Change...

I have never ever been a fan of change. I actually hate it. I really do not like going outside of my comfort zone and making my life different. I did not want to graduate from high school and move away from my parents house, but once I did and got situated down in Cedar City I began to love it. Some change can be good, but I just hate the process of it all.

It is time for a big change in my life, and I am not sure how I feel about it. After living in Stadium Way for 4 years in the same room, I will be moving to a different part of town. This is a big change for me, I have only moved once in my life. I love my apartment here, but I am now one of the oldest ones, and I am not liking it. Danielle, Ashleigh, and I just signed a 1 year lease on a very cute apartment! Getting a grown-up apartment is a lot different and more difficult that I ever thought it was going to be. It was pretty stressful but I think we will be happy with our decision. We will be living on the north side of town, so that means that I will have to wake up even earlier to get to school. That wont be fun, but we will finally be away from all the freshmen!

So now that I actually have to move, I have to start thinking about packing. For the average college student they usually move after the school year, but me I have been in the same room for 4 years, and I have acquired so much stuff...It's actually kind of sickening! I have started to go through a couple of things and it has already been quite a job. The sad part is that I have not even hit the tip of the ice burg! We get to move in on the 1st of May, that gives me the whole week of finals week to move, the only problem is that finals week is stressful enough, and I will be busy at work with one of the busiest holidays of the year: Mothers Day. So I hope I can get a lot of stuff packed before hand, I just do not know where to begin! I need to get rid of a bunch of stuff. The D.I. will love me!

So with the addition of moving, comes another huge change in my life...GRADUATION!!! Now it wont be till next year, but ready or not in just over a year I will once again put on that cap and gown and be done with school at SUU. (Unless I get a wild hair and decide to go to grad school here, but not likely) I need to talk to my councilor to hash out all the details, but I know that I can finish my degree within a year. Now since I can't really do much with my degree so I have been thinking what I really want to do with the rest of my life. I have come to the conclusion that I would like to do something in criminal justice. I don't know what I will end up doing, but I think that is where I want to end up someday. Maybe in the job that would give my parents a heart attack, but I am keeping that one a secrete for now. I know I will have to go to more school for it, but I would rather do something worth while and that I know I would love and be happy, then do something that would make me miserable.

Spring Break!

Is anything better than Spring Break? Well...I guess some things can be better than spring break, but it is a much needed free week right now! I am loving putting school on hold for one week. I am pretty sure that all of my professors got together and decided that they would plot against me to make my life a living hell for two straight weeks leading up to spring break. I made it through the craziness and I am dreading when I have to go back to school!

So anyone that knows me will tell you my room is a total mess 90% of the time. It's not something that I exactly like, but I just get so far behind in my cleaning that its a little overwhelming, I then usually get an "I don't care" attitude and deal with it for a while. Well on my day off I decided that I would try to clean my room. It's quite the task! I didn't get it as clean as I wanted, but I made major progress, which is a big improvement. Some things that I learned while cleaning my extremely messy room were:
1. Cleaning pays off...literally! I found $50 I totally forgot I had! I thought I had already spent it, so that was such a nice surprise.
2. I have so many shoes that I could probably put shoes on every person in a third world country! I blame this on my mom...she is a shoe freak too!
3. If you stay in the same apartment for almost four years, you find out how much crap you have collected...I probably have 4 times as much stuff as I did when I moved here.
4. Trash can pile up very fast, and will appear in the most random places.
5. I have way too much jewelry... I don't know what to do with all of it.
6. I really need to go through all of my clothes. My closet is over flowing. I also have a shopping problem, again another thing that I have inherited from my mom.
There are other random little things, but to sum it all up when I move it's going to be one hell of a job! I have way too much crap! If anyone would like to help me move, you are all more than welcome to come!

I spent one night of my spring break in St. George. I stayed at my brother Tyler's apartment. It was so fun! Ty slept on the couch and Kristen and I slept on extra mattresses on the floor. I laughed so hard at Ty and his roommates! Braeden opening the fridge and having a whole jar of pickles go on the floor was pretty funny. I also got to have my hair done...it needed it so bad! I got to also see Rustin and Baby Porter for a second! Porter looked so cute in his St. Patrick's Day outfit!

So...turning a bad day into a good day is possible. I was feeling sad about a couple of things and so were the roommates...we decided to have some fun to cheer us all up! Amanda and I went bowling. It was a lot of fun, and a good way to get some frustration out! Neither of us did to well, but we had fun and that is what really counts! After that we decided to go to Canyon Park and swing. It was a very windy day and a bit chilly but it was still way fun. We also played on the play ground, we all felt like little kids again. After that we played Just Dance 2 and some singing game on the wii. It was a great day!

The slide was so fun!

I think I was climbing up the little rock wall

I always think its funny that there is always a steering wheel on a playground...Don't worry I was a good driver, and I did not wreck the playground into another playground!

