You know what makes me sad? You do!
Maybe we should chug on over to man-be-pam-be land where maybe we can find some self confidence for you, you jack wagon!
AND SOME FASHION SENSE!
Today we (mother, my dear brothers and myself) went out shopping and being in warm North Carolina, I decided to dress cutely for my own self satisfaction. Nothing too much. A white v-neck w/ my new bright blue vest (my dear mother bought me on her own, I am so proud!), w/ a brown belt, dark blue jeans and my new brown boots. I would show you a picture, but I lost my memory card for my camera =/ Plus I don't want to be a narcissists like some *cough*cough* whom put 6 pictures of themselves at the exact same angles every single day.....but that is just me.
All the same, being out and about in this great 40 degree weather, what do I see but North Face jackets and UGG boots on EVERY SINGLE girl. I wish I was exaggerating, I REALLY do but every single girl was wearing them. After the 3rd time I had to do a double take to make sure it wasn't the same girl I had seen at the other store. And let's face it, I think there is a reason they are called "UGG's" it's because you look at them, and after the millionth time of seeing them you're still sick of them, just like the first time you saw them.
Now I understand that North Face jackets are very nice and UGGs are warm but seriously, this is ridiculous. There are so many other wonderful clothes you can wear, not like there are a million clothing stores and new designs constantly being created every day (if you don't believe me, I can think of at least 3 reality shows that would prove me right).
Idaho is proof that you can be warm and fashionable! It's not hard! It really isn't. So please, stop this awful norm and go buy yourself some nice cute clothes that show you are more mature than that. It seriously blends the middle schoolers with the high schoolers and even on occasion young wives.
It makes you look like you are too lazy to take pride in your appearance and honestly, you just look like everyone else. You are not being "unique". You are boring, dull, uninteresting and you could easily spend that $140 that you spent on your UGGs for many other better things.
Just sayin.
I am grateful to my dear sister who always taught me to not give into such sick norms. She also taught me the trick to good fashion (which I later heard quoted on one of those fashion reality shows my roommates used to watch) which is to try things on, just because they don't look good on the hanger doesn't mean they won't look good on you. (Unless the print is really hideous, then it should be shredded, ripped up, burned and burried deep under ground). But try things on regardless, you never know what you might find. So thank you Catherine for inspiring me. I love you!
"How did Dumbledore learn so much about Voldemort?
He facebook stalked him
Facebook friend request: DENIED"
Meg
December 27, 2010
December 20, 2010
Home Away From Home
Soooo apparently I put too long of posts and no one reads them anymore except Hannah because she is a fast reader; therefore, I will keep this short.
I am back in NC and sleep deprived from over cleaning this past week and packing as well as getting up at 5:30am, to take a bus ride and 2 plane rides to get home and not going to bed until 2am.
Currently I am not tired due to lovely jet-lag.
It's like I am home but not really. I have been warned of this feeling before, but I never fully understood it until now.
Suddenly my room seems childlish, my town seems strangely big, my ward at church seems loud and unfamiliar, and suddenly freedom and responsibility are reversed.
Do not get me wrong, I love being home. It is great to have my close friends nearby and my family around and I absolutely adore hugging people, but it is different. Part of me yearns to be back in Idaho because now part of my heart belongs there, but at the same time, I love the South. The South is amazing with it's culture and awesome food and hospitality that you cannot find anywhere else.
It is home, but not completely.
I will embrace it to the best of my ability but until then, I must learn to accept that home is where the people you care about reside. And now my heart resides with people all over the country, spreading from East to West with the friends I have made and the people I have met and grown to love.
"This is strangely involuntary." -Sarah
Meg
I am back in NC and sleep deprived from over cleaning this past week and packing as well as getting up at 5:30am, to take a bus ride and 2 plane rides to get home and not going to bed until 2am.
Currently I am not tired due to lovely jet-lag.
It's like I am home but not really. I have been warned of this feeling before, but I never fully understood it until now.
Suddenly my room seems childlish, my town seems strangely big, my ward at church seems loud and unfamiliar, and suddenly freedom and responsibility are reversed.
Do not get me wrong, I love being home. It is great to have my close friends nearby and my family around and I absolutely adore hugging people, but it is different. Part of me yearns to be back in Idaho because now part of my heart belongs there, but at the same time, I love the South. The South is amazing with it's culture and awesome food and hospitality that you cannot find anywhere else.
It is home, but not completely.
I will embrace it to the best of my ability but until then, I must learn to accept that home is where the people you care about reside. And now my heart resides with people all over the country, spreading from East to West with the friends I have made and the people I have met and grown to love.
"This is strangely involuntary." -Sarah
Meg
December 16, 2010
Last Night With A Family Of Misfit Girls
Not really, but we are all quite unique in our own ways. but before I get too deep into the sentimental world of my roommates, just a quick story of my ego and confusion.
Alright so yesterday Cacia and I went to the store to get tubs to pack stuff away and we come back to Rachel being the only one home and asleep. Cacia starts working on her present for Alisa and I help some but mostly I am bored and hungry. So Drew and I decide to hang out.
We were going to go to a movie but none of them started until 9 and we had an hour to kill. Me being moody and craving stuff wanted a BURGER! Considering I have had only ONE burger this semester....and I had already been to Sammy's before. So we decide to go to this place called "Big Jud's" 15 minutes out down this never ending road until you feel like you're in the middle of nowhere, but you're sort of in a neighborhood.
