a burning sensation

in my eyes. no joke. i was up really late last night with one of my bestest friends from HS, we'll call her sister missionary b/c she just got her call to seattle, WA spanish speaking!! I'm so excited for her! anyways, so sister missionary and friends and i all went country dancing last night. SO much fun...minus the fact that i didn't get to bed until 1am this morning...it was a BLAST!

but now...i'm living with the consequences. my eyes hurt (and have hurt all day long.) i knew this would be the case, so i wore my glasses instead of my contacts, but still. they hurt. and i am so so soooo tired, it's not even funny. in fact my plan for this evening: go home, eat dinner, read a book and go to bed. even though i would love to hang with my boy, i'm not up for it. unless he calls me. which i don't think he will. he's been super busy and his roommate leaves tomorrow and who knows when they'll see each other again. but yeah...bed. sleep. nap. it all sounds so good to me right now.

home, home on the range

i love coming home, as long as i don't have to do it all the time, i greatly enjoy spending time with my family. yesterday, after my 7 peaks trip got canceled, my mom decided to come up to provo and we went to the mall to play. bath and body works is having their huge annual sale, and this is when i stock up on all my lotions from there. SO we went to the mall and played and then we came home and then my little bro and i went swimming. He's getting so tall (he's taller than me!) and he's only 14, but i guess he looks older to other people, or i look younger, or a combination of both, because people thought that i was his GIRLFRIEND! seriously! when we told this person who asked that we were brother and sister, they didn't believe us. It was kind of funny, and kind of sick at the same time. I mean really, he's 14.5 and I'm 21. That's just wrong. sigh, oh well...maybe when i'm 40 i'll look 30, and i'll be okay with that. :P

so anywho, today is father's day, and let me just say that I LOVE MY DAD! he's pretty much my hero, and one of the most amazing men in my life. he's great. so i'm excited to be home and spend time with my family. :D huzzah!

your name = fun

A: Dead sexy
L: BEST SMILE
I : Loves to laugh
S: Lives life for fun
H: Easy to fall in love with
K: Really silly
A: Dead sexy

B: Loves people
A: Dead sexy
B: Loves people
U: gets blamed for everything
S: Lives life for fun
H: Easy to fall in love with
K: Really silly
A: Dead sexy

ha ha ha. i like this. too much fun!!



A: Dead sexy
B: Loves people
C: Really easy to fall in love wit
D: funny and sweet
E: Freakin' Beautiful eyes
F: People wild and crazy adore you
G: Never let people tell you what to do
H: Easy to fall in love with
I : Loves to laugh
J: makes people laugh
K: Really silly
L: BEST SMILE
M: makes dating fun
N: Can kick your butt
O: Has one of the best personalities ever
P: Popular with all types of people
Q: A hypocrite
R: good boy friend/ Girl friend
S: Lives life for fun
T: great kisser
U: gets blamed for everything
V: Not judgmental
W: Very broad minded
X: Never let people tell you what to do
Y: Loved by everybody
Z: Lives life for fun

2 days later...

and i am still sore! oh my gosh! my calf muscles and hamstrings are sooo super tight, it's not even funny. bah! but i'll survive. i hope. lol. last night i went home to celebrate my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary. SO much fun! I can't believe they've been married for 60 years. craziness!! tonight i get to watch the back-up tour team perform their show before leaving for nauvoo...which will be fun to watch and then tomorrow night we have a ward activity up in salt lake city watching a special performance of the nauvoo pageant, just for us! how cool is that? and then on Saturday i'm going to 7 peaks!! HURRAH!!! I have so much to do this week, it's lovely. :) I'm a happy camper.

Something I realized when talking to my sister last night...Elder Fish comes home sometime between now and the next 6 weeks. how crazy is that? I'm kind of excited about it, not going to lie. :) Hopefully I get a letter soon since it's been 6 weeks. ACK!!! HE'S COMING HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! okay. i'm okay now. and now...time to get back to my boring job...and since my boss is gone, it's even quieter today. :P

TUESDAY!

even though it's only Tuesday this week has the feeling that it's going to fly by. Which it probably is with everything that I'm doing this week. Today I get to go up to SLC and take class from Ballet West which I did a couple of times last summer, and I loved it!!! I haven't taken a ballet class in over a month so I have the feeling that I'm going to be extremely sore tomorrow and I will probably complain a little. ;) But I will be happy in my complaining. :D lol.

I stole it from marisa

again. i love how we take these from each other. ;) enjoy.

1. Ever kissed a blonde haired, blue eyed person?
yes. Except I think he wears colored contacts…but if that counts, then yes.

