this saturday was definitely a good one.

it started out with me waking up in my own bed. which after thursday night is really a great thing to me. after i woke up i spent the next few hours in bed finishing up all of my homework in my pj's. and trust me, it was glorious. once i was all done dallin and i headed over to one of his friend's so that we could watch the football game. while we were watching the game squid texted me and told me that she was headed into provo that night. let's just say that i was pumped.

once her and her friend hailey arrived we went out to eat...to cafe rio of course. aaaand guess who gets a free meal the next time they go...this girl! love when that happens. once we were done eating we decided to make a game plan for the rest of the night. there was a huge dance that night and i could get us all in for free, but we didn't exactly have any halloween clothes. our other option was to go to a haunted house, but we wanted more people to go with us.

we were leaning more towards the haunted house and so i called my friend sean to see if he and his roommates wanted to go with us. he didn't answer and so we ran to his house and knocked on his door. his roommate ryan answered and he was instantly game. we had to wait for sean and greg to get home and so we had a ping pong tournament until they arrived. minus the three incidents where the ping pong ball was hit into the pool, it was a good time.

sean and greg finally arrived and so we all crammed into hailey's car and headed to the haunted forest. after taking faulty direction from ryan, three u turns, and chasing after a spotlight on a creepy road, we finally arrived. we piled out and were soon greeted by these lovelies.

we got our tickets and headed in. the first house was a great time, but i really don't have anything significant about it that i remember... but luckily for me i did not pee my pants this time. now that's something to be happy about.

after we finished the first house we were waiting in line to enter the second house when we heard sean laughing. all he wanted to do was get a picture with him as this nasty little skeleton.

oh that sean, he's a character.

the second house was definitely the favorite. some of the highlights:

-there is a section where it looks like half of the floor is missing and as you walk across it the wall falls in on you a bit. well it fell in on me and my life flashed before my eyes.

-there is a room where you walk across a straight platform but the walls are spinning and so it is really hard to walk straight. well the line got backed up so we were stuck in this room for about three minutes, we kept trying to jump and do tricks, which only resulted in us getting headaches and falling over.

-getting stuck in this clown room, where the two clown just laughed and followed us.

-then the clowns made the boys and girls separate. hailey is terrified of clowns. so she really didn't appreciate the one that jumped out at her. there were tears.

-hailey and greg getting shocked.

-i'm still the fastest at running away from the chainsaws.

-and at the very end there is a slide. seriously, every haunted house should have a slide. it was the ultimate favorite.

after we finished the haunted house we were all laughing and telling our favorite parts when captain jack sparrow showed up.

we had a nice little chat with him before we headed off.

once we arrived back at home the boys offered us some hot chocolate and vanilla wafers. how do you deny that? so we went over, had some snacks, and then ended up turning on a movie. we got home way too late, ate way too much, but it was a great time.

i'm so lucky to have met such great friends, whether i met them this year at school, or if we've been friends since junior high.

so the first day i walked into my new apartment my roommates informed me that they never lock the door... ever.

i said ok and then i didn't ever really think about it again.

thursday night i was over at dallin's house watching lost, my newest addiction, when my friend sean called me and told me that i should go to his house and watch a movie with him and some friends.

 *note that this was the first time i had been over to his house*

  i wasn't really aware of the time, or of the fact that i didn't have my key because a. my roommates "never locked the door," and b. i couldn't tell you the number of times i've been in bed and i hear them walk in late.

so i figured i was fine.

so i went to seans house and had a great time.

the clock struck one and the movie ended so clearly the party was over. i walked home, ran up the stairs, turned the door handle, and then realized i was locked out. i then tried the door handle like twenty more time, just to make sure. i had no idea what to do, i don't have my roommates numbers [i should get on that] and i was freezing. i knocked a few time, only to realize that nobody was going to come to the door.

so i called my brother, woke him up, and he gave me the number to the ra. then he went back to bed. so i called the ra, who clearly didn't answer, i mean it's one in the morning. so i had no other choice, i called sean and it was decided that i would just sleep on his couch.

trust me there were jokes for the rest of the night on how i'll sleep on the first night of going to their house, or how they are all going to tell their friends that last night they had a girl sleeping over. 

we got a good laugh out of the whole thing.

but no worries, by nine the next morning the door was unlocked, and i was back home.

i'm definitely not going to forget my key again!

i fear it's becoming too cold to keep running outside.

i should have known this when i woke up this morning and it was snowing, but since the snow was melted i decided to try it out.

well folks, by the end of one mile i was freezing and so that's when i gave up, turned around and ran home.

yep, i only ran 2 miles. not real happy about that one, but it was way too cold.

and i hate treadmills.

seriously though, i despise a treadmill...please summer hurry back, i'm not sure how long i'll last with running on a treadmill.

in other news, i moved into an apartment!

let's just say i really lucked out in the roommate situation last year.

why you ask?

well the roommate i share the bathroom with...sooo dirty. like i go to dallin's house if i have to use the restroom, i wear flip flops in my own shower kind of messy. no worries, i'll post pictures later. they may scar you for life though. bleh.

