Parfait Party.. kind of.

here we have Brian (Steg) singing his heart out :)




Robbie On drums, Frew on base, Steg on guitar, and Kyle singing.

Last night me and Heidi decided to have a Parfait Party. So we went to the grocery store and bought fruit, yogurt, granola, pudding, and oreo's. It was very delicious. Anyway, so the party was slightly lame at first but then my friend Ryan brought his Rockband over and then it really got going! Basically Heidi and two of her friends played this card game called Nertz for three hours while the rest of us took turns playing rockband. Below there is a video of Ryan on the drums, Robbie is singing, Steg is on the base, and chad is sitting on the floor playing the guitar. And the two other guys on the far couch were just some of Jacen's friends who came. I Can't remember their names for the life of me. (oh and please excuse my annoying giggle in this video! ugh :S)



Oh, and yes.. You did see Ryan turn around and hit me with his drumsticks. He continued to do it and found it quite hilarious throughout the evening lol. Anyway, the people playing cards were Heidi, Nate the Great, Curtis, and Kyle.

I eventually got to play rockband too even.. ok ok so they had to force me to play rockband. Ryan literally captured me in the guitar strap and threatened to strangle me with it if it didn't play. Yikes. I know! Anyway, I played and ended up loving it! It was so much fun. This last video is just of Robbie hanging out on the couch while Ryan is jamming out on the drums during a solo and the card game continues. Oh, and at the end of this video you will see Ryan saying something, he's telling me he's mad at me for videoing him while he was playing lol.



All in all... fun night :)

I have the Greatest Roomies... Ever.

McKell (Top Right) Heidi (Center) Keisha (Bottom Right)

So I just would like to make it clear that I have the best roommates ever. Today... well lets just say that today was an awful day. I'm not going to go into details.. but it was just terrible! But anyway, so i come home after a way long day of school and I was really really depressed and my two roommates Keisha and Heidi (Mckell was at the library) literally had to drag me out of the house. All I wanted to do was sit in my room and listen to sad music. But would they let me? No. They kidnapped me and threw me in the car and wouldn't tell me where we were going. So, we're just driving along and all of a sudden we pull up at Cold Stone. :D That's all I have to say :D They took me inside, bought me ice cream, and we talked girl talk. They know just how to cheer a girl up! They are wonderful. After that they made me go watch the office with them which made my day lots better also. I am so blessed :D


Oh and just another funny thing I might mention that happened today (which i didn't find funny at the time because I was so depressed but now I find it hilarious.) Anyway, I guess today was national coming out day? Who knew. Anyway, so I get to school and there is a stage set up outside with every color of the rainbow balloons and just blaring music with a sign that said "National Coming Out Day!" with a little man running out of a closet. So I just kinda laughed and went to class.. but when I came out.. That was the kicker. Now before I go on, Lets get this straight. I have no problem with Gay people. They are no less or different than any other human being. I mean, I don't agree with their lifestyle but i don't agree with smoking either.. so anyway. You get my point. Anyhow! When I came out of class there were people now on this stage taking turns crying and telling their coming out stories... wow. It was such an interesting program to witness. It did make me smile though... So there was another plus side of my day :) Geez Ames, what kind of school did you send me too ;) haha, jk.

