TGIF?

Friday nights use to be my favorite night of the week. It use to be my go party, go on a date, have fun night. Now it has become the most depressing night of the week. I never do anything fun on Fridays anymore. All that happens is that I get ditched for boys. It kind of hurts when you know you've been ditched by your best friend, especially if the ditching has happened times before. Ohhhhhh, I don't like Fridays. I sit around and feel sorry for myself, like I am now. I need a new hobby. Maybe I'll just have to go attack some houses in my neighborhood. It would be especially cool to attack houses of the people in the 13th ward. Muahaha!

Hey, Hey My Buckaroo!

Wow! It has allready been 2 months since Jeffy left for his mission. Plus, I haven't had a Jeff blogging for a while, so I thought I could use this excellent picture here. (Sorry, I don't really have any pictures of just Jeff. I am in almost every one with him. Ha ha!) Elder Larsen is doing awesome. His mom has organized this "foreign exchange" newsletter for Elder Larsen and all the other missionary friends in our group of friends. What this is, is every month the parents of my missionary friends select parts for their missionarys' letters, or even an entire letter for Mrs. Larsen to put together on a document. She then e-mails this to the girls that are friends of the boys. It is awesome! I get to read how all my friends are doing on their missions. Well, since you who read my blog, probably got bored and stopped reading this entry, I decided I would put some of the things Jeff said in the most recent "foreign exchange." Enjoy...that is if you are still crazy enough to be reading this.

"I got to share a thought last night for Cantemos, and I used the lyrics for “Joy in the Journey” that Bro. Lynch gave me. I thought it was kid of corny song when we sand it for the Day of Celebration a couple years ago, but when I read the words again yesterday, it got me thinking about how this life really is a journey, and Heavenly Father wants us to have joy as we go along."

"...I love teaching and feeling the spirit."

"I was thinking the other day about how one time last year after swim practice, I asked Lauren how she was able to keep working so hard every day, and she told me “I don’t know I just do it.” I think I’m finally starting to understand what she meant, because I’m just working hard and not worrying about it if I get tired. I know Heavenly Father is helping me so much, and I love being a missionary. Thanks for your prayers, eh."

Well, I guess that's enough for now. By the way, I put that last quote of Jeff's because he mentioned my name. It made me feel really excited. He he!

Childhood

Lately I have been going through this little "90's stage." Yes, I have been going back to my childhood entertainments. My favorite movie lately, is "Matilda," along with "Little Rascals." I remember liking these movies when I was little, and I have rediscoverd them and their hilariousness (if that is even a word). I have also discovered that the "90's" t.v. show "Full House" is played all the time on cable. When I was little, I watched this show EVERY DAY! I remember it being one of my favorite shows when I was little. I loved it! And ya know what? I still love it! But, now that I am older, I get all the jokes in the show, and they totally crack me up. This show seriously makes me laugh harder than any other show on T.V.! No joke! I had an awesome childhood! And now I am having a blast trying to re-live my childhood. But, hopefully, I don't start wearing all those bright colored shorts and pants again. That might be a little embarassing in public today. Then again, since I have no one to impress, I guess it wouldn't matter......hmmmmmmmmm.........

The Monsters Are Coming!

How would you like to find a toad this big? I don't think there are toad stools big enough for this guy to hide under. At least he has some pretty buff leg muscles. Poor, chubby toad. I am going to call him Rupert.

Cry Me A River

Today, my contact in my left eye was irritating my eye like crazy! It was burning and my eye was all watery. It must have looked like I was balling. This eye irritation made my nose start running, so I really must have looked like I was totally, completely balling! All this was occruing during a great lesson in my Institute class today. What a perfect time to look like a ball baby! Just great! How embarassing! I pretty much never cry in publc, but it probably looked that way today. All well, it is great fun to laugh at! Bwahaha!

Joy To The World!

The 3-day long swim meet is OVER! Oh happy day! Because I am an assistant swim coach, I have been spending these past 3 days coaching the State swim meet for 14 years-old kids and younger. Each day included a morning, preliminary session, followed by an evening, final session. It was held at the University of Utah's pool, which I must add is a really awesome school. But holy cow, I am so worn-out from it. My legs are so tired of standing up, cheering. Last night, I was even too tired to sing to the radio on my way home. I am glad the meet is over, but I can't say that I didn't have fun at it. I had a blast! I LOVE the little kids that I coach. It is so fun to watch my swimmers compete and improve their times. It is the best feeling in the world to see one of the swimmers that you train, improve their time, even if they drop only 1 second off their time. It feels so good, and it motivates me to keep finding the best ways to train these kids. Not only do we have some awesome swimmers on our team, but I get to hang out with freaking hilarious kids everyday! They totally crack me up! I love going from a serious school day, to work with 6th graders and younger, who have become my friends this year. They make my day everyday, even when their hyper and out of control. I could never easily leave my job, mostly because of the kids on the team. They are awesome!They all have so much potential, some of them just have not quite discovered it yet.

Ya know? It's kind of funny. This school year I have spent the majority of my social life with little kids. On Sundays, I teach nursery, so I get to play with little 2 and 3 year-olds. And Mondays through Fridays, I coach 6th graders and under in swimming. I'm a nerd, so I don't talk to anyone at school. The only people I associate with that are my age are my family, other swim coaches, and like one or two highschool friends. But I really cannot complain. Being involved with the lives of such young kids is awesome! They remind me of what true happiness is, and where we can lood to find it.

