Muh-kay-luh

ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!

2012-01-24T13:12:00.000-07:00

with the new year, there always comes new years resolutions. this year, I decided that there were a few things that I was really going to work on.

-- better time management

-- manage finances better

-- no more soda

-- eat healthier

-- workout more often

I know they're not much, but hopefully this year I'll be able to actually stick to my resolutions. I feel like year after year, I make these resolutions, and I say the same thing. I stick to them for the first few months and then I'm over it. hopefully this year, I'll be able to hang strong all year! now, I realize I'm almost to end of january, but, still, goals are goals, and I plan to keep them allllllllll.

happy reading! <3 m

dear pinterest,

2012-01-22T12:01:00.002-07:00

it's official. i'm addicted.

happy reading! <3 m

oh, happy day

2012-01-17T21:05:00.000-07:00

happy first day of school flagstaff!

hope you had an amazing day, and that your semester is off to a great start!

happy reading! <3 m

let's play catch up!

2012-01-11T22:03:00.001-07:00

it's been a while since we've played catch up! sooo, let's catch up!

well, Thanksgiving was AWESOME. I got to eat so much homemade food. I still can't believe how much I ate! at mom's we took our annual Christmas Card Picture. I'm really pleased with how it turned out this year!

FAST FORWARD TWO WEEKS.

Brittney and I were able to go to the first weekend of the NFR. it was my first time going without Pops ever! I'm finally a grown up! on our way to Vegas, we got stuck of the I-40 for almost five hours. (yes, you read that right, FIVE hours.) the eastbound I-40 was closed due to a big rig pile up! 18 semi trucks all got stuck on the I-40! we left around 12 noon, and we didn't get to Vegas until ten to 9!

waiting in the snow on the I-40

Brittney wearing my coat after she cleaned the snow off the car in front of us with her snow scraper!

WE FINALLY MADE IT.

Rodeooooo!! :)

FAST FORWARD TWO WEEKS.

dec. 22: we cut the meat for all of the tamales we make for Christmas day! it was so nice to get to go home and see everyone! not to mention, it was the same night that Arizona State played Boise State in the Las Vegas Bowl where they undoubtedly got the bums handed to them. it wasn't a very good game, Boise State ran all over ASU.

dec. 23: we made tamales! OHMYGOSH. they were so good. some of the best we've had in a while. also on this day, Brother had a hair cut scheduled. well, there was a little oopsie-daisies that happen. the gal who cuts Brother's hair put the clippers down, and once she did that, the guard fell off, and once she picked the clippers up again, she didn't realize the guard fell off, and BUZZZZZZZ. she buzzed a square patch right out of the back of his head. (hahaha. quite comical.) once he came home, he had a military fade. i absolutely could NOT believe how short it was. the funny part of the story is, Grandma had told him before he left to not let Mrs. Hairdresser cut it too short, "because I don't like it when she cuts it too short."

good-bye hair.

over-all, Christmas was fabulous. it was so nice to be home and see everyone and all of my family. I hope that Santa found all of you and you had a very happy and merry christmas. :)

now, i'm back in Flagstaff, job hunting, waiting for school to start, enjoying the nice weather, and the peace and quite.

happy reading! <3 m

makes you think.

2011-11-16T13:31:00.000-07:00

with last Friday being Veteran's Day and all, I just want to say a quick THANK YOU to all of the men and women over seas fighting for our freedom.

so, one of my best friends is in the Army, and he's currently in Afghanistan, and in his last email, he sent me something that I want to share with you. I love it. It really made me think about things and how the world is turning out. my generation's priorities are so screwed up. it's hard to believe.

"Infantrymen have a pride and arrogance that most Americans don't understand and don't like. Even soldiers who aren't Infantrymen don't understand. The pride doesn't exist because we have a job that's physically impressive. It certainly doesn't exist because it takes a higher level of intelligence to perform our duties.... It's sad and I hate to admit it, but any college student or high school grad ca.........n physically do what we do. It's not THAT demanding and doesn't take a physical anomaly. Nobody will ever be able to compare us to professional athletes or fitness models. And it doesn't take a very high IQ to read off serial numbers, pack bags according to a packing list, or know that incoming bullets have the right of way.

The pride of the Infantryman comes not from knowing that he's doing a job that others can't, but that he's doing a job that others simply won't. Many Infantrymen haven't seen a lot of combat. While that may sound ideal to the civilian or non-Infantry soldier, it pains the grunt. We signed up to spit in the face of danger. To walk the line between life and death and live to do it again - or not. To come to terms with our own mortality and let others try to take our life instead of yours. We have raised our hands and said, "Take me, America. I am willing to kill for you. I am willing to sacrifice my limbs for you. I will come back to America scarred and disfigured for you.I will be the first to die for you."

That's why the Infantryman carries himself with pride and arrogance. He's aware that America has lost respect for him. To many he's a blood thirsty animal. To others he's too uneducated and stupid to get a regular job or go to college. Only he knows the truth. While there are few in America who claim to have respect for him, the Infantryman returns from war with less fanfare than a first down in a high school football game. Yes, people hang up their "Support Our Troops" ribbons and on occasion thank us for our service. But in their eyes the infantryman can detect pity and shame; not respect. Consider this: How excited would you be to meet the average Infantryman? Now compare that with how excited you'd be to meet a famous actor or professional sports player and you will find that you, too, are guilty of placing the wrong people on a pedestal. You wouldn't be able to tell me how many soldiers died in the war last month, but you'd damn sure be able to tell me if one of the actors from Twilight died.

Yet the Infantryman doesn't complain about that. He continues to do his job; to volunteer his life for you, all while being paid less in four years than Tom Brady makes in one game. It's a job most Americans don't understand, don't envy, and don't respect. That is why we have pride for the Infantry."

whether or not you support what is going on overseas. whether or not you support the war. remember that men and women volunteered themselves to join the armed forces to fight for something that they believe in. just be thankful for what they are doing for YOU. and keep them in your prayers.

happy reading! <3 m

finally!

2011-11-10T13:47:00.000-07:00

after three long years, i'm finally moving on.

and it feels so good. i've never been happier.

"life is too short for erasers, just draw a line through it and move on."

happy reading! <3 m

snow.

2011-11-08T17:47:00.001-07:00

winter is coming! winter is coming!
winter is coming!

yipeeeeeeeee!!

we got a whopping eight inches! FINALLY!
i've only been listening to Christmas music since October 19th. it finally doesn't feel wrong anymore.

snow! snow! snow!
oh hi, car.

happy reading! <3 m

proud new momma.

2011-11-08T17:39:00.000-07:00

yup. you read that correctly. I'M A MOMMA. :) in Gamma Phi, our big/little program is actually called mom/kiddo instead. and you guess right, i took a kid! wahoooo. shes absolutely fabulous and i love her. you could say that i'm border-line obsessed with her. :) i was so excited to start crafting, I started as soon as I found out i was going to be a momma. Her basket was the BEST if i do say so myself. and, it has been confirmed by many. i'm so dang crafty. prepare for your eyes to be feasted on the best basket you've ever seen. :)

isn't her basket just AH-MAZ-ING?
beautiful, right?!

my little mini me.
loveeee herrrrrrr.

we're cousins?
who would've guessed.

most beautiful cousins ever.
Nicole, Me, Anisha, Brittney, and Lauren

happy reading! <3 m

golfing with a purpose.

