Memories

Lately I have been remembering times from my youth--mostly about hanging out at Grandma's house and things that went on there. It's probably because I'll be moving back there soon. Some of the fun (and some not so fun at the time, but now I look back with a smile) are:

-Popcorn and the Wonderful World of Disney on Sundays
-Kickball with the rhubarb bush as the pitcher's mound
-Climbing Anderson's tree and then throwing popscicle sticks at the kids at the bottom
-Sledding on the mountain
-Having car troubles after sledding on mountain (how many transmissions were blown?)
-Grandma reading scriptures at the table
-Grandpa flooding the yard with well water
-Grandma's "If you play rough, you'll get hurt rough"
-The boys making me cry every Sunday (Adrin once told me it was a goal of theirs)
-Candy letters to missionaries
-Rubbing our feet on the "new" carpet to get staticky, holding hands, and seeing if we could shock down the line
-Christmas Eve traditions

Anyhow, just some good memories to keep me company lately. Let me know what you remember.

Senioritis

It hit me this week...I am graduting in a month! Okay, so i still have one class to take up through August, but still. This has been a long time coming and I can't believe that it's here. I figure since it's taken me so long to get here that my BAD case of senioritis is normal. I'm getting to the point that I don't care much about studying. Not good. I'm looking forward to my year "off" before grad school. I think if I went right into it, I would not be a good student at all. I catch myself during class thinking about playing with my nieces and what I will do with them when I get home. I can't wait to be able to see them more than a few times a year. Of course they will probably be glad to see me go next year when I leave, but I will love my time with them.

Weird News

I thought this was pretty funny:

Armpit sniffer gets jail
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25150210/

A living volcano

So, I have been a living volcano lately. Inside my stomach is rumbling and ready to blow, but nothing has happened. As you can guess, I have the stomach flu. I wish, to a point, that I would erupt. I think that would make things much better. Unfortunately, it's not that kind of stomach flu. Just the kind where I have stomach cramps and can't eat anything because it hurts too much. It really puts a damper on school life. I've been hibernating for 3 days now. Not good. I hope I don't flunk any classes because of it. I'm sure I won't. My teachers are too nice for that. :)

Moving

So, it seems I will be moving at the end of August. That is when I will be done with school. Since no one wants to hire me for just a year, it am moving home. Yup, a 30 year old moving back in with the parents. It will be for just one year. I am graduating at an odd time so I have some slack before grad school next year. I hope my parents still like me after the year is up. :) It will be nice to be around the neices and nephew for a while, though. Who knows where I will end up for grad school. By the way, I am getting a new neice or nephew in January. I love this auntie thing!

Hayden's Blessing

Hayden was blessed today. He was born May 5. I wasn't able to go for a number of reasons....gas prices, too short of a weekend, had to work on Saturday, yada, yada, yada. Mom sent me some pictures. Not quite like being there, though. It's so hard to be this far away! Here are some pictures of the event, though. It's about time that a boy was added to the gaggle of neices that I have!

Buddy's Birthday

My little buddy, Cannon, turned 2 last week. Here are a few pictures from his birthday party. Most of the pictures were taken by his 3 (almost 4) year old brother. Pretty good, I would say!

Movie Survey

I got tagged. Here we go:

1. The total number of movies I own: Hmm, I would guess roughly 50. Most are older VHS ones that I can't convince myself to get rid of.

2. The last movie I bought: Two Week's Notice (had the VHS version, but not the DVD)

3. The last movie I saw: In the theater....can't remember. Been too long. At home...Little Women.

4. Five movies that mean something to me: "A Boyfriend for Christmas" because the girls in the family watch it every Thanksgiving. "The Scarlette Pimpernel" because it's good and it's one of the first movies I remember watching with my mom and dad. "Emperor's New Groove" because one Thanksgiving in Provo I watched it about 10 times with another apartment of friends (it's hillarious!). "Ocean's 11" because I can watch it over and over and never get tired of looking at the beautiful men (the movie is good, too). Any "Veggie Tales" that I get to watch with my nieces because I get to spend time with them and they are funny.

5. Tag three people and have them do this on their blogs: Nina, Linda, Meridith

Violins and Lawns

I had the opportunity to accompany a girl who played her violin. We practiced yesterday. I almost melted at the tone quality of her violin. So mellow. She played Jesus Once Was a Little Child. Next week we will do it in my ward. It's so pretty. Mom, it's a Jenny Oaks Baker. You would melt, too.

Yesterday I was able to mow Mark's lawn. I almost got to mow a friend's lawn, but theirs wasn't ready. So, I was glad that Mark let me do his. I love mowing lawns, especially when I can do it with a riding lawnmower. I am sore today, surprisingly. Guess old bumpy lawnmowers can make you a little sore. I loved it, though. My allergies weren't too happy, but I'll live.

Sad news in Rexburg

I just heard about this yesterday. I 10 year old girl just gave birth to a baby at the hospital here in Rexburg. http://www.kidk.com/news/local/18706089.html is the link for the story. Sad, sad, sad.

1st day of Preschool

This semester for one of my classes, I work in a preschool lab. Today was the first day that the kids came for the full time. It's only for two hours, but my body tells me it was at least 10. My back, feet, joints, everything hurt. I wish I had a hot tub to soak in....hmmmm. Wouldn't that be nice?

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Birthday Wishes...and a wedding

Thanks for the birthday wishes. You are all too kind. I spent my birthday (Friday, April 25) in class. It's going to be a STRESSFUL semester. It did not feel like a birthday. One of my friends brought a cake to our last class. That was so nice of her. Then I traveled to UT for Ashlie's wedding.

Ashlie's wedding was amazing. I love going to sealings in the temple. I tried to count how many I have been to. I think this was #18, but I'm not sure about the exact number. The spirit was prominent and she and her husband Bryce were beaming the entire day. It's so good to see her get a good enough 'catch'. He will cherish her for sure.

Auntie Jaunita, me, Mammacita

Me, Ashlie, Bryce

Me with Aaron Hawley (Spencer and Rhonda's baby)

Birthday Continued...

I was told I forgot the most important thing off my list for my birthday. A boyfriend!