I Have A Dream Of A Great Week

This has been a great week! Last Friday I went to Idaho Falls with Rachel and Lauren to pick up Lar's friends from back home, Karina (aka my Twin) and Carissa, from the airport. Their flight ended up being two hours late so we went to Victoria's Secret and took advantage of this amazing sale (mix and match scents 6 for $20!!!), shopping at Old Navy, grabbing dinner at this amazing place called Five Guys, and squeezing in a little grocery shopping at Winco before heading off to the airport. (Quite the productive trip? Why yes, yes it was.)

The next day we all went swimming at our favorite canal. (That’s me and the Twin pictured above) It really wasn't that hot, but we've been wanting to go for a while and it's finally getting warm here in Rexburg! Despite it being a bit windy and not all that hot, it still felt amazing being in that water! Later that night we headed off to the sand dunes for a bonfire and had a blast!

 For FHE on Monday we went to hike R Mountain. Let me tell ya, I'm not a hiker and I am not in shape so it was a bit of a challenge for me. But I had a great time. On the way down, I went off the path with James, Jim, and Karina and we had so much fun exploring down there. 

This week we also worked out to..........DRUM ROLL PLEASE......................RICHARD SIMMONS! That's right ladies and gentlemen, Richard Simmons. At the beginning of the semester Lauren and I were at the D.I. (aka Goodwill) and we both found a Richard Simmons VHS for a buck. A BUCK!!!!! Naturally we had to buy them. We hadn't used them yet until yesterday. We decided to kick off our workout video habits, we needed appropriate hair, makeup, and clothes. So of course we dressed up for our date with Richard. I'm pretty sure we took just as long to get ready than we did actually working out. And let me just say, you can make fun of Richard Simmons all you want, but I've never had more fun working out than I did last night. That guy is a hoot! And naturally to celebrate our fantabulous 70 minute workout, we had a chocolate fondue party right after! Don't judge. 

Yes, it's been a great week and I'm sad that it's almost over. It's been so fun having Carissa stay with us. She's such a sweetheart. Although I have been seriously neglecting my school work and I'm pretty sure that I'm going to fail my muscles lab test this Friday-I have enjoyed a week of fun adventures.

I Have A Dream Of Summer

Can you feel it? Summer...it's almost here! I am so excited for summer vacation! And make no mistake-I have major plans in motion for this summer :)

1. Annual Girl's Camping Weekend at Woodward Lake

2. WING STOP! Oh how I miss you!

3. Getting a nice tan-goodbye white skin, hello bronze goddess

4. Road trip to Southern California??? Yes please!

5. The roommate's wedding in August <3

6. Movie nights

7. Santa Cruz...it's a need, not a want

8. Pizza My Heart...yum!

9. Being with the fam again

Basically, I can't wait until summer is here. I love it. I want it. I need it. 

Let's make this the best summer yet, k?

I Have A Dream Of Happily Ever Afters

THEY'RE FINALLY ENGAGED!

One year ago I first roommed with my friend Shailee Simmons who I met the year before in my student ward here at BYU-Idaho. That same semester, we happened to be in an FHE group with a boy named Aaron Drees, whom my whole apartment became really good friends with. Throughout the semester we became close and it became more and more evident that Shailee and Aaron would make an adorable couple. Unfortunately for us, this relationship was not to begin quite yet. 

Throughout the next year, we stayed good friends with Aaron and apartment 203 was still not-so-secretly rooting for Shailee and Aaron to get together. Our wishful thinking and girlish 'what-if' plannings finally paid of at the beginning of this year when they officially became a couple. Soon after, we switched from trying to get them together to taking bets on when they would be engaged. (I'm telling you that they are a match made in heaven!) This spring semester has been so much fun taking and retaking bets on when that boy would get that pretty ring on that gorgeous girl. We all knew it was going to happen soon. Well, as of June 13, 2011 they are officially engaged and set to be married and sealed for time and all eternity this August in the Rexburg, Idaho temple! We are so excited for them!

If ever two people deserved to be together and enjoy every happiness that life can offer, it is my dear friends Shailee Simmons and Aaron Drees. It will be sad not having Shailee as a roommate anymore, but we all know that she is moving on to better things. I am so excited to celebrate their big day with them and cannot wait to see where life takes these two amazing people and the family that they will have in the future. Congratulations to my very dear friends! I could not be happier for you both!