Fall Fall Fall

I love this time of year when the leaves are changing! I love walking outside and it smells cold. The air isn't stuffy anymore and I am soooo happy. Except it gets really cold here. It may be the same temperature in Utah but this cold soaks in and chills you to the bone. But I'd still rather be cold than hot!!

I like walking through the leaves too, the crunching noise is great!

This picture was not such a good idea! The leaves stuck to my wool sweater like crazy and I found a leaf in my hair probably an hour after we got home. But I still love fall and halloween and then Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is just the beginning of the best time of year!!!

Tagged...once again

So I am pretty sure that this won't be very interesting because I'm still just a little girl but I will try and make it interesting.

Five things I was doing ten years ago:

1-Getting ready to leave foothill elementary (5th grade) for Adele C. Young Intermediate.

2-Having a major crush on Brenden Oliva!

3-Playing pretty much every day with Shauna or Sharlene

4-I think that was when we had Katie, so I probably dressed her up or something crazy like that.

5-Pretending to practice the piano! Five times on each song was just too much!

5 things on my to-do list today:

1-Watch the results for Dancing with the Stars

2-Shower

3-Eat something good

4-Charge my Ipod

5-Finish this post.

(my life is really too boring to have 5 more things to do at 6 at night)

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:

1-By a turbo porsche 911! I really like to go fast

2-Pay off any debt my family may have. School loans, car payments, etc.

3-Buy a nice house

4-Save some

5-pay quite a bit of tithing on that chunk of money

5 places I've lived:

1-Brigham City, Utah

2-Lyman, Wyoming

3-Provo, Utah

4-Columbia, Maryland

5-Probably to Salt Lake City, Utah next

5 jobs I've had:

1-Receptionist/Janitor at Country Clippers

2-Life guard

3-Maceys

4-Changes Salon and Spa

5-USRA

Okay, here is how it works. Anyone we have tagged, answer all the questions on your own blog in a post. Then when you are finished tag 5 more people.

I tag

Charisse and Kory

Heather and Brian

Andy and Natalie

Mom

And you all are tagged!!! Spouses can't skip out...KORY!!!

Tagged!!!

This was hard to start thinking about things that are unimportant and quirkey about me but once mom gave me a few I found out that I'm really weird!

1-I don't wake up to alarm clocks! I have tried several different ways to get myself out of bed but nothing seems to work. I've put it across the room, set it as loud as possible, and put it right next to my head so that I'll be blasted awake. Nothing seems to work. I once slept through a smoke alarm! This is probably not very safe! I think that maybe I need a bed that tips you out onto the floor. I'd probably just sleep on the floor!

2-I LOVE shoes! If I could buy a pair every day I would be soooo happy. But I don't really like to wear shoes. As soon as I sit down I kick them off. I don't like my feet to be confined!

3-I crave lots of weird things. I'll crave something for about a month at a time. The past few have been bean dip, potatoes with ranch dressing, tomato juice, and pickles. The main craving I have is chocolate cake. I bake on average 1 a week and I eat the majority of it. I can't help myself! I love it so much! It doesn't even have to be frosted. I just like cake!

4-I love alphabatizing and organizing things. However, I am possibly the messiest person I know. I would be happy to organize things for anyone else but I just can't bring myself to do it for myself.

5-I am a list maker. I can make a list for anything! Christmas lists, favorite movies, songs, people that I am planning on inviting to my wedding, foods, and pretty much anything else that pops into my head.

6-I make rough drafts for almost anything that I write. This becomes time consuming when I write a letter a week! I can't stand to have scribble marks on my letters. I like things to look as neat as possible, I even practice my handwriting so that it coinsides with the content of my letter. Maybe I'm just weird.

So now you know how weird I am!

Go Redskins!!!!

Dad and I got to go see a Redskins game! It was very exciting. This is my excited football face and the ticket.












