gobble [freakin] gobble

so wow. thanksgivin.' probably the highlight of the month, no doubt

my holiday technically started on tuesday, at approx. 10am because that's when i was home and done w/ school! normally tuesday is a busy day for me because i have homework, a physical science lab (an abomination, if you ask me) and break dance club in the afternoon/evening. but i had the whole day to talk to my brothers and mom on skype--the dew of the gods.

on wednesday ali (my roomate and i) had the whole apartment to ourselves for much of the day; we cleaned up the dishes, kitchen, our bedrooms, ect. so the apartment looked really nice and clean! *sigh* i wonder how long THAT'LL last. we just did practical things like take out the trash so our apartment wouldn't schtink up. *gag* my aunt drove down from West Jordan to pick us up (we were lugging laundry!) and we went to a restaurant only in provo called Brick Oven. it was most excellent. :P

we arrived kinda late at night; it sure felt late because it gets so dark so early now, but it was nice being out of the apartment. well, i needed a break, but ali hasn't left the apartment overnight for anything since school started! so she's been super excited the whole time and loved my aunt's small and quaint house.

instead of sleeping in like i pretty much deserve, we woke up at....7 i think to get ready for a big 5k food drive race down in Draper. we met up w/ my cousins so ali got to meet them all (5 cousins, plus three spouses--we're chuck full of newlyweds!) it was pretty cold, plus rainy, so i wore layers! double pants, shirts and hoodies--good thing no double socks! i was warm, though; if only my glasses didn't fog up! i basically ran/walked in intervals. run a little; walk a little. i thought it would take me forever, but it took me roughly 45 min. to complete! that just happens to be good for me--i suck thoroughly at running! we came home, showered, napped, and i did some research for my job; i'm a research assistant now for one of my religion professors. we then went and stuffed our faces w/ food at my cousins' house. it was super fun and we took many pictures! we disected the newspaper and studied all the black friday sales to see what we were interested in waking up early for.

and boy did we wake up early! 4:45am early!!

we met up w/ gilly (cousin) and mandy (cousins' wife) and drove and shopped at the following places:

Smith's Marketplace,
Circuit City
Old Navy
Barnes and Noble
Kohl's
Bath & Body Works
Michaels'
Deseret Book

we shopped for a total of 6.5 HOURS. i had a blast. waking up wasn't fun (i went to bed late!) and waiting in line was a pain, but i got ahead on christmas shopping for my family--i just need something to send to travis...but what to send? it's sort of a dilhema. lol i barely got anything for myself and i spent my money wisely--i spent a grand total of $43 today! there was a LOT of good deals, but i didn't want to buy stuff i didn't need--just things for me family. if i bought everything i like, i wouldn't have money for groceries!! :)

*sigh* christmas has REALLY snuck up on me. doesn't it seem like summer was only last week?? maybe i'm too busy w/ school to really notice. but i love the christmas atmosphere! it's truly magical...except angry women waiting in line to pay. that's not magical. it's torture, really. but besides that!!

i bought a small wreath today at Michaels' for $2.50 and some ribbon *yay* to start up our christmas decorating! *sing song voice* it was a major steal and ali was like "it's so cute you HAVE to get it!" seeing how it was one of the last stops before lunch and she had spent $60--but i don't think she got anything for herself; a lot for her bf because he's about to go on his mission and his birthday is this weekend.

yeah. there were so many christmas decorations--i don't know how i avoided buying it all! i really want our apartment to look super festive this year. :)

so i still feel stuffed. i can't help but think i'm almost at the 1/4 mark of travis' mission....but who's counting? :/

Jeg vil kelde dig. [i will tickle you!]

so my life is WACK.

school is actually pretty fun, and i don't mind waking up too early--staying up too late reading the twilight series is pretty much worth it. it seems like every night, is new, fresh and fun.

monday nights--fhe w/ some of the most hilarious people alive
tuesday nights--break dance club; 'nough said
wednesday nights--enrichment if i'm lucky (this time we watched disney's mulan and gorged on popcorn)
thursday nights--whatever pleases me, which is very nice; i can either relax, splurge on groceries @ walmart or eat theraputic ice cream w/ my roomates; whatever i say goes
friday nights--as weird as it sounds, cleaning night. i hate doing work on saturdays because that in itself has so many things i have to do--it's a good way to get my chores out of the way and pesky homework assignments out of my hair. can you believe it? one of the first things we established in our apartment was a) the "chastity" line--a line by our hallway where boys aren't allowed to pass (they have easy access to our comfortable couches, table and sadly, our kitchen) and a chore wheel. our carpets look LOVELY right now, because it's leaf-free. fall has surely fallen and has made its way into our apartment.

