A Day in the Life of Me

The End of a Chapter

2011-01-22T11:35:00.000-08:00

I have the left single days behind and have moved on to bigger and better things. That's right I am married now and loving every moment of it. So follow this link so you can read about this new chapter of my life with my wonderful husband!

Celebrate the Everyday

I am Thankful for...

2010-11-29T15:29:00.000-08:00

a wonderful Thanksgiving that I got to spend in California with my parents and Michael (our first Thanksgiving together)
a running car with a working heater and a fiance that knows how to drive in the snow (and who was willing to drive most of the trip!)
a fun bridal shower and all the people that helped plan it and all those that came to celebrate this exciting time with me
the temple and the opportunity to go through for the first time. And I am so grateful my mom, dad, Michael and many friends were there to support me.
selling my contract for my apartment so we wont have to pay two rents after we are married
having a place to live after we are married...now all we need is a bed. oh and a couch and a few other things. But hey. Thats alright. Thats what being newlyweds is all about, right?
friends who let us crash at their house when the weather is too bad to drive in
A mom who packed us lots of yummy food to eat on our long drive home
A dad who loves my pumpkin pie
getting to see some good friends while home for the holiday, and hoping to see a few more at the wedding.
Michael, who also doesnt like turkey! We're perfect for each other. And we may be the only family that doesnt cook a turkey on Thanksgiving :)
Black Friday shopping...I have all my Christmas shopping for Michael and I got some pretty sweet deals
the end of the semester. Of my 5 classes, I have 3 finals the last week of school, 1 final online the week before and a class with no final!
the blessings of paying tithing
Prayer
dipping my toes in the ocean water, burying my feet in the sand and a beautiful view of the islands, even if it was only for a few minutes
19 more days until Michael and I will be married for time and all eternity!! I am getting more and more excited every day!

WOW!

2010-11-08T20:51:00.000-08:00

Do you ever look at the calender and all you can say is OH MY GOODNESS??

Yeah. Well, I just did that!

2 weeks from today I will be leaving to spend Thanksgiving in California.
Then 3 weeks after that I get married...that's only 40 days away
(not to mention that is also finals week)

WOW!

I am still in shock. Just ask my roommate.

I think he looks a little too happy...

2010-08-30T11:34:00.001-07:00

Meet Yogi. The newest member of my sister and brother-in-law's family. He paid a visit to my apartment last night.

Michael really seemed to enjoy him (a little too much for my liking). Michael thinks that we should get a snake someday. I am not so fond of that idea. I think I will just stick to a dog!

Thats How you Know

2010-08-23T15:28:00.001-07:00

I was listening to this song the other day and I love the lyrics, especially these few lines:

Well does he leave a little note to tell you you are on his mind?
Send you yellow flowers when the sky is grey? Heyy!
He'll find a new way to show you, a little bit everyday
That's how you know, that's how you know!
He's your love...
He'll find his own way to tell you
With the little things he'll do
That's how you know
That's how you know!

Now, I know that this is just a silly song from a fairy tale Disney movie but I think the lyrics are so true! It are the little things that Michael does for me that I know how much he loves me and make me so happy. Like when he picked me up from the airport last Saturday, we got to the car and he had a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and a Midnight Milkyway (my favorite!). Or the email's he will send me during the day, just to say hi. I love him so much and I am so happy to be back in Utah where I can see him everyday!

133 Days...

2010-08-08T23:02:00.000-07:00

Until this handsome guy and I are on a huge cruise ship headed to some exciting destination (that is yet to be disclosed, he wants it to be a surprise). All I know is we leave out of Long Beach and will be gone for a week. I cant think of a better way to celebrate our first Christmas together. December cant come fast enough!

Surprise Engagement Dinner

2010-07-27T00:17:00.001-07:00

This past week Laura and I had planned to meet up and go out to dinner. Little did I know that she was planning a little engagement party for me. She stopped by my house and we headed off to the Cheesecake Factory in the mall. She told me that we had to make a quick detour by a store. When we walked in Kat and Olivia were there waiting for us. They even had a "Bride to be" sash and tiara for me to wear. We had a great time eating yummy food and laughing (a lot!) Thanks guys for the memorable night...you are the best!!

