Coincidence?

I don't believe in coincidence. I usually don't especially being in this church but this week I just don't know about. As you know, Alex, Elder Jones is in the MTC, my place of employment. It is a really interesting lifestyle to lead. I go to work wondering if I will see him (not so much any more cause he usually just comes in on his p day). This week has proved to be interesting. Here is how it went down.
Monday- About 10 minutes or so before I got off I am helping an elder and I turned to look left and there he is standing with his companion in my long line.

Tuesday- He came in with his companion (today is his p day) to get some envelopes and a stamps.

Wednesday- Walking in to work from the south I am walking up the little hill and at the top I see a group of missionaries running by one running with his head turned. I realized his profile and then i gave a little wave and he did the same.

Thursday- My boss asked me to take the recycling out so I got the hand truck and the buckets and I began my journey. While walking down the ramp to the south I looked and saw the members of his zone including his companion, I knew he had to be there. I walked down the second half of the ramp to the north then began walking south again. As we passed he had his hand shielding his face I just said a quiet hi (thinking in my mind really? am i seeing him again? not that it is a problem...) they said hola Katie! As I had already passed the other elders said "Esta su novia!" and they laughed. I felt bad cause Alex was slightly embarrassed. Another companionship was lagging behind and they gave an enthusiastic HOLA Katie. I said hello and continued on.

Friday- I really thought I wouldn't see him all this week but I did. As I was driving to work I wondered where to park cause i would be going home before class. I thought oh i'll park here but then i was earlier than usual so I decided to park across the street and walk in. Sure enough as I did so, walked into work that is, who but Elder Jones himself walked on the path about 5 feet in front of me. He waved and I probably had a perplexed look on my face cause I just couldn't believe that I had seen him again.

The thing is its not like I'm trying to direct my path so I can see him or him to see me. Really it is an interesting thing. My advice to every freshman girl is d0n't work at the MTC if you are going to date a freshman. Not that i regret it at all but it is one hard thing that is going on right now. Hope you enjoy the "coincidences" of my week.

Black and White

The other night Gracie was invited to a Black and White Party. She invited us to go too. We were all excited cause it was at this guy's estate. It was huge. The house was super cool. They had 2 pools with 2 water slides and a river thing connecting them. There were over 800 people there at one point. It was way cool. Fun to people watch. We saw some old friends which was fun to talk to them but kinda lame cause we didn't really know anyone else. It was fun to get all dressed up in black and white though. After we stopped at 7 eleven and got slurpees on Jackie (Gracie's friend from home). All in all it was probably the biggest party I have ever been to. Here are some pictures:


Tielle and I before the Party


After in the parking garage. (me, Jackie, Gracie, Tielle)
Sipping on a Slurpee, Jackie, Me, Gracie.

Summertime Recap

Wow how could one summer go so fast? I really don't know. I guess when you just plug along week after week working and looking forward to a few trips or events it seems to just float on by. This summer has been an interesting one that's for sure. I stayed in Provo to continue working at the MTC. I have seen many good friends and acquaintances come into the MTC and I'm about to see my best friend enter. That will be worth of a whole nother post I suppose.

May brought my 19th birthday. Weird, if I were a guy I would be on a mission now. My mom told me on my birthday she was glad I was a girl and wasn't leaving. So May didn't bring much more excitement that I can remember, mostly just work.

June brought warmer temperatures. Our apartment became very hot. My ward was fun, especially our FHE group. We did fun activities like tie dye, the couch game, soccer in the rain, bbq, 3 legged kickball and so much more.
We can't forget Temple weekend. We went down to the manti pageant
and to the Oquirrah Mountin open house

July was fun, Jeff, Melanie and Henry were in town for most of the month. We had a family day on the 3rd. On the fourth, Gracie Cierra and I tried to enjoy the stadium of fire fireworks, Don't sit by the marriot center, Too many trees. I ran the annual Farmington Festivals 5k race in 33 minutes.
Then Nate Hill's Wedding lunchon and then on the plane to Phonix Arizona. What a fun trip that was. I met Alex's lovely family. Spent some time with my best friend. Became even closer cause he saw me just after I had woke up and even still liked me after that:). We even went to the Mesa Temple. It was so cool.I didn't enjoy the incredibly hot temperatures ( We even cooked an egg on the sidewalk) and the icky water but I did love the company. The flight home brought tears and a missionary experience. After returning to my home to pick up my car I found I was sick so I stayed the night then awoke early to drive to work.

August brought a short trip to California over the weekend. A trip to the beach and some fabric shopping where I found boardshort material. Work occurred still. I can't forget the pinewood derby. Tielle and I created a pencil car. It didn't win but it made it down the track!

