Happy 4th of July, everyone. :)
So, I completely forgot to mention in my last post that I also bought a Wii a few weeks ago! And I love it. The only games I have for it right now are Wii Sports, Wii Play, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as well as a few Gamecube games I can play on the Wii. It's all great fun. I've been looking forward to getting one for quite some time now, and I finally got one a few weeks ago. ^_^
On Wednesday I saw Wall-E with Cody and Chanelle. It was great! I really liked it, and it was very cute. I recommend it to anyone.
Also on Wednesday my mom, Chanelle, and I went to David and Sammy's place. We were taking them to the airport so they can go have fun in Utah instead of in Allen. Yeah, whatever. ;) Anyway, so we stayed there with Sammy and Ashton until David got back from school. Ashton is just as cute as ever, and now he can scoot himself to get around. He's almost fully crawling. And he's got a few teeth. He's adorable.
Today everyone at home who works took the day off. We'll get lots of time to do fun things together, though I still don't know if we're planning to do anything in particular yet. Ah well, spontaneity is fun. We'll probably all go bike riding together, and I'm hoping we go swimming as well. We'll be having shish kabobs for lunch/dinner, though, I know that. So yummy. Tonight we might have those little popper things, or snap dragons, or whatever they're called these days - the kind that you throw on the ground and it makes a loud popping noise. Those are fun. I like to pretend I'm Sheik and I throw one of those smoke things down to disappear. :) I've also got some glow sticks left that I got at Girls Camp, and Chanelle and I saved them to use tonight. Those are pretty fun. :)
On another note, the forums I go to and moderate - Kokiri Kids - have been down for quite some time, and still don't seem to be working. Not good. Not only that, but a few people are starting to leave the forum for various reasons, some people that I've become good friends with. Sad. It just won't quite be the same, pretty soon.
Anyway, I intend to have a great day today, and I hope everyone else does the same. :)
Friday, July 4, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
It's Been More Than A Month!
I figure since today's the last day of June, I should get in one post before July comes. Yeah, I'm getting lazy with this. :P
I went to Girl's Camp last week. It was Chanelle's first year to go. Aww. :) Technically, I'm too old to just go as one of the girls (like I got away with last year), so this time I was officially a leader. It was a little weird, I have to admit... kind of awkward at times, but definitely really nice. Kara and I both went as leaders, but we ended up still getting some of the neat things the girls got from the leaders and all of that. And then, the way things worked out, we had hardly any responsibilities, so it was way more relaxed for Kara and I than any other year I've gone to camp. Not only that, but we were in cabins (we've have cabins some times and tents other times) that had really nice air conditioning, like I've never had before - seriously, it was so good that most people would get cold at night. It was wonderful. And being there with Chanelle was so much fun. I loved watching her and her friend Nicki do things together, they're so cute. I love Chanelle. :)
Oh, I also made it into the BYU Marching Band. Hooray. :D I think I should be more excited about it than I am - honestly, I think it was more of a matter of either frustration if I didn't make it vs relief if I did, rather than oh well if I didn't vs party time if I did. I am very happy about it though.
I'm still wondering about my major, and I've actually been doing a double-take on the classes I signed up for months ago, but I think my classes are pretty much set. I think about changing stuff, but I'm not sure I actually will.
Oh yeah, I also went to a high school band concert at the end of May, man it seems like so long ago... I went on to different nights, because our high school has so many bands. The first night I went to listen to Cody's band, which after the lower orchestras that I heard before he went on, was wonderful. Heck, it was a really good concert either way, I really enjoyed it. The next night, after listening through a bunch of other lower groups, was Wind Ensemble, which was also incredible to listen to. And it was Gibson's last concert, since he's moving up to Administrator of Arts or something fancy like that. :) So yeah, the concerts were really good. Afterwards, Sarah, Alex, Rachel R and I (who went to the second night of concertness together) went to Sonic, which was really fun. Good, good times.
