no homo

2 guys.
on a motorcycle.
the same motorcycle.
the one in the back hugging the one in the front.
just getting a ride home from class

but no homo right?

oh boy

I hate it when I can't sleep.

When I can't sleep, my roommate hates it that I didn't buy a muffin mix.

the way to a man's heart is through his stomach

or at least that's what my mother taught me

so today, tonight i'm making banana bread. again. 

This delicious recipe. 

but our oven is a little retarded. so hopefully it turns out.
i really hope it turns out.


while i was mixing it together, i almost forgot the sugar.
i missed little hands helping me
(i had moments where i really wanted to hand a measuring cup to a small child and ask them to dump the flour in for me as i stirred. so much more work and a lot more lonely to cook by myself).
Also, i'm pretty sure I made more of a mess and took twice as long cooking by myself.

But it was fun.
And i got to lick the bowl. all by myself.

and now all i have to do is wait for 30 more mins and hope the bread turns out

*please, please, please turn out*

praying the bread turns out.  and yes, I cook with a towel over my shoulder. thanks to my dear father.

 

 

as you can see, i'm back to blogging

well now, i'm back in good 'ole Rexburg!

School started this week.
as well as the job hunting

school is going fairly successfully
work... well, we'll see

classes are good.
new friends are good.
roommates are good.
...actually, pretty darn fantastic. I get to live with one of my best friends, and we're pretty much joined at the hip. One of our rules is that we have to date someone at the same time, so that we don't totally 'lose' each other. or just don't date anyone at all.
personally, i don't think she's going to last.... ;)

also this semester, I'm making a lot of goals.
Things to improve my habits. my spirituality. my... everything.

i'm working on making my bed everyday.
eating better... as well as cooking more.
not getting 'friend-zoned' by every guy i meet.
praying more honestly and consistently. as well as reading my scriptures.
putting homework before play.
putting Christ before everything.
exercising at least 30 mins a day, T-F.
serving others more.
fulfilling my church calling.
always smiling, and staying positive.

this is going to be a great semester. i can feel it.
:)

boys will be the death of me

so, i like to do a lot of things that i'm not good at

like, dancing. and sports. and basically all the things.
so i look like a klutzy idiot
but i have fun, so i usually participate anyways

sometimes, I know that being a klutzy idiot is not worth it, and i decide to sit on the sidelines

last week, was one of those time that i tried to be wiser, and not participate.
it was also the time that those who were participating decided that I had to participate.

so though I knew that a 12 mile hike would not be good for me, the boys made me go.

long story short, it rained. and i was a pansy. and i've been sitting in humid Georgia for a month, not hiking in the dry mountains of Wyoming. and we didn't make it to the top. maybe half way? maybe?...

one day i'll be fit enough to make it, because i'm sure it's beautiful, and definitely worth it.

Nic and David

Ethan and Tyler

 

See that little peak way up there?...

...that's the little peak that we had to hike to. Where i'm standing now is where we called it quits

love these guys!

So, even though I joke that the hike was only their plot to try and kill me, it really was a lot of fun.
And they were really good.
I needed to take a lot of breaks. (really, it was a lot) but they stopped and waited for me every time. even though i now they probably didn't want to
and when we crossed the streams, they helped me across so i didn't fall in
and when I needed to stop and realized i couldn't make it to the top, they went back with me. even though i know they didn't want to.

i have the best friends :)

I'm a pirate

do you ever have those moments where you think "I should do _____"
and you really mean to do it, but then somehow it just slips your mind

like for example:
maybe you're straightening your hair, and as your hand comes down you pull the earring out of your ear
(but it's the kind with a hinge, so it just comes right out, no pain. i know you were worried)
so you set it on the counter, and think "as soon as i'm done, i'll put it back in"
then you finish your hair, change your clothes, and head out the door for the night

and it isn't until you get home, that you realize you never put your earring back in

so you just spent the last few hours walking around with only one hoop earring
and the other one was still on your bathroom counter

and you might feel like a complete idiot

Palying Mom: day 4- the park/ the last day

*this is for you mom. sorry i'm a terrible blogger and it took me like, a whole month

Mostly day four consisted of me playing taxi, and the kids doing chores.
Had to get Emily ready to be picked up by 7:30 for a church activity.
Michael and Jessica to the church a mere couple hours later
they get dropped off.... take Michael back just in case people went to the wrong place

do chores
more chores

drop Michael off at a different church activity

make dinner
send Jessica off to babysit

after a long day of running around and anticipating Mom and Dad's arrival that night
I decided that we could have a picnic for dinner!
(really, the chairs were moved out of the kitchen so it could be mopped, and i didn't want to move them. so packing up for a picnic is naturally easier... right?)

Anyways, I made a stir fry, some chicken nuggets, and gathered leftover lemonade and treats from the adventures the night before. Grabbed plates and blankets and other necessary items for a picnic, and off we went!