So everyone in the world ditched me last night, but that's coo'. I still had my trusty music, and all the hot boys to look at on the track. I pushed myself a bit, and did my three miles a little faster. Mile war: 25.

Yesterday in my Dance 180 class, (Shelley, I think your teacher substituted. She's crazy!) we did the cha cha the whole time, and it was awesome. I got to dance with my dance sport partner for a majority of it, which was good practice. He is a swing dancer by trade, and it was really coming out. At the end of class, our TA yelled out for everyone to do one last move, and to make it amazing. Before I knew it, my partner (Steven) bends down, grabs me by the waist, and picks me up and spins me around. It caught me so off gaurd, that I let out a yell. Eveyone looked at us, and it was so funny. He looked at me and said, "you weren't supposed to scream!" Oh, man, it was totally awesome.

And Holly, because you said nice things about my etch-a-sketching, I drew you this picture of Cosmo. I hope you like it! By the way, everyone else, I need practice, so I take requests.

I made Leesa come running with me last night. We only did a mile, but it was still fun. Mile War: 22.

I forgot my backpack at work the other night, so I decided to run there from campus yesterday and get it. When I walked past the front desk in all my running gear, the girl gave me a weird look, and it was great! I got my backpack successfully, and had a delightful run. Mile War: 21.
Hopefully Leesa and I will be going running tonight! That would be so fun!

Mile War: 19. I had my last day of PE, which was only the test. I was done by like 10:30, and usually we're not done with the class until 11:40 ish. So I decided to go for a little morning run. The track was closed to runners because of the classes going on, so I just ran outside. It's a beautiful gloomy day, and not that cold feeling. I ran through the duck pond, and all around south campus. It was really nice. Maybe I'll do that more often when it gets a tad warmer.

Mile War: 16. I'm getting faster. I did 4 miles in about 40 minutes, and I would have kept going, but I didn't want to get locked out of the RB. Boomshadow!

This three day weekend was kind of roller-coastery. It was way fun, a tad intense, sort of lonely, a bit stressful, and emotions were running on high. Ward temple trip, ward ice skating trip, watching movie after movie, going to Shelley's house (thanks for saving me from my movies!), going to Holly's house (thanks for secreting with me; very cathartic), and Zupa's and the canyon with Jaren. Not nearly enough homework getting done, but that's to be expected. I feel like I just need to step away from life for a while. Maybe work can help me out with that.

PS: We finally played with the huge parachute today!

Mile War: 12

Jaren sent me flowers yesterday!!! I couldn't believe it, but it's true! They were delivered yesterday, and when I opened the door and saw the girl standing there with them, I wondered who they were for. When she said my name, I was floored. He put a cute little not with it, and they are soooo beautiful! He is so great!!!

Hip Hip Horray!!!

I always love getting my hair cut, and through all my trials and tribulations, I did it! "Long" hair was fun, but it was definitely time for a change. I didn't really tell anyone I was going to do this, so I'm pretty excited to see their reactions! I modeled these pictures after Sister Hull's when she got her hair cut. She is too cute!

Mile war

I spontaniously went running last night, and it was totally awesome. Plus I got the sweetest blood blister ever.

Mile war= 4.5 + 3 = 7.5 I'm climbing the charts!

Date... Double style

Last night was the double date between Jaren and I, and Cari and Bubba. I must say, it was pretty fun. We had dinner, with delightful contributions by Cari and Bubba. The Martinelli's were a classy touch. And the Oreo cheesecake was a hit as usual. We played Conga and danced to the music a little bit. Then we played Buzz Lightyear! It was pretty awesome, but I was the only one who didn't win any rounds. Curses! By some strange turn of events, we ended up watching Hotel Rwanda. It was really good, but at the end I just kind of said, "how did that happen?" Anyways, we ended the night with the Martenelli's and fantastic conversation, and vioala! A real fun evening!

I should have taken snow shoes...

Mike and I were planning on going running last night, but at about 8 he calls me, and asks me if we can run on the outdoor track. He's taking a jogging class or something, and that was part of the assignment. The first thing I said was, "you do know it's snowing right now?" And he said he was walking in it right then. I don't know why I agreed, but I said I'd meet him at the track across the street at 9, and asked him to let me borrow some running pants. So we get there, and I put on some warm ups that he brought for me (which I wanted to steal because they were so awesome), and we went to find the track. When we kind of decided where it should be, he made a starting line in the snow, and off we went. There was the hard icy snow, covered with a blanket of fresh powder. I have never run in snow before, or out in the cold for that matter. I just about died after three laps. We took a break after the first mile, but then we did another one. The second one wasn't so bad, because we'd already kind of beaten a path for ourselves. But after we were done, I wanted to die! I was so cold, and my legs were so tired. Running through that snow was like running on sand, accept like 10 times worse! He came back to my apartment to warm up a little and get some water, and ended up watching some Full House with me Jessica and Juliet. It was a fun night, but one I do not want to ever, EVER duplicate. ever.

Mile war=2.5+2= 4.5 But can I count it as more?