But I digress, we end up getting this 1lb hamburger that is HUGE, like 10 inches long and we split it. The more impressive part is we ate the whole thing, and THEN got ice cream on top of it. Now here is where my ego comes in, I ate just as much as Drew and he is 5'10" and twice my weight. Heck yeah I am a fatty! But my confusion is WHERE DOES IT GO????????? I look at myself and my stomach doesn't even so much as blurp out a bit. I have no clue.....this mystery intrigues me! I have no idea where it goes or how it fits in me and if you saw that burger, it looked bigger than me. All the same as we were leaving it was snowing like crazy and Drew has a stick shift so we had to drive crazy slow but that's ok because we still had our ice cream to eat anyway. We ended up missing our movie but we both had homework so we both went back to our apartments. But it was fun and I still can't believe I ate half of that huuuuuge burger.
Back to my darling roommates.
Cacia is the ball of energy, she is hyper and always bursting with joy. Even when she is angry, she seems happy! I am not kidding. I was sitting in my room the other day and I hear her say "I am so angry!" but in a tone where you would think she just found some cookies. All the same, I love being around her because then I am bubbly too.
Alisa is a worrier. She is probably the smartest of us all school wise but she is always worrying about where things are, when to get them done and all that. She also is kind of spazzy and freaks out easily which adds greatly to our entertainment. Between her and Cacia, the laughter never stops.
Rachel is straight up hilarious. If there is a joke to be made, Rachel is always on top of it. She has taught us all how to laugh at ourselves even when we are stressed. She is easy to relate to, so no worries about having deep conversations. She covers both funny and serious, which is pretty awesome.
Keely is the day brightener and kind of the glue that holds us together. She is our sanity when we all think we are going to go crazy from lots of pms and school work. She is the one that reminds us to breathe and have fun as well. Without her, I think we would all go insane in a bad way.
Nicole can be quiet at first. Like me, she doesn't open up easily but when she does, she is a blast. She is goofy and fun and has the cutest clothes ever! If I could, I would steal her wardrobe in a heartbeat. I could probably fit a good bit of it too. All the same, she is fun and just a joy to have around, reminding us, it's okay to let loose and be silly sometimes.
Sadly, tonight was our last night all together. Cacia and Alisa leave tomorrow. I am going to miss these girls immensely. They have taught me a great deal and I have been blessed to get along as well with them as I have. Though in moments of mood swings, we can all get under each others skin, at the end of the day, it's the chats at 1am about heaven knows what that makes it all worth it. Tonight all of us except Keely (She has an early class tomorrow) hung out in Alisa and Cacia's room and had a grand old time, bonding over whatever weird things girls can come up with at 2am. It was fun as ever and I am glad I got to share this semester with them. I am going to miss them but I know this will not be the last time I see them. They will always be in my hearts, sisters from across the country, I love these girls and they are my family here.
Eat a burger
Stay up late
Laugh your head off
Embrace the crazy
Meg
Alright so yesterday Cacia and I went to the store to get tubs to pack stuff away and we come back to Rachel being the only one home and asleep. Cacia starts working on her present for Alisa and I help some but mostly I am bored and hungry. So Drew and I decide to hang out.
We were going to go to a movie but none of them started until 9 and we had an hour to kill. Me being moody and craving stuff wanted a BURGER! Considering I have had only ONE burger this semester....and I had already been to Sammy's before. So we decide to go to this place called "Big Jud's" 15 minutes out down this never ending road until you feel like you're in the middle of nowhere, but you're sort of in a neighborhood.
But I digress, we end up getting this 1lb hamburger that is HUGE, like 10 inches long and we split it. The more impressive part is we ate the whole thing, and THEN got ice cream on top of it. Now here is where my ego comes in, I ate just as much as Drew and he is 5'10" and twice my weight. Heck yeah I am a fatty! But my confusion is WHERE DOES IT GO????????? I look at myself and my stomach doesn't even so much as blurp out a bit. I have no clue.....this mystery intrigues me! I have no idea where it goes or how it fits in me and if you saw that burger, it looked bigger than me. All the same as we were leaving it was snowing like crazy and Drew has a stick shift so we had to drive crazy slow but that's ok because we still had our ice cream to eat anyway. We ended up missing our movie but we both had homework so we both went back to our apartments. But it was fun and I still can't believe I ate half of that huuuuuge burger.
Back to my darling roommates.
Cacia is the ball of energy, she is hyper and always bursting with joy. Even when she is angry, she seems happy! I am not kidding. I was sitting in my room the other day and I hear her say "I am so angry!" but in a tone where you would think she just found some cookies. All the same, I love being around her because then I am bubbly too.
Alisa is a worrier. She is probably the smartest of us all school wise but she is always worrying about where things are, when to get them done and all that. She also is kind of spazzy and freaks out easily which adds greatly to our entertainment. Between her and Cacia, the laughter never stops.
Rachel is straight up hilarious. If there is a joke to be made, Rachel is always on top of it. She has taught us all how to laugh at ourselves even when we are stressed. She is easy to relate to, so no worries about having deep conversations. She covers both funny and serious, which is pretty awesome.
Keely is the day brightener and kind of the glue that holds us together. She is our sanity when we all think we are going to go crazy from lots of pms and school work. She is the one that reminds us to breathe and have fun as well. Without her, I think we would all go insane in a bad way.
Nicole can be quiet at first. Like me, she doesn't open up easily but when she does, she is a blast. She is goofy and fun and has the cutest clothes ever! If I could, I would steal her wardrobe in a heartbeat. I could probably fit a good bit of it too. All the same, she is fun and just a joy to have around, reminding us, it's okay to let loose and be silly sometimes.
