The goods

my sisters have been bugging me about doing another post ever since i got home, but i've been too busy. Last week i got to be lazy and just hang around. I saw the Golden Compass with my friend Jessie. that movie was interesting, but i think my favorite part was when the polar bears were fighting and the one polar bear torn the other one's jaw off. it was a "did that just really happen?" kind of moment. and this is a children's movie. i dont think i'm going to see the sequel. mm, oh i went to the frontier for breakfast with lisa. i've discovered that i've become a whimp for hot green chile since i've been gone. i couldnt finish my hevous ranchos it was so hot. but good.

this week i've been working at Movie 8. i must admit that Movies 8 is so much better than Movies 10 in SLC. I was talking about the differences between the two with Fod (brother foderaro) and he was excited to hear that i prefer Movies 8 much more than my other theater.

so for christmas i got a laptop (freakin sweet!!) from mom and dad along with some towels. Shannon and company got me an i-cy which is an idog but a penguin! its really cool. oh and i also got a rug for my dorm room. Lisa is going to let me borrow a comforter from her, and i'm wondering if it will fit in my suit case. i might go and get one of those space saver bags that you use a vacum to suck all the air out.

i'm going to get on with my day. have laundry to do.

C'est fini!!

First semester is finally over!! its a wierd feeling knowing there is nothing due or a test to study for. (ha! me study? jk lol) I managed to pass math 104 with an 84% even tho I failed the final. other than my IT class (got an 85% in there with a 90% on the last test) i dont my grades. but i think i passed all my classes, which is good. I can pass that off my list.

I still have some christmas shopping to do. I have no clue what to get Roger and Renee. I got most of my friends gifts, but i'm going to get some New Mexican stuff for them. I wonder if they would like green chile fudge...naw. I am definately bring back green chile. I've gone 5 months without the good stuff. There is some in the house, but Brooke makes it on rare occasions, and its not how i remember it. I'll have to make green chile enchilladas for my friends. Oh, so i'm moving into the dorms next semester. I'll move in on the 5th of January and then start school that next monday. I'm pretty excited.

I'm even more excited to go home!! I leave Tuesday morning and get in around 3pm. I'm switching plans in Pheonix, so thats why its taking so long. And it was the only flight available for the rate i wanted. There are so many things i want to do. I have a list of people to see, resturants to eat at, and activities. hopefully i can do it all while working at the same time. and i cant forget about family time. Everyone, but Greg and company, will be in ABQ for Christmas. i'm super excited for that.

To wrap this up, it is all very exciting for me. I dont know if i can keep it in!

Lists

Only two more weeks left in the semester, and that leaves a list of stuff to do.

• study for finals
• make sure all my math assignments are done
• finish my scripture journals for Book of Mormon
• find christmas presents for friends and family
• try and get into the dorms (plans changed again)
• somehow make enough money to pay for dorms, food plan, books, and whatever else pops up
• try and not get totally stressed out.

There might be more, but I dont remember at that moment. Good thing its Fast Sunday. Also, since it is offically Christmas Season I thought I would include my wishlist, since this is a list post

1. a laptop, if I get nothing else on my list it would not matter. A college student needs to have a laptop. (this is the one I've been looking at http://http://www.pcconnection.com/ProductDetail?Sku=7587772 )
2. winter sunday clothes.
3. a nice warm down comforter
4. dorm stuff
5. soundtrack to Hairspray and Across the Universe.

Just a random last thought, I let homie in to lay on his bed and he stinks. I dont know why they dont give him baths. I bet he hasn't had one since he has been here. My friends have pet rats, and the rats get more baths than the dog.

Tagged

I seriously dont have time for this blog, but oh well.

Jessica Shepherd tagged me in her blog, so I guess I have to share 6 things about myself and then tag 6 other people. here goes.



1. If I am in box office at work and no one is around, I like to sing whatever is in my head at the time. usually primary songs.


2. I like to eat nacho cheese doritos with chocolate pudding. Who needs a spoon when you have doritos?!

3. I dont believe in making my bed. theres no point to it. and why must there be 10 pillows, but you only sleep on one?

4. I want to turn my bathroom into a darkroom. its not well ventilated, and I dont think everyone else would appreciate the smell of the chemicals like I would.

