Cherry Girl Melissa

last of Cali and road trip home

2010-09-28T18:21:00.010-06:00

Ever wonder what the last days of the Disney College Program were like for me? Well no worries cause this isn't delayed at all! Haha, ok it totally should have been up months ago. Sorry. Better late then never though am I right?

Well last minute I threw a dinner to kinda say goodbye to my wonderful photopass family. It was very last minute cause no one was planning anything and so I finally just gave in and made a facebook event. Not everyone could show up cause they had work or other obligations but we still had an awesome turn out! Oh and we went to Red Robin :) yumm...

Here are some random pics from the awesome night:

Some of us at the table

Me with some of my good friends that decided to stay in sunny Cali

Oh how I miss them!

me and Kathryn with the amazing Omar!

He was one of my very favorite leads

Oh and Rob surprised me and crashed my party haha

no worries I was super excited to see him :) like always

Me and some of the most awesome leads ever!

and here is our awesome Red Robin group at the end of the night!

I'm so glad I threw that dinner, it was nice to have a nice last goodbye to some co-workers that I loved working with.

Ok we are going to skip to graduation day now! Ever sense the program started Janell wanted to go to PCH grill for breakfast and we finally got around to it on our last day! It was fun I love character breakfasts and I loved all the characters costumes for the beach/lifegard theme! But it was kinda depressing at the same time cause we all knew we were leaving and going our separate ways after this day. But we still made some great memories :)

Here is all of us surfing with Mickey!

And then right after our breakfast we ran home to our almost empty apartment and hurried and got ready for graduation. Yes I was excited to finally get my graduation ears but it was sad thinking it was all over, it really didn't feel like it was happening and that I should have been in a dream. But yet once we got there and received our ears then we all sat down and waited until they called our name and thats when we eared our diplomas and shook the hand of the ambassador of Disneyland. Then we thought it was all over, but no then Graduation Mickey came running onto the stage! Everyone was so excited he was there! Then of course we all waited in one of Mickey's longest lines I swear and got a picture with him :) Then it was back to the apartment and clean and pack and clean some more. Yep thats what I did until 10pm and got checked out of my apartment that night. It was so sad to see my apartment empty, it was full of so many awesome memories but no one would know that cause it just looked empty. But it's alright, that room has many more awesome memories coming it's way I'm sure of it!

The next day I went to Disneyland one last time with my parents and my amazing sister Keri!

Before I was so excited to go to Disneyland with all of them and I couldn't wait! But when it came to that day, and I knew it was my last time in that wonderful place, everything I looked at haunted me and seemed to be staring back at me as if Disneyland was mad I was leaving. I don't know how to explain that feeling but it was the worst feeling in the whole world, I just wanted to cry and run out of Disneyland even though my family was there to enjoy it with me. Looking back on it I feel so bad I must have been miserable and not fun to go around Disneyland with. But it came to the point were I couldn't stand it anymore and I left my family to watch World of Color and I went and spent the my last night with Rob. I knew he would cheer me up and he did but then too soon it was time to say goodbye to him too. Man do I never ever want to go through that again, EVER! Saying goodbye to Rob was by far the worst thing ever. But I tried my hardest to say bye like taking off a band-aid quick and painless.

Then early in the morning it was time to head back to Utah! Keri, me, and my life were packed in my car and my parents were in there car behind us. Here is a cute pic of me and Keri, oh and my life packed behind us haha And let me tell you, this was the LONGEST ride of my life, cause I was driving farther and farther away from my happy amazing disney life. If it wasn't for my awesome amazing sister Keri I know I wouldn't have been able to do that. Thanks so much Keri you're the BEST and I love you soo so very much!

Well I have heard of this fun little dinosaur park from my friend Danielle's blog and it looked fun and I needed something to look forward to so I asked my parents if it was ok to do a little pit stop near Barstow, thankfully we found it pretty easy and I'm so glad we went here! It's called Peggy Sue's Diner-saur park. We all had so much fun posing in front of the dinosaurs, spotting turtles in the pond, checking out the little gift shop, and striking a pose on the stage! It was a good pick me up and we had fun laughing too.

Here are some pics from the diner-saur park:

creepy man in tree?

my FAVORITE pic from the park

haha it STILL makes me laugh!

and all of us together right before we left the splendid diner-saur park

Well that was basically my long trip home, hauling my little scion with my life packed away in it from Cali to Utah. Soon after I came home we had a family camping trip, and I'll blog about that next!

Until next time!

T.T.F.N.

Dreams do come true :)

2010-07-30T00:03:00.002-06:00

Today one of my dreams came true, I had the most amazing chance to hold a bunch of Disneyland balloons in Town Square!!

In Disneyland dreams come true everyday!

P.s. Those balloons are surprisingly heavy! Lucky for me I didn't fly up into the air haha

San Francisco!!

2010-07-24T02:54:00.021-06:00

So I have always wanted to see the Golden Gate Bridge, and when I got into the college program here I was hoping I would be able to see it while I was here until I realized it's still at least a 6 hour drive from Anaheim to San Francisco. Me and my roommates contemplated a trip there but ended up realizing it might not happen, then my parents said we could stop by there on the way back to Utah when they pick me up but then we didn't know if we would have enough time. Well thankfully I asked Rob if he would want to go when me and my roommates were maybe planning a trip there and he wanted to go sense he never been before either. So when my roommates couldn't go we still wanted to go, so we decided to still go! Rob got work off and I asked for work off but wouldn't know until the week before if I would actually have it off so we booked our trip on Monday night and left that next Saturday night! It is crazy to think we booked it so fast but it all worked out thankfully!

So get ready for an overload of pictures!

So we decided to fly out cause in the long run it saved us money and it definitely made it so we had more time there! Sadly I was sick when we left so when we got there my ears were still not popped and I was in pain so we got to our hotel (which was right in downtown san fran and it was the NICEST hotel I loved it!) and Rob went across the street to California Pizza Kitchen and got us a pizza to eat and after we ate we just went to bed cause it was so late. Well the next day we started our vacation!

Me and Rob at the Bay Bridge

We ate here cause Rob wanted to eat somewhere nice, and let me tell you, it was WAY NICE!

A 4 star restaurant with a Michelin star too. The food was divine! I had a pork chop with potatoes and my goodness was it delicious!

Speaking about food, they sold German chocolate everywhere there!! It made me oh so happy to be able to buy and enjoy some real chocolate! I haven't had any real German chocolate in years!

And you know it's real when you can't read anything on the wrapper cause it's all in German haha. I wanted to take a picture of me with the chocolate so my dad could see me and be proud I bought some Nogat chocolate, and even got Rob to love it! Haha this was the 2nd one we bought and ate.

Some Trolley cars

Is it a boat or is it a car? Haha this just made me laugh when I saw this and made me think of my dad cause I thought it would be something that he would like.

Fisherman's Wharf

I saw this statue and I wanted a picture by it so bad haha wouldn't you want a picture by a monkey playing a ukulele?

At Pier 39

I thought this was the coolest carousel ever! It has 2 stories! And even had a real sea horse haha it was half fish and half horse! I wanted to ride it but wasn't willing pay money just for a ride so took a pic instead.