Oh, and as a side note. Earlier that evening I went wedding dress shopping with my mom and sister. No such luck finding "the dress" but I did find some styles that I love (and some that I dont like so much!) All in all it was lots of fun and I am so happy that I was able to go with my mom and sister before heading back to school. And I cant wait until I get back to Utah and can go searching with my other sister! :)

Happy Day!

2010-07-25T19:58:00.000-07:00

July 2nd was a very happy day! Michael had just flown in the day before and he wanted that day to be our "date day". We got a bit of a late start in the morning so we didn't do everything that we had planned, but it was still a great day. It started out with a yummy breakfast outside...

then we got ready and headed to the Outlet Mall for some shopping (Michael's request). That evening we went on an overlook hike near Sycamore canyon to watch the sunset.

It was a beautiful night, and we had the cliff all to ourselves! Once we reached the top Michael pulled out two goblets and a bottle of sparkling cider, strawberries and cherries...that was a sweet surprise!

After enjoying the sunset for a little bit and taking some pictures...

Michael asked me if I wanted to look through the pictures and I found this sweet surprise...
After I gave him a kiss, said yes, and spilled the cider all down my leg, I got this beautiful surprise...

We enjoyed the rest of the sunset, called some family and friends and then hiked down in the dark (Michael had thought ahead and brought some headlamps, and might I say we looked pretty darn good in them! Its a pity we didn't get a picture!!) Hiking down we found this crazy surprise...
When we got my home, my parents and Lindsay and Shaun were waiting up (they were in on this whole surprise)
I sure do love this guy! I have missed him a lot this summer but I cant wait until December 18th when we can be together forever!!

Shower Fun!

2010-06-25T21:31:00.001-07:00

Last night I was helping Kaitlyn and Eric with their showers...we had a little bit of fun while washing their hair :)

We gave Eric a nice mow hawk and a few little spikes
(the look more like horns in this picture though!)

Kaitlyn's hair was a little too long for spikes so we opted for a soapy bun

And I couldn't resist a self-portrait of me sitting in the steamy bathroom waiting for Kaitlyn to finish up :)

An Evening Stroll

2010-06-25T21:16:00.000-07:00

The other night the kids and my parents, Truly and I all went for a wonderful stroll around the block. Here are some pictures of our adventures...

The Boys

Brittany and Boppi...I cant believe how tall Brittany is!!

Kaitlyn walked Truly the WHOLE time...she loves Truly!!
Today she told me that when she is older she wants to be a vet :)

Tyler loves his Grandpa Owie

Eric and I finished our walk with a quick stop at the mailbox
(and I had to get at least one picture with me in it!)

California Sunshine

2010-06-11T18:35:00.000-07:00

Oh how I love days off from work!! This past week I was able to spend my lovely day off with friends. Tuesday night was a total girls night complete with Friends (Chloe, Brie, & Olivia), Cookies (peanut butter cup...Yum!) and a great Chick-Flick (A Walk to Remember). The next morning Chloe and I made blue pancakes, for ol' times sake! Then we headed for the beach hoping that the "June gloom" would wear off and not ruin our plans. Luckily, it was a beautiful day at the beach, complete with clear blue skies. Believe it or not this was my first trip to the beach since coming home and boy was I excited! It was great to spend one last day with Chloe before she heads off to be a camp counselor for the summer. We were having such a great time that I failed to put on sunscreen. Thankfully, it has now pretty much faded into a pale pink instead of the lobster red that it was before! Later that day I met up with Laura and Hannah for a bit before heading off to Institute. All in all it was a great day reminiscing and hearing about everyone's adventures in college. And then to top it all off I got to talk to Michael that night. Not like I dont get to talk to him everyday, but I miss him and getting to talk to him made everything that much better! :)

Here are some pictures from our adventures at the beach....

B.F.F.A.E.

