Crazy Dream I Found!!!

So I was looking for a document on my computer and was skimming through when I find a doc called "Crazy dream 1". I open it only to find that I had written down a dream that I had about 2 years ago. And let me tell you...it is CRAZY!! So I have decided to share this crazy dream with the four people that read my blog! haha! So you should feel super special! Just a side note, Jenny, you Have to Read this!
Well, here it is. Enjoy!!!

Crazy dream! 2-18-10

SO I took a nap and had a crazy dream! I dreamed that I went to a college that wasn’t a church school. It was one of those old cathedral schools (like Notre Dame). It was kind of a creepy old school. At the beginning there was something about skull and bones or something. So I have this roommate that has dark hair and is kind of fun.  One of my roommates wins lunch with the cast of Twilight. So they all come over and we are kind of awkward. I try to talk to everyone and they are just kind of awkward with me. Meanwhile Robert Pattinson has found this girl that I guess is related to me. They make some joke about them  dating all the Russells and I was like…I’m a Russell. But nobody heard me. So the dream goes on and there is this elevator that everyone goes into and gets transformed. It like vibrates and everyone gets kind of see through and then disappeared. It was really creepy and I didn’t really want to get involved with it because it seemed bad. But then I go with my roommate and it starts vibrating and it like, changes your cells and you sink through the floor and basically time travel. But you just go to the same place every time. Anything that is touching the floor first gets transported. Like I’m sitting on the floor and don’t think it’s working, but I look at my thumb and it is half gone. I go a couple of times and you don’t notice the shaking so much anymore or the going through the floor. It’s just like going on a normal elevator. So it transports you to this underground club thing for the students. There are all these creepy administrator type people with blue blazers and name tags walking around everywhere. There is a big black man with blue eyes, theres a little white lady with old lady hair and a skinny black guy with big eyes. They are all really creepy and watch everything you do. We go down a few times and hang out. There is this beautiful person for the day contest and this guy I keep seeing around is the one who wins it. I go outside with Jennifer (banner)(yes jenny! Haha) and we run into these two boys and I think one of them might be the guy who won, but I’m not sure (in the dream I’m not sure). We end up magically in our swim suits and have a water fight. Jennifer and the other guy stand there awkwardly and watch us. We have a wonderful time and at the end we are laying there on the ground kind of entwined. But the feeling of the dream is very innocent. He tells me he usually isn’t this comfortable with someone till after he’s slept with them. I figure he’s not Mormon so that’s just how he thinks. Some administrator comes up and kind of gets after us for being irresponsible, but we don’t really care. We part ways and I go to a locker room to get cleaned up. Jennifer is pouting and tells me that she really liked him and I totally am like, “Jennifer, you know what! There have been soooo many guys that I have liked, but you flirt with them so much and I don’t have a chance with them because you are so all over them.” She’s like, “seriously?” and I was like, “yeah. So don’t get all over me about it…”. She’s like, “oh…. Well…..” starts trailing off about something else. So I leave. Haha. It was a very satisfying dream. So me and my other roommate girl are either getting in or going out of the elevator and the really creepy skinny black admin guy kind of appears in front of us and shows us this button on the elevator thing and says that it goes to the penthouse suite and that we can use it whenever. My friend is all excited about it, but I was skeptical. We are walking and she’s like you can take this dan guy that you met and I was like no way. I don’t want to be a skank girl. I point to some girl in tights and a Minnie skirt and am like, “do you want me to be like her?” She gets my point. Then we see some people going to the penthouse suite and I was like, “see! They are just having a big orgy up there. We are not going”. She reluctantly agrees. Then Dan catches up with us. It was weird because I kind of have this out of body experience. I can see him walking up to me and I’m like Yes! But the me I’m seeing is kind of grumpy. So it switches back and I’m like oh, hi. We say something about the penthouse and how we aren’t going because it looks like a big orgy. Then he’s like, no a bunch of people go up there and play the piano and bring musical instruments and it’s great. So I feel kinda dumb. But I have a bit of an attitude. I realize that he’s not the beautiful person winner. I saw him back a ways and I still wasn’t sure. I was worried how we would meet up when we parted ways after the water fight because we didn’t have contact info, so I was glad when he found me, but I was being kind of a brat for some reason. He was kind of sad. The dream kind of ended after that. Bizarre! 

