Don't step on a crack or you'll break your mother's back

The other day I was walking across campus next to this kid who had a very strange skip in his step. I started watching him to figure out what he was doing, and realized that superstitions do exist--he was being very careful not to step on any cracks in the sidewalk. He was doing a great job, and then, we hit the brick sidewalk! These bricks go every which way, and they are bricks so they are small. (I saw him step on a few bricks before he realized, but let's just keep that our little secret.) The panic that entered his body was very apparent and I wasn't sure he would make it across. His initial reaction was to take very small steps and tip-toe across the sidewalk; his steps got a little bigger though as that was taking much longer than needed. He was very graceful in his step. We finally reached the normal sidewalk again, and I believe his heart rate and blood pressure became normal again; anymore of that brick sidewalk and I may have been calling the campus EMT's. Then I thought I would rock his world a little bit, and I began stepping on every crack. This definitely frustrated him a little, and he began walking faster to get away from my astounding behavior. We quickly parted ways and amazingly, I did not break my mother's back. One this is for sure, that kid made my day!

If kids aren't thinking about drinking, let's make sure they do

I found this interesting. This is the Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources building on the campus of Missouri-Colombia. (Have you ever heard of it? Me neither.)

I wish we could see the building name, but still, if kids weren't thinking about that foamy, cold Budweiser, they will be when walking by this building. I mean most kids aren't thinking natural resources when they see that name, they're thinking beer. Way to go Anheuser-Busch marketing team--make sure those students are aware.

Superbowl like 42 I think

So I'm not normally a huge football fan/viewer, but I did watch part of the superbowl (this was partly, well mostly due to the fact that I had boys over for dinner and the superbowl so I felt obligated to watch). I did not have a preference on who won, but I just wanted to comment a little about the Giants-- if I knew names and positions this would sound much more impressive--how about the end of the 4th quarter? The quarterback gets into a situation where he could be sacked, but he gets out of it. Then he makes this amazingly long throw to a guy with three or four defenders on him and the guy catches it (it being the ball) on top of his helmet! After that I was just like, the Giants should win, it's not everyday you make a play like that. Yes, I was impressed and happy for the Giants to win, I mean when was the last time they won? Does anyone really know? I know Brady was going for some record of wins, but come on, spread the joy (or wealth).

My Annie's

I have decided that I'm going to start giving numbers to my two Annies. It just gets way too confusing for other people when I tell stories and forgot to explain which Annie I am talking about. I'm going to keep it simple, but Annie1 is my little sister and Annie2 is my roommate. I hope this will keep things a little easier for those that actually listen to my stories.

Speaking of Annie1, the poor girl has pinkeye after she just had the flu; it hasn't been a good week. Unfortunately, she has Preference this weekend so we have been coming up with ways to hide her eye. So far we have a mask, an eyepatch, or dramatic bangs covering the left eye--not the best ideas so hopefully by Saturday her eye will be looking a little better.

It's a little difficult to tell in this picture, but her left eye is pretty swollen and looks a little glazed over. I was closing my eye to sympathise.

This week I was asked what I do in my spare time. After much pondering and asking Annie2, we have discovered that we don't really do anything of significance besides school and homework, but yet we always manage to stay up late doing something. We do like to talk, and sometimes act like we are 5, but nevertheless we find ourselves very funny which is probably what keeps us up so late. (Our roommate Juliana thinks we're a little crazy.) We have also discovered that after a long day at school it is not fair to keep us couped up and quiet after 6:00 PM. This happened on Monday night and we were with a lot of nice kids in the ward, but they were all quieter than us. After we left, Annie2 and I ran through the complex (loudly) to let out some of our energy. So don't make us sit quietly after 6:00 if it is not totally necessary. We are like 5-year-olds and can't really handle it.

Do they have a BFOQ for that?

Today, Annie and I went to Albertson's and of course we entered on the right side because that's where the Wells Fargo branch is. We don't go there to deposit money or anything, but that particular Wells Fargo has about 5 very attractive men all in their 20's working there. They are there every time we go, it's great. So along with Costco, I saw good job Wells Fargo.