I am now really ready to start school so I can only work part time. I may regret saying that I'm ready cause really I am far from ready but I believe I need something to occupy my time now days.

With the last phone call with Alex and some decisions made, I am ready for my Sophomore Year of college to start. I hope I will remember last year and create an even better year this time. We shall see.
Hope you enjoyed my summer recap. Not much occurred but memories were made and that is what is important.

Hot Air Balloons

So for the first part of our family day on July 3rd Jeff and Melanie wanted to attend the Provo Freedom Festival Hot Air Balloon Festival. The balloons were to launch at 6:30 am so it meant spending a day off waking up early. I was first opposed to this but then I just got up and got ready and went not really knowing what to expect. I rode my bike to the park so I didn't have to find a parking spot and met the family there. It was so surreal! It was hard to fathom that I was looking at a real hot air balloon. They seemed fake to me but they were real. I got there in time to see them blow them up.To blow them up first they use a big powerful fan to blow cold air into it.
After the balloon is blown up enough they start the propane and heat the air up and it expands lifting the balloon up.Here is me with Tony the Tiger. They also had Smokey the Bear and A piggy Bank. It was so fun to see all the different balloons and then watch them take off.


Great idea Jeff and Melanie. Funny thing is Henry slept right through it all and missed it. Oh well next year he will actually appreciate it maybe. All in all even though it was early I might just come back next year.

Love sac baby Love sac

So since the 6 of us roommates are going to room together again we had talked about getting a love sac. I have been checking online and Craig's list for quite a while. Finally one day I was on Craig's list and saw one for 75$. I was excited cause usually they cost like 200$ or so. I emailed the guy and we conversed back and forth about it and got him down to $60. I was ecstatic! Then I got the girls imput and we decided to get it, if it was in good condition.

Yesterday, tuesday, we drove to SLC (the UofU campus) to pick it up. Gracie and Cierra came to keep me safe from him just in case. So we sat on it, decided it was good and then we stuffed it, literally, into the back of my car. We pulled away with a love sac for $60. It was great.

(Gracie wasn't so sure we were taking the picture)
We got home and we plopped it into the corner between the couches. It is so comfortable! I am in love with the new Love sac. Oh and the other plus is that it is beige and it matches.

Clean?

So last week we had cleaning checks. Since when we moved in our apartment wasn't cleaned to it's best, it was kinda a task. I vacuumed for about an hour it seemed and this is what I collected.

Thanks to Jill's great Vacuum that sucked well, we got rid of so much dirt and dust. I hope that this doesn't happen every time but I would guess that it will.

The Big Event!

So last week Gracie wanted to get some flip flops from Old Navy. I had nothing better to do so I went with her. As she was checking out, just as the transaction went through actually, the cashier mentioned that on Saturday, today, they would be having an sale. All of the solid color flip flops, just the kind Gracie bought, would all be $1! I was so mad for Gracie at the stupid cashier who didn't explain that before she bought them. So anyway I decided that it would be fun to go and get a lot of flip flops for a little bit of money.

The lady said they are all usually gone by 12 and they open at 9. So after waking up at 6:30, thanks to early work which makes me now wake up really early even when I can sleep in, I laid in bed for a bit longer and Tielle awoke and we began showering and preparing for the event. We were out of here a little later than expected but we got there at 9:20am and the wall of colored flip flops was just about gone. I was so mad but I grabbed what I could and Tielle and I shared our spoils. Cierra came as well but she didn't want any. We were disappointed by the color selection but we kept walking around and waiting. Everyone could only purchase 5 pairs so people were having to put some back. Tielle and I stocked this Old Navy worker looking for size 11 and 9 bright colored flip flops. We finally hit the jackpot I got light blue, white, light pink, brown, red, and dark blue. It was a lot but they were a dollar so how can you resist not having one of every color they have your size in.

The line to check out was so long it wrapped back to the back of the store and around and around. Luckily Cierra is the nicest person ever so she stood in line while Tielle walked around looking for abandoned 9's and 11's. We felt so excited to find them. I felt like we were at a real event. I really am glad we got there when we did. It was nuts! Tons of ladies and their kids and their husbands walking around saying this is rediculous. It was so funny to watch people. If you ever have the opportunity to attend this event I would highly suggest it. It was both for entertainment and for purchasing.

I'm just thankful I am not a size 8. They were all gone in every color. I never thought I would say this but Mom and Dad.... Thanks for big feet :). Oh sorry Henry I looked for baby size but they were gone too. Who new that babies need flip flops too? Well I guess they do.