Getting ready to go down the slide. I'm not quite sure what my hair is trying to do though.

Climbing up the hole!

Rachel in the tube

Rachel likes the baby swings!

Amanda and Abish playing Just Dance 2

I told them to act like it was hard to get up...

Rachel's Discovery

Spring break is over and I am sad! Homework was put off ...not a good thing! Its been so nice to not have to worry about everything and just enjoy myself, now back to the busy life! I must also say that I have the most amazing friends in the world! I have never in my life had greater friends than I do now. I know they will always be there for me if I ever need anything...even if its just to sit on the phone with me when I am sad and crying! Everyone comes into your life for a reason. These people help us in some way, teach us something about ourselves, and make us better people. Thanks to all my wonderful friends!

Pictures of the Deer and Porter

The Deer


My Kill!


Gabby and I with the Deer


I hope she feels bad!


Little Porter before he got a bath. He is so Cute!


Look at his little eyebrows! I just can't get over how cute he is!!!


In his football outfit, with his football shoes, on his football blanket! All ready for the Super Bowl!


Just after he was born. I love his spit bubbles!


Zeus and I! I love that little guy! I am his favorite!

So...Its been a while...

Its been quite a while since I have blogged...I always forget to blog, or if I remember there is nothing going on in my life that I would say is "Blog Worthy." So this semester is in full swing now! The homework is really starting to pick up, and I do not care for it one bit! But I do not think I have ever liked doing my homework. I am learning a lot about Utah though. Geography of Utah and History of Utah will do that for you!

Valentine's Day has come and gone for this year...THANK GOODNESS!!! I absolutely HATE Valentine's Day!!! Being a florist has ruined it for life. I got sick right before it too...making it extra miserable. This year we didn't have to work till 1 a.m. though, which was EXTREMELY nice!!! I can't wait for the Valentine's Day that I am not playing in the flowers!

So did you know that it is not very fun to hit a deer with your car? Ya, I learned that this weekend! Danielle and I went to put gas in my car Friday night, then we were going to go on a little drive...well after putting gas in my car (which was not cheep at all...DANG GAS PRICES!!!) we started to drive down main street in Cedar City. Out of the corner of my eye I saw what I thought was a dog running into the road and I slowed down and tried to get into the other lane...Well I wasn't fast enough and BAM!!! I ran into the stupid deer, it came up on to my hood and I said choice words as Danielle let out a big scream! The deer then ran away. We pulled off onto the side of the road, Danielle called the cops and I called my parents. While waiting for the cops, we heard another car hit the same deer! This deer was suicidal!!! The deer is now dead, my car is dented, and I now hate deer! It turned what was to be a awesome girls night into a horrible night! I was surprised at how little damage was done to my car, it could have been so much worse. We were so lucky! Adam came and rescued us, he has now had to rescue me twice...I should make him cookies! Tyler and Kristen came up to make sure I was alright, it made me feel so much better!

The best thing that has happened so far this semester is that on February 2 I became an Aunt when little Porter Rustin Harris came into the world! He is such a pretty little baby boy! I love him so much! I love being an aunt to more than just a dog. I can't wait to go back to see him.

So that is a little of what has been going on lately. I skipped a lot, but that's all I could think of right now. Hopefully the next post will be sooner rather than later...but I can not make any promises right now! :)

End of the Semester

So the semester is FINALLY over with! Woot Woot!!! This has been a pretty tough semester, and the sad thing is next semester will be even harder! Oh well, hopefully it will be worth it in the end. I am so so so excited for Christmas break, it will be epic! One of my BFFs Jenny will be back in Cedar, so we have plans to PARTY!!! Some of the highlights of the semester were:

• Library dates with Danielle...even though We never got that much done!
• Spending countless hours in the library...I almost pack my suit case to camp out there for a week!
• Spending every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the living room for an hour with Michelle and Josh. We totally should have our own talk show! We totally can solve all the worlds problems. Ha Ha
• Ashleigh and I talking about how much we HATE our SPED class...Our professor is the DEVIL!!!
• Filling out my study guide with Norm for our psychology class, and calling our professor Wonka...He seriously looks like Willy Wonka! (old version, not Jonny Depp)
• Getting to see my brother Tyler play football most weekends!
• Playing on the slot machines in Vegas for the first time! I lost $2 but it was so worth it!
  
• Waking up in the morning to find loads of snow on my car :(
• Scraping that lovely frost off my windshield, making me late for class...yet again
• Walking in 20 minutes late to classes everyday for the last week of classes!
• Driving around Cedar City wasting my gas, but having so much fun with friends!
• The new quote wall in our living room...if only people knew the real meaning behind most of them! ha ha
• The fun times when Jenny would come down and see me and Danielle!
• Danielle and I introducing ourselves to the freshman together..."Hi I'm Danielle, Hi I'm Danielle" ha ha we got so many confused looks! But hey it is our name!
• Friday night dinner with Jessica Stoneman...its basically our weekly ritual!
  
