Halloween

So I threw this freakin awesome Halloween party over the Halloweekend. My roommates and I were planning it for weeks in advance and I feel like it was my more than full time job for a while, but it totally paid off!! I was Hannah Montana for Halloween- which I think turned out pretty good. Most people got it, but there a few people that thought I was Lady GaGa? haha. Practically everyone was dressed in costume and it was great. I painted some cardboard cutouts for the entry way photo booth, and they turned out so freakin sweet! It was better than I could have ever imangined. And I had some great friends that helped me out- which was fantastic! Here are some pictures of the event:

Miley Cyrus....

turns into Hannah Montana!
An attempt to show how many freakin people were at this party!! It was out of control!! Head count so far is a little less than 300!!
Roommate picture!
The phantom made an appearance and he looked great!!
The birds we cut out and put on the ceiling- they looked soooooo tight!!
A picture of the cutouts- I wish I would have got one of their full length. They were larger than life!
Overall a great weekend!! Hard work pays off in the world of party planning!

It's Fall, Ya'll

It's FINALLY fall. There is still a warm day here and there, but overall, my favorite kind of weather has finally set in. Chilly enough for a jacket, but not so cold that there is no possible way to get warm. Awesome. I'm also feeling very festive and in the mood for Halloween!! My house is throwing a crazy Halloween party that is going to EPIC. I can't wait, and I know it's going to be nothing less of a success. To show my festive spirit, I present to you a picture of myself and roommate with pumpkins. And I was having a good hair day that day!

A Good Book

So I don't read often, I'll admit it. But my roommate recommended I read this one, so I agreed to. Mainly because it is super short and a really quick read. And it was really really great! It talks about the most successful salesman of the time (think around the time of Christ) and the different tricks that he used to become so successful. He has these scrolls that are the secrets to being happy in life. The story of the book was fine, but that's not really the point. The point is what is inside the scrolls. The wisdom is great and if mastered, will lead to true success and happiness. All in all, I'd say it's life changing, and a super great book. So go read it, dang it!

BYU vs UTAH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaiZsKJJlRE

American History

So I'm in an American history class right now. Yes, I am pretty knowledgeable about American history, but for some reason or another, I have just been absolutely horrified at some of the things we are learning about. I know that I am living in a different time and culture, but I'm just surprised at the lack of compassion that went on in the early beginnings of this country. America should be a place of refuge, but instead we enslaved black people, threw Native Americans off of their lands or killed them, and were just awful to immigrants or any other type of minority anywhere. How can people feel ok with enslaving another human being? How can people feel ok with pushing natives off of their lands, putting them onto reservations and then beating their culture out of them until they decide to become more "white"? And then I start thinking about all of the injustices that have happened in the world and are STILL happening! When will we ever learn? Is that day ever going to come? Like I said, I know I am living in a world completely different from even 10 years ago, but at the same time, I honestly just don't understand. How can you belittle a human life so much? I guess I will just never understand completely.... Compassion is the key. I'm convinced. Let's get some, shall we?

And then Hawaii was a blast

Well we did a ton of awesome things in Hawaii, I must say. I'll let the pictures do the talking, however.

We went to Waikiki beach and rented out some kayaks and an aqua cycle and took them out on the ocean. It was awesome to take on the waves with the kayaks. And the aqua cycle was a lot of fun and relaxing to take out on the ocean.

We also went out and got Shave Ice at Morimoto's. It's a snowcone on top of ice cream, and it was delicious!
This is my FAVORITE picture of the entire trip. Isn't Tay Tay a heart throb?
We watched the Sunset on Sunset beach multiple times because it was just that good. Angela, Kjerstin and I all posed for a fabulous shot.
Tay Tay and I had an epic reunion hug... even though we hadn't really been apart... haha
We went to Turtle bay and saw sea turtles- so cool!
We went to the Polynesian Cultural Center, which my favorite part of the trip!
While there, we went to a luau, where they gave us fresh flower leis and smoothies in a pineapple!
We went snorkeling at shark's cove
The house we stayed at was a block away from this beach
While at the PCC, we got some sweet tats
We went cliff diving off of this cliff, which was awesome!
That little dot in the middle is a tiny jelly fish- which stung me by the way! It really stung for a while, but it was horrible. It went away after about an hour.
We went jumping off of some sand dunes on sunset beach
We went and saw the Laie temple
The whole group at the luau
I tried my hand at poi balls
This is us at the rental house, right before we checked out, eating chocolate haupia pie, sooooo good

And we went horse back riding on the beach! Which is absolutely gorgeous. So amazing
So yeah, needless to say, it was a really good time. I'm glad I had the opportunity to go

We began in Vegas

I went to Hawaii a few weeks ago and it was a ton of fun. We flew out of Vegas, however, and had a little adventure there first. Angela, Dave, and I all went together and we had a really great time exploring the different sites of the city before flying on to Hawaii. Here are some pics of our time there:

We went to Coke world

We shopped around at the Venetian, which believe it or not we are inside in this picture! The whole interior makes you feel like you are on the streets of Italy at dusk.
We enjoyed the night lights
We went to M&M world
We visited the Flamingo and their "wildlife habitat"
We got ready for Mardi Gras
We took a spin at gambling
And we just enjoyed our time in general!
More pics to come soon- and don't worry, they will be of Hawaii next time! For now this will have to do. Later