School Time!

It is that time again, when the little kids have to wake up early, get their dora the explora and star wars back packs on and wander their little selfs to school. I have to admit, sadness comes to me when I think about the fact that I'm not going to school this semester. It's just not logical. I don't have money, and I'm not exactly sure what I even want to do in school, so why go aimlessly? I'm trying to figure it all out currently. So as for now, I am working almost 9 hour days 5 days a week to save up money. But as I watch my friends going to college, and all the little chitlets finding their way to school, I have great nostalgia for school. Learning is a wonderful thing.

Moving into my new crib

It all began at 4:00P.M. We (Jessica Wilson my new roommate and I) met our landlord to get the keys to our new home. My first question asked, "Are there a lot of spiders in here?" I'd write down his response but it was too long for words. Basically he said, "Never". Then within a few hours we both ran into 3 spiders. Jessica and I were waiting for her parents to show up with our twin beds, so we thought we'd take a run to DI and shop around for new furniture for our house. We got to DI and found two of the best chairs ever produced. Hers is a big bright red chair, which is in very good condition. Mine is a yellow fabricated wooden rocking chair, it is more amazing than words could explain. We were trying to figure out WHY someone would ever give that chair up, even if they were dead, it still wouldn't make sense. It does make a popping sound ever time you rock in it, but it's not TOO annoying (yet). We kind of went on a buying splurge and bought more than we could carry that day. Thankfully Jessica's parents were close with the trailer, so we could get all of this to our house. My favorite part of the night was when I was testing out my rocking chair and Jessica was moving some things in. All of a sudden a cat came running out of our bedroom and through the house right towards Jessica. She started screaming and it scared the cat so bad it started running up and down all the walls in our house consecutive times. The front door was open and finally after a while it found it's way outside. Jessica's face was priceless. She was jumpy about everything the rest of the night. Apparently the girl who lived here before us had 2 cats, which was not allowed in the first place. She happened to LEAVE them when she moved (idiot). So now we have an orange and black cat that look anorexic sitting on our porch all day long meowing for food. We feel bad, but we don't want cats. I named the orange one Venus. It tried to get into our house and I yelled, "Venus no!" It ran away. I told Jessica it knows it name. Our bath tub is amazing. It is one of those old fashioned ones that stands away from the wall with legs. There is a retched smell that comes from under the kitchen sink, we don't ask questions, we just keep the cabinet doors shut. One of the light switches for the kitchen is up about 6 feet from the ground, we just figure the people who built the home didn't want their kids to turn the lights on and off, wasting power like they do. We bought a TV from DI. It's a pretty good one. The actual screen is about 1/100th of the whole thing, but we all can't afford flat screens. I've never shared a room before. EVER. It's not bad so far, Jessica is a wonderful roommate. She is a mean sleeper though. If she is not completely awake she becomes that nasty old lady who lives next door and yells at you for no reason at all. Yesterday morning she said, "What is that NOISE!" I said, "My alarm" she said, "It has been going off ALL night long!" I said, "No, just this morning a few times." I replied, "No..." She said, "YESS!!!!" And I left it at that. No point in arguing with a dead person. Jessica told me to stop killing all the huge bugs that she claims are "mosquito killers". So I left this huge black one on the wall for a few days. Then my friend came over and said, "What's that on the wall?" Jessica said, "A mosquito killing bug". He said, "That looks like a nail with some lint hanging from it". "Ohhh." Our bedroom floor arches in the middle about 5 inches from the sides of the room. I'm sure our beds are completely slanted, but hopefully we'll get used to it. The girl who lives next door came over and introduced herself to us. She seemed nice, I said she could definitely beat us up if she wanted too, Jessica said she could definitely eat us up too. I'm sure we will become good friends. As far as Venus goes, we are starting to feel bad, should we feed them? As for now, I don't think we care enough just yet. I'm sure we will walk out on the porch someday soon only to find two dead cats. Animals.

Birthday Excitement

Today the memory of my last birthday popped into my head. It landed on a Sunday this year. My singles ward in Provo starts late in the afternoon at 1:30. It's nice for us "kids" to be able to sleep in til noon and then get up, get ready and be to church on time. On this particular Flag Day, I had a super runny nose. I'm not much of a tissue person, so I just conveniently wipe my snot off with the back of my hand. It's nice. So... As the meeting had just begun, I was sitting next to Mikelle, and I was rummaging through my purse for any sort of goodies. Luckily, I found a starburst and began to eat away. Mikelle looked over at me and demanded for a starburst by displaying her firm hand right in front of my face. I got the message, and leaned down for my purse. As I was leaning forward casually looking for a starburst for her, I noticed my runny nose building up. It felt like it had formed a wall at the end of my nose, so I wasn't concerned just yet. As I continued searching, Mikelle began to frantically wave her hands in the air and point at my face. I couldn't figure out what was going on, until I crossed my eyes and looked down. I had a string of snot hanging from my nose about 4 inches in length. I quickly grabbed the string of snot and wiped it on my black pencil skirt. Phew!! That was a close one. We laughed for a good two minutes. At the conclusion of sacrament meeting, my roommate Caitlin looked over at me and said, "What is all over your skirt?" At first I was baffled. Then I remembered, "Oh! It's just snot."

Ava=The Cutest Baby Ever

Ava is such a cute baby!! She is the newest member of our family and we are all so happy to have her! I'm so excited to watch her grow and see her cute little personality come as she gets older. I'm not a huge baby fan, to be honest, but I LOVE holding Ava for some reason.

Painting

I think there are two kind of people in this world. People who have the patience to paint, and people who don't. Not including that there is any talent, because I surely have a long ways to go, but having the patience to paint does not come easy for everyone. It is peaceful to me. I feel like I can concentrate on it, and express myself in ways I couldn't otherwise do.

The Lamp

I know this picture is terribly contrasty, but I HAVE to show everyone how cool my new purchase is! I bought this lamp at DI yesterday and I love it. It sounds like a million glasses shattering everytime you pick it up and move it, I'm super surprised it is still all comptely together. My thoughts are it is super old, and built to last. At night, when the air comes on it blows the glass circles and they hit eachother like a chime. It's a little on the creepy side, but I still love it! FYI, there was 2 of the lamps, I bought one because I'm not rich enough to buy both of them. It was 15.00$, incase you want one. :)

New Resolution Lyrics by Azure Ray

I saw this picture on a photography website and thought of this song. I love how music and photos can all relate to each other in one way or another. When I was in photography I did a project just connecting my photos to songs, and it was my favorite and most well done project by far. Two of my favorite things in this world, music and photography.

Follow blind
Heavy eyes hold position
Right on time
It was a lucky prediction

Move on, move on
It's like the clock is pacing
The break of dawn
And our hearts are racing
Move on, move on
There's nothing changing

Don't undermine
My new resolution
Just to find
A different light
A new direction

Move on, move on
Now the record's skipping
I won't forget
I won't forget
The way you said
Move on, move on
There's no point in waiting

Move on, move on
It's like the clock is pacing
The break of dawn
And our hearts are racing
Move on, move on
There's nothing changing

Move on, move on
Now the record's skipping
I won't forget
I won't forget
The way you said
Move on, move on
There's no point in waiting