Some Decisions

So we've finally made a few decisions! We're going with Ciao Bella photography. We liked all of the photographers, but she was the only one available for our date. We also found out that Nathan got the job in Livermore during the summer so we're going to be living in California for the summer! I'm pretty excited. We've also decided that we're going to be having cupcakes instead of a cake. There is a new cupcake place that opened up down here in Provo and they have red velvet cupcakes which are delicious AND happen to coincide with our colors. I think it was fate. I also found my dress. I'm going to be renting it from a place called Gowns by Pamela. The lady was really fun and cute and I fell in love with the dress (and the price!). Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of me in it or anything, but it does actually look pretty similar to the pictured one a couple posts ago. Lets see, what else.... The temple date is all set. June 12, 2010 at 1:00. My mom also started working on some decorations for our reception and they look amazing already. I'll post some pictures when we have the design down. We're also looking for apartments to stay in for next fall, so if anyone has a good suggestion, please let us know. That's it for today!

Photography

So.... We're trying to decide on a photographer for our wedding. Originally I thought I was going to have Amy Jo Sturzenegger do them for us, but she said that she wasn't going to be able to do the wedding photography. So the hunt began. I started out just looking for someone to cover the wedding, but that already was looking super pricey with the lowest rate around $500. Well I spent all of yesterday looking around the interwebs for photographers with some success. The websites/photographers that we've narrowed it down to were these:
belladayphotography.com

capturedbydash.com

http://ciaobellaphotography.blogspot.com/

Give them a look-see and let me know what you all think.

Dress

I haven't decided on a dress at all. I've only gone to one store to try dresses on to get an idea of what I like. However, this dress is the one that I think I liked the best. It looked good on me and I love the neckline, called Queen Anne. I'm going shopping tomorrow with the girls in the family so there'll be more pictures. This is just a preliminary suggestion. (http://www.beautifullymodest.com/store/wedding-dresses/b2025/)

So, I'm getting married!

Yes, despite all posits to the contrary, I am getting married. His name is Nathan Perry and we're planning on getting married in the Salt Lake temple on June 12, 2010. I figured I should start now to get in the habit of posting things, and I also wanted to get some feedback on wedding decisions. I'm pretty sure anyone who was reading this blog now doesn't but well, hopefully someone still does. It's a good chronicle in any case.
So here are what we are thinking the colors will be:
Comments? Suggestions?

Scots-in-the-land

Well, here I am in Scotland! I think I might enjoy it more if I wasn't so tired and burned out. We went on a bus tour the other day of some cities and up to Loch Lomond. It was beautiful, but not really exciting. I think the most striking thing is how green everything is. Our bus driver/tour guide was hilarious though. He was telling us about the kilts at one point and explained that the normal kilt is just a very large piece of fabric and then you pleat it, lay it down on the ground and sort of roll over in it so it makes a skirt on one end. The other end goes over one shoulder and can be used as a hood/cape. Then, when you go to sleep it is your blanket, you just put it flat and roll up tight in it. Then supposedly the best place to sleep is on the heather where you just lay on top of it (he says it is a strong as oak) and then shoogle (his definition was to shake or shimmy) your way down into the heather a bit so that it is both beneath and above you. That way you stay dry and warm, and goodness knows how you're supposed to get out of this cocoon. If only he could have given us a demonstration.
Edinbrough is only slightly larger than Salt Lake it seems, only more crowded and a lot dirtier. I gather that it used to be quite an industrial town and since all the buildings were made out of the local sandstone, the soot and grime just stayed on the walls. So most of the buildings look very dirty and black, especially the old churches and things. Today and tomorrow are the only days we have to be out in the city, but most of us are pretty burned out and broke, so I only spent about 2 hours out in the city. There are castles and churches and things to see, but, however much I never thought I would say this, I'm quite sick of looking at castles. Cathedrals not so much, but generally in a castle there isn't that much to see. Especially since the last few places we've gone have had lots of places in restoration and/or they were ruins. Don't get me wrong, they are amazing places. I think you just need to take them one at a time. Also, they usually involve a lot of climbing.
Overall, I'm just excited for Mom to get here. I'm tired of these beds and wierd bathrooms. Tonight is our 'farewell' banquet. I'm excited for it, but sad to see all the people that I've spent the last months with go. We've all grown quite close. I miss home some, but the prospect of going back to Provo just doesn't appeal to me. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that I'll be starting school right when I get back. So much for recuperation days.