Hey! It's me Again!

So I decided that I should write a post since I haven't updated this blog since the end of my class last semester. I flew home for Christmas break and that was an adventure. I hadn't been in a plane for 9 years and I had never flown by myself before, so I was a little nervous. I was really wishing that I was a drinking woman, but I managed without the alcohol. It was actually a really good experience for me. The whole experience of going home in general was. I wasn't really looking forward to it, but I think I grew a lot from it.
Last time I was home, I was in a really bad place and I didn't want to go back and feel the same way and be stuck there for 2 weeks. But I felt great the whole time about being there and everything went really well! It was very empowering!  I even got to go spend New Years with my good friend and former roommate, Kirsten in San Francisco! We had so much fun! It was kind of strange to go home and have a friend there. I haven't had a friend in California...ever. I mean, I had a few in High School, but the relationships were very shallow, so it was really cool to have someone that I have a strong bond with to hang out with!
Overall going home went very well and I am really glad that I did it! So for the New Year, I have lots of plans! My roommate Jordin and I have been working out and eating healthy! I had planned this before the whole New Year's Resolution thing came into play, but I'm really excited to get into shape! The family competition thing didn't really work out, so I am just going to get into shape on my own and that will motivate the other people in my family to be fit! Right?   ; )
As I sat on the beach looking at the bay and the San Francisco Bridge with Kirsten on New Year's Day, I could tell, this year is going to be different. I could feel it. I still can. This is going to be the year where things change for me. I'm going to do things I never thoughts I could or would do and I am going to grow up and take charge of my life. This year...life is going to be great!

My Thoughts on Mcom This Semester

Alright, so the semester is ALMOST over. This means that Mcom is coming to a close and it is time to take an evaluative look at this class. I wouldn't say that Mcom was a huge challenge for me, but it was definitely not what i am used to. I have to say that I am kind of glad it's over (sorry professor Thomas!). I do feel that it was very helpful and useful and that I will use the skills that I developed in this class. I needed to take it for sure. It was definitely out of my comfort zone, though. Sometimes I felt like the assignments were a little vague and I wasn't sure what the teacher wanted. However, I was always able to figure out what was going on one way or another. I liked the group work. It was a little frustrating at times, but overall I think that it was a good experience and that my group worked together especially well. I know that I enjoyed learning from my group members. I just wished that I had more experience and could have been more helpful to my group. I tried to be very supportive and volunteer for things first, so maybe that made up for my lack of experience. Overall, Mcom was stressful for me, but I think it was good for me. It's like running a marathon. when you are doing it, it is hard and uncomfortable and you want to stop, but in the end you can see that it was good for you and you are really glad you kept at it and followed through to the end.

Thanksgiving and Play

Ok, so two things. First It's Thanksgiving tomorrow and I wish I didn't have a ton of homework so I could enjoy it! haha! The parents are coming tonight and my sister-in-law's sister is here with her 10 month old and it is so fun!

Second, I have been reading this book about the importance of play in our lives for a class and I absolutely LOVE it. I got it from the library, but am wishing I had bought it. It just validates all my feelings that life should be a fun adventure and work and play should go hand in hand. It talks about how when you play as a child the gray matter in your brain grows and you literally have a bigger brain.  When kids are deprived of rough and tumble play, then can grow up to be murderers and sociopaths. It's soooo important and yet in our culture play is really looked down upon. That is what children do and when you grow up you are supposed to stop playing and start being serious about everything. 

So I'm reading last night and it talks about a couple that have a great relationship, but as life goes on they get wrapped up in kids and jobs and just all the seriousness of life and they start feeling like they don't even know if they like each other. Then...they go to a, Get This! Play Therapist! and they play together and do races against other couples and just silly stuff like that and they reconnect and realize that they just needed a little joy in their lives. But! What stuck out to me is that there is such a thing as a "Play Therapist"!!!! How fun would that be? So I think I'm going to have to look into this. I have thought about dance therapy for couples, but maybe I could look at mixing play and dance therapy or something. Anyway! I am always trying to figure out what kind of career I should choose that would make me really happy and I think something like that would be a great fit for me! Anyway! I just got ALLL excited about it. 