Sadly, tonight was our last night all together. Cacia and Alisa leave tomorrow. I am going to miss these girls immensely. They have taught me a great deal and I have been blessed to get along as well with them as I have. Though in moments of mood swings, we can all get under each others skin, at the end of the day, it's the chats at 1am about heaven knows what that makes it all worth it. Tonight all of us except Keely (She has an early class tomorrow) hung out in Alisa and Cacia's room and had a grand old time, bonding over whatever weird things girls can come up with at 2am. It was fun as ever and I am glad I got to share this semester with them. I am going to miss them but I know this will not be the last time I see them. They will always be in my hearts, sisters from across the country, I love these girls and they are my family here.
Eat a burger
Stay up late
Laugh your head off
Embrace the crazy
Meg
I'm in a sneaky spy mood
You know, like rolling around on the ground with your hands in the shape of a "gun"?
So tonight was our girls night, sorta. We watched "She's The Man" while quoting the whole thing along with the movie. Then watched some Pixar short films while eating Little Caesars pizza and crazy bread!!! And Strawberry Lemonade! =D Then we traded Christmas presents. Rachel got me the Rubix Magic. It makes me feel like a child again because I can't solve it.....but Nicole by accident solved it during out tithing settlement.....*random shuffling* "Hey is this what it's supposed to look like?"
Then we decided to act like spies and sneak around the MC (Manwaring Center). And we walked down to the new BYU-Idaho Center which will probably be called the I-Center. And we checked out the gym but then people in a truck came and scared us away and we skipped off down the hill, through the snow and taught ourselves to click our heels! =D If only there was music playing and we were singing, I would feel like I was in "The Sound of Music". =D
Coming through the parking lot, Nicole and I realized we could SLIIIIIIIIDE, yeah! =D So we slid all through the parking lot and then Rachel and I decided to be KIDS AGAIN!!!
So in Idaho they pile ALLLLL the snow from the parking lot into the corner and it gets HUGE! Then some CRAZY people decide to build tunnels through it that open to a big hole in the top that you can stand in and see out like a fort!! And Rachel and I played in it! It was AWESOME!!!!!! Yeeeaaah you know you are JEALOUS! Be oh so jealous! Then we decided the sidewalk was too boring and trudged/attempted to run through the 2 feet of snow on the grass, that got shoved there from the sidewalk. .....I know.....we are crazy. =D By time we got back to our apartment we were out of breathe and covered in snow.
Yeah so tonight was awesome, just sayin =]
Take A Chance
Live Life
Be a Kid
Have Fun
Meg
So tonight was our girls night, sorta. We watched "She's The Man" while quoting the whole thing along with the movie. Then watched some Pixar short films while eating Little Caesars pizza and crazy bread!!! And Strawberry Lemonade! =D Then we traded Christmas presents. Rachel got me the Rubix Magic. It makes me feel like a child again because I can't solve it.....but Nicole by accident solved it during out tithing settlement.....*random shuffling* "Hey is this what it's supposed to look like?"
Then we decided to act like spies and sneak around the MC (Manwaring Center). And we walked down to the new BYU-Idaho Center which will probably be called the I-Center. And we checked out the gym but then people in a truck came and scared us away and we skipped off down the hill, through the snow and taught ourselves to click our heels! =D If only there was music playing and we were singing, I would feel like I was in "The Sound of Music". =D
Coming through the parking lot, Nicole and I realized we could SLIIIIIIIIDE, yeah! =D So we slid all through the parking lot and then Rachel and I decided to be KIDS AGAIN!!!
So in Idaho they pile ALLLLL the snow from the parking lot into the corner and it gets HUGE! Then some CRAZY people decide to build tunnels through it that open to a big hole in the top that you can stand in and see out like a fort!! And Rachel and I played in it! It was AWESOME!!!!!! Yeeeaaah you know you are JEALOUS! Be oh so jealous! Then we decided the sidewalk was too boring and trudged/attempted to run through the 2 feet of snow on the grass, that got shoved there from the sidewalk. .....I know.....we are crazy. =D By time we got back to our apartment we were out of breathe and covered in snow.
Yeah so tonight was awesome, just sayin =]
Take A Chance
Live Life
Be a Kid
Have Fun
Meg
December 14, 2010
One Thought At A Time
I feel like I have not written anything other than just random blips on my life here and there but honestly life has been rather plain this week, minus going to Taco Bell, playing video games for 5 minutes, going to dinner with the crew (roommates and the guys), and running errands with people. And of course your every day church stuff. Today I went to class, came home, slept, did homework, went to class again, came home, slept, and hung out with my roommates while doing homework. Oh and watched "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". I love that movie! It makes me laugh =D And I hadn't seen it in months which made for a nice change.
Right now I am taking a break from said homework/studying to rest a little. I took two naps today and I am still tired. Yes I know, I am a crazy sleep deprived college student, what is new? But today I had an interesting experience. So twice a year I get these RIDICULOUS mood swings where I am pretty sure I would be diagnosed as crazy because one minute I'm fine, the next I'm extremely angry, then sad, then worried, happy, giddy, loud, quiet, loony, you name it, I go through it. And normally at home I just lock myself in my room for a few days until it passes. But here people expect you to interact with them. This is a BAD idea.
Luckily nothing has been permanently damaged though I do miss that punching bag at home, my right hook is rusty. =[ Nah it hasn't been too bad but mixed with sleep deprivation and caffeine, it makes for an overly hyper, bouncy kid version of me telling everyone in my phone that I love them to bits. Or as many people as I can fit into one text message. Yeah that happened for about an hour today, I'm not sure if I should be glad or annoyed that I was trapped in my math class today for most of it. We weren't doing anything big in class but it was alright.
