Dos Lists

I don't know if you know this about me, but I am a list maker. Most people schedule their time, but I just list my duties for that day and put little boxes by each task. I do this with everything, even my homework assignments. I always make lists before I go to bed, any kind of list. Like what my favorite colors in order are, bills I have to pay, maybe I am rating how goodlooking I think you are. Haha just kidding. But I take great joy and pleasure in making lists.

So last night, I decided to make a list of all my friends/people I went to high school/college with or just people I know that are getting/got married -OR- going/already on missions within the past year. Here is the list, just first names.

Married/Almost married folks

(http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jleatham/Rachel%20temple.JPG)

Jessica

Natalie

Rachelle

Julie

Katelyn

Kara

Brittany

Erika

Ali

Hayley

Jan

Grace

Joe

Tausha

Audrey

Jennie

Breylan

Janice

Austin

Ashley

Brooklyn

Chelsie

Erika

Karly (I know its gonna happen!!! Hahaha)

Heidi

I feel like that's everyone. Isn't it awesome and slightly disgusting?

Missions!!

Brandon

Tyler

Austin

Teddy

Jake

Jordan

Nico

Dillon

Dan

Justin

Brandon

Tyson

Dallin

Brady

Morgan

Destiny
Brett

Ryan

Evan

Steve

Kyle

Travis

Brian

Riley

Dan

Chris

Kade

Tye

Keagan

Aj

I know there are more, but I cant think of any at the moment. How fantastic is it that there are so many young men willing to serve!

Some of my friends are coming home from their missions too! Like within the next six months, and I am so excited!! Jason, Paul, Kellan, Cory, Jordan- they'll all be home soon enough!.

I am going to post a REALLY long blog with lots of pictures about the hill cumorah pageant! Or maybe I'll mix things up and post a few different ones about the pageant. Just so you know.. it was AMAZING! Oh and my cat Roach died. I will definitely put up a post about that :(

Have a fabulous day!

Dear Diary...

Sometimes I feel like this is my Journal, only less juicy. I would never have a Diary, ew.

Well my little blog readers, aka loves of my LIFE!! This past week has been a great one. I finally got to go home! This summer has been really really busy with lots of fun things so it is niceto be able to go home, relax, and see the people I love the most!

Last week Emily and Mackenzie went to efy here in Logan. My mom, Jill, and I took them to check ins. It was really nostaligic for me, I was a little sad. I was wishing I could go to a grown up efy :) 

(Right before check ins)

So anyway, on Saturday morning, I was supposed to pick Em and Kenz up at 7:30 am so we could make our journey to Idaho.

Saturday morn comes. I snap out of my sleep all of the sudden, and I knew it was way past 7:30 am. I get up, look at my alarm clock and it says 8:45!! I started FREAKING out! I had only set my phone alarm and my phone is really awesome sometimes and turns off when I set it down. So I got ready in like five minutes, packed faster than.. lightning (I realized I forgot SO many things when I got to Idaho haha). I call Emily and they were just sitting there waiting for me for an hour! I felt like the worst person in the entire world. I seriously couldn't believe I did that. A boy from my ward that is an EFY counselor almost had to bring them back to my aparment.

Meanwhile, my mom thought I had been killed or kidnapped. Oh Mother, ha ha he he ha such a worry wart.

Everything turned out fine though, we went to breakfast at Angie's, their pancakes taste like cake. The best cake ever. Then we drove to Idaho and EVERYONE was there!

(I took these WHILE I was driving. Talent)

The following people came home for the weekend: Me, Jill, Logan, Preston, Eric, Aj, Josh, and Paul. It was a nonstop party. I love hanging out with my family. Saturday night we had a bbq with some friends and it was just fun!! We got some watercolors and painted pictures to send Dallin, and ate our weight in cookies. It was so great.

(No alcohol, just bubbles)

(Picture for DalPal)

My really good friend Teddy Moffett was called to go on a mission in Hungary, how crazy is thatt? He leaves while I am in New York so I had to say bye to him this weekend :( He is probably one of the smartest, funniest people I know! I have always enjoyed is company, and he took me to my senior commencement. That doesn't have to do with anything, just thought I'd brag a little bit haha. He"ll be so great in Hungary! I will definitely miss him.  

