Poem

For my health and wellness class, I set a goal to write a poem today to enhance my emotional well being. Here goes...

I like peaches.
I like beaches.
I like Leaches.

Oh wait, no I don't.


Ok new poem.

Food.

Hunger has gripped my soul.
I hear coconuts in the backround.
I see in a shade of bubblegum.
I smell cookies where ever I go.
Or so I think.
Where ever I go food follows in my thoughts.
Where ever I go food follows in my hips.
I jog.
I try to lose it as I forge new paths.
But when I come home, there it sits, next to my muli-viamins.

one more poem.

Mail

The flag goes up.
I watch.
The mail man drives away.
I run.
The box is empty except coupons.
Maybe tomorrow.


Thats all for today folks. Stay tuned, maybe I'll be published someday.

Guitars Unplugged/ Friends

This is in response to those of you….ahem....(Mom)...who didn't think I had friends. That's not very nice yet besides the point! I have been here in Rexburg for a whole week and a half now! It feels like way way longer though for some reason. I was thinking about how i missed my old friends and the luxury of knowing so many people when I was in high school, and It was fun to remember, yet I realized something. I had some good times, yet there is no going back. If I were to return to high school, or my old home, I would feel misplaced, and I would not really fit. I would be too old for high school, and the classes wouldn't satisfy. None of the friends I miss are there, they have all moved on too. The only way I have to go is forward. Yipee!!! I'm going to be like Nephi and be courageous! The little voice in my head, its going to sit in the back seat. I'm going to play this game of college hard, and powerfully. I can't waif tor the fun times, the stress times, and the homesick times. I guess they are all apart of the experience!
Speaking of fun times, this weekend my and my "friends" had some sweet times. We went to a get to know your dorm party on Friday night, which was fun, followed by a movie watching with Emmilie and Courtney. On Saturday, I went running in the morning around the ENTIRE campus! (it was probably a mile and a half) Then we decided to go to the big festival, Bloomberg Unplugged! We walked all the way downtown, (about a block) and checked it out. The whole function occupied a few feet.

The music really wasn’t half bad. I enjoyed that aspect of it. The rest seemed to be an excuse to hand students flyer's. They didn’t even have coupons on it. I did learn that I can in fact earn $60 a week donating plasma. I don’t think it will work out though, I can’t even think about it with out getting sick. We snapped some photos, mostly to prove that I had friends, and continued on our way.

This is me and a Key.

Three girls I just found and made stand together to pretend to know me.

We just walked around and saw the shops and such. We found a way cute bagel shop. They had a student special, 99 cents for a special drink if you are a student. I got a drink called bubble ice. If you want more details, ask. I don’t feel like explaining it. I then proceeded to a grocery store, where I bought $12.00 worth of food. Yum.

Later that night we went to a concert. It was an acappella concert. My friend Courtney and I dance and rocked out the entire time.




So fun. I’m pretty sure it was not a concert that wasn’t made for dancing. Oh well. There were some nice boys behind us that asked us to go eat pizza, but we didn’t. It was awkward. We came home and watched Step Up. Practically one of the best movies ever! So that was My weekend. I must conclude this blog, but stay tuned for more super sweet exiting stuff.
PS. Here is an updated picture of my bed, including my very lovely quilt. Thanks mommy!

Food fun n' games

I have only been here for the space of four days and a half, yet it feels like its been way longer. The past few days have been packed full of stuff; orientation, dances, ice cream, meeting new people, forgeting their names, getting used to my roommates, and other stuff. Its been way too much fun! I have been eating well, thanks to mi madre, and I have even cooked. Thats right. Cooked. On my own. No help. I'm growin up! Don't believe me? Well I can prove it. I took pictures.

Sunday night we baked a pudding cake. MMMM good! We took it to Emmilie's house where a bunch of people were visiting. Emmilie and I took it and ran away to her room and ate a piece. Nobody else wanted some...... or else they thought it was poisoned. They all ate Emmilie's burnt cookies though! So what if I was supposed to start the timer........


(notice lovely fashion statement)

This is my balanced meal! With veggies, and HOMEMADE almost from scratch pizza. I did my very best. It was hard without a cheese grater. I just kind of used a veggie peeler to take some chunks out of the brick o cheese. Then I put feta cheese, and sandwich meat. I liked it....it was a little gooy due to the fact that it didn't receive the whole required cooking time. The apartment was starting to smoke, so I took it out.


Another cool thing, I started class today. I have only been to one, but it seemed like it was going to be neato. I am sooooooooo excited to learn again!!!! I love this school, and I love all that there is to do here. Its basically an extension of Utah, but more Utah than Utah really is. We were looking at movies at Walmart, and a lady, obviously LDS, started helping us find a clean one we would enjoy. It caused me to chuckle. My friend and I started being sarcastic and saying we wanted a murder movie or something....we read aloud all the disturbing movie titles as if we were suggesting them. The kind lady then began suggesting scary ones. It was funny. Later at walmart, we bought Emmilie a beta. His name is Ophelia. He is gay. Don't tell the administration or he will get kicked out of the girls dorms! He'll probably drown soon anyways..................

Good things about Rexburg,

1. Jamba
2. Coldstone
3. pretty gardens
4. Everyone is attractive

Bad things about Rexburg

1. Its FREEZING!!!! (send warm clothes!!!)
2. Its FREEZING!!!!!
3. There are no Polynesians.

Thats an overview of the beginning of my story.

Movin In....yay!

Hey! I moved in today! With a few tears, shopping trips, meltdowns and meltups I'm feelin'pretty good about it. I have a fantastic roomy named Aimee. I like her. We have another roommate from a far away land, and the fourth is MIA. We know nothing about her, and have heard nothing.

Here are the pictures of the process.....

Step 1. Shopping



Yes, my mommy loves me. Yes, I will be eating on this new adventure of college. All of you who worried about me, Ha. I'm fine!

Step 2. Unpacking







Step 3. All (almost) done!






So, that is a brief tour. I hope you enjoyed it. I hope that I survive this crazy first week and that I am able to write again.....Until next time, remember, its a beautiful day in your neighborhood!

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I like to move it move it....

So, I've been working on cleaning up my stuff and packing up. Everyone in my family has been helping out! Its great!


First, notice how much fun I was having!


Here is my lovely mother slaving over my beautiful college quilt. So full of sweet lovin....


Here is my dad! He is fixin' my computer! Yay dad!


This is my room...part of it anyways. Its getting empty...or clean. I can't decide. Either way I will definatly miss this comfortable lifestyle I have grown accustomed to.

So this is it. Fun stuff eh? I can't wait to begin my new adventure, the new chapter of my fairytale life. I'm not sure if it will be a disney version, or a grim brothers version! Just you wait....