From the Back of A Broken Dream

From the Back of A Broken Dream by Flogging Molly

Here I am. It's been a while..I know. But with Summer quickly ending and last minute vacations, projects and what ever else was happening; this blog wasn't really on the top of my list of things to do. I know. Shocking. Oh well.
Also, I have re-done the template as well as my music list. I've just been in the mood to change everything. Which I must admit has served me quite well. I love it all.
I've blondified my hair. Painted my room. I think my room project is pretty much done. It looks really good. I took a day with my friend Elise and we painted my room and talked while blasting music and getting high off of paint fumes. It was a fantastic day.
Two weeks ago, my cousin Shane invited me along on an adventure. He and his roommates were building a boat. So I documented the excursion with my trusty camera. It was such a good day. It took pretty much all day to build. Then after loading it in the back of Tom's pickup truck, headed out to the Great Salt Puddle (formerly known as a Lake) to launch the "boat" that ended up looking more like a barge.
To our almost astonishment, it floated. (But then again, what doesn't float in a body of water that's like 7x saltier than the ocean?) With one person it still floated. With two people in it, it mostly floated...and three people there was no floating. After fighting with the bugs for a bit we decided we were done and ran back to the cars. The bugs were AWFUL. And for some reason, they really like me. And it doesn't matter how much repellent I wear, I can bathe in the stuff and the mosquitoes will still get to me. I must be really sweet or something. But it's freaking annoying. We got back into Reg (my cousins Commander) itching and freaking out. I've never wanted to scratch off my skin so badly before in my life. We were bitten all over. Face, neck, arms, legs...these nasty little blood-suckers were relentless. So the next day I was curious as to how many bites I had, on ONE ARM I counted an annoying 25 bites. Then I decided to stop counting. I did not want to know the grand total anymore.
To make it even better...I'm allergic to mosquito bites. I have bad reactions to them. It's ridiculous. My arms didn't react too terrible, but my legs suffered severely. I had one bite in particular on my left leg that had a reaction like I've never seen before. It looked horrid. Like I got run over by a truck, or someone poured Acid on my leg, or contracted gangrene or something. This picture was taken three days after and it still looked awful. (The picture doesn't do it justice.) Yes, folks, that pretty little thing is from a mosquito bite. It's a pink color now, but I never want to get bit again. And when I get to create my own world-mosquitoes will not be invited. They serve NO good purpose!
So, all in all, boat-great idea. Great Salt Lake- Worst Idea Ever!!!

Next week my bed-ridden sister and her Muppet-filled stomach, and Jarmo are coming to Utah for a visit. Should be pretty exciting to see how her tummy has grown since I was in Texas visiting them. Hopefully her Doctor will give her the okay to travel since she's been on bed rest for the past couple weeks.
Well, I think that's all the updating for today. There's a couple other things going on but I'm not sure if I should talk about it here yet..if I change my mind, I'll let you know.

Humdrum

Humdrum by The Corrs

So, dental adventure #2 actually went better than dental adventure #1..which I did not expect, but it was nice. Triazolam is pretty good stuff. Combine that with the laughing gas and I did not care what was going on. I've healed pretty well, I only had a little swelling.
For some reason this week my stomach decided to rebel on me. I've felt like crap on toast since Wednesday. My stomach felt like it was imploding and my head felt like it was exploding. Not too fun. Today I'm doing alright though. Well enough to spray paint my desk, which isn't hard and it was nice to be outside in (spray paint fumed) fresh air. Spray-painting my desk is the start of re-doing my room.I've already got a new bookshelf, it makes my room look a lot less cluttered. (Which, with the size and layout of my room, is great.) I've got paint for the walls, and ideas rolling around in my head. I'm thinking it's going to look great when I get done with it.
So book update: In the Woods by Tana French is way good. It's about a detective who gets assigned to a murder case that hits a little too close to home-since the murdered 12 year old girl was found in his hometown, by the woods where his two best friends disappeared (he was found) 20 years prior. It's way intense, I recommend it. The Likeness is a sequel of sorts to it and is on my list to read.
I'm currently reading Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah. I'm about 1/4ish of the way through it and so far it's good-reminds me of me and some of my friends. I'll let you know what I think when I'm done.
We found out this week that my sister is going to have a baby girl. That's pretty exciting.
UM!...I think that's all, well, all that I feel like expressing to cyber-world for anyone to read.

Closer

Closer by Joshua Radin

^^I love this guy..
Camping was awesome. We were only there a few days but it was fun. We just hung out, my cousins and aunt and I went on a hike for a few hours. We saw baby and mommy moose. And some deer. The weather was kind of crazy, the first day was on and off rain and very unpredictable (which made it fun.) and the next day it was majorly windy. The day we left it was nice.
I'm getting ready to get round two of the dental adventure done. I go in Friday morning. I'm getting more than the numbing stuff this time...thank goodness. So we'll see how that goes.
I've been itching to play with cameras lately, so hopefully I can get someone to go with me sometime soon. Preferably tomorrow because after that I'll be out of commission for a few days.

The Show

The Show by Lenka

My dentist adventure went okay. They didn't use any form of sedation though..dumb. Just numbed me up real good and pulled out my top right wisdom tooth. Because it was all the way grown in it wasn't bad. With my next one-it's still under the gum so I'm wanting them to give me something else besides just numbing. They didn't put in any stitches either so I've just got a hole. I bled for longer than I thought I would so not only did my mouth hurt-but it tasted like blood. Yummy...
That's pretty much all I did this week. Haha.
In the morning I'm going camping with my family (well..the ones that are in Utah anyways..). I'm way excited, we haven't gone for a while. This is going to be a fantastic adventure.

