Adventures of Finals week round 1- Freaky {true} library stories.

So here I am, 20 years of age. trying to be all adult like and responsible and so I head to the library to study because I get distracted at my apartment. Mistake #1.

I'm reminded each time I go to the library why I usually refrain from it.
I'm lucky that most of my homework does not require me to go to this place. I feel like a lot of artists are.... different... but at least i'm used to them now. The library has a bunch of super scary individuals in it that I don't understand whatsoever. for instance, today, my adventure included-

A guy laying on the floor breathing deeply with all his limbs spread out like he was going to break out into a snow/carpet-angel at any given moment... that's normal....

This couple who were discussing a particular question in a heated debate until the girl nearly cried....

this athletic looking guy who'd make cheering noises every once in a while and added his name into the cheers. Does anyone know an Andrew Hickman? 'cause that's the name he'd cheer....

A girl that had a huge stack of papers in her hands and she literally sprinted down the aisle with a determination in her face that i wish i could muster. Probably rushing to a final or to turn in that stack of papers.

but the very best one was the following-

so there were like 5 seats next to me open and this random guy chose to sit directly next to me. Not really what I'd do, but maybe he was just extra confident and social? Well, all was going well, Girl and guy stopped fighting after a kiss {JEALOUS! it's my life long dream to kiss someone in the library.... sorry, random tidbit.}, the guy was still laying on the floor in between bookshelves and Andrew Hickman wasn't currently cheering for himself but this dude next to me started to freak me out.
He grabbed his hand really fast which made me jump. I think there needs to be a rule at the library that says something like no sudden movements and gasps because  you'll probably freak the girl out sitting directly next to you.
He proceeded to pinch his palm till it bled. I scooted over. sick.
then proceeded to suck on it. His eyes were wide open and he stared out into space. scooted over more, yet watching intently incase he was a vampire and wanted my blood too. Psycho guy next to me alert!
 BUT, then he jabbed the end of his pen into his bleeding wound and sighed. I completely opted out of studying at this point in need of a trash can to throw up in.

this is false. No one smiles at the library because
everyone is too frightened of the creepers sitting
next to them. true story. 

I left the scary library promptly to the art building where I knew I would be safe. The library is an unsafe zone for me. No fantastic test score on my {non fun} art history final is worth being in that place.

while exiting the library I saw another bizarre thing. while going down the stairs, there was a guy walking up the stairs backwards! and there were about 5 guys at the bottom of the stairs laughing and smiling up at the kid. I'm pretty sure it was some sort of dare to get a break from studying. How one studies there, I have no idea. I probably would have gotten more studying done while performing at half time in the super bowl than at the library.

To say the least, I think I'm going to continue not being friends with that place. How do you people do it???

Did I mention that I had to get a shot this morning? Maybe it made me extremely hyper-aware of what was going on around me. But these stories are not made up!

If you need me, I've nestled myself into the {"cage"} of the Photo lab. The rich smells of  chemicals, the sound of constant running water, and the cool humidity of the place is just what I needed.

Photo Lab, you are my oasis during finals week.

7 days till Europe

Break-up letter

I saw this video for the first time last year. And It cracks me up. Thought I'd share. 

But, i do have to mention a few naughty words towards the end I believe. 

i know, I shouldn't think it's funny. but I do. 

So, if you choose to listen/read it, beware. 

It brightens my day to know that there are such smart people on Earth. 

If I ever write a break-up letter, i'll have someone read it dramatically and post it for you to see. 

or maybe I'll write one just for fun with horrible punctuation and English. But, this will have to wait because I'm just doing this blog to take a break from studying. 

I have some good news and some bad news and some more good news.

G.N. The lilac bushes are in nearly full bloom!!! 

B.N. old farm doesn't own one. psh. LaMe!

G.N. I spotted one on my home a few days ago and I stopped the car, parked illegally, and literally ran and smelt them!

B.N. Betsy thought i was a psycho and took a picture of me smelling them.

G.N. I'm posting the picture for you because I'm that good of a blogger. :)

This picture made me realize how long my hairs are getting! And once again, it looks auburn. Weird. I swear every picture taken of me lately it looks red. Maybe it's changing color again. It was blonde when i was little. Maybe it'll turn green next. *crosses fingers ;)*

Moral of the story:

Take time to stop and smell the lilacs. Cause they only last a short amount of time and they smell sooooo good! 

I'm going to have at least 6 lilac bushes in my future home. 

and I'm going to have them all over my house when they're in bloom in cute white porcelain vases and containers. I can't wait. 

Also, if I ever got to choose the time I got married, it'd be beginning of May because of this flower. Random true fact of the day. 

