No Boys Allowed...

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go up to Salt Lake with my amazing mother and sisters. We have been planning a girls weekend for a long time and it finally happened. It was really nice to get away from Provo and just spend the weekend with my favorite people ever! We started off the weekend in just the right way! We went to the Salt Lake Temple and did baptisms. I think we all really love that temple. It is so pretty.

After the temple we went straight over to The Melting Pot where we ordered some amazing fondues. We had a lot of fun trying all the different things to dip in the sauces. I think though that all four of us can agree that our favorite part of dinner was the people sitting at the table next to us. It was this lady and her two little girls who had to have been probably 7 and 5. They had a fondue where they cooked meat in a broth and then had sauces to dip it in. The thing was, they had lobster tail on their plate, which is something that not very many people have the privilege of eating a lot. Anyway these little girls were tossing it around like it was just normal food for them. Then out of no where the mom says in a very valley girl accent "No offense girls but I would much rather be in Vegas with Brittany Spears right now". What kind of mother says that? We were all amazed....and could not stop saying it the rest of the night.

After dinner we ran to the store to buy junk food (Girls night would not be complete without junk food) and then checked into our hotel room. We spent the rest of the night in the hot tub/pool and relaxing.

Saturday morning came much sooner than I expected. We got up and packed and headed back down to Provo. We met up with my Aunt Camille, Grandma, and Aubry's friend Jua for lunch at La Jolla Grove. Afterwards we headed to BYU campus to watch the Jane Austen play Persuasion. It was one of my favorite plays that I have ever seen. It kept you hooked the entire time.

All in all, it was an amazing weekend. I loved spending time with my sisters and mom! I cant wait for the next Girls Weekend!

Waiting for Persuasion to start

All of us after lunch at La Jolla Grove

Our delicious chocolate turtle fondue from The Melting Pot

March Maddness!!

Basketball has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. I loved watching John Stockton with my dad when I was little. So obviously when March Madness rolls around I get very excited. This year especially has been really fun for me (and a lot of people at BYU) to follow basketball. I am still amazed that we made it to the Sweet 16!! I can say that I have witnessed one of the most amazing years of BYU college basketball. I have been to every home game and lost my voice more than once. I love the feeling of your heart racing during an intense game.

After our game yesterday I couldnt help but keep thinking over and over how lucky I have been to watch such an amazing team play. They truly have made this semester amazing. The games always seemed to cheer me up no matter what. It has been so fun to watch them become such an amazing team.

I think my favorite memory from this season was our Flash Mob at the last home game. They sent out an email weeks ahead telling us that we were going to do it. They attached a video teaching us the dance, and then we would practice before the game (before anyone else except for the students were let in). When the time came to do the dance all of us were wondering if we could even pull it off, but it was a SUCCESS!!

I love basketball! I love my team! And I love my School!

GO COUGARS!!! Thanks for the great season!

They're HOME!!!

(Kirby, Me, and Aaron at Kirby's luncheon)

This past weekend I had the opportunity to be around some of the most amazing people ever! We were celebrating Elder Kirby Houston's homecoming from the Riverside, California mission! I got to see him for the first time in two years! I loved writing him letters and telling him everything that was going on with me in Provo (and of course I loved getting letters from him). There is just nothing like seeing a person for the first time in two years. I can not even explain how excited I was when I knocked on the Houston families door and knew I was going to see one of the most amazing friends I have ever had.

The best part was all the people that I got to see. (Of course this would be my favorite part because I am a very social person) It was a lot of fun to be around a bunch of old friends that I have not seen in a while. I got to be around some of the best people that I know. It was fun to sit around, talk, and joke with each other just like we use to do in high school. I love being able to pick up with someone right where you left off as if nothing ever came between you. I could not have asked for a better weekend and I cannot wait until I can be around all of them again!

How much effort?

The past couple of days I have been thinking about school and how much effort I put into my education. I have been thinking about this because of the devotional talk that Professor James Brau gave on campus this week. He talked a lot about getting the most that you possibly can out of your school work. As I have been thinking, I have come to the realization that yes I do enjoy my school work most of the time. I have classes that pertain to what I want to do with the rest of my life, which makes homework a little bit more bearable. On the other hand, I do not think I am taking everything I possibly could from my assignments and class. There is so much I can learn if I just put out the effort to try. I want to be able to learn all that I possibly can while I am here. I never thought that I took advantage of the fact that I am a BYU student, but today it all clicked. I really am very lucky to be here. I am sure that there are plenty of other people who did not get accepted who are harder workers than me. So I have made a goal. I am going to try my hardest to get the most out of my eduction that I can. I want to make my time here worth it and not just fly through school only doing the bare minimum it takes to graduate. I want to put forth the most effort I can!