(Commencement)

(I don't know what we were doing haha)

(Bye Teddy!!)

My poor cat Roach is dying!! This is him a year ago, please don't look at me.

Now he looks like this:

I'm not crazy about cats, actually I just don't like pets in general, I will never have any. But we've had him since I was 9! It's just sad. I hope I die before I end up looking like Roach. My mom hated that  my brother's named him Roach, so we tried Skeeter for a while haha. Roach just stuck!

Now a few tributes, in order of date

On Friday, June 18th my dear, sweet, mother turned 51!! And she is looking great! My mom is really awesome and funny, if you didn't know that. She is also a great cook, gives great advice, laughs at the slightly inappropriate things I say, and is an all around cool mom.

(Hahaha)

Sunday, June 20th was Father's day, my dad is amazing! He has been through a lot this past year, and has had a lot of unique challenges in his life but he always comes out on top like a champion!  He is doing so great, he is healthy and liiving life to the fullest! Oh and my car door handle broke off and he fixed it for me! How nice.

Monday, June 21st was PRESTON'S brithday! He turned 22. I remember when he turned 14 and got a set of golf clubs, so we went to the driving range to hit a bucket of balls; I have never liked golf or anything to do with it every since. Miniature golf is alright, but I usually get really hot -because it is so intense.  Preston is one of my favorite brother's. He always calls me and tells me about his life and I absolutely love it, he says the funniest/most ridiculous things. I feel so lucky that I get to be so closely related to him!

Tuesday, June 22 was Ryan De Leon's birthday! He is one of the greatest human beings I have ever met, seriously, one of my closest friends.  Every time I talk to him I am more and more impressed by him. He likes eating Cinnamon Rolls with mayo, weird right? Anyway we went to lunch at Fazoli's -random, right?- but it was actually really good. I was so happy to see him on his birthday, and I hope it was a great day for him!

Now it's back to the daily grind.

  I have done lots of other things I haven't blogged about, but you can't know everything, right? ;)

New York in ONE WEEK!

One last little gem.

Singles Ward

Today was the first time this summer I went the whole block at our (Nichole, Sam, me) new ward.

The verdict?

It was terrifying.

I can't decide if I like being in a real singles ward yet or not. Maybe if I tried talking to people (boys) it'd be

fun. Who knows.

Have a spectacular sabbath!

Kittens are super cute.

Today. . .

K guys, so today I was getting ready for the day (at like 2pm, don't judge) and my roommate Samantha Noel comes into my room, doubled over in pain... from laughing so hard!!! She says, "Hayley you have to come here!! But you have to be quiet, okay?" So I got REALLY excited at what I was about to behold. So we go in her room and we peek out the window and this is what we see.

Sammie Sue blogged about this earlier today so I will repost what she wrote:

"I looked out the window and what did I see? Not popcorn popping on the apricot tree that's for sure. Today I came home and was sitting in my room about to make some phone calls and I sprayed my strawberry patch room spray but it was a little strong so I went to open the window and do you want to know what my eyes beheld? I wouldn't if I were you but really this story has to be told. I just opened my blinds for some fresh air and I had to witness this.. None other then a.. hairy man.. in.... a speedo.... just ya know trying to catch some rays... woof. I was dying.. Luckily i didnt open the window, i just had time to open the blinds and my eyes were burning. So i went and got my roommate Hayley and we lost it. She went and got her camera because this HAD to be documented. Bahahah luckily the man had a t shirt covering his face so A. i wont have to see him around and either lose my composure of have visions of him half naked. and B. So obviously he wouldnt get too sunburned on his face. sooo all i have to say is.. A picture is worth a thousand words.."

It's me, Hayley, again. This boy lives below us I'm pretty sure, and I think he is colorful, but whatev. I am so glad he didn't take that shirt off his face or I would have blushed every time I saw him get into his white Ford Escort.. I mean... yep.