Dancing with the Stars

Sorry I've been remiss in my blogging lately. It's almost time for us to leave London and I've been trying to get everything in before we leave. That and the fact that we're having finals for our classes tomorrow and I'm rushing to get everything done. A couple of notes before I get on to the main subject: I saw Rebecca Harbuck yesterday and hung out with her. It was great to finally see her! We've been friends since kindergarten and it's always nice to meet up. Kristie - I'm glad I get to be considered one of your good friends so you blog about me! I miss you tons too and always wonder what you're up to. It is hard to keep in contact, but we shall!

Okay, so here goes. This week we went to go see Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens which is where the author met the family that gave him the inspiration to write Peter Pan. If you've seen Finding Neverland you know what I'm talking about. Anyway, it was great. Meg Ryan was there. I took this stalkerish photo of her. She was trying to keep a low profile so she was turning people away who asked for photos or autographs. I don't blame her. She was there with a little girl she adopted.

I also went to see Hamlet, the play. Guess who was in the lead? Jude Law! So we waited after the show was over and I got his autograph.

Later in the week we went to Madame Tussaud's and got photos with just about everyone else. Here I am with George Clooney:

And Hitler:

If you didn't know, Madame Tussaud's is a wax museum. Another boy on the trip and I got these passes to go to most of the attractions in London, and by that I mean like the big tourist trap places. We went to the wax museum, rode the London Eye, went to the London Dungeons and the SeaLife Aquarium. The Aquarium was my favorite I think, though they were all worth it. We also stopped into the this place called the Movieum - like movie museum - which was cool because they had original props from movies like Harry Potter and Star Wars as well as original sketches and animations from Disney movies and cartoons and the Simpsons. I could go on and on, but I was just so pround of myself getting Jude Law's autograph that I had to share and then I thought I'd go with a themed post. Missing you all!

Barthhhhhhhelona or Spain expedition number two

So, I took off to Barcelona, Spain last weekend with a few other students. It was great to be back in Spain. Me and one of the other girls were the only people who spoke Spanish, out of the seven of us, so I felt really cool translating for everyone. The first thing we notices about Barcelona was the oppressive heat! Just stepping off the plane you could feel it. Now, most people know I'm not a heat person, so you can imagine how I felt. It was really hot, but in looking back, it really wasn't so bad after the first day. You just drink a lot of water and stay in the shade when you can. Oh, and not worry about smelling worse then you ever have in your life. There were plenty of sites to see and we started right away. Most of the things there are from an architect - Gaudi. Look him up if you don't know anything about him. His work is amazing! There were also street markets and fun stores as we walked around the city. For one of our days there, four of us decided we wanted to spend some time at the beach. I didn't bring my swimming suit so I consigned myself to sit by and one of the other girls even said that she wasn't planning on getting in, so I didn't feel too bad. Well, we got there and the water looked so lovely and cool that I really couldn't resist. We went to a little clothes shop and I bought a swimming suit and something to go over it (because of course the only suits they had were skimpy bikinis) and headed into the water. IT WAS AMAZING! The water was really cool and was just the remedy we were looking for on the hot day. We played in the waves and body surfed a little. It was nice even to just stand or lay in the water. After we decided we had enough salt water up our noses, we went out to dry off on the beach. Unfortunately we hadn't brought towels so we all ended up kind of sharing one because the beach chairs they had on the beach it turns out you have to pay for. We probably laid out for an hour or so until our clothes were mostly dry. Little did we know that we would pay for it later. After getting out of the sun we started noticing that everyone was really red. We stopped to take in the damage and decided we needed some aloe. Well, suffice it to say that we were all in great pain the next few days, and I know that at least I am still in pain. I found a blister on my shoulder today. I don't know if it's been there the whole time or if it is recently formed. I'm also peeling, but apparantly pulling the skin off was not a good idea because it hurts even worse now. Oh well, there's really not much I can do but wait it out. The only real complaint I have is it makes it rather hard to sleep. And carrying around a backpack all day can be rather taxing. But don't worry about me! I'll be fine. It was completely worth it to spend the day swimming in the Mediterranean. Now I'm back in London and we really only have one and a half more weeks here before we take off. Were going to be traveling outside of London to places like Cardiff, Bath, Salisbury (home of Stonehenge) and other places this weekend. I just hope I don't get more bug bites. That would really make my day to deal with those on top of my sunburn. But I don't know what I can really do about that short of sleeping on the floor. I'll just keep my fingers crossed that the hostels are nice.