• FINALLY telling someone off. (only a few of you will get this one)
• Buying a new umbrella...it was a life saver to my hair!
• Jessica and I making fun of one of our favorite Facebook friends...

I am sure there were many highlights over this semester that I cannot remember...I should really keep a journal or something, but who has time for that? I am really not looking forward to next semester, but the sooner it comes, the sooner it goes, and then SUMMER!!! I am ready to wear my flip-flops again! I ended this semester with a "Congratulations you made it to the end of the semester" present to myself, it was a little trip to St. George to get a pedicure! It was pretty much the best time of my life! I highly recommend getting one! Plus Jamie painted my toes extremely cute! Red SPARKLY Toes, Green and White Dots, and Ho Ho Ho on one toe, and a cute Christmas Tree on the other! They are so cute I never want to take them off! I decided to make a after the semester pedicure present a tradition...after all I did work very hard!

Christmas break so far has been good, Jessica and I have been hanging out a lot...we have not done that much, but we are taking a much needed break! I am so excited to go home for Christmas! I just LOVE Christmas! I am excited to see my family, eat lots of good food, get presents, and not have to do anything! I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!!!

A couple more pictures from Humboldt

Me getting on the puddle jumper plane! It was a little scary to be on that thing!

Me and my Mom on the plane on our way back to San Francisco!!!

Me and Mom just leaving Cedar City! I was so Excited!!!

Humboldt!!!!

So this past weekend My Momma, Kristen (Tyler's Girlfriend) and I went to Arcata, California to watch Tyler's football game! We had a lot of fun, however the people up there are pretty strange! Some of the interesting things were:

• Everyone talking about POT and GETTING HIGH!!! (apparently its like the pot capital of America!)
• The guy who got us our rental car (who also talked about pot) had fingernails longer than my Mom! and she has pretty long fingernails! It was pretty much disgusting!
• The funny sign we got when we flew into Arcata at midnight, It said that Bob would be a little late! ha ha oh Bob!
  
• The lady that checked us in and out of our hotel (yes she talked about pot too!) told good luck with our hair, and that we would have the "Humboldt Friz" She said that they all look like there on drugs, but they are not...I beg to differ! Oh and when we check out she told us that we in fact did have the "Humboldt Friz" I wanted to ask her if that was just a nice way of saying we looked like crap!
  
• We went to the mall to kill some time, we saw some pretty interesting people there...including a woman walking around the mall BREAST FEEDING!!! YUCK!!! Please people do that in private!!!
• The pillows in the hotel were interesting, they were more like through pillows! ha ha!
  
• When we were leaving the wonderful people in security at the extremely small airport let my Kristen go through with my mom's ticket, and Kristen went through with my moms! Yep they felt safe! I also went the whole trip with the name Daniells Harris, Not Danielle Harris!
  
• Kristen was mistaken for Miley Cyrus!
  

Even though it was interesting we still had so much fun! The good parts were:

• Being with my Mama! She is the Best!!! Love her!!!
• Kristen is pretty much awesome! Tyler has the best girlfriend ever!!!
• Flying is pretty fun, and the good thing is I didn't get sick this time!!! (Thanks to almost a whole bottle of Dramamine! That stuff is AMAZING!!!)
• The lady that I sat by at the football game was really nice! Even is she did cheer for Humboldt! She did cheer a couple of times for Dixie, because I told her my brother played for them! She also told me she had been to Cedar City! Small World!!!
• My Mom bought her me and Kristen semi-matching pajamas! We slept in STYLE!!!
• Thank Goodness for GPS on our phones...I think we would still be trying to find the mall if it were not for them, not to mention all the other places we visited!
• I got to gamble for the first time in the Las Vegas Airport!!! It was so AWESOME!!! I lost 2 dollars and had no idea what I was doing but it was still so fun!!!
• Waking up at 2:50 Sunday morning was AWESOME!!! Oh wait no that really sucked!!!
• It was so pretty and green there!
  

The trip was way fun, and we have some of the best memories!!! Even though they lost Tyler played great, I just felt bad they had to ride a bus for 23 HOURS!!! (sitting by the bathroom, Braeden said it smelt like boiling pee the whole time!) I am sure there are many things I am leaving out but I will also put picture on! However I have no desire to ever go to Northern California ever again! Ha Ha Sorry!!!


Me and Kristen before the game started! Their stadium is so pretty!

Me and Kristen in front of our UGLY rental car! We HATED it! Ha Ha

Kristen, Mom, and Me at the game! In Barry's words We are Hot!!!

Me and Kristen. I was gambling for the first time EVER!!! So fun!

Our Welcome Sign! Poor Bob was running late!