Last Happenings

I haven't had a chance to blog about my last week in Rexburg yet, so here I go.

I am one of the two activities coordinators for my ward. Monday night we organized our ward talent show. We had dinner before the show that I arranged through catering through the school. It was awesome! We had herb-crusted pork loin, potatoes au gratin, steamed vegetables, rolls, and then raspberry cheesecake and eggnog for dessert. I hate eggnog, and so does my roommate, but she and I decided to do a shot just for fun, and I ended up laughing (no surprise there, I'm sure) and spewing it out. Luckily I made it to the kitchen before, so I didn't make a mess. ;)

The talent show was great! Lauren and I performed the closing act and received a standing ovation. She and I had been practicing that duet since we got back from Thanksgiving. We played it absolutely *perfect right before dinner, but made a few mistakes during the actual performance. Oh well, I'm over it...but she and I remember that time we played it perfect! We were so giddy that night, as you can see in the video I posted last week!

I went to a high school basketball game Wednesday night with Lauren and my Arco friend Nathan Davies. My co-worker has a son who plays for Madison, and she said the year before when they played Rigby at home it was a crazy wild game, and I thought, "What the heck?" Lauren and Davies play sports, so they were excited too, and they appreciated my reasoning for going.

It was a really fun game to watch. Basketball goes by much faster than Frisbee! There was one guy from Rigby who lit it up! He was really fun to watch.

Lauren bought an Aaron Carter CD at Hasting's and she took a video of us dancing to him in our room. She and I have been known to turn on anything Justin Bieber and rock out in our whole apartment (when we're home alone, of course...I'd never be THAT roommate). One time she and I were dancing and opened the door because we were actually getting hot. Then her volleyball coach (tall, cute, 6'6" volleyball player) came over and we were so embarrassed! But he was cool about it and danced with us. ;)

Thursday morning I took my friends to the temple with me. Davies said he hadn't been once the whole semester, and I said that was absolutely unacceptable, so Lauren, Grace, and I went with him. The temple is always a good time. Love it!

That night my friend Brett organized an indoor Frisbee tournament at the I-Center. We took up about four basketball courts and played for two hours. My feet were killing me -- I don't have the right shoes for that floor -- but we had a lot of fun. He came over to my apartment after and played a game of Settlers with Lauren and I. I killed them both! I had a brick port and two settlements (later cities) on brick spots.

After the game he hung around until midnight. We looked at youtube videos and he took a video of Lauren and I dancing...no big deal. =]

Friday was my last day of work. I wrote Judy a nice letter and I wrapped up a Book of Mormon and gave it to my other friend Angie. Judy ended up sending me a Christmas present in the mail that got here earlier this week, so that was so nice of her! She and I became really good friends... which is funny because she's about Mom and Dad's age. Angie called me later and thanked me for my gift. She didn't say anything else...I'm sure she's been proselyted to a hundred times, but you never know! I wrote my testimony in the front and marked my favorite scripture, plus the famous promise in the back. I was thinking about it...Angie is the sixth person I've given a Book of Mormon to. My roommates ask me if I want to serve a mission...I tell them I'll jump that hurdle when I get there. I want to graduate before that, and I may be married between now and then, so...it's hard to say. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be graduated with my BA two years from now. =]

Friday night I hung out with my friends and did my white glove cleaning job. I was up until just before 4AM doing all that nonsense.

Saturday I helped my roommate get ready to leave, and she and I pulled out of Rexburg about the same time. She hooked me up with a bunch of kitchen gear since she can't really take that stuff back to Puerto Rico. She grew up in Boston, but her family lives there now because of her father's job. But anyway--Thanks Lauren!

That night Chase and I went to our old friend Hannah's wedding reception. She had the most beautiful dress I've ever seen. I want it! I think December weddings/engagements are the most romantic things in the universe...but my mother has told me if I get married in December, she's not going because of slick roads. ;) Love you Mom!

So that was my last week in Rexburg. I can't wait to start school in January. I get to live on the first floor like I did in the summer, and I get to live with my best friend Kelsey Montgomery! I hope you all have a very merry Christmas!!