So we walked all the way to the wharf and pier 39 and were kinda tired so we decided to take the bus back to our hotel. This is the one we got on I thought it looked cool so I took a picture. When it stopped for us to get on the bus we all went to the front door but it didn't open and the bus driver was screaming "Back door! Back door!" Everyone seemed confused but we all went into the back door, needless to say thanks to that bus driver we and a lot of other passengers got a free ride. Thanks mystery bus driver!

The last day we finally went to the Golden Gate Bridge! It only took a 45 min bus ride from our hotel to get us there, but I'm so glad we got to see it! Call me crazy but I was so so excited to see just a red bridge haha but really I had a permanent smile the whole time we were there!

some pics I took with my Nikon of the Bridge.

Click on the pics to see them bigger

So thank you Rob for making my dream come true :)

We went to Chinatown 3 times, once everyday cause we liked it there so much haha.

I loved the look of Chinatown and all the asain writing on the signs, lanterns strung up across the street, and bright colored buildings there.

Rob bought me the CUTEST superman plushie there,

come on you know he is awesome :)

and I wanted this hat so bad!

You know it looks amazing on me :) haha

but I didn't buy it cause I knew I wouldn't be able to fit it in my carry on bag

and really I know I wouldn't wear it that much.

So a picture satisfied me :)

How many big sky scrapers just blew me away, I was fascinated by them!

Coming back to Anaheim I feel like I live in a small town now haha

Well we got back all safe and sound and I wasn't sick anymore so my ears popped fine on the flight back thankfully! I wasn't ready to come back at all though, that was the best vacation! If you haven't been to San Francisco I would HIGHLY recommend going! I LOVED it there!

^Me finally ON the Golden Gate Bridge!

SUCCESS!!

Christmas in July!

2010-07-24T02:00:00.007-06:00

That's right we had our own Christmas in July!

We even had a Christmas tree,

yes it's better than Charlie Brown's I know :)

Amazing yummy Christmas treats,

We made a cute gingerbread house too!

and we strung Christmas lights all over our apartment,

complete with snowflakes!

I must say, it was the best Christmas ever!!

2010-06-26T14:13:00.001-06:00

My grandpa is more awesome then your grandpa!!

I love my family!

2010-06-18T01:59:00.003-06:00

My cute Grandma and Grandpa Winterton and my Aunt Crystal came to visit me this week!

I really had so much fun with them, I am really blessed to have family that really cares about me and what I'm doing in my life. I realized this is the most time I have probably spent with my grandparents and that makes me sad, I'll be sure to spend some more time with them once I get home thats for sure!

This was the only photo we have of all of us that we took while they were here.

It's right after we got off from the Jungle Cruise.

My Grandpa wanted to go on every roller coaster my Aunt Crystal wanted to go on. It scared me cause I didn't want him to get hurt but thankfully he did good and enjoyed all the rides too! He went on Indiana Jones, Space Mountain, Tower of Terror, and the Matterhorn. While they went on most of those rides me and my Grandma sat and waited for them and had some nice little chats. I'm glad we got that time alone together cause I really did have fun just talking with her about life.

I'm so glad they came to see me! I really needed a break from all the tough decisions I'm going to make here soon that it was kinda stressing me out so this was the perfect vacation for me, and really I do have the best grandparents! Oh and my aunt Crystal is the best too! I always have so much fun with her! I might just have to move to St. George and live by her someday haha.

I love this picture of my Grandparents so so much it's just adorable!

Someday I'll find myself a guy to live happily ever after with :)

Scrub-a-dub-dub

2010-06-18T01:41:00.003-06:00

Being clean makes me happy,

also having an awesome camera makes me happy.

Shenanigans

2010-06-17T15:42:00.012-06:00

Here is an update of the random shenanigans I have been up to lately....

Every thursday there is a farmers market on the street in front of my apartment building. We used to go every thursday but we haven't gone for awhile. We finally got a group together and went!

This chair was just sitting by one of the kiosks and it reminded me of a throne and it was just calling my name so of course I sat on it, and I must say it was mighty comfy too!

It isn't a proper farmer's market without a crepe :) yummm

It was so cute they put mustaches on our crepe boxes :)

I think every to go box should have a mustache on it!

Just down the street from my apartment building is the practice rink for the anaheim ducks.

My college program put together an activity for us so we got to skate there for free! It was loads of fun and reminded me of home, especially cause it was cold inside haha.

So one morning I wake up and I was in a pretty down mood, and my roommates had this amazing idea to make some colorful waffles! Then we realized that day was the day world of color opened to the public! So it was perfect we called them our world of color waffles!

And they also made brightened up my day :)

Just take a look at them, don't they look fun and delicious?

Oh ya I almost forgot, I got to see World of Color before it was open I was so stoked! These were my tickets to our show.

Oh and if you were wondering, World of Color is amazing, and when I say amazing I mean it will blow your mind away and make you fall in love with Disney all over again!!!

Ok well thats about it!

Until next time!

T.T.F.N.

Sisterly fun!

2010-06-17T12:54:00.011-06:00

My sister Keri and her husband Austin came to visit me awhile ago and I have been too busy to blog about it but hey, better late then never right?

I just picked a few of my favorite pictures that we took while they were here...

We rode lots of fun rides,

Met lots of awesome characters,

found some pirate treasure,

played around like the little kids inside us love to do,

shared lots of smiles,

even had our own mad tea party,

had some fine dinning,

and united as a team!

I really have missed my sister Keri so much and we had so much fun while they were here and sadly the 3 days flew by too fast. After I dropped them off at the airport I realized I can't live without this girl in my life!

So after lots of praying and constant not knowing what I should do, I finally know that it's right that I need to come home after my program.

It's going to be hard to leave the life I have started here and go back to little Utah, but I love it there and I miss it so much that I think I'll survive ;)

T.T.F.N.

2010-06-06T02:10:00.002-06:00

This picture....

....makes me happier than this kid....

...every time I look at it :)

I can't believe it's almost June...

2010-05-24T19:33:00.002-06:00

So today I looked at my phone and realized the date was May 24th, really is it almost June?

That means it's only about a month until my birthday, and about 2 and a half months until my program is over and I move back to Utah :(

Time please don't fly by anymore.

Thanks,

Love Melissa

For all the ways you've helped me grow I want to say I love you so

2010-05-14T03:12:00.008-06:00

I love you Mom!!

My wonderful mother, and my aunt Brenda came to visit me,

and other than being with my mom for a couple days this was my highlight:

We went on a beach adventure!

My mom and aunt Brenda LOVE the beach and I had been dying to go to the beach for awhile, especially with my new camera.

It was a nice warm day and the beach was almost empty and it was so pretty! I loved it!

Here are some of my favorite shots:

(Click on the pics to enlarge)

Sailboat

Sand

Seashells

It was so good to see my mom again, I love her so much and have really missed here! The only downside about being here is that it's so far away from home.

I love you mom!!

Mac & cheese, and octopus dogs!

2010-05-14T01:24:00.004-06:00

Lately I have been craving Mac & Cheese and thats the only thing I want to eat for dinner, lucky for me it's filling and cheap! Well Rob told me about his favorite mac & cheese which is the Kraft Deluxe kind, with a cheese sauce instead of the powder kind and he bought me some to try.

So I was making it for my dinner and decided to put some hot dogs in my mac & cheese like my dad always did when I was a kid, when Janell asked me if I was going to make some octopus dogs. This surprised me cause I have never heard of such a thing, well Janell taught me how to make them and well let me just tell you I was just giddy like a little kid to eat my mound of mac & cheese with my octopus dogs!