2011-11-08T17:13:00.000-07:00

(i know i'm behind a little, work with me.)

recently Gamma Phi had their philanthropy event:

Crescent Classic: Gamma Phi Golf

we raise money for Camp Fire USA and all of our proceeds goes to sending children from under priviledged homes and environments to summer camp for a week! at camp they get to participate in hundreds of activities. while at camp, they even get help with learning how to read.

also, while at Gamma Phi golf, all of the actives participate in the infamous 'kid-hunting', seeing that our new babies pick their moms the next day. i'm not sure how much money we raised this year. usually the beta omega chapter raises the most in our region. i was super sad. this year my team didn't show up, so i didn't caddy for anyone. :( here are some photos to document this year's event.

Brittney, Me, Morgan, and Tay

Brittney and Lauren

Brittney and Me

Nicole and Me

Family Photo
Tay, Shaunna, and Me

happy reading! <3 m

hmpf.

2011-10-19T11:55:00.000-07:00

plants suck.

i hate them so much.

that's all.

happy reading! <3 m

just a thought.

2011-10-18T12:02:00.000-07:00

'do not regret growing older,

it is a priviledge denied to many.'

recently at NAU, the greek community as a whole has been put through a lot. in the last couple weeks we have been put through more than anyone should in a lifetime. any other community it might knock you down and bang you up a bit, but with us, these accidents sure as hell knocked us down and banged us up but, we stood up, rubbed some dirt on our wounds, and got so much stronger and closer than we ever were before. the women of Tri Delta experience a loss that would be hard for one to fathom. I can't imagine what they are going through and what it would be like to lose a sister. you are all in our thoughts and prayers. it should be know that you will see your sister again one day and now she's in heaven looking down and smiling.

to the men of Sigma Chi, you are also in the thoughts and prayers of many.

one thing that I have learned from being apart of a community like greek life. we are all different, we all wear different letters, we represent each of our chapters with pride. but, no matter what happens, we are all ONE community. through everything that has happened, we have become so much closer.

I am proud to say that I am a member of greek life at nau.

you should be too.

happy reading! <3 m

homework

2011-10-11T22:26:00.000-07:00

SUCKS.

i hate homework.

and right now, I am finding any reason to not do it. and if you ask me, I'm doing a FABULOUS job at it if I do say so myself. I have to write a paper for my spanish class about how TV has worsened over time. I mean it will be easy (hopefully?), BUT, I have no motivation what-so-ever to write it. so in order to find my motivation I decided to throw in my new DVD of The Lion King. it's super thought provoking and inspiratioal. DUHR. the way the movie opens up with The Circle of Life, it just puts me deep in thought.... hah. WHO AM I TRYING TO KID? but I do love all the songs in this movie, they make me super happy. SUPER DUPER HAPPY. all I can do when I hear them is smile. except when I have to write papers.

and the part where, SPOILER ALERT, Mufasa gets killed by the stampede. I start to tear up. well, I feel like this is enough rambling for now. I guess I should get back to my homework. :(

even though I don't want to. school is overrated.

homework sucks.

Happy Birthday

2011-10-04T12:21:00.000-07:00

to me.

started the day out great my dropping my phone in water.

fabulous.

but, momma saved the day with phone insurance and I should be getting my new one tomorrow.

yipee!

that's all.

happy reading! <3 m

#$%^&%%#

2011-10-03T13:20:00.000-07:00

ohmygosh.

it's almost here!

my birthday is t-minus 10 hours and 45 minutes away.

yaaaay.

on a side note,

it's my little sister's birthday today. so,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Rugrat!

you're birthday may be before mine,

BUT, i'm still eleven years older.

winning.

i have taught her well.

happy reading! <3 m

Runnin' With the Devil

2011-09-27T12:16:00.000-07:00

you know me and how I am with my Sun Devils Football. it's not surprise to anyone that I make my drive down the mountain to go to most of the home ASU football games. it's so much fun and there's no comparison with the NAU football games. everytime I go down, I always have so much fun. it is a blast to be able to go and tailgate with everyone. most recently I took Pinners down to the game against USC. since she was from California, I told her there was ONE RULE and one rule only: she was not allowed to cheer for those dang USC Trojans. she agreed and went out and bought her very first ASU shirt. I was so proud of her. I almost teared up a little. hahah. it was such a great game except for a few "oopsies", but non-the-less, we still got the WIN. wahooo.

best photo of the night.

during half-time we always go down and meet up with the gang and discuss the events of the first half. well, on our way back to our seats Dad and Pinners found this Jim Beam foam finger.

naturally, I took the chance for a photo op.

he was obviously still a little bitter about Burfict getting tackled by the quarterback...

cheeeeeese.

yes, in case you were wondering, we still have the foam finger.

score board. score board. score board.

seeing as how superstitious we are, we can't change anything until we lose at home. so, that means Lonnie and Dad will continue to wear those awful camo cargo pants. and Pinners and I will be back. She must be some form of a good luck charm for my boys. I'm slowly rubbing off on her and before we know it, she'll be a little devil just like me. :) and boy, I can't wait either!

happy reading! <3 m

it's officially, official.

2011-09-20T19:03:00.000-07:00

"everything passes, everything changes. just do what you think you should do."

-bob dylan

today I had a meeting with Mr. Advisor since I have NO idea where my life is going. none. nada. zilch. just recently I had this brilliant idea of attempting to re-applying to the nursing program just for kicks. well, Mr. A told me that I had a slim to non chance of getting into the nursing program even if I did really well on the entance exam. (well, ain't that a fine how-do-you-do?) BUT, Mr. A has a better memory than I do and I emailed him in the beginning of the semester inquiring about a major change (at the beginning of my junior year, EEK!) and quite frankly, I am so glad that Mr. A remember about me. I must be his favorite. yeah, I'm definitely his favorite. how can I not be? being the nice Mr. A that he is, he took it upon himself to look into new majors for me that I could easily change to and not be in school for the rest of my life. unfortunately, he only had two options for me. a whopping two options. how ever is a girl to choose?

well, I will tell you....

optionone: public health.

(ew. nothankyou.)

sorry if i offended anyone.

optiontwo: speech pathology

(yesplease!)

now, I asked Mr. Advisor what one could do as a public health major and all he told me was, "oh, you'd be an educator in the public health system. you could work in a hospital too if you wanted." and then I asked, "well, could I specialize in what I was educating people about or would it have to be everything?" and Mr. A answers with, "oh no, you'd have to educate on everything. if you wanted to specialize, they'd be called side projects."

.......uh, what?....

me be an educator, I think not.

bringonspeechpathology!! then I inquired more about speech pathology. and it turns out, I think I'm going to ~~like~~, scrath that, LOVE it. ever since I changed my major, I feel like a HUGE weight has been lifted off my shoulders. and for the first time since I've been in college, I'm not stressing about the future. I'm not trying to figure out what classes to take next since I'm still not in the program, and on top of it all, now that my major is changed, I'm IN the Speech Pathology program. (do you hear that nursing program? i'm in. you should be jealous that you don't get me.) and I've never been happier. so, my loyal readers, you are now looking at NAU's newest:

Speech Pathology major with

Biology & Spanish minors

"whatever you are, be a good one."

-abraham lincoln

happy reading! <3 m

love

2011-09-20T11:53:00.001-07:00

BEST commercial ever.

its makes me laugh everytime.

missing...

2011-09-19T18:38:00.000-07:00

my motivation.

reward if found.

lately I have had absolutely no motivation to do anything. I just don't want to do anything. all I've been wanting to do lately is read "The Help" (if you haven't read this, I HIGHLY suggest it. it's amazing!) I can't seem to put it down. Time just flies when I'm reading it.

since I've been lacking in the motivation department, all of my homework has just been growing and growing and growinnng. (kind of like a weed that never goes away, but much, much worse.) I want to hire a professional homework do-er. And they will be the responsible party for getting all of my homework done. How great would that be?! I need to find someone who will do this for me.

Do you have any ideas where I can find someone?