Ward Talent show

My roommate and I did the closing act for our ward talent show on Monday. We got a standing ovation! Check it out

Gingerbread Train

Last week was pretty chill. Things are slowing down over here. My job is almost done, and it's finals week for everyone in school right now.

I want to start off with a spiritual thought, so skip down to the next * if you're over this sort of thing. This semester I've learned a lot about myself and I've overcome some tough challenges. I'm just really grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. Christ has atoned for my mistakes. Christ can heal a broken heart. I love this Christmas season where we have the opportunity to more fully think of the Savior and all he's done for us, along with the ultimate love our Heavenly Father has for us. He sent his only Begotten Son to die for YOU and for ME and for everyone who has ever lived in the history of forever.

Along with the gift of Christ, God has given us the gift of the Holy Ghost and scriptures to help us in our journeys here on earth. Sometimes in our personal lives, the gospel is really the only thing that makes sense. I'm thankful that in those times of anguish, when I turn to the scriptures with a prayer in my hearts to take the pain away, I find comfort in the words of the prophets -- every time.

*Now, onto the happenings of last week. My roommate and I put Christmas lights up in our room. We bought six strands of lights, and we LOVE it!

yes we have two posters of JB in our room =]

and a Harry Potter poster

 Tuesday in our school newspaper, there was an article that started a huge controversy about skinny jeans. Earlier this semester, the testing center had signs up that said if your jeans "show the shape of your leg" then they aren't fit for the testing center. Umm...news flash: all girl jeans show the shape of the leg. Then one of the workers there (a student) wouldn't let a girl take a test because her jeans were "too tight." Now, bless this girl's poor little heart, she wasn't exactly a size two. She was quoted in the newspaper as being totally humiliated by the worker's rudeness basically telling her she was too fat for her jeans. She told him if she went home and changed, the testing center would be closed by the time she got back. He said, "That's not my problem."

I posted something on facebook about it and people BLEW IT UP! It was the most entertaining three hours of my life. People of differing opinions were arguing with each other, including quotes from the Honor Code and even a few scriptures. It was great! My roommate and I were having way too much fun. But it was awesome getting 100 comments in three hours! Record!!

Just to clarify: skinny jeans are not banned from BYU-I or the testing center. The idiot testing center jerk-face was reported and they're taking care of the ridiculous sign in the testing center. Good times!

Last week I read Stephen Colbert's book "I Am America (and so can you!)" and it was really funny. My roommate walked in on me reading it and this is what she saw:

Stephen Colbert's head where mine should be! It freaked her out a little, but it was funny.

Thursday night Lauren and I made a gingerbread train we bought at Walmart. We had so much fun with this.

just starting out

Lauren's fell apart, but mine stayed put!

frosting!

...more frosting

funny story: we clicked the camera to take a shot and we were both smiling. The camera takes three seconds to take the picture. In the three seconds, Lauren's train collapsed, so the camera caught both of us screaming because it fell down! You had to be there, but this was really funny.

concentrating...

the train when it all worked

sad face...poor train

After that we went to our friend Bryson's apartment to celebrate his recent engagement. He proposed to his girlfriend after taking her to Taco Bell and offering to watch a movie at her place so she wouldn't suspect anything and would be totally surprised. When they got to her place, there were 500 candles lit (I'm glad they didn't burn down the building...can you imagine the newspaper headline? "Apartment complex burns down in lieu of marriage proposal") and he, you know, did his thing from there. We had sparkling cider in cute fake glasses, and Travis (Bryson's roommate, also our friend) toasted to the newly engaged couple!

Friday was my work dinner at The Sandpiper Restaurant in Idaho Falls. This place is NICE. It has a great location right across the river from the temple. Almost every entree was over $20 I took a cute guy friend to go with me, and the company paid for everything. He and I decided if we would've been there by ourselves, everything would've been close to $100! We went all out! Virgin margaritas, appetizers, a $25 entree each, and delicious dessert! He got halibut, I got tuna, he got creme brulee, and I got the berry cobbler. It was so good I could've cried.

Saturday my friends and I went to Idaho Falls to do some Christmas shopping. I bought a new hat that I love! I bought some things for Keaton. I bought him tons of candy and I made him this:

Sorry it's sideways. But that is his glitter Santa hat! He'll just throw it away, but it will be fun for a little bit!