498 . . .499 . . . 500 . . . 501 . . .

I think I never want to see another stair in my life. Today was a lazy morning and I did some planning to see when we could do what in order to get all the required and elective sites for my classes done. I knew I wanted to get out at some point, so my roomie and I decided we'd go to St. Paul's Cathedral. It is one of the most beautiful places I've seen. The decorations and sculpture and architecture are all superb. As I was walking through the cathedral I saw a sign for a walk up to the dome/tower thing. Just outside of the steps was a warning the for people who have health conditions or whatever shouldn't do this. That should have been my warning. The first walk up to what they call the whispering gallery, inside the dome, wasn't so bad, but my heart was pounding by the time I got there. Of course I decided to continue, even with seeing the sign that said there were roughly 150 steps on the way up to the next stop. I thought, meh, 150 is not so bad. Well, it's not.....if you're trained to run a marathon. After that there were only 150 more steps and I figured that if I'd made it up this far already, I might as well go all the way. So I did. It was worth it. Coming back down may have been worse because it makes you dizzy, always rotating and having to look at your feet. So I tried to look up instead of down most of the time, but my legs felt like jelly by the time I made it all the way to the bottom. I started fanning myself while finishing looking around and people were looking at me strangely, but I didn't really care because I was burning up. Picture from the top of the tower included:

After that we went to the Tate Modern museum. There were some really interesting pieces, but also really good ones. They had an original cast of Rodin's The Kiss, and many other famous pieces that I enjoyed seeing. Others were just really wierd and there were actually quite a few that included nudity. But it was good in any case. I just don't know that I ever want to see a stair again.

Ghost Dreams

It's official! I have fallen back in love with Phantom of the Opera....especially since I saw it last night!!! It was so wonderful, amazing, awesome, and lovely. It made my heart so happy. My roomate here in London went together and we were both really giddy when it started and the music was coming up. It has been one of the best experiences I've had so far. As we speak I'm listening to the music. It was hard for me not to sing along. I'm sure the people around me are grateful.
That was only one thing we did yesterday. We had a busy day. We went to Platform 9 3/4 in King's Cross station and got a bunch of silly pictures of us pushing the cart through the wall. Then we went to the British Library and saw one of the most amazing exhibits ever. They had a whole bunch of old manuscripts and things from all over the world. There were original Jane Austen books, a handwritten Jane Eyre, a Gutenburg bible, some pages from Leonardo Da Vinci's notebook, the Lindisfarne Gosples, original notebooks from Mozart, Handel, Ravel, and others, an original copy of the Magna Carta, and there were plenty of other things that were amazing. After that we went to the British Museum and saw other equally famous/important artifacts. Some include the Rosetta Stone, the Sutton Hoo burial, Roman, Viking, Egyptian and Assyrian scupltures and artifacts, an Easter Island statue, and the turquoise serpent from the Aztecs. There were also plenty of other amazing things and it would probably take three days to go through the whole museum completely. They had these cool hands-on exhibits where you could handle some of the artifacts, so I spent some time there and it was amazing to learn about the different things various civilizations used. We also had an experience in Leicester Square where all of the tickets for shows are sold. We were there in the afternoon so it wasn't as packed as it would have been around 6 when all the scalpers are out and everyone is trying to buy/sell at the best price.
I don't know what the plan is for today, but I do know that the weeks to come will be just as packed. Most people do different things every day and even though I know I'll have time to do most of those things, I feel left out because I want to do everything! It is all so amazing. I never knew I could come so close to so many old and important items as well as great popular culture. I LOVE LONDON!

