Thankful for pictures :)

For those of you who don't know, my Grandma Nelda passed away yesterday. Her funeral is on Saturday at 11:00 in the Logandale Chapel. There is also a viewing on Friday night there. Hope to see you there :) We will miss you Grandma!

here it comes...

Late last night it started to snow...it snowed all night, and it's still snowing. I'm just glad it's not slippery!

Turkey, mashed potatoes and THE JONAS BROTHERS!

Well, being home for Thanksgiving was a lot of fun! It was great to see family and friends. Thanksgiving was yummy and I love to watch Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Friday I of course went shopping :) On Saturday, me and Benny went to a Jonas Brothers concert! It was pretty much fantastic :) I know...Jonas Brothers are so little girlish but I had such a blast! Honor Society and Demi Lovato also performed... So of course I recorded and took tons of pictures!

Me and Betty at the concert

THE JONAS BROTHERS



This is one of the many videos haha

Home!

I flew home on Friday! It's been fun being with friends and family after a while :) I got to go to State Football on Saturday and watch Pirates take state (again!)...I ofcourse had to say hey to my dancer friends and Taryn! I don't fly back until Dec. 1and have lots of fun stuff planned :)

Go PIRATES!


Taylor, Ashley, me (and my weird foot...?), Oly and Tar!

A True Sign

When these babies start showing up in the stores, Christmas is coming! Is it just me or do ritz crackers taste even better shaped as snowflakes? :) I just might have bought some today...and they just might be sitting right by my laptop...

Halloween at BYUI

Halloween was fun- my grandparents came to visit me and so i didn't dress up or anything but i got to go shopping! My grandma hooked me up and it was a lot fun! I did carve a pumpkin though :) It is pretty ugly but it's not like i could afford some fancy carving knives or something haha. Nah, but it definitely didn't turn out the way i planned lol.




So, i was getting off my bed and i stepped on the plug to my hair dryer...it hurt


Me and my roomie like to go on walks and take funny pictures :)

awww crap

So...I found some pictures of what I am totally doomed for! Check these babies out. It's only a matter of time.

This building happens to be about 20 yds from my window.



I'm glad I live on the 2nd floor!




This is a dorm directly across from mine


jeez...I can hardly wait

Home for HOMECOMING!

It was so fun coming home for homecoming! Even if it was a short trip, it was fun to see my family and friends!


Me and my BABY!

YAY Band!

wootwoot dancers!

FHE at the dunes

For FHE we drove to the dunes. We had a lot of fun jumping off hills and roasting marshmallows and making smores. It was way fun!

These are my roomates: Nicole, Lexi, Jesika and Me
The other pic is some of my fhe fam around the fire




This is a couple guys from my group just goofin off. it was pretty entertaining.

I think this picture pretty much explains my problem

Who has your name?

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Welcome to my humble home :)

Mom, these are for you!!!

dorm 401! wootwoot

This is my 1/2...getting in and out of the bed is something that is kinda scary lol. i had all my stuff piled up so i could get down the ladder just right. well, during the night it fell and there was no way to get down haha. So, the next day i unpacked.

This is the kitchen....not too messy- but that's cuz we did dishes last night.
The living room (which is in deep need for some decoration) and the table.
This is the view from my dorm looking at all the rest. it's pretty fun...

Life as a college student...

Well, i checked into BYUI yesterday. So far it has felt like EFY all over again. playing games, staying in a dorm, meeting new people. All of this is kinda weird. Maybe it just hasn't clicked that i'm actually a college student...weird! I am in the process of unpacking all of my stuff, and let me tell you, it is taking forever! I was gone all day today playing games and getting a tour of campus. President Clark and his wife spoke to all of the freshman this morning and in a few minutes i'm going to a talent show. I will post some pics of stuff as soon as my "loft" haha doesn't look like a tornado just ran through.

Hangin with cousins :)

Since Ty and Annie were in New York, Lucy and Abby got to stay here in Logandale! It was fun playing with them and hanging out at the football game too.

Me and Abby

This can be a scary duo: Lucy and Ari

My absolute favorite...kinda

Am I the only one who gets a kick out of watching speed walking on the Olympics? Last night I was watching the Olympics with my sister and Taryn...and this came on. I couldn't stop laughing. I thought speed walking was something old people did when it hurt too bad to run anymore. oh man...youtube it or watch it for yourself if you haven't seen it already. Now, Michael Phelps on the other hand...:) haha jk.

2 week countdown

Exactly 2 weeks until i leave for BYUI! Got any advice for me? I think I will seriously suffer from frost bite this winter. That will be a huge change, comparing it to the winters in NV! Actually, i'm thinking this whole experience will be such a huge change for me. I'm getting excited...

Great Self-esteem

At Santa Monica Pier, my sisters and I split off from my parents and decided to go shopping at all the little stores...this is a pic of my parents buying some refreshing snacks...my mom is bending over right next to my dad (the guy in the speedo) i didn't post this right after we got home because it is too embarrassing, but i came to my senses and thought you guys might like this.


okay, you may have noticed that guy has a little too much hair to look my dad...when we were all walking along the pier these 2 passed us, and i snapped a quick photo...we couldn't stop laughing. You have to have an immense quality of self-esteem to walk around like this in public-don't you think?

