Sixteen days

Sixteen days people.

Sixteen days.

I feel like my life has been in fast forward for the past two months.
It's a little ridiculous. Surprisingly I haven't been stressed. At all.
Which doesn't explain why my face is
going out of control right now. It's been FOREVER since I have had a zit.
Kinda mad.

Two showers down, a few more to go!
Thanks to everyone who have come to those!
Seriously you have my deepest thanks.
It's hard starting off completely on your own.
And a little scary. College was just a fluke. But again, thank you to
everyone who helped. It was so fun to catch up with friends that
I have not seen in a very long time and catch up with families that I grew up with.

Sixteen days.

I can't wait!

21

So it's been a while since I have written! Life just got a little crazy. I am now twenty one and it feels....really not different....but extremely different at the same time! Getting my license changed was a pain but I actually didn't end up waiting for a long time. I think I was there for a total of forty-five minutes which was amazing! However I was surrounded by a bunch of smokers in line which just about made me puke. I don't do well with that lovely smell! My signature still sucks but my picture isn't awful! The Saturday before my birthday I met up with a dear friend and we went out to lunch and celebrated my birthday, followed by a night of 80's dancing and eating lots of cookies. I had these awesome neon green pants and some bright blue shorts, TONS of makeup....it was awesome. Then on my actual birthday, all the family got together plus Jake and grandparents and we had my yummy birthday dinner which my mom slaved away all day to make! When I told her I wanted chicken cordon bleu for my birthday, I didn't get a nice look from her! Haha I'm sure I will understand why she gave me that look when I myself make chicken cordon bleu someday! After dinner it was time to blow out my candles....however I didn't have any.

I have now reached the age where cakes come without candles.

Then it was time to open presents and I got everything I could have asked for and more. It was such a fantastic birthday. I finally got my crock pot which I actually used this week and made a very yummy chicken Thai dish. Super good. Received some more clothing which is always needed. Jake surprised me with a gorgeous pearl and diamond necklace which I absolutely love! My mom and dad gave me a pearl necklace and the second edition of the Packard family cookbook which I am thrilled to look at. Overall it was seriously the best birthday ever!

A little this, A little that

Who would have thought that life could get even busier when not in a semester of school.

Well it is.

But....it's grand!

We just celebrated Meg's 19th birthday....which it really isn't until Thursday but she was working that day, mom and I are both gone for choir stuff....pretty lame. It was great though! I hope she got everything she wanted. I'm counting down the days for mine! Twelve days my friends! Honestly I think twenty is a fat age. Boring. Twenty one...now that's exciting! But I am sad I have to change my license. I am quite fond of mine, except for my awful signature. I should start practicing that.

I spent the weekend with Jamie and her family which I always love! They are pretty much my second family. We went to see her sister in a musical called The Boyfriend. Loved. It. We got home so excited to watch Italian job because who wouldn't want to see Mark Wahlberg's amazing arms and cute smile. We both fell asleep within the first ten min. It's those couches I tell ya!


I met his whole family this last Sunday and had a blast! Of course I was a tad nervous at the very beginning but soon just found my place. One of his little nephews, who is five mind you, came up to me and said this.

"Heather, what are your intentions with my Jacob?"

Me: face turning redder by the moment and laughing. A lot. Does he even know what that word means? It was so cute.

So I've decided I want to explore the whole crock pot thing more. So if any of you have some really yummy recipes you should holla!

Green Monster

So I've decided that sledding is extremely fun!


Pretty sure I got a little air on a jump and landed just perfectly on a high bump, on my hip. Yes I now have the sickest bruise on my hip.



So we had this long green sled that we decided to put three people on and sled down the hill. First time it went awesome! They flew down that hill!The sled became known as The Green Monster.

Second time however....oh man I am just glad I got this all on tape. Watch it for yourselves.

Celebration

Wait for it.....wait for it....

FINALS ARE DONE!!!

Oh man today is the best day ever. Finals always take it out of me and to say they are done is like a ginormous weight off my shoulder. It feels fantastic. Easiest semester I have ever had and probably will ever have. Sad day. Now I finally have time to do some Christmas shopping which I haven't even started. I know I am totally behind. Don't judge. I did get to go to my bro's high school Christmas concert with the fam which was so fun! Brought back so many memories and made me miss choir even more! I saw so many friends that I haven't seen in years. Some are getting ready to turn in mission papers, some are home from missions, some are engaged....some are working their butt off in school like me....seriously it's crazy. Megan gets home from Idaho this Friday so we will finally have the whole family together! Christmas time is the best.

Speaking of Christmas time, I've noticed that there are more crazy drivers around this time of year. Running red lights like no other! Relax people. You still have time to get that perfect gift. Or not so perfect gift.

