A Day in the Life

Wow guys, I am officially 20 years old. It's seriously so weird for me to say that.
20 means I'm actually growing up...*shudder*

Yesterday was the most epically busy day of my life.

I had to be to work at 8:00, so that meant waking up early to get ready. Gotta look presentable on your birthday. It's a must.


I worked on an EOB from 8:00 until 12:30. Then I had to leave to go to cadaver lab *shudder*
I swear, the happiest day of my life will be when I don't have to go to anymore cadaver labs.
We are studying blood vessels, so we were poking and prodding veins and arteries. My lab instructor compared arteries to al dente macaroni noodles. Forever ruined my appetite for macaroni.
We also had to draw the veins and arteries on a life sized chalk outline. My group finished super fast. We don't care if we don't win the doughnut prize for the best one.


By 3:30 I was heading back to work. I worked on that same stinking EOB until 6:30 when I had to get going to Microbiology lab.

I'm afraid I was a little bit scatterbrained through the whole lab. All I wanted to do was go home. My lab partner was very nice and put up with my absent-mindedness. Sorry Kylie!


Finally, at 8:13 I walked through the doors of my apartment. Sarah had cleaned the living room. Best birthday present EVER! However, all traces of my roommates were gone! I felt so so alone at that moment.

Sarah and Janalee eventually reappeared and we finished out the night by watching CSI, a late Taco Bell run my request, and eating cobbler that Derek so kindly made for me.

This new work schedule just might be the death of me. Good thing it's worth it.




Also, I didn't take any pictures of the celebration because, honestly, there was no celebration. However, I do have this picture from awhile ago for you to enjoy...

I went to the Utah State hockey game with some friends and this was the entertainment during one of the breaks. Little kids playing hockey= awesome!

Pinky wasn't very happy to be there though.

Sorry for the totally random picture.

February is Nuts...

February is the shortest month of the year...so how in the world did my family manage to cram what seems like EVERY SINGLE important event into it?
(I only say that because I was born in February and I seem to have picked up a very narcissistic attitude from somewhere...)

February 9th: Nathan has his birthday. Granny would have been celebrating her birthday this day as well. Miss you Granny!

February 10th: Grandma Owen celebrates her birthday.

February 13th: Phoebe turns three.

February 15th: Rebecca has her birthday.

February 17th: Brendan and Witney have their reception.

February 18th: Bren and Wit will be sealed for TIME AND ETERNITY! Finally...

February 22nd: Little Grey turns 1! My how the year has flown...

February 23rd: I finally leave the desolate wasteland that is teenager-hood

(Also, I'm fairly certain that my grandpa on my mom's side was born somewhere in the middle of the month. Mom?)

Seriously, there's an average of one important event every 3.6 days or somewhere in that ballpark.

Surprises!

On October 12 I took a trip to Aberdeen to see Maci play volleyball.
She didn't know I was going to be there.
I may have gotten lost trying to find the school...shut up.

When I got there Maci hugged me and cried and said she didn't think I was going to get to see her play this year. I felt bad that I haven't been there for her more, but I'm certainly glad I got to see her that night.
I love her.

Aww! Look at my cute little sis!

She's number 1! She's number 1!

Waiting for hitting lines to start (she's the libero)

Look at that form!

Hey Aberdeen, you're doing it WRONG! Last time I checked your colors were Orange and black.

NOT Red and black. (Their senior rock was also painted Red. They must not have gotten the memo)

She's a pretty darn good server too!

Adding to the list of surprises is little "itty bitty" baby Hyrum. 

I say "itty bitty" because he was almost 10 pounds! What a chunk!

I am still finding it difficult to believe that Nate is a dad...time sure flies.

Cute little Maci and Cute little Hyrum :)

And winding up the surprises for this post is this:

Guess who fit into her size 7's??

This girl did XD

Singin' in the Car

I may or may not sing in the car on a daily basis...

Today when I was on my way to an interview at the church

one of my favorite songs came on the radio.

Believe by Brooks and Dunn

I can't quote the book

The chapter or the verse

You can't tell me it all ends

In a slow ride in a hearse

You know I'm more and more convinced

The longer that I live

That this can't be

No, this can't be

No, this can't be all there is

I don't know where I would be without the knowledge of life after death.

I have seen people who are not of my faith lose loved ones and break down because they believe that it's the end.

I wish I could convey to them that it's not...but I just know it's not the right time to say it.

I know that we will all live again one day.

And I am SO grateful for that knowledge.

It takes dedication...and boredom

How many of you have played Minesweeper?

I used to play it on my dad's computer all the time, and a few months ago I found a free app so of course I downloaded it.

I passed the easy one with no problem...
The intermediate one took a week or so...
And the expert one took me an embarrassing 3 (ish) months.

I finally beat it last night and let me just say that I believe this summer is going to be a GREAT one :)

This isn't my actual game. 

Mine is way harder because it zooms in and you have to scroll around.

Also, I definitely did NOT finish in 139 seconds.

It was more like 760 

Finals, Moms, and Klutzy Moments

I've given up on the Photo Challenge...it just wasn't very fun!

So here is what has been going on in my life lately...