But tonight was fun. Kind of a run down of what we did Saturday night (Cacia, Alisa and I). I guess I should tell you about Saturday night, it was quite amusing. Alisa, Cacia and I were hanging out, goofing off and they started talking about your natural laugh. Apparently to see your natural laugh, you lay down with your hands across your chest with someone on top of you. They push down on your arms just as you are breathing out and for some reason it makes you laugh. It is weird but it works! It's also funny to watch and laughing is addicting to the point where you're beginning to cry. The best part was it was 1am and Keely and Nicole weren't home. But they walk in with Cacia over Alisa and Keely's face is just pure shock and priceless. Keely looks at me and when I see her face of surprise I just bust out laughing until we're all dying with tears in our eyes and then Nicole walks in with the four of us laughing our heads off and she is looking quite confused which makes us laugh even harder. I am sure I am not portraying the moment very well but I promise, it was one of the best!
Then tonight Brent and Peter came over so us girls could play Call of Duty (though sadly I had homework) and after they left somehow we started reminiscing about this weekend. And the laughing game came up so Keely and Nicole and Rachel were like "I wanna try!" And then Alisa came out so we were all doing it and laughing until tears were coming out of our eyes. As Keely would say "I'm leaking!". I sure am going to miss these girls. Rachel has a deep grumble, so does Alisa, kind of like she is choking. Keely's sounds like some sort of cute animal, like a chuckle. Nicole and I sound alike in chipmunks that just sucked too much helium and are going to die from laughing. But according to Ariana Coombs, I laugh like mom. I guess that is a good thing since mom is so darn cute! But yeah I guess that is life.
Man I am really tired but I still have Book of Mormon homework to do. Yay finals.................yeah. I'll just drink some soda, I should be ok.
And I come home on Saturday! I am reallllly excited! I miss y'all crazy North Carolinian's. Y'all are completely amazing. Man I kinda wish I was mad right now because anyone who knows me, knows I am ridiculously Southern when I'm angry. Everyone here says I don't really have an accent but I don't sound like I'm from Idaho which is a good thing I guess.
Oh and just this weird random little pet peeve I've picked up. The word is FOR! F-O-R! Not Fur! It's only "fur" if you're speaking German. Get it right! I dunno if it's a Western thing or not, I never noticed it back in NC but it is FOR! OR, FOR!!!! BORE! CORE! You don't say "ur" or "cur" F-O-R. Yeah sorry I seriously don't know why but that has been bothering me to no end.
All the same, I love y'all so much and can't wait to be back in the South East <3 Ah geez, I am feeling so Southern right now that I want to leave the g's off of endings and make everything slang, but I won't for sanity's sake. But does it not sound so good to say "I live in the South East"? Middle of the Bible belt where people don't whack you for saying "ma'am" Seriously! Someone told me they got yelled at for calling someone "ma'am". I dunno, that was always respectful back home. But yeah, crazy people. Ah nostalgia, I am thinking in a Southern accent in my head right now. Like I just said "right" like Mrs. Maxey does. "That Riiiiiiiiiiiight angle". Yeah it's that many i's when she says it. All the same, I am off to go study the scriptures and ponder my life over this semester (I'm PRETTY sure that is what my homework says to do....)
Laughter is the best medicine
No really it is
Don't disagree with me
I might whack you one
Or laugh until I cry
Yeah.
Meg
P.S. I love the South <3
Right now I am taking a break from said homework/studying to rest a little. I took two naps today and I am still tired. Yes I know, I am a crazy sleep deprived college student, what is new? But today I had an interesting experience. So twice a year I get these RIDICULOUS mood swings where I am pretty sure I would be diagnosed as crazy because one minute I'm fine, the next I'm extremely angry, then sad, then worried, happy, giddy, loud, quiet, loony, you name it, I go through it. And normally at home I just lock myself in my room for a few days until it passes. But here people expect you to interact with them. This is a BAD idea.
Luckily nothing has been permanently damaged though I do miss that punching bag at home, my right hook is rusty. =[ Nah it hasn't been too bad but mixed with sleep deprivation and caffeine, it makes for an overly hyper, bouncy kid version of me telling everyone in my phone that I love them to bits. Or as many people as I can fit into one text message. Yeah that happened for about an hour today, I'm not sure if I should be glad or annoyed that I was trapped in my math class today for most of it. We weren't doing anything big in class but it was alright.
But tonight was fun. Kind of a run down of what we did Saturday night (Cacia, Alisa and I). I guess I should tell you about Saturday night, it was quite amusing. Alisa, Cacia and I were hanging out, goofing off and they started talking about your natural laugh. Apparently to see your natural laugh, you lay down with your hands across your chest with someone on top of you. They push down on your arms just as you are breathing out and for some reason it makes you laugh. It is weird but it works! It's also funny to watch and laughing is addicting to the point where you're beginning to cry. The best part was it was 1am and Keely and Nicole weren't home. But they walk in with Cacia over Alisa and Keely's face is just pure shock and priceless. Keely looks at me and when I see her face of surprise I just bust out laughing until we're all dying with tears in our eyes and then Nicole walks in with the four of us laughing our heads off and she is looking quite confused which makes us laugh even harder. I am sure I am not portraying the moment very well but I promise, it was one of the best!
