so...!

so... i slept really crappy last night

so... i woke up this morning later than i had planned

so... i may have woke up not feeling that great

so... i realized that the assignment i turned in last night online wasn't finished, and was already graded

so...i got stuck at school again


but! i wasn't tired during my classes

but! i still got a lot done that i wanted to

but! i started to feel a lot better through out the day

but! i finished the assignment and resubmitted it and my teacher gave me full points
       because i resubmitted before the deadline!

but! my big brother picked me up with out hesitation. he rocks!


SO.... it turned out to be a pretty good day.

smile on!

BIG NEWS!

I AM GOING TO BE THE AUNT OF A BABY NIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jenna is having a girl!! YAY!
im so so so so so excited!!!

and that is about the biggest news that has happened all day.

AND ANOTHER!

YET ANOTHER
missionary farewell!

ELDER JORDAN WAGSTAFF!

you did amazing on your talk

and

i'm so proud of you and your decision to serve a mission!

the people of Indiana are lucky to have you!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

{PS}

me and mckay watched

the prince of egypt.

i LOVE that movie.

the music is fantastic.

THEN

we watched hours and hours of 

HOME VIDEOS.

i'm not gonna lie

my family has THEE best home videos.

EVER.

i am so glad i have so much of my life documented!

big thanks to my parents for that!

and also i would like to add,
during dinner with my family
we had serious taste tests going down...
of what you ask?
WATER.
tap water vs purified water.
serious business.

yeeehaw

well.
it's a "listen to Rascal Flatts all day"
kind of day!
gotta prep for COUNTRY DANCIN TONIGHT!

bff emmie's grand idea!
and let me tell you.
we haven't been before...
so we are thinking that,
ya know,
lots of line dancing right?
not really!
90% of it was country swing dancing.
as in partners.
hahaha so
me, annie, emmie, and jessica
stand to the side as everyone partner dances.
hahaha awkward?
awkward!!
but hey.
they finally played the boot scootin boogie
which THEN we were in the ZONE.
and the night was considered a success.

THANKS EM FOR THE IDEA!
we are going to go enough to become regulars
and actually know what we are doing...

just another reason to love fridays!

isn't friday just everyone's favorite day?

• it's the last day of the week for school
• for some, the last day of the week for work
• the beginning of the weekend
• you know you can stay up a bit later because you can sleep in on saturday
• you probably don't have to do homework because nothing is due on saturdays

it's always been my favorite day of the week.

and now,

i get to have another reason to love fridays even more!!

that's right.

i've FINALLY received a letter from my best friend, addison.

He is doing great and he loves the MTC!

i am SO happy for him!!

i believe this will be my favorite reason to look forward to on fridays now.

as for the rest of the events today

they have made this friday a good one!

only ONE class.

AND hangin out with BCF scooter.

iceburg tradtion {as in we did it once at the beginning of last semester... ha}

then max's {scooters littler brother} basketball game.

and i will mention that max is a sophomore 

and STARTS varsity at Springville High.

that dude rocks!

i believe i mentioned in a previous post 

that i went to a jordan vs brighton game

and in the 4th quarter with 6 minutes left

jordan was only down by a little bit

and brighton did the 'i believe that we have won' cheer

and then jordan beat them in overtime

and i thought THAT was embarrassing.

however, at max's game

mountain view high school did the same cheer

but in the 3rd quarter, when they were losing!

and then lost the game in the end too!

hahahhahaha i just don't get it.

ohh high school. 

those were the days... ha!

ending the night with some of our favorite

SNL videos

and fresh prince of bel air. 

good stuff.

thank you friday!

