BUSY and FUN!

AWESOME WEEK!!!:
     Okay, so this week was busy!- surprise, surprise, huh. Monday I studied like crazy and then got an awesome work out in at the gym! Their facilities are so great. Tuesday was such a wonderful day. I went to classes and did some more homework, then I went to the Devotional luncheon. That was such a wonderful experience. There were like 8 of us BYUI students there. We were all trying to figure out how we got selected out of so many students. The lady told me that the higher up administration selects students that they think are great and then out of those selected, they randomly choose different groups of people to come to eat a Devotional luncheon with the President and the speaker.
    I felt so honored to be there! I have served the Devotional luncheon before and so it was so weird to be served by Warren (my boss, who was super surprised to see me there, heehee) and one of my co-workers. Well, I asked President what he liked most about his job. He explained that he loved seeing small ideas come to life and become something awesome. I really loved listening to the speaker talk to us because he was so wise and smart (brother Egan from the Young Men General Board). In the middle of our meal which was so tasty-turkey with a stuffing filling!-the fire alarm went off. It was so funny- we had to evacuate the building for like 5 min or so.
     After the Luncheon, we followed the guy in charge to where we sat on the stand. I was suprised later during country dancing when several guys asked me how I got to be on the stand. I didn't think anyone could see me up there! Anyways, it was such a great experience I won't ever forget. Brother Egan spoke about humility which really hit me. I decided I would be much kinder to my roommates. I worked out with a friend that night- we went to an abs class with an instructor that was so intense and awesome. He was so cool! It snowed when I left the gym. It was coming down hard and there were several peopl out there in the snow and I realized that there are some people who have never seen snow before;)
      Wednesday is my crazy day when I have 5 classes. I studied the 4 hours in between at the library. That night, a girl I sit next to in Women's Choir invited me to go to "Mary Kay" where she works and have a facial demo. I had so much fun! She picked me up and we went to the place and I got a relaxing facial. Then us people who demo-ed received free prizes. I got a cool lip gloss and they had treats. I actually REALLLLY liked their products. I think I know what I might want for Christmas. After the demo, I dressed up and went Country dancing. It was real fun- I saw my friend Daryl there, and some of the guys from lifs practice that did some of our crazy tricks. It ended up being super fun!
    Thursday morning, my marriage class was cancelled, so I went to the temple. I could not be more grateful to have a temple right next to campus- it is amazing. The spirit is so strong and you always leave feeling peace and joy! I studied hard core in the library that day,  I went to a wellness workshop also where I learned a lot about planning work outs, and then did a dance lab that night (for social dance class, we have to use what we have learned and dance with 5 people). Theeeeen, I went on a date. The guy I went out with is Brent- he took me bowling! It was really fun! We did different tricks with bowling like with our eyes closed, spinning, on our stomach...my only strike that night was the one I did with my eyes closed! I was way excited about that;) We then went to cocoa bean, shared 2 cupcakes and had hot cocoa (mine pumpkin flavored) and talked. He's such a great guy, but I really want us to be just friends:)
   Friday morning I went to classes and then went to the Wellness center where they did an all around check up on me. I learned that I am fit and healthy- I just need a little better eating habits and I'll be set. I am off the charts for sit ups, push-ups, and running! Sooo, I was glad to learn all of that. I buckled down and studied for 2 hours for a Science test. I haven't done well on the past two, but I totally killed that test!!! A 97%!!! I am so thrilled! It's possible to do well in that class:) I studied for 4 more hours after the test and got all of my weekend homework done.
    They were playing "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" in the food court, so I went with my roommates to see that. It was a fabulous movie! It was okay being with my roommates. We just aren't very close, which is sorta lame. But my friend Cade came for the last 15 min of the movie and we talked for like an hour after that. He's a good friend:)
    On Saturday morning I got up at 6:30 to go to work. I had such a blast working with my co-workers, they're awesome people, they make me laugh and we just have so much fun! I really like being with a guy named Jancen, he is so awesome!We were catering for a party celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Spori building. We worked until the party left at 10:40ish. We had 20 minutes to clean up everything, put everything away, and get to the Spori building where they were having the 125th Anniversary picture.Heidi told us that we could wear our Catering outfits. It was a mad sprint to get everything done, we sprinted to Nate's car and dashed to the place where the picture was taken and got there with like 1 minute to spare! We all jumped on each other's backs to be seen in the picture- but it was so fun! We all walked back and changed, then I joined Cade in line for the free "after photo" Potato bar. We had lunch and talked a while. I then ran to the end of the swing practice where I danced with some guys for 15 minutes- SO FUN!
       I then threw my stuff together and joined the Outdoors Activities crew and we drove to the Grand Canyon Hot Springs about 30 min. away. It was such a ghetto place, but I really liked it. The water was really hot and relaxing. We all just hung out and talked. There was even a deathly-freezing water area that you could go into, so we all made sure that everyone went into it. After that we had cookies and headed back. I got back, changed and went to the adult session of Stake Conference. Then I invited the two guys I had hung out with the week beofre at the caves to go with me to Battle of the Bands. Only one could go, so I met him and another friend who was with a guys friend. We had so much fun!
     There was a bunch of bands who performed some great songs like "Kiss by a Rose," "Eye of a Tiger," "On top of the world" and other fun songs. All four of us rocked out! Then there was a dance party after the concert for an hour. All of us partied and had a total blast dancing. After it was over, Logan and I said bye to the other couple and he walked me home. He then asked me out for next weekend. We shall see how that goes. SOOOO, yeah- that is my week of pure wonderful insanity. Stake conference was today which I really enjoyed:) We are going to a ward potluck which should be fun in one hour.