For her boyfriend, Andrew

And for Michael :)

A Lovely Sunday Project

2010-06-06T19:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got the amazing idea to make a ribbon board (you know like the ones you put pictures and stuff on). I had done one in Young Women's when I was younger, but decided I wanted something fresh, fun and a little older looking for my apartment next semester. So this morning (since I didn't have anything else to do before 1 o'clock church) I scrounged around the house for all the materials. Poster board. Check! Fabric. Check! Glue gun. Check! Ribbon. Check! Quilt batting. Check! Buttons. Check! After all my church meetings and a make-whatever-you-want dinner I got started on my project. It probably took less than an hour to complete. Didn't cost me a cent (thanks to my Mom's extensive collection of craft/sewing supplies). And I must say I rather love the final outcome...and I am hoping my roommates will too!

A piece of art

2010-06-05T18:21:00.000-07:00

While cleaning out some boxes in my room I can across some paintings that my Grandma had done. One in particular, stood out to me and I decided that I wanted to frame it. So today Mom and I headed to Aaron Brothers in search of frames: one for a flag that Mom had made, and another for Grandma's painting. Success!! I found a beautiful frame and I am very pleased with the outcome. Now I can enjoy it for years to come. Thank You Grandma for being such an amazing artist!

Mother's Day Weekend

2010-05-11T19:05:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was lots of fun. I got to go with my parents up to Half Moon Bay to visit my Grandma, Aunt Fay and Uncle Bob. Although it consisted of 12 hours of driving in less then 3 days, it was totally worth it! I hadnt seen Grandma in over a year and it was especially nice to be able to spend Mother's Day with her. Saturday was a day devoted to Grandma...doing all things that she would enjoy. The highlight of the day: a stroll around the San Fransisco Bay, a little blustery, but still lots of fun. Afterward, we went to the mall food court for dinner (to satisfy everyone's food preferences), followed by a bit of shopping with Aunt Fay and Mom. My sweet find: all the Ocean's movies, including the original Ocean's 11, for only $9.99...good deal? I think so! Thanks Aunt Fay, Uncle Bob, and Grandma for the great weekend, if only it didn't have to be so quick.

Yes, it was a bit windy :)

Group Shot
(thanks to automatic timers!)

I never thought I would say this but....

2010-04-13T08:46:00.000-07:00

....I am going to miss Provo. I have 9 days left here and I am not sure that I want to leave. I will miss the people (yes, especially one in particular), the social life, my ward, my job, and believe it or not school (its hard but it sure does keep me busy). Don't get me wrong, it will be nice to go home. I have been up here for almost 11 months now and it will be great to work, save money, and not worry about paying for rent or food. I am looking forward to spending time with my family and catching up with friends from high school. But 4 months is a long time and I know that I will go crazy if I don't have things to look forward to and keep me busy. So here is my list, beginning with the thing I am most excited about:

Michael is coming to California in July!!! (probably for the 4th) This is going to be really hard going from seeing each other every day, to not seeing each other for 3 months. But I just have to keep telling myself, its only 3 months, at least its not 4, right? I CAN make it! And who knows maybe I will be able to come to Utah before then, there is a Jenkins family reunion in June :)
Lindsay, Shaun and the kids will be in California for about a month.
Jeremy, Tanna and the kids will be coming in July
I get to go to Maryland/DC with my parents in May for Spencer's graduation from law school
I plan on making lots of visits to the library...I have been so busy I haven't had much time to just read. And if anyone has any good book suggestions, let me know!
The beach!! I was in Utah last summer so I didn't make it to the beach many times before I left and I MISS it! You can take the girl out of California, but you cant take California out of the girl. Hopefully I will be able to spend many afternoons sitting on the beach, listening to the waves crash on the sand, reading a good book and soaking up all that California sunshine.
Cooking...I cant wait to cook in a big kitchen, with all the tools and ingredients that I need. More often then not I have a craving to make something, only to realize that I don't have everything I need to make it. And being the poor college student that I am, I don't want to go out and buy the stuff. Plus, I have a sweet Rachel Ray cookbook I got for Christmas and I am dying to try some of the recipes!

