so, VEGAS

was so so much fun. we walked around and saw... pretty much everything (including lots of skin that we didn't want to see). our hotel was atrocious, but at $50 a night, what can you expect?

the bellagio was... amazing. the waters synchronized with sarah brightman and andrea bochelli singing "time to say goodbye" is in the top ten most epic moments of my life.

we visited caesar's palace. saw some marble boobies.

the venitian and the palazzo were both uber classy. they have a river with a gondola in the venitian.

i won $3 at mandalay bay on a slot machine... shhh.

i didn't get i.d.'d once, which was shocking, because i look like i'm a junior in high school.

i got a gnarly gash on my knee trying to run up a downward moving escalator in the mgm parking lot. something like this could only happen to me, because of my complete lack of coordination (except on the dance floor, that is).

i love my friends and my jakey. and sin city ain't too bad.

all you do is grit your teeth.

i like catchphrase.

i like friends who take care of me.

i like (LOVE) jake.

i like where the wild things are.

i like bridal fairs and free magazines.

i like home alone.

i like being sick. don't ask me why. because i don't know.

i like making playlists.

i like diet coke.

i like long-sleeved shirts.

i like frosting.

i like being excited for things liike... vegas this weekend!

take my arm, harry.

today was crazy!

i woke up and went to the mall with my roommate, rachel. i got a new jacket and a pair of shoes.

i cleaned the kitchen.

i met jake at wal mart and had a little play-date on his lunch break.

i drove around "downtown" and took some photos.

i cleaned the kitchen.. again.

i made a pizza for jake. he had to work until six... on a saturday!

we went to kyle and jessy's to play poker with some of jake and kyle's mission friends. i had never played poker ever in my life. the stakes were high: poker chips and the winner's ring that gets passed around between them. and guess what... I WON. definitely not because of skill, because i had no clue what i was doing. i tried to make a straight out of a 2, A, K, Q, and J. doesn't work.. but i had some dang good beginners luck.

i just got home from seeing harry potter 6 for the fourth time in theaters. i'm not ashamed. oh, and i almost had to throw down because kyle and jessy went to the bathroom and some lady tried to steal their seats, literally thirty seconds after they got up. so i told her we were saving those spots and she got mad because the movie was sold out and there weren't any two seats next to each other. so i told her sorry, but those seats were saved. she kept arguing with me but i was more clever so she got angry and got up and said "you're a bit.." but legitimately said it. i was suuuuper ticked off. but i just sat quietly and fumed for a couple minutes. then i was fine and watched harry potter.

i'm exhausted.. bedtime!

tonight's the night!

jim and pam are finally getting married!

unfortunately i will be in a science class in salt lake, so i have to watch it online at a later time.

but anyways, here's to jim halpert and pam beasly, america's favorite tv couple!

rainy

jake's parents were in ogden this weekend, so we drove up there today to have lunch with them and with some of their extended family. it's been pretty rainy this weekend, so i got some pretty shots out the window on our way home, before i fell asleep...

brrand. new.

the storm is comin'.the storm is comin'. YEAH.

the motor lodge

take a look at this! my inheritance, featured on arizona highways tv. my dad and brian own this little gem in prescott, az. here is their television debut! i'm so proud!

inappropriateness. i like it.

meet panda bag.

i'll give you a minute to take it in.

now, i've been carrying this little beauty around byu campus all week. just waiting for some reaction. a chuckle, a comment, even a reprimand? but nothing from these people! it's almost as if my subtle rebellions aren't entertaining OR offending anymore. my life is in shambles.

it's like when i listen to somewhat "naughty" songs on my ipod while walking around campus, wondering what all these good kids would do if what i was listening to was playing on some intercom. a certain ben folds song comes to mind, number one song after number one song... hah. 

i guess i'll just have to find a new way to rebel while remaining within the limits of the byu honor code..

i've been noticing these nice little signs on telephone poles and street light posts on my walks to and from school. it gives me something to be excited about.

this semester i've been taking my physical science class at the salt lake center thursday nights. i go with my dear friend jessy, and we have lots of laughs. her husband kyle and my jakey are really good friends, so we always have funny things to talk about on the hour drives there and back, plus two and a half hours in class. i love that girl!

last week we were famished after class so we stopped at a mcdonald's in salt lake before making the trek back to provo. this was hitler's mcdonald's. there was a 30 minute time limit to eat your meal, they charged for extra sauce packets, they didn't allow refills, and they made you get a token to use the bathroom! so much for "fast" food. it was amusing though...

almost a month.. eek.

i need a change here! some kind of hobby, or a job? oy. 

the last week jake and i watched the entire first season of LOST. i loveeee that show. john locke is my absolute favorite.

i miss my family and good friends in az, thanksgiving is semi-soon??

here's some recent pictures...

our three-month anniversary. we saw UP, like we did on the night we became official.

we went to a ward activity, then got rear-ended on the way home.

we went to colorado a couple weekends ago because jake's dad was put in the bishopric. while we were there we went to the meeker classic sheepdog championship trials. it was a riot.

we rode the four-wheeler, and i almost rolled it and killed jake. that's how i felt after.

we matched in plaid for rachel's birthday dinner at california pizza kitchen

snake skin vest, and jake's new jacket. (which he got from forever 21. HA!)

and apparently, hair gel is COOL.

one of those blogging dry spells...

i've been back in provo for a week now, and how great it is to be back. i wasted no time into getting back into real life. resting is for the birds. so the night i got back, jake and i went to his roommate/mission buddy/best friend and his fiance jessy's wedding dinner! they're such a good couple. jake and i took a little walk at the park where the dinner was, and we ended up with some funny pictures. 

on the way out, i tried to hop over a three foot pole (which i cleared easily on the way in) but my dress got caught and i ate it. hard. i have a wound on my shoulder and a big bruise on my knee.

the next day was kyle and jessy's wedding so we went to their reception and it was beautiful! we're so excited for them. i'm dumb and for some reason didn't take any pictures of the bride and groom.

jake's been working a lot, so we pretty much just hang out after 3:30 except on days when he donates plasma. so i stay up late then sleep in then i go watch wizards of waverly place at jake's apartment on the instant netflix thing.

it's been a year today since i moved to provo, and i celebrated by building a new dvd shelf.