The Story So Far

The Story So Far by Flogging Molly

I got back last night from visiting my sister, Muppet and Jarmo in Houston. It was good to see them-but I think I expected more of Texas. It's stupid hot (100 degrees at least), with stupid humidity (which makes it ever hotter), and stupid drivers. And it's just gonna get worse in the next few months--have fun with that, Texas.
We basically just hung out, went to the biggest mall I've ever seen-The Galleria. Where I'm pretty sure I passed a famous musician while we were walking. Hung out by the pool one day, got a little tan. Watched fireworks get launched off a barge in the ocean. Went to church. Church goes by faster in Texas and I'm not entirely sure why.. So all in all it was good. My sister makes a pretty cute pregnant person.
The flight out was quite adventurous, we had just left SLC, were in the air for about 10 mins when the pilot announces, "Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a slight engine malfunction." Well I don't know about you-but hearing the words "Engine Malfunction" does not exactly make me feel all safe and secure thousands of feet above the ground. So, they turned around and we landed back in Salt Lake and had to wait a little over an hour to leave again. The magnificent thing of a good book-is that it does a very good job at distracting you and helping pass the time. Which I did on the flights to and from, and while waiting in the airport. I'm currently reading "In The Woods" by Tana French. It's a Psychological\Murder\Suspense and I'm totally into it.
While adventuring in Houston, my massage license arrived at my house. So I am now Officially: Stacy Lynch, LMT.
I also figured out that I'm related to one of my good friends, Lindsay Rigby. My great great great grandparents are her great great grandparents...that makes us cousins. A little distant, but related nonetheless. That's pretty exciting!!
Well, I'm going to go get ready for round one of two of my dentist adventure.

Vila Rada

Vila Rada by Nikola Sarcevic

Well, Alexis's wedding was awesome. I was so happy to be a part of it. It was a good evening.
I have to get my wisdom teeth out..yay...but I only need my top ones out at this moment. But all my wisdom teeth look good and they're not causing any problems, all in line and everything. They said they'll come out easy. I also have a few cavities that need to be filled so on Monday I will go in and get one side taken care of-one wisdom tooth and some cavities. And then a week later I will go in and have the same thing on the other side. The plus side--I'm going to be sedated. Thank goodness. I do not like the dentist. Not him personally-but his profession. But I'm going to a new dentist-and I really like them so far. Hopefully I still have the same opinion after this adventure. haha.
I'm going to Texas on Wednesday morning. That was just decided about 30 mins ago. I'm flying to Houston with my mom and we're going to see my sister, Jarmo and Muppet. I'm excited. We'll be down there over the 4th which is going to be amazing! We're going to party and it is going to be fantastic. And hot..
So, I'll be in Houston this week and come back Sunday night, just in time to go to the dentist on Monday morning..whoopee...

Lift Me Up

Lift Me Up by Kate Voegele

^ That is the song I had stuck in my head while I was taking the MBLEx. Which kind of made me chuckle because it seems so appropriate! So yes. It's over. Security for that test is ridiculous. I got digital fingerprinted like 5 times and had to show my I.D. like 3 times. Why I'm not exactly sure because they were watching me the whole time.
I got to the testing center just after 5pm, and it was raining SO bad. Downpour! (Which I Loved, of course.) and ran inside, found the room, checked in and all that, which took a bit because there were so many security measures. Then got escorted into the testing room, sat at the computer and began my test. My test appointment was at 5:30pm. I took the test (all the while having Kate Voegele's song running though my head), raised my hand and got escorted out of the testing room. They printed off my result right then (That Goodness I didn't have to wait!). I read the paper that was handed to me. I PASSED! I walked out of the testing center and looked at my phone, it was just after 6pm. Go me.
This morning, Shauna (she went to school with me and took her test a few days before I did, and passed as well) and I went into Salt Lake to DOPL (Department of Professional Licensing) and submitted our applications for licensure. My license should come in the mail in the next few weeks!
On another note, one of my best friends, Alexis, is getting married this weekend. I'm honored to be a bridesmaid for her. It is going to be awesome. I'm so happy for her and Eric.

Better Than

Better Than by The John Butler Trio (listen to it, love it. I just heard it this morning.)

"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists. It is real. It is possible. It is yours."
I'm taking the MBLEx on Saturday. It's a hugely important test. It determines whether or not I can get licensed as a Massage Therapist. It's normal to feel some apprehension, right? And I think that's what I'm feeling. I'm nervous, but normally nervous. I think. And I feel fairly confident, but not over-confident so that's good. We'll see how it goes..
I guess the best inspiration comes at night...because I've been in a serious writing drought for a long time, but last night I was watching a movie on my laptop and sentences, phrases and dialogue started ambushing my brain. So I gratefully opened a Word document and started typing again. It felt good.
And I may be the only one that feels this way, but I have Loved the near constant rain the past week-ish. But I don't care what other people think. I love it. But the whole thunder/lightning thing needs to go..
Oh, P.S. My toe is all healed. Still a little bruised, but it's not freakishly disgusting anymore. I can walk, work out, dance, etc.
K,Bye

Scars

Scars by Papa Roach

So, I came across this quote when I was watching an episode of Everwood online the other day. And I really liked it.
"The more things change, the more they stay the same. I'm not sure who the first person was who said that. Probably Shakespeare. Or maybe Sting. But at the moment, it's the sentence that best explains my tragic flaw: my inability to change.
I don't think I'm alone in this. The more I get to know other people, the more I realize it's kind of everyone's flaw. Staying exactly the same for as long as possible, standing perfectly still... It feels better somehow. And if you are suffering, at least the pain is familiar. Because if you took that leap of faith, went outside the box, did something unexpected... Who knows what other pain might be waiting out there. Chances are it could be even worse.
So you maintain the status quo. Choose the road already traveled and it doesn't seem that bad. Not as far as flaws go. You're not a drug addict. You're not killing anyone... Except maybe yourself a little. When we finally do change, I don't think it happens like an earthquake or an explosion, where all of a sudden we're like this different person. I think it's smaller than that. The kind of thing most people wouldn't even notice unless they looked at us really, really close. Which, thank God, they never do.
But you notice it. Inside you that change feels like a world of difference. And you hope this is it. This is the person you get to be forever... that you'll never have to change again." -Ephraim Brown, Everwood
Well, I think I know what my tragic flaw is.. I'm not going to proclaim it to cyber-world. But I'm all for sharing good quotes and/or thoughts. So here you go.

Always Love

Always Love by Nada Surf (I am a HUGE fan of this song.)