it's amazing. my roomates and i have become so comfortable w/ each other, it's not even funny. i mean, it's not like it was awkward, but you have to imagine, i've only been living w/ these people for--what?--2 1/2 months or so? that's not a very long time, and we are so different from everyone else, we're all trying to figure out our lives, how to survive each day that comes and where we want to be at the end of it all. not to mention--who's gonna clean up all those dishes?? absolutely.

but i've noticed that i've become SO comfortable w/ all of them--and i can tell, because my sarcasm, bluntness and sharpness is bubbling to the surface. i hope they don't take me for a apathetic weirdo for all the things that i spit out sometimes. if i had to pick the five girls i wanted to live w/ the first few months away from family...i wouldn't pick anyone else!

okay, enough of the crap. everyone wants to know--HOW'S THE SOCIAL LIFE?

what social life? haha

just kidding. so i guess something's happening, but it's scaring the crap out of me.

boy#1 is chris, a guy i met on a sort of "blind" date. aka, i wasn't asked by him to go on this double date and i'd only briefly met him once before and thought he was kinda cute. apparantly he's FRIGGING SHY because it's been 3 weeks and he hasn't said a word to me, even something mild and innocent as "so how was your halloween?" i suppose i shouldn't worry; he's a "premie" after all. vocab lesson: premie= a young man that hasn't served an LDS mission but plans to do so once he gets his "mission call" or letter that says where he's been called to serve. aka, he won't be thinking of steady dating, or serious relationships in order to "focus."
RIIIIIIGHT.

boy#2 is david, a guy in my ward, and he lives in my same apartment complex. he's really nice, and i found out that he's a military brat, too. i knew i was bound to meet one sooner or later. he called me yesterday to ask me if i could go bowling that night. i kinda think it was sort of last minute, but i actually made plans to go to storyteller's club (my friend has been bugging me all semester to go). so i felt super bad and i had made plans to go watch WALL-E at our BYU dollar theater tonight, so i sort of asked him to come w/ me to compensate for yesterday. i dunno, it seems like whenever he calls me, i'm never there to pick up the phone, so i don't want him to think i'm trying to avoid him. he's not...weird, but i don't want to go on "i really like you dates." i just want to go sort of as...friends? can i handle a real relationship...w/ someone that i see every sunday?? kind of awkward.

and obviously, i've had a unique dating experience. it's one of those weird instances where i ACTUALLY found a real, affectionate guy that is pretty much everything i could ever want in a person and we dated for a few years before he went on HIS mission (to Santa Maria, Brazil mission!) so i've never *technically* broken up w/ someone before, or done anything w/ someone BESIDES travis (the guy mentioned in previous sentences). i've got serious feelings towards travis and i...don't want to mess w/ that. but he wanted me to not be a hermit in college, and dad made me promise to be nice to boys, so i'm trying. i'm not desperately throwing myself out there saying, "PLEASE DATE ME!!!PLEASE!" but i'm still going to as many fun things as possible to meet people. there's so many good-looking guys in our ward and they make the perfect guy friends ever.

anyway. so there.

*sigh* it's been merely months, and i'm not sure how much my roomates notice...but i miss travis every day of my life. it's an endurance thing; i WILL be in texas to see him when he comes back in two years minus 3 months, but sometimes reading letters once a week doesn't cut it. it's been done before, and i find myself to be patient. but it's not like i forget about him or have already moved on like so many ditzy girls do. i'm so much more than that; i'm different. he's different. most guys can't stand being w/ the same girl for a week, month tops. he's been there for me...at least 4 years now. no one can compare to him, not even close.

haha, poor david--we're meeting to watch the movie in 2 hours! i promise i'll behave. i hope i don't hurt his feelings. he is a really nice guy.

*MAJOR SIGH*

whitters, signing off.

overdue check-up

so it's been a while.

granted, not very many people read this, but those who do, things have changed.

college has grown on me.

