Peace Out Men!

Let's be honest. I haven't been the most social girl out there these past 5 months. 

Why, you might ask? Because I am 100% determined to go on my mission. I do not want to be one of those girls that gets their mission call, but then decides to get engaged instead. I'm committed to my mission, and I'm also done with the dating scene for now. I don't want to have attachments at home that would make it hard to leave and, lets face it, I'm done going on pity dates with guys that I'm not even interested in...

You get my drift?

Well, this past month I've been a bit more social, and have started to go to Y.S.A. (young single adult) activities with some friends. The guys there are nice, but seem very aware that a lot of good, pretty, A+ girls are leaving on their missions. They seem very aggressive even though they know that I'm out of here very soon! To make a long story short, my facebook inbox and my cell phone have been full of messages and texts from these so called R.M.s, even though I told them that I am not interested in dating right now. For Pete's sake, I have THREE weeks left before I leave! 

This video is dedicated to all those special boys who just can't take the hint. Watch and enjoy ::

Peace out sweet boys---I'm going on a MISSION!

See you in 18 months...

Mondays are good days

It's 12:08am and I can't sleep. Nights like these are happening more often. 

I don't know why. 

Maybe it's because my mind is racing with a million different thoughts: my mission, school, what I'm going to eat for breakfast, things like that.

Or maybe I can't sleep because I got a sweet email from Elder Boyd earlier today...

Ya, that's probably why! 

Mondays have become such well anticipated days for me. It has been so fun for me to get weekly, personalized emails just for me from my best friend who is serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nicaragua! It's so fun to hear about Grant's successes and to see his testimony grow and grow and grow! He's such an awesome, 'on fire,' missionary who is changing many lives!

AND, what's so cool is that in a couple of months our lives will be very similar again...We'll both be in South America (Grant in Nicaragua, me in Uruguay) preaching this wonderful gospel to those who are searching for the truth. I can't wait! The church is true, oh so true!

(Don't these pictures make you smile?)

I'm smiling.

#2011babyfaces

THE BIGGEST PICK UP LINE EVER

"Hey! You look really familiar!"

Over the past year and especially as at BYU-Idaho, we young single adults hear this sentence a lot. 

"You look really familiar" is the perfect pick up line to say if you want to learn more about the person you happen to be flirting with.

I have a perfect example:

A few weekends ago when I went up to visit friends in Rexburg, Em and I ate at the Crossroads (BYU-I cafeteria) for lunch. As we were deciding which foods to eat, I made eye contact with this random guy. I did not know this guy &I had never seen him before in my life. Sure enough, he says the ever-so-popular pick up line. "Hey! You look really familiar!" He continued asking me my name, where I'm from, what I'm majoring in, and basically my whole life story. This random guy and I parted ways. Emily and I walked away laughing at all the times this you look familiar situation has happened. 

As we were walking up to the check out line, to pay for our food, this same guy walks ahead of us and motions to the cashier that "it's on him."

He paid for our lunch! FREE LUNCH! 

We were elated, especially because both of our lunches combined came to $12.50. I have never been so happy to hear that "you-look-so-familiar" phrase in all my life. We parted ways once again, and this random guy that I had never seen before was never seen again.

So thank you, you unfamiliar stranger. Em and I enjoyed our lunch even more then we would have.

I'm having deshavu!

3 bowling + goofy golfing dates in 2 weekends? I'd call that a success. I should be a professional bowler by now, but unfortunately that is not the case...BUT being on the golf team junior year has paid off!

Thank you Fat Cat's for a good time! Nothing beats playing the same game and eating the same pizza 2 weekend nights in a row.

Bowling Date #1 Blind Date with Jayson.

 Bowling Date #2: With Mason Gibbons, my long lost friend from EFY. This kid holds a special place in my heart.

 Bowling Date #3: Devin. (We put up bumpers for this date...saved my bowling reputation.)

 On a side note, bowling is not the only thing we do here for dates. On the Martin Luther King Day, we went snowboarding and this kid paid for my lift ticket, lunch, and gas! all $75 of it! There are definately positives to being a girl.

 

untitled.

Late Saturday night, Sarah comes into my room saying I have a package waiting for me at the door. A package? I was not expecting to have a package at midnight. In our living room was a giant box. Sure enough, my name was on the box from an unknown person. A poem was taped to the top of the box telling me to open the box to see who this is from. I opened the box and inside that box was another box, and another inside that one, and another inside that one. Newspaper was everywhere. We couldn't even see the living room floor. More boxes kept coming for me to open up to find the next clue. Finally once all the boxes and newspaper had ended, I found the end of the poem. I called the number it gave me and found out who this mystery person was. It was my pal which we'll keep unnamed asking me on a date for the next weekend. What a sweet and creative way. It reminded me of the good times in high school.