We got to sit in an owners box which I thought was cool until we got there and then I found out that it was AMAZING!!! But we had to walk around in the stadium twice asking for directions that all contradicted each other. So we finally made it there. We walked in and there was a big buffet with smoked turkey, salmon, hot dogs, fancy sauces that I didn't try. You got to eat everything for free. Its too bad we don't drink because all the beer and alcohol was free! We just drank free cokes. In the lobby of all the boxes were big cushy arm chairs, pool tables, flat screen TVs, and some Nintendos. Dad says that each of the boxes cost about $80,000 a year and there were about 25 just in our lobby. So they better give you free stuff for that price. While we were eating our food we saw Jason Taylor!!!! He was injured so he couldn't play. He sat in the box next to us and I stalked him until I got a picture. I don't know anybody in the NFL except for him (because of dancing with the stars) and I got his picture. Our box was nice and I was glad we were there because it had been raining all day and you could see all the people down there with their ponchos. They have binoculars for you to use during the game which was really nice. So we got to see the game really close up!
They lost but it was still fun to be there. We somehow ended up on the other side of the stadium and couldn't find the car. But in our defense, why would they have two purple sections???!!! One on each side of the stadium! There are more that the three colors that they used in the parking lot. So we ended up walking all the way around the stadium. And it is HUGE!!!
Personally I think it was very positive for my first NFL experience.

Welcome to Maryland

My car is now registered in Maryland. :( I really liked my Utah plates, I had it memorized! But the process of getting it registered was RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!! We go the Jetta inspected to start with and then we went in first in April and they told us that we had to have the title of the car to register is, but a bank in Wyoming has that title. So we had to call that bank and have them send it to the MVA here. They said that they would tell us when they recieved it but we got a copy of the title from WY and didn't here anything from the MVA until the end of July. So once that was all ready we had to get the car re-inspected because it only lasts three months! So that was $80 down the drain! Mom got off work early one day and we drove a half hour to a farther MVA so we would have to wait in long lines. So after waiting for another half hour we went up to the desk and the lady (who could barely speak english) told us that we would have to pay 6% of the worth of the car to get it registered because they had lived here for two years and hadn't registered it yet. That would be about $700! Even though they won't register a car that is not in the state of Maryland. So because I was at school with the car they wouldn't let us register it for the regular amount. Mom was not happy about that so we went to talk to the manager in the back. She said that if my school would fax something saying that my car was there then it would be fine. So I called my school and asked them to fax something and the Director said that would be fine but she had already left so I would need to call Lindy (the spawn of Satan) and have her fax it. I tried that and she said that she "just didn't have the time"! By this time the MVA was closing and they didn't want to be there anymore and we were angry with them so we went home! My school director called and said she would fax it first thing in the morning. So I left bright and early to drive another half hour to register the stupid car!!! Once I was there I went into the back and the manager approved the fax and everything was fine we didn't have to pay the 6%. Then I proceeded to wait for the next two hours before they called my number! I was very very bored!! And I didn't bring anything to keep me occupied so I drew on myself. :)

I hope you all enjoy this long boring story! :)

Workin' Girl!

Welcome to USRA
The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is dedicated to advancing space sciences and exploration through innovative research, technology, and educational programs. We accomplish this mission by providing a collaborative membership organization where universities and other research organizations may cooperate effectively with each other, with the United States government, and other entities to develop knowledge associated with space science and technology.

I have a temporary job at the USRA!!! They were hiring students for about six week periods. I happen to have a father who works there and is respected by everyone. So I am working Monday to Friday, from 8-4. I mostly file papers and label things. It is pretty nice to be doing something now. The day went by pretty quickly and I'll be doing that until we figure out if I can work at the doctors office with mom! I got to learn what dad does. I only knew he worked with computers. So it was explained to me but really I still only grasp a little bit of it. I'm just not smart enough to know all the big words dad uses.

Babies!

I have just finished another baby quilt! This one is for a boy so no matter what, if you have a baby, you will get a quilt. They are all pretty darn cute if you ask me. Mom and I are ready for another addition to the family so get crackin'!!

Marvin

Marvin Goldstein came to the Visitors Center for a fireside. Sam Payne came with him, I didn't know who that was but he is from Lindon, UT so I immediately liked him more than all the people in Maryland. :) Anyway, Marvin Goldstein is so amazing! Watching him makes you feel like you don't play the piano very well. I enjoyed watching his fingers move, they fly over all the keys, he makes it look so easy though.

The piano that was there was a Steinway. The man who was sitting behind us donated the money to build the Visitor Center and he bought the piano. He said it was $37,000!!!
I got to meet him after the fireside! He is much shorter than I thought he would be! I asked him to hold his hand up to mine, and his fingers are maybe 1/2" longer than mine. I thought he would have huge long fingers. But when he spread his hand out his span is at least two inches longer than mine. He can reach an octave and two. It was fun. He only played two or three songs, I wish he would have just played the whole night. My favorite was his medley of his favorite from the Children's Songbook.

