And I'm off!

I'm going down to St. George this weekend to hike and enjoy conference. It should be fun. So before I leave I wanted to share this song. I've liked this song for a couple of months now. You should like it too

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Fall 2012

I planned out my schedule for next fall. Well almost planned it out. I still need one more credit so I can be over 15 credits but I'm done for now. I'll figure it out later. It looks like my Monday, Wednesday, Fridays are gonna be awful. But that's only because I wanted to leave my Tuesday, Thursday, Saturdays open to get a job. Oh boy, I don't see how I'll ever graduate in four years. There are way too many classes to take. This is a problem because I already have way too many credits. Yikes. Maybe I wont be completely done with school in ten years after all.

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Oh Elder Pearce

So I did this for Covey and Houston but I never actually told my history with one of my best friends Sean Pearce. So I figured since he has now been out on his mission for six months it's time for me to share some pictures and stories.

Once upon a time I signed up for an AP human geography class. At the beginning of that year I absolutely hated the class. The subject was interesting and I liked the teacher but I felt really awkward with everyone in the class. So I mostly stuck with my soccer buddy, Keeley and my friend, Kate. Around October Keeley dropped the class. It was time for me to make friends with some other people. Turns out that class turned into one of the best experiences of my life. By the end of the year I had become friends with almost the whole class. It was amazing to see how the whole class bonded and became friends. This is where I became friends with Sean. I had english with him the year before but he was one of the only boys in that class, so I never talked to him. But ninth grade is when we all hung out at lagoon and where our friendship really began.

The summer after ninth grade I liked one of Sean's friends and so I saw a lot of Sean. Our friendship grew. Then in high school I started to eat lunch with that whole group. A lot happened that year. I was threatened by Shams, Sean won most preferred sophomore, we survived Mr. Nagro's class and had fun with a certain picture, we watched the long pride and prejudice, he helped me out of a sticky situation with another friend, we talked for hours and hours on the phone, and we went on a search for shrimp.

I ran out of this picture with Amanda because it needed to be a boy picture. Don't you agree?

Then it became summer and he became my best friend. For some reason it seemed like all that summer all of our friends were gone the same weeks. So that left me and Sean in O-town to party. We did some pretty random things but the main activity involved stalking a certain someone at KFC. We also started our rice krispy treat tradition and went and hiked Stewart Falls several times. That summer I realized how hard it was going to be to leave for a year to go to Spain.

Hiking with Carolyn. The first day we went to KFC

Hiking with Rodrigo, my exchange student

But Sean emailed me. A lot. He also talked to me on skype. He's one of the main people that helped me get through that year.

And then I got home and our friendship only got stronger. But starting winter, a boy by the name of Kolton entered my life. I didn't see as much of Sean. I didn't even tell Sean about Kolton. But once that was over, life was back to normal. We graduated. He got his mission call to New York, New York south spanish speaking. We went to the avengers movies. Something happened and I got mad at him. I didn't see the point in keeping him as a friend because I knew he was going to be gone. So I stayed mad for far too long. But when it came time to actually talk to him about it, something changed and I stopped being mad. I couldn't be mad. Still, our friendship had suffered. I didn't see much of him because I had moved 15 minutes away to go to college. But the week before he left I saw a lot of him. I went to his farewell and he did amazingly well.

We went hiking, just the two of us plus walker, and I knew everything was fine between us.

The day before he left we went as a group to smashburger. I still remember driving away and having it hit me. Two years is a lot longer than the year I spent in Spain. Yikes.

The first semester of college was rough and there was no Sean to talk to. But letters came pretty frequently. Right when I needed them.

I still miss Sean like crazy but he's where he needs to be and I'm where I need to be. The last couple of months have flown by and I know that he will be back here in no time. So keep up the good work Elder Pearce.

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The End is Near

I only have one more real experiment for Chem 107 and by the end of today I will only have my practical to do!!! Wahoo!

Also, only one more midterm in:

Bio 130

Chem 106

Floral Design

Book of Mormon

And only one more ID quiz for floral design!

And only two more problem sets for Econ 110!

And only two more big assignments for Bio 130 (one is a research paper that I've been putting off)

And only one more paper for Chem 106

And only two more Bio 130 labs

And only two more Floral design labs

And then finals are just around the corner... shoot. I'm in trouble. How did this semester go by so quickly?