I also went to the YSA Conference the other weekend... like, two weekends ago? Something like that. First night was an "Activity Night", which turned out to be kind of odd... so Rachel H, Marianne, Sarah (don't remember her last name) and I sat in an empty room for most of the time (we did go and socialize from time to time!) and just talked. Well, I didn't do a whole lot of talking, but it was fun. The next day there were workshops and a service project of some sort, and I went to two of the workshops, both of them with Rachel H, and one of them also with Kara and some other fun people. They were good. I also went to the fireside the next night, on Sunday. That was also good. I got there a little late, and didn't want to look awkward looking for an open seat next to some person I didn't know, so I sat just outside of the chapel. It turned out to be nice though, 'cause I got to just sit there on a comfy couch while I listened.
I haven't mentioned it on here, I don't think, but Debbie is pregnant! She has been for at least a few months now, I don't remember exactly how long... but today's Jeffrey and Debbie's first anniversary, and they went and got an ultrasound - and it's a boy! We're so excited! The name is already picked out, too - Knightley Leland (Jacobson). Cute name, I think. His due date, I believe, is December 1st, so he should be born sometime around when Ashton turns one. That's so cool. So yeah, definitely exciting stuff.
Kara and I went to visit teach Lisa yesterday, and she said that she might be getting her mission call either Monday (today) or Tuesday! Better not be Monday, because I haven't heard anything about it yet! Anyway, I just think it's so cool that she's going on a mission - I really admire sister missionaries. I still don't know if I plan to when the time comes or not, but I think it's great.
The movies I've seen this month include Indiana Jones and Prince Caspian, both of which I liked. I can see why people may not have liked Indiana Jones because it was kinda weird at time, but I still really liked it. And Prince Caspian was also a fantastic movie. In the near future, I'm hoping to see Kung Fu Panda, Wall-E, and Get Smart. They all look really good, and I've heard good things about all of them.
Well, there's a lot that goes on in one month, I guess, but I think I got most of it. Life is going just swell, most of the time. There's things about going back to school that I'm looking forward to, but I love being home and it's definitely going by too fast. :)
I went to Girl's Camp last week. It was Chanelle's first year to go. Aww. :) Technically, I'm too old to just go as one of the girls (like I got away with last year), so this time I was officially a leader. It was a little weird, I have to admit... kind of awkward at times, but definitely really nice. Kara and I both went as leaders, but we ended up still getting some of the neat things the girls got from the leaders and all of that. And then, the way things worked out, we had hardly any responsibilities, so it was way more relaxed for Kara and I than any other year I've gone to camp. Not only that, but we were in cabins (we've have cabins some times and tents other times) that had really nice air conditioning, like I've never had before - seriously, it was so good that most people would get cold at night. It was wonderful. And being there with Chanelle was so much fun. I loved watching her and her friend Nicki do things together, they're so cute. I love Chanelle. :)
Oh, I also made it into the BYU Marching Band. Hooray. :D I think I should be more excited about it than I am - honestly, I think it was more of a matter of either frustration if I didn't make it vs relief if I did, rather than oh well if I didn't vs party time if I did. I am very happy about it though.
I'm still wondering about my major, and I've actually been doing a double-take on the classes I signed up for months ago, but I think my classes are pretty much set. I think about changing stuff, but I'm not sure I actually will.
Oh yeah, I also went to a high school band concert at the end of May, man it seems like so long ago... I went on to different nights, because our high school has so many bands. The first night I went to listen to Cody's band, which after the lower orchestras that I heard before he went on, was wonderful. Heck, it was a really good concert either way, I really enjoyed it. The next night, after listening through a bunch of other lower groups, was Wind Ensemble, which was also incredible to listen to. And it was Gibson's last concert, since he's moving up to Administrator of Arts or something fancy like that. :) So yeah, the concerts were really good. Afterwards, Sarah, Alex, Rachel R and I (who went to the second night of concertness together) went to Sonic, which was really fun. Good, good times.
