Monday, September 24, 2007

I <3 Dixie!

Hey everyone! This past week was full of studying and homework. I think I had tests in all of my classes but one. :S It was way crazy, but I'm pretty happy with the scores I received. In my human development class we had our first "College Friend Day." It's where the college students get to go into the preschool and play with the kids in there! Mine was so much fun. Our theme was "Going to the Zoo" And the kids absolutely loved it. I can't wait to be a real school teacher. :) I spent most of my weekend in Cedar City visiting a friend from high school. I had plans to go to the Goo Goo Dolls concert but it didn't work out for me in the end. Someone gave away my tickets!! Grrrr Even though I didn't get to go to the concert it was still nice seeing my old friends. Speaking of old friends- my friend Katie decided to move to St.George(Who wouldn't?!) and live with me! I'm soooo unbelievably stoked to have her here, its awesome. This week I went to a pool party/barbecue with the ambassadors. I also went bowling and got a 109..yeah I'm awesome I know. haha It was really fun though. Well I guess that's it for this week! Much love blog readers.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Time FLIES!

Alright, so I update this blog thing weekly right? I updated it last Sunday right? It's already Sunday again??? Time FLIES! This week was another busy one for me. I had a couple tests, LOTS of studying, and of course you have to add the social aspect of life. All in all it was a great week. I went home for the weekend (to Kanab) because a friend of mine had his mission farewell, it was homecoming, there was a wedding reception, and all my old friends were coming home too. It was so good seeing everyone again, but definitely weird staying in the "guest bedroom." It was my Mom's birthday weekend, and my siblings and I got her a very special gift. There was a ring at the place I worked at all summer that my mom had her eye on. She came in to look at it about a billion times, and told me "I've been looking for a ring exactly like that for the past ten years." but she never bought it. One day I came home from work and she asked me if it was still there. "It's gone!" I told her, and she was absolutely devastated. What she didn't know was that my siblings and I decided to go in and buy it for her for her birthday. Since the time we bought the ring, (about two months ago) my mom said more than once how much she wished she would've just gotten the ring herself. When we gave her the ring you could only imagine how surprised she was! The look on her face was absolutely priceless, and I managed to snap a picture of it! haha

Sunday, September 9, 2007

My Pine Valley Week



This past week was another great one here is St. George. My Grandpa built a new cabin in Pine Valley, so I was out there quite a bit. To the left you'll get little taste of what Pine Valley is all about. I've basically decided that I want to live in Pine Valley for the rest of my life because it is SO GORGEOUS! I absolutely love it, and it's only about 45 minutes away. Friday night there was a thing called "Battle of the Sexes" at the college. Basically, its a big competition, boys against girls, where you do crazy things like see who can sit on a block of ice for the longest, or find the oreo in a sea of peanut butter...with your MOUTH! Even though the boys won, (BOOO!) it was still a blast. Saturday I went to a service project for the SHE club. Did I mention that I'm in the SHE club? Well I am...and its awesome. :) There is a medical help center here in town that badly needed a new paint job. On Saturday morning 12 other SHE's and myself painted about 18 rooms in the help center and many hallways. Even though my arms were pretty sore afterward, it was SO worth it. Service always makes me feel good about life. I had a math test this week that I was pretty nervous about. Math has never been my favorite subject but I actually did really well on it! I think its because my teacher is hilarious and for once in my life I don't dread going to math each day. Below is a picture of some of the SHE's and I after the Battle of the Sexes!