But I still have 9 more days left here and I am going to enjoy every last minute of them! Even if it will include me taking 4 finals, writing 2 papers and packing up all my stuff. My motto for the next 9 days: "Come what may and LOVE it!" (a great conference address by Elder Wirthlin- which I highly recommend reading- and also my favorite song from Moulin Rouge)

at least this is one of the things I get to look forward too!

He Passed!!

2010-03-26T15:33:00.000-07:00

After completing the 4-page "Application to Date my Roommate", created by my dear friend Courtney, Michael has received the approval of my roommates. (Not like he didn't have it already, but now it's official.) Courtney was the official grader of the application and passed him with flying colors...An A+ and 4 extra credit points (for extra good answers)! Perhaps if you look close enough you can get a sample of the questions, some of them were quite funny. But dont worry there were some serious ones too. I'm so proud of him!! And so happy that my roommates like him so much, because if they didn't life would be really hard and I don't think I would be as happy :)

The Application

The "official" handshake

Congratulations Haiku!!

Looking Back on Christmas

2010-03-24T08:33:00.000-07:00

Its hard to believe that we are almost done with March. These past 3 months since Christmas have gone by so fast! In just about a month my first year at BYU will be done, and I will be moving back home to work and save some money. So before too much time passes and 2010 is over I thought I would share some pictures highlighting my Christmas vacation.

Red Robin after flying in...I love this picture of Madi and my Dad

The Peanuts house (one of my favorites) on Gemini Street... A Christmas tradition

Elle and Me...I cant wait to see this little cutie again in May!!

Christmas Morning- Anie and Elle

A couple of days before New Years the Terry family and my mom and I went down to Pasadena to see some of the floats, what a fun thing to do, lots of fun minus all the crowds and lines.

Santa Barbara Excursion...Mom and Brittany

I LOVE this city, I think this is one of my favorite places on Earth, it is just so beautiful!!

New Years Eve with Laura and Hannah

Kaitlyn and I getting ready to go boating down at the harbor, it was a beautiful winter day in Southern California, it does not get much better than that!

Tyler helping me with laundry

Beautiful Day at the Beach....Mom and Dad

Shaun and his boys

The perfect end to my trip home, a hike up to an overlook with a beautiful view of the islands. And to think this is only minutes from my house, and all done in the middle of winter, Oh how I love where I live!!!

(I really need to learn how to make a collage of my pictures so these posts are not so long. Does anybody know how make them?)

A "Sweet and Zingy" Weekend

2010-03-15T11:38:00.000-07:00

What a fun weekend! Michael and I drove up on Friday to Logan to see some of my family. We had a great time with Aunt Fay, Uncle Bob, Jeremy, Tanna, the kids, Morgan and Corinne!

Some highlights:

Playing with the kids...Chutes and Ladders, Jenga, reading stories
Taking pictures with Sydney... we had a lot of fun taking pictures with her in the backseat of the suburban. She certainly loves taking pictures!
Eating lots of yummy food (Michael sure loved this!)...turkey dinner Saturday night, chocolate cake with fresh fruit, waffle breakfast Sunday morning complete with fresh fruit, juice, eggs and bacon! and delicious crock pot "Sweet and Zingy" chicken courtesy of Corinne and Morgan.
Visiting Jeremy at work at Ducworks
A round of New Deal (best game ever) with Tanna and Aunt Fay
Helping Corinne deliver/set up flowers for a wedding
and of course Michael meeting everyone and getting asked lots and lots of questions, which he said wasn't as scary as he thought it would be :)

Thanks everyone for the fun weekend, we both had lots of fun!! Now here are some pictures for your enjoyment!

Story Time

Cute little Austin and Jeremy

Playing Games

Corinne beautifying the world one flower at a time

Can you keep a secret?

Ewwwww!

A kid at heart

Its a bird! Its a plane! No, its SUPERMAN!

They got along very well!