That night we watched Mitzi's edited copy of The Blair Witch Project. We all thought it was dumb, but it's no big deal. We watched some of Crazy, Stupid Love while I cut out snowflakes and hung them around the apartment.

Sunday our ward had a Christmas program for Sacrament which was cool. That afternoon we had a special meeting to create two new stakes and to set new stake and ward boundaries. The first 45 minutes was all the business of calling new people and sustaining them, but the last hour and 15 minutes we heard some very good testimonies and council from the new presidents and three 70 members. President Clark bore a very powerful testimony, and then we received very good council from the other two 70 dudes. It was great!

That night was the last Sunday night for all of our friends to be together. We made doughnuts, scones, potatoes, (we are kind of obsessed with eating potatoes and ketchup) and went around the circle saying nice things about each other. We felt the love big time!

I have been blessed with a great roommate this semester. Lauren Endicott is a wonderful person! She was our relief society president, and let me tell you, this girl has a head on her shoulders! In my times of trial, she was right there to tell me to "stop being dumb" and to help me see the logical side of things vs. the emotional side of things. I truly believe people come into our lives for a reason, and she has been a tremendous blessing in my life! Hooray for the relationships in our lives that are as easy as breathing.

'Tis the Season

Last week I did some fun things with my roommates. For example, Monday night after FHE we went to Walmart and my two friends bought fake nails. I bought some liquid eyeliner and I love it! But anyway, that night my two friends did their nails and once they got done they asked if I wanted to do it too! I was skeptical, but I caved into the pressure and I like them! The only problem is I can't play the piano well at all (I can't feel where I am which is totally throwing me off) and typing and texting is slightly annoying, but they're pretty.

Tuesday's devotional was particularly good. A lady from the English Department spoke, so I had a good feeling about her from the very beginning. She did a great job, but one of the things she brought up made me rather upset: I hate when people put labels on women according to how old they are when they get married.

Feel free to skip to the next * if you want to bypass this rant.

For example, in the devotional a story was told of a girl who got married when she was in her 30's, and she said, "I relied on the Lord instead of my husband." Umm, excuse me? So what, because some women get married in their 20's that means they don't rely on the Lord, too? Or, on the flip side, some people say, "She was more righteous, therefore she was blessed with a husband early in life." What the heck? People are so dumb. How is anyone inferior to anyone else according to what age they marry at?? That argument is completely invalid and I would be embarrassed if I was responsible for articulating such nonsense.

*Whenever I can, I try to plan my gym trips with The O'Reilly Factor's TV schedule. I get on the treadmill, pop my headphones in, and listen away! The other night he did a segment where they interviewed random US citizens and asked them about the Republican Presidential Candidates. Some of them couldn't name one candidate! Determined to never be one of those ignorant people, I have diligently been studying up on the candidates at work during my down time (which is, let's face it, all the time). In Relief Society on Sunday, the teacher asked what are some responsibilities of citizens, and I said to vote! People laughed, but I'm serious. Get educated people! Don't be a pinhead!

Wednesday afternoon I went to lunch with my parents and my brother Chase at Costa Vida. I really enjoy my parents, and I'm grateful I'm able to see them often. I just think they are the most attractive, funny, and stalwart people I know! They are also the best examples of an eternal marriage and family. They raised nine pretty dang good kids (if I do say so myself) and six of them are married in the temple raising their own awesome families.

Turns out my back right tire had a nail in it, so I got that fixed that afternoon, and that night I went to Breaking Dawn! I quite liked it. I laughed a lot at the dumb stuff and made fun of the sick stuff, so it was way fun.

Thursday night the Frisbee league had our end of the semester banquet. Everyone got dressed up nice, they fed us a nice dinner, and then we had speakers, awards, and a slideshow. I was asked to speak, and let me tell you, it was super awkward because everyone was talking while I was up there trying to say what I'd prepared. I just plowed through and after I sat down, the coordinator got up and asked everyone to be quiet. I was pretty embarrassed, but it was no big deal.

Every year the coaches get authentic BYU-Idaho Competitive Ultimate discs, and this year we got JIPPED!! This was very disappointing to me, because I'd been looking forward to getting that disc all season. But my team surprised me with a disc they bought and signed for me, so that was awesome! Thanks guys!