2. Can you see a phone right now?
yes I can. 3 in fact.

3. What are you listening to?
my boss on the phone, and me typing.

4. Where is it coming from?
my boss and my computer.

5. Last thing you ate?
cereal.

6. What was the last thing you saw on TV?
Jeopardy! on TV

7. Who was the last person other than family you saw?
my boss/friend from the ward.

8. Are labels/stereotypes good?
uh…no, but they’re a way of life that can be mean.

9. Last alcoholic beverage you tasted?
I’ve never tried alcohol in my entire life.

10. Song stuck in your head?
I Loved Her First by Heartland

11. Acoustic or Electric guitars?
acoustic.

12. Do you dance while getting ready for whatever?
I’m always dancing. Always.

13. What are you wearing?
capris, my Threadless T-shirt that say “Allow me to explain through interpretive dance” love it. :D

14. What is the greatest number of people you've been in front of?
hundreds.

16. Have you ever taken a shower while you were drunk or high?
negative.

17. Do you like techno?
sometimes. It can be fun to dance to at a dance party.

18. Have you ever been to a night club?
I guess I could, but I haven’t.

19. What is one country you want to go to?
France

20. Have you ever made out on a plane?
on a plane? Since I’ve never been on a plane I’m going to have to say no.

21. Do you have leadership skills?
Yes. Yes I do, thanks Dad.

22. Can you play an instrument?
Flute, piccolo, and a little bit of piano.

23. Have you ever sat on a roof and looked at stars?
on a roof no. but just sat and looked at the stars? Yes.

24. Ever done that while talking on the phone to a boyfriend or girlfriend?
done what? You should be more specific…

25. Does the song Stairway To Heaven make you sad?
um…no.

26. Do you have any instruments in your room?
nope.

28. Are you currently pregnant/have you recently gotten someone pregnant?
negative.

29. Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?
the answer to this question stirs an interesting debate. I’m going to have to go with unsure and as me later.

30. What scent are you wearing right now?
Japanese Cherry Blossom or something like that.

31. Are there any animals around you at the moment?
2 little graduation rubber duckies. :D

32. Drinking anything?
water.

33. Ever thought you were going to get married?
yes. And who knows when.

34. Last person you told you loved?
my roommate. :D

35. Last person who told you they loved you?
hmmm….not exactly sure. Probably my best friend, or former roommate.

36. Favorite time of day?
I really like (during the summer) the cooler parts of the day, like running at 6 am, and evenings on my porch. Sooo relaxing.

37. Favorite video game?
I really don’t play video games. But I’m getting really good at Freecell. J

39. Last person you messaged over myspace?
no one. I don’t really use myspace.

39. Do you like spiders?
AHHH!!! NO!!!!!! I hate spiders!

40. Cat person or dog person?
neither. I like fish.

42. First love?
I once thought I was in love, but I don’t know if I really was. If I was it would be BM that I have known for many, many years.

43. First crush?
I have had too many crushes to count. I know one of them was in the first grade, but I am pretty sure I liked someone before then.

44. You're deserted on an island, what do you have with you?
a boy (hopefully a husband), music, and a book to read.

45. Favorite lyrics?
it really depends on my mood.

46. Biggest thing you've done you regret?
there are things that I regret, but I’m over them and have chosen to not remember said regrets.

47. Did you have a New Years kiss?
no I didn’t. I wish. Maybe this year?

48. What do you want the most?
to be happily married.

49. Do you want children?
oh my gosh yes. I am so excited/nervous for the day when I have kids!

50. Are you a lover or a fighter?
both. It depends on what is needed from me.

something i discovered today

i discovered how much i really absolutely and truly love this gospel. HOW TRUE IT IS! i can not stress that fact enough. This is the true church. and i know that with all my heart. all of it, not part of it, or even just a little bit of it, but all of it. This realization came to me as I was reading the conference issue of the Ensign. This is a great issue, and I love reading it. While I was reading it I had the sudden desire for it to be conference time again. I love that time of year where I sit at home, or even better in the conference center for 8 hours of conference goodness. i just love hearing from the general authorities and the great globs of information that they have for me, loads of inspiration from the Lord. It's such GREAT stuff!!! I love also that by being a young single adult there are monthly firesides where a different general authority speaks specifically to my age group each month September-May. too bad it's now June and i have to wait 3 months for that kind of guidance, but at the same time, this is a great time to just sit and reflect on the words that have been said, and double check myself and see if i'm following the counsel given to me. so there you go. my random thoughts of the evening. good night!!

