Pictures Mania and a Little Taste of Life Thus Far

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile, midterms came all at once and then nothing else really happened.
Life's just kind of been up & down & up & down & up & down these last few weeks.
So here is what I've been doing these last few weeks.

We had to do a book cover for photography.
This is what I did & not to sound boastful, but it rocked & I got an A+.
Thanks Jenny for being such a good sport =]


We did straight scans.

and scan-o-grams.
Not going to lie, I kind of hate this one, so don't judge me too harshly. 

Our most recent assignment:
Pictorialism 

 Before:

After:

I also did engagements for my old roommate Jaide.

And a photo shoot of this sweet boy Nathan.

 

How cute is he???

Anyway that's all I've done photographically.
It's been a lot of fun =]

Hope you enjoyed it
I know I did

Enjoy a snack,

Love you all,

Megan

Short and Simple

Classes start in the morning. I am a TAD nervous, but mostly for the fact that I think I might die of hunger tomorrow. I have class for just over 3 hours tomorrow in one room in the basement of a building. I don't get out of there until 1pm. I think I might just pack a sandwich and eat it between Art History I and Art History 2.

I hope I am not the ONLY crazy person who signed up for both history classes at once.

But I have 3 classes in that room, totaling 9 hours in a basement. Awesome huh? You could say I have a new home.

Work is.......work. Not thrilled, but to make me feel better, I remind myself that it keeps me here on my offtrack. And I like to eat. And have an apartment. Oh curse these luxuries I enjoy....

Friend-wise things are AWESOME!!!

My roommates are pretty much the BEST THING EVER! I love them all to bits and I think we are going to have a blast this semester.

Haley Nicholas has come over every day since she got here. She can talk MORE than me. I kinda really love it! She's a doll and she gets along with my roommates perfectly. I'd say she is a keeper!

Everyone is settled in now and today I realized I have no "fun" classes. My "fun" and "hard" classes will PROBABLY be art history......yup.......art major.....woohoo!

Also scripture study is AMAZING and has really made a difference in my days. The CES fireside was REALLY good tonight.

My ward seems nice. LOTS of cute boys!!! *Praying that the cute boys from Harris are in my FHE!!!*

Saw Jason Hiatt today and screamed his name loudly. =] Yup I think he appreciated it....haha

And I love my roommate Nikki. She is a doll and the sweetest person ever! Love you deary <3

And I got to skype Hannah and Lizzy! That was lots of fun =]

I think that is about it. If you wanna know more, ask. If you comment on this post saying what you want to hear more about, I'll do a little longer post on that stuff later.

I got another letter from Michael Gmeiner; he is doing well. And I am expecting a letter from Rachel! I'm excited!

That's all for now.
TTFN! Ta ta for now!

Frozen banana
slices are delicious!
Meg

I Just Came To Say Hello

This weekend has been incredible! Everything about it was wonderful! I will do my best to give you a run down of it without leaving out too much.

Friday I went to the temple and it was wonderful, best way to start off a day. Not to mention the weather was lovely. Then that night, Kaylin, Tyler M, Jaide, Emily, Tyler B, Stirling, Nikki and I went and saw X:Men First Class at the drive-in. I recommend seeing it! =D

After a lovely time watching the movie, we (minus Tyler M and Kaylin) went to Porter Park. We swung on the swings, played freeze tag, where I slid and fell from being chased by Stirling (like I said, don't try to back track in flats on wet grass...not smart). I died laughing when I ate it, and it was completely worth the stains.

We sort of attempted the whipped cream game and it landed on my forehead. Good thing it was dark and no one could see too well.

Saturday like I said, I had 2 photoshoots. One of Cacia and her roommates and then one of Camilo's friend. Check out the ones of Cacia and her friends here. They were dressed as fairies and a blast to work with. More will be put up later. I'm still working on downsizing my favorites list. Went from 672 to 152. Getting there slowly but surely. For the record, these are unedited. I have this thing where I believe pictures should be as natural as they can be and only minor touch ups should be made.

This is one of my favorites. This is an all natural picture, no editing done.
(Below: Andrea and Stephanie, click to enlarge, it looks better bigger)

And this is my other favorite. This is Cacia and Stephanie.

But yes, taking pictures was heaven to me. I love everything about it. Working with the people, trying new things and loving it all. I just wish I didn't have back problems making me have to quit after 5 hours of taking pictures, but still worth every minute of it.

Today we had church, though I had a hard time staying awake. After church Albert and I had dinner with our cousin Stephanie and her husband. It was lots of fun and the food was heavenly. We played hacky sack, some wii and did a puzzle (I thought of you mom <3).

