Fantastic February Fun!!!

Ok so most of this blog takes place towards the end of January but, I just love alliteration!!!

Let's see....I am trying to remember back to when it all started....

Once upon a time, my cousin Sandra introduced me to her roommate Traci. We became friends but never really got to see each other. Sad, I know. Then, Traci got me a job at the Law Library when I moved up to BYU! How sweet! That's Traci for ya! Anyways, after a full semester, Traci and I barely ever saw each other still and were saddened by this unfortunate fact. Then, last weekend, Traci called and invited me to the basketball game! SCORE! (pun intended) We finally got to hang out!! Oh my gosh it was so fun!!After the game, we went to Cafe Rio with some more people, my new friends Carli and Bobbi! it was so fun and I really like all these girls!(As soon as I get them from Traci, I have more pictures)

After a delicious dinner, we decided to go in the jacuzzi at Crestwood (hey that's where Karli and Sarah lived!) and it was so fun!! Some more new friends joined us too! The pool was frozen about 4 inches thick, just solid ice! I got it in my head that if I walked on the ice, I would be walking on water and just had to do it!! I think I was the only one who thought it was cool, but it got the boys thinking they couldn't have a girl being braver then they are, so they tried it too. Haha.

After jacuzzi time, we went to watch a movie, Disturbia, at one of their houses. They have the comfiest red couch (which they named Clifford...what do you want? Boys name everything!).

Sunday, the same fabulous girls invited me to a waffle party put on by another ward in the area (I think it was the BYU 145,896th ward? haha jk) and they were so yummy and it was fun meeting yet again, more people! I am just being so social! Haha.

Monday, I went to my ward FHE, which I FINALLY was invited to because I made enough ruckus about it. Haha. No one ever knew I was in their little FHE family so I never knew what was going on and I kept trying to find out and ya....anyways, it worked out so I know now and we had fun just playing games. I learned a new one that I can't wait to teach everyone.


I think the highlight of my week was Mexi-Martes!!!! OLE!!!!

The male half of the new friends I made last weekend apparently have a Mexi-Martes party on tuesday nights! They made fajitas, had spanish music playing and even a pinata!!

In order to hit the pinata, they hung it out the apartment window by a vacuum cord, over the parking garage entrance and they hit it with a broom (one guy used a sword haha) It had candy in it, but it also had random stuff in it like toy dinosaurs and scope and toilet seat covers for your purse! Hahah. These guys are hilarious!! Anyways, it was so fun and I am glad I made friends with fun people!!

On a less social, more scholastic, yet equally happy note: I got an 87% on my Gender exam that everyone else I heard from didn't do too well. Even my professor said she would pray for us because we would need it since her tests are so hard. Haha. There is an essay portion of the exam that hasn't been graded yet, so I shouldn't speak too soon but I feel pretty ok with the answers I gave. We'll see, but for now, I am celebrating!! Also, I had my first exam for my Personality class and it was an essay too (so I won't know my grade for two weeks) but I feel pretty confident that I got at least a B on that too!! ::woot::woot::

One last exciting order of business: I finally got our TV working!! I have been trying since I first moved in, back in August, and yes, I gave up for a while, but I got re-determined and finally got it working! Yay!! Now, even when Mandy ISN'T home, I can be entertained. Haha. No, so far, I have been really good about setting a certain time limit and making sure to get up when I need to. So it's ok.


Before I end, I wanted to quote our beloved Prophet who passed away on Sunday. He was an amazing person and although we will miss him and I am saddened by the fact that he is no longer with us, I am at peace with his passing and happy that he is with his wife again, and can be with her forever.

"I would like to suggest that we stop seeking out the storms of life and enjoy the sunlight. I am suggesting that we "accentuate the positive". I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment virtue and hard effort. There is good all around us--if we will only look for it.
"In my ninety-plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and good women face challenges with optimism, things will always work out! Truly, things will always work out! Despite how difficult circumstances may look at the moment, those who have faith and move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out."
- President Gordon B. Hinckley

Three Months!!

Today is the official Three Month marker!!