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For Alyssa

So Alyssa tagged me and even though I usually don't pay attention to these types of things, I have nothing to do right now so I figure, what the heck. Really, I'm waiting to digest from breakfast so I can go on a run. So in the meantime...

Rules

1) Post the rules.

2) Post a photo and 11 random things about you.

3) Answer questions.

4) Ask questions.

5) Tag.

This is from earlier this semester. I was having a little too much fun on photo booth

11 random things about me

1. I hate when people tell me good morning after I wake up. To me it's almost like they think they're superior to me because they got up earlier than me. So I like to sleep in, big deal.

2. Sometimes I sleep walk. Like last night, I honestly don't remember getting in bed but that's where I found myself this morning. Also, my bedroom door was open which never happens and my clothes were all over the floor. It's a true mystery

3. Right before my brother was born my parents were trying to decide on names and my dad came home with a list and one of the names was Burford. I loved it so much that for about a year no one was allowed to call me anything else. One of my cousins still calls me Burford Alligator.

4. When I was about 3 we went to Hawaii to visit my cousins. While we were there we went to the polynesian cultural center and I kept yelling at the male dancers without their shirts on because I thought they were naked. My mom still remembers me crying.

5. If I had a week off of school right now I'd choose to go to my cabin and snowmobile and snowshoe. I'd pack a lunch one day and go on my favorite trail and just sit for hours. There's nothing I love more than the mountains.

6. I love candy. Any kind. My family thinks I will have diabetes at some point. Probably true.

7. I hate swimming so much that I faked asthma when I did swim team for the summer. Yet, I'm getting into triathlons like my parents? I still don't know why

8. I have a lot of unexplainable health problems. Like random dizzy spells, severe abdominal pain, random allergic reactions, and a few others.

9. I sometimes go days without showering in the summer. Because I go for a run in the morning, and then I go hiking, and then sometimes I also go biking. Why shower if I'm just going to do the same thing the next day?

10. I've always felt a need to be better than my three older sisters. Whitney's the smart and musical one, McKenzie's the athletic one, and Jessica's the social one. And I'm striving to be better than them at all three of those things. Not really, but a little bit.

11. I love writing letters. I feel like it's my opportunity to just talk and talk and never be interrupted. Plus, it gets out some frustrations. So it's probably a good thing that most of my best friends are now on missions. I get lots of opportunities to write.

11 Questions to Answer

1. Describe yourself in three words.

nosy, lazy, and demanding

2. Why do you blog?

This kind of goes with my letter writing reasons above. I love to get out frustrations and I don't really care who reads it. Plus, it keeps me from doing homework for just a little bit longer.

3. What is your idea of a perfect day?

I've kind of already mentioned this but I'll be specific this time. I would wake up, go for a run on some trail, have some kneaders french toast, hike some trails at Glacier National Park (eat lunch at some perfect lookout place), play some monopoly and golf with my family and friends, eat some lasagna and pie for dinner, and then watch pride and prejudice with friends that wouldn't complain about it at all.

4. Favorite color?

Aqua. Though I really like red too

5. What is something you don't mind splurging on?

cross-stitching supplies or national parks pass

6. What song is stuck in your head at this moment?

We didn't start the fire by Billy Joel

7. If you knew you only had a week to live, how would you spend it?

This would be very detailed but I'm ready to go for my run so let's keep this short. I would spend as much time with my family in the outdoors. Maybe we'd go back to New Zealand and then hike and lay on the sand-less beaches.

8. What is your favorite time-waster?

Playing games on my ipad. Mostly solitaire and monopoly

9. Name: a) a talent you have, and b) a talent you wish you had.

a) keeping friends. This sounds arrogant, but I am usually pretty good and keeping in touch with my friends. b) I wish I was more outgoing though. When I'm in a situation with a lot of people I don't know, I close up.

10. What are you most grateful for right now?

That I got put in an apartment with some pretty darn cool roommates. A lot of people are having problems these days but not me!

11. Who are you most grateful for right now?

Josh, he's pretty much a sweetheart. And he keeps life entertaining.

My 11 Questions Now

1. Where's the best place you've traveled?

2. If you could eat anything right now, what would it be?

3. Age of your first crush

4. Someone you want to be friends with, and I'm not talking famous here

5. Favorite Flower

6. What's the coolest activity you've ever done?

7. To you, what's the best thing about March?

8. What's your favorite movie? Why?

9. If you knew the world was going to end in 10 years, so school wouldn't make all that much of a difference, what would you do with your time?