I am now officially graduated! Yay!! No more school for me! It was a small little ceremony and a nice dinner. There were 5 total graduates, yours truly of course being one of them. I sent in my application to take my licensing test. It's a little of an intimidating thought..being completely done with school. I mean, right now it just feels like summer..but the thought of not having to go back at all is a little weird.
And, my sister is going to have a baby. She's about 3 months pregnant. Little baby-more affectionately known as Muppet (by me), should be here at the beginning of December.
On a different note...Do Not, under Any circumstances let something fall on your toe and smash it. It hurts Real bad. Saturday, I opened the freezer and before I knew it something had catapulted out of the freezer and careened down making an abrupt halt right on top of my right fourth toe. Instantly swelling up and turning a lovely mixture of black and blue. At first I thought it was broken. I couldn't walk on it, I couldn't move it...any contact with anything hurt it. Now I can walk almost normal. And the bruise has gone from black and blue to purple and red and just a little blue. And! It's in the shape of a rainbow. (color bands and all, just not all the colors of a rainbow.)
Plus, I'm improving my room. I really like it so far. I'm probably going to be at my parents house for a bit longer because I have to pay off my student loan, AND I'll soon have a new car. Which is probably a good thing because I've been afraid to drive mine for about two weeks, and haven't driven it since last Tuesday. I was worried it might explode..and the gas pedal doesn't always work as it should...for graduation, my parents said they'd either help get a lesser expensive one, or put a down payment on a nicer one. Yay!

The Mixed Tape

The Mixed Tape by Jack's Mannequin
When I was up in Logan, We had a quote wall. It was fantastic. Here's most of the quotes from it.

"Charlie Brown is a cartoon character who's never gotten action in his life." -Tim Kerns

“What would Jesus do? Jesus would answer the phone.” –Stacy Lynch

“I substitute eating for never sleeping.” –Mike, the waiter at the Ogden IHOP

“That’s why men need women.” –Ashlee Underwood Nielsen

“Hookers can fall in love.” –Stacy (while watching Pretty Woman.)

“And with our forces combined, anyone can beat us!” –Eric Jeffs

“Why did you make an ashtray in sacrament meeting?” –Ross Nelson

“Tony LOLed me..” –Stacy
“Ew..” –Jacki Thompson

“Jake, you’re rubbing my leg.” –Jason Reese
"JAKE! You're Rubbing My Leg!!!" -Jason, five minutes later.

“Happiest place on earth… only ‘cause there’s meth in the air.” –Tim (talking about Disneyland)

“We should go so they can get to their boys.” –Stacy’s dad
“Maybe their boys don’t want to get with them tonight.” –Stacy’s mom

“I can see why college students resort to fornication. There’s nothing else to do!” –Jon Miller

“Can we please watch Titanic?” –Chris LeCates

“Oh baby stop!” -Jacki
“Pretty sure if that was a sexual reference it wouldn’t be stop.” –Ashlee

“Could you guys please stop laughing? It’s distracting.” –Ross

“This is a really cool picture, huh? –James Ford
“Yeah. If you’re Satan.” –Ian Binks

“Wroth- that’s like 'Ross' with a lisp!” –Stacy

“You should come bounce on my bed sometime.” –Jacki

“You look like one hot Mama!” –Jordan Monroe

“… and I’d wrestle a wild boar!” –Jason
“What about wild whores?” –Eric

“We’re like a jukebox!” –Kelly Christianson

“I think the weather has A.D.D.” –Stacy

“I hopped off IHOP… twice.” –Mike, the waiter

“Everyone in my apartment is crazy! Tim cooks sausage. Jon reads about sex.” –Brian Pincock (Jon was reading his psychology book.)

“We. Have. Foo-duh.” –Jacki and Stacy

“Something can be awkward without being sexual.” –Moe Smith
“It’s just very rare.” –James

“You know how much cooler I would be… if I was from Brooklyn?” –Brian

“Heidi’s world is becoming upset. Her raspberries are ovaries and her peas are fruit.” –Kelly

“Hit me.” –Jacki

“Jacki, you are going to Hell.” –Eric

“I have a prescription to popular science magazine.” –Jaron Newman

“I like to feel my phalanges.” –Moe

“You’re one of those friendly Elmo-type menaces.” –Ben

“My cuticles are numb.” –Stacy

“Hop the boarder and run to Vegas.” –Josh Marchant

“You good? You stable?” –Tim
“No.” –Ashlee
“Ok.” –Tim

“You’re like a freaking boy scout.” –Stacy

“I’d rather not be your bra.” –Jacki
“That’s a little awkward.” –Courtney Twitchell

“Have you seen my monkey?” –Jacki
“It is a valid question.” –Ben

“The quote wall hates me.” –Moe

“To dry unwashed hair… why would you need to do that? It’s already dry.” –Josh

“I need to study for life. I’m failing!” –Kelly

“Wow! Those are some big…. boots.” –James (while watching Phantom of the Opera.)

“I love you too, baby. I love you too.” –Brian to Tim

“Blue is generally not a healthy color for a human. –Stacy

“Ew! Yuck! What is she wearing?” –Courtney
“A dead snow leopard.” –Stacy

“I think that would suck giving birth to a unicorn.” –Stacy

“That was gorgeful.” –Brother Hopkins

“I’d rather share pants with Jacki than have a cat in my pants.” –Josh

“Run Forrest.” –Moe
“Shut up, jerk!” –Tim

“Our friends are retarded.” –Lindsay

“He sounded out of breath when I called him.” –James
“He had to come up for air.” –Jaron

“I swear- the world is turning the boys retarded.” –Stacy

(Knock Knock) “Come in! Ha ha.. They can’t.” –Stacy

“Jacki! You just had a Morgan moment!” –Stacy

“You are deficient!” –Brian

“Whoa! Jane exploded!” –Stacy

“I am possibly the most brilliant person I have ever met. You know why? Because I am an idiot!” –Brian

“Well, what other way is there to cook a microwave?” –Ian

“The demons were trying to get into my… nevermind.” –Tim

“Do you guys mind if we change to ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader’? I want to see how dumb I am today.” –Kelly

“No one goes to school in Mexico.” –Ross

“It’s like a big, clear noodle.” –Moe

“I can’t see your stunning features.” –Jaron

“I’m laying between three guys.” –Jacki
“Dang, you’re lucky!” –Moe
“Wanna switch spots?” –Jacki

“Nothing’s wrong with me except my knees are made of liquid dookie.” –Shane Earl

“Tim, you hold hands weird.” –James (while holding hands with Tim, playing a game)

“If you weren’t getting married we wouldn’t have dirty minds.” –Stacy
“Yeah right.” –Jacki

