Institute Formal Dance

Last Saturday was the Institute formal dance. I was supposed to be set up on a blind date but on the day of the dance we couldn't get a hold of the guy. So my friends called up Rory and asked him to take me. So Kyle and Brandon has cooked a thanksgiving dinner for us all which turned out really good. They cooked a turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, green bean casserole, and stuffing. After dinner we went to the dance. The dance was lots of fun. Rory taught me a few swing dancing moves and by the end of the night I was starting to improve. :)

The group

The Girls

Rory, Me, Brandon, and Dana

Late Birthday

So i just realized that i never posted about my birthday! This year i turned 22. It was such a good birthday. I woke up and my roommates had decorated the apartment with balloons and streamers and a present. It was on a monday so i didn't even have to go to classes on my birthday which was nice. Rory and I went out to the Old Iron town ruins. We discovered them a few weeks ago, but didn't get a chance to look at them so we went back. It was kind of interesting and it gave me a chance to finish up my photography assignment. Then my friend Dana took me out to lunch where i ate way too much food. That night Rory was going to take me to dinner but i was still full from lunch so instead we went to the library and worked on our puzzle for a while. Then he pulled off a really cool surprise. He told me that he had to go pick up something from his aunts house but when we got there he took me to the backyard which had a gazebo, where he had music playing and he made me some really good flambes. After that we went out to 3peaks where we played on the swings and star gazed. It was so much fun and made for the perfect birthday ever!

midterms

So here is a little update on my life recently. This week is midterms. (yuck) I feel pretty good about them though. I did really good on my outdoor skills canyoneering midterm, and i feel like i knew most of the answers on my photography midterm, and i was finally able to find the answers for my outdoor rec midterm. Now i just have to hope that i found the right answers. So yeah school is going really well. And as a bonus all of my classes have been canceled this thursday :)
Even though Rory and I are both really busy, we have found time to still spend quite a bit of time together and we are having fun. We have a bunch of friends coming down for the weekend so we are going to have a lot of fun. we are hoping that it will get warm enough that we can go hiking with them or something fun outside.
This last weekend i was able to go home to visit my family and my friends. I got to go to my friend Celeste's baby shower. It was so fun to see her again. I also got to see my friends Sarah, Jenny, and Kristen. We don't get to see each other very often so it is really fun when we do. we were really good friends back in Junior High. I wish i could post some pictures with this post, but i don't have my camera with me so bare with me. Im going to try and keep this more updated as well, so stay tuned!

The Rule of 5's

my friend Ashleigh tagged me with this so here it is.
Rules

Each player answers the questions themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answers.
5 things to do on todays list. . .

1. Get ready for day
2. Do laundry
3. Go shopping
4. Eat food
5. Keep my mind occupied. possibly with homework.

Five snacks I enjoy. . .

1. vanilla wafers
2. granola bars
3. any kind of cookie
4. crackers
5. tuna fish with my crackers

Five things I would do if I were a Millionare. . .

1. buy a car
2. pay for school
3. buy new clothes
4. travel
5. help my friends out with school

5 places I have lived. . .

1. Orem
2. Camp Maple Dell, Payson, Ut
3. Manzanita, Cedar City, Ut
4. Windsor, Cedar City, Ut
5. Academy Square, Cedar City, Ut

I tag. . .

1. whoever
2. feels
3. like
4. it
5. :)

It's been a while

It has been such a long time since i posted last. This is because I was away from the internet all summer long. I worked at scout camp which maybe i will post more about later. i would really love to post some pictures of this summer but my camera broke and my computer broke. so maybe someday i will be able to. but for now i will just tell you about the hike that Rory and i went on yesterday. We drove up Cedar canyon to the SUU cabin and started hiking up behind it. Neither of us knew where we were going so we decided to just explore. we ended up doing some off trail stuff until we came across a trail, then we found the river and followed that for a long time. Rory could see a trail up on top of the mountain and decided that we needed to get to that trail. So back off the trail we went till we found the trail. The trial ended for a little ways and while we were trying to cross this section of mountain that was just dirt i lost my footing and started sliding down the side of the mountain. I was able to grab a tree branch and then Rory was able to pull me to safety using Ropes. we made it back the the truck before the sun set with only a few minor scrapes. It was definitely a fun adventure :) It was a very beautiful place and i would love to go back and hike there again. I will see if i can get pictures added sometime soon.

