Surprise!!!!!! maybe...

It is August! Just in case you didn't know...I have to remind myself everyday. Life is good for me. I enjoy it and I try to laugh every day. I am playing catch-up with my funny stories...there are so many. I have started to keep a list to try to remember the greatest ones. This first one is one I have told every one, but I was advised to write it so they could laugh again...hopefully you enjoy it.

Surprise!!!!!! maybe...

Sooo, long ago in a far away land of Cougarville, I decided I wanted to surprise Mommy and G-pa and G-ma in Virginia. Mommy was flying in to visit and I wanted to drive up for the long weekend, but I didn't want them to worry...therefore, surprise planning started. I drove up Friday afternoon with Lizzy. She was great company to have along and we had a great time chatting. I know her well and we worked together last summer at AG. The ride was fun and we got to Virginia about the same time G-pa, G-ma, and Mommy were supposed to arrive. We pulled in, and....no car. Oh, I thought, they will be coming soon. I distracted Lizzy by showing her around the farm. She was thrilled and I made the tour last a little long. We began kind of searching for the spare key...no luck. But, no fear, I thought, Auntie K and Uncle J have to be home or at the greenhouses. And, I sent a text to Mommy asking if she had arrived home safely...later she responded saying, No, we stopped in Logan for dinner and a movie. (When have they ever done that?) ...So, we hopped in the car and drove over. I had to go super bad, so I went in the porterpotty...luckily I know they get cleaned and probably rarely used. Anyways, we walked into the greenhouse and I walk to the florist shop and put my head to the glass just looking for Auntie K. No luck. The greenhouse worker asked me what I was looking for...haha, she didn't have any idea who I was...probably thought I was some thief. I asked her if she knew where Auntie K or Uncle J was...she said they were gone. I asked when they would get back and she replied, tomorrow. Of course, the one time I come to surprise, NO one is home. I knew one last person, G and G Stud. We drove up to their house and...yay!!!!! Finally someone was home!!!! We stayed and visited for about an hour and then KT helped me remember where to find a spare key...in the truck ignition...hahaha. But the visit with G and G Stud was wonderful! They are so sweet and they know about Minnesota which is where Lizzy is from. We headed back to G-ma's and found the spare key and took our stuff to the red room. I get a call from Mom, Where are you? she asked. I sneakily said, with my friend Lizzy, where are you? She said she was home and she again asked where are you? This is when I stopped responding and I ran up the stairs...I turned the corner just as G-ma and G-pa were coming into the house! :) Success! The surprise really worked!!!!!! :) :D eeehehehe!!! Mommy was shocked. I loved it. We had a wonderful weekend.

--This is the story from Mommy, as we drove up, G-ma and G-pa looked over and asked, who's white car is that? Mommy said, hmm, wait! That looks like my car! She went over and she investigated and then called me. She said the Mexican beads gave it away. Hahahaha. Oh man. Good times.

Softball

Ok, this one just made me laugh because it is so shocking, and kind of like what?? But, here it is. So, for the past few months we have had softball every Tuesday night. Any games that are at 6:30 or 7:30, I can go since that is the earliest I am back from Salt Lake. So, one day I was feeling extra competitive. The team we were playing was full of a bunch of people that weren't being very good sports...and that never helps my competitiveness. So, I hit the ball, decently well, and made it to first. The girl after me got up to bat and the person playing short stop said, "Hey number 9 hit it to me! I got you out last time." Ooo, my blood began to boil. But, she hit and it was a good hit but they caught it and i got stuck in a pickle between 1st and 2nd base. I barely got out of that, but it was exciting to be in. On the next hit I went to second and they threw to 1st, so I went to third and they overthrew to third, so I ran home...I mean, why not :) Then, the buy at third gets it and purposely throws the ball at me. This kid is good, and he purposely hit me. I was so mad. Haha, but more in shock that he would do that. Then, he came over after I had gone out into the field and talked to the ward on the sidelines. He said, I guess since I hit her, I better ask her out...(I wasn't told this til later)...He asked for my name, but he didn't ask me out. I was the last batter of the next inning and he was out in the field near 2nd base and he said, "hey everybody, watch out, she's got a vengeance"...it was kind of mockingly...I hate being mocked. So, I cranked it and it just happened to go right at him. Haha, I just laughed because it worked out perfectly. He came over and said, whoa whoa I wasn't meaning anything by it...and I replied that I didn't mean to hit it at him, but it just happened...he probably didn't believe me.

