Weekend in Tempe

So I went to Tempe this weekend since it was my first weekend off since I started at Dillard's. On Saturday I went to Bookman's with Katie and Olivia and got some new books (Shocking, I know). We went to Target too where I bought some clothes I couldn't afford. After that I went to see my grandparents and my aunt Kathy and cousin Dylan. We watched the Ohio State game (sucks to be you Ohio) and ate dinner. After dinner with the fam, I met back up with Katie and Olivia and we went to the state fair. We rode this one ride that threw you way up in the air and you got flipped upside down and backwards. It was so fun!

You can see people's feet dangling at the top. We also went on the ferris wheel and saw some animals. There was this huge pig that was 1000 lbs. and an alligator. After the rides we ate deep fried oreo's and twinkies and Katie shared her turkey leg with us. 

Today I spent the day with my parents and Erin. We went out to lunch and afterwards Erin and I played for a while. We took lots of pictures and she convinced dad to bring us home ring pops. 

It was an awesome weekend! I'm exhausted but I'm glad I went anyways. Back to work tomorrow. 

Cookies

Ok so the other night at like 9 I decided that I needed to go buy mixing bowls. I have been trying to learn how to cook and I've also been making all of my lunches in the beginning of the week to save money at work. It's really hard to learn how to cook though when you don't have any cookware. So I set out for mixing bowls (it was the only thing really in my budget). Well Jackie and I got to Target and......I locked my keys in my car. Smooth move.  Luckily the Montano girls came to my rescue with their roadside assistance. (Plan B was a wire hanger but luckily we didn't need that. So to make a long story short, I finally went in and got my mixing bowls. They have been sitting in my cupboard for a day or two because I had nothing to make in them. So tonight I finally decided to make the delicious cookies my aunt sent me.

So these are my fancy mixing bowls 

And these are some of the cookies. So good! 

This is why I love my family

So I came home today and there was a giant package on my kitchen table. I love getting mail! My aunt Kathy and my cousin Dylan sent me a Halloween care package. It made my whole day! This is what was in the package: 

and then there was this card which cracked me up 

Gotta love family! 

Night Hike

This one is by request from miss Hardy. So tonight Mel, Alicia, Jackie, and I went for a walk at buffalo park. We got there right as the sun was going down. So it looked like this.

Then the rest of the walk was pitch black so I don't have any pictures. We didn't see any animals this time (probably because we were being obnoxiously loud). And then afterwards we decided to take some pics with the buffalo since we haven't done that in about a year. 

Fun night! We also went out to dinner the other night and then went to a reggae concert. The reggae concert was weird. This guy was getting really crazy and wouldn't stop moving towards us. I think he was trying to dance but it just looked like he was seizing. But I won some concert tickets which was cool. Alicia's friend Jason went with us too which was fun. I don't have any pictures of that though cause I didn't want to carry my 10 pound camera around. Back to work tomorrow. 

Day 30- Whatever Tickles Your Fancy

So I went home tonight for an hour or so. The Montaño's were picking up Gayla from the airport so I hitched a ride. My baby girl drew me lots of pictures and then she did my hair.

And then she informed me that she has a boyfriend. I asked why she likes him and started suggesting things like "is he nice? or smart?" And she told me "Yeah, he's nice but mostly umm....I like his hair."

I'm so sad I had to leave her. But hopefully with this new job I will have more money to visit her. 

Day 29 - hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days

Let's see.......

Move back to Phoenix 

Travel 

Figure out  what I want to be when I grow up 

Get Debt Free!!!!

Lose some weight 

Learn how to cook 

Go visit Katie finally 

Spend time with my family 

Figure out my life! 

Day 28 - this year, in great detail

Once again we are just going to pick out some main things for this one

Went snowboarding 

Quit my job! 

Graduated from college

Moved home for the summer 

Hung out with my baby girl 

Read a million and a half books 

Drove to Vancouver with Olivia

Met my idol!

Drove to Florida with Olive and Jack

Went to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter....Epic!  

Turned 22 

Moved back to Flag 

Got a new job 

And I'm sure there's more but a year is a long time and I can't think of more. So those are some highlights. 

This is Olivia's car getting pulled out of a ditch right outside of Forks, WA