Friday night Lauren and I went to The Battle of the Dance show and had a really fun time. I knew one of the groups, Formatics, before they performed, and I knew they were good! I took a video of their dance, but I can't upload it from my laptop. I'm trying to upload it from my smart phone, so if it works, that post will come later.

After the show, we were inspired so we danced to Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey's All I want for Christmas is You about 500 times. We love JB. Two posters of him hang in our room, and we can often be found singing Mistletoe when we're together. Heaven help additional passengers when Mistletoe comes on the radio while we're driving in Lauren's car.

Saturday my roommates and I went to Applebee's for dinner, and then we went to the Christmas program at the I-Center. Weeks ago I saw a poster for this and I knew I wanted to go because Brian Stokes Mitchell would be there. He's the soloist that sings with MoTab every year at Christmas time, and he is great! I loved it. I'm one of those people that gets high off the Christmas spirit, and nothing brings that spirit better than great music.

Sunday was very cold. There was no cloud cover whatsoever, and there was a North wind, so it was quite miserable. My phone said it was -9 at some point yesterday. Brrrr. My friends and I stayed up watching Walk the Line and eating potatoes from the oven. 

Today the high is 18 with a low of 0 degrees. Bring on the cloud cover and snowfall so it can really feel like Christmas and it can be back to 30 degrees! I got an email from a missionary friend in Taiwan; he is complaining of the "cold" 60 degree weather. I know; I hate him too.

Well that is my life for last week. I have this week, then next, and the semester is over! My job will be over, and I'll spend a few weeks in Arco waiting for Winter Semester to begin. It's coming on fast, and I can't wait!

Saturday afternoon this was waiting for me when I got home from the gym:

Cute! Every girl in the history of forever wants to get flowers. Lucky me!

Kelsey Breaks the Wagon

Hello all! I hope you had a most relaxing and calorific Thanksgiving holiday.

I spent most of last week in good ole Lost River. Wednesday morning I helped Mom make pie crusts and I made the first layer of my pinata for the next day. Trisha and Mitzi arrived and we ate wonderful pie and watched several movies that night.

On Thanksgiving I helped Mom make dressing while we watched The Proposal. She had everything ready by 10:00AM! Our family is so weird with Thanksgiving. We eat it between 11:30 and noon every year. We all complain to my mother about how early we always eat it, but at the same time we really like it. We can have left overs for dinner the same night, and while the men folk get their dose of football, the rest of us nap (unless you're me, in which I am busy putting Christmas decorations up all afternoon).

But this year was different. Thanksgiving happened to fall on the 24th this year, and that's my big brother's birthday! The week prior to Thanksgiving I was preparing what I would do to celebrate.

First: the pinata. I only did one layer of the newspaper-flour-water goo, so it was pretty pathetic. As soon as I popped the balloon inside, the outer shell likewise deflated. But I was not to be discouraged! I painted it to look like a rainbow trout (because Chase is big into fishing) using silver, red, green, and blue paint.

yes, that is my rainbow trout pinata. Can you see it? ...me niether

When it came to actually hanging the pinata: forget it. Once filled with the contents of the candy and his gift from me, it couldn't sustain the weight without ripping. So much for my brilliant idea of blindfolding my nieces and nephews and letting them bust it up with a bat. I suggested maybe the grankids could kick it around until the contents fell out, but I sensed everyone just wanted to get to the candy inside, so I took the finished product down to Chase in his signature position on the couch and let him "open" it. Sure, there was great candy, but I also got him some boss headphones which he liked.

I finished my book Ender's Game that afternoon, and that night we watched three movies back to back: What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Super 8, and When Harry Met Sally. The first movie, I hate. I hate that movie so bad. Give me How to Train Your Dragon or something with a happy story. Super 8 I liked. There was a lot of language, but I was sure jumping at all the scary parts. I seemed to be the only one so engrossed because I let out a few squeals while everyone else in the room seemed lethargic. When Harry Met Sally... I loved it! And I'm surprised we actually watched three movies back to back. That never happens.

