Student Life

Here and There....

2012-01-18T20:33:00.000-08:00

I am trying to make up for not posting pretty much anything this entire summer so this post will be in no certain order. Its just some random little things that we've done that were really fun. We made it down to St. George a couple of times and spent a lot of time at Gunlock Falls and Sand Hollow. One trip down to St. George we ended up getting cheap tickets to the Lion King in Vegas. Such a good show! One weekend we went up to Park City and did the Alpine slides...yes Rob won. I think its because he weighs more though. One night we went and built popsicle stick boats and floated them down a creek....yes I won, because Rob's weighed a little more :). So we're even. I took Rob down to Vegas for his birthday and we went to Phantom of the Opera. It was definitely a Vegas version of Phantom but fantastic nonetheless. My pictures are a jumbled mess but I just tried to highlight the summer...it was a good one

My boats name was Nessy

His was much more creative then mine

Alpine Slides

Watching fireworks at sugarhouse parkWaterfalls up Provo canyonVegas and St George!I would have posted more pictures but blogger keeps changing and I can't figure it out! It truly is frustrating being computer illiterate. Notice how I have comments it really random places....jeez.

Tunnel of Love. Kinda.

2011-09-28T02:12:00.000-07:00

Did I mention I have a crush on the best man from the previous post?? His name is Robson. Best man, maid of honor....cute right?? ANYWAY, its been a few months since this actually happened so I think I'm ok to blog about it :). With all of the wedding stuff going on we had spent a lot time together, and like I said.....I thought he was pretty adorable.We decided to hang out after the wedding. He told me about some tunnels that were right by my house. These tunnels go under the freeway and at the top there is a really neat look out point. Little did we know how treacherous the hike was going to be. Getting to the tunnels is really easy, just a jaunt through a park to a not so frequented path. There are three seperate tunnels and because the tunnels are pretty steep there are ropes to help you climb up without slipping. We went with another couple and we wanted to take blankets to sit on when we got to the top. It made it a little more difficulty since we had some stuff to lug up there. The first tunnel wasn't too bad except the rope was kind of stretchy making the climb a little tricky. The second tunnel was a little more intense. Rob and I got up the tunnel no problem, but our friend Kirstyn had a little more difficult time. Rob and I were sitting at the top waiting for her to finish climbing when we heard a thud and the rope slipping past us. Both of us grabbed the rope and then we heard Kirstyn scream. Rob yelled down to her to make sure she was ok and she said she was fine and that it had just scared her. Everyone got to the top of the tunnel so we investigated what had happened to the rope. It was attached to a shovel that had been stuck in the ground. The shovel had completely come out of the place it was wedged into. UH! SKETCHY right?!? So here we are after a little scare and we decide (against better judgement) to go up the third tunnel. The third tunnel was really steep. Rob made it up first but only after really messing up his hands. He had to hold the rope so tight and kept slipping because the rope had NO grip.When he got to the top he tied some weird boy scout knots to make it "easier" to climb up the rope. They worked for the most part except every once in a while a knot would pop and you would slip a little bit. When we all got to the top we acted like. "Yay! That was fun." When really, we were all thinking, "I'm so glad I didn't die in this freeway tunnel where my body would likely never be discovered." I'm all about adventure but seriously....that was a tad over the edge. We sat at the top of the tunnels for SOOO long because it was so cool. Plus...we had shlept so much crap up there with us we weren't looking forward to getting down with it all. And yes.......Rob and I shared a magical moment of a *first kiss* (insert awwww here). Good times. So its like 3 am and we decided we need to get off this mountain side. Rob goes down the first section of tunnel and yells back, "There is no way I'm comfortable making Kirstyn and Stod climb down that!!!" Danny (Kirstyn's date) who is an avid rock climber decides to brave the tunnel as well. He also yells back, "That was SUPER hard!!" So neither Kirstyn or I are feeling super confident at this time. Rob yells up the tunnel that not too far from the tunnel there is a path you can hike down. They think we should do that and they'll come pick us up with the truck at the road. ALRIGHT. We wait five minutes and then head for the path. Um....this path looked like a mud slide had recently reeked havoc on it. So with the blankets, head lamps, phones, and flash lights in hand Kirstyn and I brave this (and I use the term loosely) path. We get down to the bottom, covered in dirt, and sweating like crazy. We had to pretty much slide on our butts the whole time. I think I would have rather gone down the tunnel. Seriously! Robson later admitted that he thought I would never go on a date with him again after he ditched me in a tunnel above the freeway. We totally laugh about it now. It was a very interesting date. I only got a few pics but here you go. Also, no I did not get a picture of the great view. I don't know whats wrong with me.

