Missouri Updates

Hey everyone! I know it's been awhile. It hasn't really felt like it to me though which is wonderful. All I have been doing pretty much is working. I work at Worlds of Fun in the merchandise department. My main area is called Front Street. There is a hat store called Charlie's Caps, stuffed animal store called Pig Pen's Plushes, the main Front Street store, and then the candy store called Pepperment Patty's. That is my favorite place to work. It's the busiest. They sell fudge that they make there with free samples. So I eat a lot of fudge when I work at Patty's. I also work glows sometimes, which is on a cart selling light up swords, bracelets, mouth pieces, bunny ears, devil horns and other stuff. It's really fun do to.

My badge. I have to swipe in and out everyday. My hair looks really long in the picture on it :).

My very sexy work attire. I wear my converse. While standing in line to turn in our money, my co-worker looked at me and said, "Those shorts just aren't attractive on anyone." How nice....she's looking at me as she's saying this. She said my butt looks big and the guy standing with us said, "Isn't that a good thing?" haha it was funny. I really hate those shorts though.

Me on my lovely 20 minute drive to work.

And here it is...work. The park is mostly based off the Peanuts comic.

Me shopping at Buckle. I got that shirt but not those pants. I got a much longer pair. I was shocked! I never knew they made extra long pants. You can't even find long in Alaska. I love my new pants....they are the most expensive pants I have ever gotten though.

Me at Walmart after pay day. I have bought a lot of candy lately. It's from working in the candy store. I crave it all day long. :)


My very beautiful and sweet niece, BriAnn. She is still shy around me but I have been working on that. She asked me for crackers once and I talked about some of her toys with her. She is a cute little girl.

Emma. She's a sweetheart. She talks to me a lot but I can barely understand her. She's loud, active, and really cute. She gives me lots of hugs and kisses.

This is my brother-in-law's fishtank. He really enjoys doing it and his tanks are gorgeous. I really liked his clown fish, but he moved it before I got a picture of it.

Here's my cat. She spends a lot of the time I am in my room sleeping near me. When I am at work late and my family goes to sleep, she waits by the front door for me. She knows I will be home soon.

She was licking her belly here and just looked so fat!! It cracked me up.

And finally, our sweet dog Tornado. He's been really good here, although it's hard for him to not be able to run around outside unless he's on a leash.

My family is very happy to be here. We are kinda struggling right now but we know it will work out. I am leaving on the 20th with my mom and Andrew. We are driving my car back to Utah and then I leave for Europe on the 31st. I have 7 more days of work :). I can't wait to get going. I love and miss you all. Hope you are doing well.

