alisemarie&photography

Check on it

2010-06-11T09:45:00.001-07:00

I have started uploading images to my new blog!!

Check it out would ya!!?!?!!!

alise marie photography

NEW BLOG

2010-06-07T08:25:00.000-07:00

I'm in the process of creating a new blog... it should be ready to go and all in the next few days so be on the lookout :)

http://alisemariephoto.blogspot.com

Ginajune

2010-05-27T11:21:00.000-07:00

We went out for a fun little photo shoot last week and found this really cool empty place... Naturally it ended up being where we took so many pictures!!

And... Of course Kyle had to be in at least one!! Hahaha.

Painting

2010-05-25T11:29:00.001-07:00

Shooting in the studio can be so much fun...

Everyone was such great models!! :)

Rexburg Pros

2010-05-14T09:26:00.001-07:00

As much as I complain about living in Rexburg sometimes, I will admit that it really is such a beautiful place and has some of the most amazing skies in the summer time. We had been out at Beaver Dick Park for class as the clouds were coming in... so I just took a few pictures of all the awesomeness that was happening :)

Bff Ae AE ae AE Ae

2010-05-05T09:21:00.000-07:00

Since shes been married, I haven't had much time to spend with Ashley. I was so excited to have her come in and let me take her pictures as I practice in the studio.

Here are a few images from her shoot...

Families

2010-04-28T14:42:00.000-07:00

I took this picture of my cousin, Katie, and her family at the end of last semester. The girls would not sit still but I think this turned out way better than it would have had they been sitting still. Haha. Such sweet hearts.

Photo Lab Fun

2010-04-23T07:51:00.000-07:00

On the last day of the winter semester, the girls I work with and I got together to clean the lab... Since we are all photo majors, it was only natural that we had a small photo shoot.

Its only the first week and I wish Melissa and Kristen were still here. But... I will be done in just 3 more months!!

all of us (me, tori, melissa, kristen, and esther)

Environmental Portraits

2010-03-25T09:28:00.000-07:00

These are some environmental portraits I took for my documentary photography class

Melissa and I just walked into these places, told them we were working on a project, and asked if I could take a few pictures. It is always funny to me how some people react in front of a camera. Some people are super comfortable and others tend to be like Chandler, from Friends, here no matter how many times they have their picture taken they can't just be themselves. Other people really hate having their picture taken. Its just kind of fun to see all the different reactions as we go to places and just start asking people if we can take a photo.

Anyways... Here are some from 2 shoots. The first ones are from a flower shop and the others are at a dry cleaner, both located right here is sweet sweet Rexburg, Id

8x10 View Camera

2010-03-23T07:29:00.000-07:00

I took these for a project in my History of Photography class. One of my favorite photographers, Richard Avedon, did a series of images all taken on a white seamless background. They are awesome! I thought I would try it... NOT as easy as he makes it look... all my backgrounds look a little gray... I think we got the problem figured out though and so I'm going to be trying again really soon!!

Thank you models!!

8x10 Negatives from view camera digitally scanned

rachel

james

chelsey

carly

kyle

josh

Jack

2010-03-16T09:32:00.000-07:00

I built this set in our empty bedroom and continued shooting for BFA...

Anne&Calvin

2010-03-01T09:50:00.000-08:00

Here is just a sneak preview at the engagement shoot from Saturday...

Valentine's.Day

2010-02-23T09:28:00.000-08:00

Valentine's Day this year fell on a three day weekend. Seeing as I really had no reason to stay in Rexburg, Cousin's Farewell was that Sunday, and Ashley Costley was home from her mission, Utah seemed to be the best option. We drove down Friday and came back Monday.

Here are just a few pictures from the trip...

Salt Lake Temple

Valentine's Day. Chelsea had a party.

From the Conference Center roof

Temple Square

Chelsea and Rachel... (the girls I drove down with)

I got to see Alyssa (alias Sister Lamprecht)

The boys. Left to Right: Spencer, Drew, Emerson, and Kyle

Me and Cathrine (alias Cousin) after the breakfast

Left to Right: Cousin, me, Costley, and Miriam. It was like a freshman/ sophomore year reunion for me.

Overall... great trip. It is always just good to get away from this small town and to be with good friends.

first bfa

2010-02-19T09:03:00.000-08:00

2 posts in one day...

i just started shooting for my bfa show (which will go up in july). i am still working out the kinks and trying to get my concept totally figured out but so far i am doing conceptual still life shoots of fairy tales/children's stories.

the first one:

snow whites poisoned apple...

studio again... melissa

2010-02-19T08:57:00.000-08:00

i had an assignment due at 3:15. it was all done and ready to print wednesday night but when i went to print the assignment at approximately 9am i realized they were just... less than great. haha. so after work and class i went back in and took these. finished only an hour before... but it was in on time!!! :D

tori

2010-02-11T09:38:00.001-08:00

I did my first studio assignment with real people... it was actually kind of fun :)

Wedding...

2010-02-06T14:39:00.001-08:00

I helped with a wedding a few weeks ago and here are some of the images. Congrats Jessica and Rob!!

I've Been Up To...

2010-02-04T09:40:00.000-08:00

I've been starting to work on my bfa and have been trying to come up with ideas. In the mean time... this is what i've been doing

gloves my mom made

I found these giant clothes pins and thought they were awesome

At Katie's House

2010-02-02T08:35:00.000-08:00

I went to visit Kaite on Friday and hung out with her and her kids for a while. We took a few pictures of the girls... they are so fun and are so photogenic. I love it. haha

Brittany

2010-02-01T09:38:00.001-08:00

We took these this past weekend just on and near main street

Found IT

2010-01-21T09:48:00.000-08:00

When I was going through old cameras last week at work I came across a 35mm Pentax with a 2.0 fixed lens and was dying to try it. So I took some of our expired film (probably 10 years old) and shot a few rolls while I was in Utah this weekend. I love the look and style of Urban Outfitters so I just went in and took pictures while Kristen shopped. No one asked any question because I'm pretty sure no one actually took me seriously... haha. Anyways, here you go!!

Kellie

2010-01-05T09:46:00.001-08:00

Here are a few of the pictures of my sister i shot over christmas break...

Business for the Professional Artist

2009-12-09T17:27:00.000-08:00

I had to make this super cool video for a class of mine... :D

The City I live In

2009-12-05T11:20:00.000-08:00

I was given a few specific places to go and take some pictures... here is what I came up with.

Monochromatic

2009-12-03T08:24:00.000-08:00

Photo 3 project over thanksgiving break...

Cyanotype

2009-11-13T07:08:00.000-08:00

I taught someone how to do cyanotypes last night. I haven't done them in a while but I think I am pretty happy with this one so I decided to put it up...

San Francisco, CA

Graffiti in Rexburg?

2009-10-20T16:23:00.000-07:00

You would think... with only 12.5 (yes .5) credits I would have all time in the world to get everything done that I need to. That is a lie!!

Anyways. I went on a walk around Rexburg today and found this wall behind the old Craigos that had graffiti all over it. I took pictures.

Last Winter...

2009-10-19T15:35:00.000-07:00

I came across these today and just remember how much fun my digital photo class was.

Night Panorama. North Rexburg

Panorama at sunset. Sugar City.

Digital Painting... Somewhere on the way to St. Anthony.

Hockney inspired mosaic. Kelsey in our apt.

Digital Black and White. Just outside of Tuscany.

What's Your Shadow?

2009-10-14T09:34:00.000-07:00

So, you see, there is this girl working on her BFA for graphic design this semester. She asked if I could help her with shooting some images of shadows and didn't tell me much else. So I don't really know what she wants.... anyways, last night she set up some lights in the Spori and I photographed these kids... and their shadows of course... Here are a few of the images I came up with. These kids just played with all sorts of things and played with creating shapes using only a shadow. I think its kind of cool idea. Anyways, I photographed for only about 20 min and here are a few of the results...

Dominoes

Building blocks of sorts

Wigs

and Boas

Love LA

2009-10-12T09:46:00.000-07:00

We went to Los Angeles for the travel class this semester so I got to spend a few days going to the LA Art Walk, The Getty Museum, The LA County Museum of Art, The beach, and The Autry Museum!! We all took so many pictures.

Here are some of the first ones...

