Fun Weekend!

So this weekend turned out to be pretty packed with awesomeness. It was one of those weekends where I never once found myself sitting there thinking "I'm so bored, why is it the weekend and I have nothing to do??"
Since I don't have class on Fridays, my weekends usually start on Thursday. So Thursday night me and my roommates and a couple friends went to Denny's to celebrate my roommate Jane's birthday. Denny's at 1 a.m. never fails to be a good time.
Friday night Jayde and I went to Salt Lake to visit a friend of ours from Shelley. We met up with some of her friends and we all hung out and had a really good time. First we went to a pizza place in Salt Lake called The Pie. It was SO good. It was literally underground and extremely tasty.

Jayde, Jessica, and Me at The Pie

Huge pizza!!

After that we went bowling. I didn't win, but I didn't lose, so that to me is a success. :)

The group minus Jayde. I just met those people but they were decently cool.

After bowling the plan was to go look at the lights at Temple Square. But... were too late and it was closed. I was super bummed but that just means I have reason to go still! So instead we went up to Ensign Peak for a few minutes.

Jayde and I at Ensign Peak
(She's not that tall. She's cheating!)

After Ensign Peak we just drove around a little. We walked around the capitol building which was pretty beautiful. Eventually we headed home, it was a pretty fun night.
Saturday afternoon Tim Keesler picked me up and we met Kevin & Tiffany and Dustin & Amy for lunch at this amazing Spanish restaurant in Springville. Kevin recommended it - props to him because it was AMAZING. After that I went with Tiffany and Amy to help them get started on the cake they made for Amy's school project. Unfortunately I couldn't stay with them to help with the rest of it because I had to get home.
I had to get home because I had a date with one of my good friends to my favorite thing of all time: Divine Comedy!! It's a sketch comedy group at BYU that has shows every month or so. The shows always get sold out SUPER fast... like within a couple hours. So I was really excited to be able to go. Of course the show was hilarious and it was a really good date with roommates and friends. After that we hung out for a little while longer and then I made-like-a-baby-and-headed-out to West Jordan to spend the night at Devrey's.
Since Chandler was out of town, Devrey asked me to help her in the nursery on Sunday. It was really fun... the kids were insanely cute. Nothing like the 2nd Ward nursery though; there were only about 6 kids! But it was really fun and good to hang out with Devrey!
Sunday night my roommates and I had roommate pictures taken with the help of a photographer friend. I thought they turned out pretty good, even if the only place we could think to take them was inside the apartment because it was so dang cold outside!

The 6 of us

Jayde and I and The Christmas Blanket

Mustache'd!

I'm Telling You, They Glow.

When I eventually leave Provo, this will definitely be what I will miss the most.

Just Pluggin' Along!

Hey guys! Nothing really eventful to speak of. Just staying super busy with school and wedding plans! I was able to make it up to Spud Day a couple weeks ago. Tons of fun like always!! This time I brought three of my friends. They all loved it! They were super jealous of my hometown. Who knew Shelley Idaho could be so envied? I'm not used to people thinking Idaho is cool, so it was funny haha. Good times.
I also went home last weekend for Dev's bridal shower and because she went through the temple. I didn't attend that part, obviously, but it was fun to be with everyone. And the bridal shower turned out awesome! Me, Dustin and Amy, and Devrey and Chandler all rode there and back together, so it was a good time! Definitely better than driving by myself.
This weekend is Devrey's "Utah" bridal shower that we're having at her new apartment. I'm still finishing up the plans for that...hehe. But it'll turn out good I hope.
Other than that I've just been studying away. Gotta love school. Actually I do love it. Sometimes I wish I could stay in school forever. Is that weird?

