7.17.2010

I think I'm Gonna Like it Here...

So I moved this weekend! Now I'm located only TWO blocks away from the U Football Stadium.  I can walk to school, which will be nice.  I met my new roommate this morning, and she is really cool.  I'm excited to get to know her better and my other roommate as well.  Each room in this house is a different color, which is WAY better than all the white walls in my old apartment.  My room is blue and brown, and the brown wall is that cool chalk paint, SO FUN!!

I still have stuff to unpack and I need to decorate.  I'm excited to decorate because I have magnet boards across some of my walls so it will be fun to have lots of pictures.  I will need to bring up some of my picture frames next time I go to St. George to go in my new room.  Maybe I will post pictures here on the blog after everything is put where I want it.  Another awesome feature is that I can go on the roof whenever I want to.  My friends already dubbed my house the new hang out.  Which is fine by me.  I feel like I still have so much to do, so maybe I will go back to work.

I Know I'm Gonna Like It HERE! :)

7.09.2010

i LOVE holidays...

[Sorry this post is a lil late!]
On Thursday night I came home to spend the long holiday weekend with family and friends.  I wish I could spend all of summer in St. George.  I love St. George so much!  My mom and sister picked me up at the St. George Airport and then we went grocery shopping.  Later that night, I just hung out with my little brother and I always laugh so much when I spend time with him! Friday was a fun day, it was very chill and low-key, which was great.  Friday night friends and I went to get snow cones and nothing beats snow cones in St. George.  :)  On Saturday I had family from Arizona come up, and they do every year.  We have such great traditions for the Independence Day holiday.  We always watch the fireworks the city puts on at the Sunbowl at my grandparents house, which isn't even a block away.  Then we celebrate it at home by doing our own fireworks and eating lemon homemade ice cream.  This year we kept the traditions alive but split our party into two days worth. On Sunday, we went to church meetings, ate amazing pork tacos, went up to Pine Valley and watched fireworks.  In Pine Valley, we played 'Annie I Over', took a tour of Pine Valley Chapel, and played Scum.  I've never been the King or President, but at least I've never been Scum either! Once we were back in St. George, and it was dark, we ate strawberry ice cream and lemon ice cream while we lit our own fireworks.  It was so much fun. On Monday a few friends and I went to Zion National Park to hike.  Zions is always so pretty.  Later on Monday I flew back to Salt Lake.  Too bad the weekend wasn't long enough and that St. George is 300 miles away.




I am so grateful for the freedom I have and to live in this great country.  Fourth of July always is a great reminder to count my many blessings I have that come with living in the United States of America