mistakes

-assuming that just because the sun is out, it is warm. (when you live in Utah, its not.)
-starting a 4 page paper an hour before it's due
-looking in that exact direction at that exact time
-babbling
-making an appt with a professor at 9 am when i dont have class at all
-phone in back pocket + ice on ground (not a good idea, folks)
-getting so far behind on my physics homework
-doodling in class
-discovering music when you have homework
-keeping your dorm door unlocked
-driving in utah. ever.
-skirt + wind
-sledding next to a river
-boxes of girl scout cookies (thanks, roomie)
-leaving my laundry downstairs for 2 days
-lots of pillows in a dorm room
-not bringing a camera
♥

hours later..

ballin!

friday night, 214 of my closest sun fans and i went to the suns vs. jazz game in salt lake city.
because we had such a big group, we got to go play on the court, watch the players warm up, meet some players for photos and autographs, and (most importantly) the suns won!

(photo from espn.com)

oh, and my brother garrett got to shoot a birthday basket from the 3 point line while the suns were warming up...

... and he made it! 

happy birthday garrett!

don't mess with The Jimmer.

in case you haven't heard, The Jimmer is kind of a big deal.
especially around provo.
& apparently some people don't like that very much...
case in point: michelle peralta.
she wrote an angry letter to BYU about "Jimmer-worship" and posted about it on her (public) facebook profile... which was a mistake.
within 1/2 an hour, nearly 1000 comments had been posted on her wall.
all of which are hilarious and worth the time to read.
this has been covered by ESPN, NBC, and basically every other news and church organization.
she ended up blocking and eventually deleting her facebook profile.
read the whole thing here.

a little taste of the comments (most of which follow michelle's "religious" theme):

• “For God so loved the world, he gave us Jimmer.”
• “I noticed in your letter that you accidentally forgot to capitalize some of your pronouns when you referred to The Jimmer. I am sure He doesn’t appreciate that.”
• “JIMMER IS THE GOLDEN CALF!!!!!!!”
• “Whoever said ‘No one is perfect,’ obviously never met The Jimmer."
• “Though shalt love The Jimmer as thyself.”
• “Wow. Glad I finally finished reading this article. Now I can brush my teeth, pray to Jimmer, and go to bed.”
• “On the Marriott Center court. The Jimmer brought a dying lamb back to life, just by nuzzling it. As the onlookers gathered, the lamb sprang to life. The Jimmer then shot it through the netfrom 40 feet, instantly killing it. This was just to prove that the good Jimmer giveth, and the good Jimmer taketh away.”
• “One time, the BYU Basketball team was walking on the beach and they looked back and only saw one set of footprints.”
• "If Jimmer is Nephi that makes Tre’von Willis Laban.”
• "I'm trying to be like Jimmer, I'm shooting from 30 feet away. I'm trying to cross over people like Jimmer does, to punks like Tre'von and DJ Gay. At times I am tempted to cheer for the yewts, then the holy Jimmer whispers into my thoughts saying "love one and other except for the yew. Try to score 50 in all that you do. Be humble but cutthroat in deed and in thought." For these are the things Jimmer taught."
• "Chuck Norris wears Jimmer pajamas"
• "Who can find the Jimmer? For his price is far above rubies."
• "the three nephites who chose to never die chose that only so they could watch jimmer play."
• "jimmer stared at the sun. the sun blinked."
• "for the natural Michelle is an enemy to Jimmer, unless she yields to the enticings of the Holy Jimmer, and putteth off the molly mormon and becometh a fan through the power of The Jimmer"
• "Champions eat Wheaties for breakfast.  Jimmer Fredette eats champions for breakfast."

... and they go on and on and on.

i think that maybe Shawn Bradley, Chad Lewis, and LaVell Edwards said it best in their video:

new roomie!