Thanks for the help. It's much appreciated.

oh and on a side note, Pinners comes home in 2 hours and 22 minutes.

not that I'm counting or anything. :)

happy reading. <3 m

44? Say whaaat?

2011-09-13T19:49:00.002-07:00

Tuesday was bid day! And Gamma Phi Beta got 44 brand new babies!! I am so excited to get to know each and everyone of them! It will be a challenge and a half! But it will be so much fun! :) Five girls from my group even went Gamma Phi! So I'm almost there to knowing them all! Since Danika and I were Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head we call our girls, our "Little Spuds." Bahah. Get it spuds, potatoes. hahah.

All of my little spuds before they opened their bids!

REUNIIITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOOOD :)

all 44 of our new babies!

all of my litte spuds! :) love them

Recruitment 2011

2011-09-13T16:00:00.001-07:00

Recruitment took place over Labor Day weekend this year! And I was lucky enough to be a Rho Chi!! A Rho Chi is basically a fancy term for a Recruitment Counselor. I got a group of 30 amazing girls who I love so much and took them to each of their parties each night! Each night we got to dress up! The second night my partner and I dressed up like Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head and the third night I dressed up like Cruella De Vil! The fourth and final night was black dresses.

We all looked so cute!

My Partner Danika and I as Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head

Cruella De Vil, if she doesn't scare you, no body will.

Lord Voldy

Gamma Phi Beta Preference Night
Tay and Myself

after recruitment was all said and done, and it was finally bid day, all of the Rho Chi's get dressed up and ready for our reveal. Throughout the weekend all of the girls try to guess and figure out what chapter we're apart of. it is so funny to watch their facial expressions and reactions to the whole game. I must admit, I LOVED every minute of them guessing.

All of the lovely Rho Chi's dressed to impress in our beautiful trash bags.

Being a Recruitment Counselor was definitely something to be thankful for. I got to meet so many amazing girls. All of the ladies in this picture are amazing and I am so lucky to be able to call them friends. Each and everyone of them bring something amazing to their own chapter and their chapter would not be the same if it weren't for these beautiful ladies.

happy reading! :) <3 m

Go Rho Chi!

2011-08-16T21:24:00.000-07:00

I'm a Rho Chi! Who Do I Belong TO?

you tell meeeee!

Happiest Place on Earth!

2011-07-23T12:37:00.000-07:00

Yes, that's right. We went to DISNEYLAND for vacation this year! We had so much fun! It's more fun than I remember it being! I want to go back so badly! The weather was fabulously perfect! It was a little overcast in the morning, but by lunch time, it was beautiful! I don't think it ever got higher than 72 while we were there! Here are some picture from our little adventure. :)

getting super excited in the parking lot!

I WILL LIVE IN A CASTLE SOMEDAY. okay, maybe not, but a girl can dream, can't she?

outside Frontierland! Right before Indiana Jones!

The day just wouldn't be complete with out jumping pictures.

Am I right, or am I right? We're so good at what we do.

Naturally I had to imporvise for Splash Mountain. I forgot my jacket in the car and I had to sit in the front right behind Rugrat! Like she's going to protect me from water splashing all over the place! At least I can PROUDLY say that the only dry part on me was my hair (protected by Rugrat's shirt) and the area around my eyes (protected by my fabulous chem goggles) You can stop judging now. :)

MADHATTER TEA CUPS!

We HAD to stop by Bob's Big Boy on our way out of California!

(nice use of alliteration, Bob)

happy reading! <3, m

!kaerB gnirpS

2011-03-22T17:48:00.000-07:00

This past week was SPRING BREAK! It was such a nice and relaxing break from the madness of school. I didn't really do much of anything. But, on Saturday Baylor and I were able to go to the Renaissance Festival! It was AWESOME for people watching. Needless to say, Baylor and I got some great photos. :)

Baylor and I took some pictures in the car on the way there! We had some time to kill, it onlllly took us an HOUR AND FOURTY FIVE minutes to get there. It was stop and go, the ENTIRE time.

What can I say? I've always wanted bigger boobs. :) Hahah.

If only he really looked liked this......

The crown fits! We really are royalty! Our wildest dreams finally came truuue! hah.

needless to say, it was a lot of fun to go. We watched this AMAZING acrobat show, they were so funny. Also, I got to go riding with Tia again! I had so much fun! We want to ride more often. I hope we can get a few more rides in before she becomes a married old lady! :)

happy reading! <3 m

let it snow?

2011-02-22T11:06:00.000-07:00

i don't think so.

no thank you, i'd rather it not.

i went home this past weekend, and got away from all the snow, but i got more than i bargained for. it rained and poured the entire time i was home. and unknown to me, it was practically blizzarding in my second home. like usual, all good things must come to an end. so sunday, as usual, i'm planning to drive back up the mountain to my home away from home, and WHAAAAM!

what do you know. a road closure. geeee, thanks.

they closed the I17 at 1:30 due to 'hazardous road conditions' (which really were pretty dang hazardous...) and three reeeeealllly bad accidents at the Sedona 179 exit.

well, you see, i arrived at the road closure promptly at 1:43 and then proceeded to sit perfectly still for 45 minutes while the hundreds of cars infront of me decided what to do. the entire 45 minutes that i sat there waiting, it snowed. THE. ENTIRE. TIME. right about minute 46 i decided i was done waiting. i then proceeded to make and illegal u-turn and head back down the mountain. which in the end turned out better for me, bacause they ended up closing the I17 until 6 o'clock the next morning. and this my dear readers brings us to yesterday. as i took little penelope baaack up the mountain, she did marvelous. the roads were perfect. i didn't hit ice at all...that is until i got to campus. it was like they didn't even shovel at alllll.

when i got to Mountain View Drive, it was like i was driving on a thick, slab o' ice. talk about DAN-GER-OUS!

excuse me, but, uhh, could you please shovel this next time? better yet, ploooowwww it. that's be a better idea. kay, great, thanks. i'm sure all of the mountain view residents would apprecitate it greatly. :)

happy reading! :)

<3 m

just a thought.

2011-02-09T13:53:00.000-07:00

life is short. so, live it.

I was sitting in class one day, and i was listening to the girl in front of me tell her friend some story about her life and all the drama that was it in. I couldn't help but listen and think to myself what advice I would give her if she asked for my opinion. (i knew full well this would never happen, but, I did it anyway.) And as I sit in class thinking about what I would say to her had she asked my opinion, I decided that I think I want to write a self help book. I'm not sure what it will entirely be about, but, I know it will just help people. I think I want it to be about relationships. not just with the opposite sex, but with friends, family, and those sorts of relationships. I think I'd be good at it. Well, needless to say, this got me to thinking about my life, and my relationships. And I decided that life is short, so i'm going to live it. That being said, I came up with a list of littles to live by. I think I'm going to title said list, "Makayla's List of Little Livables." What do you think? Well, without any further adu...
Makayla's List of Little Livables:

1) you are the only person who can truly make you happy. So stop depending on everyone else.
2) don't take anything personally. ever.
3) laugh and smile at the little things. those are the things that really matter in life anyway.

4) have a backbone and stand up for yourself. speak your mind. Dr. Seuss said it best, "Say what you feel because those who matter don't mind, and those who mind, don't matter." trust me. people will understand where you're coming from.

5) LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY. <3

i hope I can take my own advice and follow my own little livables. and for you faithful readers out there, if i even have any. I hope that these liveables help you with anything that you may be going through. I'm sure my Little Livables List will continue to grow, and if it does, i'm sure i will keep you updated. but right now, I like that it's only five. :) if you have an idea of what i could add, just let me know. i would love it. remember you're all beautiful in your own way.

happy reading. <3 m

favorites!