99 Useless Facts About Me

I got this off a bulletin that Katie made on Myspace

99 Useless Facts About Me:
1) Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? half way. they are sliding doors and the side I use is always open.
2) Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotels? No...don't use them
3) Have you ever gone teepeeing? Just when camping...I prefer forking
4) Have you ever stolen a street sign before? yeah but never kept it
5) Are you eating anything right now? no but I have been planning on going down to the kitchen soon
6) What's your main goal for the summer? get through it as fast as possible so I can see Chris and Jordan again....57 more days :)
7) Do you have a calendar in your room? yeah, but its laying by my bed. i look at how much more time i have too much
8) Where are you? on my bed...on my laptop
9) What's your plan for the day? well...it was to go to Singles Ward but i got the time wrong. so now its relax
10) Are you reading any books right now? yeah...its called Pepper Tide. Chris and I started the Book Of Mormon together though
11) Do you ever count your steps when you walk? nope...i usually avoid cracks though
12) Have you ever peed in the woods? I dont think you can ever live in Alaska and not
13) Do you ever dance even if there's no music playing? yeah but people laugh so i do it in private mostly :)
14) Do you chew your pens and pencils? not chew...just suck on them
15) What is your "Song of the Week"? "Home" by Blake Shelton. i hear it all the time!
16) Is it ok for guys to wear pink? yeah...why not
17) Do you still watch cartoons? yeah...but a lot of the modern cartoons annoy the crap out of me
19) What do you drink with dinner? water mostly but sometimes milk
20) What do you dip chicken nuggets in? BBQ!! BBQ is fabulous on anything!
21) What is your favorite food/cuisine? chicken spaghetti and trix cereal
22) What movies could you watch over and over and still love? A Walk To Remember, She's the Man, Ever After, and hate to say it but the Princess Diaries movies. i watch them while i scrapbook
23) Last person you hugged/kissed? mom
24) Were you ever a boy/girl scout? nope
25) Whats your favorite magazine? haha People. i barely read it...just when a celebrity i like is featured or its the sexiest men alive edition :P
26) When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper? last Sunday
27) Can you change the oil on a car? i hope so
28) Ever received a speeding ticket? yup...i hate peck street!!
29) Run out of gas? nope...i get really antzy when its getting close to low and have to fill it.
30) Favorite kind of sandwich? turkey...no lettuce...i prefer my food without my lawn on it
31) Best thing to eat for breakfast? cereal haha or pancakes yummmm
32) What is your usual bedtime? late....like 3:00 AM or later. school is different. its like 12:00 then
33) Are you lazy? im the definition of lazy
34) When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween? thats a sore spot for me....my costumes were always meant to be grand and always sucked majorly. i dont want to discuss it further....*sigh*
35) Do you have any hobbies? eating chocolate...taking naps
36) Which are better: legos or Lincoln logs? legos
37) Are you stubborn? i hate change!
39) Ever watch soap operas? haha used too. my mom and i got addicted to Passions. Days of Our Lives was right after and we always saw the beginning after Passions. that was our next addiction. we are well past that tho
40) Afraid of heights? nope...i skydived :P
41) Sing in the car? all the freakin' time.....only when im alone tho :P
43) Dance in the car? that not so much...dont know how haha
44) Ever used a gun? yeah...a lot when i was little
45) Do you think musicals are cheesy? nope...i like them. they are fun. especially when i got to watch chris in one
46) Is Christmas stressful? heck no....its all so exciting
47) Ever eat a pierogie? a what??
48) Favorite type of fruit pie? apple
49) Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid? teacher (did every girl go through that phase?) marine biologist, and a mom
50) Do you believe in ghosts? yeah...but i call them spirits
51) Ever have a deja-vu feeling? all the time
52) Do you take a vitamin daily? haha i know that was my plan after that 10-day challenge. i did for a day...i can't find them anymore :P
53) Wear slippers? i used to all the time. they got really dirty and i threw them all away when i moved.
54) Wear a bath robe? nope...never saw the point. i just get dressed right after i shower
55) Are you wearing socks right now? nope. i wore flipflops earlier
56) Wal-Mart, Target, or K-Mart? wal-mart. what can i say...im my mom's daughter :P my mom wouldn't live anywhere that didnt have a wal-mart. that was the first thing she found when we got here.
57) Nike or Addidas? dont really care
58) Cheetos or Fritos? fritos...they make me really thirsty tho
59) Peanuts or sunflower seeds? can the peanuts be covered in chocolate?
60) Ever hear of "gorp?" nooo
61) Ever taken karate? haha no...are you kidding me? i can't hurt anyone
62) Are you sunburned? no...i really need to go sunbathing here though. its just too freakin' hot!
63) Can you curl your tongue? of course!
65) Have you ever cried because you were so happy? im sure i have
66) Own any record albums? used to have a disney snowwhite one
67) Own a record player? my mom had one in our house growing up. i remember dancing to something with haley
68) Regularly burn incense? nope
69) Are you tired? my legs are. we can't sit down at work. so i stand the whole time in the same spot
70) Hot tea or cold tea? neither
71) Tea or coffee? neither
72) Favorite kind of cookie? chocolate chip or sugar chookie
73) Can you swim well? yeah
74) Can you hold your breath without manually holding your nose? yeah
75) Are you patient? yeah...im too nice to get angry at someone. i'll just wait. i really regret not yelling at someone in the lunch line at school before i graduated tho. i always planned to..peole made me so angry cutting in line
76) Ever won a contest? not a big one
77) Ever had plastic surgery? no
78) Which are better: black or green olives? black..green are so gross!
79) Can you knit or crochet? learned how to crochet once. i think i made an oven mitt
80) Do you say Wash room or bathroom? bathroom
81) Do you want to get married? haha yeah! :P been on my mind a lot lately
83) Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way? no
84) Do you have kids? not yet
85) Do you want kids? of course
86) Do you miss anyone right now? more people and with more passion than you could ever know
87) Do you sleep with a fan on? not in alaska, but here i sometimes have a fan on. its hot!!
88) Who are you voting for in this year's presidential election? who won primaries? haha i dont really keep up with politics...but im voting republican
89) What was your favorite toy growing up? my bike, scooter, roller blades, road chalk, basketball, kickball, and my nintendo 64 :P haley and i had a blask growing up
90) Do you sometimes feel as if your life is like The Truman Show? no idea what your talking about
91) A suit & tie or a tuxedo? both
92) Have you seen Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull yet? with chris shortyl before leaving
93) Do you like talking with an accent? haha im not good at them. i do like to immitate the boy on the youtube video called "charlie bit my finger" he's british...its cute. watch it!
94) What's the funniest rumor that's been spread about you? i dont know...can't recall any right now.
95) Favorite animal? cat...im lame i know
97) Do you wish that we dressed like they did back in the 1800's? kinda...is that the age with the long lacy dresses and umbrells and feathery big hats and silk gloves?
98) What was your last dream about? it was weird...dont remember much. i have been dreaming about chris a lot since i moved tho :P
99) Who's your favorite x-men? never seen it

Our House in Missouri

Here are some pictures of Missouri so far. we spent the first week staying at my sister's house down the street from ours until our Uhaul came. I slept in BriAnn's bed.

