Summer is simply fantastic. And here is why...
1. Baseball everyday (except Sunday). And that is NOT an exaggeration. Whether it's the Dodgers or one of my sibling's games, there is baseball going on every single day.
2. Mangos. (The plural form of "mango" can end in -oes or -os in case you were wondering.) A member of the cashew family. (Who knew?) I guess they've recently been on sale at some grocery store so my mother has been kind enough to keep us stocked. They are delicious. With baseball and mangos every day, life is pretty close to perfect.
Haha. I guess that's it. Remember, baseball + mangos = happiness. :)
Oh and don't you worry. I have not given up on the Lakers.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Just because.
Yes, two posts in a row. You are probably thinking that I must have something better to do with my life currently. Besides writing missionaries, I do not.
Google docs were something I assumed only college students and adults (maybe the occasional smart kid in high school) used. I stand corrected. My brother in sixth grade uses them. For whatever reason, this blew my mind. Sixth graders can figure out how to use Google docs? Guess so.
My two-year-old brother Grant is hilarious. He loves to write (meaning scribble). He is very good at t, o, and E. He drew on my mom's bathroom wall with permanent marker. A few mornings later, he drew all over his sheets and pillow with a ballpoint pen. During this same writing adventure, he drew on his stomach, back, and feet. And to top it all off, he drew on Leah's back. She slept through the entire thing. We decided he is going to be a graffiti artist someday. He is quite the character. He is also very polite. It's precious.
I attended my first Dodger game of the summer last night. It was great. Minus the fact that we lost. Better luck next time I guess. At least Ethier continued his hit streak. He has currently gotten a hit in 27 consecutive games.
Summer is great! Have a superb day. :)
Google docs were something I assumed only college students and adults (maybe the occasional smart kid in high school) used. I stand corrected. My brother in sixth grade uses them. For whatever reason, this blew my mind. Sixth graders can figure out how to use Google docs? Guess so.
My two-year-old brother Grant is hilarious. He loves to write (meaning scribble). He is very good at t, o, and E. He drew on my mom's bathroom wall with permanent marker. A few mornings later, he drew all over his sheets and pillow with a ballpoint pen. During this same writing adventure, he drew on his stomach, back, and feet. And to top it all off, he drew on Leah's back. She slept through the entire thing. We decided he is going to be a graffiti artist someday. He is quite the character. He is also very polite. It's precious.
I attended my first Dodger game of the summer last night. It was great. Minus the fact that we lost. Better luck next time I guess. At least Ethier continued his hit streak. He has currently gotten a hit in 27 consecutive games.
Summer is great! Have a superb day. :)
Two freeways later.
Back in sunny California. Here's a recap of the highlights of my last night in Provo and the drive home.
I managed to stretch my finals out as long as possible. I finished my last final about 3 minutes before the testing center was going to close on Thursday, the last day of finals. That takes talent. Ha. So after I got home I decided to make pizza in an effort to get rid of as much food as possible. Unfortunately the dough takes about an hour and a half in the bread maker. So the pizza wasn't ready until after midnight. I also made scones. I accidentally used baking soda instead of baking powder. (It might have been baking powder instead of baking soda...I can't remember...I used the wrong one.) They were still pretty good. Finally I made rice crispie treats. It was quite a night of cooking. I also accomplished the packing of the majority of my clothes. I got to bed about 4:30 that night/morning.
The next morning I made french toast to finish off my bread. Thinking I was going to leave Provo around 7 p.m., I had quite the leisurely morning. Around 1:30 p.m. I was informed that we were leaving pretty much as soon as I was ready preferably around 3:30. Ummm...OK. Believe it or not I think I made it out the door by 4:00 p.m. This was quite a feat let me assure you.
Oh and I am happy to report that I managed to recycle all my newspapers. I probably saved an entire forest. I'm not even joking.
On our drive, I saw a license plate holder on a car that read "Product of polygamy". What in the world?! First of all what were they actually referring to? The car? The license plate holder? The driver? Also, I was unaware that being a product of polygamy was something to be proud of. I guess I was wrong.
We stopped in St. George for the night at the house of the friend I was driving with's grandparents. It was located at Escapes at Entrada. I was already excited considering that Escapes at Entrada is frequently advertised at BYU basketball games. However, I was informed that the most exciting part of Escapes at Entrada is that it is the place that High School Musical 2 was filmed at. I was staying in the very place where the golf course is located on which Zac Efron sang his angry song. I visited the club house, the pool, the softball field. It was quite the experience.
Guess what. Have you ever realized that that phrase ("guess what") is a statement? It's not a question. It's a statement. It is a command. You are telling someone to guess not asking them to.
