For your enjoyment...

Resource

2009-06-03T18:59:00.000-07:00

This= Resource in a nut shell.

Only the best of instruction happens here

My cute 3rd graders

Two things that make Ezra crazy...chocolate and cheese

Yes, this is typical.

Jaren.......Nuff said

I also got to participate in a faculty vs. staff soccer game.

us

vs.

them

I love these students and I am sad to leave them!

2009-06-02T22:32:00.000-07:00

http://rossching.com/little-bribes/

Umm this is really cool

Major Update

2009-05-29T16:14:00.000-07:00

Wow it has been a while. Here's a little update on my life...

I have been working at Channing Hall since school got out. I love the kids, they are so fun. Last week for teacher appreciation week every teacher in the school got their door decorated by the PTA.....except for resource. Even the librarian and janitors got their doors decorated. It was a little disheartening. BUT our students love us and look at what they did...

Nothing says "special education" like our door......(is there usually an L in resource? And my name.....Maddisin?) They're cute though, very funny.

So what else have I been doing? Oh, RUNNING. I have been running a ton lately. I've been training for the Teton Dam Half Marathon. It has been going very well. It all started out with the Race for the Cure in Salt Lake which was very fun....

The good news is that I ran 13 miles last week! So I'm totally ready for this marathon. Next up...The Park City marathon.

13 Mile Loop
Find more Runs in Draper, Utah
The run I did last week...covered a lot of distance...

Teton Dam 1/2 Marathon
Find more Runs in Rexburg, Idaho
The map for the Dam Half

Also, we went to Lake Powell last weekend. It rained most of the time.....but it was fun. We certainly won't forget this trip.

We did have some sun...

And.........Joe got married today.

Soooooo life is good. I'm lovin' it. Hope you guys enjoyed this blog.

Voice Recital

2009-03-30T23:10:00.000-07:00

Voice Recital.......
Here is one song I sang...enjoy!

Midnight 5k

2009-03-29T00:37:00.000-07:00

Last night we ran the midnight 5k!

First, lets reminisce about last year.......

Oh I miss these girls very much. One's in Russia, one's in Washington, one's in Hawaii, and Haley was there (not pictured) and now she's living in Texas and is going to have a baby in a month! But this year was great too. See....

Our wonderful cheerleaders! They drove beside us the whole way blasting music

Coolest shirt ever! "If you lead a good life, say your prayers, and go to church, when you die, you will go to Idaho." Thanks mom.

Guitars Unplugged!

2009-03-22T20:27:00.000-07:00

So here it is. I finally fulfilled my dream of performing at Guitars Unplugged. It has seriously been something I've wanted to do since the first time I saw this show. And now I have done it!

It was so awesome. We were the second band to play and at first I was really nervous as I saw all the people coming in (there was probably about 3,000-4,000 people there!). But then the show started and while I was standing backstage getting prepped with my mic and stuff they started with a huge light show, and the crowd was going wild! Then I got really pumped and excited to go! I loved it so much, I can't even tell you.....

Anyway, here's the video of us. My roommate got scared to really film it because they told the crowd not to film, so she pointed it down so you can hear us. And at the end you can see the whole stage and stuff, it's pretty cool. So..enjoy!

2009-03-15T21:49:00.000-07:00

This weekend I sang in my first show! It was so fun. I found this band that I think I might continue singing with. We had a show last night off campus and next week we have another show, playing one song, for Guitars Unplugged on campus. It is a blast, these boys are really fun and talented!

I just learned all of these songs (5 of them) either on Thursday or Saturday right before the show.

Here's a video of one of the songs, Burnin', that we performed. This one is one of my favorite songs! I love the country/bluesy feeling to it, plus I get a solo :)I'm sorry that the harmony sounds so off. I swear it wasn't like that live, but maybe it was. Some of the notes just make me cringe. The main singer wrote all of the songs that we performed. They're really fun.

Also, I was privileged enough to have my mom, Anna Sophia, and Grandma and Grandpa come up and visit/watch me!

Anna Sophia had no idea what she was doing in this picture. Some people put her up to it and I thought it was so funny, hence my eyes being closed in laughter...