“What was that?”-Stacy
“That was a gleeful chuckle.” –Jacki

“We’re feeling a little alto-ish today.” – A Tenor
“Not sure if we want to go there..” –Brother Hopkins

“I’m going to give up on Jessie tonight.” –Ashlee
“Oh. I thought you were going to say something about Bon Jovi.” –Stacy

“Coo-Coo-Ka-Chew!... That means pass..” –Landon Frost

"Ask me if I just tripped up the stairs?"- Ross
"Did you just trip up the stairs?" -Stacy & Jacki
"Yes I did. Now ask me how I felt about it." -Ross
"How did you feel about it?" Stacy & Jacki
"Like an Idiot!" -Ross

(Holding a plastic pumpkin) "I kind of want to stick my head in this..." -Tim
"You can't, your head's too big." -Stacy

"You say sorry too much." -Eric
"I'm sor-" -Stacy

World Spins Madly On

From now on, I'm going to have all the titles of my entries from song titles/lines. This one being World Spins Madly On by The Weepies. Which just happens to be the song I'm listening to right now. No specific reason-although it is a fantastic song. I liked the title for this entry too.

Well Well...here I am. The past while has been quite interesting. I've done a lot. Re-connected with old friends whom I have missed like India misses Gandhi. I've strengthened relationships with friends who are my true friends. I've let people go out of my life because they were clearly not friends and I was just too blind to see it. Sucks, yes. But oh well, I'm much better off for it. I'm done with clinic for school, but I'm still getting requests and appointments. I'm heading into finals for my last two weeks of school. Ever. That is unless I decide to go back to school after graduation for something else..who knows. I had an adventure to Santa Barbara, a much needed getaway.
Mostly I'm posting now to put up pictures from Santa Barbara. My dad had a business meeting and my mom and I flew to California with him. While there, we met my dads high school foreign exchange student (from Sweden), Per, his fiancee, Kirsten, and his soon-t0-be-step-son, Jens, who is going to a semester of college in Santa Barbara. It was really cool meeting them, incredibly nice people. So here's some pictures from my trip (sorry there aren't any pics of us with the Swedes).


The Beach


Starfish
A huge boot. I got bored, and tried to see if maybe I could get inside it..I couldn't...it was too tall.
Fantastic, No? Oh Man..
I found Captain Jack Sparrow.
Turtle!

Water Lilly

I really liked these flowers.

Not so haunted looking haunted house. The guy said it was really haunted! Doesn't look it..I was kind of disappointed. This professor guy used to live in it, and he slipped in the bathroom and hit his head and drowned in the bathtub and died. And he's still there.
Solvang. A Dutch town, windmills, Danish food, totally authentic place. Pretty cool.

Meh.

Not too much going on the past couple weeks, my birthday was last Sunday. It was pretty good, my roommate Jacki came and spent some time with me. It was snowing and she didn't want to drive Sardine Canyon in the snow at night (it's scary) so she stayed at my house. It was so good to see her again. I'm going to get a weekend where I can go up to Logan and hang out with my cousin, and with Jacki. I miss Logan a lot. Hopefully maybe this weekend.
I got a massage chair, so now I can do chair massages. It's a very comfortable chair. I also got new Hardshoes..they're pretty. Breaking them in is going to suck and my feet are going to die, but it's gonna be fun.
School is good, 7 weeks until graduation.
Here's a random sidenote: Don't you just love it when you wash some laundry (in this case it was my massage sheets), and when you go to fold them you notice they smell really familiar...and then you realize- That smells like an ex-boyfriend! He must have used the same laundry detergent..so whenever you go to use whatever you washed (in my case it was my sheets..) all you can smell is the scent of an ex's clothing..so during my clinic today I was smelling the scent of one of my ex-boyfriends.
Well, there's all the superficial stuff of things I don't care if the world knows for this update.

Fun times

St. Patrick's Day is over, and so are all the festivities that come with it. It was awesome. I had such a great past couple weeks (after I got done being sick). Parades, performances, parties, playing. The St. Patrick's day parade seemed longer this year. The Siamsa was fun. The Jazz Game half-time was Awesome! It looked way good, if you missed it and want to see it-you can find it on my Facebook. This is a birds-eye view of us at the parade.

I have a new favorite band. The Script, from Dublin Ireland. They're wonderful, they released their debut album in the U.S. on Tuesday. Since I was busy all day with St. Patrick's Day things, I went out and bought it yesterday. I love them. Danny, Mark and Glen.

This week I started 4th quarter, I have Lymphatic Massage, Visceral, Muscle Interaction, Segmented Massage, Hot Rock, Advanced Cranial. Plus ongoing clinic and study for big big tests.

Fantastic..

So, with all the stuff that I've got coming up starting today through the next who knows how long--I've been and will continue to be pretty dang busy.
Last night I went over to Alys house and we practiced the a Capella part of the double reel (hardshoe). Broke parts down, repeated over and over, then stitched all the parts together and did those over and over. Two hours and I wake up today and my left knee is really stressing. Stairs are not my friend. Walking isn't really my friend either. Will I back off and take it easy? Nope. I've got too much to do.
Performance today, two performances tomorrow, practice Sunday, Monday, Tuesday with a performance Tuesday night, class on Wednesday..So I've got to do those-THEN I can back off, take it easy and nurse my knee..even then I still can't go too soft on it. Haha.
So The Salt Lake parade is supposed to start around 10am, the Siamsa at noon, we'll be dancing underneath the white tents. Tuesday we're performing at half-time for the Jazz game. So, I've got a lot ahead of me. I hope you come out to see me if you can, it'd be great to see people.
Later.

Getting better.

Okay, well I'm at about 90% better. I still cough, but not near as much as I was. My nose is a little congested but it's almost nothing.
I went to the dance performance on Saturday night, it was fun. Because I don't have a wig yet, I bought at 5/8" curling iron- the smallest on made, and sat for an hour and a half while my ponytail got curled. It looked way good, and it stayed way curly through all the bouncing. I loved it. Dancing did set me back a little in the healing process because Sunday my cough was back, and I felt worse than I did the day before. But it was so worth it.
Finals are all going really good. I had 4 last week, and I have 7 this week for a total of 11 finals.
This Saturday is the Salt Lake City St. Patrick's Day parade at 9am at the Gateway mall, we'll be dancing down the street of the mall. Then at the Greek Orthodox Church at 12 noon is the Siamsa. It's gonna rock.

