THE FINAL BLOG POST (haha get it? final and it’s finals…)

Well, I am so close to being done. One week from now I will be as free as a bird! Yessss! Oh, I cannot wait. Right now I am trapped in the Tanner because I am watching a girl’s stuff and she hasn’t come back for it. She went to talk to a professor about an hour ago and said it wouldn’t be a super long meeting…guess she underestimated how much professors can talk, especially when you have lots to do. This will be my last required blog post…hopefully I will be able to keep up the posting for your pleasure.

Nummer et (Danish)

So one day, I was sitting in the Tanner and I was watching this girls stuff. Little did she know that she was going to be gone so long, and that I needed to print a paper and turn it in by 4:37 on a different floor of the Tanner. I worked on this paper all afternoon and finished about an hour and a half after she left me with her stuff. Earlier, a young gent at a table next to mine asked me to watch his stuff while he went away for a second. I watched it as I sat there, and he came back very quickly. Then, it was my turn. I was now watching this girl’s stuff and I needed to turn in my paper. Since this girl knew the young gent, I just asked him to watch our stuff. I ran up and down the stairs trying to find a working printer. I came back with my report as quickly as possible and the young gent had packed up all his things and was just waiting for me to return so he could leave. Oh, I felt terrible! I apologized, and he said, “I don’t mind waitin for a pretty girl like you.” Hahaha, I did all I could to not roll on the ground with laughter. It was just so funny and he was so sincere! We had a little conversation and then off he went and I had to find another person to watch my things and this girl’s stuff while I went and turned the paper in. Man, who knew it would ever be such a big deal. Thank heavens I am at Cougar College where most people are honest and good.

I hope you have enjoyed this simple story and I hope you have a wonderful week.

Peace out.

-the tall girl

Something Nice for the Stressed Ones

A weekend assignment is to find someone more stressed than I am and do something nice for them and write about it. So, I have been looking and searching for an opportunity since Wednesday. I came upon two today.

This morning after I played ball, I knew that Homey and Bernard wanted to eat food and all of us needed to eat food. I also knew they were tired, and probably stressed about things. I have a relatively low stress level right now, so I think their level was higher. After I got to my apartment, I decided to see if they wanted breakfast. I almost talked myself out of it, but then I said, no, I am going to put myself out there, the worst they could say is no. So, I texted them, and they came over and helped me make waffles and we all enjoyed them. They were super funny and so kind to help me bake. Homey pitched in a little more, which was nice and I didn’t have to make the waffle dough all by myself. Bernard did do the dishes, and that was awesome. We have a symbiotic relationship.

Then, this afternoon I was at the grocery store and Hawaii tells me that Comp needs to talk to me. I immediately know something is up. I run over to her apartment as soon as I get home and she tells me that Tiny needs a ride to Urgent Care. Comp is super stressed she did a lot for Tiny yesterday and so she was overwhelmed today even more. I settled her fears quickly and told her I would take care of all that Tiny needed. I took Tiny to Urgent Care and we were there for about an hour. She was able to get everything taken care of and we headed home. It wasn’t at all what I was planning to do this afternoon, but I am grateful I was able to serve Tiny and Comp. Both needed my assistance.

Those were some really simple things and I realized I should be looking outward more often. We should all be looking for others who may need us. Sometimes we are the only ones who can help.

Do something good today. Peace out.

-the tall girl

Barney got a TURKEY!!!!

This week has been a little crazy, and I am so excited for the semester to come to a complete end. One great thing is that I nailed my last business law exam! Woohoo! I studied hard for it, and even studied with the professor. I wish he would do that with the final, but I don’t think I will be that lucky. This morning I played basketball with nine men, full-court, for two hours. It was fantastic! I am physically dead right now, but it was worth it. I will now tell my funny story and I hope that you think it is as funny as I think it is.

So, a few days ago, I got a text from Barney. He is a kid from home, well Thatcher. He is also my fifth grade teacher’s son. We don’t really know each other, but we pretend that we do. I always ask him who is going home for Christmas, or vice versa. He wanted to know if I was going home after finals for a while. I told him we didn’t really have room because Mum and Pops are only bringing the small car…it would be a tight squeeze. I didn’t hear from him until yesterday at about 10 in the morning. He sent me a text saying, “hey random question, are you dating anyone?” I responded, “haha no I’m not.” He then asked, “do you have class right now?” I again responded no. So, in my head I am thinking, well, he is either asking me out, or setting me up. Since Mum had asked me just the day before if Barney was engaged, I didn’t really know what to think. Sooo…soon enough he called me and said, hey do you want to go bowling tonight? I said sure and he told me that it was going to be no big deal and there were doing a group date and he needed a date. Haha, it was just so random that he called me up in the first place, and just the whole back stories behind it. For example, I think at my first young women’s dance ever and he was the tallest guy there. His hair was longer and curlier…and I wanted to dance with him. Finally, towards the end of the dance, he asked me if I would dance. I nervously agreed, and as we were dancing, it was super hard to hear what he was asking. I remember him asking me how old I was. I knew he was older, but I wasn’t sure how much. When I said 12, his jaw dropped. Haha, I think he might have been sixteen at the time….and therefore he could not believe he was dancing with a twelve year old. Hehehe. I can still see his face, it was priceless. Now, I am about the same height as him, or possibly a bit taller.

I have been laughing all day because I think it is funny, so I hope you have enjoyed this short entry.

Peace out.

-the tall girl

p.s. he really did get a turkey and beat me in both bowling games. 

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!

I am writing my first blog post as a 21 year old! Woohoo! I am gettin up there in the years ;) This week has been full of adventures and excitement and some funny things. To begin, Frisbee got married!!!!! YEAHHHHH!!! You could see the joy on his face and Gma's and everyone's who was there. It was a glorious day! I went shopping with Ma for my birthday too. I found a cute maxi dress, a couple skirts, sandals, and a pair of flats. Hopefully all this stuff I will be able to wear for my internship. It was fun to have Ma here and be able to do things with her. She even got to see us play basketball!!!! Woot woot! We are now in the quarter finals of tournament! I WANT A T-SHIRT SO STINKIN BAD!!!!! 

Well, I turned twenty one on Tuesday, so you should probably hear the story because it's pretty epic and multiple people told me that my face made it totally worth it....soooo, here it is:

Hawaii wanted to take me to get dessert for my birthday celebration. That sounded fun and all, but honestly, I kind of wanted a party. I told Karrah that and she said I should just go along with what Hawaii plans. I ate lunch with Karrah and HerMan, and Karrah told me that she thought the dessert was just going to be a girl thing, so I went a long with it. Wouldn't you? Hawaii kept telling me how we could do something on the weekend, like broomball and I just agreed even though I didn't really care for the idea...anyways, after dinner group, I leave with Hawaii, Karrah, and Leese to go to Sammy's for pie shakes. MMMMMMM, I got a delicious shake and was almost to the bottom and Hawaii says we have to go back to the apartment to get a textbook for a girl in her class. She received a phone call and said we'd be there in about five minutes. Karrah seemed pretty disgusted that we had to leave to get a stinkin textbook. I agreed with her dismay. We start walking up to my apartment and we plan what to do the rest of the evening. We get to the top and a neighbor comes out and wishes me a happy birthday. I say thank you and we continue to the door. Hawaii had put her key in and dropped her water bottle and so I just decided to open the door since she was probably looking for her friend. I opened the door and SURPRISE!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!!!  I screamed and jumped back out of the door frame! There were probably at least thirty of my friends in my apartment shouting happy birthday. Bama had set herself in the perfect location for pics but then I jumped back so she missed the surprised look...her pic shows an empty doorway. Haha, my heart was pounding. They had scared me so bad that I didn't even know what to say. The lit the candles and I blew all twenty one of the out. :) Much better than on Sunday when I couldn't even blow ten out. We continued to party all night long and we had two cakes, ice cream, chips, dip, pretzels, licorice...all sorts of yummy food. I have wonderful roommates who fake phone calls and texts and amazingly didn't spill the beans before the party. I had absolutely no idea. I am impressed with all who kept it secret. I was literally scared and surprised when I opened that door. Homey was there taking pictures and so I thought he might have gotten some good ones, but he said he was laughing so hard they are mostly pictures of my legs. Hhaha, I think my surprised look will be a mystery to me forever but a legend to all who saw it. I am glad I could make some people happy, they made me happy, that is for sure. 

I hope you enjoyed this story. It was a very happy birthday! I even got to talk with all of my family. The best!!!!! 

Well, peace out.

-the tall girl

p.s. watch general conference : lds.org/generalconference