My 21st Birthday

So last weekend was my birthday.  It was my 21st birthday in fact! I was a great weekend even.  Since Gracie, my roommates, birthday was a week before mine, we had a double birthday party Friday night.  We invited lots of people and Gracie's parents helped out with the food and I drew a donkey.  We planned on playing spin the bottle with Hershey's Kisses but that wasn't really possible with the weighted turnout.

It turns out that every time the doorbell would ring, almost 85% of the time, there would be guys who would come on in.  It was a great thing to realize that we have so many guy friends, but I bet they were thinking that we only invited guys to the party.  It was super fun anyway!

The cake was colorful! We dyed it 4 colors, purple, blue, orange and lime green.

 I put 42 candles on the cake, 21 for me, 21 for Gracie.  Joseph and Deborah lite the candles and we almost set off the alarm with all the smoke.

We played some classic pin the tail on the donkey and just enjoyed ourselves. Kendall kept telling me how important the 21st birthday is and how it comes with lots of responsibility... I'm not so sure about that yet, we'll see.

I woke up on my birthday morning to get ready and ride my bike to center street.  Jill was running a Half Marathon.  It was AWESOME! She is really amazing.

After that, my parents came to my apartment for a bit to open presents and talk. I got a sweet scarf, a nice workout shirt, and .... a label maker.  I'm pretty excited to someday use it. I'm not so sure when, but someday.

Then we went to Good Wood Barbecue for lunch.  I got a free meal because it was cold and then a free Brownie Sunday (it was amazing!) There was Tielle, Jill, Issac, Mom Dad and Me.  It was a fun meal.  After, we had cupcakes in the parking lot and they tried to light candles but the wind was too strong.

That night Tielle and Gracie went to dinner with me. We went to Zupas and then came home and bonded on Gracie's bed just talking and laughing and taking some sweet pictures.

All in all, it was a great birthday. Thanks to everyone who made it great!

Swinter Weather at the Softball Game

At the end of April, BYU softball played on a Friday evening.  My mom was down for Women's Conference so she joined Tielle and I at the game.  It seems like we are at a football game instead. That is because of the swinter weather! Crazy that it was snowing, but after not wearing much winter clothing during winter, as a result of being in New Zealand, I loved donning a hat a coat.

Turkey and Temple Building.... FHE

For FHE we had some great activities.  One time we built temples out of sugar cubes and marshmellows.  Stacie and I replicated the SLC temple.  Its pretty awesome!

 The beginnings of our creation!

 FHE Mom and Dad ie Tielle and Kevin (Kevin is from Bejing and was just Baptized on Dec. 11th!)

Still working on the Temple!

Finally Finished

The real one is much more majestic.

Another FHE, before Thanksgiving, we created rice crispy turkeys! It was so cool.  We used coco crispies for brown, regular for tan, and fruty pebbles for the colors.

Its not an easy thing to make turkeys but we all have smiles!

My little turkey. Only enough to feed one with leftovers, maybe two people.

Some liked it.... Some enjoyed it.... Some didn't think they were so great.  Alas, they were all just great!

Blizzard or Not.

So just before Thanksgiving break there was to be the "Storm of the Century" on its way.  That for that reason, I convinced Stacie to wait to head up to Farmington because it was suppose to hit hard up there soon.  So I worked around the apartment, getting messages about BYU closing down early and to drive safely, and then went to work at 3.  As I walked in, I was told to stay in jeans and finish putting away the stock then go home.  We, the MTC bookstore was closing as a result of a blizzard.  Stacie and I planned to hunker down and just wait it out. I stopped at the store to get a movie.  Smith's was CRAZY. It was two days prior to Thanksgiving and people were worried about being stuck in their home without anything because of a blizzard.
I went home from work early and then we walked to Brick Oven.  Funny thing is we walked just in case the blizzard hit while we were there.  We then moved our beds into the living room. Here is a before the blizzard picture.

Nervously eating our oreos before it hits.

 Ready for anything! We have our movie and popcorn and candle in case the lights went out.

 Here is the small amount of snow we received.  We didn't have anything near a blizzard.

We decided to have facials because you've got to look good when the big storm is over.

Needless to say, there wasn't a blizzard, but the drive home was pretty snowy once we got past the point of the mountain.  The Sunday after Thanksgiving was really really snowy but Dora took care of us and go us there and back.  Thanksgiving was great! Jill snapped a few pictures so I don't have any to show. 

Having a Ball!

Our ward had a ball.  It was called "A December to Remember."  The dress was formal, so all the girls got all dolled up and the guys were in suits and tuxes.  It was so much fun! We ate some really good food, catered by somewhere and just enjoyed the live jazz band that was playing.

 Here is Tielle and I waiting for our food.  Two guys in our ward served us.  We felt so special and loved it was truly the gentlemanly thing to do.

 Here is all of us.  We are stunning!

Just one more:)

It sure was a lot of fun.  Once the tables were cleaned up we sand and danced a bit. 

A Hectic November

November consisted of 5 days a week going to Riverton, to practice teaching and being around 1st graders.  I definitely realized that I love teaching and it is something I want to do. I loved that experience and I can't wait to teach in New Zealand. I now have about 29 days until I head out of the US and into a strange country to experience life as a New Zealander.  We'll see how those days go but I'm sure they will be filled with adventure fun and work.  I can't wait to experience it, since I have been waiting quite a while to go. Anyway, Finals are fast approaching and I'm frantically thinking, what things have I learned in this semester.  I have applied lots into the classroom and how do I express that.  We'll see!

Rosamond Elementary

I have now had 4 days of experience in the school.  It has been exhausting but so great! Friday consisted of Halloween and more Halloween.  It was way fun to be in the school for this holiday. All the students dressed up and we paraded around the school through the classrooms and through the gym FULL of parents.  Weaving in and out of lunch tables having other adults stare and video tape you is a bit of a self conscious feelings.We also had a class party.  I dressed up as Jessie from Toy Story. All the kids knew exactly who I was. It was so much fun!  It is really hard to plan lessons etc... but I love being in the classroom! I know that I'm in the right place for my major.