and no i'm not just so lazy that i won't clean it, i accidentally left my cleaning supplies at home... can't wait to get those little babies down here!

really though, other than that, they are super nice. one is engaged and the other two have boyfriends, so they really just keep to themselves. it's been good though, i really can't complain.

and school, it's great. great friends, fun classes, good grades.

i'm pretty happy.

i'm currently listening to dal yell at the t.v.

he takes this whole election thing pretty seriously.

i'm not really as into it as he is, and so while he gets heated, i'll document my weekend.

dal and i headed home because smack was going to get the priesthood. i had planned on getting dropped off in salt lake to watch squid play basketball, but we were running a little late. so instead i just met up with her drove home with her. it was a good time singing at the top of our lungs to celine dion and justin bieber.

after i got home i found out that i was going to go on a date. dal, mel, and chad christensen all showed up at my house and we had a pumpkin carving contest. dal and mel chose batman, and chad and i did mario and princess peach.

after we picked out our design the race was on.

not sure whose idea it was to give me the massive knife...

as we were cleaning the pumpkins out my dad could not stop laughing. i looked up to see what he was finding so funny..it was mel. poor girl wasn't real thrilled about pumpkin guts.

i, on the other hand, was completely fine with them. 

we were serious about our pumpkins and i must say, they turned out pretty cool. i was a bit wary about mine, as i was carving it looked bad...and then as soon as i was done, peaches eye fell out. but thanks to a toothpick, all was well.

in case you were wondering, team mario/peach won.

after that we weren't quite sure what to do with them. after a long debate and many rejected ideas, we decided to light them and then set them on the welcome to declo sign...just to spruce it up a bit.

for the rest of the weekend we all had fun texting each other, just to let the others know that our pumpkins were still there.

on sunday they were removed, but don't worry, we have some nice future plans in the making.

on saturday we had to keep old tradition alive...hello haunted mansions of albion.

we really did miss kk though.

it was also the first year we went without boys...terrifying, yet hilarious at the same time.

the first house we walked into rachel and i were in the lead.

we were walking down some stairs when a hand reached out at us. of course it scared us half to death and then we rounded a corner which put us in the same room as the hand that had just scared us. i was trying to make light of the situation by telling the person that he had scared us and that he probably could again because we were wimps. next thing i know he reaches in his coat and rachel just screams at the top of her lungs "chainsaw!!" i am terrified of chainsaws and so i [tried] to make a run for it.

only problem was that i couldn't move, mel had a death hug on me, and she wasn't moving. but that chainsaw was headed right for me so i broke loose and ran as fast as i could. that chainsaw man chased me for way longer than he needed to but finally he gave up and so i stopped running, then rachel caught up, and then mel. then out of the corner of my eye i see mckay running way faster than he can...next thing i know he eats dirt. al my fear was gone as i was now rolling on the ground laughing.

did i mention that syd walked and was fine?

the next house we went into actually had no scary people in it, but no worries a random person walking through the house scared me...

and i have a problem.

i have a weak bladder, and i had to go, and i got scared.

so i peed my pants.

but just a little.

then we went through the haunted corn maze.

the stupid chainsaw man found me within the first five seconds. i ran out of the entrance, but syd talked me into going back in. i ran into the chainsaw guys like three more times. by this point i really had peed my pants.

good thing syds a gem and still stuck with me.

the last house was scary too, but luckily i knew where the chainsaws were and so you bet i ran out before they had time to chase me. and don't even worry, i made friends with some of those creeps.

i even considered dating one.

but in the end i didn't date him, i just stuck with the girls...which is fine since through most of the haunted houses we remained in the standard boy/girl haunted house formation.

any male takers for next year?

on sunday i just though it wasn't my day.

but now i'm realizing that it's just not my week.

they say when it rains it pours. well this week, that is holding true.

there has just been so many thing that have just been going wrong, i keep telling myself that it has to get better sometime, i mean this can't last forever right?

i used to think that a twix and a dr. pepper could cure anything,

false.

it's turned more into a good cry and a long nap.

i know this will pass, bad weeks happen.

they have to.

and even through all of this i have seen blessings in my life.

i really felt strongly last week that needed to get my patriarchal blessing [yes i'm 20 and still don't have it.] my parents always told me that i should get it when i felt i needed it. last week i got the impression that i should get my interview for it. it honestly could not have come at a better time in my life.

my brother has helped so much. on sunday he was over and he just sat on my bed and listened as i told him about my day. he was there for me, he's been there for me this whole year. i thought i appreciated him before his mission, seriously i could not live without him now. he has texted me every day this week just to see how i am doing.

then there's allie. she was having a rough day and so we set up a face time date.

sometimes you just need a sister to talk to.

and then today i got the sweetest text from melanie just randomly. she will never know how badly i needed it and how much i appreiated it.

bad weeks happen, they will get better.

i know that.

but right now,

right now i just want my mommy.

last week squidwin texted me and said that i should go stay with her in ephraim. csi was playing snow that weekend and so kaylee would be there. it actually worked out perfectly because that weekend just happened to be my fall break!

on friday i drove down there and it was so good to see squid! i have missed that girl like crazy. we had so much fun just hanging out and catching up. we went to dinner and a little mexican restaurant and then went and watched a volleyball game [not against csi] after that snow was having a little party thing so we went and checked it out.