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The reason was this post is "untitled" is because I am in a dilemma. It is a big dilemma. I am stuck in this high school stage of mind. In high school, if you went on a second or even third date with a boy, it didn't mean anything. It just meant that you were really good friends who just wanted to have a good time. I loved that kind of dating in high school.

College is completely different. I am in a whole different ballpark now. Now, people not only date for fun, but they date for a purpose. They are looking to find an eternal spouse! My school is nicknamed BYU-I do because people come here to 1.) get an education and 2.) to find their eternal mate. Going on a second date means something...it means that you are a future prospect for these boys.

I've realized right now, that I just want a really good guy friend, but I have learned that that does not exist. Moral of the story is, a second date, lots of hangouts, and texts with this boy led to this:

Yes, this would be a candy poster that was delivered to my house late Monday night by the same boy who delivered the mystery box. I did not know that a second date would lead to something serious, but it did. Oh goodness. I have gotten myself in a mess. Please watch this video and you'll understand how I am feeling.

Why Guys and Girls Cannot Be Friends:



amen.

my abandoned blog

My poor blog has been abandoned for quite sometime. Things up here in Idaho are as hectic as ever. School, homework, and studying have taken over my life! I've been thinking a lot lately...who needs school? I told my mom my plan for my future today on the phone. I informed her that I am just going to get married within the next couple of years and then my husband can support me so I won't have to go to school anymore. Sound good? I think so. She didn't think that was a very good idea. 

So while I go find myself a husband, (just kidding! I'm not even ready for that yet), you can look at these fun pictures. Life is quite exciting living on your own!

 One Saturday, I took a trip to Yellowstone with a few roommates and a couple guys in our ward. We visited three states in one day, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. We also saw lots of geysers and nature, but no wild animals.

 The big hangout here is the dunes. We had a bonfire in the dunes.

 Millie and I live off of our apple trees. FREE fruit. College kids LOVE the word free. These apples are pretty much what we survive on to live.

 Believe it or not, but last Thursday, it SNOWED! I was in complete shock. How could it be snowing already! It was cold walking to and from classes. Right then and there I realized that I am and will always be an Arizona girl. I don't know how I'm going to survive this Idaho winter. But-there is a positive to winter. I get to wear cute coats, scarfs, ear muffs, and BOOTS!

 Sunday night was my night to fix dinner for the roomies. I was pretty proud of my healthy creation, onion vidalia chicken. It was a hit!

 We get a little crazy late at night when we know that we have homework and we realize that we don't want to do it. This night, we had a rockin' dance party and made a T. Swift music video.

 The first weekend in Idaho, my roommates and I were invited to go bridge jumping. So fun, but oh so cold.

 Idaho is known for their dance parties. Dance parties are the big thing here...?

One thing that I love about Birch Plaza is the location. It is center to everything. What I am most happy about is that it is close to the fitness center. I am loving all the fitness classes there are at night. My evenings this week consisted of the cycling class, yoga, and a hard to core ab workout.

Best swing dancers in town!

Saturday night, Grant & I got our groove on. We drove all the way to downtown Mesa to dance, just like the old times. Dancing holds a special place in our hearts because well, that's how we met...15 years old at the New Years stake dance. I have always been impressed with his dancing skills, & last night he amazed me yet again.

Grant has been raving about "Lenny's," a place downtown that makes thee best shakes. So that's where we went after dancing. Grant ordered his favorite peanut butter and chocolate shake and I ordered mint chocolate chip. We had a grand time laughing with Skyler and his date.  

We then decided that the night was far from being over, and our night of adventure continued downtown.

Valentine's Day.

Oh, Valentine's Day...I heart you. You bring back some good memories. Today I was reminiscing back to those awkward moments when boys (who will remain unnamed) gave me teddy bears, chocolates, & love poems. I will never forget embarassly carrying these Valentine's Day goodies around school all day. 8th grade and freshman year...those were the days.

Valentine's Day to me...since then...has been just a wee bit awkward. All day, I saw girls at school carrying roses and balloons and giant teddybears. I've learned over the past years. You never know who is going to show up at school carrying a big bear, chocolates, and a love poem. 

Do I have a Valentine, you might ask? I have none, just a really good friend who drops by to make my day. Grant came by with a Valentine's treat tonight and a sweet card. What a thoughtful boy! Anyways, it made me happy & I realized how grateful I am for a best friend like him. He's the best.