Happy Hour?

Tonight Kyle and I were in charge of margaritas for our ward opening social. We had a pretty good time sequestering ourselves in the kitchen, perfecting the art of margarita-mixing. By the end, they were really good! Kyle's good at customer service, I noticed. That's why he is such a good suit salesman. Also, he is good at salsa dancing!

After the party was over (and I was really really tired) we went to my house and watched Crash. I was so emotionally exhausted afterwards! I really loved it.

Despues, my roommates came home and were really crazy and loud and it didn't really fit my mood, but I love them anyways.

Another exciting thing. Kyle had his first J-Dawgs experience! He really liked it. I can't believe we don't have any documentation. I need to carry my camera around with me ALWAYS, because we so often regret not having pictures of the things we do. We did the cool nighttime Sundance ski-lift ride last week, and took no pictures. Bar-tending tonight, no pictures (except the aftermath, with the empty bottle of Jose Cuervo Margarita Mix). Sometimes we're really boring, but sometimes we are REALLY picture-worthy. I am SO bringing a camera to the festivities NEXT WEEKEND! I am so excited for that. Dinner at the awesome restaurant with the unspellable name in SLC, and then THE OPERA!!!!! I am so lucky. What an AWESOME birthday. I really don't want to turn 22, but I can't wait for all the fun times when it really happens.

IT'S OCTOBER!!!!!

That means:

--finally well into the semester

--my birthday!

--my favorite day of the year: 10/13

--Hallowe'en

--General Conference

--significantly closer to Thanksgiving

--candy

--maybe I'll let myself be dragged to a holiday dance

--or maybe not

I'm sure that there are other things. I love October. Maybe because it's my birthday month, but I think it's more than that. I love how October feels. Close to holidays, but not stressful. Getting colder, but not freezing my bone marrow. Lots of candy. LOTS of it. Last Halloween was the worst holiday of my entire life. I would like to make up for it by having a sweet awesome Halloween this year. What a I going to be for Halloween? I wasn't anything last year (except for a big pile of misery) so I need to do something cool. Really cool. I'm really bad at costume ideas though. I may rely on others. Any good ideas, let me know. Man, you know who's costume was really attractive last year? KYLE VAUGHN. I remember looking at those pictures long ago, before we were friends. I guess I'm shallow--that's when I decided to date him. That was a good decision. (Granted, it took 8ish months to happen, but still--it worked, right?)

So, my apartment is falling apart. TK is moving out this week. I am SAD. Every time we try to live together, she gets really sick and has to go home. Maybe it's my fault. Lame. Also, Celia's health sucks and her parents are trying to make her come home. NOOOOOOO. My life would seriously be over. Park Place #3 is NOTHING without Cecilia. Probably Katy and I would perish without her.

I don't usually talk about boyfriendy things, especally not on the internet, but MAN I'm just really happy. This is probably the healthiest reltionship I've ever been in! It's not turning me psycho. AND Kyle is nice to me. AND everything is just really great, all the time. I'm so used to having all sorts of problems in a relationship--and this is just SO EASY and RIGHT. NO fighting, no "discussing", no feeling sad and worried all the time! It doesn't cause me any stress. Such a big deal. Is that really awkward to say in a blog? Sorry Kyle.

It's snowing! It's not even October! I can't believe it. Today I busted out galoshes, which is SO EXCITING. Galoshes + shorts=my favorite ensemble. But I am freezing.
I'm really in the mood to read some Keats. Normally that would mean I'm depressed, but I'm totally not. I think I have to bust out my Brit Lit anthologies today.
I'm trying to cram 9 chapters of Physical Science into my head in one weekend, NOT a good idea.
Katy and I are listening to Chris de Burgh in our bedroom. It's a good time. And the Relief Society Broadcast is on tv so we don't have to go brave the weather and the crowds! I like being cozy at home.
ALSO I think tonight Kyle and I are going to go see Transformers at the dollar theater! Hurray!
This is Katy with Adonis. This picture is in my heart forever. I think he really likes her.

life is just awkward today

Um, right now I'm sitting downstairs, and my roommate's visiting teachers just came over but they said we shouldn't leave and it's pretty awkward. Everything about today is awkward! I've been alternately weird and mean. I know that's not okay. I'm just...awkward. So awkward that FHE made me cry. Yeeeeah.

