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New Chapter

2011-04-26T12:21:00.000-07:00

Yeah, well, I haven't posted in a while. Not a huge surprise there...

It's the end of Spring 2011 semester. It's been quite the adventure! :) I love the University of Utah and I can not wait until I receive my diploma from this school. It's only the beginning of the journey here and I plan on making countless memories. This was the best decision of my life to come here. I've met people who have the same views as I do! Incredible! I love it! Makes for interesting topics of discussion.

My classes this semester weren't that difficult. I thought I'd go with an easy semester going back to school since I took off all last summer and fall. And I'm happy with my decision. Fall 2011 semester on the other hand is going to be quite a different story...it'll be fun, but definitely more work. As for now, I'm going to enjoy my summer and worry about fall when the time comes.

I turn 21 in about two weeks! I'm so flipping excited! I've been waiting for this age for a LONG time. The weekend after my birthday I'm going to Mesquite with family and a few friends. It's going to be great. I get to drink legally, and gamble! I've been practicing how to play games, and it's been great fun thanks to my fantastic fiance. But don't worry fellow bloggers, I will be careful on how much I spend and figure out a good time to stop. Nonetheless, I'm super excited to hang out with friends and family that weekend.

Unfortunately, I'm not getting married in August anymore. But it's okay, I need to find a better job and save up more money. It's a better decision despite what people will think. And I guess, who cares what they think. So as of right now, there is no definitive date and will remain that way until I'm fully ready for the responsibilities of marriage. But Brandon and I are great, and our relationship is not the issue.

Well, that's all for now folks! Take care!

Snow is pretty, but...

2010-11-29T17:30:00.000-08:00

....it really needs to go away. I keep dreaming of San Diego and how wonderful it sounds to be there right now. Speaking of which, my long term goal is to attend graduate school at San Diego St. I'm pretty excited about this, and I'm determined to actually accomplish this goal.

Anyway, back to the here and now.

It's been a while since I've posted, so I'm going to try and sum it up as best as I can.

First, I finally got a job I love. :) I'm working at the University of Utah campus store. WOO-HOO! It's fantastic, and it's going to be so convenient when I attend school there in January. But yeah! Good times. :)

Also, I have registered for Spring 2011 classes and I'm taking: Personality Theory (again, but it's online), Adult Development and Aging, Psychology as a Science and Profession, and Peoples/Cultures of the Middle East. It's going to be an awesome semester, and the best part is, I don't have school Monday, Wednesday, or Friday! :) My classes are on Tuesday and Thursday, and this works out well because I'll be able to work the days I don't have class. I love planning this stuff out. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Weird, I know. :)

The Utes beat BYU this past weekend by ONE point. It was fantastic and I was there screaming my lungs out. :)

I should probably do more wedding planning stuff, but it's still so far away, I feel I don't have to yet. I will start looking for dresses soon, though. I heard those take a while to order and whatnot. But I'm super excited to get a pretty dress! I know exactly what I want it to look like!! So this may be a challenge because it's pretty specific. :)

Yeah...I haven't really been volunteering...I feel pretty bad about it but I either 1) keep forgetting or 2)I was too preoccupied finding a job/working at my current job. Yeah...not sure what I'm going to do. Oh well, one day at a time, right?

Well, until next time bloggers. Peace.

Changes

2010-09-16T01:19:00.000-07:00

So....

I thought I'd be ok with this not-going-to-school-this-semester-thing-because-I-need-to-earn-money-for-college thing...but it absolutely sucks. What I mean by that is...I thrive on learning. I love to learn, and I love working on projects that take hours and being content after it's all complete. That sense of accomplishment is missing in my life right now, and I remember the awesome feelings I received because of it. I never realized how much school means to me up until now. I know, I might feel differently if I was going to school, but I don't so I will feel this way until I go to school in the spring. That's just how I am. :)

Also, another thing that is affecting my life right now is not having a job to earn money for said college in the spring. I have had a couple interviews, but I haven't heard back yet. I keep applying to places, but they seem to not have interest. It totally sucks. I need a job badly, and if I did have a job, it would distract me from thinking about how much I want to go to school.

I've labeled my life right now as: Stuck in the Doldrums.

But...

I'm staying positive. Or at least I'm trying to. Luckily I have friends to hang out with in the meantime, and my fantastic fiance. I know things can only get better from here, and I'm hoping for a fun job to come around for me soon enough.

On a happier note, Brandon and I set our wedding date for August 12, 2011. :) I'm super excited! It gives me enough time to plan and whatnot. Plus, I'm not in any hurry unlike a lot of engaged couples. Which isn't bad, don't get me wrong, I'm just not like that. I want my wedding to be nearly perfect(because nothing is ever perfect), and all the major and minor details will be addressed in the amount of time I left for planning. Our engagements will be taken on October 3 because I want the pretty fall colors in the mountains. I love awesome colors! So that should be fun. :) I'll post pictures on Facebook for all to see. And my amazing cousin is taking our pictures, so that should be awesome. :)

On a side note/random rant, people need to grow up. For real. Confront someone if you have a problem with them and let them know how you feel. I'm to the point where I have to make the move since I have no idea what I did wrong to this person. I really shouldn't care or something, but for some odd reason I do. This may be vague to some people hence the random rant.

I love photography. I've been taking pictures again with my grandpa's SLR film camera, and I just developed a roll of film. Some didn't turn out well, but some did. It can be a hit and miss since I'm still an amateur beginner. I hope to teach myself some tricks, and eventually take a few classes up at the U. :)

Also, House starts next week. I. Am. So. Excited. I've been waiting all summer for this show to start up again! :)

Well, this turned out to be pretty long, but hey, it was fun. :) Until next time, ya'll.

Where did the summer go?

2010-08-17T00:35:00.000-07:00

Seriously, this summer has gone by way too quickly. Wayyy too quickly.

Well, a lot has happened in the past month. I am engaged! :) It's pretty exciting, but I won't be getting married for at least a year. Brandon proposed when we were in San Diego, California. It was fantastic, but I could have changed a few things while I was being proposed to. Oh well, makes for a funny story. If you ever want to know, let me know. I do want to do my engagements this fall though because of the colors. So, we'll see how that goes :)

Also, I quit my job at Vanity. Things were just getting, well, out of hand. I'm glad to be gone, but now I'm unemployed. I need to get a job asap, and I'm still waiting for the manager of Kiddie Kandids to give me a call. I really want this job because I think it'll be good for me in so many ways. I'll get to do photography, plus it'll help me work with children which is not one of my strong points. I'm not a fan of children, so maybe this could allow me to warm up to them.

And I've been staying up way late and waking up way late. I really should fix this sleeping schedule, but it's hard when I don't really have to wake up for anything. This is why I need a job of sorts.

It'll be weird not going to school this semester. Not going to lie.

Summer

2010-07-13T21:57:00.000-07:00

This summer has been, well, interesting. In my previous post, I mentioned how I'd be going camping. Yeah, that's probably not going to happen. Unless I hike Timp in August. Which is a very big possibility. So, again, we'll see what happens.

It's been quite the emotional week. I've just been so stressed with work issues, and all that jazz. Today, I was also not doing so well(emotionally), and I wanted my Brandon to be with me. Unfortunately, his schedule is a lot different than mine, but we still try our best to see each other. But today he surprised me in the most fantastic way possible. I went to a friend's futsol game, and to my surprise, he showed up! I had no idea because I thought he was going into work at seven. He told me he was able to see me for a couple hours before he had to go into work. I was so happy to see him...you have no idea. I needed that two hours with him. I love him dearly, and I'm so grateful for everything he does for me.

Anyway, I had my volunteer orientation the other day. It went well! I'm very excited to start my volunteer work. They are supposed to call me about a mentor session, which is like training, this week or next week. It'll be awesome. I'm going to work with cats, and only cats. This also makes me happy.

I recently saw Despicable Me. FANTASTIC movie. I loved it! I encourage anyone and everyone to go and see it. That is all.

I'm hoping this week gets better, but I have a feeling next week will be a lot better.

Oh, I'm going to California at the end of this month. That should be an adventure. I'm going with Brandon and we're going to Six Flags Magic Mountain, the beach, and possibly San Diego. I think this vacation will be good for me in many ways. I need to get away from responsibilities for a few days and compose myself. Everyone needs a vacation once in a while. While we are driving, I'm hoping it won't be too bad of a drive. I attempt to sleep, watch movies, and talk to my darling boyfriend. I will make the best of it!

Well, I'm off. Who knows when I'll post next. :)

Hello, Blog

2010-05-23T18:51:00.001-07:00

Well, it's been two months since I've posted anything. I've been quite the busy person lately. I had to finish up school at SLCC, which ended fabulously if I might add. :) I have my Associate's, so now I get to take my two semester break to earn money for the U. Pretty stoked about it.

I'm really excited for the summer. I have a bunch of hiking trails I want to go on, plus I'll be going camping for the first time ever. Yeah, I know it's pretty weird. But I've never really been fond of the idea of camping, but I'm trying to experience new things. So, I have a feeling I'll be going two or three times this summer if everything goes as planned. We'll see what happens.

I'm going to some concerts this summer too. :) I'm super excited. My concert agenda includes: Foreigner, Styx, and Kansas at the Miller Sports Park on May 29th, Warped tour on August 7th, Sherwood and Allred on August 21st, and then I'm sure I'll go to random ones in between those. But those are for sure, and I'm totally excited. I really miss going to concerts, and I hope to fill that void.

I've also been reading a lot this summer. I think I've read...4 books so far since the end of the spring semester. I don't know how many more I'll read, but I'm thinking a lot. I love to read when I don't have school. It's great!

I'm going to volunteer at the Humane Society starting July. I'm pretty excited about this. I can't wait for the experience and to give love to the animals residing at the shelter. It might be really sad and hard sometimes, but I think it will be a really gratifying experience in the long run.

So I've come to the conclusion I'm really grateful for my job. Yes. It's rough out there, and while I would like to find a new job, I'm not going to be too upset if I don't find anything right now.

Spring Break

2010-03-16T13:55:00.001-07:00

I love spring break. Especially since today the temperature is sixty degrees outside and perfect weather. :)

So, last night my friend Rebecca came over and we watched The Mask of Zorro. I seriously forgot how much I love that movie. It has everything awesome in it: romance, sword fighting, sexy hispanics, lust, revenge, adventure, etc. It makes for a fantastic movie and I'm so glad I was able to watch it again. Thanks Rebecca for coming over to hang out!

Also, I saw one of my friends that goes to Westminster and we went to lunch at Leatherbys. That place brings back so many memories! Like, going over there after musicals or concerts and hanging out with friends and eating ice cream, or when I hated the place with a passion because it took Kenny away from me in sophomore year. Oh, the sweet, sweet memories. :) I felt a little nostalgic, but it was pretty entertaining.

So, I work quite a bit this weekend: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and maybe Sunday. I'm pretty happy about it because I need the money, and I like working at Vanity. It's going to be rough when I have to quit because I've been there so long and gained many friendships. But I can't quit until I find another job, preferrably full-time, so I may still be there for most the summer. Eventually I need to find another job that pays more and I can work full time so I can earn money to go to the U. Therefore, finding that sort of job may be somewhat difficult. Oh well, I need to stay optimistic about it. :)

Well, that's the current status of my life. Oh and before I forget, I need to say how much I love photography. I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY! Alright, I'm done. Have a fantastic life everyone! :)

Oh Life...

2010-03-06T13:26:00.000-08:00

So, I've pretty much been stressed for the past two weeks, and I'm still stressed! I feel like I have so much to do with school, that I don't know where to begin, or I can't do it. Although, I'm hoping by Wednesday I'll have most of my homework done so I won't have to do much over spring break. I'll have a photo assignment to do, but it won't be that bad.