Londonia

Well, here I am. Safe and arrived in London. We got here late yesterday, but still had time to check in and hit the grocery store. I feel rather lame, but I'm really trying to be conservative with my money, considering I spent almost $200 in the first week. I think that was mostly because we ate at restaurants all the time and didn't really think about it. So I bought some groceries that will hopefully hold me over for a while and perhaps I can save my money to spend on things I want to do/see/buy. Anyway, today we had our first day of class and walked to the Hyde Park chapel. It was almost like a temple, I thought. After that, my roomate and I went to the science museum that is just across the street from the chapel. There were some fun things there, but nothing TOO interesting unless you wanted to pay. I also did laundry today, which, while expensive, is quite nice to have done. Tomorrow we're heading to Oxford and going to be hanging out around there for the day. I feel like so far I haven't really related any experience, but that has mostly been because I've had limited time on the internet and usually only a few minutes before I needed to go to bed. Right now I've got a headache and I don't think staring at the screen is helping it any, but I promise that I'll put up some pictures and stories tomorrow. Cheers!

July the Fourth

Well happy fourth of July everyone! Here I am in Ireland and its the Fourth. Today we did a whole bunch of sight-seeing in Dublin. One of the sights was a place called Kilmainham Gaol which was an old jail that was used to hold many of the political prisoners from Ireland's many revolutions. Our tour guide was great and told us all about the different rebellions and the leaders of them. It was appropriate for today I think, the fight for independence, even if it is a different country. Here are a couple of pictures from the main jail and also a cell. Ok, so the internet is still being quite slow, it comes and goes here. I hope the pictures work. If not, I'll try again later. In any case, I just wanted to let everyone know that everything is going well and perhaps I'll have a little more time to post things (and a steady internet connection) when we get to London on Tuesday. If anyone wants to try to talk, I have skype, which I assume you can look me up under my name or my email address. I'm most reliably online in the evening here, which is around noon there, I think. Much love to everyone!

Day 2 - Late Post

Yesterday, after we picked everyone up at the airport, we went to Bunratty castle, which was between the airport and the town that the directors and I stayed in the first night. They have the castle and then some other houses, farms and things that are supposed to be like what was around at the time. We went on a tour of the castle and our tour guide was hilarious! He was this little old man and he was teaching us how to Irish dance, and was just really funny the whole time. I got some video of him, so I can show it to anyone interested. Perhaps I’ll post it. After that we got on a bus and drove to this little village called Adare. Our bus driver/tour guide-ish person said that it was his favorite little town that showed the blending of history and modern living. So there were still some thatched-roof houses as well as more modern ones, but it was all so quaint and perfect. Will, another student, and I went to this little park where we saw a plaque saying that the town had won the “tidy towns” award. Haha. We got on the bus again and were driving to Dingle, a town and a peninsula, and the sights were magnificent! We were driving right up against the coast line most of the time, which could be a little intimidating in a big tour bus. The roads are also super tight the whole time, so it was kind of nerve-racking when cars were coming the other way. We stopped in Dingle and had some fish and chips, which were amazing and you could tell that the fish was really fresh. Will and I also shared a fried Mars bar. Amazing! If you ever get the chance, you should try it. We continued on to our hostel in Dun Choain (pronounced Dun Quinn or Queen) which is also just off the coast. The sunset was amazing! It is also quite hard to sleep next to a window here because currently the sun doesn’t go down until almost 11 p.m. and comes up around 5 or 6 a.m. Right now it’s 7:30 and I’m wide awake, though I thought I’d still be asleep. Must be those twelve hours I got last night…
Everything here is so perfect. The land is GORGEOUS and the people are wonderful. Everyone is so gracious and friendly. It is a little hard to get used to driving/seeing cars driving on the opposite side of the road, so we have all had near-death experiences crossing the streets because we don’t think to look to the right for oncoming cars. It was a little rainy yesterday, but even with that the weather has been amazing. I’d say average 70’s, but I can’t really tell. Oh, I was going to say that it is a bit strange to see the coast line with little to no beach. The land just comes right up out of the water, which doesn’t sound really strange, but when you’re used to seeing miles of beach before the ocean, it looks almost like someone took a cookie-cutter and cut out the islands. Today we’re going to go see some more pre-historic ruins and things and then end up in Killarney for the next couple of nights. I’m quite hungry currently, but the sign says breakfast isn’t until nine. Hopefully I can make it. P.S. – Our bus driver is amazing. He is always telling us all these facts and things about the coast and he even sung us a song about the Dingle Peninsula. We’re all grateful that we were lucky enough to have such an amiable person with us for the next week.

