a bug just crawled on my computer screen and i killed it.

So, long time, no see... Yes... I have to say that my blogging availability has been limited these past few months (as you probably noticed). But, no matter. I am here now and you are ultimately glad to hear it, I know.

Let me tell you about my life... Since we last "spoke", I finished my second year at BYU (with no C's on my report card. YAY!!!), went home for a month, came back to BYU for summer classes, went back home for a weekend, and am now back at BYU for less than a month until--guess what!--I get to go back home again! Welcome to my life.

Also: I turned 20. Definitely wasn't as traumatic as I thought it would be. Not like turning 18 was. I was literally devastated that my childhood was over now that I was going to officially be an "adult". And then I remembered that my dad is in his 40's and still acts like a kid sometimes. Anxiety=gone. Hence why 20 wasn't so bad. We had some Texas Sheet Cake, a barbeque, and I went on a shopping trip with my mom. It came, and it went. The end to that.

Also: I chaperoned my first field trip. Gillian needed someone to chaperone her trip to the Getty Villa and, since they just so happened to be going the day after I turned 20, I was old enough to qualify! Let me explain... The Getty Villa is an art museum that is stationed in someone's house. Supposedly, it was one of the houses that Greek royals would use during the summer time to entertain guests and what not. It was pretty cool, I have to say. The best part, though, was the 50 million foot swimming pool outside. Gillian is a swimmer and so, of course, she fell in love with it and thought it was the greatest thing ever, which it was...

Also: Michael graduated from high school. Not that I don't love Michael or anything but, seriously... Worst. 2. Hours. Of. My. Life. They actually did a really good job of making things go by really quickly, which we were SUPER grateful for. And once the wind picked up, the heat wasn't so unbearable. But, we wish we would've been those people to hear Michael's name, gone to have gotten a pizza, and then been back in time to congratulate him afterwards. But, no. We decided to be good and stay through the whole thing.

That boy in that back is named Job. No, he's not apart of our family but, he was tall and he fit in the back so we let him take a picture with us.

Also: I now have an iPhone! My family qualified for an upgrade when I was in town last weekend and Phillip and I were talking about all the different phones that we could get. They had a droid that was free and a dinky flip-phone that was a million years old that was also free. Then, we went to the store and they had iPhones for just $50. My dad really wanted one and offered to pay for the rest of us to get one too. And, if he's paying, then it's basically free for me. So, I took the offer and am now the coolest person at work. (Speaking of which, I need to tell you about that too!) Anyways, what makes me the coolest ever is that I, first off, have a Captain America case and, secondly, have a combo of the deathly hallows (Harry Potter) and the mocking jay pin (Hunger Games) as my background. It looks little like this:

Yes, that is what awesome looks like. :)

Also: Work. It's great. Remember Todd? My fake fiance? Hermione? Him:

Yes, Todd. He works with me now. How cool, right? We get to be BFF's ALL THE TIME now, instead of just when we go and see the opening night of Twilight together. Yes, we did that. Kinda regret it but it did make me laugh really hard so I guess it's fine. BTW, if you've seen the latest movie, then you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't, then do you want to trade memories? Anyways, work. Let me tell you about it. I work at the Alumni building on campus. I work for BYU Alumni Career Services as an alumni assistant. Basically, I indirectly help alumni find jobs. I post jobs to our online job board, set up appointments with my boss, and am kind of heading this program that we just put in place called the Alumni Mentoring Partnership. It's pretty cool, actually. We're linking up with alumni who work for big companies (like Target and Nestle) and having them act as mentors to current students and alumni. They'll critique their resumes and help them with the job interview process to kind of smooth their way into finding a job with a specific company. It's a really good idea, in my opinion, but it's also a lot of work and a lot of emails/phone calls. But, I am getting paid to do it so I do it with a smile... sometimes.

Also: Michael got his eagle. On July 7th, my brother officially got his eagle powers. Watch out Nacho Libre... Anyways, I took that weekend off from school and got to go down and see it all happen. It really was fabulous! The decorations were a little over the top, in my mom's opinion--because we got stuck with tearing everything down... Nightmare!--but it really was so great! Such a great event...

Also: the real reason why I went home. Okay. Dually as equal as Michael's eagle court. But, here he is:

This, my friends, is Brady. And, yeah, he's kinda my... boyfriend? Significant other? Very attractive male friend? Anyways, on with the story...

We started talking on Facebook a while ago. He was in the Music Man at the time (the musical that I ended up doing makeup for) and found out that I was going to be at the rehearsals. So, we started talking and hanging out when I got back home for the "summer". One thing lead to another and we ended up as boyfriend/girlfriend for the six weeks that I was home. Granted, I wasn't planning on any of this happening. But, yeah. He's really is just that great so I made an exception. When I left the first time to come to Utah, we were very set on dating other people and being just friends. But, let me tell you, it was the equivalent to the torture scene in the Princess Bride. Awful. Just awful. So then, when I went home for Michael's Eagle Court, I saw him again. And, let's just say, that we rekindled the spark... AKA, we kissed. And it was awesome. Like, really awesome. Now that I'm back up in Utah, we're kinda doing the long distance thing. It's not official or anything, but it's weird. I'm not interested in anyone else at all. Which is saying something cos I live right next to a gym and guys walk around with no shirts and chiseled chests all the time. But, no attraction to them whatsoever. It's weird but I'm definitely okay with it.

So, a little about Brady. He's 5 years older than me, making him 25. He's a manager at Petco in Bakersfield and he works at the movie theater (hence why I like him... free movies. All the time. Heck. Yes.). He's going to school to be a history teacher; he'll be done with that in about 2 years. He smells super good, all the time. He's funny and really smart. And my family absolutely loves him. And, yeah, I think he's pretty great, too. We like the same things and we have the same goals and let's just say that life is really good right now.

So, yes. That's basically it for my update. I'm working and going to school right now. Counting down the days until I get to go back home but still living in the moment. Hope things are well with you and I do intend to post more. Not saying it'll happen but... :) Love ya!