24th street

if you read the previous post then you're probably wondering what the morgan story is.

well let me just fill you in on that lovely little story.

my cousin was opening his mission call that night and my aunt texted me and told me she would love to have me there.

it had been quite a while since i had seen any of them and so i told mel we were making a little road trip that night.

i was also going to meet up with my grandparents since they lived in the same town as my cousin.

we got both of their addresses and headed to my car to leave.

mel tried to program both of the addresses into judy, my gps, and guess what,

she was real dumb.

she wouldn't pick up either of the addresses!

so that's when i decided to be brave.

i knew how to get to ogden  so mel and i just started driving.

we hit ogden just fine and we pulled into a gas station to ask for directions.

there was a sweet little gem working that day and she pointed me where to go and sent me off.

one problem:

she gave me the wrong directions!

[i still am not happy with her.

so we take her directions and the next thing we know we are passing all of these weber state signs.

i call my cousin ryan and he starts telling me to turn right on 24th street.

[from where i'm from directions are not street signs, they are the colors of houses and somebodies dairy.]

what the heck is 24th street?!

as mel and i are looking we notice the street signs, and this is how they went:

21st street, 23rd street, and then 25th street.

24th street wasn't even there!

so then we call my grandpa..

same story.

something about 24th street and riverdale.

no idea where either of those are.

by now we've been lost for about 3 hours and mel and i start freaking out.

we take a turn and end up at some dead end.

we both start crying and then just screaming,

and then we start laughing because it happened to us again.

we suck and not only driving but at that moment life!

so mel decides she needs to make a restroom stop so we find a gas station.

[more power to us, we did find a gas station!]

mel goes to the bathroom and i ask the lady for directions.

why do i still trust these people?

well she tells me to go to the stoplight and get on 24th street.

i asked if that meant i turned left or went straight.

she said get on 24th.

i asked left or straight.

we went through that conversation for about 3 minutes.

finally i said ok will you just take me outside and point me in the right direction?

after she was done looking at me like i was a total idiot she took me outside and pointed to where i was supposed to go.

[p.s. we were supposed to go left.]

we took a left and we finally made it to morgan.

and it only took us 3 hours.

oh yea, my cousin is going to columbus, ohio,

and he will do great things!

thinkin' skinny.

welcome to my humble abode.

the lovely little tent shown above has been my house for the past two nights.

[fun facts about my home]

-it's a one man tent.

-we had four people sleeping in it.

-one of those people was mark knobbe.

the byu vs. utah state basketball game is today.

i knew it was a big deal, and i knew that i wanted to go.

so on wednesday morning brando ran to the spectrum to wait in line for tickets.

the way they worked it this year was a certain number of people could get tickets that would guarantee them a seat at the game.

you had teams of 6 (ours is a team of 4) and the "rules" were that you had to get a wristband, check in three times a day, and everyone in the team camps out.

my cousin opened his mission call wednesday night and so mel and i went to morgan to watch him open it.

[that drive is a whole different story in itself.]

but while we were down there we asked if we could borrow a tent and some sleeping bags.

when we got back to logan we met up with mark and brando to go set up our tent and that's when we realized it was going to be a snuggly night.

you may think that we all clumped together to get us all in the picture...

[we didn't.]

it was a tight squeeze.

our supplies included:

-one body pillow for our heads.

-we used our sleeping bags as padding to lay on.

-4 pillows.

-7 blankets.

-3 pairs of socks.

-running tights/thermals.

-sweats.

-under armour/ thermals.

-long sleeved t-shirt.

-sweatshirt.

-gloves.

-hats/head wraps.

-flashlight.

-phones.

we dressed real warm because it was supposed to be a really cold night.

it was a whole 25 degrees when we were setting out tent up...

and i bet it was a cold night.

when brando woke up, his gloves had frost on them.

but i was anything but cold all night.

i was taking off my clothes all night due to the fact that there was so much body heat in our tent.

when we woke up not only was there a huge stack of blankets on us, but there were random pieces of clothing piled on top.

all four of us were ripping off clothes all night.

i woke up in a long sleeve shirt, running tights, and socks.

it was such a fun night.

as we were setting up the tent we were all just laughing because we had no idea how we were all going to fit.

once we situated everything the best we could we all piled in.

mel and i were in the middle because we were afraid we would get cold.