Ugh...

So I've been sick for over a week. And it's driving me nuts. It started with just an irritated throat. You know-that scratchy dry spot and no matter how many times you swallow it's still there. Then it progressed to make my voice work half the time and I cough and cough and cough and cough until I gag and can't breathe and sometimes throw up a little. And couldn't swallow all the way. And then my sinuses decided to play. I've missed a dance performance this week as well as my dance class. Unfortunately, no school has been missed due to it being the first of my two weeks of finals. But fortunately- my teachers either let me sleep or leave early when I'm done and I sit in the corner of the room away from everyone else so they don't get sick. So I sleep-wake up go to school and take finals (practically in my sleep-and still manage to get 100 or close to it) and come home and sleep some more. I can sleep just fine during the day, it's night sleeping that's causing frustration. I can't tell you how many time's I've woken up to massive coughing attacks. NOT Fun! But-health is on the horizon and I'd better be well by Saturday for a dance performance or I'm gonna be mega-ticked.
BUT I am reading a new book series- the House of Night novels by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast. I'm just on book one but I really like it. It's a vampyre book (that's how they spell it in the book: "Vampyre") Here's just a paragraph from the first chapter, I thought it was funny:
"Do vampyres play chess? Were there vampyre dorks? How about Barbie-like vampyre cheerleaders? Did any vampyres play in the band? Were there vampyre Emos with their guy-wearing-girl's-pants weirdness and those awful bangs that cover half their faces? Or were they all those freaky Goth kids who didn't like to bathe much? Was I going to turn into a Goth kid? Or worse, an Emo? I didn't particularly like wearing black, at least not exclusively, and I wasn't feeling a sudden and unfortunate aversion to soap and water, not did I have an obsessive desire to change my hairstyle and wear too much eyeliner."

V-Day Comic

Yesterday was Valentines Day, whoopdeedoo. I'll spare you my thoughts on the lamest of all holidays. I did however, find this on Josh Groban's blog and thought it was pretty funny.

My Busy Life

The past couple weeks have been incredibly busy and stressful and frustrating- and amongst it all, I have to admit that I enjoyed most of it. I have been incredibly productive and accomplishing so much in many areas. Plus, getting caught up in the rushed chaos that has been my life is both exhausting and satisfying. My life has been consumed of bouncing straight from school, to work, to clinic, to dance (at the studio-or in my basement), then crashing on my bed only to wake up shortly after to continue the hectic cycle all over again. Happily.
My moments of peace and relaxation take place on Wednesdays (possibly my busiest day of every week) when after dance my dance girls and I would go get hot chocolate (which usually never fully consists of hot chocolate) and talk about the most random of subjects, laughing at said random subjects, and I really just enjoy their company for many reasons. For one: they're not drama like some of my friends have been. For two: we can be candidly explicit with each other. For three: there's no judgment that takes place in our little group. And, they're just awesome to be around. I could go on about why I love dance, and the wonderful friends I've made in class..but I won't. I'm sure they'll appreciate this little spiel about them. :)
Another fabulous thing that has happened to me, I was finally reunited with my first ever best friend for the first time in 11 years. She moved to Washington right after 3rd grade and we kept in touch through letters, rare phone calls, and lately- emails and text messages. She moved back to Utah recently and we were able to see each other again on Tuesday. It was so refreshing to see her and to hang out again. I'm still amazed that after 11 years of being apart, we have kept in touch and have stayed close. And we vowed not to wait 11 years until we're 31 to see each other again.
Clinic is going great. I have worked on a wide variety of ages, occupations, etc. From 17 to 82, from student, to teacher, to waitress, to flight attendant, to chef, to a football linebacker. It's really fun and I've learned a lot so far.

I'm in Love

Alright, Last night I went to see Lord of the Dance at Kingsbury Hall. I for one, Loved it. The mens ensemble was stronger than the womens, and the women softshoe solos seemed pretty simple. The taps were pre-recorded, which was kind of a let down but made sense because the music would have drowned out the sound of the hardshoes. I got over it pretty fast.
When the Dark Lord came out with his warriors, I knew I was going to fall in love. And I did. That dance was one of my two favorite parts of the whole show.

I love that dance. And the Dark Lord was amazing. I loved him (maybe even more than the Lord of the Dance.)
My other favorite part was when the Lord of the Dance danced without music with his warlords.

I am so glad I was able to go see it. I saw Spirit of the Dance in Branson, MO for my 17th birthday. Which was way cool, it incorporated other styles of dance (Salsa, Ballroom, Tap, Jazz, even Hip-Hop) but it centered around Irish Dance. Lord of the Dance was great and it was a wonderful close to some very stressful and crazy-busy weeks. I'm hoping I can relax now..

We create it...

So, I've been thinking. Which can be dangerous and get me way too stressed out, but this time it's been kind of an eye-opener. Bringing to light things that I've been hearing throughout my entire schooling but never really understood the magnitude of what my teachers have been saying; I've don't think I've ever fully grasped, understood, and started to apply said knowledge until just these past couple weeks. So with all these thoughts going in my head, I figured I'd jot them down for you to read. Hopefully it makes sense. I'm just gonna type and post.
We create our own conditions. We sustain our circumstances. On some level, we've brought upon ourselves the experiences and positions we find ourselves in every day. Whether you believe it or not, it's true. Granted- there are things that are out of our control. I could not stop that guy from abusing me just like you could not stop that car from crashing. But I can choose to either take abuse and blame it on myself, and act like a victim; or rise above it and overcome what happened to me. You can set your intent on how you heal from and auto crash. You can hold onto whatever injuries you may have acquired and play the victim card and pull for attention and/or pity from others, or you can realize that there is health and a full recovery. It's all how you perceive it.
Each of us, every human being, has the ability to heal ourselves. If something happens and you don't truly want to recover from it, then you won't. But if you have the drive, and determination to recover and triumph over it, your body and spirit will account for that and you will. People that claim to be stuck with something, or constantly "holding onto" something will get just that.
There are instances of course where one can't do it on their own. That is where a healer comes into play. A healer is someone who can listen to your body, and assist in the healing process. I'm not just saying this because it makes for a good topic. I truly believe it and have had personal experiences to back me up.
I've been through of some pretty rotten situations, and they have truly left me somewhat inhibited. Starting last week, I have realized how powerful I am in healing myself and releasing the traumas of my life. Truly allowing myself to literally rise above it and be able to move on. It's quite liberating.
Also, I've watched my cousin as he went through what I believe to be a quite damaging form of Hell. He was in an extremely serious car crash and is a living miracle. I watched as his determination to live pulled him towards health. I witnessed his positive attitude and will to get better. I stood by him in awe at his recovery which was far faster than anyone ever expected. For him to be alive today is truly a witness to me. He was ready to move on as soon as he came out of his coma. He was determined not to let it hold him back. He wanted everything to go back to normal and worked hard to make it happen. If anyone had the right to pull the card, he did. But he didn't. He's made the best of everything, and he's my hero.
So if you tell me that you're "stuck with" something, or play a victim card for a prolonged period of time; pardon me if I don't believe you.