My First Canning Experience

2009-02-19T21:32:00.000-08:00

Tacy, Jane, and I went canning today. It's amazing how efficient the church is, I loved seeing how it worked. It's good to know that if I'm ever in trouble I will be taken care off.

Here are some highlights:

My canning attire

I got to beat this box with a metal stick. That was fun.

I was working and one of the guys who worked there randomly pulled me into this little room and told me to eat something. There was soup, bread, and doughnuts. Turns out I was the only one who got to do that. Everyone else was jealous, but I was fed! Yummy cannery soup.

Valentine's Day Weekend

2009-02-14T23:58:00.000-08:00

This weekend was fun!!! I'll just sum it up with pictures.

We made our own sushi! We had a friend come over who served his mission in Taiwan and was really good at making sushi. It was a blast and turned out to be really delicious!

Then for Valentine's day we went to dinner with our FHE brothers. We each drew a name to be our "secret valentine" and got a little gift for them, then we exchanged our gifts at dinner. It was a ton of fun, we have great friends out here!

I got Justin a Curious George chair. He loved it.

All in all it was another very fun weekend at BYU-Idaho!!

2009-02-07T01:52:00.000-08:00

Two blog updates in one week? Who ever thought you'd be so lucky?

Tonight was Nashville Nights, and my friend Trevor and I performed! It was way fun. We sang a Dixie Chicks song but I changed it up into a mushy love duet. And mom, despite all your hopes and dreams, Trevor has a girlfriend, so our relationship is purely professional. Anyway....Here are some of the highlights:

Trevor and Me performing!
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Colby and Lydia made Nashville Nights into a date and before they came to the show they made this for me! Isn't it fantastic?? Too bad I couldn't see a thing in the audience.

Here's the whole thing. Awesome.

After the show we found a dance room and played in it for a while. We had a really good time!

Then we went back to my apartment and made scones and watched a movie. All in all it was a very fun weekend!

Michelle and Justin making scones

2009-02-05T17:23:00.000-08:00

Tacy, Trevor, and whoever else harassed me about my blog, here you go. I am officially updating it!

So things have been really great. Last weekend we went sledding at the sand dunes and it was so epic. The hills were awesome, the people were great, and we had a really fun time! It was a ward activity and somehow only like 7 girls showed up, and out of those seven only 4 really did anything. You guessed it, those 4 were my roommates and me. Maybe that's why we had such a great time. Here are some highlights.

Sand Dunes= Massive hills!

We went dumpster diving before and got some cardboard boxes to slide down

The boys all decided to get as many people they could on one tube. 12 people.

It was hilarious but inevitably someone got hurt and sprained his shoulder. But some would say it was worth it!

The hill we chose was massive and kind of dipped down like a toilet bowl. The funnest part of sledding down was going up the wall and down again. This sled was FAST, Michelle and I weren't even expecting such speed. Michelle was screaming "Why are we going so fast?" the whole way down. It was way fun though.

Last night I had to do an art project for one of my classes.

Don't you wish your major was fun like mine?

2009-01-13T18:56:00.000-08:00

My weekend went like this:

Late night Ramirez run after the comedy improv show, which was HILARIOUS. "You can't take that away from me"

An epic snow pile in Rexburg. This is nothing though.

Sunday breakfast at the Hazards

Nauvoo Temple Model. Yeah Keli!

And now on to Winter 2009

2009-01-07T09:35:00.000-08:00

I'm back, and Rexburg has welcomed me with open arms. Ah...isn't she inviting?

The trip up here was very adventurous and interesting. The plan was for us to leave on Monday and I was going to caravan with my roommates Lydia and Michelle. We were going to leave early in the morning but Michelle's car broke down on the way to my house. So I stayed with her to make sure everything got worked out. Lydia continued to Rexburg but Michelle and I received the news that her car would be out of working condition for about two weeks. So we had the fun task of taking everything out of her car (I have no idea how she packed it so full!) and transferring it to my house, and then transferring what would fit into my car.

The Denali to the rescue!

I have no idea how we fit so much stuff in that car!