"let's go out for sushi!"

so, i usually like to post daily
but i don't always
just because sometimes nothing interesting happens
or i don't have time.

i did not post yesterday because honestly,
it was a
terrible,
horrible,
no good,
very bad
day.
{children's book reference}
my last class got out 45 minutes early.. that was good i guess.
but really.
i don't like posting my complaints to my blog.
i've tried to keep it positive and happy
because that's what i want to be!
so i just couldn't think of anything to write.
so naturally i just skipped it.

today, on the other hand,
is one worth remembering
and one worth documenting!

if you didn't know, i am in desperate need of a job.
{and if you have any help out there in getting me one i'd greatly appreciate it}
anyways, i found a job opening at a daycare/preschool.
perfect for me right?
my major is early childhood education
i love love love kids
i have experience!
i got an interview
and long story short,
i thought the interview went well and was very hopeful.
they said they would call me soon whether or not i got it.
so 6 days later... no phone call.
I had been a bit discouraged.
So i decided to call them today and see what was up.
they actually said they were still deciding and would get back to me!
this brought me hope!
i texted friends and family to keep me in their thoughts and prayers
to get this job.
i have so much love and support! i am truly blessed.
so about 30 minutes later, i get a phone call.
"sorry, the position is filled..."
big bummer...
BUT this comes with good news!
HOORAY FOR POSITIVENESS!!!
she told me that they would be glad to call me as a substitute,
which i'll take for now,
AND i asked her if i could do my field work there
{required hours of field work for my early childhood classes}
and she said YES.
i have been stressing out about where my field site was going to be for 3 WEEKS!
and now i know!
SO i'm not getting a job...
BUT i am prepared for my classes!
i know that if i was supposed to get the job, my heavenly father would have blessed me with it.
i guess there is just something else out there for me.
and i am feeling very at peace with it all!

so i go to my classes with a good attitude.
which is ALWAYS nice to have.
but then....
another long story short,
my mind is blown.
early childhood education is NOT A JOKE people!
whenever i tell people my major is early childhood education
i don't usually get positive feedback on it.
people assume its just so easy
and there is just a negative connotation with it.
well i have news for you.
I WILL TEACH YOUR FUTURE CHILDREN SOME DAY.
teachers should be making the big bucks!
so stop dissing.
hahaha...
but really. today i have had a glance at what it's really going to take.
it's gonna take some work
and a lot of time!
but it's what i love and what i want to do.
just like my mom always tells me,
"you can do hard things!"
thanks mom!

after class
me, annie, and annie's dear friend trent
went to the temple!
we get there and see that the whole chapel is full
but we get our clothes anyways
and go to wait in the chapel.
but we are directed to another room.
another WAITING ROOM,
that is pretty full!
there was a waiting room just for the women's locker room.
it was a full house.
which in reality is GREAT.
so many faithful people doing to work for those who have passed on.
i love it.
i ask the man at the desk what he thinks the wait time is.
he says probably 2 hours...
in 2 hours the temple will be closed,
so we return our clothes and say we will come back tomorrow!

and this is where my post title comes in.
after our temple trip the plan was to go out for sushi!
and since our temple trip didn't exactly work,
ON TO THE SUSHI!
so i've had some homemade sushi before
and it's never really been my favorite.
i've been invited to go out for sushi, but it always makes me nervous
because i'm never sure i will like it...
so i've never actually "gone out for sushi".
but it just sounds so classy!
i hear people say it all the time.
"we are going out for sushi!"
"we went out for sushi"
"i'm going out for sushi with some friends"
haha it's cool..
and today
i get to say it.
i get to say "Oh, I just went out for sushi"
all casual-like
with pride.
hahahahaha. i'm not afraid to admit it.
i feel LEGIT.

AND
i loved it!! it was SO SO SO tasty!
THANK YOU annie and trent for taking me on a date to
"go out for sushi"!!!!

we had a variety of rolls and i would recommend them all!
mango, vegas, funky, which were SO YUMMY
and rockstar, and firecracker which were good, but not as good as the other ones.
happy sumo. good stuff!
{they even have these curtains around the booth that you can close...
at least we think you can. we did.... hahahaha}


and to top this wonderful outing,
we even had soy sauce drawings!

snoopy and woodstock by myself

and this silly clown by trent and contributions by annie!

temple, sushi, friends, fun, and of course LAUGHTER, my favorite.

yesterday's
terrible,
horrible,
no good,
very bad day
is now behind me.

and today's
amazing,
wonderful,
no bad,
very good day
is now a wonderful memory!

{PS} i hope you got a chance to see the moon tonight. it was awesome. that kind where it's big, but just a sliver of it is showing. and it was yellowish. goodnight moon. <3

walk off the earth.

new music annie has showed me:
WALK OFF THE EARTH

they've got some rad covers

this one is sweet. all playing on one instrument.

plus killer vocals.

the instrument switches.

the piano/drum

the uke.

and of course those killer vocals again.

