A Letter, A Letter

Dear family, friends, future family, and whomever else may run across this,

       If you could not tell, I am trying something new today in writing my blog like a letter. Maybe it is because I have been bored during work and write letters to Garett and friends during work, or maybe it is because I get the weekly emails from Michael G and Tristan T (guys in my ward back in NC) now and I love hearing about their missions. Regardless, this is my letter on nothing particularly important, but just life right now.
     
         With only 2 1/2 weeks left in the semester things are starting to wrap up. It doesn't really feel like it is ending. I am happy to say I will miss my roommates next semester (as I am moving 2 doors over for my last semester as a "single" lady). But luckily most of them will be staying in the ward. I am also THRILLED that the gorgeous Haley Nicholas will be my roommate next semester. It will be a miracle if we get any sleep next semester. But at least I know my Temple buddy will be back. =] Maybe our favorite dunker/baptizer will be back too (he hasn't been there when I went this semester =[) Yes we had a favorite dunker, and he recognized us and would say "See ya next week!". It was awesome.

         In other news I cannot wait to go home and see my family this weekend. Though I miss NC, I cannot deny LOVING having them so close by for my convenience. Playing with Nikolai (hopefully) and wedding dress shopping! Eeeek! I wonder if it will feel real or like a strange dream. Guess we'll find out. Hope I can find a dress small enough for my tiny self.

       More than anything I ready for spring break. Garett and I are going to California to see his family and meet the 2938742 people that I still need to meet......ok maybe it's like 11+ but still, I am not even half way.....but I am looking forward to the sunshine and warm weather (for which I own NO shorts.....that is what happens when you live in Idaho for 2 years) and having fun, also Garett not having ANY homework!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Needless to say I dislike his time consuming classes....I know they are important and good and all that, but I don't have to like them).

       The more I look at life though, the more I have a feeling next semester is going to fly by and next thing I know I will be married (YAY!). Not going to lie, the idea of only having ONE roommate as opposed to 5 is exciting! Not to mention that roommate is my best friend and no more worrying about people eating/stealing my food and stuff. Though I am thinking Garett and I are going to have to still label our milk (his milk addiction is worse than mine.....he can down 3 gallons in a week EASY)

      Other than wedding plans, schoolwork and just day to day stuff, not much else crosses my mind. I cannot wait to marry Garett (I'll spare you the mushy details of him being my best friend and the greatest man I have ever met) but all the same, life with him will never be boring (except when he has 289374 assignments all due the same day), but that is what online tv and craft projects are for right?

     Thanks for listening. Hope your day is going well and that it is NOT snowing where you are. Good luck in your endeavors, whatever they may be. Send me a letter, I would love it! I promise to write back! I am getting back into my letter writing moods, so close friends watch your mailboxes. You might see some chicken scratch writing from me.

Catch ya later,
love y'all
Megan

P.S. If you read this all, hats off to you.

P.P.S You rock!

P.P.P.S I hope you have an AMAZING day!!!

Sunhine, Daisies, Buttermellows....

Turn this stupid fat rat yellow.

Just kidding.

But that boy is now currently in Liz's room. Thanks Sam. xP

It is a life size cardboard cut out of Ron Weasley.

Which scares the dickens out of us daily. 

Oh so creepy cardboard man, hiding in the bathroom with the lights off ready to attack at any moment. 

Cardboard is very dangerous.

Anywho, there are no daisies or buttermellows here (whatever those are), but it is sunny!

I think it might even be above 40 degrees!!!

Woohoo! 

Can you say light jacket???? =D =D 

I took advantage of this lovely weather and went to the temple this morning with my roommate Vanessa.

For those who are not of the LDS faith you can read more about what we do there at my brothers blog here.

So needless to say, I started off my day quite nicely, went visiting teaching, bonded with roommates, had lunch with Garett and life is gooooood!

Tomorrow Garett and I are having a date night! Yay! 

Cocoa Bean and a comedy show, I cannot wait!

*insert desperate attempt to not add lots of mushy gushy lovey stuff about Garett here*

Whew! That was close. I am sure y'all are sick of hearing about him.

But that sucks for you because he is NOT leaving!

