I apologize if this post seems to be rather jumpy, but it's how the thoughts are coming.
I have been thinking a lot about what to post in this blog regularly, and I'm still not positive, but I just want a place to post my thoughts on my life.
Today, I was reading some postings on the web about Michelle Obama's dress choice for the inauguration, and something surprised me about the comments. The picture was of her in the dress and then a picture of a Romulan (Star Trek) photoshopped on the top half of her dress. The pattern of the dress and the Romulan outfit are very similar. It was the comments that surprised me though, the person who posted the picture was republican, and somehow that meant they were being mean because they have different political ideas. My thought was that I think a lot of Republicans look weird sometimes too, so my dislike of Michelle's dress had nothing to do with her being liberal. I found the picture amusing for merely the fact that the dress was not attractive, and could've been mistaken for the Star Trek outfit if it was a little thicker, and maybe slightly shiny. In my mind people jump to the conclusion that you are judging the person and simply because she is the president's wife makes me look at the dress in a displeasing manner. It is sad to me that that is how the world has turned. We cannot just have opinions on clothing or other minor things without having a poor opinion of the person behind them.
So off of that horse.
Martin Luther King day allowed us to have a long weekend off of school. I got to sleep in, and make pancakes every morning. My older brother came to visit me, and we had a lot of fun. I made fish for the first time, salmon and tilapia, which turned out better than I expected. Then we went and watched Taken 2. I was worried that it was just going to be a remake of the first one, but it really wasn't, and I really enjoyed it. It was intense, just like the first one. Liam Neeson beat people up like crazy. Then we came back, and played video games. Sunday we had pancakes, and then went to church. It was a great day. We had desserts at a ward party and just had a good day. Monday my brother left at noon, but we went and played some bowling before that, which is always really fun. I then went to work and then had FHE with my Family Home Evening Group. We played a game called "not so musical chairs." Super fun, and an easy way to break some barriers in a completely not weird way.
I started working at the MTC cafeteria last week. I am in the dishroom, which can be dirty and wet, but I really like it so far. It is going to be very helpful with my finances. Everyone I've met there is really nice too, so that is always a bonus. The jobs are repetitive, and in the "pit" it is rushed, and a little stressful.
Life is good, basically.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
End of a Vacation
It's been awhile since my last post, but that's what a good vacation does. Keeps you from posting on a blog.
I can hardly believe that school is starting back up on Monday. I am not really ready for it to. That probably has a lot to do with my wonderful vacation I have had.
Christmas and New Years were wonderful! I spent a lot of time with my family! I got a lot of really nice gifts for Christmas. I was also able to go skiing 5 times (that was one of my Christmas gifts)! I love skiing, and even though the coverage was a little spotty, the quality of the snow was amazing everytime I went up! My family and I ski at Winter Park but really on Mary Jane side of the resort. If you don't know, that is where all of the fantastic bumps are! It is ranked very high for its moguls and we love it. I am not ready for my season to be over, but I have a lot of other things to do now here in Provo.
I got to go see Pitch Perfect and Wreck it Ralph at the theaters with two different friends. They were both great movies. Pitch Perfect was very amusing and the a capella singing was really cool. I was in an a capella group last year, and it is really fun. Unfortunately for my group, I am not experienced and not as good as the people in this movie are, and so I never sounded like them. It was a super fun experience, and I learned a lot from the others in my group. This movie made me miss singing a capella. While there was one character I found unnecessary, the overall cast and storyline were entertaining and very fun. Wreck it Ralph was also very fun to watch, and not quite what I expected, it goes into an arcade system and tells the story of how the "bad guy" in an arcade game comes to grips with his role. It was cute, and fun. A good movie for all ages I believe.
My brother and sister-in-law were able to come visit with my niece as well! She is 5 months old, and just such a cutie! I am a huge fan of babies, and so I tried to hold her as much as they would allow me, while trying not to hog her, I know the rest of my family loved to hold her as well. It was really great to have their family with us. We played a lot of games together, like Bananagrams! It's like scrabble but you play on your own words, and try and use all the letters you get before everyone else. You can also rearrange as much as you want. It is very fast paced, and Brandon and Andrea are very good at it so there was a lot of exasperation at trying to keep up at first.
I removed a mole from my face, and got the stitches out yesterday, so now I just have to tend to the scar. It wasn't anything dangerous, just ugly. I am really excited that it is gone.
There was a lot of other great things I was able to do this break too, but that's the basics. I am excited to be back in Provo, but school is always a little hard. Here's to a good semester though!
I can hardly believe that school is starting back up on Monday. I am not really ready for it to. That probably has a lot to do with my wonderful vacation I have had.
Christmas and New Years were wonderful! I spent a lot of time with my family! I got a lot of really nice gifts for Christmas. I was also able to go skiing 5 times (that was one of my Christmas gifts)! I love skiing, and even though the coverage was a little spotty, the quality of the snow was amazing everytime I went up! My family and I ski at Winter Park but really on Mary Jane side of the resort. If you don't know, that is where all of the fantastic bumps are! It is ranked very high for its moguls and we love it. I am not ready for my season to be over, but I have a lot of other things to do now here in Provo.
I got to go see Pitch Perfect and Wreck it Ralph at the theaters with two different friends. They were both great movies. Pitch Perfect was very amusing and the a capella singing was really cool. I was in an a capella group last year, and it is really fun. Unfortunately for my group, I am not experienced and not as good as the people in this movie are, and so I never sounded like them. It was a super fun experience, and I learned a lot from the others in my group. This movie made me miss singing a capella. While there was one character I found unnecessary, the overall cast and storyline were entertaining and very fun. Wreck it Ralph was also very fun to watch, and not quite what I expected, it goes into an arcade system and tells the story of how the "bad guy" in an arcade game comes to grips with his role. It was cute, and fun. A good movie for all ages I believe.
My brother and sister-in-law were able to come visit with my niece as well! She is 5 months old, and just such a cutie! I am a huge fan of babies, and so I tried to hold her as much as they would allow me, while trying not to hog her, I know the rest of my family loved to hold her as well. It was really great to have their family with us. We played a lot of games together, like Bananagrams! It's like scrabble but you play on your own words, and try and use all the letters you get before everyone else. You can also rearrange as much as you want. It is very fast paced, and Brandon and Andrea are very good at it so there was a lot of exasperation at trying to keep up at first.
I removed a mole from my face, and got the stitches out yesterday, so now I just have to tend to the scar. It wasn't anything dangerous, just ugly. I am really excited that it is gone.
There was a lot of other great things I was able to do this break too, but that's the basics. I am excited to be back in Provo, but school is always a little hard. Here's to a good semester though!
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