update; for those interested in every detail of my past few weeks.

first of all: its goooooooood.
spring break is here, i feel no pressure whatsoever, and i'm doing whatever the heck i want. which is, at the moment, sitting lazily not going to bed even though it is one oclock at night. and only now am i getting tired.
so conference was great. agreement? yes? all around? thought so. all time favorite talk: jeffrey r. holland on the atonement. tear jerker, definitely. and he's so cute when he gets all choked up like that. old men are just adorable. (especially with their pets, but thats a different story)
and that whole weekend was great...spending a few days in the freezing weather of utah..which i LOVED! the cold was amazing. apparently i'm that kind of gal. but i did appreciate the warmth of the sun when i got home, and took a few moments to sit in the sun & soak it all up.. but who knew that snowflakes were actually snowflake shaped?!?!?!? i thought they were just little round things falling from the sky. but they're actually shaped symmetrically?? since when? i swear this is a new phenomenon. well, who can blame the california girl? i wouldnt know, seeing as thats the first time i've ever been in falling snow. it was beautiful. and i can't wait to get the real deal up at BYU. i'm sooo stoked.
well after conference was over and reality struck again, that week following was just about the worst week ever for stress level at school (so far, senior year.) and i believe only the next two weeks (not including this one) will be as bad, seeing as AP tests are coming up fast, and i'm SO looking forward to getting those over and done with. but yeah, that school week was bad. i did have a bit of a mental breakdown on wednesday morning, but its all good-those never last long, especially with kids in preschool to cheer you up when you walk in the door, and their face lights up and they shout your name-first of all they remember your name, out of (lets see, 25 high schoolers per class, 6 class periods...jeff? just kidding, its 150 right? i did it in my head, so anything goes...) 150 students, then they shout it like they're so glad to see you-which they really are-and they grab your hand and drag you down to sit next to them..its a good feeling. hooray for parker&joey! there are others too, but joey and parks are my favorite, so thats all that needs to be mentioned. well..i love all those boys: parker, joey, isaiah, nathan, joseph, devin, carter, eli, eli k...they're all my buddies. and quite honestly, i probably ONLY like the boys in that class. those girls are little shedevils sometimes.
but with friday things got better. and worse. i was sick as a dog on friday, which was definitely not fun. but it turned out to be a great night. i was worried..but i shouldnt have been. :) mamma mia was definitely fabulous. i LOVED it. the choreography was amazing and the music was (of course) fantastic..who doesnt love a little ABBA?? its catchy and amazing. i could hardly stop myself from singing & dancing...the people around me probably thanked their lucky stars jeff was there to contain most of the outward singing&dancing. ;P
then work on saturday; as usual. it went late though. AW i felt accomplished that day..a yellow lab puppy came in-who wasnt eating. he wasnt eating anything, really, and they have only had this pup for a week. plus its a LABRADOR which means they eat like there ain't gonna be no tomorrow. but he wasnt. so i was in the room with them and the doctor had to leave for a little bit..so i took it upon myself to forcefeed the puppy. he wasnt very happy with that, but that has never mattered to me much in that office.. so i just kept forcefeeding him. i couldnt stand hearing his stomach growl every two seconds like it was doing..it was terrible. so i put the wet food on the roof of his mouth where he had to lick it off and swallow it..until he started eating it himself. it was a long process. but he finally did start eating and he progressed to i/d after that..and he was eating it on his own! it was a good sign, a very good sign..and i felt really good about it.
after that, even though it feels like two separate days to me..i played games with jeff and his grandma & various other people...and its unbelievable how much fun i had. heres some famous quotes of the night:

nancy: "no, THIS is how you barf daintily. in a cup, see? bleh."
diane: "i twod it, then i fourd it." (say it out loud a couple of times, if it doesnt make sense.)
adriana: "you broke my water, jeff."

that last one made me laugh out loud just thinking about it again. best game night EVER. :)
& then easter rolls around. we missed the sunrise service i really wanted to go to, but no matter, i guess. my dad set his alarm for five pm, not five am. so we woke up quite late and i was given about twenty minutes to get ready for church. anyone impressed i was there on time? and did opening exercises in YW???? me too.
i just choked on my own saliva.
but then i went to grandparents house and sat outside for awhile locked out. but i relived my childhood, climbed a few trees that i hadnt in a while, walked their backyard again, noticed that spring is here with a vengence..flowers are just blooming everywhere! looked out at the view, thought about picking the neighbors guacamoles..i mean avacados. does anyone else do that? i always call them guacamoles. its almost embarassing. AVA-CADOS. but then they came and we had a fabulous easter.

and now i'm even boring myself so i'll just stop. this was, honestly, kind of a pity post. its just been so long since my last one that i wanted to post something, but i didnt have anything clever to post...so i just did this. running commentary on my life anyone?? five bucks apiece. better than anything you'll find in that barnes and nobles store. which reminds me, i wanna go there soon...