I LOVE MY ROOMATES. how scary is that? lol we somehow get along very well.

the weather is beautiful.

jeg kan tale dansk. :)

aber, ich habe meine deutsch nicht forgessen.

i call my mom everyday.

my friend, travis just started his LDS mission in brazil.

buying groceries is fun

but paying for laundry isn't

i did yoga today in my aerobics dance class

i'm friends w/ my neighbors.

and that seems insignificant, but i blast my music constantly and they still like me, and give me rides to walmart.

WALMART. being in germany for 4 years has been TOO LONG.

i will be a gypsy [again!] for halloween.

being independent is fun.

no boyfriend, and very glad of it.

busy busy busy, but not busy enough for piano practices.

late night hot-tub time. *ahhhh*

my apartment smells like bad girl BO.

i try to keep in touch w/ germany friends. i have so many, i wish i had time to write each and every last one. i hope they don't hate me. :(

haven't budged w/ DS. it'll take me forever to publish.

watched general conference last weekend. yay. <3

my itunes library has nearly doubled w/ all the music my friends have been giving me (and itunes giftcards a-using)

awkward list of things, but we are but people of action.

i wish i had a marauder's map for BYU.

well here's the highlights of my first week @ Brigham Young University.

yeah.

i moved into my off campus dorm--i share a place w/ 5 other freshman. my shower doesn't have a showerhead. sad day. but i moved my stuff in and i really like my room even thought it's a bit tiny. i don't really know my roomie yet, but she took top bunk so i've got bottom. i don't really mind that, except the fact that i can't sit on my bed; i can only lay on it. but i'm getting a funky chair to sit in next to my bed. i don't have internet access in my dorm yet, but will soon. very soon.

the campus itself is FRIGGIN GIGANTIC.

I have to take a bus to get from the south of campus to the north part of campus. luckily, all my classes are close together and bus ride or walk away. people here are friendly; i hear my church ward has a lot of return missionaries; *rolls eyes*. i'm a bit stressed and i've got headaches everyday, but i think i'll feel better once things become familiar and i start classes. it's hard moving away from my family, because i've always leaned on them no matter what happened to me and now i can't see them whenever i choose.

i hope i get along w/ my roomate; practically everyone here is from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints here, but that doesn't mean we all get along and i don't know if we may have troubles along the way. i brought a lot of decorations for my room, but they're mostly things i can set by my bed (i.e. pictures of my friends, boyfriend, family, ect.) but she brought boxes after boxes of clothes, shoes (which she stuffed under my bed), bags, the works. i've always been very lucky and a bit spoiled because i'm the only girl and what-not, but i have a feeling she is way spoiled. i don't know how, but she stuffed everything in her closet. i met her briefly yesterday, but i'm still wary.

i just miss everyone. there's no way of explaining how much i miss my family back home, how much i miss friends who care about me and how much i miss Germany. i mean, i love the fact that i'm finally out of high school and onto college and plowing through towards my degree (in English/Creative Writing) but i wish i could share it w/ my friends who are probably having a blast as high school seniors of the class of '09.

so yeah. lost doesn't quite define it.

list-o-rama!

here's a list of my favorite quotes that i've found in random places on the web, movies, tv shows, even my friends. :]

"He who laughs last didn't get it." Helen Giangregorio

"Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis." Jack Handley

"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." Jack Handley

"If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button." Sam Levenson

An optimist laughs to forget. A pessimist forgets to laugh.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." Winston Churchill

The best thing someone can have up their sleeve is a funny bone. Unknown

"I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it." Jack Handley

Always tell the truth-- it's the easiest to remember. ~David Mamet

Guys are like slinkies; it's fun to see them fall down the stairs ~unknown

"Holding a grudge is like drinking poison, and then waiting for the other person to die." Unknown

"We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors... but they all have to learn to live in the same box." Unknown

"If you feel far away from God, who moved?" Unknown

"There's something about your head that makes people want to hit it."

"Winners never quit and quitters never win."

It IS as bad as you think, and they ARE out to get you.

Disclaimer: I'm not as smart as I think I am.

A loser is a window washer on the 44th floor who steps back to admire his work.

Always remember to pillage BEFORE you burn.

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

Why does your nose run, and your feet smell?

Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

Some people are only alive because it is illegal to kill.

Reason to smile: Every 7 minutes of every day, someone in an aerobics class pull a hamstring.

I plead contemporary insanity.

Funny, I don't remember being absent minded.

I didn't say it was your fault.

