The Final Countdown

1 more day of class..

4 more finals to take..

1 more week until I move out of my apartment..

2 more weeks until I pack up my stuff again and head to Phoenix..

& about 1.5 months later we arrive in Oklahoma City!

I'm so excited to spend the whole summer with my big sis Leah and her fam. I only get to see them about twice a year, so to be able to spend the whole summer with her again is awesome! I can't wait to be a nanny again. And I can't wait to meet some new people. I really needed a change, so this opportunity was absolutely perfect. :)

I get to hang out with these munchkins everyday. :)

Different World

Since I live in Logan I have the opportunity to visit my grandparents frequently. That's probably my favorite thing about living here too. I'm so grateful that we're so close now. I know so much more about them, and I love to hear their stories. They are such great examples, and I hope that I can be the kind of wife/mother that my grandma is; and also my mom, because she is a spitting image of my grandma.

But I was talking with my grandma the other day, and she was just telling me how different the world is now than what it was like when she was growing up. I'll give you a few examples:

She said that is was unheard of for a woman to initiate ANYTHING with a boy. No phone calls, no asking out on dates (now there's girls choice dances), and I'm pretty sure the girl didn't make the first move. She told me that when she was engaged to grandpa she had to call and tell him something important, so she did. She said after she had called him that her mom was in shock because girls aren't suppose to call boys even if she was engaged! That's so crazy.
She also said that it was improper for someone to say that they were pregnant. I can't remember the proper way you were to release that kind of information, but nobody back then said that they were pregnant. Also crazy.
And last, she said that the language now is so crude. Which I agree with too, that's no surprise. Seriously even in PG-13 movies they throw in the F bomb, and we get a little more immune to hearing that, so now it seems like no big deal.
Well, I just thought I'd share with you what I learned from my grandma. We certainly do live in a different world now, that's for sure.

[my wonderful grandparents]
Picture courtesy of Marcie Moody's Facebook page, I didn't have any pictures of just the two of them.
*I just have to share this one other thing-
I was watching a late Jazz game at their house the other day, and it was about 11:30pm when my grandpa says to my grandma, "Can you fix me up some celery?" It's completely effortless to cut up some celery and serve it, but if my husband were to ask me that so late in the night, I would probably be grumpy and tell him to fix it himself, but instead my sweet grandma says, "Well of course dear!" I think we can all learn a thing or two from her. Isn't she neat?

Miss Unfortunate

Yesterday was the last day for our dance class. I could say that I am now a pro and moving and grooving, but that would be a lie. I'm actually still terrible, which was expected considering I have no rhythmic bones in my body. My five lovely sisters inherited all of the good dancing genes, and didn't care to share them with me, how rude! :)

So I'll bet you're waiting on an update with my dance instructor? Or maybe not, but I'll go ahead and tell you anyway. During our last class, the five of us (Me, my two roommates, dance instructor, and another boy in the class) were talking about going to lunch afterwards. So we did. We went to Rumbi's which just opened in Logan, which by the way is the bomb! Anyway, I was pretty stoked that we actually got around to hanging out outside of our class. I won't get into much detail about the 'lunch date' but I will share with you a few things I learned while at Rumbi's.

1. The Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken Bowl with Brown Rice is heavenly.
2. Never eat fish when you're on a date. It reeks!
3. Don't ever wear board shorts outside of the house unless you plan on taking a swim.
4. Rice will explode from your stomach if you eat too much. (hasn't been tested, but that's what we're betting on..)
and finally..
5. My dance instructor has a girlfriend.

Seriously, if you have a girlfriend/fiance, PLEASE don't talk to me. Don't get to know me. Don't lead me on. Don't flirt with me. Don't do anything to or with me- because I am such a sucker for sweet talkers, and I WILL fall for you. So please stop.

On a lighter, much happier note: Subzero just barely opened in Logan. That's something to celebrate. :)

New Blog

In addition to this blog, I created another one that is based on scripture study, goals, and such.
the address is www.onaspiritualnote.blogspot.com. Feel free to read if you want.
I'll let you know how tomorrow goes with dance instructor. I'll probably get him to ask me out or something, who knows. :)

A lot to say about nothing at all

I don't have a lot to say about one particular event, so I'll just post a bunch of randoms.

-Last night was the "End of the Year Bash" at Utah State. kinda weird cause we're in school till the first week of May, but I'll take it. There were a whole bunch of events during the day that I could have participated in, but I was studying for my Nutrition test instead. But we all went to the dance that night, and it was pretty fantastic. I love college dances, they bag all the slow songs which eliminates all of the awkward moments where you're waiting for the guy to ask you to dance, and never does- or the debate on whether or not you should ask the guy cause they never ask you. It's the perfect solution to both of those situations. Although, the institute dances still play the slow songs because apparently you can't find your eternal companion when you're 'fast dancing.'

-My brother Layne is departing to Romania on Monday, and while he's in the airport he said he was going to call me! I'm so excited to talk to him instead of writing letters, you have no idea! It's weird when you go from texting or talking everyday to letters not so often. So to hear his voice will be awesome! Seriously he's going to be the best missionary ever.

-Yes, I read the rockstar diaries. She recently posted a giveaway, and I had to comment to enter the drawing, because it was the cutest headband I've ever seen! Emily just made a whole bunch of headbands, and I'm addicted to them! Seriously, my outfits aren't complete without one. If only I was just a little domestic and kneww how to sew..

-I've made a little headway with dance instructor. I go to talk to him at the end of class to discuss absences and whatnot. If you miss more than 3 class periods you have to write a paper on a dance movie, like Step Up or something. Not too hard, but who wants to write a paper for a dance class? He told me I missed 4 class periods, and before hand I thought, "Wouldn't it be awesome if just making him cinnamon rolls would count as making up my absences?" I proposed my plan to him, and he was all over that idea. So now I owe him 3 large cinnamon rolls. Homemade, not the ones you buy in the tube at the grocery store, because there's a huge difference apparently. I lingered longer than usual last class period and stayed to talk to him and a couple of others that had stayed with me. We've made it a point to hang out, and I'm pretty sure it's happening next week. He just needs to ask me out already! Side note: his facial hair is freaking attractive and manly.

-and if you need a good laugh, allow me to introduce to you my favorite commercials ever. Here are the ones for the Motorola Back flip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5osJ56MDEA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9MjKbMr9Wc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NUMlYmrNXo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImiDDLdzcAs

Also, the Old Spice commercials are hilarious as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYvQ9jgXzIk

& if you didn't laugh, you might have problems. :)