Cookies, Pool, and Work Pranks

COOKIES

Sunday night, Holly and I were craving chocolate like crazy. We didn't have chocolate chips, so we asked around our building and borrowed some. Then Holly, Kristen, and Raquel made cookies...

...while Chris and I played Mario Party :)

POOL

Chris and I spend a lot of our free time playing pool in his basement. We are getting pretty good now :)

Shoot....so close....Chris's turn.

He's happy that I didn't hit my ball in.

He prepares for his shot . . .

Aww...how horrible. (Rachael is happy now :D )

So, we are still working on it. It's pretty fun though.

WORK PRANKS

Working at 4 A.M. can get kind of dull . . .

SO we have started pranking (at least Chris and I have). I have seen our supervisors get involved a little bit too.

FIRST: I started pranking Chris with the basics. Moving the cart.

Since Chris and I do classrooms in different halls, we each have a cart that we take down the halls. I started by moving his cart into the next classroom. I then brought mine in the classrooms with me all the next day. The day after that, he got me right off and moved my cart way down the hall in a classroom.

SECOND: One of my co-workers last semester moved to night crew. Him and our old lead who quit at the end of the semester came and piled desks into a clump.

Our boss got pretty mad. They were really tangled. It was impressive.

This is what they wrote on the board in the room...

AND they signed it.

THREE: Chris was vacuuming the classrooms down the different hall as me. I ran to a room that he was going to get to at some point and rearragned the desks into a heart.

I wrote this on the board...

OTHERS

Chris asked me to help him finish vacuuming his classrooms with him when I finished. I went into the classroom he was going to go into next, turned off the light, and scared him as he walked in.

Chris left his hat by the custodial office when we got started. I took it, went into a classroom he would get to later and put his hat on the overhear projector right by the door. Then I lowered the projector screen and wrote on the board behind it, "Did you loose something Chris?"

Pranks make the morning more enjoyable and fun. It also kills time. With this job, working slow is mandatory or you will get done too early and have nothing to do. So trying to find your cart, rearrange the desks back into rows, or whatever else uses up more time.

Explanation

Ok, so many of you already know this and are concerned. I understand your concern, but many of you also don't know why.

Ever since my first week of school here at BYU, I have felt like I don't need to be here. For the reasons many of you are concerned, I thought, "No, rediculous, I'm finishing school and getting a degree". I couldn't get it out of my mind though.

One night, I couldn't sleep. So I said, "Fine, what would I do otherwise?" SUDDENLY, my mind was flooded with ideas and things that I really want in my life. It just fit. I got excited about it! I went to my roommates' room next door and told them about it.

No, it has nothing to do with Chris. He was not part of this decision making process.

ONE: My whole life I have planned on being a stay at home mom. I am a HUGE believer in mothers staying home and raising the kids. So I wouldn't even use my degree for years.

TWO: I want nothing more in my life than to be done with money problems. I want this trial to pass. So why am I getting into a lifetime of debt for an education that I won't use? I just want to work and finally be on top in my life. I also don't think debt is very wise in this day and age. Some hard times are coming and I don't want to start my life with a college debt on top of my husband's.

THREE: I hate school. I really don't enjoy it anymore. The first day of classes this semester when we learned about all the assignments we will be doing, I wanted to throw up. I don't want to do it anymore.

FOUR: Family is #1 in my life. It always has been. I am going to live in Alaska the rest of my life, so I want to be with my family AS MUCH as I can now. I have 4 nieces and nephews just down the street in Missouri that barely know me. I want to built a relationship with them and my sister, watch my brother grow up more, and be with my parents.

FIVE: I WANT TO PAINT!! That is what I want to do in my life...be a mom and an artist. I look at paintings and get excited. I look at the strokes and the color mixing. I want to do it so badly! I know I can learn here, but it's expensive. I want to take a class in Missouri.

SIX: What more can I say than that the Lord wants me home. I don't know why....we never know why....I just know that He is telling me to go home.

I got a blessing from Chris a while ago. He said that the Lord is pleased with my decisions. I have found great PEACE and COMFORT in this decision. I am so excited to get started. I will finish off this year and go home in the spring. I will get a job, start saving money and start paying off one year of student loans. And I will start to paint!!

It has been hard knowing that people I have earned respect from in my life have thought of my decision as a mistake. But if I don't do this to please others, I would be making the biggest mistake of my life. Have no fear my friends and family. I know that I am doing what the Lord has asked. Thank you and I love you all.

Christmas Break

Happy New Year!

Here is my first post of...

2009!

Although i missed my family so incredibly much, I felt like I needed to go home to Alaska for Christmas.

Gift Exchange

I had Amy

Amy had Katie

Jordan had Gabby

Gabby had Jordan

New Years Eve~ 6 Chicks together again

Christmas Eve

The Bohmans let us make a ginger bread house

Sledding in the COLD

Tanaina Hill

The snow after the wind

Frozen Eskimo

Look at that...New Years Day at 2:13 AM

Driving to Anchorage

Wasilla High School

No longer pink and sporting a new sign thanks to the Class of 2008

Snowing Cats and Dogs ???

All SIX cats

Changing of the Cats~ some go out, some come in

every 10 minutes

SWEETIE

The name fits her. She's a sweatheart. She's the mother of Dante and Chena

Persius

He's probably my favorite. At first, he was scared of me and never stayed close by. But then he got to know me. He's minx, so he has longer hind legs. He's clumsy, like to head butt, and gives kisses.

DANTE

He's always sleepy and will let you pick him up and hold him all the time. He's a faithful sleeping buddy. He also LOVES boxes.

PEPSI

I love Pepsi! He's very vocal, attention seeking, and gives tons of kisses like Persius. He will never leave you as long as you give him love. He is also the thickest cat ever. He is just plain heavy.

CHENA

The most beautiful cat. She has the greatest colors, softest fur, and perfect size. She doesn't like to be held a lot, but will give you a kiss if you come to her. Chena is also a box cat.

ATHENA
She is the smallest, lightest cat of them all. She is a danty, graceful one. She also doesn't like to be held a lot.

LAYLA
They found Layla on a lake. She was a drunk and drugy. She's now clean and sober and a sweatheart. If she doens't have a spot on the couch, she will stare you down and take your spot as soon as you get up.

TOULIE
A very attention seeking puppy. She licks and sneeks her way into your lap. She follows you everywhere. She's adorable.

They have ONE MORE dog named Maggie, but I never got a picture of her. She spends most of her day under a blanket on the couch. She likes to burrow. She's a dog like Toulie but black.

I missed my family SO MUCH. I loved being back home though. I miss everything about Alaska. Thank you all for everything you did for me there.

I love you!