last week's hike

I know this is a little delayed in getting posted but i have been pretty busy/i forgot about it. Last week Melissa and I went hiking in Provo Canyon. We hiked part of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. It was super green and we had a lot of fun. We found a dead squirrel on the trial. There were tons of pretty wild flowers. It was kind of an overcast day, so all of the colors were really bright and vibrant.

some thoughts I have run across lately

I just thought that I would share some of the really great thoughts that I have run across lately. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

'Now, I have never had the experience of navigating

a very large ship in the time of a storm, but I do have

an SUV with power steering. Isn't it amazing that with

just a few fingers and a thumb, I can maneuver two

tons of vehicle through traffic? Power steering does

not require monumental strength or determination to

completely change the direction your car is going.

Likewise, our efforts to change or correct our course

do not always have to be monumental. Small

adjustments in our thoughts, words, and actions can

produce powerful change in getting us or keeping us

on the course back to our Heavenly Father. Small

and simple steps are the power steering in our life's voyages.

Or, 'by small and simple things are great

things brought to pass" (Alma 37:6)

Kristin Trussel, 2007 BYU Women's Conference

I really like this one. It gives me hope that if i just keep trying and keep making small corrections in my life that my life will turn out alright.

The Choice

I want to put a warning out there to all of my friends. The warning has to do with
a deception that is creating a lot of havoc in the lives of unsuspecting people
everywhere. This deception is the most prevalent and potentially dangerous of any I
know, and a major part of your energy should be dedicated to identifying and
combating it – for if you are deceived by it, your life will predictably become
miserable as a result. The deception of which I speak is the belief that you have
no choice. This is the most damaging part of a victim paradigm. What happens to
you or around you in your life is not nearly as important as what happens within you.
You can’t always control what is happening, but you will always retain what Viktor
Frankl called “the last of human freedoms” – to choose your attitude in ANY given set
of circumstances.

Choose wisely!

As one of my friends once said "you always have the choice to be happy." Even the worst situations can turn out alright if you just have the right attitude. :) I hope you all enjoyed these as much as I did.

a quick update

well, i survived finals. I took my last test on may 2nd. I was supposed to drive home that day too, but by the time i got all my cleaning done and all checked out i was too tired to drive alone for 3 hours. so instead i went downstairs and helped Rory finish up his cleaning and packing so that he could get checked out. I then helped him move all his stuff to his Aunts house. After that we rented a movie and crashed in his living room for one last movie night. the next morning at 6:30 we woke up and said goodbye for 4 months, so that he could go to work and i could get headed home.
I got my grades back. all of my classes were in the "B" range except for math, which i failed. oops. (i wasn't too surprised by it).

This last saturday i got to spend my day hiking. I started out the morning by hiking to Timpanogos Cave with Liz, Rosey, Melody, Katie, Rachel and Rob. we didn't go through the cave cause that costs money and we are all poor, but it was a great hike. Then we went and got lunch and then Liz, Rosey, Melody, and I drove to camp and did more hiking. We tried to go up to Rondezvous Ridge, but there was still quite a bit of snow up there and we lost the trail. so after hiking around for a while we turned back, and headed down the pipeline trail and into pine forest. In Pine Forest we discovered that Einstein (the tree that had been struck by lightning that we would show to the scouts) had fallen over. We headed back into camp and took a picture of '06, '07, and '08s Nature Directors in front of the nature cabins. (Rosey, Melody, and Me) If i had the picture i would post it, but it was on Rosey's camera.

Now i am just getting ready for camp to start. in the mean time i will be house sitting for my parents. And there is an update on me! sorry for the lack of pictures. I misplaced my camera for a few days, but it has been found. :)

The long awaited post from me.

i know it has been quite a while since i last posted anything, and i feel bad because i left you with a cliff hanger of a post. SORRY! so as for my last post, the ROTC military banquet was lots of fun. Rory showed up earlier than i expected and i was running a little late so he had to wait for me to finish getting ready. (But only for about 5 min. He was rather impatient.) Katie (my roommate) snapped a couple of pictures as we ran out the door. they had a really good dinner for us and then they handed out the awards and had a guest speaker. then they had some slideshows and movies of their semester. overall it was a great night. here are some pictures.

sneak peak to my next post

I got asked to the ROTC Military Banquet. It is tomorrow evening so maybe Friday I will post some pictures and tell you all about it. I'm pretty excited. It should be fun.