Beggining the trek....before our lives were in danger :)

After the first tunnel

Headed up! Can you even see the tiny rope???

Waiting and giving the boys a head start

Before heading to the path!*Disclaimer*-Robson will probably make an appearance in future posts. I like him......

My Best Friend's Wedding!

2011-08-15T13:02:00.000-07:00

Not the movie, she really got married! It was so fun to be her Maid of Honor and I was so.....well, honored :). When she (Dottie) first told me that she was going to get married I was super upset about it. I was a few weeks from moving up to Salt Lake and my only friend in Salt Lake was getting all engaged and stuff! Needless to say, when I met Steve (her husband) I was totally happy for her. They are such a cute couple and so right for each other.
So, I like wedding showers but sometimes I really hate playing the games. However, we played a game at her shower that was seriously so funny. You had to put a banana at the bottom of some panty hoes, tie it around your waste so it was hanging just above the floor, then you had to move an orange across the floor swinging the banana using your hips. Maybe that makes absolutely no sense but I was seriously laughing so hard. These are pictures from her wedding shower. I'll keep it PG I promise.

The orange game!!!

The actual wedding day. Her dress was so grogeous! She looked so beautiful!

Where to start!?!

2011-07-05T17:11:00.001-07:00

It's been a while. Weird I know. This summer has seriously been so fun. Even between the madness of going to school I have been able to fit in a bunch of fun activites. I went to Zion National Park about 3 month ago (Iknow I know I'm playing catch up). It was interesting. I hope and pray the person I went down there with never finds my blog but if he does......oh well I guess. Honestly such a great trip and the people we were with were really nice to me and very hospitable. HOWEVER, the first night we were down there I almost lost it. I had been on a few dates with this guy and it was pretty lukewarm between us. We stayed with his brother and he told me there were two rooms upstairs and I could pick either one. So I walk into the first room and this is how the conversation goes.
"Oh......you are choosing that room?"

"Yes.....is that ok?

"Well I kind of like this room better."

"Ok I'll take the other room" (What I really wanted to say was ok you big dork you should have just told me what room I was staying in).

The room he wanted to stay in had a comfy queen size bed, a window, a TV, and the room was nice and cool. When I walked into the room I was staying in I was UP. SET! There was a squeaky little twin bed, no TV, the room was stifiling, and the computer from 1994 was humming at about the same decibel as a B52 jet. Am I exaggerating a tiny bit? Maybe. But I went to bed that night so turned off and annoyed I wasn't even sure I was going to be able to sleep. Our relationship was officially over. It turned out ok though because the repelling the next day was phenomenol. Here are a few pictures.....

The top of angels landing. So gorgeous!

All in all it was a great trip!

UGH!

2011-03-25T14:19:00.000-07:00

I've wanted to update my blog but I have NO pictures. Why don't I have any pictures? Because I don't have a camera. I feel like it literally just disappeared into thin air. I am sooooo sad. I don't know what I did with it. Anyway, more posts to come.....and pictures since now I am saving up for a new camera. *Sigh*

Time Flies!

2011-02-27T10:49:00.000-08:00

(I love this picture)

I kept saying I need to update my blog and now all of a sudden its been 3 months since I updated. Wow! The end of 2010 was awesome. Christmas was wonderful! The fam got to spend some time down in Arizona together and even though it wasn't OVERLY warm we managed to have a good time. I moved to Salt Lake the first of January and I've just been getting back into to the swing of "Student Life" again. I'm done in July!! RN here I come :). School has been a whirlwind...I jumped into a program where everyone already knew each other from the previous semesters so it has been an adjustment to fit in. However, I am so blessed to have this opportunity that has worked out so well for me. This blog is random and its just a bunch of pictures but at least I feel a little more caught up.

Christmas shopping can be so exhausting

Christmas in Pahrump!

I would ask Ava to show me her new slippers and she just kept doing this....its the best picture I could get.

The ginger bread house is definitely a tradition. Ava will remember!

I got a new snowboarding helmet for Christmas. There was one day we got sooo much snow so Robert and I took advantage and went snowboarding. Getting the Jeep out was not easy but Ken Richens came over with the tractor and we were out in a Jiffy. My dad and Ken LOVE that was tractor.

Pictures from Arizona!

I'll leave you with these. This is a prime example of why I don't do much crafting. I was convinced I wanted to crochet a baby hat for Alecia and Sam's baby. I picked a very simple pattern and not even half way through I knew something was wrong. My mom was doing the same pattern with me to talk me through it (yes I needed it). Can you see something wrong??? Mine is the one on the left.

