Secondly, I have been very crafty lately. This first picture is a sweater that I made of an elephant.
THE TRUNK IS THE SLEEVE!!! Basically, the most awesome thing you've ever seen, right?!? I love it because whenever I show off the trunk, I also get to show off my immaculate arm muscles. Of course, they're underneath a layer of thick, sweater material, making it almost impossible to really see their true brilliance. And, if you haven't seen through the sarcasm, there's not really any muscle to see which is the main reason why you wouldn't be able to see them. :)
My next creation stems to the exciting events coming this weekend. THE HUNGER GAMES!!! Premier T-shirts. Heck. Yes.
Despite its resemblance to a hummingbird, the gold symbol is--in fact--a mocking jay. It's the image of the pin that Katniss wears when she enters the games. And, it's the symbol that I'll be wearing when I enter the games (the movie, of course, not the real Hunger Games). I spent all day yesterday making 5 of them. Yes, I made them. Disregard their utter professionalism and maybe you'd actually believe me. But, it's the truth. Hand made. What's up.
As for the movie, I'll be seeing it at 6:00 on the 22nd. And, in case you aren't completely up to date as to the official showing time for the movie, it comes out 12:00 am on the 23rd. Seeing it 6 hours beforehand? Don't mind if I do. :)
But, seriously. I am SO excited for it. Not only do I get chills every time I watch the trailer, but I'm such a nerd that I watched the live feed of the stars of the movie when they were walking down the red carpet, getting to see the movie for the first time. Who does that?!? Obviously, I'm now one of those people who is completely obsessed with things like that. Granted, I don't have a Pinterest (a social networking website that allows you to "pin" pictures of things you like to "boards" that all of your friends can see. It's kind of like the bulletin board of the Internet.) so I can't be COMPLETELY obsessed. I've restrained myself for the most part. But, come summer, I'm holding nothing back!!!
Speaking of summer, here are my plans. Not that you really care. But, here it goes, anyways. In order to keep my job, I HAVE to come back to Provo. I'll be going home for the Spring semester (mid April to mid June) to hang out with the fam and enjoy free rent and food. Then, in June, I will trek back up to Zion in order to spend the summer taking classes (one for my minor in Management and one for my major in Family Life) and working my little tail off. I've found an apartment already. It's called Sparks. It's right next to Gold's Gym. But, it's also right next to Little Caesar's. Guess where I'll be spending more of my time. :) And, news! I only have 17 classes left before I graduate!!! So, not including summer, that's 3 semesters left!!! And then, I have to figure out what I'm going to do with my life. The plan as of now: Finish 1, maybe 2 more semesters at BYU, take a year off to go to Beauty School and learn how to cut hair and basically be the most talented person ever, and then come back to BYU, finish what I have left, and graduate. It's just a rough sketch that is trying to incorporate a few more options. But, all in all, that's the plan.
Anyways, on Friday this week, my Grandma is moving to Salt Lake. And, guess who gets to drive the moving truck?!? If you're thinking me, that would be an incorrect guess. Yesterday made me very aware that large cars and I do not mix. Imagine me trying to drive Liz's SUV around the itsy bitsy Krispy Kreme parking lot. I think we spent more time in the parking lot trying to back the car out of the space than we did on the 10 minute drive pack to her house. Anyways, my dad gets to drive the moving van!!! He's helping her move up here and then I'll get to go up to Salt Lake to meet him and hang out with him all weekend! I'm basically super excited. A little mini Spring Break for me is just what I need right now. Perfect timing. And, guess what we're going to do... Go see the Hunger Games! My second time in 24 hours: once before the rest of the world, and the second time with my dad. How can life get any better? Answer: a boyfriend. A boyfriend might make life better. But, sorry to report, that area in my life is still empty. Which is okay. That's what I keep telling myself, anyways.
And, the last thing that is really worth telling: Utah is FINALLY getting warm. Although looking outside right now at the snow and rain, you wouldn't be able to tell. But, it is getting warmer. I'm breaking out the capris and the short sleeves. In preparation for this joyous occasion, I have been using tanning lotion. Every day. For like 3 weeks. And, dang. I am tan. Not as tan as I was when I did Swimming everyday my Freshman year in High School. But, tan enough for staying inside all day, working a desk job and only really having time to do homework and sleep. I'm pretty impressed. And, I only intend to keep using it for the rest of my life, continually darkening the pigmentation of my skin.
And with that ends the true excitement in my life. I'm doing really well. There's only 4 more weeks left of school and then I will be headed home to California sunshine. 2 years of college. Done. Holy. Heck. Where did the time go...
