we have fun :)

with our camera's

and with editing.

and with each other.

the end. :)

"Slug Bug"

do you remember when you were a kid having "slug bug" contests where as soon as you would see one, you would slug (aka punch) the person you were in the car with before they would get you?


well jeff and i have created our own little version of that.


one thing about jeff is that he really likes jeeps. 
no... i take that back. 


he loves jeeps. 


and i have promised that one day we will be the proud owners of a big jeep with the big jeep tires. 


so our game we play together is the new rendition of the "slug bug" contest ----> JEEP!

picture from my trip to Zion -- post to come.

P.S. i am winning. 

mom's birthday!

for mom's birthday this year, we celebrated.

oohhhh boy did we celebrate!

we went to a play in the afternoon.

dinner to applebee's

and following dinner....

we went to the Zac Brown Band concert.

we celebrated all day long!

it was so much fun and i'm glad that i got to celebrate my mom's birthday with her. :)

during the concert.

we were trying to see past the drunken group in front of us haha

she was loving every minute of the concert!

ZBB is just a good live as they sound on the radio.

check them out next time they are in your town!

alissa's comedy & ugly sweater shin dig

my friend alissa is hilarious.

tara convinced her to have a comedy night & we all wore ugly sweaters.

there was tons of food & lots of friends. 

here are just a few shots from the night (thanks to julene!)

mr. julius

me and mike (we stole julene's camera for a minute)

tara

alissa (the comedian)

julene (you can thank her for the pics)

natasha

PC

it was that time again for our annual girls weekend in park city.

we loved every minute of it :)

at TJ Maxx, the BIGGEST can of hairspray i have ever seen.

i love my face in this picture and the way my makeup looks.

if we had mustache's...

every year :)

i love jumping pictures.

"Thank You" Waldorf Astoria.

Merry Christmas love Margaret & Andrea

(recognize this picture??

the mom's and their giggling... :)

my adopted mom & my blood mom :)

see you again in May!

roomies

earlier this week our roommate lauren moved out. 

sad day! :(

she is planning to go on a mission, so she decided to go home to save money & prepare for leaving.

she is going to be missed a lot but we know her parents are thrilled as well as her boyfriend colten.

our last night together, we took pics before she left.

we woke up early that morning so we could make "andrea's french toast" because it is her favorite.

it was fun to eat breakfast together as roommates.

me, chandra, lauren, and michelle

being goofballs :)

"awkward family photo"

i love these girls a lot.

i truly am blessed to have them as roommates and friends.

Raptors Game #3

i organized another Raptor's baseball game.

i was very glad that so many people were available to come.

not all of them are pictured...

oh well. :)

after the game, julie and i had some of the players sign a baseball we caught.

most of them were way super nice.

22 is my favorite number

so it was a good thing that #22 was a very nice player too!

i really love my roommate michelle.

pretty sure she is awesome and we are a lot a like -- which we both love. :)

miss julie. such a sweetheart. 

she was on council with me for a short time, but things started to fall into place for her at another school.

we had to be kind and share her with another university.

but i am so very glad she came with us to the game!

Institute Rodeo 2011

So my new calling on the Institute Council allows me to be really involved -- "behind the scenes" kind of involved. And ya know what? I couldn't love it more! It is hard work. It's full of early set up's, late night clean up's, lots of planning and preparation, meetings galore. But it is oh so rewarding: The friends I make, the satisfaction of  giving time and effort, working with the rest of those on council, watching people make friends and bring more friends. I love my calling, I am blessed more and more, edified more and more, strengthened more and more when I dedicate myself to this work and these people.

Our July activity was a Rodeo. There was roping, riding horses, sack races, chasing cows, pie eating contest, pulled pork sandwiches and hot dogs. Then there was chips, snowcones, cotton candy, homemade root beer. Mmmm :) 

Towards the end of the night there was a hoe-down where there were lots of line dances going on, a contest of who looks more cowgirl and cowboy-sh, a huge raffle going on with awesome prizes like a 3 month membership to a gym, camping chairs, and books from Deseret Book.

Ah! it was great fun! Really really hot... but fun!

Check it out!

me, Trevor, and Jessie (she came up for the festivities)

my roommates Chandra and Michelle helping out. :) bless their hearts!

my lime flavored snowcone!

my friend Paige!

Get this: we actually used to live by each other before i moved to my current residence. but when i went to my second week in my new ward i sat next to her, we put together that we used to live by each other & we have been friends ever since! funny though that it too us to both NOT be in our common area to meet, right?? I was so glad she came. I adore this girl.:)

Trent, Tara, Julene, Neil, me, Tasha

I like the lighting in the top one better (that's why these are almost duplicates) but I wanted to make sure I included this one of my lil Jessie. :)

Me, Heather (from my new ward) and her friend.

I asked Tara to hold my camera while I helped with the last of the raffle.

...guess this is my "you're welcome andi!" :)