BUT SERIOUSLY, WHAT'S UP WITH FREAKISHL SHELTERED PEOPLE????

Anyways. Today was so cold that I listened to Imogen Heap! I love winter music. Maybe soon I can listen to old school Damien Rice? That's like, one of the only good things about cold weather.

There are lots of things I'm looking forward to, but nothing that's soon enough to get excited about yet. I wish it was October. Then I could at least feel like I'm well into the semester.

I was so bored in Physical Science that I took a video on my phone. The voiceover didn't come through because I was whispering, which is unfortunate because I was actually really funny, and I'm NEVER funny. I just think Celia does a really funny thing with her face...so I'm putting it up to embarrass her. Also, because Christy gets mad if there aren't interesting things for her to look at every time she gets on the computer.

(I only show my thigh a lot because I'm showing that I'm not taking notes because I'm a bad kid. It's not because I think I have nice legs.)

just to satisfy my demanding older sister

I really like this picture of Katy and Katy from India Fest:

Gosh, I had no idea that mustard toast would get such a strong reaction. Unfortunately you're all WRONG. Mustard toast is SO GOOD guys! If you like mustard, and you like toast, what's the problem? I've converted many people to the delights of mustard toast. (Like 2!) Mustard has ZERO CALORIES--which is why it's such a great snack. I will defend it til I die.

Life is GOOOOOD except for school--that still sucks. BUT everything else is sweet. I just put some ugly pictures up on facebook--I'm trying to be okay with it. My vanity is disgusting. I went to the homecoming game today, WAY out of character--it was the first football game I've been to since I was a freshman. It was really fun though! I forgot how into it I can get. And it was fun to get soaked in the rain and freeze to death. Tonight is Nieman's birthday party, HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIEMAN! She doesn't blog so she won't know I said that. Oh well. I just love her.

Last night Kyle/Katy/Ashley/I saw THE INVASION. OH MY GOSH it was so good. I'm a sucker for Nicole Kidman. She's so gorgeous. And it was SO scary! I normally don't get that scared by movies, but I was seriously clutching poor Kyle's hand. It was really intense.

Christy, the pictures on your blog are so cute I can hardly stand it. I won't be able to breathe until it's Thanksgiving and I'm holding Lucy.

GUYS the thing is, I really don't like Physical Science. I'm in class right now. I'm being a bad kid. Katy and Celia and I have been perusing facebook instead of learning about unbounded fluids. My bad!

Even though I hate Physical Science, I'm still pretty happy about life right now. We went to India Fest on Saturday! Always a good time. We got some sweet Indian clothes, and saw the Pageant and killed Ravana, and took some pictures that I have decided are too ugly to display. Others disagree. But my will is strong.

Instead, here's a picture of last night's mustard toast:

Katy's leaving and taking her computer :(

Probably I should be doing my 291 homework...

I'm almost not sick anymore! And I like my hair again. Things are looking up.

I just saw Die Hard 4 again--still the best movie of the summer. It is SWEET. John McClane continues to kick trash and be the all-american hero. If I could date Bruce Willis, I would still date Kyle. Sorry Bruce.

So, I have to get ready for school soon. I am feeling like school will never give me a break. Maybe school needs to back off just a little bit. Give the rest of my aspects of life a chance to happen!

I've met some new ward people--a good thing? I'm still clinging to the Park Place ward of yesteryear. Of the few people I knew outside of my apartment and #4, most of them are gone. And it makes me sad. I miss the way things were (cue Barbra Streisand song HERE). But I'm trying really hard to not just immediately dislike new people just because they're not my old friends. So far...eh.

Last night was so funny! I was feeling violent and angry (in a very unfocused and nonserious way). Katy and I just sat at Kyle's apartment feeling destructive. Fun times! Kyle did our Spaghettios dishes and gave me a Michael Scott talking birthday card. I turned 8000 days old yesterday! Now I'm 8001 days old. I'm glad Kyle remembered because I did not.