The main thing causing me stress is this Social Psychology project I'm trying to accomplish. I'm writing and presenting my paper on an episode of Big Love, and it's been quite the hassle trying to find a disc to bring into my class to show a clip. I ordered the first season on amazon.com, but it hasn't arrived yet and my project is due on Tuesday. So now I have to rent a disc from the first season, which will work, but I'm just frustrated that I didn't think of it sooner, and now I spent money on the first season and I probably didn't even need to. Bah... oh well, it might be a good season so I'll use my moneys worth and watch it.

Anyway, tomorrow should be quite the day. I have to finish my project, and then I'm going to watch the Oscars. It should be a good end to a stressful day.

It's already February?!?

2010-02-09T20:58:00.000-08:00

Wow, time sure does fly. It's mostly a good thing, though. :)

I love life! I love how many hardships are in life and the challenges they bring. I'm mostly talking about school this semester. It's going to get really challenging, and it already is, but I can do it! I am starting to love photography, and I have a feeling it will be a hobby of mine for a LONG time. Whenever I get rich (or some kind of sufficient income), I'd like to invest in an expensive camera. We'll see how that goes. I'm optimistic about it, though! I really want one and it'd be super awesome.

I also love Racquetball. It's so fun and I'm getting better at it! I'm going to ask for a racquet for my birthday, so hopefully I'll get one. If not, that will be something else I'll try to purchase. Yay!

What else is going on in my life...well...I'm still with Brandon and enjoying every minute of it. :) This coming weekend is Valentine's Day weekend, and Brandon and I have some fun plans. :) Dinner and movie! I'm so excited! He's taking me to one of my favorite restaurants: Market Street Grill. Sooooo stoked! Then we're going to go see Dear John! Ahhh! I'll probably cry, but that's ok. I'm super excited to see that movie. I'll probably want to read the book after, too.

Well, I can't think of anything else to write, so peace out. =)

A new year, a new perspective

2010-01-04T23:21:00.001-08:00

It's 2010. I can't believe how much has changed this past year. I'm anxious to start a new year and be happy in everything I do. Despite the challenges I will face, it will be okay. I've changed in so many ways over the past few months. My perspectives are changing because of the experiences I'm currently experiencing. It's kind of crazy how that happens. I'm still trying to wrap my head around everything. I have a serious boyfriend, and we're planning our future together. I never thought I'd be doing that at the age of 19. Ah...so weird. But in a way, I like it. I still have my goals and aspirations in life, but I have someone with me to stand by my side and help me achieve these goals. It's quite fantastic. I like this feeling and I could definitely get used to it.

Anyway...spring semester starts next week. It's been a good break, and I'll be having more adventures this week. :) But after this week, let the stress begin. 16 credit hours plus I'll be working a couple shifts a week. Luckily it won't be a lot, but I still need to have some kind of income. I think this semester will be fun though because I have a couple psychology classes plus some really interesting classes like Natural Disasters, Photography, and Social Problems. After this semester, I'm done at SLCC! My plan is after I graduate to get a full-time job during the summer and fall, and then make my way to the U during spring 2011. So, we'll see how that pans out. I'm really anxious and excited to start my life up at the U. I hope to get into their Psychology school and possibly get a minor revolving around fashion. We'll see how this works out. I also want a new (used) car before I head up to the U, and I know exactly what I want. So, we'll see how that works out as well.

I have so many goals. I don't know if this is a good thing, or a bad thing. But I'm wanting it to lean towards a good thing. With goals, I feel like I have a purpose in life and something to strive for. I like it. Therefore, goals are a fantastic thing in my eyes.

There's my current status for the month. :)

Stressed much?

2009-12-02T00:10:00.000-08:00

I sure am. With the end of semester nearing closer and closer everyday, it means that I need to study for a couple tests, and write about a gazillion papers. Well, not really that much, more like four, but still. You get my point. :) Luckily, my giant term project is almost complete. Hooray! Just one...more...page. And then I can move on to studying for my Abnormal Psych exam, and worrying about whether or not my credits from SLCC will transfer to the U. I'm going to meet with an academic advisor tomorrow, so hopefully that will bring about some good news. But I am quite worried. What if the classes I've already taken don't transfer? Then what? I'd be very upset but I'll try not to think about that. Also, I need to turn in my graduation application because I plan on graduating in the spring. If everything turns out well, which I'm hoping it does. Therefore, I can't mail the application until I know for sure that the classes I've registered for in the spring will allow me to get a transferable degree and my degree and transcript will make it's way up to the U. I don't think I'll be registering for classes in Fall '10 because I'm going to work full time and earn money to actually go to the U. And get my new (used) car. Chevy Cobalt. Yep, that's what kind of car I want. So, we'll see how my plan works out. I think taking a semester off from school will be nice. I just don't know if I'll get a new job, or keep the one I'm currently at. Because I love Vanity...but, I may have to move on with my life. Sigh.

Anyway, enough rambling. I really should be in bed. Farewell.

Fall is in the air!

2009-11-02T14:04:00.001-08:00

I love warm fall days. They make me happy. Plus, this time change is awesome.

It's been a while since I've last posted. About a month and a half. I guess October was pretty busy for me, but who knows. This month is actually going to be busier because I have a bunch of papers to write. It ought to be fun. :) No, really it will be fun because they should be pretty easy to write. A few of them need research, and I just have to find that motivation to research them and write them, but they'll all get done. Go team! I'm excited to write my paper on Unitarian Universalism. It should be interesting and I'm looking forward to learning more about that religion.

I'm really happy with how life is going. I'm still with Brandon, and I absolutely love every single minute we spend together. This is the part where you think, or even say, gag. It's ok, I don't mind. :) But yeah, we try to make time for each other because we both have busy schedules, and it seems to work out pretty well. We went to the Ute game on Halloween, and that was an experience. It was really entertaining to see people dressed up in costumes. So funny. There was a guy dressed up as Jesus which I found really bizarre. But good for him I guess! There was also a person dressed up as the mom from Hairspray. I can't remember her name...but I hope you know which one I am talking about. It was really funny.

Anyway, I need to go on spontaneous adventure sometime soon. It's time to do something random. As much as I love routine, it needs to be broken once in a while. It's kind of hard right now though, because of school and how there are only 5 more weeks left in the semester...so it may have to wait until December. Or January. We'll see.

For those of you who haven't heard about my Las Vegas experience, let me enlighten you. I absolutely hate Vegas. I couldn't breathe there because the stench was a mixture of smoke, alcohol, perfume, and air fresheners. It's really not a good combination. It's disgusting. But, the concert was fun! And that is the reason why I went. It's always good to see U2 live. :) So, thanks Brandon for letting me experience Vegas for the first time and taking me to U2. :) :) Oh, I did like our hotel too. We stayed at Treasure Island, and it was really pretty. Our room didn't smell like smoke either because we got a non-smoking room. Yay! So, at least that was good.

Well, I bid you farewell blog. Hopefully I'll write more often, but I won't make any promises. Peace. Love. Happiness.

Lazy Day

2009-09-17T17:12:00.001-07:00

I think everyone should have a lazy day once in a while. With the stress of life, it's just good to spend a day relaxing and catching up with the world. And I did that today. Yes, there were times where I was thinking, "Wow, I'm so bored."...but thats ok! :) I even got some stuff done. I studied for a test, went to new websites I don't usually go to, and took my sister to soccer practice for my dad. Yep. Oh, and I went to class and took my fifteen minute test. Yeah, that's how long it was. And it was extremely easy. Hooray! I love psychology.

Anywho, I'm worried about my lizard. He's acting very sluggish and I don't know why. :( I hope he's ok.

My computer is going to die. I shall post at a later time. Peace.

School, School, and SCHOOL!

2009-09-02T14:30:00.000-07:00

I love college. :) It's really great to be in an atmosphere where people actually WANT to be there. I'm really happy with how my classes are going so far, which automatically makes it wonderful. I'm extremely fond of my Personal Growth and Development class. I think it's going to be great. I feel so peaceful when I attend that class, and then I'm continually peaceful throughout the day.

On another note, I'm trying to get into shape. A couple nights ago I went running at the Taylorsville track with my sister. I almost ran a whole lap without stopping. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it because I was exhausted and it hurt to breathe. This just tells you how out of shape I am despite how "skinny" I am. Therefore, my current goal is to get into shape. I need to ask my sister to write up a work out guide for me. She's pro at that. I swear she's going to be a personal trainer in the future...

So, I haven't attending the writing group meetings for a while. :( Unfortunately, I always have work on Wednesday evenings so I can never go. It's quite sad. I hope I'll be able to go again...but I guess we'll see what happens.

School is next week...

2009-08-20T12:36:00.001-07:00

...and I'm so excited! I am so ready to get back in routine and attend classes. I'm even excited for homework. How weird is that? But I'm sure I'll be sick of that within a couple weeks or so. But here are my classes I'm taking for the Fall Semester:

Religious Diversity in America
Personal Growth and Development
Intro to Sociology
Abnormal Psychology

I'm pretty excited for all four of these classes. :) And I also found out a lot of people I know are attending SLCC this semester. It's pretty exciting :) I think this will be a good year.

Summer flew by. So much has happened this summer, and I'm so happy with how things are turning out in my life. I still work at Vanity which I love, I have my amazing boyfriend, and Melissa is back from Oakcrest. :) Things are turning out well. I think I completed my summer goal of reading ten books as well. I'm either going to start book nine or ten in a little while. Unfortunately I lost track of what books I've read. Oh well. I can estimate. :)

Peace. Love. Happiness.

Haagen Daz?

2009-07-28T23:18:00.000-07:00

Today has been an excellent day. Work was fantastic and it made me feel great. :) I love working midday shifts. Just the thought that I don't have to close is comforting and allows me to be more motivated. :) I felt like a good salesperson today, and getting 4/5 stats is a confidence booster as well. :) I've been off work for about seven hours, but I still feel awesome. I can get used to this...

...there are probably other reasons why I'm feeling like this as well. After work, I went to see The Proposal with Nick and a few of his college buddies. It was way fun. :) We had ice cream afterwards and talked for a bit. I felt really comfortable with them. It was fun. I'd like to do it again.

Then at around eleven fifteen I had a visit from my cute boyfriend. :) Which was awesome. Like always. :) I'm such a sap. But I don't care. I like feeling this way. If I could, I'd make the whole world feel this way. It's a great feeling.

I also bought my jeans today! When I say 'my jeans', I mean the Vanity Samantha jeans. We really have jeans named Samantha. It's so cool! So I purchased those, as well as a cute shirt. I get to wear them tomorrow for work because Jamie asked me to come in for three hours. I'm ok with that! :) More hours equals more money. And that's always a good thing.

I thought I'd share my happiness with the world tonight. :) At least, the blogging world. I'm stoked for tomorrow as well. Not only for work, but for the writing group meeting I'm going to attend. It'll be swell.

Peace. Love. Happiness.

Money, Money, Money

2009-07-22T15:34:00.000-07:00

Man, what a summer it has been so far. Unfortunately, my goals still need to be accomplished. I need to read five or six more books to meet my reading goal this summer. I also didn't accomplish my hiking goal. But it's hard to find the time and money to go to the canyons twice a week. I guess I should have thought this through a little more...

Anyway, despite my goals, this summer has been quite eventful. I'm usually doing something every day, which is good. It keeps me busy and all that jazz. I'm anxious for school to start though. I think it'll be good to get back into routine so I won't sleep in until noon most days.

I've been really worried about money lately. I mean, I have a job, but it's just not enough for me to pay for school and everything else I have to worry about including: speeding ticket, traffic school, gas, and other stuff. Luckily, my parents are going to chip in a bit to help pay for tuition, but still it sucks not having a scholarship. I was also going to apply for FAFSA again, so we'll see if I'll get any adequate funds from the government. I guess I'm really going to be a poor college student this year. That's ok though because I will learn.

Anyway, I gotta go to work now...I'll write some more another day! Peace.

Tacos?

2009-06-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

Well, hello Blogosphere! I don't really know who reads this anymore, but that's ok. It's kind of like my way to piece everything going on in my life together. I'm pretty sure I butchered that sentence. Oh well.

Anyway, a lot has happened this past week. I have gone hiking, hung out with friends, and managed to get a boyfriend. Yeah, I'm in a relationship. It's been a while since I've been in an actual relationship. I like it. :) Brandon is a very nice guy and he treats me with respect. He also likes me a lot, so that's a plus. :) And...my family likes him. :) :) I have a feeling I will be happy for a very long time with Brandon. Hooray!

This weekend is the 4th of July. I'm totally stoked for it. :) I have plans for the whole weekend! And both Friday and Saturday night will be filled with good friends and awesome fireworks! :)

Well, I'm not really in the mood to write anymore. Peace. :)

Adventures

2009-06-21T11:51:00.000-07:00

June has been quite the month. Despite it raining pretty much every freaking day, I find myself going on all sorts of adventures without the weather tying me down. :) I even went to Lagoon in the pouring rain. Well, it poured for at least a half hour, but my friends and I were all drenched after that incident. It was very interesting. Btw, I have gone to Lagoon a lot in the past two weeks.

But...

I hate rain. I'm really sick of it, and I just want summer to be more defined with sunshine and all that good stuff. I tried to go on one of my favorite hikes yesterday, but it was raining so much we had to turn back. We didn't even get to the destination. Nonetheless, I will accomplish that hike in nice weather.

On the bright side, this past Friday was a fantastic sunny, warm day. Luckily I spent most of it outside at the Gateway with my friend Brandon. It was so much fun and it was the perfect weather for browsing the shops at the Gateway. They even had a chalk festival going on, so it was cool to watch people draw pictures with chalk. :)

Speaking of festivals, I am going to the Utah Arts Festival on Thursday and I'm extremely excited. :) I've never been and I'm anxious to see how many cool works of art will be there as well as the symphony performances. It is going to be an radically fantastic adventure.

I finally played Badminton last night for the first time in like, three weeks or so. It felt so good. I missed it so much and it was nice to spend time with my Badminton buddies. :)

I need to start reading again. I've been so busy this past week that I haven't had time to read. I think I will start a book tonight and see how it goes. :)

Signing out. Peace.

Rain Rain go away

2009-06-08T18:59:00.000-07:00

Seriously. Please go away. I'm tired of the rain. And thunder. And lightening.

I want to start my outdoor summer activities. Unfortunately, I can't because of the stupid weather. I need to get going on my hiking adventures so I can finally be in shape. I should probably start getting in shape before I go hiking...hmmm...we'll see. It's a great idea though, right? Not only is hiking one of my outdoor activities for this summer, but Lagoon as well. I am officially a 2009 season passport holder and I'm going to use it to the fullest extent. :) I'm sure it will be quite the adventure going with my fellow buddies who also have the pleasure of owning a pass. Even my sister has one, which is also a plus. Special sister-bonding time! Yay! :)

Moving on...

I'm catching up with an old friend. I'm very happy about this because, well, I missed this friend. I missed talking to this person and having those "deep conversations." Those conversations are good for the soul. Really, they are. I like talking to this person and I hope it will continue throughout the summer.

For those of you who don't know, I have a gecko. Yes, a gecko. To be more specific, a T-rex leopard gecko. And I love him to death. His name is Iggy and purchasing him was one of the most spontaneous things I've ever done. :) I like my spontaneous purchase. So yeah, I take care of him now. He's my pet and our family cat, Misha, absolutely loves him as well. It's quite entertaining.

I really enjoy board games. I hope this summer will consist of occasionally playing board games along with my other list of goals I need to accomplish this summer like, read at least 10 books, hike twice a week, go to Lagoon as much as possible, etc. I need to do all those, plus go to work. Making goals for this summer was probably one of the smartest ideas I've come up with in a long time. My time will be well spent as long as I have the motivation and drive. :)

As for now, I'm off. Peace and Love.

Radically Fantastic

2009-06-02T23:42:00.001-07:00

That's all. :)

Now

2009-06-02T23:09:00.000-07:00

I often forget to live in the present. I always think about the future...and it's like, why? I mean, it's not bad to think about the future. Thinking about the future is pretty helpful when planning what decisions one should make pertaining to a career and that sort of thing. I know in this society people think about the future when it comes to relationships. Like, romantic relationships. Not going to lie, I do it as well. And it can get really irritating.

I want a relationship where I can live one day at a time and not worry about what is going to happen eight months down the line...it causes unnecessary stress. If the relationship ends after a month or so, so be it. It will probably be tough at first, but hey we're all human and we all move on. Life goes on. The good memories shared with that person will still remain in one's head. Remember the happy times and the lessons learned. People often forget that concept and focus on the negative, which isn't entirely a smart idea.

Now, this is easier said than done because, well, we're human, not Vulcans (oh yeah, I just used a Star Trek reference). Emotions are sometimes more powerful than logic. It's...how it is. Unfortunately. Not saying emotions are bad, but it can definitely complicate logical ideas. I'm personally a very emotional person because one: I'm a girl, and two: I rely heavily on emotions. From my experience, let's just say emotion and logic aren't the best of friends. It's like, contradicting to say the least. Maybe that's why I'm such a contradicting person...who knows.

I wish emotion and logic could go hand in hand. But in my eyes, it's very difficult. Sometimes it can work out, but it never really does for me.

Sorry if this doesn't make sense. I'm just trying to get all this down in writing. Feel free to criticize or voice your opinion. I'd be happy to hear it. :)

It's been a while

2009-05-27T00:39:00.001-07:00

Hey there Blog. Missed ya. A lot has happened in the past two weeks. Should we update? Of course. :)

I should be in bed...but...what the heck. I'll post and we'll see how long I write before I decide to hop into my bed and sleep. Ah, sleep. It's wonderful. Anyway, here I go...

So, I went on a trip to Wisconsin for those of you who didn't know. Not only did I go to Wisconsin, I also went to Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Yeah, all in one week. Can you say crazy? But it was a lot of fun. I learned a lot from this trip and I even figured out some things I believe in. That's always a good thing, right? I also learned that I hate traveling in cars. It's horrible. I had to constantly remind myself that the destinations were going to be worthwhile. And they were. :) Mall of America and Cedar Point were both fantastic places to visit. I rode one of the biggest roller coasters in the world! Millenium Force for the win! :) It was a fantastic ride.

Anyway, to continue my discussion about my trip, it was wonderful but I was glad to come home and face reality once again. And it sure hit me pretty hard. I had to work the next night after I returned. Brutal. But I survived! yay! I love my job, and I love working with the people I work with. And another good thing about coming back is that I was able to play Badminton again. Oh how I missed the wonderful game of Badminton.

One bad thing about coming back home is that I am constantly reminded of things I don't want to think about. I won't go into detail, but it can be hard to deal with sometimes. I even had an emotional breakdown the other night because of it. But I was upset with a number of things so it was just a breakdown waiting to happen....21st Century Breakdown...good album by the way...Green Day is uber awesome. Anyway, random tangent. My bad.

I'm excited for this summer: Lagoon, Hiking, and reading. I've made some goals for myself and I hope I fulfill these goals this summer. It will take motivation and time, but I think I'll be able to pull it off. We'll see. :)

I made Oreo cheesecake tonight. Delicious stuff yo. :)

Bed time. Night.

John Allred came to my house!!!

2009-05-09T12:38:00.000-07:00

Yeah...total surprise. I was not expecting John Allred to be on the guest list for my birthday party. It was...well, words can not describe how I felt last night. Let's just say I have amazing friends who are extremely good to me. I'm so blessed to have them in my life and support the decisions I make. I love you all so much and I'm so grateful you all are a part of my life.

Anyway, he performed in my backyard and it was the most surreal thing I've ever experienced. He wanted me to choose the songs and he apologized for putting me on the spot. Fortunately, he played all of my favorite songs even though I had a hard time thinking since I was in total shock. But he played Start Over and Golden which are my two favorite songs of his. I then told him to pick some songs he wanted to play. Sigh...it was so awesome. Melissa got the whole thing recorded and she's even making me a video of my birthday party. :)

Not only was John Allred's private concert awesome, but the day as a whole. Before the party at my house, we all attempted to hike up Donut Falls. Unfortunately, there was too much snow to hike all the way to the falls, so we decided to have a snowball fight instead. It was pretty epic. Snowball fights in the mountains = amazazing. :) After that, we all migrated to my house and ate yummy food. This included root beer floats, pizza, and chips. Yep, very good indeed.

Overall, my 19th birthday party was a success. Probably one of the best birthday parties I've ever had. Wait, it was the best birthday party I've ever had. Pretty much everyone I invited came over to my house. It's a rare occasion when everyone invited attends.

Thanks again to those who have made a difference in my life...for the better. :)

DONE!

2009-05-07T09:50:00.000-07:00

Yep, death week is officially over. I'm through with all my finals and now I get to focus on my birthday party/birthday and my upcoming Wisconsin trip. I'm going to be gone for seven days...that is so long. I'm going to miss Utah, but hopefully I'll be distracted in Wisconsin, Minnesota, possibly Chicago, and Ohio. You think I'll be distracted? I think I will be. :)

I'm not sure how my grades will turn out. At least, for a couple of my classes. I'm really hoping I'll pass Statistics, because if I don't, that means I have to take it again or take a different math class. I really want to be done with math for a while. Like, really bad. It's my definite weakness, and I hate it. I wish I was good at math, but in order for me to be good I'd have to be tutored multiple times a day. Unfortunately, I don't have time for that. Blah.

I really like lists. I feel more organized with lists. I'm like a list whore. Well, not really. I just thought it'd be funny to put the word 'whore' on my blog. This seemed like an appropriate time. :) I'm so weird. I love it. :) Sorry if I offended anyone. Not my intention.

Well, I got an A in Badminton. That's no surprise. All you need to do to get an A is show up and participate. Hooray!

I want to take a hiking class again...actually, I don't need a class. I can just go with some people. :)

Finals suck

2009-05-06T00:09:00.000-07:00

Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. I've done enough studying to last me a lifetime. Well, that was a little dramatic, but seriously I'm sick of studying. I'm so glad my stupid Stats test is tomorrow so I can get it over with. We'll just hope I actually do good on it so I am able to pass the class. Current worry: Passing Stats. Yep, it's that hard. For me, anyway.

Then after my Stats test, I need to study for my Anatomy final before I head to work at five. My Anatomy final is Thursday morning. Ugh...I have a feeling I'll be studying a lot for that tomorrow night. After work. But then after the Anatomy final...I'm DONE! Oh man, I can already taste the sweet completion of my first year of college. Hallelujah!

Then the fun begins. :)

Frosty Floats

2009-05-05T00:33:00.000-07:00

So, today has been quite the day/adventure. Full of studying, friends, friends who bring pizza to study sessions, and badminton. Oh the wonderful sport of badminton. :) I really enjoy that game. Probably a little too much. *thinking* Nah, you can never have too much badminton. :)

Studying sucked. Like it should...but it's ok because studying Stats really helped with people who share the same class with you and can talk about the problems and discuss them. It's helpful. Unfortunately I need to do some individual Stats study time tomorrow...for how long? Who knows. Probably until I get distracted or go to my sister's soccer game.

