A Few Things I've Learned Since Moving to Utah:

• Arizona sweaters and "jackets" don't cut it in places that actually get cold.

• Scraping ice off your car every morning gets really annoying.

• Trying to buy an ice scraper for your car when you've never even seen one, can be difficult.

• You can buy food storage supplies ANYWHERE in Utah, including grocery stores and gas stations.

• College kids really can survive on nothing but ramen noodles. And ice cream.
  

• Leaves that have fallen onto the sidewalk can be slippery when stepped on wrong.

• The BYU testing center is purgatory.

• People like to sometimes do odd things while walking to school such as listen to music, talk on the phone, read, study, eat, and shave. (I actually saw a guy shaving with an electric razor on his way to class last week. Took every ounce of self control I had not to laugh out loud.)

• Spiders can grow to horrific sizes, pop up when you least expect them, and fake their own deaths to trick you into a false sense of security.

• English professors can, and do, talk about church-y topics in class, and some have opening prayer every class period and assign scripture readings as homework.

• Huffing and puffing the 3/4 of a mile up the ginormous hill to school every day makes those jeans that were a getting a little snug two months ago a little more comfortable.
  

• College professors who occasionally sing during class lectures do not get a lot of respect.
  

• Fall is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

• Windows that have been stuck down for two weeks without budging, then magically decide to smoothly roll up the moment the mechanic lays a finger on the button, can be quite embarrassing.
  

• Giggling like a crazy person in front of said mechanic who failed to see the irony in the situation, can also be quite humiliating.

• When having a panic attack at eleven o'clock at night, there is nothing better than a roommate who takes you out for pizza, ice cream, and girl talk.
  

• Having one entrance to your street closed off for a month and a half can be really annoying, especially when you never once remember to turn before you get to it and have to go all the way up and around to get to your house.
  

• Not cutting or dying your previously dyed hair for two months straight has some pretty scary results.
  

• Having neighbors who own movies like What's Up Doc? and North and South, and who have parties on "National Talk Like a Pirate Day" where they watch Pirates of the Carribean and eat Chips Ahoy cookies, means instant friendship.
  

• Singles Wards will use ANY excuse to get everyone together, such as "ward prayer."

• Life as a full-time student, part time employee, Relief Society music coordinator, roommate, and friend means always having adventures of some kind or another!
  

Kill me now!

Want to know what the last two days of my life have been like?

Here, let me show you:

(That's an electric blanket controller, in case you were confused)

(And those are textbooks, because reading for pleasure has become a dream of the past)

I hate being sick.

Sucks to be me.

THE END








PS- this:


is the best soup ever. I think I've had this soup every time I've gotten sick since...birth, probably. It's great stuff. Try it. I promise it helps.
Just don't get the kind with chicken, its way nasty. And I wouldn't recommend the "extra noodle" variety, unless you are some kind of noodle fanatic. I myself, am a regular amount of noodles kind of girl.

*All pictures taken from here

Greatest Invention EVER!

I have discovered the most amazing thing ever!

I really don't think I could survive here without it.

Someday I really hope I get to shake the hand of the person who invented.....

the electric blanket.

Not kidding. Best investment of my life. I turn it on while I get ready for bed, and let it get all nice and toasty, and when I climb in, its like heaven on earth. It doesn't even matter any more that the heater in my house isn't working, or that the water bottle sitting on my desk is partly frozen, or that I'll have to scrape ice off of my car in the morning, or that every time I move my bed makes terrible squeaking sounds, or that I've barely been functioning all day because I'm too cold to move, because for the first time all day, I am actually warm. It is fantastic.

Therefore, I dedicate this post to the inventor of the electric blanket, the person who has saved me numerous times from freezing to death. Thank you, whoever you may be.

I'm still here!

I know, I know, its been forever.

My excuse is that I haven't had internet at my house, which is.....completely.....wretched.
But, good news: I actually have internet now!!! Yay! (Insert rejoicing choir music here)

I am officially a part of the online world again, and it is fabulous!

I have a confession to make: I love Utah, I love Provo, I love my gorgeous view of the mountains, I love my roommates, I love my ward, and my calling, and occasionally my classes, and I even like my job, but the truth is:
I am F-R-E-E-Z-I-N-G!

Pathetic, I know.

Seriously though? I feel like I should be listening to Christmas music if its this cold outside. Maybe I'll just start listening to it now even though its only October. Last year I started towards the middle or end of October sometime(don't tell my mom. Her rule is that if we listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving, we don't get any turkey. She hasn't caught me yet, but better safe than sorry.[Mom? You didn't see anything])

Last night I finished my homework, put on my sweatpants, hoodie with the hood up, and socks and climbed under my four blankets to go to sleep, and still shivered half of the night. And frankly, I'm scared. Its only October people! How am I going to survive the winter? Although, I must say, the fall colors are amazing. I live in a place with seasons, actual seasons, I'm talking spring, summer, winter, and fall, not just somewhat pleasant sweater weather, hot, hotter, and freaking hot, actual seasons! Its amazing.

There is supposed to be another storm this weekend though, and I heard a rumor that if it gets cold enough, it might snow. Snow. Do you realize what that means??? I'll tell you exactly what that means: Snow=cold, cold=ice, and ice=bad news for me. I have difficulty walking on completely flat surfaces and often trip over nothing and run into things, so ice? And walking a mile to school? Yikes. Plenty of opportunities for humiliation.

Let's talk about something else, this is getting upsetting.

Here we go: The things I miss about Arizona(in no particular order):

• My awesome and totally crazy family

• My amazing friends

• My adorable cousins

• My incredibly comfortable bed

• Arizona Mountains

• Mattas
• My moms cooking

• LJ's

• Actually knowing my way around town

Wow. That's sad, can you tell I'm starving right now?I feel like I'm forgetting a ton, but that's good for now.
Also, Provo is seriously lacking in amazing places to get Mexican food and Pizza, it's very sad. But, to it's credit, there is the most ginormous DI I have ever seen in my life. It's basically amazing. I bought these great shoes there that looked brand new, and they are so comfortable, I wear them practically every day. I've gotten into this really bad habit though, whenever anyone compliments me on anything, before I can stop myself, I tell them what a great deal I got on it at DI. It's so sad, I should totally get paid for how often I advertise that store. Someone says, "cute shoes," and my instant response is: "thanks, I got them for three dollars at DI. It was pretty much the best day ever!"

I think I've avoided my homework long enough, but the point is, besides missing Arizona and everyone, and totally freezing and being terrified for winter to come, and hardly ever sleeping, life is good. I'm unspeakably happy up here. Love you all! Mmwah!