I just recently learned about BFOQ's (Bone Fide Occupational Qualification (something necessary for normal business operation, that could be discriminatory otherwise)) and so I really do wonder if they just had the luck of having beautiful applicants or if they got a BFOQ to get the "Wells Fargo look" maybe. Probably not, because Abercrombie tried the whole "Abercrombie look" thing and had to pay huge fines for discrimination; but still, I've never seen a bank with so many attractive boys in one location. Anyway, I just thought I'd add to the boy crazy blog. . .

Grocery & Boy Shopping

Yesterday, Annie and I decided that we needed to go grocery shopping because we had been eating bread for two days after getting back from Thanksgiving break. So we brought our roommate Juliana along and started our adventure. At Costco we found a fabulous wreath for our door, and if you compare it to the competition throughout our apartment complex--we win. Just to show how much we care about boys, as we were leaving Costco a very attractive boy (he's new, and I say good job Orem Costco) checked our receipts and Annie and I immediately turned and commented to each other what we thought of him.

We then went to Albertson's, and happened to enter on the side with the Wells Fargo branch because we happen to know that there may or may not be attractive boys working there. Luckily, Annie's friend was working so we were able to actually talk to all of them this time. Then throughout our shopping experience Annie and I were quick to decide which of the guys in Albertson's (there were quite a few) were attractive. Sometimes I think we went down aisles to look at a boy rather than get food on that aisle; yes it may be a little sad, but it's true. Juliana just thinks we're crazy because we talk about boys so much.

Finally, as we carried the groceries in; I was basically useless. It took two trips and each time Annie had about 10x more than I did. Especially the 2nd trip; I carried our great wreath and she carried the box of all our Costco purchases. We were hoping that a nice boy would drive by and offer to help us; but the only one that did was late for class. It's ok, we're strong girls (especially Annie).

Basically Annie and I are very hung up on boys. We look for cute boys everywhere we go, no matter what we are doing and it makes errands much more enjoyable.

Oh and a word to the wise; if you want to buy a fresh wreath for your door, get it at Costco--they are bigger, prettier, and less expensive than Albertson's

Thanks

Well tomorrow, (technically today since it's 12:06 a.m.) is Thanksgiving so I thought I would write a few thanks. I am thankful for everything that I have and I realize that I have a pretty easy life. I am well-fed, well-sheltered, well-clothed, well-loved, well-educated; but, yet I still find reasons to complain, things to be jealous about, and quite often mix up my needs and my wants.

I could list all the things I am thankful for for days, but if I had to list 15 things that are high on my list they would be:

1. my mom and her constant and dedicated service to others
2. my dad and his hard, hard work and giving attitude
3. my sister, Annie, and her wittiness, and willingness to put up with me and my personality
4. my extended family and their love for me
5. my roommate, Annie, and her willingness to put up with me, and listen to my constant talking even when she's heard the same story five times
6. my friends that look out for me and really care about me and the things that are happening in my life
7. my testimony of Jesus Christ and his teachings
8. my education
9. my toothbrush and toothpaste
10. my comfortable home and nice apartment that my dad has worked hard to provide for my family and me
11. chapstick
12. the advancements in technology that exist today
13. my car that gets me where I need to be
14. running, warm water
15. electricity

Those are obviously just a few things I am thankful for, but I think it's interesting to sit back and really think about all the things the Lord has blessed me with and to realized that my life really isn't so hard.

Hiking the Y

So last week Annie and I got the bright idea that we were going to hike the Y. We both grew up in Utah, and now go to BYU and have never hiked the Y. We got a fun group together Friday night and headed up. As I started walking up the steep inclines and hundreds of switchbacks I was thinking, who really does this for fun? This is like a "Parent's Weekend" or family reunion activity and I'm just thinking, "Do people honestly do this for enjoyment?" That's a hard hike, not that I'm out of shape or anything, but you can feel it. Then I saw like 10 couples on dates to the "Y". I'll be honest, that is not a date I would be too excited about going on, it might be a good joke to start the date, but who really does that? We made it quickly to the top, and it was like, "well, sweet, check that one off the list." It really didn't give me the gratification I was expecting, but hey, at least I can now proudly say that I have hiked the Y.