Summatime?

Hi.

Is it summer?

I wouldn't know.

I'm still going to school.

And working 30 hours a week.

Why did I do this to myself?

345 days till graduation.

That's why.

And yes I do have a countdown.

Judge me.

I'm also counting down till I move into my new apartment.

No more mold and grungy nastiness in the tub or toilet. 

No more sleeping by the stairwell and wanting to PUNCH people every night.

No more light in my room from the stupid light outside my window.

No more noise from the family room being literally separated from my bedroom by .0025 cm.

Andddd finally one more countdown.

Zach and Chris will be back in Provo by August 25th. 

ohhhh and my best friend is getting married in August too!

NBD.

Sheesh I just need to make myself a whole bunch of countdowns to hang around my room and then everything will just be splendid. 

The last few weeks of my life haven't been very eventful. Just busy. I've been able to go home a lot over the past few weeks but now I'm working weekends again so it looks like i'm stuck in provo for awhile now. Well here are a few pictures to catch up..

 I love my home. It's so pretty. It's such a nice retreat from my crazy busy provo. If nothing else, Provo has taught me that I'm a country girl. Provo is way too much for me. And yes I do consider Provo a big city. And yes I did stop in the middle of the road to take this picture.

 Stoked for this concert with Brinz!! I am seriously obsessed with He Is We. I'm okay if this becomes a tradition. Hopefully this year I won't feel like ripping my hair out before they even play because of the awful opening bands and 15 year old bratty girls.

Went and walked around City Creek for the first time. I was overwhelmed. Ha way too much for me. I knew I wasn't a shopper. I don't know why I wanted to go so badly ha but it is definitely pretty!

There was a Weber Alumni Basketball tournament for a scholarship that they are starting in Greg's name. It was fun to be able to go and support and also watch my brother play in it. It was good to talk to Greg's parents and buy this shirt. And I made it out without any tears! I really can't believe it has almost been a year. I was really sad I missed the last night where his little sister danced to "If I Die Young". I decided to go on a blind date instead. The first counselor in my stake presidency set me up. So I trusted him. BAD IDEA. Guys it was bad. He was a nice guy, but to put things nicely..... not what I'm looking for. And the whole date lasted 50 minutes. Still laughing about it.

Don't you love this picture of the Ogden Valley?! My neighbor Jake Nelson took it! You should look at all of his photography. I don't know if he has a website, but here you can find his facebook page which is where I stole this from. He is so talented and I love the way he portrays my hometown. I'll probably buy some of his stuff and hang it in my future home. 

So one of my classes this semester is at the BYU SLC center. It's been fun to have a switch up and great parking and small classes and all. And not to mention a cute boy named Larry. Whose last name may or may not be Miller. Don't worry I already asked if he was related/named after the former Jazz owner and unfortunately, no. But I sure love seeing temple square every tuesday and thursday. Such a pretty place!

Last week I was able to go home and go to Carly Barker's wedding. It was so fun seeing her and Josh married and seeing so many old, familiar faces. And then I went over to Parker's condo and hung out with my best guys. Josh, Marques, Todd, Park, Christian and Spencer. I love those boys. They are all so good to me. It's good to spend time with them when I can. Sure miss them!

Also... Our pharmacy remodel is DONE. wow it is so nice. It is HUGE! and clean and just so much better and more convenient. So glad that is all over. And in 19 days I'm saying hello to year 3! Whoa! Time has definitely flown. So grateful for my job! I have truly been blessed with the best boss, best coworkers, and great pay. I couldn't ask for more!

I have to work tomorrow (or today). I've missed the past 3 weeks in my singles ward now. Oooops. haha I'm waiting for my bishopbric to come visit. Or ask me to speak. 

Well I will try to be better at my blogging. I have been a slacker.

Until next time.

knee-nie

Well in case you haven't heard enough about my knee surgery already......

Here are some pictures. Comparing my first few sets of x-rays, to my most recent.

In this set you can see the problem. On the left was before. Both of my patellas are slanted and in the wrong place. If you compare the left side of the image in both x-rays you'll see how it is fixed, sitting in a more correct position.

I find it very weird that I just have two giant screws in my leg. Sometimes I swear I can feel them and I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that is the reason that it hurts so bad to kneel.

My doc said things were looking way good and he was impressed with how i was doing. (Probably because he hasn't seen me try to speed walk/jog). He asked me if I was ready for knee #2. hahaha I laughed and said not a chance. Maybe in 6 months. 

Also, I read a book this weekend that I majorly recommend. 

If you don't follow Stephanie's Blog (nieniedialogues.com)

DO it. 

This book was so good. I read it in two days. I couldn't put it down.

Such an inspiring story full of courage and faith. I think I was most touched by the continual love and support of her family. How willing they were to step right in and take care of things. It makes me feel truly blessed to be part of an eternal family. I think this book helped me to realize what is really important in life. Like my relationships with family and friends. Not what score I just got on my last exam or how I spend my friday night. I would definitely read this book again.