There are a few billboards south of Las Vegas that are about preventing animal cruelty. One line on the billboard reads, "Animals are children too." These billboards have been up for quite awhile. Every time I drive by I think the same thing. Animals are not in fact children. While we should love animals and treat them kindly and with respect, they are not children. Just thought we should clear that up.
Also south of Vegas are two towns named Jean and Primm. These establishments are quite small and consist of a casino or two and a few gas stations and maybe some outlets. You can see the entirety of each town as you drive past. It takes about one minute max to drive through them on I-15. My question is, where in the world do the people who work in the casinos, outlets, restaurants, gas stations, and hotels live? In the hotels? Do they commute from Vegas? There are no houses in these places. It is truly mind-boggling.
Before reaching my home, I saw two Dodger billboards. They made the trip worth it. :)
I managed to stretch my finals out as long as possible. I finished my last final about 3 minutes before the testing center was going to close on Thursday, the last day of finals. That takes talent. Ha. So after I got home I decided to make pizza in an effort to get rid of as much food as possible. Unfortunately the dough takes about an hour and a half in the bread maker. So the pizza wasn't ready until after midnight. I also made scones. I accidentally used baking soda instead of baking powder. (It might have been baking powder instead of baking soda...I can't remember...I used the wrong one.) They were still pretty good. Finally I made rice crispie treats. It was quite a night of cooking. I also accomplished the packing of the majority of my clothes. I got to bed about 4:30 that night/morning.
The next morning I made french toast to finish off my bread. Thinking I was going to leave Provo around 7 p.m., I had quite the leisurely morning. Around 1:30 p.m. I was informed that we were leaving pretty much as soon as I was ready preferably around 3:30. Ummm...OK. Believe it or not I think I made it out the door by 4:00 p.m. This was quite a feat let me assure you.
Oh and I am happy to report that I managed to recycle all my newspapers. I probably saved an entire forest. I'm not even joking.
On our drive, I saw a license plate holder on a car that read "Product of polygamy". What in the world?! First of all what were they actually referring to? The car? The license plate holder? The driver? Also, I was unaware that being a product of polygamy was something to be proud of. I guess I was wrong.
We stopped in St. George for the night at the house of the friend I was driving with's grandparents. It was located at Escapes at Entrada. I was already excited considering that Escapes at Entrada is frequently advertised at BYU basketball games. However, I was informed that the most exciting part of Escapes at Entrada is that it is the place that High School Musical 2 was filmed at. I was staying in the very place where the golf course is located on which Zac Efron sang his angry song. I visited the club house, the pool, the softball field. It was quite the experience.
Guess what. Have you ever realized that that phrase ("guess what") is a statement? It's not a question. It's a statement. It is a command. You are telling someone to guess not asking them to.
There are a few billboards south of Las Vegas that are about preventing animal cruelty. One line on the billboard reads, "Animals are children too." These billboards have been up for quite awhile. Every time I drive by I think the same thing. Animals are not in fact children. While we should love animals and treat them kindly and with respect, they are not children. Just thought we should clear that up.
Also south of Vegas are two towns named Jean and Primm. These establishments are quite small and consist of a casino or two and a few gas stations and maybe some outlets. You can see the entirety of each town as you drive past. It takes about one minute max to drive through them on I-15. My question is, where in the world do the people who work in the casinos, outlets, restaurants, gas stations, and hotels live? In the hotels? Do they commute from Vegas? There are no houses in these places. It is truly mind-boggling.
Before reaching my home, I saw two Dodger billboards. They made the trip worth it. :)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Electricity.
I just tried 3 electrical outlets before I finally found one that worked. Electrical outlets that do not work are not very far up on my favorite list. I am currently sitting on the floor next to a random outlet in a hall in the library since the outlets at tables have failed me.
I forgot to announce that I'm pretty sure John Bytheway was sitting a row in front of me at the baseball game last night. Oh the celebrities that attend BYU baseball games. Ha.
I swear I had about one million things to blog about today. And now I can't think of any of them.
I worked my last 7 a.m. shift for at least four months! Hurray!
I'm almost done with my take home Spanish final. It has definitely been my least favorite of my tests for that class. But parts of it have been quite entertaining. For example, we have to listen to two different songs he gives us and based on the pronunciation of the lyrics, tell him where the singer is from. Luckily the songs were pretty catchy. One was a rap. :) My new goal in life is to become a Spanish rapper. Hahaha.
A few minutes ago, I heard a guy snoring somewhere close to me. I do not see anyone sleeping, but someone was definitely snoring. Weird.
