Cookies for FHE

So, my apartment is in charge of the treats for FHE tomorrow so we decided to make no bake cookies. By we I mean me and my awesome roommate Lerin.





This was so much fun and I love my roommates :)

Here's a picture of my awesome kitchen

First week back

Let me tell you, this week has been pretty eventful! So on Monday I got a ride with my friend from Arizona to Rexburg. While we were in between Cedar City and Beaver the van's fuel pump died. So the van's engine just stopped working and we were stranded. A very very nice lady stopped to help us. She drove us to beaver where we found a place that could fix it. If you ever have car troubles in Beaver I would highly recommend going to the triple A place there. The people were so nice and got us going only in 4 hours. So we left Beaver and headed to Provo to stop for gas. About 20 miles outside of Provo the traffic was all stop and go and it was horrible! It took is an hour to go 15 miles. So then we stopped in Provo and got a little lost but found our way to Taco Bell and then to the freeway. I saw our old neighborhood and toys R us. Then we headed off to Rexburg and got there at 10:30 at night. The next couple of days we mostly unpacked our stuff and got settled in to the apartment. On Thursday was the first day of school and I had my french class. I'm pretty sure that it will be an easy A. That will be nice for a change! Then Friday I had my two hardest classes: Thermodynamics and Machine Design. I'm pretty sure if I just keep up with the reading and homework that I can do well in those classes. I'm looking forward to learning a lot this semester!

Anime Vegas

So yesterday I went to an Anime Convention. This is actually the second time that I have gone to one of these, and I had a really good time. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a hardcore anime fan, but I do love anything from Hayao Miyazaki (the writer/director of My Neighbor Totoro,


Howl's Moving Castle


and Spirited Away),


not to mention Naruto, Full Metal Alchemist and Code Geass. But those are basically the only ones I've seen. I went because Richard took me last year and this year his younger sister Emily wanted to go.

I made her Princess Zelda Costume and I went as Princess Peach.

It is way more fun to go to one of these things dressed up because you don't feel left out (which I did last year), and everyone wants to take your picture. I saw Mario, so I had to get a picture with him,

and we also saw a boy dressed as Link so we got a picture of him with Emily.

All in all it was a really good time and I discovered that I like Japanese Rock. I'm definitely going next year!

We miss you Manticore

Our cat died today. We aren't sure how old he was but the other day he stopped eating and he couldn't walk. We left him in the bathroom and he died this morning. I'm glad he isn't in pain anymore and that his death wasn't long or drawn out. My fondest memories of him were when he would sit in the sink. He also stole by brothers sandwich once and a slice of pizza another time. He wasn't my favorite cat but he was a good pet. Rest in peace Manticore.

Every Superhero Needs an Alter Ego

Meet Kayleigh McArthur, an unassuming librarian who loves reading books to kids at story time. She lives in a small apartment in Manhattan with her lovable beagle Fred. Her life is almost like a fairytale except at night she fights crime as (insert superhero here).


Now that you've met Kayleigh I hope you don't really think that I cut my hair this short. (She is an alter ego and therefore looks different than the real me)

I straightened my hair for Anime Vegas, an anime convention that I am going to tomorrow with Richard's sisters, and I am dressing up as Princess Peach. Here's the real hair, and it is a bit shorter than before, I cut it about a week ago.



I'll have pics up soon of what I looked like as Peach.

Til next time, Up, Up and Away!

Plaid Sunday

So Mom made me a really cute new dress. It was done in time for Sunday and church so I wore it today. Mom had on a plaid skirt so I asked dad to wear a plaid tie so he could match us. Here is the dress:


And on a side note, I have one week left in Vegas before I head out to Rexburg. I"m way excited to go! I miss my roommates and just the atmosphere. I love Idaho :)

My Life in Vegas

So, it's been a little while since I updated this blog. A LOT of stuff has happened since then.

First, I am working again at Sport's Authority. Although it isn't really my fave, we go way back to last summer. I am getting enough money for school and I am also getting feet that hurt me really bad. Fortunately Sports Authority sells insoles which fool your feet into thinking they are walking on clouds. They are amazing!

Secondly, I am here at the place where I always see Richard, only Richard isn't here. It was extremely weird at first coming home and not having Richard pick me up at the airport. It was even more weird going to visit his family with him not there. I really really like his family though. Right now I am helping his sister make a Princess Zelda costume for anime Vegas.

So far I almost have the white and purple parts done. We took things from savers instead of making them from scratch. But yes, it should be pretty snazzy when it's done.

In other news on Richard's family, I was looking for geneology on Richard's Dad's parents. It has been pretty hard since he is adopted and didn't have contact with his biological family. Through my searchings I found Richard's dad's brother. I contacted him asking about geneology stuff, and it turned out that his mom didn't mean to adopt them out. His dad was in the military in Germany and they were going to move to the United States but the military said they could only take 5 of their kids. His dad then set up the adoption of 2 of his kids and had his wife ( who only spoke German and broken English) sign the papers that were in English that she couldn't read. So he and his sister were adopted away and didn't even find out they were adopted until they were in college when their adoptive dad died. To make a long story short, this woman has been looking for her kids for awhile but hasn't heard from them in over 40 years. After I contacted the brother of Richard's dad that whole family was so excited to hear news from them after so long, and now Richard's dad and aunt agreed to talk to their biological family. I know it wasn't me that did this. If I hadn't listened to the promptings of the spirit I don't think I would have found the brother. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for letting me be his instrument in bringing this family together. I can' timagine the greif that I would feel if I had to give up two children and never see them again. It is so sad, but I am so glad that this woman can finally have peace knowing that her children are okay.

Sorry this is such a long post by the way.

Talk to ya next week :)