Best dinner ever.

P.s. don't mind my beach bum hair, this amazing event wasn't planned and I was so excited I didn't realize I just got out of the shower and looked like a wreck, hope the amazing octopus dogs make up for my bad appearance.

reflection

2010-05-05T21:50:00.003-06:00

re·flec·tion:

1. The act of reflection or the state of being reflected.

2. Something, such as light, radiant heat, sound, or an image, that is reflected.

3. a. Metal concentration; careful consideration.

b. A thought or an opinion resulting from such consideration

4. An indirect expression of censure or discredit: a reflection on his integrity.

5. A manifestation or result: Her achievements are a reflection of her courage.

...

2010-05-01T01:54:00.002-06:00

CUTEST BOY EVER.

The End.

A quick visit home...

2010-05-01T00:22:00.023-06:00

I had a quick last minute trip home so I could say my last good byes to my wonderful Grandma Mills in case she doesn't make it until I come home. I was only home for about a day and a half but I got all I wanted done in that short amount of time.

Here are some things I have missed...

My kitty (who isn't quite a kitty anymore) Mo

The majestic mountains

Playing with my favorite kids in the world!

But I DIDN'T miss the snow...

It felt so good to go visit home and be back in Utah again, seeing all my family and friends and all the of beautiful Utah. But I was excited to get back to California back to my new life that I have started here cause I'm not done with my story here, not yet anyways.

T.T.F.N.

It's the time of your life...

2010-04-05T13:27:00.003-06:00

So recently I hit a bump in the road but thankfully I haven't let it bother me too much and I have just kept myself busy. And these past couple days I have had the time of my life full of different adventures, in Disneyland of course! Haha well this is just a quick little post to update everyone that I'm still alive down here in Cali and still having the time of my life :)

T.T.F.N.

Melissa

Hey there!

2010-03-24T19:30:00.003-06:00

So I'm trying a new site to maybe try and do some blogging on, so if you want you can check it out!

http://cherrygirlme.livejournal.com/

Long time no post, oops

2010-02-25T14:32:00.007-07:00

So time has really just flew by sense my last post I'm sorry. I guess I have been really busy, and having lots of fun too so that will be my excuse. I mean working 40 hours a week and then trying to explore the great SoCal kinda keeps me pretty busy haha.

So how about a quick little random update??

We totally had a pizza party in Mickey's house! It was freezing, but we had a blast!

Janell, Morgan, and me with Morgan sporting the beautiful PhotoPass costume

Roommate beach jump picture!! Location: Laguna Beach

Random picture time!!!

I am in love with this picture I took of Alice dancing with the little girl that is dressed up as her.

Come on, you can't say this picture is just plain adorable?? Cause it is.

So basically I looked out my living room window one day and saw some balloons stuck to the stop light, thought hey I want to take a picture cause the balloons made me happy. There is so much in this picture tho, happy balloons, the flag, and the amazing palm trees that make me happy to see those everyday, and off in the distance you can kinda see some small mountains, thats what makes it feel more home-y

and for this hat that I have been seeing a lot of lately, I think you are gross and you don't look good on anyone. I really think it's the gross frizzy orange hair that just doesn't do it for me tho.

What do you guys think of the new Alice in Wonderland movie that is going to be coming out? I'm not so sure what I think about it, I'm just hoping I get to see it for free at the El Capitan theater :)

Well, until next time! T.T.F.N.!!!

Jan. 21st, An official photographer

2010-01-23T11:24:00.003-07:00

I earned this certificate after 4 long days of training, in the cold wet rain, with a weird trainer, but I got it!

So now I'm an official Disneyland Photographer!

Yes, I'm excited :)

Jan. 16th - Jan. 20th The BEST job EVER!!

2010-01-20T22:49:00.008-07:00

So Saturday my friend from South Weber that did the Program before me flew to Cali and so we went to Disneyland together! It was the most awesome visit I have ever had to Disneyland yet! He just knows so much about Disneyland! And also he taught me me how to really enjoy Disneyland the slow and more relaxed way, and I definitely won't ever run around Disneyland all hectic again cause it was so nice! We also waited in line for Stitch (his favorite disney character) and Stitch was so awesome to me and was teasing and having fun with me it was great! We had fun taking funny pics on the rides and just enjoying how pretty the park is!

And all this week I have been training 8 hours a day. It also has been raining like crazy down here, I have gotten my pants and socks and shoes completely soaked everyday so far. It has been a lot of information and long hours not being to be outside to take pictures that much but today we got to take pictures with guests and Princess Tiana, and Mickey! I seriously had soo much fun and I am now soo pumped for my job! I loved seeing all the little kids faces and how much they were memorized by the characters and I got to capture some of those amazing pictures so they could look at them forever! Let me just say, that today was the best day! I really think that I have one of the best jobs ever! Well I hope I still feel that way in 7 months, or maybe I don't want to feel that way cause then I will have to come back home then.

It's so crazy to think I have only been gone for 2 weeks! I have had so many adventures and felt like I have already changed so much! And for the better of coarse!

Well until next time!

Friday Jan. 15th, another trip to Disneyland!

2010-01-16T01:57:00.008-07:00

Yay! I love Disneyland so so so much and thats why I wanted to come work here cause then I could be a part of the magic :)

Meet my wonderful and amazing roommates!

(look at the Mickey pic up there)

So it's Me, Mandi, Kelsey, and Janell

Seriously we all get along soo well! I love them all already! We have already made so many memories and I'm sure there is more to come!

Well today we all had the day off, and we have tomorrow off too! So what better way to spend a day off, then spend it in Disneyland? So thats were we went!

We rode awesome rides, and got pictures with characters, and even used our amazing discount to buy us some awesome goodies!

I just hope I haven't scared my roommates off too much, haha I'm kind of a weirdo and I think they are finally figuring that out! Oh well :)

Haha seriously tho, I love everything about this place here! We shopped a lot today, and when we did we talked to a lot of the cast members. I love them all! They are all so super nice and friendly! Even after I'm done with the College Program I'm going to make an effort to talk to them more cause it just makes it that much better!

After the wonderfully amazing fireworks (they only have them on the weekends on the off season) we were all pooped and made our way home. We all got onto the tram wanting to go home and ended up being in the very back of the tram on the last row. Well the guy that speaks on the speaker had kinda a funny accent and he proceeded to tell the required, "keep your hands and arms inside at all times" speech in a different language. And me being pooped thought it was hilarious sounding so I busted up laughing. Well apparently he liked that and the WHOLE ride he kept saying jokes over the intercom and we (me and my roommates) were all busted up laughing the whole way to the parking garage! Lets just say it was an awesome tram ride. I'm so sad now that I didn't get his name cause he was awesome! Thank you mystery tram guy, you made my night :)

Disneyland blog??

2010-01-15T00:14:00.006-07:00

This is me and my mom when we first got to my apartment in my nice new room :)

Well I'm here in California, living the Disney dream! I called Keri the other day and she told me I should blog everything I do here, and at first I thought, "Nah, no one will read it!" But now it keeps going through my brain. So if you would read my updates about my Disney College Program experience just comment below please :)

Well I'm too excited right now so I'll tell you what I have done so far!

