Forever catching up!

I'm definitely not as good at blogging as I used to be! I'm all graduated and well into summer now! But rather than talking about that I'm just going straigh into what's happening now!

I had a chance to go swing dancing this week! It turned out really fun, a little awkward and good practice for college. ;) I went with my friend Pretzel* to meet one of her friends and a couple other people. They didn't get there until probably an hour and a half after we did, so it was a lot of waiting and not knowing what was going on! They finally arrived and taught us some steps, and it was off to dancing! The basics are simple, but it definitely gets tricky when your partner tries to pull some fancy moves on you!

One funny story from the night: I danced with *Sean and noticed that he had some intense stare-age going on. I'm not good at making eye contact in normal situations (let along swing dancing) and was definitely looking every place possible, except his eyes. When we finished I told Pretzel about that, she said she noticed it too. When she danced with him again, she mentioned it. He laughed and replied that he was in debate, that's why and then said "Yeah, I think it made Rachel uncomfortable" I got a really good laugh out of that. I guess I'm an open book!

So I had good practice remember people's names, making conversation, and being as un-awkward as possible! Another funny thing I noticed is that when I get stressed about awkward situations I scratch the top of my nose!

But all in all, a very fun night, that I might do again sometime. Maybe. Dancing is great in books and movies, but no exactly my preffered way to meet people in real life! ;)

*names changed to protect the innocent

BYU Updates

Just a few updates on college! My room selection went fine and I will be living in Helaman Halls, in the hall I wanted! (cousin tradition! :] ) My roomate and I have been talking on Facebook (thank goodness for the internet! I'd be freaking out without it!) and she seems really cool. I'll think we'll get along great! I've also been super blessed to get a scholarship that will cover tuition! This is really going to help me a lot, especially since I don't have a job yet, and will definitely be needing the help. If I can keep my grades it will be able to help me all through college! And...yup. One more AP test on Thursday that I keep forgetting about. Haha, not a good sign! ;)

Dresses

It's Prom season! And you know what that means...dresses! I'm not going to prom, but I thought I'd use this chance to show off my favorite dresses that I'll never be able to afford! First up, probably my most favorite from Anthropologie!

I think with a little black sweater it would be perfect! I looked at my local Anthropologie but I couldn't find this dress to see it in person. The next one is also from Anthropologie. 

Just a little longer and it's perfect! This last one is one that was on Pushing Daisies...yes my love for that show continues! ;) 

Two screencaps so you can get a good idea of what it looks like! Perfect!

Pushing Daisies

I just finished watching Season 1 of Pushing Daisies, thanks to my brother's Netflix, and can I just say how much I love it? Enough that I even had to blog about it! I'm so sad that this show was cancelled!!! Season 2 doesn't even come out on DVD until July, so I'm going to have to practice some serious patience before that rolls around. But really, people! If you haven't seen this show yet, go buy it from Target! It's on sale for 15.99 right now, which is a great deal for 9 episodes!! My icon folder is being flooded with Ned and Chuck icons...* sigh *

Catching up...

Can you believe it's been over a month since I've blogged? It feels like that was just a while ago! What's new? Lent is almost over! Hooray hooray! I've proved I have self discipline, but really I just miss being in contact with people. I'm behind on the latest happenings, and I have a bunch of pictures I need to share! Speaking of pictures, I'm sure you would enjoy some random ones from this month...

Walking to Disneyland

Making a Chocolate Chip Cake with Chocolate Chip Frosting (and sprinkles) with college friends.

Cruising around after choir concerts

Finding random playground at the beach at nighttime!

That's a pretty short summary of some of the things that have been going on this month. Playing at that playground was one of my favorites. Last Saturday night we were cruising around (blasting our music and dancing as we normally do) when we decided we would go to the beach! We were delighted to find a playground right next to the parking lot, and that entertained us for quite a while.

In other news, I was sick this week, for the first time in a long time, but I'm feeling much better now. In fact, I seem to have gained more energy to do things (like blogging, and baking, and maybe some homework too!) Enjoy your week everyone! 