5. I wear my moccasins almost everywhere. I'm thinking about getting black ones so that I can wear them to work

6. I love cartoons like Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends and Avatar the last airbender.

Halfway

Its already halfway through my first semester. very exciting, but also a reminder that I still have the rest of the semester. I think i'm doing pretty well in most of my classes. my math grade is finally at an ok grade since my first test grade was very bad. by the end of the semester it should be super!

So I've decided not to do the dorms next semester. I'm not financially ready, but I have a very nice set up where I am. (i am so lucky to have a brother and sister in law that will let me live with them) at some point i'll get my own place closer to school. i was also thinking of getting a laptop. i'll be browsing alot before getting one and maybe wait until after christmas (hint hint wink wink) there will be a lot of end of the year sales.

One thing that i can not wait for is thanksgiving. hopefully i'll get to come home. its one thing i've been looking forward to all semester. that and christmas. its kinda funny, before i left i wasnt even sure if i wanted to come home for holidays and now i'm counting down the days untill they come. i guess that there is no place like home.

I'm still technology changellenged with this computer, so my pictures will be stuck on my camera for awhile.

Things I Miss About New Mexico

1. The weather (it definately wouldnt be snowing in September)

2. The food. (I miss golden pride breakfast burritos and juan's broken taco)

3. Having a Target close by, or anything else for that matter.

4. Lexie (she is just too dang cute!)

5. The rest of my family in NM

6. Sandia ward (and people in Eldorado ward)

7. old friends

8. The mountains and how the sun sets on them (the mountains here dont do that)

9. Movies 8 (best movie theatre ever!)

10. Not having to worry about a clean room 24/7

11. Having a reliable internet connection at home

12. Balloon Fiesta season. Thats when it starts to get chilly, and its cool to drive around and see bazillion hot air balloons in the sky.

13. An easy to find camera shop (I'm stocking up when I go home)

14. The Albuquerque Temple. (sure there a tons in the Salt Lake Valley, but that one is special to me)

Blogging Expert In Training

I feel so smart. I put a video application on, so its at the bottom, but to view it you go up to the top. I will update that every once in awhile. Now I just have to put pictures up.

where did September go?

I can't believe September is almost over. i doesn't feel like it started! Okay, so whats going on in my life. Lets see, school is fine. already had a few papers to write and did rather good on them (pretty amazing accomplishment considering i didn't do so well last year, but it was the teacher) Last weekend, Brooke and Greg went to NYC leaving me to house-sit. It was nice to have a big house to myself, but that weekend it rained and got super cold. I don't know how to work the thermostat so i was freezing my buns off! one night i slept with 3 blankets and a sweatshirt. Other than that, i was a normal weekend. Plus i stayed home while mom and dad went to Hawaii, so this was nothing. mm, i got a new CTR ring. i out grew my other one, and its been on a chain in my car so it has changed colors from sun exposure.

Future events: Roger's wedding. that is coming up real fast. I'm excited because this will be the first wedding I've been to that is one of my siblings. Its what I get for being one of the youngest. I also get to see everyone there. I don't even remember the last time we were all together. With a big event like this, comes planning. We are leaving Friday and come back Sunday. Somehow Mom thought we were coming back Monday, which was the first i heard of it. I have school Monday, and don't want to miss anymore classes, so mom booked me a flight to come back Sunday. Then i was talking with Brooke when they got back and she said that they were coming back Sunday. Then we talked with Greg and said the same thing. And then after talking to Mom, we resolved it to me still having to fly back. So now I have to find a ride home from the airport. This is an example of bad communication.

Other exciting news, my VA check should be coming in soon. Yay for free money! Now I can go for another semester. In a couple of weeks I will be changing my phone service to verizon, so my number might change. If it does and you would like it just leave a comment or email me and I will get it to you.

