Off-roading

I am pretty happy to be alive today. 

James decided that he wanted to go off-roading and I decided to tag along. So we all piled into two Jeeps and took on the terrain. I have to admit, I was cracking up like a maniac and it was going so well! We were going up and around things, bouncing up and down, having such a fun time. Until.

Stephen decided to go up a hillside that was pretty steep. After watching him, and hearing all the girls screaming, we were a little freaked out, but Nathan decided that his car could definitely handle it too.

Wrong.

We started up and made it a pretty good amount up there, but it wasn't enough and we started to fall BACKWARDS back towards the ground. We ended up (literally) at an angle and the back of the Jeep was pushed into the snow. But! I didn't even scream! I just figured I was going to die and started to think about what I would tell my relatives up in heaven when they asked why we did such a dumb thing. Ps-The feeling of falling backwards while you are looking up at the sky is actually terrifying and NOT fun contrary to the boys' beliefs. But Stephen came back after us and after like 20 minutes, we were able to be pulled back up and took another route up. Then we went back to swerving and mudding and crawling up big rocks. It was an adventure, that's for sure. And I made it home safe and sound to tell you all about it.

Early Mornings in Edit Bay #23

In my multimedia video journalism class, we were asked to take a picture of our favorite spot on campus. I thought it was going to be a LOT harder. I thought about all the different spots I have grown to love over my four years here. There's a lot. But I guess there is one place that has always been pretty special to me, especially since now I live in the Spori.

This is edit bay #23.

It may seem strange, but this is my most favorite spot on campus. Countless times, I have come to the Spori basement early in the morning and closed the door and turned on only the spotlights to edit footage, work, or do homework, while I listen to my favorite music. In a strange way, I feel like I am the only one in the whole basement (maybe even the whole Spori) and it makes me feel like I can really get things accomplished. I've always loved getting up early and starting on my day and so with the dim light and the super quiet environment around me, I just feel at peace.

It also has to be #23 because it is furthest from where all the action and busyness is. It was the one I finished my very first package in and where I have had really great conversations with a lot of friends I made down there. This edit bay was the one where James first came down to hang out with me when we were just becoming friends. He met my friends, brought me some dinner, and we talked in this room for such a long time. It was also the one that would not open my first semester and it always seemed like it was so mysterious. So when I finally was able to get in, I felt like it was a secret hideout for me to lock myself away and do the things that I love the most. You could say it's my happy place.

That's why edit bay #23 is my favorite place on campus. Even with all those other amazing spots that I have so many memories with (like the couches in the common area of the Ricks or the library computers) I think some of the best days have started right here in this spot. I'm sure going to miss it once I graduate.