Second round was MUCH better. I can't wait to put it on her!!! I told Alecia if she wanted to use the first draft she would have a lovely hand made nipple cover if needed :).

Just Kidding!

2010-11-19T17:24:00.000-08:00

Things can change quickly. Thats a fact of life right? Not too long ago I got a call from Desert View Hospital in Pahrump saying they would like me to come down and work full time in the emergency room. I was thrilled! I had been trying to get down there all summer long and it was finally happening! The first day I could start was November first since I had to finish out the month of October at Central Valley Medical Center. So....I went to "as needed status" at Central Valley, packed up all of my stuff, informed my sister Lynsey should would be having a baby sitter pretty much whenever she needed, and drove down to Pahrump. I was moving into a house down there my dad's company has. It was the PERFECT situation. When I went into the hospital the next day to get all set, I spoke with the Emergency Room manager. She explained they had a rigorous six week training program. I immediately was a little nervous since I knew there was a possibility I could be going back to school in January. However, I had informed them of this so I thought it was all good. Plus, I had a while before I was supposed to know anything about school. Cross that bridge when we get to it. As I was walking into the HR manager's office I got a call on my cell phone. Here is the conversation:

Rob: Hi Jessica this is Rob from Weber State University. I just wanted to inform you that you have been excepted into the RN program starting January.

Me: Oh?

Rob: Since you live further south we were wondering if you wanted to complete our program at the DATC campus in Kaysville. This program, unlike the main campus program, ends in August. The main campus program breaks during the summer and ends in Decemeber.

Me: So, I would be going to school closer to Salt Lake and I would finish earlier?

Rob: Correct.

Me: Yeah, Rob you can go ahead and count me in. I'm super excited!!

Ope...there pops up that bridge. So with the ER manager, the Administrator, and the Human Resource Manager all present I discussed my dilemma with them. I knew the ER manager (her name is Mary) because I had worked with her when I was in Pahrump before. They were so wonderful so congratulate me and said they would be more than happy to keep me here till school. However, I understand there is really no reason to train me for six weeks just so I can leave two weeks later. So...I thanked them and spent the next four days hanging out with my mom, sister, and kiddos. Then I moved my entire closet back up to Utah. Oy Vey.

Pretty much what we did while I was down there.

All my crap in Pahrump......

Same crap in Nephi.....four days later.....

Honestly, everything worked out perfect. I'm starting school in a great program closer to where I will be living and finishing earlier than I had expected. BUT....I was soooo excited to be close to Lynsey and her family for the next two months. I walked into her house after I found out and totally started crying. I miss them when they aren't here and I wanted nothing more than to be crashing on their couch, tending the kids, and just bumming around with my sister.

So.....I literally drove back down like the next week lol. It was Randy's birthday (shout out to Randy!!! Love you bro!) and Lynsey wanted to take Randy out just the two of them. I went down to babysit the kids. Since I kinda quit my job and just pick up shifts whenever someone calls me, I've had some free time on my hands. I drove down Friday after work and stayed till Tuesday. Had a blast. Thanks you guys for letting me stay, feeding me, and hanging out with me. I truly cherish our relationship probably more than I tell you :). Love you!

Wouldn't it be awkward if Lynsey didn't read this post??

Here are some pictures from the trip. I feel bad I didn't get one with the birthday boy or my sister. Woops.
These kids....seriously can't stand how cute they are!

Ava and I made some delicious cookies in some super cute aprons.

The night Lynsey and Randy went out we all snuggled up in our PJ's, watched a movie, made paper airplanes, and just played like crazy. I also painted Ava's fingernails and toenails. She picked the colors. Toenails were pink, fingernails were light pink. Shocking.

Little dude man....

Kai had a little bit of a cold in his chest so the pediatrician recommended they give him breathing treatments fours times a day for a couple of days. He kicked and screamed the first few times. When he realized he got to watch cartoons and have a treat during the treatments, he really came around. Cute Huh?

Lastly, I would like to make note that I am fully aware my eye brows are SUPER dark. My mom and I dyed them right before she left for their cruise. I think we'll try medium brown and not dark brown next time. So yes, those are in fact my eyebrows not caterpillars on my face. Geez.....

Catch Up!

2010-10-28T16:15:00.000-07:00

So....a little while ago I went to visit some friends in good ol' Rexburg Idaho with another one of my good friends. It was a super short trip but it was really fun. Their little apartment is above a malt shop that has live music and a dance floor. I wish I had gotten a picture of their apartment because it was seriously so cute. One of the days we went to see some water falls that were soooo pretty. That night we went to eat at the most unbelievable burger joint. Yes, you'll know what I am talking about when you see the pictures. It was such a fun trip, and I have to give a shout out to the Stringhams for being so hospitable!