ABOVE=My awesome catering team for the day!!! Jancen, Me, Brooke, Lyndsey, and Nate- picture taken after the 125th Anniversary picture was taken.
BELOW=Hot Springs picture! The water was naturally heated and I'm pretty sure the water was natural too, but it looked like a pool;) Really fun!

Halloween AWESOMENESS!!!

         Weeeeell, this week was crazycrazycrazy. Monday, I did a ton of homework, went to my outdoor discovery meeting where we had to find a treasure on campus with a GPS system. I was paired with two boys and we searched the entire Austin building and NEVER found it until someone told us it was in the bushes behind a different building entirely! I also catered for an FHE group serving ice cream and worked out at the gym hard core.Tuesday I got a ton of laundry (our dorm won free laundry because we have had good clean checks!) and grocery shopping done. I also worked for a while doing catering set up for the catering fair the following day. That night, I joined Emma Elizondo, a friend from New Mexico and went to her ward's Halloween party since ours wasn't having one. It was so fun! I was a cowgirl. We had icecream, socialized, had a costume contest, a Pumpkin carving contest and a donut eating contest. I joined two other guys and we did the donut eating from a string contest which we won!!! The guys gave me the prize- a bag of almond joys---heaven.
        Wednesday was insane but still fun! I had my many classes (math class got cancelled, what a relief!), catering fair-which consisted of all of us doing the whole "costco sampling" thing where we convince the people that came to have us cater their events ans sample our food. The food was so good! We all snuck some when we had the chance;) That night was the choir concert which was great! I love being a part of a choir that is so amazing and the instructor is so fun. It was so fun to see Sara in the audience for me.
         After the concert, I went country dancing which is way fun. The guys there really know how to dance, but I really need to get better so that I can be at their level when I dance with them. Thursday was HALLOWEEN!!! I did lots of homework andwent to a party for my dance class dressed in my orange formal as a costume. I decided right then that I was not wearing that for the night, so after the party, I changed into my cowgirl outfit! We all then went to the Halloween DANCE!!! Sara and I went to the haunted sppok alley which turned out to be disturbing and gory. bleh. And creepy- a clowwn was following us the whole time! The dance was so fun though! I met Daryle, a friend of mine who really knew how to swing dance! I also hung out with Cole alot! We had so much fun!

 My "Jessie from Toy Story" outfit!

 Katie getting Sara's eye makeup ready;)

 Our "fireplace"!

 After dancing a ton, we waited in line for the second spook alley where we had to get into a canoe and cross the river stix (the hart pool) while zombies try to tip us over. I got SOAKED when a zombie jumped from the diving board into the water next to me.

 After the Halloween party, we all piled a ton of us into a car and went to Mcdonalds for a treat! I ended up getting home 10 min after curfew- oops;)!

 Katie and Megan all snuggled up in their make shift bed, couch thing;)

 Ill have more pics later, but on Friday night I went to a friends house where we ate pizza and cinimon rolls and watched Wrold War Z! I then went Latin dancing where there are a ton of mexican dancers who are GOOD at dancing! THEEEEN, I did the midnight 5k!!! It was so fun! I got 3rd place for the girls and so I won tickets to "battle of the bands" next week!

