I hate english

I hate english.. not the language, but the class. 2 english classes this semester has sucked all the life out of me. :( I petitioned to get my associates this semester and they are still looking into it (I am 2 credits short but I have 5 from beauty school that are just floating around). Hopefully they will let me use them.



Halloween 2010. I was a marine, Savanna a sailor, and Andrea was a pirate. We were all on a boat!



Partying with some friends at a HUGE party. It was crazy! You could barely even dance, mostly you just waved with the crowd. It was so much fun!



BYU football game. One of 3 that they actually won.



A blonde, A brunette, and A read Head. Yeah were cool.



My roommates threw me a wonderful 21st birthday Party. These were all my colorful treats. Andrea even put cream cheese frosting on my cake. They are so good to me! Plenty of people came over to celebrate. It was a lot of fun.



Stephen Jones even showed up. For those that don't know, he is the oldspice guy for byu. Look up the commercial if you are interested.



BYU basketball.



We have fortnights twice a semester. One inside and one outside. Slushies are a must on fort night.



This is our fort. It consisted of a couch, 2 chairs, a tv, a coffee table, 4 mattresses, 3 box springs, and all the pillows and blankets that we own. We left it up for a week, making it so we slept in it for a week because it used up all our bedding. It was a legit fort. Were pretty much professional at it.



Went home for thanksgiving. I spent one of the days with my sisters. It was a lot of fun. I miss my family. they are great.



I decided that I was going to try blonde out for a little because there is no one that is interested in me right now and I am not interested in anyone. So it seemed like the perfect time to try something that had a good chance of looking ridiculous. Here was the first step. I bleached my hair. I knew it would come out this color but it was not where i wanted to stop.

2 days later I bleached it again and it came out more blonde but it was different colors down the hair strand. Blonde at the root, then orange, then red. I liked being blonde for half the day



We had church the next day and I didn't want to go with fire hair so I decided that it would be best to dye it one color at least while I let it rest from the damage that I was causing it. This is what my hair looks like right now. I'll keep you posted on the process.

21? Yes, Please!

This birthday has by far been one of the best in my books. Except that I wasn't with my family at all... but I did hear from almost all of them on the phone today. I didn't know that I was loved by so many. It's awesome. I would write more but I am going out right now. Here is a picture of some of the things that I got from my wonderful family and friends... obviously they think that I need to gain some weight or something ;)


I love confetti!... and my big bed :)

Thanks everyone for making my birthday special. It really was wonderful.

Don't Party on Sunday - You Will Die

Two weeks ago Savanna, her sister Ciera, and I decided that we were going to take a small roadtrip (3.5) hours away with some friends to go boating for the weekend. We drove up to bear lake in Idaho Satuday and stayed until Sunday. I was one of the people that took their car up to the lake. I thought it would be no big deal since I drove it az twice, new mexico once, and Cali once this summer... and I didn't on the way up there.
Saturday night we all just hung out at the cabin but the next morning 8 of us woke up at 730 to get on the lake. Clay dropped us off on the lake but we couldn't get the rudder to drop... Long story short we were stranded in the lake for 3 hours and it was FREEZING!!! The boat was completely broken but it had gotten so windy on the lake with almost 4 ft waves that even if it wasnt broken it safe to stay on it anymore anyways. the boys spent all day trying to get the boat out of the lake, they eventually had to call in a tractor... which also broke when it got in the lake. Yeah.
When we finally got all that worked out and we were leaving my car was having problems all the way down...i shouldnt say all the way cuz it only worked about an hour of the way then it died.. completely died


Lets count that... the boat, the tractor, and my car all broke.


The boat was beached at this point




I needed to get a new car pronto stat! but no one was giving me a loan... so Katie (my boss) took it upon herself to help me get a car. She figured it all out and I was able to get a loan all by myself. Sweet huh. I towed the red car down to my bosses house in the mean time while I figured out what to do with it. I decided to donate it to a foundation that gives tax credit for broken down cars.
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I bought a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am and I love it.

The Cristal Marie Gillespie OBITUARY

40,562 seconds ago, a loved one tragically departed from us. 20 Year old Cristal Jose-Marie-Jose Gillespie choked on too many midnight milky ways while sumersaulting off her bed at the stroke of midnight.
Cristal was loved my everyone... especially those of the male gender. Being born and raised in Mesa Arizona, Cristal was a lover of the sun. She was the fifth of nine children in her crazy household. For much of her childhood years she was homeschooled which you would never know because of how normal she really turned out to be, or so we like to say. She studied at Eastern Arizona College where she majored in Hobology, the study of hobos in an international environment with a minor in tu tu design. From fitting a whole mattress in the back of her car, going through the most car washes in the back of a truck, to winning the biggest fro award. Her accomplishments in life are more than most can compare.
Cristal was always known throughout her life and wherever she went as the most talented girl to walk this earth. This girl loved to dance and you better believe she was good at it! From contemporary to swing dance she showhow still had a strong passion for her favorites, which were river dance and interpretive. She was an all around star, good at everything she did. Cristal is always up for an adventure and is full of the most random crazy ideas that just increase your love for her each day. Her favorite food is hamburgers, and she will not drink from a cup that is more than half full.
Some things that we will miss most about Cristal are her positive attitude and her ability to always make you laugh. She is one of the most generous firls we know, always wanting and willing to help and serve others. She is a girl who genuinely cares for everyone! We will also miss the time when hae had a pet fish and decided to feed it popcorn because apparently fish like popcorn. THe fish later died and so she got a new one. To make up for killing the last fish, she decided that she would do everything right for this fish... So she fed him glue. And the story is left untold because that's the day that he fish ran away. Cristal's spontaneous spirit will be remembered forever, always holding a place in our hears. Cristal Marie Gillespie had a great and memorable life. May she rest in peace.
-Savanna Stradling


