Football is back!

Tonight is BYU's first game of the season! I'm quite ecstatic. It's not even September and I'm already being immersed in glorious football goodness. The sad part about tonight is that I'll miss kickoff. I work until 9 and the game starts at 8:15. I'm just glad I'll get to see any of it at all.

Today was also exciting because I got lunch with my beloved Brooke. It was the first time seeing her since April. We got to hang out for well over an hour. I cherish the wisdom she brings to the table, what with her having been married over a year now.

Oh, and my history class is amazing. The TA sat next to me which one might think as negative. But on the contrary, it's the best thing ever, especially when he's already a friend. He even shared some Mentos  candy with me. We also kind of matched. Both of us were wearing blue button down shirts and dark pants. Our shoes, though mine Birkenstocks and his sneakers, were also both brown. I don't know if he noticed our matching but I loved it.

And that is my Thursday thus far. I doubt I'll be back in time to write a post after the game so I'm ending it here. Have a lovely night.

Last YouTube video I watched: I Am The Doctor Remix

BEDA ends again

So near the beginning of April I made a list of 10 things that I was excited about for spring semester. I figured since spring semester is underway and that April is ending, I might as well check in a little bit and recount my progress.


1) Zumba class with Becca. This is going swimmingly. It's quite fun and definitely my new favorite type of cardio workout.

2) Gettin' biceps & abs with Lorraine. Lorraine and I have not yet begun this endeavor . . . There's still plenty of time, though.

3) Jordan & Matt coming home. This is basically all I think about in the most excited of ways. It's about two or so weeks away now for Jordan and I can hardly believe it's been two years already. Matt won't be back until June.

4) Camping trips. I haven't done one yet but yesterday a girl who lives in my same building told me a bunch of people are planning one for a weekend very soon! 

5) Imagine Dragons. I mentioned in a different post about how I totally forgot about their concert, which is tomorrow. It's terrible, really. But it will all be okay since hopefully I'll get to see them at Summerfest if I'm lucky!

6) Legitimately learning to play a Julia Nunes song on ukulele and then recording a cover with Becca singing. I've learned all the chords in three different songs of Julia's so I'm well on my way to being able to play them all too.

7) More tennis and racquetball. I haven't yet played tennis but Becca and I have played some racquetball. But I also have played soccer so that makes up for not playing tennis yet.

8) Time to read the next Game of Thrones book. I started Clash of Kings yesterday afternoon as I sat on the front lawn of my friends Trent, Grant and Phil's house.

9) Frisbee. I've not done this at all . . . Sad times, I know. But there's plenty of semester left. Since I have only one class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, frisbee would probably be a good thing to do then.

10) Starting my Chacos tanlines.  I figure once I go camping this will get done a little bit. I have been wearing them nearly everyday but I'm not outside all that often because of classes and often needing a computer to do my work. It's going to happen, though.


Well, I don't have class until 4 o'clock. Until then I'm going to watch the Manchester City v. Manchester United match, accompanied by John Green tweeting about it. I don't get to watch nearly enough soccer. I'm obviously supporting Man City since ManU is terrible. Well, not actually terrible at soccer but just terrible in general. I am just waiting for the day when Liverpool gets back to their former glory. (You'll never walk alone.)


Last YouTube video I watched: The Most Awkward Dance Ever

One of those glorious Allstate commercials just came on. You know the ones I'm talking about. Just so you know, BYU grads came up with the concept for those. Magic.

Blogging every day comes to an end

This was a very interesting August in terms of blogging. I had no trouble blogging every day but still some of the posts suffered; that's putting it lightly. I guess I kind of chilled out about it and didn't worry if every single post was exciting or thought provoking. Some of them really were just a quick rundown of the particular day. With school now started it will probably be better for me not to have to worry about blogging every day. It's been such a relaxing month that to take a few minutes out to write hasn't meant anything big was sacrificed.