Three

Okay last week was no bueno. Minus a get together with the old roommates and being with my little sister who finally came down to visit us for Thanksgiving. I am ready for a new week. But it could skip Monday. That's fine by me. Anyone else excited for Thanksgiving? Mmmm my dads cheesecake keeps coming to mind. And mash potatoes. I can never get enough of those. I was excited for Thanksgiving until I found out that I will be having three this year. Yes three. Yuck. Just thinking about all that food makes me want to puke. I think I will finally be able to have sympathy for the missionaries across the world on Thanksgiving. I always hear funny stories on how they usually have a couple of Thanksgiving dinners in one day. Man! At least mine are semi spread out.

People Placed

You know those people who you know you were just meant to meet and have them be a part of your life? Heavenly Father has a funny way of placing certain people in your life when you need them. Well I believe that these two have been placed in my life for that reason. These two have been there during my first college years when you are on your own and sometimes feel alone, been there for my first real relationship and heart ache, first crush on a teacher, all shared the same creepy stalker, first talk in a singles ward, first time practically living in the library studying, first and certainly not the last CES fireside on marriage, first finals week....the list goes on and on. These two know me better than anyone else besides my family. I am so grateful to have met these two wonderful girls. They have always been there for me. I can't wait to live with them again up in Ogden as we continue with our medical careers!

I love my g-ma

......and this is why!

Halloween is the best at grandmas house. I remember when I was little going to my grandmas house, seeing it all decorated and grandma in her costume. She would always sit us down and tell us scary Halloween stories. It was the best. This year she set up everything outside and as the trick-or-treaters would come up the drive way, she would welcome them over by the fire, have them sit down and would share a scary story with them before they got their candy. My roommate and I went outside to hear a story ourselves and right in the middle, we could hear a group of kids coming up the drive way. One kid exclaimed "oh I love this one! This one is the best! She tells you scary stories!" I couldn't help but laugh. That's right....my grandma is awesome. My friends and I did most of our Halloween fun on Friday. We dressed up, each of us from a different decade. I've always said I should've been born in the 20's so now was my turn to dress the part. I was a flapper girl. It was dang fun! We danced all night and didn't get home till around 2:00. What a night.

Pumpkin Carving

For FHE we all did some pumpkin carving! I was so dang excited. I have been wanting to carve pumpkins for a couple of weeks now. My family and I go all out when we carve pumpkins so I was ready to show them my skills. So I find a cool stencil as usual and bring all my sweet carving tools. I get there and with my perfect pumpkin and start cutting out the bottom....which is what I have always done. People were looking at me as if I were crazy and all pointed out that I was doing it weird. I kindly explained to them that it was easier just to cut out the bottom so you could place the pumpkin over the candle. Ta-da! Most said they have never heard of doing it that way. As if I didn't feel way out of place already, almost everyone was doing a free hand. Here I was with my Darth Vader stencil ready to go.

Geesh do these people not know what real pumpkin carving is?!?

Thanks dad for teaching me when I was young how to really carve a pumpkin!

Laughter

Can I just tell you how much fun I had last night? So I went on a date with a giant. Seriously this kid is so tall! I was semi okay with my height until I stood next to him.

I maybe go up to his shoulders. Maybe.

We went to Comedy Sportz and if I may say, it was the best one I have been to so far. The players were hilarious and everything they said was really witty. Definitely a good night to go.
I laughed so hard I'm pretty sure I had a six pack by the end of the show. We talked, found out more about each other, conversation flowed great, he was great. Did I mention he is going into dentistry? Likes to cook? Likes to read? Play games? Plays the piano? Has a great singing voice? Is very smart? Loves to play any sport and be outdoors? Great smile? We have a lot of things in common including music taste including dislike of country music, being the oldest, the fields that we are going into.....seriously. It's crazy. I just sat there and thought...geesh who are you?! Perfect guys like that don't exist or are very hard to come by. If only I were a good couple inches taller! I do love my heels, but I love my flats a tad bit more. Well after Comedy Sportz, we came back to my place where we made Skookies, not pizookies, yes there is a difference, with a couple of other people. The Skookies were ah-mazing! After that, we played games, and laughed our heads off till about 1 in the morning. Do you know how long it's been since I have stayed up that late before? Long time. It was such a fun date!

Multitasking

Okay I will admit, I am quite good at the art of multitasking.

• Ran during lunch break. I knew I had no time after working to exercise and I wanted a little fresh air.
• Worked on one of my papers while waiting for a patient to get numb.
  
• Had dinner with a dear friend. Both of our schedules have been too busy to actually get together.
• Helped dear friend make cookies for a boy while watching a movie and eating our dinner.
• Watched the movie while working on the other paper. I maybe actually payed attention to the first and last part of the movie.
• Took 2 tests while eating a lot of the cookies.
  

