Friday, November 28, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Tag!
5 things I was doing 10 years ago
- I was seven
- I hung out w/ Kelli
- Played Pokemon
- Lived in AZ
- Second grade
5 things on my to-do list
- AP English Homework
- College Writing Homework
- Newspaper Deadline
- AP Psych paper
- Read Scriptures
5 snacks I enjoy
- Popcorn
- Chips and Salsa
- Nachos
- Pumpkin Cookies
- Anything Yummy
5 things I would do if I was a millionaire
- Buy a sweet house
- Pay for college
- Buy an AMAZING 2010 Mini Cooper that looks like this in British Racing Green (http://blog.wired.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/09/minicooper.jpg)
- I'd donate to JDRF
- Save up in case of economic meltdown (... no explanation necessary)
5 places I've lived
- Twin Falls, Idaho
- West Valley. Utah
- Mesa, Arizona
- Gainesville, Florida
- Payson, Utah
4 things I'm passionate about
- Writing
- Family
- *ahem* RISE AND SHOUT THE COUGARS ARE OUT!!!
- Religion
4 things I say often
- "POR QUE?"
- "Por que no?
- "Si"
- "I don't believe in homework"
4 things I want to do before I die
- Graduate from college
- Have kids
- Get married in the temple
- Go on an Asian or Australian cruise.
4things I want/need
- A hair cut
- To be married in the temple someday
- My homework to be done
- My homework to be done, without me doing it.
4 places I want to see/visit
- Australia
- England
- The Moon!!! (Actually, I'd be terrified, but it'd be sweet!!)
- Lots of other places
4 TV shows I can't live without (I can live with out these I just like them)
- Office
- HANNAH MONTANA!!!! (j/k, but sometimes it is fun to mock, hehe)
- Biggest Loser
- I'm changing this to NCIS
4 things you don't know about me
- I am sitting on a green chair
- I absolutely love trying on big poofy Prom Dresses, they are pickin' sweet!
- I adore all silky things
- I want to get married just after summer so I can have an awesome, natural tan!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
DC Part 2











Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Applications
Okay, I know I have a couple of people who are dying to see more pix... however, I haven't chosen which ones to do yet. But I do have something to post... so I will!! I have officially finished both my BYU and USU applications. Sorry Utes, no U of U application for me. Anyway, I'm waiting for the acceptance or rejection letters... I just thought I'd update everyone on my current predicament... anyway I'll leave you all on this happy note:
Rise, all loyal Cougars and hurl your challenge to the foe.
You will fight, day or night, rain or snow.
Loyal, strong, and true
Wear the White and Blue.
While we sing, get set to spring.
Come on Cougars, it's up to you!
So Rise and Shout, the Cougars are out
Along the the trail to fame and glory.
Rise and shout, our cheers will ring out,
As you unfold your vict'ry story.
On you go to vanquish the foe
For Alma Mater's sons and daughters.
As we join in song, in praise of you, our faith is strong.
We'll raise our colors high in the blue,
And cheer our Cougars of BYU.
Monday, November 17, 2008
DC Part 1
If you follow my mother's blog, this is the same post... exactly, except for this sentence.

So, on Saturday, the twelve of us who were going, met w/ Mr. Alexander(adviser going with us) and Mr. and Mrs. Ford(Vice principal and wife, they drove the suburbans). It was exciting, and we were all chatting up a storm of course. We went through security (which of course I had no idea I would have to repeat EVERY time we went into a building in DC), and we waited to board the plane. We flew to Denver, had a layover, and then went on to DC. I had a window seat and I saw the Washington Monument and the Capitol Building as we flew it at around 9:59 DC time. We checked into our first rooms before the actual program started, and we stayed up WAY too late. The next morning I had my first experience w/ the metro. Here is a picture of what the escalator looked like, I'm probably just over halfway down at this point.
Anyway, it was huge. After we purchased our passes we got a group picture, it's not the greatest quality, but it will

I'll start in the top left. Taylor (my roommate), Mr. Alexander, Hayden, Morgan, you can kinda see David's big poofy hair by Morgan... I'll post a picture of him later, Matt and WAY over there is Steve. second row is me, Liz, Katelyn, Hailey, then Candace.
Our stop was Rosslyn on the blue and orange line, we stayed at the Keybridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.
Our first stop was Arlington National Cemetery. It was amazing. We saw the changing of the guard, Kennedy's grave, and of course a million other things like the burial place for the astronauts on the Challenger, etc. Here are a couple of pictures to show you some of the things I saw.

This is just the sign w/ Matt and Steve hiding behind it.

This is just to show the massive amounts of graves everywhere, I can't even describe how many there were.

This is a ship's mast, I can't remember exactly which one it is, I took a picture that said it's name somewhere. But it is a grave site for all who died on that ship.

That is me, on a sweet stone chair. this is where they hold official
funerals that you see on TV when they bury someone here I think... I'm not 100% positive...

This is the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. He walked in perfect timing back and forth...

This is the tomb... every war since WWI I think they have put a soldier whose identity is unknown in this tomb.

This is where they walk... they are so precise that it wears their footprints in the carpet and cement!!

This is the tribute to the Mormon Battalion.
I really do have a lot more pictures; however, if you want to see any specific pictures, you can ask me, and I'll see if I have them.
After that we went to the Holocaust Museum. Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures of that, but rest assured that it was amazing. They did a phenomenal job of portraying the horrible things that were done in those concentration camps.

After the Holocaust Museum we ate and then went to the old, old, HUGE post office. Inside it has been turned into sort of a food and shopping place, but on the tenth floor it has a lot of really old, really huge bells, and there is a looking point up at the top on the tower that isn't in the picture where you could overlook DC. Here is a picture of the outside of the building. It really is super massive. We went to the top and got an excellent view of DC... but I didn't take pictures... I did from the top of the Washington Monument, but that is for another day.


Saturday, November 15, 2008
Uncle Eric
If anyone reads this or maybe you are reading this at some future date and figured out how to open a file with XP, I just want you to know that we once had green plants and trees and the oceans were blue, filled with all sorts of flora and fauna. The birds sang and people danced. Then they came up with this thing called a blog and no one interacted anymore except by way of the computer. Then............suddenly it was all quiet. Quite freaky yet kinda serene. Anyway, if you are reading this, try to make contact by anyway possible. The date is now September 18, 2008 measure from the time of Christ. And I now bid you, God Speed.