introducting my sophomore year.

roommates: kimmie, alex, rachel, samantha, (me), hayley.
location: liberty square.
stats: one freshman, four sophomores, one junior.
two showers, two sinks, one big mirror.
an oven, fridge/freezer, dishwaster, sink.
additional appliances purchased. (including my ice cream maker- stay tuned for details.)
two tvs, one mine, one borrowed and bigger.
alrighty. moving on.

there's a couple things you should know about our apartment. we have a couple honorary roommates.

one being j beibs. no one's complaining.

we had a ward activity. we fled to the swings. nothing personal.. but byu has made me not care at all for ultimate frisbee. it's so annoying how convenient it is to play it EVERYWHERE.

class started. so did the big bucks being spent on books. i feel bad for the people who had to buy this book.. i can't even read the title.

being a byu means multiple things, but the things i had forgotten about were:
the couples
the foreign languages
the waaaay happy people
the everyone randomly being connected
the cute boys you check out, then see the ring
the people who give their introductions in class and you already know they're messing up your curve.

last, but not least i have another intro.
introducing: "the" roommate- hayley.

 i'm loving this picture. it's on top of the jfsb. we didn't have devotional today so i met hayley up there during our down time. i forgot how cool it is up there, and hot this time of the year. but.. the view is spectacular. note the "y" on the mountain. and just the mountains in general. oh, and the girl with me.
hayley is a california girl. i scored. so far, so good. she has put up with me and we have already "clicked" and made some memories. she's a chemistry major, aka way smart. she's so cute and gets along with everyone. she fit right in with our apartment. and, she is better at going to bed than me. i know it sounds weird but i really need to do better, and she's helping me get out of my night owl habits from last year. so.. if things continue like they've started this will be a great year.
i'm happy with the girls i'm with every day, my classes, my school, oh yeah, and i need a job. i have an interview on thursday. keep your fingers crossed for me!

the end.

rewind. review. continue.

so here's what's going on, according to my iphone picture timeline.
ST GEORGE

this baby is on sale. its literally a baby. a baby grand that is. got it up and running on craigslist while i was in stg. k none of you probably cared about that.

i started on the photo booth for jared and elizabeth's wedding. this is the bunting.. you like?
DRIVE TO PROVO

listened to this song. i just liked that it said this on the little thinger. (oh yeah, recently i discovered i used the word "thinger" for just about everything.)
WORK IN HEBER 

i saw this and just couldn't help but wonder.. is this a utah/mormon joke? only the utah/mormons will get this.

i visited the local favorite, well apparently state favorite, dairy keen. yummm chocolate strawberry and coconut shake.

 this was my favorite work project. i mostly did inventory but on the last day lynne (my boss) had me make a sign for the barn. i'm not going to lie to you, timberline ace hardware is pretty country. we sell ifa goods. don't know what that is? me either. its stuff for your farm. represent.

in between work days i got to spend lots of time with the cousins. the clarks are the greatest and i stayed with them for two weeks. i took over sophie's bedroom and everything. one night i went up to salt lake and babysat this kid and his siblings. i love them all!
DRIVING

in the past few weeks i've probably driven around 800 miles. actually i might dare say more 900 to 1000. a trip to st. george + heber every day for work gave me lots of alone time i guess. and i became slightly obsessed with the utah skyline, aka the mountains.

PROVO

meet my new home. cozy right? ha. it'll do. i'll have to do a before and after once i get settled. but this is what we (hayley and i) started with. ps hayley is my roommate. i'll introduce her soon. she's basically the best thing ever. i scored.

i won't lie, my eating habit were HORRIBLE before i went to the grocery store. yep, this was my dinner one night. can't say i minded it. but now i have some sweet peas and strawberries, and good stuff like that :)

let me just tell you a little secret. this is how you make me happy.. invite me to froyo (rachael kohler) and then give me a froyo coupon (molly flanigan). ps.. here's a shoutout to good ol' chaych.

that's her in the middle. she's twenty. yeah. old. so. anyone who needs to get married soon... kidding :) ps the crazy on the far right is on his mish! ah. miss ry reich. all these boys are just leaving left and right! i guess i should say something about kels too.. kidding. i love her lots. and am so glad we're reunited. just like old times. for realsies.

confused by this picture? its the view from my bed on friday night/ sunday morning. yep. outside. nope.. i wasn't in the woods camping. just outside my window in the parking lot trying to get a parking pass. got one. better be worth it!

and that's all.
classes tomorrow.
do i have any of my books? nope.
great start.
peace and love -alexis halladay

recap.

highlights of my week:

family time at the store, and training some new employees :) 

i got some new sweet shoes from hurst general store :) but seriously, these shoes are genius. they have so many colors i can wear them basically anything. genius. 

then, mom, maggie, sam, and i drove up to orem. it was a nice break and alone time with my mom and siblings. 

the kids had some fun in the sun, its getting hot up there! caroline, my cousin is an amazing dancer by the way. i expect to see her on so you think you can dance or something of those sorts. 

the hansen's have fled the flood and have been in utah for a while. i finally got to see them! i was so excited. our families are close and i loved any chance i got to babysit them. when i was still there it was just curtis, ashley, and annie, and now its fun to have baby ava in the mix too :) aren't they the cutest, classiest, most fun kids ever? yeah. they are. 

