This weekend

Just in case you were wondering how my weekend went, here's a brief synopses.
Friday:
I went and saw Where the Wild Things Are (precious).  Then we played Truth or Dare Jenga which provided plenty of fun and slightly awkward moments for all (well mostly me).
Saturday:
Worst Date I've Ever Been On.  I had nothing in common with the poor boy.  He was the same height as me and slightly awkward.
Sunday:
I made (wormy) apple crisp with my friend Susan.  Then we watched Hercules! "Who puts the glad in gladiators!"

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

So, obviously, I have changed the web address for this blog.  Why?  I'm not one hundred percent sure, but I'm pretty sure its mostly because I hated my old one.  I also feel the new one is more fitting, I like describing things as being adventures (examples: baking adventures, dating adventures, movie-going adventures, etc).  I've also decided to take a different route with the way this blog is going.  I'm going to try to update about anything and everything that is the tiniest bit interesting.  I'm also not going to leave out things that might be uncomfortable (like dates or my testimony).  But I'll try not to offend or embarrass any individuals.  I feel secure in this because, at the max, maybe 6 people actually read this blog. Though, I'm going to start telling people about it, so maybe that number will grow? doubt it.  I'll still include recipe's sometimes, in case you were worried about that or something.

On a different note, last year I discovered that not everyone, in fact, knows how to make muddy buddies.  This utterly confused me.  I made them today because I've been meaning to for almost a week now. Here are the instructions. Enjoy :)

New Favorite Song

Michael Buble - Haven't met you yet.



There are some really obvious reasons for this being my new favorite song, but really you should watch the video, its super cute...just make sure you watch the whole thing :)

Also:
California - Hawk Nelson (Thank you Pandora!)
Owl City in general is wonderful.

K - back to home work

Fantastic Thursday!

So despite the post before this, I had a fantastic Thursday! Really it was just a normal day, but for some reason by the end of the day I was insanely happy with the way the day had gone. Everywhere I went I saw someone I knew (not only did I know them, but they were people that I like but haven't really been able to catch up with). I was more productive than I have been in the past two weeks of school. I made plans to go to Humor U on Saturday. And cannolis on Sunday. :)

Really?

First off, last night, my neighbors decided to have a really loud dance party. It didn't end until 11:30 pm on a Wednesday! I was pretty upset about it since I had made plans to be in bed, asleep by 10 on the dot. I even bothered to walk over to the next complex to procure a pair of ear plugs. Alas, alack, by the time I got back to my apartment the party had just about ended. As you can probably tell, I was not pleased with my neighbors' decision to hold a dance party for really no reason at all. That is until I found out that it was to celebrate 9/9/09. Had I known that, I probably would have gone over for a song or at least been more pleasant about it. (Don't worry I didn't go over and tell them to end it, I was waiting for it to be midnight to do that.)

Secondly, today, with the promise of a free brownie, I went to check out Women's Services on campus. I expected to find things on preventing/copping with violence/abuse, eating disorders, etc. Then they handed me a list of their support groups, workshops, and activities. The support groups I felt were valid. Eating disorders, eating right, and depression are all things that people need support with. Then I got to the workshops: Finance/Coupons, Haircut How-To and DATING! The first two while helpful, are more something I would expect from an Enrichment Night or something. Before I comment on dating, let me tell you, three of the six activities/events they are sponsoring this semester are Speed Dating, a Dating Conference, and another Speed Dating. Really BYU? That's what you consider to be appropriate for Women's Services? I'm stopping now before I ramble... But before I quit let me point you in the direction of Cal Poly SLO's Women's Services Activities, where you can find things such as stopping the violence, Women's HERstory and an entire film festival of short films made for/by/about women. And nothing about Speed Dating. Don't get me wrong, I love BYU, and I love potentially finding a spouse, but the place I would go in the case of rape or abuse is not a place I would want sponsoring Speed Dating events.