Man in Shower

So, at Internville I was asked to call a lot of old people. I had to talk to them and ask them to do a survey. I hate talking on the phone because I am always afraid I will catch people at the wrong time, and I will be a bother. But, when you have to call almost 80 people, you get over that fear...kind of.

I was calling this older gentleman, and when he answers I start giving my whole shpeel and speech of why I am calling him. After I finish, he says, can you call me back in about 15 minutes? I quickly agreed. Then he said, okay great, because I was just in the shower and I am dripping wet! Alrighty then I said, so I called him back in about 15 minutes.

I asked if this was a better time, and he said, "Of course! I'm not dripping all over the ground anymore." I replied, "well that's good." He then asked me, how do you know, can you see me?! Uhhh, no I said. Ok then was the reply. When I asked if he'd take a survey he asked how long it was. When I said about...he interupted and said, too long! And continued to laugh. He just kept a crackin' jokes and then would say well pardon my Thursday morning sense of humor. He said his job was to give hugs. He told a story about when he walked into a meeting and a lady hugged him and then his wife and the lady said, I like hugging him a lot more. He thought that was a pretty great story too. Oh, got to love the old people.

Air Freshener

One day we were all sitting in Intern Alley, and Mr. Janitor walks by. We all say hello, and he seems so pleased that someone actually acknowledged his existence. We chat for a while and then he leaves. One minute later he come back with a can of green apple air freshener and just hands it to me. He doesn't say a word, I say thank you, and he leaves. We still have no idea why we got it...I don't think we smell at all.....

AND some pics of what I've been up to ....

Ice blocking 1 

Ice blocking 2 

Candid of "me and my short friends" 

Dinner after Temple Trip 

Temple Trip 

Stake Retreat

I want to see the picture!

A month has flown by and I haven't written. I can't believe it! I am now full time at work, so I will use that as my lame excuse of why I have not written. But, I have been recording key words to remind me of my funny stories and I have quite a few. I think they are pretty hilarious.

I want to see the Picture!
So, at work we have special badges that let us into the elevator towers and we can go anywhere in the building, whereas others are not allowed to do that. Leese told me it reminds her of Harry Potter and the place where all the good wizards gather...the name escapes me at the moment. But, one day all the interns went to the 26th floor to look out at the Salt Lake Valley. It was a beautiful day. On our way back down one of the elevator towers, we stopped on two floors. We saw a really awesome painting on the first floor we stopped at, we all leaned out the doors to take a quick peek because it was such an interesting picture. As we stop on the next floor to let a person off, Writer says oooo, look at that picture! I quickly leaned out the door and didn't realize the doors were shutting quickly. Smack! The door hit the side of my head and my reflexes pulled my head back in, and the doors didn't even think about stopping. I was laughing all the way back down to the 7th floor. All the interns thought it was pretty funny too. I was grateful I got my head out of those heartless doors on time. And, I am a survivor and we joke about it on our frequent elevator rides now.

I Get sooooo Tired
Well, working long days can get really tiring. I am always grateful that I can sleep on the train, but you always know that sleeping in public can be a scary event. I was sitting in the retro car riding home and I began to fall asleep. So, I shut my book and slowly put my head down towards my chest to fall asleep...at least that way you aren't gaping your mouth open to the public and the chance of snoring is greatly lessened. I was sleeping pretty deeply, but then I realized I was starting to drool! I hurried and wiped off my mouth and looked around pretending like nothing had happened. I noticed there was quite a bit of drool that was on my hand...I looked down again and noticed there was a stream of drool all the way down the front of my shirt!!! Ahhh! I couldn't believe it! Oh, I was so embarrassed. Luckily the drool had strategically placed itself down the buttons and I had large ruffles I could kind of cover things up with. Hehe, oh, I was dying. But, maybe it made someone laugh...then, that would be worth it. I would laugh and feel sorry for the person if I saw that happen to someone else. 

Welp, don't worry, there will be more stories to come if these didn't quite get your tickler. If you aren't laughing, let me know and I can try to be better.