When mom called me last night, I was pretty excited to talk to her, because I thought she was calling me back from one of my earlier efforts to talk to them. But after the customary "how are you?"s, she told me she had a little bit of sad news. "President Hinkley passed away about an hour ago." At first I was in some shock, then I jumped out of my seat and went around the apartment trying to find a roommate. I just looked at Juliet, and she said she already head. When I sat back down, I saw Leesa walk past my door, and we looked at each other. She was on the phone too, and she had tears in her eyes. After mom and I got off the phone, I went and found Leesa who had gone to Lacey's apartment. We didn't talk much, but hugged a lot, and went to ward prayer. That was one of the most powerful ward prayers ever. The spirit was so strong. I didn't cry at first, because I was so happy for him to be up in Heaven. But the moment I thought of his reunion with his wonderful wife, my heart melted for them, and the tears wouldn't stop. All the boys at ward prayer were so sweet to all the girls who were crying. A member of the bishopric said the prayer, and he got pretty emotional. We sang Sweet Hour of Prayer, and We Thank Thee Oh God For a Prophet. I couldn't have sung more than a third of each hymn, because they were touching me strongly at that moment.
I'm going to miss President Hinkley, because he was such a great man. He was sweet and caring, and you could feel it every time he spoke. His humor was always welcome and enjoyed, and his council always wise. I am truly thankful for my prophet, and I am so glad to be a part of this gospel. It will be exciting to see what happens in the next conference.

I've been tagged!!!

Shyla tagged me in this game that I think sounds pretty fun! Here's how it goes down.

A: The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B: Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C: At the end of the post, the player then tags 3 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

10 years ago: I was 9 years old, in 4th grade at McKinley Elementary learning how to count in Japanese
5 things on my to-do list today: 1) Work on my mountain of homework 2) Call an elementary school to get an ESL student 3) go to sign language class 4) Find my classmate on Facebook 5) and finally... eat something delicious!
5 Snacks I enjoy: 1) Sushi (does that count as a snack?) 2) mini crunch bars 3) cupcakes 4) Oreo cheese cake 5) frozen hot chocolate
What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire: I would pay off all the debts of everyone I know, travel the world giving away money every step of the way, then settle down someplace and save the rest for my future, and my children, and my children's children, and my children's children's children. Then set up some kind of awesome foundation for cleft lip children. I would also prolly eat a lot of stuff on the previous list.
3 of my bad habits: 1) I stay up too late too often 2) I try and lead accidentally in Social Dance 3) I make some of my roommates feel uncomfortable with my lack of apparel
5 places I have lived: 1) Redlands, CA 2) Provo, UT 3) Umm... never mind. That's it
5 jobs that I have had: 1) Cleaning the Bishops' house 2) babysitting 3) TCBY 4) SAS custodial
5 Things people don't know about me: 1) I haven't played good ping pong in exactly a month today 2) I modeled for Juliet in my bathing suit 3) I make a mean fried egg 4) Someday I'm going to run the LA marathon 5) I secretly wish my boyfriend would do something with me on my half birthday.

Now I'm going to tag Mommy, Holly, and Shelley. I would tag Roxy, but she hasn't blogged in forever. So hop to it guys!

I got a letter from Kirk today, and it was pretty hard to read, because it was very beautiful cursive. It was so fun, though, and I can't wait to hear from him again. Unfortunately, I also got back the letters I sent to Charlie and Talmage. I guess there are special things I have to do for pouch letters, and I didn't do them. What a waste of my stamps!
Here is a little funny story from my dance class. For the boys, it is proper form to put their hand right under the girls arm pit and covering the shoulder blade. Well, yesterday I wore my shirt with the little hood on it, and there was a boy who felt the need to go under the hood. But as he was burrowing under it, he kept ramming his hand into my bra strap. I don't know if he noticed, but it sure made me feel weird.

horray for film class!

I went with Jaren to see a movie for his film class again this morning. This one was a silent film called Sunrise, and I really enjoyed it. Jaren and I had fun whispering jokes to each other the whole time. It's not like there was any dialogue we were missing. It was a veeeery dramatic film, but it had a happy ending. Well, maybe not as dramatic as mellow dramatic, but it was still good. When Jaren and I walked into the auditorium, it was raging hot, and I thought it felt so good, but I guess I was the only one. When we sat down, there was a couple sitting behind us, and all of a sudden the guy says, "Jaren?" The they talk about how they didn't know they were in the same class, and how it was pretty awesome. Then he asked a question, and it took me a few seconds to process that it was in Tagalog. Then Jaren answers back in Tagalog, and my name was the last word. So I turned around and said hi. Kind of funny.

I got my first response back from the round of missionary letters I sent out. It was from Kirk Hepburn, and it was just a little blip from a mass email that he sends to his dad, and his dad sends to us. When I wrote his letter, I guess I was feeling a little silly, so I dear Johned him. Then I told him that people thought he and I were dating during the summer, and it was just too funny! Here is what he said:

Julie, I understand that things change, especially feelings. Just be sure that he's worthy of you. [snicker] Thanks for you letter!

He's such a nice boy, and I can't wait to write him again.

Also, my PE teacher was gone today, so we had to join the basketball class. Worst two hours ever. But the beautifully crystallizing snow is kinda fun!

I AM NOT AN ANIMAL!

I am in a very analytical mood right now. I went with Jaren to see the Elephant Man for his film class. It was so sad, and so happy, and so good! We went to lunch afterward and discussed the various themes of the movie, because he has to write a paper on it. I could feel my AP lit skills kicking in, because it was a little tough at first thinking of what a theme even was, but once I got rolling, gems of analytical delight were coming out all over the place. Now all I want to do is write a paper on All Quiet on the Western Front or something. Also, I would like to go hot tubbing, but that has nothing to do with it.

Mile War: 2 miles

So, I think I have a boyfriend, but I'm not sure. Last night after the fun adventures at Holly and Caleb's house, he walked me to my apartment, but came in and finished a movie with the thousands of people that were there instead of going home and preparing his lesson for today. After the movie was over, I walked him home, and we stood on his poarch for a while talking. After a while he asked some off-hand question about some plants that are taking over his house. Then he said, "I just thought I'd ask, because that's what boyfriends and girlfriends do." Then we just looked at each other and smiled a lot, then started talking about something else. So I guess we're finally official... I guess. It's pretty exciting. And he had a very good Sunday school lesson today.