yes, i am a slave

I was sitting at dinner the other night and my brother in law, Adam, announced that they had updated their blog-something i would know little about since my last post was in October! I then got chastised for not updating this thing! Am I a slave to blog posts? the answer is yes. So here I am once again, jumping back on the blog bandwagon. You might be asking yourself, "why has janet not blogged for the past 2 months?" I will tell you my friend-I am not only a slave to blogging, but life, stress, fun, school, homework, church, sleep, and whatever else takes up my time. Here are a few highlights of what has been going on:

I got a hair cut and bangs

I got called to be relief society president and I have the best counselors! I love them!! This calling has made me busier than ever, but it is wonderful. Many great stories have already come out of this calling. Just ask!

I finished my first semester of nursing school. Thats right-1/4 nurse!! We (nursing friends that survived 1st semester) went to brick oven to celebrate on the last day of our finals.

Threw our tradional chocolate party with Becca and Allie

Lost at the ward chili cookoff! My chili was brewing for two days!!! Don't worry-canned chili won. Nalley brand-so dont waste your time cooking, go grab a can!

Mastered the waltz jump!!

Move over Michelle Kwan

When I was younger, I loved Michelle Kwan (the figure skater). I would watch everything she did, read her books, even had her autograph framed! Most of my family and friends thought I outgrew my obsession for Michelle Kwan years ago. Well...they were wrong! I have taken my love for Michelle Kwan one step further and I signed up for figure skating at BYU! After only 6 weeks this is what I have achieved! Move over Michelle Kwan!

food anomalies

There is nothing that I love more than finding cool, weird, abnormal food things! I recently made a bowl of popcorn and while I was eating it what did I find? A piece of popcorn that looked like a bird! Very cool!



This picture is from awhile ago...but I still love it! A double banana! Two bananas in one peel! Oh the simple things in life!

Its official

Yes, it is official. I am a student nurse who has worked with REAL patients! Lets see, I showered someone, changed a brief, took vitals, dressed, fed, and even took a break to eat at Wendy's! Its not easy working in the locked unit (sounds scarier than it is) but with my mad nursing skills...it was no problem. (ok, acutally i was completely pooped by the end of my shift!) And...Yes, I would appreciate it if you started referring to me as Nurse Janet.

Safe...thanks to Mike

I have moved apartments and my new walk to campus includes an area known as "rape hill." There is even a sign there that says do not walk alone at night because it is not safe. But what is a girl to do? That is the pathway to my house! Luckily, Mike found a solution for me. Pepper Spray! Yes, I have become one of those women who carry pepper spray with them in their purse! It is almost as good as the buddy system! (I don't think anything bad has happened on the hill for 20 years or something like that, but better safe than sorry!)

STAIRWAY

Last week I did the Stairway to Heaven hike! It was amazing! We got up at 3:45Am and got to head of the trail about an hour later. It was really hard-the hike is straight up the mountain...and its stairs. 4000 to be exact. The views were spectacular! It was definitely worth it!

Sunset at Sunset

After a very busy day of fun beach activites, we ended up at Sunset beach to watch the sunset. We even saw a seal!