bonfire

so i went to a birthday party up the canyon tonight. it was a lot of fun, but there was one downside...there was a bonfire. now actually, i love bonfires. I think they are fun. and fire is so- mesmerizing. BUT...when you get home you smell like campfire smoke. which is a fun smell while you are up the canyon at the fire...then it's good. but after one gets home? not so much. i took a shower immediately and also started my laundry. after my shower i swore that my room still smelled like campfire smoke so i sprayed the room down with febreze. and yet my nose still thinks it smells like campfire smoke. it must be some strange pyschological issue. huh. overall though, i had a blast hanging out by the campfire. maybe it was the company? lol. so yeah. right now i'm doing laundry, then i'll do my scripture study and such and then it will be off to bed. i've had a fairly early weekend this weekend, but that's a good thing. g'night!

so yeah...

it was deathly quiet this afternoon at work, but i was reading a book, and then i took a ten minute nap and i didn't feel like posting. but i do right now. so here i am. 10 o'clock on a Friday night. the boy is studying econ like a mad fiend for his test tomorrow night, and me, well I mopped my kitchen floor, started my acc. 200 class (which my prof. is semi-entertaining but at the same time I'm praying i can get through all 15 lessons without dying first. :P) , watched a bazillion Scrubs episodes and made breakfast for dinner. so a pretty accomplished evening if i do say so myself. I'm hoping to take a ballet class in the morning, but I'm not sure it's going to happen. i want it to though, if that counts for anything. :)

I've had the strange urge to clean a lot the past couple of days (thus why i mopped the kitchen. i don't just do that type of stuff...unless it's required for cleaning checks or something. but i don't have those here.) anyways...i was reflecting on why i caught the cleaning bug. and i think it's for two reasons. 1) a lot of the things that need to be cleaned haven't in who knows how long, and it's driving me crazy. 2) i think it's the rain. there is something cleansing about the rain and the way it turns the whole world into a cleaner, fresher place. and since the outside is cleaner and fresher, the inside of my world should be too. so here i am on a Friday night claiming i mopped the floor. and i did. and it needed it bad. hurray for no more sticky kitchen floor. ick.

speaking of cleaning the inside of my world I've been doing a lot of reflecting on my life recently. it's weird how change makes one want to do that. i have some new books checked out that i am really excited about reading. i think it's going to be good for me. also, with some down time to myself i can really think about how i am doing as a person. and you know what? i think I'm doing pretty darn good! :D

another quiz

sorry. it's really quiet. i'm going to write a real post later today. when it's deathly quiet at work. :D

1. Who were you with last night?
with my mom and dad at IKEA. So much fun!

2. What woke you up this morning?
my alarm clock.

3. Where are you?
at work wishing someone would come rescue me.

4.Will tomorrow be a good day?
I sure hope so.

5. Did you kiss or hug anyone today?
not yet…but I hope to. J

6. When was the last time you cried?
a while ago.

7.Ever throw up in public?
mmm…I don’t think so.

8. Passed out because of alcohol?
nope.

9. Who's on your mind RIGHT NOW?
a certain boy from Idaho…and a Missionary in the Midwest

10.Would you take a bullet for anyone?
most likely yes. But it would be scary and I wouldn’t be able to think about it.

11. Where would you like to live?
somewhere beautiful.

12. Do you perfer the winter or summer?
I kind of like both, and hate both at the same time. Summer is shorter tho…

13. What do you want to be when you grow up?
a choreographer and a mom

14. Do you watch tv everyday?
not every day, but close.

15. Who is your number one friend?
I have 2. a Missionary in the Midwest and My best friend in Payson

16. Have you kissed anyone recently?
yep.

17. Who was the last person that you talked to on the phone?
my mom

19. Do you like candy necklaces?
yes I do.

20. When was the last time you fell over or ran into something?
lol. This morning.

21. Do you listen to music every day?
yes I do. I LOVE music

22. What was the last thing you ate/drank?
a donut.

23. Are you a fast typer?
yes sir I am!

24. About how many people have you liked in your life
too many to count

25. Do you talk on the phone every night?
sometimes, but it’s always a different person on the other line.

26. What are you doing this weekend?
cleaning, dancing, hanging out w/a certain boy…

27. Whats your favorite type of soda?
fresca or cream soda

28. When do you go to bed?
usually 10-10:30, but last night…he he he I stayed up watching scrubs.

29. Have you ever won an award?
yep.

30. What do you want to do right now?
make out. No. seriously.

31. Are you listening to music right now?
nope. But I will later!

32. Do you like someone right now?
um yes. Have you not been paying attention?

38. What makes you mad?
working when it is soooo quiet.

39. Have you ever had a song written about you?
I don’t think so….but I want to have one written about me.

40. What makes you happy?
Life. A boy. Letters. Kisses. Hugs. Ice Cream. Chocolate. Cuddling. Etc…

Terrible Twos... If you opened it, you have to do it.