YAY for new music!

{PS}

we may have gone to watch an intramural water polo game tonight...

hahahaha

and ending the night with an episode of "Once Upon a Time" that is KILLING ME!

i just love it.

pretty uneventful day.

the evening, however, is when it gets good.

me and roommate annie
 along with our other roommates,
have become bachelor fans.
as in the tv show The Bachelor.
Yes, we know it's ridiculous.
it's ridiculous for 1 guy to have 20+ women all over him.
it's ridiculous that these girls think they are already in love with him.
it's ridiculous that they go out on "group dates"
as in maybe 5 girls and ben on the date,
how fun would that be?
Yes, we realize the whole concept of the show
is pretty ridiculous.
but being the way Americans are,
particularly women,
it entertains us.
so watching the show consists of a lot of,
"I really like her, she should win"
"EW what a brat!!"
"WHY DOES HE LIKE HER?! SHE'S DUMB!"
"ugh, she's such a cry baby!"
"if he gives a rose to her i'm gonna FREAK out!"
and what not.
and so we realize we are ridiculous as well. haha.

personally, I don't even find the bachelor that attractive
so when i stumble across this picture...
i just die.

hahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaahhahha

and it only makes it better that it's francine frensky. 

oh how i love arthur!!

this just makes it all the more entertaining to watch.

PLUS the fact that i was actually skyping my little brother 

as he was watching it too! {don't hate!}

and PLUS roommate hoa is cooking this whole time

and it smells DELICIOUS.

and in the middle of our entertainment,

she brings over a plate.

TRY THESE!

crab ragoons.

tell me your mouth doesn't just water looking at those!

so so so good.

we are so spoiled here in H1149!

after our entertainment and fine dining,

annie and i decide to go to bed early.

this means 10:30 for us.

after laying in bed for a bit i say,

"annie?"

she says,

"hmm?"

i say,

"you totally talked to me in your sleep last night!"

and that led to talking about

all the times she's talked in her sleep,

which led to

"why is the kitchen light on?"

which led to

"oh check to see if our door is locked!"

which led to 

me jumping on her bed saying

"i don't want to be raped!"

which led to everything from

weird things we've seen online,

getting married,

how much we both LOVE our families

and extended families

all the way back to the bachelor,

and everything in between.

so now the clock says 12:35.

i crawl back into my own bed

and about 10 minutes later,

"are you even tired at all?"

"no..."

and so we chat a little more,

and annie says "it's 1 am!"

and i say "what the! i thought it would be 12:35 forever!"

hahahahahaha

and we end our night with Disney character match-ups 

such as:

zazoo vs eago

abu vs mushu

the emperor from mulan vs grandmother willow {personal favorite}

and so on.

so much for going to bed early!

but, well worth it!

love you fann!!

i guess we will try to go to bed early tomorrow!

{PS} we have this secret door in our room....

          i have suspicions it leads to Hogwarts.

          I'll keep you posted.

well.

i went to church alone today!
proud of myself.

49ers vs Giants game

not a very exciting game...
but it's always fun to be with family!

on another note:
it's been too cloudy to see the moon.
lame.

this is a good one.

band originally from vancouver?

coincidence?

i. think. NOT! {incredible's reference, my best friend would know that}

jace&jenna's

hung out at jace and jenna's apartment tonight!
homemade pizza,
and watching sports.
how lovely!
we also decide to make videos for chad
{starring jace, cause he is the funny one}

then coldstone for some peanut butter deliciousness!
and watching The Notebook on TV.
maybe not the best thing to watch right now
considering the situation i'm in.
but, i actually enjoyed it.
i just love love.

thanks jace and jenna for a fun night! I love you guys!!

skate classy

classic skating with some fun friends!
also,
since it's friday,
it happens to be date night
here at our classic fun center!
2 for 1 admission?...

aubrey: hey guys... its date night!
cole: ohhhhh yaaa!!
aubrey: we'll wait for you and split the cost. ya?
cole: sweet.

so me, edward, emmie, and cole
get our skate on!

you know what's great?