2011-02-07T23:18:00.000-07:00

there are so many people in my life that mean so much to me. you three are some of my favorites. i don't know where i'd be with out any of you. i love you & thank you for errythang.

baylor
scott
sezate.

you are my rock. you are my everything. i honestly don't know where in this world i would be without you. you are my best friend, but not only that you're my brother. SO, that means you're stuck with me for the rest of your dang life. DEAL WITH IT. and don't even pretend that it's a burden. you know you love me. you are there for me when i need it, and you're there for me even when i don't. i luhhh you, fool. ps- if you don't live next door to me when we grow up, i'm going to physically beat you with a switch, much, much larger than the size of my thumb. like that sillllly law says. :)

carly
mae
jarvis
aka mom
i am so happy that i put you as number four on my list! we have worked out perfectly! i'm convinced that i was meant to be your child. :) you give the best advice of anyone that i know. i am beyond thankful to have you in my life, i truly don't know what i would do if i didn't have you in my life. i can honestly say that you have made such an impact on my life and i truly believe that we will be friends for many years to come. i love you so much, and i wish you all the luck in the world after graduation! love you. ps- are you sure you actually want to graduate? you should just stay in flagstaff with me for a while, i'm sure mike will be somewhat understanding, don't you? hahah.

jordan
paige
kennedy.

oh.my.gosh. i freaking love you so dang much that i don't know what to do with myself. i am so UNBELIEVABLY excited to live with you! you have no idea. you are such an amazing girl. i am so thankful that we have become such great friends. you are a rock in my life. and i am eternally grateful that you have been put in my life. i can honestly call you my bestfriend. its just a perk that we're "sisters". hahah. i know that when you read this, you'll get a kick out of that. :) i love your bright smile, and i love that when i see you, you can make my bad days better. i love that i had be a complete and total goob, and you're right there with me "goob-ing" along with me. just promise me one thing, don't make me behave toooo much next year when we live together. but i'm not too worry about it. i'm looking forward to the future of us, and all the laughter, and goofy-ness to come. i luhh you JK. you're the JK to my 10/4. :)

happy reading! <3 m

happy monday.

2011-01-24T13:20:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday to you!

not much to say today, I just hope you have a happy Monday! :)

"Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart." -Gordon B. Hinckley

happy reading. <3 m

new year, new me

2011-01-19T22:51:00.000-07:00

Happy New Year to You! I hope it finds you happy, healthy, and smiling.

I've decided that since it's the new year and all, why not attempt to actually follow through on my new year's resolutions this year. I make them every year, and yet I never actually do anything about them. So, starting this year, I'm going to resolve most, if not all, of my resolutions. :) It's going to be a challenge, but I plan on sticking to my guns this year.

here we go:
1. stop procrastinating
2. study harder (see number one)
3. get straight A's (see number one&two)
4. workout four times a week.
5. eat healthier
6. take more pictures

I figured I'd just keep it simple this year. And also, I wanted to start out with as little as possible, that way if I fail, (which will most likely happen), it won't be an EPIC FAIL, or at least it won't feel like one. hah.

happy reading. <3 mack

july...

2010-09-30T12:39:00.000-07:00

here are the pictures from our amazing san diego trip. :)

This is from the drive there. And yes, we have suckers. I got this random urge for a blow pop. So, when we stopped for gas, we got some. And they were the JUMBO ones too.

This one is from Belmont Park: Home of the Giant Dipper. :)
We walked up to this little sunglasses kiosk and found these awesome sunglasses that turned into classes. I kinda felt like I was from the future with those bad boys on.
And, yes, my legs are friiied. haha. Thanks sun screen that I lathered on, you did a GREAT job.

here is our sterotypical beach pose. hahah. the beach. the sunset. and, our butts. haha. It is such a cool picture, I just wish the giant blue trash can wasn't at our feet. but hey, beggars can't be chosers.

ohhhh Kennedy, how you crack me up. This was taken by moi, immeadiately after the roller coaster was over. Kennedy had no idea what she was getting herself into. She screamed like a little girl the entire time, and all I could do was sit there and laugh. I was laughing so hard, I started to cry. I'm sure people thought we were nuts. As you can see, because Nico is behind us hiding his face.

and this picture here. hmm. there are no words for this picture. all I can say about this one, is that this picture represents our trip. we laughed, we cried (because we laughed), and we had fun. in other words, it was....

perfect. :)

thank you for everything...

2010-06-05T13:04:00.000-07:00

thank you...

Dear Dad,

Thanks for all you do. I know I don't say it near enough as I should, but THANKS. You really are superman. You are the coolest dad any girl could ask for. I don't know what in the world I would do without you. You are the rock that keeps our family together. I know you'll be here for a while. I love you.

Love,

Squirt :)

gracias...

Dear Mom,

You are such a strong and smart woman. I hope to one day be successful like you. You know what you and you always find a way to get it. Thank you for always being there for me whenever I needed you. You do your best in everything you do. I love you and thanks for everything!

Love,

Macaroni :)

danke...

Dear Baylor,

I don't even know where to start with you. First, thank you for always being there. I really don't know what I would do without you. And I mean that with every fiber of my being. You are always there for me through everything. You are the one kid that I can be a complete goofball with and never be judged for it. We are truely like peanut butter and jelly: good separate, but GREAT together. You are so smart and so strong, I don't know how you do it. You will do great things for yourself one day if you just put your mind to it. Keep on keepin' on. Peace playaaa. hahah.

Love,

Meezy :)

guess who got a job!

2010-05-22T11:22:00.000-07:00

I did! :)

I've already started, but, hey,
why not share the news anyway! hahah.

I started May 10, and I absolutely loooove it.

who knows, if I like it enough, I might even change my major to Hotel & Restaurant Management.

snow....in April?

2010-04-30T14:00:00.000-07:00

Dear Snow,
Why are continuously coming back to haunt me? It is the end of April, which means it's almost May, which meeeans, it SHOULD NOT be snowing. What is wrong with you? I do not like the clouds, I do not like the snow, and I HATE the wind. It just makes life in Flagstaff miserable. I want it to be 65 and sunny please. That would be fantastic. I miss the sun and all the Vitamin-D he used to bring me. Please let him come back. Kaythanksbye!
Yours truly,
M

I look forward to seeing these again....someday.

spring break....

2010-03-31T16:51:00.000-07:00

...came and went as fast as it got here. :( long or short, I loved everything I did. I had so much fun just hanging out with friends. it was GREAT. and I wouldn't ask for anything different.

Friday March 12, 2010:

I drove home, and relaaaaxed once I got there.

Saturday March 13, 2010

Kennedy and I went and saw ALICE IN WONDERLAND in 3D

aaand, this is what happens when you get there a littttle tooo early. haha. it was a good movie, and I really enjoyed it, but I think I like the orignal better. BUT, the queen in this movie did have a great line. when she refers to Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, she says, 'I LOVE my fats boys! hahah.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

I just relaxed and went to church and had dinner at my grandparents!

Monday, March 15, 2010

I'm not entirely sure what I did on Monday. haha. I don't remember! I'm getting olllllld. oh dear. Heaven please help meeee.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

I got to go horseback riding with Tia Brown! :):):) It was so much fun and we had such a good ride. And not to mention, the weather couldn't have been anymore perfect. We rode on the canal bank behind my grandparent's house all the way down to Val Vista where it STOPS! the only set back was that I got sunburned really badly! My arms and my chest were FRRRIEEED. it was so bad. I guess I'm just not used to the SUNSHINE like I thought I was. next time I'll wear sunscreen!