And Now It's Done

Can I just say how AMAZING this summer was?...
Yesterday was my last day as a Conference Assistant at Heritage Halls. I couldn't have asked for a better job, better coworkers, better bosses, or an all-around better place to be. Because of the nature of how our schedules worked and the fact that we all lived IN Heritage, it was a lifestyle much more than it was just a job. The other CAs and I were basically brothers and sisters within a month. I've probably said that a lot, but it's true! We could finish eachother's sentences like no other and we even fought a lot of days, but it was never a big issue.
I learned so much from this job because the things we did for work varied so much each day. I could go from plunging toilets one day to shopping for supplies at Walmart the next day to working the front desk in a dress the next day. I also met a lot of interesting people, because we would check in thousands of people each week.
But all good things must come to an end, and now it has come. We really had to push ourselves this last week and we couldn't slow down just because it was the end. This week was Education Week at BYU, which is the biggest conference of the whole summer. This time instead of teenagers, it was everyone from age 14 to 99. There were lots of grumpy old men and needy middle-aged women, but there were also just as many or more REALLY nice and sweet people. One night I brought some extra toilet paper to a family that had run out, and the old dad was ready at the door with some Fruity Pebbles rice crispies. They tasted weird, haha but that didn't make the gesture any less appreciated. Lots of little things like that happened all summer and it made the hard parts worth it!!
This week was also super crazy because along with keeping the Ed Week participants happy, we were preparing for the Fall students to start checking in on Saturday. There was a lot of organizing to do and lots of little things to do to convert all the buildings from guest housing to student dorms. Basically everyone was going crazy, but we got through it. Along with that there was/is still quite a bit of last-minute touches to be done on the two new buildings. On Friday we FINALLY got to see inside of them. They are so nice! Friday we just ran around like chickens with our heads cut off to finish things so that they could be ready for students in the morning. We had to distribute random things like mattress pads, shower curtains, brooms, ironing boards, and other things into the hundreds of rooms. It was crazy! By the end we were all super sweaty and exhausted, but it was exciting and fun too.
Yesterday we did our last check-out routine of the summer and we also did a lot of preparing keys for the new students. It was a long day and also a sad one. After we finally got off, we all just kindof stood there not knowing what to do. All of us had moved out of our apartments the night before, so we couldn't just go home like usual. We all said our goodbyes and just went our separate ways to our new apartments. Lots of us were glad to be done with the job but not to be done being coworkers. It was like graduation all over again! Haha.
So anyway now here I am sitting in my new apartment at good old Sparks II! I've met 3 of my 4 new roommates, not counting Jayde. It's pretty weird. I don't remember things being this awkward when I lived at Wyview hahaha. But I'm sure it won't last long. Jayde won't be here until Friday so I'm on my own til then. But tonight I'll probably end up hanging out with my CA friends. Some people just can't let go...;)

Summer in P-Town

Hellooooo! I am so bad at this blogging business. I am sorry. Would it help if I told you I lived the same day over and over again so it's not like you're missing anything exciting anyway? It's like Groundhog Day all up in here, I swear.
It's all good though! I'm still having a good time. I'm finally getting to the point where I'm very ready for this job to be over and to start school back up haha. But I know I need to enjoy it while I still can. We only have 3 more weeks of camps and then one week of preparing the two new building that have just been constructed and getting them ready for students in the Fall. And then it'll be time to move out and get into Fall mode! This week one of the camps that is coming is an Adult Ballroom camp. According to my managers, adult ballroom means homosexuals. Staying in Heritage with their partners. Hahaha it should be an interesting week....
I'm trying to think of other things that stand out. Oh! Last weekend Larry King came to Heritage. No joke. His grandson was attending one of the sports camps. It was so awesome! He was really nice and he is a really small guy in real life.
Also about a week and a half ago a bunch of us went to the Harry Potter premiere. All but one of us from Heritage went and then 2 of our counterparts from Helaman came. It was really fun just because there were so many of us who went together. Also the movie was awesome!! I definitely went and saw it again the next day. Here are dos picturos:

Me super excited in my nerdshirt.

All of us!

Pranks and Dates

The summer so far has been weird but good. Weird because I'm still trying to get into the swing of things. But it's getting better! Work is going really good. Up til now my 8 coworkers and me have been doing work that requires us to be together practically all day, every day. Luckily they're all pretty cool and we've all become good friends.
Such good friends, in fact, that apparently it's not too soon to be performing pranks on each other. Since we all have keys to ALL of Heritage Halls, pretty much no one is safe. A few nights ago the 4 of us girls were all hanging out together in one apartment. The 5 boys knew this so they knew that there were 3 unoccupied apartments to perform their little stunts on. I came home to find all 5 mattresses missing out of my apartment. I had no idea where they were so I checked the lobby and found a little surprise:



It was pretty funny, but I'm a little worried for what they'll think of next!
Then a couple of nights ago Devrey came down to visit me and we had a nice little "date":) We went shopping, watched a movie, AAND went to Benton Paul!! I feel like I mention him a lot in my blog. Ha... But ya the day she came down I found out he was doing a last-minute little show in Provo so we decided to go! It was so good, as always. Here's us before it started.