So that's my blog for this week. :)

Yet Another Kind of Random Post

So this is kind of going to be a hodge podge (I don't think I have ever had to spell that before) of a post. so last Sunday was my birthday. I turned 23. I always thought I might be a little depressed about turning 23...but I'm not. I am totally fine with it. In fact, I like it! I remember turning 9 and thinking how I really liked being 8 and didn't want to turn 9. 8 is special, it's when you get baptized, it means something...my sister has a set of Anne of Green Gables books and there were 8. in my eight year old mind this means 8 is special, apparently. I was just resisting the whole 9 thing with every excuse I could think of. It's almost always been this way, but this year, I'm liking being old for some reason. Anyway. That's my birthday thoughts.

Another thought is how nice people are in Provo. my brother and i were fixing my bike and we lost a tiny spring in the asphalt. We were searching for it and 2 of my roommates came home and started helping us look. Then my friend sean came up on his long board and started helping us. Then his 2 roommates came by and started looking, then another guy from my ward saw us and wanted to help. By this time I figured we would never find the spring, so we told everyone they could get back to their business and we went to the bike shop...again. my brother had been a tow truck driver and was all surprised at how nice byu students were because whenever he had dealt with them they were swearing at him. I was like, yeah, of course they are nice, dummy, but I liked that he actually had something good to say about them. 

Then, the other day I was driving my friends car and it just died at a stop light. I thought the battery had died, but I guess it was the alternator. Anyway, in a matter of seconds I had about 5 really good looking guys get out of their cars and start pushing my car. Then one of them turned my key and the engine started again, so I didn't get to talk to them...haha. But it was so cool to see these guys acting like they worked at Les Schuab or something, running around taking care of me and my situation! I'm just very impressed.
I'm excited for Thanksgiving next week! It should be a good post next week!

Most Random Post Award!

Ok, so I completely forgot to blog last week. I am KICKING myself right now. I wasn't sure what to write about, so I kept putting it off and bang! It's Monday and the first week of November is blogless. Yes, I used that fake word. So I was wanting to post a survey so I could check that off the list since it's my last thing to do on here. For my leadership class I made one for my 20 page project, so I am going to post it now, as I wasn't ready last week and ended up losing out on the whole blog thing completely. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFFUZFRtd0oyNHFYMGpGY1g2a2U1OHc6MQ So if anyone wants to take it, feel free. It's not supposed to be anonymous, so just know that. Anyway, so I have been really stressed lately with all the projects that have to be finished before Thanksgiving. I have a 20 pg leadership paper due, a seven page book report and research paper due, a six page dance research paper due and a group project for mcom. plus all my regular homework. They are really all due after thanksgiving, but I am going to have to get them all done before them if I am going to enjoy my vacation. PLUS I have to teach the lesson in relief society on the first week of december. yeah. It's out of control right now. But luckily my angel mother is sending me texts with ideas for my lesson and she helps me to talk things out and brainstorm for projects. She is pretty amazing. So anyway, I'll try to come up with something better for next week. OH! but I can't not include this video. 

and this video, since these kids were the only ones worth watching...almost

Halloween

Ok, so this Halloween I have decided to be a....Devil Woman. dun, dun, dun. yes, it's true. Kristen Russell is going to be something bad for Halloween. If you know me very well, you know that this just does not happen. When I was young my mom didn't want us to be anything scary or evil, and I never really had a desire anyway, so I have always been happy things like, a fairy, a greek goddess, Scarlett O'Hara, ballerina, etc. you get the picture. Well, I was trying to figure out what to be, and I remembered that I have this long satin, red dress that I got at H&M. I haven't worn it for anything as it almost looks lingerie-esque and I wasn't sure when it would be appropriate to wear it. But Halloween, being the holiday of skanks, I figured I could get away with it. As you can see it's really not a skanky dress...just the material is a little satiny. So anyway, I got some sequin horns, a pitchfork to match and some fishnets and put on my pointy high heels and belt and fake eyelashes. After poofing my hair a little, I was officially a devil woman. It was an interesting experience trying this out for some parties for friday and saturday. it was fun, but people associate devil-woman with temptress and...hahahaha. yeah. that is so not me. So, we'll see how Halloween actually goes. I'm kind of all costumed out.

And for your entertainment....the funniest baby video on Youtube.