8.5 days till the largest adventure {thus far}of my life............. shnikes! 

seriously missing

I'm seriously missing this face right now.

Ash sent me this one a few days ago. She looks
SO SO much like pictures of Ash as a baby.
Stinkin' cute.

how could anyone not love her?? She's beautiful! 

I don't know if you know this or not, but i kind of sorta love her.... just a little. ;)

I have some good news for you guys. {and girls}

I'm all the way done with going to classes this semester!!! 

All that's left till i leave for europe-

• 11 days
• art history final {most un-looked forward to event of the semester}
• Take home photo history final {which was going to be the hardest final until my professor decided he loved us and didn't want to kill us with a non-take home one}
• A photo shoot I have yet to start for half of my altered optics photo class...... yikes. I'm going to do this as soon as I'm done blogging.... I promise....
• the printing of all the images for my 2 photo classes. {luckily their all digital other wise i'd be living in the darkroom for the next 72 hours straight}
• a dumb dumb dumb public speaking quiz that I don't want to take because she's making us go to class during our final time {the LAST day of finals week} to get a stupid code to take a 12 question quiz that has to be done on our own time. Which is absolutely ridiculous seeing as how it's only open for a few hours on the LAST day of finals week. If we have to take the quiz online, why can't she let us do it whenever we have time during finals week. *end rant* I might just not take it. 
• Put my portfolios together
• study a ton for art history final. So glad to be done with both halves of the survey after tuesday!
• edit a wedding {i'm nearly done editing the reception}
• shoot a wedding
• go to Gemma Petrea's baby blessing. :D
• pack for Europe and fit all of my stuff for 2 months into a carry-on size bag.... this will be interesante....Because everyone knows how bad I am at packing light.
• write a project outline and description for what I plan on doing in Europe. 
• make my hands look and feel like a woman's again. They hurt so bad. I should have worn gloves the whole time mixing chemicals on Monday. On wednesday, 3 of my fingers started bleeding from being so dry and damaged. {I didn't notice it until i saw a big red blob on my shirt. :( and then I went to a bathroom to try and wash it out and I noticed it was on my face too. I guess i touched my hand with it and blood was on my cheek! Then I wanted to crawl into a dark corner hoping no one saw my embarrassing moment of life. my life is filled with highly awkward situations.} regardless, my hands have trials. We need to work on loving each other more.
• pack my life up and move it home to Orem.
• dreaded clean checks.
• party hearty
• party like a rock star
• party like it's 1999
• party like there's no tomorrow
• party all night long
• ride in the dryers. {because i haven't done this the whole year!!!}
• oh, and laundry. {which is similar to partying like a rock star, right?}

In other news, I'm the proud owner of this super hot swimsuit. I'm stoked beyond belief. I have always wanted a 1 strap {so it's technically 2, but the one is super skinny and can come off if i want it to} swimsuit with frills! I'm going to look stylin' on the beaches of italy and greece! :D

Also, in case you were wondering,
 this is not me modeling the swimsuit.... :P

And now..... I shall go miraculously start and finish my altered optics photo portfolio in a one hour photo shoot....hahahahahahaha.....don't tell my professor....

but first, a funny story. Ash called me yesterday while I was taking a nap {it was a miracle! I haven't taken a nap in eons.} and So I called her back when I woke up. She answered and said, "I'm making out with my husband. I'll call you back." hahahaha. It was hilarious!

Just so you know, if I'm ever making out and someone calls me, rest assured that I wouldn't answer. 

XOxo

I almost forgot!! 9 months from today is my birthday!!! 

The BFF gets engaged

this is the picture I have from the first day of our
friendship. I'm so glad I took it. I'm
not sure why she has that hat on....
typical Betsy

Once upon a time it was 7th grade. In Utah history class I met this funny and really loud girl named betsy. We talked a few times and at the end of the school year I invited her to my end of school year party. Which she never came to. The start of our friendship went well..... :P I'll never ever let her forget that our Bff status could have started 2 years earlier if she wouldn't have "forgot" about the party.
I don't remember having any classes with her in 8th grade, but I think you could trace our best friend-ness to the very last day of 9th grade. In Mr Crow's class. He was retiring and we were putting our heads and hands in his stocks. It was really funny. And we exchanged numbers and she then invited me to a party that summer. {Which I actually went to}. We did facials and nails and girl stuff. And then we started high school. And Ever since then, we've been pretty much inseparable.

excuse mt awkward years of pictures, betsy always looks like a babe.