Oh ya! And before the show started we were waiting in line and we found out that they were shooting a commercial inside for some guitar app, so they asked us to be in it! All we did was be part of a crowd, but it was still pretty cool! After the concert we went to Sammy's and got their famous pie shakes! Sooo good.

Anyway, that's what's been goin on the last little while. EFY starts in Heritage next week. Wish me luck!

"Heritage Halls, This is Danielle..." / Goodbye, Freshman Year!

Goodbye, Freshman Year! Boy oh boy. I had a really good year. I feel like my whole "freshman experience" was pretty spot-on, which is awesome. But I'm also totally ready to move on. I made some extremely good friends and grew up a lot. Moving out last week was pretty rough. I would say that I'm Danielle and I don't cry, but I would be lying, haha. Some tears were shed...I'll miss my friends!
Anyway! Life goes on, and so does this blog:) My new job is going awesomely. It's really cool because me and my 8 coworkers all started at the same time and we all live here in Heritage, so we're all already pretty good friends. The work is challenging and stressful at times, but we're all learning and it's getting better. (Wow I sound like I'm on a mission). But I'm learning a lot, and honestly I feel like I've gained a lot of confidence that I didn't know I was missing. I feel like a WOMAN, people!!
Something that's weird is that I live in this apartment all by myself. There are 5 empty beds... and then mine. Haha it's pretty quiet and weird sometimes, but it's not as bad as I thought it would be at first. I don't spend a ton of time in my apartment anyway, and even when I do, LaChelle comes over a lot and keeps me company so it's not bad at all. And Devrey is on her way here as we speak!:) A big perk is getting the bathroom completely to myself;)
Anyway, that's pretty much it. I'm coming home for 9 days in May, horray!! I'm pretty freaking excited to see Jessie, Tyler, Isaac and Kennedy, and to see Brett and Cherice's new girl!! Until then, peace out!

Festival of Colors and Other Stuff!

Howdy! The last few weeks have been interesting -- lots of changes. But it's been good! I can't believe this semester is almost over. I don't feel old enough to be done with one year of school. Ok, yes I do. Haha but it's been good!
Lots of this semester has consisted of basketball, basketball, basketball! I've never been into college basketball before coming here, obviously, but it's been such a blast going to the games and witnessing the "dream season" for the Cougars. Sadly it all had to come to an end, but really it was so awesome to be a part of everything. I love my school! We went to almost all the home games. They were such a blast!! Even when they were in the middle of the week they were fun to go to and take a break from everything.


Working at Subway is alright. It keeps me busy and keeps me unpoor. The more I work though the better it gets, so it's all good. I won't be working there for much longer though! Once summer starts I'll be working as a CA (Conference Assistant) for on-campus housing at Heritage Halls. Don't ask me what a CA does...not yet anyway haha. I sortof have an idea, but not really a lot. All I know is it's "a lot of work" (so I hear), it'll be basically full-time, and included in my salary is my housing payments and a meal plan. So that part is pretty sweet!! So that will be my summer. I'm pretty excited!
You probably already saw on Devrey's blog, but last Saturday was the Festival of Colors! Devrey and her friends went at an earlier time than we did, so we didn't see eachother:( It was so dang fun though! I had no idea what to expect, but it definitely exceeded my expectations. It was probably one of the coolest things I've ever done. The group was me, Jayde, Logan, Logan's roommate Trevor, Trevor's friend Brady, and Brady's roommate Brad. Haha. Here are some pictures!


Also, here's a really good video I found of the whole thing. Because you have to see it in action to get the whole effect! We weren't up front with all the dancing and stuff, haha but this gives you a good idea of what it was like.


That is a really weird thumbnail picture. I didn't make out with anybody. Just push play!

Danielle out!

I Spoke Too Soon...

So...I guess we could say that Search #2 is over! Yesterday I got a call from the Cougareat asking if I could come in and interview for a job today. Um...heck ya!

