Chicago Caper:

A Night of Mystery......and MURDER!!!!!!!!

The Suspects!

*Harrow, The DA

*"Scoop," The Reporter

*"Socks," The Golfer

*Ernie, The Gambler

*Molly, The Flapper

*"Silky," The Brothel Owner

*Billie, The Baseball Pitcher

The Setting: A Speakeasy, 1928, Chicago

The doorway into the dinner parlor

The Lounge with our booze

The Lounge with silk couches and pillows, very luxurious!

Our amazing dinner with our drinks and fun!!!

Jeff and me...........of course!

Everyone's most favorite and least favorite picture-including me!

So yeah, this is the low-down, this was my apartments Mystery Murder Dinner that we hosted. If I say so myself, it turned out amazing!!!! The whole apartment was transformed into a 1928 Chicago Speakeasy complete with Lounge area, Bar, and Parlor. Everyone dressed up and looking stunning, I must admit I was a little suprised at how seriously the guys took this. We definitely found ourselves a good group, they were almost into it more then we were. Well....okay....they weren't, but come on, we are girls so we are always more into, but considering, they were amazing!!! They even made the dinner, which was roast, and it tasted so good that it reminded me of home. But yes, we had so much fun with our fake booze (root beer, Martinelli's, and water) and our champagne glasses!!! Don't you think that the costumes are extraordinary, and we all got so into our characters!!! It was one of the most fun nights I have ever had!! But yes, I can't write everything down, so if you want to know more, you'll just have to call me because it was AMAZING!!!!!!!! Oh, and if you want to know where all the stuff from our living room went, here it is:

Our bathroom hallway!

P.S. It was me!!! I was the murderer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FESTIVAL OF COLORS!!!

FESTIVAL OF COLORS (HOLI)

Hare Krishna Rama Rama

This last weekend was the Festival of Colors at the Indian Temple in Spanish Fork. Adam and Anna set it up like everything else and here we are, my roommates and me, enjoying ourselves in the mass of color. It is a celebration of spring and of unity. The point of the colors is that at the beginning we all start off different but through the celebration of rebirth and unity of different cultures we throw the colors and all become one and the same. It is really cool!! You get REALLY dirty and the powder is so thick that you can't breathe, but you can't help laughing at the same time. I really love this tradition that we have all started here, and I hope to continue it for the rest of the time that I am here!!

Easter Sunday

I just thought that I looked so pretty on Easter Sunday, that I had to have my roommate take pictures. Can you believe this is at Glenwood?!?! You have to love the power of editing photos!! But anyways, I thought that I would just share some of them with you all!

Trillionaires!

St. Patrick's Day-Covey Arts Center
Lights! Cameras! Action!
Oh my goodness, this is one of the most entertaining things that I have ever been to. If you like to laugh your head off, this is the place for you! Improv-comedy-(sometimes musical)-theater. Everything is made up on the spot and this show was Shakespearean! I mean, come on, how many of us can talk in Old English and rhyme at the same time out of nowhere. "Oh thou that sittest upon a throne of wit and sarcasm,/ beatest me down until I am neither here nor there/ but am left empty as a black chasm." Seriously, I just made that up, but I still had to sit awhile and think about it. I as props to the cast of Thrillionaires. I would like to thank Anna and Adam for finding them for us and making us join them, even though we are younger and kind of tag along. Still, if any of you come to Provo, I recommend this show as something worth the time, money and pain that you get from laughing so hard!! It was definitely an enjoyable night, even with some of the set-backs, like wrong orders on food and an allergic reaction attack. It was amazing!!

Dancesport 2008

Dancesport was amazing this year. I competed in more events then I ever had, and I have a great time. The picture on top is of me and my Standard partner Josh. We danced in the Open Novice Standard Competition. We didn't get far, but it was still fun with all the atmosphere and practicing together. The bottom pictures are of my Latin partner, Paul, and me dancing the Paso Doble. We didn't get far in this dance either, or the Open Novice Latin Competition, but we were competing against couple that were at least 3 years ahead of us, so I am glad that we even tried. We did, however, make it into the semi-final round of our class event of the Rumba. Plus, my roommates and Adam and Anna came to see and support me, so I was happy. I even have some videos that I hope to put up so that you can see them. Overall, I am determined to work hard and at least make it into the finals next semester! As you can see, I am loving dancing!!

Mary is Married!

Well, on Thursday of this last week one of my best friends got married. She was a beautiful bride and I am so happy for her. These are some pictures of her bachelorette party and one that we took at her luncheon after her wedding. The luncheon was at Chinese restaurant called Joy Luck and it was good food and overall amazing. We were all tearing up as each person was able to get up and say something for or about the wedding couple. I am always kind of sad at weddings. It seems as if my friends are leaving and in some way they are, but I know that she will always be there for me.

My New Old Room

Recently we had our old dressers and desks changed out for brand new ones. The problem with the new desks is that there are no drawers, so I was left with all my junk on my bed. I therefore had to rearrange my room so that everything would fit. I had my two sheets in folded away, but I had to do something with them now, so here it is: My new old room. I actually really like it. It is like renaissance meets comtemporary in a poor college students room. I am proud of it though.

For other news, I finished "Emma" and am now on the last of Jane Austen's novels "Persuasion." When I finish this one, I will have read all of Jane Austen's novels in about a month. It is astonishing. Also yesterday was my former roommate, Mary's, bachelorette party. The old roommates got together and we partied all night long. It was a blast; I miss them so much. I never realized. I love old friends, they are like good books that you can always go back to and you fall in love with them all over again. Friends are amazing!!!