This is me telling Brigitta to clean up her wrapping paper mess she made all over my floor because she had to wrap a present for her friends birthday really fast and never helped to clean it afterwards!!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The Christmas Lights
I love Christmas lights, that's no joke. One of our traditions over Christmas time is putting up these Christmas lights. I help my Dad hang them all over our front yard so that as people turn left or right onto our wonderful street, Silversprings Drive, they can see the first house on the right and feel the spirit of Christmas. I love seeing them all lit up. See the little orbs or light? My friend would always call them "Ewok houses" because that is where all the little creatures live in the trees. I love having everything decorated for Christmas, it is so festive and cheerful. Oh, and if anyone has ever heard the Muppets version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas", I love the part at the end when that random thing goes, "Meee Meee Meee Meee Meee Meee Meee" in a very high pitched voice because it can't talk. Sorry, that's random, but true!
This is me telling Brigitta to clean up her wrapping paper mess she made all over my floor because she had to wrap a present for her friends birthday really fast and never helped to clean it afterwards!!
This is me telling Brigitta to clean up her wrapping paper mess she made all over my floor because she had to wrap a present for her friends birthday really fast and never helped to clean it afterwards!!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The Break Has Begun
Man, what a relief to finally be home. After my first semester at college, it is great to be here in rainy Vancouver, Washington enjoying the peace and serenity of the Christmas break. I guess I will start from the beginning!
Well my flight was scheduled to leave at 8:40 AM Saturday morning, but unfortunately there were delays so we couldn't leave until 9:30'ish. Oh well that was fine! I made it home at 10:30 since I gain an hour back and it was great to see my family again even though it has only been three weeks. Saturday was spent shopping (well actually, it was spent following Gitta all over Clackamas Shopping Center as she shopped for everyone and the rest of us wanting to go other places!) I did manage to find a new dark navy blue suit which I got tailored today. It will be nice having more than one suit, especially in preparation for the mission and what not. Anyhow....
The one thing that I notice is that when you come home for break, and yes my sister has agreed with me, you sleep. A lot. The one question that I am continually asking myself is "Why am I so tired?!" I am not even exercising near as much as I would like to and I am just tired. I took a long nap Saturday, collapsed and slept like a little baby Sunday night, and even tonight I was watching an TV show with Gemma and conked out on the couch for an hour or two. My mom says it is from all the pent up stress and what not of finals and college. I guess I agree with her, I wish I wasn't so boring though, sleeping all up and around the house. I feel like one of my cats...haha.
OH! I almost forgot. We built a gigunta 10' snow man right outside our dorm on the Thursday of finals. It was sssuper sweet until we woke up the next day and it was smashed in half and people were trying to fit the bottom part in a wheelchair to make it look like he had an accident. I think someone I know ended up naming him Jumbo Jack? That's a silly name :P
Oh and as the day wore on he continued to get more and more awesome and shaped. When I woke up from a nap he was way more cool! With child!
Back to the original story! Sunday was cool because I got to go home to the old home ward and see everyone again. It seems like Cascade Park Ward is as good as I left it, and I even got to say the closing prayer in Sacrament meeting, which I have never had the opportunity of doing.
Sunday night we were just hanging out and Tripper came over. I made some sugar cookies in a muffin tin and since Tripper is addicted to whipped cream he puts tons on everything. I was even making eggs for him and he walks by and sprays some in the eggs. I just stopped and stare at him and go, "kiddin' me?" and we just bust out laughing. Good times.
Monday morning was awesome. My Dad helped me set it up with my Oral Surgeon who pulled my wisdom teeth Dr. Rehrer to watch Brenton, my cousins wisdom teeth surgery. Oral Surgery is potentially something I would be interested in going into, even though it is 8 years after Undergrad, the end product is something that I think would be cool in a career - autonomy and control of your own life. Anyways, I found the surgery to be really awesome, I got to see him give Brenton shots everywhere, cut open his gums and break up his teeth and extract them. Two of them came out relatively easily but the third he had to shatter with this drill bit thingy. Very interesting stuff. I won't put up pictures for you guys, but you have got to see how Brenton reacted to the drugs after the surgery was over. No doubt you have seen "David after Dentist" on youtube or other people funny on the nitrous, and he was much the same. I about cried laughing. He was being very naughty and kept trying to stand up. Anyways, here is the videos I captured of Brenton Clive.
After this video you hear the lady ask us if we want a picture. Well this pretty much sums it up!