Wednesday, March, 17, 2010

I just helped mom out around the house. We cleaned out the garage, and cleaned up the laundry room. I even cleaned my room! haha. we also went to HOME DEPOT and bought a gazillion and eight flowers for the backyard and the front yard! I don't think I've ever seen so many flowers in my life.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

ULTIMATE LOUNGE DAY FOR MAKAYLA!!!

literally, all I did was lay out in the sun all by my pool

(with sunscreen of course, and a lot of it)

and i helped out mom some more by planting flowers out front and then picking lemons out of the tree. let me tell you, I am NOT meant to pick citrus. I can't tell you how many battle wounds I got from the lemon tree. ew. no thank you. I bonked my head on at least three branches and stabbed myself through my hat with one on the thorns on said branch that I bonked my head on.

then, later that night, Mom and I went to this place called Fuhrelli's. and it's a dinner supper club. It was waaaay, way cool! You get served dinner, while your watching the movie! It was absolutely fantastic. I loved the idea of it. oh, and we saw Valentine's Day! :)

Friday, March 19, 2010

I went and saw Bounty Hunter with Mom. It was so cute. I absolutely looooved it.

thennnn, I went and hung out with Kennedy! and Chris! and She She Bear!

it was such a blast! except, we went and saw cop out when I was told we were going to see shutter island. stupid boys. they get scared of anything. we should've seen that instead. after the movies, we just went back to KJ's house and hung out at the park! of course, we took, lots, and lots of pictures. :)

don't ask me! ahaha. I have no clue what's going on here! KJ took the picture.

this is what happens when you wait at stop lights for HOURS.

walking to the jungle gyms! I've officially decided that Kennedy and I are obsessed with taking pictures while we're in mid-air. but who whouldn't be? they look superbly (yes, I made that word up) fantastic.

laughing all day, every day.

story of our lives.

yes, we really are five at heart.

don't judge us. you would do it too if you had the chance. :)

together at last.

She She Bear, KJ, Christophe, & Mack

Saturday, March 20, 2010

this day solely consisted of laundry. and LOTS of it.

I always seem to wait until the very last minute to get my laundry done. I don't know why...maybe I like the thrill of the chase and time sensitivity. but who knows?!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

I got to go to dinner at Grandpa and Grandmas! it was so much fun. we got to sit outside and eat on the patio the weather was so nice! I even got to take some oranges back to flagstaff with meeee. yipeeeee! i finally left the valley around four ish and make the trek back to cold and miserable flagstaff. butttt, never fear Mesa, I'll be back in just two short little weeks. I can't wait, and I'll see you then! :)

forty seven hours,...

2010-03-10T21:26:00.000-07:00

...and i will go from seeing this:

to seeing this:

I can't wait! After friday at 8:50, I will be on the open road home! :):):) FOR A WEEEEEK! whose excited? I ammmm! (BIGGEST understatement of the year! jusss' sayinnn') Can you tell? Maybe?! Just a little bit? who cares. As long as I care, what else matters! NOTHING! I hope the weather is BLUE, and DRY at home, I'm tired of al of this wet weather.

Hears to HIIIIIGH HOPEEES!

Have You Seen This Person?

2010-03-09T13:29:00.000-07:00

This is MR. SUN. He has been missing for a week now. If you see him, please contact authorities immediately. Reward of self gratification of making my day. :)

So, I haven't seen the sun in a week, and I'm starting to miss him very dearly. I wake up in the moring, and look out my window, and see snow, EVERYWHERE!! :( Its starting to get depressing. Why on earth is it snowing this close to Spring Break? I don't approve one bit. I only have THREE days until Spring Break, and I'm currently living in a Winter Wonderland.

This is what it looks like outside my window, minus the super cute yellow house. This is my final attempt to contacts the weather gods:
Dear Weather Snow Gods,
This is Makayla speaking. I miss the sun. Will you please stop the snow from falling? It would be greatly appreciated my many, not just me. I am down right sick and tired of slipping and busting my butt on ice in front of people walking to class. Spring Break is three days away, and I would LOVE it to be sunny all week. Thanks for your time. Love, Makayla

where are you spring?

2010-02-16T16:52:00.000-07:00

I am officially tired of weather that lies to me.

I wake up to sunny, blue skies, everyday.

I get so excited because I so naturally associate sunny, and blue skies with warm weather.

oh boy, I have never been more wrong in my life. Just because its sunny, does not mean its going to be warm out side. It means you have to brace yourself. when I dress for how it looks, i'm always in for a surprise, beause when i go outside, i'm surounded by snow, and freezing, windy weather.

I did not sign up for this. nooo, not at alllll.

spring,

where are you?

come baaaack to me!

tragus=pierced.

2010-01-11T09:51:00.000-07:00

yeeeeeeeeee! i got it, i got it, i got it, i got it, i got it!! on friday before I ame back to flag on saturday, I went to HTC Body Piercing and finally got my tragus pierced! :) it didn't hurt one bit. I hought it was going to hurt much, much more! even now, it doesn't hurt,its not even sore. yay. i finally did it! :) go me. Kennedy was with me and she even got hers done too! i was super excited! it was kinda like a little bonding moment for us before we had to go back to school. here's to us KJ. we did it.

snoooow daaay!

2010-01-09T21:22:00.000-07:00

it was great! during finals week, we had two snow days! :)

i didn't have to take most of my finals! it was great.

so instead of taking finals, samantha and I went sledding.

this is what it looked like out my window the first day.

here's the view on the second day. :)

i love college

2009-08-23T22:38:00.000-07:00

i'm officially a college student. aaaand, i love itttt. :)

classes start tomorrow, and i'm a little bit nervous. i've got my classes mapped out and everything, and i'm allllll ready to go. but, i'm still a little scared.

move in day was awesome! i got all my boxes in, and everything, i even got a dresser in my dorm. it is by far my most favorite thing in my room. :)

my book shelf :)

here's my bed, and my dresserrr

here's my picture wallllll :)

packing...

2009-07-24T20:46:00.000-07:00

....officially sucks. BIG ONES! its 8:46 on friday night, and I should be packed and ready to go for California, since we are leaving at 7 tomorrow morning. buuuutttt, guess what! i'm not! big surprise there. haha. wow. go me! :) here's a glimpse of what my room looks like:

you see, i have to pack for me aaaanndd Baylor. and its not really happenin'. i'm suuuperrr indecisive. you see when i pack, i pack outfits. it makes everything much, much, much easier that way. the hard part of that is, picking out the outfits to pack. :/ ehh, i should stop procrastinating and just get done with it already. don't ya think so too?

dear california, i hope you're ready for me, because if you aren't, you in for a bigggg awakening. love, makayla. ps. please let the weather be perfect while i'm there. i don't want any rain. thanks, you're a doll. :)

Happy Birthday!

2009-07-24T20:00:00.000-07:00

my mainnn squeeeeze is finally legal. Tuesday was Kennedy's birthday, so I got to treat her to dinner! :) We went to elephant bar and then I took her to get her nose 'peired' as Logan said. ha. I'm so glad to have Kennedy in my life.

She's amazing! i lufffff her.

Our waiter was kind enough to help us document the eventful night by taking this lovely picture.

fourth of july

2009-07-15T22:37:00.000-07:00

this year for the fourth of July, i went to Heber with my dad, his girlfriend & her daughter, and Baylor. it was sooo much fun. the weather never got higher than 85 degrees the whole weekend. it was amazing. i'm so lucky i got to go. the fourth was such a fun weekend, and so much happened. whether it was taking taps in the middle of the day, or riding the horses, or getting lost in the middle of the forrest on the Ranger, or watching the fireworks from the back of dad's truck. the fireworks were some of the best fireworks that i've seen in a very long time. i felt like i was right there in them. while in Heber, we also took 'family' pictures!

capitan morgan stand offffff :) haha.

this is what are family looks like. deal with it. we do! :)

Cruise Pictures

2009-07-10T17:46:00.000-07:00

okay, so as we all know, i'm lazy. I've posted all the juicy gossip stuff from my actual cruise, but I have more pictures. one of these days, i'm going to get on her and post all of them with a lovely witty caption. ha. i just have to find the time to do it all. but, my hopes are that they'll be coming to blogs near you very soon. :)

boots! boots! boots!

