Mitt Romney Rally

So Mitt Romney came to Idaho Falls for a fund raiser and my roommate and I drove down there to go. It was fun. He only spoke for a little bit, but it was good. He's a very nice, polite man with a good heart.

He was walking around shaking hands with people and I completely missed him. I was kinda bummed about it.


This is my roommate Lenay and I at the rally. We were so excited :)

At the end I finally got to shake his hand. Lenay took this picture for me and I'm sure he would have turned and smiled if I had waited, but there were SO many people I didn't want to make him wait anymore so we just took it. After the picture...I got my handshake! He said "Thank you so much for coming."

Happy Fathers Day!

This post is for dear old dad :) Okay, so you're really not that old.

I just wanted to let you know that you are the greatest dad that anyone could ever ask for. You have always been such a great example to me and just a wonderful person all around. I love that we have so much in common that we can talk and joke about.

You've been so good at providing for our family, working hard to pay for the things we need. You've been so willing to serve this country. I am very proud of you for all you do, and I hope someday I can be as willing to serve others with the kind of heart you have.


I am very proud to have a father like you. You're simply the best! I love you very much and am so glad that we were finally able to go through the temple. Stay safe in Iraq and I'll see you when you get home!

Oh the spirit at BYU-I

So we had a spirit rally up here at school. My roommates and I decided that'd we'd be cool and run in the 50 lap relay. We thought, "It will be fun to hang out with the ward and show some school spirit." We didn't know that it was going to be freezing cold outside and rainy all day long. Sheesh. That was the worst experience I've had in a while. Blah! I only had to run 1 lap around the track...but MAN when your muscles are cold and you sprint for a lap...IT BURNS!!I was feeling the pain. Its not like I don't run very often either, I do. I just think it was the combination of being cold and then sprinting (which I never do) that did it. I suppose it was good to hang out with people from the ward and show some spirit, but it was brutal. Here is the before and after picture...In the after picture, we look like wet dogs. Wouldn't you agree? Gross.

TAGGED!!

So I've been tagged...It took me a minute to figure out what to write...but I got a list going, and surprisingly...it came pretty easy. So these are 8 things that you may or may not know about me. Enjoy!

1. I like to get from point A to point B as quick as possible. I don’t know why, but I’m not much for the in between time. You can ask any one of my friends or my family and they’ll tell you…I’m a fast walker. I’m always in the front and people are always trying to catch up with me. The same goes for driving actually. Oftentimes I drive too fast. It’s gotten me in trouble a few times, but I just can’t help myself.
2. I am a very blunt person when it comes to my friends. I have no filter. I say whatever is on my mind without thinking about how it will sound. You’ll always know exactly how I feel about something because I don’t beat around the bush.
3. I am not a push over. If there is something I don’t want to do, I won’t do it. Its almost impossible for someone to convince me to do something that I’ve already decided wouldn’t be fun.
4. I hate big groups. I will not compete for attention and if it’s a big group, I just blend into the background. I hate blending!
5. I like what you might call “boy activities.” I like to golf, shoot, dirt-bike, camp, four-wheel…and pretty much anything else outdoors.
6. I am not a spontaneous person at all. I like to schedule everything out. I think things go a lot smoother if they’re planned out how you want them to be. I’m not saying I’m not up for something spontaneous…I’m just usually not the one to initiate anything.
7. I love music. I guess I got that from my dad. I am constantly listening to music. My roommates often make fun of me because it’s hard for me to sit in a room, walk somewhere, or drive somewhere without listening to music. We went to Yellowstone last weekend and as we were walking up to the mud pots, I turned my phone MP3 player on so we could listen as we walked and everyone made fun of me. I don’t know why I do that, but I just love music!
8. I LOVE taking pictures! I have tons of pictures on my computer from almost every activity we do. I’m always lugging my camera around to every outing. I love having pictures to reminisce about. People make fun of me for bringing my camera everywhere, but they always thank me for the pictures later.
   

Now its my turn for tagging right? I tag Emily!

The Dunes

These....are the dunes. Tons of people go there to do numerous activities such as dirt-bike, four-wheel, play frisbee, have bonfires, and....SANDBOARD!!! My friend Devin has a couple of sandboards and invited one of my roommates and I to go today. We had lots of fun, but its not easy. I kept getting scared when I would start to go too fast.


Here I am making a fool out of myself. It was a little frightening.

Hannah and I decided to take the easy way...and just slide down on our butts.

It was quite a workout coming back up the hill cause the sand would just slide right out from under you. Notice how concentrated I was...my tongue is sticking out. (I got that from you, mom.)

This is Devin...he's pretty good. Plus I thought this picture was cool.

Yellowstone!

So we decided that we wanted to go to Yellowstone this semester. The weeks went by and we still hadn't gone so we just decided to make the plan and do it. We left at about 10 o'clock Saturday morning, and didn't get home till about 9 o'clock that night. We had TONS of fun, and it was gorgeous...although I didn't do the one thing I really wanted to do...see a bear. Maybe next time.
This is all of us. From the left: Jeff Ottley, Emily Wilkes, JC Talbert, Lenay Christensen, Kaleena Showell, Spencer Davies, Hannah Billin, Me, and Devin Johnston
We went swimming at the end of the day. Can you see how ridiculous my burn line is? I was wearing a cap sleeved shirt all day and didn't bother to put on sunscreen...bad idea.
Lenay, Hannah, and I testing out the water. PS. It was cold.
Emily and I at Old Faithful!
Spencer and I...no, I didn't know it was zoomed in, and no, I didn't know JC was putting his face in the shot.
Hannah and I when Old Faithful went off.
Us again.


Yes, I was holding the bison...it was very tiny.
Emily, Lenay and I again.




All the gang!

This one is for you, dad! I just wanted to get a picture by the mud pots. :)

There was this gorgeous waterfall and we just HAD to stop and get a picture.