Profile Picture

I guess instead of Facebook I'm taking up my time with blogging! I just noticed my profile picture is broken. It was link from some Disney website, and it's definitely time for something new. Something that fits my almost college freshman, photography lover and learner and still the Disney addict like always! :) I guess I should do a picture of myself, but after a couple years of keeping my Board identity a secret, it's weird to think of putting a picture of myself here. Here are a few of my options, please please give me your opinions!!!!!

One of my 52 weeks self portraits that I thought was boring but got an awesome comment from Chilly on!

Classic!

From my Family Reunion last summer!

I totally can't find/think of any other good pictures, especially ones I am not in. Hm. We will have to see about that.

Lent 2009

Hello all! It's Lent again! This year I decided to give up Facebook, the easiest 'hard' thing I could think of. I had even forgotten that this was what Tangerine gave up, and she was the first person to get me into Lent. Surprisingly, there have been a few people who think I can't do it, but I'm not worried about that. I don't miss it much, except for updating my status, which I have found I miss a lot. I think I'm going to keep a draft of all the status updates I would have done, some of them might be pretty funny! And that doesn't defeat the purpose, right? ...Right?

YAY!

Quick post tonight but exciting news!!!

I got an email from a friend saying she had heard of someone finally being accepted for BYU, so I used my cousins trick and signed in to check the directory, and I was in! I double checked with my status and it's been changed to accepted even though they haven't emailed me yet!

So I've been accepted to BYU!!!!!! YAY!

New Year's Resolutions...in Febuary

Yikes! It's hard to find time to post regularly. Sorry! Well I've had these resolutions since the beginning of the year, so I thought I'd share them now, so I can check back in next year on how I did.

1. Say morning prayers

I've alwasy had hard time with this but now I'm buckling down by giving myself a reward! If I say my prayers every morning for a week then I get to buy a song off iTunes!

2. Being kinder to my parents

This one's actually going pretty well. I've been working at not snapping at them when I'm upset, and answering in full sentences! Yay Teenagers!

3. Being productive!

Um...the internet sucks up a lot of my time. Example: now. This one still needs some work :)

4. Smile!!! My cousin is really into it, and it's definitely a good thing to work on!

5. And in my photography portion I have...52 weeks of Self Portraits! The best way to get better is to take more pictures, so that's what I'm doing! You can view my attempts at creativity at my photo blog here.

Christmas Presents

This year, as I was coming up with ideas for gifts for friends, I came up with a 'perfect' idea! Since one of my friends literally has everything (especially any gift I tried to give her), I'd make her a present! Even better it would be cheaper than buying something! Little did I know that what it lacked in cost would completely be made up in effort! I decided to make her a Joe Jonas doll! I know, I know. You're all thinking: "Pw, really? Aren't you a little bit old for the Jonas Brothers? And you certainly you could find anything better than them!" Sadly, that is a completely different post for another time. Regardless, my friends are huge Jonas fans. I decided to go for a specific Joe Jonas from their Lovebug music video, pictured here: 

(Just so all you nay-sayers can compare how my final product turns out, alright?) Anyway.

After searching quite a bit online, I found a pattern here. All the fabric I found in remnants at Joannes for a total under 10 dollars! And then began all the crazy work! All this was going on at the same time as my cupcke pops, in that insane week before Christmas break! Friday was the traditional friend gift exchange. We all hung out in the afternoon and gift exchange was put off until about 8 o'clock to give my dear mother to slave over finishing these dolls in the back room while I...talked. And did other stuff. Obviously, all the help from my mom was a HUGE gift to me, I definitely wouldn't have been able to finish these dolls without her. But enough talk, onto pictures!

There are a few differences between the two (the buttons, the arms) But all in all they turned out pretty well. Thankfully my friends appreciated all the hard work I put into them.

Academy Awards

I just thought I'd let you all know that my brother is so cool, he let me eat the head of his official chocolate Oscar. 

Yum.