Shannon/Limerick, Ireland

So, I made it! Slowly, but surely. The flight to JFK airport went fine, other than that we had to sit on the runway in the hot plane for a while because there wasn't a port to dock in. The flight to Shannon was delayed for two hours, so I sat around at the airport and didn't get on the flight until midnight in New York. I tried to sleep on the plane, but just couldn't get comfortable in my squished seat, so I closed my eyes for about an hour. Other than that I watched movies and tv until we arrived. Wendy and Diane and her husband, the professors, were nice enough to wait for me in the airport until I got in. We left on a bus and had to have the bus driver talk to the bed and breakfast place we were staying at so that we could find our way. It turned out it was only a block away from where we were at the time. So we were all tired when we got into the b&b, but we decided we shouldn't sleep yet. The host lady, Helen, was really nice and talked to us and showed us all the places that we should see around Limerick, the town. We went to see King John's castle and St. Mary's cathedral, two buildings that were built a little under 1000 years ago. I'm just at the airport right now waiting for all the other kids' planes to get in, so I'll post some pictures later. Thats all for now, we're going to load on the bus right now, but I'll get on a little later when we're at the hostel in Killarney most likely. So far Ireland is great and the people are SO friendly!

Finalizing everything!

So I leave tomorrow! I can't wait, and it just seems like it has gone so fast. Today mom and I have been going over everything for our my packing and then our plans together later in August. Good thing too, because Mom accidently booked a hotel in Ireland instead of Scotland so we had to try and find a place to stay in Scotland. Let me tell you, it isn't cheap. We found a place, so everything worked out, but it was a little nerve-wracking. I don't even blame Mom, she's been doing all of the set-up for our jaunt in Germany together, so I'm grateful. I don't really have that much to say currently, and it is hard to type on Mom's small keyboard, but I thought I'd just write a little something to make sure everyone knows I'm leaving tomorrow!!! I'll post some pictures and things as soon as I can. Internet access for the first week may or may not be possible. Much love to everyone!

21 days......

I've been feeling the pressure! School is almost out, there's only one more week of classes, and that means that there are a lot of things that I need to get done before class ends. I did homework most of the day yesterday and will again today, but hopefully by the end of today my to-do list will have significantly diminished. I printed out the book of Grimm fairy tales that I made for my computer class yesterday and it turned out very well! Already one of my friends told me she wants a copy of it. I feel like a celebrity...
So next week will be really hectic because after I've finished anything that I need to do for my actual classes right now, I have plenty to do for an online class (that I'd like to finish before I leave on my study abroad, but we'll see how that turns out) and a few things that need, or I'd like to, get done before I leave with classes that I'll be taking on the study abroad. In any case, I've got a lot of work ahead of me, but with my departure looming so close and with classes ending, I think I'll be able to get through it. I might need some serious help from my pal named chocolate, however.

The Countdown Begins

So, I know I said I'd start writing here and haven't. Lets see... its been two months almost? Well I figure I'd have to force myself to get in the habit of writing so that I don't forget when I'm actually abroad. The countdown has begun! Only two more weeks of school and then one week of prep and packing. I'm leaving on the 26th of June. 24 days! I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to it. It makes my life now, school and work, that much harder to do everyday. However, I do have things to do as school is winding down because I'll be "taking classes" while I'm in the UK. I'm going to get credit for two Linguistics classes while I'm there, so I'm having to do some preparation and research while I'm still here so that I won't have to do so much there. I have to finish reading two books, one of which has a study guide to do as well, and then write a research paper with another girl who is also going on the study abroad. Shouldn't be too hard, but it just takes time. I also should be working on my online class (Modern English Usage) because I need to have it done before fall starts. Once again, its not hard, but its just a matter of time. Generally I have quite a bit of free time when I get home from class, about 6, but I then spend it doing homework for current classes and at that point am fed up with school and want to sit around or hang out with friends. I just need to whip my butt into shape. I do usually have a lot of time at work, since there isn't much to do this time of year, and as a result I've brought one of the books I need to finish and have been reading it. However, the book isn't the most interesting thing in the world, so I can't just read it straight through like I might for any other.
Enough about that.....
I recently became and aunt again! My brother Braden, or rather his wife Haley, just gave birth to a BEAUTIFUL baby girl which they named Sophia Ann Molyneux. She has a ton of black hair and as far as I have seen is just a quiet little baby, content to sleep and be cuddled. For pictures you can check my brother Logan's blog or Braden's facebook page. My sister also gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Gracie Jen, whom she is giving up for adoption. The pictures I've seen so far look great. The baby was stuck in the birth canal for a while because her head was twisted wrong, so she had pressure marks on her face yesterday, but they'll clear up. She has a big head, very chubby, and my mom says it reminds her of when I was born, because I was a very large baby.
Other than that, I can't report much else than everyone is getting married it seems. Domanique tied the knot last week, a co-worker did last week as well, and another co-worker will at the end of the month. Brigitte (my roommate) and I are planning on adopting a pair of mice because we are both feeling quite pet deprived but do not have space for any other animal. I've also recently come the decision that I need to decorate our apartment. It really is quite sparce. So I'll be hitting the craft store maybe to get some ideas. Just another thing that I need time for. I probably should put it off because I need to do other things first, but they aren't as interesting.
All in all, I just can't wait to leave Provo!!!