On Black Friday my dad took me across the desert to Best Buy to get me a new phone. Last Friday night (as my friend Katy Perry will tell you) after playing the Spartans, my phone cracked out and died for good, so it was time for a new one and what better time to get one than on Black Friday with all the sweet deals? I got an HTC Android Thunderbolt 4G for free! I don't know how a $700 phone was free, but it was. Dad paid for a protective screen, a protection program, and their buy back option where they will buy back the phone two years from now for 20% of the retail price. Translation: in two years, Dad makes $140 off Best Buy. I don't know how it works, but that's how it works!

As for me, I had 19 text messages waiting for me once my phone was activated, and I love it to death! Merry Christmas!!

We also bought Christmas lights for our white tree. I'll tell you what....putting together our tree is mega frustrating when on every string of lights, only half the lights work. At the top you can tell where I started using those lights...don't worry, once I took the pictures I fixed the problem. ;)

I put up our other Christmas tree with my nephew Corbin the night before. There was once a time when I was Corbin's favorite, but over time Keaton (twin brother) has won the hearts of all my nieces and nephews. Oh well; I'm over it.

Saturday I was home alone with my parents. I read Bill O'Reilly's book all day long. What a treat! I loved it. I would recommend "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" to those who are inclined toward O'Reilly's bold, fresh way of thinking.

I also strawed down the cows with my dad. He had me drive the huge Case tractor instead of the Oliver, and I was having issues shifting gears in that thing! I helped Dad load the straw onto the wagon and then I drove the tractor through as he emptied the straw out for the cows to stay warm.

In the north corral I went to turn around too quickly for Dad's liking. He whistled at me and signaled me to straighten out. Since I was basically at the end of the fence, there was no room to "straighten out." I turned and gave him a look that communicated that, along with a look that said, "You should just let me turn it around now, but whatever." To straighten out he motioned for me to back up. I did that, but once I pulled forward again, the part where we hitch the tractor to the wagon busted off. It must've got twisted or something for it to break like it did. Dad looked at the wagon, then the tractor, back at the wagon, then up at me and declared, "You broke my wagon!" Haha. I just laughed while he ordered me to keep the cows away from the wagon of straw while he got a chain to temporarily fix our problem.

A cow snuck out of the corral on our way out, so we also had the joy of herding it back. It's a delicate art, because our gates swing wide and it takes careful timing to get the cow back in without letting more cows out. Maybe that's why I was so good at the press in basketball in high school. =] Good bonding, I'll tell ya!

I'm so mad I didn't take my camera for all this. I love doing farm stuff and proving to my friends that I do indeed live on a farm with cows and poo and hay. Just because I don't wear wranglers and speak hick doesn't mean I can't be a farmer's daughter. 

That pretty much sums up my Thanksgiving break. Oh--one more important thing. My friend Grace went to NYC during the break, and she brought me back the BEST GIFT EVER! She bought me the cutest scarf in the whole world. She surprised me with it and I almost cried I was so excited! I decided I get really excited when I get surprised with gifts because all growing up I never got surprised with gifts. In my house, we heard, "Pick out your own Christmas because I'm not surprising you with anything." I don't blame my parents; heaven knows they tried their best. But me, being the picky child that I am, never liked what they picked out, so after so many years they gave up! Now that I'm older I can be mature about it, but let's just say, it may have had a permanent affect. I wonder what I'll be like the day I get proposed to...=] Here I am sporting my new scarf.

And I don't know if I want to dye my hair or not. I want to, but then I don't, and I just don't know! I think my hair looks great now...but it could look better. But which way is better? Dark, or highlights? Is it worth the risk? The world may never know.

Ultimate Frisbee Playoffs!

I had my last week of competitive Ultimate Frisbee this week! I'm excited to write about it, but I have a few things to write about first.

Earlier in the week we had a Relief Society activity that was a lot of fun. We did a scavenger hunt all around campus that had to do with gifts and talents. For example, in the Snow building there was a quote about the gift of music. By the library there was a quote about the gift of academics. On a basketball court there was one about the gift of athletics. It was a very uplifting activity that made me feel good about myself, and it helped me think about the talents and gifts Heavenly Father has blessed me with.