we wear fun hats

 and sing karaoke

 Sometimes we grow mustaches

 Or go dumpster diving and find cool stuff

 have car trouble in california

 and go to the price is right

 we go to beach and look like babes

 and sled on cookie sheets

 and take great pictures when we're freezing with snow on our heads.

 we cook in our pj's

 and do each other's hair

 we go sunbathing in the winter

 and have Miss America parties

 We go hot tubing for new years eve.... and other things.

 and then roll in the snow

 We met obama in DC

 and try on sweeeeet christmas sweaters at walmart

 she's a fantastic model

 and bounce on exercise ball

 we clean the sink

 and go to dances on campus

 and wear great 80's makeup

 we love attractive cpt kirk

 we tube the provo river

 and put gum on the gum wall in seattle

 we wear bibs during bbq's

 and take great pictures in AP English

 we go star gazing on the high jump pads

 celebrate birthdays

 and take awkward bff pictures

 we go on limo rides

 go to midnight movies

 and celebrate beating mountain view in football

 we go to lagoon {and I look.... great}

 we visited USU together for the first time together.

 and go to Washington DC

 we made an 80's exercise video one time

 and have dress up days.

 and sometimes go on romantic tandem bike rides.

We're not at all the normal Best friends. Everyone has someone that they say they are best friends with, but Betsy and I are much more than that. I'm not sure how to describe  us or if there really is a title for us. In our whole friendship we've never fought. The few tiffs we've gotten into have never lasted. And we both know how to forgive each other really fast. We know each other's weaknesses, we know each others strengths. We are very very different people and we joke about how we don't even know why we're best friends because we don't have hardly anything in common. We were trying to come up with a list of things we had in common and the only real thing we could come up with was that we're best friends. And yet we've done pretty much everything together for years and years. We've traveled together {13 states i believe}, we've lived together for 2 years, we've gone on adventures, we've done dumb things, we've laughed till we cried, we bawled, we comforted each other, we've stayed up too late talking, we try to creep each other out and it doesn't work. I'm pretty sure people think we're entirely insane together. And we have to tone down our personalities when we're together when meeting new people so they'll be able to see we're normal before they think we're insane and won't want to be our friends. She's been my model for countless photo shoots and this girl can make any situation funny. Sometimes she tells me that we're only friends because I make her food and i think she's funny.

Betsy's the best. It's been incredibly hard to watch her find the man she's going to marry because I know that our relationship will change. But i'm really happy for her and I can tell that she's happy. A friendship like ours won't end because of a marriage. It'll be different, but Betsy and I are best friends forever. Our children will be best friends and probably marry each other and then we'll be related. That's the plan. haha. Hopefully Jake's okay with it. :P
 Our entire friendship she's told me she wanted me to plan her wedding because that's not her thing. I was really looking forward to this too, but I can't do it because I'll be in Europe. It makes me so sad! Although, I'm pretty sure if she got married while i was away I would not be going. Luckily, she's getting married a few weeks after I get home.
Anyways, Jake is a lucky man to be married to Betsy for eternity. I'm excited for you both!

14 days is completely 100% too SHORT!

here it 'tis. Sometimes I feel like my
hair wants to be red.... weird.

Remember that calendar I put on my window with how many days till schools over? well, that number is currently at 9. Add 5 days after that and I'll be off in Europe for 2 months.

Don't get me wrong, I am beyond thrilled for this. I am. I've been dreaming of this since I can remember. But, there are so many things I need to and want to do before I go and I won't really be able to do them all.

Anyways, I had the best weekend. It was a blast.

First seeing my little adorable niece, snuggling with her while she was sleeping,
shooting a reception and wedding,
Dark date adventure and evening,
cleaning the church with Glen,
 the gallery I had work in,
Helping make dinner with Kyle for this one event {that will be getting it's own post in due time after I'm given the go-ahead}

Here is the digital file. 

 sacrament meeting talks at church were great,
 wearing my fun yellow summer dress,
 Betsy singing opera in RS,
making cookies with Glen,
drive up the canyon and walk along the river and wading and singing to music really loud with the windows rolled down and sunroof open with glen,
dinner with Betsy Jake and Kyle and friends,
 finished editing 2 sets of bridals,
engagements,
started on an announcement,
and ended Sunday night at 2 am once again {far too late} chatting with Glen when he fell asleep. haha.

Anyways, this is dead week. which is pretty much my last week to get things done. ah! I have a huge to-do list so I don't even know why I'm blogging.

just know, this is the first semester that I'm not looking forward to it being over. It's the weirdest feeling ever. Too many things I want more time for.

and here is a close up, so you can see the
little squares and circle better.
I think it looks like the new animation movies in a way.