So then we got home and transferred everything into my car. Poor little Vicky was PACKED. To the brim. Like there were clothes stuffed into every crevice. Ha what a good little car. Then I went to start it....and she wouldn't start! It was a let down to say the least. But we got it jump started that night and thankfully it started again in the morning. We went to Walmart the next morning before heading off to Rexburg to buy a new car battery and of course they didn't have my car's battery. So....that was fantastic. But we had them check and see if my battery even needed to be replaced, and it didn't. So that was good. Then we were off!!

The roads were AWFUL. It was super scary driving. But Michelle was a good passenger and I was able to stay pretty relaxed. It just got intense in a few spots, especially since I couldn't see out my back window or my blind spots. And the car was so heavy.

Here's a little piece of what the roads looked like. Scary!

But we we were very grateful to arrive safely with enough time to move our stuff in, get books, and run to the store quickly. But poor Vicky, she's so dirty now. My snowboard rack froze shut, I had to chip at the ice for 5 minutes to get it undone. But I am happy to have a good car that works and is trustworthy...for the most part.

2009-01-03T23:26:00.000-08:00

I am hanging out with Maria right now. And Trevor.

2008-12-22T11:01:00.001-08:00

Think whatever you want about me, but I just love the Jazz. And especially this guy:

Well okay, I love the whole team, every one of them. Last weekend my dad took us to a game, and for the first (and probably only time) in my life I had seats in the lower bowl. 15th row baby! So I had a view that looked something like this:

So the Jazz game was fun. I also made one of these with Trevor...

And then he made me eat a spoonful of frosting. Yuck.

Christmas is in 3 days!!! Hope everyone got their shopping done and stuff. Here's what i'm getting my aunt and mom for Christmas. Just a nice little touch to their kitchens:

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

2008-11-24T18:08:00.000-08:00

I am so bad at updating my blog. So i'll start from square one, I started this entry, oh, about a month ago. But I think it's too good just to skip over. Wayyy too good. Sooo...this is originally from about November 21. Oooh good times.

Such a good weekend! This entry will pretty much be all about the Coldplay concert. Okay..

COLDPLAY= AMAZING!!!! I can't even explain how good it was. It was the best concert i've ever been to...it even topped Keith Urban. And that takes a lot...

So we got there and I was kind of like what in the heck. Why did I pay so much money for seats that are totally not good. And I was kind of like ooh man if I didn't have these tickets i'd be $116 richer. But I decided whatever, I'm here so I might as well enjoy it.

Then the show started. From the very beginning I was like HOLY COW this is so incredible, this concert was definitely worth the money. Their music was soo amazing live, even better then their album. I got goosebumps every ten seconds. Words can't even describe how good it was.

So then they were playing up on the main stage and Lydia and I noticed that behind us there was a sound guy setting up guitars and microphones. RIGHT behind us. So...I just about started freaking out, because I knew that within minutes Coldplay was going to be about 4 feet away from us. My heart.

They finished their song and soon enough they were running through the audience, up to where I was!!! So they came up and they played two songs, right there, up close and personal. I about died, I loved it and I'm pretty sure they loved me. When they got up to the stage they said "Wow, there are a lot of babes in Salt Lake" ooooh yeah.

Here are some pictures.

Obviously I've lost some enthusiasm on the subject. Oh well.

2008-11-06T19:30:00.000-08:00

Love this! Watch it.

Desperate times call for.....

2008-11-06T18:34:00.000-08:00

Our last attempt to get our roommates to do the dishes......

Lydia= Amazing for making this.

2008-11-01T15:46:00.000-07:00

Ooooh what a good week this has been! Wow, I don't even know where to start. Okay, I'll just go day by day.

Monday we carved pumpkins for FHE, it was pretty sweet. Kaitlin and I carved ours together, it turned out nice. Wednesday I went over to the Hazards and carved pumpkins with all of them. That was so much fun!

My pumpkin was rotten in the middle but I was tough and dug out all the guts and carved it anyway (I paid 5 bucks for that thing!). Everyone finished their pumpkings pretty quick, mine took forever to finish. I think I took about 2 hours, but in my opinion it turned out amazing! The day after I carved it my pumpkin caved in on itself and never even got to see Halloween. Oh well.

