Buon Compleanno!!!!

So I have been super bad about my lovely roommates' birthdays!!!! Ok. Here is post for each of them. I love you guys! You are the greatest roommates a girl could ask for! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love birthdays by the way. I'm going to be a crazy mom that goes ALL out for birthdays. I want people to wake up and want to cry they are so excited. Anyway.

Kim's birthday was today (November 30) so we'll start with her!! She turned the big 22 today! Fun fact about 22: There are 22 stars in the Paramount Films logo! It fits because she's a star!!....I'm so cheesy sometimes. Haha Oh well.

First, top 10 reasons no one's grim around Kim.
1. Kim is always willing to help, no matter what!2. She always is SO positive!
3. She knows just what to say when you're talking to her.
4. Red hair. Nuff said.
5. Kim is so smart-the kids that get her as a teacher should
consider themselves VERY lucky!
6. Kim has the biggest heart.
7. There is never a dull moment when this girl's around!
8. She has such a strong testimony. The Italians betta watch out!
9. She makes me laugh ALL the time (this picture? So great)
10. Kim is always up for anything and is so adventurous!-inspiring. :)

Ok, now for Camille! Her birthday was Thursday, November 18th, and it just happened to be the same day she got her mission call! Yes, you can call that divine design. Haha But she turned 21 (obviously) and fun fact: there are 21 dots on a standard dice! Isn't that nice!?

Top 10 reasons Camille is the real deal!
1. Camille always laughs at my [hilarious] jokes.
2. And her laugh is contagious, so it cracks ME up too!
3. Camille takes care of EVERYONE. No seriously.
4. Camille wears her heart on her sleeve-something most aren't
brave enough to do. You go girl.
5. We always come up with the greatest inside jokes.
6. She is a GREAT roommate in every way!
7. Camille is always ready and willing to talk anything out-
even if it does take hours and creeps into the next day. :)
8. Camille keeps you calm. I haven't seen her REALLY stress out.
9. She loooooves her family and friends. I mean really loves them.
10. Camille is always thinking of others. It's my fave.

Once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LITTLE BABES! I'm so so so glad I've got to know you two this semester and that we can be so close. I love you both!

Keeping Up With the Martins?

So, as we all know, Keeping Up With the Kardashians is in my top 3 favorite shows ever. It doesn't matter WHAT I am in the middle of, if it's on, I'm taking a break. Ok, well this is why. Sometimes I seriously see my own family in them. This clip is TOTALLY something I could see us all doing. I would be Khloe, Mom would be Kris, Dad would be Bruce, and Rachel would be Kiley. And depending on who I liked more at the time, my "favorite" sibling would be Rob and win. It's sooo funny! I love it. This is one, and here's another. If you don't just love them, you got it all wrong doll.

Thanks for "helping" us out!

Holy SMOKES!!! I haven't blogged in ages!!! I miss it. But good news! I have cute pictures and a great day to talk about. So grab a seat buckaroos.

How great is this holiday?! I had SO much fun! The Griggs invited us over to their house for a little shindig because they are just the greatest ever, and there were some of us who didn't really have a place to go. Well, back up. Originally, Karlee and I had an idea (thanks to Heidi) that everyone who was going to be left here should just have a dinner together! But then in relief society, Sister Griggs announced that who ever didn't have a place to go was definitely invited to their house for Thanksgiving! So we went with that.

But we all took Camille's car down to Idaho Falls which was actually kind of scary. We had been in the middle of a blizzard the last couple days so the roads were TERRIFYING. But Karlee knew what she was doing and when we got there (after NOT getting lost, thank you!), the Griggs gave us a tour of their house (SO cute-Heidi and I couldn't get over how adorable and homey it felt!) and then we just sat and talked for a little while and had a-MAZ-ing appetizers-shrimp (how many college kids can say they've had shrimp just to munch on!?), crab, veggies, crackers-basically a schmorgesborg of good food. Well, then their daughter Mindy came over with their family, which was so fun to meet all of them and meet the little ones, and then we all sat down to Thanksgiving dinner! Turkey (of course) AND ham, potatoes, stuffing, Sister Griggs' signature rolls, gravy, corn...it was so so awesome. I was stuffed by the end! (Get it? Like how the turkeys get stuffed?) Then we all sat down to enjoy being filled to the brim and watched Reflections of Christ. We were getting a little nervous though, because we all agreed it would be in our best interest to leave a little early so we could make it home safely and everything ("Dessert was great!" haha) and plus we needed to make a couple stops. So we were getting a little ansty when 3:00 rolled around, but they understood so we had pie, and took some pictures, then started the drive home! It was SUCH a fun day!!! And afterward, Heidi and I went to try to make a snowman. We failed. Haha The snow was way too soft and it was freezing and we didn't have a way to roll it up. So. Instead we just carved BYUI into the snow in front of the library. It was great. Haha Then we finished the night by watching Elf and drinking hot chocolate. :) It was so so so great to be able to feel like I was part of something when we were all so far from our families. So I'm thankful for my wonderful friends, leaders, ward, and the chance to be up here at all. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Jessica, Ryan, Sister Griggs, Karlee, Amber, me, Heidi

I'm glad they called them on a mission!

