Happy Halloween!!!

Beware...

    Okay... I know, this is a little too real looking and a little too creepy. It was so much fun though. Our entire team dressed up as high school cliques. As you all can tell, I was one of the goths. I found the lovely 'cloak'  treasure at the D.I. We presented ourselves to the coaches and then headed to Cafe Rio for lunch. When I was about to walk in, I had assumed that the rest of the team was already in the restaurant- so I walked in with a murderous look on my face and my cape was blowing in the wind behind me to joke around with my teammates... little did I know, I was the FIRST to walk into Cafe Rio. I scared a lot of innocent people that were just trying to enjoy their pork- barbacoa burritos. I felt bad and I reassured them that it was JUST a costume. What a day! 

   Later that night I decided to dress up as something that wasn't quite so harsh. I went to a dance with my roommate Aubri, I was dressed as Pocahontas. So...I decided that I officially... do NOT like dances. I really struggle not being able to talk with people; it frustrates me. I am also a terrible dancer- no rhythm at all. I have no problem with looking like a dork, clearly. But, there is just something about the impossibly loud music, being surrounded by dirty dancing and not being able to hear yourself talk that doesn't really agree with me. I love to have a good time, don't get me wrong! I find that I have a lot more fun when I can communicate with people without having to scream at the top of my lungs. 

   On Saturday night, I had a nice mellow evening. My good friend Hannah Tempest, Brandon Comfort and his friend Alyssa as well as my cousin Zach came over to my place to carve some pumpkins. It was a lot of fun! However, I don't remember pumpkins ever smelling that bad!! I had a few moments where I had to take a step back because I was starting to gag. I was able to finish and these are our beautiful works of art! Pretty cute.

   For those of you that have NOT seen Toy Story 3, that is really too bad because you're missing out on the cutest thing ever. When I first saw the movie, I couldn't get over how CUTE this little toy was. Peas in a pod! Look at those cute little smiles. Then you can zip it shut. How can you not love that? My mom sent me the best Halloween package! Only she would remember me saying how much I loved this little toy. She is the best for things like that! I love getting packages from home, it is so much fun. Thanks so much mom! I love you.

   I had a pretty good week. I haven't been able to practice because of my concussion, so that has been a little frustrating. However, I am feeling a lot better and expect to be practicing in full force this week! Our first game is this week. I cannot believe that I am entering into my second season here at BYU. Time really does fly. I'm really looking forward to the season starting- my team is hilarious and we always have a good time on the road. I decided to red-shirt last year, so this year I get to play! I am so excited but nervous at the same time. It's going to be a great season.

Happy Halloween Everyone!!

Another week at the zoo...

   I was able to talk with my Great Grandma Thelma on the phone tonight. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a couple weeks ago at the age of 94. I love my Great Grandma. I will always remember her sweet spirit and her kind heart. I am sad that I am of no help down here at school and I really wish there was something I could do to comfort her through this process. Up until her sickness she was so up to date with everything and such a great supporter to everyone in her family. She will get to see our Father in Heaven soon and that is one thing that gives me comfort in a situation as sad as this. I will always remember her cute little house, her loving spirit and her appetite that nearly matched mine even at her age. Pretty impressive. I love you Grandma!

 

    This week, my goof of a friend Trina paid me a visit. She had just gotten back from Europe! She had been over there for an entire month. I was a little envious to hear of all her cool experiences in Rome, Austria and London. I would love to travel around Europe someday. I got a small taste of it in May with my basketball team. We saw a lot of Italy and I absolutely loved every minute of it. 

    On Friday's practice, I unfortunately suffered a mild concussion. I bounced my head off the floor after going up for a lay up. I guess you're supposed to bounce the ball on the floor, not your head! It was nice to have Trina around. She's such a goofball and we can always have a good laugh. She always knows how to lighten the mood and create a good time. I miss her and a lot of the good memories we had growing up together. 

    

   I kid you not, this class is going to be the death of me. STATISTICS, that is. It's a class that I am required to take and it is plain awful. I've never been in a class where I actually prefer there to be more math. The language and vocabulary in this class is impossibly hard to grasp- so tricky. Luckily, my teammate and I meet with a tutor weekly, and it helps a lot. Statistics is a pre-requisite to get into the business school here at BYU. The business school is very good here! One of the top in the nation. Naturally, it is very competitive! So, in order to weed out some applicants, they make Statistics 121 a real pain in the butt. A nice treat for those who could care less about the business school. 

   Christmas time in Provo? Almost. We got all of our gear the other day. Do you think that we are a little spoiled? It honestly is like Christmas, though. We all line up outside of the squad room and Santa (Steve Bushman, equipment manager) brings us in, individually, and we hold our bags open as he graciously gives us all of our goodies. This day makes everything better! It even makes Stats not seem so bad. I love my new clothes! 

Hair, hair, hair!

Okay... So, my hair has been in an ugly stage for quite a long time. I have been blonde for most of my life. Continuously highlighting it in salons or just from a box. Last year, I thought I would change the pace a little bit and go fairly dark. I really, really liked it! However, it was really hard to keep up because it faded so much and I could not afford to keep dying it. On top of that, you could probably imagine, my hair wasn't in great health. It was dry and damaged and I wasn't a big fan of that. So, since about december I have been growing my hair out. No highlights, no dying. Nothing but a regular trim. Once I get the color all grown out and when I get it feeling as healthy as I want it to- I want to do something pretty with my hair.

I really like this. It's still natural with a few low lights and high lights. I think it's really pretty!

I also really love this! It looks like it would be kind of a hard color to get, but my natural color is pretty similar.

Then there is this... it's pretty light. I'm a little skeptical to go that light again. It's pretty! I just don't know if I want to do it.

Lastly, I think this is REALLY cute.

I want to hear what you guys think! Clearly I don't have as luscious hair as these ladies. But, something needs to be done with my head. I would really appreciate some opinions!!!

New Blog!

So, I decided that I would start a blog. I complain about not having enough time for anything and here I think I'm going to have enough time to blog? Funny. Maybe I can make it work! I live so far from many friends and family and in some cases facebook doesn't do the job I need it to. I will get on here as often as I can and hopefully do a good job of keeping everyone up to date with the life I live.