1. In December I got my driver's license. That is neat. Now I can drive myself places! Sometimes people tell me I have a lead foot. But I see no problem there :)
2. a) I'm officially going to BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY. Just thought I'd get that out there in all capitals because I'm that stoked.
2. b) I already have two of my classes--Book of Mormon and Honors Writing--both with really great professors. I get to choose the rest of my classes in July. I was looking at the catalog of classes and I cannot even believe the crazy cool options I have. Um, hello? Of COURSE I would like to take a class on dinosaurs. And DUH. I'm totally taking beginning ice skating. Or bowling.
2. c) I have my housing, too! I'm living in Heritage Halls, which is freshman housing but more like apartment-style living. There is a kitchen and living area and three double rooms. That means six girls...and one bathroom. Hmm. That should be interesting, but since there is this neat networking site called Facebook, I already have talked to my roommates. They all seem awesome! Can't wait.
3. a) I just got back at 2 AM from our senior trip! It was crazy. We left Thursday at 1 AM and went to Magic Mountain. Best roller coasters evah! Then we went to Disneyland from midnight to 6 AM, and then to Universal Studios from 11 to 6. We got about 4 hours of sleep between all three of those things and pretty much went loopy, but it was great.
3. b) Sometimes when you are that tired, you say funny things. For example:
Sydney: "So at work, there is this huge jar of belly jeans..."
And
Sasha: "Oh I get it. Like the Viper. Vipers go hissssssssssssssssssssss."
And
Ariane: "How much is a squishee?"
Laurel: "What's a squishee?"
Sydney: "I think she means slushee."
Ariane: "No, a squishee."
Sydney: "They're called slushees."
Two minutes later...
Sydney: "Laurel, look at that sign. You can buy squishees."
Ariane: "I TOLD YOU."
And
Chloe: "So I go to the counter and ask the lady for ketchup. She asked me how many I wanted. I said three. She came back and gave me five. Why even ask how many I want if you aren't going to give me the right number???"
It's very entertaining.
4. I graduate in less than two weeks. Weird? Yes. Exciting? Yes. Nerve wracking? Only because I have to write a speech. Ha. If anyone has any ideas on how to write a funny, clever, inspiring graduation speech, let me know. (Yet another side note, if anyone has ideas for a seminary graduation talk, that would be nice, too.)
5. I have a new and very entertaining pastime at work. (Small side note, I still work at the community pool.) Every time that Eleno and I work, he leaves his shirts around the office while he's teaching swim lessons. In an effort to keep the office clean, I hide his shirts in various locations. Then he has to play the game Hot and Cold to find them. Its really fun for me. Sometimes I leave ransom notes for him with the labeler. Its exciting.
6. Cammie Mutz is leaving me in 2 months. I don't know if I can take that. I'm going to have to make a blist on all the reasons why I love that girl.
7. This past school year, I've discovered that I love art. I had no idea I could draw until I was thrown into the AP class on accident, but when Mr. Sorrentino gave me some blending sticks and a sketchbook, something clicked. Love it!
7. b) Mr. Sorrentino is an awesome teacher. He does neat things like paint in class, play really loud reggae music, and sometimes we have dance parties to "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and "You Make My Dreams Come True" and he'll dance on the tables. It's really very exciting.
8. I really enjoy my parents. They say some of the funniest things. Here are some of their really good quotes:
Dad: "Every time we go to Safeway as a family, we're on vacation. But today we're just in Napa. Oh! Let's make this a little mini vacation!"
Walker: "Mom, where's Bakersfield?"
Mom: "Can you say the whole sentence?" Hmmm....
Dad: "I'm going to do a little experiment."
Syd: "What kind of experiment?"
Dad: "I'm going to see if I can play my banjo while riding the exercise bike. You know, kill two birds with one stone. Only...I don't want to kill a bird with my banjo."
9. Little Gracie got baptized today. It was a very happy day! I'm so excited for her. How I love my fellow Rose Petal Scout.
10. I suppose I should say something about how awesome my AP Calculus class is. Some days we have birthday parties. Its way fun. Our teacher Mr. Miller is always entertaining. ALWAYS. Like once, he did a headstand in class. He also tells us the best stories. Here's one of my favorites:
"Hey you guys. Get this. One time I was driving over the hill to Santa Rosa, you know? Right by Cheaper's gas station? Well It was really heavy traffic. Suddenly there were about four deer who popped out of the bushes. They ran out into the middle of the road. I slowed down to about 5 miles an hour so they could go in front of me. What was I supposed to do? It was my birthday! So as I was going slow, one of the deer slipped on the asphalt and I rolled over it. It was sad."
This class is the highlight of my day. Just putting that out there.
Well that concludes my blist for today! Enjoy the photos as well. Until next time!
Yay Universal Studios! L to R: Cody, Chloe, Laurel, Sasha, Me, Ariane.
This is Cammie and I. This is also our masterpiece, created with paint and our little sausage toes. See why I love her so?
AP Art Class at the De Young in San Francisco!
Grecian Feets.
Smiling boyyy.
Me and my parents a few years ago at Gladstone's in Santa Monica. They are much fun.
Calculus. It was Chloe's birthday and I brought in party hats. We all put them on while Mr. Miller's back was turned. He turned around and said, "Ohhh man. I gotta get a picture of this. My wife's never gonna believe me." Good times. Good times.