Tonight was fun. I watched House and it was an AMAZAZING episode. Like, OMG. After badminton, I watched the end twice to make sure it happened. I like confirmation. :)

Badminton alleviates stress levels. Yep, pretty much awesome. Like usual. Anyway, tonight Brad was teaching techniques on how to hold the racquet so it's easier to smash the birdie. I really need to work on that. I'm terrible at smashing. It's quite depressing. But...I will get better :) I just need to practice, practice, practice!

Frosty floats are delicious. Just so you know. Therefore, I feel everyone should at least try one sometime in the near future. It's very important that you have one. I'm serious. It's like heaven in your mouth. It's just something about mixing ice cream and soda together that makes it irresistable. :) And I'm not even a big ice cream eater! Look at me go.

Tomorrow is going to be a great day. I'm going to be productive and study hardcore, but then I'm going to have some fun. It's all about the balance.

Exhausted...

2009-05-03T19:10:00.000-07:00

Yeah, it's my own fault. I should have went to bed, but I was having a few discussions with certain individuals. I love when that happens. Unfortunately, they can be at the worst times.

I went to IHOP for breakfast today for Kristen's birthday. :) It was very fun! I had a really good omelette and I was able to meet Kristen's good friend Cali. Then after, Kristen and I went to her house to watch Quantum of Solace. Too bad I was dozing off through half of it. So did Kristen. It was pretty amusing. :) I then decided to go home at about three.

I'm anxious for finals. I have one tomorrow, but luckily it's going to be super easy. The tough ones are on Wednesday and Thursday. I will get through this. YES!

Oh yeah, last night I went to Nicole's house for her birthday. We had a yummy Italian dinner and then she opened presents and then me, Jessica, Nicole and her family played Apples to Apples. I love that game so much. :) I pretty much won. It was awesome. I rock at that game.

Friday, Friday, Friday. So excited. That's all.

Stupid eyes. Stay open. Please...

Bruin Bash

2009-05-01T17:07:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted for a few days, so I decided I should probably write something. Who knows if it'll be a long or short post, though. :)

Last night was a party. At SLCC, there was a Bruin Bash for the end of semester. I arrived with Kortney and Melissa at about eight thirty and we grabbed a piece of pizza from the institute and then we made our way to see what SLCC was offering on this joyous night. We came across some people showing various reptiles. Now, I'm not one to enjoy reptiles, especially snakes, but I actually touched a few! They had this huge Boa Constrictor and it wasn't even full grown yet! Crazy stuff. Then, at nine there were fire dancers and that was amazing! Those people are definitely good at their job. After that, we headed inside to watch an improv show by Laughing Stock. I've seen this improv show before, but a couple of the people were different. It was hilarious! I laughed pretty hard. Melissa was even chosen to go up and help them with one of the skits. Good times for sure. :)

Other than the Bruin Bash, my mind has been on finals. I'm scared. Like, really scared. I shouldn't be though because all I have to do is study. Yeah...I'll start on Sunday because I want to have a good weekend. And try super hard not to think about finals. I wonder if I'm doing the right thing...

I have no idea what I'm doing tonight. It's Friday night, and I want to do something but it's hard when you have no money. Hopefully something will come up and I'll enjoy my night. :)

This turned out to be a decently long post. That is good! :)

My birthday is in 9 days. :) :) :) I tend to get excited when it comes to my birthday. I don't know why, but I feel like a little kid again. I try to hold on to that feeling.

Mission Accomplished

2009-04-27T23:22:00.000-07:00

I feel so good today. I got a lot done. :) My Mondays always seem to be pretty productive. I think tomorrow I'll be productive too. It makes me feel pretty fantastic. :)

I love laughing. It's awesome.

Mars Attacks! is quite the random show.

I like this.

This one sentence thing.

House was amazazing. Like always.

Oops

2009-04-26T23:45:00.000-07:00

So much for trying to update my blog everyday... This is the longest I've gone without posting for like, a month? I don't even know how long it has been since I've wanted to write everyday. Oh well. :) Wow, I'm pretty sure what I just said doesn't make sense at all. Again, oh well.

Slumdog Millionaire is fantastic. In my opinion, it's not even that bad to be rated R. But maybe I'm desensitized. I agree with Nick, though. Not sure if it was Oscar worthy, but it was definitely wonderful. It's an epic love story. :) And...I even got a better feel for the Indian culture. :) Sweet action.

I have....six tests in two weeks. Kill me now. Unfortunately, three of them are finals. Luckily, I'm almost done with my killer Human Growth and Development take home test. Now I'm more worried about my two Stat tests. I have the first of the two tomorrow. Oh joy.

I complain about school a lot. I bet it gets annoying. I think it's a way for me to release my stress. I don't really know, though. Fortunately, it's almost over and I get to enjoy the awesome summer. :) For example, I am getting a Lagoon season passport. I decided this today because my sister got one and I was like, hey I should get one and then whenever we get bored we can go to Lagoon. Not every time we are bored, but a few times. I'll definitely get my moneys worth. :)

I'm ALMOST done with Wicked. Maybe I'll finish it tonight. I guess I better stop writing so I can start reading.

Wow, this post is a lot longer than my last few posts. Cool beans :)

Let the stress begin :)

2009-04-22T21:42:00.000-07:00

Bring it on, Stress. Bring it on.

I'm pretty busy tomorrow. Unfortunately, I won't get a lot of reading time in because I'll be doing homework. Pretty much all day and night. :) Hooray!

Wicked is a really good book. Once again. I'm getting farther into the story, and I keep on loving it. I'll probaby read some more tonight. I'm more than half way done now! I love getting lost in a book. I probably got lost at the wrong time, though. I really should be focused on studying and finishing homework before school ends. But alas, I read. My timing rocks. :)

I'm so overwhelmed right now. I need to stop thinking about tomorrow.

Goal!

2009-04-20T22:12:00.000-07:00

You know what really made my day? Holding six Death Cab for Cutie concert tickets in my hand.

Today was a pretty good day because I woke up feeling refreshed and awake. That hasn't happened for a while and it was a good change. Plus, the weather was amazing and I think I'm going to wear shorts tomorrow. :)

Like usual, Stats sucked. I mean, it'd be good if my calculator wasn't being so stupid. I wanted to rely on it today, but I wasn't able to because apparently I'm typing data the wrong way. Psh. Technology occasionally angers me.

Things turned out better once I was watching my sister's soccer game. It was so intense! They tied the game at the last minute. 1-1. Score it. :) I mean, it'd be better if they won, but a draw is better than a loss. And I had fun watching Melissa eat sunflower seeds. Now THAT is hilarious. :) She needs me to train her or something. Bahahaha.

I'm going to see The Soloist on Friday. Pretty much excited. :)

Work, Books, Finals

2009-04-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

I worked every day this weekend. Wow. I'm a champion. :) I worked all day today, but it was alright. I was kind of irritated because people kept returning their purchases therefore it made sales go down. No bueno. But my mom and sister came into Vanity today! It was very exciting. They bought some stuff. :)

Anyway, I don't work again this week. It's kind of unfortunate, but at the same time it'll be nice to have a break. Who knows, maybe someone will ask me to cover one of their shifts. We'll see. Only if I'm not busy! Which will be rare this week since my schedule is full of soccer games, homework, and school. Hooray! Finals are coming up. Gasp.

I'm starting to read Wicked. So far it's very interesting and I have a feeling I'm going to like it. I'm not that far yet, but I'm excited to know the WHOLE story. Now I just have to see the broadway musical and the movie (if they are making one). I hope they are making a movie! It'd be good just in case I never see the live musical.

Why do boys have to be so complicated? :)

Post Post Post

2009-04-18T00:06:00.001-07:00

I thought I should post since I didn't last night. Honestly, I forgot. Yeah, I know. I'm a terrible person. Nah, just kidding. :)

Last night was pretty awesome! I don't really want to elaborate much...So...yeah.

Tonight was awesome as well! I'll elaborate...Kenny made me dinner, Kenny and I went shopping for clothes for HIM which was utterly amazing, and then went to Leatherby's and got some ice cream, and then we went to Melissa's house and watched the Sound of Music. After the Sound of Music, Melissa and I almost died laughing. I'm not entirely sure what we were laughing about, but I know some of it was because I looked like a dead fish at one point. Yeah, good times. While this is going on, Kenny is sleeping. Oh yeah, more good times. :)

I gotta wake up kind of early tomorrow to go to my sister's soccer game, so until next time. :)

Scholarships

2009-04-15T23:28:00.000-07:00

Yeah, that's right. Scholarships. I've been applying for a couple tonight, but I'm going to apply for the one I'll most likely get tomorrow. It's a tuition waiver SLCC offers for continuing students with at least a 3.5 GPA. Hooray! :) I'm in a great mood because of this scholarship business. :)

Tomorrow is going to be great. I'm going to use every precious minute of my time doing productive activities. For example: writing my summer goals and goals I can achieve within a month down on a piece of paper, filling out the scholarship application I'll most likely get, mailing this said scholarship application, stats homework, oh and class. And probably some other stuff I can't think of at the moment.

Work went by pretty fast tonight. It was a good thing. :) But I missed work so it was nice to get back in the helping customers and doing freight routine. :) I helped pick out an outfit for a customer tonight. It was awesome.

There is a dance at SLCC on Friday night. I'm pretty excited about this! It's free, which is a good thing because I'm currently broke right now, and It'll give me the opportunity to meet more guys (possibly). Or at least dance with them. :) And before the dance I'm hanging out with my good friend Kenny. Oh how I love that kid. :)

Stranger than Fiction

2009-04-15T00:21:00.000-07:00

It's been a great night. A GREAT night. :) I love spending time with Jaron, Nick, and Melanie.

It all started after my Human Growth and Development class. I went to pick up Jaron to take the trax up to the U with him. I love talking to Jaron. :) He makes me happy. We discussed various subjects, and it was nice. I get good vibes with people, and Jaron is one of those people. 'Nuff said. :)

Anyway, we attended Nick and Melanie's concert, and man was it amazing. I mean, amazazing. David Maslanka's (I really hope I spelled that right) Symphony 8 was awesome. It was probably the best piece of instrumental music I've heard all year. I was way into it. :)

After the concert we went back to Nick's house to eat some food and watch a movie. The movie was Stranger than Fiction. It's a very intriguing movie. I like it. :) I've seen it before, but back when I saw it, I thought it was ok and not the greatest movie. Now that I've watched it again, I caught all the dialogue and humor. I enjoyed it. Plus, Will Ferrell is awesome. And Dustin Hoffman. :)

Well, it's time for me to turn in. Good night.

Utter Disappointment

2009-04-13T23:05:00.000-07:00

Ugh. Stupid scratch on my phone. It's bothering me.

So, today was a fun day. I slept in until eleven thirty and didn't go to my Communications class. I didn't want to because I knew we weren't going to do anything today, therefore I slept in. It was nice. :) I only went to my Stats class today, and I'm glad I did (even though I go every time anyway because missing the class would be death). Anyway, I was able to get some questions answered about my project. It was very useful. After class I came home to work on my homework, which I didn't do so well on the first assignment. I was confused, but then I started getting the hang of it. Yay...

Melissa came over at about four, today. We watched Seven Pounds while she colored in her giant Cars coloring book. It was so cool. After that she stayed for dinner and then after we watched She's the Man. I was able to color a picture of Mader (I don't know if I spelled his name right). It turned out quite well. :) I did some cool shading and whatnot. I love coloring...it's a wonderful stress reliever.

Unfortunately, Melissa had to go home. Like all good things, they come to an end. But I was able to watch the new episode of House. It was awesome. I love that show. I have watched a lot of tv today/tonight. It won't be like that tomorrow, though. I'm pretty busy. :)

I found out about something tonight that made me very disappointed. I can't go to Nick and Melanie's quartet performance on Thursday because it interferes with my class. I'm still pretty sad about it. :(

Well, this has been another post on the daily adventures of Samantha Brooke Perez. Have a wonderful night ya'll.