 Saturday was so chill because I did 6 hrs of homework on Friday. I went swing dancing for 2 hours and then went to my favorite class of all time!!!- Lifts and drops practice- where we all learn crazy flip, drop, spin, catch moves that we can do at dances. It was so fun!!! These huge buff guys throwing me around like I'm nothing! This was 2 hours....Theeeen- the two guys I met last week who bought me hot cocoa and churros invited me to go caving! SO at 6pm, we met in a parking lot (like 25 of us) and drove really far out to the caves. This pic is of me and this girl in the back seat of a pick up rockin out to music.
      When we got there, everyone piled into the pick ups where we drove crazy fast over sand mounds and bumps until we reached the caves. The caves were amaaaazing. I was soooo glad I brought a flashlight because we climbed over sharp slippery rocks and boulders for a long time. A girl and I wrapped our arms around each other for balance all the way there! When we reached the end of the cave we all broke hundreds of glow sticks and sprayed the glow all over the rocks, ceiling, walls, and ourselves. It was beautiful- like throwing star dust every where. I'd compare it to the "Space mountain " ride at Disney land.   
       Well, we all played sardines in the dark. All of the lights were off so it was a crazy experience trying to climb over all the piles of slippery rocks! It didn't help that they always hid like deep in a hole or a crevasse. I talked  with a  guy named James alot of the time- he was cool and helped me sometimes over the rocks because I had brought really bad shoes. We all left and hiked all the way back. This time though, I joined the crazies in the back of the pick up and thought I was going to die because the truck was going to fast! We made it though and everyone got in their cars and left. One of the guys who invited me brought us to Kiwi Loco (Him, his roommate, and I) where we had some delicious frozen yogurt. We played a board game in their lounge and they walked me home. They were awesome guys that I got along great with! Today is daylight savings and I should probably get ready for church. Needless to say- this week was so fun!!! I loooove it here- i am so happy:)

date pics!:)

 Picnic in the gardens!

 Random person's signature

Utah license plate

Stand in a median

grass angels

meet three people and learn their favorite colors

hug a random person

plank

eat a candy bar (he accidentally ate the whole thing without thinking haha)

4 brown haired people

Both of us are in a BYU-I shirt and shake hands with a food services person

SO I think the videos are really funny and great, I'll email them!

pumpkin carving with random people I don't know pics!

Dates!:D

SOOOOO...Friday night was pretty dang awesome! My friend Ashley Benson and I planned out a fun blind date. I set her up with my friend Michael and she set me up with one of her FHE brothers, Cade. I went to her apartment for a while to help her make hot "ham ring" for dinner. We had fun talking and planning it all. I ran and set up the picnic in the gardens. We had them meet at the studying people statue infront of the MC. Then we blind folded them and walked them all the way to the gardens. All of us talked and ate the hot meal and then the guys had brought cookies and ice cream so we all dipped cookies in ice cream for dessert. It was really fun!!! THEN...we divided and had a scavenger hunt. I had come up with all kinds of things that we had to do-

10 jumping jacks in the football field

Meet 3 people and learn their favorite color

Shake hands with a food services person

Find a book written by Thomas S. Monson

Call someone and sing “Happy Birthday” to them

Create a flash mob

Run a lap on the heart track

Eat a candy bar

Plank in a public place

Both people put on one BYU-I shirt

Hug a random person

Find Halloween décor in a dorm complex

Piggy back ride once around the court yard

Climb a tree in the gardens

Make grass angels in a grassy place

Stand in the median of a round-about

Find a Utah License plate

Get four people with brown hair together

Get a stranger’s autograph...

 We had to take pictures and videos of everything. I had so much fun with Cade, he has such a great attitude. We managed to get back just in time and had missed the book by Thomas S. Monson and the football field jumping jacks. Ashley and Michael had gotten everything! After that we all went to the BYU vs. BSU game in the MC on the big screen. It was really funny because Cade is a hard core BSU fan. I talked with him for an hour and half and we clicked really well because he is into choir and cross country. After the game, Michael left. I don't think that Ashley and him clicked very much which made me a little sad. 

      After the game, all of Ashley's FHE brothers were there and we all went to their apartment where Cade gave me one of his huge BYU sweatshirts. Then in the gardens we all played super fun games of sardines and Zombie tag. It was SO fun. At one point, Cade leaped into a pond and got soaked on accident.  We said goodbye- I really hope I can hang with them in the future. Jancen was there also- a cute guy I work with.