The pictures below are seriously unbelievable right!?! A single patty was 1 lb. They ordered me the single to see if I could get my picture on the wall by eating it all. I failed miserably. The rest of them shared a double. Needless to say we were all stuffed by the time we left.

Please don't be offended by these next pictures. Come on they are asking for it right?? We were driving out to go shoot some skeet and I made everyone get out of the car to take pictures with this sign. I just couldn't believe it! Do I have the sense of humor of a five year old....well yes I guess I do.

I also went to the Lion King at Capital Theater and Tarzan down at Tuacahn. Both were so amazing. The costumes for the Lion King are so neat. I don't have any pictures from Tarzan, unfortunately. Funny thing about Tarzan is that I think the guy who played Kerchak (Tarzan's dad) looks like a gorilla despite the makeup and costume anyway. Impressive casting. I would go to both of them again. So great!

I have to work this whole weekened :(. Therefore I don't really get to celebrate Halloween so I did it last week. My old roommate Dottie and I dressed up as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles because....well what else would we dress up as? These outifts were crafted by Dottie's mother and lots of duct tape. Sweet....

This one if fuzzy because we were moving so fast!

The next night I went to an ABC party my friends were having. They just moved into a new house so it was kind of like a house warming party. And yes, ABC does stand for anything but clothes. I went over to their house early to try and craft something out of whatever they had. Between us their was a newspaper, bubble wrap, ball pit, and duct tape dress. I have to tell you I made Julee's newspaper dress and I am super proud. Project Runway here I come! Also, I have a micro mini duct tape skirt....we ran out of duct tape!

Yup, only one looking at the camera

Last but not least....I have decided I attract rodents of unusual size. Well maybe just rodents in general. I was sitting on the couch last night watching a movie (it was like 2:30 am. My sleeping patterns are out of wack thanks to night shifts) and all of the sudden I hear our dog barking like mad. I went to investigate and there sits a hissing racoon on my dad's Harley. Oodie (our dog) was frantically trying to get to it. Of course, I run to grab the camera THEN spring into action. I grabbed Oodie so the racoon would come down and then I let Oodie go to get it. It freaked out and ran up the weedwacker hanging on the wall.

Thats when I got my dad out of bed and this is what ensued.

Apparently I laugh like a clown....didn't know that. And the rustling and growling you can hear at the very end...yeah thats Oodie and the raccoon going at it. Oodie eventually chased it up a tree. What did Oodie get for all of his hard work?? A good belly scratch and a Rabies booster the next day. Thanks Oodie!

Wigs, David, and Mountain Men

2010-08-20T14:50:00.000-07:00

Yes, another trip to Vegas. Apparently I can't get enough. My good friend Char got married on the 28th so we did a big hoorah in Vegas for her. The girls that planned it did a great job....I'm broke but it was really fun :). The first night we went out in these crazy wigs and I'll tell you the drunk people of Vegas just loved us. We ended singing Happy Birthday to several people like we were a wigged singing group. We spent all day at the pool the next day and, yes I'll answer your question, I did see the tiny blonde comedian we know as David Spade....at the "party" pool. Not much of a party pool unless you pay 100 bucks. Crazy.
That night we dressed up nice to go to TAO the club at the Venetian. I have no idea how, but we ended up getting in the club without waiting and without paying. I've decided just talk to the right security and they'll let you in. We had so much fun!
The funniest thing of the entire trip was the drive down there. We stopped outside of Cedar City for a rest stop and Brooke (who was driving) thought her car sounded funny so we get out to investigate and Brooke freaks out and screams there is an animal!! So I look at the front of her car and there is a full on claw hanging out of her grill. So she calls her boyfriend in Cedar and we drive down to Cedar with this animal THING in her grill. I thought for sure that thing was all squished and dead in there. So when we get to Cedar her boyfriend starts poking it with a stick trying to get it out and the thing moves!!! Eventually its crawling all over in her car screeching and trying to get out. Some random guy showed up and ended up pulling the thing out by its tail. What was it you ask? A ROCK CHUCK. What the crap!?!?! It waddled away I'm sure terrified and wondering why the heck it was being relocated to Cedar City via the grill of a compact car. Poor thing.

This is a rock chuck....didn't even know what they looked liked until I had this encounter

Can you see its claw!?!