10. What language have you always wanted to know?

11. Summer or Winter?

Now it's Your Turn

Lecy

Sharissa

Brianna

Brittany

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New Goal

So the last couple of days have been rough to say the least. I mean as far as school goes. I'm pooped out. I haven't studied in ages, I don't get enough sleep, and I don't really pay attention in class anymore. Plus, with the nice weather, it's been hard to want to stay inside and study. So I have officially decided to try harder starting next week. I figure this week's almost over and if I say I'm going to start tomorrow I'd be lying to myself.

But as far as the other aspects of my life, I'm doing pretty well. I'm not staying healthy, but I am having fun. Anyway, do you remember me saying that I was going to share a funny music video I found? Well here it is. I found this gem when I was looking up scream for the last music video post. I laughed pretty hard. I hope it puts a smile on your face as well.

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College Stinks

Maybe it's because I've been distracted and sick, but I bombed my last round of tests. Last week I took my chem 106 test and I thought it went all right, not extremely well, but not horrible. I was expecting a B. Not even close. I'm seriously hoping the mean was way low this test so that he will drop questions and my score will go up. But prior to this I had never gotten lower than a B on a chemistry test. So that stinks.

Also, I took my econ test yesterday after being sick all weekend. I wasn't expecting much but I actually thought that I did ok. I thought it went better than the first test. Nope. Again, the average was way low so that one will definitely become a B, but still. It's the worst grade I've ever gotten in the testing center. Can I just quit and live with my parents for the rest of my life? No, but after today it's pretty tempting.

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Confession

Ok so I've already talked to many of you in person, but to those of you that I don't see as often as I'd like, let me clear up a few things. I'm going to be very blunt and I'm sorry if some of you feel I'm weird. I am weird. But you're the one reading my blog so that makes you a little interested in my strange life. Can you tell that I'm exhausted?

Anyway as many of you guessed, I do like Josh. Some of you were a little confused about some things that I've said, and you had every right to be because the whole thing was an emotional roller coaster. I think it was mainly that I didn't want to like him because I didn't think there was any way that he liked me. So I tried to act cool and collected about it, but I was definitely not inside. Anyway, because of a certain turn of events I can now admit that I like the kid. What about the other boy? I honestly don't know. I think in the last week he's been out of my mind. Will I always have feelings for him? Probably, but not more than friendship. So I hope that clears some things up. If you want specifics of what's going on, just text or call me.

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It Happened

My clean streak is over. I slept in for the first time all semester this morning. It was actually a pretty bad day to sleep in too. It was the one day where we had a quiz and an in class activity for floral design. Oh well, I decided a long time ago that I was going to get my worst grade in that class. So I'm on my way. Go me. Instead, I went to j-dawgs and ate lunch with my friend Jessica and had a grand time talking.

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It's a Great Day to Be Alive

Can I just say that I'm loving this weather? I feel awful saying it because I love the snow and want more of it, but it is nice to not have to wear a coat outside. I only wish that I had time to enjoy it. Maybe I'll end up studying outside after chemistry, probably not, but one can dream.

On other news, I do like people watching in the fishbowl. You get all sorts in here. Today it's mostly empty because a lot of people are outside. But now I can see all the way across the room.

Also, I got a new iclicker on friday so going to chemistry is actually worth my time now.

Also, I think I'm going to donate blood with Mireya today. Yikes. Donating blood scares me.

And I'm rambling, which is awful, but that's what happens when you're running on low sleep and you have a huge test today.

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Friday may turn to Saturday

So the whole Friday night music video thing doesn't really work for me because by the time I get home, it's usually saturday morning already. Oh and sometimes I just plain forget. Also, they haven't always been music videos so I'm officially changing it. Now it's just whenever I feel like it I will attach a youtube video post. Sometimes it may be a music video, sometimes it will be just a song. Here are two songs that I've fallen in love with over the past little while.

Also, I discovered a great song that I might share sometime next week.

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Bored Bored Bored

I'm at a friend's apartment right now and I'm super bored. Don't worry, we're all doing our own things and it's great because talking isn't required. But yes, I'm blogging at a friend's apartment and I have my headphones in and his other friend is playing video games and he's on his own computer. That part is great, but I'm a very conflicted person. I want to be alone, but I want excitement as well. That's why I've traveled so much tonight... home, Karli's, Creamery, Karli's, my apartment, Karli's, and now Josh's. Don't worry though. It's all back in control.

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