Aisha's Week

Monday: Dustin came in, hung out in Seattle

Tuesday: work @ Pet Salon- 11am-7pm, ADTR with Lynden, and spent the night

Wednesday: Work @ pet store- 8:30am-4:30 pm

Thursday: Work @ Jamba 12-4:43

Friday: Work @ Jamba- 10am – 6pm

Saturday: Work @ Jamba- 11:30 – 7:30

Sunday: work @ pet store- 9:45am – 5pm

And in between all that I need to do homework. What the heck? Many young people do this!! I can do this. I can do this. Aahhh!! Can I?!?!

Thursday was not ignored.

So I need to back peddle, of course. Starting with Thursday! Oh what a day. I don't even know where to begin. Well, the beginning of course!

Thursday was my Mom's birthday so of course my day was dedicated to her. First on our agenda of the day was my doctor's appointment in Redmond. Last summer I started the process of laser hair removal and I am on the 4th treatment out of six. This last time was different though. I got burned!! I look like a fish! It is really weird but thankfully no one can see it and no big deal. It happened because I tanned in Rexburg and the laser was attracted to my wonderful tan body. (:

Next up, thrift stores. My mom loves thrift stores more than almost anything. So while in the store walking behind my mother I receive a phone call from a number not in my phone. It was Subway and they wanted an interview at 4! Finally, all my hard work with filling out applications was paying off. Sure, Subway wasn't my first choice but I was getting somewhere. So leaving Value Village I had some cute, yellow shoes and a job interview. Upon returning home, I was settling in before I had to get going with my interview when I received ANOTHER call from Kohl s for a job interview on Monday! WOW! Two in one day!!! When I did not think things couldn't get any better, I checked my email. The night before, I had applied for a receptionist job in Bellevue for a Pet grooming saloon. It was advertised as three days a week equally out to be 2o hours a week. Pretty, sweet. I have been handing out my resume on craigslist like it was candy! But finally, my endless search online I finally got a reply! The people from the Pet store wanted to interview me THAT DAY! Frantically, I had to change around everything for the rest of the day so I could make the interview. I called subway and they said I could come in that very minute, which was 2pm. I didn't want that job but I still tried my best at the interview. Once I was done with the interview I got a call from the Pet store to come in at 5:30 so i was off again. Getting there just in time I walked in and the store was crazy! Bellevue is very classy and this store is not short of it. If you like to spend hundreds of dollars on your pet that you refer to as your child then this is the place for you! Only interviewing for 5 minutes, I got the job! She started training me right then and there! I have training again on Tuesday so hopefully I can get it all done. Its a lot to take in. Whitney, my trainer, wants me to be able to start doing things on my own by the end of next week!! WOW! 20 hours a week at 10 dollars a hour I cannot wait.

So in the end, Thursday, was an amazing day. It was so surreal. Things are finally paying off. Today I started back at Jamba. I love working at Jamba, besides the crazy customers its super fun! I didnt even have to train, I just jumped right back in. If I get the job at Kohls though I think I will quit Jamba since Kohls is closer and I probably will get paid more. Well, hopefully.

And in conclusion, its Friday night and I am about to go to bed. Being home is good but not a lot to do. I am really hoping working will take up my time and with my online class I will be busy. yay!

Besides doing nothing I made book marks for Scriptures!! (:
The picture wont upload but they are pretty freaking sweet! I thought it would be cool to make them as gifts for missionaries and Relief Society girls. Good idea, yeah?

Well I am off to bed. I am cycling tomorrow morning, helping my mom, and then closing Jamba. Hey Summer!!! (:

What is a sea monsters favorite snack..?

SHIPS AND DIP!!!! hahahaha.

This post I am going to actually try. I started off strong, now I am half acing it. This time this post will be something worth reading.

Well I woke up feeling sick, so I didn’t go to cycling. Drats. I did eat a delicious egg and bacon sandwich, courtesy of my mom, and watched a movie, Peacock. This film stars Cillian (pronounced Kill-i-an) Murphy, who I adore. He is probably the prettiest man I have ever seen. And did I mention talented?? He is an irish actor who is very diverse. Remember Scarecrow on the new batman? Yeah, that’s Cillian. Or the crazy guy from Red Eye, yeeeaah Cillian! Love him. So Peacock, it’s the crazy movie about a man (Cillian) having split personality disorder. It’s really intense and I really enjoyed it.