Here's this silly mosaic thing that my roomate did and I thought was cute. You type in certain words that describe you, i.e. the first one is your name, third is your favorite color, etc. and then you have to take a picture from the first page of the results. Here's mine!

New Beginnings

I know I've said this many a time before, but hopefully this time it will be true. I'm going to start writing on my blog! There are a couple of reasons. Mostly because lots of college friends are leaving and they want to hear what is going on in my life, so to appease them I will write. Also because I'm planning on going on another study abroad this summer (june 28) and friends and family will want to hear about everything, seeing as how I'm almost the only one who leaves the country. However, I think I should lay down some rules. I like to hear back from people who read my blog, so if there are not comments, it does not entice me to write anything. I don't really keep a journal because I don't think my life is too interesting, but I'm doing this for you guys, so I'm gonna need some feed back and encouragement. Also feel free to email me (kelcy.molyneux@gmail.com). So here goes:

Its that time of year, yes, you know what I mean.....FINALS!!! I guess I only really have one final left, but I also have a project that needs to get done. Therefore, I'll have things to do until Wednesday. A guy in our ward is going to have a book burning bonfire that night. I think I'll go, not to burn books, thats like burning money, but as a symbolic gesture of finishing what has possibly been the worst semester of my college career. After this I only have about a week until Spring classes start up. Hopefully they won't be too bad because I'm more than ready for a break from school/life: the number one reason for going on a study abroad this summer. I'll be headed out to the good ol' UK for a month and a half and then my mother dearest is going to join me and we'll be meeting Isabel in Germany and Switzerland for another few weeks. I've already signed a contract for a new year here at the same apartment so I don't have to worry about moving and not having a place to stay like I did last semester. Brigitte, one of my current roomates, is also staying so thats a good thing. I love her to pieces. Our other roomate, Domanique, is getting hitched :( in May so she's already pretty much moved out. We'll miss her dearly. Other than those things life goes on as usual, and that means that I get little done during the week other than work and school. Hopefully I'll be getting a new camera soon as my current one has decided it has had it. Then maybe I can put up some pictures and things. Until later, all the best!