I also went to the YSA Conference the other weekend... like, two weekends ago? Something like that. First night was an "Activity Night", which turned out to be kind of odd... so Rachel H, Marianne, Sarah (don't remember her last name) and I sat in an empty room for most of the time (we did go and socialize from time to time!) and just talked. Well, I didn't do a whole lot of talking, but it was fun. The next day there were workshops and a service project of some sort, and I went to two of the workshops, both of them with Rachel H, and one of them also with Kara and some other fun people. They were good. I also went to the fireside the next night, on Sunday. That was also good. I got there a little late, and didn't want to look awkward looking for an open seat next to some person I didn't know, so I sat just outside of the chapel. It turned out to be nice though, 'cause I got to just sit there on a comfy couch while I listened.
I haven't mentioned it on here, I don't think, but Debbie is pregnant! She has been for at least a few months now, I don't remember exactly how long... but today's Jeffrey and Debbie's first anniversary, and they went and got an ultrasound - and it's a boy! We're so excited! The name is already picked out, too - Knightley Leland (Jacobson). Cute name, I think. His due date, I believe, is December 1st, so he should be born sometime around when Ashton turns one. That's so cool. So yeah, definitely exciting stuff.
Kara and I went to visit teach Lisa yesterday, and she said that she might be getting her mission call either Monday (today) or Tuesday! Better not be Monday, because I haven't heard anything about it yet! Anyway, I just think it's so cool that she's going on a mission - I really admire sister missionaries. I still don't know if I plan to when the time comes or not, but I think it's great.
The movies I've seen this month include Indiana Jones and Prince Caspian, both of which I liked. I can see why people may not have liked Indiana Jones because it was kinda weird at time, but I still really liked it. And Prince Caspian was also a fantastic movie. In the near future, I'm hoping to see Kung Fu Panda, Wall-E, and Get Smart. They all look really good, and I've heard good things about all of them.
Well, there's a lot that goes on in one month, I guess, but I think I got most of it. Life is going just swell, most of the time. There's things about going back to school that I'm looking forward to, but I love being home and it's definitely going by too fast. :)
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Open House Was A Success
Well, I'm still truckin' along. The week is finally over, so hopefully my mom will be less stressed out all the time. :P Trevin and Kalisha's open house went well, though. It was really nice, and we had a good turnout. The only thing left to take care of (as far as I'm concerned) is leftovers. But hey, food is great, so it's all good, right?
I went to a YSA (Young Single Adult) fireside today - the first one I've officially been to, since I don't really count BYU stuff. It was pretty good. Bishop Hopewell talked about recognizing the spirit, and he told us about some of his own experiences. I liked it. Then Rachel H. and I had a nice chat in the car before I actually went in my house. I really enjoyed that. It was really meaningful, to me. Plus it was just nice to talk for a while.
Tomorrow is Memorial Day, which will be fun. On Saturday, I'm babysitting for the McKneely's, which will also be fun. I used to babysit for them before I left for college, so I'm looking forward to it. Their kids are so cute... :) One of their kids, Sam, was still being carried around in a carseat last I remembered him. Now he's walking and talking, apparently. And they have another baby, who I met for the first time today. Aw... yeah, good times. As for the rest of the week, I'll just find out what it holds in store for me.
I went to a YSA (Young Single Adult) fireside today - the first one I've officially been to, since I don't really count BYU stuff. It was pretty good. Bishop Hopewell talked about recognizing the spirit, and he told us about some of his own experiences. I liked it. Then Rachel H. and I had a nice chat in the car before I actually went in my house. I really enjoyed that. It was really meaningful, to me. Plus it was just nice to talk for a while.