When we were on the art walk on Thursday night Maddy, Melissa, and I stumbled across a bathroom that had a PINK wall!! Naturally, we decided it was a perfect place for a photo shoot!!

More to come very soon!! :D

21st Birthday

2009-10-05T13:48:00.000-07:00

So I know this was almost 3 weeks ago, but I just now have all of the pictures to put up.

The night before, I got home just before curfew to find a poster and a decorated wine glass from Tia. She's is really such a great roommate!!

The pretty pink poster is now hanging on my wall. I LOVE it!!

And here is the glass. Isn't it cute??

The actual day started at 8am. I had to work ALL DAY!!

Then I had class until 630pm. When I got home I had 2 cocoa bean cupcakes from Danielle and Cuzy. Yum!! They also made me the cutest card with googly eyes. (I don't have a picture... sadly).

But my girls are good to me and we got all dressed up and then they took me out to dinner at texas roadhouse.

Me and Melissa

Me and Jocelyn

At Texas we were "that table." You know.. the really annoying one that asks for everything and complains about everything. First of all... our water was NASTY!! It tasted like dirt, so we had to get more. And there was this annoying child sitting behind us. Haha. Melissa ordered the pulled pork dinner. It came with ONE grilled roll. Mel was not so happy about this so she asked for more. And then she asked for our server to grill them too!! Silly Mel.

Mel, Kristie, and Brittany

On the way home we were rocking out to Miley's Party in the USA when we almost hit... A SKUNK. It was running through the road and it was super dark outside and we all SCREAMED!! And then we all about died of laughter.

I had to include a picture of a skunk!!

When we got home Kasey, being the kind soul he is, told me he had a surprise. Since we both love cake mix cookies he made me some, put candles in them, and then he sang

"Happy Birthday" to me with Jocelyn. I do have to say that this was the closest thing to a birthday cake I've had since my 19th birthday (which was only 2 years ago haha). Thanks Kasey!!

Kasey, the AMAZING cookies, and me!!

My birthday present from my mom came a few days late... and she sent it to the wrong apartment!! Haha. But I still loved it!!! New nail polish... makeup... and other fun stuff!!! I LOVE being a girl!!! :D

It was a pretty great day. It's kind of weird now being able to tell people that I am actually 21. It's SOOOO crazy!! But I am loving it!!

More from Mexico

2009-10-02T08:50:00.000-07:00

A few more Holgas

Our ship had a model of itself on the back

We discovered how to get to the front of the ship and watched us deport from there. I had just gotten out of the shower. My hair was a mess. haha.

Cabo San Lucas

Kellie

From the front looking back...

New Blogs New Ideas

2009-09-30T09:58:00.000-07:00

i am in LoVE with this girls blog!! she has so many cool creative ides and i think i am going to have to start trying some of them!!! :D
colormekatie.blogspot.com
if any of you know of any blogs or photographers that do things similar to this please LET ME KNOW!!! thanks

I went to Mexico... a while Ago

2009-09-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

Here are some Holga pictures from my trip to Mexico. These are all on the beach in Mazatlan I am not quite done developing and are all just straight scans... nothing photoshoped!! But... I am liking how some of them are turning out so far.

Let me know what you think... :D
(and PLEASE don't copy these!! if you really want one just let me know!!)

Oh... and I'll have more coming soon!!

Final Project

2009-07-15T09:49:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since I have been on here... mostly because my life is pretty boring and I pretty much do the same thing everyday: Work, School, Homework, Sleep. BUT the end is near, although I am struggling to see a light at the end of the tunnel. It seems like my to do list is never ending!!! My project in World Religions is due today so I thought I would post some pictures of what I did for it. Better believe I created all the pages in photoshop... printed them... bound them... and covered them... It's the first time I've done ALL of it so I'm pretty happy with myself!!! :)Exciting? I KNOW... :D
Just some of the inside...
End pages!!! These are just pictures I found from the festivals I've been studying...
This is the final cover complete outside of it. I think it looks alright although it's kind of small...

MJ tribute

2009-06-29T09:48:00.000-07:00

Ne-Yo and Jamie Foxx preformed this at the BET awards as a tribute to Michael Jackson! He really was such a talented musician!!!

A Message from Papa

2009-06-22T12:01:00.000-07:00

Happy fathers day, one day late! I don't get to talk to my dad too much because he is busy with work and school and so am I. But I got to talk to him yesterday for just a little bit. He had to go down to Santa Barbara for some work at the UC there so we talked about that for a bit and he told me that I should look into going there for grad school. Seeing as I only have 2 semesters left (unless I change my mind about something and am done in Dec. which probably wont happen but there is a possibility!!) I am thinking it might be time to start thinking about grad schools. He sent me a text this morning (yes, my dad AND mom text me:) ) telling me how beautiful it was there!! AHHH. I was so jealous!!! So I am going to have to start going to the advisors and getting everything on track to start applying for the coming year. It's crazy how fast the time has gone. I still remember graduating high school like it was yesterday!!! WEIRD!!!

Plastic Camera

2009-06-19T12:54:00.001-07:00

Our last assignment was Holgas. I've played with them before and really love the eerie feel they give the images. I love that they are plastic. I love that you have hardly any control... it makes photography fun... and interesting... :) So... The first role I took I ruined (oops!) so I did another role in about 3o min at porter park and wasn't too sad about what I got. I'm going to start shooting a series for photo 2/ BFA application and part of me is tempted to shoot with holga. We'll see...

Once again.

2009-06-18T16:45:00.000-07:00

I know i talk about the weather here a ton... but thats because the weather here is unreal!!! Today... woke up... cloudy. chance of rain. 2 hours later. Too hot for a light jacket. Just a few more hours later. HAIL!!! 15 min later... once again TOO HOT for a jacket!!! What is with this place??? Will it ever be normal?

Welcome to Our Summer

2009-06-17T07:52:00.000-07:00

Kristen and Haileigh came to visit Kortney for the week so I took their pictures for them... This is the first time I have taken peoples pictures like this. I was way super nervous even though I'm friends with them... haha. Here is a little preview :D

2009-06-08T09:34:00.000-07:00

I am SOOOO excited to see this movie...

Cloudy With a Chance of Rain

2009-06-01T08:15:00.000-07:00

On Saturday I got off work an hour early to go make a picnic for a little boating adventure... we wanted it to be nothing less than the best boating trip EVER!!! We had planned on leaving at 3 but that didn't happen, naturally. So around 4 we On our way out to Ririe, Logan noticed that these really dark clouds were moving right over the reservoir. So much for best boating trip ever. So we got out there and got on the boat and started heading out to one of the docs where we could have our wonderful picnic with everything a picnic requires... Sandwiches. Lemonade. Water. Sun Chips. Albertson Cookies (if you haven't had them you really NEED to!! They're amazing!) And some other cookies. We were on the doc for about 30 min when the clouds were officially moving over us and the sun was gone. Not only was the sun gone, the wind picked up. The water was choppy. Chances of any good wakeboarding/ water skiing were GONE!!! And on top of that... getting in the water was no longer even an option because there was no way to dry off without sun. Nothing but misery!!! Honestly! So.. getting off work early and making the most amazing picnic for the most amazing boating trip was almost pointless. sad? I know!!! All of the girls had towels wrapped around them as blankets because who would ever think that at the end of May it is going to rain? Sometimes i forget that I actually live in a place where the sun shining is almost nothing but wishful thinking... maybe i'll get motivated this week... haha

Can't Get it Straight.

2009-05-29T12:10:00.000-07:00

I don't know why I am having such a hard time getting motivated this semester!! Every time I am given an assignment I get all excited about all the cool things I could do with it, but actually getting it started and getting it done the way I want... that's a whole other story.

Things I should be doing consist of:
-going to bed early
-doing homework when I have down time
-actually spending time on my ceramics projects (i REALLY do want to...)
-spending more time on my photo assignments
-putting my portfolio/ BFA application together
-going to readings (the most boring class with the most boring teacher... maybe ill just dedicate a whole post to how boring that class is)
-studying for my tests
-going to the gym everyday
-preparing my Sunday lessons before Sunday

Things I am doing:
-laying out
-eating snow cones
-spending little to no time on my homework (or in the case of readings... just not doing it :( Ahhh... i have never done that before. YIKES)
-taking trips to Utah
-playing at the sandbar
-playing at the park
-eating at Big J's
-staying up too late talking about nothing
-procrastinating
- playing flag football (I scored a touchdown last game :D )

I'm trying to figure out how to be better at time managing so that I can do it all because I really want to. AND I'm not about to give up being in the sun because the sun is hardly ever out so it's only natural and necessary that I spend time in it. It really shouldn't be that hard but I am finding it nearly impossible.

