GO BYU!!!!!

You know, sometimes people tell me I can be slightly cynical with a hint of pessimism, and I'm like whatever, just call me Ray of Sunshine, so take this post in context.

Went to the BYU gymnastics meet and the hockey game. The gymnastics meet was fun, those girls are insane!!! It made me want to watch stick-it and do the tumbling I used to do for diving. I love back flips! Of course, if I tried one in my advanced age I could very well die. That, however is beside the point. It was a meet between San Jose State, BYU, Utah State, and the Boise State Broncos. Somehow, we managed to come in second, which is interesting considering that we have a very young team and were competing against other really good teams. Plus, we were in the front row, right in between the beam and the floor, with the vault behind it. We saw some amazing routines and some amazing wipe-outs (Go Broncos). It was pretty awesome, not going to lie.
GO BYU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and random Bronco girl)

Yesterday, the day after the gymnastics meet, for those of you who are keeping a calendar, Tim, Brad and I went to a hockey game. Not only that, but there was free ice skating before the game if you were a student. I'm a student. Therefore, I went ice skating before the game. I was in the middle, skill wise. I almost killed poor Bradley with a viscious check into the boards (not really, but he did almost die), I almost killed myself on the dullest blades ever with ice that hadn't been zambonied since the dawn of time and felt like the rythym section of a motor cross race, and Timmy skated circles around us, forward, backward, and turning in a circle. Seriously, he's amazing. I'm trying to get him to teach me, but he was content to strut his stuff last night and I enjoyed watching all the cocky kids following him and trying to do what he did, then almost dying at mach 5 into the boards. It was a blast, although I felt like my feet were falling off by the time I got them out of the world's dullest, most uncomfortable, FREE ice skates.
Afterward was the hockey game, which we were creamed in and I may have gotten slightly violent with the taunting, but it was all in good fun. Except I think I scared Brad and Tim. Except they left for an entire period to get dinner, which I thought would be from a drive through. Turns out Brad ate an entire pizza in the car. But Tim bought me a licorice rope (my favorite!!!!) to make up for it. Other than that, our captain was in the penalty box seven times, I believe the ref's son was number 17 on the other team, and we lost horrifically. All in all, a perfect night. Oh, and my ward played Human Foozball/Soccer, but my lawyer says I can't talk about it until they find out if the other kid is going to live :)

Timmy and I. Brad managed to skate over and stop to take this picture and I believe Timmy is actually holding me up. Notice his uber-aura of confidence on the ice.Timmy is actually skating backwards to take this shot. Brad and I were skating forward but I believe we were in the process of almost dying when this picture was taken.Timmy doing something amazing... backwards. He's my hero.

The Three Musketeers. Don't know what I would do without 'em. GO BYU!!! And Brad, I'm really sorry about almost killing you.

The Cabin of Doom

So, my parents are here in Provo, and they're like, hey, the Rose's invited us to their cabin in Duck Creek and I was like, dude, no way? Well, it wasn't quite like that because we are educated and didn't walk out of Legally Blonde (which is a great show), but that was the general gist of it. We had a blast! Mike tipped over the snowmobile with us on it, their cabin was huge, seriously, and I road a 4-wheeler. Best of all though, my family was there!!! Oh, and Mike and Cindy. They were there, too. Cause it was their cabin...

Me and Alyson on the 4-wheeler. I think I'm in back in this picture, but I did get to drive!!! Scratch that off the bucket list.
My parents on the 4-wheeler. Look like they walked out of a James Dean movie. Or something like that. My camera almost exploded from their overwhelming coolness, but they were gone for over an hour (doing what???) so it had time to cool down.
Alyson stole my camera and took this picture which I found five minutes ago when I was uploading them. The Roses huge cabin with me on the bean bag and the old"er" people playing Mexican Trains.
Riding my chariot down the hill. The only time I actually made it to the bottom without dying. P.S. if Cindy ever tries to tell you to go down face-first, just say no.

Alyson on the Rose's deck, preparing for the stairs of doom. Or it could be me. It's hard enough to tell us apart when you can see our faces...
My awesome family. Well, part of it anyway. We hiked an awful long way for this picture (apparently the snow if front of the Rose's cabin wasn't good enough???) so enjoy it. I do.

Miss Me?

It's me again!!! Yay me. Anyway, when my parents were here, in Provo, we had fun doing a little bit of everything. We went to IKEA (it's okay to be jealous), played around in the BYU bookstore, got lost...somewhere, and went sledding on the ice hill of death in jeans and t-shirts. Yes, my friends, it was all that and more. And it was a BLAST. It was so nice to have my parents here. And Alyson, too, I guess. Just kidding, she's amazing too! I can't wait to spend time in Vegas this summer. It's going to be a blast.

P.S. there may have been some AMAZING stroganoff and french toast involved (not at the same meal, that's disgusting). Again, it's okay to be jealous.

So, it may be my mood, or the weather, or perhaps a misalignment of the planets, but today, more than ever, it seems like that front porch swing will never come. Don't get me wrong, things here are going great, just, well, different than I expected. I guess that is how life works though, isn't it?

This week was one of excitement and happiness; I had a blast. I had two tests this week and, suprisingly, did well on both of them. The first test of the semester is always the worst because you never know what the teacher has up his sleeve, but these were bearable. I went to my first BYU hockey game, not realizing that we were playing the best team in the country, but still had a blast through our horrific loss. I went and saw a modern dance performance on campus and loved it, even though I could find no one else with anything positive to say. I figure that if I don't understand the beauty of their artistry, it is not my place to criticize out of ignorance. I also went and saw Australia with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman (my future husband!!!!). It was absolutely amazing. I, as a rule, love all movies, because, as stated above, everything has worth to someone, why not to me, but this was truly a wonderful movie. Although not a family flick it was incredibly family-centric. It was quite long and traffic (I know, traffic in Provo) prevented me and my party from arriving on time, so we were in the front row!!!! After lengthy icing and rehabilitation, my neck and back just might recover from the two and an half hour movie. Regardless, it was definitely worth it.

Things are going well in Provo. I am beyond excited to see my family this coming weekend and have missed them terribly. I'm working my rear off in school to try to prepare to spend time with them, but six days work wasn't meant to be done in four.

Regardless of my blue mood, the weather, or the planetary alignment, tomorrow will be a wonderful day. I will look around in awe at the God-given blessings I receive and take time to appreciate all of His wonderful creations. No matter what tomorrow may or may not bring, it will truly be a beautiful day.
Though the game was a blow-out for the other team, there was an AMAZING fight in the second period. The refs blew three calls and it was then all-out war. I love the primal brutality!!!!!!
I really didn't expect this picture to turn out at all, but I waved my camera in the air, Timmy jumped in behind me, and this is what came out. Not bad for a boched joke, eh?