For those of you who don't know, my best friend David...excuse me...Elder Ornelas....is on his mission and today marks three months since he entered the MTC.(David and his companion in the MTC)

It feels like it's been a lot longer but it's ok. I get to hear from him every Monday, and it's a lot easier now that I have that to look forward to and it feels like he's not quite as far.
He's been doing soooo great! Again, if you don't already know, he's serving in the Argentina Salta Mission and LOVES it. He already had a baptism last weekend!!David is the best friend anyone could ever ask for and I am so grateful for him. You think I exaggerate when I say that no one could ever understand what we have. If you do understand, I am so happy for you because it is amazing.

I'm so grateful to have a best friend who is such an example to me.(Me and David almost a year ago-we look little huh?!)

Elephantitus!

So about two weeks ago, I completely ate it!

(this is my right foot, the elephant ankle)

(this is what it should look like, my left ankle)

I was coming out of my friends apartment at night, and totally missed a step!


You know how sometimes people fall and you want to laugh but you make sure they are ok first?

Ya, this wasn't one of those times, according to my friend. He said it was one of those "OH MY GOSH are you alright?!" kind of falls.
Basically, I just landed on it super wrong and it swelled up and it looked like I had Elephantitus!

Although, I have to say, the color it turned was a very pretty purple.

Anyways, being the stubborn person I am, I never opted to use crutches or milk it for sympathy. I'm no whimp! Everyone is so nice though. I tried to limp as little as possible, but people could still tell so they offered me rides and brough me ice packs and an ace bandage to wrap it with.

I probably stopped wearing the ace bandage too soon. I even braved heels the following Sunday...

It's a lot better, but still healing.

(again, this is what my ankle NORMALLY looks like)

Although my choice of shoes had nothing to do with THIS fall, I did get some new boots(thanks to all my super loving and amazing friends!) So now at least I won't slip on the ice anymore, like I did a few weeks ago.

So that's the most recent news. I know, my life is exhilarating right?

Delayed Reaction

WOW!!! It's been forever! I am so sorry to those of you who faithfully check my blog. I have left you hanging. I bet you were wondering, "where in heaven's name has Heather been??"

Well, I apologize. I hope you can find it in your hearts to grant me forgiveness.

Anyways, How ya been???

It's 2008!
It's already mid January though! That means I am 1/24th done with the year and I haven't even written one single blog? I am horrible!

I guess I should start with a brief recap of how 2007 ended, and how my Christmas break went, and then I can catch you up with the new year....

I went home for Christmas break, after taking all my finals, and a safe drive home in ol' rusty...or whatever you wanna call my car.

I drove home with a few friends from back home so it wasn't too bad of a trip, other than the fact that I was out of windshield fluid and so anytime dirty snow was kicked up by trucks, it would dry and then I couldn't see out the blasted windshield. SO that made for a pretty tense journey and I was in serious need of a massage when I got home. Oh well, it was worth it!

CALIFORNIA!

Ah I love home. It was nice to be home for the holidays, it felt so much more like christmas once I was with my family, and once I had a tree! My family and I went through our usual holiday traditions and Christmas was wonderful. It really was.

Before Christmas, we needed to take our family christmas card photo and so we all went down to the Bella Terra (simultaneously my sister's work...poor thing...so embarrassing haha), complete with matching shirts, dad's tripod and two chairs. That's right, no professional haha. I love my family. It was kind of embarrassing at first but I got over it quickly. I was grateful I was no longer at that age where things like that mattered to me and I was able to just enjoy it.




We went to my grandparents house to celebrate, the Sunday before, and that was pretty fun. I still have pictures stuck on another camera and I will post those asap.



For christmas, we always get new pajamas, the only gift we are allowed to open on Christmas eve(I'm finding that a lot of people have that same tradition!) Here's me in mine.



We got so many fun things for christmas; we are so spoiled. We got Dance Dance Revolution(DDR) and Singstar(Like GH only singing) and lots of clothes and other fun things. But the best part, by far, was... I GOT A NEW CAMERA! It's so pretty and now I can take all sorts of pictures!! I LOVE IT!