Its been a while!

2010-03-04T09:34:00.000-08:00

WOW! College sure does keep you busy. I have now been up at BYU for about 9 months. That is a lot of school, but I have LOVED every minute of it. It certainly is nothing like high school. Classes require a lot of work, but it is worth it. This semester is defiantly a lighter load than last semester. I am only taking 13 credits and working 20 hours a week at the Law School. Its hard to believe that there are less than 50 days left in the semester, then it is home to California for Spring and Summer term to work and replenish the bank account! I love it up here at BYU, but I am excited to go home and have a break from school. I was thinking about it the other day and realized that I have been going to school for 19 months straight (since Aug 2008, the beginning of my senior year)...that is A LOT of school!! But dont worry I have been doing lots of fun things too!

So here is a quick look back at the past 6 Months. ENJOY!!

A surprise trip home for Labor day weekend

Me and Mom

Me and my Daddy

Oh, how I miss the ocean!

Lots of football games...GO BYU! that all-sports pass sure was a great investment

Eskimos! after the BYU v Utah game...amazing BYU victory!! So glad that I could be there.

Halloween

New Moon Midnight Showing

Courtney's Birthday AND we had VIP passes...Couldn't have asked for a better night!
Jess, Court, Me

Thanksgiving with the cousins

Roommate dinner and trip to Temple Square

The Roommates
Kayla, Meagan, Me, Courtney, Shaina

Christmas in California...a 2 week trip home = lots of pictures. I think this one deserves a post all of its own!

Basketball games

Yes...sometimes we may get a little crazy

A Men's Volleyball game

Ward Activities...I am one of the activities co-chairs, and we have had some pretty fun activities!

Ward Christmas Dinner and Variety Show
Amber, Kayla, Meagan, Shaina, Courtney, Me

Rock Band Activity
Courtney, Kayla, Michael, Me, Shaina

The Rocker Chicks
Kayla, Shaina, Courtney, Me

My 19th Birthday...a visit from Corinne, Morgan and Tyler + BYU v Utah Basketball game + cake and ice cream that night with friends = fantastic day!!

Birthday Buddies, Ogden and Me (we have the same birthday) and Jess randomly in the background

And last but certainly not least: Meet Michael...my boyfriend

ALL IN ALL LIFE IS GREAT...
I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER!!

Recap of Summer

2009-08-14T15:47:00.000-07:00

This summer sure has flown by! It seems like just yesterday I was graduating from high school, packing my bags and heading to college. Now I have completed my first term at BYU, lived on my own for 2 months (and loved every minute of it), met lots of people, and made many new friends, and in between all the studying managed to do lots of fun things. A few of my favorite memories from this summer (in no particular order)...

Bowling at the Wilk

Me, Zach and Courtney

Me and Jess

Our (not so) impressive scores...I won with a whopping 78!

Movies in the Park, watching "I am Legend", and a really funny B&W film with Marylin Monroe, "Some like it Hot", on a homemade projector screen

4th of July with the Family in Logan and Sydney's Baptism

Cousins, Brittany and Evan having fun

Watching Fireworks with Keegan

Baptism Girl, Sydney Fay and Corinne

watching the Car show on Main St.

Walking back poor, little Evan couldn't keep his pants up!

Going to the Farmer's Market with Courtney, Jess and Michelle...getting leather bracelets, holding a bunny, eating yummy tacos and getting Pie Shakes at Sammy's

Michelle, Jess and Court

Going to Music and the Spoken Word with Brandon, Zach, Jess and Court, walking around Temple Square, then having a delicious Sunday dinner with Courtney's family! and how could I forget Dancing with Dweebs, laughing hysterically at absolutely nothing, playing the "Fortune telling" game, and then Fondue party later that night

Me, Brandon, Zach and Courtney...

one of my favorite pictures!

DANCING WITH DWEEBS
Me, Brandon, Zach and Jess
Fondue Party

Doing an extremely funny skit at our Ward's variety show

Me, Alex, Blake, Jess, Brian, Court and Cesar
It may appear like we are just sitting there, but we were actually doing a skit- it was quite fun but you really had to be there to fully understand it.

