First Week of College!

It is so weird to think that I am a college student now! I absolutely love it!! :) I thought I wouldn't like being in the dorms but I think it was the best decision I have made!! Every night is a party! It is really werid doing everything on my own but I have been loving it so far! I am so grateful that my grandpa has given me this oppourtunity, I really can't thank him enough! I wouldn't be here without him for sure.
Maddie and I have decorated our room so it feels just like home :) We have tons of pictures and giant Vanity posters that need a place still! Maddie and I have spent 24/7 together but we choke that we wisht that we could have 25/8 together :) people told us that we would hate each other.. but honestly I have not gotten sick of her but we get in the same moods and know each other well enough to know when to just lay off :)
Our roommates call us Matalie (thanks Amanda) they are all great!!! We love them all and all of them are very different from each other. I have become really close to Canada (Diane) she is awesome. We met a great group of friends because a boy helped us move all our crap so we made him & his roommates spaghetti :) We soon became friends with his roommates. We have movies over there all the time and are comfortable just to waltz on in :) The Boys across the hall have also become our friends, we both keep our doors open and we walk in whenever they want and same for them! They have also helped us with our technology stupidity :) They are all so great! :)
From riding a mechanical bull to crazy dance parties to lame mandatory meetings! We always seem to have the best time! :) It's only been one week and I am done with the activities & just want to sleep! But even when we get done early I wind up falling alseep at 4! I blame Maddie for making me hyper because we just laugh hysterically!
The other day we met these kids who are super adventurous!! Just the type of people we want to be around :) We cliff diving but ended up jumping out of a tree 20 ft tall! It was scary climbing up but so worth it! After we went and "Cleaned the Sink" at Angies. They give you a sink of ice cream that you eat! We did it but laughed hysterically the whole way through! We got such dirty looks because we were so loud :) After we were all jittery and hyper so we rolled down Old Main Hill! Then at 11:41 we watched a movie. And made the most disgusting cookies! :D
I am loving it so much and feel so lucky that I have this experience!!! Thank you to everyone that helped me get here :)

California :D

Cute..

The drive there was about 7 hours more than it was supposed to because of Jeff's dumb car and it's decision to be difficult! We had to stop twice. Once on the way to Las Vegas where luckily the gas station guy was SO nice & helped us a ton! We finally got it going but had to go 65 mph. Great. Our family does not know how to caravan. Steve is just a speed demon and couldn't stay behind us and lost us completely if he was the leader. Dad wasn't that great either.. He by no means is a speed demon like Steve but he had his own issues leading or following. And our car definitely almost got hit by a semi because at last second we had to make the exit. And once in Barstow for 2 hours! The heat was ridiculous!! I am so glad there was a Starbucks so that at least Sami & Grayson could get out of it for a little while. The car was going to cost us a ton.. and we were sure they were just trying to rip us off so we decided to just try and make it to San Clementie! The guy was not happy and was a complete jerk about it. Good thing prayers work, thank you Sami :)


Wow California was so much fun!!! I love it there! Maybe one day I will live there :) I am so glad this is our new family tradition :) Although we have a "complicated" family we all get along so well! There is never drama... Except for the occasional Ryan & Nicole feuds but those have pretty much disappeared. We are able to laugh and play games.. Okay when we play games that is when our true colors come to life! Mom, Jeff, Sami, me, and adopted Jordan definitely got too into the game clue & hearts!! We were yelling at each other. Poor Ryan just wanted to play an honest game of clue... but when it came to the rest of us we did not play honestly.. But that's what made it more fun, yes? Randy was too into A Dre and against our decieving way of playing games.




After the wait of 3 hours for the roller coaster, we got what we wanted... wet! :D





We are so photogenic :)



Seaworld was super fun & very... uh... well you know.  We all are eternally grateful Scott was able to come into our life and we will never forget that man. Or that this is "ONE WORLD, ONE OCEAN, ONE PLANET" thank you Seaworld!! :) We also were lucky to get in a helicopter and almost DIE! We got out of a tough pickle there.

Knotts Berry Farm was great. Waiting in lines for two hours or more.. Especially that water ride, 3 hours later we are on the 12 second ride. For most it was not worth it. But for Jeff he met Witness, score! Randy and Ryan were self concious of us talking about any other race. Grayson was lucky and got 5 stuffed animals.. how he managed that is a mystery!




This boy is way too loved!! Awh he's adorable!



The beach was so much fun! Freezing at night and I refused to get in at night. But at one everyday it warmed up. As our family tradition we buried the youngins.. Zach & Sami. I wish we buried Grayson but that would have given him a heart attack since he absolutely does not like the sand near him! Eventually he warmed up :) Sami did not like being buried at all since she was being "suffocated" so we dug her out and put Randy in. We all got dominated by the HUGE waves. I don't think I should've watched Shark Week before going to California. We did see dolphins!! Zach & I decided that the best thing other than surfboards were the floatation devices :) Ryan decided to push Zach into the HUGE waves... good thing Zach can be brave and didn't cry when he completely got dominated!! Mom, Randy, and I once got out a little too far and couldn't get back.. we paniced a little but it was way fun to see Mom get attacked! It was super fun!!! :D I love the beach!! :)

One of the smaller waves.. yes, smaller! Bye bye boys! :)

Best Quotes:

"I want to take a picture of your packages." -Jen to the Boys "Let's get it on!" -Gnat to everyone
"I hope you have lots of water for when your car breaks down in the desert." -Jerk engineer
"Woof City" "Oh my Woof" -Randy to just about everyone or everything.
"Now that's just rude." -Jr. Heely while being buried alive
"OOOOhhkayyy!" OOhHhYeayaaah." -Big Jeff
"Train, Train, Train, Cockie, Cockie, Cock, Frog (F-word instead)" -Grayson :)

MOVING!!

Tomorrow I am moving Logan!!! I am so excited to get away.. My ten main reasons are:
1. Learning to cook.. I desperately need to learn how to feed myself.
2. No curfew.. I'll be honest I can't wait not to be stressed about being home on time.
3. Meet new friends.. I love meeting new people!!
4. Learning to be completely independent
5. Fulfilling my dream of living with my best friend Maddie.. for years we talked about it!!
6. Having friends so close by in my dorm!
7. Being far enough but close enough to see my family & Izzy
8. My very own address & being able to decorate how ever I please (except nails, those are frowned upon)
9. Singles ward.. I have heard they are the best.
10. That much closer to starting my major :)


I am so excited!!! But there are a lot of things that I am going to miss too. Good thing I am able to come home. I am going to miss my puppy so much. I don't know how I am going to sleep without her in my bed but I guess I can survive one semester :) hopefully she can too!