Full Fridge =

The fridge is full... which must mean....
My dad is here....

AND

the rest of my family will be here in a few days!!!

** I wish I had a picture of my fridge before- there was a bag of grapes and Red Bull! (Don't worry- I get to eat at the lodge for all 3 meals!)**

Alicia Get Your Gun

Yesterday one of my friends took me shooting- I had never shot a gun and he thought that was a disgrace! I shot two different black powder guns. It was quite the experience. I was not really trying to aim at anything- I was just trying to shoot the gun. (Don't worry I was aiming at a hill- just not an official target!)

Getting the gun ready
I an and I

It was fun- I also a got a history lesson to go along with it! I am having so much fun out here doing things I have never done before!

Quick trip home!

Here are two of my favorite pictures from my trip home at the beginning of June!

Yes- I am the shortest one in my family!

I love this picture-- I think that it captures each of our personalities!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom!!

I love you!!

Oh The Places You Will Go!

You have brains in your head
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose
You're on your own. You know what you know.
You are the gal who'll decide where to go.

Cara! Congratulations on your graduation- this is just the beginning!

*slightly adapted from Dr. Suess

Work!

I absolutely love work! I have had the opportunity to work the front desk but the other day I was able to work a morning shift in the kitchen and then a night shift at the front desk! It was a long day but I had so much fun (and learned a lot)! I love learning all of the "behind the scenes" things!

Wiping down the dining hall tables!

This is the 25 lb. box of carrots I peeled- you should have seen my orange hands!

"Before"

So... this is my new room! It is pretty spacious and pretty plain!

These are the "before" pictures- hopefully soon I will be able to post some "after" pictures! It is going to be a cute room! Any ideas?

Happy Mothers Day!

Mom! Happy (late) Mothers Day!

She loves her family- and makes them top priority.
She loves her daughters and is very supportive!

She is a tease!


She truly is one of my best friends!

She plans great vacations!
She is a "cool" mom

There are hundreds of more reasons of why you are such a great mom! I love you so much. Thanks for spending hours on end with me on the phone, talking to me, listening to my stories, drama, tears, laughter, etc! Hope you had a fabulous Mothers Day! I can't wait to see you in June!

Happy Birthday BFF!

Today is my BFF Maddies Birthday! I actually remember when she was born and I also remember going to her blessing and bringing her a card that I made myself! This summer we became BFF- and it has been so so fun to keep in touch with her!

Here are 10 reasons I love Maddie!

1. She is thoughtful

2. She is funny- whenever we talk she makes me laugh!

3. I could talk to her for hours- she understands my love for High School Musical, Jonas Brothers, Hannah Montana, basically anything Disney.

4. She loves to learn

5. She loves to read

6. She calls me just to chat

7. She is a great pen-pal

8. She is creative

9. She is a great big sister

10. She is my BFF!

Happy Birthday Maddie! I hope you have an absolutely FABULOUS day!

How I roll...

There are a few things that you can only get away with in college... (wear flip-flops in the shower, think pop-tarts constitute a meal, grocery shopping at Wal-Mart at 1AM in pajamas) and sometimes being in college are not even excuses for these! Last weekend I did a college thing- I packed my car "creatively". I did not have boxes and really did not want to go through the effort of tracking down boxes so I just filled duffel bags, storage containers, suitcases, and laundry hamper! I really do not intend to do this ever again because I kind of felt like I was living out of my car or something!

This could be a picture from an "I Spy" book...
It worked but never again will I move like this!

Dessert DeLaCour

I am seriously not a big fan of group projects- but this one was a lot of fun and with the exception of one group member it was a great group! We were given the assignment to partner up with an already existing company (we chose Hersheys), come up with a new product (Dessert Fruit Kabobs) to introduce to the food and beverage market, and to write a proposal. The proposal included everything that would really be inlcuded in a proposal. Kind of intense!

The group- minus me
Dessert fruit kabobs- yes they already exist... but do they exist with drizzled chocolate and shredded coconut?!
They looked better in person!
Final product- packaging was definately thought of by a girl! Note the ribbon. You should of seen the boys tying the ribbon- it was cute! (also- ignore the gym clothes!)

After a 20 minute presentation my professor said...

"It is a great product- it just needs some tweaking."

I am so happy with our final result!

Who knows, maybe Dessert DeLaCour will be in a store near you someday!

Formal!

AThis Saturday we had our Alpha Phi Formal! The theme was, "Welcome to the 'A' List".

Tres chic!

Me and my date
Me and Kristen!
Me and Shar!