I only could get a little amount on my camera of one of his songs I hope it works because its amazing!

Rainbow Bright

You may think I have gone crazy but don't worry its not permanent! I am just being patriotic for the 4th of July! This type of color is semi-permanent so it will stay this dark for a few washes and it will gradually fade out to very very pale pink and blue. So once it gets to that point if its still noticeable I can just bleach it out and I will be back to normal by the time you all see me in person. But maybe I should keep the blue and be very supportive of the Cougars!!

Success!!!

I have finally found a job!!! I am very excited. A lady in our ward goes to a salon to get her eyebrows waxed but she asks me to color and cut her hair. When she was there last she heard about an associate program. I went in and was basically told I could start the next week. It is called "Changes". For the associate program I go in and work with a lady, Margaret, and she teaches me everything she knows for a few months. After that time she gives me some of her clients who would like a cheaper price. So I get a clientele pretty quickly right from the beginning which is usually really hard to do. (So I am told, I wouldn't know yet)

I think the salon is high-end. I would never pay the prices these people pay. These are just a few of the prices to give you an idea.
Women's Cut $50
Men's Cut $35
Full Head Highlights $110
All Over Color $75

Here are some pictures of the salon

I work for a little Irish lady. She trained with Vidal Sassoon, which is really cool. I can hopefully learn a lot from her! At the end of the day, after listening to her all day I start thinking in an Irish accent. Its so weird! I can't speak like her but I sure do think it. Maybe I'm just crazy!

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As most of you know by now, I don't live in Utah anymore. I miss seeing everyone! So my plan is to come and stay for a while in September. While I am there I want to go to the annual BYU game. I would be very sad if I had to miss it. So I would like to plan right now what game to go to. I have to plan now so I can buy plane tickets so I don't have to pay as much. Charisse told me that a Saturday would be best for most everyone. My personal preference would be Sept. 20. It is a Saturday and it gives me enough time to buy the cheaper tickets. The game is against Wyoming, which isn't the most exciting game I'm sure, but probably better than Utah State. But it is in the middle of September and tickets are more expensive the first couple weeks in September. I don't really want to wait until October to come visit but if it doesn't work out for everyone then I will. Discuss it amongst yourselves and let me know as quickly as possible. I miss you all!

Here is the BYU schedule for 2008!

http://www.byucougars.com/Schedule.jsp?SP=130

Wood working and Azaleas

Well my life is still uneventful! A few things have happened. Dad built a desk! He has been working on it for a while and it is finally finished. It is so pretty! Mom is very happy because it hides some of dads mess.

Another interesting event, Jonathan Marchant and his wife, Lori, are here. They came to see Washington D.C. and are staying with us to save money on hotels. The first day that they were here we went to the Azaleas Garden. It was very pretty the flowers bloom here very quickly. Two weeks ago everything was brown and now its green and beautiful.

It was fun! Dad even faked a smile for a wonderful picture. Mom and Dad kept taking pictures of me. I felt silly because normally parents take pictures of their little kids but this time it was me the 20 year old baby.
There was a family there that was taking lots of family pictures. They had a little boy who was singing his own little song about loving tuna casserole and mom and I looked at each other and said "they must be mormon". And we sat next to them long enough to find out that they were LDS. It is very strange out here to run into anyone LDS outside of church. What are the odds!?! Well thats all that has happened here, nothing too exciting. I miss you all!

Doing Something

I am still unemployed. And I am waiting for my Maryland cosmetology license. Everyone just wants money...the state of Maryland and the state of Utah. To have Maryland consider me for a license they need $25 and they want to know that I have a current license but they won't accept me showing them my license. They want certification from directly from Utah but Utah won't send it without $20. Money money money!!! Of which I have none. You have to have a job to get money and to get the job I want I have to have a license and to get the license I have to money. I would be in a rut without mom and dad. They are helping me with money until I have a job. To pay rent at mom and dads I give dad two haircuts a month. They say I'm getting a good deal, but they don't know how expensive my haircuts are. ;)

I have applied to some places but still nothing. The chiropractor mom and I go to needs a receptionist Fridays starting in June and it sounds like I am already accepted for the job. They want me to have an interview and then start training so I'm guessing if they train me they want me for the job. I applied at JoAnn's (the craft store) to cut fabric! Wouldn't that be fun!?! They only need someone part time but it sounds like fun to me. And I love crafts so that job would be so much fun!!! I am also looking into a nanny position. There is an LDS family who has a 6 month old baby boy that needs to be nannied. It pays really well but it takes up a lot of time so I'm just looking into it for now.