Today I had 3 classes: a religion one, Italian (which is every day), and tennis. My religion class is taught by the same professor from whom I had American Christianity. And in tennis we didn't even play, just got our little syllabus. I'm excited for that class since a girl from my old apartment complex is in it! We're planning a double date where we play tennis since a requirement of the class is to play 4 sets outside of class, 2 singles and 2 doubles. It's going to be a great thing.

The end of every month seems like a good time to go through a little reflection period, except at this point I do not have much upon which I can reflect. I'm just thoroughly excited for this new year, junior year. I'm an upperclassman which is incredible in and of itself. I've basically done more college at this point than I have left, something with which I am not sure I am okay. Then again, once junior year officially ends . . . Well, in that case I'll be about a month away from having one of my best friends back in my life. In that sense, I am dying for this year to already be over. The biggest thing at the moment, which I have mentioned previously, is my application to the journalism program. I was freaking out over it a couple days ago but at this point I'm feeling quite calm about it all. Once I finish writing this I'm going to work on one of the essays while watching Parks and Recreation. The way I plan to remain so calm is to keep the whole process low key: I'm taking it one day at a time, one step at a time, not worrying about the thing as a whole but rather each part of it. It's working marvelously at this time.

Thanks for reading, my friends. I hope you've enjoyed this August.

Last YouTube video I watched: ORANGE & SOY CHICKEN RECIPE ft BrettTheIntern

Edit: Might I also mention that I have over 190 posts? And that I'm only 7 posts away from 200? It seems like it was only the other day when I got to 100. This blogging thing sure is awesome. And the last official day of BEDA is tomorrow so that's one more! I figured I'd do a nice reflection post today and tomorrow I can blog about rando crap.

JIMMER JIMMER CHICKEN DINNER

I have successfully completed BEDA! This actually does make me feel really awesome and accomplished. Blogging has become even more fun for me in the past month. I've obviously had to push myself a little more, and sometimes the posts do reflect how I didn't have things to really talk about at times, but there are other posts that started out pretty poorly but turned into some of my favorite ones to write, though you would have never known that had I not told you.

So, uh, I guess I'm supposed to reflect upon something at this time. I think I'll take a leaf out of my friend Hannah's book (read: blog) and make a list of the few things I really do know for sure in life.

I know a lot about the power of a letter, of the lost art of handwritten communication, whether I'm sending a letter or receiving one. For almost a year now I've been hard at work keeping in touch with the wonderful men I met freshman year. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that the times at which I was happiest during my sophomore year have been because I was holding a letter from a boy in my hands. There's something so raw and emotional about handwritten notes.

I know a thing or two about Harry Potter. I can tell you all about the books and even about stuff that didn't make it in that would have changed it completely. I know how incredible it is that Harry Potter can bring people together, because without it I never even would have met the aforementioned (amazing) Hannah. I know that what's coming will come.

I know what it means to be a Christian. I know what it means to attend BYU and to be a Mormon, at least as far as my life is concerned.

I know what it feels like to stand between the people that have become my greatest friends, and greatest loves, at basketball games and football games. I know what it's like to sit/stand in line for hours just to get a semi-decent seat to see Jimmer Fredette do what he does best. I know what it's like to see someone get Jimmered.

I know a lot about grocery shopping in Utah and how the nearby store seems to lack the things my favorite store at home has in abundance: cheese, various sausages, 100% pure maple syrup, and lots of beer. I know that making Chinese food at 1 am with your lovely redhead roommate is not only acceptable but encouraged.

I know that when your roommates tell you to "kiss the crap out of him," they really mean have fun spending time with him because he's awesome. I also know that they are semi-serious when they say it.

I know a lot about The Office. I can give you a quote for probably any and all circumstances. I know that Jim Halpert has only heightened my desire for a hilarious and clever man to step into my life at whatever time it happens.

I know what it feels like to be completely surrounded by people yet still feel alone. And I know that sometimes when you want to be alone, that really means you need one specific person there with you, even though he's all the way in Washington DC. But fortunately, I also know that those times pass and everything will be okay.

Thanks for reading, friends. You can be sure to find me blogging even more this summer. Catch you on the flipside.

Last YouTube video I watched: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing