So Far This Summer....

.......has been a blast!

First there was Molly's awesome TOGA party. It was so much fun. Caroline and I dressed up as toga-clad-harlots, bells and all. I also learned that night that cell phone towers are now being disguised as trees. Who knew?

Then there was the road trip I took to a resort in Escondido with my friend Meredith. Also an awesome trip where a lot of relaxing and a trip to the San Diego took place.

Then there was the beach trip to Morro Bay with the family.

This also included a trip to a little town called Harmony, population: 18. It's a cute little town with a glass blower, a pottery shop, a chapel, and a post office. I got to sign a petition to "Save the Post Office!" Apparently the goverment doesn't want to keep it open.....

Then last Saturday, Jimmy Bunting hosted his 2nd annual "Casa de Mustachio" Party. Oh yes, it was a moustache party and yes, it was excellent. Jimmy never ceases to amaze me with his awesomness and party-throwing skills. This party was fully equipped with moustache wearing Smith's cookies, lots of root beer, and other goodies. For that night, I officially went by the name Tank.

Yesterday I just got back from San Diego, which included my first trip to Sea World. I <3>

When we drag my grandma to places like Sea World (she knows she loves it....) we rent a wheelchair so she doesn't get too tuckered from walking. WELL, the aquatic shows have handicapped seating which worked out for the both of us. The Dolphin Stadium's hanicapped seating was located towards the far left of the tank (in the "soak zone," but not probable). So we parked Granny and sat towards the middle of the arena since there was no place to sit by her. This huge baluga whale decides to do a round of splashing. I think you know where this is going..... Well it doesn't look like there's enough room for this whale to do one more splash, but......he does it! A HUGE wave of water pegs my grandma right in the face! If the brakes weren't on on her wheelchair, she would've rolled backwards dow the ramp! She was soaked all the way through. All you could see was her hair slicked back and the back poofed out. It was HILARIOUS! I couldn't stop laughing for days.

We also have brand new kittens. A stray, whom my sister has now named "Freddie," decided to adopt my Grandma and sister. Well, a few weeks later she was pregnant and a few weeks after that, she had 4 cute little kittens. Now I'm not a cat person, but I do like them if they are not mine, so I'm quite fond of these kittens. There's Billie, Sadie (from the Beatles' "Sexy Sadie"), Max (Beatles' Maxwell's Silver Hammer), and Ringo. However, since Ringo is probably going to my cousins, he has been renamed Alexander. The only problem I have with that is now all the grandkids don't get the Beatles references. Now they think, "Hey! Max and Alex are on Wizards of Waverly Place!" I didn't even realize it until my little cousin Kacy pointed it out.

Donating Blood....

So today I had already plans of going to donate blood. I've been trying for years and every single time my iron is too low, so I was hoping the 5th time would be a charm. Then my friend Whitney texted me and said you can get a free jamba juice if you donate at the actual jamba juice. Score! So Whitney and I went. I also called my sister April to see if shee wanted to do it. (She wasn't too sure.) Anyway, she ended up going. Whitney went first and was able to donate, then I went. What happens? Same as usual....REJECTED. My iron was too low...again. So I went to Wal-Mart. See, this is how it happens. My sister Jennifer and I wanted to give blood, my mom was working, and April originally didn't want to. Well, Jennifer doesn't weigh enough, I have low iron, my mom can't because of something to do with my dad being from Africa, and April, the one who originally didn't want to. She got to. Lucky! That's okay though. Since I tried and she did donate, we both got t-shirts, a coupon for a free Jamba Juice, a coupon for a free pizza, and a coupon for a discounted car wash. Sweet!

Everytime I Turn Around.......

Everytime I turn around there's something else I have to do. I'm talking about college stuff and life in general. Not that I'm saying my life if so interesting I don't have time to fit anything else in, it's just 24 hours a day is not enough. I have less than 2 months until I leave and I still:

-Have to figure out financial aid (send in a thank you and tie up loose ends AND find that darn authorization form...)

-Pack (more like figure out what I'm going to take, what I'll buy while I'm over there, if I can store stuff between semesters, how much shipping is and if that's even an option since the airlines just decided "Let's charge for EVERY single bag they take!" Jerks.)

