Last Halloween

This is a real late post but sometimes I still want to post it because I have pictures and I want to remember it. We went to a dance and had to walk through a haunted hallway to get to the gym. K got her face painted by our next door neighbor. B and I were pirates. We thought we would have kids coming to the apartments asking for candy so we bought a whole bunch of chocolate. (We remember the disappointment when we were kids of getting taffy or a toothbrush so we wanted to give them chocolate) We didn't actually have any kids come so we got to eat it all. Then that night we watched a scary movie.

You've Got Mail

       Do you have that one favorite movie that you watch multiple times a month?  Have you ever seen the movie "You've Got Mail"? Oh boy, if you haven't then you'd better see it. I watch it when I sew or clean my room or anytime I want to listen to a movie while doing something. It is one of my all time favorite movies. Tom Hanks stars as Joe Fox, the owner of a Barnes and Nobles like book store chain. Meg Ryan (so pretty and she looks good in just about ANYTHING she wears) plays Kathleen Kelly, a small business owner with a bookstore called the Shop Around the Corner. They write to one another much like online pen-pals. It isn't until the middle of the movie that Joe discovers who he has been writing to. Kathleen doesn't like Joe but doesn't know that the is the person she is writing to. Joe's bookstore chain puts Kathleen out of business. *Spoiler Alert* They end up together. One of the reasons that I love this movie is because they log onto their dial up connection and they talk to one another. They don't just talk (and it could just be Hollywood) they pour their inner feelings and thoughts. One of the first things they talk about is school supplies and "New York in the fall". Joe tells her that if he knew her address he would send her a box of newly sharpened pencils. Whenever they got the ring "You've Got Mail" I felt like I did too. The connection that they have even though they didn't know each other is awesome. Growing up I always wanted a pen-pal. Through dating in college I just realize it's fun to have a best friend. You tell them everything. I wish I could just email or write a letter to someone who doesn't care what I have to say but just listens and in turn I'll listen to the ramblings of their mind. Who the heck cares about school supplies. You wouldn't normally ask someone about their thoughts on it but by watching this movie, I want to be able to write about anything. I guess this is why I have a blog. 

     Another reason that this movie inspires me is because it makes me want to go read a book. It makes me want to drive to the library and read up on random stuff to gain more knowledge. It's just a real good movie. 

Hiking

One weekend we decided we wanted to go hiking. There was a huge boulder and of course, we climbed it. It was a real nice day. 

Road trip

 One day after we were done at the temple, we were trying to figure out what to do for the weekend. One idea that we liked was going on a road trip. So the next day we headed north. We went to the Salt Lake City Cemetery, Temple Square, toured the conference center, my house, a random place with a sphinx with Joseph Smith's head, and Z's house. We made so many memories that day. 

Sledding

These are pictures of one of my favorite adventures, we went sledding. I guess it's not a super big adventure but it was a blast so therefore I count it. We went to Walmart and they didn't have any sleds even though it was winter, go figure. They had some tarps and some garbage can lids. It was definitely redneck but who really cares, we were just having fun. The hill we found was super steep, we all agreed they should have put in a ski lift. The snow was really deep. The tarps sort of worked, we tried to wrap ourselves up like a burrito. R found a broken green sled that someone had just left and by broken I mean there was only one side. It worked the best out of everything we had. We were all beat after we got back but it was worth it.

Pirate Ship

     On our way to our church building there is a house that has a big pirate ship in their backyard. It looked pretty cool and so we walked up to the house and asked the owners if we could go inside. They were more than happy to let us go see it and they invited us to come back whenever we wanted. It's got a captain's quarters and bunk beds in the bottom. She says that they have had many birthday parties and events back there and some college students like to film some of their projects on it. These are pictures from the first time we went but more recently we went and watched a movie in the captain's quarters.

Paint Darts

     This was quite a bit ago, as in last semester, but this is a picture of us right before we played paint darts. We ended it in a paint fight. It was so much fun. We got the idea from the movie "Princess Diaries" when Mia is tired of taking princess lessons and so she and her mom throw darts at balloons filled with paint.
(These days I'm starting to label things as pre-haircut and post-haircut)