It has been a long time since I have posted. So I figured I should give an update.
School started up at the end of January, and it is going great so far. I have a full 17.5 credit load.
I am still institute president at Grossmont, and I really like it- it should be easier this semester.
I am applying to the Seattle Aquarium Internship. I am SO excited- even school and wedding plans can't push it out of my mind. I'll know sometime in April if I got the internship, and if I get it, I will be gone all summer- living in Seattle with Ken and Allison.
I am planning the bridal shower with the maid of honor. Its on Saturday, and it all seems to be coming together really well. We're going to have a lot of people though, and a chance of rain, which would be a real bummer, because we're outside.
I've had a lot of fun with the skills I obtained from my digital photography class last semester. We kids presented our parents with a set of pictures that we took of ourselves at the beach, and I got to take lots of pictures for Eric and Lora's announcements. I think I will post some on my photography blog.
So, though my life is simple, it seems to be plenty busy with school, wedding, church, and internship on my mind- but I'm very happy.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Thursday, December 4, 2008
100 Things
Copy and paste it into your blog and then just bold the things you've done!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (Concert Band!)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Gone on a hot air balloon ride
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (Pig Latin- FLUENT!)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guard in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (does 37 mph in a 35 zone count?)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (Seagull!)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (Concert Band!)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Gone on a hot air balloon ride
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (Pig Latin- FLUENT!)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guard in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (does 37 mph in a 35 zone count?)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (Seagull!)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Halloween
Halloween was a long day for me.
The night before, I stayed up really late with my dad and Eric. We were making shirts for Lora's birthday, which is on Halloween. Eric was silk-screening stuff, and I had some iron on Twilight designs that I had made. I didn't go to bed until 2, but I figured it was good preparation for Halloween night.
In the morning, I got up and started work on Lora's cake. Eric had asked me to make a cake with the Incredibles symbol because of their costumes. (* Thank you, Karen, for letting me use your nice cake stuff- it helped a lot).
Mom and I cleaned the house to get it ready for people. I was so excited, the day seemed to go by too slow. I couldn't wait to start working on my hair, which would be the biggest part of my costume.
Finally, my friends arrived to get ready.
Eric, Lora, my friends Kristine, Brittany, Tim, Cynthia, and I went to the Halloween Boat Dance. It was put on by YSA wards from all over San Diego.
Eric and Lora went as Mr. and Mrs. Incredible.
My friends and I went as characters from the Wizard of Oz.
I was, of course, the Lion.
Tim was the Tin Man.
Kristine was Dorothy.
Cynthia was the Wicked Witch (or Elphaba- if you are a Wicked fan)
and Brittany was the Good Witch (of Glinda)
Our scarecrow didn't have money to buy a ticket, so he couldn't come.
And we were going to have the wizard, but he never showed up and wouldn't answer his phone.
It would have been awesome if we had had them with us.
It was an 'Incredibly Wicked' night.
It began with lots of work on my hair to make my mane. 
We watched Nightmare before Christmas while Kristine ratted and teased my hair and everyone else got makeup on.
Eric and Lora eventually appeared in costume(minus a few finishing touches, like face paint)
After lots of rushing and pictures, we were out the door by 10:20 and we piled into the suburban.
Lora opened my present, but she didn't know about the cake, it was still at home, waiting for her brother to get it and smuggle it on to the boat.
We finally parked at the docks and walked down to the boat, where there was a large crowd of Mormons all dressed up.
The first person that we saw, who we knew, was our cousin David Sensenbaugh. And to our great astonishment (our jaws literally dropped) David was also dressed as Mr. Incredible!!
I sought out my friends from Institute in the crowd and they all screamed and wondered over my hair (it really was incredible huge and poofy). I heard lots of 'wow's and 'awesome hair's as I walked through the crowd. Many people asked me if it was real.
Very shortly, we loaded onto the boat, which had three levels. The top and bottom both had dance floors, and the middle was quieter with food and kareoke. The top dance floor was always packed. Me and my friends rarely went up there simply because we couldn't. But we had a blast on the bottom floor and out on the front deck where the breeze was nice and cool, and we could talk.
We all stood out on the deck and cheered as we passed under the coronado bridge. It's not something you get to do very often, especially at 1 in the morning.
Lora and Eric would find us every once and a while, usually to take pictures.
After what seemed a very short time, the boat was pulling back into port. We were tired, yes, but we certainly were not done having fun.
On the walk back to the car, we took fun pictures with the sculptures that line the docks. We thought about going to Denny's but we weren't really hungry, so we didn't want to waste money.
At home, we watched the Incredibles and fell asleep to Hocus Pocus. Some time near the end of Hocus Pocus, (i think it was 4:30) Cynthia got a call that she had to go home, so we cleaned up and said our good byes.
After my friends left, I did a little more cleaning up just so my mom wouldn't freak out, but there was still plenty to do in the morning.
I woke up earlier than I thought I would and cleaned up more of the mess. Then I began the inevitable washing of my hair. Though I was looking forward to having my hair back to normal, I was not looking forward to the rigorous brushing that it would take to get out all the hairspray and knots that made it as tall as it was.
My shower was an hour long- 45 minutes of conditioning and brushing. My head hurt after that.
The whole day was really weird for me. In the morning, whenever someone talked to me, especially on the phone, I could feel my brain working too slowly. My body would not respond as quickly when I wanted to move or walk. After a while, I laid down in bed and fell asleep for a few hours. I woke up more refreshed, but the day was mostly gone. Dad was already asking me if I wanted to go out to dinner.
Apparently I partied harder than I thought if I needed that much recuperation.
But it was so worth it. It was one of the best nights I have had in a long time, and I can't wait till next year.
Here are some other pictures from the night.
The night before, I stayed up really late with my dad and Eric. We were making shirts for Lora's birthday, which is on Halloween. Eric was silk-screening stuff, and I had some iron on Twilight designs that I had made. I didn't go to bed until 2, but I figured it was good preparation for Halloween night.
In the morning, I got up and started work on Lora's cake. Eric had asked me to make a cake with the Incredibles symbol because of their costumes. (* Thank you, Karen, for letting me use your nice cake stuff- it helped a lot).
Mom and I cleaned the house to get it ready for people. I was so excited, the day seemed to go by too slow. I couldn't wait to start working on my hair, which would be the biggest part of my costume.
Finally, my friends arrived to get ready.
Eric, Lora, my friends Kristine, Brittany, Tim, Cynthia, and I went to the Halloween Boat Dance. It was put on by YSA wards from all over San Diego.Eric and Lora went as Mr. and Mrs. Incredible.
My friends and I went as characters from the Wizard of Oz.
I was, of course, the Lion.
Tim was the Tin Man.
Kristine was Dorothy.
Cynthia was the Wicked Witch (or Elphaba- if you are a Wicked fan)
and Brittany was the Good Witch (of Glinda)
Our scarecrow didn't have money to buy a ticket, so he couldn't come.And we were going to have the wizard, but he never showed up and wouldn't answer his phone.
It would have been awesome if we had had them with us.
It was an 'Incredibly Wicked' night.
It began with lots of work on my hair to make my mane. 
We watched Nightmare before Christmas while Kristine ratted and teased my hair and everyone else got makeup on.Eric and Lora eventually appeared in costume(minus a few finishing touches, like face paint)
After lots of rushing and pictures, we were out the door by 10:20 and we piled into the suburban.
Lora opened my present, but she didn't know about the cake, it was still at home, waiting for her brother to get it and smuggle it on to the boat.
We finally parked at the docks and walked down to the boat, where there was a large crowd of Mormons all dressed up.
The first person that we saw, who we knew, was our cousin David Sensenbaugh. And to our great astonishment (our jaws literally dropped) David was also dressed as Mr. Incredible!!
I sought out my friends from Institute in the crowd and they all screamed and wondered over my hair (it really was incredible huge and poofy). I heard lots of 'wow's and 'awesome hair's as I walked through the crowd. Many people asked me if it was real.Very shortly, we loaded onto the boat, which had three levels. The top and bottom both had dance floors, and the middle was quieter with food and kareoke. The top dance floor was always packed. Me and my friends rarely went up there simply because we couldn't. But we had a blast on the bottom floor and out on the front deck where the breeze was nice and cool, and we could talk.
We all stood out on the deck and cheered as we passed under the coronado bridge. It's not something you get to do very often, especially at 1 in the morning.Lora and Eric would find us every once and a while, usually to take pictures.
After what seemed a very short time, the boat was pulling back into port. We were tired, yes, but we certainly were not done having fun.
On the walk back to the car, we took fun pictures with the sculptures that line the docks. We thought about going to Denny's but we weren't really hungry, so we didn't want to waste money.
At home, we watched the Incredibles and fell asleep to Hocus Pocus. Some time near the end of Hocus Pocus, (i think it was 4:30) Cynthia got a call that she had to go home, so we cleaned up and said our good byes.
After my friends left, I did a little more cleaning up just so my mom wouldn't freak out, but there was still plenty to do in the morning.
I woke up earlier than I thought I would and cleaned up more of the mess. Then I began the inevitable washing of my hair. Though I was looking forward to having my hair back to normal, I was not looking forward to the rigorous brushing that it would take to get out all the hairspray and knots that made it as tall as it was.
My shower was an hour long- 45 minutes of conditioning and brushing. My head hurt after that.
The whole day was really weird for me. In the morning, whenever someone talked to me, especially on the phone, I could feel my brain working too slowly. My body would not respond as quickly when I wanted to move or walk. After a while, I laid down in bed and fell asleep for a few hours. I woke up more refreshed, but the day was mostly gone. Dad was already asking me if I wanted to go out to dinner.
Apparently I partied harder than I thought if I needed that much recuperation.
But it was so worth it. It was one of the best nights I have had in a long time, and I can't wait till next year.
Here are some other pictures from the night.
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