I registered for Winter Semester 2012 classes. I'm so excited to get back to school. Don't get me wrong; I've really enjoyed my off track. I have an awesome job, I've been able to play Frisbee, and I get to enjoy the fun YSA life in my singles ward and other events on campus. There's just been TONS of stupid boy drama that wouldn't be such a big deal if I had my school work to focus on. So I can't wait to have homework: the kind of stress in my life that is worthwhile...not all this romantic stress that makes me want to shoot up with a tranquilizer.

Thursday night after practice I hosted dinner for my team at my apartment. I invited Chase and Conrad, and one of my teammates brought her boyfriend. We had quite a crowd! I made crock pot lasagna and my teammates brought salad, bread, and drinks. I thought it would be a good team bonding activity before our playoff game. Most of the girls on my team were able to make it, so that was great.

Friday was our playoff game against the Spartans! We beat them earlier in the semester (9-7) and then tied with them the week before this (3-3). I was anxious about this game. But my fortune cookie that day said, "You are a leader. Soon others will need your inspiration." How awesome is that?!

*Reasons for my anxiety: I am a handler. There is one other girl on my team who also handles. Most teams have three decent handlers, and guy teams will have three or four, but I only have myself and one other girl. Now for the punch line: the other handler for my team told me the night before that she couldn't play. This made me anxious, because I really rely on my other handler to watch my back in games. If I'm having a bad day offensively, she can take the lead and give me time to get my confidence back, and I do the same for her. Because she couldn't be there, I would be the only handler, and their defense would definitely recognize that and plan accordingly. I couldn't afford to have a "bad day" offensively.

My goal from the beginning of the semester has been to play in the championship game, so competing in the championship play-in game had a lot of emotion behind it. Both teams played with heightened amounts of intensity. 

Snow and wind at the upper fields of destiny!

We pulled (kicked off) with the wind and got the first easy point. But I told my team from the beginning that the team that scored into the wind was the team that was going to win, so we needed to push a point now. We scored the next point into the wind, and then scored another easy point with the wind. With a 3-0 lead the other team's morale started declining, and we pushed another point into the wind making it 4-0.

My team's defense is really what sets us apart from other teams. Offensively strong teams have a hard time scoring against us. With that said, our defense slacked off and they scored three points on us in no time. At half time the score was 5-3. I gave my team a little pep talk during the half. I have this strategy where we break the game into ten minute parts. That way nobody gets caught up in the anxiety of how the game is going to play out or how much longer they're stuck in the cold and wind. I told them, "We are winning the next ten minutes! We need to get points into the wind and win these next ten minutes." Chase watched my game and called me Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. because I'm all fired up and passionate about this sport.

The second half we were able to pull away with a win. My handling was one of the best I've done all season. I had six of the eight assists. The weather was cold, but the wind wasn't terrible. I was able to use the wind to make the disc curve in different ways to avoid defense (outside-in throws), and really, it was just a wonderful day of handling. The final score was 8-6, making us qualified championship contenders! I was so happy! Oh I just love this sport. I'm grateful for the athletic abilities the Lord has seen fit to bless me with, because it brings me one of the greatest joys in my life.

I love this

That night my best friend Kelsey and her sister Kristi drove from Utah to come see me for the weekend. We ate sushi and watched a chick flick after my game. Oh my I felt like a million bucks.

Saturday morning was the championship. I hardly slept the night before. My heart was pounding all night and I couldn't stop thinking. I got up at 8 and got myself ready. I watched some of the guys championship game on my laptop (they broadcast it live on the internet) and then at 10 I headed down to the stadium. We watched the Titans beat the Hurricanes 15-14-- a very close game! Then it was the Hawk's and the Viking's turn to play.

Before we started I gathered my team together and told them that I felt like we had already won the championship of the world by making it to the championship. Some of you might be thinking "oh big deal--her team made top two of four teams." But my team only has four girls who have any Frisbee experience. I mean ANY! And I've only been playing a few months. For the other six girls on my team, this semester was their first time playing, and we made it to the championship. The other teams had majority veterans. The Spartans had one or two girls who had never played before. All others have semesters of experience under their belts. The Vikings only had one girl who had never played before. So yeah...it's a big deal!

We scored the first point, followed by a Viking point, with a pattern of "ok, you're turn to score now" up until half time. At half the score was 4-4. The wind was blowing hard from the south preventing both teams from scoring in the south end zone. Whoever managed to score there was going to win. The second half the Vikings were able to score two points in the wind, and then they scored with the wind so we were pretty down. With four minutes left the score was 5-9.