2009-07-10T17:15:00.000-07:00

so, one night I was at Kennedy's house, and I'm getting ready to leave, so, naturally I walk out to my car and I get there and guess what was on my tire. a biggg, fattty, BOOT! the stinkin' HOA has cars booted after 9 o'clock if they appear suspicious. how retarded is that? pretty stupid. there is no way my little Penelope Sue looked suspicious. so in the end, I had to pay $140 for Steve from APS to take the boot off. it was gay.

the lovely 'warning' note on my window afterrrrr I had been booted.

the actual boot on poor Penelope Sue

here's Steve taking her boot off. hah.

Cruisin' the Caribbean :) part 3

2009-06-18T11:46:00.000-07:00

our final port of the cruise was: Cozumel, Mexico. we had so much fun here. while in Cozumel, we just did some shopping around town. we walked from one end of town, allllllllll the way to the other end to Señor Frogs. at Señor Frogs we had the biggest chicken burro that I've ever

seen in my life. it was as big as my face, if not bigger. ha.

the first shop we walked into had this weird individual completely bronzed up.

well, you know me, i just had to get my picture with him.

and this is how it turned out....

haha. how classic is this? perfect right?

well, after we got done walking, we ended up at Señor Frog's. the food was really good. i llllllloved it. the only problem was that inside the restaurant, it was hot! hot! hot! the DJ was a hoot too. he kept putting up this ridiculous sign up by my chair so everytime i sat down, it looked like this:

well, i can't seem to find the picture. but, i'll keep looking for it. it was a finger pointing down, and it said, 'single and looking'! hahahaha. i loved it.

Cruisin' the Caribbean :) part 2

2009-06-17T23:52:00.000-07:00

our next port was Georgetown, Grand Cayman: this is the next place where we had a planned excursion. our excursion called for a tour of the island, the Turtle Farm of Grand Cayman, the town of "Hell", and StingRay City! yes! stingrays. yes! Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray. no! it wasn't the same type of stingray. believe you me, I asked! but, that didn't stop me from freaking out at just the thought of swimming with StingRays.

first, we got a tour of the island and it was gorgeous! I wish I was able to get pictures from the bus but our bus driver/tour guide didn't stop and let us take pictures long enough. he'd stop say his piece and then off we'd go! But, I did learn, that on the beaches, if you play loud music, you get thrown in jail. what I don't know, is what consitutes it to be loud?

then, we went to the Turtle Farm!

holding a turtle!

after the turtle farm, we went to the town of "Hell". it got its name, "Hell", because its the center of the island and you can't see the ocean from any point. you can spin in circles and not see it. I find it a little depressing too. Don't worry. ;)

who knew that "Hell" was going to be so green and beautiful? I surely didn't think so. The black rock looking things, are actually dried coral. pretty cool, huh?

The town of "Hell"'s little history lesson, plus a little bit of some rules.

on the bus leaving "Hell"! who knew they'd actually let us out! hahaha. jk!

our last stop on the excursion was......StingRay City! yipes! actually, swimming with stingrays was pretty awesome. right as you get off the boat, they're already right under your feet, swimming up to you or on top of you, whichever they feel like doing to scare the crap out of you. these stingrays were soo "tame" for lack of a better word. people were feeding them squid, and the stingrays would just go up to them and suck it off their hand. :/ NO! I didn't do anything of the sort. I actually didn't like they way they felt. ewww. they were slimy but, leathery. and they were very thick. needless to say, its something that I don't need to do ever again.

these animals are HUUUGE! the smallest femails on average are about 4'2'' wide. the males, well, they are much, much smaller. only about 2'' wide. it is said, that if you kiss a stingray you add 7 years to your life span, but...if you spit in its mouth, then you supposedly add 15 years to your lifespan. my mom was the adventureous one in this situation. she kissed the stingray and added 7 years to her life. and for me, I kept my safe distance and took pictures from the boat!

Cruisin' the Caribbean :)

2009-06-17T18:13:00.000-07:00

for graduation, my mom told me that I could go on a trip to where ever I wanted. I knew exactly where I wanted to go. On a cruise of the Mexican Riviera! I was soo excited for it when we finally got it booked. Not only was I excited to go, but I was excited to be able to practice my "español". well, shortly after our cruise was booked, our cruise was cancelled alllllll because of the H1N1 strain (swine flu). I was so sad. So, the company told us about another cruise we could go on, and it was the Western Caribbean!!!!! :) which includes Labadee, Haiti; Ochos Rios, Jamaica; Georgetown, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel, Mexico!!!

when my mom & I first got on the ship, we just walked around the massive piece of machinery that would be our new home for the next seven days! we got on the boat around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, but as soon as 4 o'clock rolled around, it was time for our emergency drill. lets just say my mom and I didn't take it too seriously and just had a photo-op the entire time. ha. who would've guessed that? surely not me. ;)

we just had some random lady who didn't speak english take the picture! aha. I don't think she was too happy about it. but ohhhh welllllll.

our first port was Labadee, Haiti: Haiti was the one of the only places where we actually had booked an excursion. Our excursion was actually pretty cool. We did, "Castaway at Malfini Island"! It was awesome! We got to go to a secluded island just off the coast of Haiti, and it was absolutely beautifulllll.

Just a little hut that was on the island.

our next port was Ochos Rios, Jamaica: we had a ton of fun in Jamaica. We didn't like that Taxi drivers bombarding us with their services, or the ladies who wanted to braid our hair and refered to us at the "sexy lady"! haha. it was a beautiful island, but it was humiddddd. we were sweating bullets! so we just walked around town, did some shopping, hung out with Bob, and hit up Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville!

Here's me and my boyfriend Bob Marley. He's kinda a BIGGGG deal in Jamaica.

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. my mom is a true parrot head!

and then there was this creepy guy. he was just hanging out in front of Margaritaville doing all sorts of weird contortions with his body and what not. Just watching him change positions and then walk and wave made my body ache. there is nooo way I'd be able to contort and twist my body the way he did. after this pose, he flipped up on his feet still folded like that and started walking and jumping. I was in pain just watching.

Graduationnnn :)

2009-06-14T11:43:00.000-07:00

congratulations class of 2009!

we did it! :)

walking, stop, waiting.

walking, stop, waiting.

rinse. lather. repeat.

standing in line waiting to get my

diploma!

Baylor and I in all of our soaking glory after the graduation ceremony! This will be him in two years!

after seventeen years of friendship, he still loves me no matter what kind of face I'm making. well Dallas, here's to seventeen more fantastic years! i luffffff you, man!

who knew it could feel so good to be done? finalllly!

Senioritis!

2009-06-08T13:10:00.001-07:00

wow. i can't believe it came and went in a blink of an eye. Throughout High School, I couldn't wait for graduation, now, I'm a little sad its gone and done. My last week of High School was a blast. I'll never forget any of it. Whether we're taking pSycHo jumping pictures in Señora's room or if we're making our daily trip to the bathroom. :) Senior Year was by far the best year I had in High School.

Here's my little year in review:

sitting in the gator EVERYDAY after school during football season waiting for a cry baby to come over and complain about a little cut. football was a lot of fun and i'm sure going to miss it.