Then tonight Brent and Peter came over so us girls could play Call of Duty (though sadly I had homework) and after they left somehow we started reminiscing about this weekend. And the laughing game came up so Keely and Nicole and Rachel were like "I wanna try!" And then Alisa came out so we were all doing it and laughing until tears were coming out of our eyes. As Keely would say "I'm leaking!". I sure am going to miss these girls. Rachel has a deep grumble, so does Alisa, kind of like she is choking. Keely's sounds like some sort of cute animal, like a chuckle. Nicole and I sound alike in chipmunks that just sucked too much helium and are going to die from laughing. But according to Ariana Coombs, I laugh like mom. I guess that is a good thing since mom is so darn cute! But yeah I guess that is life.
Man I am really tired but I still have Book of Mormon homework to do. Yay finals.................yeah. I'll just drink some soda, I should be ok.
And I come home on Saturday! I am reallllly excited! I miss y'all crazy North Carolinian's. Y'all are completely amazing. Man I kinda wish I was mad right now because anyone who knows me, knows I am ridiculously Southern when I'm angry. Everyone here says I don't really have an accent but I don't sound like I'm from Idaho which is a good thing I guess.
Oh and just this weird random little pet peeve I've picked up. The word is FOR! F-O-R! Not Fur! It's only "fur" if you're speaking German. Get it right! I dunno if it's a Western thing or not, I never noticed it back in NC but it is FOR! OR, FOR!!!! BORE! CORE! You don't say "ur" or "cur" F-O-R. Yeah sorry I seriously don't know why but that has been bothering me to no end.
All the same, I love y'all so much and can't wait to be back in the South East <3 Ah geez, I am feeling so Southern right now that I want to leave the g's off of endings and make everything slang, but I won't for sanity's sake. But does it not sound so good to say "I live in the South East"? Middle of the Bible belt where people don't whack you for saying "ma'am" Seriously! Someone told me they got yelled at for calling someone "ma'am". I dunno, that was always respectful back home. But yeah, crazy people. Ah nostalgia, I am thinking in a Southern accent in my head right now. Like I just said "right" like Mrs. Maxey does. "That Riiiiiiiiiiiight angle". Yeah it's that many i's when she says it. All the same, I am off to go study the scriptures and ponder my life over this semester (I'm PRETTY sure that is what my homework says to do....)
Laughter is the best medicine
No really it is
Don't disagree with me
I might whack you one
Or laugh until I cry
Yeah.
Meg
P.S. I love the South <3
December 11, 2010
More moments like this
make me love my life. =]
So this evening I have been just chillin at the apartment with my roommate Rachel when my phone starts spazzing because I have a call. Who from? My dear little brother.
Aaron was quite upset and I could hear a noisy little munchkin in the background. Aaron sounding quite frantic explained that Bennett would not go to sleep though he had tried everything.
Rule #1) Don't freak out, children can smell fear!
I went through the routine list of offering him a bottle, little snack (as a last resort, kids do NOT need sugar), little show, more stories, etc.
But Bennett kept yelling "NO!"
Finally I had Aaron put me on speaker phone to talk to Bennett. Eventually I convinced him to watch a little show with Aaron and then go to bed.
This made my night. I am not sure why. Maybe it's because Aaron called ME on how to handle children, or that Bennett actually listened to me even though I was over the phone, or that I knew exactly what to do even though I haven't talked to any little kids in months.
Either way, this made my night. =] I wouldn't trade the knowledge and skills that I learned from those 3 little boys, for anything in the world. =]
Also it was weird to talk baby talk for the first time in months. I am quite sure I sounded ridiculous, now I know how mothers must feel. But yeah, I am happy now.
I can't wait to see those little boys when I come home. Oh I hope they don't forget me, not yet anyway.
I want a cheese burger
Megs
So this evening I have been just chillin at the apartment with my roommate Rachel when my phone starts spazzing because I have a call. Who from? My dear little brother.
Aaron was quite upset and I could hear a noisy little munchkin in the background. Aaron sounding quite frantic explained that Bennett would not go to sleep though he had tried everything.
Rule #1) Don't freak out, children can smell fear!
I went through the routine list of offering him a bottle, little snack (as a last resort, kids do NOT need sugar), little show, more stories, etc.
But Bennett kept yelling "NO!"
Finally I had Aaron put me on speaker phone to talk to Bennett. Eventually I convinced him to watch a little show with Aaron and then go to bed.
This made my night. I am not sure why. Maybe it's because Aaron called ME on how to handle children, or that Bennett actually listened to me even though I was over the phone, or that I knew exactly what to do even though I haven't talked to any little kids in months.
Either way, this made my night. =] I wouldn't trade the knowledge and skills that I learned from those 3 little boys, for anything in the world. =]
Also it was weird to talk baby talk for the first time in months. I am quite sure I sounded ridiculous, now I know how mothers must feel. But yeah, I am happy now.
I can't wait to see those little boys when I come home. Oh I hope they don't forget me, not yet anyway.
I want a cheese burger
Megs
December 9, 2010
Moments Like These
Make college worth it.
Roommates trying to show that when you look up, it stretches your vocal chords.
Nicole "oooooo OOOOO oooooo!"
Or when Mikey walks in and my roommates bursts out singing
"WELCOME!"
Attempting to harmonize.
And then to add to it all, they do a 5 part round of "Row row row your boat"
And then they start beat-boxing.
Yes, yes I love my roommates.
It's days like these that I love being in college.
=]
Roommates trying to show that when you look up, it stretches your vocal chords.
Nicole "oooooo OOOOO oooooo!"