From there I helped my mom with some more cleaning and arranging. Also got a call from Jamba, I start work on Friday! I am so excited to start working and seeing the lovely people at Jamba.

News gets better!!!!
I got my A Day To Remember ticket!! That’s right, first show of the summer and of course with my favorite Lynden! I am so excited!!

Later, looking at my YMCA schedule I saw there was a 5:30 power cycling class. So of course I went to that. WOW! Power cycling is cycling on crack. So intense but I felt the burn. I need to start looking at other classes to take. I think I am getting comfortable enough with going to the Y.

To end the night I watched The Great Mouse Detective and ate pizza with my brother and mom. I also have started some more of my online English class homework. I finished reading an article by Elder David A. Bednar. He is amazing. I always enjoy his talks and he is so in-tuned with the spirit. The talk was about learning about faith. It talked a lot about our own agency and controlling our learning but the Lord will help guide us. I love knowing that knowledge is what we will take with us in the next world and I need to get as much as I can now.

Now here I sit, watching Glee after a cool shower. I love showering at night, especially in the summer when everyone is sleeping. Though I probably keep people up with the sound of the water, I still feel like it’s a secret and only mine. (:

Now I am off to bed. It’s my mom’s birthday tomorrow and we are going to go do something CRAZY! Okay, nothing crazy but she deserves my full attention.

Tonight, I held hands with a boy...

..it was my little brother, Kai, but still it was cute. However, I do not owe my roommates m&m's. (:

Today was another exciting day in Snohomish (Monroe), Washington. And by exciting I mean, it was nothing out of the ordinary. I woke up to a silly text, took a shower, and cleaned my room. All before 11. Pretty neat-o huh? After doing some other chores I caught up on some of the episodes of "My Life as Liz". Its this cute MTV show, starring a cute red head, different girl. Though it might not be real--okay it probably isn't-- I still really like it. When my mom got home we went and picked up Kai to take him to his piano lesson. While waiting my mom took me to get a Slurpee and to drop off a job application. I am getting so frustrated with the job thing. At least I have one job though, right?

The highlight of my day was buying the great mouse detective and eating shrimp tacos. Man, I need to start getting out.

Well here is another exciting blog...I need to get better at this.

Sunday is a Special Day

I always like to think of Sunday as the start if the week, not Monday, but Sunday. I think partly because of Sacrament meeting. Going to church for 3 hours sounds like hell but it really is refreshing. One of my goals is to forget about my worldly worries and focus on the Savior and His teachings. Today during the meeting a (very cute) missionary gave a talk about the resurrection and atonement. I enjoyed it very much and especially liked the story he got from President Faust's talk in 2002 Liahona:

Some years ago, President Gordon B. Hinckley told “something of a parable” about “a one room school house in the mountains of Virginia where the boys were so rough no teacher had been able to handle them.

“Then one day an inexperienced young teacher applied. He was told that every teacher had received an awful beating, but the teacher accepted the risk. The first day of school the teacher asked the boys to establish their own rules and the penalty for breaking the rules. The class came up with 10 rules, which were written on the blackboard. Then the teacher asked, ‘What shall we do with one who breaks the rules?’

“ ‘Beat him across the back ten times without his coat on,’ came the response.

“A day or so later, … the lunch of a big student, named Tom, was stolen. ‘The thief was located—a little hungry fellow, about ten years old.’

“As Little Jim came up to take his licking, he pleaded to keep his coat on. ‘Take your coat off,’ the teacher said. ‘You helped make the rules!’

“The boy took off the coat. He had no shirt and revealed a bony little crippled body. As the teacher hesitated with the rod, Big Tom jumped to his feet and volunteered to take the boy’s licking.

“ ‘Very well, there is a certain law that one can become a substitute for another. Are you all agreed?’ the teacher asked.

“After five strokes across Tom’s back, the rod broke. The class was sobbing. ‘Little Jim had reached up and caught Tom with both arms around his neck. “Tom, I’m sorry that I stole your lunch, but I was awful hungry. Tom, I will love you till I die for taking my licking for me! Yes, I will love you forever!”