Goals for the week:
-Get homework done
-Get tan
-Eat a snoasis

...shouldn't be too hard, right???

Falls and Sundance

2009-05-27T08:35:00.000-07:00

Soo... I went to Utah for the weekend!! Pretty much a break that I have needed for a VERY VERY long time. Me and Jocelyn went to Bridal Vail Falls and Sundance for a nice Sunday stroll!! It was such a pretty day! The Falls. haha. I look like such a little hiker girl with my sweatshirt tied around my waist. The river that the falls went into.

Jonathan Canlas Photography

2009-05-22T08:19:00.000-07:00

So I'm not really sure what I am going to do with my BFA when I get it... But Jonathan Canlas always makes me want to be this amazing of a wedding photographer.

ps. He came and gave a lecture at here for a group of us!!! It was so good!! THANKS JON!!!

Bed too late, Up too early, Now too tired!

2009-05-20T12:31:00.000-07:00

Since the beginning of the semester I don't think I have been getting as much sleep at night as I should be getting! A full night of rest can do a girl a lot of good! I try to tell myself this everynight around 9pm but then around 11 when I should be going to sleep is when everyone else starts to party! And... what college girl wants to miss out on a party with the roomies, right? Well... today I am feeling the consequences of these actions. What are they??? Well here's a whole list!

1. Didn't hear the alarm. Woke up. Checked the clock just to see. Was still very out of it. Read "8:30" am on the clock. Jumped out of bed frazzeled thinking that I woke up late for work AGAIN (yeah... I did that on Monday too. NOT a good thing). Started to hurry and get ready while I tried calling my boss. NO ONE answered. Tried to be quiet but couldn't help being in a hurry and accidentially slamming things. (SORRY GIRLS). Called work. No one answered. Checked the clock again and this time realized that it was not even 7 and I was NOT late for work. In fact. I still had a whole hour before I had to be there.
2. A little bit on edge. When I haven't slept in (what feels like) days I tend to be a little bit short with people. At work... not so much a good thing!
3. My attention span is short.
4. My logic is slightly off.
5. My hair looks like I just rolled out of bed.
6. I am very fidgety.
7. I don't want to do my homework. In fact... I don't want to do anything!!

My could have been going so much better if I had just gone to bed like a normal person at a normal hour. SERIOUSLY!!! 230??? WHY??? I could have maybe seen my clock right, been up with out waking up everyone else, been a little bit nicer to the people at work, I maybe would have gotten some homework done, I would have paid better attention in class, AND I wouldn't be blogging right now. My day could have already been going so much better.

Ice Cream Enthusiast

2009-05-15T09:16:00.000-07:00

Ice cream really is an invention unlike any other. You can go almost anywhere in the world and enjoy it because EVERYONE loves it. (Although some may prefer frozen yogurt or gelato or something else... its all the same basic concept.) Today, I tried Ben and Jerry Karamel Sutra which contains "A Core of Soft Caramel Encircled by Chocolate & Caramel Ice Creams & Fudge Chips." I am sure that it was the blending of the Fudge Chips and Ice Cream that made me love it so much. Usually, fudge chips in ice cream will add just that extra something to make it a perfect little treat!!! But here is the thing that I love specifically about Ben and Jerry's... not only is it Vermont's Finest and has the BEST names for each individual flavor, and tastes like something I would invent in a dream, but it comes in a Pint!! I love that it comes in a pint. It's just a good amount. It's a good amount to sit and eat with my girls when we're sad. It's a good amount to share when celebrating! It's a good amount to share at work... basically it's just the perfect amount for sharing and sharing is great! But it is also great to sit and eat by your self when you just want to eat some. All around.... B&J hit it right on the nose with their creation. Okay so they come in pint size... AND THEN... they have got the BEST NAMES for each flavor AND the flavors are endless!!! Half Baked, Phish Food, Chunky Monkey, Americone Dream, Peach Cobbler, etc. But they still just have the regulars that everyone loves too!!! Seriously... Ben and Jerry are the best!!!
I just thought this was kind of funny. It's a new flavor for the nre predidency... instead of yes, we can... its yes, pecan. so creative! I love it!!! this one just looked really good. A new one to try!!! :D

The Most Talked About Thing!

2009-05-13T08:30:00.000-07:00

I heard somewhere that one of the things people talk about the most for "small talk" is the weather. But sometimes talking about the weather is really kind of...the weather is Rexburg is... depressing (for lack of a better word)! The wind yesterday was probably 60mph (NOT exaggerating)! It is May! I wanted to say "You're kidding, Rexburg... I have to walk up this stupid hill fighting the wind... You're FULL ON kidding!!!" So the wind made our power go out. It was out at home for about 3 hours. Our ward social got moved from the park to the girls lounge and the power was out there too. So we all got to sit in the lounge with out any electricity. No electricity = no refrigerator/ freezer = melted otter pops (not the worst thing that could happen but still otter pops are AMAZING when they do have some sort of frozen in them. These didn't have ANY haha). So the power went out AND THEN the internet was down. The internet at the ridge is probably the worst ever. I turned my computer on again this morning to see if it was working, it was not. It was lame. (Good thing I've got lots of free time at work to play online. Haha.) It was probably the windiest wind I have ever seen. I couldn't even do my photo assignment. It was impossible to do anything!! Haha. Seriously... I think that everything that could ever go wrong in Rexburg is directly related to the weather! 1 more year, only one more winter!!! I really just want summer to be here. I'm really hoping that by next week playing outside daily and walking to Horkley's and picnics and Rigby lake and the Sandbar and Wakeboarding (except the water will STILL be too cold) and all the fun things that come with the summer!! I'm really hoping it comes soon!!!

Book Binding!

2009-05-11T09:47:00.001-07:00

So I am taking a book arts class and have to learn a book "structure" on my own that I can teach the class! Here are just a few that I have found!! The covers and extra decorations can be what I want them to be... I'm just looking at the stitching/ way it is bound!! Let me know what you think or which ones you like the best! I'm having trouble deciding (as always)!!!

Zones Assignment

2009-05-06T14:34:00.001-07:00

Last week we were given an assignment in photo 2 where we had to use the zone system!!! I have been so nervous to learn this because all that I have heard about it is that it is so hard to understand!!! It really hasn't been too bad so far but Kristopher Orr and our friend Todd and me went out and did our assignment together!! Here are some of the images!!! :)
**All of these were shot on a Canon Rebel 35mm with 100 ISO b&w film**

Kristopher took this of me. I think I look a little large but I still like it okay!!! :)
We were laughing pretty hard because Kristopher was carrying all of our stuff. We thought he looked like some kind of tourist and I made him pose for this!! :)
So... this man kept on asking us what we were doing. I asked him if he wanted me to take his picture (while I was taking the picture of the wall and light thing...) and he told me he didn't want to break my camera. Naturally, I laughed and he agreed to let me take it!! This was the face he made... I kind of like how it turned out!
I just thought that this was a cool wall.
This was taken just behind the cocoa bean. It's of my friend Kristopher Orr.
This is another picture by Kristopher. I was shooting on a Hasselblad...

iTouch Applications

2009-05-05T20:37:00.000-07:00

I love that campus has WiFi because I can get on my iTouch anytime I like!! :) I have been obsessed with downloading applications!! Here are the newest additions to the collection!!

1. Google (Because googling is the best invention EVER)
2. Twitter (So I can stay updated with MB with out being near my comp:) )
3. Hymns (Because I am ALWAYS looking for a hymn book. Guess what!! Don't have to look any more. I've got it all under control)

I know they are nothing really exciting... but I just love searching for new ones all the time!! If there are any that you LOVE please let me know... so I can add them too!! :)

Other Things to Do...

2009-05-04T07:55:00.000-07:00

I'm at work and have like 50 pages for a class tomorrow to read... yeah... this sounded better! Here are the pictures from the coconut adventure that I meant to put up FOREVER ago!

