Good Memories

White Out dance at the beginning of '09/'10 school year at USU
On the roof of the LLC parking garage with the LLC gang... plus me.
Brant, Ashley, Kayla, Mason and I at the opera our senior year in high school
Me doing what I do best on the slopes of Beaver Mountain
Padre and I soakin' our achey feet in Lee Lake after hiking the Tetons.
Cory, Meagan, Caitlyn, Tina and me holding Sutton after the Paint Dance our Freshman year at USU
Reggie fell asleep on our couch. This was taken right before I somewhat brutally kicked him out of our apartment because it was 3 a.m.
Brant and I after our cake batter fight
Justin, his friend, and me at a USU football game
Emily Blotter, Lindsey her sister, and me at.... some dance our Freshman year
Girls' date summer '09
Still in Lee Lake...
Hahaha.... the Logan temple grounds... where Zach and I spent like 3 hours waiting for his spare keys to come when he came up for my birthday weekend.
After a football game
Dogpatch with Masonian senior year (for the record bicarbonate is my favorite ion)
Makin' our masion on the beach (choir tour our senior year in Cali)
Pre-Thanksgiving dinner with Emily, Chad, Tanner, Lydia, Ryan and me
Logan temple grounds again...

Getting ready for the tie-dye dance (or something like that...) "More bars in more places...."

Acting like a dork with Zachi... as usual.... ;)

Sucking lemonade out of a pitcher at our picnic at First Dam on the day of Trevor's farewell.

Our roommate-Christmas-night after all our finals were done, making Christmas cookies!


Hangin' out with Ashley and Kelsey at the s'mores shindig at Ashley's over summer '08

Ashi and I in 'da bomb'

Me teaching Armen disco moves.... not really...

Sarah and I messin'







Em-ew-y wuvs meee....

Playin' at the library with Brady '09


Me filling in the gaps... (waiting for Brant's family to get to the restaurant for our graduation luncheon)

Zach makin' me laugh at Temple Square '07

Flyin' up to the aviary at the San Diego Zoo on choir tour '08

Yummy!

Laughing with the girls on the ranch '05

Me and my girls at Camp Wyatt all dressed up for the Hawaiian dance!

Women's Chorus performing "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" '06

Heather and I kissing our favorite man (boy), Bridger (looks like he's okay with it haha)

Playin with my girls again at Camp Wyatt

Da bomb once again!

Admiring Sutton's mad rap skills

Graduation! with Mason and Ashi

Brady and his ragdoll... '08

Naomi and me messin around (cuz we're WAY more entertaining than karaoke.... c'mon...)

Emily goin to Homecoming '08 and me in my DI dress ;)

Playin with Brantley during his last visit to Logan before he left on his mission


Movie night with the girls in dorm 213.... + Anike.... hahaha


What is he doing on us??...... lol fall '09

Em 'n Em in Salt Lake after the Body Worlds exhibit

Barbie Girl dance at Camp! '08

Camp Wyatt once again! '07

Getting trampled at the capitol of Texas

Sterling Scholar assembly

Sarah and I killing time at the conference center Christmas '09


Before New Moon! Nov. '09

Rachie and I taking pictures of the two girls Zach misses most ;) (yeah I didn't NOT send them for obvious reasons!)

Nieces! In Texas spring break '09

Mardi Gras! '09


Brant and I at the Bar J on our trip to the Tetons summer '08


Heather and I on her last night at 213!

Heather and I on TRAX riding to Seminary Prom at the U institute '08

Emily and I just barely friends ridin' on the pony! Fall '08


Choir Tour '08 at Tower of Terror (Karly, Rachel, Brant, me, Mason)

Choir Tour '08 at the beach

Hiking with my mummy in the Tetons!

Camp with the Ladies.... =0) summer '08

Skiin' the Beav winter '08/'09

Ryan, Emily, me , Chad, and Tanner at our pre-Thanksgiving feast! Nov. '09

Sarah and I at the Pumpkin Walk fall '09

Roommates enjoying the leaves!!

Christmas break in Texas (Lights at Zilker Park) '09

Rach, Kayla and I waiting for our movie to start on our girls' date summer '09

At Rach's house in Texas Christmas '09

Laughing with one of my most favorite people. :)

The getaway on the stolen tandem! summer/fall '09

My rockin' 20th Birthday!

Things I've Discovered...

~There comes a time in every woman's life when her happiness is greatly measured by the shoes she's wearing.

~Bras are not only aesthetic, but functional. They not only shape, but insulate!

~Pandora, chapstick, my electric blanket and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts are my best friends.

~I love looking at old pictures of my family.

~I tend to want to open up immediately to people I've wanted to get to know for a while . . . and when that person is I guy I have a crush on, I'm extra, extra nice [so as to discourage him from wanting to be anywhere but right there in the next square of free space next to me] and I babble.

~De-stresser = coloring book

~If you have two best friends go on missions to Europe, you WILL become hopelessly addicted to chocolate.

~Matt Wertz is my soulmate. The End.