Finals

Last week was Finals week, which meant lots of studying and worrying and breakouts :P
To be perfectly honest I was really disappointed in myself.
I feel like I slacked off a lot more this semester and my grades weren't as high as they usually are.
My classes weren't even that difficult really...I was just bored out of my mind!
Next semester I'm starting new with classes I actually feel like matter for my future as a pharmacist.
It's going to be tough going, but I'm determined to not slack off again!

Moms


I always kinda figured that I would come home for Mother's Day...I mean why not? It's not like I have anything to do!
Then I noticed my gas tank was running a little low, so I checked my bank account to see just how much I could spare for gas.
....All I had left in my account was enough for rent and tithing.
The thought to use my tithing money was in my head for about 3 seconds.
Ultimately I decided that I would just give my mom a nice call for mother's day :(
The day after I made my decision a very welcome surprise came in the mail.
MY TAX RETURN!
Though it wasn't much, it was enough to get a roll of quarters for laundry and fill up my tank.

Then I decided that I wasn't going to tell mom that I was coming and surprise her :)

Klutzy Moments


I left church right after Sacrament Meeting for Soda Springs.
I pulled my phone out to text Maci (she was in on the secret).
I saw that I had a missed call from Mystie, so I dialed her number and started to walk down the stairs.
About half way down I missed a stair and fell down about two stairs on my knees:

I didn't clean it before I left for Soda...so that was another surprise for mom.

I really can't express how thankful I am for my mom.

She is an amazing woman.

One day while I was sitting at the Daycare I was asked why I loved my mom

without even having to think I said, 

"Because she's really supportive of me and she loves me too."

It's 100% true.

I can't imagine life without my mom.

She loves me even though I laugh at stupid things.

She loves me even though sometimes I don't give things my all.

She loves me even though I sometimes lose my temper.

She loves me even though I don't deserve it at times.

She loves me even though sometimes all I call for is advice on how to make food.

She loves me even though I'm not perfect.

I LOVE YOU MOM!

Happy Mother's Day!

I'm such a slacker!

Photo Challenge: A picture of your favorite movie.

I have a lot of favorite movies, however if I had to pick one it would be:

And I have to play catch up again because I didn't post yesterday.

Photo Challenge: A picture of your favorite disney character.

I have two, and there's no way I can pick between them, so I'm doing both.

and

Honestly, I think the moment when Belle and the Beast come down the stairs and dance is one of the most magical moments in Disney history...:)

Also, Mulan just rocks! 

'Nuff said.

Yes, I am pathetic

I mean, how many people do you know who almost have a panic attack every time they see one of these on the street: 

You would be happy to know that I'm actually getting better about weiner dogs though!
I saw some puppies the other day at McKee's and I didn't even walk away...
It may have helped that they were asleep and behind two panes of glass though.

Sometimes I really miss GEO

It's the truth! GEO was awesome :)

I picked up a lot of really good habits from that job...and some very interesting ones.

Like this:

Yes, I spent 20 minutes tearing up a piece of paper and throwing it around :)

It was an activity we did with one of the kids

  1) Because he enjoyed it and

  2) Because it taught him that he needed to pick up after himself.

Have you ever tried it? It's actually pretty addicting...

Kyle looks like he thinks I'm the weirdest person in the world in this picture...but he was TOTALLY joining in!

Oh, and to top it all off, we ended the night with The Lion King!

Peace, Love, Joy, and Lion King!

Am I Crazy?...Maybe a little

So basically it's FREEZING outside today. All I wanted when I got home was a nice warm bowl of Spaghettio's (by the way mom, I'm officially out). 

I had them, they warmed me up, and I was satisfied.

Then I went to work.

Then work got cancelled when I was already on the other side of town.

Then I found a Free Jamba Juice coupon in my pocket....

And the rest is history.

I'm sitting her sipping on my delicious Caribbean Passion smoothie while wearing a coat because guess what!

IT'S STILL FREEZING!

Today is SO Monday

This weekend was a little hectic for me, so I was hoping this week would just roll by and let me relax a little bit...

WELL! Are you ready for a fun story?

I woke up this morning, turned off my alarm, and apparently fell back asleep.

I woke up again when my neighbor came to pick up his girlfriend

who stayed with us for the weekend.

I picked up my phone, saw that it was 9:27, and said,

"You've GOT to be kidding me!" 

(Class starts at 9)

I have never gotten ready so fast!

I was praying the whole way to Chemistry that I didn't miss the beginning of class quiz

(I had little hope because he hands it out at 9 and we have to hand it in by 9:15)

I walked into class, sat down, and looked at the clock.

9:33

I seriously got up, dressed, and to class at least a quarter of a mile away in 6 minutes!

SCORE number ONE!!!

 Then I saw that the quiz had already been handed out :( 

BUMMER!!

I just kinda sat there until they were done talking about it.

Inside I was beating myself up because I couldn't believe I slept in...

THEN...

Mr. Long came around to collect the quizzes.

He stopped in front of my desk, put a blank quiz on it, 

(which surprised me because he said absolutely NO making up quizzes)

 wrote my name on it and then added a plus 10 to it.

I was pretty much dumbstruck for a minute there...

When I finally realized what he did I told him that it's not fair

to everyone else and that I didn't deserve the points.

He looked at me and said, 

"You already know the stuff, you get the points."

SCORE number TWO!!!!

Then I got home and started doing my chemistry homework 

and was almost late for my Calculus class. 

Did I mention, TODAY IS SO MONDAY!!!!