Homecoming 09! Such a fun week! BYU has a bunch of fun activities prior to the homecoming football game. There were activities like Hiking and Lighting the Y, Mr. BYU, dances, etc. I went to some events, but the weekend was my favorite. (Quick side note: if you want to see me publicly humiliated, watch BYU tv. My friend Courtney and I were interviewed after Mr. BYU and we were the dumbest blondes you could ever ask for.)
ANYWAY.
Friday night!
Friday was the night of the dances. My date, Mark, and his group of friends decided to take us to a nice dinner at Macaroni Grill and then the casual dance at The Loft. It was such a fun night! The dance at the Loft was the best dance I've been to so far here at BYU. We were painted with neon body paint that glowed in the black lights when we walked in, so it was such a crazy environment! I loved Mark's friends...they were SO funny!
During one of the slow songs at the dance, one of the BYU football players tried to jokinly cut in while Mark and I were dancing. Mark didn't give in, so I told him he should feel very proud that he fought off a scary Somoan. However, I didn't tell him how disappointed I was that he ruined my opportunity to dance with a BYU football player, even if it was for just a half a second! ;)
Saturday- GAME DAY
Courtney and I ate lunch with her dad, grandpa, and family friend. We went to Iggy's sports bar and grill and happened to run into the entire TCU fan section. It's no fun being engulfed by a Purple Blob!
Courtney and I at Iggy's.
Ok I PROMISE we aren't traitors...we just thought their signs were really really funny. So we just had to take a picture with them!
It was a beautiful night for the game! Too bad it didn't turn out so good. TCU crushed us, but we still managed to have fun at the game.
Courtney, Me, and Emily
ESPN College Gameday came to Provo! My friend Riley and I took a picture by the bus to prove it!
I think the altitude here is messing with my head or something, because for the first time in my life, I run everyday. for fun. You don't believe me? Trust me, I dont blame you, I wouldn't believe it either. I guess having a running group makes all the difference. We love to run because it is the best possible stress reliever. I run with Courtney, Emily, and Whitney, and we go either real early in the morning or pretty late at night. sorry mom, i'll try and change the night running :) Anyway, we have so much fun on our runs, and I brought my camera one night to prove it.
We have our running game faces on. (Courtney, me, Emily, Whitney)
Whitney and I have an intense race up the flights of stairs! I won of course
We pass a couple of our favorite places on some of our runs, like the MTC :)
But the Temple is our favorite. 
I met Courtney at Foundations of Leadership Conference before BYU, and we have been inseparable ever since. She is from Idaho, but I don't hold that against her ;) 
I am so lucky to have such fantastic and fun girls in my hall! Unlike many other floors, such as the other floor thats in our ward, we haven't had any drama or fights. We all love to get together and have a girl's night out once in a while! On wednesday, there was an 80's night at the Loft in downtown Provo. We all got dressed in fun outfits and had one heck of a good time! 1200 taylor girls are the best! :)
I went to the Sunday morning session with Nikki and our friends Tommy and Joel. We had AMAZING seats. We were about 11 rows back from the front in the center section. Thanks President Stokes for the great tickets! :) 
Joel, Nikki, Me, Tommy
There were so many protesters! Not that I was suprised. We all actually found them kinda funny. I dont understand why people get so worked up about things they don't understand. Anyway, Joel had an especially good time with them. There was one group of protesters where there were a bunch of women dressed in pioneer clothes, each holding a sign with a name of one of Joseph Smith's wives. The man that was with them was shouting out facts like, "Fourteen year old girls were forced to marry your prophet Joseph Smith!" Joel said to him, "I have a sister who is 14." The protester then asked him, "How would you feel if she married Joseph Smith?" Joel replied, "That would be great! Joseph Smith was a pretty good guy!" Haha I'm not so sure that man got the right impression from his response.
Finally! The countdown for home BYU football games is finally over! Even after a disappointing loss against FSU, going to football games is so much fun! It is a crazy environment, and its pretty cool to cheer for the winning team for once. Go Cougars!
new friends in the ward after the hike
