November comes....

November has come!
It has been surprisingly pleasant weather. After snow for two days just a week ago, the sun has been steadily shining with temperatures in the 60's and 70's. There is only 21 more days until one of my favorite holidays. My sister just had a child, which means I am an aunt again. Number 4 is just as exciting as number 1.
This past week has been somewhat enlightening. Its strange sometimes how the most simple principles of life just come pouring out and you realize what is important in this life. I have learned that it does not matter what people think of you or what people want from you. I have to be myself and stop trying to please and impress everyone. People have to accept me for me and not try to change me. And no matter what happens I have to keep trusting people. I am able to see that this is a learning experience. I am getting an education while getting an education.
November has come and there are many exciting events that will occur during this month! I am looking forward to it.
Happy Fall and Thanksgiving!

A Day At Sundance

We are weird and we took roommate family photos at Sundance in Utah. It was very pretty and we loved walking through the park with all of the fall colors. Here a few photos, take a look.

5 Californians and 1 New Mexican :)

Brown and Blonde Pattern

This is my favorite photo

Skipping
Hope you enjoyed it. I had a very good experience this day.

Love and miss you all!

First Day of Autumn!

Happy Fall! or should I say Winter. It was 37 degrees this morning and only reached a high of 60 degrees yesterday. Oh my goodness last week i was wearing shorts this week sweaters! I smell snow coming soon. I am guessing October 2nd will be the first snow.

-A Californian freezing in Utah

Recent Happenings

So some pretty exciting things have been happening to me lately. I just thought I would share them with you. So first of all 3 weeks ago I had an interview with BYU Independent Study. I had submitted my resume to them in May and had forgotten all about them. So I go to the interview, and she is just talking to me and getting all excited. Then she says there is a catch. I have to work the 11-3 shift everyday. I immediately say no problem, I will rearrange my schedule. She then precedes to tell me that I need to start that monday! I still had my job at Jamba Juice. I was unprepared to tell them, but I did and they understood. So I worked there for three more days, and then started up my new job. So I worked there for 2 weeks getting trained and loving every minute of it. This past week they sent me out on my own! Not good. The first few days I was getting calls that no one had ever heard of. Problems that had never occurred before. I hated it. I felt like all of my training was pointless since it wasn't helping me now. I still enjoy it though sometimes people do yell at me or tend to call me a liar and a cheater, but despite it all it is my latest and greatest adventure and experience.

Also school has began. I am well into week three. I have already dropped and added so many classes. I was able to sneak into some of the greatest classes with some of the most highly recommended teachers. I am learning about how humans develop and families and how to do research. I still feel like I have not been able to feel my complete schedule all at once, since at least one class is cancelled a week. I also have recently developed a sickness that spreads like wildfire. Its been taking my entire ward down. I caught it because I was taking medicine to a friend who was ill. So much fun being sick! Even though BYU is a crazy place, it is kind of growing on me. I will never become a permanent resident here and will always miss California daily, but as for now I am happy with my current living situation.

I will talk to you all soon. I miss you so much!

On the 24th of July, in a Vacant Parking Lot, We had a lot of Fun

So Utah shuts down on the 24th of July. They are really obsessed with it. But lucky for me I had some time and for just a little money, we were able to buy some fireworks and have some fun. Way to go pioneers for coming over the plains, so we could have fun on an otherwise pretty typical day. :)

I am on the left. These were some big sparklers.

Luis is so happy. He is not from the USA and enjoys all of our miscellaneous holidays such as 4th of July, Halloween, and 24th of July.

We had two kinds of sparklers, great ones and not so great ones.

Luis in the middle has the boring ones and Esther and Yohan who are on either side of Luis have the amazing ones that they do not make in California.

I am completely terrified. I was told it was going to explode in my hand. I am holding it as far away as possible in order to not get hurt. Little did I know, that it wasn't going to explode, but instead that the boys find satisfaction in telling me lies and seeing me be scared.

Lighting fireworks with other fireworks. It was great.

Just a couple of California girls with Jumbo Phantom California Candles.

These were my favorite part, and the perfect end to a fabulous day off.

Some More Summer Fun In Southern California

So I have never really gone on a trip to visit anyone or anywhere without my family.

So I decided to try it out. After going to Sacramento for a week, I made a pit stop on my way back to Utah in Southern California, to visit my roommate Devin and her cousin Breanne.

So here are some photos as always.

So I get off of the plane at the Long Beach Airport, and the streets are lined with palm trees. I can't help but smile and after being in the one hundred degree heat of Sacramento, I was able to enjoy the 70 degree weather, which is considered HOT for them, but felt nice for me.

Here is their flight control tower. It is shaped like a tug boat. Did I mention that only about 1/8 of the airport is indoors and the rest is all outdoors, even security. It was way cool though, I got to enter and exit the plane via staircase. I enjoyed it. My plane also had TVs and internet on it. That was a 1st for me. It helped keep me distracted.

So my first stop was her Grandma's house. It is shaped like a castle, and you can really go up there and look out. It has 3 stories and a spiral staircase, along with a dance hall on the top floor. It was pretty amazing.

The next day was beach time. Here I am all ready to go. I bought that beach dress within hours of arriving and basically wore it for 2 days straight.

Here is Breanne and I wearing some movie star glasses and relaxing on the beach.

Devin and I also posing for a movie star glasses photo.

The perfect day: Good beach, Good weather, Good friends.

I requested to see the sunset, and here are some of the shots I took.

This one is my favorite from the whole trip.

These surfers look like sharks.

More palm trees. They are everywhere.

The tiny sign says that this is the San Clemente Cafe. I didn't go there but just thought it was cool.

This is my departing day. Devin and I right before I left her house.

On the way to the airport we bought the world famous Rainbow sandals, which are made in Devin's hometown. Let's just say I wear them everyday since I bought them. :)

On the way to the airport we drove pass the Newport Beach temple, so i snapped a photo of it.

Me flying off into the sunset. I was very sad actually at this moment because I knew I would not be back there in a long time and that I unfortunately was headed back to work and school and boring utah. haha

Well that's my trip and an experience that I will never ever forget.

My first day back...

So usually I travel alone, but holly came to utah to see her mission president's homecoming talk, so we flew back together. It was fun.

We had a layover in Portland Oregon. Here we are flying over Mt. Hood.

My dog and I after 9 years. He is getting old and so am I.

My best friend came home!

My cousin came home from his mission in Guatemala.

Family Photo.

The mom hugging photo.

Hugging the little brother.

Hugging the Grandma.

You can just see the sheer joy on her face. Her son is back for good.

Me and him.

Together again at last.

I forgot how tall he was.