Sophomore Year Begins

I have all this guilt about not keeping up with the blog Fall 2014. Although I do have a few pictures of highlights, I was just so busy I did not have time to adequately document this wonderful semester. The blog is back to being a priority! As I catch up, know that almost everyday was a blessing. I loved this semester so much. Here is a little bit about September.

Football games. Our season started off so strong. Siri even said her favorite football team was BYU when you asked her because we were nationally ranked. That all went downhill during the Utah State game though. A handful of guys got really hurt. When Taysom Hill was injured, we knew the season was over. It was fun while it lasted.

Making pie with Emmy. Kris brought us a ton of apples from her garden, so we treated the office. I can't remember if there was any other occasion. Emmy's recipes are so good.

I really like this picture. This soccer game was really empty, but it was good and we ended up hanging out with Cosmo for a bit. 

Miranda is so much fun as a roommate. Our room is crazy fun (and messy). The picture on the right was taken at a stake social at Kiwanas Park. A bunch of stake leaders are in this old man rock band. They were surprisingly good. 

Work Story: I do not wear the Batman shirt from the above picture a ton. I like it though. I walked into work wearing it, probably on the Friday this picture was taken, and Mykaela said something about it not being my style. It led to a funny conversation about how my style is much more cutesy and then everyone in the office turning on Mykaela because she does not like Batman.... What???

Look at this glorious tomato. It looks like a pumpkin! Three cheers for Kris bringing us so much food from her garden. I love tomatoes. 

Emmy is not a scanning error. Heheh

Midway Swiss Days

August 29th & 30th is Midway Swiss Days. Several girls from the ward piled into cars and went up the canyon to check it out. Swiss Days is a mix of an art festival and marketplace with entertainment. I love events like this. It made me really miss Camden Market in London.

Speaking of London, guess who I ran into! Justyne was at the festival with her family and we could not talk long. It was great seeing someone from London though. 

Not quite sure if all of this food is really "Swiss," but it claims to be. Maybe it is the Swiss cheese on the sandwich? ;)

Midway is a cute town. I am surprised how active it is for being so small. The architecture also has a heavy influence from... Switzerland? Even the LDS Church buildings look unique in this town.

No one bought very much, but it was a good time. Yay tent city!

Left to right: Joanna, Liz, and I in the back on the way home. Jessica rocks for telling us about the festival and bringing us along.

And now for a very sad story....

September 6th - I was on a grocery shopping trip with Mykaela, Leilani, and Emmy. Our first stop was Target. My phone had been acting weird for several days. It would turn off or the buttons would stop working. After checking out of Target, my phone turned off and never turned back on. I don't know what happened!!! I was so frustrated, and then my new debit card didn't work. Can you saw hot mess? I was a wreck. I didn't know what to do without money or communication. Thank goodness my coworkers are so sweet. My stress level sky-rocketed with how frustrated I was. 

News Flash: There is not an Apple Store in Utah County. Oh happy valley.... The Simply Mac Store could not help.  I had to take a trip to Murray, just to be told they did not have my phone and would have to come back once they had one shipped in. It could not be shipped to my house and the Iphone 6 was coming out, backing up all other orders.

 Over two weeks of being phone-less was liberating. but soooo annoying when everyone expects you to be on the grid. I also felt bad I did not have my own car to take care of all of these errands.

Half a month later, Miranda and I made it to Murray to pick up my new phone. At last!! She is a gem.

Full-Timer Breakfast

 Once upon a time Kris had to go to the University Conference during the last week of August. I can't remember what it was specifically, but they all had tickets to get breakfast. When it was time for Kris to go, she couldn't find her ticket. We had seen her with it earlier and knew she received one. It was MIA. Kris borrowed an extra ticket from the office upstairs and told us that we could probably find it if we looked. She was just so flustered trying to get out the door. A few minutes later we start talking and Emmy walks over Kris's desk to answer the phone or something. She then finds the ticket in the top drawer next to the pens. Whaaaaat? Well what do you do when you are a college student and find a ticket for a free breakfast?

Full-timer status granted. We convinced Emmy to go to Brigham Square and pick up food for everyone. She is definitely the most mature of all of us. Delicious. Kris completely approved of our decision and said she would have been mad if we didn't go get food. It was a fun day. I don't know if anything is more motivating than good food. 

The end of summer was when the Imaging Office got really into memes, snapchat, and Regency Era movies. Emmy, Leilani, and I always invited Tanner, but he isn't one for romance movies 

More free food at work. The five of us ventured over to the Hinkley Building on August 25th for a Y hangout with other departments. Leilani and I love root beer floats.

Tanner, Emmy, Cosmo, Leilani, and I

Ready for Fall 2014. Working this summer has been crazy. 

P.S. Miranda is here!!! We went shopping at Walmart for sheets and other essentials. I can tell this is going to be the beginning of many late night shopping runs.

Luis & Jay's Wedding

Saturday, August 30th

Excuse me? It's FREEZING here!!!! Since when is it below 60 in August?!?! #Idaho

Hi. We're freezing. Excited to go to the wedding though! #azgirls

The stunning Rexburg Temple.

Visiting the sister school. BYU-I is nice, but I feel so blessed to be able to attend BYU. I love my school. And it's COLD HERE!!! (Can you catch a motiff?) 

Walking the lovely horticulture gardens during the temple session (and avoiding worms).

I'm an idiot.

I wouldn't mind a little more of this in Provo though.

Jaycee and Luis coming out of the temple. It rained all morning and all afternoon. Thank goodness is stopped just long enough for us to take family pictures. 

Waiting for our turn to be in the group shots. The Aunts!

Theresa, Sheri, Heidi, and Mom

After the wedding Mom and I went to lunch with Heidi, Hannah, Lily, and Grandma. There aren't many places to eat in Rexburg. We decided on Wingers. The food was good, but the restaurant was busy and the service was slow. I felt bad for our server. It was his first day on the job and he was a little confused. 

Shout-out to the creepy pinatas in a grocery store mom and I picked up some supplies in. Does anyone else think they are super freaky?

Reception Time! The hall they had it in was gorgeous. Good thing it was inside too; Idaho is FREEZING. Mom and I helped set up the ice cream bar as we waited for guests. The funniest part was moving a wilderness arch for the wedding line and it getting stuck in the ceiling. I'm not sure how that happened, but we are not pro movers.

What is a family function without Alexis's delicious food? She made the cake pops and cake for the reception. I had to stand guard of them for a while. Little kids were so tempted to run up and grab one before the bride and groom cut the cake. 

Jay and I. She looks so beautiful. What a fab cousin. I wish I was in the States for Shelby's wedding. This was a great cousin wedding on the Codling side for my first time. Jaycee taught me how to ride a bike when I was 8-years-old. We would write letters to each other and play lots of games at family reunions. Even though we haven't been as close growing up, I'll admit she is one of my favorites. ;)

   

Me and Mom <3

Grandma hung out with us most of the reception. She is so funny to sit by. She also teased us how we didn't know how to use a lighter. We weren't super helpful with getting the sparklers started. One of the previous pictures is mom and I celebrating our victory of finally starting the lighter.

After the reception we went to Applebee's with a few family members and people that helped at the reception. Everyone was tired from a long day, but it was worth it. I think the wedding was near perfect. Finding Heidi and Cory's house afterward was not easy. Most of the roads weren't lit and I rarely had service. Oh Idaho. 

A crazy road trip done. I can't remember why we are making sad faces in the picture on the left, but I'm sure it's because we were driving in Idaho and mom had to go home soon. The picture on the right is SO COOL! Cute little floating cloud, you are much too low to the ground.