people at classic skating are LEGIT.

skating backwards,

twirling,

break dancing,

skidding to a stop.

those people are nuts!

young and old!

a trip to 711 after for slurpees

and hangin at my apartment

{celebrating national popcorn day, a day late..}

and having some funny conversations!

thanks for the fun guys!

here's to you

thank you.

thank you mom.
thank you for comforting me when i needed it most.
thank you for helping me out with school.
thank you for talking me through things.
thank you for calling to check up on me.

thank you dad.
thank you for giving me a blessing.
thank you for being worthy to give me that blessing.
thank you for your time.
thank you for making me laugh all the time.

thank you anna marilyn pinnock.
thank you for letting me just cry on your shoulder.
thank you for letting me unload my feelings on you.
thank you for making me laugh.
thank you for loving me.

thank you tanner and ashley.
thank you for taking me out to dinner.
thank you for making me feel better.
thank you for just being awsome.

thank you austin nilsson.
thank you for worrying about me.
thank you for calling me to ask how i'm doing.
thank you for your compassion.

thank you breann willardson.
thank you for the treats.
thank you for the note.
thank you for being one of my best friends forever.

thank you cole morgan.
thank you for helping me get through my unsettled feelings.
thank you for your empathy.
thank you for your comforting words.
thank you for always being so kind to me.
thank you for keeping me in your thoughts.

thank you allyson haws.
thank you for being 10 years old and calling me just to ask me how im doing.
thank you for being you.
thank you for being not only my cousin, but one of my best friends.

thank you mckay nilsson.
thank you for asking me how im doing.
thank you for caring about me.
thank you for being my brother.

thank you jace and jenna.
thank you for bringing my preschool box to me.
thank you for the card.
thank you for the treats.
thank you for your words of wisdom.
thank you for thinking of me.

thank you emily buma.
thank you for coming to hang out with me.
thank you for the treats.
thank you for listening to everything i had to say.
thank you for always being my best friend.

thank you whitney canfield.
thank you for calling me and talking to me.
thank you for your advice.
thank you for your friendship.
thank you for your sweetness.

thank you edward jeong.
thank you for still being my friend.
as always.

thank you addison kyle walter.
i haven't heard from you yet, but i know you are there.
thank you for thinking of me as well.
i hope you know i am thinking of you.
thank you for serving a mission.

thank you Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
Thank you blessing me in such abundance.
thank you for what you have done.
thank you for your comforting spirit.

and thank YOU.
yes. you .
if you are reading this, whoever you are,
thank you!
thank you, anyone who has asked me how im doing.
and thank you all who have offered to help me with anything.
thank you ALL for thinking of me and keeping me in your prayers and your hearts.
never before have i felt prayers reached out to me in such a way as they have today.
i can never be thankful enough.
i am so blessed.

here's to you.
all of you.

please

I'm having a really rough week...

please pray for me.

i can't do this by myself.

so thankful for him:

he knows me

he knows exactly how i feel.

thank you

this is what best friends look like:

thank you addison kyle walter for showing me and teaching me what a true best friend is.

i miss you.

so.

much.

farewell.

yet another farewell.
especially special to me.
my very best friend addison kyle walter.
he did amazing.
i'm not surprised.
and he will be an amazing missionary.
no doubt.


love you elder!!!!

much needed.

when i am having a really hard time,
something that really helps
is a blessing.
thank you.
so much.

supa star!

early friday morning i got a phone call
from a good friend,
mister mckay crockett
{he is in vocal point}
he told me he was in need
of some performers for a promotional music video.
i tried to call some of my former dancing friends
but it was pretty last minute so everyone was busy.
but i showed up
and lets just say
i'm on the road to become a super star.....
{and im pretty sure i know what it's like to be on the sing-off}
hahahahaha
i will post the finished product as soon as i can!

embarrassing!

remember when jordan played brighton
and with 6 minutes left in the 4th quarter
jordan was down about 10
and
brighton did the "i believe that we have won" cheer,
and then jordan beat them in over time?
hahahahahahahahahahahaha

{PS mckay truly is mister clutch!}

oh and helping addison put back together his kitchen
can be pretty fun!

