Fail: that's an F word.

i'm failing life.

literally.

ok...not literally.

but...kind of. 

i studied alllll Monday. literally.

from 3pm to 1:30am i studied.

with maybe 2 hours of breaks.

while Haley hung out with Mike for a good 5 hours of that.

while i studied.

then we took the Bio test.

i got a 60%.

she got a 70%.

life is unfair.

but whatever. 

then after my bio test, i studied for 2 more hours for my other test.

i didn't get the results for that till yesterday morning.

where i had slept through my classes. 

one i have a test friday,

and the other one i had to miss one more time and i fail.

literally.

too many absences. 

so i woke up at 12:30.

after Haley called me telling me i was gunna miss class.

i check my email and find out i got a 58% on my other test.

so i went back to sleep.

that was just too much to handle all at once.

tooo much.

so i woke up at 3. 

no joke.

so i get up and me and Britt decided to go to the grocery store,

where we run into Kenzi...who was working at the ham place.

which was the best. 

she is so freaking hilarious.

then we grocery shopped. 

which took us FOREVER.

then we bought our food.

(i dropped a good 87 dollars.)

then we went back and talked to Kenzi.

then we saw Erik! he's the best.

then we went back and put all our food away!!!

YESSSS!!

we finally have have food!

then we decided we were way hungry.

so we went to Pizza Pie Cafe.

me and Britt. 

on a cute little date.

we ate so much.

and then we had dessert pizza. 

which if you haven't had it,

i suggest you go get some right now.

it's freaking delicious.

we got home and Haley informed me that our classes were full.

so i spent the next the 3 and a half hours trying to find classes.

not exaggerating.

but Kayd knew i was having a bad day,

so she brought her roommate's brother's puppy over!! 

good LAND.

cutest thing ever.

it made my life.

i want a puppy super, super bad.

then all the classes i ended up wanting to get into were full.

so i'm taking stupid classes.

like masterpieces of music. 

good times.

this was a boring post.

so sorry.

xoxo, 

gossip girl

it's the freaking weekend

So i haven't posted in a while.

i don't know why.

but anyways.

this week has been a crazy one.

so much stuff has been going on.

if you want to read about it,

read Haley's blog

heyhayhay93@blogspot.com

i'll pick up where she left off.

well...anyways..

friday. Haley and i went to the zoo.

if you can call it a zoo.

Tanner calls it a shelter.

way funny.

then i went home and Tanner came over.

we ate some cup o soup and ramen.

then we watched the movie.

which has so awful acting.

super funny though.

then the guitars were brought out.

Tanner wrote this new song.

and it's FANTASTIC.

well..he had started writing it.

then couldn't concentrate on anything till it was finished.

so i put sweats on and he wrote his song.

then he sang it for me.

i wanted to cry it's so cute.

then we decided we were bored and wanted to do something...

before a particular person got home.

so we went to the dollar theatre.

which is actually 3 dollars.

then i bought watermelons.

and we say Abduction.

with Taylor Lautner.

which also has awful acting.

we were laughing through the whole move.

it was a good time.

then it ended and we were going home.

and i let Tanner drive my car.

which i don't really ever do.

then we got back and i made cookies.

while Haley and Mike did karaoke 

while Tanner went and sang his song for someone.

then he came back.

and we decided to watch another movie.

yes.

the 3rd movie that night.

we watched Fired Up.

and holy fetch is that movie just as funny as i remember.

everyone was laughing way hard.

then Tanner left.

then i went to bed.

Saturday, me and Haley woke up at like 1:30.

we went downstairs and did nothing.

then we got ready.

for like 3 hours.

then we got little caesars.

and a drink from mcd's. 

then we went back and did who knows what.

then Britt got home from her race in Provo.

yay! 

i missed her.

then she got ready.

then we went to Tanner's.

i played with the kitty.

then we went and saw his new house.

which was super cute.

then he sang us his song again.

then we were super bored.

so we came back to the apartment.

did more nothing.

went to walmart.

came back.

then did more nothing.

then we took Tanner home.

then Britt and I went to Kayds.

she taught Mission Prep today,

so we helped with the lesson.

it took a long time.

we got home at like 3.

woke up this morning and went to church.

which was really good.

it was all about missionaries.

i love missionaries.

Mitch spoke, and it was way good.

then Kayd's lesson was way good.

i didn't listen in Relief Society.

then we got home.

Haley and i rage cleaned the apartment.

for like 4 hours. literally.

it was a joke.

we live with a bunch of sluts.

oh and turns out Jennifer found her soul mate.

for real.

they went on their first date last night.

and fell in love.

we're gunna have game night with him tonight.

who's excited!!?

quirks

inspired by Hilary's blog i decided to do one of my own.

so here it goes.

20 of my quirks

Quirk: a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality;mannerism: He is full of strange quirks.

1. i'm adopted. 

yaaay....so exciting! i forget most of the time. and so does my family. but it's part of me. and it's definitely different.

2. i read the same books over and over again.

embarrassing, but true. i've read Harry Potter 5, 6, and 7 at least 15 times each. not joking. i've also read Eclipse like....40 times. and that's not an over exaggeration. it's super embarrassing. but once i like it i have a hard time reading anything else.

