Thursday, August 28, 2008
SO FAR
Well I am in Provo, Utah now. I really really like it here. how can i not, It's 70 degrees!!! totally a major improvement from 112 degrees. i can even bring out my jackets! I'm all moved in with my 2 roommates at Wyview park. I share a room with Kennedy and Kirsten is just across the hall. I don't have too much to do because classes haven't started and i don't have many plans. its nice though, I'm not complaining. I hung out tonight with my 3 cousins i didn't know existed but that i found recently. Well technically one is my 3rd cousin and the other 2 are second cousins. I got my student ID card... and the picture is lame, but it will work i guess. and that is about the extent of what I've done so far. we finally got all the kitchen stuff put away and shoved a bunch of boxes in the closets. (don't open the hall closet.. you really don't need to see the ironing board!) I think i need pictures for my walls.. they're kinda bare and my roommate puts me to shame with my obvious lack of pictures so i think that will be one of my goals. whoopee. =) Its so weird to think that this is where i live. it feels like EFY right now instead of actual college, however that is still subject to change pending on classes. OH and i saw Kung Foo Panda tonight at the theaters with my cousins!! it was absolutely hilarious!!! Dad you'll love it! oh and did i mention that movie only cost me $1.50? and that was only because it was after 7 pm! normally they're $1.00 to $1.25. I'm SUPER excited about that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love movies!!!!
Monday, August 25, 2008
The Wire
I am down to my last day in Las Vegas!!! =) I can't believe it has gone by so fast! Today I just need to pack up the last few things (much to my sister's delight... she'll have her own room now)and fit them all in the back of my car (hopefully my dad will be willing to help, he is slightly better than me at tetris.. but I will have to beat him at a game now just because I said that. I have to keep in good standing; meaning: ahead of him lol). I am leaving tomorrow morning around 9ish for BYU, if I wake up when I'm planning to that is. It is my first day off of work in a while and I might be tempted to sleep in.. especially given that it's a school day and all the siblings will be off at school. Who knows if I'll actually set the alarm or not. I am so excited!!!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Tips for Vegas Driving
Stephanie had this on her blog and it was so funny and true I wanted to share it with others;
Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Las Vegas has its own set of traffic rules. There's no book about them. All you can do is get in your car and hope you survive to learn them.
All your directions start with, "Go down 95...'cause you don't want to get on 15." Las Vegas Blvd, Charleston Blvd, and Torrey Pines have no beginning and no end.
It's impossible to go around a block and wind up on the same street that you started on. The Chamber of Commerce calls this a "scenic drive".
The 8:00 am rush hour is from 4:30am to 11:30am.The 5:00pm rush hour is from 11:30am to 10:15pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning and ends sometime late Sunday night.
If you actually stop at a yellow light, then you cannot be from Las Vegas.You may only apply your brakes when the end of a yellow light and the beginning of the red light create a "pumpkin-orange" hue.
For the most part, you can do anything you want, as long as it isn't in a school zone.
Just remember that Camino Al Norte is Martin Luther King Blvd., Boulder Highway is Fremont Street, Eastern Ave is 25Th Street or Civic Center Drive, Desert Inn is Lamb Blvd., Smoke Ranch is Carey, Spring Mountain/Sands/Twain are all the same street.And don't forget that Ft. Apache turns into Rampart and then turns into Durango.Don't try to figure it out. Just accept it.If you question the intelligence behind this naming convention, people will simply tilt their heads to the right and stare at you.And Rancho moves every street over.
Henderson is the only place in the world where THREE "parallel" streets intersect at one traffic light.That would be the 4-way of Green Valley Parkway/Eastern Avenue / Maryland Parkway. For laughs ask your middle school Geometry teacher to try to explain it.Rainbow Blvd. has THREE exits from the 95, this just makes giving driving directions to newbies more entertaining.
There is also a Lake Mead "Drive" and a Lake Mead "Boulevard" and both run east/west but are 30 miles apart. You have to be specific when you say "the corner of Lake Mead and........"Again this is just another way to harass the 5000 newcomers every month.Many major roads just end abruptly in somebody's garage, a Home Depot, a Casino or McCarran International Airport Runways and start again after the interruption. That was done to encourage you to "see the sights" and meet new people. For fun, just try to take Harmon Avenue from Rainbow to Nellis.
If moisture at hand is determined to be rain, not sweat, all traffic must immediately cease.Ditto for daylight savings time, girl applying eye-shadow across the street, or a flat tire 3 lanes over. Do not attempt to access any road after an apocalyptic event like snow, blowing dust, or a 3-day weekend.
Once a year, when it rains, the Las Vegas wash and the City of Las Vegas are one.
The wind blows every day, and it is impossible to live in Las Vegas without some kind of allergy drug.
Construction on I-15 and US 95 is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment.I-215 will never be completed. Get used to it!
Stay away from the corner of Nellis and Las Vegas Blvd. if you do not like the thought of being in a remake of the movie "Top Gun."
So if any of this is news to you, Welcome to Las Vegas.
Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Las Vegas has its own set of traffic rules. There's no book about them. All you can do is get in your car and hope you survive to learn them.
