new term

So school started again today...and it was nice. In 45 more days I will have 43 credits and be about halfway done with college!! But as a new semester starts, I think back to my break and how amazing it was. When I went home for a week, I had a blast. I slept less on the break than I did during finals week--which is weird--but so worth it.

During my week home I did a lot of interesting things. Here is a nice list of what I did.

First, after being picked up from the airport, my dad took me to get a nice slurpee! It was so delicious and I definitely have missed them. After that we went to Amy and Ashley's dance competition. I love watching them dance!! It was so cool and both of them are so talented! Amy's prom was that night so I kinda helped her get ready (mostly watched) and took tons of pictures!! I then went back to the dance competition to watch Ashley dance some more and see the award show. Pretty much I went to bed around one a.m. on Sunday and had been up since seven a.m. on Friday!!! It was intense.

Sunday I mostly slept and hung out with my family!! It was so nice to be home and sleep in my own bed! My mom made a nice lovely home cooked meal of spaghetti (MY FAVORITE!!!) and I was in heaven. I got to hang out with my nephews, see my brother and his wife, and my dog which was fun!! The thing I was most surprised about when I went home was how quickly everyone is growing up. I was just home at Christmas and I feel like my sisters are so old and mature now!!!

On Monday morning I flew to Salt Lake and hung out with my sister Liz and her husband Dave for a couple of days!! They were very nice for letting me go see them for that time period. While I was there we played a lot of bowling (real bowling and wii bowling). I never really won a game which stunk because I used to be so good at wii bowling. Liz and Dave taught me how to really bowl and not just throw the ball down the lane. After some nice practice, I think I may be able to bowl normally from now on. Liz made some delicious dinners while I was there and that was really nice. I missed good food while I was in Hawaii. The caf is just not the same as a home cooked meal. While in Utah, I go to go to my cousin Brittney's birthday celebration. She was so excited to see me. Her whole family is so cool. Julie (Brittney's mom) may just be my favorite cousin and she keeps on trying to get me to move up to Salt Lake. I must say, I would have so much fun up there. Amanda kept saying how much she missed me and didn't want to leave my side while I was at their house and it was nice!! I loved hanging out with them. On Tuesday, Liz, Julie, Brittney and I all hung out and went to lunch and the temple!! It was tons of fun and I am glad I got to do that while I was home!!

When I flew back to Las Vegas I got to hang out with my sisters a lot!! I also drove a lot which is nice because I miss driving (and kinda have forgotten how to drive a bit). Amy and Ashley were a blast and always had new things to say to me. Ashley was so cute when we picked her up from dance. She was upset that she could not miss school on Friday to spend more time with me and was really trying to convince my mom to let her stay home. On Thursday I also went to a documentary movie with my brother Dave about the Foo Fighters. It was really neat and I got to watch them play their new album and it was pretty good.

Friday was a really fun day! I went and had a massage and facial with my mom which was so nice!! Every college kid should get a massage at the end of their semester!! I then went to Yogurtland with my mom and Ashley and had some really nice frozen yogurt. At the store there was a taro flavor which reminded me of Hawaii. Saturday was a nice, fun, and relaxing day. We got a lot done during the day, went swimming, and had a delicious bbq. I forgot how good grilled chicken and steak was while in Hawaii. It was a very nice way to end the vacation!!