This simply story shows what Christ has done for us. He took the punishment for something he didn't do and continues to take it. This story always makes me cry when I hear it. I just love my Savior so much and am grateful for everything he has done and continues to do. The atonement is the single thing that we cannot ever truly understand. It is such a powerful gift and is everlasting.

Going back to earlier today; I made pancakes!!!

mhmmm pancakes!


its been awhile since i have normal colored pancakes!!

Well this week is going to be full of nothing too exciting. Just looking for a new job and helping my mom with things around the house. Oh and school starts this week. eeekkk.

A Day Late...Friend?

My apologies, I am a day late but I have a legit reason. I was at a baseball game with some of my favorite people!

Our Seats


Theo & Simon

And of course: the boys!

So my lovely roommate, Jamie, got mariners tickets for us on Friday. Jamie and I aren't the biggest baseball fans but spending time with some of our favorite cabin boys was awesome. We went with the Ling Lang Twins (Hala and Mamo) and Trevor. Those boys just crack me up. I think the highlight of the game was seeing Trevor's face when the elephant women sat down in front us, revealing half their bums. Sometimes it is weird to be back because I don't think about it not being Rexburg but then I hear "the F word" and see alcohol and I think, "What is that doing in Rexburg?!?! Wait, I am not in Rexburg!" Oh but it is not terrible, I missed the Seattle rain, air, and amazingness. I will live here for the rest of my life. Anyways, it was nice to have friends again. Plus seeing everyone before the next semester was awesome. Jamie and Trevor are going back to Rexburg. Sadly, it will be Jamie's last semester. And the Lings are going to Alaska to work! Pretty freaking sweet. With that Dustin is going up now as well. He is going up in two weeks and has a 12 hour layover in Seattle so I get to show him how Seattle rolls. So if anyone knows anything to do in Seattle at 7pm, let me know!!

Now on to today events. The whole day went by really fast. I went out to breakfast with my family then to Lowes. Who would have thought that would take 4 hours. As I get older I realize

Movie of the Day:
Old Dogs
An older selection (2009) but that movie was hilarious. I defiantly laughed so hard. It made me want to watch Accepted since Justin Long was in it. I need to make up a movie list for this summer. If anyone has any suggestions let me know!! Right now I have: Angels in the Outfield, A League of Their Own, and The Little Giants. Oldies but still goodies. (:

Song of the Day:
Once again, thanks to Kendal Titus, Float On By Goldspot
Cover by Modest Mouse. Kendal describes it PERFECTLY, "isn't it snazzy? makes you pay attention to the lyrics so much more. " Oh how I miss her.


In other news: I don't think I am going to Collville. Now I just need to contact the people. I dontJamba so that will be good. AND my Oma is coming in June. yayayayay!!

Well I am really sleepy so I am out!! Thanks for reading! (: how time just goes by. Its crazy! I just helped my mom with random things. Nothing too exciting want to feel like I regret anything. Being an adult sucks. I am applying to the fair as well as going to be at

Happy Thirsty Thursday!

For those of who don't go to school in Rexburg today is a special day. It is Thirsty Thursday. They day you are able to get the elixir of life, a 35cent (refill) soda. When other days it is 60cents. I know, what a day! Probably my favorite day of the week! How I miss going with my roomies!!

Now back to real life; today was Monroe's Goodwill's Grand Opening. Smashing, huh? Well I went with my mother and Sister Deford (from Mays Pond). It was so crowded and sure brought out the classy part of Monroe (not). That store sure is clean though! Ohmyheck! Super nice. I got some pretty sweet stuff. I adore owls now. Pandas are still my favorite but owls take a second now. Both of my journals are owls, I have that owl ring, now I have an owl locket and owl glass firgurine. Precious huh? After that lovely time we went and got lunch at this chinese place. So delicious! When you think the fun is over, it is not! Mom and I went and saw Bounty Hunter. I really nejoyed it and of course seeing Gerarad Butler was a lovely thing. I must say his "american" accent is kind of goofy.