hard

trying the find the positive in everyday
is hard sometimes.
even when you know positive is there,
and it actually is pretty plain to see,
it can be hard to feel positive about it at the end of the day.

because really,
as i look back,
a lot of good happened to me today:
i made a new friend in english. really nice kid!
i made a new friend in my education class-really good to have
austin picked me up when i was stranded at school, and we went to chiles to celebrate his bonus
i watched a movie with addison and mckay complete with popcorn and IBC rootbeer!

but some how,
at the end of the day,
i'm not feeling good about anything.

i know my posts are usually quite positive and happy
and i've been told that people like it because of that.
but my reason for this post is not to drag you down
about the things that make me sad and feel bad in life.

i'm just here to say,
that i am human too.
i have bad days.
my life is not perfect,
no where near it.

however this doesn't mean i dont think
that you choose your attitude.
because i really think, when it comes down to it, you do.
so today was especially hard for me to have a great attitude..

i can just pray that tomorrow will be better.
i will handle tomorrow better...

that's more realistic.

thank you, and goodnight.

because!

today was great.
because why?

because i have one class wednesday.
and its 50 minutes long.
doesnt get too much better than that.

because hanging out with my best friend addison
makes me really happy.
and he makes me laugh.

because we went to lunch at this place,
for free,
and it was tasty!

because we went to the temple
and addison got to do the
confirming and baptizing

because there was THEE prettiest sunset
coming out of the temple!

because it was moms birthday
{who, i might add, is the greatest mom everr!!!
i'd be so lost without her!} happy birthday mom!!!

because we went to brick oven for her birthday.
and i LOVE PIZZA.
i love it.
i could eat it everyday.
for every meal.
im serious.
hawaiian is my favorite.
AH soo good.
i always crave it!

because we got mom a picture frame
that i can fill pictures of our family with
my new camera!

because i just LOVE being with my family
they all rock!

and because even though life is scary
and stresses me out.
{a lot sometimes, particularly right now}
life rocks.
really,
it does.

go jazz!

even though half of your team are strangers to me!

thanks walter family!

{ps}
feeling a little overwhelmed with classes.
a bit.
....

welcome

my family is musical.
we all sing.
we all play the piano.
and in my time i have played a few
instruments.

the piano {no name}
my mother is amazingly talented at the piano
so naturally she taught all of us.
no one has really stuck with it though...
sorry mom!
well all still play, we just arent that good!

in 7th grade i joined the band.
i stopped in 9th grade
but i still play in church
every now and again

meet fantasia

a few Christmases ago
i got a guitar.
no lessons.
learn from the internet.

meet gizelle

remember how i got roommate annie a uke for christmas?
well it was defective..
so email the place and say
i want to return it for the same one
that's not defective
and they say,
no return needed, we'll just send a replacement.
so pretty much a free ukulele
soooo

meet mister joseph-gordon :)

man. he has so much character.. 

hahaha

welcome to the family mista gordon!

{in my best british accent}

boost

new set of classes start tomorrow.
i have a lot to hope for.
a lot of change coming up.
and as much i would love to say,
"i'm ready,"
and
"bring it on!"
i'm a bit scared,
and i feel as though i am in need of
confidence booster...

"Feel the fear and do it anyways." - s.r.b.

easier said than done..

i . can. do. this.

feel good.

i'm not gonna lie,
{and this is not to brag,}
but it just makes me feel good
that when i leave a big get together,
people notice,
and most people make an effort to say good bye to me!

i know it's dumb.
but it just makes me feel good!

OHH YES

i heard this song for the first time on the radio
a few days ago.
i didn't catch who sang it,
but i was really fond of it,
sounds like rascal flatts.

so i finally looked it up.

Hunter Hayes..

instant. obsession.

<3

its a pinterest party!

me and best friend emily
decided to have a pinterest party,
and make a few things from pinterest!
{food}
so we searched and searched for a while for things to make.
and what we came up with were:

red velvet crepes!:

and these cookie cups:

so after grocery shopping 

and finding what you call marscapone cheese,

and hard work

the crepes worked out well,

even though they were not as red as in the picture!

but still delish!

the cookie cups...

let's just say it should have been a lot 

easer.

and the picture is not worth posting.

fail!

hahaha but it was still a great experience, right?

right!