funny story..

today jon and i were wrestling. in an act of self defense, i heeled his lower back with my heel (using said anatomically-sound bone as a battering ram) to deter his attack.

result: i think i sprained my ankle. or achilles tendon or something.
fetch.

SL, UT

ahhh. salt lake, utah. what a glorious place! jonny, his sister katelyn, our friend kelsey scott and i road tripped through the night to utah. yes, i did get through the border :) my letter worked! it was probably just my charm now that i think about it.

date and time of departure: thursday night 9:00ish pm (from cardston)

date and time of arrival: friday at 8:45ish am (salt lake)

after our arrival at jonny's aunt laurel's house, we proceeded to pass out for a couple of hours. i went a full 24 hours without sleep..impressive, no? i dont function well without sleep.

our first day activities include:

1. getting settled at the house. jonny's aunt's house is amazing. its in a way nice, multilevel neighbourhood of utah and has cute stone flooring and lots of cute artsy knick knacks :) its the kinda house you never get bored in. they had a vintage baby grand piano that was so old the ivory was peeling off the keys and a statue of a bulldog that i thought was real every time i saw it.

the view from the porch

also we whipped together a fabulous breakfast!

ingredients:
-oatmeal
-bananas
-shredded coconut
-crushed pecans
-cinnamon

and milk. so good.



2. showered and got all pretty-ed up for supper at tucano's brazilian grill. if you havent been there, make a point to stop there the next time youre in salt lake. they have a massive "salad festival", the equivalent of canada's salad bar, the boasts every delicious side dish that you could imagine. the real kicker is the main course-waiters bring 20 different kinds of meat on skewers throughout the duration of the meal. such meats include filet mignon wrapped in bacon, spicy brazilian sausage, various tips of sirloin, and chicken hearts.

yes. chicken hearts. jonny ate one..luckily he told me what it was just as i was cutting into it. ewww. the best meat was the battered codfish in a mango sauce..so delicious! the intermittently served fire roasted pineapple with a brown sugar glaze was inspirational..mmm :) after that experience we cruised the gateway mall..i was in heaven.

3.we cruised temple square..i love that place so much :) i believe we watched a movie as well..but i don't remember.



day two:

we stumbled out of our beds to hear the first session of conference on saturday morning. we dined on cinnamon buns and oranges as pres. monson talked about his wife..it was way cute! instead of going tothe second session, we met up with jon's brother in law and his brother to hit up "clash of the titans". quick review: it was okay.



After the movie we ventured to cafe rio and ordered a pork burrito enchilada style. so indescribably good :)

jonny went to the priesthood while i was unleashed upon gateway mall. my bounty includes:

-three tres cute skirts
-an abercombie hoodie (im legit, i know)
-an awesome new purse!
- a cardigan
- and a cute new shirt.

i did pretty good for two hours (pats self on back) lol. lame.

he picked me up after the session and we took night pictures at temple square.


day three:

we rose and shone bright and early to wait in line for tickets for the morning session on sunday..no such luck. we watched the session in the north visitors center. i took diligent notes as everyone else in the room slept. we watched the second session in the tabernacle..by that point in time, my patience was waning so jon and i doodled in my journal.





that night was a big easter dinner with jonny's family! it was way fun. we played rubikub (?) with jon's way cool cousins brittany and tiffany. after watching another movie we retired to bed, only to rise at 4:30 to make preparations for our departure.

day four: as we passed through layton, we picked up a dozen krispy kreme's to share between the two of us..lewd, right? we trekked home and eleven hours later, we were there :)

plea of a desperate teen

dear mister border guard,

hi. how are you? good? good.

so..you might have guessed i kinda want to cross the border. i dont have a passport..is that gonna be a problem? see officer, i tried real, real hard to get it..i went up to calgary four times in four days and each time it just didnt work out..the passport gods have it out for me i guess.

i have a valid licence and birth certificate and you can even call my parents if you need further reasoning to let me cross. all i want to do is hear the prophet's words..there is a good chance that you have no idea who or what i am talking about. just goin to utah for a few days sir :)

you know what mr. border patrol guy? just check my criminal record and you'll surely find that i have a clean slate. i dont understand why you dont just let people with a clean slate across in the first place..this passport crap is unnecessary.

anywho, just figured i'd jot down this little plea to maybe convince yo to let me across..come on, no one will know :)

sincerely,

me.

control yourself

just found this and figured i would share. good good song.

to do list:


1. finish english research argumentative essay on capital punishment. (fun fact! it costs more money to try, convict and execute a criminal than it does to keep him/her in jail for the rest of their lives.)


