Dating...

I'm sick of hearing about it, talking about it, thinking about it, praying about it... Hmmm, probably didn't help that I watched Vivah.  However, instead of ranting, I will sum up how I've been feeling over the past 48 hours (ish):
I am ready for a break from Provo and all its Provo-ish tendencies.


But I will [happily] return next fall!

Guess who's fulfilling their childhood dreams starting in January

So yesterday was not a very fun day for me. I got three hours of sleep.  All of campus closes down for devotional/forums.  I got kicked out of the location I chose to nap through the hour for "repairs". I spent 11 hours on campus and still had more homework to finish before midnight.
But there were definitely some good things that did happen.  I finished all of my block classes.  I watched a movie in history class.  Oh and, I got into the Disney College Program.  OK, that's probably not a surprise to you if you're reading this.  But I am so excited!!!  I'm going to be working Attractions at Disney World.  I get to Florida January 20th and the program lasts till August 6th.  Its a long program, but I feel so good about going!  I feel kind of silly taking time off of school since I have so much time left to get through my major, but I've rationalized that: a) this will actually help me in the long run (I want to do their professional internship for my senior internship), and b)if I'm here for a long time, I might as well make it a tiny bit longer and get out of Utah.  Needless to say, since I became aware of the fact that people actually work at places like Disneyland it has been my dream to work there.

Now all I have to do is focus on school and figure out what to do with all my junk here in Provo. Ha, like I'll be able to focus on school.  I couldn't sleep till 1:00 am last night despite the lack of sleep Monday night.  I don't think I've ever been this amped to work in my life.

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