Every sunday we have ward pray as a congregation and basically have some social time with the other young adults in our church. WEll every sunday they have a spot lighted apartment, where the apt chooses how they are going to introduce the people that live there. We were the first apt for this semester and we wanted to set he bar high. Savanna, Andrea and I each wrote one of the other persons orbiturary. It turned out really well, and by that I mean people laughed. I love my roommates and I think that they are so great. I have a feeling that this is going to be a great semester!

I'm So Lucky

I am lucky that I have the Brousseau Family in my life since all my official family is 10 hours away.

1. They hooked me up with Microsoft 2007 which I needed for school this last semester.
2. I don't have to pay to do my laundry because I can do it here.
3. I have a reliable job.
4. Katie and Matt are super smart so if I am having a problem (ie. getting a loan for a car) they can give me advice about how to go about that.
5. Matt has the hookups for everything.
6. I am always welcome to stay for dinner and have a home cooked meal with the family.
7. They let me stay at their home for 5 days when I was homeless... but not only me, they also took in my roommate.
8. Matt has a truck and is so willing to move Andrea, Savanna, Me and all our stuff into our new place.
9. They gave me a vacuum :) so now I don't have to borrow theirs anymore for cleaning checks.
10. When I didn't have a car for week Matt let me use his truck.
11. They are my second family when I need someone there for me.
12. Matt is a worthy priesthood holder and is willing to get up in the middle of the night to give me a blessing.

and there are so many more things to be grateful for but thats all i am going to list today (:

Thanks Katie and Matt. I love you and your kids so much. You guys are such a blessing and a strength in my life.

The Excitement of Calling 911

So I nanny for a family right? On Tuesday mornings I only have Emma, who is 1, and Covelli, who is 2. Covelli isn't part of the original family that I watch. His parents are friends of the Brousseaus. His mom is a school teacher and for 2 months before the mom gets off for the summer the dad works for UVU doing the grass. So I have been watching him the last month and a half.

Yesterday when I got here at 8:40 he was already asleep. So I went down stairs to run and workout. Around 10:30 Emma wakes up from her nap so I go and get her. As I walk down the stairs Covelli, who is on the couch is on his side is looking at me. I go to the other room, expecting him to follow soon. He doesnt. At about 10:50 I hear him start breathing really weird so I go to check on him. I find him face down on the couch in snot and spit. So i quickly roll him over and he is just lying limp in my arms. I put him on the floor to get him out of the mess and try to get him to wake up. I shake him a little. open his eyes. Nothing. So i called Katie who didnt answer, so I call alex cuz he is an EMT. He says that anytime a baby is unresponsive that I need to call 911. So I call. It took me forever to find a peice of mail with the address. I find one and they send an ambulance. About 30 Seconds before they get here he starts to be responsive, but he keeps going in and out of it. They finally get here and got control of the situation.

I got to work today and found out that he did have a seizure. Covelli has never had a fever and so if he gets one, even at 99, which is what he had yesterday, he has a seizure. His parents will need to keep an eye on him until he is 5 or 6 but he will be okay.

Pass the whipped cream, please

For those of you that don't know, I got a job a while back nannying for The Brousseau Family 4.5 miles away from where I live. They have 4 children:
Addison is 9 and loves to dance. if you asked her if she cleaned her room she says "i think so" then if you say that you are going to go check she says "wait i should go check first.
Jackson is 5 and loves to play basketball and is actually very good at it. He does small things... like pinch his brother to make gray mad.
Grayson is 4 and probably the hardest. He is very moody. If he doesnt get his way over the tiniest thing then he throws a crazy fit. He is usually good though. He is more of an outright kid... if his Jacks makes him mad he just beats him up. (they are the same size if not gray being a little bigger)
Emerson is 9 months old and is so cute. She likes to cuddle and climb the stairs... which she is not allowed to do. She is teething right now so she cries a lot but thats to be expected of a baby i guess.

The kids are really good. they all have their little quarks but generally they are happy and fun to be with. I am so grateful for this job. It really is a blessing. The family is awesome... kinda reminds me of Dawn's actaully. Katie (the mom) is the 5th of 10 so her and i have a lot in common and grew up in basically the same family envirnment. and Matt (the dad) is a social butterfly, super nice and 6'8".



