not the best day ever..

So, today could have definitely gone better.

I got in a car wreck this morning. It was my fault. I rear-ended a lady.

I was on my way to work. I was on 7th East in Salt Lake at 13th South. I must have dozed off or checked out for like 5 seconds or something because I don't remember anything. The last thing I remember specifically noticing was going through the 21st South light. I know I didn't fall asleep because I made it all the way through the next light staying in my lane. I figure the 13 South light had been red and had just turned green and the lady in front me was just speeding up. The front my car went right underneath hers and killed my hood, front bumper, grate and radiator. I was only going about 30, maybe less, but it did some serious damage to my car. Luckily she was a very nice woman and wasn't really mad. Of course she was a little annoyed - I hit her car, but she called the police and he came. Luckily again the police man was very nice and helped me a lot. I signed a ticket for "failure to lookout" basically saying I'm guilty of hitting this woman, but I'm not guilty of falling asleep at the wheel. My ticket is $120 - then I have a $1000 deductible on my insurance, and probably $250 for the towing. But hopefully the insurance covers the towing. Oh! The best part about this story is my parents are out of the country right now. They're in the Cayman Islands with my two little sisters. So, when it happened I called my brother at home and talked to him. Then, I called my mom in the Cayman Islands (she didn't even know her phone worked) and talked to her. But, it took my brother about 45 minutes to get to me, so he called my aunt who lives in Bountiful and she helped me too.

Luckily, I wasn't hurt at all, the other lady wasn't hurt and her car doesn't look bad at all. She had to get it towed because the exhaust pipe was bent and up against her wheel, but were pretty minor damages. My car on the other hand... it looks really nice. It'll be in the shop for a little while.

I'm so lucky I had such great friends and family to help me out. I definitely would not have gotten through this day without my amazing brother. Also, my sister it handling very well the fact that I killed her car. My aunt was SO nice to drive up and help me. The other driver and the police man were as kind as could be. And, my parents have been great over the phone and through emails too. As upset as I am about this... I'm so grateful for the everything that went right today too. Nobody got hurt, the car is fixable and the insurance covers it.

Overall, it's been a rough day. But, the Lord was looking out for me and I have so much to be thankful for in the return.

we'll be a dream

do you remember the nights
we'd stay up just laughing
smiling for hours at anything
remember the nights
we drove around crazy in love

when the lights go out
we'll be safe and sound
we'll take control of the world
like it's all we have to hold on to
and we'll be a dream

do you remember the nights
we made our way dreaming
hoping of being someone big
we were so young then
we were too crazy in love

when the lights go out
we'll be safe and sound
we'll take control of the world
like it's all we have to hold on to
and we'll be a dream

when the lights go out
we'll be safe and sound
we'll take control of the world
like it's all we have to hold on to
and we'll be

when the lights go out
we'll be safe and sound
we'll take control of the world
like it's all we have to hold on to
and we'll be a dream


Don't Stop Believing I'll be able to fit all my stuff into ONE suitcase for six weeks in Brevard.

[summer]

Hi.

Sorry I'm such a bad blogger.

I haven't been on here in ages.

But I changed everything.

It looks different.

I think I kinda like it.

Anyway... let's get to the important stuff.

I LOVE SUMMER

So, right now I'm just working. Working, working, working. I actually don't mind it. It's not that bad. It's kinda far away though... I have a drive an hour to get there everyday. BUT. I'm getting paid a lot, so that makes it a little bit better. It's kinda a weird job. I ship "bundles of harp music, strings, and accessories" all over the world. (That's actually what we call them. I have to write it on green flappy stickers a lot.) It's kinda confusing really. Some go USPS. Some go UPS. Some get green flappy stickers. Some are called click n' ships. Oh, and I get to tune harps a lot. I have a big blister on my finger from it. But, it's kinda getting better. Hopefully it'll be a callus soon. Anyway, it doesn't get much more exciting than that. BUT. I get paid a lot. So, it's all good :]

Oops. Back up. BEFORE I got a blister and learned how to do green flappy stickers, I was in Cedar City. I babysat my adorable cousins for two weeks. Truman (3), and Tatum (almost 2). SO FUN. We played on the swings, and went to the park, and went to a baseball game, and played with the doggies, and went on bike rides, and went to McDonald's, and ate chicken nuggets, and watched The Lion King, and watched The Imagination Movers, and danced to music, and all kinds of things. It was the BEST.