Awesome

So, last week was absolutely fabulous and this weekend was amazing.
I started my clinic so I am now working on "the public". With appointments and clients and all that jazz, I must say- I love it. I am so fired up and in love with it all over again, I have the ability to truly help people still; even though I'm not going into Social Work anymore (But may go back too). Being able to help people and help heal them and help them feel good is great. Although I find that not eating all day and doing massages, I am hungry at the end of the day. haha.
My classes for this quarter are awesome. Study of the Spine, Shiatsu, Trigger Point, SER (Somato Emotional Release), Spinal Touch, Tuina, Clinic, and Sports Massage. Sweet!
I went to Arizona this weekend, my uncle got baptized-it was spectacular and a seriously great weekend. My cousin, Michael (16, almost 17) was able to baptize him. He torqued his back lifting weights a few days beforehand, luckily I happened to bring massage cream with me (because I'm a nerd like that) and I worked on him for a while, and he was able to move and not have pain in his back and shoulders. That was cool to be able to work on him and see immediate relief and benefits.
.This is us in front of the London Bridge.
This is me and my Devaney.
Devaney, Me, CJ, Nicole, Mom and Alyssa.

Jarmo, Coley, Tony, Allison, CJ, Alyssa, Michael, Me, Devaney, Gladys, Grandma and Mom and Dad outside the church in Havisu.

New Year

Happy New Year!!
Last night was a great night. I had three friends over- some of the best girls ever. And we just had a fun night!

We played Dance Dance Revolution, Super Mario 3, Drank some bubbly at midnight (Sparkling Burgundy, provided by Lindsay Rigby), Watched some Jeff Dunham and The Dark Knight. It really was a great night. I totally loved it.

So, 2009 came in quite nicely, I'm very interested in what's going to happen this year. I've got a couple boys coming home from missions this year, I'll graduate and be licensed in Massage Therapy and have a career, continue on and progress with dance. To name a few. I'm excited, nervous, kind of scared, and hoping it'll be a great year.

Idioms

So, here are some idioms, and here is what I think about them. Do I agree? or do I disagree? (I was kind of bored at work, so that's how this came about.)
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.=True, it's best not to rely on one thing. Have options.
When life deals you lemons, make lemonade.=True, make the best of what you've got.
The grass is always greener on the other side.=Traulse. It depends, usually true-but some people don't know how good they've got it and when they look at someone else they think the other person has it better.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.=True. Don't count on something because you don't know what you're gonna get.
All's fair in love and war.=FALSE! There are things you just don't do! End of story.
Ignorance is bliss.=True. If you don't know something, it can't hurt you.
Easy come, easy go.=True. Anything that comes easy to you can likely be taken away just as easy.
Don't bit the hand that feeds you. =True. You don't hurt someone that helps you.
Actions speak louder than words.=So true. A similar one is: What you're doing is so loud, I can't hear what you say.
Drastic times call for drastic measures.=Traulse. It really depends on the situation.
Every cloud has a silver lining.=True. There's pretty much always an upside to every situation. One that goes along with this could be: Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
It takes two to tango.=True.
Let bygones be bygones.=True. Just forget about disagreements or arguments and move on.
Variety is the spice of life.=True. The more experiences you have, the more exciting your life can be.
You can't judge a book by its cover.=True! Get to know someone/something "read the book" if you will, before you pass judgment. You may miss out on something great.

NeWs

Well, Christmas is over. All in all it was a great Christmas this year- despite that my brother and his wife weren't around to celebrate with the whole family. I think that's why it didn't feel like Christmas until we were all in Ogden doing the tradition thing-but they still weren't there. There was a hole, at least for me anyways.
On the gift front-I received and unexpected package from my Joseph in Switzerland. I got a massage table, some clothes, DVD's and some jewelery.
My sister and Jarmo are leaving tomorrow to go back to Houston.
My uncle, Tony, announced that he's getting baptized! It's way exciting and we're all congregating down in Lake Havisu City, Arizona on January 10 and my cousin Michael is going to baptize him.
My Heidi was in a car crash on Saturday, she and her mom actually. They're alright- it could have been a lot worse than it was. Heidi's mom has a wicked sprained and bruised ankle-not broken. Heidi has a concussion. She was actually speaking a lot better than I expected cause when I had my concussion I was not speaking near as good as Heidi. They both have bruises, and burns from the chemicals with the air bags. I was with Heids for a couple hours Saturday night and by the time I left, she was looking a lot better than when I got there.
And, I have officially danced a hole in the bottom of my hardshoes...now I need duct tape.

Happy Christmas!

It's Christmas Eve and I'm still confused on how it got here so fast. It's still not feeling a lot like Christmas for me, but tonight I'm sure will change that. I'm going to my aunts in Ogden for our Christmas Eve traditions which will be awesome.
My sister Nicole and her husband Jarmo (Jason) flew in from Houston late last night. It's been a while since we've all seen each other so that's cool.
Nothing too much to say though, just happy wishes to all.

Someone Said...

So, I stole this idea from Lindsay's blog. It's a list of my favorite quotes-in no particular order. Some of them don't have an author, but they're still good nonetheless.