Then I came back home for Sunday Night Dessert (SND) where we had more people than ever before and made homemade oreos. Fun was had by all but the real fun was when the numbers died off. Matt tricked Brett into eating a cookie filled with Crisco instead of icing. Brett ate it all. It was quite enjoyable to watch.

I gave 2 guys, Matt B (Not pictured) and Tom Bugg (He's one of those people you have to say his first and last name, just the way it is) piggy back rides. Matt is easily 150lbs I think and Tom is not far behind him. Yes I gave THEM piggy back rides. Who is beasty? That's right, ME!!!

They were impressed and so was I. Then Tom gave Nikki and I a piggy back ride together and then Matt gave all 3 of us a piggy back ride. We are full of beastiness! =D

After settling down somewhat, Matt, Tom, Conrade, Emily, Nikki, Jaide and I all sat around talking about our biggest fears and terrible/funny experiences. It was a blast!

All in all tonight was wonderful and this weekend was amazing. Best weekend ever!

Hope you all had equally amazing ones

I just came
to say hello
and eat some Crisco
Meg

Another What A Great Day!

I had 2 photoshoots today back to back and let me tell you, there are few things in this world that make me happier than taking pictures. I had a wonderful time shooting Cacia and her roommates. They were a blast to work with, as well as doing headshots for Camilo's friend for her dance thing.

After at least 5 hours of taking pictures, then coming back to have a wonderful evening chatting it up with my roommates and Albert stopping by, and gorgeous weather. Oh and Skyping Hannah and Lizzy. Today was amazing! Almost as good as yesterday, but still amazing none the less.

Have to laughed
until you cried
today? I hope so!
Meg

What A Day!

Well technically evening.....anywho. My roommates and I and some friends went to the Drive-In here in the Burg and saw X:Men First Class. It was AWESOME!!! And then we played games in the park and now my hand is bruised and I have a giant grass stain down my pants and it was COMPLETELY worth it! Nikki will say I was tackled but I just slipped on the wet grass. Don't run in flats my friends.....bad idea......just saying.

Anyway I might tell you more about it later, it was quite an interesting night for sure. Gotta say a good end to my birthday. Man and to think I was at the temple this morning.....that seems like AGES ago.

Anyway I am off to bed, I have 2 photoshoots tomorrow. Oh and check out the pictures on facebook that my friend Glen did of me for his studio photography class! =D

Have a good night
eat some whipped cream
drink some code red
and get some grass stains
It's worth it
Meg

Who You Need to Know

I am going to use this as a reference point. These are the people I have talked about and probably will for the rest of the semester. I know it can be frustrating reading something and thinking "Now which one was that?"

And please bare with me, I wasn't sure how to go about the order so you may have to scroll up and down a few times. I could have done it by general age but that would put almost all of the guys at the top and the girls at the bottom so instead I am doing it by general relevance. Roommates, their boys, and then people I THINK will stick around this semester. So here are the characters this semester:

This is Emily. She is either the youngest or second youngest of us. She is a bit of an adrenaline junky and all around a very happy person. She is also the one that knows EVERYONE and every guy. She keeps us all joyful with her happy, random remarks.

She is also quite cute.

Next there is Kaylin. She is kind of our "mom". She holds us together and you cannot help but love her. She is ALWAYS smiling and is an all around day brightener.

Then there is Nikki. She is my room-roommate and one of the awesomest people I know. She is loud and wild when she wants to be. She loves to hug people (which is good for my sake, I love hugs) and her and I are pretty much inseparable. She is the best roommate a girl could ask for.

Finally there is Jaide. She is cute and has a great fashion sense. She is actually blonde but can pull off any hair color (which I am rather jealous of). She is goofy and cute. She makes us all laugh with her hilariously random remarks.

(Not pictured: Jacquelyn. She is only here Monday-Wednesday because she is engaged so she doesn't really do anything with our apartment).


This is Tyler M. He is dating Kaylin (See above). They are perfect together and he hangs out at our apartment quite a bit. He is friends with all of us and is easy to talk to and so we allow Kaylin to keep him around. Below he is showing off his frog sculpture made out of cookie dough. (Try to keep up, there are still 2 more Tylers).

Next is Brett (with glasses) and Scott (looking crazy). Sorry I don't have better pictures of them. Brett is Emily's friend and he comes over quite a bit as well. He is pretty cool.

Scott is dating Jaide (See 2 pictures up). I am amazed that I don't have any pictures of them together since they are pretty much inseparable. He is pretty cool and way funny.
This is Stirling. He is one of Albert's roommates. He's a pre-mi and pretty much the funniest guy I know. He's way chill and has a very bold/bright fashion sense. Basically you just need to know that he is hilarious. I wonder where he comes up with the stuff he says. He is quiet normally but when around people he knows, he is loud and crazy.