UGh!!! I am so sick of school!!! AND... I'm so tired of the rain! I want it to stop but I really think it's impossible for Rexburg to have a good day of weather. Okay... maybe it's not impossible... but it really feels like it sometimes! Haha

HELP!!!

2009-04-17T22:42:00.000-07:00

I don't know how to post the youtube videos just straight on here!! Help me!!!

My Daddy Singing

2009-04-14T16:23:00.000-07:00

My dad sang for stake conference a few weeks ago and i wasn't able to be there. :( but here he is!!! isn't he wonderful?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K5hQBs-A20

OBSESSED!!

2009-04-12T21:04:00.000-07:00

I really promise that springs in Elk Grove are the best!!! Seriously... 70s with a cool breeze in the evening!! So amazing!!! I don't think I ever want to go back to rexburg!!!

Best Weekend (and Longest Post)

2009-04-05T20:40:00.000-07:00

This weekend has been so adventurous!!!

Adventure Number 1 - Cracking the Coconut: When we were at the grocery store yesterday, Ashley and I decided to buy a coconut!! We REALLY wanted to open one... just to see if we could! So, between conference sessions, I googled (like I do with everything) "how to open a coconut" and decided that before doing anything else we were going to have to get the milk out. All of the ways people said to do it online involved hammers and nails and all sorts of things that I do not own!!! So... we got creative! I took the nails I had in my room for frames and use a high heel heel for the hammer. BETTER BELIEVE it worked!! Ash was so good at getting the milk out!!! She drove the nails on in and let the milk drip on out of the coconut!!! When we were sure that it was empty the only thing that was left to do was to crack the whole thing! (Please remember that this is the first time either of us have done this :D) Everything online said that you needed to wrap it in a towel and hammer it to get a clean crack! That sounded boring and I didn't have a towel I was willing to risk ripping with my heel! So, we took it outside and looked for a wall to throw it against! Well, that's what I wanted to do, but Ashley's idea to throw it on the ground was probably the more practical approach! (Actually the hammer/ heel was probably the most practical. Haha!!) She got a clean crack and pried it open!! Then we ate it! But we were having too much fun to just stop there. So, barefoot and in our sweats, we decided to go on a walk down from Tuscany to Arbor Cove hoping that James, Luke, and Rob were home. Sadly, James and Luke had gone down to Utah for the weekend. But we were still so happy to see Rob and show him what we had done and how we had been so creative and opened our coconut that we were able to enjoy eating!! Pictures will be up tomorrow, don't fret!!

Adventure Number 2- The Emergency Room: Since the boys all had Priesthood session last night Cousin and Danielle and their roommates wanted to have a girls night! Around 7pm I made my way up to the Ridge hoping to just be able to enjoy some pizza and watch a movie with the girls!! I hadn't been there for more than 2 min when Danielle said that Cuz needed to go to the emergency room. I couldn't think of anything better to do than to join them! Danielle, Casey, and I all took her to the Madison Memorial Hospital emergency room and got to sit and wait while she was getting blood samples and everything! (She's okay... there is no need to worry!!) While we were waiting this little boy came in with his parents and brother. His family was dressed snow attire as if they had been on a snow adventure of sorts. His dad was holding this 9year-old(ish) in his arms like you would a baby and on his was a wrap that looked like it was made from foam stuff and duct tape. We were all trying to listen to what had happened but all I can remember was that there was supposedly a gash about 1/4" deep and 2" wide!!! NASTY!!! I felt so bad and the boy looked like he was in too much shock to even cry!! I wanted to ask so bad what had happened but didn't think it would be appropriate! I'm sure he is okay and I hope that some day when he is older he has a really awesome scar and fantastic story!!! After he had been taken into the back, the waiting room was kind of boring... so we decided to go an explore the hospital! There wasn't too much to see other than construction. But we DID find the exercise room and I would have loved to go in, but there were some people there that I thought would have kicked us out and we still had to wait for Cousin! When she was done (only like an hour later... it wasn't too bad of a wait...) me and Cousin had to trick Danielle into staying in the car while we ran into Brolium's to pick up her "root beer keg" that they sell there. Today was her 21st and we didn't want to spoil the best surprise. I ended up falling asleep at their apartment pretty early and just stayed up there for the night!

Adventure Number 3 - BBQ/Twilight: Every once in a while Rexburg DOES have nice weather. After a very long week of snow I was so happy that today was nice! I was able to wear capris and a t-shirt and enjoy being outside for little bits! Today was Danielle's birthday (as well as their friend Josh's)! In light of this double birthday and the good spring weather... they wanted to BBQ! Seriously... probably the best meal I have had all semester! We had chicken and ribs and salad and these AMAZING mashed potatoes that Bekah made and some more delicious rolls that Cousin made!! We all just opened up the windows and sat and ate and finally enjoyed being in other people's company! I feel like in the winter so many people kind of just become a little bit "unsocial" and so it was nice to just be hanging out with people again! When were done eating we watched Twilight (2nd time in 1 week?) and I came to the conclusion that I think that movie is more of a comedy than a drama! The acting is NOT good! I feel like I am watching a high school play that isn't very well done when I watch that movie! I laughed so hard and was soooo happy to know that all the people that were watching it with me felt the same! I am normally not this critical about movies, but seriously... seriously? That movie is outta control!!

The rest of the night has been pretty chill! I finished measure mattes I have to cut for my Historical Processes Portfolio and now I am here just getting ready to get ready for bed! I love good weekends! I love weekends where I can just relax! And.. on top of these fun/interesting/unexpected adventures... it was conference weekend! Conference weekend is always soooo good! I felt like for the most part the "theme" was that the times are hard and they are going to be hard and all we can do is do our best and keep smiling. I think that is a message I need to be reminded of often!

Anyhow... I believe this is the LONGEST POST I have ever written! I will post pictures tomorrow while I am at work!! Yay for work and for the it being the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!!! :)

A Little Random!

2009-04-03T16:40:00.000-07:00

I am pretty sure that the best escape from everything I have had in a long time was going to the movies by myself!! Seriously though!!! It was just a break from everyone and everything for a few hours.... JUST what I needed!!! I ended up seeing Confessions of a Shopaholic! It was so cute!! LOVED it! So now I think I am going to start going to the cheap theaters more regularly! Seriously... I feel like almost every girl can relate to her on some level! I love how at the beginning she compared shopping and credit cards to men and how shopping never treats yours your poorly!! Haha... made me laugh!!!

I really want to see He's Just Not That Into You so maybe that will be my next venture!! :) (Haha. That book changed my life!!) Speaking of books. I really need to find a good outside reading book!! The Twilight Series just wasn't doing it for me. It was too mushy mushy for my likings. BUT maybe I'll have to read the 2nd and 3rd and 4th ones. Haha. I don't even know how many there are. But, I watched the movie, Twilight, and I'm pretty sure it falls under the genre of Comedy! That's just my opinion, though! When we were watching it at Jackson's I laughed when Edward was like "you are my own, personal heroin"!! Yeah... the other people watching it with me were so thrown off that a girl would be laughing at that and not just so enthralled with the story and with Edward and Bella! I am pretty sure that I am one of the few girls who really didn't like that book. But, maybe I'll have to read the others to like it more! Maybe? I don't know... we will have to see!!

So it's Friday night! I am going to my roommates Jazz combo and I'm pretty excited about it! She is awesome and has such a sweet voice!! It should be so cool! Then, after that, I am going Latin Dancing! Yeah, pretty sure this will be my first time in the 3 years I have been at BYU-I that I will be going to something like this!! It really is going to be so fun though! The people I am going with are fun so I'm excited!!! So I'm starting off the weekend well!! And... conference is tomorrow!! YAY!!! BEST WEEKEND EVER!!!

Baking Fix

2009-04-02T16:47:00.000-07:00

So these past few days have been kind of weird! I have all of this work that I need to do and I don't even know where to begin!!! It's so frustrating but I've been going hard all semester and all of the sudden I lost my motivation and now all I want to do is bake! Today I made some banana nut bread!! It was amazing!! The other day I whipped up a batch cake mix cookies (which I discovered is probably my new favorite quicky dessert)! They were amazing! But that's really where I want to spend my time! Just baking!!! I am so unmotivated when it comes to my homework. I think, though, that a huge part of that is the fact that Rexburg decided it was going to snow in April! It's seriously so cold! NOT a fan!!!

