Potatoes and Pranks

This semester I played on seven different intramural teams. It was the dumbest and best thing I could have done with my time. I had so many games going on every week that I made a calendar just for my teams (pathetic, I know). Don't worry I still did my homework and other things (ish). 

A few weeks ago all of my teams entered into the final tournament. I had a game on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (each for a separate sport). I lost every single game. That Sunday I called to talk with my parents about my week. The conversation started out with how horrible my week had been. They asked why and I told them about all of my games. They just laughed and said that if that was the reason for my bad week then I must be living a pretty good life right now. They were right. And the good news is that things since then have gone a little something like this: 

Playing with my two best cousins on my only remaining (and best) team. Lil Nuggz. Ashley is amazing at football. I will never forget watching her run from end zone to end zone (and eventually scoring) weaving through the other team as all of them tried to pull her flags. 

General Women's meeting with Shea, Cait, Kim, Em, and Jos. 

 Sunday afternoon barbeque with the roommates and honorary roommate Michael. 

Wiffleball at Kiwanis Park with Rach

That night we figured out that we could play four-square in my parking garage. The squares were huge so we made it doubles and played for a few very intense hours. 

Emilee introduced me to Aubergine. It's healthy greek food. Greek is my favorite type of food...plus the healthiness aspect. AGH there goes all my monies because THE SMOOTHIES ARE SO GOOD. Everyone should go your life will be changed. 

My very favorite office visitors/engaged couple/friends. I can't wait for these two best friends of mine to wed on June 26th! 

April Fools day. My second favorite day of the whole year. Shea, Cait and I woke up at 3:00 am to pull this prank on all of our guy friends. Not pictured: 20 cans of opened tuna that we quietly (and strategically) placed in their apartment while they were sleeping. It was the scariest three minutes of my life. Also it took us two hours to fill 700 cups full of water. Plus we taped their doors with black tarp. And strung their stairwells. And shaving creamed a giant piece of tarp in front of their door. Ask me if it was worth it in a few weeks after I catch up on my sleep. 

The aftermath. 

Look what came in the mail! T-minus 17 days until graduation. 

Easter party at our house thanks to Shea.  

I got real lucky with all these pals as friends. 

Tall friends in Sugar City

Michael invited a group of us up to his house this past weekend for Easter/Conference. Sugar is a small town right outside Rexburg. Michael's family are legit potato farmers from Idaho. His house is a magical place and we all had the best time playing and hanging out. 

Last place with only six eggs. whoops.  

 Then he took us to the potato cellar! I am sure I'll never see that many potatoes in my life again. Nor do I want to. We were standing on thousands and thousands of them. 

My life has never been busier or better. It is  full of so many great people and things and I am just so grateful. 

-Rach

DISNEYLAND

It's not a secret that I can't keep a secret. I have a hard time not spilling the beans about surprises. Which is the worst for people who really like the element of surprise, and the best for all my friends that beg me to tell them what's going on. Before I go any further let's flashback two years. Caitlin had her mission call and wasn't planning on leaving for the MTC for another two weeks. We had planned an awesome Disneyland trip to go on with our group of friends for the weekend before she would leave. As luck would have it the MTC called and asked her if she'd come in two weeks early. Of course she went. And of course we still went to Disneyland. I felt bad, but man that trip was awesome. I wrote her in the MTC and tried to downplay how awesome it turned out but she totally knew. We had the time of our lives all while she was studying spanish and preparing to enter the mission field. 

I promised myself then that I'd make it up to her. After all, Caitlin is not only my best friend, but one of the best humans out there. She definitely deserved a trip to the happiest place on earth. I started donating plasma again a few months ago for this trip. I knew it was the only way to justify a mid-semester trip on my very meager college student budget. Next step was finding a free weekend. One that was all figured out I told her we were taking a girls trip to visit my sister in Las Vegas (who she is also really great friends with). We excitedly drove down Friday afternoon and rolled in around 7:00 PM. I ended up telling her late that night of our plans. It went something like "CAITLIN WE ARE GOING TO DISNEYLAND!" and then an ensuing amount of "YOU ARE KIDDING" "HOW DID YOU DO THAT" "WHAT RACHEL YESSS." 

And then Saturday happened. And it was the most magical day. Just like they said it would be. 

End of February Shenanigans

Don't really remember how this all came about. But one night we dressed the same for our wallyball game and it was mostly hilarious and partly weird. 

Friday night we celebrated Erics half birthday and went with a big group of friends to Lowe's Extreme Airsports. Everyone was doing flips all over the place and we stuck to our cartwheels and yoga.

 I work with teens in Utah county. One Saturday morning I took a group of youth participants up to an archery tournament in Salt Lake. I think it's pretty cool that I get paid to hang out with some awesome kids. Especially ones that have mullets.

Later that day I rushed down from SLC to make it to the semi-final round of a tennis tournament I was playing in. I didn't expect it at all, but we won our semi and the final game as well! Kait Farm was a great doubles partner + tennis is such a fun sport. 

First Half of February

February was warmly welcomed in two ways: (1) Summer Shelley, and (2) winter is not happening.  It's been a magical (non-existent) winter here in Provo. 

 It was so nice catching up with Summer (who has moved to New Mexico for PT school). I will always have a real big place in my heart for my freshmen year gals. 

 One Saturday afternoon I had some free time. Which never happens. So I made Joslin and I dresses. I came up with a pattern and they turned out surprisingly well considering my old track record of not every finishing sewing projects or just sewing things wrong in general. 

 Sunday afternoons spent playing wiffleball at the park. 

 Caitlin and I finally got around to filming our Amazing Race application video. 

 Then we went to St. George. Again. Because its the best place and because LONG WEEKEND HALLELUJAH. 

 These boys though. 

 Cable Mountain Overlook

 St. George Temple

 I finally climbed to the top of Chimney Rock at Vernon Werthon Park (something I couldn't do my entire childhood). 

 Eric and I both conquered it

 Michael Jepps birthday dinner!

 Birthday dinner take 2

When I got home from St. George Sunday night my house was filled with jars of goldfish. My tub also had some goldfish in it. I have a really weird phobia of goldfish and was so terrified. Slash also confused and vengeful. I knew It was Jepp. So I got him back good. And on his birthday. We filled his room and down his hallway with cups of water. 

February has been good. Way better than January already. Also as of this week I am halfway done with the semester. That means only half a semester until I graduate from college. I can see the light. AND ITS TERRIFYING. HOLY SMOKES. 

Rachel