This is Tyler B. He is also one of Albert's roommates. He drove us up from Provo in his little white Geo Prizm. He is rather quiet until him and Stirling get on a roll. They are really tight and are hilarious together. Stirling will say stuff and Tyler will just go along with it. Tyler is rather reserved but really funny when he talks. Him and Stirling also have the hugest smiles ever (as seen below).

This is Tom Bugg. He might be in my ward, that or he used to be in this ward. Either way he comes around ever so often. He is really goofy but easy to be around and talk with. Here below he is modeling Kaylin's apron.
This is Ian. I don't really know anything about him except he is friends with Scott. He might stick around this semester, who knows. He seems chill though. He went repelling off the bridge with Jaide, Emily and Scott this past Saturday.
David is one of the guys we went to Big Juds with. He is pretty funny and easy going. I don't know much about him except he hangs out with Jesse (below) but he seems nice. Oh and he grew up with Brett.

This is Jesse. He is friend with David and Emily and probably Brett. He is really quiet and kicked Kaylin's strawberry plant off the balcony. Poor strawberry plant.

This is Janee. She is Nikki's old roommate. She is loud and opinionated and really nice. Sorry the picture isn't better. She likes to randomly show up at our apartment periodically.

This is her boy Tyler. He is super nice and easy to talk to. They like to hang out at our apartment. He is easy going and has great taste in music. We'll probably see him and Janee around more often.

Then there is Tom G. He is chill. He is one of those people you talk to because you can. He is on my roommates volleyball team and he is extremely chill. We hang out with him sometimes but I am not sure how long that will last.

This is Conrad. He is really nice and super dorky. He is fun to have around. He has a long board that he has left at our apartment for the past few weeks and we are ADDICTED. I now LOVE long boards and wish I had one. Seriously the most of fun thing ever.

Last but not least there is grandma. The story behind her is she is Jaide's grandma. And for Christmas she gave each of her children and their families a giant picture of her. Her mom didn't like the picture and hid it in Jaide's suitcase when she came to school. We now hide grandma around the apartment in each others stuff trying to scare one another. She is been everywhere. Oh silly grandma.

So I think that is everyone. Pretty much everyone below Scott is not a guarantee they'll stick around but on the off chance that they stay, now you know who everyone is. Hope this helped. Yes I realize everyone whom is NOT my roommate is a guy.....but that's because we really don't have any female friends.....well except Kaley and Brooke from my classes.

Have a lovely day!
Meg

Advantages of the front room, sort of.

Yesterday I was chillin at my apartment with a girl from my English class. Her name is Brooke and she is pretty nice. (She is also in Albert's ward and FHE group). Anyway we were sitting in my room with the window open because it is always open, just talking and chillin like ice cubes.

When Emily's friends Brett and David stopped by to see Emily, but she was off repelling off of a 130ft. bridge with Jaide and some friends. Anyway, I SORT of know Brett because he has come over several times (he also went to Olive Garden with our group) and I met David briefly twice because his friend knocked Kaylin's strawberry plant off of our 3rd floor balcony and killed her plant.

Anywho, they came to our window and asked "Hey want to go to Big Juds with us?" So we said "Sure!" but Brett didn't realize the Big Juds in Rexburg is the same as the one in Ashton (near Idaho Falls, close to a 30 min drive) so we went to the one in Ashton.

It was kind of awkward because none of us really knew each other, but it was fun.

And this is why you should have a front room, because you might get to go on a random adventure with people you sort of know. Awesome right?

Oh and Nikki and I moved our room around and I better "organized" by stuff and now it looks all clean or something like that. I might put a picture up later.

Oh! And Kaylin and her boyfriend made homemade Oreos last night. We ate some today and they are delicious. We should always have homemade Oreos ALL OF THE TIME, let me tell you. They are one of the most brilliant inventions ever. I think I have a new favorite cookie.

Float On
And we'll all float on okay
and we'll float on okay
and we'll all float alight
Don't don't you worry
we'll all float on alright
Meg

Some Memories and Moments

This was our dinner group at Olive Garden =D (Back row, Left to Right: Steve, Brett, Jaide, Scott)
(Front Row Left to Right: Danielle, Emily, Rachel, Nikki, and Me)

It was a super fun night.

And dad asked what I have been doing in my art classes. In my Color and Design class we do rather easy, simple stuff that is more abstract. But here is my most recent project for Drawing I.

I am not going to lie, I am rather proud of it. =] We had a picture to look at, but no instructions as how to go about making it proportionally accurate. I know it isn't perfect but given this is my first time drawing something without a guide, I am proud of it. =]

I smell brownies
and you don't get any!
HA!!!
Meg

P.S. We went to the bishoprics house for FHE in I.F. tonight.
It was great. We jumping on their trampoline like we were 9 again. =]
None of our guys came and we ate ALL the food without them. HA!