Well we (mom, dad, and me) left Friday morning and made it all the way down to St. George, and met up with my awesome aunt Crystal and her husband Bart and they took us to Chili's for dinner! I love Chili's and I love them so it was an awesome combo! It was so great to talk to them about everything too! They are such awesome people! So then we stayed at our favorite Hampton Inn just by the outlet malls that night.

Saturday we drove from St. George to Anaheim California! We drove around my apartment complex and actually met some of the families that had someone in the program too. We then took Beach Blvd. all the way to Huntington Beach. By the time we got there it was pretty dark, but really the beach is still pretty even when it was dark. It was awesome to watch the waves and it was really relaxing. We then ate at in and out and went back to the hotel. Mom and me decided we wanted to explore what was going to be my neighborhood after that so we took my gps (his name is Jason) and explored my neighborhood.

Well Sunday morning arrived and we all got ready pretty early, I was excited/nervous but we made our way to my apartment complex where my check in was. We got there and everyone was so nice and soo welcoming, I had to basically just sign a few things and hear how to work my bus pass and where I was going to park. I was very lucky to get the parking right under my building! Thankfully mom and dad helped me then move into my nice apartment, it was quite the workout tho! We parked on the 2nd story of the parking garage on the opposite street of my apartment building and I live on the 4th floor, and sense everyone was moving at the same time the elevators were almost impossible to get, so we took the stairs cause it was faster that way. After we got everything into my apartment dad just seemed to relax out on the couch in my living room, I feel bad cause I'm sure he was super pooped after moving all my crap. Thanks dad though I really REALLY appreciate it! So dad was out there, he put my dvds on my dvd shelf and he also found out some stuff for us too! And mom and me were unpacking and organizing all my clothes and stuff. So soon I was all moved in and we were hungry, we ate at Subway, I got a footlong so I could eat the other 6 inches for dinner. And then it was time to say goodbye they had to make it to Las Vegas that night! So it was very hard, especially cause I didn't want to cry in front of my new roommate, thats not a very good impression I thought. So I fought back the tears as my parents left. I then had a meeting at 4:30 and I got to know my roommates! I went to sleep that night hoping I wouldn't talk in my sleep and wake up my roommate haha.

Monday we had the day off and all my roommates had plans with their different friends, I went to lunch with my friend that lives here, and then I kinda just chilled at the apartment the rest of the night. It was pretty nice to get some alone time, and finally breathe cause I no longer was nervous about the whole moving in thing.

Tuesday we had 2 orientations, they were pretty long and boring, but we got some free stuff and lots of papers, but at the end of the last orientation they took us on a surprise backstage tour of disneyland after it was closed :) We were all so excited it was awesome!

Wednesday we had to be checked in at 7:30 for Traditions (basically another orientation) We got another tour of Disneyland but this time it was while it was open. I loved all the looks people gave us because we were in a group all dress up nice and just walking around the park. People didn't know what we were doing there haha. So Traditions lasted almost 8 hours so I was pretty pooped when it was getting to the end. But then all of the sudden Mickey showed up! And as soon as he was there, he was gone :( but we did get our name tags and ID's which was our FREE ticket into the parks! So we were all so excited we got together with some new friends of ours and went to Disneyland! I was sooo excited! Even my roommates were making fun of me cause I was so excited haha. Well the parks close early cause it's still winter season so we weren't there for long. And by the time we got back home I was exhausted!

So now today (Thursday) we all slept in and then went grocery shopping finally cause this whole time we haven't had much food in our apartment, and we needed other various stuff we didn't bring. We found a super Walmart about 25 miles away from where we were so we ventured out there! Lets just say we probably won't go there again it was in a pretty sketchy part of town. But we did get everything we needed. We are just sad there aren't very many walmarts around here. I'm sure we will get used to it though. On our way back we hit traffic so when we got home it was pretty late to go out and do anything so we just stayed home and got some stuff done.

Well I know that was really long I'm sorry I ended up typing a lot more then I planned! I just had so much fun this week I wanted to share :) even though it just looks like a long boring story now that I look at that! Well I'm not sure if I want to make daily blog posts or just every now and again updates. Cause I'm sure everyday won't be worth blogging about haha. So I understand if you don't read all of this post but if you did, please leave me feedback if you will read and what you think I should do it would be greatly appreciated :)

so ttfn! Tata for now!

I'm gonna soak up the sun :)

Disney College Program :)

2009-10-04T17:49:00.003-06:00

About two weeks ago I applied and had a phone interview and felt that it went really good about it and on Thursday they called me while I was at work thankfully I was able to answer my phone because they told me I was accepted!!! I am so super excited! I will be living in California from the first of January till the first of August, going to Disney College, and working in Disneyland! I'm going to be a PhotoPass person for my job in Disneyland :) I'm so excited!

I can't believe that in 3 months I will be leaving for 7 months to be all on my own living 2 states away!

Some Cons I'm not looking forward to...

So far away from my family

Leaving my new kitty Eva

Missing out on 7 months of my nephews and nieces lives

Some Pros I'm looking forward to...

Missing all the bad snow

Beach

Working in Disneyland

Sun Sun and more sun

Making new friends and memories

Having my birthday in the happiest place on earth :)

Well I will keep you all updated on my Disney College Program stuff as I find out!

P.s. You should all come visit me while I'm down there :) it would be fun!

Dance In The Rain

2009-06-21T17:03:00.002-06:00

Just a little video I made when I was bored one day and noticed how green everything was!

If you want a rainbow, you have to put up with the rain!

2009-06-12T14:12:00.023-06:00

So Friday it was the perfect rain weather so I went outside just to enjoy it and I took some of these pics in our front yard that I thought looked pretty cool

I swear it has been raining so much the past 2 weeks! But look how nice and green it makes everything! But I really wouldn't mind some warm sun shiny days! I mean it's basically the middle of June already!

Also Friday was the amazing Kelly Clarkson Concert! Yep :)

It was awesome we bought tickets forever ago and it was so much fun! Even though it did rain and we were out in a baseball feild, it was really fun! Also there was a BEAUTIFUL rainbow for a long time over the stage! It was awesome! Here are a few pics
and in that last picture i love the random guy behind us who got into our pic! haha
And I know I promised I would blog about my trip to California, but I'm too lazy so here are just some of my favorite pics from the trip!
Yep it was fun! I love California so much! And especially Disneyland! I'm applying to go to their college program at Disneyland actually for the spring :) I'm super excited! Ok well thats it! Love you all!

-Cherry Girl :)

My Summer Project

2009-05-06T23:49:00.012-06:00

So back in January I applied to be a counselor at Brighton Girls Camp (Mormon girls camp for girls 11-12 years old). And I had an interview and I felt that it went really good but wouldn't hear back if I got the job until March so this whole time I was wondering if I would have the job or not and couldn't plan on well basically anything that people wanted to do for the summer. So one day I thought... what if I don't get the job what am I going to do this summer? So thats when I decided I would remodel the old pink room in the basement and make it my new bedroom :)

Well I didn't get the job... so now I'm going to have a new bedroom this summer!

Well to tell you a bit about this room and how much work it needs is that it's all pink... that even includes the pink shag carpet, well besides the stains on it. At one point in my life I remember sharing that room with Becky and Keri. Can you imagine 3 girls in one room? It also once upon a time had wall paper with pink flowers on it but a couple years ago it was easily pulled off leaving a rough glue on the walls under it.