• "Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despite to forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that in a years time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings. To great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings." -Andre Maurois, Writer
• "Those who bring light and sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves."-J.M. Barrie, writer
• I am a dancer. I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living.... In each it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense of one's being, a satisfaction of spirit. One becomes in some area an athlete of God. ~Martha Graham, c.1953
• "Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are." -St. Augustine
• "I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing." -Agatha Christie, writer
• "The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next."-Mignon McLaughlin
• "There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them."-Vicki Baum
• "Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there."-Josh Billings
• "Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."
• "All you really need is that one person to trust. That one person you know will always tell you, "Everything will be alright..." and somehow, for some reason, you always believe them."
• "Her favorite song will tell you more about her than her mouth ever will."
• "A dancer dances until it hurts, a real dancer dances through the pain."
• "Behind my smile is everything you'll never understand."
• "Next time you're mad, try dancing out your anger."-Sweetpea Tyler

Well, there you go. Just some of my many favorites, who knows-there may be a part 2 of this in the future.

Hair, Finals and Boxes.

So, I dyed my hair. I love it. Tim says I dye my hair more than he waxes his eyebrows...I hope that's true...haha. I loved having the way blond highlights in my hair-surprisingly-so we tried to do the whole thing that color; it didn't look right. My hair color almost looked confused and dull (to me anyways). So on Saturday-we did this! The box said "chesnut". As you can see, it's a dark red. I am definitely a fan of it.
It's December! Yay!..... It's finals weeks! Yuck! I am half way through them though, so far I'm doing pretty well I think. Anatomy on Monday is going to be a royal pain. Keep your fingers crossed for me! After this next week, I will officially be half way done!!!
My parents surprised me with a real Christmas tree! It's so pretty! I was very delighted when I saw it. This is my second real Christmas tree (my first, given to me by Joseph). It's beautiful.
I sent off boxes to my missionaries. (well, 4 of them.) Yes, maybe I didn't need to. Yes, I put a lot of money into the contents of said boxes. Yes, I put a lot of money into sending said boxes. But honestly- I don't care. They're out there, away from home. Who knows what they're getting this holiday season. I don't want them to feel sad, neglected or anything like that. My brother said that Christmas on missions suck, and if that's the case for these boys-I hope my box will bring them some cheer and comfort to know that I love them and I am keeping them in mind this Christmas. (They're pretty amazing boxes, I'm not gonna lie. I'd love me if I sent me a box like that...haha. I almost feel like Santa Claus to these boys. I love them.) So I think about what these boxes will do for them, and nothing else matters. It makes it all worth it.

My deepest fear

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light , not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make and manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
-Marianne Williamson

I really like that poem-ish thing by Marianne Williamson. I don't remember where I first heard it, but every time I read it I remember how much I like it. Sometimes we forget who we are. Sometimes we don't grasp what we mean to people. Sometimes we're afraid. Sometimes we fail to realize what really matters. I think everyone temporarily looses sight of the big picture. But that's okay, as long as they realize it and make the necessary changes to get back to who they want to be. Whoever that may be. We're all perfect in our own way. We need to not let anything or anyone hold us back from the true potential for greatness that lies within each of us.
We need to stand to make a difference, because let's face it, the world can be a scary place. We need to shoot for our dreams. Reach out to others, we're all in this together.
Even if at times we feel invisible.

It's Coming...

I'm so excited for winter...mmm...winter. It's my favorite season. I love waking up after it's snowed and everything is blanketed in peaceful, white snow. Joe told me (before he left) that when he wakes up after the first snowfall, he'll go walk slowly around his house outside barefoot...while that's a great thing to do; and he can handle the stinging cold under his feet- I'd probably get frostbite. So I appreciate snow a little differently.
Plus, Christmas is in winter. I love Christmas. Mostly because I see my family a ton with Thanksgiving and Christmas being a month apart- and there's some family birthdays.
Another thing is-of course-the music. I love Christmasy music. But not the "traditional" same-old music. I love the Forgotten Carols, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Manheim Steamroller, Jon Schmidt also has gorgeous and fabulous Christmas music.
Thanksgiving was yesterday. We went to my grandparents here in Bountiful. It was a pretty good day, even though my siblings weren't there. After eating, me and my cousins Shane and Kevin and my cousin-in-law Micah played croquet. Croquet-while fun- is not something that should be done in heels. Running around a grass yard in heels makes your feet hurt pretty quick.
I can't wait for snow- it's coming...I can tell.

Time Flies

Well, nothing really to report...school is hard, but it's great. I have mid-terms next week which is insane to think about! I'm half way through my second quarter! It's crazy how fast it's gone already-but I find that when you're doing something you love, time almost doesn't exist. And the thought of graduation on May 22 seems way close, but like it can't come fast enough.
It's snowed often this week which makes me happy. I love snow. It's pretty. Peaceful. Sparkly. I can't wait for Winter to fully set in. Bliss.
I would just like to take a second to express my appreciation for my friends. They really are the best ones anyone could possibly have. I'm glad we're as close as we are...and I love how some of us have stayed in touch for years. Goes to show that true friends are really there. Even if we've been apart for ages.
Awesome songs you should listen to:
Everybody's Someone by Leann Rimes and Brian McFadden
Christmas Melody and A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief by Jon Schmidt
Pretty much anything by Delta Goodrem.
Good Night.

I'm Alive

Oh man...I lived. That was crazy. These last two weeks were ridiculous! Last week it started showing in my face how stressed and run-down I was. I felt like I had a fever-but I didn't, and it looked like I got hit in the face. Twice. I've never had stress and sleep deprivation manifest itself like that. It seriously looked like I got beat up. I shoulda taken pictures. By the time we got to the last 4 finals my brain was pretty much applesauce. It's intense. The trick though!---is to keep breathing. Just breathe.
But I am happy to say that after two weeks, 5 projects, a grand total of 13 finals (yeah, thirteen finals!!) and I am officially done with my first quarter of school. Go me! I'm fairly confident in all my classes I took- pretty sure I did really well on them though I don't have my final grades yet but my teachers have said I did awesome. Yay! I went to Bear Lake this weekend to get away and relax. It was fabulous. It snowed most of the weekend up there so that was like a special little present just for me. This quarter though I don't have classes on Fridays-so that's way nice. This quarter I'm taking: Anatomy 3&4 (Muscles and bones), polarity, cranial 2, reflexology, massage lab, specialized modalities and pathology 2. Woo! I will be done with this quarter on December 17 (I think...).
Lately I've become huge in piano playing. I've started loving it more and more. I've always enjoyed playing but I've been working on some Jon Schmidt pieces and they're gorgeous. I love it. The ones I've been working on aren't as hard as I anticipated given that they're Jon Schmidt's songs...anyone who knows about Jon Schmidt can attest to this mans ridiculous talent with a piano and his work is genius.
So, life is great! Living and loving. Can't wait for dance tonight.