Ecology Conservation Director

Yep! I am going to be the Eco/Con Director this year at Maple Dell. I am so excited and at the same time so scared. I will have a lot of responsibility, lots of paperwork, and lots of merit badges to teach. But I am going to have a ton of fun this summer! I couldn't ask for a better summer job! (it would help if they payed a little more, but i don't do this for the money.) So wish me luck everyone and try to have as much fun this summer as i know that i will have :) here is a picture of my area.

Vegas!

Last Saturday i got to go spend the day in Vegas. Katie, Lindy, Becky, and I left about 8:30 in the morning and drove down to Vegas. We ate lunch at nIn-n-Out. It was my first time eating there. I really liked it. We then spent the rest of the day walking up and down the strip. we went to many of the different hotels/casinos and the m&m store, the coke store, and planet hollywood.This was the only wedding chapel we saw all day so we took a picture by it.This is Becky Lindy and Kate in front of the Eiffel Tower. This guy wanted a girl in the picture with him at the m&m store. (kind of random, but what ever).
I am not the biggest fan of Vegas, but I still had a lot of fun. My favorite part of Vegas is the Bellagio water shows. The weather that day was perfect and so we sat and relaxed while we waited for the water shows to start. we watched 2 of them. we ate dinner at a buffet and then headed home about 8:30 at night. It was a long day, but it was a ton of fun and well worth it.

back to school

Well, school has started again for me and it has felt like midterms all over again since i got back on tuesday. my teachers decided that it would be a good idea to have tests right after spring break since they all know just how much we study over spring break. I had a criminal justice test yesterday that i think i did really well on. I had to write a 3 page paper yesterday for my marriage and family relations class and i have a math test today. I also have a test next tuesday in my sight singing and ear trainging class. Luckily i only have 4 more weeks of classes once this week is over and then finals week! yay! It's going to be a busy month full of final projects and tests and papers. time to go study for my math test :)

more hiking

This last week has been my spring break. I went up to Orem for a few days and while. Saturday, Me and Melissa and Richard hiked up to the Y. it was snowing and foggy but so fun! on Wednesday i came back down to Cedar and i have been working some. Today Rory and I went hiking in Kolob Canyon. We did a 5 mile hike. It was so beautiful! parts of it felt like we were hiking in Zions and other parts felt like we were hiking in Northern Utah. it was a nice blend of scenery. It was perfect weather for hiking today too. I don't have many pictures from either hike but here are some. enjoy:)

123 book meme

Meme Rules:

1. Grab the book closest to you.
2. Open to page 123, go down to the fifth sentence.
3. Post the text of the next three sentences on your blog.
4. Name of the book and the author.
5. Tag three people.

"It even has ribbons. No baby in the Cove has ever had ribbons afore. It's plumb purty, as a pleasant as the flowers." Her rough fingers caressed the sheer cotton fabric. "My baby's so purty. Oh, Miz Christy, I'm obleeged to you!"

Christy by Catherine Marshall

I have been reading this book off and on for probably 4 years now and im only on page 120. From what i remember it is a good book. I really just don't like reading and most books don't keep my attention long enough for me to make it all the way through the book. I would give you a synopsis of what it's about but i haven't made it far enough yet and it's been a long time since I have ready any of it. So if you want to know what it's about go read it for yourself.

I tag: Brayden, Lynnette, and Ashleigh

Tuesday's hike.

I know i am slow at posting about this little adventure. Tuesday was Rory's birthday and all he wanted to do was to go back to Zions and go hiking again. So Me and Rory and Jake and Alycia went and did the emerald pools hike. its a nice 1 mile hike. we took our time and took a lot of pictures and just had a lot of fun together. When we were up at upper falls we decided that we wanted to go out to a sand bar in the middle of the pool and get our picture taken. so we all jumped out there. When it was time to go back we discovered that it was going to be quite a challenge. I almost fell in, and if i had i would have taken Rory in with me. It was a ton of fun. we didn't get home till 9 at night then we went to a birthday party for Rory and had cake and icecream and then we watched a movie. Alycia and me
me climbing the rocks
the group.
the group on the sand bar