So the hardest part about this is going to be just the wall preparation for this room sense i have to sandpaper most of the walls to get the rough texture off. Ok maybe not the hardest part... but it will definately take the longest!

Here are some before pictures... Oh and this room has been vacant sense Ben got married so it has been our play room/storage room so please don't mind all the junk in these next couple pictures!

oooh look at that wonderful pink carpet.... can't wait until we get new carpet for this room!

Well I actually started on this 2 weeks before we went to California (yes i promise that will be my next post) But then I had to pick up as many shifts as possible at work so it wouldn't hurt me to now work for a week... so now that I'm back I finally got back to remodeling some more! I finished sanding one of the smaller walls and well here comes the next great part...

Putty-ing! (Ok... not even sure if thats the word haha but you get what I mean.)

So this wall had 4 of those boards going vertical not horizontal and i didn't like that so well i just ripped them off and well i'm ripping off all of those board things. So I have to putty that. Plus random holes in walls from kids haha.

Here is the wall that is almost ready to paint!

Well it's a BIG project ahead of me thats for sure! But I'm excited :) It's a bigger room so it will be nice to have more space! I'm looking forward to a new bedroom this summer!

I love that smile...

2009-03-03T18:17:00.007-07:00

Her eyes are red and puffy...

She has had a very hard day....

I hand out her food to her,

I notice a tear on her cheek.

And then a long awaited smile comes upon her face

When I give her, her chocolate lover's shake :)
It's times like those that help me realize that even though I'm just working at a fast food restaurant that it's still an important job to someone out there!

Babysitting

2009-02-27T16:19:00.015-07:00

So almost every Friday I babysit the cutest kids in the world :)

Don't believe me?

Well... I have proof! Just look at these adorable pictures I took of them today!

Don't you love how you go to take a picture of the kids being cute... but then it's impossible to capture that cute pic? Well this one makes me laugh... love Aidan's face he is pulling! And finally a decent one...

Well ya they are fun :) love them to death!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-14T07:08:00.003-07:00

So today is the day dedicated to love... usually for your significant other, but well I don't have one. But I'm still going to celebrate Valentine's day :) cause I love all of you! My family and my friends! Pretty sure thats all that looks at my blog... but i love you too if you aren't! So everyone I love you all for different reasons... wish i had the time to tell you all why but this will have to do for now... just that I LOVE YOU! :) because you have helped me become who I am today! <3

I liked this video a lot and thought it would be appropriate to share sense it's valentine's day... just a video that really helped me keep my chin up when i watched it for the first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tJod3wKclI
Ok well the embed thing wasn't working.... hate it when that happens. But click on that link! It's not that long and i really like it!

and...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!!!!!

A cherry heart for me to you :)

Why I love life...

2009-02-11T22:57:00.004-07:00

Just to start out... i hope i don't make a tradition of this but sorry i haven't really "blogged" for awhile... I just don't seem to have much to blog about my life is so uneventful!
But i put too much thought into my blogs before i blog... so i have decided I'm not going to do that anymore (or try my hardest to!) i'm just going to write what i think and feel. So hope this isn't even worse but at least i will be blogging!

For the past while i have been really down on myself... too much down on myself. I want to change that! I love being optimistic and being positive (yes basically the same think i know i know) but somewhere along the lines of me growing up i have pushed that melissa out of me... well welcome back optimistic melissa! :D yes the other day i realized... My life is GREAT! I love it right now! Even tho... yes I got laid off from the best job and had to go back working at a fast food restuarant cause no one else called me when i applied, or that i'm not dating anyone and haven't been on a date for a really long time, or that i'm not going to school anymore, and yes i have many other reasons why i should mumble and grumble about such a horrible life.... WELL! You know what? I don't have a horrible life :) i am loving it right now! It couldn't be better! I love being a workaholic and trying to pick up as many shifts as possible where i work with people everyday with cute grandpas that come in and just could brighten your day! Hey they even want to make me a manager! Also I'm not going to school at the moment cause I need to figure that whole thing out for my life... and thats what i feel is best for me at the moment! But because of this i can work a lot and i also can go to my singles ward activites :) where i have actually gotten to meet a lot of people and i can actually go visiting teaching for my first time and have visiting teachers cause i'm not too busy :) and you know what? I LOVE IT! And i also have realized... i don't need a guy right now... i still have a lot, and i mean A LOT of growing up to do... i mean... I could pass as a 14 year old! :) but i'm ok with that you know why? Cause hopefully when i''m 40... i will look 30 :) ya thats why... cause by then my husband will be braggin about his "young" wife when really i'm not haha. Also i have amazing parents that i love... and sisters that i absolutely adore! Which did i mention that they are the best friends ever? I love my family! I don't need to start my own family yet cause i'm not done loving my family right now! Yes... this is why i love life!

New...

2009-01-23T00:15:00.003-07:00

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted forever! Not much going on in my life right now I guess... But I recently did buy a mini laptop :) i love it so so so much! And also i got some new...

Haha weird lame video I just made tonight cause I was bored... ya so hope you at least laugh at how stupid I am or something haha... but do you like them?
I have some other videos that I'm in the process of making... not the best but well I will post them on here when I'm done with them!

Happy Christmas and Merry Holidays!!

2008-12-20T15:21:00.003-07:00

I made a Christmas video but it isn't letting me put it on here for some reason... so click here to watch it please!!!

Smells of Christmas

2008-12-20T15:16:00.001-07:00

I love the smell of Christmas,along with all the lights.
Log fires in the fire place,on those cold winter nights.

The smell of Christmas goodies,that are baked with tender care.
The smell is just the greatest,there's nothing to compare.

The evergreen's so fragrant,the smell of Christmas season.
Like the hanging of mistletoe,thats done for a good reason.

The red berries of the holly,in that arrangement on the table.
Which I'm sure is much better ,then Christmas in that stable.

Poinsettia's all around,to balance off the garland.
Music boxes everyplace,bought by my sweet darlin'.

Cinnamon and Peppermint,fills the air thats in our house.
And what is stirring in the night,is not the Christmas mouse.

Those pies that make me drool,just sitting there on that shelf.
Is as if they were made special,for that jolly old Christmas elf.

(Written by Bernard Howe)

A little Christmas Spirt!

2008-12-11T22:09:00.007-07:00

So the Scrooge inside of me has finally moved out (if you couldn't tell by my new background and music), and I am finally loving the christmas music and want to even maybe put up christmas lights in my windows! Haha, but I'm still not as excited... it's weird how christmas changes as you grow up and well everyone else gets married and then you are the only kid home... let me tell you it is the weirdest feeling. And it's just weird to ask for things you need but can't afford... oh well I will try and make it the best I can make it. My mom's side Christmas party is on saturday and well I am excited! Even though I will most likely be running after little kids during the whole thing... but christmas wouldn't be christmas without watching and playing with those kids! Maybe some day... haha forever away but someday, some of my kids will be running along with those kids... ok thats weird to think. But anyway... there is just a little bit of snow on the ground and i really don't mind it to much... I just wish it would stay about that much... not like last year!! Here are some pictures of the crazy snow from last year...

Thats right... we had to go through a tunnel to get to our front door! I really wouldn't mind not going throught that ever again! And I bet my dad wouldn't mind it either!