Thursday night I had another soccer game, the first game of the Tournament. It was against the Knights and it was a good game! We won, I honestly can't remember what the score was but it was a good competition. It brought us one step closer to the championship game!! It was perfect soccer weather and I love playing with my team! They are so awesome. My friend Scott came to watch me play and so did Kaitlin, so they hung out on the sidelines and I joined them when I wasn't playing.

Me going after the ball. That girl got owned!

Scott and me after my game

So Thursday was fantastic....Friday came and of course that was Halloween!!! It was kind of an up in the air kind of night, we just skipped from party to party. But we started out the evening with eating pumpkin stew at the Hazards. I was a little nervous but it was actually really good! Nancy dug out the insides of a pumpkin and cooked the stew in the oven IN the pumpkin. It was really fancy and the pieces of pumpkin were delicious! We ate on the floor in the kitchen by the light of two candles, it was very spooky. And of course the occasional trick-or-treater would come and Colby would get a mask on and scare the bejeezes out of them. Poor kids!

After dinner we all got together and played a little Nintendo 64 Mario Kart. That was fun, I'm a little rusty though. Then we got all dressed up in our costumes. Kaitlin was a "dare devil" and wore the devil horns with bandaids and stuff. Very creative. Colby wore a wig and he was a "reject BYU-I student". Good one haha. And for my costume I decided to be a polygamist. I found the best dress for it and my hair was poofed sky high (the higher the hair the closer to Heaven). In my mind I knew that I should've been wearing running shoes with my dress but I just couldn't get myself to do it. So I just stuck with wearing normal shoes. Here are some pics!

After we partied it up we went back to my apartment and watched Mothman Prophesies. Scary movie! I wasn't really scared after but it made me have horrible dreams all night so I didn't really sleep very well. But I guess it shook Colby up a bit, haha! Kaitlin said that when I dropped them off after the movie the front door was locked and Colby freaked out and then slept on the floor in Kaitlin and Court's room. Funny. It's alright, it was a scary movie! I watched I am Legend for the first time on Saturday night, that one was way good but kind of creepy and scary too. I really liked it though.

Saturday morning my team had our second soccer game of the tournament against the Hawks. I guess you could say that the Hawks were our rivalry, they were the number one ranked team until we beat them last week (shut them out at 3-0). They were undefeated before we played them. It was a really, really intense and competitive game. The atmosphere was just filled with anger, you could tell that we all wanted to beat eachother. I think the Hawks just weren't used to having a lot of competition, and we definitely gave them a run for their money. My old roommate Mary was on the Hawks team so it was good to see her again.

But anyway, they were our first game. If we lost that game then our season would be over, and we didn't want that! So we played our guts out and played with real heart and in the end the game was tied 3-3! We had to go into overtime and that was so nerve racking. The refs told us that we would just play until the first goal scored, so when our team scored first we all ran together and dog piled on the field. Turned out that it was a miscommunication and that we had to play two complete 10 minute halves. So we regathered ourselves and beat them fair and square.

Me playing keep away with the Hawks

My team getting pumped for the second half

So after we won our first game we had about two hours to recover and play our next game, the game for the championship!! We were so excited to have made it so far, because looking back on our season we actually lost a lot of games. But we're a good team so we were happy to show that and to show our skills. We were all so exhausted from the first game; the other team had a game that morning too but they didn't go into overtime so they had a slight advantage because they weren't as worn out and they had more time to rest.

The game was so slow moving. Everyone was so tired, but in the end we won again and became the champion team of all BYU-I women's soccer!! When the whistle for the end of the game blew we didn't even have enough energy to run together and be excited, we all sort of walked off the field with smiles on our faces, high-fived eachother, took pictures, and pretty much collapsed. It was a very well deserved victory! Go Vikings!

We are the Champions!!!

Jennasigety.com

2008-10-23T22:39:00.001-07:00

It's hard to believe that about a year ago we lost our dear cousin, sister, neice, daughter, and friend. One year ago Jenna and her twin sister Tessa got in a deadly accident that put Jenna in a coma and took her life one week later. But thankfully we know that families are forever and that this separation won't be forever.

