The craziness has already started

I'll just point out the highlights of my week...this past Wednesday I went salsa dancing at the downtown square and it was fun. I went with two guys and took my roommate Brittiny along and then I invited Cardon and I danced mostly with Cardon. He told me he couldn't dance but he sure knew what he was doing. Next Wednesday is the last "dancing in the square" but at least I found it before it ends. Then after salsa dancing, John, Jason (the two guys we went with), Brittiny, and I went and played tennis for a little bit and then we went up near Lowell Observatory called Mars Hill, aka Makeout hill, it overlooks the city. I wanted to go see the city lights and was made fun of course cause of its other name. After John and Jason took us home, Cardon was at my house and we watched a movie and stayed up late on the last night that I could cause I started band camp the next day. We watched Tristan and Isolde which is really good. Band camp...I'll just say it's a lot more challenging than I thought it would be. And I'll be faking it for a long time: ). This morning I was really sick, nauseous and everything and had the most horrible stomach pain in my life. I called my section leader and told her I wouldn't make it to band camp today. And I was miserable, I could barely tolerate talking to her for like 4 minutes. And this whole I time I was praying so that this pain would stop and it eventually did which I consider a miracle cause then I could get some much needed rest. I'm feeling fine now but still taking it easy. I had to go in and get my band uniform fitted and that took like 2 hours but that's all I've really done today besides sleeping and eating saltines and drinking sprite. I think I'll make some chicken noodle soup that my section leader brought over. She was really nice and brought me the saltines, sprite, chicken noodle soup, and applesauce. So marching band is really challenging for me but I'm giving it some time and I should like it soon...I sure hope anyway.
So for the past week I've been hanging out with Cardon. We had a "where we stand" talk and he said that he's not going to pursue anything with me which is perfectly fine with me but I do like hanging out with him and being good friends. He's a fun and diverse guy and keeps things interesting. He left for New York yesterday so I'm kind of sad cause I don't really have him to hang out with at night but I've found some others. Last night all four of us roomies went to someone's house, they had a little fire in the back...they called it a bonfire but it definitely was not a bonfire...not one I'm used to anyway. This guy actually lives like 3 houses down from Cardon. EJ, I've mentioned him before, lives here and so does the 2nd counselor in our ward. I could have gone out to a lake and stargazed last night with a bunch of people but they only had room for one and I didn't want to ditch my roommates. Tomorrow is the last day of band camp...yay!!!!!!! I found out yesterday that there are 3 other LDS girls in my section, I play piccolo (section means a group of all one instruments, like the piccolo section), but they aren't in my ward, they live in dorms.
Things are going pretty good with roommates but I haven't been home too much lately cause I've been at band camp or out with friends at night. Oh, I forgot, on Monday for FHE we played Ultimate Frisbee, my first time, and I wasn't too good but I enjoyed it. Then on Tuesday nights they play Ultimate Frisbee on a field and so me, Brooke, and Natalie went and played and had a blast. I met a few new people and this one cute, nice guy was on my team. He's in my ward too. Hmm...I'm tired and can't think too well, it's been an exhausting morning and night. Didn't get home till like 1 last night. I've really got to work on the getting to bed early part or else my grades will show it. School starts Monday, not so good but it's gotta happen. Alright, austa!