Easter treats

2009-04-12T19:48:00.000-07:00

I didn't post yesterday. Probably because I didn't get home until after three. Oh good times hiking up Ensign Peak in the early hours of the mourn. :) Unfortunately, my green chucks have mud all over them.

Anyway, Easter was today and I loved every second of it. :) My mom hid some eggs in our backyard for my sister and I and we had fun finding them. I even got beef jerky for Easter! It was awesome! I love beef jerky. :) Then we went to my grandma's for lunch/dinner at two. We had an amazing meal. :) I even played badminton!!! I love it. Hooray!

I watched a really powerful movie today called Seven Pounds. I recommend it to everyone. I know it received bad ratings and all that jazz, but I really liked it. It sends a good message and everything made sense in the end. I was literally confused throughout the whole movie up until the end. Everything was pieced together and it was absolutely wonderful. :) So, go see it.

Maple Butter Thing

2009-04-11T00:22:00.000-07:00

So, I went on yet another spontaneous adventure. It was pretty exciting :) I went lazer tagging with Dallin, Nicole, and Dani. That was an adventure. Dani won. It really doesn't surprise me. Then we picked up Jessica and dropped off Dallin at his house and then and went to Applebee's. We just ordered appetizers and desserts. But as we were eating our mozzerella sticks, the manager comes over to us and asks how we're doing and all that jazz. Then he started talking about the desserts and how we needed to try the Blondie since neither of us had it before. He just gave us the "Blondie" thing and we didn't even have to pay for it. He was totally hitting on us or something. Just the way he acted, you could tell. So, this Blondie thing had like maple butter and some kind of cake with walnuts. It was ok, not nearly as good as the manager elaborated, but it was alright.

All in all, tonight was fun. :) Tomorrow is going to be even better. Hannah Montana and then later, Studio 600. It's going to be great. Oh, and I have to work on my group project with my group, but that won't take too long. It'll be a very eventful day. I may even write a paper. We'll see how the day goes. :)

Discussion

2009-04-09T16:45:00.000-07:00

My Human Growth and Development class had a really good discussion today about books, faith, etc. It was intense! I feel so good right now. So good. I love knowing who I am and I love learning about what people believe because no matter what, I am still the same person. I really want to have a deep discussion with someone right now. It'd be super intense. SUPER intense. Everything that would come out of my mouth would be sincere and honest. No bull crap and whatnot. I LOVE who I am right now, and I don't want it to ever change. People may try, but it won't happen. That's all I gotta say. They can't get through my thick German skin. I'm so happy. :) Even though I have my daily trials and it can sometimes get me down, I still feel great knowing how fortunate I am being alive and healthy. I'm grateful for what I have despite small constant struggles throughout the day. I wake up everyday knowing today is going to be good. Well, most days. It's rare when I wake up sad or unhappy. My unhappiness when I do wake up is if I have to get up early or something. Other than that, I wake up with a good attitude.

If you listen to "If Today was your last day" by Nickelback, it might make your day. Depending on if you like Nickelback. If not, then it might not. But that song is currently my favorite song.

Ah! I can't get over how good I feel. I wish I could explain it, but sometimes I can't explain everything I feel. I just feel it.

Accomplished

2009-04-08T10:56:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling semi accomplised :) Last night I did my individual presentation for my Communications class. I don't present until the 22nd, but I wanted to do it. It is about hiking and a few of the Wasatch Front trails, and after working on it, I want to go hiking. Like, really bad. Hiking is peaceful and I forget everything when I hike. It's a really good feeling.

Anyway, the only other class I have to do a lot of work in currently is Statistics. Go figure. I might work on the Project #3 this weekend, but we'll see how it goes. I don't think it'll take too long...at least, I hope not.

I'm going to see Hannah Montana the movie on Saturday. Totally stoked. :) I'm going with some good friends too. It'll be a party. :)

So, I'm starting to watch Heroes again. I'm trying to get caught up so I'll be ready for Volume 5. It's sooooo good. I love that show to death. It's so intense. Thanks to Nick, I'm able to watch Volume 3 and Volume 4 episodes because he recorded them on his Tivo. Thanks Nick. :) You're a pal.

House

2009-04-06T20:53:00.001-07:00

...was insanely shocking. I'm still like WHAT?! yeah....I love House.

Anyway, I went and saw Monsters vs. Aliens tonight. HILARIOUS movie. I recommend this movie for everyone. And go see it in 3D. It's ten times better. :)

I'm kind of lost for words right now so, this is all I'm going to write tonight.

Lovely

2009-04-05T18:34:00.000-07:00

It has been quite the weekend. I had a blast dancing to music. Even though I need some sleep since I only got six hours last night, I am doing pretty well. :) I love partying with good friends and eating breakfast with cute guys. This weekend wasn't nearly as good as last weekend, but it was still awesome. I even ate Cafe Rio, Olive Garden, and Cracker Barrel all in the same weekend. That was amazing.

I watched Enchanted this weekend as well. I never realized how funny that movie really is. I watched it with Kortney on Friday, and boy was it awesome. I laughed quite frequently.

Anyway, since the semester is almost over, I have a ton of projects and finals coming up. The word "final" never used to bother me until now because I have three this semester. Last semester I only had one real final. I'm kind of nervous for all these tests. I just need to prep myself in order to do well on all of them. The one I'm most worried about is Statistics. I need to keep a positive attitude and study hardcore in order for me to pass with flying colors. Statistics is also stressing me out because I have a group project to work on, and a individual project due before the class is over. Plus two tests and a final. I never realized a math class could be so brutal. Oh wait, yes I have. Calculus. Except I dropped that class after the first semester. I'm actually following through with Stats.

I have to do an individual presentation for Communications, which should be fairly easy, but I need to get started on it. This month is going to be quite the challenge because I will have another huge take home test for my Human Growth and Development class as well. It's an easy test, but it takes a lot of time.

Wow, I should really stop talking about school or else I'm going to be extremely overwhelmed. Eh, it's bound to happen anyway.

I watched a movie called Never Back Down today. It's a wonderful movie because it's full of good morals and lessons. It kind of reminded me of the O.C., but there was definitely more fighting and such. It's more of a fight movie, but it was extremely intense.

This post is kind of long so I think I'm going to stop writing for the night. I just felt like since I didn't post last night, I needed to make up for it.

Party like a Rockstar

2009-04-03T12:32:00.001-07:00

Yep. That's what I did last night. Except I didn't drink :)

So, I am happy I didn't have class this morning. I would have been dead because I was out until one thirty last night. And then I didn't go to bed until two forty five. Good times. And I woke up at eleven thirty. Oh, I love college. :)

I'm pretty excited for my day today! I don't know what I'm going to be doing during the day, but I know I'm going to dinner tonight with a friend and then later a couple of my friends and I are going to a dance held at the South Towne Expo center. It should be an adventure :)

I ran in the rain last night. It was cold, but it was something I have never really done before. By the time we got to Nicole's car, we were all drenched. And I mean drenched. We all probably looked like a wet dogs. I'm not usually a fan of rain, but I didn't really have a choice on whether or not I'd get wet. I'm probably going to get sick or something, but oh well.

Anyway, I think I'm going to eat something real quick. I love food.

New York

2009-04-01T23:26:00.001-07:00

I will go there one day. And I will fall in love with it. :)

So, I was pranked today. By Peter Thorup. He said he got in a car accident and totalled his car and I totally believed him. I felt so dumb once he said oh and Happy April Fool's Day! I was like oh gosh....

Work went by unbelievably slow today. I was only there for like three and a half hours, but it was the longest three and a half hours of my life. Well, not really. I had Brittany to talk to most of the time since Jamie took a long lunch. Brittany and I talked about all sorts of things: college, relationships, and sex. It was pretty entertaining.

I should be studying for my Anatomy test tomorrow...I kind of did earlier today...but I should probably do some more before the test tomorrow morning. I might be going to bed soon, though. We'll see what happens.

Anyway, I am pretty much done here for the night. Peace.

Mysterious Ways

2009-03-31T21:35:00.000-07:00

Yeah, that just randomly popped into my head. I don't know why.

Today was a pretty good day. :) I went to school, and then I went with my mom to get lunch and run errands. Of course, we got into some kind of argument, but it's such a daily thing it doesn't really long term affect me anymore. It's pretty chill.

I got a lot done today. I wrote a paper, studied for a test, and wrote a missionary. I feel pretty accomplished now :)

I'm watching a movie so this post is kind of short. Farewell.

Home

2009-03-30T23:03:00.000-07:00

My family came home from Vegas tonight. :) It was awesome to see them after four days. They told me fun stories, while I told them fun stories about my weekend without them. My mom even picked me out a shirt from the Coca-Cola factory. It's awesome :)

I went on a hot chocolate run with Kristen tonight. She texted me after she got off work and asked if I wanted to get some hot chocolate. Of course I said yes. We caught up on stuff and exchanged stories about our weekend and such. Good times. I love that girl. She cracks me up.

I've been pretty anxious lately. I guess it's the cause for my stomach acting weird. I swear I have GAD. For those that don't know what that is, it's Generalized Anxiety Disorder. It's not very fun...

I hope this coming weekend turns out to be a fun weekend. It probably won't be like my past weekend, but hopefully it's pretty good. It's only Tuesday and I'm already thinking about my weekend. I'm sick of school. Once I start thinking about finals, I get sick of school. I'm excited for Badminton, though. :)

I should be studying for my Anatomy test, but here I am writing a post. Ah, the beauties of technology and how it stimulates procrastination. I'll just study and write my Human Growth and Development paper tomorrow. Homework for the win!

It really needs to stop snowing. Just bring on the warmth already!

Champions

2009-03-29T20:15:00.000-07:00

My sister's soccer team is the Las Vegas tournament champs. They won their final game 1-0. I'm sad I wasn't there, but I got to see a picture of their team trophy. Pretty exciting stuff.

They come home tomorrow. They'll probably be home sometime tomorrow night. :)

I'm staying at my grandparents house tonight :) Although, I have to get up at eight thirty to go home and get ready for school. Bleh. I don't really want to go to school tomorrow, but such is life.

I went to a family party tonight. It was fun to talk to my extended family. They crack me up. It's weird though because I get really shy around them occasionally. Maybe it's because I'm not around them twenty four seven. Who knows.

I'm glad my Stats test is next week and not this week. I was a little worried it might be this week, but I checked the calender and it's not. I felt a wave of happiness pass over me.

Anyway, I am going to watch Hannah Montana now. Yes, I do watch Hannah Montana. You can laugh, it's ok.

Life is GRAND

2009-03-29T00:04:00.000-07:00

I'm sitting on my couch with Melissa. She's sleeping over tonight. :) We had a good time at dinner and a movie tonight. We went to Rumbi's and then we went and saw Knowing. Very interesting movie. The ending kind of threw me off, but once I thought about it some more, it led to some interesting concepts.

Last night was a really really good night. I danced my heart out and met some new friends along the way. They are so cool! :) I am so glad I didn't go to Vegas this weekend. Or else I wouldn't have met my new awesome friends.

Well, I need to go to sleep. Apparently I'm going to breakfast tomorrow morning. :)

Dance.

2009-03-28T01:50:00.000-07:00

Freaking amazing night. It's almost three and I don't want to write a long post right now because I'm dang tired. I danced for hours tonight.

Canoli

2009-03-26T21:32:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I totally found out what that was tonight. :)

So, I am wearing my Every Avenue shirt. I pretty much love it. :) That's really all I have to say about that...