Oh... and today when I was baking my banana bread I was watching Hairspray and totally had forgotten how much I loved that movie. I'm pretty sure that my favorite line is when Tracy is in detention and Seaweed asks her how she likes it and she replies "I'm a bad, bad girl who needs to be punished" right as Link walks in!! HAhaha. Yeah... it's a good movie!!

I want to go see Australia!! I just might go tonight by myself if no one will go with me just because I want to see it so bad! Yeah... that sounds like a good plan. Sometimes I really enjoy going to movies by myself! It clears my mind. I'm pretty sure I can thank Luke for getting me into doing that one!! Best EVER!!!

One Week!!!

2009-04-01T18:07:00.000-07:00

Only one week left!!! Summer is so close I can taste it!!!

Inspired Maybe?

2009-03-31T12:21:00.001-07:00

Haha. So this is just a short little response to the blog Maribeth wrote last Friday about turning on her ipod and listening to music and just imagining herself dancing and doing whatever! I just want to admit that I am so happy to hear that I am not the only one that does that!! Okay... so you know how when you watch movies or reality shows like The Hills and they have the super awesome music playing in the background and it fits their lives so perfectly? Yeah it's pretty cool!! Haha. Weird as it may seem... I love it when I turn on my ipod (or music anywhere) and I can imagine myself dancing in some large city somewhere and doing fun things with my closest friends! Maribeth, you are so right, music does kind of become like your own soundtrack!! I LOVE it!! I just LOVE it! Haha!

Pinhole Cameras

2009-03-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

I have been so frustrated over my stupid pinhole cameras!! The first one I made was out of an oatmeal box. For the aluminum I just used a diet coke can (it gave me a reason to buy diet coke :D)!!! I thought it was so simple to make so actually taking the pictures wouldn't be too bad!! Haha... I guess I thought WRONG!! It was so frustrating. Last weekend I did and exposure for 20min only to later find that nothing even turned up. I guess that's all part of the experience though!! I decided that if I have to take a 20 min exposure on any pinhole then I should probably find some more light!!!
Anyhow... I have to have all of this done next week!! I was about ready to give up when finally... after giving it just one more try... IT WORKED!! I was seriously so happy!!! Yeah... they aren't the best photographs in the world but considering it was made from an aluminum can and old box... I feel pretty cool!! Haha!! Here are some examples of what I did!!

Its Been A While...

2009-03-29T17:58:00.000-07:00

I was talking to Chelsey Heidorn a while ago about how I never write on here any more!!! It's a sad sad thing!!! So.. here I am writing!!!

Update on my life? Here it goes!! This past semester I have been serving as the Enrichment Counselor in my Relief Society! Today was the last day of the semester in there and I was released today!! It was so sad! Although it made me so super busy and stressed at times it made me really appreciate Relief Society on a whole other level!! Seriously... being a girl/woman is the BEST!!!

2nd! I was planning on just getting my degree in Studio Arts because I would be graduating this December!! However, after a long chat with Sister Jones in art advising I decided that one more semester for a BFA in photography was a better plan!! :) I really just didn't want to be down the road 10 years and regret not taking one more semester to get a better/ more prestigious degree. And... I guess I just came to the realization that if a BFA really doesn't take me anywhere it can still make me the best photographer I can be. And... what can that hurt? Chelsey made a super good point when she told me that she doesn't want much more than to be a great photographer for herself and for her family!!! Thanks Chelsey for making me realize that!!!

3rd! I have been living at Tuscany and am finally moving back up to the Ridge. FULL CIRCLE BABY!! I am soooo excited to be moving in with the girls I am moving in with! They are awesome!! And... I am so excited to be back up there! being on the other side of campus has been a much needed change but I am ready to go back!!!

4th!!! Life is just great right now! I am loving every moment of it!!! I am going to be on here more and writing more... I PROMISE!!! I'll even have to start posting pictures and all that other fun stuff again!!!

HALLOWEEN!!!

2008-10-29T22:59:00.000-07:00

Yay!!! Ash and I spent the day today at walmart and d.i. and walmart and kmart and walmart looking for costumes!!! We spent hours trying to figure out what to be and what to do!!! Well... we finally decided that we would be ballerinas and we made our own tutus and they are SOOOO STINKIN CUTE!!!! Im not even joking for a second!! AHHH!!! Im so excited!! Pictures are to come for sure!!!!

2008-10-27T07:43:00.000-07:00

Okay... so I haven't been on here for quite sometime now but, since I work almost everyday and have lots of downtime here, I am starting again!!!! YAY!!!

Where to even begin??? These last few months have been crazy. After all of the trouble deciding whether or not to go to hawaii and leave BYU idaho for the fall... I came back!!! I don't know why sometimes... i feel like its the same crowd every where I go!! It sometimes seems like people here get stuck in the Rexburg bubble and never grow up. Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe you can agree with me. Now the dilemma is wether to stay here and finish or move to hawaii to finish! Yeah, sure, the weather is warmer there and I would get to play on the beach and do all of that fun stuff... but all of my friends are here!!! Leaving my girls would be no fun! They are seriously the best!!!

I just want to make a note of the friends that I have!! My girlfriends are the BEST girls in the world!!! I just wanted to thank them for being there for me this weekend!! They have no idea what that meant to me!!! Building a fort and watching the Little Mermaid was the BEST idea EVER!!!

Hmmm... What else??? I am quickly losing hope that people can just be good and kind and all that fun stuff!!! Seriously... last week was information overload! Then this week dealing with stupid girls who only care to get their way. They could care less about the feelings of anyone else and they do what they can to get what they want regardless of how it hurts other people! It bugs me that I am told that I am the selfish person when I am just doing what I can to not to lose the most important things to me! And then in trying not to lose them I end up pushing people away!!! Its like a vicious cycle... so this is a huge Im sorry to everyone that Ive pushed away!!!

I am going to post pictures of everything soon!!! (Thats the fun thing about facebook!!! :) )

I GOT IN

2008-06-11T14:18:00.000-07:00

I got accepted to BYU-Hawaii!! Finally! I am so excited. I will be headed out there hopefully in January for 2 years to finish my last 5 semesters of school!!! YAY! I am seriously soooo super happy about it!

Flashback Friday

2008-05-30T11:30:00.000-07:00

Since I missed throwback thursday today will be a flashback friday!!!! Remember all those shows we used to watch when we were in elementary school...Clarissa Explains it All, Legends of the HIdden Temple, Rocket Power, Hey! Arnold, Duck tales, the list could go on forever!!! These shows rocked!!!! So... today is dedicated to them!!!

I'm Going GREEN!!!

2008-05-27T23:05:00.000-07:00

Im so bad at this whole blogging thing. I'm good for a few days and then I'm bad for a few weeks about writing! But...I am going to try to be better. I'm using this as like my journal thing.

So, I have been good about going to the gym daily. My new favorite thing is spin class! I made this super cool mix on my iPod (with all the songs Kyle put on it, of course!) to cycle to. But, it doesn't seem like I am getting super toned. Losing this little floating around my waist is a little bit hard especailly because most of it comes from diet. So, in order to make myself healthy... AND to have a rockin bod... IM GOING GREEN!!! I am going to be healthy... cutting out all that junk that I eat that I don't need. Plus that... being healthy will help me focus and all that other fun stuff. I am way super excited about it!!! YAY!!!! Anyone who wants to join me in these efforts is more than welcome. It should be the adventure of a life time!

Anchors and Sailboats

2008-05-09T11:12:00.000-07:00

I have this super weird fascination with anchors and sailboats. I don't know why but I think they are so cool! One night I was sitting on a lake in Celebration talking with a friend and there was a sailboat just floating... I thought it was the coolest thing and I don't know why! They are just cool! One day I am going to live near an ocean and go sailing regularly! If anyone wants to join me they are welcome to!!!

Throwback Thursday!