I took the kids to the park yesterday for a picnic. It was such a beautiful day outside.



And i had to sell my car. I loved my car so much. I will miss it alot. I sold if for $200. i probably could have gotten a little more but i am impatient and wanted it gone. Mom and dad raced the two olds up to utah last weekend to drop the red one off for me. But if any of you were wondering where i was going to put my collection of ducks in the new car here is it! they really like it there.

its just hair right?

For... forever.... I have wanted to cut my hair super short. I would see girls that had short hair and I would think that they were so brave. To me short hair has always been 'cute' and 'spunky' and long hair was 'beautiful' and glamorous'. I am not spunky so I stuck with the long hair... and really I cant accomplish my life time goal of being a vitoria secret model with short hair. ;)
Monday night I got the scissors out, handed them to andrea, and said "do it now else i never will" Andrea had never cut hair, Brittney either. They are to thank for my new do. They cut all the length off and I did the layering. I think that for a quick bathroom job before FHE it turned our fantastic.

wedding, road trips, and more!

I've lived in provo now for a month and a half and I've done so much. Here is a little of the fun!



Kortney, Me, Andrea, Savanna, and Mati.
I love these girls so much! They are all such good examples to me!



One night this guy wanted Savanna to drive an hour to see him. Unfortunately Savanna doesnt have a car and I didnt want to drive mine so Andrea drove. We went to some natural hot springs in the middle of the snow and after decided to walk around this big.... ice scupture/trail thing. Hence the towels.



In the process of building the best fort ever! it consisted of two matresses, 2 couches, several sheets and blankets, and tons of pillows. We spent 2 nights in there together.



One Saturday morning Andrea randomly wanted to get away so Savanna, Andrea and I got in the car at 1 am that night and drove to Mesa. Andrea had not been there before and was really excited about seeing a cactus. We had to be back Tuesday night for Kortneys bridal party at 7:30 so we had quite the adventure on the way back. First at 8:30 or so I got pulled over Andrea and I both got warning (she didnt have proof of insurance yet) then we went to vegas because i had never been there before. We didnt have much time to spare so we RAN to the strip to go take a few pictures. When we left Savanna was driving and guess what... she got pulled over also. Unfortunately her police officer was not as kind as mine and gave her a ticket. We got back to provo at 7:10, with just enough time to change and head over the Chilli's



Elvis was nice enough to let us take a picture with him even though we couldn't tip him.



Gambling is dumb. We each wasted a whole dollar on the stupid machine... we didnt even know how to play we just kept pressing buttons. LAME!




Kortney Carter got married last weekend and I did her hair and make-up for her. This was a touch up before the reception.... her hair in the back was really matted.. ;)



Arent they adorable.

toilet paper is so embarrassing!

When someone askes me what my most embarrassing moment is it takes me a while to think of one. So either I dont get embarrassed that easily or I block those scaring memories from my thoughts. Personally, I think that it is the first.

Last night though was my #1 embarrassing moment of my life! I hope that I can soon block it from memory.

Earlier yesterday afternoon my friend Jordan invited me to go see his friend Nate Baldwin in his concert. Of course I said yes. As I was getting dressed later that evening I noticed that my blue bra kept showing a little on the left side. Let me explain something. My left boob is almost a whole cup size smaller than the right. So my bra is always a little higher on the left. I then came up with this brilliant idea to remedy the situation. stuff that side of my bra so that it sits a little lower. No big deal right? WRONG!!!

At 8 we all went to the concert and it was AWESOME! I really liked the bands. The first 3 were more indy rock which is my favorite style and the last, the one we went to see, was more rock but even then it was great. Utah has talent for sure

On our way back to the apartment complex we were kinda acting a little crazy. running around and what not. It was fun. I left everyone at my door and proceeded to go inside. I walked around the apartment for a when I felt something on my chest..... I looked down and saw the most horrifying sight! the toilet paper that I used to even out my bra had moved to the very middle of my shirt sticking WAY out.

I cant even describe my feeling. I will say this much I dont think that I will ever be able to face those people ever again. Who knows how long it was like that! Yep I am staying in my apt for the rest of my life. Never to see the light of day again.

THE END!

EAC Fall 2009

I have been at Ea since fall 2008. I have enjoyed my time there for the most part. I have lived with several different girls. Some messy, some ridiculous, some selfish, some that I really liked. I met some nice guys there but the one that i stuck with for the most part was Alex. He is funny, smart, loves his family, loves to cook (and is good at it), he loves to serve people, he is kind, he has a testimony, he tries hard to do whats right,... he's amazing. He treats me so well. I know that sometimes i complain about him and that sometimes we fight but I love him. I learned a few things. Not going to blog about that tho. :)

I am out of that place now though. Next week i am moving to Provo utah. Where it is snowing right now. I am nervous about that. I've never driven in the snow before. I am Excited. We'll see how that goes.