Note he is not normally like this! Except in his sleep! Haha. If anyone wants me to translate any part of it for you, let me know.
Haha, so that was a lot of fun. Later on in the day I drew for a little bit. Just random sketches and what not.
I love being back home because it means I get to use my drafting table on my old desk to draw. I love having this because it is nice to draw at an angle sometimes.
Then Brigitta came in and started messing with my camera...
Well my flight was scheduled to leave at 8:40 AM Saturday morning, but unfortunately there were delays so we couldn't leave until 9:30'ish. Oh well that was fine! I made it home at 10:30 since I gain an hour back and it was great to see my family again even though it has only been three weeks. Saturday was spent shopping (well actually, it was spent following Gitta all over Clackamas Shopping Center as she shopped for everyone and the rest of us wanting to go other places!) I did manage to find a new dark navy blue suit which I got tailored today. It will be nice having more than one suit, especially in preparation for the mission and what not. Anyhow....
The one thing that I notice is that when you come home for break, and yes my sister has agreed with me, you sleep. A lot. The one question that I am continually asking myself is "Why am I so tired?!" I am not even exercising near as much as I would like to and I am just tired. I took a long nap Saturday, collapsed and slept like a little baby Sunday night, and even tonight I was watching an TV show with Gemma and conked out on the couch for an hour or two. My mom says it is from all the pent up stress and what not of finals and college. I guess I agree with her, I wish I wasn't so boring though, sleeping all up and around the house. I feel like one of my cats...haha.
OH! I almost forgot. We built a gigunta 10' snow man right outside our dorm on the Thursday of finals. It was sssuper sweet until we woke up the next day and it was smashed in half and people were trying to fit the bottom part in a wheelchair to make it look like he had an accident. I think someone I know ended up naming him Jumbo Jack? That's a silly name :P
Oh and as the day wore on he continued to get more and more awesome and shaped. When I woke up from a nap he was way more cool! With child!
Back to the original story! Sunday was cool because I got to go home to the old home ward and see everyone again. It seems like Cascade Park Ward is as good as I left it, and I even got to say the closing prayer in Sacrament meeting, which I have never had the opportunity of doing.
Sunday night we were just hanging out and Tripper came over. I made some sugar cookies in a muffin tin and since Tripper is addicted to whipped cream he puts tons on everything. I was even making eggs for him and he walks by and sprays some in the eggs. I just stopped and stare at him and go, "kiddin' me?" and we just bust out laughing. Good times.
Monday morning was awesome. My Dad helped me set it up with my Oral Surgeon who pulled my wisdom teeth Dr. Rehrer to watch Brenton, my cousins wisdom teeth surgery. Oral Surgery is potentially something I would be interested in going into, even though it is 8 years after Undergrad, the end product is something that I think would be cool in a career - autonomy and control of your own life. Anyways, I found the surgery to be really awesome, I got to see him give Brenton shots everywhere, cut open his gums and break up his teeth and extract them. Two of them came out relatively easily but the third he had to shatter with this drill bit thingy. Very interesting stuff. I won't put up pictures for you guys, but you have got to see how Brenton reacted to the drugs after the surgery was over. No doubt you have seen "David after Dentist" on youtube or other people funny on the nitrous, and he was much the same. I about cried laughing. He was being very naughty and kept trying to stand up. Anyways, here is the videos I captured of Brenton Clive.
After this video you hear the lady ask us if we want a picture. Well this pretty much sums it up!
Note he is not normally like this! Except in his sleep! Haha. If anyone wants me to translate any part of it for you, let me know.
Haha, so that was a lot of fun. Later on in the day I drew for a little bit. Just random sketches and what not.
I love being back home because it means I get to use my drafting table on my old desk to draw. I love having this because it is nice to draw at an angle sometimes.
Then Brigitta came in and started messing with my camera...
But that's okay. Gitta is Gitta! Haha. Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday and the joy of Christmas is with them. OH! I saw one of my favorite car's yesterday too. Luckily I had my camera and we were at a light. Bentley's are hard to come by!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Sorry!
Sorry, I have been lame and haven't posted but I can assure you;
I have tons of things to post! I will get around to it sometime.......probably....
Haha, that's my confession for today. Break has been great, hope it has been for you guys as well.
Have a wonderfully happy evening, until we meet again!
I have tons of things to post! I will get around to it sometime.......probably....
Haha, that's my confession for today. Break has been great, hope it has been for you guys as well.