Bodies and Bodies

Well, the past couple weeks have been stressful, frustrating, slightly traumatizing, annoying and going by really fast. I'm half way through finals. Unlike "college", I have two weeks of finals. One week of written, one week of practical. Which, they're going well, but I'm still stressed. Just Breathe.
The past couple days have been good though. Thursday, I went with my school to BodyWorlds. It is absolutely fabulous. I wasn't sure what to think walking in there, I mean-these are real human bodies...but it is done so artistically and so fascinating that I really didn't have time to get grossed out. There are a lot of things to look at and take in. I highly recommend everyone go to this. It is truly amazing. I was going to take pictures, but photography isn't allowed-so I found this picture on the BodyWorlds website (www.bodyworlds.com). There you can find information on it, and how they plastinate the bodies and such. After we left the exhibit-everyone was craving deli sandwiches...
Friday, I had raindrop therapy, which is nothing like Chinese Water Torture. It's basically a way relaxing froofroo massage done with essential oils. I smelled like oregano the rest of the day. Why oregano though...I would have preferred the wintergreen to linger rather than the oregano...
I also went to the Davis Convention Center in Layton and did on-site chair massages with the owners of the school. It was so awesome! I loved it, and got GREAT feedback from the people I worked on. A lot of them wanted to schedule a massage with me and were shocked to find out that I am just finishing my first quarter and won't be in my clinic for another 11 weeks. Amongst the colorful and assorted types of personalities, bodies and all that entails- I had the privilege of working on a gentleman with Cerebral Palsy. That was really cool-he was really tight, and he informed me that the tightness is always there. He was a joy to work on. He (along with everybody else) said that I was a fabulous therapist, with right-on pressure and I had a great touch and quality to my massage.
So, all in all...things are going really well...getting over the frustrating stressfullness that has to come with things. So yep...until next time.

Engagements

Morgan and I got our pictures taken today-for when we get married (if we're single) on October 17, 2029. Here are some of my favorites...



Basically, we're adorable. And our wedding is going to be a party.

Waiting...

Alright. So-things have been going Really well for me the past couple weeks. And they've flown by. Mid-terms were last week, and I am glad to report that I flew through them and passed all of them fabulously. The actual Massaging is going well too. Today I worked on my teacher and she was feeling quite lovely by the time I was done with her. I think it's amazing how I've fallen into Massage Therapy-and how much I've learned, how at ease I am with it and how much it just fits. Everything is just working out and I am doing something I love, and feel really good about- and apparently I'm amazing. Or-at least-the people I've worked on have said so. And I can help people in more ways then I ever imagined possible. I keep thinking how shocking it is that I am in my 7th week and still haven't had a bad day. Or how it feels like I just started and I'm almost done with my first quarter. I keep waiting for something to go wrong-or to not feel accomplished at the end of a day/week and it just hasn't happened. And I hope I don't jinx it by admitting it. Plus-going to the school I do, there are a lot of really intuitive people there (practically all of us going there are abnormally intuitive), and so that does make it hard to disguise my unpleasant emotions if I am a little less happy than normal. And-an unforeseen benefit of going there is everybody is so willing to help you! My back (not my sciatic, thankfully) has been hurting since yesterday after church. My anatomy teacher put my on the table, stretched my spine and was able to pick out exactly where was tight and what hurt. He got into the parts that needed to work and I left school today in no pain and was able to get up without hurting. I could gush about this subject for a while, so I think I'll just end it there.
My Colton flew to Washington today, and I sended him a box which I'm betting was waiting for him at the mission home. I wish I could have seen his face when they gave it to him. My Tim leaves for his mission in a few weeks as well, he is going to be an amazing missionary. (Then all my boys are gone, except for Moe, he'll never leave me.) My Joe hit his 18 month mark yesterday, so he'll be coming home in about 6 months-which is way exciting.
Have you ever wanted to do something so bad, but A-don't know how, and 2- don't know what? That's how I'm feeling. I've been in a writing drought lately and it's making me sad. Because I could honestly sit at this here computer for hours and just type my fingers away--if I had but something to write about. Which I used to be filled with subjects and such to explore, but I'm kind of out now. I want to write something powerful. Whether it be lovingly sweet, adorably kind, or beautifully depressing. I've just about exhausted my basis for things to write about-so if anyone can give me ideas or a list or something-I'd be appreciative cause I'm running dry.

Weekend in Short

Well, the long weekend was glorious.
Saturday I went tubing/boating with a bunch of girls from dance. I love being with my dance girls. It was lots of fun. I'm sure I can safely speak for all of us when I say it was a great day, thanks Aly! You are the best.
Sunday I decided to trek up to Logan to see Tim and my old roommate Jacki, and my friend Jenny. It was a good day! I loved every minute of it. From chatting with Jenny, to walking through the cemetery with Jenny and Tim, to getting attacked in the cemetery by a sudden onset of the storm, to walking through the rain and puddles with Jacki and Jenny, to baking a cake and watching Hitch with Jacki, to discussing hand holding and trying out different ways of holding hands with Tim. The drive back was way way dark and kind of creepy-especially through the canyon after the storm, and being one of less than 30 other cars on the road. Luckily it didn't start to be stormy again until I was in Centerville. I got home at almost midnight. Then I texted and chatted with Shane for about an hour, and we were both falling asleep so we called it a night.
Yesterday was an incredibly lazy day. I got a phone call that was a "wrong number"...I'm wondering if it was really a wrong number. Moe came over and we hung out, watched a T.V. show and had a marvelous time. (OH P.S.!- Lindsay so kindly reminded me that I forgot....) Morgan and I cuddled and held hands, as did Moe also have his arm around Linds. We're such a close loving group...and then Morgan had to leave and go to bed. So after he left-Lindsay and I had cake batter and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream with mozzarella sticks (Not together....and blame our hormonal state.) and watched an awesome movie by the name of "Just Like Heaven". And drove around listening to really great female empowering songs by Pink mostly. It was quite an enjoyable evening for all parties involved I'm sure.
Today when I got back from school there was a cute little bunny in our yard. It was so cute and little, it was tan with a fluffy white tail. Now I want a bunny.