of course we didn't turn down cotton candy.

after that squid and i went and bought some snacks and then spent the rest of the night watching the notebook..now that's how you spend a good night!

the next day after syd got back from practice we got ready to go and watch kk play. we even arrived at the gym early so that we could see her. syd was torn because she was cheering for snow..and kk. i was proudly wearing my csi shirt that i stole from kk.

kaylee played awesome! seriously she is so good! we cheered our little hearts out for her and csi got the win. after the game squid and i mauled her and it was a big huge group hug!

dan took us all out to lunch and for the next hour we all caught up and had the best time.

it never ceases to amaze me just how weird we are when we are all together.

i love my best friends!

we said our goodbyes to kaylee and then syd and i just had fun for the rest of the night.

we got ice cream from maverik and then we hit up little ceasars. we hung out with her friends and it was a blast.

such a great weekend!

syd plays slcc on friday, can't wait to see her.

i was blessed to meet these two here at uvu.

they are such great people and i love them. we have math together four days a week and so we spend a lot of time together hanging out and studying. we've even designed a treat schedule...you know what they say, chubby hearts unite.

they're good company, they keep me laughing, and they are great friends.

what more does a kid need?

...and you thought i was kidding about the treat schedule.

i'm still an aggie at heart.

what can i say, i think they're fantastic. plus it's a good year to cheer for aggie football, they are finally good! the only problem is that i have tickets to the byu games, right in the middle of the byu student section. kind of a struggle when byu plays usu.

no worries though, connor sat by me and he was even braver than i was. he straight up wore a usu shirt! dallin told me that he wouldn't give me my ticket if i wore anything saying usu so i stuck with a blue jacket.

it got a little awkward cheering and yelling when everyone surrounding me was booing, but whatever. and usu lost, but i mean at least it kept my brother in a good mood. after the game some of my friends from usu were meeting at dallin's apartment with his friends from byu to have root beer floats. we started walking back and we hit some sprinklers....let me tell you that there is nothing better than running through the sprinklers at midnight! and our rootbeer floats were delicious also! 

sometimes i am not good support.

if somebody trips, falls, has a mishap i really just can't help but laugh.

it's a problem.

dallin was over for sunday dinner and one thing led to another, the next thing we know he is outside "sword fighting" with tanner.

now the definition of a "sword" at the maxwell house would be one of the foam noodles you use in a swimming pool filled with pvc pip, and then covered in duct tape.

of course this fight wasn't taken lightly, they were seriously going at it. neither of them wanted to lose. the only problem was that tanner's sword had a little bit of pvc pipe sticking out of the end of it. dallin swung low, and tanner swung high...he got dallin right in the face and dallin lost.

it was hilarious watching it all happen. after tanner hit him he saw the blood. he kept trying to tell dallin that he was cut, but dallin just was not giving up, he thought tanner was trying to trick him. after he finally realized that he was bleeding we went inside to check it out.

please notice tanner laughing in the background.

we decided that we should probably take him to have a doctor check it out.

we arrived at the hospital and it was so funny listening to dallin try and explain what happened to the receptionist.

r: "ok so what happened?"

d: "oh i was just...uh...messing around."

r: "..doing??" *giving him an annoyed look*

d: "umm..swordfighting."

the look she gave him was priceless!

9 stitches later we were headed home. dallin was making me laugh the whole car ride back telling me how all of the nurses were making fun of him and how when he was leaving they were saying "ok now no more sword fighting for you."

oh yea, did i mention that we left in such a rush i didn't even bother to look at what i was wearing?

yep, i showed up at the hospital in my star slippers.

us breshears, we keep it classy.

my best friends {mom's} wedding

the summer before my senior year i walked into a volleyball camp and met kaylee.

a week later she was headed to lagoon with me and some friends, 

and two weeks later we were best friends.

luckily for me she wasn't just the ordinary high school best friend, you know the ones where you lose contact with them as soon as you head separate ways.

nope, we're headed on two years of being graduated, living in separate states, and i still consider the girl  my best and most dearest friend.

and to add the icing on the cake...her mom just married my back door neighbor.

yep, we're now back door neighbors. :)

i came home to go to the reception and it was such a great weekend.

friday night kaylee stayed at my house and it was so great. it was just the two of us and we got to catch up on each other lives. i giggled until i was in tears, and we stayed up far too late. 

it was fabulous.

saturday was the reception.

let's just say it was a party.

i had about 7 too many bowls of soup, and then i danced for about 2 hours too long.

it was the best dance party of my life.

(sorry about the instagram edit haha)

oh and did i mention that my girls were all in attendace on saturday night?

it is always good to be able to catch up with them.

i miss them so much!

and of course we were crazy, after the reception we all went to my house where once again i laughed until i was in tears. and almost peed my pants, twice.

syd found this app where is switches faces, i seriously could have messed around on it all night long!

i'm so glad i made it home this weekend, and i am even more glad that all of my friends were able to make it. it was a much needed get together.

but mostly i'm happy that this girl is now my neighbor.

i see many good memories coming.