What Is This Thing That Men Call Death?
What is this thing that men call death,
This quiet passing in the night?
‘Tis not the end but genesis
Of better worlds and greater light.
O God, touch Thou my aching heart,
And calm my troubled, haunting fears.
Let hope and faith, transcendent, pure,
Give strength and peace beyond my tears.
There is no death, but only change,
With recompense for victory won.
The gift of Him who loved all men,
The Son of God, the Holy One.

-Gordon Bitner Hinckley

I'm grateful for the knowledge and testimony I have of eternal families and for the opportunity to have known Jenna even for her short 17 years. But what I love most is just remembering the good times!

Each life that touches ours for good
Reflects thine own great mercy, Lord.
Thou sendest blessings from above
Through words and deeds of those who love.
What greater gift dost thou bestow,
What greater goodness can we know
Than Christ-like friends, whose gentle ways
Strengthen our faith, enrich our days.
When such a friend from us departs
We hold forever in our hearts
A sweet and hallowed memory,
Bringing us nearer, Lord, to thee.
For worthy friends whose lives proclaim
Devotion to the Savior's name,
Who bless our days with peace and love,
We praise thy goodness Lord above.

-Karen Lynn Davidson
''Each Life That Touches Ours for Good''

In Loving Memory of Jenna Rowe Sigety

May 26 1990-October 28,2007

Check it out

2008-10-20T15:24:00.001-07:00

I cannot even believe this! Go and listen!

http://www.bpmdeejays.com/upload/hs_sal_in_Harlem_100108.mp3

2008-10-19T22:31:00.000-07:00

First off I need to give my mother some happy news and show everyone this:

The Bishopric is pleased to declare Sadie Hawkins in 13th Ward until November 1st! That means Sisters, this is your chance to ask a Brother in the ward on a date.
Sisters -- Show the brethren how it ought to be done--fun and inexpensive! We challenge EVERY sister in the ward to go on a date with a brother in the ward by November 1st.
Brethren -- Show the sisters how to say "yes" and how to be a fun date.
We hope you'll have lots of fun with this! Paying for these dates is negotiable, but brethren, we encourage you to step up. And everybody please remember -- going on a date is NOT a long-term commitment, it's just a chance to spend a few hours having fun.
One last reminder: A date means 1) planned, 2) paid for, and 3) paired-off. Double and triple dates are perfectly fine. Informal group hanging-out does not count.

Yes, that's right, our Bishopric has asked all of the girls to ask our ward boys out this month. When the 2nd counselor of the bishopric announced it in Relief Society we all seriously thought it was a joke. But yeah....it so isn't. Don't worry, I've already got my date lined up (High School Musical on Friday night, oooh yeah!). Just thought I'd share that....here's to BYU-Idaho!

Anyway...this weekend was pretty fun!!

Friday night Lydia and I went and rented Singing in the Rain and drank hot chocolate while we watched it. We're just living the life......Then on Saturday night I had a date and we went to Guitars Unplugged and it was a way good show, and a fun date. We'll see what happens with that....

Saturday morning I had a soccer game and we totally lost. Oh man it was a rough game, four of our best players weren't there and then two of our other best players got taken out of the game, one with a concussion and the other with a sprained ankle. My roommate tried to get some pictures, but here's what came out...

So...I know it's not that great of a picture but it shows off my soccer legs :) haha

Yes, look at me go!

Sweet action shot here

So in other news........

Colby's here!!!!!! It's so good to see him home and healthy and just the same old colby. Today we gathered around him and sang primary songs as he played the guitar. And even more exciting is that Kaitlin's coming up this week! We're going to have a lot of cousins up here and it's gonna be the BOMB!

It's midterms this week! Wish me luck on all of my exams! Have a good one!!!

2008-10-08T23:26:00.000-07:00

It's about time this gets updated....

So, life has been really great lately. I got to go home for conference and help my parents out a little so that they could go out of town. Man what a weekend. I got to Draper on Friday, Kaitlin and I spent our Friday night picking Cubby up at football. When we picked him up the weather was somewhat stormy so we got our entertainment from acting all rushed and panicked and telling Caleb that there was a tornado watch and we had to hurry home and get into our cellar. He was a little doubtful but I think for the most part he trusted his older sisters and was concerned. We even "called" dad to make sure we had enough food storage to last us a two weeks. Haha! It was all ruined when Cub called dad to ask if it was true and of course it wasn't. But we had our fun. Poor little Cubby....