Homecoming was definately a blast with the girls this year. Although KJ and I were separated for dinner, we definately met up at the dance and had the time of our lives.

Ice Blocking was tons of fun. It was cold and wet but definately worth alllllllll of the laughs we had. even if we did have to drive across the country side looking for stores that had ice blocks, and then driving all over to find Freestone park. haha.

Volunteering and the "Winter Wonderland" with Kevin, Kristen, Maaike, and Chad.

Decorating the Rose Bowl Parade Floats. The Bayer Advanced Float!

Going up to Flagstaff with muuhhh gurrrlll over Valentine's Weekend. We had fun playing in the snow and just being goofy on the way up and once we got there.

The Senior Panoramic Picture with the finest ladies Dobson has ever seen :)

Prom! That's got a blog of its own. Its a couple post below this one. ;) Check it outttt if you'd like.

The evolution of a Jump. The Last Week Of School, Marilyn, Antonio, and I took "jumping pictures" in Señoras room until we couldn't jump anymore. When we were done jumping, we just took pictures. :)

if I had to sum up senior year in one word, it would be: perfection

whoaaaaa......

2009-05-31T19:24:00.001-07:00

holy cow! it has been quite the last two weeks!
i have so much to update on!
the last two weeks, i have been:
-enjoying my last week as a senior
-GRADUATION!!!!!!! :)
-and cruisinnnn' the Caribbean Seas!

i'll get to updating as soooooonnn as i catch up on some sleep. :)

Our last days...

2009-05-19T12:30:00.000-07:00

holy moly! As I woke up this morning, it slowly hit me that this is my last full day of high school. my very last one. Tomorrow is only a half day and I only have to go to three classes, and thats IT. I'm done with my high school career after tomorrow. As excited as I am to graduate, I'm really sad. I'm never going to have to walk the crowed hallways again, I won't have to worry about sweep, and I won't have to deal with my teachers again. No more catty high school drama that seems to follow girls everywhere they go. Looking back on it all, high school was a blast! I loved every last minute of it! All of the football games, the volleyball games, track meets, and the lame pep assemblies. Some of my greatest memories of life, are from high school. Senior night is tomorrow night, and I can't wait to go. Its gonna be a lock down at AMAZING JAKE'S!!! I remember sophomore year when Kennedy and I were sitting waiting for graduation to start. We couldn't believe in two years we were going to be doing the same thing. waiting to graduate. its here. no more waiting. We thought those two years were going to take forever to get here, well, they went by so flippin' fast, just like everyone said they would. I'm gonna be a mess at graduation. Thank goodness for waterproof mascara, cause everyone and their moms know, I'll be sobbing like a baby. I've made friends that I hope will last me a lifetime and I've experienced things that have shaped who I am today. Thank you High School.

Congratulations Class of 2009! We Did It

prom :)

2009-05-04T17:47:00.001-07:00

This last weekend was prom. I had soooo much fun. Aside from all the dress drama that I had, it was a blast. All the dress drama started on the Wednesday before prom. I found a few holes in my dress and the pink area, was snagged really badly. So, I did what any other girl would do, I frrrreaked! I called Dillard's and they called different stores for me and found one at Desert Sky Mall in Phoenix. I jumped right on it and had them hold the dress for me. Well, the dress that was on hold was just as bad, but it didn't have the snag in the pink. So we went ahead and traded dresses. This dress was by far my favorite dress that I've ever worn to a dance.

The night started at 4:30...well, that's when it was supposed to! Brett was going to come pick me up for pictures at 4:30 but he called me at two minutes until and told me he was in a "predicament". I wasn't really sure what kinda predicament he was talking about, so I started to worry a little bit. Well, long story short, he forgot to grab the corsage out of his fridge at his house, and told me he was going to be late, be cause he was getting it.

First, Kennedy and Sheden came to my house, and we all took pictures together. Just Me, Brett, Kennedy and Sheden. Then we went to group pictures at five. I have never had to smile so much in my life. There was a billion and one cameras there. It seemed like every one's parents were there, and each parent had their own camera. My jaw was killing me by the time we got to dinner.

Dinner was at Monti's La Casa Vieja on Mill Ave., we had reservations at six and we didn't get there until 6:20-ish. When we got there, we had to wait because they didn't have our tables ready. Yes, I said tables. We had 26 people in our group and Monti's decided that they were going to separate us into two groups, a table of 14 and then a table of 12. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was kinda nice, all of the guys sat in the booth half of the table, and the girls sat across from their dates in the chairs. Well, as we were waiting for our food to be ready, Chris decided he was going to be Tupac and Brett, well, I'm not sure what he thought he was exactly. A bandit mayber? I just thought it was a perrrrfect "Kodak Moment"

say YES! to the dress

2009-04-17T11:52:00.001-07:00

well, its that time of year again.... Prom is here. who's excited? I know I am! hah. believe it or not, I did the asking. no surprise there, right? but hey, why not? right, why wait around when you can do it yourself. so, I asked a friend that I met during Easter Pageant. I even got some help from Tia. :) Dobson has always had some lame themes for dances. This year's prom theme is the TACKIEST it can ever get. its called, "A Black Tie Affair" Aren't alllll proms "black tie affairs"? I have always been under the impression that they were, but i guess not. Lets just leave it up to DHS to pick a lame theme.

anyway, Tuesday Night is wing night at Native New Yorker and the angels always go together and take up as much space as we can, and then annoy the heck out of our waiter.

well, Tia and I decided that would be the most perfect night to ask him,

since we knewwww he wouldn't be home.

well, we did it. and then we arrived fashionably late to dinner. (:

when I first decided to ask Brett, I couldn't think of a fun way to ask, so, i google-ed it. :) when I saw this idea, I knew it was the perfect idea because,

Brett loves his Mountain Dew.

what I did was, I made the poster first. duhh. then, I got a 12 pack of Mountain Dew. (yes the highly caffinated soda that is terrrrrrible for anyone who drinks it.)

And on the bottom of each can, I put a different letter of my name and the date of prom, and then I scrambled them all back up and put them back in the box and taped the box shut.

Tia drove to his house, and we left it on his door step for him, after he got home from Native.

and would you believe it, he said, Yes!

Pictures for Coltennn...

2009-04-17T11:39:00.000-07:00

This year during Easter Pageant, the angels got mannyyy visits from our favorite "fallen angel" (as Kent puts it) Tia. She was so good to us. She brought us her highly coveted and famous Scotch-a-roos! :) Unfortunately she made me share, but I was sure to get my fill before I passed them around the family circle. Some would call that greedy, I just call it getting my fill :) But, I followed my orders from Tia and shared. This year Tia and the rest of the Brown family came to the "public invited dress rehearsal" ! It was great getting to see all of them. Tia's mom took a lot of pictures for us to send to Colten when we actually sit down and write him! who knows when that'll be hopefully, it will be soon. We're such slackers and haven't written him one. All in all, I'm so thankful that I have a friend who loves to bake and practice her "home making" skills. (:

She can try her foods out on me anytime.

Its the time again...

2009-04-07T12:04:00.000-07:00

....Easter Pageant is hereee!

It has been so much fun! I love being an angel. We have the most important part of the whole performace. With out the angels, it just wouldn't be the same! I have made so many new friends this year. I can't wait to stay in touch with friends old and new. Being in the Easter Pageant is such a great experience and I'm glad that I get to be a part of it.