I said I was going to blame you.

I can only please one person per day, and I choose ME.

Chaos, panic & disorder.... my work here is done.

I took a pain pill. Why are you still here?

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.

Reality is for people who lack imagination.

Therapy is expensive. Popping bubble wrap is cheap. YOU CHOOSE!

HI. I don't remember your name either.

Everyone laughs in the same language

A life? Cool! Where can I download one of those?

The best way to destroy an enemy is to change him into a friend

A smile is a curved line which sets everything straight

"He was a true friend, he stabbed me in the front." Unknown

"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves." Unknown

"It was not a laugh but merely a loud smile." Unknown

"Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell." Anonymous

Your funny, but looks aren't everything

Music is like candy, you have to throw away the rappers

I don't know what makes you so dumb, but it really works

God created man first, because you always make a rough draft before a masterpiece.

Smoking can really kill a person, you should try it sometime.

You are a few fries short of a happy meal

I've seen people been hit with an ugly stick before, but MAN, you must've been BEATEN with it!

I'm not smiling at you, I'm trying hard not to laugh

I don't know what your problem is, but I'm sure it's hard to pronounce

Anatidaephobia: the fear the somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.

3 out of 2 people don't understand fractions.

I ran into my ex the other day, then I hit reverse and ran into him again

A woman is like a tea bag: you never know how strong she is until she's in hot water

Guys are like trees: it takes 50 years to GROW UP!

What makes you different makes you beautiful

One day my prince will come; mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is too stubborn to ask for directions

Some say the glass is ½ full, some say ½ empty, but the real question is: who keeps drinking my root beer?

Not the brightest crayon in the box, are we?

Life is like a book waiting to be written

Why do some people try to fit in when they were meant to stand out of the crowd?

Warning: I have an ATTITUDE and I know how to use it!!

I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not have their motives questioned

Duck Tape is like the Force: It has a light side and a dark side and it holds the world together…

Why don't you slip into something more comfortable, like a coma?

good friends are the ones who pick you up when you fall...best friends laugh because they’re the ones that tripped you

If the shoe fits....Buy One In Every Color!!

boys will be boys but someday girls will become women

IF U DONT LIKE HOW I DRIVE........STAY OFF THE SIDEWALKS!

Fight fire with water

When someone is annoying you it only take 42 muscles to frown....but it only takes 4 muscles to slap the jerk upside the head

When French people cuss, do they say "Pardon my English"?

Enemies stab you in the back, friends stab you in the front, but best friends poke you with straws!

Never exaggerate your faults. Your friends will attend to that.

I'm not crazy just ask my camel Steven

heywhatsthelongbuttonatthebottomofmykeyboardfor?

Tell someone there are 5 billion stars in the sky and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he just HAS to touch it.

"I hate it when you ruin my life!" (me!)

What you will be you are now becoming

You're about as PUNK as my grandma!

A comedian does funny things. A good comedian does things funny. - Buster Keaton

What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick. Anonymous

The absentminded professor poured syrup on his crossword puzzle and went crazy solving his waffle.

Novel bumper sticker, using only Braille writing reads, “If you can read this, you are up too close.”

Joseph asked the innkeeper for lodging, but was told, “Rooms? You must be kidding! It’s Christmas Eve!”

pink plastic flamingos now outnumber real, live flamingos seven hundred to one.

Philosophers who believe change is inevitable have seldom had to deal with vending machines

Stealing ideas from one person is called plagiarism. Stealing from many is known as research. :]

Given that death and taxes are certain, we should be extremely grateful that only one is an annual event!

God loves you and I'm still trying

Amazingly enough, I don't give a crap!

"IT IS BETTER TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND LET PEOPLE BELIEVE YOU ARE A FOOL THAN OPEN IT AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT... MARK TWAIN"

Things to do today:
Wake up
Survive
Go back to bed

I don’t skinny dip, I chunky dunk

A cat will blink when struck w/ a hammer.

Paddle faster I hear banjos

I’m what Willis was talking about

I put the bad in badminton

I’m only wearing this because my pirate clothes are in the wash.

*DON'T LOOK AT ME, I'M BLIND! (by me!)

*"do you fear death?"

*"workin' hard or hardly workin, eh Mac?" (Shrek 2)

*just about ANY color is MY favorite color, including sparkly.

