what a beaut.

This is the weekend we are talking about here.

Last weekend that is (this one too, hopefully)

Friday night was talent night!

Parker, Romas, Brooke, Sydney, Devin, Leslie, Sara and I all went to

SUU'S GOT TALENT!

Woo. The girl that played August Rush style guitar won.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, you must watch this; AMAZING.

After the show was over, we all headed back to Parker and Romas's house and had a

slumber partyyyy!

Oh, and watched 300 and laughed the night away.

Sat around all day saturday watching the boys play battlefield until we decided to go to Staples and Walmart.

What do people need when they go to Walmart, you ask?

Nerf guns, that's what.

So yep. There goes another three hours of your life. 

After that it was decided unanimously that a trip to St. George was in order.

After moseying on down there and stopping by a quick wedding reception, we all headed over to Devin's girlfriends house.

Have you ever heard of Reverse Charades? Well you should.

It's like regular charades, but everyone on the team acts out the clue while one person guesses instead of the other way around.

It makes for a knee slapping good time.

For reals.

Uh yeah, so that was my weekend.

Also, my valentine's day was good. Spent it with Romas, Parker, Sara, Leslie and Sydney playing catch phrase, watching napoleon dynamite and engaging in more nerf gun wars.

and Jared is coming this weekend so it's bound to be yet another action packed weekend!

hermit crabs

So, I have to do a project for Ecology.

Actually, I'm supposed to be writing my proposal right now.

Procrastination at it's best.

I'm going to tell you my plan.

Thanks to youtube I found that:

if you place a hermit crab with too small of a shell with one that has a good sized shell...

THEY'LL FIGHT!

omg. i'm so excited.

so yeah, needless to say my partner and I are sticking crabs together and watching them fight.

in the name of science of course.

Enjoy the video :) 

smitten.

Well.

I wasn't expecting this, but...

I think I'm crushing.

And yet,

I'm terrified to do anything about it.

What happens if they don't feel the same way?

Is it worth it to ruin our friendship?

My mind tells me no.

But my heart tells me it could all be worth it.

What to do, what to do.

love.

So, VALENTINE'S DAY, the ever dreaded day is coming up. 

Do I have a valentine? NOPE. 

Do I care? Slightly, but for our purposes let's go with no.

My grammy sent me THE cutest package today,  I just love her so much.

 Expect a cute little picture of our decorated house shortly :)

Anyway, I got a little sidetracked there. Boys. What to say.

As I tell my best friend every time she asks, my love life is what you would call invisible.

Partly, this is my fault, but I can't be blamed for it all right?

There has to be someone out there for me. 

Maybe they're too afraid to say anything, or maybe I just haven't met them yet but someday it'll happen.

Maybe.

I long for the day when I can look back and see all the cute pictures of people in love and realize that those people are actually me. 

Until then, I'll wait patiently. 

At least as patiently as any girl can. 

Happy almost valentine's day lovers!

i want out

I want out of Cedar City so bad. Really bad. I can't really pinpoint if I just don't like the education I'm getting or the city itself, or maybe neither and I'm just really homesick, but I'm tired of it here. I think the main reason is the last one. Living 640 miles from home is great...until you want to go home. Especially when you want to go home but are broke and have no car. I miss home, a lot.

I miss my family and my best friends, both the one in Colorado and the one all the way in South Carolina. I really wish I could just be there to help them through some of the tough times they're facing currently as me being so far away is really only making things worse. I would love to just be able to see them and my family on a regular basis, even if only just once a month. That's better than the once every four months at a minimum I'm getting now. But for some reason, I can't bring myself to transfer to a school in Colorado.

It's not just the hassle, although that may have something to do with it. I really feel like there's a reason I ended up here in Southern Utah for my schooling. I've made some really great friends since I've been down here, and without these people, I don't think I would still be here. So thank you, my friends, for being there for me, cheering me on and cheering me up when I need it: you will always be remembered and have a fond place in my heart.

The other day I was walking to school and the sunrise was beautiful, so I took a picture.

If I had been anywhere else, I never would have been awake or taken the time to appreciate the beautiful things that God allows us to see each and every day. For that, I am thankful for this place.

Cedar City has brought me back to my religion, closer to God than I ever have been before. It has taught me patience, perseverance, and dedication to the things that I believe in. I have overcome disappointment, failure, and most of all lost friendships.

It's been a long journey and I still have a ways to go, but from now on I will focus on the positives more than the negatives and make the my last year and a half in this state my best...I hope. :)