my weekend hike

Me, Rory, Robert, Corey, Mikelle, Collette, Morgan, Tamoyo, Yugi, and Sun traveled down to Zions National Park on saturday to hike Angels Landing. It started out really warm but once we made it up the first set of switchbacks a storm started rolling in. We made it up to the turn around point when half of the group decided to turn back and go back the the truck. We went a little ways further and the rest of the group decided to turn back. Rory and I, however, decided that we didnt come all this way and pay all the money to quit so we continued up to the top. It was a lot of fun. The most dangerous parts of the hike still had snow and ice so they were even more dangerous. When we got to the top we watched the storm that was coming go around us and not even touch us. it was beautiful. We met some guys from Hungary at the top and stopped for a snack. then we slowly slid our way back down the dangerous parts. Then we ran almost the rest of the way down just because we could. It was a beautiful hike and a lot of fun. I was so proud of myself, i didn't need to use my inhaler once :)

i've been tagged

I've been tagged by Leah

TEN YEARS AGO...I was 11. I was in the end of my 5th grade year. I loved playing outside with my friends. I spent most of my time with Kiri and the girls in my ward.


FIVE PLACES I HAVE LIVED...


1. Orem, Utah


2. Cedar City, Utah


3. Orem Utah


4. Cedar City, Utah


5. Orem, Utah

haha i haven't moved a whole lot :)


I ENJOY... anything outdoors. I love warm sunny spring days. I love love love hiking and camping and wish i could do more of it. I love music of all kinds, both playing and listening. I love learning about the environment and nature.


THREE BAD HABITS...

1. I Procrastinate. a lot

2. I sleep too much. well maybe not too much just at the wrong time of the day. I really need to start going to bed earlier and start cutting out the nap time.

3. I don't eat well. I eat too often, and i eat food that isn't healthy for me.


FIVE THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME...

1. I hate carrying a purse. they get in the way. i even bought a guys wallet so that it could fit in my pocket and i wouldn't have to carry a purse.

2. I hate onions. i can taste them in anything unless they are cut up really small and cooked really well. I think they are nasty and won't anything with onions in it.

3. I always have a quote wall in my apartment with all the funny things that my friends and i say on it. this year it is made out of pink and green post it notes. last year it was just random pieces of paper stuck to my door and the year before that it was cute colored paper hung in our kitchen.

4. my favorite part of my year is when i am living in a tent for 3 months, teaching annyoing little scouts boring merit badges, eating mediocre food, getting almost no sleep, getting paid almost no money, and getting eaten alive by mosquitos and spiders. It's amazing! :)

5. i am addicted to hiking. when i don't get to go hiking for awhile i start to crave it. and when i do get to go on a hike i just want to go on more hikes afterward. winter is a long season for me...


FIVE JOBS THAT I HAVE HAD...

1. Hogi Yogi- SUU campus

2. Learning for Life- Boy Scouts of America

3. Assistant Ecology Conservation Director- Camp Maple Dell-Boy Scouts of America

4. Janitor- SUU Housing

5. Babysitting- 8 years old - high school

Now i tag Ashleigh, Lynnette, Brayden, and Lora

Caution!!

haha I pulled this prank off so well! We went and bought a huge roll of yellow caution tape and a small role of red Danger tape. it took us and hour and a half to cover the car. Im still waiting for his reaction on it. Now im just worried about what he will do to get me back.

The latest in the War

Here is an update on our prank war. I haven't even had time to get Jake back yet for the toilet papering and all the stuff he did last time. But last night i was hit again. last night i came home to find all of our spoons in my bed. he had them under the fitted sheet just like he did with the coins but i took a picture of them on top so that you could see it a little better. Don't worry i have a plan that im putting into action tomorrow. i will post some pictures of how that turns out tomorrow. :) if you have any good prank ideas let me know.

Is it April Fools day already?