Frumustragations

Maybe its just me, but I feel like starting this weekend there have been way too many frustrating things in my life. First of all, my roomie Susan is back from South Korea. This is a good thing because she's my friend but is also a bad thing. I was so grateful to have my own place and know that any messes I made or any state of my apartment is my own fault. I don't have to clean up after any other person and the messes they make. So practically 15 minutes after Susan and her sister set foot into the apartment it was a disaster. I ignored this because they have been gone for a while and are still unpacking. Now, three days later, the apartment is in the same, if not worse, shape. I can't take a step in the living room without stepping on something, be it shoe, purse, garbage, whatever. Both of the main garbage cans in the apartment were relatively empty and within the hour it seemed we had accrued two other bags full of garbage. This is somewhat my fault too, but they are still just sitting around and no one wants to take the initiative to actually walk like 20 steps to take the garbage out so we just try to stuff things into the can as far as we can. Like I said, I'm not doing anything either but I feel like its not my mess and I shouldn't have to clean up after it. Same goes for the rest of the house, not to mention the bathroom, in which I can only see about 1 square inch of counter top. Now, I just finished my time of the month and so some feminine products were sitting on the back of the toilet where they could be within reach. Apparently someone else was on theirs as well as the remainder of the package of my favorite product is now empty. I don't mind if you borrow or use some of my things every once in a while or if you are on the pot and forgot to bring something you can use one of mine. But there were at least 10 in there and those things are not inexpensive. I understand that we share a living space, but there are many things that are not shared. If you feel you need to use one of these items, PLEASE just ask. 9 times out of 10 I'd be happy to say, sure, use one, sure, have some cookies. Unfortunately this is not the case. Whatever, I'm just trying not to worry about it right now because I'm moving out this weekend and will have two new roommates coming to my new place. I just hope that I won't have any problems with them. I was lucky in getting Nichole and Susan that I got along with fairly well. I'm sure that Kristie and I, who will be living in the same complex, will be spending a lot more time with each other.
So, speaking of moving....I have to be out of my apartment by this weekend, the 23rd. However, the move-in date for my next apartment is not until the 29th. That is almost a week I have of not having a home. So I contacted my new residence and they put me on and "early move-in" list but gave me no guarantees. I talked to my dad about it and he said to talk to BYU to see if they have some sort of policy or procedure to help people in this situation. When I went in to talk to the off-campus housing people they told me basically there was nothing they could do about it. That I need to be more careful when I'm signing a contract. Well when I told my new apartment when I wanted to move in I said the 18th or there abouts. When I got my contract it said the 29th I guess, I should have paid more attention, but it was sent to me in the mail and I don't think the date would have been negotiable anyway. So I might be spending some time at Logan's house, with my stuff split up probably between his and Braden's places and maybe even salt lake.
I think there were four that I was going to talk about but I forgot one over the past little bit, so here's the last. I have been working at the same place now for a year. Generally its fine and really relaxed and stuff. Once again, maybe its just me, but I have been feeling like its been nit-picky and really boring and just I am sick of it. Same goes for school and Provo. I really would like to go on a vacation, but I don't have the time or money. Blah, whatever, I don't blame you if you haven't read this, it's just a bunch of whining, but I feel better writing it. Anywho, have a great day!

Gratuitousnition

Well howdee doodee! It's been a heck of a long time since I've even written on here and I'm sure that whoever had been checking my blog has now long since forgotten about it. My sister-in-law, Hillary, asked me the other day if I'd written on my blog and I said no, as I haven't. It reminded me though that I maybe should. I've nothing really interesting going on in my life, but I was showering today and I was thinking of some little things that I was grateful for and I decided to write about them. I'm so grateful for music! I can't think of a day that goes by where at least and hour and most often more in which music is present. It makes me feel so many things and in so many ways is an outlet for my own feelings. I don't necessarily have a "favorite" kind of music. Most times, something just strikes me about a song and I decide I like it. Another thing I am grateful for is not only the ability to read but so many great authors whose books keep me reading until I have to stop because my eyes get tired and my body restless. (Right now I'm hooked on Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. Check them out!) The great thing is that there seems to be an endless supply. If I could spend my life just reading I think I'd be happy, other than food and maybe sleep and friends. :) I'm also grateful for the knowledge that I have, the ability to adapt to different situations and to be able to assess what is and isn't appropriate in certain contexts. I meet so many people here at BYU and while most do have this particular gift, there is the odd person who doesn't. I met one of those people today in church. I guess I shouldn't say met so much as was taught a lesson by. Her stories and comments were, well, interesting, such as when she stated she was glad that her uncle died and the fact that she refuses to cry at funerals i.e. we can't mourn for the dead because they aren't really dead, we'll see them again. I just turned to my friend Kristie who was sitting next to me and could see that we were both thinking the same thing. I'm grateful for ceiling fans. This is kind of weird but I can tell a major difference when the one above my bed is on or off and I don't think I could really sleep comfortably in this warm weather without it. Last, I'm grateful for my big brother Logan and his family. I know they're always available for me, I usually go over there about once a week. It makes me inexplicably happy that my niece knows my name ( kuh kuh) and asks for me and tells her parents to pray for me. Hill is like my big sister and I'm so excited to be there for the next baby, due out in November (a good month eh?). I'm so grateful to know that I am always welcome there and not only welcome but wanted and my company enjoyed. Much love to my family!