2nd Annual CHA 5K = SUCCESS!

So I don't have many pictures of the actual race this year. :( My mom and Sis. Vaugn took those photos.  I just have the before race pictures of us setting up.
The race was a complete and absolute success!!  We broke BOTH records this year!  It was amazing :) Such a good turnout! :)
Before I tell you our new record, I want to say a special thanks to all those that helped me put this race together and who came early that morning to help me set up.  I couldn't have done it without all of you.  Thank you National Honor Societies of Pine View and Desert Hills.  You guys helped out sooo much. :)  Thank you Dixie State College for letting us use the campus.  Thank you everyone for coming out supporting the Children of Hope Academy and donating!!  Without all of you, this race wouldn't have been a success :) Thank you.
Okay now time for the new records which we are going to try and break NEXT YEAR! :)
Last year we had 99 runners and raised close to $2,800.  This year we had around 120 runners and raised around $3,700!!!!!! :)

PV's NHS and DH's NHS along with me and my roommates.  The people who helped make this run possible!

PV's NHS L-R: Maddison, Bryson, Mr. Roberts, and Whitney

My Roommates and Building friend! :) L-R: Yelena, Catharine, and Marissa

DH's NHS L-R: Emily, ?, ?, Tianna (Sorry I can't remember the names)

Night before the race making the signs!

Again, a many thanks to all you who made this amazing turnout possible! :)

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Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy!

Sooooooo there's a ton to tell.  But not enough room to tell it all!  And plus I'm sure you don't want to read my life story.  SO here is a sum up of my life (through pictures!) in the past month.. :) A picture is worth a thousand words, right?

Feb 10th: Making Posters for The Children of Hope Academy 5K Fun Run Fundraiser!

Feb 11th: Getting the race set up!  All of PV's and DH's NHS volunteer group!  Couldn't have done it without them! :)

Feb 11th: Entering the dark and scary cave...a couple hours after the Fun Run!

Cool picture, eh?! :) Taken after we got out of the caves!

Feb 11th: Marissa and Catharine!  Having fun caving! :)

St. George Temple.  I love the Temple :)  Taken after caving.

We ate too many donuts after caving......

Felt so sick we could barely move from the couch....

I got high off of them...Couldn't stop eating them....

Jillian threw a Singles Awareness Day party!  Lots of food and dancing! :)

P.S. I love Cameron's pose in this picture :)

Me, Marissa, and Catharine: Dancing the night away! :)

Feb 13th: FHE sidewalk chalk drawing contests! :) Kevin and Marissa drawing sheep and cow for our Noah's Ark chalk drawing.

Some of my FHE "kids"! :) I love my group!

Chastyn won our SpongeBob SquarePants drawing contest by far!

 

All of us working on our Noah's Ark!

Well that's all the pictures I have, but I have done a lot more since Feb 13th.  February 14th, Josh took me on a Valentines date!  To the Cheesecake Factory!  That was fun! :)

February 17th I went back down to St. George for the 3-day weekend!  Saturday I had 2 dates!  One with Skyler and later that night with Taz.  Both were a blast! :)

February 19th, Corey had his farewell talk!  It was good!  Made my eyes tear up a little bit...I'm gonna miss that guy. :) Benin is getting one heck of a missionary!

The morning of February 20th I invited all my girlfriends over and we had breakfast!  It was fun seeing and talking with everyone!  I miss being able to see them all of the time!

I came back up that Monday.  Went to school for the week.  Last night I had a date with Jeff!  That was a lot of fun! :)

Then tonight we cleaned our apartment and then went to Kevin's and watched MEGAMIND! :) That movie is da best!  It is grand :)

Right now I'm debating on whether or not to go to a dance party.  I'm tired, but kinda really want to go.  haha we shall see.

Anywho!  That's all for now folks!  Sorry I have slacked for the past month!  I will try and do better.. :)

Quote of the Day! :)

"I'm not allowed to insult guests directly." - Bernard from Megamind

Dances, being nerds, and just living life :)

In the past two weeks, Catharine and I have gone to two dances!  The first one was the nerd dance, which I already posted about.  This dance was a tri-area dance (which means it was a Helaman, Heritage, and Wyview dance).

Aubrey, Kelsi, Chastyn, and Catharine! :)

It was HUGE.  SOOOOOOO many people and it was soooooo hot!  I danced near the door which helped a little because it had just snowed that day and so it was nice and cold out compared to the hot, muggy, and sweaty inside.  The theme for the dance was "Your favorite 90's TV character".  I didn't know what to do for it so I just made myself look kinda weird (even tho it's a normal outfit for me...haha) :)

Catharine was Fran the Nanny...I dunno who it is still, but she looked good! :)

Then the other night while Catharine and I were doing our MMBio homework, we decided to put on our newly bought chemistry goggles! :) We like looking like nerds.