2008-05-08T10:34:00.000-07:00

Every thursday is going to be dedicated to something of the past!!! Today I am dedicating to the year 1988 becuase it was probably the most important year in my life. With out it I wouldn't be here. So heres to you 1988!!!!
Fun Facts:
1. Gas was only 91 cents a gallon
2. And movies were only 3.50
3. The Hubble Space Telescope was put in operation
4. SUPER NINTENDO!!! The coolest thing EVER! :)
Movies:
1. Beetlejuice
2. Naked Gun
3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Music:
1. Michael Jackson!!! (DUH!)
2. U2
3. Enya
4. Guns N'Roses
5. Whitney Houston
STYLES:
1. People really wore ACid wash jeans with denim jackets
2. Men enjoyed Hawaiian shirts
3. Leather Jackets

4. Aviators
5. Women actually wore shoulder pads and...
6. Hair...well it was kind of a BIG deal

To Do Before I Die List

2008-05-07T15:34:00.000-07:00

In A Walk to Remember the girl had a To Do List of things she always wanted to do! When I saw that movie I immediately started coming up with my own! Weird... I KNOW... but I love it!!! Here are just a few in no particular order...

1. See the Northern Lights! This is the coolest thing... EVER!!!
2. Runaway and backpack through Europe. I'm planning this one for when I graduate!
3. Graduate College with a Bachelors. Maybe I'll end up finishing in Hawaii... That would seriously be AWESOME!!!
4. Swim with a Dolphin (I've already done it with sharks!)
5. Skydive... I am terrified of heights but I have always wanted to do this!
6. Shop in New York and not feel bad about the money I spend.
7. Help in Africa
8. Run a Marathon
9. Go on a cruise (maybe even a disney one) 10. Kiss in the rain (and under fireworks and all that other romantic junk...)
11. Watch the sunset in Hawaii
12. Rock Climb
13. Climb a Mountain
14. Fall in love... get married and...
15. Have a family (hopefully I'll be a super cute soccer mom.) : )

The list really could go on for ever... But I've got a whole life to live, right?

Tire Changes

2008-04-26T09:37:00.000-07:00

So yesterday Michelle and Aubree needed a tire changed and guess who did it! None other than yours truly! It was my first tire and although I made a few mistakes I was so proud of myself. I knew that going to mutual was good for something at times. So we got the car jacked up and then were trying to get off the nuts, but the wheel wouldn't stop spinning so Michelle and Aubree were holding the wheel to stop it from spinning while I tried to unscrew the nuts but they wouldn't budge (not even for a second!). So then we asked these 2 boys if they would help us and they reminded us that we forgot to put on the e-break (which would stop the wheel from spinning). But the nuts still would move... even with strong boys. And... it was sooo cold outside I though I had frostbite!!! Ahhh... so anyhow, finally after both the boys jumped on the tool thing that got the things off... they finally came off. YAY!!! But it really took like 20 min. And then, the spare that we put on was like a little baby child compared to the rest of the wheels. Yeah, we had a pretty good laugh about that one. But, I for sure know how to change a tire!!! YAY ME!! Oh... well that sure was fun!

My New Job

2008-04-25T10:33:00.000-07:00

This is the coolest job in the world! I am working on campus in the Photo lab which means I get to update my blog, do homework, and get paid! Really, I couldn't have asked for anything better! Plus that, I get to play on macs... they're so cool. Too bad I'm not a photo major anymore though. Ahh... it was fun while it lasted. Too bad I am terrible at everything that has to do with art. Hmmm... oh well I feel bad for all the people who ask my opinion on work... because I really wont have a clue what I am talking about. I LOVE LIFE! : )

Bring me the sun... PLEASE!??!!!!!??!

2008-04-21T09:23:00.000-07:00

AHHHH!!! I can't believe it snowed this morning. Really!?! Where does it snow in April??? What happened to this global warming. UGH... Take me back to florida! Take me to the sun!!!! I WANT SUMMER!!!

My Computer!

2008-04-20T09:10:00.000-07:00

I don't think I have ever been more excited to have my own computer!!! I LOVE it even though it isn't a macbook... OH WELL!!! IT IS AWESOME! So... pictures and lots of fun things to write are coming up soon!

2008-04-15T18:54:00.000-07:00

My first update before I go into ramble mode... I am so excited to get my own computer back!!! Oh... it will be so nice! And then I can start putting up pictures of everything that is going on in my life!!!! YAY!!!So... I am headed back to Rexburg tomorrow! I really have missed it, but I think that after only 2.5 more months of it I will be ready to peace out for good! Yay for 2 year degrees (even though they don't really mean too much!!!)

My rambling for the day is on boys... I am so fed up with them!!! Seriously though, can any boy ever think that a girl would want to hang out just to be friends or does it really have to be something more to get lunch or ice cream or anything!!! Stupid boys... if we like you... YOU'LL KNOW!!! I can't stand all of the pressures that we have to date and be dating! Seriously, I am 19 and not looking to get married any time soon. I am waaaaayyyy too young for that! I want to finish school and go back to disney and backpack through Europe and live in Hawaii and all of these other things that I am not super willing to put on hold! Is that so bad??? Oh... I want to go on and on and believe me I will soon, but right now I may say something I regret... lol. I'm just frustrated!!!!

Sad?

2008-04-14T18:52:00.000-07:00

So, I can't decide whether or not I am sad to be gone from Florida! I am for sure glad t obe back... but I miss some of the people so much! And... I miss Beauty and the Beast... you would think that I had seen it enough to fill a life time lol but I could still see that show everyday and not get tired of it. : ) So, I think I am going to make it a goal to be back there next winter for one more semester before I finish school. Plus that... Mark and Rachel will be there so that will be nice!

Call Me CrAZy

2008-03-30T15:16:00.000-07:00

Seriously, you can call me crazy for this but I may not be alone on this one either. Sometimes I picture life just in moments not as something continuous. I just see these moments and I play them in my head like a scrapbook or something. Weird, I know... but I really have so many great photo album ideas because of it. Haha... yes, I will accept that this is a little weird of me but I don't care. It's fun! I really want to make a scrapbook of my life and put music to it. Haha... yeah I'll stop now.

2008-03-29T21:49:00.001-07:00

So, even though I am terrible writer and have a hard time expressing what I am thinking in clear, concise phrasing, I am going to do my best (for the purposes of those reading and for my own sake...)!!!

I don't know if it is just me, but sometimes I envision my life so much differently than it is going! Coming to Florida was a huge step for me because I wasn't sure it was the "right" decision and I didn't want to be passing up what was going to be the last semester with some of best girl friends!!! And, yet I came and have had some of the greatest memories of my entire life. But being here has also made me take a huge step back and look at what I am doing with my life and wonder where it is that I am really going!

(So much for this not being rambled thoughts... but I am just trying to write as I think and I guess that it all really only needs to makes sense to me, right?) I don't know... I just really want to make something of myself! I want to have fun being single and living a true single life where I finish school and get a real job and am finally living on my own and doing my own thing.

I don't know what I am saying. I know what I am thinking, but I don't know how to describe it. Maybe I will try again when it isn't 1 am. Until then... have a great night.

REXY is for the SEXY!

2008-03-24T16:41:00.000-07:00

(This was the funniest thing... it was dripping all over everything everywhere but it was amazing)

So all things considered, and the fact that I have gained 20lbs, I made an official decision! And, yes, Rexburg I am for sure coming back to you! R mountain I will climb you... Rigby Lake I will visit you... and my girls... we are having fun!

What to do?

2008-03-17T07:38:00.000-07:00

So... I am back to square one and I don't know what to do!!! Honestly, I can't stand that I am so horrible at making decisions. So, I made the decision to go back to rexburg feeling great about it, but then something happend that made me really question my decision. I don't know what to do. Here are the pro's and con's
Pro's To Bing in Rexburg
1. kyle, brittany, jessi, kyrie, and lauren, along with others I may meet or forgot to mention here
2. It is close to utah for Maribeth's Wedding
3. I would graduate in summer instead of the fall
4. I would be able to go to church regularly
5. I've heard rexburg summers are SOOO fun!
5. I wont be there when it starts to get cold again
6. I wont be here
Con's
1. I will have to move back to CA in the fall
2. I could be giving up the opportunity of a lifetime
3. I will go up to school with little or no money

I guess the only BIG con is that that I wont have money but I guess I could get a job, right? I don't know what to do. I wish that decisions like this were easier. When I was sitting on the beach yesterday I really wasn't thinking about doing that in rexburg, but just couldn't wait to be in Hawaii! So, I guess I need to make the smartest decision for moving to Hawaii and that would be to go to school in the summer and then save money in the fall! As of right now that is my plan, but I am scared that something is going to change that and once again I will be back to square one! Yay for people who can't make decisions!!!