Or when Mikey walks in and my roommates bursts out singing
"WELCOME!"
Attempting to harmonize.
And then to add to it all, they do a 5 part round of "Row row row your boat"
And then they start beat-boxing.
Yes, yes I love my roommates.
It's days like these that I love being in college.
=]
Megs
(That's what Keely calls me, I dunno why she throws an "s" in there but I don't mind)
(That's what Keely calls me, I dunno why she throws an "s" in there but I don't mind)
December 7, 2010
It Finally Happened
I got sick
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So what did I do? I went to bed and slept and now I feel mostly better. I think I will take some medicine and go back to bed.
But in other news
I just remembered I have German Chocolate!
I think I'll eat it tomorrow if I feel better.
I met a guy named Jordan at Devotional today from Matt Hiatt's ward. He lives next door to Matt, small world huh?
And Drew came over and played our N64 for a bit. I realized I am SUPER rusty at Mario Kart =[
But considering I can't remember the last time I played video games, I don't feel so bad.
And I'm watching the movie "Elf" for the 50 bazillionth time because for some reason, Nicole has somehow missed it the past bazillion times.
But I think I am going to make hot cocoa, I think it will warm my soul and make me feel happy
Any maybe write some letters.
11 Days until I go home!
But in other news
I just remembered I have German Chocolate!
I think I'll eat it tomorrow if I feel better.
I met a guy named Jordan at Devotional today from Matt Hiatt's ward. He lives next door to Matt, small world huh?
And Drew came over and played our N64 for a bit. I realized I am SUPER rusty at Mario Kart =[
But considering I can't remember the last time I played video games, I don't feel so bad.
And I'm watching the movie "Elf" for the 50 bazillionth time because for some reason, Nicole has somehow missed it the past bazillion times.
But I think I am going to make hot cocoa, I think it will warm my soul and make me feel happy
Any maybe write some letters.
11 Days until I go home!
Laugh
Joke
Have fun
Meg
Joke
Have fun
Meg
December 5, 2010
Tis The Season To Sing To No End
Sorry I haven't posted anything in awhile, my life has been more than usually dull this week but today has made up for it all. Though I will back track to Friday night for a moment. Friday night my roommates and I played Quelf. (Yes that is a real game and from what I understand, it is much like Curses) I have never played that before though. All the same Quelf is a board game where you each pick a character and then take turns rolling a die. You go that many spaces and whatever
color you land on, you draw that color card. There are Green, Yellow, Purple, Red and Blue cards.
You are not allowed to read the green cards, someone has to read it to you, they'll tell you to do something or ask you a true/false question. Some cards are "Classified" which means no one else can read them, but otherwise someone else can read the card and often the card will tell whomever the 2nd reader is to do something as well.
The yellow ones are weird, I'm not quite sure what the point of them is, mine always said the same thing, just to sit there quietly and move on. (Oh also, if you don't do what the card says you have to go back however many spaces the card says).
The purple ones are crazy and random! You have to act out or do something. Like splash water on your face and then sing "My bonny lies over the ocean". Or you have to act something out, or people have to do something while you do you thing. Like one was where the person had to pretend to be a cowboy and people had to pretend to cry or pick their nose (but you can't tell them that they are supposed to do that, you just have had to play the game before to know, or they tell you after for next time you play).
The red ones are for everyone and will make you say things. One we had was different ways to cook eggs. You go around the circle until someone can't think of anything and then they pay the penalty (go back spaces).
The blue ones are weird. They are either community, for everyone, or for you. Examples for one person: Cacia and to sit on her hands, and talk like a preacher. Nicole had to ask her foot permission to speak if she wanted to say more than 3 words, or keep one hand on the ground when not her turn. Group Examples: If you're character was on the same spot as another character, you had to hold hands with that person. You mad to make a noise that you think your character would make whenever you move a square on the board. My favorite was if you made eye contact with someone you had to say "Trippy".
Basically that game is AWESOME! Except I am not very good at it but that is ok =]
Anywhooooooo today was good. I went to bed at 10pm last night! =D And didn't wake up until 11:30am this morning. But I needed it because the night before I didn't get to sleep until 4am because my throat was killing me. =/ I am doing my best to not get sick from Cacia and Alisa. But I felt much better this morning and now I'm just kind of congested but not too bad, just an icky cough.
All the same, my throat doesn't feel too bad and Rachel gave me medicine to take.
So Rachel, Nicole and I went to church and testimony meeting was good . Houston (one of my home teachers) bore his testimony and talked about how he doesn't like the poem "Footsteps in the sand" It talks about walking with the Lord, and Him carrying us when we struggle. But it is because of a scripture in Isaiah. Isaiah 46: 3-4. It talks about how if we let Him, the Lord will always carry us whether in hard times or not. And I thought that was rather cool of him to point out, how we must humble ourselves to let the Lord carry us.
Then on the way down to Sunday school (Church is in the Manwaring Center, where we had Catherine's reception, sacrament is upstairs and Sunday school and R.S. is in the basement near where the bookstore is at) Rachel wanted to go home but Nicole and I wanted to stay. Nicole and I walked down to the lobby, but stopped to wait to see if Rachel would come, but Nicole decided to go back up and get her and talk her into coming. I waited for them both, and while I did, a guy came up to me and introduced himself. His name is Drew and he's in my ward. He rooms with Colby (another guy in my ward that I met at the beginning of the semester). And then my roommates came, and we went down to Sunday school.
