So much to be thankful for

Thanksgiving has come and gone.

But, I have so much to be thankful for.

Like Pacific Coast Sectionals happening at my rink in Provo. And seeing all my dearest friends compete again. I have missed SWP skating SO much. I love you guys and I'm thankful for the impact you all have had in my life. I'm thankful for skating and the discipline it's taught me. Skating is such a magical sport. I mean, who else can say that they can defy gravity? Not many. I love it. I love it. I love it.

Or the time China flew up to Utah.

Those three days you were here meant more than you know. I love my best friend and I love her visits! Thanks for seeing Breaking Dawn at midnight (ahem, 10pm) with me when no one else would ;) Thanks for making the drive back to California that much more enjoyable. I'm thankful for the friendship you've given me. No one understands me quite like you do and no one laughs at the same stupid things we do ;) I'm thankful for your loving patience when I call you in a panic about dumb things. You've always been there for me and I appreciate that more than you will ever know. You've been such a positive influence in my life and I'm so blessed to have the privilege of calling you my best friend. I love you, dneirf doog <3

I'm thankful for my family. Immediate and extended. And for being able to spend an entire week with them in the best state in the country. They are the best. I'm thankful for all the support they have given me the past 20 years. I'm thankful to have had them when I went through hard times this summer. I'm thankful for their prayers and unconditional love - I definitely feel it, even being 650 miles away :) I have missed my family! I love you guys so much!

I'm thankful for Kaleb, who flew down to California to spend Thanksgiving with me and my family.

 And for making the 9 hour car ride back to Provo with me. That drive is not easy, but he made it bearable and enjoyable. I'm thankful for his continuous patience - we all know I need someone who can be patient with me. ;) I'm thankful for his unconditional love and support in all that I do. I'm thankful for the kindness of his heart and for not putting up with my crap...in a loving way ;) I don't know how I landed such a magnificent guy, but I'm counting my blessings everyday I'm with him. Thank you for loving me! I love you!

I'm also grateful for these girls.

They make my day. Always. I'm grateful I chose to live in freakin' expensive Helaman Halls freshman year. I feel so blessed to call these girls my friends. They've got my back no matter the situation. They bring so much joy to my life. I know I am a better person because I know them and they bring out the absolute best in me. Amy, Caroline, Caitlin, Ali, Elise, Christelle, Heather, Erynn - you girls are THE BEST and I don't think you will ever understand how much you mean to me. Thank you for your friendship and unconditional love! I LOVE YOU SLUS SO MUCH.

Tis the season.
Happy Holidays and Happy Finals!

Wake me up when...October ends?

October is over.

It's November.

Whaaaaaa?

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED. 

It's funny because I started blog posts for these events that have already happened . . .

But I never finished them.

Ladies and gentlemen, here is a post of all my unfinished blog posts.

Oct. 19 - Halloween parties galore! Or, just two. Went to Scott's place to bake and decorate Halloween cupcakes and then to my coworker Keri's place for a bit. But, the night is not over yet! Kaleb then took me to Nickel City after my crazy Halloween filled night for our first date.

Oct. 20 - BYU v. Notre Dame away game. We bought our Lil Caesars and settled into our living room for this game. Such a good game! Our boys fought a good fight. Went and threw the ol' pig skin around with Caitlin, Elise, Summer, and Kaleb and then Kaleb took me to see "Perks of Being a Wallflower" with some Cocoa Bean at Rock Canyon after the movie. Delish.

Oct. 26 - Corn maze! For the past 2 years, we have gone to a corn maze around Halloween time and this year was going to be no different. We usually go to Corn Belly's but our poor college student wallets couldnt handle it this year. So, Ali, Amy, Summer, Kaleb, Colton, Danny, and I went to a corn maze in Provo. Not nearly as fun but at least we made it to one to keep the tradition alive :)

also Kaleb and I became "official" that night :)

Oct. 27 - The night of the Halloween Show we had been working so hard on! My kids did FANTASTIC. I had a Purple People Eater, Jack Skellington, pirates, and a "wicked" pair of witches. I have never felt so proud! To end the show, my coworkers and I choreographed our own routine to perform. Such a success!! The ward Halloween party was that night so after the show, we quickly made the drive up to Alpine. Success.