Just an update

It's been almost a week since I last wrote and many fun things have happened since then, like always. :) Friday Brooke moved in and Natalie and I went to the FAN (Friday Activity Night) and played Capture the Flag at a nearby park...Thorpe Park for those who know Flag. It was a lot of fun and me and Natalie were actually the ones to get the flag the first game. It was to our advantage cause not that many people knew us. Then afterwards we were talking to this guy named Cardon and he asked me what I was doing the next day. I knew Brooke and her parents would be doing things and I didn't want to intrude so I needed something to do. So yesterday, Saturday, Cardon gave me a tour of Flagstaff on his motorcycle cruiser. We saw lots of places and it was quite fun. I actually spent most of the day with him. At 7 that morning I went and babysat 5 kids, Tyne Ashby was babysitting but she wanted to go on a hike in the morning and asked me if I would babysit. That got me a little income since I don't have a job yet. Those kids were so cute, I didn't leave until 11 AM. Then after that I went to the Alltel store to get my new phone. Then I went to Cardon's after that so we could go on our tour. Some places we saw...Lake Mary, The Riordan Mansion, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff Mall, parts of Downtown, a campsite place where Cardon goes rock climbing, some old neighborhoods, his friend's mechanic shop that he's going to open up. Just to let everyone know, Cardon is a mechanic and he's going to school right now to be a mechanical engineer. Now now, I don't want anyone, ANYONE, making any speculations. I have told him and many people up here that I'm not going to have a boyfriend this school year and it is very difficult to get married without a boyfriend. I'm just making lots of guy friends that I can have fun with. And most all of them are at least 7-10 years older than me...so not lookin like future soulmates.
Natalie and I this past week have walked around campus and town quite a bit. We were actually sore for a while because this past Tuesday we walked around south campus and found our classes in the morning. Then later that night we needed to get something at the store and decided to go to Wal-Mart which is almost a mile away. Then after getting back from that long walk at like 8 PM, our friend Dan called us up and said they were going to play tennis and invited us to come along. So we went and played tennis for a few hours. We were quite sore the next day from using our legs so much. Wednesday night was actually the first night we stayed home since we moved. Then Thursday we were going to play volleyball but then our friends had left that, it was too serious and too many good people, and they went to Mike and Rhonda's...a cheap restaurant with a lot of food and we just sat and ate a little, it was around 9-10 PM. Then afterwards, E.J. and Jesse came over and ate some brownies that me and Natalie had made before we went to play volleyball. So it's been a fun week and it's been nice not working and I will miss the freedom when I start working but I do need money. It was a blessing to babysit actually, if anyone has ever said that in their life but I was grateful for the opportunity and I just loved that kids I babysat. So Saturday I spent like 12 hours with Cardon. It was pretty crazy. He was over at our house for a few hours. He invited me to eat dinner at his parents but I wanted Natalie to come but she didn't really feel too social so I didn't know what I was going to do. I called Cardon and asked him what he was making and he said he would call me back when he figured it out. The next thing I know he knocks on my bedroom window and had brought over some food. He said that my phone was off and he couldn't get hold of me so he just came over. My phone wasn't off but I did have both my old cell phone and new cell on at the same time so it probably caused some complications and just came up with my voicemail first. Brooke and Natalie say that he's crazy about me and that he probably would propose if I would let him but I'm not buying into it too much. Anyway, things are getting pretty interesting but I am still having fun and trying not to flirt with one guy too much and hope to not lead them on.
But life isn't all about boys, I still love living on my own. It's been very fun and I've been getting along with so many people. Sometimes conflicts arise but I just let time take it's place most of the time. Well, I better get going...adios!

New Home

I'm about half way moved in to my new apartment. I've included some pics of the half way moved in apartment. At least we have a big couch and good table. Everything went well with the move in and my parents left yesterday to go back home. I thought I wouldn't like it or that I would be homesick but I actually love it. Me and my roommate Natalie went over to someone's house last night, after I met some people at a fireside and they invited me to come over and watch a movie. Natalie wasn't feeling too well so she stayed home but I called her up and asked if she wanted to go. We had fun and met some more people over at this guy's apartment. There are quite a lot of old people here, meaning like 5 or so years older than me. There are a lot of cute guys too but I don't think a lot of them will be in my ward. These guys we met last night were funny though. I also noticed there are a lot of return missionaries, I didn't really see any premies. So this guy I met who invited me to come and watch movies, his name is Dan...and his older brother was there and after the movie was over, a bunch of us were talking and Dan and Tom (his brother) said that I should meet this one guy they know. It was out of the blue actually when they said this but after texting Dan once I got home, I wanted to know what he was up to and what he was thinking in introducing me to this guy. He just said that EJ is really nice, tall, smart and fun and he thinks we would get along. Well I think that's just plain awesome! Finally, maybe a third date in my entire life is on the way. Just so you know, I separate dates with boyfriends and dates when I'm single into different categories and this third date in my entire life is the date when I'm single category. Things are going great up here though. Our apartment smells actually and we've been trying to air it out and burning candles and spraying febreze but nothing seems to really be working. I think that's why Natalie didn't feel good last night cause of all the different smells. The apartment smells like cigarette smoke and our next door neighbors smoke. There's smokers all around us actually. They are actually really nice. They came over the night we moved in at about 10 and introduced themselves and said we could party with them and if they ever got too loud, to let them know. We declined their offer, I think they were shocked that me and Natalie had never drank before and that we don't drink. They are party animals, mostly on the weekends and they told us that but it's alright as long as it doesn't get too out of hand. So, many exciting things are happening. I need to get movin today and hopefully get all the rest of my stuff unpacked and then turning in work applications and going to places and filling out some more. Feel free to e-mail or comment me back, I changed a setting so that anyone can comment. Thanks for all the support and love. Love ya guys!