Have a wonderfully happy evening, until we meet again!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
My Point of Veiw
Hello everybody! Its Brigitta. Carson is busy right now and he is letting me post today! Carson is laying next to me petting the cats and watching soccer and the New Mexico Bowl. (AKA being lazy) I'm so happy he's finally home! Apparently his blog wont post pictures right now so I'm sorry this post will be kind of boring.
We are watching UTEP get slaughtered by BYU and just experienced this miner/cowboy/hobo mascot thing who started dancing. It was not a pretty sight. Carson and I were laughing so hard because it was the worst mascot in the world. First of all it is a person. My question is why is he wearing a suit if the mascot is just a person. Second of all nobody knew what a lobo was which was I guess what he was called. Is it some form of hobo or something. Im just confused. Dont people go to college so they wont be hobos? That is sure showcasing his school pride.
Cosmo is soooooo much better.
Anyways I am just so happy Carson is here otherwise I wouldn't have anyone to laugh with. Well we are going christmas shopping in an hour so I better go get ready. It was nice blogging for you.
Happy Holidays,
Brigitta
Thursday, December 16, 2010
FREEDOM!!!
Free from Finals.
Got a good quote from my book last night;
"Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship." - General Omar N. Bradley
For some reason I really love Norman Rockwell pictures!
Those are a few of my favorite festive and non-festive. Hallelujah finals are over with!!!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Oooooouuuuuuuuuuuccccccchhhhhh!
So basically, I've decided that my Dad always inadvertently knows how to cheer me up. Whether it be by sending my a ridiculously long text message with zero punctuation that goes something like this, "Hey buddy hows the weather down there in provo your finals go okay we just got a christmas tree its a tall noble looks great hope your doing well how about them blazers", or in a conversational exchange we had yesterday. I am walking out of the JSB auditorium and see my less then desirable score on the American Heritage final and I had a text from my Dad that said, how's finals? I responded, "well i just got dominated with a 71% on American Heritage" thinking I would get some reassurance but the next text I got just said, "Ouuuuucccccccchhhhhhhhhh!!!!" Haha normally that would have offended me, because I studied long and hard for that! But I just smiled and laughed and said, "Yep, it was a tough one." He then replies with, "Hopefully they grade on a pretty steep curve when I went there that class was like cake I walked out with an easy A". That made me laugh too, I just responded with "Well times have changed since the olden days, Dad!" Ah it was great. Just getting that text, "Ouuuuuucccchhhh!" from my Dad was so unexpected, but it really made me realize that yes, I underperformed on a test, but what can I do about it now except study twice as hard for my next one!
Also, remember how I said yesterday about how I was grateful there was no snow and that it was 50 degrees out and sunny? Well I woke up this morning to this; Apparently I forgot to knock on wood!
We had a wonderful Christmas feast last Sunday at Robbie's house, where everyone made something. Brenton baked this massive pork shoulder and we had tons of ham, I of course made the green bean casserole. I can't wait to learn how to make Christmas fettucini that our family has every Christmas eve. That will be splendid. Also, I can't believe that Christmas is next week. For real!!!
It was Dallin's birthday too. We had fun getting him random knick-nacks. We went to Texas Roadhouse last night and feasted and Dallin got to ride the saddle since it was his birthday. I drank six glasses of water because I was so thirsty and everytime the waitress came back she gave me a new glass since she just knew. I wanted to get her to say "you a thiwsty boi!" like that waitress in Florida did in 10th grade, but she wouldn't do it because she said she would "ruin the accent and the memory!" She was a very funny lady.
Also, remember how I said yesterday about how I was grateful there was no snow and that it was 50 degrees out and sunny? Well I woke up this morning to this; Apparently I forgot to knock on wood!
We had a wonderful Christmas feast last Sunday at Robbie's house, where everyone made something. Brenton baked this massive pork shoulder and we had tons of ham, I of course made the green bean casserole. I can't wait to learn how to make Christmas fettucini that our family has every Christmas eve. That will be splendid. Also, I can't believe that Christmas is next week. For real!!!
It was Dallin's birthday too. We had fun getting him random knick-nacks. We went to Texas Roadhouse last night and feasted and Dallin got to ride the saddle since it was his birthday. I drank six glasses of water because I was so thirsty and everytime the waitress came back she gave me a new glass since she just knew. I wanted to get her to say "you a thiwsty boi!" like that waitress in Florida did in 10th grade, but she wouldn't do it because she said she would "ruin the accent and the memory!" She was a very funny lady.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Floccinaucinihilipilification.
