Half an Hour in Ogden

I went with Kartika to drive Hannah and our friend Noal down to catch the train in Ogden. Before getting to the train station, we stopped at a little pizza place for Hannah and Noal to eat dinner. While looking around the restaurant I saw these...

Naturally, I had to find out what a good idea was...

Well I know what I'm going to be doing this weekend... ;) 

The Perks and Perils of Being a Freshman

Right when you feel cool and grown up after graduating high school, you head to college and realize you're back at the bottom of the food chain. You become the clueless pipsqueak, the underclassmen. You feel short, small and lost in this world of adults that seem to have their lives figured out. You work hard and try your best to figure this whole college thing out. You have to adjust to being away from home, making new friends, cooking your own food, getting along with roommates, studying, having a social life, possibly getting a job, figuring out what you want to major in, the list goes on! Being a freshman can be a fun and exciting experience and also overwhelming. I'm no expert but since I'm in the middle of the second semester of my freshman year, I've decided to compile a list of some perks and perils of being a freshman with the help of my roommates


Perk: You don't need to have it all figured out. You aren't pressured to declare a major right away, you have plenty of time to explore different classes and majors, figure out what you're interested in and what you're not. 

Peril: Aleta said: "Nobody wants to be your friend! They think you're cool until they find out you're a freshman and then they won't talk to you again." Apparently some older people find freshman to be slightly clueless and annoying. We once had some people come over to play games with us, we all tried to be fun and friendly as we could, but one of them refused to interact with us and have fun because we were all freshmen.

Perk: On the flip side, there are also so many amazing people at college and you can make new friends!

With our awesome friend, Maddy!

Perk: Kartika said: "You can do stupid and awkward things and people won't judge you for it because you're a freshman." I guess you could say our awkward encounters are sometimes (imaginatively) followed by a pat on the head and someone saying "It's okay, silly freshman."

Wait...what?

Peril: Aleta pointed out; "You're basically at the bottom of the food chain for everything." When registering for classes you don't get first pick for the classes you want to take and get stuck on the waiting list.

Perk: People understand when you ask for directions and don't know where things are.

Peril: The transition from high school homework to college homework and tests can be overwhelming and stressful at times.

Perk: Hannah said: "It's a new and exciting experience." This is a time in your life that you'll never have again, so embrace the changes, learn to laugh at your silly mistakes and adventures, work hard, stay focused, make new friends, take pictures and just have fun!

Junior High Kids Say the Silliest Things

In 8th and 9th grade I kept a notebook where I would write random and funny things that happened to me throughout the day. When I went home for President's Day weekend, I found my 9th grade moments notebook and thumbed through it. I found some pretty funny moments that made me laugh...
*Some names may be changed to protect the innocent... ;) 

Girl in class: "Did you know that you can get a headache from thinking too much?" 
Teacher: "Oh. Maddy doesn't have to worry then." 

Coach Jex: "Girls, go easy on yourself. Boys and girls are built differently. Some boys could eat everything in your house and not gain one pound. Some girls look at something and gain 4 pounds." 

Oh Junior High...

Girl in my geography class: "Is New York in the United States?"

Boy in my English class: "...We have the right to remain silent!"
Teacher: "Yes. I think you should exercise that right more often."

"We have permission to annoy the heck out of hell."
-My 9th grade seminary teacher

Mr. Johnson: "Teachers, we have a late bus that should be coming in a few minutes, I would make this announcement for those of you on the late bus, but you're not here yet...so it wouldn't do you much good."

Aleta: "Rachel, you're so pretty."

Me: "Awe! Thanks. You are too...if I can get this nectarine open..."
Altea: "I'm only pretty if you can get the nectarine open?!?" 

Derek to Aleta: "Can I use your notes?" 

Aleta: "Uh...no."
Derek: "Why not?"
Aleta: "Because I need them to study!"
Derek: "Study for what?"
Aleta: "Dang it! You got me there..."
Courtney: "Derek, she doesn't trust you with her notes, she's just too nice to say so."

(Role playing in seminary)
Tanner: "I've committed a terrible sin! I've committed murder!"
Kaden (role playing as bishop): "Have you told the family?"
Tanner: "I think they've found out by now..."

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day and Happy 17th Birthday to my cute cousin, Camri! 

I think I was about 12 and she was 10 in this picture...

Since when did she get to be so old??

And now, since it's Valentine's Day, here are some cheesy and nerdy valentines I found on Pinterest, enjoy! 

Word on the Street #6

Aleta: "I hate pickles, but I love the smell of them. Don't give me a bouquet of roses, just give me a jar of pickles."

Me (Typing fast while indexing, then pausing): "Ever since playing Trivia Crack I think that everything is timed."

(Quizzing Lyndsey for our History test)
Me: "Describe the average immigrant."
Lyndsey: "A foreigner!" 

(At Pier 47, I absentmindedly started pouring the parmesan cheese from the shaker into the pepper shakers on the table)
Kartika: "Stop! What are you doing? What if someone's allergic to cheese?
Me: "Then they wouldn't be coming to a pizza place..."

Kartika: I can be a very spiteful person
Aleta: What? Oh I thought you said spider person!
Kartika: I'm spider man! 
Me: Kartika why didn't you tell us?!?
Lyndsey: I'm Batman.
Me: I'm Ironman.
Aleta: Is this a bad time to tell you I'm Captain America? 
Lyndsey: Wait if you're Captain Man..
The rest of us: Captain man?!?

Random Pictures

Some of the adventures my roommates and I had this week...

Random photo shoot that Kartika and I had on Monday...

This girl wins the photogenic award

Say Cheese! 

Dramatic Tree Picture...

My attempt at a dramatic tree picture...

Hannah taught us how to do a messy bun on Thursday, these were the results...

Aleta had to go to the toy store for a Human Development assignment. We decided to tag along...

Having too much fun at the toy store

Oh these two! 

Duel!

Lyndsey, Kartika and I went on a walk today. It was weirdly warm for February in Utah, but it was beautiful!

Lyndsey told me not to move, so I didn't.
She took a picture...

On our walk