Finally, I went cycling again today!! woot woot!! I feel great too!! I am going to try to keep up with it which I am sure wont be too big of a deal. My next goal is to try Yoqua!! Which is yoga in the water!! That will be super fun.

In latest news: still trying to figuring out Collville thing and I like I shouldnt. drats. ):

Cycling, Jamba, and FINAL GRADES

Well, today I started the day off with a good ole fashion cycling class. Overall, it was a great class. I absolutely adored it, the only thing missing was my lovely roommates! Now, for the ranting. The instructor, Cher (or something like that), reminded me of Brittney from the Girl version of the Chipmunks. Aside from the crazy instructor, I am surrounded by 10 middle aged mothers working to look good so their husbands will look at them and stop checking out their babysitter. Don't forget about the one mom who is organizing a mini-triathlon. Just thinking about competing makes me sick. On top of that the music was unfit. After Cher squealing about Madonna, we were able to enjoy hits from Jonas Brothers (because her daughters probably listen to them) and Pitbull. If you don't know the Pitbull song, I know you want me, and don't know Spanish I highly suggest you look it up before you go jamming out to it. haha.

After a lunch with my Mom and Sister Hall from Mays Pond at Bostons, I had the pleasure to visit the Everett Jamba Juice. What do you know, I got my job back!! Those exclamation marks are sarcasm. I love Jamba, it is probably the most fun I have had at a job but I am looking for more. Which brings me to the next problem I have; summer jobs. I have applied to at least 10 places this week and all I get is Jamba back. I recently got a job offer in Colville, Washington as a nanny for an old family from Mays Pond. I love these kids and I used to watch them 3 times a week in high school and the pay is amazing! 600 every two weeks, 1200 a month, for 3 months. But is it worth being away from my family? This is where I am going to really have to pray! I have learned though that the Lord isn't going to give you all the answers but we need to decide what to do. But dang, someone just decide for me!! Or not...

Movie of the Day:
An Education
This is an Indie Film about a girl, Jenny, who is trying to figure out what to do with her life and on the way she meets a man, David, who shows her the "finer things" in life. While living in the moment she finds out some dark secrets about David and soon has to make some rash decisions. I am really bad at explaining movies so I will stop there but I highly recommend this movie. I fell in love and wanted to be in real love. It made me reflect what I am doing and realize that an education is important. Look out for: Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State) and Dominic Cooper (Mama Mia).

Music of the Day:
I have a new favorite country group: Fast Ryde!
I espeically enjoyed "Top Down". This duo used this super cool effect that R&B/rap (T-Pain, maybe) artists use to make thier voice all funky fun! I love how music genres can mix and mash and be enjoyed by many. I might even have to go BUY this album. I know, crazy. So if you are looking for a kick-ace summer defiantly check out these super cute boys, I mean men. (:

Grades:
Kicked some textbook butt this semester: 3.7, making an overall 3.0. If I do super well on my summer classes, and I know I will, my GPA should raise more! This semester I actually TRIED and didn't miss any classes, which helps a lot. It could have been better but Ursla, Home and Family Management, is psycho and grades her own special way. Thank goodness for retirement!
And the class that I thought I would get a B in I got an A-. Pretty sweet. I am so stoked for this fall. I am going to start classes for my major!

Well, good night! I need to get plenty of rest. Tomorrow is the grand opening of the Monroe Goodwill. I know, how can I even think about sleeping?!?! (:

A Ghost Coon

Well, here I am again! I bet you were worried. But don’t be!

Today was a pretty swell day. I didn’t start the day off feeling like P-Diddy but I did start it off with a bath! Baths are just so great, like bathing in the clouds!

My roommate at school, Jessica, always took baths. We thought it was weird but then one day she told us she prefers them over showers and we should try it. Little did she know she would soon have to fight for the bath with the rest of us!

Chore of the day:

This summer I am really dedicated to getting work done for my Mom. I need to stop being such a lazy bum because I know I can do it! Today I cleaned the laundry room. I did a million loads of laundry and cleaned out dog food. My mom can even tell you I hate the smell of dog food and I hate matching socks, two things I got over.

This little nook my mom wants to make into a wrapping paper station. Pretty darn cleaver. My mom is probably the best gift wrapper and someday I hope to be as well!!