Sunday school is rough because it's Old Testament but it is good. Roll went around and it was pretty amusing. I noticed Nicole Harris reading the front of the list so when it got to me, I decided to read it as well. The first few guys (that also happened to be my home teachers and their roommies) has "single" next to their names. Farther down people put things like happily taken, married with 3 kids, divorced, widowed, living with 3 dogs and I have a crush on someone in this room. No really, people put all of those, it was quite amusing. And no I didn't put anything next to my name. Afterward a bunch of the guys went up to go look at what other people had put, crazy crazy kids.
Relief Society was good. Our president taught and I absolutely love her, she is a RM and you can tell, she is bubbly and full of life. She just brightens your day as soon as she opens her mouth and she taught on knowing Christ. She read a story about a boy that had written his paper on going to Heaven. You have probably heard this story before. he talks of being in this room with a walk FULL of files covering the wall documenting every part of his life. The more he reads of the bad things, the more he wants to destroy the room so no one can see it. Then Christ walks in and pulls some of the worst files and writes His name over the boys, red in His own blood. I had heard this story before but it hit me just as hard this time, and I cried. If you haven't read this story, go look it up, it is AMAZING. After crying my eyes out, my roommates and I went home.
Rachel walked barefoot because her shoes are rather knew and were giving her blisters, but the ground was worse. I came home and relaxed a bit. Houston and Gunnar (our home teachers) were coming for dinner so I knew it would be up to me to make something since the ones who normally cook were sick. Mother being as awe inspiring as she is, gave me the WONDERFUL recipe of Arizona Skillet Dinner, quick, easy, feeds lots and tastes AMAZING.
While starting to cut the onion I got a text from an unknown number and area code saying "Do you not have a facebook?" Being somewhat confused, I inquired whom this person was. Come to find out it was Drew (He got it from the BYU-I directory, which is a wonderful tool to stalk people with, I, myself have found all my FHE brothers from that, as well as my roommates). So I talked with him while making dinner. Sadly I kind of burned the onion whiling trying to saute them and start cooking the noodles. But it still turned out well.
Gunnar and Houston came over for dinner and I must say, I love my home teachers, they are AWESOME. The 6 of us (Keely came back while I was making dinner) had a great time, and everyone loved the dinner (thank you mother for being a genius!). It was all around one of the best dinners we have ever had, just laughing and it felt somewhat like home.
After dinner they gave their lesson. Houston asked if we remembered the scripture he had given in testimony meeting and between Rachel and I , we got it! Heck yes we pay attention in church, felt so proud! =D So he went off that and his favorite scripture, Mosiah 5: 12-13 which talks of service and having the Lord in our hearts. he gave a wonderful analogy of picturing each day like sand on a beach and each day the water comes up and washes everything away and it is up to use to write the Lord's name in the sand, in our hearts until it becomes permanent. I thought that was an amazing thought and just wonderful. Then Gunnar went on to talk of how service can be as easy as smiling and how he is part of this thing on campus called "Fight the Frown". Check out the link. Gunnar is the one in the tie-dye shirt. Overall it was a wonderful message and they left us all with giant grins on our faces. =]
Then Albert came over and chatted for a bit and then I got to talk to Rachel White on the phone. And I found out I got A's on my Portrait of Cacia and Subject Exploration projects!!! =D =D =D
Overall today has been wonderful with games, spiritual messages, a great dinner, making friends, good grades, and family =] Yup, I am happy with life =]
And I hope y'all will fight the frown, and smile wherever you go, pass it along, you don't know whose day you may make. =]
SMILE
Life is worth it =]
Meg
color you land on, you draw that color card. There are Green, Yellow, Purple, Red and Blue cards.
You are not allowed to read the green cards, someone has to read it to you, they'll tell you to do something or ask you a true/false question. Some cards are "Classified" which means no one else can read them, but otherwise someone else can read the card and often the card will tell whomever the 2nd reader is to do something as well.
The yellow ones are weird, I'm not quite sure what the point of them is, mine always said the same thing, just to sit there quietly and move on. (Oh also, if you don't do what the card says you have to go back however many spaces the card says).
The purple ones are crazy and random! You have to act out or do something. Like splash water on your face and then sing "My bonny lies over the ocean". Or you have to act something out, or people have to do something while you do you thing. Like one was where the person had to pretend to be a cowboy and people had to pretend to cry or pick their nose (but you can't tell them that they are supposed to do that, you just have had to play the game before to know, or they tell you after for next time you play).
The red ones are for everyone and will make you say things. One we had was different ways to cook eggs. You go around the circle until someone can't think of anything and then they pay the penalty (go back spaces).
The blue ones are weird. They are either community, for everyone, or for you. Examples for one person: Cacia and to sit on her hands, and talk like a preacher. Nicole had to ask her foot permission to speak if she wanted to say more than 3 words, or keep one hand on the ground when not her turn. Group Examples: If you're character was on the same spot as another character, you had to hold hands with that person. You mad to make a noise that you think your character would make whenever you move a square on the board. My favorite was if you made eye contact with someone you had to say "Trippy".
Basically that game is AWESOME! Except I am not very good at it but that is ok =]
Anywhooooooo today was good. I went to bed at 10pm last night! =D And didn't wake up until 11:30am this morning. But I needed it because the night before I didn't get to sleep until 4am because my throat was killing me. =/ I am doing my best to not get sick from Cacia and Alisa. But I felt much better this morning and now I'm just kind of congested but not too bad, just an icky cough.
All the same, my throat doesn't feel too bad and Rachel gave me medicine to take.