oh yeah, and look at these two hotties. totally got to see them. it was the best. i also got to see hailey, daniel, and CODY! ah. it was a big unplanned treat to see cody and kelsey in provo. so weird how it worked out that they were visiting the same time i was but i am so glad it worked :) 

and just to mix it up, here's brynley's report card from work. it should make you giggle a little. she worked at a yogurt shop, a little too serious? i think so. but a 79.6 isn't too bad i guess?

this week has been full of surprises, disappointments, old times, yummy food, tears, laughs, hugs, drugs.. jk. just wanted to see if you were paying attention. 

anyways. peace.

running out of creative titles.

picture, pictures everywhere.
here's what i finally put onto my computer:

 awkward picture from my trip to provo.

where my love for fires was rekindled. (get it, ha!) :)

some big dogs at the 65th anniversary sale- friday, ladies night.
(note stacy's sweet ace tat.)

our entertainment for the night.

fooood.

nana and papa came!

cue saturday. bucket sale. night sign i made at 8 am the day of.

chloe and vincent. yes, he comes to the store everyday with her.

cook out in front. we ran out of 500 hot dogs!

just me, you know, helping a customer.

five days until lake powell. this girl is coming and its pretty much a big deal.
i layed out today, until a giant rain cloud rained on my parade. (i'm just full of awesome one liners today, aren't i?)
anyways.
sorry for my obsessive online shopping/swimsuit search/jcrew free shipping addiction you witnessed the last couple days, i promise i will replace the money i took from my savings account :)

this is what i did my freshmen year.

these were my first friends at byu. minus mckenna, not to be a hater but this is the only time i've seen her :) haha. 

this was the first football player i met at byu. he's great with names :)

this was a late night adventure, and eric was the first boy i let drive chuck the truck. these two helped name him :)

we danced lots. (cue random boys.)

ward dances ..

even at paint dances

even fancy dances

this was my first road trip. i loveee these girls

random floats pop up sometimes, so we climbed them

freakin' awesome football seats.. this happens when you are friends with michelle wood

this is when we went to a movie two hours early, and had sooo much fun while waiting. aren't these boys cute?

oh yeah, random gorillas pop up sometimes at byu too

chocolate milk pong anyone?

AHH! i saw HP7 before the midnight showing! HIGHLIGHT

ps this is my roommate, we're perfect for each other, right?

i got to be closer to my fam.

ps kate's getting MARRIED!! AH!

oh yeah. byu basketball.. kinda a big deal.

yeah, i caught jimmer mania too..

you wouldn't believe the things i did for a seat at the basketball game..

this is the christmas party i threw. bomb. love these girls.

my first concert here was with this girl. DASHBOARD. SOOO GOOD!

roommate.

gotta decorate the space.

fun dates.

my baby wesley. now lives with rachael kohler. thanks chaych :)

this girl is a best friend. the best friend. i'm going to miss her so much next year. but we'll still be close.

oh yeah, more family :)

i got rich at nickle city on my birthday.

there are fun things to do in provo.. like the tumble gym. so naturally we went there.

crazy girls get married their freshmen year, so we threw a bridal shower :)

froyo..

and more froyo..

and more :)

oh yeah. my friends? they're winners. (and the boys are losers.) ps we LOVE spazz.

this girl and i are just going to get closer this summer. love stg girls :)

oh yeah. and i pulled the most legit april fool's joke you'll ever see/hear/experience

studying stinks, but doing so in forts with a sleepover helps we found :)

oh yeah. we're dirty girls ;)

AND I GOT TO SEE FAMILY :)

and i faithfully attended ward prayer. because i love being around these people.

and here comes the shout out i could not do this blog post without.
to the people of my freshmen year.
where to begin?
i came to byu not knowing anyone. i was psyc'd about my roommate i got to know throughout the summer, but from there i wasn't quite sure what was going to happen.
from there its all an answered prayer.
i met raleigh, who was cutest girl around and went spring/summer so she had the hookups.
oh yeah, and guess what? hailey and elisa, some of my best friends, i met them the moment i checked in. it was great, hailey was your classic bubbly orem, utah girl. it kinda scared me at first, but then i noticed how awesome of a person, and even better a friend, she was.
then i got to know the girls on my hall. turns out they're all pretty rad and we all get along great.
on the side i also got to know some st. george girls. turns out this summer will be bomb :)
and then came my ward. and here are my friends freshmen year, give or take a few.
but really, what i'll miss the most is my ward. this may be because its a big group and thus contains most my friends, but seriously. they are the BEST ward. it is the best ward. our bishop even said so :) our bishopric was released on our last sunday. the last sunday was perfect! with different quirks that come with our ward. and our bishopric even said we're the best ward they've ever had :)
my best friends come from my ward. and now half of them aka the boys are leaving.
i'm going to miss them SO much, but at the same time i've never been so proud of a group of boys. guys. men. whatever. :) haha. seriously though. they're devoting two years of their life to the Lord. and they've been preparing all year for it. they are great examples to me. and its the cutest thing to see them get their mission calls and see how freakin' excited they get. ah. they're so cute. i love every one of them. and the girls? holy cow they're going to be something awesome. each of them is special. yeah i know that sounds tacky but there are so many talented girls. i look up to them too, and i just hope that we will all stay close. so. with that. my freshmen year was perfect. my grades sure weren't, but the year was. they temporarily filled the place of my family while i was away from home. and they did a dang good job. they made church, prayer, fhe, really anything with them SO much fun. anyways. so here are some pictures of the crew. we're hot. admit it.