Summer Goal:
I want to get through all the living scriptures. For those who don’t know whT those are click here. Overall, it is a series of movies for the scriptures! Saturday Morning Cartoons just got Spiritual! But seriously, we have had the whole series for years and have never touched them. This summer, that will change. I will go through the Book of Mormon, Old and New Testament, Prophets, and church documentaries. I have never so excited! Today I watched: Nephi and the Brass Plates, The Tree of Life, and Abinadi and King Noah.

The Tree of Life really got to me. Seeing people leave the rod and saying how the rod was holding them back made me so sad. It made me realize that sometimes I feel the same, I don’t need the rod (God’s word) and think I can do it by myself. That isn’t true, I need Him and I need the word. I know that these movies will help me keep the spirit. I always think I can watch bad media and other things and be okay but I am wrong. When I watch the things I shouldn’t my mind wonders and it shouldn’t. I believe these movies will help me “hold to the rod”.

Family History:
Ever since my family history class I took in the fall, I have such a testimony of this work. What a wonderful thing to do and keep up with. Recently, my Opa died and my mom went to Germany for a month. Before that all happened I called my mom after class and told her that we needed to keep my Opa’s journals in our family. She thought I was crazy to be thinking about that but I knew that it needed to be said. Now being back she has some of them and even got some more information to add to our tree!! Also some neat pictures and special items that can be passed down. She gave me from my Oma, a 4-leaf clover, white gold, necklace that I absolutely love AND an owl ring that was my Opa’s. How beautiful. These are two new treasures that I will add to my collection.

Tomorrow I am going to attempt to get up to go early morning cycling. Then I am going to Jamba to get my job back and do some other random things. For now, I will finish watching “Where the Red Fern Grows” (Disney edition with Dave Matthews) and probably cry my eyes out.

Hello Summer!

I have been home for 48 hours and so far I have cleaned, unpacked, applied for jobs, and caught up on sleeping. In the middle of that I was inspired, inspired to do this blog. Now, you might not understand but I truly love blogs. I read them weekly but I never make them. I never have anything to say. This summer will be different. My goal is to keep up with my activities here. Whether it is movies, books, shows, trips, jobs, WHATEVER! And this time I am going to do it!!

Now my inspiration was kind of silly, it came from Julie & Julia. This movie was so cute and great! I heard it was confusing but I thought it was wonderful. It made me sad that Julie never got to meet Julia, but the inspiration was amazing. Feeling lost and finding your way with some simple thing, like cooking, was a great story. The next part of my inspiration came from my dear roommate, Kendal Titus , her blog is just so cute and has fun things. I want to kind of copy that but put my own flair into it, so we will see how this works out.

Song of the Day:

Fetus By Nas

Now honestly, I am not normally a "rap kind of girl", but Jeff Lunt made me this amazing mix rap CD and I cannot get over this song. Nas is rapping about being in his mother's womb and that journey. It is pretty amazing, I would never think about these things. In the "chrous" he says, " I shot my way out my mom.." To me this says he came out ready to go. He was born for greatness. I would highly recommend this song to anyone. As words from Jeff, "Nas is one of the best. He's not a rap artist, he's a poetic lyricist." And I fully heartly agree with that.

Book in Progress:

Today I went to the library and this one doesnt have a 3rd floor so I actually went for a purpose. When I was younger I would get in trouble in school for reading during class. Who gets in trouble for that?? Well now that I am older I dont read as much so this summer that all will change. I WILL read and I WILL enjoy it. (: Okay so the book to kick it off is going to be, Treasure Island By Robert Louis Stevenson and I am sure it will be better than Muppet Treasure Island.

Helping Mom:

Finally, this summer I am dedicating myself to helping my mom as much as I can. We have decided to take it one room at a time. Since my mom went to Germany for my Opa's funeral this past semester things got a little hetic and I am glad to be back to help her get back on her feet. Today we cleaned the formal living room. It looks super nice! I cannot wait to curl up with a book in there! I wish we had a family picture to out in there! That would seal the deal!

Well that is it for this first post. I am going to try to keep up with it and my updates are going tp change. Like what I hope to do and such. I think the best thing is to wing it. peeeace!