Pics from the trip....sorry I didn't get any with David

A couple weeks ago I was invited to Tintic days in....hold on....Eureka, Utah. I have actually been to Eureka several times and I have come to love this little town. They had a little parade and this mountain man presentation and all this fun stuff. I went with such a fun group of people too. I hadn't seen a lot of these people for a long time and it was so much fun. Thanks Ian for the invite :)

So I have to do a little shout out to Sam's sister Dixie she was driving through on her way to school and stayed with us for a couple days. Sam also had a gig that weekend. Thanks Dixie for stoppin' by just had a blast with ya!!!

This Summer....

2010-08-04T11:04:00.001-07:00

I finally graduated!!.....from LPN school that is. The graduation ceremony might have been the weirdest thing I have ever taken place in. However, so exciting and such a relief I am at least this far.

This picture is posted because Robert lost his CTR ring during the ceremony and we seriously thought we were going to lose HIM. Thankfully we found it and he is still with us today.

Thanks everyone for all of your love and support...even when I was a total basketcase :)

VIVA LAS VEGAS

I have been fortunate enough to travel down to vegas a couple times since school got over. It was Ava's birthday and then she also had a dance recital and so on and so forth. Don't worry the next set of photos isn't actually going to make a lot of sense I am just combining several trips into one post.

So, you may have read the story on Lynsey's blog but we made cupcakes for Ava's birthday party and the first batch struggled. Our icing wasn't as *firm* as we needed it. I'm not blaming anyone! This lovely cupcake I called the areola cupcake when it was finished. I can say that...I'm a nurse.

Second batch....MUCH better. Fact of the matter is we were all WAY too stressed out about the way the cupcakes were gonna look. They were cupcakes for a bunch of three year old....not a celebrity wedding. It was so fun.

So I also had a birthday in May and it was the big two one!! My amazing family wanted to throw me a surprise party. I had no idea. In fact the night before my birthday I was driving home from provo with my mom and little brother when I had a little bit of a melt down. I cried about how I didn't have any friends and no one even knew it was my birthday. *A little dramatic* Robert even begged my mom to tell me about the surprise I was so sad. My plan was to go to a FRIEND's birthday party on my birthday. How lame. Anywho, the next day I went on this really fun scavenger hunt and next thing I know some girls from nursing school were at my door telling me we were driving down to vegas. Alecia had set everything up with the help of my mom and Sam.
The first night we stayed at the house in Pahrump and hung out in the mall and on the strip that day. I'll make note right now that when I got to our hotel for the next night the lady at the desk noticed it was my birthday from my license. When I told her it was my 21st she gave me a free upgrade to the penthouse suite. We were on the top floor and the view....amazing.
Anyway, once we got ready our first stop was Thunder from Down Under with VIP tickets. Yes you read right Thunder from Down Under. I have never seen so much pelvic thrusting in my life. I've also never laughed so hard. The music, the lights, the choreography, simply epic. Favorite part....one of the *aussies* jumps up on our table, grabs a lady's beer, dumps it all over himself, and whips his head around causing beer to fly every where. I'm slightly grossed out at this point but I'm also wiping tears away I am laughing so hard. It was fantastic.
After ALL that we went to a club at the Luxor where Sam had this really sweet hookup. The scene was unreal. SOOOO many people were trying to get in. Some lady, to no avail, even offered the bouncer like 250 bucks to let just her in (not even her friends). So I roll up, talk to the guy at the front, he checks the list, scans the crowd all secretively, and next thing I know there we are rolling into this big time club. When we were making our way to the front some girl got mad and said, "um there is a line here" without skipping a beat my friend Corey goes "um we're on the list" It was hilarious. Needless to say that was girl was pissed. Once we got into the club some randoms invited us to their table. So ANOTHER bouncer gives us a special stamp and from then on we had free food and drinks the entire time we were there. It was unbelievable. To top it off I look over and Chris Angel and Carrot top are right next to me. Alright.
As we were driving back to the hotel the sun started to come up. We seriously had SUCH a blast. The girls I went with were so awesome and it was a pretty unforgettable night. We got up like 2 hours later and drove back to Utah.

Literally like the only pictures I have from the trip. I totally forgot to take pictures and most of the places we went we weren't allowed to take any lol.

Yes one of the few pictures includes me posing like a giant stripper. Awe Vegas.

LIFE ON THE LAKE

Lynsey's blog has a much cuter post about Lake Powell but I had to make a note about it on my blog. We had so much fun!! The tubing and knee boarding and wakeboarding kicked all of our butts but it was totally worth it. Here are a few pics!

I think I have a new love and its called wakeboarding. Hopefully we will go boating more often so I can be boarding all year round!

I'm taking credit for this picture I was totally the photographer. Sums up the trip completely!

Check out the speedo he's rockin...