All your directions start with, "Go down 95...'cause you don't want to get on 15." Las Vegas Blvd, Charleston Blvd, and Torrey Pines have no beginning and no end.
It's impossible to go around a block and wind up on the same street that you started on. The Chamber of Commerce calls this a "scenic drive".
The 8:00 am rush hour is from 4:30am to 11:30am.The 5:00pm rush hour is from 11:30am to 10:15pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning and ends sometime late Sunday night.
If you actually stop at a yellow light, then you cannot be from Las Vegas.You may only apply your brakes when the end of a yellow light and the beginning of the red light create a "pumpkin-orange" hue.
For the most part, you can do anything you want, as long as it isn't in a school zone.
Just remember that Camino Al Norte is Martin Luther King Blvd., Boulder Highway is Fremont Street, Eastern Ave is 25Th Street or Civic Center Drive, Desert Inn is Lamb Blvd., Smoke Ranch is Carey, Spring Mountain/Sands/Twain are all the same street.And don't forget that Ft. Apache turns into Rampart and then turns into Durango.Don't try to figure it out. Just accept it.If you question the intelligence behind this naming convention, people will simply tilt their heads to the right and stare at you.And Rancho moves every street over.
Henderson is the only place in the world where THREE "parallel" streets intersect at one traffic light.That would be the 4-way of Green Valley Parkway/Eastern Avenue / Maryland Parkway. For laughs ask your middle school Geometry teacher to try to explain it.Rainbow Blvd. has THREE exits from the 95, this just makes giving driving directions to newbies more entertaining.
There is also a Lake Mead "Drive" and a Lake Mead "Boulevard" and both run east/west but are 30 miles apart. You have to be specific when you say "the corner of Lake Mead and........"Again this is just another way to harass the 5000 newcomers every month.Many major roads just end abruptly in somebody's garage, a Home Depot, a Casino or McCarran International Airport Runways and start again after the interruption. That was done to encourage you to "see the sights" and meet new people. For fun, just try to take Harmon Avenue from Rainbow to Nellis.
If moisture at hand is determined to be rain, not sweat, all traffic must immediately cease.Ditto for daylight savings time, girl applying eye-shadow across the street, or a flat tire 3 lanes over. Do not attempt to access any road after an apocalyptic event like snow, blowing dust, or a 3-day weekend.
Once a year, when it rains, the Las Vegas wash and the City of Las Vegas are one.
The wind blows every day, and it is impossible to live in Las Vegas without some kind of allergy drug.
Construction on I-15 and US 95 is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment.I-215 will never be completed. Get used to it!
Stay away from the corner of Nellis and Las Vegas Blvd. if you do not like the thought of being in a remake of the movie "Top Gun."
So if any of this is news to you, Welcome to Las Vegas.
Monday, August 11, 2008
The cutest 5 minutes of my week
I was called to be a nursery worker about a month ago, and I have discovered the absolute CUTEST thing ever!!!! The primary song leaders come in each week for about 5 minutes and sing songs with the kids. It is absolutely ADORABLE!!! They sing I'm so glad when daddy comes home (by request), book of Mormon stories, the Big Hairy Spider, I am a Child of God, Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam, and a few others. It is so cute watching these little kids do the actions and sing and smile! It is the BEST 5 minutes of my week and the thing I most look forward to in Nursery. I'm really going to miss those little guys.
Monday, August 4, 2008
My Torture...
As many people are aware, Breaking Dawn (the final book in the Twilight Series) came out on August 2nd. I unfortunately have NOT read the entire book yet and it is the 4th! I actually haven't even started!!! ugh.. we pre-ordered it through Walmart because they had the best price for it and the shipping confirmation paper said it would be in on Saturday. I busied myself waiting for it and IT NEVER CAME!!!! Oh man, it was horrible. First when I got home from helping set up tents at Girl's Camp, I thought it had come and my dad had hidden it, so I started going through his room and it really didn't help that he was just laughing at my desperation. It was so bad that I had a dream that my mom had hidden it in the dresser beside her bed and so when I woke up I had to check it just to be sure. My mom looked at me like I was insane and asked why I just came in and looked through her drawer.. and naturally because she is my mother, I had to explain and was further mocked. So I should be getting the book today if all proceeds according to plan. On the upside Saturday when I was distracting myself Greg, Dawnie, my dad and I had a "Mummy Marathon." We watched the first two Mummy movies back to back and then went and saw the third in theaters directly after. (Dad was worried we'd miss the movie but i got him there in perfect time!! HA HA see dad.. 10 minutes of previews ;-)
Sunday, August 3, 2008
The Beginning
Sooo i decided to start a blog for a couple of reasons. First would be because in my leaving to go to BYU in a few weeks i figured my mother would like to be regularly updated on what it is that I'm doing and seeing as how she's convinced that I'm not going to miss her or call her, this is my attempt to keep her "in the loop." Reason number two is because a bunch of my friends have them and I was told that i needed to do one. Reason number three is because it seemed fun and I want to be cool too :) I will try to keep this updated and try not to bore anyone. I'll edit some things I'm sure and give only highlighted reader's digest versions of some things, but basically i will keep you updated about my crazy life.
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