Ice Blocking with our FHE group

Closing Social/Water Party for our ward

Group shot

playing a game...we had to consume whatever we pulled out of a bag as fast as we could
(lets just say I didn't do that well, especially since I hardly ever drink soda)

Check out Jessica's amazing form going down the slip 'n slide!

Playing the Disney Game out on the grass in front of our building

Dance parties in the kitchen with Court and Jess

Waffles for dinner

Making Zucchini bread

Eating all the hunks out of the peanut butter ice cream

Cheetos Battle between Court and Michelle

Frantically mopping the kitchen floor before cleaning checks with Michelle

Making cupcakes for Michelle's 18th Birthday, then surprising her in the stairwell

Getting dressed up and going to the Blue Tie Affair dance on campus

Studying after calculus with Jarrett, Dallin and Aaron

Watching the meteor shower up in the Canyon and having a mini astronomy lesson...I wish I had brought my camera for that!

Tunnel singing Sunday night

And countless nights sitting outside and talking with friends

Looking back I really did a lot of things this summer! Its been a great beginning to my time here at BYU. Although I miss my family, friends and home in California, I'm having lots of fun and wouldn't trade this experience for anything. So here's to a memorable summer and all that the future has in store!

THE TASSEL WAS WORTH THE HASSLE!

2009-07-09T23:52:00.000-07:00

I know its been a few weeks since graduation, but here are a few pictures from all the festivities.

My proud parents

Me or "Graduate", as Brittany and Sydney liked to call me

At my graduation BBQ
l-r...Stefani, Me, Laura, Brie, Kat, Chloe

Sisters

l-r...Me, Corinne, & Lindsay
Lindsay decided to try on the cap and gown for old times sake. All three of us wore the same cap and gown for our graduations.

Me and Aunt Fay

Gigi's Forever!
"True friends are never apart, maybe in distance, but not in heart"
l-r...Me, Laura, Chloe & Kat

The Birthday Group
We've all grown up together. Now its hard to believe that we have all
graduated and are going our separate ways.

Me and the Kidlets
l-r...Sydney, Eric, Kaitlyn, Brittany & Tyler

Friends Since Day One
Me & Stefani

Shaun, Me & Lindsay

Easter and Spring Break

2009-04-25T18:32:00.001-07:00

Easter was lots of fun. We went down to Lindsay and Shaun's and dyed eggs, did an egg hunt, got yummy treats from the "Easter Bunny" (and yes, the Easter bunny left me some treats in my Lamb Chop basket. It was pretty cute, the kids kept asking me if I was going to take my Easter basket to BYU with me!), had a beautiful table setting and a delicious Easter feast of ham, "funeral potatoes", homemade rolls, deviled eggs and tasty green beans!

Tyler's first taste of rice cereal...he didn't quite know what to think of it

my contribution to Easter dinner

Each place setting was beautifully done by Lindsay

Mom & Dad

Our Host & Hostess and yummy Easter feast

My egg is the bright blue one, it had stars all over it

Eric & his Dad

(he was trying to make a heart with his hands)

Kaitlyn with her two eggs

Brittany demonstrating the proper way to dye an Easter egg

The next day we went exploring Old Town Temecula. The kids and my Dad loved going into some train stores. My mom and sister and I loved one particular boutique (unfortunately I cant remember the name) but it had some really cute aprons made by a company called Funktion Home. They also had a very unique laundry bag that I decided I had to have for college! (but I'll save that for another post). Lindsay and the kids spent the rest of the week at our house. Unfortunately, I had to work the rest of my spring break but at least my next pay check will be nice and big!

Birthday Shout Out!

2009-04-25T17:56:00.000-07:00

There are so many birthdays in my family this month (especially this next week)! So I decided to do a special little post for all my favorite April-Birthday people...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Corinne, Anie, Lindsay, Kaitlyn and Evan!