Saturday morning I went to Cub's football game where I sat in the rain and pretty much froze my butt off. But it was still fun and it is always a crack up watching Caleb play. He is so dang cute!!

Cubby playing football on a better day

Hunter was a crazy one that weekend! (Crazy in a good way...ish). He did allll kinds of projects. Something I love about Hunter is that he is sooo smart, and once he gets started on a project there is NOTHING that will get in his way and stop him. A very good quality, I think. He started off by making a dress completely out of recyclable items, such as garbage bags, ziplock bags, ribbon, etc. I was actually really impressed! He used a punching bag as his dummy when Anna Sophia wouldn't cooperate. But it actually turned out really well. All throughout the weekend I would always see Hunt walking around with strange objects...and I found myself saying things like "Where are you going with that ligher?" or "What are you planning on doing with that bar of soap?" One time I even walked in on him making a "hot air balloon" in our entry way using 4 tea candles and a grocery bag. Ummmm that's a little questionable. But yeah, he's a smart kid!!

My roommate and I made quite a creation the other day. We made our friend who gave us the huge poop cake a huge slab of jello with a little surprise in the middle. It ended up falling apart and falling in to my roommate's lap on the way to his apartment. Oh well...he loved it and it was quite delicious.

Remember the poop cake??? New...Jello Blob

Tonight we had our annual 50 lap spirit relay! It was wayyyy fun. Pretty much what it is is every ward is a "team" and we chose a theme and dress up and make noise and have a ton of fun. And while the people in the stands cheer there are people who are "runners" for your ward and ideally each person would run one lap, but in the beginning we only had like seven runners! We recruited more people (me being one of them) so in the end everyone ran about 2 laps (some ran 4 laps, a full mile). We came in 3rd place which is really great considering our circumstances. It was freezing! I guess it snowed today (I didn't witness it) and it's definintely supposed to snow tomorrow and saturday. Ewwww

All of the runners! Go team!

Our faithful supporters!

Cool, well that's what I've got for you. It has been a very eventful week! Tomorrow my mom and Anna Sophia are coming up to see me for Mother's Weekend so that will be a blast. Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

2008-10-01T19:47:00.000-07:00

Check it out....

So today I had a fun wild goose chase through campus...with a special little friend.

I ran into my friend Hans at the Library today. Hans is in a wheelchair and has a service dog and I noticed that she wasn't with him today. When I asked him where Ryce (his dog) was today he explained to me, in a very stressed way, that she was at the vet and that he didn't have anyone to go and pick her up. So I offered to go. Hans said that he'd be in the library and to bring her there after I picked her up.

So I get to the vet and it took like 45 minutes for them to bring Ryce out (apparently there was nothing wrong with her but Hans is SO protective of her...I overheard the vet talking to Hans on the phone saying "ummm...I didn't notice anything unusual in her stool") and then we were on our way!!

So I get to campus and I'm walking around with Ryce in tail (keep in mind that she is not wearing her service dog vest so it looks like I'm just taking my pet on a walk), going through the library with Ryce and everyone is starring at me. Turns out Hans LEFT the library. Haha! So then I walked across campus to his dorm and he wasn't there. So...here I am just chillin' with Ryce, I had NO idea what to do with her. I just ended up taking her home with me and we took a nap together and it was sooo cutie and fun. Hans finally got her back but it was fun/funny day!

My roommate snapped this photo of me and Ryce napping

2008-09-30T21:30:00.001-07:00

Dad demanded that I put this up, so, because I value my dad's happiness more than I value my own life, here it is.

"LUNCH TIME!!!"

2008-09-29T23:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=9f6266ce3a47b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1

Everyone click on that link and read that talk. Because it is probably one of the best things I have ever read.

My list of things that make me quirky and high maintenance

2008-09-29T16:07:00.001-07:00

Okay, Dan "tagged" me and challenged me to list six of my quirks. So here goes...

1. If I'm going to take a nap, I have to have at least two and a half hours to sleep with nothing planned immediately after, otherwise I just stress the whole time and that gets me nowhere!

