than normal are in wheelchairs
at disneyland.  and pretty sure a good half of said
wheelchair riders aren't even injured or paralyzed...
we watched a good majority of them jump out of
the chair and hop into the ride. 
we all know where liars go.

in the shuttle to the 801 there were secret messages
on the window... only visible when the windows got
foggy.  clever.  unique.  effective. 

no one's got a swell cleft in their chin like gaston. 

spring of break #1 was terrible for my school
motivation levels, so it goes without saying (but
i'm going to say it anyway) that spring of break
#2 completely destroyed all motivation that ever
existed to finish the year.  28 days, friends, 28 days. 

glee comes back in just 6 days!  found out my cousin
brooke is going to be on the april 20th episode! 

i really want to go on a treasure hunt, i just decided. 

fruitcake friday.  enough said.

yesterday i found out i have to work all through finals
week and that makes me grumpy, especially because i
have to be here on my birthday now and a logan birthday
without my familia just doesn't sound too appealing :( 
especially for #21.  on the bright side i guess i get to
celebrate all week long!  :)  yay for summer :) 

. happy wednesday .

bInG!

day 6 --> something that tickles your fancy.

this website.  the fact that it's just like google.

and for the awesome daily photos on it...

but mostly how excited jordan gets about them.

also, disneyland is pretty great too ;)