The Highlights

Do I really want to blog about everything that's happened since finals week???..... no..... not really....... Let's face it. Nobody really cares. And the people who do care already know. :)

Suffice it to say, I've been in Texas since the 16th visiting Rach and her family in Austin.
The vacation has been very nice, very relaxing after that crazy crazy couple weeks before and during finals, and it has been sooo good to spend time with family. :)

Instead of writing about the past three weeks chronologically, I'll just mention the highlights for me and maybe you can relate. =0)

-SHOPPING (of course) There is NO better feeling than being able to cross off more than one thing off your I've-been-wanting-that-and-searching-for-it-FOREVER list. We all have 'em. Admit it. And to top it off, nothing better than knowing you have the sexiest boots within a 20-mile radius. ;) The only thing that comes close to this is falling in love--that's almost as good.
-Spending time playing with my nieces
-Seeing the house my sister and brother-in-law made an offer on and are really hoping to get
-Hearing one of my best friends describe the man she's in love with. I really do like hearing good things about good people and knowing it could go somewhere . . . good. :)
-Walking through a bunch of model homes. Yes. I know. A highlight, Em? Really? Yeah, actually! I have always LOVED looking at houses and I've been thinking about the advantages of going to medical school in Texas, if possible, and I've come to the conclusion that, yes, I wouldn't mind living in Texas one little bit. In fact I'd really like it. I like the people, the schools, the houses, the scenery, etc.
-Top Gear. Anyone who has seen this on cable's BBC America knows exactly why this would be a highlight. ;) Those Brits are simply delightful.
-Taking Beth and Izzy to see Santa
-The fact that everyone loved my gifts to them for Christmas
-Getting to talk to Trev Christmas Day and then talking to his dad afterward for longer than I talked to him, haha.
-Making yummies with my mom (who joined us on the 24th) and my sister
-Watching The Nativity on Christmas Eve. Very well done.
-The FOOD in Texas is AMAZING!! Chuy's Mexican restaurant is always sooooo goooood and then we went to the famous Salt Lick and had brisket and sausage and ribs. Ooooo heaven.... And don't forget the deep dish pizza with crust out of this world. . . !!
-Reading New Moon. Hahaha I read Twilight the very first time I came to Austin (over 2.5 years ago) and I like the books--they're fun... but I think I'm good for another two and a half years again hahaha. Seeing New Moon with my mom and sister was fun too. Nothing like a girls' date.
-P90X hahahahaha. It makes you feeeeeeeeel good! It wears you OUT and Tony, the instructor, is so quirky/weird/cocky, but you can't help but fall in like with him after only like 3 sessions. =0)
-Fires in the fireplace.
-Twirling around with my niece underneath the most enormous Christmas tree in Zilker Park and getting insanely dizzy after only one rotation because the lights are arranged in a certain way.... hahaha.
-Having Precious, the goat next door, bash the fence trying to get me.... she apparently HATES women. All women. She thinks she's married to her owner. Go figure.
-Popcorn Crunch. Carmelized pretzel-y, popcorn-ish, Chex-y goodness.
-Handheld Yatzi in every bathroom, baby. Going pee is no longer an annoyance; instead we all look forward to going to the bathroom now!
-Hiking (more like walking) up to the highest point in Austin, Mount Bonnell. I LOVE overlooks and you can see quite a ways from up there. And right below you is the dammed part of Lake Austin with its .... lakeside estates. Very pretty!

And those are the highlights of my trip to Austin!
Happy New Year!!

Day of Thanksgiving

1. Chapstick (is it bad to be thankful for what you're addicted to...?)
2. Sun
3. Toilet Paper
4. Clothing that keeps me warm, cool, dry, comfortable
5. Indoor Plumbing
6. Electricity
7. Computers and The Internet
8. Books
9. Food
10. Modern Medicine

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10. Free Country
9. Friends
8. Music
7. Educational Opportunities
6. My Body and all the things it can do
5. God-given agency to repent, forgive, learn, love, progress, trust, and love
4. The Scriptures
3. Family
2. My Testimony of the Divinity of Jesus Christ and his mission
1. A Loving Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, and Elder Brother

Halloween Weekend

Well this Halloween weekend was quite different from my others... but it was good!!

Friday night consisted of me hanging out with three guys hahaha. We went to the USU basketball game where we screamed and chanted and yelled and Carey got chills a bunch of times because he was so excited hahaha and them being amused while I critiqued the dancers and cheerleaders. USU won by like 42 or something it was sad for the other team lol. But it was good way to start out the season! After the game, we went back to their apartment and watched The Fugitive while decided where to get dinner. We ended up in the Wendy's drive-thru because it took them so long to get off the couch! ugh lol. A little after midnight I decided I was extremely tired and headed to bed. Headed being the key word... I was followed by Matt (not to bed! just to my house) and we ended up talking for a long time. But it was a very productive conversation and we worked some things out that needed to be addressed and it has been very very good ever since!


Saturday morning Matt and I were supposed to leave for Salt Lake and after doing stuff at our own respective houses, head to the U of U Blackout football game vs. Wyoming!!!
As it turned out . . .
I woke up to my alarm as planned and I texted Matt if he was up yet. He replied, "Define 'up'..." hahahaha. I took that as "still laying in bed" and I somehow fell right back to sleep. I was awakened 40 minutes later by him opening up my door. Oh man! I didn't realize I'd fallen back asleep and in the meantime he'd gotten up and ready and come over dangit lol. So, as is every girl's favorite thing, he saw me in all my morning/still-in-bed-splendor. With diffused hair from the day before, nonetheless. BUT...... he still likes me. So that's good. lol.
We left for Salt Lake way later than planned and then made stops on the way so we went essentially straight to the game. . . . WHICH WAS AWESOME hahaha. Matt has season tickets, but this was a first for me and I found the other fans incredibly amusing. Very different from a USU or a BYU game... :) The U didn't play very strong (as has been the norm this season, unfortunately) BUT we won. Good! And the fact that it was the warmest Halloween I've had a loooong time made it all the more enjoyable--we weren't freezing in the stands.

After that, we went back to his house and made wassle, I talked to his mom for a long time, played with his dog (I miss Pibus!), and watched Young Frankenstein oooooooooh man that movie is funny.

I hope all of your Halloweens were good as well! Any holiday in which I get candy.... I'm a big fan! :)
I'm definitely looking forward to Thanksgiving, however.... :)