oh yeah, i graduated.

I graduated college on the 4th. I have a Bachelor's of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science. Wow, I sound smart. Not so. 

Mom, Dad, and the girls came up for my graduation. Andrew and KateLyn just moved to Oklahoma so they couldn't be there. 

Katie and I went to USU together for a couple years. So we had to get a pic of us sitting on our A's on the A.

 

The ceremony was only an hour, thank heavens! I got to wear the cutest outfit, as you can see!

Don't mind the blurryness...

The girls made me a hilarious candy gram for graduating....

College has been grand and I'm sad to leave it behind. But, sometimes, you just gotta.

so like, i guess i'm done with college?

It's over. Complete. I'm done. Finished. Graduated.

This year has proved to be the best of my college years. I've made the best of friends and I'm so sad it's over. Like, way sad.

Mark, Dallon, Jaron, Keaton, Katie, and Katherine were my favorites. We were all kind of a little group. A family, if you will. Half of them moved home for the summer. And I'm moving in a month. Goodbyes really are the worst.

Mark, Keaton, me, Kat, Katie, Jaron

These guys really are my favorites. I pretty much lived at the boys' house. It's way more fun there!

Top: Cody, Katie; Bottom: Mark, me, Dallon, Kat, Jaron

Let me tell you a little bit about them.

Katie. She has been a great roommate. She is NEVER in a bad mood. Even if she's mad about something, she never lets it ruin her day. She has some attitude and it cracks me up. She is that person that when you meet her, you become instant friends because she'll talk to anyone. Put her in a group of people she doesn't know, she'll be besties with them by the end of the night. She is a partier and is always having a good time, so people love being around her. She cracks me up and she really cares about her friends.

Mark. He is the best gentleman I know. Whenever I'm over there, even just hanging out with all the boys, he always walks me home. It really is the sweetest thing. When we go places, he always drives and picks me up and gets my door. I love being around him because he makes me laugh so much. We both have the same dorky humor and we're always just joking around and laughing. I don't know anyone that can make me laugh as much as he does! He's one of the people that I feel like I can tell pretty much anything to.

Dallon tells me how it is. He is super honest; sometimes too honest. But at least I know he's not lying or hiding something. At the same time, I am pretty blunt with him. I scold him sometimes and he scolds me. Dallon is the best listener. I can tell him anything and he listens. We sing together and even though we have completely different singing styles, we have fun and sound pretty good together. He calls me Emelia and I respond like it's my own name to anyone who says it.

Jaron. He is way sincere and cares so much about people. He's the biggest goof I know but can be serious if he needs to. He is hilarious and we always have lots of fun. Whenever I walk in to his house or get a call from him I can expect, "Hey hooker!" from him. He calls me Em Job, and I kinda like it.

Keaton is the cockiest kid I know, but I still gotta love him. We've had some deep talks, mostly about his love life. I love just hangin out and chatting with him. He sometimes asks me girl advice, and I love giving girl advice. I feel like I can be pretty blunt with this kid. So, sorry not sorry Keat.

Katherine. She is the nicest person alive. She'll be friends with anyone and she's super friendly to everyone. We pretty much became instant friends the first time we really talked. I love people like that! Katherine is that girl that no one can really hate, because she's too nice to everyone. She says whatever she's thinking to anyone. No sugar coating. It cracks me up.

So you see, my friends are great. I love them all! This week has been one of the funnest ever because we've hung out everyday. We laid out on the boys' roof, I ate out with some of them seven times this week. We had some sleepovers, watched movies, had a fire, and had tonz of funz.

I have definitely been blessed with great friends this year!

triathlon

holy crap, i just did a triathlon!

i've never done a race before and it was one of my new years goals. well, my goal was actually to run a 10k or a half marathon. but i think this counts. it was a 500 yard swim, 9 mile bike, and 5k run. it kicked my butt pretty good. a nice little chunk of that biking was uphill, which was killer. and i didn't even have a road bike! no matter, i still finished in 1 hour and 26 minutes. my goal was an hour and a half, so i barely beat it. and i beat my records in swimming and running!

the whole time i was racing i kept thinking, "what was i thinking?!"
but even though i kind of hated it, i also really loved it. and once i forget the hate part, i'll probably do it again!

this kid, mark, right here kicked my butt. but i knew he would; he has a gender advantage! he kind of got me into doing this triathlon, so holler! best day ever.

viva la fiesta: 2013 edition

Last night we threw a huge Fiesta.

