Impossible! Make a legal U-turn and return to the nearest road!

Well, I just returned from my short vacation to St. George with my fantastic clogging team! I have to say, every girl on that team is super adorable and I love them all (even though I just met them...)! The weekend was fun and exciting! My team won first placces for their dance in both championship and pro levels, and they even won an overall award! For those of you who do not know what that is, our team was in the top 4 out of 27 teams of all ages! They also contributed to two overall studio awards. I didn't dance in the competition, but I was the camera man...well woman. It was fun to watch all of the dances from each studio. I have missed it so much!
Aside from winning, our team had loads of fun hanging out at the incredible condo one of the girls got for us. We had some very interesting-- but hilarious conversations, laughed so hard we cried at things that probably wouldn't have been funny in any other situation, some of us sat in the hot tub or kicked shoes at the car window, we all giggled at the snoody GPS system, and Robyn even went for a little treasure hunt on the kitchen counter (yes--we are an adult team) lol. The GPS system will forever be an inside joke within the team, as well as blue tootsie rolls.
I wasn't sure I wanted to go at first, but I'm glad I did. It was worth going to get to know the team and learn more about who they all are. Each member has her own incredible experiences and stories to share and everybody brings something unique to the group! They are so talented! I will post pictures as soon as I can find my cord and get them on my computer!

Attitude

I know this is no new concept, but lately I have realized just how huge of a difference one's attitude can make in any and every situation, be it good or bad. I decided to try to be more positive about school, and I have to say--I'm totally excited for this summer semester! I never thought I would be excited about summer school, but I am! Its nice to look forward to school instead of dreading it. It makes it much more bearable! Hopefully, it will make a difference on my transcript because my grades will go up! ;) Life in general seems to be better as well! Yay!

"Going Crazy"

So, I'm sitting at work and I'm going crazy! I'm assigned to do what's called a 1:1. That is where a PCT is assigned to only one patient and they sit in that patient's room for their entire shift, or until relieved by someone else. It can be fun, but mostly it just makes for a really long night. Tonight, I get to sit here in the dark for another 6.25 hours (i've already been here for 6). Its not so bad when I have homework to do, but unfortunately I do not, hence the blog. I also realized their are lots of things that "drive people crazy". Mishaps, petpieves, and many other things. I want to know what makes you all "go crazy"! Feel free to comment!

Admission of the Absurd

So, I know this is going to sound completely absurd and crazy...but in case you don't already know...I am terrified of deer! Everytime I see them while driving, I do everything I can to avoid driving by them. My brother makes fun of me, but I don't care. I'm still terrified. Maybe I had an extremely horrific experience with the "Grandma got Ran Over by a Reindeer" song as a child...Who knows? All I know is that I just about got run over by a deer myself about five minutes ago. I walked out of my front door and toward my car, just as a deer came pouncing around the corner of my house, missing me by not more than an inch! No joke--it really happened, and I about peed my pants (after almost falling down the porch stairs as a result of jumping and screaming hysterically). Seriously...look at the picture above and tell me those eyes aren't evil.

YAY! That's all I can say about this week!

Jilly--No I didn't end up making a cool snow creation, but I did play around in it! It was freezing!
So, this week has been amazing! I am going to tell you all why--First, my friend from Cali came home for a visit and its been tons of fun seeing her again! She is awesome! Second--I heard from my friend who is serving a mission in England for the first time since she left (its only been a week, but still...)!
Third--I joined a clogging team yesterday! Best decision I have made in a long time! I absolutely love it and I have only been to class once so far, lol! It is so exciting and fun to be clogging again! I knew I missed it, but I never realized just how much until I went to class last night. I can't imagine ever quitting again! The test will be whether it all comes back to me or not--hopefully it will be like "riding a bike".
Fourth--I'm SO stoked that the writer's strike is ENDING! That means that in April, I will get to see more Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives! yay!
Oh and ps--Does anyone watch one tree hill? I'm about to kick the stupied nanny,Brooke's mom, Peyton, Lucas, Lindsey, and Hailey! Its crazy!
Well, I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day and a great week! Tell me all about them!

Snow, Snow, and More Snow

We live in Utah where we rarely got "snow days" in school...instead we walked through the piles of white powder on our way to class and dealt with it. So, when they cancel church due to snow, you know its bad. Well, that is exactly what happened in my neighborhood today! CRAZY! I am tired of the snow, and will forever hate driving in it, but I have decided to make the best of the situation. Tomorrow I'm going to go outside and build an enormous snowman to guard my snow fort (which I will also build tomorrow) and my little sister will be my accomplice! :)

hmmm...I hate coming up with titles, I'm not too good at it!

Well hello friends! Jilly says she does in fact read this, so I guess I will keep writing--ahh, ok so I would keep writing anyway but I had to give Jill some credit (ps Jill, we totally need to do something crazy! We haven't even seen you since you returned to Utah! What's up with that?) For those of you who don't already know, my friends and I do some pretty random stuff when we hang out. Unfortunately, without Jilly around to excite us, the only random thing Kris and I have done lately (besides packing up and drivin to Idaho to visit Jill) is baking a bright pink and green cake at 3am just to see how the color would work...I don't think we really even ate much of it lol.
Moving on... I finished the "Uglies" series of books by Scott Westerfield last night. They are super weird, and at first I was almost afraid to admit I was reading such random books, but they turned out to be pretty good...In fact, I finished all 4 in two days...If you have not read them, and you're looking for a book--Read them! They are...interesting! The saddest part about the books is that I'm finished, and now have nothing to read...I'm goin crazy! I think its time for a trip to borders...Any suggestions? I have started re-reading the books I own, which is ok but I really want something new! If I don't find something soon, Kris might kick me for obsessing over old books (I tell her all about them)!
Well folks, I think I'm going to head to bed now...I'm pretty much exhausted! Have a great weekend!
ps...I hate the snow!