In other news, today Sam and I rode our bikes to wal-mart because we wanted to,and we almost died about four times because we are sometimes incapable of getting back on our bikes after we've stopped. Oh,  and we wanted to purchase this little strip of magic.

The commercials made this look like such a spectacular piece of magic, but it was like, $5.99 so we said, "Forget it.  Let's get ice cream instead."  I know this cancels out the calories burned from actually riding the bike, but we decided that didn't matter. So we sat on the concrete, backs resting on wal-mart, feeling like 7th graders that hangout under the bleachers and smoke ciggy's. Except we were by the bike rack.

After finishing our ice cream we rode our bikes over to Adam's Park and layed on the grass, looking at the clouds and soaking in life. It was excellent!!

Then I went to work and it was slow so I came home early. Now I am blogging and going to a Block partay!!!!! I am loving this summer because of three things that describe my lifestyle as of this moment:

I can do whatever I want, I'm not tied down by anything or anyone (except work)!!

I am pretty  much on my own

I have the coolest roommates ever in the whole galaxy and universe

I miss Dallin Fisher more than I can say, I LOVE HIM! I miss Kirsten too, but I get to see her in 5 weeks in NEW YOOOOOOORK

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,

Theres nothing you can’t do,

Now you’re in New York,

these streets will make you feel brand new,

Big lights will inspire you,

lets hear it for New York, New York, New York

Haha, jk. But that song is great.

Have a great.

Things that have Happened

Alright just a few things I wanted to blog about my people.

I got one of the best surprises of my LIFE last week, seriously.  I found out Jake Stewart was coming home for an entire week!!

Too bad I didn't know soon enough to get work off! I was still able to come home for a couple days and see him, and it was blissful, what a great kid.

So I worked until 1 on Wednesday and went home and hung around with my family for a few hours, then I went over to Jakes, and watched the last bit of the American Idol finale ( congrats Lee), speaking of AI I did not even watch it this season. It just wasnt as cool as it usually is.

(happy because David Archuleta was on AI, what a cutie!)

I left Jake's and drove up to Rexburg to have a sleepover with JOY! She is such a joy in my life, I do not know what I'd do without that ray of sunshine. I watched her play flag football and she dominated the entire world! They won 16-9? Or something like that. Anyway it was fun to watch even though it started raining.

(Dan: the coach, Joy: player, Me: biggest fan)

(Pro)

The next day I went to Joy's classes with her, just to see what things were like up at BYU-I. Overall it was really fun! I like the campus, except that it is on a hill, that  made me sweat.

It would catch me way offguard when we would be talking about depression in her women's health class and the professor started talking about Heavenly Father. At first I was like, "WHOA WHAT!?" But then I got used to it until her Child development class. The professor walks in and says, "Alright what is our opening song?" Haha it caught me SO off guard. But I do think it is really cool. 

(Oh just super excited to go to class)

 I've heard that there aren't any cute boys up in Rexburg. Ladies, open your eyes because I saw quite a few!

(No men like this though, I just really enjoy this picture)

After Joy's classes were over I went back to Idaho Falls and took a nap for like, ten minutes.  Then Brock, Jake, and Court came over and we made posters for some of our friends graduating that night. I can't even believe how long it took to make posters. Sheesh. I even colored with a crayon because my marker ran out of ink. I haven't done that for a while, it was pretty exciting.

(Made my Court)

Graduation was long and boring, and super super hot.  But it was fun to see most of my friends! Bracken was a valedictorian so he spoke at graduation and he was really funny! At one point in his speech he said something like, "Some of my favorite memories from High School include Emily Austin pushing me up against the locker and kissing me.. oh wait that was a dream." He said that at GRADUATION in from of so many people! Hahaha it was so funny.

After graduation everyone came to my house and we had a blast! We played "What if" like we do every time we are together, we made funfetti cookies, the usual. It was so fun to catch up with everyone and see people I haven't seen in FOREVER!

(What a cutie)

(I worked at jamba with Parker and Chelsie; and Danielle the girl next to me is in my home ward! Love them!)

(This picture brings so much joy to my soul, two of my best friends!)

(Alli and I. Oprah hugging. I miss her everyday)

(Kimberlee, I miss her crazy stories!)