It was kinda like last year. The bean dip doesn't look quite as fancy this year, but that's because the boys helped. So, it's not my fault. Obviously.

 We had a fun dance party, DJ'd by only the best, Jason. Or DJ Dub as he calls himself. This is what I live for. My entire body hates me today because I was getting so down on the dance floor.

 We had a cute little photobooth. Aren't those letters adorable? I made them myself. We had festive props such as a fake beer bottle, maracas, and fake mustaches. I used mascara for my mustache, which proved to be flawless.

Here are the founders of the party... plus that kid in the asian hat.

Ya know, when I dance, I get all sweaty and my cheeks get real red and I'm not really that pretty of a sight. Good thing it's dark on the dance floor. And good thing I can shake my booty. I'm pretty sure.

festivus for the restivus

Today was Festival of Colorz.

It was grand, as always.

This year there was a little added spice, thanks to me. Everyone throws chalk at each other as you're walking by. It's socially acceptable at these types of occasions, duh.

I covered my hand in chalk and as I walked past different men, I would smack their butt and give them a nice little hand print that either looked like they got a spanking or a hittin on.

Soon, Lindsay joined me in this act. Then my roommate, Katie. It was a nice little train. I would attack, then Lindsay, then Katie. 

 Triple threat. 

We would smack and didn't look back.

We got many different reactions...

"Thank you!" 

"Niiiice," 

 An awkward "whoa..." 

Double takes.

Some looked around for the source, but it will be a forever mystery.

It was great fun, and we got all colored on. Weird, I know.

graduating?

Last week I got my crap and groan.  I mean, my cap and gown.

In other words,

IN 5.5 WEEKS I'M GONNA BE A COLLEGE GRAD.

Every other day it's exciting. And the other every other days it's terrifying and sad.

College has been good to me, for the most part.

I've had way too many roommates... 31 total I believe? SHEESH. Many of these roommates have taught me a lot about what I NEVER want to be like. So, shout out to them! Many have also been great examples, shown me qualities that I want to have, and have become my best friends.

I went from being terribly shy as a freshman, to terribly unshy, to mostly not shy now.

I've gotten A's, B's, C's, and maybe something lower.

I went from dressing punk, with v-necks, vans, and black hair, to dressing a lot more feminine, with lipstick, colored jeans, and floral print clothing.

I went from pretty to gorgeous. Haha just kidding... I just had to say that to keep my blog consistent. Ya know?!

As you can tell, I have changed a lot.

It's weird to look back; how did 5 years go by so fast? Now I have to be a big girl. Sheesh.

spring break has sprung

...has sprung and gone.

while my friends did cool things like go to l.a., san fran, and bra-freaking-zil... i went to south jordan for 5 days and hung out with my family. then i worked. what a week to remember! it wasn't so bad, really. it was actually quite nice. did some shopping, sister bonding, ate daily feasts. but then i saw everyone's facebook and instagram pictures. and i really became jealous and depressed.

but ya know... come june, i'll be leaving utah for about 7 months, save for a few visits. so there.
before i go, i need to make a 'stuff to do before i leave utah' bucket list.

i maybe need some ideas...?

i've got a few...

go to zions and hike.

a few = one.

so, anyways.

school elections

next week is school elections and i've had at least three people ask me to help them with their campaign, some more than once. don't they understand that if i don't respond to their facebook message, that means no?! why should i care about student elections. if you get in office, you're not gonna lower tuition. you're not gonna listen to my voice and do what i think is best or what other students want. you're gonna do what you want. it's just a thing. i'm graduating, anyhow, so it doesn't effect me.

nobody cared about the big elections. the election for president of this country. they all got chapped at those people, like myself, that posted a lot of election stuff. sorry that you don't care about who leads our country, but you do care about who is to be the next most popular person on campus.

school elections=annoying. throw a cool dance party or concert and i'll vote for you. but probably still not because i don't wanna go online and actually vote. waste. of. my. time.

jazzercise

Last night I went to the Jazz game with some friends.

 Marty, Bradley, Dallon, and Katie

As pictured below.

 We drove down to Salt Lake, got some food, and partied all night long.

The Jazz won. Against the Thunder. That's kind of a big deal.

There's not really much to tell, but we look pretty. So that should be good enough.

mlk

today is martin luther king day. 

last night we celebrated blacks and whites coming together with a party. a small gathering, if you will. of about 65 or 70 people give or take.  

We had some pretty festive treats.

We had such a huge turnout. It was awesome.

We also had a poster where people wrote down their dreams, just like last year. 

Martin, thanks for the great party.