Be My Valentine?

Normally I don’t like Valentine’s day. However, this year might be different!

Dustin came to visit me this weekend. (We spent two whole weeks apart which is a new record for us….it was hell!) After a weekend filled with 3 movies, 5 tubs of popcorn, good Mexican food, burnt muffins, sleeping in, church, and trying to take care of school while still spending time with the boyfriend, we had to get back to the real world. I woke up this morning a little sad because he had to leave, but when got in my car to head home from school, I found a mug filled with all my favorite candies in it! And when I got home…

Rose petals, chocolates, candy, teddy bears, a pillow, blanket, and a beautiful card was waiting for me. Why? Because he wanted to be my valentine of course! Yes, he did this just because he was asking me to be his valentine, and No, I don’t deserve him.
As for my real life...

This semester is WONDERFUL. I’m doing my level II for special education and I get to spend three days a week in a third grade classroom. The kids are so dang cute, and I am really getting involved and passionate about what I’m doing. It’s a really good feeling knowing that I am doing (and will be doing) something that I truly love.

The only down side is that I have to get up every morning at 6:30 to get to school by 7:30. After elementary school gets out, I have to go to MY school, so I don’t get home till 6 or 7 pm everyday! (When I don’t work) I am tired and in bed by 10, and with roommates who stay up super late every night, it makes this whole thing called “sleep” a distant memory.

At least I’m enjoying all my classes; I actually get excited to go to school sometimes. I know I know, I am a total nerd, but I’m proud of it!

ALl in all, life is pretty dang good. :)

My Welcome Back

After spending a nice month long break in sunny St. George, what better way to be welcomed back to Logan than to have to walk across this so-called "sidewalk" in order to get to school.



If you are wondering, the answer is yes. I slipped and fell HARD on my tush while attempting to walk across this ice sheet.

The funny thing is, I took this picture before I walked across. I just wanted to show the world what I had to go through to get to school each day. Little did I know, the sidewalk was generous enough to give me something better to blog about.

Thank you, sidewalk.


This first thing I did was look around to see if anyone saw me.



Just my luck, OF COURSE people saw.



One guy said, "Oh man that sucks! You gotta get some shoes with better traction! haha Don't worry it happens a lot around here."



I just laughed, agreed, and thought to myself, "If it happens a lot around here, and this is the first day back to school....I'm screwed."



Apparently I never learned how to walk properly on ice while living in St. George... Go figure!



P.S. My Christmas break was FANTASTIC!! More on that next post :)

Gramps is 90!

My Grandpa Pratt (aka: the best man in the world) turned 90 today!

What did he say when I called him to wish him a happy birthday?

"I'm too cock-eyed old."

Love that man...more than anything in the whole world!

Victory Is Sweet...Even If I Wasn't There to Taste It.

When I saw the line for the USU vs BYU game at 8:00 yesterday morning I thought, "Crap, I gotta get in line right after my classes!" But when my classes ended I decided I needed to work out, then after I worked out I decided I needed to study, then take a nap, then take a shower and get ready...

My roommates and I got in line for the game at 6:00 pm

The game Started at 7:00 pm

People started lining up for this game 2 days ago...not kidding.

There was a line from the Spectrum all the way to the road by 8:00 that morning.

Did we get seats? Especially when competing with all these crazy fans?

No. :(

We tried to justify it by saying, "Oh, it was good exercise to walk up our huge hill in the 19 degree weather. And besides, this way we can watch the game from our nice warm couch at home..."

I still wish I would've been there to see the Aggies DOMINATE BYU. Bahaha

Moral of the story:

Victory is sweet, Aggie fans are die hard, and if I want a seat for the next game...I'm camping out!

My favorite sign!

Finals? PSH!

As finals week approaches (approximately 10 days), I naturally find my mind wandering to things other than studying. I should be getting ready for all of my tests, yet all of the sudden I have all the time in the world to shop, cook, go to movies, make cheese quesadillas for my little sister, and have sleepovers in the living room with my roommates. I’m not really complaining because all of these things have been great fun, but there is a little voice in my head telling me that I should really study…and here I am…blogging. Hmmmmm…

A couple weeks ago was USU’s Transfer Leadership Conference, otherwise known as TLC. It is an all day event put on by the amazing transfer ambassadors for students from other colleges and universities. A LOT of work went into it, and it was a huge success! We had leadership building workshops and activities, played games, did an amazing service project, and heard from the man who invented the color personality test, Dr. Taylor Hartman. Which brings me to my next point:

I’m a BLUE and YELLOW!

I was so ridiculously excited to hear from him you have no idea. I had my notepad and pen out the whole time taking notes. He is brilliant. If you haven’t taken the test, I urge you to do so at:

http://www.colorcode.com/

I also went to the New Moon Midnight movie premier! My thoughts….I am definitely team Edward, but Jacob is SO HOT in the movie. I couldn’t get enough of him. I loved New Moon 10 billion times more than Twilight and can’t wait for the next movie to come out in June!

I am currently enjoying a relaxing week off of school, work, and cold. That’s right, I am blogging from my home in Kanab Utah! Thanksgiving has been great, but details on that will come later. :) Much love blog world!

Playing House

Last weekend I went to Cedar City to babysit my sister's kids! Dustin and I got to play Mommy and Daddy and it was SO MUCH FUN! Check out this picture I snapped of Dustin and Gavin passed out on the couch. :)

It was so dang cute, they slept like this for almost three hours. Adorable? I think so. :)

I've Been Hit!

Thats right Ladies and Gentlemen, the foci (aka: my little blue focus) got slammed into last week by a mean old white buic.

Dear Buic,

What did the Foci ever do to you? She is just a nice little car who makes loud noises, but she means well. Now she needs a new car door and who knows what else! The foci was just making a left turn, why must you think you need to run into her like that and try and tell the police officer it wasn't your fault?

That was not very nice.

Plus you caused the owner of the foci A LOT of stress and headaches.

She had a lot to do that day but nooooo. The day was unprogressive because she had to talk to insurance people and policemen all day.

Thanks a lot Buic.

I hope you and your mean owner feel bad, because you should.