Tomorrow is Memorial Day, which will be fun. On Saturday, I'm babysitting for the McKneely's, which will also be fun. I used to babysit for them before I left for college, so I'm looking forward to it. Their kids are so cute... :) One of their kids, Sam, was still being carried around in a carseat last I remembered him. Now he's walking and talking, apparently. And they have another baby, who I met for the first time today. Aw... yeah, good times. As for the rest of the week, I'll just find out what it holds in store for me.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Home For Summer
Well, the past few weeks have been awesome. I love being home. It was especially fun when Trevin was home with me, and we got to just stay home and have fun while Cody and Chanelle went off to school, when I wasn't working. Seriously, the new school schedule around here sucks compared to what it used to be... I'm just glad I got out of it just in time! :) So lately, all I've been up to is playing Gamecube, Paper Mario when alone and Tales of Symphonia with Cody and Chanelle, and working. It's great. I don't have to worry about all these other things, I just work and play. I still haven't gotten together with any of my friends, but I most definitely plan to, and I'm looking forward to it very much.
Trevin left to go back to Utah a little while back... on the 9th? Maybe. I didn't really mind, either - I knew I'd be seeing him in a week, and I'll get to see him when I go back up to BYU next semester (plus, I have a couple classes with him there). So I wasn't that broken up that he'd be leaving. But I have to say, when he left, and I was left home alone while Mom and Dad took him to the airport, things just felt so much more empty. I do miss him, even though I'll get to see him plenty once school starts. It was so much fun to have him here.
We then left on Wednesday to go to his wedding in Utah. That makes three out of the six of us kids that are now married. Very, very weird. So supposedly I'm next. Yeah... I just can't see myself getting married anytime soon. I know it could happen, but don't get your hopes up. Anyway, this week has been a tiring one. Lots of things happening. And now that we're home, we get to worry about having Trevin and Kalisha's open house on Saturday - basically, when I'm home I get to help Mom so that she doesn't completely lose her sanity. But after that's over, then I'll be able to go back to the whole work and play routine. :) Time to buckle down and get through the week!
Trevin left to go back to Utah a little while back... on the 9th? Maybe. I didn't really mind, either - I knew I'd be seeing him in a week, and I'll get to see him when I go back up to BYU next semester (plus, I have a couple classes with him there). So I wasn't that broken up that he'd be leaving. But I have to say, when he left, and I was left home alone while Mom and Dad took him to the airport, things just felt so much more empty. I do miss him, even though I'll get to see him plenty once school starts. It was so much fun to have him here.
We then left on Wednesday to go to his wedding in Utah. That makes three out of the six of us kids that are now married. Very, very weird. So supposedly I'm next. Yeah... I just can't see myself getting married anytime soon. I know it could happen, but don't get your hopes up. Anyway, this week has been a tiring one. Lots of things happening. And now that we're home, we get to worry about having Trevin and Kalisha's open house on Saturday - basically, when I'm home I get to help Mom so that she doesn't completely lose her sanity. But after that's over, then I'll be able to go back to the whole work and play routine. :) Time to buckle down and get through the week!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Freedom!
School is completely over! I finished all of my finals by Tuesday evening. And I have to say, I did pretty well on my finals. I got a 94, 87, two 90s, 97, and a 95 (which apparently is now 100, because he dropped three questions or something). The only one I don't know is my jazz final. Which... whatever. The 87 and the 94 are for the same class, we have two different finals in that class, basically... and for that test, an 87 was pretty good. So yeah. Take that finals. I still don't think my overall grades or my GPA will be as good as they were last semester (GPA last semester wasn't even as good as I had hoped), so many things have been going on this semester... but as far as my finals went, I'm a winner.
So I was done with school by Tuesday night, technically. But I still had a marching band audition today, so I was done with school, but at the same time, not exactly. So I had my audition today, and I think it went alright. I could've played better, but I don't think I played poorly. I hope. I'm not thrilled with the idea of going through not making it again, so hopefully my audition was good.
Sarah left this morning. Her aunt picked her up at like 9:30-ish, and took her to the airport. Her flight was at 11:30 or something. So yeah... I'm just chillin' alone. I thought I would be really bored, but I have actually hardly even been in my room. We'll see how the next few days are, though I don't think they'll be bad either. And while I'm sitting here at my desk, and when I go to sleep in the dorm bed, she's sleeping at home, probably much more comfortable... it sounds so nice. I wish I was at home tonight. Oh well. Sunday night I will be.