Two papers, Two tests, movie and dinner with a friend....all in one day. I'm glad to know that my larger corpuos callosum is being put to good use. I learned: Women tend to have a larger corpus callosum, which is a part of the brain that handles the communication between the two hemispheres. It's just a theory but I think it's a pretty good one!

Last Hurrah

This weekend, I got together with my roommates from Weber to do a little last hurrah before school started for all of us. We spent the whole day at Lagoon and had such a fun time. We ran into a lot of people that we knew too which was fun! One of my roommates is completely afraid of roller coasters, or more so afraid of heights. We tricked her into going on Re-Entry first. Haha she was freaking out sooo bad. But she survived and because we started with that one, she felt like she could do everything else. I think we went on almost every single ride. Although we didn't make it to the Samari, which was totally okay by me. Went on that once and just about puked.

Saturday, Jamie and I did some "awkward shopping" for our friend who was just getting married. Her wedding reception was in Randolph....yeah had no idea where that was. Took us about two hours to get there! We even had to go through Wyoming! The reception was beautiful. Jamie and I stood out like two sore thumbs though. The invitation did say casual so we both wore jeans, and dressed it up a little bit. As we walked up, eyes turned to look at us. Almost everyone was in a cow boy hat, Wranglers, and cow boy boots. We looked like a bunch of city slickers. Driving back was the scariest drive, and longest drive ever. The highway that we were on was not lit at all. Pitch black. Jamie and I had never been so happy to see a semi! We would speed up and catch up to the semi and then just chill behind and let them light the way. Eventually one would leave for a pit stop and we would be on our own. We made it home safely, crashed, and went to bed. It was a great weekend. Now I have to think of all the things I need to get done before school starts. I was excited for school to start, but now that it's just around the corner, I'm have second thoughts. We will see how this first week goes!

Weekend with friends

What am I doing up so late?

Well this weekend was a fun one. A friend and I drove up to Park City to do a little shopping as well as test out the Alpine Slide. Seriously I have lived in Utah my whole ENTIRE life and had just recently heard about the Alpine Slide.

Soooo much fun!

But man was it cold! I forgot to bring a jacket with me, (stupid I know) so I had to buy one, which was okay because I will be needing one later when Fall comes! Which I can't wait for! After Park City I hurried home to change to make it to one of my friend's wedding receptions. Those are always so weird to go to when they are all your friends that are getting married. But it is fun to see people you haven't seen in a while. I stayed longer than I thought and I remembered I promised a very dear friend of mine that I would take him to a movie since this would be the last time we could hang out before he moves. We were going to see Julie and Julia at 10:05pm. Highly recommend the movie. Well I rushed home quickly, changed, and headed out the door. Halfway there I noticed that I didn't bring my wallet. STUPID! So I had to hurry and rush back and grab it. Here all my grandparents are hearing at this point is the door open and shut very frantically. No worries. I made it just in time. I really did like the movie. It made we want to take cooking lessons really bad. We will see what I can find. Oh how I would love to go to Europe just to taste the food. My sister really liked the food there when she went, but she did say that the Snickers were better here in America. The only disclaimer about the movie. They randomly through in the "f" bomb which makes me so frustrated! Really? Did you really need to just through that in there? All in all, good weekend.

4th of July Weekend

The best part of the 4th of July is having the family together. I can't get enough of it! We first started the weekend with a good ol' pool party while the dads were working at the BBQ.
Food FOOD and MORE food!

Little miss Janey had too much fun when I threw her in the air to catch her in the pool. I would throw her up and catch her and she was say "Do it again!" I did it over and over until my arms got too tired! She loves the camera as well! Natalia had her camera with her and Janey walked up to Natalia and wanted her to take a picture of me and her. I think we took about five pictures before she was satisfied!

The pool that we were at had this awesome rock slide as well as a waterfall feature that hooked on to the pool. The kids loved LOVED going down the slide.
Of course Nate had to be a show off and jump off the waterfall.

The next day, a bunch of friends and I went tubing down the Provo River. I had never done it before so I was a tad worried. Not too much though. But man was it freezing! I don't think the sun came out until the last five minutes of our ride. Jess and I were the newbies, but were also way ahead of everyone else for quite a while! We had no idea what we were doing!

But we all had so much fun and I totally want to go again....when the sun is out!

Moe and I are getting excited for fireworks!!

Happy (late) 4th!

Thanks

This week has been a very interesting and just a busy but fun week. I guess I am just grateful for the many wonderful friends and family that I have. I am very blessed to have them in my life.