Well hope you all the best getting ready for the holidays!!! We should be decorating our house soon!

Whatever You Like

2008-12-07T23:46:00.003-07:00

So I saw this on Staci's blog and it looked fun so I thought I would try it out...
Have an iPOD or iTUNES? This is kind of a fun way to pass the time...
1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY? "From the inside" by likin park
WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY? "Control" by metro station (haha)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX? "Angels" by David Archuleta (I like that haha)
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? "Monster" by Meg & Dia (haha that isn't right... well not for today)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE? "I'll Make A Man Out Of You" off of Mulan (hahahahaha thats never going to happen!)
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? "Funky Town" by Alvin and The Chipmunks (hahaha thats funny)
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU? "Drama Summer" by the Starting Line (haha i'm not that much drama!)
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN? "A Little Too Not Over You" By David Archuleta (umm... no comment)
WHAT IS 2 +2? "I Have A Dream" off of the Mamma Mia soundtrack
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND? "Keep Holding On" by Avril Lavigne
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE? "Time After Time" by Ashley Tisdale
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY? "The Young & The Hopeless" by Good Charlotte
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? "Too Cool" off of the Camp Rock soundtrack (hahahaha I know I have a lot of disney songs on my ipod)
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE? "Find Your Way Back" by Michelle Branch
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU? "SOS" off the Mamma Mia soundtrack (how sad :( I hope that isn't true!)
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING? "See You Again" by Miley Cyrus (hahah i hope not!)
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? "To Be With You" by David Archuleta (I actually love this song and if i could i would switch the last answer with this one! haha)
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST? "Words, Hands, Hearts" by Yellowcard (interesting)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? "Don't Tell Me" by Avril Lavigne
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? "The Runaways" by Anberlin (haha thats funny)
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN? "Banana Pancakes" by Jack Johnson (so not true! haha)
HOW WILL YOU DIE? "The Worse Day Ever" by Simple Plan (haha thats funny! I love how all these old songs are coming up!)
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET? "I Kissed a girl" by Katy Perry (hahahahahaha that is hilarious! And NO i hanen't and won't kiss a girl! haha don't worry!)
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?"Womanizer" by Britney Spears
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED? "Ocean Avenue" by Yellowcard (wouldn't that be the coolest thing ever if I got married on the corner of cherry street? hahaha)
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST? "Everyday" off the High School Musical 2 soundtrack (haha)
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU? "So Yesterday" by Hilary Duff (hahahahahaha)
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? "Our Time Is Here" off of the Camp Rock soundtrack (thats cool how it fits!)
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW? "Untouched" by The Veronicas (weird)
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS? "Whatever You Like" by T.I.

Update on me...

2008-12-04T23:48:00.011-07:00

So I just thought I would write a little update on me...
So the job I have right now I love so much, but when they hired me they told me it was a seasonal job, and if they liked me then they would keep me. Well usually during christmas time it's usually really really busy but everyday we almost try to find things to do while they are there... so my boss pulled me aside awhile ago and told me because the numbers have been down so low they can't keep me and that I will be out of a job January 1st... so thanks stupid economy! haha oh well... so if you hear of anywhere that is hiring you should tell me cause I'm in desperate need of a job!
Oh ya... and I still haven't gotten even one call on my car... so it is still for sell but I doubt anyone is going to buy it because of the economy.
Well I had a nice relaxing but fun thanksgiving... it wasn't way big like our usual thanksgivings but I think it was better that way, I actually got to talk to people and well it was just nice! Oh and I got to play with my favorite little guy :) here is a pic...

And on sunday's the singles ward always has a sunday social at the bishops house at night. It's fun and I always try to go! There is always a little devotional, then we eat some treats and play games it's way fun! So me and Marleah decided to go to the park afterwards and we took some fun pictures too! haha here are a couple...

So I never knew how much fun it would be to play in a park at night time! But well we had a lot of fun! Next time we are going to go in the sunlight though! haha

So ya we have had a couple little snow storms... but let me tell you it makes me so so very happy it hasn't really snowed yet! I know... it's probably going to snow sometime and stay on the ground until almost March... so I'm enjoying it while it lasts!

And speaking about snow... I don't know why but I have been such a Scrooge this year! I don't like listening to christmas music... and well I have decided that I only like christmas for 2 weeks and it seems like the whole world wants to drag in on for 2 months! Well ya... I guess I kinda have my dad in me... haha and well I don't think I will be ready for christmas for another week haha I know I'm weird...

Ok... well I don't have much else to say... besides that I'm currently seeking a fun cute boy that will bring a smile to my face :)

(that means if you know any cute single guys... Set me up!)

OK well thats all I have to say... haha

What I'm grateful for...

2008-11-26T23:04:00.001-07:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Fun with Dansie!

2008-11-09T14:55:00.006-07:00

First just a cool pic i took the other day... just thought it looked kinda artsy and i loved the red berries :)Ok so now for my fun fun day! I drove to hyrum to spend a day with my awesome friend Dansie! She was one of my roommates while i was in West Yellowstone. I have missed her so much lately so it was really awesome to see her! She took me to all the cool factories up in that area... we went to the Casper's factory (they make the fatboys!), Gossner's (cheese and milk) I got squeaky cheese there :) yumm!, and Pepperidge Farm (they have all the goldfish and those famous Milano cookies)! Then we went to the Casper's Malt Shoppe :) yummy! And we both got an everydaes called that because they are too good for just one day a week! Haha if you don't get it... they are like sundaes haha. Well sadly these are the only pictures that I took while I was up there.

Doesn't it look delicious?!

All Gone! haha it was SO yummy!

And 2 very satisfied customers!!!

After we ate our yummy ice cream we went and saw Madagascar 2 it was hilarious! Thanks Dansie for the fun filled day!!!

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-01T00:22:00.021-06:00

So i haven't really written a blog in awhile... and i don't really know what to write about but i have a lot of pictures so well im just going to post a bunch of pictures... haha they are all mainly stuff from beauty school that i have done... hope you enjoy!
hard to see but they are finger waves
french twist
Waiting for my instructor i got bored...
then it turned into this... haha
small velcro roller set...
beginning
middle
end result... (ya i thought it was ugly too!)
big velcro roller set... haha i thought it looked hilarious. I didn't get a pic of the end result because well ya it didn't look any different...
and finally a cute hairstyle... RINGLETS! My favorite! haha

Well ya... thats it... sorry im so boring!

Oh and i almost forgot!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

8 things tag

2008-10-26T00:04:00.005-06:00

Thanx to Keri... this is my first tag!

8 TV shows that I watch:
1. Simpsons
2. Gossip Girl
3. CSI: SVU
4. That 70's show
5. anything on the disney channel...
6. (wow i don't watch much tv...)
7. (wish we had cable so maybe it was worth turning the tv on)
8. (basically i don't watch tv... like at all!)

