Meet The Robinsons

“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."

-Walt Disney

Last night my roommates and I saw the Disney movie "Meet the Robinsons". It was one of the best movies I have seen lately! It was great for kids and also for adults. I definately reccomend it to anyone! This is going to sound kind of funny but the movie gave me something to think about! My roommates and I now have a new apartment motto!

Fishing!

I am such a city girl... fishing/camping/hunting are so foreign to me! I do not think I could ever become a hunting girl but I think maybe (maybe maybe) I could enjoy camping and fishing!

My second fishing trip....

Getting all set up....
Me fishing.... (I was bored after an hour of actual fishing, but it was such a FUN day!)
It was an absolutely gorgeous afternoon!
These two boys caught 5 fish!

Wedding!

Eliot and Tracey's wedding luncheon was a lot of fun! I did not take that many pictures (I don't know what was wrong with me!) I LOVE weddings. I would love to be a wedding planner- which is why I love Bridal Magazines! (Not because I am trying to get married! I pinky promise!) Everything was done in a sort of Tiffanys Blue- so cute!

Drew and I,...

Oh! This is my new hair color- brown with blonde highlights!
Tracey and El cutting their cake!

Happy Birthday Best Friend!

Alright so I am a little late... but better late than never, right?! My best friend Elaine turned 20 on March 4th- I met her when we both were 13 years old I can't believe we are both now 20!!! Elaine was my very first friend in Maryland and I could not have asked for a better best friend. We have had our ups and downs but we have managed to remain best friends, even though there are a ton of miles between us (VA-UT). I love you Elaine, and I can't wait for this Summer and for everything else we have going for us!

20 Reasons Why Elaine is so Awesome

and my best friend

1. She was one of the very first people to introduce herself to the new girl (me) and we have been best friends ever since.

2. She is an awesome dancer.

3. We are the same size- so we can share clothes.

4. She introduced me to sushi, and crabs.

5. I am not afraid to eat in front of her! (We can order appetizers, real drinks, and dessert!)

6. We have about a million inside jokes that only we get.

7. We can sing with the computer and not feel weird!

8. Total Eclipse of The Heart (enough said)

9. She is the oldest of 4 kids.

10. She was born in Germany.

11. We talk almost every single week on the phone- not to mention facebook and online!

12. We both worked at Old Navy.

13. She has the same major as me

14. She listens to me whenever I have a problem- even when it is a dumb problem!

15. She is an awesome gift giver

16. We have telepathy with each other- seriously we do!

17. She LOVED high school even more than I did!

18. We are "perfect"

19. We went to NYC together for our 16th birthdays!

20. She loves to pose in pictures just as much as I do!

There are so many more reasons... these are just a few! Happy late Birthday Elaine!!! I love you!

A few highlights from the past few weeks...

MARDI GRAS!

I helped set up for the school sponsored Mardi Gras party. I learned how to make a balloon arche- maybe at the Family Reunion there will be one! haha

Recycled Percussion
They are kind of a mix between the Blue Man Group (minus the blue) and STOMP. They were amazing. You should check them out here http://www.recycledpercussion.com/

I finally found out who my "Big" Sister in Alpha Phi is!

This is a little frame I made her to thank her for all of the nice things she has done for me the past 6 weeks!

A visit from my Dad!

It was so fun to have my dad here for a few days! We were able to go and visit the house, look at furniture, eat sushi, do a little shopping, and catch up! I love it when my dad comes! Can't wait until May!

Me and my dad at Wingers. (I eat really well when my dad is in town!)

Red Dress Gala!

Tonight was our first annua Red Dress Gala! It was our fundraiser for Womens Cardiac Awareness- a dinner, and silent auction for parents, alumni and other important members of the community. It was a huge success- over 200 people! It was a lot of fun to get all dressed up and see what everyone wore!

Here are a few pictures...

Some things I have learned throughout this week...

8,000,000 American women are currently living with heart disease - 10% of women ages 45 - 64 and 25% age 65 and over.
6,000,000 of women today have a history of heart attack Nearly 13% of women age 45 and over have had a heart attack.
435,000 American women have heart attacks each year; 83,000 are under age 65 and 9,000 are under age 45. Their average age is 70.4.

We are supposed to encourage all of the women in our lives who we care about to be healthy and happy! So... please be healthy and happy!

Crabcakes and Football- it's what Maryland does!

I received one of the BEST birthday gifts today! My best friend Elaine sent me a birthday package that had the overall theme of Maryland... she included every single ingredient I need to make crabcakes, a nerf football, Old Bay seasoning salt, measuring cups, trail mix, and a Little Tikes sushi set! I know it is probably difficult to read the tags but they are just so cute I want to write a out a few of them...

Home is where the Heart is: Heart shaped measuring cups

A Trail of Mix to find your way home: Target trail mix (Monster mix is amazing!)

So you can have sushi in Utah: Plastic sushi set

It was so clever and I could tell a lot of thought was put into the gift- thank you soo much Elaine!

20 things I want to do...

I turned 20 on Monday, and I have been doing a lot of thinking about what I have really done in the past 20 years. At first I could not come up with anything, because I have not done anything that awesome... but then I thought of a few things and then I thought of a whole bunch of things I want to do in the NEXT 20 years.

Things I want to do:

1. Go to Paris
2. Graduate from college
3. Get married
4. Have a family
5. Learn to ski
6. Become a better cook
7. Become a better public speaker
8. Become more creative
9. Keep in touch with friends
10. Attend General Conference
11. Have a huge photo wall in my house
12. Go to Italy
13. Ride first class
14. Meet someone famous
15. Be a succesful event planner
16. Live on the East Coast
17. Learn to speak Spanish
18. Become a better person
19. Not be such a fraidy cat
20. Still be happy with the kind of person I am!

