Brother Repeat

ok, real fast cuz I'm in class. my new pet peeve is teachers who basically teach the same thing every single class. one of my teachers, Brother James, has taught us how to outline four times now. the first two were on purpose but the third and fourth were people in my class acting stupid and asking how to outline. i just want to move on, geez!

Temple square from the view of my camera

i went to temple square with Raelee and took pictures! i wish i could of gotten some when the lights were still up from christmas but i guess i'll have to wait until next year.

friends, roommate, and dorms

okie dokie, i'm attemping to post pictures. lets see if it works.

ok, so on the left is Raelee and the right is Sarah. they are proudly wearing their twilight shirts (one for Jacob Black fans and the other for Edward Cullens fans) out of the whole group i hang out with these two the most. there is a picture of the whole group that Brooke took but still hasnt emailed to me. anyways, Sarah and Raelee are roommates and practically sisters at this point. i swear sometimes its like they are married. Raelee is from Richfield, UT (where i met her family at Thanksgiving) and Sarah from Newbury Park, CA . we mostly hang out in they're room doing random stuff.. or drive up to Centerville to go to Target and something interesting is that when one of them is out of town the room is clean and stays that way until the one returns. it was like this when Sarah was traveling alot last semester. Raelee and me blame Sarah, lol. Raelee is a little more reserved but can still go crazy at times while Sarah is outgoing and usually crazy all the time. oh, and they have rats!! pet rats. Remy and Emile are the cutest rats i've ever encountered.

i dont have a picture of my roommate yet. but finally got enough info to talk about. her name is Ndeshihafela (Ndeshi for short) She is from Nanibia, which i guess is somewhere in Africa. She is very nice and is barely ever in the room during the day. she works over at the church office building most nights, so we usually only talk for a few minutes in the morning.

I do have a picture of my room, but i'm waiting until its more neat, and it wont let me put the picture up like i want it too. the dorms are pretty nice. i like how much closer to school i am. i'm saving alot on gas. i think i filled it up last week and its not even at half a tank yet! anyways i can wake up an hour before class and get ready and then hop on trax and be right ontime for class. its amazing. hope every one enjoyed the pictures from my new camera!

Bingo Queen

so last Saturday i went to movies 10 post holiday work party. At first i wasn't planning on going but then i heard they were giving away a Nikon D40 camera (its a digital SLR camera for you technology challenged people) anyways, i knew that i had to stay to get that camera cuz mine was not working like it used to. so the game was blackout bingo, completely fair for every one. and the first 3 bingo's got a gift card although everyone ended up getting one. so the game is going on and i'm doing alright, i didnt get a bingo and people around me were starting to fill their boards. it wasnt until the end that my numbers were being called. i got sooo excited, and then i got blackout!! i was so excited that i won. i left soon after that. there would be pictures up but it didnt come with a memory card. so as soon as i get school, dorms, food plan, phone bill, and any other expense paid i'll go get a memory card.

coming soon: post about the dorms and my roommate

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.