I applied there about a month ago when they had a ton of openings and but I never heard from them so I had completely forgot about it. So when they called me I was really surprised but really happy! I went to my interview this morning and then they called me a little bit later and told me they thought I did really well in the interview and asked if I would like the job. I'm so excited! It's not the best place I could've gotten, but I'm not complaining for sure. I'm taking what I can get. Plus I get some sweet discounts;) I just applied to the Cougareat in general so there was a number of different places they could've put me, so I ended up at Subway. I always told myself I would never ever work at Subway but... I guess I'm going back on that now haha.
So anyway, I said I would update when I found a job so here it is. I feel super blessed and lucky.
Oh, and I completely owned my Bio exam today. It's been a good week:)

One Search Ends, Another Continues

Pretty good couple of weeks! Classes are going well, I've got 3 exams this week but I feel like I've got some good preparing time so I'm not too worried about them (yet). I've only been having two major stresses, and one of them is over thankfully. The time came for Jayde and I to have to start looking for a place to live for next fall and winter. It kind of sneaked up on me so we had to get started quickly. We took a couple of afternoons and drove around and looked at a ton of apartments. In some ways it was really fun, in other ways it was soooo.....frustrating! I'm sure you can all relate. There are just so many factors to consider and then the fact that mine and Jayde's tastes tend to differ didn't really help out a lot. But finally we found a place that I think we agree on. I really like it, so I hope no one's mind get's changed. Anyway it's called Sparks II. It's south of campus, and I didn't learn till after that it's the same place Dustin lived last summer.

Try not to be too blown away by it's fanciness;)

But...it's got...BED-CAVES!

Haha ya...that was pretty much the selling point for me. Haha but anyway it feels good to have that taken care of and squared way. The search that is still continuing is the job search! I can't count how many places I've applied at, but anyway I'm still trying. I keep having to remind myself that it's not like I'm going to immediately DIE right when my bank account reaches zero, but it's still frustrating. Mom...Dad...watch out. Ha...
Today was awesome because me and the sibs got to hang out and watch the Superbowl together. The Keesler's let us come over and join their party so Me, Devrey, Dustin and Amy, and Kevin and Tiffany all got to be together. It was great! I really don't care about football, but family is awesome haha. Thanks for the invite and everything, Tiffany!
Anyway that's about it for now, I hope everyone is doing great! Hope to see you all soon!:)

Holidays and New Semester

Hey everybody! Time for an update.

The holidays were awesome!! Thanksgiving was very nice and relaxing (and tasty), and it was so good to see everyone and also catch up with some friends. However, I quickly found myself missing Provo way more than I expected to! I missed my friends and my routine.
Christmas was another story. From day one I was not missing this place one bit and it stayed that way the entire two weeks! I don't really know what the difference was. Probably the fact that the semester was over and I was back on a clean slate; I didn't feel like coming back and starting all over again! But anyway it was sweet to be home. It felt like nothing had changed and that I had never left, but at the same time that a LOT had changed. I went back to work at Mr. Pizza for some extra money, which was a good time, and Shannon was nice enough to give me a lot of hours. I also got to hang out with quite a few high school friends, which felt really good too! I loved being able to spend time with the fam just hanging out and having fun. There's no place like home:)
(This is out of order but) finals went pretty well too. If you would've asked me in the middle of finals week how they were going, I probably would've just choked out some sort of "they're going alright" or something like that. Haha it was looking pretty sketchy there for a while and I was getting really disappointed with some of my scores. Mostly I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get good enough grades to keep my scholarship for next year, because I was either below or on the border of a good grade in almost every class. Anyway, somehow everything turned out totally fine and I got the grade I needed or better in every single class. And my scholarship is intact! So that sweetened up my Christmas break even more haha.
So this semester's classes started yesterday. Yesterday I had only one class, which was my communication disorders intro class. I loved it!! I'm so excited. My teacher is great and I can tell I'm going to love the subject. Today I had the rest of my classes. They went well too, but I can tell it's going to be a challenge! I'm only taking half a credit more than last semester, but it feels like 5 more haha. I think it'll take just lots of organization and focus and I'll be good! So my goals right now are to get into a good homework routine and get everything squared away, and also to find a JOB so I don't starve. I've applied to a few places, but we'll see how it goes. I'll post if anything happens!
Anyway, sorry if this post is pretty rambly. It sounds more like one of my journal entries haha, but I just wanted to be up to date on everything. Aaannnd....no pictures:( Darn it!