break

I've loved just spending time with family this last week. It's been a great stress relief from classes and life in general. I've spent my time shopping, visiting, playing games, singing, watching movies, and messing around with my siblings. I haven't even had that much time to read, which is sad, because I checked out like 7 book from the library! But I can catch up this coming week. And if not, I'll just get them later.

My family and I took some family pictures this evening and I wanted to post my favorites.

Mom, Dad, Drew, Tyler, Me, Christina, Tristan


Quotes of the Day:

"It's a trap!!!"

and

Tristan: "What devil kids do you want?!"

christmas eve

Christmas break is wonderful. I've watched movies, ate my mommy's wonderful food, played the piano, went shopping, and even took a guilt free nap yesterday! I've been really intrigued with Alias. Amber let me borrow the first season over break. My mom and I have been watching it, and I absolutely love it!

I went to the library today with Christina and got a bunch of books. I'm super excited! Here is my reading list for the break:

1. Anthem by Ayn Rand
2. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
3. Carrie by Stephen King
4. Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
5. The Giver by Lois Lowry
6. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
7. Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card

I'm very, very excited for this :)

the last adventure

I'm moving! I have all my stuff packed, I'm sitting on just a mattress, staring at my empty closet and blank desk. Now I just have to carry it all to my new place around the corner.

Megan and I had our last little adventure before we both moved out. This morning our front door wouldn't close. The metal strip at the bottom popped up, and we couldn't screw it back in because it was stripped. So Megan called management who said that we needed to figure it out ourselves because they couldn't come until Monday. Really nice, guys. The front door wouldn't close! So Megan got out her handy tool kit, and was about to unscrew it from the floor completely, hoping to fix the problem.

Then I suggested, half jokingly, half seriously, that we just duct tape it down to the floor. We both looked at each other, laughed, and I ran into the kitchen to get the duct tape. I ran back, peeled a few strips off, and taped the metal frame down to the floor. I was laughing and said that finally our apartment can be considered ghetto. Megan still had her tool kit out, and instead of getting up to grab scissors, she just used the little saw to cut the strips of tape. A ghetto job done with ghetto means. I love this apartment.


Quotes of the Day:

Amber: "I think he's funny as crap. Well, not that crap is funny, but..."

and

Me: "I didn't even touch myself at all this morning. I mean... I didn't do anything to myself. I mean... you know what I mean!"

and

Amanda: "John, you can have the white cup... because you're racist."

thursday

Almost there! Two more! And moving! Then it's CHRISTMAS BREAK!!! Yahoo!!! I am so excited to move into my new apartment with Tristan. It's gorgeous! It's nice, it has a good sized living room with nice couches, and here is the best part. There is a spiral staircase up to mine and Tristan's bedroom!

Then our room is probably the size of the living room and kitchen combined, with a walk in closet, and a bathroom with a TON of counter space. I am SO excited!

I'm just happy. I can't stop smiling. Or thinking... :) It's about time!

Amber... :D

In other news, I tried to sneak a snowball into the library today. The sneaky security guard at the front door caught me. I just wanted to throw it at my friend's head. Note to self: Next time, hide the snowball in my back pack.


Quotes of the Day:

Me: "I'm going to get married soon, aren't I?"
Megan: "Yep."

and

Me: "I want to minor in ballroom."
Jason: "You want to minor in what??"
Me: "Ballroom?"
Jason: "Oh. I thought you said 'embalming.' That would've been really creepy."

and

Jason: "Sorry, I shouldn't tease you like that."
Me: "Well, that was exciting."
Jason: "I know you were. I could feel your heart speed up. It was like Jaws."

and

Me: "I'm late. I'm studying with a friend and I'm supposed to meet him at the library in like 20 minutes. There is no romantic fling with this guy at all, I promise!"
Megan: "Yet. You just wait. It will come. Guys flock to you."

insight from amanda

"There is a whore in all of us."

crunch time

I hate finals. Ew.