R&R

WOAH!! What the heck happened to blogger? I don't know if I really like it. They deleted everyone I was following. Rude. So if you would kindly leave your blogger address in the comments so I could continue to stalk you, that would be great. Thanks.

Anyways, it has been quite awhile since I last blogged. I feel like I got swept up in a tornado and I just landed. Yesterday. The end of the semester was busy as could be especially with work. But I am FREE. 100 percent free until tuesday. Wow. I forgot what this was like... it is fabulous. I am currently at home. Getting some much needed R&R. I spent yesterday sleeping in, getting my nails done, shopping (in which I found a new dress that I love), going to a baseball game with my sister, and spending the night at home watching Psych. Today is day 2 and I have watched Psych all morning. I just finished season 5. Bam.  Now I can finish reading Harry Potter. Haha I haven't read it basically since January so I kind of forgot what was happening. But believe me. Finishing the series is on my summer bucket list!

Speaking of which.... IT'S SUMMER!!! Can you believe it? Oh man I am so glad. Even though I'll be working at least 30 hours and going to summer school I am still going to try and enjoy myself.

P.S. 364 days till graduation. But who's counting?!?

My life be like...

Oh hey.

In 3 weeks I will basically be done with finals. Jealous? Yeah and then 5 days later I get to start another semester of school. Bet you are really jealous now.

My life is boring. Just finishing up with school. I've got two more midterms and a video project to finish in the next week. Then finals. Bring it on. I'm so excited to be done with these classes.


I also want to move home. At least for the summer.  But I have classes I have to take. But I only have class on tuesdays and thursdays so I could totally commute... But that means losing my job. Which as much as I would like to have a break during the summer, I just can't do that. Then I would be forever jobless. Which I would be perfectly fine with.... But my daddy wouldn't be.

So I guess I'm stuck here... Oh well! I have lots of friends that are coming down here for the summer so it should be fun! Ok.. only like 4 friends haha but that is more than I have right now.

I'm going to make me a summer bucket list so I have some things to look forward to.

I was just planning out my April and I think that I am going to be home every single weekend for the month. I'm so busy with things back home. Like Easter, a homecoming, a doctors appointment, and my cousins farewell.. I can take that schedule to my Bishop and ask to be released right?! ha ha my poor co-chair. He already hates me enough for not being there.... oops.

So the orem Target is in the middle of a huge remodel. Like a 5 month process remodel. It looks awesome so far! But wanna know why I'm really excited?--------------------> NEW PHARMACY. Brand new. All mine. Oh it will be so nice! I honestly can't wait. And lucky for us we are currently in a plywood box for the next six weeks. But seriously, the temporary place we are in is a joke. But I keep telling myself it will all be worth it.

Gotta go watch some Psych now. Bye.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow I only have one class.

Tomorrow I don't have to work.

Tomorrow is payday.

Tomorrow I get to see my family.

But most importantly.....

Tomorrow I get to see Hunger Games before everyone else!!!!

Tag--You're it!

I've been tagged by my dear friend Randee to do a little blog game if you will.. It is all about the number 11. Why the number 11? I have no clue. But why not the number 11? I hope you'll enjoy as I play along.

Rules

1. Post these rules

2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things

3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post

4. Create 11 new questions and tag 11 people to answer them

5. Go to their blog/facebook/twitter and let them know you have tagged them.

hi. here i am right now.

1. I just recently started watching Psych and I'm hooked. I've been watching for a month now and I'm on season 3.
2. I hate odd numbers. Like I really have a problem with them. Like the number 11. But my least favorite numbers are 13 and 17. They are so ugly to me. I don't know why and I can't explain it. But I can promise you I will be getting married on an even day.
3. I have problems sleeping. I'll go to bed at a decent time but that means I stare at the ceiling and toss and turn for the next 3 hours.
4. I have a weird obsession with crossing things out. Like when I make a to-do list I like to write things on there that I have already accomplished just so I can cross them off and feel productive.
5. The $5 movie section at Target not just speaks to me, it sings to me.
6. I set my alarm 15 minutes early so I can push snooze three times
7. One day (real soon) I wanna be so rich that I never have to work a day again in my life.
8. With that being said... I don't want to apply for Pharmacy school for fear of rejection
9. My consumption of Diet Coke correlates very strongly with the amount of hours I work.
10. I'm going through a phase where sometimes (maybe all the time) I check my phone every other minute for a text...
11. I wish I had more time to play the piano for myself and not for my calling

Randee's Questions and my answers

1. What is your fondest memory as a child?
This is kind of random but the Balloon Festival in Eden. When I was younger the Balloon Festival was a huge deal. It has since become very ghetto and lame and they charge you to get in and no one goes. When I was young, it was the place to be. I remember my grandpa would take me and my cousins every year when I was really young. Then as I grew older I would go with friends. Booths galore. Hot air balloons galore. Happiness everywhere... I wish I could go back.
      

