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Well I haven’t been on here in a while because, 1) I’m such a cool, busy college student and 2) the actual reason… I forgot my password and username.  I’d find that pretty sad…

So in the last few weeks a lot has gone on-

Classes are going well. I don’t feel like I’m completely drowning.  Hey I might even say that at the moment I’m floating on a little blow-up raft of naivety.  I keep thinking that it really should be harder than this.  I’m pretty sure my teachers are going to pop my raft soon.

I was called to be relief society president of relief society A for the BYUI 6th ward.  Its kind of the same feeling.  Maybe its just due to the fact that this weekend was general conference and I had no meetings.

Me and my buddies are trying to get involved.  A couple saturdays ago we went up to badger creek and “Got Connected–Outdoors”.  They give things odd names up here.

I’m going home this weekend to go to the Payson Temple ground breaking.  I’m so excited to see my family and hang out with my friends.  I need a little break from Rexburg even though I do love it.

So thats whats going on with me.  I’ll work on writing on here more often….

college life

well I am now on my third day of college and it still seems just a little crazy that i’m already here.  So far I haven’t had too many college experiences…. but I have had a ton of fun.  Last night Alisha, Haley and I went to the make-out garden (we did not make out!) and took some pretty sweet pictures. At one point we were taking a picture of us jumping from a wall when Alisha’s shoulder hit mine and I almost face planted.  We then walked in on a couple making out and didn’t realize it until we almost walked right past them… A lot of awkward giggling followed.  Then we watched a movie and Haley dripped Nutella on her shirt…. for the third time. It was a good night.

Note to Dad: I did all this after I studied for 5 hours. Hawk-sang!

A rose is a rose, a nose is a nose

I have now been sitting at my desk for 1.5 hours. There is a very odd smell. It isn’t my leather chair–I checked.  It isn’t the trash–I checked.  It may be the cricket around the corner from my desk–I haven’t checked because I don’t want his little antenna’s to go up my nose… also I’m just a little afraid of him. And it is not me–I even did the whole check-your-arm-pits-secretivly-so-as-to-not-look-like-a-loon–it really isn’t me. So, to whatever smells like BO at my desk… I will find you!  

Top 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Things To Do Before Leaving Utah (in no particular order)

1. Visit both grandparents (and see cousins)
2. Go to Lagoon
3. Eat at Fat Jacks
4. Hike the P
5. Swim at the Mona Reservoir
6. Have a bonfire with Sambo and Liz
7. Hike the Grotto
8. Eat at Tsing Tou
9. Play settlers of Catan with the fam
10. Hang out with friends and spend time with my family

Dinner

Sunday night I was telling my dad about how I heard that at girls camp there had been alot of harmonizing going on as well as talk about which Disney prince is more attractive.  Now this sounds really stupid right? Thats exactly what I was thinking. It wasn’t until a little while later when I realized my dad and I had been talking about this same topic for about 5 minutes that I felt really, really stupid. But I did learned a lot from this conversation.

1. Flin Rider is the most attractive Disney prince

2. Most of the princes in Disney movies don’t even have names

3. Jessica Rabbit and the girl from Ratatouille are some or the most attractive animated female characters

4. For some reason, Jake Sully from avatar doesn’t count–or at least thats what my dad says.

In short, this conversation was like 4.5 minutes too long but it sure made me laugh. Oh the things that are talked about at the dinner table…. (:

Pool Rules

During the 4 summers I’ve worked at a pool I’ve realized that there are some pool rules that you’d think people would follow just because they are members of a society but they don’t. I don’t understand what brought the individual to break these very important rules but I would be very thankful if they would read these 5 Rules of the Pool and follow them.

1. If your bikini bottom cannot be seen below your stomach–you should wear a one piece

2. If you are prego please do not wear a bikini.  you can’t see your bottoms, how do you know we can? (refer back to number 1.)

3. tatoos don’t look good on anyone. i’m sorry but the dino holding a bone wasn’t cool when you got it and it still isn’t…. along the same lines, no one wants to see your tramp stamp and if you love that company so much buy a shirt.  i don’t understand the people who have tatoo’s of the billabong symbol.

4. your child who is 3 is not ready to swim on their own… a tan or your child?

5. don’t get drunk at the pool. As i learned from “Death in the Grand Canyon”–there is nothing more dangerous than a solo, male, drunk hiker who needs to use the bathroom. I think the same goes for the pool.

I love the people who come to the pool.  They make my job possible and interesting. But some days when i see people i can’t help but think” really?” Please, use some common sense. I don’t enjoy jumping in to save your child or telling you to cover up your awkward tatoo. I don’t think you should enjoy it either.

hopefully this is interesting

My name is Mariel and I now have a blog. I think this is a good thing for me, because i really don’t write in a journal and I also have lots of extra time at work. I’m just killing two birds with one stone.

Well my life isn’t terribly interesting but I think its pretty great.  At the moment I’m working a lot and  I love all three of my jobs! Teaching swimming lessons gets my humor in for the day, Lifeguarding gives me a social life and I actually make some money at my receptionist job. I can’t believe soon I will be leaving for school and gettin me some knowledge! I’m so excited. (: