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don't stone me--i haven't blogged in a LONG time. (22 days.)

so, here are some stories from my life between then and now. 

anna, whitley, and i went hiking to the sulfur pots.  it was great fun!  i don't have much else to say about it, because it was a great hike and i love lounging in the sulfur pots, and thats how simple it needs to be. sulfur is great for your skin! :)

whitley and i went to the midnight showing of harry potter! i would post pictures, but whitley has them. we dressed up and everything!

i started volunteering at a stable!  i muck.  as in, muck horse manure out of four stables at 530 in the morning MTW. strangely, i love it. :) (not the early morning part) my horses are (names shortened for everyone's sake, horse names are ridiculous!) Star (Starafire, M), Madison Square (F), Lola (With Perfection Loa, M), and Donna (Prima Donna Loa, F). Donna is my favorite. while i'm mucking her stall i alternately sing prima donna from phantom and some random song from mamma mia. (usually Honey, Honey).  Donna, however, loves her face to be right where yours is. its funny how each horse has a personality--Donna is an attention mongrel. she even threatens to kick over the barrel i've just filled with manure if i don't give her the attention she demands. also, her stall is so easy to clean. she really is a prima donna. in return for this lovelyness, i get riding lessons. i think i'll really like them. i need some riding boots though, tennis just don't seem to be cutting it. and perhaps riding pants?  we shall see what my wallet allows. so, i won't be getting either of them. 

i held a giant snake in my animal diversity class. also a small one, but the giant one was way cool. i love me some animals. 

the prevet club and i went to visit a bird refuge/rehabilitation center. it was WAY AWESOME. she had two baby bears!! they were adorable! and for birds there was everything from bald eagles to the tiniest little owl! (northern saw-whet )  i loved loved loved it. i hope i can volunteer there someday. she even has a pet crow! i would love a pet crow. i've always actually wanted a raven more...but we will see :)

my apartment is super cute decorated for christmas! i love it. and i'm so excited for christmas to come. i'm just mainly excited to get out of provo. and see my lovely family! and not worry about schoolwork. and relax! and be warm. oh what a joy. 

we had a dinner party here, amber's doing. she invited lots of people and made a great dinner and it was actually fun. maybe i just need to socialize in my own apartment? socializing is just way too hard. but anyway, it felt like a wonderful christmas party. 

anna comes over often. its great. we chat, sometimes longboard (i do love longboarding) watch bones on thursdays, psych on wednesdays. lately she's been spending the night at our apartment too, since hers is water damaged and no one was home. everyone pity anna!  its been fun :)

thanksgiving was wonderful. i spent it with dear miss lily <3. she's grown so big! she was adorable, as usual. she also got her second exposure to a snow day, and i got some great pictures. as in, fantastic pictures. okay, only two, but what more can you ask of a toddler who hates the snow? (as is only right, seeing as she has california blood in her)

yesterday i saw tangled!!! it was a fabulous movie. so fabulous i think it might become the new princess and the frog. for those of you who don't know me that well, that means i watch it at least once every two days, if not more. (when i lay my hands on it.) and listen to the music constantly until i have it memorized. my roommates just LOVE me when i do this, but i just can't help it! i love me some disney! 

i saw brittany as well yesterday! oh how i miss my old roommates. they make me laugh. :)  

oh, also yesterday, jenna and i made a trip to bath and body works. i now have a scent. my own scent. my perfume. weird? yes.  but jenna just really wants me married. and i am not opposed to smelling good. black raspberry vanilla. there was a really good sale as well...we paid for three things, got eight. i love smelling my wrists..i'll just have to try not to do it too much in public. 

and that brings us to the present. the last few moments of sunday peace before the finals rush caves in on me. sorry i'm lame about pictures...if i had my father's camera, that would be different....but its not. 

and in this single blog post alone, you learned about all of my obsessions: nature, animals, disney, photography, and lily. way to go, people of the blogging world! 

over & out.