I Miss...

What do I miss about BYU?
hearing the national anthem from the elementary school play every morning at 8:30 AM - girls studying in the bathroom - roommates - icicles that are 12 feet long - hearing the neighbors stupid cats meowing outside our door - carrying my backpack everywhere I went - the belltower chiming every hour and half hour playing church hymns - the courgareat foodcourt - people praying everywhere, especially outside the testing center! - huge lecture halls - rooms with rows and rows of desks -weekly devotionals by apostles and prophets - housing contracts - my byu ward - FHE - participating in ALL the seasons, fall!, winter, spring!!! - Aliyah, Gavin, the Richardson's - neighbors - visitors from out of town - ProvO restaurants - Adam & Brodie - late night talks with Brittani - my cute, very organized room - BYU culture - being around thousands of people all the time- 5 story library - my condo -being wierd with my roommates - dressing for the cold - snowboarding -shopping - dessert night - general conference - doing baptisms once a week in the provo temple - the MTC - sunday night game night - the nursing home -return missionaries- EVERYTHING! I love school. I LOVE BYU!!!

Baseball Game

BYU BASEBALL. SO FUN! Yes, we had finals the next day. Yes, we should have been studying! But we all needed a little break! Too bad the cougars lost badly! But, we didn't care! We were happy to be out of doors, OUT OF THE LIBRARY!, and enjoying eachother's company!

My neighbors Rebecca, Amanda and Jackie came along with Brodie, Brittani and I. There is just something about baseball, you can't be stressed when watching the game! It was a great distraction. So All-American!

Divine Comedy

It's what we'd call a BYU must, Divine Comedy. It's dorky, it's Mormon, but if you're a BYU student you MUST attend divine comedy. This was my first time. I went with my neighbors Amanda, Chelsea, Rebecca, Michelle and her friend Brittany. Also, Kiara came. It was a good time for all. The show is very interactive, they talked with the audience a lot, & threw out candy and glow sticks. I must say I feel no need to go again, however it was all part of the BYU experience.

Snowboarding

I LOVE love LoVE SnowBoaRding!! I took two snowboarding classes at BYU this year and I was hooked.

I got a season pass to Sundance Ski Resort, it was the best decision I could have made. Many people say Sundance isn't ideal for boarding compared to other parks like Brighton and Snowbird or Park City. But those parks are SO far away!! Sundance was only 20 minutes from my house. Plus, Sundance had an amazing winter! There was AlWaYs fresh powder. We were boarding on powder in late April. AweSoMe! I went Snowboarding 2-3 times a week EVERY week winter semester. I would go up after classes around 1 til the park closed at 4... or head up early at 9 and be home by 12 for my afternoon classes. Some days I would go ALL day. I loved it! I would leave my stuff in the basement. Even if I knew I would only get in a few runs that day, I'd grab my boots, gloves, helmet and board and go!

I am hooked. There is nothing like riding the lift up to the top of the mountain, it's so quiet and serene! Participating in the sport, you get to experience the mountain country and see nature that is hidden from others. I loved seeing the mountains blanketed in white, seeing deer and birds and squirrels and other animals. It was something I had never experienced before. Plus, I thought I would be too cold. After about four weeks of freezing because I spent much of my time on the ground listening to instructors and falling, I GOT IT! It was like riding a bike. The movements felt so natural. I was so proud of myself! haha I never fell and I was an expert carver! Yeah!

Many times I would go up with Zane, my roommate Michelle's fiance and his roommate Caleb. Or I would go with Clinton. I loved going with the boys because they would push me to be better, try runs I normally wouldn't on my own, and test out the jumps. I would be their camera girl. At first they were shocked that I was staying up with them, so was I. But we all loved eachother's company. It's something about strapping that board on! I feel invincible.

Also, I went a lot ALONE. I loved it. It was my time to escape. I would usually see people I knew, but I didn't feel obligated to stay with them. It was a great release for me. I will never do a winter semester at BYU without a season pass to go boarding. I would wake up giddy when there was snow, while everyone else was cursing it because they were DONE with winter. I would go MWF and occasionally Tuesday afternoons! so fun. It is my new favorite thing to do! and right now in the AZ sun I sure am longing for a trip to the mountain!!! :)

Just a little disclaimer on the videos. Kiara took these in Park City. She was hopeless. These videos are proof that miracles do really happen, I thought she'd never catch me on film!! SO whatever, they're the only ones I have so they'll have to do. At least you can see I carve. It gets much better than this. I promise!! ps I loved my lime green pants!! ps this was April 11th!

FHE

Our last FHE was so so fun! It was held at the park, that served as our backyard, right behind our condos. We had a BBQ then a talent show! It was fun to see the Richardson's, they came with Aliyah and Gavin!

Alan was so cute with Aliyah, and she loved him! She sat on his lap the whole time!!

I couldn't believe it was late April and we were still wearing long sleeves and jackets! It was such a pretty night, perfect for a picnic! It was also a good time to take a break from studying for finals and have fun with the ward!

Paint War

Our neighbors Ashley and Jenni started this little game last year. The game is called Capture the Flag, but there is a spin: instead of to pull to send the opposing teammate to jail, you throw water balloons full of dilluted paint at them.

SO many people participated. It was crazy! We drove down to the canyon and played on a hillside. It was a great time, however it was quite painful at times!! I had the biggest welt on my leg. It didn't completely go away for 3 weeks! OuCh!!!

Jenni and I

The whole crew! there were so many of us!!!

Ash and I

All these girls are in my ward :Lauren Siebach, Rebecca Peterson, Jackie Daniels-Brown, Michelle Lindsey, Amanda Jane Johnson, Brittani Clonts, Amelia Largey, Pamella Black, Amy Hansen

Filling the balloons was the hardest part... it took forever, but we made it fun by testing the balloons out on eachother! :) Someone had to fill the balloons with water, someone used a syringe and put paint in the and the other tied them.