Recently I've often felt like I should be more studious by taking spring and/or summer classes. Sometimes 4 months of summer seems like a really long time. I also think that perhaps I should just stay in Utah over the summer since I already have a job here. But then I remember the following:
1. I don't have to pay rent in California.
2. I don't have to pay for food in California.
3. I don't have to pay for utilities in California.
4. I don't have to pay tuition in California.
5. If I go to spring/summer classes, I'll graduate even earlier than is currently the plan.
6. Minimum wage is higher in California.
5. The Dodgers are 633.7 miles closer to me in California than they are in Provo.
6. The beach is way closer if I'm in California.
7. My family's in California.
8. Cold weather in California is sunbathing weather in Utah.
9. And lately my mom has been wanting to take a tour of Dodger Stadium...I can't pass that up.
Thus I easily convince myself every time I think about staying in Provo that California will be by far the better option this summer!
Well, the study room I reserved should be open for me now which means I must go record myself speaking Spanish. Someone is still snoring. Ha. Oh and by the way, this week has been the longest week of my life.
I forgot to announce that I'm pretty sure John Bytheway was sitting a row in front of me at the baseball game last night. Oh the celebrities that attend BYU baseball games. Ha.
I swear I had about one million things to blog about today. And now I can't think of any of them.
I worked my last 7 a.m. shift for at least four months! Hurray!
I'm almost done with my take home Spanish final. It has definitely been my least favorite of my tests for that class. But parts of it have been quite entertaining. For example, we have to listen to two different songs he gives us and based on the pronunciation of the lyrics, tell him where the singer is from. Luckily the songs were pretty catchy. One was a rap. :) My new goal in life is to become a Spanish rapper. Hahaha.
A few minutes ago, I heard a guy snoring somewhere close to me. I do not see anyone sleeping, but someone was definitely snoring. Weird.
Recently I've often felt like I should be more studious by taking spring and/or summer classes. Sometimes 4 months of summer seems like a really long time. I also think that perhaps I should just stay in Utah over the summer since I already have a job here. But then I remember the following:
1. I don't have to pay rent in California.
2. I don't have to pay for food in California.
3. I don't have to pay for utilities in California.
4. I don't have to pay tuition in California.
5. If I go to spring/summer classes, I'll graduate even earlier than is currently the plan.
6. Minimum wage is higher in California.
5. The Dodgers are 633.7 miles closer to me in California than they are in Provo.
6. The beach is way closer if I'm in California.
7. My family's in California.
8. Cold weather in California is sunbathing weather in Utah.
9. And lately my mom has been wanting to take a tour of Dodger Stadium...I can't pass that up.
Thus I easily convince myself every time I think about staying in Provo that California will be by far the better option this summer!
Well, the study room I reserved should be open for me now which means I must go record myself speaking Spanish. Someone is still snoring. Ha. Oh and by the way, this week has been the longest week of my life.
I can't stand the fact that you have to title blog posts.
I guess you don't have to, but they give you the option so... Titles might be useful for people who blog about one thing at a time, but I don't. Therefore I end up trying to think of something that encompasses the entire post and it doesn't often work out too well. Anyway, it is way too late to be blogging especially since I work at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning, but I just had to.
First of all, to all of you future professors out there: Please do not tell your class which chapters will be covered on the final and then have questions on the final from chapters you didn't mention. Not cool. Either tell us all of the chapters or none of them.
I learned this morning that I am now leaving Friday night! Hurray!
I re-auditioned for Women's Chorus today. You would think after doing about 30 million choir auditions, I wouldn't get nervous. False. I'm a wimp. However, I did surprise myself on the sight reading. I did pretty darn good especially since I haven't practiced that in ages.
I made homemade lasagna for the first time ever and it turned out pretty good!
My grandparents are the best! I'm not lying. They willingly took a whole bunch of my stuff to their house to store over the summer. My friends are also the best. I invited them over for dinner and before we ate, they all helped me pack up my stuff so my grandparents could pick it up. I have never packed so much stuff so quickly. We're talking about an hour or less. It's amazing what can be accomplished under pressure. And to think I could have spent about five times that amount of time doing the same thing. The only problem is I ended up packing a few things I didn't mean to. 1. My baseball mitt. Hopefully there are a few extras at home. 2. My textbook that I need for my take home final that is due tomorrow. Luckily my friend is letting me borrow hers.
Best part of my day was the U of U @ BYU baseball game. Emily was kind enough to accompany me. :) It was tied 1-1 when we got there. Eventually, it was 6-6 at the bottom of the ninth. And finally in the bottom of the eleventh inning, we scored and won!!!!!!!! We could have won a lot faster had it not been for the 4 errors we committed. Anyway it was great. In fact I think I partially lost my voice from screaming when the winning run was scored. I like baseball a whole lot.
Another great realization. I no longer have to read aloud in Spanish for 15 minutes a day. In fact, I could have stopped 4 days ago!
Two more finals to go. Really only 1.5. The end. :)
First of all, to all of you future professors out there: Please do not tell your class which chapters will be covered on the final and then have questions on the final from chapters you didn't mention. Not cool. Either tell us all of the chapters or none of them.
I learned this morning that I am now leaving Friday night! Hurray!
I re-auditioned for Women's Chorus today. You would think after doing about 30 million choir auditions, I wouldn't get nervous. False. I'm a wimp. However, I did surprise myself on the sight reading. I did pretty darn good especially since I haven't practiced that in ages.
I made homemade lasagna for the first time ever and it turned out pretty good!
My grandparents are the best! I'm not lying. They willingly took a whole bunch of my stuff to their house to store over the summer. My friends are also the best. I invited them over for dinner and before we ate, they all helped me pack up my stuff so my grandparents could pick it up. I have never packed so much stuff so quickly. We're talking about an hour or less. It's amazing what can be accomplished under pressure. And to think I could have spent about five times that amount of time doing the same thing. The only problem is I ended up packing a few things I didn't mean to. 1. My baseball mitt. Hopefully there are a few extras at home. 2. My textbook that I need for my take home final that is due tomorrow. Luckily my friend is letting me borrow hers.
Best part of my day was the U of U @ BYU baseball game. Emily was kind enough to accompany me. :) It was tied 1-1 when we got there. Eventually, it was 6-6 at the bottom of the ninth. And finally in the bottom of the eleventh inning, we scored and won!!!!!!!! We could have won a lot faster had it not been for the 4 errors we committed. Anyway it was great. In fact I think I partially lost my voice from screaming when the winning run was scored. I like baseball a whole lot.
Another great realization. I no longer have to read aloud in Spanish for 15 minutes a day. In fact, I could have stopped 4 days ago!
Two more finals to go. Really only 1.5. The end. :)
Monday, April 18, 2011
Update.
One final down, three to go. Just had to tell you that rain is no longer forecasted for my first full day I'll be home!!!!! A high of 71 sounds quite nice. Yes my blog is turning into an extension of weather.com.
Oh and you know it's time to go back to SoCal when you get the Southern California edition of the AT&T magazine with pictures of Southern California on the cover and it makes you REALLY excited. It is not very often that junk mail makes me so happy. :)
So I wanted to make this picture my blog background, but it's not letting me so I'll just show you in this post. Enjoy.
Oh and you know it's time to go back to SoCal when you get the Southern California edition of the AT&T magazine with pictures of Southern California on the cover and it makes you REALLY excited. It is not very often that junk mail makes me so happy. :)
So I wanted to make this picture my blog background, but it's not letting me so I'll just show you in this post. Enjoy.
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| The Pacific Ocean. |
Drawing a blank.
I figured I should blog before I start studying so that I will not have an excuse to stop studying. Good plan. I have 4 more finals to take in 4 days. We'll see how that goes. I am so close to going home that I can now just look at the 5-day forecast instead of the 10-day forecast on weather.com. I can also start caring about weather at home. And of course showers are forecasted for the day I get home. It's only fitting since the majority of time I have spent in the supposed Sunny Southern California has been rainy.
I sold back a book today and I made a whopping $3. Beat that. At least I only paid $4 for it originally.
I also realized that finals are not the worst part of this time of year. Packing is. And if that isn't bad enough. Taxes are due at the same time.
Also, Mondays used to be great due to the fact that NCAA basketball rankings came out on Mondays. Now that the the season is over, Mondays aren't that great.
Next Monday, I decided I am going to the beach. Yes it probably will not be that warm, but just being there will be worth it. Feel free to join me.
Well, I really cannot think of anything else which means I should probably study. Lame. Well, hope your day is fantastic.
I sold back a book today and I made a whopping $3. Beat that. At least I only paid $4 for it originally.
I also realized that finals are not the worst part of this time of year. Packing is. And if that isn't bad enough. Taxes are due at the same time.
Also, Mondays used to be great due to the fact that NCAA basketball rankings came out on Mondays. Now that the the season is over, Mondays aren't that great.
Next Monday, I decided I am going to the beach. Yes it probably will not be that warm, but just being there will be worth it. Feel free to join me.
Well, I really cannot think of anything else which means I should probably study. Lame. Well, hope your day is fantastic.
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