The special surprise in the garage

i'm not sure if i'm suppose to talk about this, but im going to anyways. so since i've moved in, taylor has been non-stop about a dog. maybe a week later her wants a ripstick but that dog is still on his list. then two days ago brooke got an email about puppies for sale (i think, she only showed me the pictures) and yesturday greg got involved. now both of them have different views on how to live with dogs. greg doesnt want it outside, and brooke doesnt want it inside. but on with the story. so i woke up around 10am (haha, like 15mins ago) and go up stairs when the phone rings. its brooke's mom, sue, asking if brooke or greg is around. i check around and for brooke's car but no one is home. i hang up and go into the kitchen to put the phone away, when i start hearing this yelping sound. i'm think what the heck is that?? it sounds like a puppy......no, they wouldnt of.....follow the noise to the garage, and sure enough there is a puppy! now i'm not sure what they plan on doing with this puppy, but i know that i'm not cleaning up after it.

New Ride

I finally got a car. its a '94 Honda Accord, a nice shade of faded maroon, with a sweet LDSBC windsheild sticker i put on it (and soon a superman sticker). im having problems with my camera not liking the computer, so if you want a picture ask mom or brooke. i've had it for almost a week now. when me and greg test drove it, the A/C was putting out smelly smoke. we pulled over and popped the hood to see if it was the engine. it wasnt, so we just turned off the A/C. Greg researched it and found out that the a/c tank was going bad so it needs to be recharged or something. but it still smelled really bad, so i got fabreeze and car fresheners. i have to keep the a/c low or more stink will come out if im going over 60mph, which is most of time. (when im on the highway, of course!) i was also having trouble with the doors locking and unlocking, but my friends helped me solve that. i have a bad key, so i cant put it in all the way. the important thing is that it gets me from a to b.

1 week done, 15 to go

like i said, still getting into this whole blog thing. i guess you could say i like to keep you guys on your toes ^.^ so i finished my first week of school and my first weekend of work. i'll start with school because it is a much better subject. I went to orintaition the friday before school started and that was pretty fun. the best part of it was getting a whole new group of friends. and they are anna, keli, sarah, raylee, melissa, josh, brian, and tara. i meant to get pictures to put up but forgot. they all live in the dorms. i hang out mostly with anna, keli, and josh. its kinda hard since i live 30mins away and they are all right there. eventually i would like to move closer to school. i'm taking 5 classes. almost 6 cuz i joined institute choir. im looking into seeing if i can get credit for it. there is math, college writting, communication, computers, and book of mormon. im having a little trouble with my computer class because my username for the school network isnt working so i cant really do anything in there right now. im working on that too.
so i started at my new theatre on friday and i dont think i really like it there. i still like what im doing, but not how the place runs. on saturday i worked a 10hr shift and got one 30min break for the whole shift. thats not cool in my book and not to mention against the law (if im wrong correct me but so far thats what others have told me) one of the managers explained to me that you could either have one 30min break or break it up into two 15min breaks. i was pretty ticked for the rest of the night. i dont think its worth it anymore. so i think i'll be putting in my two weeks soon and go job searching. well, not much else to say. laters untill the next one which might be awhile

ok so i forgot my password, thus the long time between posts. so im almost officially moved in. walls are done downstairs and carpet comes monday. dad drove up with me and planned on leaving today but i think the drive to Logan yesturday tired him out. he just woke up. oh, for all of you who are wondering, im not engaged. and i still dont think that is funny. sorry its so short but have other things to do. and i'll try to do another one soon

Crazy!

still trying to get in the habit of this. pretty sure my world is a little crazy right now. just in this weekend i am repelling, camping, packing, trying to put my party together, go to church, more packing, have my party, and even more packing! and i just found out that Greg started a new "project" downstairs. he took out the panneling and carpet and is puting in sheetrock and new carpet. so my room wont be ready right away. i still have some other things to worry about for school too. like books, making sure i get money from the VA, checking in with my new boss at sugarhouse, and the list could go on. i just hope it wont get to stressful.

why oh why

I think i'm only doing this cuz my sister and sister in law are doing it and it seems pretty sweet. That and i need to defend myself about my room and the only way was to get an account. so enjoy my inner thoughts wilst i start a new part of my life.