Two Names You Go By:
1. Alishka
2. Licii

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. my sweet new Threadless t-shirt
2. sweet pants

Two Things You Want in a Relationship:
1. Love
2. Show of Affection

Two of Your Favorite Things to do:
1. Dance
2. Read

Two Things You Want Very Badly At The Moment:
1. a kiss
2. to see a boy

Two pets you had:
1. Bob the Fish
2. Ducky

Two people who will fill this out first:
1. since I’m not sending it anywhere, but posting it on my blog…Marisa
2. see #1

Two things you did last night:
1.went to IKEA!
2. ate pizza

Two People that live in your house:
1.Me
2.my roommates

Two things you ate today:
1.a bagel
2.granola bar

Two people you talked to last:
1. Phyllis
2. Roommate #2

Two Things You're doing tomorrow:
1. taking a ballet class (hopefully)
2. hanging out with my boy (hopefully)

Two longest car rides:
1. utah to washington, one day
2. Provo to San Diego

Two Favorite Holidays:
1. Christmas
2. 3-day weekends during the school year

Two favorite beverages:
1. Raspberry Lemonade
2. Mango Lemonade

Two things you wanted to be when you grew up:
1. Choreogapher
2. a Mom

us silly mormons

so sometimes we have really funny stories about things that happen in sacrament meeting. well, through another blog that i read, i was directed to this blog: http://www.mormonmommywars.com/?p=659
while the story that is featured is hilarious, the comments were also great. my all-time favorite has to be this one please enjoy for your tuesday laughter of the day.

"in testimony meeting in my ward in frenchtown montana about 15 years ago, a lady got up to bear her testimony. she started off with the typical stuff, but then it got really emotional about how bad her life had been lately and how much she’d been struggling. then she said that she had fallen walking down the stairs to her car, and turned and showed everyone the mud on the back of her dress. then she said something to the effect of “and as i was driving to church this morning, i ran over this little critter.” and she pulled a live, but badly maimed, squirrel from her pocket. she gently stroked it as she finished bearing her testimony. then she put the little critter back in her sweater pocket, and went back to the pew and sat down like it was the most normal thing in the world to have a squirrel with its guts hanging out just sitting there writhing in your pocket."

my second favorite has to be this one:
"In another area, a kid that had just been baptized walked to the top stair of the font, turned around, let out a huge Tarzan yell, and did a near perfect swan dive back into the font."

LOL.

monday

means that it's back to work. sigh. hopefully this week goes by much quicker than last week. i think it will, i hope it will....and that's all. sorry.

how old were u when u first

How old were u when u first?
(Can I just say that I hate the whole u instead of you thing?)

I'm always up for these things!

No Liars Allowed!!!

1. Fell in love - well...the first time i thought i was in love i was 19. Come to find out, I really wasn't in love, and I don't think i have fallen in love again yet...

2. Lost someone close to you - a couple of weeks ago...to marriage. lol

3. Got drunk - Never

4. smoked weed - Never

5. Got kissed- 18

6. Went to the hospital for surgery - never

7. Got your heart broken badly - 19

8. Lost a pet - well, I just barely got my first pet, but when I was 19 the family lost our pet cat.

9. Got arrested – Never.

10. Smoked a Cigarette - Never

11. Broken a bone - Never

12. Went to a concert - well, I went to ballet concerts when I was little, but I've never been to a rock type concert, or current artist concert...

13. Got your own cell phone - 19

14. Had 1st boy/girl friend – 18

15. Got a facebook account - 18

16. Got your first ticket - never

17. Got your first job - 14

18. Pierced other than your ears –Never

19. First Tattoo - never

20. How old are you now- 21

he he he

well, i really can't complain about life these days. it's treating me really, really well! i think that has something to do with the fact that i'm now dating a boy. :) the boy is really cute, super nice, and absolutely wonderful all the way around. and....he kissed me last night. the last time i kissed a boy was T* in April, I also kissed him in December of '05 and before that it was my hs bf in may of '04. so really...the last time i kissed a boy i was dating was 3 years ago! how crazy is that??? but i think the best ever...has to be the current boy, by far. huzzah. that is all. :D