I've Told You Once and I Will Tell You Again

Us Mormon people sure know how to party.

This weekend my roommates and I went to Olive Garden......ok wait, wait. I need to back up here. I am getting ahead of myself.

This is Danielle.

You are currently wondering: Who is she? What is on her face? And what does she have to do with Olive Garden?

Well shut up and I will tell you.

Danielle arrived Sunday as courtesy of visiting my roommate, Emily. Danielle was our adopted roommate for the week, given Jacquelyn is only her Monday-Wednesday so Danielle was like our 6.5th roommate.

And let me tell you, she was a blast to have around. There was one morning I woke up to find a fort in our living room with two snoozing girls hiding beneath it. We all hung out many a evening, laughing and joking as if we had known Danielle our wholes lives.

This brings me to Saturday. We (being me, 4 of my roommates, Danielle, her boyfriend (he goes to BYU-I, Danielle is Jewish =D), Brett and Jaide's new boyfriend Scott) went to Olive Garden as a "Thanks for an awesome week, we're going to miss you" dinner celebration thing. (Are you confused yet with all of these parenthesis?)

After a lovely meal, stuffing ourselves full and playing elbowsies. (It's the new footsies). We played some games, danced around and watched people up-chuck some cinnamon.

Which brings me to what is on Danielle's face. Well do you remember that game we played back in the fall?

Well we played it again!

Just F.Y.I. I am REALLY good at this game.

For all of y'all that do not remember what the whipped cream games is....well too bad!
Nah just kidding. It is where you put whipped cream on the back of your hand. Then you smack your free hand towards the elbow of the hand with cream, launching the whipped cream into the air, and then trying to catch it in your mouth.
Warning: If played in doors, floors and ceilings will become minefields with whipped cream.

This is a great game, but you should PROBABLY play it outside, but then again....I have never played it outside.

All around it was lots of fun. Danielle and Steve (her boyfriend) tried to flip the whipped cream to each other and would not stop until the got it. They also felt the need to put whipped cream on the ceiling and then see whose would fall down first and catch it in their mouths.....strange....I know.

And of course, a night is not complete without someone doing the cinnamon challenge. Try to down a tablespoon of cinnamon. Danielle looked like she was about to cry. Steve wasn't sure what the big deal was.

Just to throw in some other random stuff that happened this weekend: Grass fights, Ninja attack, Signs game, Porter Park, long boarding addiction/fever (P.S. it is SOOO MUCH FUN!), dandelion war paint, Sitting on cars, the saltine cracker challenge, no dessert, spilling of several drinks, competition of pregnant food bellies, lots of sunshine, homework in the grass, going to Rollos (Broulims), leaving notes on cookie dough.

Yup that is college life for you.

Or maybe my friends are just more fun than yours.

I want some french fries
really badly
Bojangles needs to move out west
RIGHT NOW!
Meg

Someone Stole My Camera...And It Was Mario!

Actually most of these pictures were brought to you by Nikki Holt. My roommate. She likes to steal my camera.

And those are her shoes. They are lime green and I want them. =D

This one was brought to you by Kaylin. These are her baby flower plants that she likes to coo at each day with encouragement.
And then one night Kaylin decided to grow out her mustache.
I must say, she quickly beat out her boyfriend, Tyler in the thick mustache department.
Quite seemingly came out of nowhere.
And then she became Mario.

And all this time we thought Emily would be the one to wake up one day as the guy (Roommate joke).

And of course Mario has to play Mario Kart Double Dash!

And Jaide continues to act oblivious to her strange surroundings.

Or just embrace the oddball-ness of this apartment.
Like I said...

This apartment gets stranger and stranger every day. And I am loving every minute of it.

Don't ever eat ice cream
and then popcorn
back to back.
Just sayin.
Meg

Misfit Stories and Other Random Moments Part I

The other night I was happily sitting in the living room doing homework when I saw Kaylin and Jaide walking out with a candle and peeps.

At first glance it looked like they were roasting their peep marshmallows....

But then I heard an unusual cry...

"DIE PEEPS! DIE YOU NASTY LITTLE PEEPS!!!" -Kaylin

I came over to see what was happening to find this poor innocent peep with its head and tail burned off.

I was shocked and amused.

And then it was time for the peeps little friends to have their turn in the flames...

They used strange tactics to little one on fire just to burn the other peeps...

And enjoyed it a little TOO much.

The End.

My roommates
are crazy
and possibly
pyromaniacs.
Isn't that awesome?
Meg