It's probably time for an update

So I thought it might be time for an update since it has been a while and I have also been told by people to update. So this might be a long post, but hopefully it will be worth it...

Since I have moved to Idaho I have been having a lot of fun. My roommates are awesome!

Spring '10

Fall '10


Camping...










Football...


We like to have fun...








































I was even able to visit Arizona a couple times this year...









Okay I don't know why the picture is sideways...

We got a dog... his name is Xander




My cousin Paul got married and I was able to go back for the wedding...

(stolen from Mallory's blog)

I am off track right now so I am just looking for a job, I have a one that looks promising so we will see. :-) I am hoping that I will be able to keep up this blog and not get behind any more... it is a good goal to have. We will see if it sticks.

And just because he is adorable...

Sister Pictures

I think a tradition has started of my "sisters" and I taking pictures. We started taking pictures together when Jolie was a baby and we have just been updating them ever since.

Before I left for Idaho, we took the most recent pictures and I thought I would share them. The first two sets of pictures we took were taken by the lovely people at Target, but this time to save money and to be able to have different backgrounds and do what we wanted, my dad took them. I think they turned out pretty good.

Take a look...

Something I Found...

I was looking through pictures on my camera, after taking a couple pictures of the snow and I found the pictures that we took when the Ayala girls came over to spend the night before I left for Idaho.

We ate pizza

with applesand we played around, watched movies, and had fun.
It was sad when I had to take them home the next morning.

I also found pictures from Christmas.

I love this one of Jolie and I:
The time came for me to leave and the Ayala's came over for one last goodbye (well until I see them again). It was very hard to say goodbye, they would not let go of me, which made it even harder.I miss them a lot, but I am glad I was able to come up to Idaho and go to school and experience life and create my own adventures!

Update

So that is a pretty lame title, but it is late at night and it is all I've got right now. Well it has been almost three weeks since my new adventure has started and I just thought I would give a little update. I am loving it here! It is doing a lot for my confidence and stuff (I don't really know how to say it). People around me are noticing the change (at least that is what they are telling me). Well, I have been getting out of my shell a little bit, at least with my roommates. It has been a lot of fun getting to know them and hanging out with them.

My classes are going well and my teachers are pretty cool. I don't mind going to class. There are some times days that seem like they go on forever, but I think that is pretty normal. There are some times that I worry if I forgot to do something or I won't get a project done, or I won't do it well, but I know that as long as I work hard and try my best, I will be blessed for it.

I haven't taken any pictures so I don't have anything exciting to share with pictures, but maybe next time I will. We will see.

The Time Has Come...

The time has come for me to move away from home. It was Move-In Day today. I was able to move into my apartment and meet a couple of my roommates.

It feels weird to be on my own in an apartment, but the first day hasn't been too bad. I am still afraid of what will come, but excited at the same time.

I was able to survive the Get Connected assignments that I was thrown (for example: the get to know you games). I hate those games and some people who know me know that. It was very hard for me to go and participate, but as you can see I survived. Everything is going to be alright.

I am getting used to my new environment and it will definitely take some getting used too. As I am writing this it is 29 degrees outside. Yep I am pretty crazy for wanting to move from nice winter weather to crazy winter weather, but I know this is where I am supposed to be (at least for now).

Hopefully I will continue to update and be able to share my new found life and experiences!

Homework! Oh Homework!

This is a poem I received as a group activity in my Children's Literature class. I thought it was really cute and thought I would share it...

Homework! Oh Homework!
by Jack Prelutsky

Homework! Oh Homework!
I hate you! You stink!
I wish I could wash you
Away in the sink,
If only a bomb
Would explode you to bits,
Homework! Oh homework!
You're giving me fits.

I'd rather take baths
With a man-eating shark,
Or wrestle a lion
Alone in the dark,
Eat spinach and liver,
Pet ten porcupines,
Than tackle the homework
My teacher assigns.

Homework! Oh Homework!
You're last on my list
I simply can't see
Why you even exist,
If you just disappeared
It would tickle me pink.
Homework! Oh homework!
I hate you! You stink!

Movin' Out!!

This is probably not an announcement to many people, but I thought I would write about it and share the excitement (as well as the nerves)!

In September last year, I decided to change my major. I then had to decide what schooling path I would take now that my plans changed. I no longer needed to be in the Mesa Grow Your Own Teacher Program, even though it was a great program and such an honor!

I could now leave Mesa and go somewhere else if I so desired. Well I did desire and I was planning to apply to the University of Arizona and move to Tucson. My parents and I went down there to go through the initial orientation and take a tour of the campus and the college I was going to major in. We spent the weekend down there and were able to get more acquainted with it.

Move forward to April of this year. My mom was searching on the internet and found that my major was an option at BYU. I have been wanting to go to BYU my whole life, ever since I was little. My mom's entire family's blood and mine runs Cougar Blue. Both my Grandma and Grandpa Johnson went there, my mom, her two brothers, and her sister. Also two of my cousins are attending there (well Jordan is on his mission, but he will still be attending there). And also two of my cousins on my dad's side are attending there.

It has been a goal my entire life to go there and when I wasn't able to, I felt awful. I felt that I was breaking a family tradition. Now, I know nobody else felt this way, but I did and it was so important to me.

Well anyway, back to the story... In April my mom found that my current major (Child Development) was available at BYU. Well, I jumped at this opportunity and I was so excited for the next week! Well, I have been excited since then, but it was especially exciting that whole week. We looked up what I needed to do to apply and found out that I missed the deadline for Fall Semester. Bummer! So I began applying for Winter Semester. It took me a little while to find the time to complete my application. So in June/July before I left for Pocatello for vacation I finished it. Well, I had several transcripts I needed to get transferred, so that took a little while and then I had a hold up on the transcript I needed from Augustana College (long story... ok not really). I waited for what seems like forever and my official acceptance finally came a couple of weeks ago!

So... I am moving to Rexburg the end of December/beginning of January! The people that I have told (which is quite a few) have asked me if I was crazy. Yes, apparantly I am! In the beginning of this decision, I was scared, not terrified like I was when I was planning on moving to Tucson, but still a little nervous. That is old news! Now I can hardly wait for Fall Semester to end so that I can get up there. I know this decision has been hard on some, like Janet who made it seem like the world was coming to an end. But that's ok because we have a great way to communicate and keep in touch and I would never just leave and abandon her.

I am so excited to be trying something new. Yes, me the girl who thrives in her comfort zone, is excited about trying something new! Miracles do happen. :-)