This weekend was the USU vs BYU basketball game....kinda a big deal in these parts! People started camping by the Spectrum on Tuesday. We went Wednesday to get a camping spot and wristbands to get into the game, but spots were full and they weren't giving out wristbands. We were told they would hand out more starting at 6 am Friday morning.

So Friday at 5 am (thats 5 am in the freakin morning!) we put on our million layers of clothes and went to stand in line. We get there and.....THERE'S NO ONE IN LINE!! Funniest thing of my life. There we were, three girls, in the freezing cold dark, just waiting to get a stinkin wristband, looking like homeless bums. We of course weren't going to go back home, so we just sat down to wait. Don't worry, we had a movie to watch, food to eat....we were set. So, we waited. And waited. And then a few more people came and told us they thought it was going to be 8. What the heck! haha. After all that we did end up waiting until 8 to get a wristband for the game. But we were FIRST in that line!! Also, we were lucky enough to make some friends to hold our spot in line all day, allowing us to come back later in the afternoon to wait in line some more:)

It was SO worth it! The game was super great! You haven't lived life until going to a basketball game in the Spectrum. Those fans are CRAZY! Poor BYU. We won 'em good:)

Notice the guy in the left corner of one of the pictures?! haha. He was not happy about someone wearing a BYU jersey in the crowd....

GO AGGIES!

(this video is super great.)

football games....

eating food...china style

roomies....

important facts

You know you are a creep when you recognize the girl sitting on the bus by you and have never talked to her. In fact, you don't even know her name. You just blog stalk her, so of course she looks familiar.

It's never good when you can't tell if someone is dressed up for Halloween, or if those are their normal clothes.

Since when did Halloween become National Dress-Like-A-Slut day? I thought it was about eating candy and carving pumpkins, not walking around in just a loin cloth or plastic wrap. Ew.

Facebook isn't your diary. Your deepest feelings and not-subtle-at-all hints about wanting to be asked on a date should not be posted. Unless you want DESPERATE written all over your forehead. Neither should anything about your bodily functions. We all know farting never gets old, but that's what texting your bff is for.

Pinterest is dangerous. Addiction. Guilty pleasure. Time waster. Gonna make me fat. Inspirational. Sounds great, huh?

Country songs sure know how to describe life. 'Nuf said.

halloweeeeeen

the most wonderful time of the year....

I cannot get over how gorgeous Logan is in the fall. Oh. My. If the weather could be like this for the next 5 months I would be one happy girl. It makes me just want to walk outside. And not go to my classes...or to work...or do homework. Sometimes I don't listen to that little voice inside....and instead just skip doing everything I should be doing. Oh well! I have lots more years to get smart and work! But the gorgeousness outside isn't gonna last forever!

Pretty leaves, hot chocolate, pumpkin pie.... doesn't get much better than that:)

Still not sure whats the deal with planking.....

carmel apples....dipped in candy bars:)

Special Olympics

If God picked favorites, I'm pretty sure I know who they would be.
People with special needs.
I love, love, LOVE being around them!

I have the super great opportunity to be involved with special olympics. Every Saturday morning I get to go hang out with these people:) I am a "coach" for the Aggies team, which is made up of athletes from around Cache Valley. This season was swimming, bocce ball, and basketball. I did swimming, and loved being able to just swim around with them and have fun. People always asked me "so, you swam in high school?"....haha heck no! I'm not qualified at all! But that's the best part....you don't have to be good at anything to do special olympics! The athletes think you are the coolest thing, and listen when you tell them to go swim another lap!

There's a wide variety of athletes, some 14 year olds and some people 50+! The athletes are the cutest things, they get soooo excited about everything.

Last weekend were the state games for special olympics at the University of Utah. It's kinda a big deal, taking a whole bus full of athletes down to Salt Lake for the weekend. What an awesome experience it was! Swimming was all on Friday, and the athletes did so good! Every person gets a medal for every race they are in. After swimming was done we went to "olympic town" where they could play games, make little crafty stuff, and even get their hair done all fancy. It was so fun to just hang out with them, play games, and listen to the hilarious things some of them say.

Being around people with special needs is one sure way to boost your self esteem! My little friend Kathleen told me over and over "You are just so cute! You are just so cute! How come you are so pretty?!".....haha but then later after I declined to have my hair braided, she kept telling me "You are just so lazy! You are just so lazy! Why is your hair so straight?" hahaha

There were even opening ceremonies, with everyone walking in with their team, a band playing, the mayor of Salt Lake, Jazz dancers....the whole shabang!

And then......the dance! Holy. Smokes. Probably the best part. High school dances are over.rated. If you really want to have a good time, go to a special needs dance. These people know how to do it!

I love special olympics because all these people get to be "normal", to have the same opportunities that the rest of us take for granted. No one is there judging them, but there is a sense of unity as everyone cheers everyone on. Looks don't matter, size doesn't matter, ability doesn't matter. All that matters is everyone gets an opportunity to participate, and everyone is a winner. Other things in life should be more like this.

Tricia Bobby

aw:) The happily married couple.

w.i.n.d.y.

Tried to be all sneaky and blow bubbles in the picture...haha failed.

Jeni. Kaitlyn. Tricia. Megan. Marisa

Oreos, toothpaste, streamers.....Gotta keep the tradition of decorated car:)

When they walked out to the car, they both went to separate sides....I was going to pee my pants if he didn't open the door for her! Megan screamed "Open the door!". Turns out he was standing there looking for the keys. :)

Tricia Bobby Lavery is a married woman.

Weird. It was crazy to see her walk out of the temple with her boy, all fancied up... (and even wearing big girl garments) I don't seem old enough for that, so she doesn't either! :) She looked sogorgeous though. And so happy.

I swear it was just yesterday that we were sitting in 7th grade math, me telling her she "smelled good". haha

And making our giant pumpkin cake.

And dancing on the front porch.

And writing back and forth in a notebook between every class.

And painting her bedroom.

And playing DDR with our bums.

And going to every stake dance.

And making our giant summer bucket list.

And coming into my bedroom to find the best spongebob cake ever:)

And writing lists of our so shizzlin' shrimps.

And going on senior trip.

And a million other fabulous memories.

But now.....she is married.

I am so excited for her! Those two little lovebirds are just so adorable together.

But now she has to be a real woman. Like, cook dinner and do laundry.

Congrats Tricia and Leo! Good luck on the rest of eternity:)

(please, just hold off on the babies for a while. I don't know if I can handle that yet....)

P.S. Happy 20th Birthday Tricia!

White Trash Wall

This is the living room. Yes, that's tissue paper all over the wall. Some would call it tacky...but we call it art. :)