Wow, I feel like what I'm writing is just going to be pointless. But wait...maybe that's how all my posts are. But that's ok. At least I feel a little more fulfilled when I write a post.

So this weekend is going to be pretty awesome :) I'm really excited for Saturday night. Melissa and I are going to have a blast. And Friday. Still kind of a mystery. But we'll see how it turns out.

I have to work tomorrow. I'm excited because it's the only day I work this week. Unfortunately, my hours are kind of getting cut back. That's the economy talking. Lovely.

Speaking of lovely, it reminds me of my Human Growth and Development teacher. Well, not saying that she's lovely... well, I guess she could be? Anyway, back to topic. She mentioned the word lovely in class today because when she went to London over spring break the people there kept using it. Therefore, she decided to use it more often in her vocabulary. I laughed. :)

Daily Show

2009-03-25T23:09:00.000-07:00

A lot of comedians are funny. They are good at their job.

So, today was kind of bleh. In other words, a crappy day. It started looking up at around seven. Which was good.

I rode trax by myself tonight. I liked it :) I love watching people and taking in my surroundings. I was aware of everything tonight. It was refreshing. I experienced reality in a different way.

I really don't like Statistics. It's honestly the worst class ever. Well, I think Calculus was the worst class ever, but stats comes dang close. I am probably exaggerating right now, but hey I don't care. I really don't like that class. It was one of the reasons why I was having a crappy day.

I feel like all I've done today is complain. Usually I tolerate my complaints rather well, but I'm kind of annoying myself. Not good. I didn't complain while riding the trax tonight. Probably because I was by myself and absorbing my surroundings. It's a good distraction. :)

I'm done here. Peace.

Current love: Every Avenue

2009-03-24T23:24:00.001-07:00

Wow. Awesome night. :)

I was really happy how things turned out today/tonight. But I did forget my gym clothes so I had to leave Anatomy early to go home and get my clothes before Badminton started. But luckily I live close to SLCC. :)

Badminton was a lot of fun. I played doubles with this really good guy in my class, my teacher, and some other kid. I was on the good guy's team aka Brad, and we did pretty well until the end. Our teacher and the other guy kicked our butts at the end. But it was pretty intense :) After we lost, Brad and I just hit the birdie back and forth. He was trying to teach me some ways to hit it at a certain angle. I didn't do very good, but I gotta keep practicing. I've improved a lot, though.

Later, I was just hanging out at home until my Human Growth and Development class, and then the time came for me to leave. When I got to the classroom there was a sign on the door saying my class was cancelled. I was happy yet a little frustrated because I hurried and ate something before my class because I wouldn't have time to eat before the concert. But oh well. So, I go home and my sister texted me and asked if I would pick her up. And me being the nice big sister I am picked her up. :)

I go home and wait until five thiry rolls around so I can pick up Jessica and go to the awesome concert. We get there and wait in line until they open the doors. Then they open the doors around six and everyone files in. The first band that played was Anarbor. I really like them! :) Then, Every Avenue played. Oh my gosh I love them so so so much! :) After them was Breathe Carolina, not exactly a fan. They would be good if they didn't have their screamo moments. It ruined their songs and stuff. After them was Meg and Dia. Female singers. Muy bueno. And for the final act....Cute is what we aim for! I like them too, but unfortunately I only knew three of their songs while everyone else knew them all! It was crazy. What a party. People were moshing and jumping up and down and yeah. Good times. I love the concert atmosphere.

I didn't get home until almost midnight, but honestly it was a really spectacular night and I would do it all over again if I could. The only downside was being on my feet for six hours straight. Ouch.

Concert

2009-03-23T22:15:00.000-07:00

...tomorrow. Stoked for it.

I keep thinking about something. That's all I'm going to say about this particular subject.

I really don't have a lot to say tonight. I'll post something longer after the wicked concert I'm going to tomorrow :)

Flip Flops

2009-03-22T11:55:00.000-07:00

I still need to get them. I didn't go last night, but I'm pretty sure I'm going today. :)

So, this coming weekend is going to be quiet. Quiet in the sense that my whole family is going to be in Vegas for my sister's soccer tournament while I stay home. I would love to go with them, but I have to go to work and school on Friday and I have school on Monday. Therefore, I have the house and the whole weekend to myself. Party! But not really. At least, not at my house. My mother made that very clear. But I hope I will have fun with friends and such. I also have to take care of the house and my cat. I'm ok with that. :)

So, my closet is full of clothes :) And it's extremely organized. I love it. It's so nice to have one room.

School starts up again tomorrow. I'm kind of on the fence about it. I'm excited to get back in routine, but I'm not sure how I feel about doing more homework. It's been so nice not to do any homework this week. Luckily, the semester is almost over, and then I can focus on my trip and summer. Yay!

The picture is of Harold. We came across him in hiking class. :) Melissa named him.

Dialated

2009-03-21T17:39:00.000-07:00

I probably spelled dialated wrong, but that's ok.

Anyway, yeah my eyes were dialated today. It's a terrible feeling. I actually disliked the sun today. That never happens. My eyes were so sensitive. It's still a little bit dialated, but definitely not as bad as earlier. Stupid bad vision.

On another note, my closet is almost finished :) That means I can move all of my clothes from my previous room into my new room. It is very good news because now I won't have to go back and forth from room to room to pick out an outfit. Sigh. I'm really excited about this. Yay!

My mom is making dinner and it smells delicious. I also want to go to Old Navy to get some flip flops. I might do that tonight. We'll see. Or I'll watch Twilight with Melissa.

I'm posting earlier than usual because I was bored. I'm still bored, but it's alright. Not how I imagined spending my Saturday night, but hey I've been having fun all week. It's good to have some down time.

Scary

2009-03-21T00:39:00.000-07:00

Another spontaneous adventure. I love spring break. :)

It was a lot of fun. I hung out with Kenny, Peter, and Nicole all night. We visited and brought Melissa a vanilla shake because she got her wisdom teeth out. We hung out there for a while and then went to Burger King because Kenny was hungry. Dude, they have Icees at Burger King. I was excited. Wow. I had to get one. So I did :)

We then decided we wanted to watch a movie. We went to Hollywood Video and browsed for a while, but didn't get one. Instead we got a red box movie. Swing Vote. Good movie, but not realistic. But still, good movie. :)

On the way home from Kenny's house (we watched the movie there), Nicole was driving to take Peter and I home and when we got to Peter's house, this car pulls up by us and inside are people with weird masks and some creepy windchime. They sat there and stared at us and by this point I was spooked. Peter got out of the car pretending he was calling the cops, and they drove away. But I was still scared. Same with Nicole.

She is driving me home, and then we see their car again! They go the opposite direction, but then I look back and they are signaling to make a U turn! Ah! They were pretty far back and I don't think they saw where we turned. Fortunately. But it was still scary!

This is what happens when people are out later than midnight.

On another note, I've been thinking about a lot of "stuff" this past week. Both good and eh. I say eh because I don't want to say bad. It's been a good learning experience for me.

Needless to say, I know how to respond to someone when the time is right. It'll be good.

Clubbing

2009-03-20T01:02:00.000-07:00

...didn't happen tonight. But it's ok, maybe next time.

I did go see Yes Man, though. Funny movie. I love Jim Carrey. He is awesome. :)

On the bright side, at least I have an outfit to go clubbing in for eighties night. So, when I do go, I'll be ready. :)

Spring break is flying by so quickly. I only have three more days left. How can this happen? I've been having so much fun! I better make the most out of these three days. It's going to be grand. :)

I had a good talk with a good friend tonight. I missed that. We both needed it.

It's pretty late, and I should go to bed. But instead I am posting because I really want to accomplish this writing-everyday goal. It's working out quite nicely. Still.

My stomach is making weird noises. Nice.

My other half is getting her wisdom teeth out tomorrow. Sad day. I shall visit her either tomorrow or Saturday depending on how she feels. I'm going to get her a slurpee :)

Numb/Different

2009-03-19T00:15:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling quite numb right now.

Today was a good day up until the end. Then it turned into my worst nightmare. Unfortunately this nightmare happens often in my life. I wish people just understood...and I wish I understood people. I really need to work on this because it's getting to me.

I was hoping tonight would be a lot different than what went down. I made an idiot out of myself.

I feel like I ruined something. My stubbornness ruins everything.

Excuse the drama, I'll be fine soon enough. I just need to vent for a little while. Even if it is very vague venting.

I feel like crying. But nothing is coming out. What is wrong with me?

Spring Fever

2009-03-17T23:57:00.001-07:00

Yes, I have a bad case of spring fever. It's...really bad.

I came to work with a not so great attitude today. Mostly because it was warm outside and I wanted to play out in the nice weather than work and be surrounded by clothes. There, I said it. It's one of those rare occasions where I would rather be outside than be surrounded by clothes.

Anyway, it's ok, I had a picnic again before I went to work, so that helped. But I still wanted to be outside.

Other things have been on my mind other than the weather. Like, will I ever leave Utah? I mean, I want to leave, but yet I don't. It's hard. I have a feeling I will leave, I just don't know when. It's something to think about.

On to a more lighter subject, I'm going to have lunch with my dad tomorrow. And visit my grandparents. I'm pretty excited :) I haven't visited my grandparents for a while. I can talk to my grandma about things going on in my life. It'll be a party. :) Then I might be going hiking again. And then I'm going to a dance company concert at Taylorsville. Another busy day. :) Hooray! Oh, and I have to clean a bit because my mom wants me to. Spring break just gets more exciting by the minute. I like this.

Life in the fast lane

2009-03-17T00:12:00.000-07:00

Today was grand. I like that word. Grand. I should use it more often.

Anyway, today was awesome. I spent my time with friends. The whole time. I went to Ogden and Plain City today. Super duper fun. :) I even had a wonderful picnic! I like picnics. Plus, today was warm so it was even better! After I got home from my adventures in Plain City and Ogden, I went hiking up Ensign Peak. Now that was amazing. I've never been up the trail before, and it's really easy. I am glad I finally went. :)

Now I'm sleeping over at Melissa's house. I thought I'd post before I go to bed because, well, I want to try to post something every day/night. It's going pretty well so far. And I like it, even if I only write a small post.

It's only the beginning of spring break and I'm already having a blast. Yay!

Oh, and I watched HSM 3 tonight. Good movie. I like it even though a lot of people don't.

European Style

2009-03-15T20:15:00.000-07:00

So, I hung up my pictures for my room. It turned out quite well. :)

I'm watching Fievel Goes West right now. Good movie. Hilarious.

I'm pretty excited for tomorrow. It'll be awesomely amazing. Yes, awesomely is a word. :)

Spontaneous Adventure

2009-03-15T00:23:00.000-07:00

So...I only did three out of the five things mentioned on my Saturday list. I slept in, went to work, and finished my homework. I didn't get my hair cut or go to that concert.

I went on a spontaneous adventure instead. :)

I go on those a lot lately. Tonight's consisted of me finding pictures to hang in my new room. I found them. And it totally fits me. :) Not only did I that for my spontaneous adventure, but I also went to another scary movie(The Uninvited) at the dollar theaters. With Nicole, Jared, Clint, and their friend Tara. It was a dumb movie, but good company. So it's all good. :) After the movie, we went to Leatherby's. Jared and I shared a banana split. Good stuff.

Oh, I forgot to mention what else I did. So, when I got home from work, I immediately cleaned my car. Inside and out. I feel so much better now. :)

Anyway, back to topic. So, yeah we went to Leatherby's and chilled there for a while and then left. Nicole had to go get gas before she took everyone home so that was....fun? And then she took me home. It's been a fun night. :)

Tomorrow, I have a work meeting at 11. I'm....semi excited for it? Apparently we're going to play games and eat food...which is always a good thing. :) But I have to go pick up some treats for the meeting before I go to the meeting because I didn't have time tonight with what my spontaneous adventure and stuff...

