Severe Weather Warning...Blizzard!

So this is what it looks like outside my apartment right now...except you can't really see the flakes in this picture. Plus it's snowing a lot harder ever though this picture was only taken about 10 minutes ago. My car was totally clean when this storm started about two hours ago. By morning...you may not even be able to tell I have a car! haha They weren't kidding when they said this was going to be a big storm!

They even closed campus at 2 pm today. The last time they closed campus for snow was my Freshman year, but they didn't do it til the evening, which I thought was dumb. So really this is my only snow day that has benefited me. I got to go home 3 hours early! Whoo hoo!

Now I can't see the apartments across the street. This thing keeps getting worse and worse!

Tomorrow I'm going to the rents' condo in Murray for the Thanksgiving holiday! Tomorrow night we're going to Katie and Steven's wedding reception. They are some of my friends from Texas. Then we're spending Thanksgiving Day at my Craig Grandparents' house in Cedar Hills, UT. I'm excited to spend time with my family and I'm actually most excited to see my sister. I miss her lots. Plus this will be the first Thanksgiving in three years that I'll be with my immediate family! I think that's something to celebrate! :)

Here's another shot of the blizzard, taken at the same time as the one at the top. It's too dark to take an update shot right now so I'll take another picture in the morning.

Have a happy, blizzardy day!!!

Kinda embarrassing...

So Tuesday I was on campus and I was hungry so I got out my granola bar to eat...innocent right?? no! Sometimes I like to break my food into pieces rather than take bites out of the whole thing. Maybe that weird but I do it with granola bars, cookies, sandwiches that are in plastic sandwich bags...

Anyway, I went to break off a piece of granola bar and it was a little harder than I thought it would be (I remember this brand being particularly sensitive to cold and freezing easily) so I gave it a little more effort. Well, a piece broke off...but it also caught under the nail of my right hand's pointer finger and broke my nail! Yes, I broke my nail on a granola bar! What the?! Who knew that was something I would ever need to admit.

When I got home I tried to cut it down but the break is actually a little too far down my nail to do much about, so I have been wearing a band-aid for the last three days so that the nail doesn't snag on my clothes. It sucks. I hate wearing band-aids that high on my fingers. I didn't realize how much I use my pointer finger too. I mean, have you ever tried to use the mouse pad on a lap top with out the ability to use your pointer finger?? The mouse pad does not pick up the touch of a band-aid...so annoying. I tried putting nail polish on it this morning, hoping it would kinda seal the nail broken nail down to the rest of the nail but it didn't work very well.

So here's to a band-aid on my finger til my nail grows out and I can cut off the broken part. Last night I was at a High School college open house for USU and I kept pointing at this flier I was handing out and I felt really self conscious about about my band-aid. It was kinda funny. Anyway, that's my story. Peace and blessin's!

Lots of Change

So Christian went into the MTC a week ago and it was a lot harder than I was expecting. I'm afraid I might have embarrassed him but oh well. When your little brother is going to be gone for two year, regardless of the reason, I think it's ok to cry a little...or a lot. Whatever suits you. We got our first letter from him today and it made me really, really happy. He seems to be doing really well and is happy. I was really worried about him being homesick or not liking it or something, so I can breathe a little easier now.

My graduation packet is currently at the Dean's Office awaiting his (or her...I'm not really sure actually) signature so I can take it to the Registrar's Office, pay $10 and officially turn in my application for graduation. So weird!!!

My family is most of the way moved to Utah. They are in Texas now getting all the last stuff done and then in about a week and a half, they'll be moving out here. I am excited to have them close and to not have to choose if I am going to see them on Thanksgiving or Christmas. I can do both! Stellar. It's funny how we're so used to me doing my own thing and not really being home very much. This is a conversation we had last week when I was down there:

Mom: So you're coming down for Thanksgiving?

Me: yup!

Dad: The whole Thanksgiving Break?! Like you'll live here for a week?!

Me: No!!!! Just for Thanksgiving Day! Maybe one more day after that...

Mom breathes a disappointed sigh and Dad and I breathe a sighs of relief that we cleared that up!

This might sound mean, but it's really not. I wouldn't know what to do living with my parents again in their condo and I don't think they'd know what to do with me since I haven't been home very often the last three years. I think it's funny.

The weather has taken a decisive turn for the worse. It's cold, rainy/snowy/sleety, and by the time I walk home from campus at 5 pm on most days..it's already getting dark! I don't appreciate it very much. But winter is coming and there is no doubt about it! Here's to Logan weather and having to deal with it for the next six months...maybe we'll see the grass again by graduation...maybe.

Funny Day Light Savings story- so I woke up on Sunday morning and was very cozy in my bed but definitely awake. I looked at my clock and thought "oh! 8:30! That's a nice time to wake up! I can still get things done but also have some lazy time before I have to get ready for church" (I have church at 1:30, so there is a LOT of down time in the morning). Then I pick up my cell phone and the time says "7:30". I had forgotten about the "fall back". I was pretty upset that on my only day to sleep in, I had woken up at 7:30 in the morning. And once I'm up, I'm up! I was sad. I ended up getting so bored by the end of the morning that I cleaned the whole kitchen, including sweeping and mopping, which actually had to be done anyway. So it worked out I guess.