Interesting Clouds

Since I am in a meteorology class, I decided to study some clouds this morning. Well, meteorology is actually not as exciting as I thought it would be, but the weather itself is. There were some interesting clouds this morning out my backyard view. I decided to take some sweet pictures, so here they are.

Look how this cloud is lumped up, and there is blue sky around it.

Some of the clouds would just sit low to the valley. Crazy!

Look how you can see the mountains through the middle of this cloud.

This is me just chillin' on spring break.

A Tip For Ya'll:

Don't ever try to swim in a dream. Its just upsetting because you can't catch any water. It's even more upsetting if you try to swim the stroke that you have the most trouble with, a.k.a. breaststroke for me. Swimming in a dream is like running in a dream. If you have ever tried to run in a dream, you know what I mean. You feel like your feet are stuck in mud. Your feel like you are running fast, but your legs are moving slower than a turtle. This concept applies to swimming in a dream. Even if your kick is strong and proper, you don't move through the water. You can see the wall, but it doesn't seem to be getting any closer. Ahhhhhh!!!!!

Wahoo! Spring Break!

Spring break is finally here for me, and it feels great! I have an entire week to take my mind off of school! The only problem is that I don't have anyone to hang out with, because most of my friends are still in high school, so they are in school this week. But I don't care, I'm just glad to get a break from school. The song I put on today's blog is pretty cool. I've decided that it is my spring break song. It rocks!

Desperado, Why Don't You Come To Your Senses

Could my cheeks get anymore red than that? Man, it looks like I've been working out, not by the enormous size of my bisceps, but by the color of my cheeks! I was actually at my cousin's wedding in this picture. She married Mr. Bingley last Friday, and it was a really fun day. Speeking of weddings, one of my friends is getting married on Friday. I have been planning on going to her reception, but now I feel as if my plans are about to be crushed. I am supposed to go caoch another swim meet on Friday and Saturday. I want so badly to ask for Friday night off, so I can attend my friend's wedding reception, but I fear that my other 2 co-workers will become furious. My co-workers will probably have something more important to need to attend to on Friday, and I will probably be stuck coaching the swim meet by myself, which has happened before by the way. I'm super desperate! I was even going to go to the reception with my best friend in the whole wide world, whom I have not hung out with forever! She even got her work off on Friday, so we could chill at the reception together! I'm looking for a miracle!

I have been having the weirdest experience all day long. People, who I don't know, have been calling my cell phone all day. I talked to one lady, I think she was from the U or something. I couldn't really understand her much. She asked me some questions about my degree. Then, I got another phone call from someone I did not know. I decided to not answer my phone. Then, another call came in, and I again did not answer. This caller left me a voicemail. She told me that she had just received information that I (Lauren) am interested in pursuing my degree online. The funny thing is, I've never had this interest in my entire life. I am also not interested in Ashford University, which I have never really heard of. This was where this voicemail lady was calling from. The first lady who called (the one I talked to) asked my if I was interested in taking courses online. I said "no." I only take courses on campus. Why do they think I want to take online courses? One more phone call came in about 20 minutes ago, which I of course ignored. But the weirdes thing of this entire situation is the following: All these people who called knew my name. They also knew my new cell phone number, which I believe I have not given to any college information yet. The only people who have my new number are family and friends. I'm really freaked out right now, and I just want to know who these people are, how they know me, and how they got my new cell phone number. This is so creepy!

It is so nice outside!

Feeling Great!

This is a clip from the movie "Matilda." Oh my heck, I love this movie! It is so hilarious! If you haven't seen it, this show is a MUST! The principal, Ms. Trunchbull totally cracks me up! She looks like a man. If you have not seen it, Ms. Trunchbull was in the olympics for the shot-put, and some other manly sports. She is huge! She beats up on the little kids at her school. This show just makes me laugh, if you have not seen it, go rent it or something! It rocks!

I feel so good right now. Mainly because I took that History mid-term this morning, and now I feel FREE! It was a hard test, and I'm not sure that I did all that well, but it is over and it feels so good. And just look outside! Doesn't that warm, sunny weather just make you excited?!?! Oh how I love it! I wish the outdoor pools were open today......I need a tan really bad. Why else do I feel so good right now? I don't know, I just do. Well, I am really excited because I don't have to go to school on Friday. My cousin is getting married, so I get to miss my classes of Friday. Sweet!

My, my, my!

It has been a while since I have posted anything. This is mostly due to the fact that I have no life and that everything has been extremely complicated lately. This week is a crazy one indeed. It is midterms week for 2 of my classes. I had one mid-term yesterday, which went ok. I have a history mid-term tomorrow, which I am overly stressed about. History has always been the subject I've struggled most with. I can't do anything about that except for study, and hopefully everything else will be ok. The next crazy thing is this weekend. There is a swim meet on Friday and Saturday that I am supposed to help coach. I can't go Friday, because it is my cousin's wedding. The other assistant coach is also unable to go because she will be in Seattle. So our head coach will be the only coach there for our team on Friday, and he probably pretty much hates me, even though I coached a swim meet all by myself 2 weeks ago and in the past month, I have been the only coach at about 4 practices, which was hard because I had to coach 6-7 different groups of kids all by myself, and this is a really run-on sentence, hmm, I wonder how much longer I can make this sentence last since it is a run-on sentence, and run-on sentences usually last forever just like this one that has not ended yet because it is a run-on sentence and it just keeps going and going just like and energizer battery.