Goodbye OChem lab! I will miss my nmr, white solid, and purple gloves. :(
"For the next 2 hours, time to show her my chemical powers"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P91Zt2p4118
Now I just have one more final and then I will be done with Physics forever too!
Physics Lab TA: Scarves are for…..
Me: …Girls?
Physics: Well I was going to say gays. Same thing.
Me: I hate physics. Last physics test ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's hope it doesn't take as long.
Yesterday was my sister's birthday and I forgot to give her a shoutout! She's so excited to be 17! Can't you tell?
Recently, I just pulled my toenail off after stubbing it on a wall playing basketball. It probably took the whole night to get the whole thing out. Then, the next day I heard horror stories that since I pulled it out past the cuticle, it would never grow back. I certainly hope not! I want all ten toenails to be there when I die. The video is bad quality but kind of cool to see. Of course I still played basketball the very next day. A couple people even stepped on it but no worries it didn't hurt at all!
"Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you're really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I've got a few missing. It's ok though, because I've got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet the 8-color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation.. so when I meet someone who's an 8-color type.. I'm like, 'Hey girl, magenta!' and she's like, 'Oh, you mean purple!' and she goes off on her purple thing, and I'm like, 'No- I want magenta!'"
- John Mayer
So I work for an appraisal business and we listen to the same station everyday. No doubt there will always be a little "why georgia why" "waiting on the world to change" for us. But I'm afraid that I'm becoming too green and not glowing lime. I need some variety!
It's a good thing that I get to do all sorts of actual work. I get to go take pictures of houses, check utilities, answer phones, make appointments, type up appraisal reports (all in very nice cars) and on the other side mow the lawn, take the kids to soccer practice, feed the baby, etc. It's all very entertaining and I am excited to go to work everyday and see what it is that I get hooked up with (my bosses favorite phrase I am catching on to). I'm also glad that I am finally learning all the lingo and actually know what is going on now. Sometimes the work is tiring but I need the moolah. And what's really cool is that I should be getting hooked up with a Kings Dominion Summer Pass to take the kids to once school gets out. How cool would that be to get paid to go to an amusement park?!
This weekend, I actually took the time to read a book merely for pleasure. I have missed reading so much and it was so worth it. I first picked it up in the bookstore for a few minutes while I was waiting to go to work because it was by the author of the Twilight series. Twilight is not even a comparison to this book which is a million times better. I would seriously recommend it to anyone looking for a good book to read. What's great about it is even by the first page, you trying to figure out what is going on in this strange new world that is given almost no introduction and there is action all the way through the book. It is not drawn out like in Twilight and not as obvious as, oh look his skin is cold, he is super fast, ...he must be a vampire. You are constantly turning the page trying to see how everyone can get there happy ending, even the "soul." The only objection I do have is why do Meyer's characters have to be SO emotional all the time? But I do give her so much credit for making up this new world that I could have never thought of before. You see, "souls" have taken over the human world, and they are injected into human (and other kinds of) bodies, and while the human is still present in the body, the soul is much stronger and it controls thoughts, actions, speech, everything. The body in this story is so unique because she fights back for control over her body and eventually they become friends. All the drama and history that goes into making these completely different worlds like in Harry Potter and Twilight must be so incredible for the author. If I could pick a talent, that would be it because I am in such awe of authors that can do that."Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact and continue their lives apparently unchanged. Most of humanity has succumbed.
When Melanie, one of the few remaining "wild" humans is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind."
Seriously, read this book!
All the fun we had really wore us out this vacation. My family got to come out this winter break to see all the family out west. First my Grandma took all of us to Disneyland to the place where all your dreams come true. We were in Provo for Christmas and then went up to Idaho for New Years. Sorry for all the pictures but just bear with me. There were so many good ones and I couldn't leave any out. Let the good times roll...
The best man made hill ever!
We went to Gertie's all you can eat pizza. Every kind of pizza you could possibly imagine. Some of the favorites included: Idaho, Seafood, Meat Lovers, California, Hot Mama, Ranch & Cheese and the desserts: toffee, Butterfinger, Reeses Pieces, and Oreo. My mom and aunt kept a tab on all the pizza they ate...but I just ate to my heart's content.
We got to do baptisms for our family at the newly dedicated temple in Twin Falls, Idaho. 
All of the family together!
He's the cutest Grandpa ever!
At the Sephor at Disneyland. Who knew?
Bug's Life: It's a Tough World
Colton hasn't got his muscles yet
Poor ducks. Patrick shot them both. And Amy caught 12 fish so we had a feast that night.