Buahahahahaha!

Alright thaaaaat's enough sugar for me.....

Have a great weekend y'all!

Enjoy whatever warmer weather you are having than me, and if not, I am sorry.

My room is still yellow

and happy

and in-love-y

Meg

A Feast For Five

Mother's Day we had a roommate dinner in honor of Nikki's Birthday. And this is how wonderful it looked!

Bread crumb covered chicken, corn on the cob,
With garlicy/buttery mashed potatoes,

And of course, bread with a cream cheese/butter mix with paprika and other spices on it.
(Funny story about the paprika. Nikki and I were at the store and she was looking for garlic salt and I saw the paprika and I almost did not buy it. I ended up buying it saying "you never know when you'll need it". Sunday came around and BAM! We needed it and I had it.) Great story huh?

It was a fabulous dinner! We are thinking we will have many more roommate dinners in the future. =]

Take chances.
You never know when you'll need it.
Thanks mom for teaching me that.
Meg

TOO MUCH TO HANDLE!!!!

Okay today has been intense between Easter dinner and Sunday night desserts.

For all of you, Sunday Night Desserts is a tradition of my roommates (Jaide, Emily and Kaylin) and we are continuing it this semester. Because I took lots of pictures, I am not going to post them all on here but give you the link to my facebook album.

The ones where people are doing somersaults, it is because my roommates have this game where the do the "A-okay" sign over one eye and then an upside "A-okay" sign over the other eye. If you see someone doing that, you have to do a backwards somersault. If you break their sign before they get to to it, they have to do 3 backwards somersaults. Between that, and playing the ultimate "Never Have I Ever" (where you switch chairs and whomever is without a seat is in the middle).....I am PREETTTTTTY cure the people downstairs probably don't like us anymore....

Tonight was a good dinner.


Happy Easter everyone!!!!

A Winter Wonderland Turns Adults Into Children

Life thus far:

I made brownies for Albert and my roommates

They lasted all of a few hours, or at least in my apartment and they were YUMMY

We had a movie night =D

Keely is silly

And I absolutely love her!

And she three barrel rolled my hair. It's basically a fancy crimper.

And does this:

Ta Da!
I like it but it is so much work! Plus according to my roommates I have LOOOOTS of hair.

And we goof off while watching movies

Alisa is ninja kicking Cacia I believe. And Keely is about to quote 27 Dresses with me =D

I just love candid shots of them laughing after being ninja kicked

This may or may not be a frequent occurrence in our apartment...

And I LOVE Cacia's random goofy moments, they are priceless

Now go get a Mastercard.

Keely walked into my room after I had just gotten home and said
"Megan I want to play in the snow, will you take pictures?"
And how could I refuse Keely, and taking pictures? What a wonderful combo! And then Nicole joined her for a lovely snowball fight!
(If you recall, wet snow makes people have snowball fights instantaneously)

BAM!

"I think my snow angel looks retarded...does it look retarded?"

Yay for snow angels!

Keely's looked really good

Even adults love to play in the first snowfall of the Fall =D

Keely made a heart!
She kind of looks like a toy soldier or penguin.
I told her so, and she began to walk around like a penguin =D

Gotta love Keely! <3

Snow is magical
It makes adults into kids
Everyone smiles
And life is happier
When the world is dressed in white
Meg

Up, down, touch the ground, puts me in the mood...for food

Just some thoughts I have had over the past week I guess:

1) The cold is never the problem, it is the windchill and the wind that blows the snow into your eyes that is the problem.

2) You know something is odd when Chucks (Converse) keep your feet dryer than other peoples boots....

3) Due to everyone having little traction on their shoes, forces a snow day to be the happiest day ever because people are laughing as they attempt to not make a fool of themselves. (I like it when people smile, it makes your day brighter)

4) While walking, try to walk on fresh snow (slush is icky), unless you're in a parking lot, then walk where the tires were.

5) Wet snow is not common here so there is an unwritten rule that everyone MUST build a snowman and have a snowball fight instantaneously.