WARNING: VERY LONG AND IT'S A "YA HAD TO BE THERE" KIND OF NIGHT FOR IT TO BE REALLY FUNNY.
Okay, so funny stories. It all started when I had to rent this old movie called Awakenings. It has Robin Williams and Robert De Niro in it and the movie itself isn't too bad. But me and my new found friend Robbie needed to watch it for our psych class. So tonight Robbie was going to come over and watch it with me. All of my roommates had gone out to do other things so I was just chillin at home waiting for Robbie to get here. Anyway, someone knocks and expecting Robbie, I go answer and it's not Robbie. It's this new kid from upstairs. He's a pretty nice guy except it's kind of funny because in the past i don't know like three days he has managed to get all three of my roommates phone numbers! And, he sounds like he's from Nephi. I mean, he's a real good "was-er" and he goes "huntin" and he drinks eight "dews" a day. Anyway, you get the point. So I answer the door and he's just like "hey" I'm like.. "hi" so it was kind of awkward but somehow he ended up staying. So a few minutes later Robbie gets here and we start the movie. Brandon is sitting on the love seat and me and Rob are sitting on opposite ends of the couch when Rob says, "Listen Lady, the lights bothering me, go turn it off." After hitting him and doing as I'm told I threaten him with a smack down if he trys to put a move on me lol. Following that comment, Brandon somehow ended up sitting right between me and Robbie.. just because he thought it'd be funny? Um. Okay. Anyway, Following that comes in my roommate and this guy named Dusty and they sit down to watch the movie too now taking up the love seat. Thank you Heidi.. leave me stuck here with Brandon. I had no where to escape. Oh well I thought. I'll just fold my arms and legs and curl up in a little ball. And then comes Robbie's roommate and friend, Ryan and Chad. So there is now seven of us crammed into out little living room watching this movie, which originally started with the plan of just me and Robbie doing our homework. Anyway, continuing on with the crazy night. So at this point, Brandon had gone back upstairs to his apartment two times to get a Mt. Dew. Wow. But, I'm still stuck there with him sitting next to me. After his return from his second Dew run, he sits down and leans over to me and whispers, "so are ya havin' fun?" And i was like "yeah!" because I really was. I mean, we had a lot of people over so it was pretty fun and everyone was talking cracking jokes. So I mean, it wasn't too weird he asked me that.. but the next thing he asked... "So.. are ya single?" I was like.. "uh... ya?" And he got this big dumb grin on his face and was like "Cool." I was just said... "yeah it's for sure the best way to be!" It was probably the most awkward moment of my entire life. Like, and his whispers.. aren't very quiet. It was so weird! The very funniest part though is that he left again for another Mt. Dew and by this time Two more friends of rob's show up that I don't know and One guy ends up on the couch and I moved to a chair by myself all in the time that he's gone! So that made it better. Anyway, Somehow Brandon and this other kid end up talking about Hunting or something and He ends up bringing down this huge homemade antler lamp that he keeps in his apartment.. So that's the picture. You can't see him in the picture but.. yeah anyway. Pretty nuts. Oh wait, I forgot the best part... at the end of the night we were all exchanging numbers with everyone else and he asked for mine.. and then he said... "wait what's your name?" WHAT! HAHAHA! I LAUGHED SO HARD! lol, okay, hit on me and THEN get my name. Good job dude! wow. Oh, and also, after everyone left I went and looked in the mirror and realized how awful I really looked! Me and Heidi had gone running before this and I didn't think anything of how i looked cuz it was just supposed to be Robbie. Awe man, what a night!

The Escape from an Unseen Captor..

Reaching, stretching, screaming, and breaking... All the noise coming from that hole was finally fading away as I neared the peak. My fingers burrowed into the dirt at the top and using every ounce of strength I could gather, I wrenched my body upward. Ignoring the tearing of my jeans and the pain shooting through my arms, I continued on my journey to freedom. I could taste the clean air and almost feel the sun on my face. As I crawled out of the darkness of my own hell, I slid my muddy body through the shadows of the tall tree's surrounding me. I was so close to the warmth... to the light. I could almost taste it. I stretched my arm forward and my fingertips were the first to absorb the heavenly sunlight. The sun's warmth radiated throughout my body. I could see again, I could feel the beat of my heart, and the blood pulsing through my veins. I was alive. Until this moment I had been so sure that I would die in that hole... never being able to find the strength to climb out. Yet, here I am. The awful memories flashed through my mind and I scurried as far from the hole as quickly as my wounded body would allow me.
Once I was completely consumed by the sun, I struggled to my feet while trying to scrap off the excess mud from my clothes. In the distance I could see swollen white clouds, and I only hoped that they would bring rain. I needed now, more than ever, to be washed clean from all of this. I glanced down at my body and thought to myself that, that thought was more literally true than I had initially intended. The silence of the sunny day was ringing in my ears... it was strange, the silence. It had been so long since I had been left alone in my head with my own thoughts. There were no other voices, no screams or crying, no one else telling me I couldn't do it... strange. With that, I started limping toward home, hoping to find them there still. My stretched soul let out a silent prayer that they hadn't given up on me. I needed them now more than ever.
I looked at the ground as I trudged along... catching glimpses of my filthy feet every so often. Over time i noticed the mud beginning to dry and crack on my skin. And eventually it began to flake off. And with watching that... I couldn't help but smile and become overwhelmed with gratitude for that gracious sunlight. It was as if it was chipping away all of my impurities that i had gathered during my time in the darkness.
It was only when the I couldn't feel the sun baking through my clothes anymore that I finally turned my face upward. Those white clouds from before now hovered overhead, replacing my sunlight, and threatening to soak me. I pleaded for their action. I stopped for a moment and waited... nothing. I looked around and was surprised at how far I'd come. I knew home was close, I only had a few more blocks. I picked up the pace, ignoring my limp, and pushing myself forward. I strained my eyes around each bend, waiting for the right one to appear. As I neared the final turn, I felt it. One small fleeting raindrop landed on my arm. I brought my arm to my face and watched as the small raindrop made it's way along my mud-baked arm. Right as it fell from my wrist, I felt another one.. and another. Soon there were too many to count. The clouds were unleashing their grace on me, and I laughed through my tears as I watched the dried mud moisten, and trickle off my skin and clothes. I closed my eyes and felt the raindrops seep into my skin, cleansing me from this painful past. With that, I rounded the last corner and home was finally within my reach. I was home, I was clean, and most importantly... I was alive.