The promised video...enjoy.

This is the surrey ride i told you all about in my family vacation post.

Family Trip to California

Last week, we took our family trip to CA. We hit Hollywood, LA, an Angels game, a few different beaches, Monterey, Solvane (this Danish town), and other places. These are just a few pictures of our trip... In the first one, we are in downtown Hollywood at Grauman's Chinese Theater, where the hand/foot prints of different stars are. I am with cat woman...let me share our conversation with you...
Cat woman: You want to take a picture with me meow meow
me: uhm...okay
CW: I take tips meow meow
me: I don't have any money
CW: we take picture anyway meow meow, maybe your mommy has some money meow meow
me: uhhhh
(mom gives cat woman a dollar)
CW:Thank you welcome to Hollywood meow meow.

Angels game in Anaheim, CA. they played the Indians and lost! go figure- i always thought i was bad luck.
This is at Santa Monica Pier. me, mom and mady rode the ferris wheel. it was beautiful from the top! While we were there, they were filming a Nike commercial, so keep your eyes peeled for me on tv! haha, just kidding

Everyone needs to visit Hearst Castle! it is so amazing. 68,000 sq.ft! including his 3 guest houses. this is the outdoor swimming pool. The inside swimming pool was tiled with real gold. There were tons of ancient artifacts from different countries...like some of the columns used on the outdoor pool were really from ancient rome. and all of this was only one of his vacation homes.
ATTENTION ALL PARENTS: if you have the need to embarrass your poor children...rent one of these. i'll post a video later...oh, it's even better.

tagged...memory lane

Let's take a trip down Memory Lane....Do you remember when?Here are the rules:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll be sure to write one about you.
3. If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all ☺
4. Consider this a Tag: if you've read it, you have to do it!

Volleyball Camp

Every summer, dad takes volleyball teams to UVU for a volleyball camp. I love this trip because week of vball camp=week of shopping for me! My mom, sisters and I take advantage of this week and go to all the malls, byu campus, visit cousins and our favorite restaurants (brick oven, old spaghetti factory, creamery on 9th and so much more)...here are a few pics of this fun trip!

Here I am infront of the Maeser building...see the Y in the background?

Ari hated the whole shopping business...most of the time she wanted to go watch volleyball with dad...mabye that means she'll discontinue the dance tradition and play sports. haha, we'll see. However, after i told her i could push her in a shopping cart, she was all for it. it was funny.

On friday, after the girls left camp, my family went to the smith fieldhouse. the vball net was all set up and my dad had to walk out on the court and get the feel. haha..i had to snap a picture- i think he was in heaven.


If you haven't been to the Cougar hall of fame, and you're interested in that stuff, it's pretty cool. This is the size of Jeff Chapman's hand (played basketball for BYU) ...funny story: he was in school the same time as my dad, and they were playing flag football on the same field, well, somehow, they ran into eachother and this guys finger went into my dads mouth! lol. By the size of his fingers, you'd think my dads tonsils would have been taken out haha.

This is the size of BYU's smallest gymnast- ari does a great job posing just like her. :)

My 18th Birthday

yay! i'm finally 18 and i had a very fun bday. I woke up early and traveled to Provo for my cousins baby blessing. My cousins surprised me with a bday cake during their bbq (thanks!) so i had a lot of fun. Now i can buy dry ice and spray paint! haha

4th of July traditions

Every year for the 4th, my family wakes up really early- 5:00ish and go riding! This year we planned to go to the Narrows but didn't quite make it. we followed the railroad tracks and the river...we smelled something dead and saw vultures surrounding it...i say it was a body haha.



On the 4th we also celebrate my bday, which is really on the 6th, with a family bbq. so, i got some early presents (sweet!) :) this is tar, mady, me and ari

I absolutely LOVE this dance!

Everyone has to watch this-it's beautiful! I want to perform a dance like this- i love it! You have to watch it all- there is a surprise... so stick to it and watch all of it! Especially annie, i think you'll like it too :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQv36kr9StMi don't know how to post a video to my blog or i would...

Something to look forward to

I decided that I am pretty excited for Twilight the movie to come out in December. Today I read the first chapter of Breaking Dawn (the next book in the Twilight series) and Midnight Sun (Edward's version of Twilight) I'm stoked to read the full book now. Has anyone read her new book The Host? How is it? let me know!

◘ BaCk EaSt TrIp ◘

Last night i got home from the back east trip- it was so much fun! We always missed the bad weather and i learned lots of new things. I'm gonna miss my senior family...!!!

Niagara Falls- canada was awesome- niagara falls was unbelievable! i liked the ponchos haha
I took this picture cuz there was a beautiful rainbow! it was picturesque~
Logandale 2nd ward rocks! there was 48 people on the trip...15 from my ward!
Sunday was amazing at the sacred grove
the nauvoo temple-my friend steph took this picture, if you know her, you understand why this picture is tilted. haha. i luv you steph!