Rexy, Here I Come!

2008-03-14T17:56:00.000-07:00

I have had suh a rough time deciding what to do... but I have finally decided that I am going to be back in Rexburg in the summer. It seriously just makes so much more sense! I will be able to be with my friends and graduate with my 2 year degree and all that other fun stuff! But, this means that I wont be there in the fall. I am going home for the fall and working to save up to go to HAWAII!!! Yay... seriously.. I am going to be living in paradise in only 9/10 more months! Okay... so it is a little far away to be counting down but I am seriously SOOOO excited for what the next year is bringing!

EVERYONE HELP ME!

2008-03-12T08:35:00.000-07:00

So... I am having a very difficult time deciding what to do this summer. My choices are either to stay here, in Florida... OR I can move back to Rexburg and have tons of fun with everyone there. I don't know what to do. I am so confused!

1 More Month

2008-03-04T10:18:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe that it has been 3 years since Chris died. I still think about him so often and wonder what things would be like for him now! He was such an amazing person and I miss him dearly!

Anyhow, I only have one more month left here! It is crazy to think how fast these past 2 months have gone by! I seriously have learned so much about life since I have been here. It's so weird because the people I thought I could learn nothing from are the people who I have learned the most from (at least so far)! I have made some amazing friends who have made this miserable experience ;) so worth it and I really am going to miss them! I love Florida, but I love California more and cannot wait to be back home! Only 38 more days!

Tuesday Rain

2008-03-03T06:58:00.000-08:00

So... last tuesday Andrea picked me up from work and we went to the world showcase to visit a friend and the result...
we were soaked!!! but it was well worth it!

Hollywood Studios

2008-02-24T13:38:00.000-08:00

Me and Andrea had such a fun day yesterday! We went to Hollywood Studios and played all day! I don't think we waited more than 10 min to get on a ride! Yay for girls who know how to work it! :) We started our day by watching the Beauty and Beast show to see this super cute boy who dances in it. One of the girls working the crowd control let us sit in VIP so we had excelent seats!!! Oh it was wonderful! Then, we went on Tower of Terror and only waited for a few min. We were so suprised that on a Saturday it was so slow... but I think that it was slow because it had been raining! Then we went and rode Rock'n'Roller Coaster as single riders! Usually we are able to sweet talk the people disbatching into letting us but they were mean and unwavering! Sad day... but we still had fun riding one of the best roller coasters EVER!!! we got to see High School Musical Live and we met Red Ranger! Power Rangers SPD! It was sooo cool! Then... we got super way totally lucky and got to ride Tower of Terror in our own elevator shaft! It was soooo fun! We tried to watch Fantasmic but couldn't get in... sad day! Then we met up with Brandon and his roommate and just played the rest of the night at home. We went swimming and laid around and went to walmart... it really was an awesome day that I really needed! I love being here as much as some days are terrible. It is days like yesterday that make this all worth it!!! "I love disney... I just love it" ~me

Fall 2007

2008-02-21T21:24:00.000-08:00

Even though fall semester has been long over... I just really want to write about it! I seriously made some of the best friends in the world last semester. I didn't realize how incredibly blessed I was with so many good people around me! I HAVE THE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORlD and being here has made me appreciate them so much! They are all sooooo awesome and I want all of them to know how much I love them and that I am always there for them!

IM MOVING TO HAWAII

2008-02-19T17:18:00.000-08:00

I am so excited! So, today while I was at work at Disney's Wide World of Sports I remembered how much I love planning events. I was talking to my mom about doing events like golf tournaments and baseball games and all that fun stuff and she told me about the most amazing major I have ever heard of offered at BYU-Hawaii. It is called Hospitality and Tourism and basically it is the major I have been looking for my whole life long! I am sooooo excited. So, I have come to the decision that I AM MOVING TO HAWAII!!!

IM SICK!

2008-02-18T14:50:00.000-08:00

I had to go home early from work today because I came down with ... the flu! It is no fun at all. I am tired and weak and feeling ill! :( I guess it could be worse though!

So... I love the movie mean girls. It describes the mean girls I live with so well... they are such backstabbers and I have no idea what I even did. I guess some girls are just plain mean!

Oh... and then something else random! I had a stalker. He was really weird. And, he really creeped me out. Honestly, some days I would 6 phone calls and other days I would get 3 but rarely did I not get any. So then, I asked my momma if it would be mean of me to tell him to stop calling me. I have never been more thankful for the incredible powers of text messages. I sent him a text that read "Please stop calling me. I am way to busy and would really appreciate it if you stopped calling me. Thanks!" Okay... so I guess he wasn't a real stalker, but he roped me into giving him my number because he could get me in free to Universal Studios and then he asked me every day when I could go with him... and then on top of that... he tried to make me feel bad when I told him to stop calling me... STUPID BOY! haha... so that is my fun story of the day.

Anyhow, I think I am going to go to bed... it's only 6 but I am really tired and need all the rest I can get!

The Past Week!!! : )

2008-02-17T07:47:00.000-08:00

First of all... thank you so much Kyle for reminding me to write on this. I am going to to my best to write on it everyday starting from now on. I have been so busy with life and work and everything else. Honestly, last night I looked at my schedule and saw that I did not have a day off until saturday and the last day I had off was monday... AHHH... I overworked and underpaid. But, I guess it could be so much worse!

Dear Kyle (and anyone else this may pertain too), if you are seriously thinking about coming on the college program, DO NOT (i reapeat) DO NOT say that you are receptive to working in food and beverage... you will hate your job and your experience could be greatly ruined. I am trying to jump through hoops to get me out of the spot I am in because I could work in food anywhere I go, but having the opportunity to work at disney, doing something disney like, is once in a life time for many people... DO NOT do food!!!

Anyhow, for an update on my life... I have been working constantly but the days I have off are so fun! Last saturday I took Brandon over to Animal Kingdom. He had never been so we decided that we were going to go on the safari first. Somehow we were let into the fastpass line where we found Alysse waiting for the same safari driver we were waiting for. She was determined to get on Chasten's safari without him noticing us so we stood in back and actually missed his safari. She didnt have time to wait for another one so we puled some stings (what else is new) and we got on his safari when he dropped off the last group. Now, I have to tell you that we didn't just get on the safari, we got on mission impossible style with help of one of the managers because we still didn't want Chasten to see us until the end So we snuck on to his safari from where everyone gets off and had to dick down while he rove over to pick people up. We were still hiding and the lady in line with her family that was supposed to get on where we were was heated!!! HAHA... and we didn't even feel bad! Then, Alysse had to be over to studios so we drove her over there and decided to play there because Brandon had never been there either. We were in line for tower terror and a lady just handed me 2 fast passes so we cut in front of everyone instead of waiting for another hour. Brandon decided that he hates that girls get so much(and I didn't even think that we got that much!) Ohhh... and then we went and drew our favorite character and rode Rock n Roller Coaster and then we went to get food and watched fantasmic from fantastic seats. It was a great day filled with tons of fun!

Then on monday, I went to downtown disney to spend some time before my 40% off merchandise was over. After that, Andrea met me over at typhoon lagoon!!! We were like giddy little girls when we went down the slides! They were soooooo fun! I highly recommend it to everyone. And, on top the their amazing slides, we got to swim with sharks and other kinds of big fish (which I am very glad I did because there was a super cute lifeguard working). And their wave pool was so fun!!!

Seriously, being here is so much fun! Where else could I go and have "magic moments" and give them? It is an amazing time! I am so homesick for my friends, I miss them all sooo much! Congrats major MB! You are the best in the world!

A Dream Come True?

2008-01-17T17:17:00.000-08:00

Disney has turned out to be an adventure full of dreams coming true!! Well... I wish that was truly all that it was full of. It is true that it has been quite and adventure, for sure one that I will never forget, but all of my dreams have yet to come true. Maybe by the end I will have had the wonderful opportunity to make some of my dreams a reality.