MILAN, ITALY

Yes, it is official. BOTH of my amazing roommates are going to the most beautiful place (says me) in the world. Of course, I am jealous. BUT. I am mooore boiling over with excitement for both Kim and Camille!! How funny is it that they both got called to the same mission while living in the same apartment!? Kim is reporting February 2, 2011 while Camille will be reporting on March 16, 2011. Both are going to the Provo MTC to learn ITALIAN!! Just thought I should share. I am sooo excited for the both of them to start this new chapter!! Congrats my favorite "sorella"s!!!

Do sheep say "Fleece Navidad"?

So I haven't really blogged in a while...a couple days. But still. I was doing so well!

Well the countdown is officially on until Thanksgiving Break! Aka: my catch up week! I will be spending that week in the library. That way, when I get back, I will be doing 50% less homework! Whoo!!!Oh yeah! And we set up our Christmas tree yesterday! We were feeling very much in the holiday spirit and Camille had brought it back from her house, so we set it up!! It was so much fun! And it look beautiful!! Everyone gets so excited when they walk in our apartment. Haha Bring it on Holiday Cheer!!!

Me, Ally, and Kate showing off our cute little tree

And, just for fun, a hilarious joke...
What nationality is Santa?

A. North Polish.

And a little funny Christmas quote: "I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph." -Shirley Temple

The Spirit Rock

Who says that you can't have a GREAT time just enjoying other people's company?! That is so not true! And I can prove it because tonight was just so much fun! Kim and I went over to Ryan's house and we just sat and talked with him and Jordan and we even made a pizookie! We just talked about high school, breaks, their missions, Kim going on her mission, and just life. It was so great. AND! We played bang. I lost. What else is new. Haha

I'm so glad I have such awesome friends (and roommates) here and that we can have low-budget fun. Yeah, I'm cheesy, I know.

Ready, set, snow!

Oh man. It's here. The Infamous Rexburg Snow.

I'm not kidding when I say that Rexburg looks just like this.

I know I should be used to it by now, but I never am. It's fun for like...2 minutes. Once your body actually realizes that it has no blood flow, that goes right out the window. However, I will say there are some great things about snow: snowmen, hot chocolate weather, snowboarding (not that I can go, but still exciting!) and I love seeing little snowflakes on everyone's eyelashes. Drawbacks? Me slipping like I've never walked in my life. I guess that was only the first say when everything was slush-but quite embarrassing seeing as how I had to grab onto random people to keep from falling. Then you have to do the whole embarrassing "Oh! Thanks!...Er, sorry!" and everyone's like "Whoa there! You okay?" Oh jeez.

BUT! The number one best thing about snowfall? Goodbye Fall, hello CHRISTMAS season!! :) Yes, our apartment is already playing Christmas music and it's not even Thanksgiving yet. But if you wait until after Thanksgiving, that really only gives you 22 days! That's not enough! There are like a million Christmas songs and I want to hear em all! I love Christmas. Can't wait to spend it with my awesome family and friends....and then be stuck with them for 4 months. :)

"Anyone Else" would be a bummer

So today was pretty great day if I do say so myself...

First off was the COLLIN RAYE CONCERT!!!

I went with Camille and Andrew and we had a BLAST!! I'm pretty sure we were the craziest ones there because my throat was SO sore the next day from all the screaming I did! Haha We were singing, dancing, clapping, and during one of the songs, a couple went out to the middle of the floor, where there was a little space, and were swing dancing!! So romantic. But yeah. It was SO much fun! He played almost every single song I wanted to hear (the only one he didn't play was Couldn't Last A Moment, but it's still newer and I'm glad he stuck to the older hits!) and we were all singing along to every single one! He was so nice and so funny too!! I was so happy he wasn't like "Oh lame, I'm at a college campus." He kept saying how great we were to play for and just how excited he was to be back here (after like a decade. Haha) and he was just so great. So fun. I can't wrap my brain around why some people don't just adore country music. It is SO upbeat & fun! I had a new appreciation for his music again at the end of the night. He's awesome.

Then the three of us met up with Ryan and Jared and all went out to eat at Sammy's!! Sammy's is the coolest. Seriously. I'm going to miss their sweet potato fries and burgers and GREAT live music when I have to go home. So depressing. But we all went and ate and had a great time! Then Andrew had to leave, so Camille & I went back to their house and just sat and talked with Ryan and Jared. They are so much fun. Hanging out never gets old. We were laughing all till curfew and then, the gentlemen they are, they walked us home. I just love my life. To death. (Get it?)