Fun with Family

2009-04-19T18:12:00.000-07:00

The week before Easter Aunt Fay, Uncle Bob, Tanna, Sydney, Keegan, Evan and Austin came to visit. It was a FULL house, and lots of fun. Unfortunately I had school that week, but it was great seeing everyone and playing with the kids. Here are some pictures...

Tanna and Evan enjoying a Sunday afternoon nap

Aunt Fay and Sydney enjoying the sunshine between sessions of conference.

Mom

self-portrait: soaking in some rays of sunshine

Austin loved sitting in the toy bin!

Keegan, Evan and Sydney jumping on the trampoline

More fun on the trampoline

One night Evan was playing with Uncle Bob and kept asking him to "do Donald Duck". Evan thought it was hilarious!! Keegan even tried to make a Donald Duck voice like Uncle Bob.

A Little Tid Bit of Knowledge

2009-03-31T17:26:00.000-07:00

The past couple of weeks I have been working on a really big research report for my International Studies class. We had to choose a country, then write a 8-10 page report on it, create a power point to present to the class, and make a replica of the country's flag to hang up around the classroom. I decided that I wanted to do my report on Greece. Why? Well...

1. Its a beautiful country

2. I'm Greek

3. I love the food...Daphne's is one of my favorite restaurants

4. Some of my farorite movies are filmed in Greece....Mama Mia, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, etc.

5. I want to study abroad in Greece, so I figure I mine as well learn more about it!

I feel that there is no point in doing a research report if the only people who are going to learn from it are the teacher and other students in the class...So, I am going to share some of the little tid bits of knowledge I have aquired from doing this project.

Located on the Balkan Peninsula in southern Europe

Surrounded by the Aegean, Ionian and Mediterranean seas

99% of the population speak Greek

The capitol is Athens

Independence Day is March 25
Part of the European Union

Currency- Euro

Significance of the Flag
•Blue- Greek Seas
•White- Waves (Aphrodite ascended from waves)
•Upper left hand corner, blue square w/ white cross- importance of the Greek Orthodox Church
•Nine alternating blue and white stripes for the 9 syllables in the phrase “Eleutheria H Thanatos” meaning “freedom or death”

Area of 50,949 square miles (about the Size of England or Alabama)

Highest mountain- Mount Olympus, 2917 m

Meditteranean climate

Famous Greeks- Homer (wrote Iliad & Odyssey) and Alexander the Great

Olympics started in Greece in 776 BC: held at Temple of Zeus, in Olympia

I hope you learned something from reading this, I sure learned a lot from doing this project. And who knows, maybe someday you might be asked, "When did the Olympics begin?" or "What's the highest mountain in Greece?" and you'll be glad you read this!

Isn't a beautiful country?

CORRECTION...

2009-03-09T21:03:00.000-07:00

I Failed to mention in my last post that my Dad hung all those beautiful white and blue streamers (with blue painters tape, if I might add). And it was his idea to create the poster in the first place.

THANK YOU DADDY, I LOVE YOU!

Its time...

2009-03-08T20:20:00.000-07:00

So I decided that since Im going to leave for school in a few months, its time that I join the rest of my family, and start a blog. I dont exactly know what I will blog about, but I figure it will be about the daily life of me; a soon-to-be, poor, college student. So, here it is...Enjoy!

I figured I would start with some pictures of recent things I've been doing:

For my 18th Birthday a few friends and I went to Santa Barbara, had lunch and spent the afternoon shopping on State St. It was a beautiful day, perfect weather and lots of fun.

L - R...Laura, Torie, Hannah, Delaynee, Kat, Me

On Valentines Day I found out that I got accepted to BYU and will be starting in June. I came home from work that day to find a huge banner and streamers in the front entry. Thanks Mom for making it for me.

And that night I went out with some friends to a Stake dance to celebrate (it was really just coincidence that they happened on the same day)

L-R...Laura, Hannah, Me

Since then I've been keeping busy with school, work, my internship at the bank, and getting everything figured out for BYU. Its hard to believe that I leave in just 3 months!