Marketing scheme got me!

I was at the Walmart the other day and fell victim to this:

It was only $2 and I was going to buy cereal anyway!!! Plus, look! It turns my milk green. How fun it that?!

Cereal people 1. Alyssa 0. Happy Alyssa? Yes! :)

I love...

seeing the sun hitting the mountains across the valley as I walk to school every morning
I realize this is a sun set picture but it will do.


how clean my apartment always stays!


my fantastic roomies






















all the leaves changing colors. fall is my favorite time of year ever! October is my favorite month


















home grown, garden veggies our managers gave us. I can't wait to cook them tonight!



Utah State. I couldn't have asked for a better college experience

Blogging Drought

I honestly have not felt like blogging a lot lately, which is strange. I actually don't really feel like it right now either. But I'm doing it. Here goes:

Let's see...I went home a couple weeks ago. That was nice! I hadn't been home since May 09 before that, so it felt good to be home. It was a typical trip home, including a Sunday basketball game with Dad. I'm major out of shape and out of practice! We also went to a Goo Goo Dolls concert, opened by Switchfoot. It was pretty awesome!


School started this week. Which means my senior year started this week. So weird!!! And since I made the decision to hold off on grad school right now, this is really my last year of school for a while. I'm really freaked out. I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I'm just along for the ride and hope a get a job after graduation so I can pay off my student loans...and you know, live.

The yearly 80's Dance was last night. Usually it's my favorite dance of the whole year. We get all dressed up, the music is awesome and it's just an all around fun night. This year was not as fun. The DJ decided he was going to play whatever he wanted, so he made lots of techno versions of classic 80s songs and then adding in modern songs. SO not cool!!! It's the 80s Dance! It's only supposed to be legit 80s! That really bugged me. But other than that, the night was really fun.


Oh! How could I forget?! I got two new roomies last week also! They're my good friends, Shana and Kaela. So far we're all having a lot of fun living together and the apartment is staying clean, which I LOVE! It's going to be a good year.

I also started my new job in the SOAR (student orientation) office. I am now a Student Coordinator for the program and help run the day to day things of the program. So far, so good! I haven't deleted an email account or anything like that.

So basically, I have a great job, love my classes (oh I didn't mention that. I do!), have amazing roommates, and have been having a lot of fun. Sums it up pretty well! I'm a lucky girl!

I'm a regular Annie Oakley!

This last weekend I went up to a cabin in Oakley with some friends. We had a lot of fun. We went on a hike, watched a scary movie ("The Others"), ate a cute diner, shot BB guns, ate lots of good food, relaxed and just had a good time.

We got really into the BB gun shooting and even ended up having a tournament. We had two rounds to determine the top four shooters. I ended up being one of them (HUGE shocker to me...honestly!). It was me and three boys. We created a created a course with four stations for the championship. There were 10 targets, 2 minutes and 20 BBs allowed. At the first station you had to crouch behind a bush and shoot down three targets, then run to the next station where you stood and shot three more. The third station required that you lie down and shoot three more and then the last station had you shoot down a target up the hill in a tree. I ended up shooting down all of the targets except the three at the third station and got second place in the Championship. It was a lot of fun!

Summer is coming to a close really fast! I go home for a few days next Thursday and then the next week is Connections Week, where I'm a peer mentor, and then BAM! School start Monday, August 30. That gives me less than 17 days now til my senior year starts. Crazy stuff!

Inception

This movie was fantastic. I would highly recommend it to any one wanting, wishing, or even thinking of seeing it. I'm not going to say anything about the plot or something like that because you really just have to watch the movie to figure it all out. I thought the acting was great, the effects phenomenal and the plot complex enough to keep you on your toes. Let me tell you, if you are at all tired or not able to give this movie your complete attention, wait until you can do so. Otherwise it will not make sense. But it was so great. Definitely one to keep your attention the whole time (despite the long running time of the show) and totally blow your mind.

Feet!

It's been a long while since I've written a post about something not related to my life. Just my thoughts, not a journal-type entry. Well, here's one for you:

I've recently noticed that a lot of girls have some strange fear of feet. I'm sorry if this statement applies to you and you're offended, but I think it's weird. Feet are not gross just because they're feet. If they're actually dirty from walking around, then yes, gross. But just being feet. Not so much.

I personally have no problem with feet and no objection whatsoever to having my feet touched. I love getting pedicures and although I don't think I've ever had a food massage, I would not put up a fight if someone wanted to give me one. Well, not just anyone...but you know what I mean.

So to all you feet fearing people of the world, I think you and your whole "foot thing" is strange. and if my feet ever accidentally touch you or if I accidentally touch your feet, I apologize in advance. Both for upsetting and for the odd look I might give you because...well...you're weird. Doesn't mean I don't love you though!

Playing Catch Up

So here's a little post to catch you up on what I've done since the last post. My family came up, as I mentioned before, and it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed seeing them. I miss them a lot. We drove all around Utah and parts of Idaho visiting family members and attending a family reunion.

My parents surprised us and took us indoor skydiving in Ogden! It was soo cool. I have to admit, I was nervous at first but I ended up having a lot of fun. What a neat experience.

On a side note, Brother got his mission call! He's going to the Cochabamba, Bolivia mission and leaves November 3rd! So crazy! I am very proud of him!

This is Heidi, Kaili and me on our first hike of the Wind Caves this summer. We actually ended up hiking it at night a couple days later. It's a Logan Canyon favorite and always a good time. It's so pretty up there! I love Logan Canyon and want to go on more hikes before the summer is up.

This last weekend, a group of friends and I went up to Bear Lake for the day. This is some of the girls building a sea monster. It ended up being pretty cool if I do say so myself. After playing at the lake we went to La Beau's for dinner and then finished up by hanging out at the Knighton family's cabin. It was a great day!

So far this is probably the best summer I've had since I've been up here. I'm having a lot of fun but also balancing it out with work and other responsibilities. Life is good and I am happy! :)