But I love finals week evenings filled with yummy food and movies and good company... :)


Quotes of the Day:

Amber: "Al, what is it with you and engineers? Just marry all of them and you can have anything you ever wanted."

and

Amber: "My days always start better when you crawl into bed with me."

and

Me: "Oh, fantastic."
Amber: "What did you say?"
Me: "Fantastic?"
Amber: "Oh. I thought you said, 'Candeski'."


A thank you to Amber who was co-author of this blog, other than the quotes of the day. We make a good team.

poll

I want to be an English teacher.

All those in favor please say "aye."

just to say

I'm happier now than I've been for a long time.

And it's about time.

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I had such a fun weekend!

So Amber and I hung out with some guys in my ward on Wednesday night, and we watched Prince Caspian while snacking on M&Ms, chips and salsa, and cream soda. Then after the movie one of the guys, Dan, told ghost stories. We had a blast and both of the guys were super nice!

So, since Amber and I wanted to hang out with them again, we planned the next activity. Amber and I wanted to get Jason's favorite candy for our activity since he had gotten mine, but we didn't know what it was. So, instead of guessing wrong, we just got everything. Then, with a grocery bag full of Twix, Starburst, M&Ms, sour straws, Snickers, Reese's, Pretzels, Twizzlers, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, etc., Jason's favorite juice, and Dan's favorite soda, we invited them over to play games with us.

Amber with Dan

And me with Jason

We played Battle of the Sexes (the boys won) and Atmosphere (Dan won). After that, we turned off the lights for another spooky story by Dan. And the best part was right at the climax of the story, my neighbor knocked really hard on my door! It made me jump and scream! It was awesome. Then we spend the next hour or so just talking. I got to know Jason a little more while Amber talked to Dan. I was so excited! I had a great time.

I'm so excited to have made some new friends. Some really fun, nice, open guys that I can just call up anytime.


Quotes of the Day:

Amber: "Ew! He just ate snow off the top of a trash can!"

and

Jason: "All girls are a little bit lesbian"

things i love

Oriental chicken salad

Sitting on campus and listening to people discuss church doctrine in the halls

Finishing your last assignment of the semester and only having to worry about final exams

Sleep

Watching Disney movies while decorating cookies and writing missionary letters

Looking up at the time and realizing that it's earlier in the day than you expected

Dr. Holman

Nativity scenes

Christmas decorations all over campus

Seeing numbers go down on a countdown

Dancing

Wondering when you're going to see that boy again, and worrying about what to say

Knowing when you're going to see that boy again, and freaking out about it

Falling asleep on a table in the Wilk and getting laughed at by your best friend for drooling on yourself.

Riding in a shopping cart around Wal Mart and grabbing stuff from the shelves like a 3 year old

Having a clean kitchen

Finishing your to do list early and having a whole afternoon opened up to you

Smiling at people you pass and seeing them smile back


Quotes of the Day:

Me: "People are laughing at me."
Amanda: "It's okay. You're used to it."

completely random facts

This is probably stuff you already knew...

My favorite animal is a llama.

I go through weird food phases where I like to eat the same thing every day for a few weeks. At one time it was hamburgers, and then pancakes, then waffles... Lately I've been obsessed with honey nut cheerios.

Amber is my best friend forever forever ever and she understands me better than anyone right now.

I love dancing. And I want to be a dance teacher.

I also want to be a high school English teacher.

I'm afraid to try to do either of those things because I don't handle rejection well. I usually win and/or succeed at everything I try. But applying for those two majors is bigger than anything else in my life. And I don't want to fail at it. What if I don't get accepted into either program? What do I do then?

My favorite thing to do is make cookies. And I want to own my own bakery some day.

I love snakes.

I have arachnophobia. Wistie has good stories about me. PS- panic attacks in the middle of chemistry class because your teacher had a huge picture of a Brown Recluse in the lecture = no fun.

I love it when I make people laugh. Laughter is the best compliment ever.