2. If you were a color, what color would you be and why?
I would probably have to say a blueish color. Maybe like a teal. One because it is my favorite color, but also because I like to think of myself as a calm-ish person. I'm not a vibrant yellow or red but i'm not some dreary brown or black. I would put myself right in the middle. Kind of bright, but pretty laid back.

3. Do you choose trendy or classic or both and why?
I would have to say both. I'm probably more trendy when it comes to media such as music, movies, books, etc. But then more classic I guess when it comes to my style. I'm not very trendy when it comes to clothes unfortunately.

4. What is your most embarrassing moment?
hmmm. I have a lot of embarrassing moments unfortunately. I'm a very awkward, clumsy person that has all sorts of issues... But the one that I am think of right now was from high school. The first day of high school in fact. I was walking from the lunch room down to the commons with Courtney Burrows and Justin Pack. I get to the stairs and biff it all the way down and land at the bottom on my back. I am just laying there laughing and Courtney and Justin just kept walking pretending they didn't know me. I got up and looked around and everyone was staring at me. Hello newbie sophomore, welcome to Weber.

5. What do you love about yourself?
I love to laugh. I laugh a lot. I am very easily entertained and I laugh at myself and others almost always, which makes me happy.

6. What is the best book or books you've ever read?
I'm not really a book reader sadly. But in high school we read Count of Monte Cristo and it was fabulous. Also I'm just reading Harry Potter for the first time and they are magical as well.

7. What is number one on your bucket list?
I'd like to say traveling to some foreign country or cliff jumping in some exotic place... But I'll be honest. Definitely number one is to go to a Justin Bieber concert... Bieber Fever.

8. What is one of your weird quirks?
I'm full of them. I'm sure. But it's who I am.. so they aren't really weird to me. Maybe it's how I push the clear button on the microwave every time I walk past. Or how I lock my car twice and then check my door to make sure it is locked. Or maybe how I am OCD about my calendar and I change it at weird times, like in the middle of the month. So I have a rolling calendar haha

9. Name 3 moments in history you wish you could've witnessed.
This may sound wrong, but 9/11. I was in Lake Powell during 9/11 and didn't know about it for a week after it happened. Even then I was only 10. Now being the age that I am I think it would have been a really special experience, probably really traumatic, but sentimental nonetheless to be in NYC and experience that. Next I would have to say the Grand Opening of Disneyland. When Walt Disney was alive. I'm a disney die-hard. And I can't lie... Beijing Olympics 2008 when Michael Phelps won his 8 gold medals.. Watching on tv just didn't do it justice.

10. If you could do or be anything you wanted, what would you do/be?
If I could do or be anything I would like to be a professional roller coaster rider. Sounds like the life to me. Just travel from amusement park to park and try every roller coaster day after day. I gotta do it now while I am young before I grow old and get headaches doing such things.

11. What is your lucky number and why?
Ironically my lucky number is odd... It is the number 3. Well.. It was when I was younger when I cared about having a lucky number. I would pick that number for everything I did. Now if I had to choose I would probably say 6. Because my birthday is on the 6th. And it is even.

My Questions for YOU to answer

1. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

2. If you didn't have to be a responsible adult and work and worry about money, what would you do with your time?

3. If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be and why?

4. What do you crave most?

5. What is the most daring/brave/adventurous thing you've ever done?

6. What is one of your guilty pleasures?

7. Silver or Gold?

8.What is your favorite movie?

9. If you could relive any year of your life, which one would it be and why?

10. Who is someone that inspires you?

11. What is your favorite time of day (Yes, I want an exact time) and why?

My Taggies (don't act like you are too cool)

1. Rachel Shaw-Rachy

2. Sharon Connell-Not A Single Breath for Granted

3. Mom..haha-Milestones

4. Kaylen Walton-A World of Spice

5. Carly Barker-Carly Paige`

6. Cassie Heaton-The Heatons
7. Jenna Black-jenna b.

8. Dani Jensen-Just A Glimpse of Inspiration

9. Anna Larson-Brian and Anna

10. Mitzi Furnell-The Furnell Family Examiner

11. Brandee Burke-The Burkes

sunDAY

There is no sun today.... Hence the reason that word doesn't deserve to be capitalized.

Today in Sunday School we watched this BYU devotional. I know it is pretty lengthy, but I loved it so much. Maybe it is because of how well I relate with the piano practicing analogy haha, but it perfectly yet simply defines grace and how we can use it and the Atonement and how we are benefited. PLEASE save 30 minutes to watch this.. I promise you won't regret it.



BYU devotional-Brad Wilcox