Wednesday, December 31, 2008

2008 in review

It's hard to believe that this year is over. I probably say that at the end of every year, but really time always seems to fly by so quickly that's it's really hard to believe!!

The year 2008 brought many interesting things to pass and I've had fun reviewing my year. Join me as I visit the past 12 months. :-)


I celebrated the new year twice, (i think that might become a new tradition with my family in one timezone and me in another...) explored choreographic avenues, got sick, went shopping, said goodbye, found music to calm my soul, mourned the passing of President Gordon B. Hinckley, and got sick again. eek! What a month eh? I can't believe that was a year ago...wow.


This month of love had me discovering how much I loved a codeine cocktail for a cough. I also celebrated Lent, my 3 year/300th post blogiversary, and leap year. I also found connections with friends, went to Vegas, beautiful, warm Vegas, thought about emotion causing motion and vice versa and we can't forget how my roommate almost became royalty.


This was a pretty good month!  It started out with a little bit of frustration, led to some calming words from a newly sustained Stake President and then continued an upward climb with my birthday! i met a new boy at my awesome birthday party and he quickly became a thing of the past. i took my favorite roommate to the MTC , heard the music for the first time, and had an awesome show with Ballet Showcase and proceeded to chop off inches of my hair after said show. I finished the month off strong with loads of amazingness in every direction. I really enjoyed the month of March.


April dawned with former boy being ridiculous.  I reached some new understandings, enjoyed General Conference, and tried to say good-bye to a loved one.  I finished my semester with a bang that included moving and helping out at convocation for work. My grandmother passed away, I started anew and spring finally hit cougartown.


This 5th month of the year began with snow. It was followed by a fun little road trip to Arizona.  
I was a stupid girl and gave in to giving a stupid boy my heart yet again. Met a new boy dancing, we went on a date, and I discovered the wonders of Dating Without Drama.



The halfway marker of the year.  It was also probably a huge turning point in my life. I had doubts, I bought a car, I hit my 400th post and I met/remet SwingKid. I had a new zest for life, gave a talk in church and saw an iPhone. It was quite the eventful month.


July dawned hot and full of summer fun. I was in love with my finance class, was hanging out with SwingKid, and was wishing I could perform magic. I performed professionally with a dance company that gave me battle wounds, I kissed a boy (and i liked it) and I found the best thing ever created. OH! and let's not forget the lies of the testing center.


Lots of change occured in this eigth month of the year. Let's begin with the fact that my family found out they were going to move. I found out I was going to be an instructor with BYU, I went on a mini-vacation, and SwingKid met my family.  Then I said good-bye to my family. that's pretty much the month of August. 


ah...fall. how I love thee. As I look back on Septemeber, I was doing a lot of tags and Friday fill-ins...but! There was also lamenting at my family being gone, eating eggo waffles for the first time, and new roommates. That pretty much sums up September. Moving on...


Started off with questions on apathy and was quickly followed by General Conference and amazingness.  I was a little vain and even posted pictures to justify my vainness. Also, I decided to make a bazooka and posted quotes that I liked. 


Started off with NaBloPoMo that I decided to participate in. I then did hard things which led to more hard things. My mom rocked my socks off and I baked pies for a party. :)  Then there was my mom setting me up on a blind date and the Elite Hall Benefit dance, both highlights of the month of November. Then there was confusion, fatherly advice, a mission, and the best moment of November, hands down. All-in-all, I would have to say that November was probably the biggest roller coaster of my life so far.


All of this leads us to the twelfth and final month of the year 2o08.  December began with me awarding brownie points and deciding that I hate doorstep scenes. I then began a countdown until I arrived in Virginia, but before I arrived in Virginia, I had an awesome weekend, got surprised, had my car die and finished my last Fall semester of my undergraduate work. Then I arrived in Virginia where I spent some awesome 2 weeks (give or take) doing fabulous things. Even though I missed SwingKid like crazy, he was awesome in all the right ways.


Whew. What a year this was! I'm still having a hard time fathoming the fact that 2008 is ending. I wonder what the year 2009 will bring? I hope loads of festive fun!! Stay tuned for the many posts that I'm sure will come in the coming year. I have good feelings about this new year.... 


Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Last Day

Today is my last day in Virginia. Crazy how fast time has flown eh? Yesterday we went to Washington D.C. I had never ever been to the nation's capitol, and it was really cool!! I promise a future post with pictures, but I don't have them on my compy yet. :-)

I fly out in less than 24 hours. eeek!!! However, I do look forward to the time when I land in Provo. SwingKid is picking me up and that is happyness. It will have been 13 days since the last time I saw him. That's a long time. However, we have talked practically every day. I think the time away was good for us, but I am so ready to be in his arms again. I hope he feels the same way. :-)

Stay tuned for some awesome posts in the near future! ciao!