3. i don't like when people touch my stuff.

ok...so it might just be because i'm the baby. or because i'm spoiled. but, needless to say it's true. i HATE when people touch my camera. or my computer. or my clothes. or my shoes. mostly because they don't treat it like i would. i'm very careful with my stuff. it's nice. and i'd like to keep it that way. i loath when people where my stuff and don't put it back in it's place. but, when asked, i'm usually pretty nice about it.

4. i'm crazy OCD. 

ok...so crazy is probably an over statement. but, i am OCD. i get made fun of a bit. but whatever. my shoes are all in a certain order. so are my shirts and my perfume. i like things one way and one way only. and i've always grown up with the house spotless--which contributes majorly. i also have grown up thinking everyone was taught to load the dish washer the same. i was dead wrong.

5. i'm pretty blunt.
one day we were sitting in church, and i was sitting next to Jaron (the missionary) and this crazy lady got up and was like "so i'm super blunt. and sometimes i offend people. so if i offend you, i'm sorry." Jaron leans over and goes "Jenna! that's you!" i don't even know i'm doing it half the time. i just feel like if i wanna say something, i should. i'd regret not saying it more than i would regret saying it. last night i was talking to Tanner and we were talking about reading people. i asked him whether i was easy to read or not. he said he's never had to try and read me. if i'm thinking of something--i'll say it. that's good right?

6. i can pop pretty much every joint on my body.
it drives my mom crazy. but half the time i don't even know i'm doing it. but hey! it's soothing?

7. cooking/baking soothes me.
yes, my husband will love me one day for it. but whenever i'm sad or stressed i'll do something in the kitchen. i think this is a recent development. i don't know what it is about it that's so soothing to me. but it totally is. plus i usually enjoy the results.

8. i love cats. a lot.
this is not a joke. i'm pretty sure everyone up here knows me as a cat lady. it's sort of a joke. yesterday we drove to Tanner's just to see his cutest kitten in the whole world. they just got it. oh it melted my heart! i also got to be friends with Jaron's cats. i'm a cat whisperer. it's fine. cat's love me. and i love them. so much.

9. i'm obsessed with perfume.
i rarely leave the house without putting perfume one. there's something about smelling good. it's reassuring? and i have to do it in a certain way or it's not right. (ocd) 2 sprays on my chest and 1 on my wrist.

10. i have to put lotion on before i go to bed.
it just feels wrong to not do it. plus it gives me soft hands!

11. i play with my hair a lot.
my mom always mentions it. i never notice i'm doing it. it's just a nervous habit. i notice it when i'm stressed. cuz then my hair gets nice and greasy! siiick.

12. i LOATHE speaking in front of people.
i get hard core butterflies. and my hands sweat and i get super out of breath. super annoying right? even if i'm like asking a question in class i get super nervous. it's the worst.

13. i dance in my sleep.
that's not even a joke. i've always been told i move around a lot. my covers are always all over. but, this summer i spent a week in New York with my dance company. i shared the room with 2 girls and a mom. the mom woke up in the night to go to the bathroom and she looked over, i'm dead asleep, kicking my leg in the air. she told me she just watched me do it forever thinking i was gunna get up. then she realized i wasn't. i was just gunna kick my leg. super weird.


14. i'm not a morning person.
oh man. that's such an understatement...but. it's the worst. i have this talent of being able to turn off my alarm in the morning without waking up. half the time i don't know i'm doing it until i wake up having slept through all my classes. nice right? i'm usually nice. but in the morning i'm in a super bad mood--until i wake up. then i'm fine. but it's that like hour...before i wake up that i'm mad.

15. i still sleep with my blankie, pillow pet and a fan
true statement. i love having my stupid pillow pet and my Mr. Boo. i can't sleep without them. well i can but it's hard. i can't, however, sleep without a fan. i need some sort of background noise. and i LOVE to be cold when i sleep. i have to sleep under a blanket, sheets, down comforter and a quilt. i sleep in a ball on my side all wrapped up in my "cocoon."

16. i have an awkward dance.
whenever i leave a room and come back and everyone looks at me i have this automatic response of doing this stupid dance. i just tap my toes. it's so stupid. i do it whenever everyone stops and looks at me.  everyone laughs though. so i guess that's good?


17. i bruise easily. 
it's a joke how easily i bruise. really though. i've had to get my blood checked a few times just to see if it was something serious. which, it's not. but, needless to say it's annoying. especially when i used to dance all the time. i would get the worst bruises ever. and there was nothing i could do about it. good times.

18. i get the ragies.
alright, so this might not be a quirk. but, it happens. i get in these moods sometimes where i can't sit still and i rage everyone. and it's not like a normal hyper. it's like a crazy, giggly, butt slapping, dancing, singing at the top of my lungs, squeezing people-hyper. it's the worst.

19. i have really short legs. seriously.
it's unreal how short they are. especially for my height/weight ratio. it's pretty unreal. they're super short. especially next to Haley who has daddy long legs-legs. pure joke.