Some of  you may have seen my facebook status and I wanted to expound a bit. The other day my mother said, "You known if we lived in the pioneer days Jill would be crippled, Logan would be blind, Preston would be dead, Hayley would be ugly, and Emily would be the only normal one." They used it as the inspiration thought in RS. HAHA. It is so true though. Jill was born with a clubbed foot, Logan's eyes never fully developed or something like that, Preston has a titanium heart valve and a pacemaker, I used to have the most fangled teeth ever. And Emily is just normal. Wow I am super grateful I was born in this day and age!

(So thanks to things like surgery, artifical hear valves, contacts, mascara and braces, we are all halfway normal!)

One  last thought.
I called my mom yesterday because I had a question about chicken. So I asked, "Hey mom when I broil chicken do I have to turn it over?" A legitimate question, for I had never broiled chicken. Then she just starts laughing and says, "That is the dumbest question anyone has ever asked me." and I said, "No I really don't know, don't laugh at me." So then she says, "When you boil chicken you just put it in the water and let it boil." Then I started laughing way hard because I said 'broil' not 'boil' so then we both laughed for longer than necessary.  Hahaha wow that is probably the dumbest story ever but it's okay I know you enjoyed it. Oh, and I broiled my chicken and you do turn it over. It was so good!

Other than that, nothing really interesting has happened, I love living in Logan but I need to get some pals! It gets a little lonely. Good thing I have the hippeset roommates ever! Love you  Sam and Nichole!

(Nichole Marie)

(Samantha Noel)

25 Random Facts

So does everyone remember the "25 Random Facts" notes that everyone was posting on facebook a little over a year ago? I ran into mine the other day and thought I'd repost!! It is so funny to look back and see how I've changed over that past year and a half. I remember where I was at in life, things that were going on, I remember who I had a crush on, who I was closest to... I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it! :)

Ps- Some of my facts are very immature, I apologize. Hehehe.

Rules: read, enjoy, laugh! Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you. -- choose the rule you like best

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

1. Pretty much all of my pet peeves have to do with food. If someone has food on their hands while they're eating, I have to turn my head and look elsewhere. I also can't eat right next to an old person, or someone that licks their fingersa lot.

2. My senior year is so lame. I really do not like it so far. Lets just say that cliques bug me, and nobody branches out!

3. I can't stand being around one- uppers, it makes me want to try and one up them all day long. And I could do it!

4. I usually wake up at 8 am to get ready for school, thats why I always look like I just got electrocuted (sp) or saved children from an alligator in a burning building. Then my mom always gets mad at me and I leave my house thinking she hates me,but she really does like me .. . i think. I just stay up so late doing dumb things like this!

5. I love music with all my heart. I really regret not putting more time into the Piano, I could be good at it. I'm learning the guitar, but its a struggle to make myself practice! I absolutely love to sing, it is my destresser. I am going to All Northwest in February and I am excited. My dream would be to sing chruch songs and be on the Sounds of Sunday and various church/ efy cds.

6. At any given time, I probably have 3 to 4 small crushes. Jason Castro will always be my one true love. In Kindergarten I had a crush on a boy named Ryan Whitehead. In Second grade I liked a boy named Taylor, but I dont know why, he had NASTY teeth. I cant remember the rest of my crushes, and I dont want everyone to know:)

7. In second grade, my friend and I traded shoes, I had regular tennis shoes and she had cowgirl boots, I wore them everyday! They were black leather, and I lived in Las Vegas, that was smart of me. I also had pink rainboots when I was a little girl. I never wore socks with them. They eventually smelled like poop so my brother threw them on our roof and I never saw them again.

8. I once got in trouble at school for kicking my friend in the butt really hard.

9. I love all of my cousins. I hope I marry someone that is like all of my boy cousins combined, they are awesome. I love them with my whole heart!!

10. I am moving to Utah this summer. It really stinks but I think I will be happy there, maybe some excitement will take place.

11. I love a man than can pull off dreadlocks. (Jason Castro)

12. I am TERRIFIED to raise children. Look at me, how can I be expected to raise a respectable human being? I am Hayley after all!