My nieces in their princess dresses. BriAnn is the oldest on the right. she is still really shy and won't talk to me. she smiled for me but wouldn't stand up or look at me :) when I'm talking to her, she has a tendency to do that with her hand or pick her nose. its really cute. Emma, on the left, hugs and kisses me all the time. she's so cute.

Oh yeah...it's personalized now :)

Our SMALL backyard :) but there is a strawberry patch there in the front there.

Living room (the first couple pics are before our Uhaul arrived so it's empty)

Other side of living room. Stairs on the right and then the bathroom is the first door down the hall. Opposite it is the door to the basement.

Kitchen

Kitchen

Upstairs: closet, my room on left (great colors right haha no), Andrew's room on right, bathroom far right, and parents room behind.

My room...the door is to the far right.

Kinda dark, but there's my air mattress bed :)

My closet..the cat area and Cricket under the blankets there on the end of my bed. I walked in and she was under them. :)

My entertainment area haha. No shelves were able to fit in the Uhaul so I have my box of books and journals on the left and my box of movies under the T.V. all that's plugged in and ready to go though :)

So I got a job at Worlds of Fun. It's a big amusement park here. I need money before I leave in 6 weeks to go to Europe and I need something to fill my time. Otherwise, I'll just sit at home and be sad. I start Saturday morning. When I applied, I asked for a job indoors away from the heat. So I'm in merchandise...selling things :)

Utah and Road Trip

Hey everyone! Well, I spent the first week after I moved in Utah visiting family.

We bought me a car that we drove to Missouri and then I will drive back to Utah for college. It's way better than my car in Alaska :D. It's a Ford Escort.

My grandma made these blankets for my cousin Mitch and I for graduation. Mine is BYU and Mitch's is University of Utah. It was really sweet.

My cousins Parker and Mitch just chillin' at our grandparents' house.

FOURWHEELING :D
My uncle Bruce took us fourwheeling on his father-in-laws empty property. It is right by this huge field and trail that goes along a river. It was really fun.

Mitch and me

My cousin Kira and my brother Andrew. Uncle Bruce later rolled a four wheeler with Kira on it. They were ok. She was little shell shocked though.

Here is the river that we rode next to. It was really pretty.

My cousins Parker and Austin

My dear old grandparents. My grandma got on saying "Please don't let me fall." Grandpa said, "I won't, dear." :D They are so cute.

Mitch and Parker. Mitch and I sunbathed while other people rode. I couldn't handle the heat and knew I would burn, so I didn't lay there too long. Mitch stayed for a while and got really red.

My uncle Bruce and his son Brycen (spelling? haha)

Haha, this is Andrew. I can't tell if he was hiding from the heat or was trying to get in the shade to see the screen on his Nintendo DS. :D

Mitch's Seminary graduation was on Sunday. This is him and his family. Uncle Calvin, Austin, Aunt Ann, Parker, and Ashley.

ROAD TRIP
On Monday, we packed in my car and started driving to Missouri.

My cat spent the whole time laying at my feet in the back. But every now and then when we were parked somewhere, we set out her litter box. The dog spent the whole time between Andrew and me in the back seat. He felt the need to lay on us all the time...it was frustrating.

This is Idaho Falls. It was really pretty...just on the side of the road.

On the first day, we drove up to Mountain Home, Idaho to see my brother Jeb, his wife Britney, and their baby Teaghan. It was nice seeing them.

My niece, Teaghan

Day two was spend at Yellowstone. haha my shorts look bunched here...I was leaning on the log behind me. :)

Here are some bison in Yellowstone. We also saw elk, bald eagles, and a limping wolf. Andrew said, "Well, this isn't fun. We didn't see a bear." It was really cute.

Here we are at the geysers in the park. They smell like hard boiled eggs, but are really cool.

Here she is...Old Faithful. Not gonna lie, she isn't as big and loud as I expected. It is still amazing that the earth does that and has done that every hour.

Just some really cool hills in Wyoming. This was leaving Cody, Wyoming.

Day three was spend in South Dakota. We visited Mount Rushmore. It was pretty amazing. South Dakota is very pretty. The towns are cute too. They are all old country fashioned...like the Rusty Spurrs diner and hotels named after the old famous outlaws. :) It was fun driving through.

Haha this was in right inside the girls bathrooms at Mount Rushmore. I thought it was funny.

This big sign was in the town that you drive through to get to the mountain. I thought it was interesting with all its advertisements and distances.

On our way to our last hotel, we drove through a HUGE thunder and lightening storm. Cars were pulling over and turning around. Rain was hitting our car so hard that it was really hard to see. Lightening was flashing all around us. The radio said to take shelter. But we drove right on threw it. It was intense.

Well, now I spend the next 2 months in Missouri. We have to paint our townhouse still and our UHaul won't be there for a few more days. We are living down the street from my sister. I can't wait to see her and her kids.

I miss and love you all so much. I hope you are having a good summer so far.