Relaxation...

Feet in the sand, sipping frozen drinks from coconuts, watching the skin on my legs get browner by the minute...

Yup... that's what my parents are doing right now while I'm here--in Provo.

On the topic of relaxation though, I cannot even explain how excited I am that the summer is finally here! I'll be working evenings at the call center and spending my days by the pool. I am so darn excited! Plus I have 2 trips planned and I'll be an EFY counselor in August. This is going to be a truly epic summer, I can feel it in my bones! Plus I just bid on a Sega Genesis on Ebay and I am PUMPED for that sucker to arrive!

Well, I'm honestly exhausted right now, but I had to complain about the 'rents being in Puerto Vallarta or I just wouldn't be me. LOL

Ciao!

Feedback...

I just realized that my blog-impaired family and friends may not realize that they are more than welcome to leave comments on my posts. You don't have to have a blog account to leave comments and I would LOVE to hear from you.



And, don't even worry, to celebrate Earth Day yesterday I ran naked through a field with 4 of my girlfriends and about 18 deer. It was amazing. And don't worry, I won't post photos of that.



Ciao!

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice...

I know this has very little to do with my life, but I couldn't be more excited if I were pregnant!

MARY IS HAVING A BABY!!!

My bestest since the tenderest of years is starting a brood of her own. She just found out a few days ago that she is officially preggo and I am SO excited! I'm going to be an aunt!!! I'm especially excited because she and Chris are moving back to Provo at the end of the summer so I'll be able to be there with her through the pregnancy! Picking up midnight frosties, holdin her hair back while she pukes... doin all the good stuff while Chris goes to school and what-not. 

I am just so incredibly excited about babies right now. One of my very good friends from freshman year, Erica, is having her first son THIS WEEK! So I'm super anxious about that and now the best news ever, that Mary's having her first.

Of course, as we all know, the baby should be names Alex (so convenient that my name suits both a boy OR a girl) but I guess because the child is, in fact, residing in her uterus, I'll leave those big decisions up to her. My mom has requested, though, that the baby be born on the 28th. LOL

All the news for now... and yes I am done finals tomorrow! WOO!!

Ciao!

How final are they, really...

Finals start tomorrow.

That could be a post all by itself. I've been going crazy finishing projects and papers and articles. The tests are the easy part, honestly. It's all the crap they try to cram in before them that stinks.  But, I'll be taking my time with my finals. None of mine are scheduled (with the exception of one of my dance finals and an advertising presentation) so I can take one each day at my leisure. That's so nice. So I'll be 100% done with this semester on Tuesday night. It cannot come soon enough. 

I'm beginning to realize as the time draws near that my apartment will once again change that I'm really going to miss my roommates. Mary and Kiley and I have gotten so close in the last few weeks and they are just so great. Kiley is lucky enough to be going to a study abroad in London during summer term (yes, mom, the London study abroad I once coveted). And Mary is going home to Texas to work and be with her family. They are the sweetest girls in the world and the craziest. The exact mix of personality that I need in my life. LOL 

Well, in lieu of the beginning of this post, I should get back to studying. I love you all.

Ciao!

D-Day Approaches...

Finals are coming. I know that means nothing to you all out in Jersey, or my loves at BYU-I, but for me that means a lot. LOL I have been so stressed trying to finish all my papers and articles and projects before the last day of classes on Tuesday, not to mention brushing up the Samba, Rumba, Swing, Waltz, and Foxtrot for my dance finals on Monday. OY! But, no worries, life is good.

Today was epic. First, because the SUN WAS OUT!!! For those of you who don't know, the weather in Utah has been CRAZY these past few weeks and we've had rain, snow, and sun (sometimes in the same day). It's truly annoying. But today was gorgeous. But, more epic than that, today I officially mourn the loss of my adolesance (and yes, I'm to tired to figure out how to spell that). Today, I threw a baby shower for one of my best friends who is my age. Erica is married and having her first son, Landon, in about two weeks. She's fabulously pregnant and just adorable. Being the youngest in my family, and having been relatively young and distant when my aunts had their children, I am not accustomed to pregnancy the way most Mormons are. So being near her was truly fascinating to me. And baby shopping was truly a treat. Baby overalls and little onesies. It was quite the experience. But, in realizing that my friends are now becoming mommies and daddies has caused me to come to the realization that playtime is over (so to speak). People are getting married, going on missions, having babies, and entering the career world. Wow. I must have missed that memo about being a full-blown adult at age 20.

On a much lighter note, the ICE CREAM MAN came down our street today!!! Needless to say, I ran down into my apartment and stole some of my laundry money out of its jar for a creamsicle (yes mom, an orange creamsicle =D). Upon purchasing said treat, I proceeded to stick my tongue out in absolute excitement and anticipation of the first taste of my tongue touching that sweet, orangey taste of springtime officially being here... and you'll never guess what happened. Remember poor little Flick from "A Christmas Story"? Yup, you guessed, I got my tongue stuck to my popsicle!

Yeah, I don't know how I managed it, either. But, fortunately, Meghan was nearby with a camera, and Jenna was nearby with a cup of warm water. I will forever feel empathy for Flick when they rip his tongue off that pole, IT HURTS! Hahaha

I'm going to go to bed now, but please continue to laugh at my expense, and say a prayer or 700 for me through the next two weeks as I finish out this year with a BANG!

I love you all.

Ciao!

So honorable...

So, the last few days have been insane! I have been lacking in both sleep and common sense, but not in blessings, apparently. I had 2 tests this week so far (one more still to come) and I found out that I got a 48/50 on the essay test I took!! SO awesome! I also took my medals exam today for Bronze Latin dance (for those of you who are ballroom-impaired, medals is when they bring in a professional adjudicator to judge our dancing on a national level) so anyway, I got HONORS!!!! My teacher said the highest score she's given so far is a 93 and I got a 91.3. So I feel really good about how I did. Especially considering that I haven't danced in about a week, and the fact that one of my toes is broken and missing its toenail. LOL 

Other than that, I feel the need to share the fact that life is GRANDE! I have been working really hard to say my prayers, read my scriptures, and stay as close to the Spirit and serve others as possible and I have been so immensely blessed because of it. I have never seen the Lord's hand so blatantly acting in my life. I know that by doing my best in everything I do and praying constantly for the Lord's assistance, that I cannot be denied the blessings that the Lord so eagerly wants to bestow upon me. I'm so grateful that the decisions I have made in my life, albeit not always the best, have lead me to be at such a great point in my life.

All in all, I am in love with life right now. I'm going to be auditioning for the BYU Spring Ballroom Dance team in a few weeks so I'm pretty excited about that. They say the Spring team is easier to get on to and this way when I audition for the harder teams in September, they'll already know my name and it'll be a step in the right direction towards knowing the right people to get me on the team. Boy do I love dance. =D

Well, that's all for now, I guess. I should do something a little more productive.

Ciao!