LAST ONE ALMOST THERE!

I've done a bad thing. Seriously bad. When it comes to my hair I kinda have done it all. I had this idea in my head it would be super cute to have all these crazy curls so my hair would be super easy to do. How do you get curly hair....you perm it right? My mom and I picked out the perm and the size of curlers we wanted (we had no idea what we were doing and the girl at sally's was an idiot). I called my grandma cause she's great at rolling perms and enlisted her help. She hesistated at first but was totally on board. It started out real positive.

Then the smelly burny stuff. This part sucked a little.

Then the horrific phase where you have to wash it out. I feel like I know a little about what its like to drown.

Before we go further, I'll let you know my grandma did an amazing job rolling it. No fish tails. Maybe my hair just wasn't ready for the task.
When we were done I thought I'll go blow dry my hair so I can see my lucious curly locks for the first time.

And here were the results.........

!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Surprised is any understatment. Since then I have spent a good chunk of change on some expensive conditioners and hot oil treatments. My stylist about flipped when I told her what I did. My hair is in fact on the mend but its gonna take a while. Till then lots of headbands and updo's :)

Wow

2010-08-03T22:15:00.001-07:00

Its been a long time. I know my blog looks like a mess I'm just not sure how to fix it. More later.....I have lots to update about.

780 Calories Later......

2010-04-21T17:11:00.000-07:00

I'm insane. Some of my classmates and I went to lunch one day in my friend Tana's car. I saw that she had a yoga mat, and I asked her how often she did yoga. She goes on to tell me that she is kinda into this Bikram Yoga class and that I should totally try it. Let me explain this to you. Bikram yoga is a 90 minute class done in a room that is in between 105 to 110 degrees with at least 40% humidity. Also, let me throw this out there that I have probably done BEGINNERS yoga like twice. What was I thinking when I agreed that I would go??? Anywho, my other friend Corey went with me to this class yesterday so that I wouldn't be the only beginner. I walked into that room and seriously thought..."What the hell am I thinking!" It was so freaking hot! I went to class in some shorts and a tank top....ironically I felt totally over dressed. When the yoga instructor came into the room wearing what looked liked his little brother's whitie tighties I couldn't help but think, "Uh, perhaps this class might be a little intense for me." The class started out with some breathing exercises and yes I was already dripping sweat. I don't know how the dude in front of me stayed hydrated. You know on the movie "Along Came Polly" when Ben Stiller is sweating profusely eating Indian food? Times that by ten and you have the practically naked man that was in front of me. Needless to say, I surprised myself. I only got lightheaded once and that was on this totally weird backwards posture. I'm not very good at yoga but I felt great when I was done with the class. I walked out of that place looking like I had just jumped into a pool. But no I had just spent the last hour and a half sweat my brains out. I read that you can lose up to 780 calories in one class. I also read about all these great benefits that go along with Bikram Yoga. I have to say although that class was super intense and how I got through I don't know, if I were staying in Ogden I might consider buying the unlimited pass. And unfortunately, I don't think any gyms in Nephi offer any Bikram Yoga classes. However, I think I would benefit from doing some yoga, so I'm going to try to get into it. Here are pictures of some of the postures and what they SHOULD look like.

That last one is where I got super lightheaded. No worries I looked NOTHING like these examples.

Good times :)

Festivities!

2010-04-12T20:55:00.001-07:00

Yikes, I know I know, it has been a while since I have posted. SOOO, here is a little bit of what I have been up to lately. I know you've all been writhing with anticipation. Anyway, a few weeks ago my parents were invited to a Utah State basketball game. Because I am applying to Utah State I thought it would be really fun to go with and get a feel for the campus and the atmosphere. The basketball game was so much fun. Seriously I have never seen a more perfectly choreographed student section in my entire life. It looked so fun!! I found out in a couple of weeks if I got into the RN program up there. I'm not sure I should mention it on my blog in the event (that is very likely) I don't get nt....it's gonna be awkward to announce that I didn't get in lol. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. Anywho, here are some pics!

Thanks poppa for the Utah State jacket. Heaven forbid I go to a game without Utah State paraphernalia :)

They stood the entire time!! All of them!

So like I said before the whole last section of school is OB and Peds. Our instructor gave us these really "life-like" babies to do assessents on. When class was over Corey and I decided to pile all of the babies onto a kid's desk in our class that we kind of like to give a hard time. We bonded with the babies.

Meriellen and I with our babies

So during lunch we thought it would be appropriate to try the burrito roll on Tana. We were laughing so hard cause lets be honest.....that looks weird

Chance is going to be a proud pappa!

