Thanksgiving Weekend

I had waited all month to finally go home and visit the family for Thanksgiving and boy did I have a blast. Unfortunately I do not have any pictures from this weekend so you'll just have to read about it. Mom... Digital Camera is #1 on my Christmas list.
I had to work Wednesday morning from 8-4:30, but my work was kind to me and let me leave an hour early. Liann Bolingbroke carpooled down with me, because she does not have a car. It was fun to have someone to talk with me on the way there and back. The best news of that day was that RedOctane finally sent me my fixed cymbal for my Guitar Hero World Tour. We were going to have a party this weekend. We got into Burley about 7. I dropped Liann off and went straight to my dad's house. Ben, Stacey, and Luke were there and it was great to see them. We played guitar hero the whole night. It was a blast.
Thanksgiving was a long day for me. First we all went to Lori's mom's house like always and had dinner with them. I hadn't seen Lori's family in a long time so it was great to see them. After dinner Zach, Sydney, and I went over to Lora and Blaine's house for their Thanksgiving. All of Lora and Blaine's family was there plus Mom, Brian, and Charlie. It was fun. We played some guitar hero with Jamie, because she's always dying to play some guitar hero :) After that party we went back over to Dad's to spend the night.
Friday was an awesome day. It was Dad's birthday (Happy 46th) and for my birthday present to him he, Zach, and I went to the Boise State Fresno State football game. It was so awesome. The game got off to a slow start. It was only 13-10 at halftime, but then Boise State exploded in the 2nd half scoring 51 unanswered points and destroying them 61-10. It was so cool. Ian Johnson also tied Marshaull Faulk for the most rushing TD's in WAC history. I'm still upset that they might not go to a BCS bowl even though they went undefeated
Saturday was pretty fun as well. All of the family went to Zach Searle's basketball game against Preston. They lost by about eight. After that we stayed for the varsity game to check out and see how the team will fare this year. I would have to say the team is not that good. I can tell it's going to be a long season for them. We left in the middle of the 3rd quarter and they were down by 19. I got to see Katelin Robins there who I have not seen since Halloween. It was great to see her again. That night I went over to Kyler's house where Tom Whipple and Riley Christenson came over. We all played some more guitar hero. It was fun. Then we watched Iron Man. I love that show.
Sunday was just a chill day. I went to sacrament meeting. Mom, Brian, Sydney, Zach, and I played LIFE. I took everyone to school. Then I got everything packed out, picked Liann back up, and we headed back home.
This weekend was an awesome experience. I can't wait to be back home again for Christmas... especially when I'll be seeing Lindsay, Craig, and Katelyn. I'm so excited.

Why I Don't Like BYU Students

This is more of a frustration blog. It's been going through my mind ever since I've started school, and I feel like I need to get it out somehow. Before we start if any BYU students read this it might not be aimed directly at you, but this is how I view most BYU students.
As we all know, BYU is mostly reserved for the smart students. I myself find a hard time figuring out how I got accepted. However, most BYU students know why they've been accepted, and that we should all be appreciate that they are here. I myself tell people how hard I study and how I still suck on the tests, but some BYU students tend to make it sound easy. "I got a 94 on my test, and I only studied for two hours." I know pretty darn well they studied for more than that, but they just have to 1UP anyone they can. In one of my classes we do take home tests. We then bring it back to class and correct in class. If a BYU student misses one question they have to fight for their reasoning behind the answer they chose, and insist that they still be given credit for it. Get over it! It's one freakin answer.
Another group of people I have grown to dislike are the BYU fans. Man they are so annoying. I sit in front of a guy who criticizes every wrong play, and explains why any good play worked. It was just last weekend when we were playing SDSU. We handed the ball off to Harvey and he started running it. The guy behind me was screaming "RUN, RUN C'mon" I was thinking first of all "I don't think he can hear you," and I'm pretty sure Harvey was thinking, "Oh, is that what I'm supposed to be doing?" One series we went three and out and this guy continued to say, "That was the worst play calling ever. He's so dumb. He needs to pass more." blah blah blah. It's like dude, shutup and enjoy the game. So what if we're not beating them by 50. He's not the only fan like that. Almost all BYU fans are like that.
To close out on one last note I will tell you another story of why I don't care for Utahns period. My friend and I decided to go to Cafe Rio for dinner. As we were walking through the door I decided to hold the door open for the people exiting the resteraunt. As the family of four (adults) walked out of the resteraunt, they all just looked at me and continued to walk out the door. Every single one of them. One at a time. I did not receive one thank you. No I'm not one that thinks I need a thank you everything I perform an act of service, but c'mon. Not one of them said thank you. They just continued to walk as if to say, "Yeah, you should be holding that door for me." Arrgh. I was really irritated.