Boredom

Hum da da hum, I'm so bored I would eat gum. JK. Here it is two days until I move to Flagstaff and once again I can't go to sleep. I'm trying to think of things I could pack but there's not that much which is unbelievable...and it's not very good to have a blank mind when I'm trying to think of things I need to pack up. I guess the major thing is my clothes...yeh, that's pretty major, there's a ton of clothes...but I'm just gonna throw those in my car and take off to Flag so doesn't require "packing" just tossing into the back seat. I got a new hair cut and I do love it, I really do. It's so nice to not get my fingers tangled in my hair when I'm trying to wash it.
Yesterday, Monday I went to Tucson to spend some time with my fam. I took Emma and Abbey to eat out with their Aunt Margo to Pizza Hut. The waitress brought the bill when we were done and she was just playing with Emma and Abbey and asking them if they were going to pay the bill and they said no. The waitress then points to me and asks them if I'm their mom and they both say, "No! She's our aunt." Then the waitress, silly girl, says to me, "Aunt? You look to young to be an aunt." Ha, too young to be an aunt? I'm too young and look to young to be a mom! I didn't say anything to her but I was just thinking that. Then after taking them home I went mini golfing with my brothers Michael and Derek and his wife Christy and daughters Caitlyn and Danica. That was fun and me and Christy got a hole in one!!! I got teary eyed quite a few times especially when Emma said this: I had Emma and Abbey in my car and was taking them on errands with me, like the bank, and Emma asks, "Aunt Margo, when are you going to Flagstaff?" I was just surprised she remembered, little kids do surprise you sometimes. I told her, "This Friday" and she said, "What? This Friday!?" And then Abbey was saying something to her and Emma goes, "Abbey, Abbey, be quiet, I need to tell you something. Aunt Margo moves this Friday to Flagstaff!" Then like 10 seconds later Emma says in a sorta sad voice, "Aunt Margo, can I tell you something?...we're going to miss you." Oh man, that brought tears to my eyes. Then I keep on gettin scared every once in a while when I think how soon I am leaving. But just give me like 2 weeks and I'm sure I'll be loving it. Until then, I'm not sure I'll have happy news, I'll probably home sick and miss how easy it was at home. Anyway, this is getting quite lengthy. And now it's wrapped up!

On the brink of a new life

So I'm trying out this blog thing...not too fond of it but I guess it's good that everyone who is involved in my life in some way can know what I'm up to. In 9 days I move to Flagstaff to go to NAU which starts on Aug. 27. I don't really know how to cook and neither does my roommate who I'll be staying with for a week until the other two move in...I might lose another few pounds...not a good thing for me because since the end of May I lost 15-20 pounds and I have only gained like a pound back. I've been riding my bike a lot to get some muscle on me and to prepare me for when I live in Flag. I'll have my car for a few months but then I'll have my parents bring it back home and I'll just have to depend on others, my bike, my own two legs, and the bus. I think a car will cost too much and though it can be a necessity, at college it would be a luxury.
I'll be taking 4 1/2 classes. My Yoga class only lasts the first 8 weeks of the semester. I'll be taking English, Psychology, Marching Band, Interior Design Visualization, and Yoga. It's a total of 12 credits but I already have 22 college credits from dual credit courses I took in high school and my two ASL classes I took during my senior year. I deserve a little break. I got the AIMS Tuition Waiver and I found out that it is renewable for 3 more years as long as I keep a 3.0 GPA and am a full time student. I'm very happy about that.
I'm also excited about Institute...you can call me a geek but I think it will be lots of fun! I can't wait to play in snow! I've started packing up some boxes...this is my very first time moving, I've lived in the same house in Pomerene, AZ since I was brought home from the hospital after being born. I've only moved from room to room before. So it's like I'm planning a big vacation where I have to take a lot of stuff with me. I've been pretty bored the past couple weeks which isn't too bad because I've been keeping myself busy this summer.
Anyway, can't think of anything else to write...nothing too interesting happening right now. Signing off...