Oct. 31 - Halloween this year consisted of watching Newsies, tie dying our Disneyland shirts, and watching Donnie Darko. Not your typical Halloween, but it was nice to stay in and relax this time!

Nov. 1 - finally made it to November! Deadtooth performed at Awful Waffle so Kaleb, Summer, and I went and supported our boys. AND THEN IT WAS OFF TO CALIFORNIA FOR ELISE, CAITLIN, KALEB AND I. We left around 11:30pm and got in around 7:30am -ish.

Nov. 2 - Beach beach beach! Oh, how I have missed the beautiful ocean! And, west coast sushi. Yesss. Bryce's senior night for football was later that evening and they won, 43-41!! I could have cried. So proud of all he has accomplished this season and I know this injury will not keep him down for long.

Nov. 3 - DISNEYLAND!!!! Happiest place on earth just got a little happier because WE HAVE ARRIVED. Pure Disney magic from 9:30am-12am? Yes please.

Nov. 4 - Dad's birthday! Went to sacrament meeting and then had to take off back to Provo. That drive back is always TERRIBLE. My weekend at home was GLORIOUS but way too fast. Good thing I'll be home again 7 days!!

Pacific Coast Sectionals are happening this weekend and I could not be more excited to watch some fantastic skating and see all my favorite skaters from back home. 

Oh, and China flies into Utah in 4 days.

I'm a little excited.

Happy November!

Magical weekends are the best kind of weekends

Why you may ask?
Oh, well let me just tell you.

On Thursday, Elise, Amy, Ali, and I all went to go see Pitch Perfect - a movie we've been dying to see for FOREVER. (not really). It exceeded ALL expectations. I have not laughed so hard in a movie in a loooong time. So so so good.

Friday: Elise and I drove up to SLC to pick up JPotts! (Jacob Potter for the unfortunate few that do not know who he is) We went to The Gateway mall for breakfast at Starbucks and then headed back to Provo. One of my favorite Corner boys was making cider at his home in Alpine so some of the roommates and I went up with another one of our favorite members of Corner house to partake of this liquid gold. Absolutely delicious with our grilled hot dogs and halloween cakes ;) We watched this awful movie called Mars Attack that was funny and unsettling at the same time . . . at least Cait and I laughed throughout the movie at parts that weren't supposed to be funny. (Frahnk?)

Saturday was . . . interesting. The coworkers and I got to the rink early to work on our coaches' routine for the upcoming Halloween show which is going to be AMAZING . . . if I do say so myself. (so, make sure you all come . . . Oct. 27th at 7pm)

BYU V OREGON ST! I was really excited for this game because it was a BLACKOUT! It was so SICK. The stadium looked amazing and the atmosphere was fantastic. Our boys were doing SO WELL up until the last few minutes of the game. :( I was sad, but super proud of our boys. They played their hearts out.

In honor of Christelle and Caroline's birthdays, we went to the Spaghetti Factory for dinner and after, Caitlin, Kaleb, and I went to go see Pitch Perfect . . . again. Not even mad about it.

Sunday was CRAZY busy. Right after church, Elise and I drove to SLC again to pick up JPotts and bring him back to Provo. When we got home, some of our friends came over to watch the Les Mis 25th anniversary concert . . . something that Cox 22 is shamelessly obsessed with. We finally finished off the night with Wall-e at Corner house; a great ending to a fantastic, crazy busy weekend.

Here's to more weekends like this one.

Wake me up when September ends

It's October?!

Where did the time go?

Guess it's time for another update in Indy's life . . .
On September 22, some of the lovely ladies of Cox 22 went on a group date. We carved watermelons and played fugitive. You better believe me and Victor's watermelon looked the best.

 The amazing Brigham City Temple Dedication was Sept. 23rd and we had the privilege of watching the broadcast from the Marriott Center. Amazing.
On September 25th, I found out that my dad and brother were officially coming to Utah for the weekend! You can say I was a little excited . . . I also met up with a friend from my ward last year at Slab Pizza. If you have never gone, go RIGHT now. I have am a Slab believer. Holy cow. SO good. Oh yeah, and it was good to see Andrew, too. Hahaha ;)
SEPTEMBER 27TH - AKA THE DAY MY BOYS FLEW IN. Best. Day. Ever. Took them to Happy Sumo after I picked them up . . . they weren't impressed. They are too spoiled with the FRESH fish living in Southern California . . . haha.
Friday the 28th, we went to the Skyroom with the Dean of students. Delicious. I had to work later that afternoon/evening so I dropped the boys off at the tailgate. They had a terrific time at their first BYU football game! Go Cougs! 47-0 against Hawaii! :) We finished the night off with some Brick Oven with Preston and then headed back to Orem. Successful day, indeed.
Saturday, I had work in the morning but then took the boys to J-Dawg's - their first! They LOVED IT. Another success. But, how can you NOT love it?! Answer - you can't.
After lunch, we headed to the bookstore so they could buy some more BYU apparel and then headed over to Miller Park to watch the BYU alumni baseball game. Dad even got to meet one of my best friends, Des! Didn't get to see him pitch, but it was SO nice to see the kid. Then, we finally made our way to Hokulia . . . dad had been waiting two days for this. And it was so worth it. Now, you have to remember that he grew up in Hawaii with Matsumotos - the best shaved ice. And, he said Hokulia was even BETTER. Like, what?
Yup. He absolutely loved it. He even said they were going back for more after dinner, haha. Dinner rolled around and we ate at Costa Vida where we quickly ate so he could go back to Hokulia, hahaha. They headed back to Orem to rest and watch some football and I stayed in Provo to watch some of my favorite boys perform with their band Deadtooth at a party. SURPRISE - we weren't actually invited to this BIRTHDAY party. Talk about awkward. But, unfortunately, after only 3 songs, they got shut down by the police due to a noise complaint. Watch a band get shut down by the cops? Checked off the bucket list.
Sunday, the sad day. The day I had to take them to the airport. We stopped at Cabelas on our way to SLC to walk around - one of dad's favorite things to do - and then again at Temple Square.
That goodbye was so difficult. This weekend was so amazing and wonderful and way too quick. I cried all the way back to Provo.
I am so thankful for the WONDERFUL men in my family. I got to bond with my little brother again, something I missed terribly and I was able to finally hug my dad. I missed my mama and my Brandon this weekend, but I know they'll make a trip out here, soon :)
Now, enjoy some pictures from my magical weekend.
Happy October!

Skyroom :)

 Football!

 Alumni baseball game

We love Hokulia :)

My Baki

My daddy :)

Oops. A lot to catch up on.

So . . . I always say I'll blog more.

And then I forget.

But, I do have pictures this time.

So, hopefully that makes up for not blogging in weeks . . .

August 28th: AKA: My birthday!

 Yay! I'm not a teenager anymore! Spent the day teaching the UVU figure skating class and then going back to the rink in the evening for a meeting. When I got home around 9pm, my cute roommates decorated my apartment and had people come over for cake.

August 30th:

 It's game day! BYU v. Washington State. We had FANTASTIC seats - 6th row! And, we won 30-6. BOOYAH. And, it was my favorite Bishop's birthday. Happy birthday, Bishop Harris! 

AND, it was my best friend's 21st birthday. Happy birthday, Elder Troester! :)

September 1st:

Happy birthday to my baby brother, Baki! Bryce, I can't believe you're 17 and a senior in high school. Unreal. Where did the time go?!

 

When did you grow up? :(

 Also, Happy birthday to my girl, Caitlin!

Later that evening, we went to Red Robin for dinner to celebrate our births.

Happy freaking birthday....to us.

September 3rd: Happy Labor Day!

For the holiday, we went to the Alpine Loop to go hiking!

 Last November, Lisey girl and I went on the same hike.

So, we took a repeat picture almost a year later :)

After hiking all day and a trip to the Malt Shoppe, the roommates and I went out to the squaw peak lookout at sunset!

My cute roommates, with Erica filling in the spot for Summer ;)

September 8th:

BYU v. Weber State! Crushed them 45-13 LIKE BOSSES.

But...it was wicked hot! I got sunburned like crazy. So, we left during the 4th quarter with 5 minutes remaining. 

After the game, Caitlin and Elise and I went to go get shaved ice at Smith's to find that it is GONE. Like...what? It was just there a few days ago! But, have no fear, because we just got ice cream instead ;)
That evening, we had our ward's opening social - a dance. The Franks girls and I ate yummy food and then danced it all off. Sounds like a good deal to me.

Later that night, Des and I finally got to see each other! I saw him on my birthday but only for like . . . . 2 seconds. So, it was so refreshing to see him and talk and catch up a bit :)

In other news, I dropped my classes this semester. It has been tough going to school for a year straight, so I think this break will definitely be beneficial :)

More time to work and play for Deanna!

Happy Fall :)

Two weeks at home = two weeks too short

On August 10th, I flew home at 6am.

On August 25th, I flew back to Provo at 8pm.

Shortest two weeks of my life.

My mama and I got to spend so much time together though :)

We went to the movies to see Dark Knight Rises.

We went shopping.

We went to the beach.

It was magical.

I got to see Austin a few times (thanks again for coming over!)

I went to lunch with Liana and met her beautiful baby boy.

I went to BWW, my favorite place to eat in Southern California, with Ashley, Tanner, and Kyle - last time seeing both boys before they leave on their missions! Ashley and I got Pinkberry and stayed out way late chit chatting away. Love you, girl! Can't wait for you to come down to Provo throughout this semester :)

And, I got to see my sweet girl, China Kae Loza. A definite must before I left. I love her. We went to Chipotle, went to Bryce's merit badge award night, went to see Sparkle, and she stayed the night. Perfection. Still didn't feel like enough though :(

I also got to watch Bryce play football! A scrimmage and a game. So good. I have missed watching High School football :( He is such a giant now... :'(

But, it was so good to be back in my home ward and see all the people I love.

And, of course it was great to see my family.

The day I left, the family and I went to the Redlands temple with the YM/YW and then to the Boiling Crab for lunch/dinner. So fun! Our family always have such a blast together :)

Worst part - we ended up being late to the airport. Literally got to the airport 10 minutes before my plane was set to take off. Luckily, they were delayed about 15min so I had some cushion. 

BUT.

My dad dropped my entire family at the curb so we could check myself and my bag in.

He went to go quickly park and run back in time to say goodbye.

But, he didn't make it :(

I was literally checking my ticket in at the gate when I saw him running across the street towards the gate. But, I had to run to security, so I missed him. I was crying while running to security. Not a good combination.

Made it to the terminal with 5 minutes to spare. 

Then, we didn't even take off until 45 minutes later.

It was tough.

But, it was a great few weeks home!

Short.

But, great :)

Thanks family for making it so fun and for loving me so much :)

Happy first and second day of Fall 2012 semester! 

I'm a Junior now.

And, it's my birthday.

So, I'm 20 now.

TIME IS FLYING BY SO FAST.

Summer - Finals

Finals have started.

I had my anatomy lab final this morning.

I have my geography final tomorrow morning.

Then, when finals officially start next Wednesday, I have my anatomy lecture final.

Then I need to test my skaters in Learn to Skate on Thursday.

Then, I'm flying home Friday morning for two weeks.

 On top of all that, I try to fit as much time as I can into watching the Olympics.

Oh my gosh.

Busy, busy week ahead.

I cannot wait to go home and not have to even think about school.

Just 7 more days.

that is all.

Happy Finals!

May the odds be ever in my favor.