So all day, we just spent time with the family, playing DDR and singing our hearts out. My dad even gave DDR a chance.

This is why I love my dad. I seriously do and I think he is the coolest dad ever.

SO that was Christmas I guess. Very nice and merry :)

I also got the chance to work at the salon over break to make some extra money. It was SO fun to see everyone's reactions when they would realize I was working. I got a few "hallelujahs" and a bunch of squeals of excitement, and overall, I just felt so loved and remembered why I loved it there so much. It was fun to be back in that scene, where everyone is social and the world is just moving. Sometimes I feel like Provo is at a standstill. hahah. I still like it here, no worries. But there's just something about Southern California that I just can't get over. I love it. Anyway, so that was so fun to work at the salon again. I love those girls.

I also got the opportunity to visit my mom and Becca and my grandparents. That was so fun too and I was really glad I got to go. Another merry christmas. One perk of having two families: two holidays. I get spoiled even more. Boy did I ever. I am so loved, I just don't get it. But I am certainly not going to complain; only look for ways to pay it forward. :)

New Year's Eve-----------I got to talk to David!! That was sooooo exciting and made my New Year!! He was on a layover in Dallas, and now he's in Argentina!! He made it safely and is doing great. (If for some reason you want to get the weekly email from him, random I know, let me know and I can put you on the mailing list.)

New Year's Eve, I just hung out at home. My parents went to bed early, so I just watched TV with my sisters. So it was really low key.

So basically, my break was great! I got to see some friends I missed! I got to have a little pinch of my old life, with a dab of good memories, and an abundance of love, fun and great weather!

BUT, right before it was time to come back to Provo, we had a huge storm in Ca, and I was afraid of hitting the snow version of it, driving back. Luckily there was barely anything, just cloudy skies that made for a great scenic route while I drove back to Utah solo.

At the very end I hit a blizzard and it was really scary but for some reason I just knew I would be ok and I talked myself down and really stepped up to the plate. Haha. For those of you rolling your eyes, I apologize but obviously you don't know me very well. Otherwise you would be like, "Wow Heather, you didn't have a total meltdown and cry?" hahahaha. NO I didn't.

Soooooo...back to Provo I came and I am enjoying myself once again. I forgot how cold it is here though. While I was home, I got into a "summer mode" as I call it, and started wanting it to be summer and dress for summer. However, the temperatures here in Utah are simply not allowing it. At least, not for a few more months. So for now, I have to suck it up...or cover it up....in layers and layers. If you would've asked me a few days ago, I would've told you it's actually not too bad. But the last few days have been FREEZING.

A new semester means new classes, new books, new schedule, new work shifts, new friends....NEW.

So far classes seem ok. I am taking a lot of my social psychology classes so there is a lot of reading and conceptual learning which makes me nervous. But I managed to squeak by last semester with at least a B in every class, and I thought I was going to bomb that semester, so we'll see. For now, the only complaint I have is my Thursday morning opening shift. I have to BE AT WORK at 5:30, which means I have to leave my house around 5, which means I have to get up to shower and get ready for the whole day by...3:30! That's insane I know. And everyone's question is, why do you take so long to get ready? But I honestly prefer to have enough time to get ready, rather than be rushed and stressed and always feeling like I forgot something. I could get ready in like 45 minutes if I really tried. But like I said, I hate rushing that.

SO here I am, at work, blogging. Yes productive, I know. But it's been so long since I updated and I finally found time to do so. SO you can't complain because if I wasn't doing it here at work, you wouldn't be reading this. (Who knows, maybe you aren't even reading this anyway.) It's an early shift and literally no one is here. So no worries. Plus, my boss really doesn't care.

Annnnnnnnnyways, so yes, Life is good. Friends and school are good, and I am pretty happy. The one thing that would make my life that much better is if I had ear muffs. My ears were freezing this morning! hahahah.

Well I hope all is well and I will be better about this, you know I usually am. I just got thrown off by the holidays and finals and so forth.

Talk to you later home slice :)