Peace out.

-the tall girl

I try to save lives.

Wow, weeks have flown by. I have had some crazy fun and I am ready for more. :) I love work, and I have exciting new adventures all the time. I call them exciting and I will write about one of them today. Last weekend we had family reunion and boy, it was a blast! I love my family so much and I enjoyed every minute I got to spend with them. They are so great. We met up in Colorado and went hiking, kayaking, swimming, barbecuing, Frisbeeing, walking, and so on. I didn't want to leave, but I have been playing hard since I got back. I have been to Tiny Peaks 4 times in the last three days. Yes, I went twice yesterday. I have just been playing and it has been wonderful! I love working three days and having four days off. Well, my funny story happened at work, so here it goes. 

One day, they were doing a blood drive at work, on the 26th floor. It was the last day to donate. I was personally terrified to do so and I always have been. Giving blood has always been a personal fear of mine and I have never, ever had the desire. This drive was different though, I felt guilty for not giving. The afternoon was rolling by and there was about two hours of the blood drive left, and they hadn't met their quota. So, they needed more blood. Prince and Spunky came into Intern Alley and asked if we had donated. We all replied no, but they hounded us to find out why we hadn't. Joy is too tiny to donate, and Writer passes out every time...therefore, the focus turned on me. Prince guilt tripped me into it. He went and found another person who had never done it and said, you can come with her, and you will save three lives with your blood! How could I possibly say no, and lately I have been working on facing my fears...so this was one I could check off the list if I just went and did it. But, I was trembling and nervous. As I looked out at this drive, I realized why I feared it. There are these chairs that many people sit it and give blood. You aren't super far from the other people, so it seems very unsanitary. Plus, as you are sittin in line you see these boxes that read "HUMAN BLOOD. DO NOT EXPOSE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES." Bleh, oh, doesn't it just make your stomach turn? I tried to stop thinking about that after a while. I just couldn't do it. 

Prince left to go back to work once I was up there and staying for sure. Joy was my support system and Spunky helped me out too. They stood by me and distracted me and I filled up the pint bag in 4 minutes 43 seconds...the fastest time my nurse had had all day. I was very proud. I didn't feel shaky, or light-headed, so I was extremely blessed. I didn't even really prepare by drinking lots of water either. 

I was sitting eating lots of sugar, drinking water and juice, and talking with Spunky and Joy. We were laughing and then we thought of how we could make up a dramatic story about what happened to me while I was giving blood, so we could get back at Prince. I knew we had to get him to come from the 7th floor to the 26th floor to be able to even pull it off. So, Spunky hurries downstairs and runs into Prince's office and says, "You will not believe what happened to her! They had to stick her a few times, and then it took her forever to fill the bag. She finally finished and she stood up and started passing out. She's probably laying on the floor still!" Prince was beside himself and they raced back up. The whole way up he was feeling so bad, and Spunky did a great job of suppressing her laughter. They rush around the corner to find me eating the snacks. Prince had a very concerned look on his face and said, "Spunky told me what happened (keep in mind I had no idea what Spunky had told him), I am so sorry. Are you okay?" I replied that I'd be alright. He was so frightened for me. Then, we all cracked and started laughing. I told him the truth and he just turned and walked away. We got him sooooooo good. Bahaha, we ran with the story and everyone on the floor was laughing hysterically when they heard the story. Prince is usually the prankster, so getting him as good as we did was an unusual feat. :) 

Welp, I have a few more funny stories, but this is all I can write right now. I have to go back to work. But, I hope I made you laugh. 

Peace out.

-the tall girl

I love old People

I haven't posted in a while because I have been home and starting work and time has flown by. Home was marvelous! Oh, I loved spending time with Sisterbug and Mama and Papa. I love them all so very much. Being home without the rest of the sibs was sad though. This was the first time since graduation that I have actually been home without additional sibs...besides Sisterbug. I went shopping with Mama and found some super cute clothes to wear to work and on dates and things I want to feel very nice for. I helped Nicdog with her children and played with Doubles and ClaraSue. Cola got married while I was home and it was such a joy to attend her reception and see the look of excitement and squeals when she saw I was there. I love when people are happy to see me. :)

Work is going great! I love it. I am also on a ward intramural kickball team and a friend intramural frisbee team. We are tearing it up! Haha, I am terrible at kickball, but frisbee I am okay at. I am tall and I can catch it over people...hence, people consider me good.