My favorite color is purple. And it is perfectly complimented with the color red.

I talk to my electronic devices. And I name them.

I don't hate doing laundry but I hate folding my clothes and putting them away.

I love talking to my mom on the phone. She and Ty are the only two people I truly enjoy talking to on the phone and can talk to for forever. Otherwise, I hate talking on the phone.

I daydream thoroughly too much and at inappropriate times. Like in Sunday School, or during stats lecture.

I'm always cold. Always.

I actually like public speaking.

Dance is my biggest passion in life.

Love is the most important thing in my life, and always will be.

I'm an extremely hopeless romantic, and I love it when guys ride in on a white steed and do chivalrous acts for me.

Halloween is my favorite holiday. And that's because I get to dress up in an awesome costume and wear it in public. And I get to eat all the candy I want guilt free.

I don't really like soda. But I do like Diet Coke on the rocks.

I want to learn how to mix drinks like a pro. Non-alcoholic, of course.

I want to travel. I want to live in London, vacation in Paris, and see everywhere else on the globe.

I want to sign fluently so Amber and I can communicate together without speaking.

I love peanut butter. And I love chocolate. The two put together is absolute Heaven.

I'm never late, and I never cancel plans on people. When either of these events occur, it's only for a really good reason.

I love to cook for other people, and I love to bake things and give them away.

I have a list of 101 things in my life that I want to complete before I die.

I still sleep with a stuffed animal every night.

I love to read. And I would love to write a book some day.

I'm afraid of the dark.

The only movies that have ever scared me are The Ring and The Mummy.

I love my hair.

I love wearing dresses and heels. I love any excuse to get all dressed up.

My favorite boys names are Carter, Ethan, Landon, Emmett, Jude, and Jackson. My favorite girls names are Alexia, Isabelle, Sophie, Juliette, Rosalie, and June.

I am so excited and can't wait to get married one day, but I know I'm not ready yet.

I love God.

Anyone who says that The Beatles are not the greatest band of all time is a liar.

I love to sing even though I'm not very good at it.

I love to sew costumes.

I used to love acting, but I think that I have retired from my acting career. I wasn't that good anyway.

I used to think diamonds were plain, but now they are my favorite.

Best movies ever: Moulin Rouge, Across the Universe, The Phantom of the Opera, She's the Man, V for Vendetta, Waitress, and Equilibrium.

I can recite the whole dialogue from She's the Man verbatim.

I really want to be a good listener. That's what I'm working on the most right now. I've got a ways to go. So be patient with me. I learned the right strategies in my Family Processes class, now I'm just working on applying them.

When I get nervous, I get really, really shy. Especially when I'm around a boy that I like. Either that or I'll talk about myself thoroughly too much... Which is why I'm working on the listening skills.

I want to have really pretty cursive handwriting.

I won't lie. I love having my picture taken. I hope that isn't arrogant.

I love getting mail, but I never get any.

I love playing hostess and planning parties.

I like being a leader- even though it frustrates me.

I just discovered I really like salmon.

I can't be mean to people. So when I really dislike someone I just don't speak to them.

I'm very tolerant. And open-minded. I really try to let people explain things and see their side of situations before I make a judgment.

I love it when people ask for my help, or accept it when I offer it.

Manners are most important to me. Boys I date must have nice manners. And I like it when they plan it all. Not because I'm lazy, but that's how courting is supposed to be. I like the days of old courtship.

I like being called Allie better than Allison.

I'm a pretty trusting person. People start out having my trust, and then have to lose it. I like it that way, even though it hurts me more than if they'd have to earn my trust.

I love you!

simply

I... had a really good night. A really, really good night. That's all :)


Quotes of the Day:

Me and Wistie: "5... 4... 3... 2... 1... BABY!"

and

Me: "No! I don't want an ugly baby!"
Amanda: "It's Japanese!"

and

Me: "I wanna have a baby with you, Wistie."

and

Me: "I'm going to get a gecko. And name it llama."
Amber: "Then you can say, 'Hey, I got a pet llama at the store today!"

and

Dan: "This movie is saturated with ambiguous threats."

and

Dan: "So, you're wanna-be alcoholics?"

and

Me: "What, don't you talk about the eating habits of hippogriffs in every day conversation?"

weekend update

My goodness. Weekend full of fun! So much went on that I don't know how to write about it all! How about a general outline?