8 Things that I did yesturday:
1. watched the midnight showing of High School Musical 3 (it was wee in the morning!)
2. slept in...
3. barely made it to school on time
4. ate lunch
5. made a mad dash to work once borrowing my mom's car because i didn't have enough gas to make it to work. (thanx mom! love you!)
6. looked at cars in my price range on ksl.com
7. texted friends...
8. umm... surfed some internet

8 places that I love to eat
1. GOLDEN JADE!!!
2. Costa Vida and Cafe Rio
3. Javiers
4. Speghetti Factory
5. Pizza Factory (even tho i always seem to get sick after i eat there...)
6. Olive Garden
7. Chilli's!
8. umm...m...m..m..m.. well i will always love arctic circle food

8 Things that I am looking forward to
1. Eventually selling my car :( so i can get a new car
2. Twilight the movie
3. Holidays! Holidays! Holidays!
4. Getting on the floor in beauty school
5. dating ? haha matters if guys ask me on dates or not...
6. maybe getting some extra money so i can finally buy those little things that i have been wanting to buy.
7. any family things/gatherings/activities
8. next weekend... haha

8 things on my wish list
1. to sell my mustang... so i can buy a new car :( wish it would just happen fast!
2. new guitar
3. be in a demolition derby
4. lose some weight
5. lay in a street and watch the street lights change colors :)
6. new camera
7. a guy?
8. to not be so shy and to be more outgoing

8 people I Tag
1. Becky
2. Marleah
3. Dansie!
4. Brooklin
5. Gayla
6. umm....
7. mmm....
8. anyone else who would like to do this!!!

Anyone want a Mustang?

2008-10-23T19:17:00.003-06:00

So I have dropped the price of my Mustang to $5,800. I still haven't even gotten one call on my mustang... so does anyone want a mustang? Nothing is wrong with it at all! I love this car more than anything. If you all could help me spread the word about me selling my mustang that would help me SO much! If you hear anyone that wants/needs a new car or something. It's a beautiful car!!

the saddest day of my life...

2008-10-21T23:18:00.009-06:00

I'm selling my most prized possesion, my baby, my dream car, my mustang...

I love this car more than anything! I always said that I was going to keep it until I was a grandma, I had dreams of putting hot pink race stripes on it, and I even told people that I was only going to have 2 kids cause my mustang can only hold 2 car seats. But well reality has hit me and I need a more reliable car. I always hoped to get a 2nd car so I could get around in the wintertime but now I need to drive all the way to kaysville for school and henefer for work and I have realized that might be a problem when winter hits and living in Mt. Green doesn't help either. So if anyone is interested or knows anyone that might want a beautiful white v6 manual mustang... well you know how to get a hold of me!

:'(

Im so sad to be selling my mustang but I know it's right... I put up an add on ksl so hopefully I will be getting some calls on it soon. As soon as I sell it I'm going to try and buy a new car... I'm looking now but I want to sell my mustang first... maybe if it doesn't sell then I will have to keep it! Haha. I'm looking at Jetta's, Passat's, and Audi's.

I have taken so many pictures of my mustang cause I love it so much... but well here are some pictures of my beautiful car that Im selling... if you could help me spread the word that would be great! I'm hopefully selling it for $6000 and it's in GREAT condition! (this cherry sticker can easily be removed)

I'm going to miss my Mustang so much!!!

Fun with Aidan!

2008-10-19T00:43:00.004-06:00

Today I went to the zoo with Keri, Austin, Aidan, and Maddie! I had so much fun with all of them! I haven't been to the zoo in forever so it was cool to go back and see all the animals. Then Keri and Austin went to the Real game and I took the kids home with me to babysit. And well this is what me and Aidan basically did all night :) haha i think it's cute but i threw it all together so fast that it probably isn't that interesting haha but it's fun! It shows how cute Aidan is! And I picked this song because it's one of Aidan's favorite songs! Hope you like it!!!

A-line haircut

2008-10-17T23:58:00.002-06:00

Picture: Here is Zach sporting the 3rd a-line haircut that i have cut on him... and also my favorite one! I thought it looked way cute and i loved it! I wanted to be able to actually style the hair to see the end result (it's wet here) but had to hurry and move on to a different haircut. I love a-line haircuts and wish i could have one but i can't pull off the short hair look on me! So i guess that is why im going to cosmetology so i can give people way cute hairstyles!

Blessing: Im so glad that the weekend is finally here! So my blessing today is when you get those breaks that you feel like you have been needing for awhile... this week has been kinda hectic at school and work so Im very grateful for this weekend! And Im going to try to have as much fun as I can!

haircuts, haircuts, haircuts

2008-10-15T01:20:00.002-06:00

Picture(s): The haircuts i did today... Zach is in the process of getting an a-line hair cut (haha) i had to braid his beard to keep it out of the way... wish we could cut that off first! And Catherine got a long blunt hair cut and i cut her some layers today, in this pic her hair is braided so you can't tell.

Blessing: having a nice car... I absolutely love my car! It's my dream car a Ford Mustang, and i got it when i was 17 haha ya you may think it's because she is spoiled... but i have worked my butt off for that car and my parents didn't just buy it for me haha. Well as winter is drawing closer im going to miss driving my mustang... i found out last winter that i should have a second car or a plan B for the wintertime because when it snows.... the mustang doesn't like to move. Thankfully my dad has his old truck sitting around as a spare car and most likely i will be driving that alot this winter... so im really going to miss my good heaters and rear window defroster! But well i can live without those things if it means making it out of my driveway!

cold weather...

2008-10-14T00:07:00.003-06:00

Picture(2 today): These were taken on sunday but thought they were pretty even though as you can see that the leaves are green still... NOT READY FOR SNOW! haha Well i love the mountains and that is why i enjoy living in Mt. Green so much!!

Blessing: today Im so thankful for warmth... :) i just drank some hot chocolate and i love how it just warms you up so much! Im very thankful for electricity in the cold weather... so we can warm up our hot chocolate, have space heaters, and have wonderful eletric blankets!! Im naturally colder... maybe im cold blooded? haha jk. Well so during the wintertime i couldn't live without these things!!!

little feet...

2008-10-12T21:02:00.003-06:00

Picture: love little kids feet!! The other day i was playing with Aidan and had to snap a pic of our feet... it's not as cute as it could be but it's still fun.

Blessing: the blessing of friends... it's always nice to get away and have fun with them! Or it's way nice to be able to talk to them when you are down. I love all my friends so much and wish that i would have more free time so i could hang out with them more!

snow already?!

2008-10-12T00:27:00.005-06:00

Picture: Just a picture of my favorite little table and chairs outside with a little blanket of snow over it... can you believe that it is snowing already?! I swear fall only lasted a week... or thats what it seemed like! I'm so not ready for the winter!!! And neither is my Mustang!

Blessing: I love having jokes there is always that one joke that can make you laugh and bring that big smile to your face! Those smiles are the best!!! We don't let them out that often... so everyone tell more funny jokes!!!

quick post

2008-10-11T01:37:00.002-06:00

Picture: This absolutely cute picture of my favorite little guy ever!! This boy could seriously brighten any day of mine! Any day that im down all i want to do is hang out with this amazing little boy! I hope that i can stay really good friends with this little buddy forever! I seriously love him with all my guts!!!

Blessing: umm... i really wish i could say my family again cause they were really showed me how much they love me tonight but i said that yesturday.... so i have to pick another blessing haha i would have to say the blessing to see all the seasons here where i live. I love seeing the leaves change colors and the warm summers and even the snow can be really pretty. I love seeing all the beauty of all the seasons even though i might not like how cold it gets! Im already constantly wearing a jacket and sleeping with my electric blanket on!! But yet... i swear im always 10 degrees colder than any other human being... haha. Ok well thats it... until tomorrow!

beauty school

2008-10-10T00:03:00.007-06:00

So i read Staci's blog and well im going to try my hardest to do her challenge... im kinda busy so im not so sure that it's going to happen but it gives me somethings to actually blog about!