20. i'm super flexible.
not just like my legs and stuff. like i have crazy flexible hands. i can spread my middle finger and my index finger extremely far apart. i was definitely not the most flexible person in dance, but considering i only took it for a few years i'd say i did pretty well.

so that's it. that's the end of my ramblings for the day. i'm weird and i'm not quite sure if all of those are quirks? but who cares. i don't.
so, see ya.

See you in 2

yes, this is going to be another blog post about missionaries.

yes. i love them.

alright?

especially this one:

isn't he just adorable?

Elder Jaron Fowers was introduced to the roommates one of the first weeks up here.

Jaron and Britt have been dating for 2 years.

2 years.

their love for each other is one of the most tender things in the whole world.

you just gotta see it to know.

i love watching them together.

if they aren't soul mates i'll be upset.

...moving on.

Jaron was called to serve in the Fort Worth, Texas mission.

reporting to the Provo MTC November 2nd. 

(yes, today)

if this kid doesn't love the Lord, i don't know who does.

i can't count the number of times the church was brought up in random conversations.

i can't count the number of times he said how excited he was to serve.

i can't count the number of times i thought of how good of a missionary he was going to be.

his love for the church touched me every time.

little does he know that the fact he's going was a testimony builder to everyone around him.

at least for me,

it changed my whole point of view on the church.

it made me want to go and be worthy to marry someone like him.

it made me not want to marry any less than an RM.

and it made me realize how big of a thing the church is.

with respect to the fact that i've only known Jaron for a short time,

i'm going to miss him.

SO MUCH.

So, Jaron, if you ever read this.

you're the best.

i'm so grateful for the influence you've been in my life.

i'm so grateful that i had the chance to get to know you.

thank you for your excellent choice in music.

thank you for your fantastic sense of humor.

thank you for taking the time to get to know me.

and wanting to.

thank you for caring about me.

thank you for being so sweet to Brittany.

thank you for being such a good example.

thank you for being the perfect example of someone i want to marry.

thank you for your testimony.

thank you for letting me pet your kitties.

thank you, thank you, thank you.

i can't wait to get your letters/write you.

i can't wait to hear about all the wonderful stuff you're doing,

and the people you're converting.

Texas is lucky to have such an amazing person.

so, farewell.

God be with you.

good luck

and see you in 2!

halloweeeny

happy halloween.

i thought i would have to spend this evening alone.

but..

thanks to Haley being sick,

she's staying here.

and then we're gunna hang out with Darren.

i like him a lot.

he's suuuper funny.

anyways. 

friday wasn't that exciting.

Saturday was though.

Strauss and Saul came up friday night and stayed over.

they slept in their car of course.

then they made me and Haley go to Lava Hot Springs in Idaho.

way freaking fun.

it took a while to get there,
and to get back,
but...
it was way fun.
we ate at this cute little restaurant in the cutest little town ever.
i want to live there.
and i bought a "vamp it up" bracelet at some crazy store.
way way fun.
then we got ready for the howl.
which i had a great time at.
we got there and Saul left his ID at the apartment, so he had to run home.
Strauss and I stood outside the doors forever. lookin fresh.
then we got in and they both got in free.
unreal.
unfreaking real.
then we went and danced a bit.
then we got free soda.
yess!
then we had to chug it.
which sucked.
never chug a Dr. Pepper. it's the worst.
then we went and romped around upstairs.
then went to the concert.
Shut Up And Deal opened, and they were way good!
super crazy.
then Cartel.
oh Cartel.
sooooo good.
i loved that concert.
it was super sketchy at first cuz everyone was trying to get to the front.
me and Kayd got smashed.
sooo gross and sweaty.
then it mellowed out as it went on.
they played my favorite songs.
they played Honestly last.
some guy sang to me.
so i sang back.
it was way funny.
we were both getting super into it.
then we peaced out way fast.
i didn't want to talk to him.
so then we went to the dance.
and it was suuuuper sketchy,
everyone was rumping hardcore.
so us 4 just partied.
in our little circle.
while everyone around us got it on.
it's fine.
then we went to Village Inn.
oh man.
everyone was super hyper and super funny.
i was laughing way hard the whole time.
everyone ate my fries.
i don't know what it is,
but if i say people can have one,
they take like 3000.
i'm like ok.
i'm BUYING these.
whores.
anyway.

sunday was good.
we slept in.
then we debbed around.
i did my visiting teaching.
then i made dinner for Darren and his roommate John Tucker.
and Brie, Bre and myself.
it was really good.
my mom has some awesome recipes.
then we just hung out.

monday.
slept in.
got ready.
went to SI with Darren.
(he's the best)
then got ready again.
went trick or treating with Britt and Jaron and Haley.
it was Jaron's last hurrah.
then we went to dinner at the Tavern
(the Cuddly Duckling)
then we went to Walmart and got stuff for carmel apples.
then we went to Darren's to get a scary movie.
he didn't have any.
so we came back and ate the apples.
it was way funny.
and it got everywhere.
everyone looked like a caveman.
then we talked for a bit.
then we watched X-Men First Class.
then we said bye to Jaron.
whomp whooomp.
it was so sad.
i'm gunna miss that kid so much.
he's gunna be a fantastic missionary.
we'll see him in 2 years!