His name was Kong. He had a twin brother in the class named King. Our instructors named them.

So I have been looking forward to this all year! I was so sad that I missed it last year. Its called the Holi Festival of Colors. There is this whole story about why they put this festival on. It may or may not have something to do with burning a witch so I'll just skip that part. But the festival is at the Holy Krishna temple in Spanish Fork. They tell the story of the festival, have some Indian dancers perform, and then do this big countdown and everyone throws different colors of chalk into the air. I was so glad that I had a bandana over my face when the whole thing happened. It was like a mushroom cloud of colors. It was so much fun! So what that my lungs are caked with scented indian chalk...I'm totally going back next year!

Pre-color madness

There were so many people!

Yeah she's in a wedding dress....

Simply Amazing! Shanti!

I THINK its a little bit of a rut

2010-03-16T19:30:00.000-07:00

I have total technology issues and I can't figure out why my computer wants to download all my pictures over again so I don't have pictures for this post but I'll get it figured out. Sorry its been a little while I haven't had much to post about. First of all I got my Medical/Surgical final over with the and it was such a relief. I'm gonna vent for a second I had a complete melt down a week or so before the test. I felt SOOO overwhelmed. It was test after test after assignment after test after case study. I had seriously had enough!!! But I got through thae week and I was really happy with my overall grade. I was finally ready to take a deep breath. Our instructors keep telling us its downhill from here and that the OB and Pediatrics section is much easier. To my dismay, I am struggling! You guys kids do not love me. Seriously. I'm so awkward around them. My niece and nephew like me but they are the only kids that I know of. My favorite is when I say hi and their eyes water out of pure fear. Not only that but I'm not sure how I am going to deal with sick kids. I'm just a little bit of a basketcase over it. Also I'm whining because we no longer get any days off and we have 12 hour clinicals every wednesday that start at 4:45 in the morning. Its unnaturally early for me. Its actually a little gross. So while I'm venting I might as well discuss everything else thats going on my life, which lets be honest, isn't much. I've gone on a few.....interesting....blind dates. And let me just say watching a movie in a dark basement with your blind date inching closer and closer is not fun! What provokes this!?!? What myth says that this is a good idea and puts your date at ease. Also have a plan when you take someone out on a date. I went on a date the other night and we spent like an HOUR wondering around 25th street with him looking at me and saying, "Wanna eat here?" And everytime I said, "yeah that would be great". But then it didn't look good to him or he wasn't in the mood for a sandwich or he doesn't like any restaurants with chinese letters in the title. Ironiclly, we wondered around for so long that we didn't have time to eat before we had to be to the comedy club. So I ate a slice of a pizza and a refreshing glass of tap water at the club. However, it tasted amazing because I was so hungry. And of course during the act he has the balls to say..."Calm down" when I was laughing super hard at the comedian. I'm sorry, is it bothering you that I'm not miserable despite your efforts?? And of course we were on a double date and the other couple is hitting it off great. So they start kissing during the goodbye and I just sit in the car with my date standing next to the door. Should I have made conversation? Probably, but I was done for the night! Shout out to all the single ladies! Good times. I'm done venting.....I swear. Thanks I feel better.

Simply Put....

2010-02-21T20:48:00.000-08:00

Family is everything. I can't even begin to describe how amazing my family is. I seriously can't imagine doing anything in life without their love and support. I am so so blessed.

Its Been Interesting

2010-02-17T19:27:00.000-08:00

So a few weeks ago my friend Corey from school told me that I needed to come up and go in the snow cat with her. I had no idea what she was talking about but I told her I'd come. It was super fun! Her friend has these snow cats that apparently drive in the snow....I don't really get what the point is but they are super fun. They can fit 6 people, have a heater, have a radio, and ours also had microwave in it. So we're out in the middle of no where when the snow cat decides to shut off. Doesn't sound like a huge problem, but you have to wait like 45 minutes for them to cool off before they will start up again. Yikes....luckily we didn't freeze and we made it back just fine.

Corey was thrilled when it fired back up!

So I'm a little bit in love...actually not a little bit a lot a bit. My friend invited me to the Trevor Hall concert at Valour in Provo. IT. WAS. SO. FUN. His music has a kind of reggae feel which I normally am not into, but I seriously love him. Its totally weird but I'm also super attracted to him. I know I know....

Super Mario the bass player. He was *Fantastic*

Trevor himself

Yup gotta have a picture with the annoying drunk person behind you

Chris Rafferty was the opener-yes thats a tiny ukulele he is playing

I don't know how to flip this picture but I love it!