6) I LOVE the person that invented skinny jeans! (I wasn't when I first got here, everyone wears flares here so I looked silly) But skinny jeans do not drag through the mud and therefore to not get soaked up to the knee. Yeah so skinny jeans inventor, you are my hero! =D

7) I actually like snow! *GASP* well for now anyway...

8) Hot cocoa and sweat pants while watching friends get WAY TOO into Mario Kart (for N64) makes for a happy evening =]

9) I think I am craving chocolate since I bought chocolate ice cream, chocolate syrup and brownie mix (but the ice cream is for when Rachel comes, along with the syrup and I used the last of my brownie mix last week....and you never know when you'll need a dessert for FHE or something...)

10) Cleanliness is next to Godliness. I've been really good about doing the dishes lately, my roomies have even helped a few times and it always makes me happy. Plus our livingroom has stayed clean since Thursday =D And when things are clean, it makes me VERY happy =]

11) I love my roommates, and goofying off with them =D

12) I've gotten my randomness back, I think it is partially due to my previous post about losing my randomness and skyping old friends. I am very random with them which helps =]

13) I miss family scripture reading & prayer but am SOOOOOOO grateful I was able to share that with them via Skype =D

14) Rachel White found a ride up this weekend to come see meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! =D =D =D =D =D and we are going to have a fabulous time! (I don't get too many girl visitors so I am QUITE excited! It's weird, we always have guys over so when Megan comes by I can be like "We can go in my room!" It is quite an exciting thought because no one sees my room except me and my roommates and sometimes Alisa has people over...but now I am rambling...)

15) Jon should ALWAYS play Mario Kart at our apartment, because it is beyond hilarious (He was the one I was talking about in #8, (he is in our FHE group) he was spazzing out, kind of like when Albert used to play video games, except Jon is around 6'3" and when he flips out you think the floor will break...I am sure the people below us loves us SOOOO much....but it was hilarious to watch while talking to Cacia)

16) We're going to have a ward talent show and Keely & Nicole are gonna clog! And I think they're going to get Bill and Brent in on it! Ah I am excited because they don't clog much, especially the guys. (All for of them were on an international clogging team and have been allllll over the world)

17) I loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove you! =D

I can't think of much else to say....

TTFN, Ta ta for now!
Meg

My thought process in a few minutes

I am hungry....But why am I hungry? I just ate dinner *looks at clock* oh I guess an hour ago. But Chase says my stomach is the size of my fist *makes fist* dang it....I have tiny hands. That doesn't sound right, otherwise I over eat WAAAY too much....that or food compacts into a third of the size that it starts out as. Speaking of fractions, I need to work on those recipes. Man I've been working or trying to work on those for...2 weeks now? Maybe less....and I'm only in the C's.....dang. Now I wanna make cookies! Oooo cookies! But they're more fun w/ friends. I'll make um tomorrow, but I also wanna hang w/ Kris and. get that camera from Anji.

Ah cameras! I haven't used mine in forever! OOO must take pictures this week, better remind myself *makes note on phone* Dang I have other stuff to do today too. Meh, I should stop blogging but I am so excited! Alisa finally added our roommates on facebook! Which makes me waaay too excited for college, ah college...stealing all my money but at least I have enough money for rent this fall, finally. What an accomplishment, I'm so proud of myself! =] Alright Megan, chill out that ego there. Ouch! Sunburn...yeah so if you go swimming and get sun burnt, just because it looks mostly gone the next day, doesn't mean you should go swimming again. Eh it's not that bad.

Agggh now I'm cold. Oh which reminds me, I finally learned my comfort zone is from 74 to 80 degrees =] Ah I like controlling temperatures. Uggh like when you go to a persons' house and it's negative 20 and you're shivering your butt off and they look at you like you're crazy because you are cold. Then you feel lame for feeling cold but you can't even go get a blanket because it's not your house and you can't feel your feet anyway! That's why I bring a jacket or 2 to church, and I am going to Idaho......I Am Brilliant......yeah that's it, brilliant.

Well now I am cold and will actually work on those recipes for college........................ooo I bet Catherine will make cookies with me when she gets here! Her and Jesse come Wednesday!!!! Yayayayayayay!!!


Home baked cookies are warm!
Nap outside?
Meg