Btw, I don't have homework over spring break. This is exciting news. :)

IKEA food...

2009-03-14T01:10:00.000-07:00

....is really good. Not going to lie. I had some tonight after my sister's soccer game. We went to IKEA to eat and browse around for a mirror and sweet awesome picture for my room. No such luck. But...the food was still good :)

I also had a new visitor in my house tonight. It was fun. :) We watched a few Office episodes on my lap top. Good times. :)

Life works in mysterious ways. I'm always up for the adventure, but I just want to know why time goes so fast. I can hardly catch up to it. I should really stop talking about this "time" issue. It's probably really annoying or something.

Saturday. I love Saturdays. They are almost as good as Fridays. But not quite. Tomorrow will be quite the day, though. :) I get to sleep in, go to work for three hours, possibly get a hair cut, finish up (or maybe I'll do it on Sunday) my communications assignment that is due Monday, and then go to an orchestra concert a couple of my friends are in. It shall be a great day. :)

I love this picture. I took it from my phone. Crazy, eh?

Friday the 13th

2009-03-13T00:53:00.000-07:00

Lovely. Just what I need right now.

This whole not-having-enough-time thing is really getting to me. I don't even know why. I just feel like I should put more effort into hanging out with my friends. And family. Especially family. I miss them. :(

This is when I start to wonder if I'll leave home anytime soon. I really don't know if I'd be ok. I'll have to eventually, but now I have another excuse not to leave. Yet.

Never enough time

2009-03-11T23:18:00.000-07:00

Why does everything go so fast?

I wish things would slow down. Just a little bit. I feel like my life keeps going in fast motion.

Things keep changing. So many of my friends are getting their mission calls and leaving for two years. It's going to be so weird for the first few months. It's almost depressing in a way. I mean, I'm totally happy for them and they're doing something they want to do, but seriously two years is such a long time. Everything changes in two years. And I mean everything.

By the time most of my friends come back I'll be working on my Bachelor's degree. It's a very weird concept to think about. Where will I be in two years? Out of state? Still living at home? Going to the U? Engaged (unlikely, but still)? Traveling the world (again, unlikely)? Alone? It's really hard thinking about this kind of thing. I guess I'll do what I always do: go with the motions.

Medley

2009-03-11T11:28:00.000-07:00

So, I'm pretty sure I will have no homework over spring break. :) This is good news. This means I can focus all my time and attention on work and random adventures I go on. I'm totally cool with that. Wouldn't you be?

I wish I had money to buy every color and design avaliable for chucks. That would be freaking sweet. I'd seriously wear them all depending on what day it is and if it'd match my outfit. :) Wow. Now I'm intrigued. Maybe I will do that someday.

Allred's new rerelease cd comes out in April. I'm planning on being there.

I don't really have much to say today. So. Bye.

Concerts

2009-03-10T13:35:00.000-07:00

As you all should know, I love concerts. All kinds really.

Currently, I'm stoked for the concert I'm going to on March 24. Every Avenue w/Cute is what we aim for. And some other bands. :) I'm so excited!!! oh my gosh!!!

I also would like to go to the Fall out Boy and Metro Station concert at the Saltair venue. I think that concert would be amazing. We'll see if I end up going. I am willing to go. :)

I just finished writing chapter 5 for my Human Growth and Development class. I think it turned out well. :) If you don't already know, I have to write a short biography for the growth of a child throughout the semester. In the beginning, my teacher gave us a scenario a child was born into. And through all the stages of development, we have to write a chapter using concepts from the chapters in our textbook to see how the child's development is coming along. For each paper, our teacher will give us wild cards (which are certain experiences the child deals with during its growth). The wild cards can be normal or difficult for the child. It's pretty fun to write about how someone is developing.

I slept in today which means I didn't go to Anatomy. I needed to catch up on sleep, so I decided to skip that class today. I'm sure I didn't miss much.

Badminton sucked today. :( My back has been hurting, so it was hard to play. I am out of the tournament because I lost twice. I'm ok with it. I wasn't up for playing today because I was in pain. Maybe on Thursday my teacher will teach me some cool techniques. :) And we'll hope my back is better by then.

My sister has a scrimmage soccer game tonight. I wonder if they'll even be playing because of the snow. I won't be able to go anyway, but I still wonder. :)

And that is my kitty. :) I love her.

I'm going to make this a habit

2009-03-09T11:14:00.000-07:00

Wow! Look at me go.

I'm going to start playing again. I think it'll be good for me. I miss playing the clarinet. When I have a free afternoon, I am going to get some music. I'm pretty excited and I hope I stick with it. Who knows, maybe I'll even get better. :)

I'm going to Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ohio in May. All in the same week. It's going to be quite the adventure. I'm going with Melissa and her family to visit their dad. He lives in Wisconsin so we'll hang out at his place for a while, then for a day we're going to the Mall of America. :) You know me and malls..we're tight. And the Mall of America is supposed to be huge. After Mall of America (well, after we go back to Melissa's dad's house to sleep), we'll be traveling to Ohio to go to Cedar Point Amusement Park. Pretty much stoked for that. Huge rollercoasters, overpriced food, and screaming people. Sigh. Gotta love amusement parks. Since it's like seven hours away from his house, we'll be staying in a hotel for a couple nights.

Btw, I already bought my plane ticket. :)

Spring break is next week. I don't really have any plans other than working, but I'm sure stuff/fun adventures will come up. Something enjoyable always happens for me these days. Most of it is spontaneous. I like spontaneous. :)

I've been listening to the new U2 album No Line on the Horizon. It's very different from their other stuff. I like it. It's new, fresh, and exciting.

I want to cuddle. By this lake.

2 posts in one night? Weird...

2009-03-09T00:20:00.001-07:00

So, maybe if I keep writing in my blog, I won't neglect it so much. This is my current theory.

I just remembered I get my Stats test back tomorrow. Oh no. I'm scared.

I like my name. It rolls off the tongue quite well. :)

I really should be asleep. And yet here I am writing complete nonsense on a blog I hardly ever check. Eh, I must have gotten my second wind.

My room is cozy. I like small rooms.

I miss high school football games...

Cool Beans

2009-03-08T23:27:00.000-07:00

Last post: December
Current post: March

Ok, glad we got that settled. It's been a while. Lots has happened. I mean, lots. But we won't talk about the past because I mean, who does that?

Let's talk about the current days of Samantha Brooke Perez.

I still go to SLCC. I still work at Vanity. I still have homework. That aspect hasn't changed much. :)

I love boys. Nuff said. Things are looking up in my personal life. I like to go on date adventures. Good times. :) I recommend that everyone should go on a date lasting nine hours. Just do it. Have fun. :)

So...I have a new room. Nick, Jaron, and Rachel came over to help assemble the dresser, nightstand, and bed. My dad did most of it. We got distracted because we were watching Flight of the Conchords. Good show. I think everyone should at least watch one episode. Or listen to the awesome songs. Either way, they could possibly make your day that much brighter. :)

This weekend has been quite the adventure. Actually, life has been quite the adventure.

I want to go hiking. Like, really bad. Too bad the snow isn't melted yet.

Updatedness

2008-12-02T14:31:00.000-08:00

Wow. My last post was a poem. And I liked that poem. Good times.

Anyway, so much has happened within a few months. School is almost over for the semester, which is definitely a good thing. I'm ready for a break before the spring semester begins. I just need to get through this week, and my two finals next week, and it'll be good. Then I'll be working a ton to earn money for Christmas! :) I'm excited about that. Worrying only about work and Christmas stuff for a month sounds pretty dang good to me.

I've been reading some people's blogs...and they're really depressing. I mean, I wish I could help these people out but there is only so much I can do. I can always say the generic "You're going to be ok!" and whatnot, but it's not sincere at all. I feel bad because I'm relatively happy right now. My life is going great. I couldn't ask for more. I'm meeting new people, I love my job, and I enjoy school despite the constant stress. Of course I fight with my family, but who doesn't? And then I read blogs that are somewhat sad and it gets me thinking: It's hard living in this world. Living is hard. Making money is hard. Good thing there is love in this life or else we'd all be dead zombies with no heart. I wish I knew how these people feel. Perhaps I have before but just forgot...

Anyway, I went to St. George over Thanksgiving break. I didn't get the traditional turkey dinner this year, but hopefully my parents decide on making one this weekend. We'll see. I went to St. George for my sister's soccer tournament. It was a pretty good trip. I was upset the first night because I couldn't sleep. It wasn't very fun. I wanted to go home and I felt like a burden to my family. But after that night, things started to get better. My sister's team got second place in the tournament. I was proud of her team. I love watching them play!

Well, I better wrap this up so I can go eat something before I head to work. Have a good day everyone!

October

2008-09-29T23:25:00.000-07:00

October

Surprises around every corner,
to bring about the rush of adrenaline.
Unfamiliar faces, props, and fog;
Just to name a few of the outlandish scenes.

Nerves on end, sweat trickles down;
“Just another walk in the park,” she whispers nervously.
As glowing faces and flashing lights,
reveal the eerie darkness.

Movie scenes and daydreams,
coming to life for some.
Who knew nightmares could be so tall,
as the hovering sensation towers over her.

At last the feat is complete,
as she turns the last corner to freedom.
Looking back on the experience she says confidently,
“That wasn’t bad at all.”

Stupid Hiccups

2008-09-21T20:21:00.000-07:00

So, my life is basically...busy. That's the best word I can come up with right now. I barely have time for myself anymore because of school, work, and homework. Sometimes I have days where I can do things for myself though. Which is good. Like dates. I like going on dates. Especially the one on thursday. :)

On October 3-4 I am going to Utah State. I'm pretty excited about this :D I really want to see a couple people because it's been way too long since I've seen them. Well, like a month and a half or something but still. It's going to be way fun. :)

I really love my work. For those of you who don't know where I work, it's Vanity. The girls I work with are super funny and fun to be around. Especially Kristen. She is one of my bosses but she is really fun to hang out with. Just last night we went to Leatherby's to eat some dinner and it was awesome! She is also in one of my classes at SLCC which is pretty tight. She has dry humor and can literally make me laugh all the time. Well, it's really easy to make me laugh but I feel like I'm constantly laughing when I'm around her.

I don't know what else to say really, so have a great night. :D

Ginger Ale-My addiction

2008-07-22T16:20:00.000-07:00

Wow. It has been a while since I've written! Anyway, so much has happened within a few months!

Let's see where do I begin...oh! ok how about saying how much I love the new Batman movie. oh my gosh. It was sooooo good! :D I saw it twice already and I could see it again. That's how much I love it!

So, I start college in less than a month. I'm actually really excited about it. :D Most of my classes are just the general ones, but I am really thrilled for my hiking class. I can't wait to meet new people! Speaking of meeting new people, I might become a member of the senate for the Student Life and Leadership program at SLCC! How exciting! I really hope I make it because then I can meet new people and gain many new friendships! It's something I really really want.

The title of my post is really random. But I just love ginger ale :D the end.

I'm becoming more and more independent these days. It must be because I'm eighteen. Not going to lie, I really like it! :) I just wish I could get my job situation under control! It's taking forever for me to get the job I want. Hopefully within a few days someone will call me about it.

The fourth and final installment of the twilight series is coming out on August 2nd. I AM SO EXCITED! :D I'm going to the release party on the first and it's going to be a party! :D I have my book reserved and everything and I can hardly wait!

Well, I need to go do some stuff but I'll post hopefully sooner than last time! farewell!

