Cuz we'll always be cougars

Okay, okay, I'm sure half the world has already seen all of these videos, but in light that ROC passes went on sell today and I'll be heading back to BYU (and BYU sporting events) in like three weeks (!!!!!) I have decided to share these uplifting Divine Comedy Music Videos:

Fail:

Good:

and last of all (of those I wanted to post...) Cougars:

I may or may not be completely and utterly excited to return to Provo.
Okay you got me. I am BEYOND excited. At this point on instagram I would use #hashtags... and if I did it would look like this:

#byu
#immacougar
#iamsoexcitedtogobackilovebyusomuch
#butimkindascaredofschoolsinceivemisseditforabout2yearsnow

When I collect my ROC pass in these next few days there will be photos of me being overwhelmed with joy. Be prepared.

sometimes it's hard to "hold [my] tongue"

But only sometimes.
Like for instance yesterday at the BYU game.
Now I am not someone who "boos" at Refs (come on guys that's like elementary school and I don't think I did it then either,) I don't complain about the players--everyone makes mistakes, everybody has those days, everybody knows what I'm talking about, everyone gets that way. But seriously! Mistakes happen, nobody's perfect. And I certainly do not criticize the coaches, I would never be able to do a better job then them and I don't think you could either (man who is yelling at Bronco up a few rows.)
Okay, and obviously I'm not the perfect fan either but the reason I go to games is to support my team, to cheer them on, and yell as loud as I can on 3rd Down Stops.
The first line of the Fight Song is "Oh, Rise all LOYAL Cougars..." Loyal. Not fickle, not fair-weather fans, LOYAL. And so I think there should be no name calling or yelling at the coaches or being the girl in front of us clapping for MT's Field Goal and then saying to her sister 'We're just going to lose anyway." NO!

Anyway, story.
A few rows in front of us were some men either in their late 20's or early 30's who were being kind of silly at the beginning of the game but then got kind of mean later. One of them had red hair and was being exceptional rude and it was getting on my nerves. At one point he yelled "Coach! Put in Hoffman!" Then I yelled to him "Hoffman suspended himself!" (of course I'm sad about that but I had to inform this guy right?) Then I was shocked, I never yell at other fans, never. Scary!
Later in the game he was being ridiculous again and I was about to yell, "Hey! Carrots! (as in from Anne of Green Gables expect not at all like what Gilbert was trying to do) Sit down!" But I used all my inner strength to not say it, although it would've been good.

So moral of this post is, don't be a fair-weathered fan be loyal. And even when people are being awful just try to hold your tongue.

because I'm a College Student

Bow to me you insignificant Pre-College Children.

I am all knowing, let me tell you what you should know about your first semester.

hehehe

Just kidding, I really don't think you all are insignificant. I think you are amazing.

But seriously. 

Here are somethings you may want to know before you start in a few weeks:

• College Dorms/Apartments are not real apartments they are not as spacious as you wish they were. And they don't come with everything you wish they would.
• Freshman Wards are awkward. Wonderful relationships will be made I promise but they are awkward none the less, mainly because the guys Freshman year in college are similar to Freshman guys in high school. In high school they can't date yet, in college they are about to leave on Missions so they can't really date either. We still love them though, because they are some of the coolest guys ever.
• Nutella is a marvelous invention. It will become your best friend towards weeks with tests.
• Hulu and Netflixs are dangerous things. I've seen so many good people decide that their favorite show is more important than their Homework or class and their grades have died.
• Go to your Relgion Class/Institute. It is a really good way to get out of the craziness of school, Religion Class is a class however and you are graded but your testimony will grow so much.
• Buy your fruits and veggies. Do it. You will be so grateful that you spent that extra bit of money on it just because you will end up happier and with more energy.
• Get some exercise in. And if you don't have time to exercise put weights in your back-pack for when you walk to and from class.
• BYU Wards/Activities normally consist of Ice Cream. You can say "no" because you will be getting tons.
• Make lists of what you have/don't have with your roommates beforehand to see what you still need for your apartment.
• Be outgoing. Be yourself. You pretty much get to start completely over with new people, it's pretty nice.
• Share rotation with your roommates on who buys the big things (milk, flour, sugar, etc.)
• Mark your food. Seriously.
• If you are okay with sharing certain things designate a cupboard that anyone can eat what is in there.

Now for my dear girls who, like me, have a fear of RM's:

• Talk to guys, be nice and friendly but always look for clues that they are RM's. It is helpful if sometime in your class they say something like, "On my Mission" or. "While I was serving in," dead give away. But if you still don't know asking them where they served on their Mission will get it out of the way really fast.

And for my dear girls who are just interested in guys:

• Ring check once, then double check it. You don't want to end up flirting with married/engaged men.

Well, yeah, I hope this helps you a little bit as you prepare to head of to the college of your choice. You are all going to rock it this next year.

Dear Girls Upstairs

Just because a cute guy walks by doe not mean you have to bang on the window EVERY SINGLE TIME. It can give the apartment below you a headache.
So, STOP IT.

-The Girls Right Below You

my life is exceptional...

Who are my parents for giving me such amazing of a life?
We've had no family problems, no major losses, what is this?

And hey, what about me?
I've never broken a bone, never once have I had some horrible phase in my life of discovering who I am, and I haven't had any near death experiences!

How on Earth am I supposed to get into any colleges with my life?!?


(Note: I am truly grateful for my life and everything I have been blessed with and I wouldn't trade it for anything. But if any of you remember anything from my youth (♪ or childhood ♪) that would be helpful in this situation please remind me :] )

Let's talk stress...

Not the biggest fan of it...

Where is this stress coming from?

The terrible disease of (pause for suspense)

Oldness!

(pretty sure it counts as a disease)

being old, growing up, what ever you'd like to call it, scares me.

a lot.

how do you turn this:

 

to this:

funny thing is I've been so excited for it my whole life and all of the sudden,

(let's say Saturday during the ACT,)

it hit me that I'm old.

Maybe not like OLD

But I'm going to be applying for college in a few months!

Well, try as I might, I couldn't shake this stress.

I slept on it, and at church I realized  I'm the oldest in my Sunday School Class now!

Yikes!

It kind of slipped for a few days until my dad showed me this:

You're probably thinking: so what? It's a guy climbing up a building!

This was filmed at USU one of my 3 main choices for college.

Seeing this just made me think more of that stress.

So I need some MAJOR input here.

BYU, home of the Cougars, has been my choice school my whole life.

Both my parents went there, both my older sisters go there, and I've just grown up loving everything about it. I could probably talk all day about why I want to go to BYU: majors, friends, art programs, etc.

 Never in my life did I really ever want to go anywhere but BYU

 until this year where other colleges started interesting me.

 

USU is my second choice.

Not sure if I desperately want to be an Aggie 

but USU has certainly taken an interest in me 

and I have a slight interest in some of its programs.

Downside? They have some pretty mean sports fans

 and I don't want to be a part of that...

 SVU (for those who don't know) is a small LDS college in Virgina.

It is GOR.GE.OUS.

Look at it! It just makes me sigh!

It has some wonderful programs as well.

It has two major downfalls for me at the moment:

Distance:

I'm not sure how far away from home I want to be on the first year of college.

The two other schools are within in the same state SVU is clear across the country!

Arts/Sports:

Going to a small college outside of Utah;

 if you are good at something here, you're great at it there.

And if you're great at something here, you're the star there.

I don't really want that...

Anyway, any suggestions anyone?

Help on this topic would be very much appreciated.