13. I have a cat named Roach. I can always tell when he is coming to cuddle with me because you can smell his breath from a mile away. I also love it when he rubs his face on me and I get eye snot on me. Yum.

14. I was a very ugly child. From 2nd to 9th grade. I was very very very unattractive and WHITE. It has gotten a little better, but I have a complex still.

15. My friends in Las Vegas had two houses! One was hers, and the other house was for their hispanic housekeeper and her family. The houses connected in their HUGE basement and we would always go to the bottom of their stairs in the basement and yell Spanish words up the stairs. One time we got caught and I peed a little. They also had a monkey named Halley.

16. One of the highlights of my life has been EFY. That sound stupid, but it really has helped me decide what my standards are and helped me shape who I am and who I want to be.

17. I am not a touchy person most of the time.  But I tell it like it is! If you need an opinion on anything, I will tell you the truth, even if it hurts.

18. I used to drive a 1991 Toyota Previa. It was a stick shift van! Riding in that car to school with my AWESOME brother Preston was so fun. One of the highlights of highschool! I miss that van. The "racing" van. Free Willy. Call it what you may, it was still cooler than you. oooooh yeah.

19. I always got in trouble for talking in elementary school. I was so rude, I didnt even care I just talked all the day long!

20.If you are a cute boy, and you come into my work, you can bet your bottom dollar that I will either take your order, or give it to you when I'm done.

21. I am so ready to get out in the real world! I want to make a difference, do something awesome, be known, ya know? Haha, everyone says that, but I dont want to go to college and look for a suitable husband like pretty much every girl I know. I want to travel around the world, teach English in a random places, like Micronesia or Thailand. I want to have fun!

22. When I get ready in the morning I wash my hands atleast 8 times. I do my hair, then make up. . and then my hair again. I take kind of a long time to get ready. I am kind of a germ a phob. Which is surprising because my bathroom isnt exactly spotless most of the time.

23. Joy Cooper and Stormie Hulet are the bestest friends I have ever had. I can tell them anything, even about my bowels! And they just act like I told them I just finished a book or something normal. My two sisters are my best friends that I'm related to. They are awesome and fun and I love spending time with them! Preston Alexander is the bestest man friend I have ever had!

24. When I get into bed, I rub my feet on my mattress really really fast to create heat, then I don't get cold. Speaking of feet, I hate hate hate feet!!! Its an OCD I have or something.

25. I love making fun of people to their face and they dont know I am making fun of them. They really think I am going along with the conversation, but I am really just making fun of them the whole time. I think I am just really sarcastic. I need to work on that. I also like to make any situation awkward. I'm really good at it.

 

 

 

I really enjoy these pictures, two of my  most favorite people!!!

Taco Tuesday

Today, I am no longer a Taco Tuesday virgin.

Every Tuesday Cafe Rio has what they call, "Taco Tuesday" where they sell their tacos for $1.50 each. I had heard of it but never bothered to go until today when  Marci text me and told me to come so I obliged. Marci and Stormie picked me up at my apartment and we were on our way!!

I knew Taco Tuesday was popular.. but WOW it was SO busy!! The line was to the door and almost all the tables were filled. I was thinking, "This must be good stuff." Since the line was so long, we just people watched, one of my favorite creepy things to do. Really, watching people is so insightful, even if you don't know the person you're watching.

Anyway we are standing in line and everyone starts yelling and these red balls are flying through the air. I was like, "Why are they throwing tomatoes at me??!?!!?! &%%$@"  Just kidding I didn't swear. But they weren't tomatoes, they were little red devil ducks! And on the bottom of them they said things like, "free ranch!" or "free beans!!" Marci got free ranch, score!

So we got our pork tacos and sat down to eat them. They were delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed the food and company.

Thank you Stormie and Marci for taking me to Taco Tuesday, I loved hanging out with you guys!!

This is Marci, Joy, Stormie, and me just playing in the park. This will be a repeated this weekend because JOY IS COMING!! Wooo!! Oh and its true aggie night this Friday, how convenient for Joy wa ha ha.