2. To sleep I have to have all of the following: My bedroom, bathroom, and closet doors shut, my feet moisturized, and my ceiling fan on.

3. When I'm typing a paper I push "ctrl s" to save my paper probably about 20 times a minute (no exaggeration) or at least after every new sentence I type.

4. I absolutely HATE touching towels when my hands are really pruny. I'd rather sit and freeze until I'm dry than touch a towel. Ew.

5. When I get mail, I never open it right then and there. I always wait about 10 minutes to read my letters and even then my reading is very slow and deliberate.

6. It really bothers me when people touch my face, especially my eyebrows. I know it's totally weird.

So there you go, there are six strange things that I do. All of my blog friends have already been tagged so........yeah!

The Bowling Challenge

2008-09-26T23:03:00.000-07:00

My friday night was spent throwing down some mad bowling skills at the REX center. My competitors didn't even know what was coming when I picked my choice 8 pound pink bowling ball. But they knew it was all over when I laced up my shoes and started stretching. Oh did they ever....

But in all reality, Nancy was the main trash talker. She could really make those bowling pins scatter! Her and Greg creamed the other two teams, but my team came in second place, thank you very much! Greg made a poster advertising for this bowling competition and it made me really motivated to come. You've got to read it for yourself:

All in all it was a fun night, and worth the 1..or 2...dates I turned down : )

(Mom, just take a deep breath...it really was worth it.)

Pictures: Greg thought he was pretty funny and took one shoe from everyone and hid them...and then made us play "Bullah bullah" to find them. And here are my teammates...coming in at a close (ish) second!!

Oh and ps my first soccer game is tomorrow. So...Go Vikings!!!

2008-09-25T20:33:00.000-07:00

Oh and by the way look how disgusting my roommates are. Keep in mind that one of my roommates and I deep cleaned the kitchen on Monday night. Sooo....yeah.

Gooooooood times.

2008-09-25T17:20:00.001-07:00

Okay listen up all you peeps last weekend was fabulous and we had a surprise birthday party for my dad. He be 50 years old!!! My mom did a really great job putting everything together, we had a band and a ton of people came. It was the hit of the half century!!

I also loved seeing my crippled little sister and pushing her around TJ Maxx, Ross, and Petco in her wheelchair. It made me feel validated and like I really can be a special ed. teacher. Just kidding.....

Here are some highlights of the weekend!

Happy Birthday Dad!!!!!!!!!!

2008-09-18T18:33:00.000-07:00

Last night we went out to an open gym and played on all of the gymnastics equipment. Most of the people we went with are pretty hard core snowboarders so they were all serious and trying to get their tricks down, but Lydia and I tagged along and had a good time nonetheless, as you can see...

I just did a back flip. I know, cool!!

Yeahhhh

2008-09-16T23:21:00.000-07:00

Lets all have a moment of silence for our old trusty friend, the Suburban

(1998-2008)

On this sad day, September 16, 2008, our trusty old Suburban finally threw in the towel and called it quits.

She went up in flames on the way home from school today while Conrad was driving. Eyewitnesses say that the flames engulfed the car while they waited 20 minutes for the fire department to come. Rest in peace old friend!

2008-09-15T17:26:00.000-07:00

And so the blogging begins...

In Haley's words, blogs are only interesting if you have a baby. I don't have a baby, but I want to keep my family and friends updated on what's going on in my life. Lets just say this is proof that I am involved in school and am having a great time!

This weekend we went river rafting down the Snake. It was way fun but the water was freezing! There was only one big rapid on this river and our raft completely missed it. (For the record, we did not miss it because of Haley's captaining skills, it was more because no one listened to her commands). Very disappointing. But we still had a great time!

Last night I went to the Hazards and we played Jacks. Nancy is the queen of this game! Haley did pretty well, I did alright, and Courtney was just really bad at it. See??

My roommate and I have a tradition with some friends to take turns baking cakes for eachother. The first one of the semester came last week and it was a beauty! Unfortunantely most of it got wasted because it was too massive to eat. But it sure looked good...

All in all it was a really good first week of school! I love being in Idaho