Sorry, this was sort of negative, so to make up for the negativity I'm combining the two and giving you nine reasons I love being a woman. (They are not necessarily the top, nor are they in order)
1) The knowledge that I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father, 2) Long Hair, 3) Babies, 4) Crying is more socially acceptable, 5) Being a nurturer, 6) Wearing the color pink, 7) Not having to marry a woman, 8) President Uchtdorf's The Influence of Righteous Women, 9) Getting to be a mom someday

Scratch That: Can I just stay home to bake AND play all day?

I love having all of my friends back in Provo! This weekend was full of good times with friends, old and new.

Friday - After bumming around all day I dragged myself to the temple with Alyssa. It was wonderful being there and I am definitely upping my attendance this year.
Saturday - I baked some chocolate chip cookies. That night the bollywood gang came over and we watched a movie (Bunty Aur Babli) similar to Bonnie and Clyde. Also, BYU beat Oklahoma 14 to 13...I watched the last five minutes.
Sunday - was super busy! The highlights? Dessert with Sus, and Nerts.
Monday - Labor Day hike to a waterfall with new roommates Ica and Megan, and company. Discovered "A Very Potter Musical" on YouTube. I saw Miss Peets and heard all about Asia. Finally, I played Rummikub with Josh, and new roommates Megan and Julie.

It was a very fun, but very not productive weekend. I need to get better at time management. That or drop all my classes and spend my days working, baking, and playing.

Can I just stay home and bake all day?

Soooo...fall semester 2009 started this week, and, to say the least, my life is definitely the most hectic it has been ever.

Here are the various area's of my life that are/will be stressing me out:
1) Work: I am now working two jobs on top of taking a full load of classes. I can work up to 20 hours a week (not including football) so if I make it through this semester alive I will buy myself a car and quit one of the two. Concessions is still the same...I have a love-hate relationship with that job. I love how much I make working there and the friends that I have. I hate almost everything else about it (mostly the hours, and the events). My new job, Catering has been/is/will continue to be a huge learning experience. I'm glad I get the opportunity but doubt I will keep it past this semester. It doesn't pay as well as Concessions and I have to be there MWF 8-12, yuck.
2) Lack of funds: Because of my insignificant amount of work this summer I had barely enough money to pay for books this semester. It didn't help that they were twice as much as I've payed any other semester. Then my dad told me he would pay for my rent this month! I don't think I can express my gratitude for this gesture enough.
3) School: I changed my major officially the week before school started! My new major is now Recreation Management Youth Leadership: Leisure Services Management with a Commercial Recreation emphasis. Yes, I have had four majors in my five semesters at BYU (IR, Economics, double majoring in French, and RMYL: LSM), and if you count the dropping out to go to Pastry School idea, I could be five for five. Also, my class load is huge! It's only 14 credits, but that ='s 7 classes, not including my on-line religion class I HAVE to finish by November.
4) I am living with complete strangers!!! We get along, and I like them so far, but I can't help but think about how much less stressed I would be if I knew them already. It'll be okay...they're wonderful people and we'll be great friends by the end of the year.
5) Socializing/My dating life...

Here's the way my week looks:
Monday: 8-12 Catering, Work on on-line classes (Organizational Effectiveness/Rel A 211) til 430-530 Inclusive & Special Recreation: for persons with disabilities.
Tuesday: 8-915 Accounting 200, 930-1045 American History till 1877, devo/forum, 1205-1255 Careers in Recreation, Accounting Homework in the afternoon, technically I could go to my Excell/Powerpoint classes 610-820pm but I don't foresee any problems with the homework so it shouldn't be necessary.
Wednesday: 8-12 Catering
Thursday: 8-915 Accounting 200, 930-1045 American History till 1877
Friday: 8-12 Catering

Throw in some concessions hours and tons of homework every Wed-Fri afternoon and probably far too much socializing... Actually, I'm going to DOMINATE this semester. It will be awesome!
(On a completely random note: I'm listening to nickasaur do a variety of covers [Coconut Juice, Bleading Love + The Great Escape]...interesting)