I also bought Super Smash Brothers Brawl today! Yay! :D It's so fun... the funny thing is, I don't even own a Wii yet... but I bought it, and took it to Jeffrey's house to play. This summer I'm planning to buy a Wii... when I can find one... but yeah. Brawl is awesome. And I'll probably go over to his house tomorrow and Friday to play, as well. I have absolutely no plans for my days other than working both nights, so that's what's probably going to happen. What an awesome game.
So yeah. School is completely over. I have Brawl. I'm about to go home. Life is good.
So I was done with school by Tuesday night, technically. But I still had a marching band audition today, so I was done with school, but at the same time, not exactly. So I had my audition today, and I think it went alright. I could've played better, but I don't think I played poorly. I hope. I'm not thrilled with the idea of going through not making it again, so hopefully my audition was good.
Sarah left this morning. Her aunt picked her up at like 9:30-ish, and took her to the airport. Her flight was at 11:30 or something. So yeah... I'm just chillin' alone. I thought I would be really bored, but I have actually hardly even been in my room. We'll see how the next few days are, though I don't think they'll be bad either. And while I'm sitting here at my desk, and when I go to sleep in the dorm bed, she's sleeping at home, probably much more comfortable... it sounds so nice. I wish I was at home tonight. Oh well. Sunday night I will be.
I also bought Super Smash Brothers Brawl today! Yay! :D It's so fun... the funny thing is, I don't even own a Wii yet... but I bought it, and took it to Jeffrey's house to play. This summer I'm planning to buy a Wii... when I can find one... but yeah. Brawl is awesome. And I'll probably go over to his house tomorrow and Friday to play, as well. I have absolutely no plans for my days other than working both nights, so that's what's probably going to happen. What an awesome game.
So yeah. School is completely over. I have Brawl. I'm about to go home. Life is good.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
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...'cause seriously, thinking is getting old.
This week has been insane. I had so much stuff due by Wednesday, I could hardly breathe. Like... five assignments, two quizzes, and a final project, along with three test things for work. I was so busy at the beginning of the week with this stuff. After that, I had to study for a health test and wrote a few more short papers for other classes. Tomorrow I have to get up early to prepare a lesson for Sunday school, and then get that teaching over with (I only have to teach twice more this semester), then study for another Book of Mormon quiz, an exam in Music Civilization, prepare my oral presentation that is my final for English, and study for my beginning jazz test - all for Monday. My recital thing for private lessons is also on Monday, which could go pretty well, or pretty badly. I'm hoping the former. I also took like 3 or 4 online quizzes today. When all of this is over... really good times.
Work is going fine. I never look forward to going, but it's usually pretty good anyway. And maybe it's a nice few hours to not have to worry about anything else. Well... maybe. Whatever. The thing that bothers me every now and then, is that since I'm the "rookie" I've been blamed for a couple of silly things that people have done. Really, it's no big deal, so I gave up defending myself and I just accept it. Overall, it doesn't really matter anyway. Also, since I work with a crew of guys, the supervisor calls me a man as well, and usually calls me Ashton instead of Ashley. Which is kind of funny, I think, considering my nephew is named Ashton. :) Yeah... but that situation can get kind of weird sometimes, when he purposely asks me weird questions as if I'm a guy, like asking me things about going out with girls, and once he persisted in asking me if I live and sleep in the same room as another girl... yeah, it's just kind of weird sometimes. But he's a cool guy. And anyway, he won't be here next year, because he's leaving on his mission, so I just have to put up with it for two more weeks.
Pretty soon I'll have to start packing up my room... yeah, that'll be interesting. My stuff is all over the place. At the beginning of last semester, I was so proud of myself - I made my bed every morning, I kept my stuff put away and everything most of the time... eventually, that cleanliness gave way to chaos. Psh. Oh well. I really enjoy packing, most of the time. But we'll see how this goes - I'll have to put everything I have in this room away somewhere. It'll take me some time, that's for sure.
And now, to get away from the dread and anticipation of tomorrow, I think I'll go to bed.