[who were we kidding?!]

the two boys were seriously right up against the walls of the tent.

they were bulging out and we were waiting for the tent to rip any second.

but even that is not all.

once we all layed down we soon realized that you couldn't lay in whatever comfy position you wanted.

no, everyone had to spoon facing the same way...

and if you got uncomfortable, you just counted to three and everyone turned over to spoon the other way.

we were very in sync.

we had to be set up by 10 and so by midnight we realized there wasn't much left to do so we all started to drift off to sleep...

except the girls in the tent right behind us who thought they needed to talk until 3 a.m.

but the guy in the tent right next to us slept just fine,

we know this because we could hear him snoring all night.

and then mel started to sleep talk.

[funniest time of my life.]

she started to hyperventilate and say she couldn't breathe so mark was trying to help her, thinking she was awake.

the two of them were having a full out conversation, which woke brando and i up.

we started laughing and then mel woke up...

she had no idea what was going on.

p.s. this was at 2 in the morning.

so we stayed up and talked for a bit longer,

we then turned around for a comfier position and went to bed again.

the next morning we awoke well rested and rejuvenated hot, uncomfortable, and so tired.

as we unzipped our tent this kid walked by looked into our tent started laughing and said, "are you kidding me?!"

trust us, we wish we were!

utah state you better play real good because i sacrificed two night of sleeping for you!

i love college! 

swimming

mel's family came up to logan this last weekend because her brothers had a basketball tournament.

they asked us if we would like to go swimming with them and of course we could not turn them down.

so mel and i went to dinner with riki and once we were finished we headed home and put our swimming suits on.

seriously, it was 2 hours of sheer heaven.

we threw her two brothers while they tried to do cool tricks,

and we also played and intense game of what time is it mr. shark.

and since "planking" is so last week, mel and i have started "squirreling."

did i mention we're doing noshember?

[no shave november]

{facepalm}

we're on day seven and i'm already nastied out.

did you know leg hair rubs and hurts?

because i sure didn't!

but trust me,

i do now!



week one.

ok so i didn't want to have one short little post of something i was grateful for every day this month so i just decided to make a weekly one.

november 1st:
my family.

they are everything to me. i'm a little ashamed to say that i didn't realize how much they meant to me until i went to alaska. but trust me, i know now.

 my dad is the greatest guy i've ever met. he would honestly to anything for me, who am i kidding, he DOES do everything for me. he's always texts me to just check on how i'm doing. he's hilarious, dashing, and my hero.

my mom is so incredible i honestly don't even have the words to describe her. one day i hope to be just like her, and i've noticed myself acting more and more like her everyday. she always knows just what to say and i would be so lost without her.

dallin is my idol. he listens and gives the best advice, even if it's not what i want to hear. some day he will make some girl real lucky...even if he is a little bald. [: he has an incredible voice and an even better testimony. did i mention he's a genius?

hunter keeps me laughing. we send each other pictures every day and i love it. i love the random texts but my favorite is when i come home to visit and everyone else is in bed and hunter comes and we lay on my bed and talk about life. he's a stud and i would never change the kid for anything.

mack is my baby. i hate and love that he is growing up on me. i find myself worried about him all the time. i mean seriously is he really old enough to have a facebook?! he has the funniest personality and i would truly be lost without the kid.

november 2nd:
 melanie

i cannot explain how lucky i was to be able to room with her. we're crazy most days, but we can have some of the best talks. we share everything...even sometimes our bed. we have more inside jokes than anyone else i've ever met. she's the greatest for real. where would i be without her?

november 3rd:
the temple.
we live so close to the temple that i have started to go on run and just run straight to the temple. i just love that place. it makes me so happy and no matter what kind of a day it is, five minutes at the temple make it all better.

november 4th:
food.
lame, i know but we just recently re-stocked our fridge. goodbye one meal a day. i love that i can open my fridge and see such a fabulous selection of goodies inside. really, it makes me really happy inside!

november 5th:
my running shoes.
in alaska my running shoes were a way for me to escape. when i needed to be alone i'd lace those little babies up and away i'd go. here at college i don't put them to as good of use as i should but i try. and when they do get used it's sheer heaven. i love the feeling of just running and clearing my head.