As I am sitting here, I am trying to think of funny stories that have happened recently. The only one that comes to mind is about an old man I met at work on Monday. This man turned 95 on Thursday, and he is still coming into work every once and a while, therefore, he is awesome. Fortunately for me, I started work a day that Rudd was working. He is considered Mr. Welfare and he is idolized by everyone in the welfare dept. I felt honored to meet him. He took a good twenty minutes chatting with me. He made me feel like a million bucks. 

As we were chatting, sports were brought up. Because many of my highest awards are on my resume, Rudd found out that I was the best player in AZ my senior year. He then hounded me with questions about if I tried out and what not. When I told him they didn't take anyone, he went off on about how everything you can do in life is if you know people. It is all about who you know. People may say it's about skill, but no, it is about who you know and who they know. Rudd has written some awesome books, so my supervisor went to get a couple copies for me for Rudd to sign. While he was gone, Rudd looked deep into my soul and said, "hmmmm, I see you aren't married. Are you dating anyone?" I replied no, and he quickly responded, "well, why not?! are you scared, are you afraid of those boys?" Hahaha, it was all I could do to not laugh hysterically. I replied, "No, of course not. I think the boys are just afraid of me." He thought that was a pretty good answer and soon moved to the next conversation about how he used to be a cheerleader. Haha, this cute happy old man would make the best cheerleader. He signed his two books for me and made sure each time to write my name right. He really liked my name, so he earned even more bonus points. I hope I am like him when I get old, and my husband and I will be like this old couple:

This is one of my most favorite videos. I hope it makes you laugh as hard as I do every time I watch it.  Plus, it fits so well with this post.

I hope you are doing well, and I hope I brought you some joy.

Peace out.

-the tall girl

I'm a little like Cinderella

Well, although I am not required to write anymore, I kind of miss it so I will keep up with the stories while I can. I am now home and the semester is complete! Woohoo! Grades were posted, and I passed all of my classes, and that is what really counts. I do have one funny story that happened right before I left to come home and it made me laugh, hopefully you like it.

I'm a little like Cinderella:

So, Zendi is leaving on a mission and she needed to get rid of a lot of her kitchen stuff because she wouldn't be able to fit it in the car on her ride back to Nebraska. Hawaii and I are always looking for free stuff, so down we went to check out what Zendi was getting rid of. I saw 3 large plates, 5 small plates, 6 teacups with matching saucers, and 5 bowls. I was so excited to get real dishes, but I was missing quite a few from the set. Zendi told me the Skeener had taken the other big plates and some small plates. Oh, I was so bummed. Then I thought to myself, maybe Skeener would trade! We have more manly plates and some that neither Hawaii or I are attached to. So, I texted Skeener and asked, "Hey would you be willing to swap dishes? You can be completely honest. I will give you some of my big plates, if I can have two of Zendi's plates. But, if you have some sort of attachment to the green or the dishes themselves, I understand." Skeener was so nice and kindly told me that I could of course trade him. Hawaii and I jumped in the car and headed to his apartment. He had the china sitting on the table and he was giving me 4 plates and a bunch of the medium sized ones. I had only brought him two large plates to trade. He was more than happy to trade though. 

We continued with the conversation, and Skeener said when he took the china he thought to himself, some girl might want a whole set. But, other people told him to just take what he wanted, so he did. I realized I was 'that girl.' But, I also joked, so you took the china just to get some girl to come to your apartment and visit you! It is almost like Cinderella. You have the missing china and the girl comes to you to get it back and you are the hero who has the rest of her china! Isn't that precious. We laughed so hard about it. A man steals china to get women. Bahaha, little did Skeener know I would be that 'some girl.' I am grateful I got my matching dishes though, and I told him he could come eat off them at my house whenever he wanted.

These are the dishes I traded for.

The other main event was Karrah graduated from Cougar College!!!!! Wooooo! She is one awesome lady, as you can see.

Well, I think that concludes the funnies for the week. I hope you enjoy it.

Peace out.

-the tall girl

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