Angela and i got a new roommate the other day!

he is wonderful & we love him a lot.
his name is Wentworth (or "The Beast"),

and he is a couch we bought from DI.
it took 7 girls about half an hour to get him in the building, down the hall, and through the door...

but in the end, it was worth it.

of course, he is named after this fantastic man....
(wentworth miller)

whom we love, thanks to the best show ever...
(prison break)

which we just finished the other day.
(yep, all four seasons and the movie.)

...it's not like we're obsessed or anything...

:]

A smile is something you can't give away; it always comes back to you.  ~Author Unknown
 
you know how they say a smile can brighten someones day?
today, i accidentally smiled at a stranger i passed on campus.
he smiled back.
 
i started smiling at everyone i made eye contact with &
i've never been so happy walking to class.

2 things that i love?

firefighters & free stuff!
(the reasons why my last couple days have been super cool.)

wednesday night, the fire alarm in Hinckley Hall went off (good work, girls having a hairspray fight).  my awesome friends and i decided to do the most logical thing in that situation... break back into the building (after we evacuated), grab money/coats, and go to Costa Vida.

however, we soon realized that fire alarm=firefighters, so we hung around and got pictures with the guys and trucks that saved our building. 
(and hit up Costa Vida after)

thursday was the housing fair, and one thing that i've learned at BYU is that fairs guarantee free stuff.
so, some friends and i went twice. our spoils include:

(two t-shirts, two pens, a new kind of vitaminwater, & a manicure.  not pictured: popcorn, gelato, and countless pamphlets)

oh, what an exciting life i live!

cool people

last week, condoleezza rice spoke at byu.  i never realized how much i like her until then! she was really funny, really inspiring, and really interesting to listen to.  i am pretty sure that i want to be exactly like her. 

oh, and i want to be an ambassador or something too.

(yes, i may have stolen this from someone's facebook)

another woman i just think is really cool is megyn kelly.  she is an anchorwoman for fox news, ridiculously smart, funny, and super beautiful.  i want to be like her too.
(unfortunately, i have yet to see/meet her)

can you think of any way to be the national security advisor/secretary of state and a successful news anchor?

if you do, let me know.

oh, and i also met a little someone known as jimmer fredette over the weekend.  he's basically king of byu, going to be an nba star, and is super nice.  i may be in love.

(also in this picture: charles abouo, brenda strong, and jessica campbell)

don't jimmer and i make a cute couple? :]

♥

rememberies

"Living is like tearing through a museum.  Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering- because you can't take it all in at once."

-Audrey Hepburn

 the little things that I miss about living in london:

-european tailored suits

-running through 2 tube stations, 1 train station, and a random little city in heels to get to church (and always being late due to Boy)

-my little window nook over the street

-meeting people from all over the world all the time

-waking up in a small room every morning with 5 of my best friends

-long, lazy coach rides (and sing-a-longs in France)

-frog and gelato mio

-student discounts everywhere

-compliments from strangers (brits are the nicest people ever)

-markets (portobello, camden, jubilee, and borough)

-street performers

-trafalgar square, picadilly circus, and the south bank

-making fun of Boy and his many quirks

-primark and european fashion

-having people guess my nationality wrong (usually australian or swedish)

-pounds and pence
-people watching
-queensway and notting hill gate

-learning about things in class and then seeing them in real life

-accents

-the tube (better than ny's subway and paris's metro)

-special k berry bliss, nandos, giraffe, digestives, and lion bars

-being referred to as "love" by strangers

When 2010 began, I told myself it would be the best year of my life.

One thing is for sure: it was a year of change.

My home changed (3 times):

Mesa, London, Provo

I graduated high school and headed to college.

My friends changed with each location:

My family changed with the addition of this little man (I'm an aunt!)

I had to sell my awesome horse Dollar:

 My wardrobe changed:

And I changed.

Let's be honest: I still have a lot of growing to do.

But, with change comes growth, and I did a lot of growing this year.

I began to find myself...

And I've never been happier.

So here's to the best year of my life...

and to topping it.