Wednesdays--they're all about the Wildlife

Wildlife Wednesdays are a really well known thing up here in Rexburg. On Wed. you can usually spot people sporting a wolf shirt, an eagle one, or anything in between.  One of my friends threw a party after getting all pumped up about since he visited Jackson hole and bought a wolf shirt. So college students+a theme+food+music=one heck of a party!! it was super fun! it was mostly people from my ward there so i knew like 95% of the people and it was just a blast. They even had food, a photo booth with their stuffed moose max, and a raffle hahaha with some snazzy dollar store prizes.

My fabulous roommates that came:) plus a photobomber.

The night got a little wild with some tats....it's Rexburg so of course stick on tats are the hit of the party.

we managed to steal these off the backs of the guys in charge. it was Cassie's goal of the night.

Spenny!

 ....and Tyler had to join in and copy me.

 Here's the guys that put it all together. Ross, Spencer, Danny and Tyler. They're the best!! i love them all

Life as we know it

I feel like i haven't had much happen in the last couple months to blog about it, but i'm kinda regretting not blogging about little things more. I switched my major to Floral Design and i LOVE it!!! my floral arranging class is so much fun and i totally feel like i'm in my element. The other horticulture classes are alright but i must say i really do enjoy all the hands on stuff i do. Like for my pest control class so far we've used the Rodentator (kills rodents/gophers by shooting their holes with an explosion) and i mixed some pesticide and got to spray it in the jungle greenhouse. I love my religion classes, especially my Prep for Eternal Marriage class. I'm learning some good stuff in there! hopefully i can remember all the amazing things i've learned. I picked some pretty bomb teachers for my classes. i enjoy going to class

Over memorial weekend, i went to Salmon with my roommate Cassie and a group of friends.  We hiked up to some hot springs and it was GORGEOUS. They were completely natural hot springs and it was so cool to be sitting in one and looking out and seeing this amazing view of the mountains. If any of you were to go i would warn you about nudity haha yeah we came across some surprising situations. And i managed to get a little sun too! yaaay!

The best thing about Spring (although it hasn't been very warm this semester compared to others) is bike rides, softball, and picnics!

Missionary Friends

So i think having missionary friends is the best/worst thing. it is so fun to write them and share the events going on in our lives it's just bittersweet that they're not living them with you. But i know they're out there doing the best work they can and its awesome that they're so motivated to share the gospel! A couple of their birthdays are coming up and i want to send them something awesome so i'm starting to brainstorm now! any ideas?? they'd be great to hear.

and so march begins!

March started out great! i went back home to see this guy get one year older and baptized. He is awesome for making that choice.

With March i'm hoping the weather becomes a little more Springy and less Wintery. That would be grand. Love is in the air! at least for all of my friends...Kaycee's missionary, Kolby, came home last night and she gets to see him TONIGHT! i've never seen her this happy. They'll probably get married;) Kambrie comes home every night with a big smile on her face so things are going great for her and Kelli is going home to surprise a guy that makes her happy. Oh i love it!

With school, i switched majors. My dream job now: wedding designer! it would be like pintrerest in real life everyday!! unfortunately they don't have a specific major for something like this, so what i figured would help me best with gaining design experience is Floral Design.  Next semester i'll be taking classes for that major, still with an emphasis in Culinary Arts. School sounds so fun and creative to me now and i can't wait to see how it goes:)

just an update

School is so good but it is so busy too. Last week i sent off one of my best friends, Emily Kemp. She's goin to the San Fernando California mission. I'm so happy for her but i know i'll miss her dearly. I talked to her literally every day.  i guess it's time to perfect my writing skills now!
i still love all my classes and i'm finally getting a feel for them and how hard they might be this semester. I've been thinking recently of switching my major just because i've been doubting if it's the right direction for me. The only class i'm taking for my major is my least favorite class this semester, i don't take that as a good sign. So if you have any suggestions of things for me to look into let me know!!
I decided just the other day when i was talking with a friend that i'm going to be an EFY counselor the 3 weeks after spring semester. He did it and loved it and so he was telling me about pictures and stuff then the idea came to me that i should do it and it just felt so right. I applied the next day and have an interview with the program soon, but i don't know when yet. i am beyond excited for this opportunity and i'm hoping it all works out!
This last weekend was great. i celebrated a friend's birthday and lets just say we had a grand ol time:] i truly felt like i was living the college life.
Time has been flying by and i can't believe another week is just starting!!! it feels like i just got up here to school.

I have this feeling....

....that this semester is going to be splendid. I have awesome roommates! So far i love my classes! i feel like i have friends everywhere! and I love socializing! plus i still have lots of cool people to meet! yep yepp

Merry Christmas! ps. i think i'm addicted to Pinterest

This Christmas was AMAZING. All my family was here. This may sound cheesy but what could be a better gift? Being an aunt is the best because these kiddos are crack-ups. absolutely hilarious. i love just sitting back and watching their excitement and their unique personalities. I also loved having siblings here just to chat with. I didn't get a whole lot of just chatting in for the past few months down in Utah.
I got some pretty grand gifts for Christmas and everything i asked Santa for. i'll be the coolest aunt around with my barbie convertible he brought me;) 

Carson also made me a calender and the sweetest snowman card which i'll probably keep forever. I love our family tradition of handmade gifts for our family exchange. Everything i made was inspired by pinterest, i would be lost without it. Another tradition that is simple but i love is sticking small presents in the tree. I don't know of many other families that do that so i'd consider it one of our traditions.
Our dinner was...unique. My dad and the guys went and shot a turkey, with a bow and arrow, gutted and cleaned it, smoked it, then we ate it. You know you live in Idaho when your dad hunts Christmas eve for your Christmas dinner. I'm sure we had the freshest meat around! He also smoked deer and pheasant. I'll just stick to turkey please. The rest of the dinner was delish! and i had the funnest time decorating the table. I tried a new napkin folding technique that i also found on pinterest. It's a Christmas tree!

Christmas 2012 was lovely <3