Wow!!

Well it sure has been along time since I've posted. Every time I have thought of posting I have been just to darn lazy to do it. But something came up that I can't avoid posting about. It was just too exciting to pass up blogging about it. 

What a series! Six overtimes in seven games. WOW!!!!!! Ray Allen, how about those amazing shots, that seemed impossible to make. 51 points in one game. Unfortunately the team I wanted to win, failed to pull everything together in game seven it was still an amazing series that will be, in my opinion, an instant classic.

A Broken Heart

4:32 kickoff time. My dad and I were glued to the tv for a total of four hours. Halfway through the game my team was down by ten and then they came back and got a three point game. The opposing team scored and gave the Cards less than one minute to score a touchdown. Ten seconds left and Warner goes to through but loses the ball while throwing. Officials ruled it as a fumble, but it wasn't an incomplete pass. On top of the Steelers getting a penalty against them. There should have been enough time for the Cards to make one play. Throw a deep pass into the endzone and pray that Fitzgerald would make one of his many impossible catches. But by not reviewing the ruling the referees basically gave the Superbowl win to the Steelers. Cries of frustration could be heard from our house as we screamed and yelled at the television trying in vain to get the officials to hear what should have been done. However, I feel that the Cardinals did a great job in the game and I will be cheering for you next season. Well done Cards you guys did a fantastic job. 

A New Beginning

Wow. It took me a while to actually get this post up. I have spent all week thinking about Obama and what he will do as our countries 44th president. But before I talk about Obama, can I just say that the performance for My Country Tis of Thee wasn't the best I have ever heard. However, follow that with a performance by Yo Yo Mah and I was in heaven.

 While away at school I saw people who believed the most absurd things. One friend firmly believes that Obama wishes to make the United States a more communist country. "He wants to get a nationa

l police force." Some people even believed that he should not be president because of the color of his skin. I would be lying if I said that I didn't have my doubts about Obama, but he was elected by the people so shouldn't the people give him a chance. We are told t

o not judge others, yet people judge Obama before he has done anything. 

I will give Obama the chance he deserves. And may our country protect him, and may he lift up our falling economy. Good luck Obama. My prayers our with you President Obama.

GO CARDINALS

After years of heartbreak and cheering for a team that no one said could ever win, a day of celebrating was in order. After last weeks game against Carolina I couldn't believe that the Cardinals were going to the championship game. Last night cheers could be heard from our home as the Cardinals scored over 30 points against a team that had the 3rd best defense in the NFL and moved on to the Super Bowl. Go Cardinals, my dad and I will be cheering for you in two weeks.

Will it ever be enough?

Driving long distances has never been something I have found enjoyable. Being a person who was cursed with car sickness, I will usually try and find a cheap flight to my destination, than be tortured by the  inability to do anything in a car. After having forced myself to sleep on more than one instance of the car drive, and braving a blizzard we finally arrived at our destination. Good, sunny Arizona. Upon seeing the faces of smiling cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents the ten hours in a car was well worth it in my eyes. 

I inhaled Mangos stuffed enchiladas, and after receiving my burger from In'n'Out I was in absolute heaven. I was spending time with my cousins who even 

though almost every single one I "chill" with is either in Elementary school or Junior High I couldn't have been happier. I got slobber monsters from Zach, hugs from old friends, and remarks about how glad a certain young boy was that I didn't spend forever in front of a mirror in the morning. 

The family gathered together and laughed with each other while playing the Wii fit. Everyone played, whether it was the young kids, the parents, or the grandparents, the cheers and laughter could be heard. Names were chanted to convince aunts, uncles, and grandparents to get up and show us what they got. 

Monday evening was an absolute treat. Spent with both Free families we ate food, played games, and of course watched Avatar. I can't tell you how excited I was to finally be able to talk about avatar and not receive weird looks. I guess it is 

a little bit weird that a girl who loves action films, fantasy novels, and tv shows with guns, things blowing up, a doctor who could care less what people think of him, would be so passionate about a kids animated tv series. Nevertheless I show my love for Avatar proudly. To be able to go up to a friend and touch her forehead and say "stole your bending" was like Christmas all over again.And having people around me actually knowing what I was talking about and people who knew who Katara, Aang, Sokka, and Toph is something I think I will never take for granted ever again. And seeing Twilight for the who knows what time with two very close friends was a treat. Lifting a friend out of boredum was a pleasure. 

The time however just wasn't enough. The morning of departure was a bleak one indeed. Cousins were sad and clinging onto each other and promising to visit soon. Let me just say that even two weeks more would not have been enough. I would still have felt like I had only been there for a day and would still wish for the opportunity to see them all again. 

The End Draws Near

As the end of the semester draws near i ask myself, have I done everything I can to make this semester worth while and memorable? I did attend all of my classes. I am currently passing all of them, hopefully it stays that way. I have loved learning about all the different composers and different types of music in my Music History class. My Humanities class has been one of my favorites. A class where I get to learn about art, music, dance, and architecture is definitely my kind of class. Although Math has not been the easiest I am pleased to say I have done the best that I could do in that class. 

End of the semester brings the horror of deep cleaning everywhere in my room. I didn't think that as many tornados came through my room compared to home. However, I didn't realize how much rubbish I had with me. I filled up a whole garbage bag with rubbish. I am thrilled to announce that I my dorm is cleaner than one of my rooms has ever been. Minus when I cleared everything out of my room in Arizona to move to Utah. 

Although it will be sad to say goodbye to my roommates whom I have grown very close to over the past few months. I can hold my head high that I survived a full three months away from home without my mom there to do my laundry. I look forward to the new adventure that draws nearer each passing moment. 

I am much obliged to all of you that helped me survive the real world for the first time.

Fun and Sad

So earlier this month we got the first snow fall of the season. By now all of the snow has melted nut it was fun while it lasted. In Chapman Hall there is a small hill that we went sliding down on our stomaches. It was way fun. I have a video of me doing it but haven't figured out how to post a video on my blog yet. Never mind, I just saw the video reel at the top of the page. I am a little bit of a dork. Anyway we did that and it was way fun while it lasted. 

Now for the sad part of the blog. College is amazing and I wouldn't trade being 

here for anything. Well, maybe not anything. Last night I probably would have traded living away from home for a good home-made meal. Lol.College is an amazing experience. However, it does have some downsides. I never get to see my family a

nd friends (other than the ones that are here at BYU-I). And the food isn't nearly as good. Last night a few of my roommates and I drove half an hour to Idaho Falls so that we could eat IHop. Looking into our car as we pulled into the parking lot for IHop you would have thought we were pulling into the parking lot of Disneyland. We were all jumping up and down in our seats and crying out with joy. We were all so stoaked that we got to eat "real food" and not the crappy cafeteria food that we always have to eat here. I don't think I have ever downed so much hot chocolate in so little time. There were three or four of us who ordered hot chocolate but at the table when we left there was at least six cups. It looked like we had downed tons of coffee. What do expect when the mug is tiny and half of the cup is filled with whip cream. Anyway we all left feeling very content with ourselves. Once we arrived home we couldn't believe that we just spent around an hour in the car just to go to IHop and back. How weird can college get?