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Virginia is for lovers

or really, i love Virginia. at least, I love it right now. Today the high has been 72+ degrees. My mom, Sister B and I all went to Staunton to go shopping in the Historic Downtown area. SOOOO much fun! It was really quaint and I really enjoyed walking along all sorts of streets. Plus, the weather was GORGEOUS. it was a little windy at times, but overall the weather was simply fantastic and I loved it.  It was a great day to go shopping in such a place.


this was a really cute little courtyard thing next to the shakespeare theater. my mom and i both thought it would be a great place to take pictures. :-)

we loved this. 

this was a really cool bank. seriously awesome architecture.

a lot of the buildings had this sign . it was awesome!

this is the ORIGINAL train depot. it was really, really cool. 

a little something.

1. Have you had any relationships this year?
two-ish

2. Have you had your birthday yet?
yup! march! i have another one soon-ish!!!

3. Cried yet?
oh yah.

4. Been on a diet?
sort of.

5. Pulled an all nighter?
never in my life

6. Drank Starbucks?
not recently.

7. Went Camping?
not this year. :(

8. Bought something(s)?
oh yeah!!

9. Met someone special?
yes ma'am. i have. love the special someone.

10. Been out of state?
it helps that my family moved out of state. :-) 

12. What are you thinking about?
my boy. i miss him!!
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1.) Hugged someone?
yup! love the hugs!!

2.) Slept in someone else's bed?
he he he. i've been sleeping in my sister's bed for the past week. so the answer is yes.

3.) Got a job?
three of them. :-) i teach dance at a studio, on campus, and i'm a secretary. wahoo!

4.) Loaned out money?
sort of, yes.

5.) Gotten in a car accident?
nope, never.

6.) Gone over your mobile phone bill?
a few times.

7.) Been called a slut?
in a way. yes. but only in the most lovingly way. ;)

8.) Done something you regret?
once or twice, but i try to not regret the decisions i make in lilfe.

LAST :
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Last Person you hugged?
um. my mom or dad.

Last Person to call you?
SwingKid!! love him.

When was the last time you felt stupid?
all the time.

Who did you last yell at?
um. who knows.

What did you do today?
went shopping, played a new game with the family, and then went to a YSA activity with my sister....that was festive. (not really.)

TEN FACTS :
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01. Name?
Alishka Babushka

02. Natural hair color?
light brown

03. Initials?
AB

04. Hair style?
short. i flip it out occasionally - sort of Alice Cullen-esque from Twilight.

5. Eye color?
hazel

06. Height:
5'5"

07. Pets:
i have a fish! named bob!

08. Mood?
chill

09. Where would you rather be?
with SwingKid. even if it's full where he is is full of snow.

10. What was the last thing you drank?
weird soda stuff.

TEN THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE:
01. Have you ever been in love:
yuppers

02. Do you believe in love?
yes i do.

03. Why did your LAST relationship fail?
well...the timing was off. and then it got back on track. interesting things.

04. Have you ever been heartbroken:
yes

05. Have you ever broken someone’s heart?
i tihnk so.

06. Have you ever fallen for your best friend?
hmm... nope. She's a girl, and I'm just not into that...

07. Have you ever liked someone but never told them?
who hasn't?

08. Are you afraid of commitment?
not at all.

10. Have you had more than 5 different serious relationships in your life?
not serious ones.

3 EMOTIONS
___________________________________________________________
01. Are you missing someone right now?
yeah, i am. 

02. Are you happy?
yes yes yes!!

03. Are you eating anything?
not right now.


Friday, December 26, 2008

Friday in Virginia

Happy Boxing Day all y'all! Here's the friday fill-in from Virginia. It's the last Friday fill-in you'll get from Virginia for a long while yet. :P

1. I must (well, want) to travel the world before I die.

2. You can't stop the music, or the dancing. Not in my living room you can't!.

3. I wish I never had to buy toilet paper again. seriously. toilet paper is just one of those things that i wish you didn't have to keep buying every __ weeks. blah.

4. There are so many things that have helped me change my life. It's hard to choose just one.

5. I know the song twinkle, twinkle little star by heart. ha ha ha. that's the first song that came to my head. funny no? I'm sure I know other songs...but that was first so I put it up. he he he.

6. If I weren't so afraid, I would go skydiving in an instant.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to the YSA party here in Virginia. Even though I don't know anyone...new friends!!, tomorrow my plans include making a purse (i think) and Sunday, I want to enjoy my last Sunday in Virginia!

The countdown is on folks. I leave Virginia in 5 days. Which means I only have the rest of today, tomorrow, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday to spend with my family before I get on a plane. However, this means I only have that many days until I see SwingKid again. He won more brownie points last night. I texted him goodnight (we talked earlier in the day) and what does he do in response? Calls me. We only talked for a few minutes, mostly because he was at work and I was sleepy, but the fact still stands that he CALLED ME BACK. He's so sweet. I can't wait to run into his arms in the airport. Airport scenes are always the best in romantic movies.  Sort of like this one! sigh. I can't wait.