Thanks GW for taking the week off so I can have a week off.
Thanks to my puzzle buddy for helping me find that stupid missing piece.
Thanks mon ami for always making me laugh and putting up with my weirdness.
Thanks Mom for checking up on me while you are away.
Thanks Meg for always letting me wear something of yours when I come home and forget to bring stuff.
Thanks Grandma for making me breakfast in the morning.
Thanks Michael Jackson for making high school dances bearable. (No he is not a friend or a relative but I figure he needed to be thanked for his awesome music and choreography)
Thanks Older and Wiser for raising the bar for the Crosland girls and for being a great example to me. We still need to finish X-Men by the way....
Thanks Dad for making the best dutch oven dinners EVER and for reminding me constantly that driving DOWN to Pleasant Grove is not correct, but that driving UP to Pleasant Grove is.

Thanks!

Hot Dog

One of my friends just sent me this picture and I had to post it here to share with the rest of you!


I can't stop laughing!!

Shooting

Tuesday, my friends dad took us shooting on the other side of Utah Lake.

So. Much. FUN!
We went shooting with each other about two years ago and had a lot of fun, so it was good to finally get together again and give it another go. For being girls with not a lot of gun experience, I'd say we were pretty good and almost never missed our targets! My favorite part was just grabbing a bunch of junk that was lying around, a car trunk, big pieces of wood, and a bunch of other random stuff, putting that together and blowing it up with tannerite. I think last time we went shooting, we found this old washer that had been shot to death with bullets, and we thought it would be fun to blow it up. Well we put some tannerite beneath it, shot it, and watched it explode and fly into the air! It was awesome. Who knew shooting pieces of junk could be so much fun!

Flo's Grave

Yesterday I was able to go with some of the girls from work out to dinner and to a movie! Kind of a last hoorah before I leave which is coming up faster than I thought it would! We went to this restaurant which was very good! If you have one near you go to it. I had this awesome Hawaii burger with slices of ham and grilled pineapple on the top. Different combination for me on a hamburger but man was it good. It took me a while to actually get to the good stuff because my mouth is so small. After dinner we walked right over to the Megaplex and saw 17 Again. It was cute. Still hate Zac Efron though. I did see this preview though and it looks hilarious. Definitely one I want to see. If was fun just hanging out with the girls. I love that we all get along so well at the office and even do stuff with each other outside of the office. It's great. The roommates where waiting at the apartment to go get some ice cream and while talking about ice cream we decided that we should go to Flo's grave. Apparently it's a haunted spot where a little girl named Florence was waiting for her ride on the curb and got hit and killed. So you go at night to the top of the hill, looking down on her grave, turn off your car and blink your car lights 3 times. Then she appears as a green light and starts to move toward your car. Well I got the whole thing on video....didn't see a green light but we got scared by a bunch of hooligans that were just waiting for a car of girls to come into the cemetery. One I guess was right behind our car and was about ready to pound on the car when we booked it out of there! They got us pretty good because everyone of us were screaming. Next time we are bringing men with us.

Floss

Today was a good day at work. Despite the fact that the station has been on blasted country for three days now and I heard someone destroy Michael Buble's version of Home . I took some of the best impressions I have ever taken, didn't gag the patient, and made some pretty nice invisalign trays. Also today we got a new line of floss!!! It's the new Johnson & Johnson Reach Ultraclean. Yes I know this is sad but I was really excited to try it out on myself. For those of you that don't know my well, I have floss probably in every single purse that I own and I am flossing constantly. I love floss. But this floss really is fantastic! I should be out in dental offices everywhere and grocery stores soon. Get it. It's great. It's sad to think that I only have two weeks left at this office. I love the people that I work with. It's going to be hard to find another office with people like them.

Two weeks! Provo here I come.

Activities

Saturday, yesterday, a group of friends and I went here and participated in this. It was awesome! The Thai food was really good....except the weird snow cone flavors. My roommate and I went up to get one and we asked what flavors they had. He said, "Green, yellow, red, and white." .....Okay then...I will have a yellow mixed with red and hope it tastes good. The red part tasted like barbie bubble gum tooth paste. I don't know what the yellow tasted like but it was a little bit better! We also got to watch some Thai boxing as well as a Thai beauty contest. Their outfits were so colorful as well as the trinkets they wore in their hair! It was cool to be a part of their culture for a day. One thing I learned while I was there is that their Kings favorite color is Yellow...and that is why so many things are decorated in yellow in their culture right now.
After that, we headed back to the apartment to play a little game of Crockett. I forgot how much I liked that game! I remember playing it all the time with cousins in the back of my grandparents yard! My roommate and I were really behind, to only come forward and almost win the game. At least I was "poison" first! After that we all went inside and played a round of UNO followed by an intense game of Phase 10. Didn't win any of those either.
I needed that so bad. Just a day full of fun with friends and not studying. It felt amazing!