I lined my team up after a particularly heated point for the Vikings, looked them in the eyes and said, "You girls have four minutes of Ultimate left for the semester. Give it all you've got and you won't regret a thing." We managed to score two more points (one of them into the wind) making the score 7-9. Time ran out, but we had to play through the final point which they scored making the final score 10-7. We lost, but I huddled my team together and told them all how proud I was and that really it wasn't a defeat for us. We managed to score seven points against a stacked, veteran team. My little team of rookies really gave them a run for their money, and I was happy with how we played. I had five of the seven assists and four knockdowns.

our #1 fan!

Chase's roommate Kris interviewed me after the game with his video camera. He asked me to talk about my season and stuff, so that was interesting. I bet it was for a class or something, but I'm not looking forward to having my face show up anywhere as I talk about Frisbee. Another guy from The Scroll asked me a few questions about how I felt about the game, so we'll see if I end up in the paper this Tuesday.

My roommates/friends and I went to Idaho Falls that afternoon. I bought a cheap scarf and a new wallet. I also went to a Verizon Wireless booth to see what they could do about my phone. The back cover of my phone got lost during Halloween, and Friday night it finally decided to clock out. I am phoneless, so don't text/call me on my cell phone...it doesn't work!

new scarf!

I had a date with this guy Bill that night. He is tall, cute, athletic, and tons of fun! We went treasure hunting...he made a map with directions, but the whole time he played up this story of how he got the map from pirates, and we had to be careful because pirates might try to sabotage us on our way to the treasure. Sure enough, two of his roommates were stalking us on our way! They drove by and shot us with air soft guns, and when we were at Porter Park they jumped out of bushes and shot us again! I covered my face and ran hoping they wouldn't hit me in the eye! But we made it to this bridge where we had to look for the treasure. It was under the bridge in a black garbage sack...for those of you who've seen The Uninvited you can understand how this eerie black plastic bag sitting on ice under a bridge in the dark was a little ominous. We retrieved it and when we opened it up, there was candy, pop, and a gift card to Taco Bell inside. Genius!

It was such a fun date! It was creative, original, and he played it up so well! Even though he totally did the whole thing, he kept saying, "Man those pirates are good!" and stuff like that. We played a game of ping pong and decided to set stakes for the winner. If he won, I had to let him give me a kiss on the cheek. If I won, he had to take me with him the next time he spent the rest of his Taco Bell gift card money. In a nutshell, he whooped my trash! The final score was 21-6. I complained that he didn't even try to fake like he was bad at ping pong to let me sort of win and then come back and beat me. He replied that the stakes were too high for any nonsense. Hahaha...so he gave me a kiss on the cheek and took me home. It was a lot of fun.

I went bowling with Kelsey and her friends Jake, Chance, and Cora. We went to Kiwi Loco and Kelsey and I got 25% off our yogurt for singing karaoke! We sang "Last Friday Night" by Katy Perry. Win!

Sunday was a chill day. We ate enchiladas for lunch and then Kelsey and her sister left. I made cookies in the afternoon, and that night I curled two of my roommates' hair and watched Grey's Anatomy. I really enjoy my roommates. Lauren and Thea are great friends, and I was so happy I got to hang out with Kelsey for a few days.

They're all trying to convince me to dye my hair darker. Your comments on this idea are welcome. Here are my thoughts: I like this idea because my hair color is in between brown and blonde. It's pretty, but I like the idea of having a rich color. We'd dye it brown and then when it faded it would just be a little darker than it is now.

Reasons I like this idea...well there's really only one: It would make my eyes stand out BIG TIME. Dark hair and blue eyes is just hot. And I have the complexion to pull off darker hair. I won't look like a vampire because I have tan skin. I think I could pull it off. But there is always the drama with having to keep dyeing it, so I'm still looking into it. It may happen, it may not. If it does...you will know!

That was my week. Sorry I wrote so much about Frisbee. I understand that probably 100% of you don't care about all the details of how it all played out, but it was my last post about it for the season and it was a big deal to me...and this is my blog so if you don't like it-leave! Haha. =] Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!