Favorite photos of the past

first time wakeboarding

friends since basically forever

one of literally two photos of us together

Nighttime London

Last YouTube video I watched: To Be Anything At All

Tuesday madness

Like I mentioned in my post from 2:30 this morning . . . Tuesday was pretty crazy. So here's what went down.

My exam wasn't until seven at night so I spent the day half studying, half watching Vlogbrothers, half watching The Office. It was alright, though I wish my exam had been earlier in the day.

I went to campus around five something and sold back two more books and got $13, money which would later pay for my delicious dinner.

So I took my exam at seven and it only took about an hour, which was awesome because then I was able to get dinner w/ my friend Mikaela and her old roommates. Mik was in New Zealand all this semester on a study abroad and is getting married in June and is all done with school so after she gets married here in June I won't see her again for a long while. It was awesome spending literally the entire night w/ her and our other friends. We went to Red Robin and I remembered how delicious that place is. I had quite a large amount of steak fries. It was awesome. 

After our crazy dinner, which it really was, we went back to Mikaela's old apartment, where all her old roommates still live obviously, and ate tons of candy/chocolate from New Zealand. I also Tim Tam slammed for the first time ever! That was pretty nifty and Tim Tams are quite lovely when soaked in hot chocolate. The whole night was spent acting generally ridiculous and laughing and talking about old times  and new times and all that jazz. I realized how much I missed having Mikaela around just to hang out with. We met freshman year but really only became friends till the last month or so of winter semester so all summer we talked and then when we got back for sophomore year we hung out a ton. Provo isn't quite Provo without Mik so it will be interesting to come back this next fall and have her not be here.

I'm thinking about how delicious Red Robin was and now I'm getting really hungry again.

As for today's plans, there are none. Lorraine and I will probably bum around a lot. Maybe clean? I really have no idea. We'll figure out something. If it's nice weather that'd be even better but it seems pretty cloudy right now. It's almost 11 and my room is still dark considering it is almost 11. I think it's supposed to rain a little today but other than that be warm. This afternoon I should probably go for a run. I definitely need it.

Last YouTube video I watched: Romance and Sex Questions in an Airport

T-shirts galore

I would say it's common knowledge that I prefer t-shirts above all other kinds of shirts/tops/blouses. And I'm not talking solid colored tees. I'm talking sports/witty/nerdy/graphic tees, like those from Threadless. There's something about t-shirts that just takes the cake. My mom kind of hates it that I love them so much but at this point if I stopped wearing t-shirts, I wouldn't be me anymore.

Granted, some t-shirts are nicer than others, in quality and style, I try not to discriminate. One day I'll wear a punny Threadless shirt, the next a soccer jersey, the next something neon from Pac Sun. If I were to define my style, all I could say is "t-shirts." I wear t-shirts like hipsters wear skinny jeans and oversized or super tight plaid shirts. The thing is, t-shirts know no bounds. Every "style" incorporates this simple piece of clothing.

The reason I bring this up is because I am currently packing my clothing. I never realize how many tees I have until it's time to pack them up again. Somehow between when I pack them in April, unpack them a few days later and when I repack them to return, so a period of about 3 months, I manage to forget how many I have. And I actually wear pretty much all of them. I'm the kind of person that decides what to wear on how I feel a particular day. It's all about how I feel and not so much about how people will perceive what I'm wearing.

I'm pretty legit. I know.

Now back to packing.

Last YouTube video I watched: The Debt

The explanation blog

I believe it was in my first post of BEDA that I (very) briefly mentioned how next spring will "be a time of utmost happiness and wonder." And since I'm done with 2 of my 3 finals and my next one isn't until Wednesday, I figured I would take a little time to describe why I'm so excited about next spring.

As is pretty common with my life, we have to go back first to freshman year of college.

I met these really awesome guys last year. Some of them are my best friends, by far. They are the epitome of lovely. But here's the deal: in the LDS Church, when guys turn 19 they are strongly encouraged to serve a 2 year mission. They go to various places throughout the United States and the world, preaching the Gospel and testifying of Christ. They do so for 2 years straight. Their main form of communication with the outside world is the good ol' postal service. They e-mail with their families every week and call home on Mother's Day and Christmas.

Seeing as I'm not actually related to any of these awesome boys I met once upon a time, I really like writing/mailing/receiving/reading letters. I've spent more money on postage in the last year than I have in the rest of my life combined. It's pretty crazy.

I'm sure you'll remember at this point that I said the boys are gone for 2 years. After winter semester ended last year, basically all of the boys left some time in the summer months, meaning that they will all return about a year from now. Now, one of my favorite boys/closest friends was the first one to leave after winter semester; he was on his way to Scotland in like the second week of May. But guess what? That means he has just over a year left! Which means that at this time next year I will be FREAKING OUT over seeing one of my best friends after having not seen him in over 2 years; after having only talked to him through letters; after having to wait weeks for letters to come. And at the beginning of June my absolute best friend will be returning from Washington DC, so that's pretty dang exciting as well. I'm just really lucky that the two boys I want to see the most are both from Utah, enabling me to see them while I'm around for spring semester.

Yeah, that's right! I'll be at school next spring semester! Pretty much the only reason I'm staying is so I can see them. Why would I actually want to stay in Utah? To get an education? Pssht, I think not.

So yeah, I'm going to be the happiest I've pretty much ever been next spring. It's going to be awesome.

Last YouTube video I watched: Pacific vs. Atlantic