*"yeah, on FREE BALLOON DAY!" (Spongebob)

*"why was i a fool in school for cutting gym?" (Mulan)

*"if the BOOT-T fits!" (Toy Story 2)

*"i PITY the foo!"(...Mr. T)

*"you shall have your reward...your ETERNAL reward!" (ALADDIN!)

*grape soda gives me special powers.

*"I'M INVINCIBLE!!" (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

*"just rememeber: beee yourself!" (Aladdin)

*"i've seen your kind before, but i had to pay admission."

*"can't you see you've insulting the FREAKS?" (MADAGASCAR)

*"the waterhole? what's so great about the waterhole?" (Lion King)

*"go lick a screen door."

*"what's it do-nibble your bum?"(Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

*"once upon a time there was a ugly barnacle. he was SO ugly that everyone died. the end." "that didn't help at all!" (spongebob)

*"are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?"(Monty Python)

*"your FACE is an optical illusion!" (me again!)

so there you have it. sadly enough, i know way more quotes than that! if you have any other cool quotes, comment me and let me know. :D

coincidence--i think NOT!

so here's a C-RAZY story. i ate dinner with my family @ fazoli's tonight, right? just an average, breadstick-tastic meal, right? WRONG!

i stared at the menu for a while, and decided on fetticini, a classic favorite. my mom is ordering for my brothers and herself and asks me, "whit, what're you having?" i look to the girl at the cash register and my eyes widened. i barely stammer out my order before looking away. i stared at her name tag, and saw "courtney" in white letters. this girl was "the girl at the cash register" only a few seconds before; now she's courtney; a girl who used to be in my 5th grade class. isn't that funky?

for those who are thinking, "okay so you ran into some girl from 5th grade, don't call an ambulance," this is actually weird for me. she is not only a girl i knew 7 years ago, but after i finished the 5th grade, i moved to japan, then germany, and now i'm back in kansas. what are the odds of running into someone like that?

so i've redefined my whole thinking of "chance." life is very interesting. i wonder who else i'll run into?

-w

I'll tell you what I'm talkin' about!

hello...world.

It's about time I started up my own blog, eh? Well, I write often in a journal, but there's a lot of things on my mind that I want you all to know. That's how a girl like me can be! Well, before I blog away all my inner thoughts, I figure now is an excellent time for you to get to know me!

First of, I'm a military brat; I've lived all over the world and spent my highschool years in Germany. Yes, I speak fluent Deutsch, so talk to me! I am over 75% Danish but I haven't learned the language yet, but I will start my college courses soon, so we'll see about THAT.

I just turned 18 and I'm living with my family for two more weeks until I head off for Brigham Young University in Utah. Yes, I am from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, but I've never lived in Utah before, so let's see how this works out. I am always open about religion, and I will talk to people about religion for the sake of letting people know where I'm coming from; it hurts when people are really nice to be and as soon as they discover I'm Mormon they treat me differently. I don't like arguing over it because someone always gets hurt and it's not worth it.

I'll be able to vote this November, but I'm not sure who to vote for; it seems like another episode of Biggest Loser to me.

I love music! I've played the clarinet for eight years, the piano for 6. I love going out on weekends to dances and I've been singing since grade school. I'm very competitive when it comes to Concert Band in school, but everything else are things I love to do for fun.

I'm also into art. I've been drawing since middle school and I just learned how to paint with acrylic. I've also learned how to paint with Paint Shop Pro. It's actually not as hard as I thought, but there's nothing like drawing and painting the real thing.

Speaking of PSP, I am a Shutterbug. I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY. I love taking pictures of my friends and family, and especially all the places I've visited! I hope to save up for a nicer camera and a nice lens, but for now I have to wait.

I am a movie lover, but I love classic Disney movies. I've watched 'em since diaper days, and I've been to all the Disney theme parks except Disney California. It's funny how I've been to Disney Tokyo and Paris, but I have yet to get to Disney Cali. Even though I'm old enough to watch any kind of movie out there, I'm a major wimp. I can't watch scary movies or rated R movies because they give me NIGHTMARES. yikes. Anyway, I like quoting movies like that, and you'll find out...I love funny quotes; can't get enough of 'em.

So, that's a bunch for now, I'll be posting a lot of stuff on my mind very soon. It seems like when I signed up for this, a whole bunch of stuff came to mind and I couldn't let it leak out of my head yet! Alrighty, here goes nothing.

-whitters