This year, Grandma and I decided to make it a family affair! Dad and Grandpa joined us in this fabulous experience. Although, a little skeptical at first, I think in the long run, they are more than happy that they were a part of something larger than themselves. Grandma and Grandpa are just in the multitude, so they get to be in Healing and Teaching, Triumphal Entry, and the Finale. Now, dad, is another story, not only is he multitude, but he's in the mob scene, and is a ramp sheopard! in Mary's Lullaby, and he's also in the finale. I'm a little bummed out, this is out last week of Pageant. Only five more days left! You should try to come and see it if you already haven't. Its at 8:00 pm at the Mesa Arizona Temple's visitor's Center grounds. My favorite part in the Pageant, is the asension. Getting to be right there, all up close and personal to either Robert or Tyler. I love watching the different facial expressions that they have every night.

WE DID OUR TIME...

2009-02-23T17:06:00.000-07:00

WE'RE OUT IN '09

Andrea, Kennedy, Briana, Alicia, Me, Kristen, Maaike

not pictured because they disappeared, Alexis, Kaite Jo, and Kelsey

Every year at Dobson, the senior class gets a panoramic picture taken.

And allllll of the cliques here and there,

always make shirts with fun sayings on them.

Well, this year, Kennedy and I came up with this

brillliant idea to get girls together for the picture

and that's just what we did.

our shirts were by far the best ones in the picture.

they are BRIGHT ORANGE, and on the front say:

DOBSON

05212009

in a really cool stencil font, and on the back they say:

DID OUR TIME

OUT IN '09

they turned out sooooo coooool! I was so excited for the picture when

I woke up Thursday morning. Our assistant prinipal,

Mrs. Sampson loved them just as much a we did.

Thursday at school,

there was 10 girls walking around in matching shirts,

that ALLLLL looked like escaped convicts.

it was great. :)

Get Chilly, Get Chilllyyy

2009-02-23T15:30:00.001-07:00

Flagstaffffff! with the Verminatorrrr! :)
Last weekend Kennedy and I drove up to Flagstaff in her little Sophia to go to her dads ordination. We had so much fun. The drive up was like a blast! from the past! We would just laughhhh until we cried at the most random things.
During the drive up, our ears would not adjust to the altitude, so we were having battles to see whose ear would pop first.

"RRRRiggggttttt One!!! Ohhhhp huuurrrr goes the LEFTTTTT!"

This little trip to Flagstaff was just what we needed
to get a little break from the "rrrealll" world.
It was a lot of fun having all of this "girl time" together.

Hurrrr's muh guuurlllll sliding down the hilllll. >

Amy, Kennedy's step-whatever, (I'm not really sure what she is),

took us over to this CUTE little Red Brick School, where we got to slide down the hill. Flagstaff had gotten so much snow.

I'm almost POSITIVE you're asking yourself right now,

"Why isn't there a picture of youuu sliding down the hill?!" well, I was the only genius with a camera, so i got everyone else's picture. :) which is okay with me, because when I went down the hill, I caught some SERIOUS! air, and hurt my butt and tailbone! it was fun while it lasted though. :)

Rose Bowl Parade!

2009-01-05T11:35:00.000-07:00

part of the float & the Yellow Brick Road! :)

What a year, what a year! This year I went to california and got to decorate the floats for the Rose Bowl Parade! It was so much fun. I worked 45 hours in 4 days! This year we worked on the Bayer Advanced Float for our second time! The theme of the parade this year was Hats Off to Entertainment! So all of the floats had some form of entertainment theme. The Bayer Advanced float was a tribute to the 79 years of The Wizard of Oz! While working on the float I did the arm of the Tin Man, where I used silverleaf and ground up onion seed, and I also did the Yellow Brick Road, where I used a yellow rose actually name the "Yellow Brick Road Rose". It was so much fun! I can't wait to go back next year!

Ice Blocking!

2008-12-14T18:03:00.000-07:00

Ice Blocking, was sooo much fun! The girls and I went to Freestone Park to go Ice Blocking and we absolutely had a blast! I felt really bad for Rahelys though, she wasn't feeling well at all. She kept coughing and sneezing. But we still had fun, non the less. It wasn't too cold either! Which was flippin awesome!!! The only thing that was really all that cold was our butts from sitting on the ice! We want to go again really badly, except this time, we are determinded to find huge! ice blocks, only because some of us are more gifted than others in the butt department! cough cough. Kennedy! Rahelys! cough cough. If we can't find bigger iceblocks, we're just going to use cardboard, and slide down the hill. It will still be fun either way! :)

Banquet!

2008-12-08T22:10:00.000-07:00

I finally decided on what to wear, and it was relatively early too I might add. Tonight was sad. :/ No more Dobson Football! But at least all the trainers looked MIGHTY FINE! Congrats boys on getting it done!

Yikes!

2008-12-08T11:57:00.000-07:00

CUTE RRRIGHTT? I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO.

HELPPP MEEE!

I have the Varsity Football Banquet tonight and I have NO CLUE what to wear! I have an idea of what I might wear, but nothing is official yet. :/ Its tonight at 6:30. They didn't give us a dress code. And, all that I know is that it's semi-formal dress. But what does that even mean. So many people have different opinions of what everything means. I hate it. I know what shoes I'm wearing and that's it! They're way cute and so, like everyother girl in this nation, I have to plan my outfit around THE SHOES! They're brown high heels. So of course, have to go with brown. So that means, that the coordinating colors have to be pink, purple, lime green, & more brown. I also know, that I want to dress up demin. Whatever the heck that means. Direct quote from my mom. So, then technically, I know what pants to wear; but thats it. I'll eventually find something. I always do. Plus, I work better under stressful situations when in comes to outfits. I can always throw something together last minute. Why did I wait until last minute to decide, you ask. Because, once again, I'm a girl, and that's what we do. :)

Winter Wonderland!

2008-12-06T20:51:00.000-07:00

Walking in a Winter Wonderland!

tonight me and the girls got to go and work at the Winter Wonderland for the Dobson Ranch Association. We had so much fun. We go to work in the snow, do arts & crafts, and enjoy watching the boat parade! :) We almost had a little too much fun with the arts and crafts! Haha, we made bowties, ornaments, and gingerbread houses! It was so much fun!

Don't we just look absolutely STUNNING!?!

Finally Decided!!!!

2008-12-05T12:09:00.001-07:00

Go ME! After months of applying and waiting, I have finally made my choice! Northern Arizona is where I've committed too! I absolutely love campus. I loved how green it was and I loved even more how small it was. It only has 14,000 students and the campus is 1 1/2 miles long and 1 mile wide. I was accepted into the School of Nursing. I am so excited and I can't wait to embark on my new adventure next fall!

Muh-kay-luh

ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!

dear pinterest,

oh, happy day

let's play catch up!

makes you think.

finally!

snow.

proud new momma.

golfing with a purpose.

hmpf.

just a thought.

homework

Happy Birthday

#$%*^&*%%#

Runnin' With the Devil

it's officially, official.

love

missing...

44? Say whaaat?

Recruitment 2011

Go Rho Chi!

Happiest Place on Earth!

!kaerB gnirpS

let it snow?

just a thought.

favorites!

happy monday.

new year, new me

july...

thank you for everything...

guess who got a job!

snow....in April?

spring break....

forty seven hours,...

Have You Seen This Person?

where are you spring?

tragus=pierced.

snoooow daaay!

i love college

packing...

Happy Birthday!

fourth of july

Cruise Pictures

boots! boots! boots!

Cruisin' the Caribbean :) part 3

Cruisin' the Caribbean :) part 2

Cruisin' the Caribbean :)

Graduationnnn :)

Senioritis!

whoaaaaa......

Our last days...

prom :)

say YES! to the dress

Pictures for Coltennn...

Its the time again...

WE DID OUR TIME...

Get Chilly, Get Chilllyyy

Rose Bowl Parade!

Ice Blocking!

Banquet!

Yikes!

Winter Wonderland!

Finally Decided!!!!

#$%^&%%#