I apologize for not writing in so very long. It has been a crazy couple of weeks. Well, let us start from the beginning.
Summer
After my cali trip.... I worked worked worked. I roofed with my dad a few times over the summer. It was a good job, but I don't know if I could do it for the rest of my life. My brothers said that I only came to work because I had entertainment value. I was only useful to crack stupid jokes and complain?! I doubt it! I worked my butt off. Although I do admit that I had a few break downs that could be comical. One in particular occurred in Artic Circle. We had just finished a roof and the WHOLE time there wasn't a cloud in the sky. It must have been a 105 degrees on that roof. The moment we stepped into the artic circle, a gigantic thundercloud came and the temp dropped like twenty degrees. uhhh This is what was said, "I'm tired"(devin) "I'm cold" (dad) "I'M PISSED, Look at all the clouds!" (me) they all turn and look at me and I start laugh crying and I couldn't stop. My frustration finally took hold and I am pretty sure everyone was staring at us because we all couldn't stop laughing (and me kind of crying). o boy. My dad didn't invite me to come help them as much after that little public emotional breakdown. I complained a lot, but my dad couldn't fire me cuz I am his daughter. yep... oops. maybe I should work on having self control.
Lifeguarding. I saved two kids from drowning this summer... and lost ten thousand brain cells. Lifeguarding is gossip central. Everyone sits in the guard room and just gossips about everyone else. I know way too much about most of the lifeguards love lifes... yuck. and I witnessed some pretty gross stuff at the pool. I am certain that I am never going to take my kids to a public pool... it is gross. vomit,diarrhea,poop,unidentifable human excrement. I have seen it all. The crazy people that I have seen have not been much better. wow. I have developed a great appreciation for clouds and lightning. It is the best thing, In FACT there was a poem written for clouds. It was written by a brilliant poet while he or she was working on a roof... this is how it goes:
Clouds
In the beginning there was only sun,
And that my friend is not fun.
On the horizon came a beautiful sight,
A cloud showed up for an epic fight.
Against all odds the fluffy clouds won!
And this poem is thanks for what they have done.
Although the sun provides vitamin D,
Clouds... you are cancer free.
When you are high in the sky you look kind of lazy,
But when you aren't there I go crazy.
I don't care whether your black, grey, or white.
I want you here day and night.
Sometimes you rain on my parade,
But at least you give me some shade.
I always await your return
To save me from a wicked sunburn.
This poem is coming to an end,
And all I have to say is clouds are my best friend.
Written by Pistachio the Poet and Friends
yes I know that the poem was absolutely brilliant!
So I also ran a 5K with half of my family. I didn't do well, and Artem kicked my trash! what? I was shocked. I didnt win any stupid prizes and I had to go straight to work afterwards. ugh. So after that epic failure I had my half marathon to look forward to. Shawn, Chelsea, and I went down to Bryce Canyon and I proceeded to almost kill myself by running for 2 hours straight. holy crap that sucked. But is was rewarding, and now I can say that I did it. my official time was 2:02:08. Dang! I want two hours flat but whatevs. I may or may not run a half marathon again... Shawn just totally kicked my trash and surprised himself by beating his previous time with NO TRAINING! bah!
Okay, what else happened this summer? O! Shawn and Chelsea bought a house and a puppy. The puppy is so cute! Toby is a corge who can get whatever he wants by just staring deep into your eyes... puppy charm power! I also had a Harry Potter phase and reread all of the books and watched all of the movies... yep I am so cool. and! Artem is now as tall as me, he definitely fits into our family perfectly... but i DO NOT want to be the shortest sibling... ugh. Aubrey is playing varsity volleyball and my brothers and parents are just being married and stuff...
okay! moving on.
College (sophomore year)
I have my own private room and bathroom. I am in heaven! My new apartment is off campus and also a 15 minute walk.... (not so fun) But! I have a car this time. awesome! I have two roommates. they are sisters named Tori and Taylor. (although they have a bit of a swearing problem and they are completely obsessed with The OC.) They are from St. George and pretty normal. I do have to deal with the sister fighting stuff but they are cool. We are all way blonde, so we are the blonde girl apartment on the block. The problem is that they both have boyfriends and I definitely don't. so I am the hackin' oddball of the group. They are making dinner tomorrow and they want me to ask someone to come..... crap! I don't know any guys. So I will be the fifth wheel on that date,.. greatttt. So, my mom helped me move in, cuz she is the best! I dont know what I would do without her. It took me three days to get my internet to work. bah! hackin. The management for these apartments is not very good. in fact, the dudes really creep me out. But I am all set for this semester and I hope that I can survive swimming class.
My classes seem pretty cool. The problem with a small school like SUU is that I keep running into everyone. and I am terrible with names. They come up and start talking to me and I don't remember which class we had together... uh awkward. Another strange thing is that most of my professors this semester are doctors... So I call them Dr. whatever, and I find them much more intimidating. Is that weird? So I have this random sports skills class and we are playing doubles volleyball, pickleball, racquetball, and social dance. haha! I am going to look like a fool. Shar should have taught me how to play racquetball before i came down here. o well. I talked to my advisor (DR.! Lambson) (also totally intimidated by the Dr. thing) and he said I could graduate in three semesters... yesh! score. Except the two semesters after this one are going to absolutely totally stink! it is gonna be so hard!
My ward seems okay. I came in late to sacrament and everyone just stared at me as I found a seat... It is pretty funny cuz all the freshmen boys are on the prowl. haha! They are like passing out their numbers to all of the girls. it is pretty funny. well, my mom and I went shopping for food. We got tons of food, but I am too lazy to cook any of it! My appetite isn't as big now that I am not at home. I go to the kitchen and try to cook dinner... and I just end up eating pudding and fruit leather. oops. and to think that I wanted to minor in Nutrition. so I am going to conclude this blog with a quote that is completely true....
"Youth is wasted on the young, and wealth is wasted on the old."