Nathan's Farewell

I made my second trip to Idaho in two weeks this weekend. This weekend it was for one of my great friend's, Nathan Broadhead, farewell. I had to work from 3:30-midnight on Friday so I didn't leave Friday.

Saturday was BYU's last home game. However, I wanted to leave early so we wouldn't be stuck in traffic all day. The score was 20-0 at halftime so I decided to take my cousin, Ben, to go get his clothes and Uncle Lester's equinox that we would be using to get there. (Since my car is still out of commision) After we got the car ready we picked my friend, Darby, and her friend, Shawn, up from her apartment. Together we all drove up to Idaho. When we reached Burley I dropped Darby and Shawn off at Shawn's house. I went over to my dad's house and visited him for a couple hours. After that Ben, Zach, Sydney, and I went to KFC so I could visit some of my old co-workers. Then we all headed on over to Lora and Blaine's where all of the family was there hanging out. I ended up crashing there, because I talked with Jamie about her Sadie's date and a bunch of other random stuff.

Nathan's farewell was on Sunday. His talk was a little different, but you just have to know Nathan's personality to be able to stand it. After his farewell I went back to my home and hung out with the family some more. I was killing time until Nathan's open house. About eight or so of Nathan's friends showed up and we all just sat and talked. After a couple hours we headed on back to Utah.

I wish Nathan the best of luck on his mission. He will report to the MTC on Wednesday. He is going to Argentina. I'm way exciting for him, and I know this will be a humbling and great experience for him. I can't wait to go on a mission. I'm glad he was able to set an example for me.

Halloween Weekend

So Dani told me about her blog. After looking at hers and Lindsay's I decided that I might as well keep the family informed as well. I know this was close to two weeks ago, but I'm going to share my Halloween with you.

As we all know Halloween was on a Friday. I decided to skip school and head on down to Poky that weekend to visit my best friend, Andrea. My car hasn't been working all that great the past week and I didn't trust taking it to Poky. My Uncle Lester let me take his truck that runs of natural gas. It was really nice of him. I paid $8 to get there. It was a great feeling.

Once I got to Pocatello I met Andrea there. I hung out with her, Samantha Foiles, and her roommate, Becky. After about an hour of visiting Jacey, Samantha Crane, and Katelyn Lyons came over and we all headed out to Utah State. I went as an Emo (Left) for Halloween. I think I pulled off the part very well with the eyeliner and painted fingernails. We went to "The Howl" but before we did that we decided to get some Cafe Rio. We all went there to party however it wasn't much of a party. Sure there was dancing, and live bands, and movies there, but our group kinda fell apart. Faster than we knew it Andrea and I were by ourselves at The Howl while everyone left. We were kind of upset and didn't talk to our friends much on the way home.

Saturday was a better day. I bought the new Guitar Hero that comes with drums and a microphone. We had a party over at Andrea's house. Later that night we went to Outer Limits. It's a fun place where there is laser tagging, miniature golf, and an arcade. I totally owned at Laser Tag, and I won at golf. Let's just say I dominated at everything.

Before I went home on Sunday I stopped by and visited Danielle and Brandt. It was great to see them again. I can't wait for Thanksgiving when we will all be there as a family