All of the girls that went to the concert

Thanks Dottie for the invite! So fun :)

On Saturday my little brother came up to go snowboarding with me. We seriously had so much fun. The weather was PERFECT! We got up there around two and ended up staying until nine at night when they close. My little brother is definitely gonna be a great snowboarder. For how little he has done it, he is pretty freakin good. Thanks little brother for coming up!

Just as a last minute note....two weeks until my final for med/surg class and 2 1/2 months till I am done with school. YAY!

I've had an epiphany!!

2010-01-29T10:20:00.000-08:00

Food controls my life. Seriously. I was thinking what I was gonna blog about so I just uploaded some photos and it hit me....they all deal with food in some way! I'll explain.

So one of my class mate's husband's friend (a little confusing I know) works for some shipping company or something and his truck ended up with a whole extra case of gold fish....the kind you eat. So he gave my class mate's husband all these boxes. SOOO...she brings all these boxes of "Flavor Blast! Gold Fish" for us to enjoy during class. I have to admit they have gotten me through many a lecture. When I get sleepy I grab me a handful of goldfish and I'm ready to go again! So here are some pictures to show my appreciation....

Ok so they are a couple of months expired....big deal.

A freeze frame shot seemed appropriate

So school has been absolutely crazy lately! My mom called me the other day and said they were going to come up to salt lake for some sushi and a movie. I was stoked! Knowing I got to eat sushi that friday got me through the week. It did not disappoint. It was absolutely delicious and I had so much fun with my family. Side note: Avatar was a pretty good movie. Kinda made me want to become one with the jungle, fly around around on a dragon, and grow five taller.

So pretty!

Thanks mom and dad for dinner :)

LAST BUT NOT LEAST!!! Just headed down to the jazz game on monday and realized...ooh I am terribly hungry I will stop at Arby's and grab a delicious cordon bleu. So I roll through the drive through pick up my sandwich and pull into the turning lane. So this is my thought process as I pull into the turning lane.
Hmm...thats weird that truck would pull out now, oh dear she is actually headed right towards, ah....she doesn't see me and she is going to hit me.
Boom! Turns out I was right! Next thing I know she freakin hit me! She slowed down right at the last second so it really wasn't that bad, just super annoying!!! If only I could have reigned in my hunger for the thirty minute drive to salt lake.....

Poor little Hyundai

Viva La Pahrump!

2010-01-21T18:30:00.000-08:00

This was so fun! We decided to go visit Lynsey, Randy and the kids this last weekend and enjoy the house in Pahrump. We drove down after Robert's game on Friday and let me just say...we played quite a game of would you rather on the way down. One question was (this was directed towards my dad) would you rather walk or ride a trotting burro to work everyday. Needless to say I think he chose the burro. It was such a nice weekened with everyone and so fun to just get away and hang out. Here are some pictures of our weekened.

I stinking love these kids! I just feel bad Kai can't ever relax. Poor guy.

This was us playing mini bowling. Everything was tiny! Its sad I can't even bowl well when the pins are 5 feet away from me.

The golf course out in Pahrump is beautiful! Funny I'm not very good at golfing either :(

Yummy!

I told Ava to make a funny face and she did this. So I went with it!

Us playing Taboo...

Thanks family for such an awesome weekened! By the way this blog took me forever and I have no idea why. I'm gonna get better at this I swear.

Small Spaces....

2010-01-16T18:51:00.000-08:00

So my sisters have blogs and I LOVE to follow them. Ever since I moved to Ogden they both have been telling me that I need to start one. However, I have been super hestitant to start one because I wasn't sure it would be very interesting. I go to school and do homework um....everyday. But, I figured this is a good way for me to at least TRY and document my life. So for starters I'll talk about my tiny...I mean tiny living space. The house I live in is great and my rommmates are really nice, I just got stuck with the smallest room. I originally lived in the basement and my room was awesome.....and spacious. However, one of the girls upstairs moved out so I decided to squish my stuff into a smaller room upstairs. The basement can be kind of depressing, cold, and loud when people walk around upstairs. PLUS, upstairs had a tub! That is reason enough for me!

Here is my lovely vanity :)

Right side of the room: Clothes, books, dresser, cleaning supplies, computer, snowboard, sweaters, school supplies.

Left side of the room: Bed, clothes hamper, guitar, t.v. and stand, hats, scarfs, snuggie and Audrey Hepburn. I don't wear hats very often because the drawer with the hats doesn't open all the way due to the t.v. stand.

Hopefully one day I'll have the funds to move into a little bit bigger of a place :). Until then this will have to do.

Am I Blogging?

2010-01-05T14:11:00.001-08:00

I'm not sure how this works. But I will get it figured out!