This week has been insane. I had so much stuff due by Wednesday, I could hardly breathe. Like... five assignments, two quizzes, and a final project, along with three test things for work. I was so busy at the beginning of the week with this stuff. After that, I had to study for a health test and wrote a few more short papers for other classes. Tomorrow I have to get up early to prepare a lesson for Sunday school, and then get that teaching over with (I only have to teach twice more this semester), then study for another Book of Mormon quiz, an exam in Music Civilization, prepare my oral presentation that is my final for English, and study for my beginning jazz test - all for Monday. My recital thing for private lessons is also on Monday, which could go pretty well, or pretty badly. I'm hoping the former. I also took like 3 or 4 online quizzes today. When all of this is over... really good times.
Work is going fine. I never look forward to going, but it's usually pretty good anyway. And maybe it's a nice few hours to not have to worry about anything else. Well... maybe. Whatever. The thing that bothers me every now and then, is that since I'm the "rookie" I've been blamed for a couple of silly things that people have done. Really, it's no big deal, so I gave up defending myself and I just accept it. Overall, it doesn't really matter anyway. Also, since I work with a crew of guys, the supervisor calls me a man as well, and usually calls me Ashton instead of Ashley. Which is kind of funny, I think, considering my nephew is named Ashton. :) Yeah... but that situation can get kind of weird sometimes, when he purposely asks me weird questions as if I'm a guy, like asking me things about going out with girls, and once he persisted in asking me if I live and sleep in the same room as another girl... yeah, it's just kind of weird sometimes. But he's a cool guy. And anyway, he won't be here next year, because he's leaving on his mission, so I just have to put up with it for two more weeks.
Pretty soon I'll have to start packing up my room... yeah, that'll be interesting. My stuff is all over the place. At the beginning of last semester, I was so proud of myself - I made my bed every morning, I kept my stuff put away and everything most of the time... eventually, that cleanliness gave way to chaos. Psh. Oh well. I really enjoy packing, most of the time. But we'll see how this goes - I'll have to put everything I have in this room away somewhere. It'll take me some time, that's for sure.
And now, to get away from the dread and anticipation of tomorrow, I think I'll go to bed.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Hold On Tight!
Man, I tell you what, my life feels crazy sometimes.
There's a week and two days left of classes, and then finals. This is definitely a good thing - except this means that all the things I've gotten behind on, I have to get them all wrapped up real soon! Ack! But once this is all over, I will be so relieved. Holy cow. School is intense right now, but in exactly three weeks from today, I leave for home. I would probably be leaving sooner than that, except I have to stay until a certain time for work. Oh well, I'm cool with that.
Oh, and here's me just always wondering what to do with the rest of my life. I swear, I change my mind so much, and then I'm still always lost and confused... it drives me insane. I know it's not uncommon, but I still don't like it. Eventually, though, I'll have things figured out. Just wait and see. The latest thing I've considered doing is majoring in neuroscience and psychology. (With a music minor.) Sounds interesting, at least I think. We'll see if that actually goes anywhere. ;)
Anyway, that pretty much wraps up the important stuff. I have way too much on my mind right now to bother with the little things.
There's a week and two days left of classes, and then finals. This is definitely a good thing - except this means that all the things I've gotten behind on, I have to get them all wrapped up real soon! Ack! But once this is all over, I will be so relieved. Holy cow. School is intense right now, but in exactly three weeks from today, I leave for home. I would probably be leaving sooner than that, except I have to stay until a certain time for work. Oh well, I'm cool with that.
Oh, and here's me just always wondering what to do with the rest of my life. I swear, I change my mind so much, and then I'm still always lost and confused... it drives me insane. I know it's not uncommon, but I still don't like it. Eventually, though, I'll have things figured out. Just wait and see. The latest thing I've considered doing is majoring in neuroscience and psychology. (With a music minor.) Sounds interesting, at least I think. We'll see if that actually goes anywhere. ;)
Anyway, that pretty much wraps up the important stuff. I have way too much on my mind right now to bother with the little things.
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