2008-01-11T18:04:00.001-08:00

Florida had been gret so far, but I am not even a week in. So, who knows how it could turn out! I start official on the job training tomorrow and am excited to be out of classes and actaully working. YAY FOR WORK : )

So we went to Downtown Disney and spent some time down there the other night. I had never been more glad to be in rexburg out of the cold! Seriously, I was in shorts and flip flops and if felt wonderful! Yesterday I didn't get to go to any of the parks because I got off late but today I went to Magic Kingdom. I finally knew why I was here. They keep on telling us that people come here to escape reality. We, as cast members, help make fantisy real for them! It is a dream being able to see the faces of kids light up when they see Micky Mouse or just rode Space Mountain for the first time. I realize that I am helping these people escape their every day pressures to enjoy a day at the happiest place on earth! : ) Yay me!

Wishes is amazing! Always has been, always will be. For those of you who have not yet been to Disneyworld, I would highly recommend it!

"Have a magical day" everyone! Miss you all dearly!

To WDW and Beyond!

2008-01-08T18:27:00.000-08:00

I don't know what it was that scared me about coming here. And to think that I even thought about staying in Idaho. Crazy girl! : ) I seriously love it here. I was in shorts and a t-shirt today. ALL DAY! It is so beautiful! Now, I am scared that I am never going to want to leave! Why? Because Disneyworld really is THE BEST! Who would have thought?

Although the selection of boys is limited, my roommates all seem to nice and fun. It is a good thing that I love being around girls. And, the boys across the hall are super fun and super cool! Yay us!

We went to Downtown Disney, and was peeved to find that at Pleasure Island I get in free to all the clubs but I am too young to actually be let in to them. But the shopping there was fun! Tomorrow after Traditions I will get my pass so I can get in free to all of the parks! Yay me. So, I think we are going to spend sometime at Epcot! Yay us!

I will put up pictures when I can upload them!

And We're Off...

2008-01-06T21:20:00.000-08:00

So, I am leaving in like another hour and I figure that since I don't think I am going to get to update this daily, I might as well write one last time!

I watched the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with my sister tonight and there was a line in it that really struck me. One of the girls said something about how the others around her have lost everything and still love and yet she has lost nothing and is afraid to love. I think that really hit home with me. Sometimes I think that one day getting married is the scariest idea and so I run but there are other days where I really can't wait to get married. So, there you have it, I am truly afraid to love. I think that it is mostly because I am afraid to be hurt. My mom once said to me that the people who hurt us most are the people we love. If we never want to be hurt, then we can never love. And, love should be the greatest thing that a human being is capable of. Love really does "lift us up." Love is what makes people do crazy things. And yes, I am terrified of it. But I do think that it is totally normal for a girl my age to be afraid to love!

Anyhow... I am off to Florida for a few months. I am so excited and hope that I have the best trip. It should be awesome. Seriously, I get to work with Mickey Mouse and what could be better than that???? Until next time, (hopefully soon!)

~alise

Scary Movies

2008-01-05T23:35:00.000-08:00

There is something about a scary movie that intrigues everyone! What is it though? Tonight we watched Solstice, a movie about a girl who's twin sister commits suicide and is coming back to "warn her." Yes, the premise may seem a little bit childish, but it did everything a scary movie is supposed to do... it scared me! There was a point where I didn't think I was going to be able to sleep by myself and I even asked Hayley if she would stay the night. Maybe I'm just a little bit chicken but I don't understand what it is that continues to attract me to the idea of being scared. Is it really that intriguing? Maybe it is like testing a limit, sometimes that is just plain fun!

More Like Ferris?

2008-01-04T22:30:00.000-08:00

Like every decision I make in my life, I have questioned whether or not moving to Florida is a good thing. I have been going back and forth between being so excited I can hardly wait to total unsureness of whether going will be good for me. Now, with 2 days left, I CANNOT WAIT!!! I just hope that it stays like this until I get home in April. Seriously though, I get to be at the happiest place in the states for 3 months. I don't have to worry about school or anything. Sounds like the coolest thing in the world if you ask me!

Well, in speaking of having a hard time making decisions, I have been going back and forth so much with school and deciding what I want to do with my life. There are so many possibilities and in reality, I am the one who gets to choose. I can do anything I want and that kind of scares me! So, heres the gist of it. I started as an exercise science major, wanting to go to medical school at UC Davis, and then work as a pediatric surgeon. However, I didn't think that I was strong enough to deal with the blood and needles. YUCK! So, I looked into photography. Seeing as I am a very observant person, I thought photojournalism would be the perfect job for me! But, after taking only a few classes, I realized that photo was far from being my forte! And now I am stuck. Do I go back to premed? Well, the answer to that should be a simple no. I should not go back. But then what am I to do? I think that every college student struggles with this and I am so jealous of those who don't. Those who know what they want to be and can decide are so lucky! So, I have gone back and forth between several ideas and new ones keep coming to mind each and every day. Weird, I know... but hopefully soon I will figure something out. Until then I just gotta keep on keepin on because life goes on! Maybe I just need to be a little bit more like Ferris and be more carefree and let things fall where they may! : ) If only it were that easy!

Flash Gordon

2008-01-03T23:28:00.001-08:00

To most people, Flash Gordon is just a super hero in a red suit, but to me, Flash Gordon is much more!!! : ) He is the greatest dog in the whole world! My dad got him as a present for Christmas 1994 (I believe it was...) so I would have been about 6ish... and I have loved him ever since. But now, Flash is getting old. I really am just so sad about it. Several months ago he went deaf but was still able to run and play and dogs do, but now he is just getting old and is having a hard time just going from sitting to standing. I have dreaded the day that he is going to be put to sleep and the day is coming up soon. I always thought people who loved their animals this much we weird... but I love my dog. He is the best!!!! So, this is to my favorite dog in the whole world!!!

Back to California

2008-01-02T19:57:00.000-08:00

So we drove home today and it took much longer than I would have liked because there was so much traffic over the mountain. 2 things that I don't like are going over the mountain and traffic so that was fun! : ) But it sure is good to be out of the snow as much as I love it.

Only 4 more days until Florida! I am so excited and can hardly wait to be with mickey for three months. Yay

Happy New Year!

2008-01-01T20:34:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to EVERYONE!!! I don't think that there could be a better new year's resolution than starting a blog! Well... blogging isn't really my resolution but journaling is. And, since I am not big into sitting and writing down everything that has happened to me in a day, I decided that this was the easy way to go.

To begin, I am a college student just trying to figure out life. Just when I think I have got somewhat of an idea of what is going on something happens that ruins every theory had. I guess that is true for most people though. I originally started out as an exercise science major wanting to go to medical school. I think that being a surgeon would be the sweetest job in the world. However, the sight of blood makes me queezy and the sight of needles makes me faint. After realizing that medical was probally not the way for me to go, I swithed my major or art hoping to get my BFA in photography. But sadly, I soon found that art is not my forte. Now, I am stuck trying to figure out not only what I want to do, but what I should do. I guess this is true for most people as well. Maybe one day, somewhat soon, I will figure out where it is that I need to be. Until then, I am just going to have to keep on keepin on.

Enough of that... I had such a great christmas this year! I love the holiday season. There is just something so magical in the air. It is cool because you get that feeling of being at Disneyland without actually being there. I LOVE IT! As one of my presents I got 4 days of snowboarding up at Kelly Canyon, so christmas day, my family and I drove up to Idaho to enjoy the fresh wonderful powdery snow. I took lessons and actually learned how to ride one of those things... I highly recommend it to everyone. It is so fun! At least I think so.

The countdown to Disneyworld continues. I am moving to Florida in 5 days. I still don't know if I am excited for it or what. I am leaving all of my friends to go on an adventure of my own. I keep telling myself that I need this... because, truly, I do. I think that everyone needs an adventure of their own. Whether it is Cuz going to Jerusalem to study for a semester or me working at the happies place on earth, the adventure is one that needs to be taken. I am looking forward to this experience but, I wont lie, I am terrified.

Life continues to go on for me and I am loving every moment of it (well... I'm trying to love every moment. Sometimes it is a little bit hard to). I hope that everyone had the happiest new years! Good luck in 2008 with what ever you are doing.

Until tomorrow,

~alise