     Saturday I participated in a ropes course. I chose to go the most difficult way, up a ladder with rungs like 4 feet apart. That was crazy!- My arms are still incredibly sore.

I worked on homework and projects ALL day and then at 9pm my friend Trevor invited me to go play fugitive (tag around the city). That was way fun! Then, walking to one of the parks, two New Mexico guys and other girl and I got seperated from the main group. The guys bought all of us Hot cocoa and churros. We all talked for a while and one of them ended up driving me home. 

    Sunday I gave a lesson on drawing closer to god which went really well. Yeah, that's my crazy week. I'm currently finishing up 4 hours of homework in the library.

STUDY STUDY STUDY

Heeeey everyone! So this week is what I would call studystudystudy week. I had two tests, two projects, and a lesson to plan in addition to my truck load of homework. My usual days seem to be study all day, party all night. For FHE, we all went to get ice cream and watched Jumanji at my FHE brother's house which was fun. Tuesday and Thursday nights I worked out at the gym where they have the coolest fitness classes everrrr! Abs that rock is awesome and Zumba is fun as well. Thursday is when I go the call that grandpa Bohn was not doing well. The nurse had given him much more chemo than she should have and so the situation was looking grim. I was a little emotional, but I texted my home teacher sbout the situation and he was over in 5 minutes. He drove me all the way to the Idaho Falls hospital which was so kind of him. I don't think he realizes how much that meant to me.
        We got there and he made sure I was okay before he left. It was a wonderful chance for me to see the Bohn relatives and feel family love again. I feel like I haven't had that feeling of really feeling loved for a while so that was really nice. When Spencer hugged me it reminded me of my dad a lot. The situation turned into a downright miracle when we were able to get grandpa the antidote in time. We got some dinner and then I had to leave to take a test. I did alright, but I know that my brain was fried from the emotional day.
      Friday was crazy. I studied for hours in vain for a test that I got a C- in. It made me so angry because I had done my 100% best.
I'll finish posting tomorrow! Got to go to bed:)

Week 10/14

SOOOOOO, my life is going pretty good! Busy as usual:) I've been doing a lot of school and studying because I want to get a great GPA. I've done some dancing at Country dancing night which was fun! I'll futurely post some pics on my job, dances, working out... I didn't go on any dates this week, but I am okay with that. As I have posted, FHE was fun, then I went to hang out with my friend Brett who taught me how to play pool while we watched The Sandlot in the guys lounge. Tuesday was devotional and the speaker was fantastic! He told lots of stories. I did most of my studying on that day since I ended up working a lot this week! Wednesday was CRAAAZY! I did 2 classes, worked 3.5 hours, then 3 classes. That night I went to Country dancing. There were so many cute guys, but dancing with all of them, it was very noncommital. You danced and never saw them again.
       The next day, I had to wake up at 5 am (I had been stupid and stayed up dancing), so my shift I worked was so tiresome. Then I studied like 4 or 5 hours. I got most of my weekend homework done that day which was convenient. But I took a nap since I was so tired. That night, I had a dance test and  went to a fitness class. Those are so fun to go to here and I enjoy getting to know people! Friday, I went to my Family relations class and then did 5 hours of first aid and CPR certification. Now that I have THAT, I can lead groups on different outdoor activities and it's all freeeeee!!!! YUS! I then worked for 5 hours. I will tell you that I LOVE my job! It is so fun- and I work with some great girls and some cute guys. As we are setting up, decorating, and serving a meal, we talk and laugh. Then we hide in the room where all the food is and enjoy ourselves. After that, we clean up and did the dishes to rock music in the dish room with a bunch of our fellow caterers who catered a different party.
        One guy in particular, I had so much fun talking to and hanging out with:) When we finished, I walked home and watched netflix. Sara (my roomie) had gone to the Masquerade ball and told us about it- so happy for her:) This morning I dragged my self out of bed and down to the ORC where we were going to meet. The hike was fun- we all talked and just enjoyed the beauty of the area. I loved getting out of Rexburg (i love the little city, but i sometimes feel so unable to go places) and being in nature. We got back and I saw the BYU game and watched a little. I love these games and miss watching them with my fam. I need to meet some other hard core fans to watch the games with.
      Well, I am actually forgetting a lot of things, but this is most of it! Life's great though- and CrAzY!:) So excited for Halloween! I love the fall- the leaves are almost gone already! Gotta live while you're young;D