Mono, and Rush week!

This has been such a crazy, busy week! One of my roommates was diagnosed with MONO last Monday and she went back home for the week. This gave us all a scare- I seriously thought I had it, but really I just have an overly active imagination! We have been scrubbing our side of the apartment and the kitchen trying to rid it of any germs that may still be lurking around! It has been weird not to have my roommate around- it is like a member of my family is missing!



It has been Rush week here on campus for the Sororites and Fraternities. I decided to rush for Alpha Phi, and after a busy week I received a bid from them! It is going to be a great way to be involved and meet more people!

Happy 12th Birthday Emily!

Happy 12th Birthday Emily! Here are a few of my favorite things about Emily.....

1. She has a great singing voice.
2. She is a fabulous baker!
3. She has a strong testimony.
4. She is willing to try new things.
5. She is a great helper.
6. She is an awesome tap dancer.
7. She has a good sense of humor- and says things that make me laugh.
8. She does really good impressions of people- especially Hermione from Harry Potter.
9. She is a hard worker.
10. She loves High School Musical just as much as me.
11. She is figuring out the crazy world of Middle School.
12. She is growing up into a beautiful young woman with so much to offer!

Emily- I hope you have a wonderful 12th Birthday! I wish I could be there to celebrate with you! I love you- have a great day!

Happy New Year!

These are a few pictures from New Years Even and also New Years Day! I hung out with my Best Friend on New Years Eve and also went to her family's New Years Day Open House on New Years Day!

High School Musical

Going to High School Musical was a highlight of my break but I decided it deserved its own post! I took Emily, but I think (I know) I liked it just as much as she did! It was a really good performance and since I have actually been in High School I feel like I can actually connect with them! That is just my excuse for being the oldest/non-parent there! Here are a few pictures from the evening...

Some highlights of Winter Break!

A fun family tradition- bowling! We went duck pin bowling this year- I am not any better at duck pin bowling than I am at regular bowling!
My family went out to sushi with my best friend and her family! This is a picture of a few of us at dinner!
We got Taboo for Christmas which was a lot of fun to play! Cara and I make quite a team!

Merry Christmas!

I know it is way past Christmas but I decided to give a quick Christmas up-date! The first picture is kind of crazy so do not look at it very closely! I am wearing my new pj pants, ugg boots and hat! The second picture is of us cooking on Christmas Eve! Christmas was a lot of fun- unfortunately I did not finish my A-Z scrapbook for my family- I will definately blog it once it is completed (in May)!

FINALS...

I actually have not had a final (mine begin tomorrow) BUT I have been studying the past few days. I am looking forward to taking my tests and going home! I received this Finals Survival Kit the other morning. It was such a fun surprise, (sent by my wonderful mother)! It had scantrons, pencils, and of course a ton of so good (so bad) for you food! Thank you mom for thinking of me- you are awesome (and all of my roommates think you are too!) Alright... back to studying!

Secret Roommate!

I just finished making my gift for my "Secret Roommate". I painted a picture frame and then added some rub-ons! The pictures are not the best- but you get the idea! We all drew names a week or two ago and gave each other a $10 budged. We are exchanging gifts on Thursday, before we all go home for break! It should be a fun night, The Office and a gift exchange! For roommate fhe tomorrow we are making a Gingerbread Dorm- it should be fun!

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

We attempted to take a Christmas Card picture tonight. Unfortunately this is the best one on my camera- it is actually sort of cute! Notice the lights in the background. I now understand why my parents refuse to put them all around the outside of the house! It is a lot of work, and only put them around three windows! It is weird not to be at home and getting out all of the advent calendars and fun decorations! I guess this is when I start to begin my own traditions... how weird! I am getting so old!

Pictures from the best weekend ever!

I absolutely love this picture of Cara, my mom and I!

The happy couple to be- Eliot and Tracey

This is team TOG, aka "The Old(er) Guys"

These are just a few of the tangelos we ate over the past five days! My mom absolutely loved them too! (NOT)

This is a picture of me and my very best friend at CiCi's Pizza

Thanksgiving!

I think this picture pretty much sums up what a wonderful week it has been! So many fun things happened that it would take me forever to write about each of them, but here are some of my memories from the week.

Surprising everyone with my new hair color, seeing friends at Cici's Pizza, seeing Elaine and causing a scene because we were so excited to see each other, finding all of the changes in the house, McNeil Family, reminsising old times, sharing a room with Emily for a few nights, NERTZ, Tog dancing, Cara turning 16, cake, pies, orange rolls, 7 boxes of tangerines and Diet Coke, TOP TIER ONLY, El and Tracey getting engaged, laughing, singing, and of course more NERTZ!

Happy Birthday Cara!

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Today is not only Thanksgiving but also my sister Cara's Birthday! Happy Birthday Cara! I am so glad that I am able to celebrate her SWEET 16 with her!

A few memories...

Wanting to name her dough dough head and telling my moms OBGYN (sorry mom), sharing a room with bunk beds, borrowing clothes, homecoming dress shopping in NYC, shopping in general, Driving to school together- I was a Senior when she was a Freshman, she helped me with homework once (only once) online conversations, watching her dance- she is amazing!, fishing for boys, and the list goes on!

Cara you have become such a beautiful young woman, I am so proud of you and all of your accomplishments! I hope you have a wonderful 16th Birthday!