Pretty content

2008-05-04T19:50:00.001-07:00

I'm actually feeling pretty good about a lot of things right now. Things are going well and I'm very happy about that. I think it's because I talked to someone last night to get stuff off my mind, and off of his. I think it turned out pretty well, but I don't know how the other person feels. I guess I'll find out soon.

So, school is almost over. Almost one month exactly until the senior class of '08 graduates. I have mixed feelings about the whole graduation thing. I am going to be sad when I don't get to see all of my high school friends next year. It's going to take a while to adjust to new surroundings and new faces. Although, I am glad school is almost over because I need to get away from certain people. and drama. oh yes, the drama. I need to get away from that. It's definitely getting old and it's not worth it. But yeah, mixed emotions for the win! I'm probably going to cry at graduation. Wouldn't doubt it.

The AP Psych test is pretty soon. I'm actually pretty confident for this test. I imagine it will be fairly simple. I mean, I don't know if I'll get a 5, but hopefully a 4. I'd be happy with a 4. :D So we'll see how it turns out!

I gotta finish my research paper tomorrow so It'll be done and over with. Or at least ready for the next peer review which is on Tuesday.

Well, not much else to say. Toodles!

Welcome back bewilderment!

2008-04-15T13:17:00.000-07:00

Yep. I am once again, bewildered. Only this time, it's worse. Maybe my mind will clear up when I go out of town for a few days. It could help a lot of the confusion I have stuffed up inside my cranium.

Anyway, I'm leaving for my journalism trip tomorrow. I'm so excited. :D It's going to be great fun! My friends are leaving tonight though for the choir/band trip. It's going to be weird not seeing anyone at school tomorrow. Kinda depressing. :(

Dang, it's raining. I wanted to go to the soccer game at Taylorsville today. The boys are playing Alta. Maybe it will clear up in a minute...hopefully....

Well, I don't have much more to say....so farewell!

I can see clearly now

2008-04-06T18:31:00.001-07:00

Gotta love that song.

Anyway, it's true. Things are becoming much more clearer. I am understanding myself a bit more, and it's a good thing. The past little while has been a bewildering experience. But now, things are changing.

Things between Jared and I are much better. Or at least I think so. We had a conversation last night that cleared up a lot of junk that's been on my mind. It's definitely a wonderful thing. I think everything is going to be ok now.

Prom is on Saturday. I am so excited! Wow, you have no idea. This is my first prom because I wasn't able to go last year, or the year before. It's going to be a fun-filled experience. :)

I spent three and a half hours at a mall. I recommend to everyone that it's a bad idea. You know the saying "shop til you drop?" Well, there is some truth to that. Only I didn't fall down or anything, I just got really sick of shopping. Never thought these words would come out on a blog. Oh well. But yeah, shopping for three and a half hours equals bad idea.

School is a little bit insane at the moment. With this AP Psych test coming up, the studying hits hardcore. Not only is that class a minor headache, but English as well. I swear it feels like we write essays everyday recently. Anyway, this term is a beast.

Farewell to you all, later posts will be up and running soon.

I can drive away from all this pain

2008-04-03T13:22:00.001-07:00

Gotta love Allred :D

I'm going to another Allred concert tomorrow at Solid Ground Cafe. But he's only opening for the main band, but that's ok. Just listening to a few of his songs makes my day/night that much better. :D

I hate being bewildered (thanks Nick!). It's absolutely ridiculous. I'll just end it there.

So, it's fourth term. Hooray! I actually can't wait for summer. Even though the next school year will be totally different, this summer is going to rock. I will make it count and spend good quality time with friends. And hopefully get a job. :D

I can't wait for the upcoming Ute football season. I love getting in my University of Utah spirit mode and cheering on my favorite football team. The best is when they score a touchdown. :D The crowd goes wild! I love being around U fans because it puts a giant smile on my face. Yay for being happy!

Well, I don't really have anything else to say, so farewell! I shall post again pretty soon!

Life is interesting

2008-02-28T13:53:00.000-08:00

Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted, and a lot of things have happened. I've had my heart broken, I only have 4 teachers, and I have been spending more time with new and old friends.

Life has been keeping me entertained for the most part. I have journalism on my mind because it's always eventful. I mostly like it this way though. Some days it gets me so stressful I just want to give up, but I push through and try to make the best of it. I think of all of the rewards I will have in the future. Yay for long term thinking!

I love having short weeks. These past two weeks have only been four days long. I wish it was always like that. It would be so fun to just have a day where you could catch up on homework or whatever without rushing to get it done. But, it only happens because of holidays or end of term or parent teacher conferences. Let's make the days off count!

My senior year is almost over and that means college. It's so surreal. I don't know if I am ready to leave everyone yet. It's going to be depressing not going to high school after the summer and seeing familiar faces. It will take some time getting used to. A lot of people are leaving to colleges not located in the salt lake valley. For instance, Snow, Utah State, or any other out of state colleges. As for me, I will still be here. I will be living at home, working towards my generals at SLCC, and keeping a job so I can earn money to go to the school I've dreamed of attending: University of Utah. Yep. I am going to MY school. Hopefully to major in Psychology and possibly minor in Communications.

Anyway, I have some big ambitions. I hope I will pull through all the challenges so I can fulfill my ambitions. Yay for motivation!

It's a leap year. Sorry I just had to add that. :D

Well, there isn't much to add I don't think. I am pretty much done with the post that probably no one will read. haha. Oh well. Toodles!

Harry Potter Puppet Pals

2007-12-01T14:32:00.001-08:00

Dust

2007-12-01T14:19:00.000-08:00

Yep. My house is full of dust right now. Not very exciting. It's because we have an electrician over and he is putting in lights for us in our kitchen. Unfortunately, when he drilled the hole all of the dust spread to each and every room. Great. When they (meaning him and my dad) are done, my mom is making me help her dust basically everything. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Don't get me wrong, I love cleaning when i am in the mood. But I have never ever been a fan of dusting. It's too....blah. Plus, I sneeze like over and over when I start dusting stuff. It's rather annoying.

Anyway, other than that, life has been great! I went to a movie last night and it was so much fun! I went and saw Enchanted for the second time. That movie is so much better the second time....:D

Snow is on the ground! Like a lot! And that means skiing season! Woo hoo! I hope I go more than once this year....that would be freaking awesome. I would love to work on my skiing skills cause I am not that good yet. I want to eventually go down the black diamond hills! (For those who don't know skiing/snowboarding lingo, it means very hard hills).

Have a good day! I shall post again sooner hopefully!

School

2007-09-22T15:28:00.000-07:00

Well....school is...terrific! except for calculus. but I did get a B on my mini test! woo hoo!!!!! I was very excited haha. And all my other classes are pretty much the best....I have to write a research paper on a philosopher and I chose Sigmund Freud. What a weirdo. I don't know exactly how I am going to tackle this...but I have some great ideas in my head. Now I just have to get them down on paper.......so that is this week's adventure :D

Homecoming is next weekend. I am soooo excited considering I got a dress! yay! I love it so much and I can't wait to wear it on the big night! :D It's going to be a very intense day and night. I will definitely blog about it once it's over...but for now...the anticipation awaits! :D

I just cleaned my whole basement practically. wow. That was exciting.

Well, I don't really have much else to say...so I will leave with this ounce of advice....."forget about the past unless you are looking back to fix your future."

Labor Day Weekend

2007-09-05T15:18:00.000-07:00

sucked. I was sick most of the time. LAME!!! It's just my luck to get sick once school starts. It tends to get very annoying considering I was just sick in April! ughhhh.....anyway that's all I am going to say about that. Have a wonderful day!

Worried

2007-08-26T11:42:00.000-07:00

Do you ever get that feeling where you are just worried about something in your life? Well, I have that feeling right now about something. It's not too fun but hopefully it will pass very soon.

I wish I was more like my parents. They were high school sweethearts and I want that with someone so bad...but I know it probably won't happen. I mean, I think it's fascinating to know that my parents have known each other for more than twenty years and they are still married. I want that with someone in the future. I want a lasting relationship....for eternity. How cool would that be?

To follow in my parents' footsteps would be awesome, but I guess I will have to see how things turn out this senior year. I am kind of scared....but whatever happens, happens for a reason.

I am also worried about what will happen with me and my friends after this year. Most of us will probably go our separate ways and that terrifies me. But that is the thing about growing up, people move on.

Wow, I need to stop talking about this. It's kinda depressing. I need to focus on the present! Lol. Ready, set, go!

Forever alive

2007-08-22T14:24:00.000-07:00

YES! TODAY I AM FEELING SO TERRIFIC I JUST WANT TO JUMP UP WITH GLEE! ok...maybe not... but! today is a fabulous day. Not going to lie. The paper will be done tomorrow and then I'll just have to wait for the first day of school to see it completely done and on print. :) I hope everyone reads it....I know a ton of people won't...but since we have a new design that is more "hip" maybe people will be interested....

Anyway! Enough about Journalism. Seriously this class is taking over my life.

Well, I have been reading my Buddhist wisdom quote book that April gave me, and man does it have some good advice and quotes that I relate to. I will list a few quotes that I thought were extremely well thought out and such:

"It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others."
-His holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."
-Thich Nhat Hanh

"First appearances deceive many."
-Ovid

"Find ecstacy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough."
-Emily Dickenson

Those are a few that I enjoyed. :) Hopefully you guys liked them as well.

Well, what is else is there to say about my life right now....besides the fact today is a great day......

Alas, I have to go take my dad to go pick up his truck. I will post later on maybe. Have a superb day!

Whew

2007-08-21T15:28:00.000-07:00

Wow. What a week it has been so far. These next two days are going to be difficult, but I will get through it! Putting together a newspaper in seven days sure is hard....lol.

But anyway, I thought I would post before I go to work. haha work. I am quitting my job and I am delighted. My senior year is going to be way too busy for me to have a job considering I will be spending most of my after school time at school. I have a full time job anyway being editor-in-chief. :) Not that I am complaining or anything...cuz I think it is awesome! I love organizing and having things in order..even though sometimes it can be quite hard.

I have learned a few things about being a journalist at high school. One, it gives me great career opportunities which could mean scholarships for the University of Utah. Two, I like talking to all kinds of people. It is so much fun! Being in journalism has made me look at other careers as well. One of which includes Psychology. I think it would be so freaking awesome to be a psychologist. Learning about the brain, what people are thinking about, how to help them, etc. To me, it is quite thrilling. Therefore, I have come to the decision on either majoring in Communications and minoring in Psychology, or majoring in Psychology and minoring in Communications or Journalism. We'll see how it turns out. :D

Anyway, life is good. I am quite happy that school starts next week! It's going to be a great first day of school...I can feel it. I am beginning to be more "tight" with my journalism friends, which can save me in the long run. I despise drama, but it happens anyway. It can make life interesting, until someone gets really hurt. Then it becomes a problem.

Well, the new teachers seem fun and interesting! So, if any of you have a new teacher, be sure to make them feel welcome. Same with the incoming sophomores. We were like them once, and it's hard enough going to a new school feeling tense and insecure. Make sure to welcome them with open arms! (well, not literally but you know what I mean).

It feels weird being a senior. But this year is going to beat all of my high school years out of the park. New friends, new classes, new romances! Well, maybe. haha. Hopefully for some of you though! :) It will be interesting to see who gets together this year.

Well, I must be off. Work time. Have a wonderful day everyone! More posts will soon be up and coming!

This is confusing...

2007-08-16T16:50:00.000-07:00

So...thanks to gmail I lost all my other blogs. yay....not! oh well...thats life.

This month is very stressful...I have journalism committments even before school starts. We are making an issue for the first day of school which is slightly insane...but possible. :) Don't you love it when that happens? lol Anyway, it will be great fun!

Well got to go eat, I will post later on...