College?....when did this happen?

As I write, I sit here with my roomate in the smallest bedroom ever.

I was going to write about college but I still haven't made up my mind about it yet. Sometimes, I absolutely love it then two minutes later, I just want to leave and be done. Call me schizophrenic, but that's how it's been pretty much since I set my foot in this small apt. that has become my home for the next 9 months. Sharing a bathroom actually hasn't been too bad so far, we do pretty good. Up above are some pictures of my apartment. Notice how I didn't put a picture of the bathroom on here...there is a reason for that, haha.

It's weird how a year ago this very place, college, seemed like such a faraway distant place. Like something that would never happen. And I'm not going to lie, I dreaded it for months, since about January actually. I dreaded sharing an apartment with 5 girls, I dreaded college classes, college homework, college wards, college anything basically, and most of all I knew that I would miss my best friend. Some of those things are hard, but not completely. There is some good mixed in with all of the hardness. I still haven't made up my mind about what I think, I'll let ya know someday when I finally get out of this schizophrenic stage. But for now here it is, the ups and downs of my first 2 weeks at college.


Here are some friends, we have lots of fun. We were all dressed up to go SALSA dancing that night.

We fit 8 girls and one boy........

into THIS car....

Fun with the camera..teehee

A miracle.

Paisley Mae about 3 minutes old.


Today I got to see my niece's birth. I got to witness a miracle and it was incredible.
Paisley Mae Davis was born at 1:09 p.m. on August 17, 2009. She is a perfect 7'10 and 20" long. She is the sweetest most beautiful baby girl and we all fell in love with her instantly. It has been a long time but she was totally worth the wait. There isn't a single flaw on her. Her Mom did such a good job and I am so proud of all of them. Words can't describe how awesome they all are. Congratulations to the new Davis family of 3!




I am so excited for them and I can't wait to spoil my new niece.



She is:
amazing.
beautiful.
sweet.
precious.
a miracle.
loving.
snuggly.
adorable.
and any other adjective that describes amazing babies.

Welcome to the world Paisley Mae! :)

(Paisley Mae wrapped up tight like a little burrito.)

While in St. George:

I am down in St. George until my niece is born. Earlier in the week me and my sisters went swimming, which is was a nice relief from the 100 degree weather that is considered normal down here.



We went to the fair and walked around, while eating greasy and delicious fair food. I decided that I love fairs and amusement parks at night. They are just so fun!




And I also dressed up with my sister on Saturday morning to be in a parade for a halloween float. Notice the outfits. (Her pink hair is hard to miss.)

Also while I've been down here I have :
1. Watched 4 seasons of "The Office." I have never felt so lazy in my whole life. Count them..FOUR seasons.
2. Gone running a total of once.
3. Saw a bug at the fair that was bigger than my ear...crawling on some guy's chest. It's his PET. Yikes.
4. Had some good talks with April's belly, telling Paisley it's time to come out....Pray that it works!
:)

Cedar Badge

I had the opportunity to go to Cedar Badge this year and... it poured on us the whole week! I have never been in so much rain! it was such a blast though! I loved it and I learned that there aren't many things better in this world than sleeping out beneath the stars. :)

The whole week was great and my crew had so much fun together.
As you can see we had fun posing for our pictures!

And when we finally hiked and got up to the top of Big Medicine...it started raining again. So we hiked back down but it was still incredile.

Hooray, I graduated!

From sticky elmer's glue and merry go rounds to teenage drama and football games, I finally graduated from high school. After years of waiting, I was done in less than 3 hours, wondering where all that time disappeared to. For what seemed like a lifetime at moments, now it feels like I blinked and the moment is gone. Thankfully I made some great memories that will last me a lifetime. And I'm excited for more to come!

Wish me luck out there in the "real" world. ;)

State Track Championships

Track and running is one of my favorite things to do. It's also one of the hardest I've done, but with the challenge comes a good feeling of accomplishment too. It's totally worth all the blood, sweat, and tears when you earn what you have worked hard for. State track was way fun. I had a blast with my team. Nothing feels better than working really hard for something and accomplishing it.I went in my 300 hurdles and in the 4 x 400 relay. We ran our hearts out at districts and earned our spot. It was fun to relax at our hotel. But when it came time to step into my blocks, I was so overwhelmed with all of the PEOPLE there. It was incredible. Nothing compares to the adrenaline rush when they call your name and you step into your blocks. There I am after my hurdle race.

When we got to the track to practice, it was HUGE. I loved running on their track and warming up in their blocks as a Grizzly. It was my last time running for Skyline and I have loved every season of track and cross country. There were always those hard workouts, or times when I wanted to quit, but I didn't and I am so glad I didn't. Because there were also those moments when every bit of hard work that I put in left me feeling on top of the world. I put my whole heart into it and it taught me a lot about life. My best memories come from here.