The Not So Daily News

A lot has changed... hah. Where to start? the beginning.

So I figured out my major TA DA! if you know me well enough this is probably reason alone to start a blog. I have changed my mind and backed out so many times.

THE WINNER IS... Drumm roll please.

Biology Education major, English ed minor.

i know what you are thinking... is this really it!

yes. because i officially can not change my major anymore. hah

I also got a job at Opinionology, it is a call center for surveys and such so answer your phones ;). Its alright because i get to choose my hours and such, but no one really wants to talk to a survey person so its hard. But so far its been an adventure.

I have also been tanning with my bro in-law spenser because we both love some artificial sunlight on a cloudy winter day in rexburg. There is a low of 9 degrees... trust me i didnt forget any numbers. just the one lonely digit.

Im loving my classes of course! im learning so much about photography and i can't wait to try it out on my family :).

BOOKS!

Goofy:

The Wee Free Men By: Terry Prachett- this book is super goofy and is about a girl named tiffany that has to defeat a queen with the help of feegles who are mischievous little blue men that love stealin' fightin' and drinkin'. Made me laugh the whole way through, but a fair warning this book is all goofs. It is a little weird and corky. But sooooo funny

After the First Death By: Robert Cormier- A terrorist group called "freedom fighters" take over a bus of kindergardeners and plan to hold them hostage to get the Americans to do as they say. It is a terrifying and utterly disturbing book because it is often told from the view of the terrorists. It seriously will blow your mind. So many twists and turns and just horrific ideas of how to view the world.

Thats all for today :)

L(if)e.

So my wedding pictures came in.... they are fabulous. Seriously they are better than I ever expected, and I just can't stop looking at them. I even started to tag everyone, and then facebook literally gave me a warning that I was being too annoying. Yeah... what the f bomb right? EFf you facebook... I thought you were my best friend.

I have had some issues lately, but they have led me to a few great things.

1. I get to read lots of young adult literature.

2. I get to spend time on my new found photography passion

3. I have lots of conversations with people I didn't used to have time for (ps... sorry about that).

4. I get to spend more time with my bff Megan Emily the shiz Butler

5. I get to watch a lot of TV shows (greys anatomy, Jersey Shore). I have to save Jersey Shore for when spenser comes around other wise I'm scared he will put me in a choke hold.

So although I have a lot of time and I get to do all these cools things, I really don't get to see Andy too often because his work hours aren't ideal, and I still have a lot of decisions to make. I like lists so let me break it down for you.

1. I have to decided my major...

a. Education

b. photography

c. and option I haven't come up with.

2. I have to look for jobs (this is a decision because I'm deciding to get a job to make sure I don't waste all this time on being sad or bored.

3. We have to figure out what we are doing for the holidays.

a. I want to stay for 2 weeks at xmas with my family

b. My good friend money says its not possible

c. so we have to decide when to go.

So I have to read 30 young adult novels by the end of the semester, and I am absolutely loving it!! So I have decided to promote one book that I have read each blog. I just want to share all these books I am reading cuz they are awesome! (i have a goodread account too if you want more books to read).

Between Shades of Grey. (by Ruta Sepetys 346 pgs.)

This book is about a lithuanian family that gets kicked out of their home by the russians because Stalin is taking over. Its all about the trials and work camps they have to go through. Normal problem novel right? no. this book made me feel more emotion than I ever have. I would look up and forget that I was in my living room because the movie that plays in your head when you read a book is just so vivid in this book. I don't want to go into much detail of the book because I want someone to read it and feel everything that i felt so bad... this book was just so... real. If you read it please tell me cuz I want to discuss it!!

Nostalgia has got the best of me

SO. At big moments in your life you tend to become a bit (nostalgic). I just got married which is something to think about, but something I more often ponder about is-- where has all the time gone?

HIGH SCHOOL. I became best friends with Brad McLea. Basically our relationship could be defined as him teasing me always, and me pretending to be offended. I don't know why but it was always fun for the both of us. I learned my best halo skills from him, and met people who later became my good friends as well from all our halo matches (bryan, garret, wil, alex, derek). I also met Heather Sampson my best friend to this day and continued to become closer to my already good friend Sarah Fischbuch. I met alot of amazing people and I am still friends with them. I also wasn't friends with my family at all. I didn't know much at all about my sisters and I wish I would've taken the time to get to know them then. Before High School I met my BEST friend Haley Capra in the FIRST GRADE. We haven't always been close, but we always seem to slip right back to where we started.

NOW. I never play halo, I still keep in contact with those people, but my most frequent phone calls changed to Megan Butler and Rebecca Johnson which has actually changed to only my family. I am best friends with my sisters, parents, and my cousin Laekynn Davis. Haley is on a mission, Rebecca got married, I hardly ever see Heather or Sarah because they live so far, and I am married to Andrew Lowrey, a guy I thought didn't even notice me for 2 years. How did this all happen?? I mean I have only mention the bare minimum of my life, but there are so many other things that have changed and happened and people I have met and made a difference in my life.

MY MIND? Boggled.

The Party, The Food, and Forever

So I finally have something to blog about! Yay:)

RECENTLY (two weeks and a day) I got married to Andrew Lowrey the LOVE my life and best friend.

As if this wasn't enough to make August 11th 2011 one of the most important days of my life, My two best friends from high school, Heather Sampson and Sarah Fischbuch, came AND my five great friends of late, Talyn Hohneke Kate Sawyer Megan Butler Zach Cooper and Martha Davidson flew all the way to be there!

My hair and makeup were perfect, my dress looked awesome, Andy looked super slick and almost everyone I wanted to be there was there. Afterwards we took pictures at the beach and then joined the rest of the party at P.F. Changs for dinner. Best dinner EVER. Andy's mom bought us a bed and breakfast to stay in for the next few nights. At first we were a little nervous when we pulled up because we didnt really stop and think of the concept that a bed and breakfast is someone elses house. It felt a little like we were spending the night at our parents house on our wedding, but none the less we continued inside and it was actually really cozy:).

After San Diego we brought the party to Galveston. Andy bought us a cruise to Mexico for our honeymoon. It was really the best plan because we had already done so much traveling and were quite sick of it. If you take a cruise the traveling part is just as fun as the actual vacation! The food was amazing... 247 icecream pizza, and room service. The lunch buffet was so awesome! Chicken hot dogs and burgers all you can eat!! Lemonade was my favorite drink, but I was not as dedicated to it as Andy was to his Chocolate milk. No joke, he drank four a meal because its his favorite and its free!

MEXICO. On the cruise we got to spend two days in mexico, 1 in Progreso and another in Cozumel. In Pregreso we just spent a lot of time at the beach and walked around finding fresh fruit vendors and souvenirs to take home to our new apartment. Cozumel was all about the shopping and touristy stuff. We went swimming with the DOLPHINS, and then we ate at an authentic mexican restaurant which was the best mexican food I have ever had in my life... and my family is mexican. Not kidding! If you are in Cozumel you should look up El Abuelo Gerando.

We returned to Houston Saturday, and had to immediately set up for our open house that night. My mom being as fabulous as she is made our house look like a reception at a country club. It was so awesome to see everyone and celebrate once again Andy and I getting married. We appreciate all the wishes and presents we received from everyone!!

We finally got home to our new apartment in Rexburg that monday. At first it didn't quite feel like home because we only had a few things of furniture and boxes everywhere, but after a week of cleaning and a little decorating it is starting to feel like home.

So far our first few weeks of forever has been a big party and tons of fun. We hope that the adventure continues :).