first day of the rest of my life

Today was the first day of classes of my last semester as an undergrad. It's bittersweet, but I'm excited for the next chapter of life and to see what the next 4 months bring. It's been a fam tradition to take pictures on the first day of school right outside the front door, and I decided to continue that when I went away to college. So I decided to take a trip down memory lane and remember the past 4 years with some photos.


at heritage halls dorm hallway. what's that? you wish you could match your headband with your short sleeve velour jacket too? it's easy! just start college with minimal fashion sense.




i stepped up my game a little bit sophomore year and purchased a curling rod hair tool that even i can use (don't forget i still can't braid my own hair. lets not talk about that).



still not making the best clothing choices, but hey! my hair grew out!



first semester of senior year. don't worry i finally upgraded cameras as i got a new one for Christmas! and if i ever wanted to pick the best time to look Asian, this is it!



today: the the second semester of senior year. i'm glad it's freezing outside so i have an excuse to wear my new coat for a photo.

So there we have it. My time at BYU is coming to end, but I sure hope I can be better at blogging to document this final semester! This is the first day of the rest of my life :)

$75 store credit? OK!

I love Gap jeans. I've always loved them. I bought a pair at the end of October (Always Skinny in a dark wash) and have yet to find another pair that I love more. And this week they ripped right down the front next to the crotch area. My heart literally sank when I heard the ripping sound and I think I may have said "oh my gosh" in disbelief 13 times in a row.

So I came to the unfortunate conclusion that they are not fixable and I would just have to ask for a new pair for my birthday (in 25 days BTW!). Luckily for me, I have a master negotiator for a best friend and while we were at the mall today she asked the saleslady at Gap if they could do anything for me. They told me I could bring them in to see if they were defected and so I did just that. They looked them over and came to the conclusion that I could have store credit or exchange them for a different pair. They were out of my size but I still have 2 more stores in Provo to check with. In the meantime, I have $75 store credit at any Gap store! I just about peed my pants because I didn't even pay that much for the pants (I never buy anything unless it's on sale, duh) and I don't think I've ever spent that much at one store at one time in my life.

It may have been just about the BEST.DAY.EVER.



P.S. It's Amanda Jane Johnson's birthday today and in case she ever reads this post I want her to know how much I love and adore her. Some of the Top 5 memories with her include:

1. Coldplay concert
2. Nie Nie's birthday/cupcake debut at Sweet Tooth Fairy
3. 3 AM Moab road trip through the scary canyons of Spanish Fork
4. Girl Talk concert with Kurt and he who shan't be named
5. Any time that included Slab pizza, Farmer's Market, Redbox movies, or Malt Shop malts, etc. etc. etc.

AJJ= one of my best friends and I'm so thankful to have her in my life now and always!

Well look there here it is.

Another year has come and gone and I have yet to provide the posts I promised myself. 2011 is just around the corner so lets just see if I can improve my blogging habits, shall we? Until then, please enjoy one of my favorite videos of all time.