2. study for microbio exam tomorrow! also make flashcards.


3. fold laundry. and make bed.


4. bring laya that book i told her i would bring on tuesday..sorry bout that by the way


5. find a chemistry course to take over the summer! because i got into the harlingen program i need to take a college level chemistry. i'm exhausting all of my options..the college doesnt offer the proper course and the university offers like one..becky might be heading to texas sooner than anticipated!


6. fill out acceptance papers, loan forms, blah blah blah


7. finish my book, fire by kristin cashore..so so good! also: the third book in the hunger games series comes out on august 24th..im counting the days

ps-new favorite artist? yeasayer. check out ambling alp and ONE.

pps- best office episode ever!

"i hoped and they called me on a mission.."

my jonny got his call :) nevada las vegas! woohoo! the same mission that my dad served in. fun fact? jonny's uncle jon (lol) was my dad's zone leader. crazy hey?

i'm so happy for him..i've never been present when someone was opening their call and i was a bundle of nerves! and may or may not have cried when he read it haha. its all so real now! he doesnt leave till august 25, but i have a feeling that the time is gonna go by real, real fast. i'm not ready for that yet :(

i'm so proud of my missionary!

second post?

two posts in one day? sure. i have lots to say i guess.

things that i have neglected to mention:

1. our fabulous trip to waterton!

we fed deer five gum. no, they did not chew it, just swallowed. laya i know what youre thinking..resist.

Quote of the day:
Jonny: they look like giant deer.
Becky: they ARE giant deer..
Jonny: i mean bunnies.

we played on the plateau by prince of wales.
photogenic, no?

we climbed stairs at prince of wales and looked at the mountains and the parking lot.

we snuck into the prince of wales! every winter they leave one door open and we happened to find it. we ventured inside and this is what we found! i was creeped out for two reasons:
1. i watched the shining not too long ago
2. i am a major wimp when it comes to supernatural stuff and other things..that needs to change.

2. jonny sent in his mission papers on the 7th and should be recieving his call in the next two weeks :) im so excited for him! its gonna be sad when he's gone cause he's my best friend but im so excited for him to have all those incredible spiritual experiences! he also quit at wendy's, thank goodness. he's now working at southland trailers (where daddy works). jon's installing flooring in stock trailers and flat decks. what an improvement hey? the only catch is that he works from 6 am to two thirty in the afternoon..keeps our curfew pretty mellow.

i lucked out a little bit :)

3. i got accepted to the Texas State Technical College Dental Hygiene program. i found out last night and burst into tears..last night was kinda dramatic lol. i was freakin out a lil bit because entrance into this program is super competitive but i made it :)

today we hung out in the river bottom. we played on a huge stone arrangement of a rattlesnake complete with a spinning rattler. we also convinced five year old that we were married and i was expecting a child. you know the thing used in architecture to make a structure stronger? like triangles used in bridges? jonny and i climbed the first one of those on the train bridge today, again reinforcing my major wimpness. we crashed an event going on at the westside chapel..still not sure what was going on. jonny tried to coach me whike playing call of duty. though i had to remind him several times to be patient with me, i learned well and actually had a little bit of fun..for like ten minutes. we checked out a house on the westside. im kinda feeling like a move would be a good thing right now..the house was way cute too. there's a lot of factors that hinder this opportunity though..i'll keep you posted. we watched the stars..or rather the clouds. it was a beautiful night though!

and now, here i am..good night world

kids i hated in elementary school?

cause i figured you were all dying to know.

revert here to get the origins of this blog!

1-Patricia. She was the girl in class that would chew on her pencil and then polish it off like it was a chocolate bar or something. remember when you would receive little points or some form of currency for good behavior and the like? we spent ours on little trinkets and toys. what did patricia buy? a giant pencil. yes, my dear friends, she ate the whole thing. i tried it once, eating a pencil eraser i mean, out of curiosity..never again.

2-Tonya. What a character this girl was. She would wear her hair in a ponytail which is fairly normal, nothing you would blink an eye at. the twist is that the bottom part of her head would be shaved bald. over the next few weeks, her bare head would grow increasingly shaggier until it was sheared again. after tonya moved, my mom snitched her lunchbox from the lost and found..i never used it. or admitted to it at least.

3-Ray McKay. The classic teacher's pet. he had an abnormal overabundance of earwax that never failed to creep me out

4-Nolan. He first came to school in grade 7 and had remarkably bad body odor..oh junior high. love it.

my memory is failing me at this moment in time..old age'll do that to ya.