I came home last night to discover our kitchen and living room covered in toilet paper. Then as i went into my room i noticed that my lamp was missing and that there was a trail of peanuts leading from my door to my bed. In my bed were peanuts. So when i got those out of my bed i layed down to go to sleep. The prankster had placed coins in between my mattress and my fitted sheet. I was too tired to rip apart my bed so i just slept on the coins last night. It was not my most comfortable nights sleep. This morning as i was getting ready for work i went to put on my shoes and discovered that all of my shoes are missing. except the ones i was wearing last night and a pair that i had in a different place in my room. My roommates woke up to a surprise this morning because they both went to bed pretty early last night. I think it was my friend Jake because he disappeared for a while and then came back acting like nothing was wrong. Don't worry. This is war and we will get this prankster back!

A Scouter's Wedding

"Woody" Woodward, a 96 year old man who has been a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America for 85 years now, got married yesterday. Woody comes up to camp at least once every summer to visit and to make sure that the camp is still running smoothly. He is one of the favorite visitors of the summer. We were all sad last summer when he was too sick to come up and visit. He has inspired many scouters of all ages, with his stories and experiences. So Congratulations Woody!This is a picture taken from the Daily Harold of Woody and his Wife Doreen coming out of the Provo Temple.

what terrible timing

Just my luck. The day before my math test i get sick. and of course this is the section that i haven't understood a thing that we have done. I didn't feel like studying at all yesterday because i felt so sick and i just couldn't stay awake. I slept for most of the day and just layed in bed a lot. So I took my test today and i did better than i thought i would. ( i hope) There were still some things that i had no idea what to do with them, but i feel ok. This will definately not be my best math tests ever. I have a theory test tomorrow that i need to study for a little bit today but that shouldn't be too bad. I just need the weekend to come now so that i can relax!

Tagged: my favorites

This was on my sisters blog so i thought i would try it out. Here are my favorites.

Book:I really don't enjoy reading. no matter how hard i try. I just don't have the attention span for it. but i enjoy books that have good messages.

Movie: i have a lot of favorite movies, but most recently i have been liking the inspirational movies. one of my new favorites is 7 years in Tibet

Color: Green its relaxing

TV Shows: i don't have a TV in my apartment and it is really nice. i do love wathing the office though

Guilty Pleasure: last semester when i did have a TV i loved watching LA Ink and Miami Ink

Outfit: some of my favorite shirts were given to my by my friend Melissa. anything from Maurices.

Body Part: i really don't have a favorite body part. That's kinda weird to me

Kitchen Tip: keep the dishes out of the sink.

Activity: hiking. there is nothing better than getting out in nature and getting away from it all.

Life Lesson: Just keep doing your best no matter what comes your way and everything will work out for the best in the long run.

Food: just about anything. i really like chinese.

Child Raising Tip: i don't have any yet cause i don't have kids yet

Pet Peeve: people who lie

Game: ones that make me laugh like apples to apples

Tattoo: pretty sure i don't have one

Element: air? i would die with out it.

hope you learned something new about me:)

president's day weekend

I got to come home for presidents day weekend. It was such a blast. Saturday night was the Maple Dell staff reunion up at maple dell. I was going to take pictures but i left the camera in the car. oops! but here is what camp kinda of looks like right now.
Isn't it beautiful? So we just socialized and played games. We all got interviewed for this next summer. I was the last one interviewed and by that time it was midnight.
Then on Sunday we had our family dinner. It was really nice to see all of my nieces and nephews last night. once again i forgot to get pictures. Jessi was being so cute. she would walk around doing the peace sign saying "peace". Today I have been able to sleep in and spend time with Melissa. I am just waiting for my ride to come pick me up now so that i can head back to Cedar. I hope everyone had a good 3 day weekend!

My weekend

This last weekend,(i know it's a little late) I got to go to St. George with my sister Madeline and her kids Anna and Ben. Madeline had to go down for a music convention so i went down to babysit the kids. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriot. On Friday I took the kids swimming at the hotel. There was another family swimming at the same time and they asked me where i was from. I told them that i live in Cedar City and then the rest of the time their little boy who was probably about 3 kept saying "she is from Cedar City!" It was really funny. Later that afternoon I took the kids to the temple Visitor's Center, where they each got their own picture of Jesus. Then we went hiking around the rocks on the edge of town. We went through the crack. The kids loved it! Then on Saturday I took them to Fiesta Fun. We played Miniture Golf and the kids played on the soft play. We all had a lot of fun but by the end of the weekend we were all exhausted and i was happy to come back to the peace and quiet of my apartment.