Just A Normal Friday Night.

     Last Thursday night Brad calls me at 11:30 at night wanting to come over and tell Anna and I something, and if you know me and Anna our bedtime is 10:00pm. He was persistent so I climbed out of bed, and well Anna, she fell out of bed.  So Brad is all excited and tells us he got free tickets to the BYU vs. Boise State football game in Provo for Friday night. So in that moment the three of us decided we were driving down to Provo the next day. The problem was that I had work until 2 on Friday and the game started at 6 so we knew we were going to be cutting it close. The other problem was that Brad had a football game he had to be back for on Saturday early afternoon and Anna had work at 5. So our decision was either drive back that night after the game or get up early and drive back Saturday morning. Let me remind you its now like midnight, so we weren't thinking straight and decided we would just drive back after the game. We would be driving through the night but Brad promised he would drive back, so that Anna and I could sleep for a bit. So the decision was made, we were going to Provo the next day. This was not going to be just our normal Friday night!

     They picked me up from work and we were off. We knew we were going to hit traffic so we tried to go as fast as we could while still being somewhat legal. We sailed up until we hit Salt Lake and then we were pretty much in a dead stop. At this point we knew we were going to be late to the game but we weren't too worried about it. 

     We made it to the game and in the stadium right as the second quarter was ending. So we actually made pretty good time, oh and we found free parking that was close to the stadium so that was a score! Our seats were in the north end zone right underneath the jumbo-tron. For free tickets our seats were actually pretty good.

 

     We ended up not even really being in our actual spots for most of the game, we were walking around the stadium finding friends. I was able to see Justin and his dad which as a fun surprise!

It was my first BYU football game and it was so fun to be in the stadium. Its time like these that I wish I went to Provo. It was so fun being in the stadium. It was a pretty well matched game too. BYU ended up winning with a final score of 37-20.  

     After the game we were headed over to Justin's for a bit just to wait out traffic before we headed back, but on the way the most traumatic thing happened. We were stopped at a stoplight and all of the sudden we hear someone yell, "WHOA" and then we hear a thud and then we see someone literally fall out of the sky right in front of the car. A guy on a bike was riding across the crosswalk and the car turning didn't see him and literally smacked into him. It was so scary and we witnessed the whole thing. None of us knew what to do. I made Brad get out of the car to see if he was okay but even he didn't know what to do. Then a few other guys got out their cars to help him. Someone was calling the police and there were a lot of people helping the guy that got hit. We were all in so much shock that we just drove off after we knew he was being helped. We slowly made our way to Justin's and once we parked I still couldn't move, I was shaking and felt like I was going to throw up. I have never seen something like that up close before. It was so surreal and I was definitely in shock. I was able to get out of the car and we went up to Justin's and just sat there still just in shock and what had just happened. I hope I never have to witness something like that ever again!

    After hanging out for a while we figured we should probably hit the road. We stopped at In-N-Out for dinner. Anna started out driving so that Brad could sleep a little bit before he started driving. It was like 1am when we officially started leaving. Anna and I had been up since 6am and we were hysterical! We literally were laughing at anything and everything, but at least we were keeping ourselves awake. We made it to Manan, ID and Anna started getting tired so we were going to pull over so Brad could take over. Like I mentioned earlier he was insistent that he drive during the night. So I turn around and try to wake him up...nothing. He was passed out, there was no waking him up. So Anna kept driving. I offered to drive but since Im pretty much blind now, and haven't been to the eye doctor, we figured that wasn't the smartest thing to do. Anna and I just blasted some classic boy bands and sung along to keep ourselves up. I accidentally fell asleep for like 20 minutes but Anna pulled through and kept herself awake. We got to Idaho Falls and Brad decided to finally wake up. He actually felt bad that he had slept the whole way. We made it back to Rexburg at 3:45 and all I wanted to do was get in bed! We were all so exhausted. Despite it all it was one of the funnest trips yet. If you ever want to experience hysterically laughing for no reason come hang out with Anna, Brad and I at like 3 in the morning. We really did have so much fun, and driving to Provo and back all in the same night just added to the adventure. We were gone for a total of 13 hours and we were in the car for 9 of them. Never again will we make that short of a turn around again, but it sure was fun!

Im mad this turned out so dark...But we LOVE Cosmo!

Party Planners.

   Celebrating your birthday in college can sometimes be hard. You are away from your family and you are always super busy with classes. You never want to make a big deal out of your own day so more often than not your birthday comes and goes with little recognition.

     It was our roommate Marlie's birthday a little bit ago, so Anna and I decided to go all out. She was turning 20 so its kind of a big deal. Luckily her birthday was on a Saturday so that made things easier. Friday Marlie told us she was going to be going hiking all day Saturday, so it was the perfect opportunity for Anna and I to plan a little surprise party and decorate. We spent Friday night scouring Pinterest for fun ideas. And boy did we find some! We couldn't just pick one thing so we went a little overboard, but it was so fun!

The first picture: We took streamers and taped them at the top of the wall and then just twisted them until they curled and taped them at the baseboard.
Top Right: We had white cupcake holders and we dip dyed them in food coloring and water. We had a few technical difficulties with this one. The cupcake holders are waxy so they didn't hold the color as well, so we dyed them and put them in the oven in hopes that it would soak up the color. Well it just resulted in a lot of smoke and a potential fire hazard. We got enough to work to stick them up to make the 20, but I recommend using coffee filters, they will soak up the color much better!
Bottom Right: Obviously we had a blue and yellow theme. We set up our cake and cupcakes, yellow plates and napkins with a fun blue and white zebra table cloth.

Top Left: The finished kitchen portion!!

Top Right: Chocolate cupcakes and a yummy chocolate cake. We were actually able to frost the cake to make it look like it had an ombre effect. We were pretty proud of ourselves.

Bottom: To add more we strung balloons across the ceiling in our living room. We just strung the thread through each balloon in the knot and then taped the thread to the ceiling.

Top Left: The ombre cake. I made the Happy Birthday banner. It was super easy. I just cut out each little flap, colored them yellow and then just used Elmer's glue and blue craft glitter for each letter. Then I just taped each flap to a thread and attached it to the skewers.

Bottom Left: All six roommates with the birthday girl in the middle.

Top Right: Some of the party goers. Marlie's cousins were able to come and celebrate with us.

Bottom Right: The birthday girl waiting to indulge in some chocolate cake.

     It was a successful night! Marlie was surprised and Anna and I had such a fun time planning and decorating the apartment. It was fun for us to make her big birthday a little more special. No one likes to not celebrate their birthday and being away from home it can be hard, but not when your roommates with Anna and I!! We are always ready and willing to plan a party!