-Finish registering for classes (My counselor never e-mails me back, except for this last time telling me she was on vacation and to get help from someone else...)

-Pay for everything (please refer back to financial aid bullet. This will be difficult considerring I have no money whatsoever. Oh the life of a college student...)

-Figure out insurance (my own=lots of paperwork. BYUH=$600-800 a semester....)

-Find some kind of income (I'm sensing a recurring theme...)

-Get a passport (In case I go to China with the choir)

-Finish the vaccinations, dr.'s appts, etc...

-Get a TB test (when I get to Hawaii...)

-Orientation, Multiple Auditions, ID Card, Club sign-ups, Dorm stuff (all that jazz when I get there. I just can't forget about it or I'm in deep doo-doo.)

There's also lil' random things to do (like move a TV), errands to run (like pick up almonds), church callings to uphold, mandatory things to finish before I leave, family trips (SAN DIEGO!!), One of my BESTEST FRIENDS COMING INTO TOWN, etc. I'm also trying to plan a farewell luau while considering every one of my friends schedules and trying to do it before THEY leave. I also recently became my mom's personal maid/slave to help with my financial deficit.

Fun stuff! Like I said its not too bad, just a lot to do, most of which is hurry up and wait. I can do it though.

Institute......

I am going to miss going to Institute so much! Not only does Brother Williams give awesome lessons and is HILARIOUS, there is also the little element of Hollis.

This is Hollis.
He dances everytime after Institute and is in the ZONE. He loves it and we love to watch him. It all started after he saw Riverdance live and then it morphed into different genres. I don't know well they will show up because they were recorded with a cell phone. If you want to see a better cersion come see me 'cause YouTube doesn't upload right....

This is Hollis.
Good times.
I'll miss it.

"Riverdance"


"Ballet" (Sorry for talking in between....)


"Britney Spears"


Singing to "Celtic Woman"


"Single Ladies" (Rebecca and Berlin are going to KILL me)

Yay!

I got my room assignment! I'll be in 2nd Ward (I think...) and Hale Pukuniahi or Hale 2. Translation: "Cannon Dorm." I also got my roommates information who I'm hoping will be able to deal with me......for those of you who don't know, I am VERY happy when I wake up in the mornings and I moan in my sleep. I've never had a roommate before, so this should be interesting. All I know so far is that her name is Kohanna and she's from Chicago. It also gives other information, but that wouldn't be very nice to put her address or phone number up on a blog, so too bad for all of you.

Like I said.......hopefully she can deal with me waking up looking like this.

as well as the likelihood of my post-it noting something.

Update!

GOOD NEWS!

I got housing! I'll be living in the dorms, so now I just have to wait until I hear who my roommate and room assignment is. Although, sometimes the rooms aren't available until a few days before the semester starts, so I might have to campout in the lobby............SLEEPOVER! Woo!

I also got financial aid! Thanks to a college account my grandma started, I have enough for tuition. I also was approved for a federal loan, so that should cover my housing for 2 semesters.

Thanks to Brother Williams (he's the owner of the "post-it" van), we talked to BYUH and got my status problems resolved. I AM a junior (0.5 more credit and I'll be a senior). My evaluation said otherwise, but according to her my AA is like a packaged deal, so Gen Ed is covered except for upper division courses. Just one problem.........I tried to register for those classes and I can't because prerequisites weren't met. I think I just need a signature.....at least I hope that's all I need. Now I just have to hear back about my MUSIC classes. I don't think that will be a problem though. At least I know its not going to be a waste going over there.

Its just a matter of calling my counselor and tying up some loose ends.

Let's see, what else is new...
Oh! I got a new phone, same number. Other than that, I'm just getting ready for an awesome trip. We did get our tickets though. Instead of me taking myself to school, I get to be escorted by my mom, my sister, my granny, and my aunt. Yay! We leave September 9th and until i check into the dorms on the 12th, we'll be staying in the Turtle Bay Resort. FUN!! I'm so excited. I feel like there's so much to do.

I feel like I'm rambling. Since this a "My Trip To Hawaii" Blog, at this point there's not much to say. Just wait until I get over there. AWESOMNESS.