Pizza
Divine Comedy with glowsticks and peanut butter crackers. It was hilarious!!
Brownie sundae
More pizza
Christmas Around the World
Ice skating, dancing, and cookie decorating!

Too bad I have to get back to the grindstone! Four more days of class, a three day weekend, then FINALS!!!

Dun, dun, dun!!!


Quotes of the Day:

Brian's nephew: "Can we have a ghetto booty dance party?"

and

Me: "She must have had a coach to tell her to sing like that."
Brian: "She must just sing like crap."

pie

Merry Christmas! I wanted to do a special Holiday themed background for my blog. I had quite a bit of fun putting it together.

As I was picking out Christmas music (my favorite part!), I remembered a certain song. I can never listen to it the same way again. Story:

Christmas 2007- I was driving to the airport with my cousins Rachel, Colin, and Jay. We had Christmas music playing in the car of course, because we were all flying out to see family for Christmas! Then, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee came on the mix CD. Jay just said, "Wow, she really likes pie."

I was so confused. I turned to him and said, "What are you talking about?" He had Rachel start the song over and told me to listen to the lyrics. I heard, "Rockin' around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring. Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some caroling." And I told him that's what she said. Then he countered, "That is not what she's saying. Listen again." Rachel once again rewound the song and we listened closely.

He then proceeded to tell us something that his older brother, Isaac (my favorite cousin and a HUGE jokester), said about the lyrics. "Rockin around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring. Later we'll have some f****** pie..."

Oh, Jay. He still swears that's what she's saying. He still claims that she just really likes her f-ing pie.

Now you'll never hear that song the same way again, will you? Go ahead. It's playing right now as you're reading this. Go start it over and listen to it.

:D

Merry Christmas!

ephiphany

I had an epiphany!!!!!!!!

I want to be a dance teacher.

I decided... okay here we go.

I do still want to be a school psychologist. But I have a few options here.

I will major in English Education and minor in dance. So, then when I graduate, I can be able to teach English, or my passion, dance! Then, I can still be on the right track toward becoming a school psychologist, since I have background in education.

Now I just have a few options :)

I really want to be a dance teacher in high schools. Not Utah. I want to start my own somewhere. Teach ballroom dance in high school. I would be so happy!


Quote of the Day:

Professor Smith: "That's what I do with my spare time. I torture animals."

and

Me: "Did you just jetté into the barre?"

for some must push and some must pull

Cow...

Reno...

Dead stuff...

Winnemucca...

More dead stuff...

Dying tree...

Elko...

Funky house with sculptures...

Desert...

OOH Deeth Starr exit sign! Aaaaand excitement's over...

Even more dead stuff...

The bend in the road...

Wendover...

Casino... Utah border...

Salt...

Salt...

Salt...

...

Salt...

More salt?

Salty lake...

Salt Lake city!

Provo!!!

That was a recount of my whole day on Sunday. I know. Intense. Now you don't have to drive it yourself. Imagine looking at that for nine hours. Even worse, imagine the pioneers having to cross it. That would suck major. Nothing to look at for months. Man, I love technology.


Quotes of the Day:

Amanda: "One thing I will say about Hannah Montana is that she sounds the same on her CD as she does live."
Me: "She sounds crappy on the CD, she sounds crappy live."

and

Amanda: "Do you want some sugar free candy?"
Me: "Sure."
Eats a bite
Me: "Man, that's nasty stuff. I like it."
Amanda: "Wait, what? You like it but it's nasty?"
Me: "Sure."

and

Jordan: "I'm pretty sure that one's screwed."