Yep. It really stinks no matter how much you study you still don't get the grade you think you deserve, but such is the nature of college life.
My advice to people taking finals:
1. Never enter a test on an empty stomach, it is really distracting.
2. Have a happy and positive quote in your head all day so that no matter what happens you remember what is important.
3. Don't dwell on the past.
4. Focus hard on the task at hand.
5. Remember all your blessings in life, there is so much to be grateful for.
So there you have it, I am blessed to have so many great friends in my life, I am blessed to have a wonderful family who I know loves me, I am blessed that is has been very warm and not snowy so I don't have to worry about slipping in front of everyone on my way to the testing center, I am blessed with a fast metabolism, I am blessed with a love for the gospel, I am blessed having a sister at college, I am blessed with a great ward both here and back home, I am blessed for a love of physical activity and competition, I am blessed with knowledge and loving to learn, I am blessed with the opportunity to go on a mission, I am blessed for the holiday season which I get to experience back home, so on and so forth.
Just thought I should recount some of the things I am grateful for. Also, my friend Tripper got his wisdoms pulled today.
"A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew." -Herb Caen
Get better soon buddy, don't partially dry socket like I did. :) That was some of the worst pain I have ever been in in my entire life.
I'm coming home in five days, I'm so excited! See you soon, family!
My advice to people taking finals:
1. Never enter a test on an empty stomach, it is really distracting.
2. Have a happy and positive quote in your head all day so that no matter what happens you remember what is important.
3. Don't dwell on the past.
4. Focus hard on the task at hand.
5. Remember all your blessings in life, there is so much to be grateful for.
So there you have it, I am blessed to have so many great friends in my life, I am blessed to have a wonderful family who I know loves me, I am blessed that is has been very warm and not snowy so I don't have to worry about slipping in front of everyone on my way to the testing center, I am blessed with a fast metabolism, I am blessed with a love for the gospel, I am blessed having a sister at college, I am blessed with a great ward both here and back home, I am blessed for a love of physical activity and competition, I am blessed with knowledge and loving to learn, I am blessed with the opportunity to go on a mission, I am blessed for the holiday season which I get to experience back home, so on and so forth.
Just thought I should recount some of the things I am grateful for. Also, my friend Tripper got his wisdoms pulled today.
"A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew." -Herb Caen
Get better soon buddy, don't partially dry socket like I did. :) That was some of the worst pain I have ever been in in my entire life.
I'm coming home in five days, I'm so excited! See you soon, family!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Are Finals Stressful?
Sorry, it's been awhile. But I thought this was hilarious.
At 11:11 I texted my sister "Make a wish" jokingly because we had been texting. I get a text a little later that just says, "I wish BYU would burn to the ground..."
Seriously sis!?!? Haha!!! I about lost it when I got that text. That is very radical, how about next semester you just do this:
"I wish I will do well on my finals and ace every one..."
Ah my sister is great.
At 11:11 I texted my sister "Make a wish" jokingly because we had been texting. I get a text a little later that just says, "I wish BYU would burn to the ground..."
Seriously sis!?!? Haha!!! I about lost it when I got that text. That is very radical, how about next semester you just do this:
"I wish I will do well on my finals and ace every one..."
Ah my sister is great.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Turn The World Upside Down
I was surprised one day when I walked in and found this laying on my desk;
Another token of friendship. Dallin Shirley drew our dream house. And what an exceptional masterpiece that only took him ten minutes. "I would know because he wrote 'It only took me ten minutes' on the back." I just laughed really hard when I got this on my desk. Dallin is another one of those funny guys.
Once we spent most of a Friday night just sitting in my room drawing. He drew this masterpiece:
Once again I was reminded to remember the little things in life;
I opened up a bag of skittles. Eventually these were the only ones left. I was gifted with the baby skittle. One of the most highly sought after skittles in all the universe. I preserved the little munchkin for a very long time. It was like a child to me. Then I ate it. It was as good as all the others, if not better.
Oh. These are my favorite pens in the whole wide world. I would just say to all that if you have not tried a Pilot V Ball Extra Fine you are missing out on a whole lot. Let me tell ya. Sorry for the randomness of this post, its just certain things need to be said. I have been through so many things with these pens. These ones are brand new, I just got them. I love them already!
Also, I like taking little close up artsy shots of my stuff. It pleases me when one turns out. Like these ones...
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