Until I get a job I am making a quilt.

To my married sibblings (so all of you): This quilt is for the next baby girl in the family. I am prepared for when that day comes. And if you have a boy, don't worry that is my next project. I am ready to be an aunt again so the responsibility rests upon your shoulders. It is a freaking cute quilt and it was made by a loving aunt! So if you could step it up that would be great. Mom agrees completely with the fact that we need more babies.

Heather commented on my last blog that you might like an update of Elder Juarez. He is doing great! I got a letter about a month ago that said he is now a District Leader. I'm not all that sure about what that means except that he is in charge of like 10 other missionaries. Which is cool. So far he loves it! He is actually in Fresno now. Its the first city he has been in since he got to California. He says that " Fresno is huge and the are so many crazy people here! I thought there were crazy people in my other areas, but no, they flock to Fresno."

(I couldn't get the scanner to work for some of his mission pictures so until I figure it out here's a nice picture of Jon and me.)

Every month I send Jon a tie. I figure that his wardrobe is kind of boring since he has to wear the same thing every day so I send him new ties. And I guess I pick out really good ties because some of the members comment on how nice his ties are. "There is a member in our ward here that complimented me on the green tie you just sent. Then they asked where I was getting such good ties and I told them that I was getting them from my girlfriend back home. Then they said 'well tell her that she picks out fantastic ties'. I have gotten so many compliments on them" So now I have some pressure to send him really good ties. But ties out here are very expensive. Mom and I went to the mall and they range in price from $30-$100! I am way too poor for that!

In his area now he and his companion live with some members. I thought that it was kind of weird that they live at some member's house I am not sure if that is kind of normal on your mission but I had never heard of that before. Apparently it is to help save some money for the church. I'm just don't know a whole lot of what goes on while you are on a mission.
He had an interesting thing happen to him. I will quote the story for you. I love his letters because he writes just like he talks. Its about a baptism for an 18 year old kid named David.

"Well its story time now. I told you about the baptism of David that was supposed to happen this past Saturday. Well it didn't happen 'cause David didn't show! Yeah, no one can get a hold of him, not even his mom! We have no idea what happened to him, he disappeared. How crazy is that, we got stood up at a baptism!"

I guess fun stuff like that happens while you are on a mission. I will keep you updated on Jon as the time goes by. He has been out for 7 months now! Only 17 to go!

My EXCITING Life

Basically right now I have no life so I sit at home and try to clean and organize all of my stuff. I have way too much stuff for the space in my room so I am trying to box it up for the 1 1/2 years I am here. But as you can all imagine my room is a disaster, it looks like a tornado hit it. I am lucky to push it all aside to be able to sleep on my bed. I have made some progress. You can actually see the carpet now.

I colored moms hair with some box color she picked and the red she picked was RED! So a girl at her work who has her license said we could buy product from her salon at cost so we went to the place and they used the same color line that I used at school and now mom has normal hair and we can get anything we need until I get my license here.

You probably can't tell very much by these pictures but mom weaved my hair with some 8BD which is slightly darker. You can't really tell. It just makes it so you can't see my regrowth line as much. Mom was a pro! She said she was very nervous because I am a professional now but she did a GREAT job. Now I don't have to pay anyone else to do my hair mom can just do it.

Just to give you guys and idea of how bored I get while I'm here alone, you can see the pictures I take when I get bored. Enjoy

The FIRST blog!

Sarah is on board. She will be able to update whats going on with her now that she will be soooooo far away. Now we will all be able to stay in touch with her as often as she will post. Yea! Maybe she can keep us up to date on mom and dad now too. We have just done a basic start, but she can jazz it up when she gets to Maryland.

So Sarah and I decided (this is Heather) that for her first post we will hold a poll to see if you think she should keep her hair blonde or go brunette. The poll is on the left side of the screen.

BRUNETTE

BLONDE