So Rachel, Nicole and I went to church and testimony meeting was good . Houston (one of my home teachers) bore his testimony and talked about how he doesn't like the poem "Footsteps in the sand" It talks about walking with the Lord, and Him carrying us when we struggle. But it is because of a scripture in Isaiah. Isaiah 46: 3-4. It talks about how if we let Him, the Lord will always carry us whether in hard times or not. And I thought that was rather cool of him to point out, how we must humble ourselves to let the Lord carry us.
Then on the way down to Sunday school (Church is in the Manwaring Center, where we had Catherine's reception, sacrament is upstairs and Sunday school and R.S. is in the basement near where the bookstore is at) Rachel wanted to go home but Nicole and I wanted to stay. Nicole and I walked down to the lobby, but stopped to wait to see if Rachel would come, but Nicole decided to go back up and get her and talk her into coming. I waited for them both, and while I did, a guy came up to me and introduced himself. His name is Drew and he's in my ward. He rooms with Colby (another guy in my ward that I met at the beginning of the semester). And then my roommates came, and we went down to Sunday school.
Sunday school is rough because it's Old Testament but it is good. Roll went around and it was pretty amusing. I noticed Nicole Harris reading the front of the list so when it got to me, I decided to read it as well. The first few guys (that also happened to be my home teachers and their roommies) has "single" next to their names. Farther down people put things like happily taken, married with 3 kids, divorced, widowed, living with 3 dogs and I have a crush on someone in this room. No really, people put all of those, it was quite amusing. And no I didn't put anything next to my name. Afterward a bunch of the guys went up to go look at what other people had put, crazy crazy kids.
Relief Society was good. Our president taught and I absolutely love her, she is a RM and you can tell, she is bubbly and full of life. She just brightens your day as soon as she opens her mouth and she taught on knowing Christ. She read a story about a boy that had written his paper on going to Heaven. You have probably heard this story before. he talks of being in this room with a walk FULL of files covering the wall documenting every part of his life. The more he reads of the bad things, the more he wants to destroy the room so no one can see it. Then Christ walks in and pulls some of the worst files and writes His name over the boys, red in His own blood. I had heard this story before but it hit me just as hard this time, and I cried. If you haven't read this story, go look it up, it is AMAZING. After crying my eyes out, my roommates and I went home.
Rachel walked barefoot because her shoes are rather knew and were giving her blisters, but the ground was worse. I came home and relaxed a bit. Houston and Gunnar (our home teachers) were coming for dinner so I knew it would be up to me to make something since the ones who normally cook were sick. Mother being as awe inspiring as she is, gave me the WONDERFUL recipe of Arizona Skillet Dinner, quick, easy, feeds lots and tastes AMAZING.
While starting to cut the onion I got a text from an unknown number and area code saying "Do you not have a facebook?" Being somewhat confused, I inquired whom this person was. Come to find out it was Drew (He got it from the BYU-I directory, which is a wonderful tool to stalk people with, I, myself have found all my FHE brothers from that, as well as my roommates). So I talked with him while making dinner. Sadly I kind of burned the onion whiling trying to saute them and start cooking the noodles. But it still turned out well.
Gunnar and Houston came over for dinner and I must say, I love my home teachers, they are AWESOME. The 6 of us (Keely came back while I was making dinner) had a great time, and everyone loved the dinner (thank you mother for being a genius!). It was all around one of the best dinners we have ever had, just laughing and it felt somewhat like home.
After dinner they gave their lesson. Houston asked if we remembered the scripture he had given in testimony meeting and between Rachel and I , we got it! Heck yes we pay attention in church, felt so proud! =D So he went off that and his favorite scripture, Mosiah 5: 12-13 which talks of service and having the Lord in our hearts. he gave a wonderful analogy of picturing each day like sand on a beach and each day the water comes up and washes everything away and it is up to use to write the Lord's name in the sand, in our hearts until it becomes permanent. I thought that was an amazing thought and just wonderful. Then Gunnar went on to talk of how service can be as easy as smiling and how he is part of this thing on campus called "Fight the Frown". Check out the link. Gunnar is the one in the tie-dye shirt. Overall it was a wonderful message and they left us all with giant grins on our faces. =]
Then Albert came over and chatted for a bit and then I got to talk to Rachel White on the phone. And I found out I got A's on my Portrait of Cacia and Subject Exploration projects!!! =D =D =D
Overall today has been wonderful with games, spiritual messages, a great dinner, making friends, good grades, and family =] Yup, I am happy with life =]
And I hope y'all will fight the frown, and smile wherever you go, pass it along, you don't know whose day you may make. =]
SMILE
Life is worth it =]
Meg
December 2, 2010
=D =D =D =D =D
I am in a good mood!
German went well today =]
Rachel White wrote me a letter and I got it today which made me happy!
I love snail mail, it's the best =D
Photography went well, turned in my last real assignment.
Met the guy that has sat in front of me all semester today, his name is Mark and he is in Glen's ward.
Wrote Rachel a letter back =]
And about to go to the grocery store and get food =D
Got to talk to Mom and Aaron today =D
And it is almost the weekend =]
German went well today =]
Rachel White wrote me a letter and I got it today which made me happy!
I love snail mail, it's the best =D
Photography went well, turned in my last real assignment.
Met the guy that has sat in front of me all semester today, his name is Mark and he is in Glen's ward.
Wrote Rachel a letter back =]
And about to go to the grocery store and get food =D
Got to talk to Mom and Aaron today =D
And it is almost the weekend =]
Make someone's day,
Write them a letter
Meg
Write them a letter
Meg
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