My 12 year old

I ordered this awesome cake (she is a big fan of Hannah Montana- sort of a joke but mostly serious!) for my roommates Birthday this week- the bakery had to call me to ask me a question about it and they asked how old the birthday girl was turning. Instead of just laughing and saying "20" I said, "oh she is turning 12". I should have chosen a younger age- but I didn't. I went to pick up the the cake later that afternoon and the woman said, "you do not look old enough to have a 12 year old"! I was going to try and explain but instead just laughed, and said, "oh thanks!"

The moral of this story is not to lie!

Sisterhood Retreat

Each Spring Alpha Phi has a sisterhood retreat- we had ours this past weekend....

An old barn transformed into a house
How cute is that? The bedrooms were old stalls and then upstairs were more beds!
My pledge class!
Me and Shar!

We all got shirts that say "Be All You Can Be Alpha Phi"!

.26 cents short!

Have you ever gotten all ready to pay for your purchase and realized you did not have enough money? I have been a cashier before and never understood how that happened to people- well, now I understand!

This is all I needed!

I went to pay for my two half gallons of milk- one for me and one for my friend. I realized as soon as she rang me up that I did not have my debit card on me and I had one dollar bill and some random change- not enough random change though! I had to ask the girl to take one of the milks off and gave her my reason for not having the money. I should have just stopped talking because as I kept giving my explination, it seemed less and less believable! My explination had every excuse including.... I would be back in 5 minutes after my friend paid me for his milk, and how my debit card was in another purse... etc. It was embarassing- luckily there was nobody behind me!

Lesson learned: always have money on you and be willing to spot some change in the future for someone in line needing milk!

"You come here a lot don't you?"

Even though I claim not to like soda- I really do love Cherry Limeades from Sonic. My roommate and I go right before they close and get a medium cherry limeades with extra lime (that is an extra .10- it is not complimentary)! We only go once or twice a week, and there is this one server who if we get every once in awhile and the other day when he brought me our drinks he said, "you come here a lot don't you?" Is it bad when they start to recognize you?!

I am just waiting for him to recognize my voice and have my order memorized!

Spring Break second 1/2

I do not know what is wrong with me- I hardly take pictures anymore! I have no pictures documenting spring break after my friends left- sorry family!

I am really short!

I had a great second half of spring break with my family! I got some necessary things out of the way- renewed my drivers license, sent a few packages, got a pedicure, slept in, read and almost finished Scarlett, and got to see Elaine for a quick visit over Easter!

Since then...

The last time I sat on this bench I was 18 and honestly thought my life was over- I had just had my heart broken, I was more homesick than I could imagine, and there were tears streaming down my face, it was probably quite a site for anyone who saw me! Obviously my life was not over because 2 1/2 years later I was able to come back and sit on the same bench without any tears streaming down my face! Now I look back at that girl and wish she could have more easily seen the bigger picture! I know I have said this before, but it is amazing how things change- I try to be a supporter of change, which is a good thing because nothing ever stays the same!

I have come a long way since I was last sitting here- I think this photo is a good reminder to me to move forward and remember that life will go on!

NYC

Two of my friends came home with me for spring break, and over the weekend we went up to NYC. It was the first time I had been back since I lived there- it took me about two minutes to realize I want to go back as soon as possible! We did a lot in less than 48 hours- survived the Greyhound bus ride, Port Authority bus station, Central Park, Empire State Building, saw a Chorus Line, ate at Carnegie Deli, Times Square, shopped Canal street, shopped Manhatten Mall, and Cara and I shopped for senior banquet & graduation dresses while they visited the Statue of Liberty!

Utah meets NYC
Sisters!

I also packed lighter than I have ever packed before in my life- one exra shirt, nothing more! Impressive? I think so!

Wake-up Call

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people are irresponsible- especially with not waking up on time. Not that it matters, but I have woken up to an alarm clock since I was in 4th grade- not really so much to be responsible but more that I am really cranky when people wake me up and it is better everyone involved if I can wake up to beeping. Since I have been doing this for so long I do not understand when people tell me they slept through their alarm or just could not wake up. I understand that on occasion this may happen- we get sick, we go to bed a 4AM and need to be up by 6AM but really, an everyday/bi-weekly occurance? This morning my roommates alarm went off a bunch of times but I was already getting ready to go to the gym so I did not try to wake her up- plus is that really my responsibility? I came home from the gym and she was still asleep- so I continued getting ready for my day and made a lot of noise in an attempt to help her wake up and finally she woke up and was not happy that she was running late. Somehow this was partially my fault. Right... because I am your mother and know your exact schedule. My bad.

This is a really similar if not the same as my 1st alarm clock!

Note: She woke up when she was supposed to be at the school- wouldn't you just hurry put on some clothes and a hat and run? Oh no... no you would take your usual 1 1/2 hours to get ready.

If there is one thing I want to teach my sisters/friends/future children it would be responsibility, because really I think everything else follows! This was more of a vent than a post... just needed to share!