Well, school is hard, life is good and for the most part I'm happy! Until next time!

Fall Days are Happy Days!

So yesterday was the Homecoming football game and about 3 minutes into the second quarter it started pouring super cold rain. So being the fair weather football fans that we are, we left! We decided what we really needed to warm up was a bowl of soup from Great Harvest. So off we went! I got a bowl of the tomato raveoli soup in a cute pumpkin bread bowl!!

See! There it is!!! It was super delicious and a lot of fun. I love Great Harvest. It's yummy and super cheap. :)


So because it's starting to get closer to winter time and because I love Fall soo much, I have been taking pictures of the trees and the colors before all the leaves fall the trees just look dead. Because I basically spend my whole life on campus, most of these pictures are from campus.


These are the same trees but at a different angle so you can see how they're actually a super pretty orange color!


This is a tree at the end of the drive way to my parking lot. I snapped this on my way to school one morning.


This one I took out a window (obviously) from the student center looking out onto the TSC patio. It's soo pretty!


Today it's cold and rainy again but I don't really mind because I don't have to go outside today! Well, besides walking (or running) to my car, into the church building, back to my car, and into the apartment...maybe a couple other times but that's about it. Tomorrow when I'm walking to school, I may not like it quite as much! haha Good thing I have my cute new umbrella! :)

So much excitement!

Look at what was in the Statesman today (the USU newspaper).......


Yup! The Basketball insert!!! You know what that means?! Basketball season is right around the corner!!!! One week from Saturday! That's like... 12 days! bah! I can hardly wait.

This week is also Homecoming Week and I am sooo excited!!! There are so many fun things that happen. Tonight there is a paint dance, although I'm pretty sure it's glow in the dark dust this year, not paint. huh. Then Tuesday they're showing a movie, Wednesday it's Mr.USU, Thursday there's a Luau, Friday is the Homecoming Dance along with True Aggie night (not that it really matters...), Saturday is the Homecoming Game, and there's lots of free food all week and fun things going on. It's one of the best weeks of the semester!

Go Aggies!!!!

Lazy Day

Today has been one of the laziest days I have had in a while and it has felt soo good! Until 1:30 pm, I did not make my bed (I know!!), put away my laundry that I washed yesterday (still breathing?), shower, get dressed and put on make up...I'm still working on getting my hair done. It might not if I don't have to go anywhere today. It has been fantastic, liberating, and full of Gilmore Girls and talking to friends who have moved away. What more could a girl on Fall Break want?!

Girls Night was super, super fun! The movie was amazing too. Got an A- in my opinion! (the minus for some..well PG 13 material that I didn't really appreciate) It was fantastic. I cried multiple times (that's right, I'm not afraid to admit it!) I highly recommend it.


So yesterday I went to an Aggie soccer game and got a glasses tan line on my face. It's really attractive. But you know what, I don't mind. It was so nice to just sit on the grass, watching a good game and having the sun beat down on me while the temperature was only 70ish degrees. Another reason why I am in love with Fall! The weather during the day is perfect. The leaves have faded in the canyons but in the valley they are finally turning bright yellows and vibrant reds. It's so so so pretty!!! They're starting to fall a little but right now it just accentuates the essence of Fall rather than looking dead. Here's a little look at what I get to see outside my window.


This doesn't come close to doing it justice. It's super pretty! and yes, I can sometimes see into the apartments across the stream. Nothing awkward has been seen and I keep my blinds closed :) Well, when it's important to have them closed of course.

Now I have to go start making flash cards for my Kinesiology class. My teacher really kicked it into gear on Thursday and I feel a little overwhelmed with everything that I need to learn. So here I go! Off to be more productive on my lazy day.

Fall Break!!!!

After a couple of super intense weeks at school, we are granted the privilege of Fall Break. This is not like Spring Break, although the name does elude to it. It's one day that we get off. One day! The U gets the whole week. Like, you know, Spring Break in the Fall. Not that I'm that upset. I really am super, super excited to have a three day weekend.

Tonight we have an A-Team Girls Night Out! We are going to eat at Gia's (an Italian restaurant that has been close forever and just reopened this summer) and then going to see "Life as We Know It". I'm pretty excited for this! We all become such good friends during the summer and then school starts and we rarely see each other! Well, not all of us, but there are some of my A-Team ladies who I haven't seen in way too long! So it will be so fun to see each other and get some yummy Italian food (my favorite!) and go see what I hope will be an awesome chick flick (also my favorite).

Then tomorrow is Fall Break and dang it, I'm sleeping in! It's going to be great! Then I'll probably have to do some studying at some point this weekend...but probably not tomorrow. I'm going to take the whole day off! Saturday will be back to business. I am so excited for my one day break!