november 6th:
my blog.
just the other day i was reading through some old posts and there were things from just last month that i had already forgotten about. i then opened my alaska book and it was crazy all of the little things i had written down that had long been forgotten. this blog has let me keep so many memories and i love it!

november 7th:
the library.
i could spend hours in there. imagine this: chairs that feel like heaven, cute boys, and silence. yep, it's fabulous. it's been my napping area, study place, and boy scoper. i could probably spend hours every day in the library!

i LOVE fall.

i've never loved fall as much as i do this year.

the trees, the weather, and cute fall clothes.

life couldn't be better.

yesterday mark and j carr took mel and i on a picnic in the canyon.

not only was it so fun but it was GORGEOUS up there!

mark bought the worlds biggest lunchable.

he also threw in kit kats and capri suns.

sheer heaven.

after we ate we snagged some cute photos.

the whole crew!

notice j carr creepin' in the trees!

we did some tree climbing.

have i mentioned how much i love this cute girl?

j carr and i with our lovely dinner.

the best part of the night was j carr and i started to freeze so we "penguin cuddled" meaning we sat shoulder to shoulder to warm up. we each pulled a crusty crust face causing mark and mel to start laughing. they both leaned back hoping that there would be a bar under the table to catch them.

there was no bar.

they both fell right off of the picnic table bench! it was the funniest thing i have ever seen!

 

j carr and myself

mel and i throwin' some fall leaves.

after that we went and watched paranormal activity 3. just because we had to say that we did it.

p.s. it was a total let down! not even scary.

we ended our night with some intense phase 10,

which i got trashed at.

and i'm proud to say mel and i both were able to sleep in our own beds...

with the lights off.

i'd say it was a pretty good night!

sketchy.

whoever said two people can't fit in a twin sized bed was seriously mistaken.

because mel and i did it last night.

for some reason we let some boys talk us into watching paranormal activity last week.

mel and i joked about how we were going to have to sleep together, but we never did.

instead mel layed in bed wide awake for three hours,

and i slept with my lights on.

[we're wimps]

well yesterday mel realized that she had the attic in her room which basically scared her even worse.

and since it was halloween we let mark and j- carr talk us into watching paranormal activity 2!

but mel and i are stupid.

for some reason we decided that we wanted to explore the attic before watching the movie.

so the four of us explored and when we were a little bit freaked out we sat down and started the movie.

within the first ten minutes it was decided that mel and i were sleeping together.

but here's the scenario:

we both have twin beds.

mel's room has the attic,

but my bed isn't pushed up against the wall which makes it hard for two people to fit on.

but my bed won and so that's where we slept.

both of us cuddled up and scared to death.

and shockingly, 

we both slept really good!

paranormal activity 3?

eh i don't think so!

umm excuse me sir,

but you can't dance on me like that...

those were the words that ran through my mind most of saturday night.

the howl is the big party down here in logan that happens every halloween.

i knew it was sketch,

in fact when i told dallin where i was going to attend school last year he told me awesome, but avoid the howl.

so of course since everybody warned me to stay away, i had to go check it out!

well, i'm definitely not in declo anymore.

halloween has turned into girls wearing a bra and underwear with cat ears..

well a bra and underwear if the rest of us are lucky.

and the dance was a grind fest.

not my thing.

but it was fun to go check it out.

but once is enough for me...

i won't be attending next year.

but mel and i did get to wear some super cute outfits.

did i mention we made them by ourselves?

we weren't exactly planning on attending the howl but the day of we got talked into it.

wal mart was basically sold out of every costume and what they did have was ridiculously overpriced.

so i told mel we should just pick up some fabric and sew it ourselves...

so after we had purchased our fabric we went home and draped it across mel who held a model-like pose as i tried to sew down the sides.

then we camped out on her floor for the next few hours sewing the fringe on the bottom.

seriously, a ton of work!

we even made our necklaces!

styrofoam  balls, who would have thought?!

and just so you know,

dog bones are heavy!

i felt like i was carrying a weight around on my head all night!

at least we looked cute!...

and we were covered.

chrissy was britney spears and ky was a biker chick.

as we were all getting ready we walked into the bathroom to see that we all had on matching outfits!

so the howl was fun to experience once.

not my kind of thing,

but i got a cute, new, home made outfit out of it!