Picture: Manikin heads...

No they aren't halloween decorations haha but tomorrow im going to do my first hair cut on one of these lovely manikins... meet (left to right) Debra, Zach, and Catherine! And no i didn't name them... they came with their names on their necks haha. Zack kinda grosses me out... i can't wait to cut that beard/mustache off!!! So I decided long ago when i would get into the hair part of beauty school that i would try my hardest to take pics of all the hair cuts and styles that i do in school... so today i decided to take pictures of all my manikin heads before i do anything to them!

Blessing: My blessing today is my family... there are times when i don't think they think of me that much or really even notice that i exist but then i realize how much they do care for me and think of me all the time... i love my family and i would never trade them for anything in the world! They make me who i am and they help me out with everything in life! I really don't know what i would do without them... i couldn't ever survive... thats why im going to try my hardest to keep them as close to me as i can throughtout my entire life. I LOVE YOU!!!

So love this challenge of Staci's! So everyone else i encourage them to do this too! :) then we all can learn so much about each other! All you have to do is post a picture and a blessing everday! Simple!

Kiwi & me

2008-10-09T00:07:00.000-06:00

So i took some pictures of me and my hamster Kiwi and i was bored so i made a slide show of all the pictures! ENJOY!!!

Awesome weekend :)

2008-10-05T20:10:00.013-06:00

So earlier in the week me and my friend Marleah found this amazing singer that has a band named Allred... if you haven't heard of him (i bet you haven't haha) then you should check him out! He is really really talented and so very amazing! So we were looking at his tour dates and noticed that he had a show in Provo this weekend so basically i called up my sister Becky asked her if we could spend the night and asked our parents if they were ok with us going haha. So we were able to go and it was so so so much fun!! So saturday around 2 we left... it was raining so so much it was scary! Mustangs are really just made to be a summer car i decided haha they aren't very good in the rain and snow! haha but anyway we made a pit stop at ikea cause Marleah hadn't ever been there and well i love that store :) we basically just walked throught the whole store... took some pictures... haha here is a pic...

Well we made it to Becky's we ran around town with her a little bit haha and took pictures when waiting for her haha

We all played uno attack and watched Made of Honor haha good show! Then it was time for our concert!!!! I was so very excited! We had looked at pictures of the building beforehand and it looked kinda creepy haha. We had to wait in a long line of people outside in the rain to wait to get inside... here was an interest thing we found on the sidewalk... i liked it so we took a pic of it.

Then we finally got into the building (and it wasn't creepy at all! It was actually really cool inside!) oh i forgot to say that we saw one of the girls that we go to school with there and she was telling us that the drummer was a friend of hers! Haha so we were standing by her and all of the sudden this really cute guy comes up to her and hugged her! Oh ya he was the drummer :) So we got to meet him and talk with him! It was awesome!

Well then Allred (or John Allred) went up on the stage and he is so amazing! Ah... i wish i could go back again! He played a couple songs at first with just him and his guitar and then later his band joined him. Haha there were some really annoying girls in front of us and they were like the drummer is cute! haha little did they know that not long before he was right behind them talking to us... haha. So at the first of the concert we were way in the back and it was really hard for me to see cause im so very short... haha and there was this girl in front of me with this gigantic purse and she kept hitting into me with her purse... it was quite annoying... we didn't take our cameras into the concert and i wish i did but i took pictures with my camera phone so that has to do haha. So sorry about the bad coloring... this shows you how far back we were but here is a pic of Allred... Amazing Allred...

So all during the concert i was moving and trying to see over these girls and two very very tall guys... and then our friend told us that she was going to try and be by one of her friends so we decided to follow her and we should have moved earlier! We got right up to the stage but on the side! It was very amazing and i got some better shots... i wish that i could have taken my camera cause these just look so blurry... but oh well... her are some pics :) enjoy!

This is the drummer that we met :) best picture i could get of him haha

And John playing the piano... you can't really tell but he was so close that i probably could have reached out and touched him!

And I just hurried and snapped this of him while we were walking out the door... i wanted to meet him and get a pic with him but there was a huge line and i didn't have the patience to wait haha so we just took a pic when we walked by him.

Well we went back to becky's place we watched some episodes of the office with some of their friends and went to bed way too late... then we were woken up in the morning we ate some captain crunch and watched the first session of general conference and then Jared and his friend made some really really delicious pancakes so we had to have some of those! The recipe that they used was my mom's non the less haha they found it in our ward cook book. Mom we need to make those pancakes more often! haha. Then me and marleah were on our way home... we both didn't get in the shower or anything and i felt so gross passing everyone on the freeway... we could tell a lot of the people were on there way to general conference in Salt Lake... we should have made our little trip to provo more exciting and gone to conference too! But we didn't even think about that until then. So I came home sad to think our fun little trip was over... But we had so so much fun!!! And im so so glad that i went!!! So everyone look Allred up and listen to his songs!!! You will love all his songs! I promise! I do! haha if you like secondhand serenade then you will love Allred!

Hello world!

2008-09-29T13:24:00.004-06:00

So I always love reading my sister Keri's blog and my cousin's Staci's and Gayla's... I have always wanted to make my own but thought it would be weird because I'm not married or anything. But lately I have been feeling so out of the loop with everything and I always wish that I could have more free time so I can hang out with everyone! I was so sad when I had to work and everyone went to Brock's hockey game... so today I was getting ready and thought... "heck, i don't care if it's weird that I have a blog and I'm not married... I'm going to make one!" Haha so here it is!! We will see how well I am at keeping it up though and see if I even have stuff to write on here! Haha. Well this past week was kinda eventfull for me... well I guess it all happened on saturday because thats my only free day but anyway... First of all my hair was really really bothering me I had dyed it brown but it was fading so it looked like a dirty blond it was just weird looking, and lately I really haven't liked my hair blonde so I decided that I was going to go brown all over with no blonde highlights and it would have to be a dark brown so when it did fade it didn't look like a dirty blonde... so I went to my school and my friend Marleah did my hair! Haha and yes I go to beauty school so I tend to change my hair alot! So this is what it looks like... I also put in two purple bead hair extentions I love the purple but with my dark hair it is kinda hard to see... especially in pictures but here is a picture of the purple...

This is with the flash on and it made it stand out lots more than it really does...

So I'm not so sure if I like my new hair yet sometimes I do and sometimes it is just too dark and I think it makes me look pale. I went to church with my new do and a guy told me that the purple was radical hahahaha and a girl told me the dark made me look older! I really liked that comment cause everyone always thinks I'm younger than what I really am! When I was in West Yellowstone a guy for the longest time thought I was 12 until he found out I was turning 18 on my birthday... Well anyway the other thing that I did on saturday was I finally bought my hamster that I have been wanting so badly for so long!!! She is the cutest thing ever! I named her Kiwi and she is a Robo Russian Dwarf hamster! The cage I bought for her is lime green and purple (her cage kinda matches her name) and she loves to run on her little wheel I love watching her and playing with her but she runs really really fast so I don't play with her that much cause I'm afraid I'm going to lose her or something! Well here is a picture of my Kiwi :)

Well for now thats all I have to say... so until next time!