Catharine and I also went hot tubbing the other night at University Villa with Jeff, Kyle, Colby, Stephen, and another guy which I forget his name.  It was pretty fun until Kyle's friend, Victoria, played a prank on us and had one of her friends tell us we weren't allowed to be there that late and made us get out and change.  By the time we found out Victoria was behind it we didn't want to get back out of our now wet clothes, so we just went and played games inside the club house. :) it was fun. :)

Last night I made orange white chocolate chip cookies and I made myself some orange chicken and rice for dinner!  I was being a pro chef last night with the apron mom made me...while eating the cookie dough too... hehe :)

While walking home in the rain Thursday, this guy started talking to me!  His name is Josh.  I got his number today!  Woot!  That's happened twice for me now where I talk to the guy for just a little bit and then I get their number soon after!  hahaha! :)

Life is good!  Life is great!  Life is wonderful! :)

Quote of the Day! :)

"Dare to dream

      Whether big or small.

           Believe in yourself

                 And you can achieve all."

Orange White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
zest of two oranges
1 egg
2 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons malted milk (optional)
2 cups white chocolate chips
Yields: 35 cookies

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with parchment paper if available.
2. Beat butter and sugars for 2 minutes.
3. Add zest, scrape the sides of the bowl and let beat for 3 more minutes.
4. Add egg and mix on slow.
5. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and malted milk.
6. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix only until combined.
7. Stir in chocolate chips.

8. Make dough balls the size of 2 teaspoons and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges start to brown.

I got the recipe from http://www.yourcupofcake.com/ - an amazing place to find delicious recipes! :)

I made the cookies yesterday and they were super duper amazing! :) Definitely one of my newest favorites!  Jeff and Stephen came over yesterday and tried them - they said they were grand.  So if guys like the cookies, that means they are pretty good, eh?? :)

I felt like a chef without the hat.. ;)

Quote of the Day! :)

"Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve.  You don't have to have a college degree to serve.  You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve.  You only need a heart full of grace.  A soul generated by love."  - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Oranges galore!

Last night I bought 8 lbs of oranges for $1! :)
I am in heaven.
I love oranges! :)
...
I think I'm gonna make Orange White Chocolate Chip Cookies now!! :)

2nd Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk!

Join us for this year's 5K Fun Run/Walk!!
Saturday February 11, 2012

Hansen Stadium - Dixie State College
- Day of Registration: 7:30 - 8:30 AM (otherwise just mail in your registration to the address provided on the flier)
- Race begins at 9:00 AM
- Participation: $15.00 Adults, $10.00 Kids & High School Students

 

Registration Forms can be found at places around St. George and also you can click here and print the flier from home. :)  or you can just wait until day of registration to sign up.

For printable flier click here :)

Please come and run (or walk!)!!!  It's a fundraiser for The Children of Hope Academy's Evaluations.  If you aren't able to come out and run, PLEASE make a donation!  Donations are VERY WELCOME!!!

The Children of Hope Academy: The purpose of the academy is to help mentally challenged individuals achieve their full potential and to provide their families with programs and other helps to make that happen.

A 501 c3 Non-Profit Organization.

Please come and support The Children of Hope Academy and help us raise enough money for their evaluations! :)

For more information about The Children of Hope Academy, go to their website:
http://childrenofhopeacademy.com/index.html 

SPREAD THE WORD!!!!! We want EVERYONE/ANYONE to come and run (or walk)!! :)

Pictures from last year's race:  

1st and 2nd Place runners from last year!

93 Runners from last year...we want to beat that!!! :)

Once Upon a Time...in a Land of Hicks and Farmers

So my roommate and I wrote a story.
About our other roommate's dramatic love life.
Then we made it into a movie Sunday night (we were filming at like midnight!) :)
I finished editing it Wednesday night (finished at 2:30am).
It pretty much just shows how crazy we really are here...but it is da best movie eva! :)

Short summary so you aren't totally befuddled:
  George Strait falls in love with a cute little blonde only to be shot in a duel boy Cowboy Jens.  Cowboy Jens takes the cute little blonde and runs off to Vegas (or somewhere with lots of gambling problems) only to return 18 weeks later to scam some money out of the hicks and farmers in shanty town.
  George Strait, when shot, was only shot in the shoulder.  So he wasn't dead (Cowboy Jens has bad aim...).  But when falling to the ground, he received a concussion, which resulted in a lapse of judgement in thinking that he was now in love with Carrie Underwood, and carries her off into the sunset.
  After 18 weeks, George also returns to shanty town where he meets up with Cowboy Jens again and sees the cute little blonde, making him remember his true feelings for her and forgets about Carrie.  And....you have to watch the movie to see how it ends. :)

It's about 10 minutes long, so make sure you have enough time to watch it ALL the way!! :)  It's grand.  I hope you like it! :)