My family has this odd habit of abandoning me. My big sister Natalie is leaving for France tomorrow, my little sister Abby left for Rome this morning, my mommy and my little sisters Caroline and Emily are in Minneapolis right now, and my brother doesn't live here. So. It's just my and my daddy. We're going to baseball game tomorrow. YES. Stoked. Guess who's gonna be there. Guess. Wrong. Truman and Tatum! How I miss my little buddies.

Saw Iron Man last week. Good movie. Just got back from Prince of Persia. Better movie. No really. It was really good. I liked it a lot. A lot a lot. AND. I only closed my eyes once. Which means it's not very scary. It's super cool instead. Go see it. I haven't seen Letters to Juliet yet. Need to get on that one.

I bought some new shoes today. I really like them.

Don't Stop Believing that it won't rain tomorrow so I don't have to be all wet and cold at my baseball game.

One down.. four to go..

So, freshman year is officially over. I finished up my last assignments this morning and I packed up my entire room and took half of it home. It's really over. I can't believe how fast it went. I've met incredible people, endured incredibly hard classes, and had an incredible amount of fun! Living in Heritage Halls has been as blast, but I'm definitely not going to miss the dorms. Foxwood next year, baby! We'll have cupboard space in the kitchen, and CARPET! Oh carpet, how I've missed you. Freshman year out of the way, over, done, the end. Four more years and it's over forever! I can't believe it. I'm already done with a whole year of college.

School's over for four months - that's the happiness. Sadness? Julie and Haley left today. Me and Kirk are leaving tomorrow. And then Kirk's gonna be gone for the whole entire summer. The WHOLE thing. Like all of it. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do without my bestest friend in the whole entire world... but I guess I'll survive.

Also, MY BROTHER'S GETTING MARRIED!!! To the most wonderful girl in the whole word. I couldn't be happier! I do happy dances randomly just because I'm so excited. September 3 is the day and tomorrow I'm going to try on bridesmaid dresses with my sisters. It's happening: my brother's getting married. Ah! I'm so happy.

Don't Stop Believing that the Boston Red Sox will clean up their act and win the World Series this year.

i love..

So, I've always wanted to make a big long list of all the things I love most. Unfortunately, that list will never end. But, I started it anyway. It's a work in progress..

i love
smiling : laughing : saying a word so many times it doesn't sound like a word anymore : the boston red sox : skiing : campfires : burt's beeswax : coasters : cold stone : 11:11 : laughing so much my stomach hurts : my saladmaster machine : roommates : grandma's house : the noodle : priest lake : picture frames : rain boots : flipflops : sushi : trying new things : ice : choir tour : weddings : baseball : a whole day to do nothing : having a really good piano lesson : cleaning checks : getting weird looks from people you don't know : the smell of rain : BYU football : waking up and not getting out of bed just because you can : easter egg hunts : being happy for no reason : five dollar movies from walmart : freshly painted toenails : castle : listening to a mix so much that when you hear a song from it, you know what is supposed to come next : granola : little sisters : older sisters who speak in french randomly : really smart older brothers : mom's cheese enchiladas : monica's recipes : sitting cross-legged : taking ugly pictures : going crazy at dances : girl's night out! : cut-off shorts

Don't Stop Believing that winter semester will someday end..

I'm being forced

So, I'm being forced to create this blog by my two wonderful rooommates Holly and Lindsay. I'm definitely not a blogging kind of person, but we're going to be all over the country the summer and we want to stay connected and apparently facebook just isn't fun enough. So, here I am, making a blog.

Don't Stop Believing that someday Utah will have normal weather.