Happy Birthday to Me!

I am officially 19 years old and excited that the day finally came! I will give you a quick rundown of my birthday celebration since I have to work in a few minutes. Ok, on Thursday (2/21) the day before my actual birthday, after I came home from school my mom had a surprise for me and she made me stay in the living room FOREVER and I couldn't figure out what the heck was going on! So finally she revealed her surprise to me:

She redecorated my room as a surprise for me! She is the best mom ever, and i was shocked! i love my new glam pink room :) Later that day, we had family and my best friend Chris (who is like family) over to unwrap gifts and have a mini-party. Here is a sneak peek at some of my presents:

Top from left: Juicy Couture Clutch, Marc Jacobs Star Watch Necklace, and Marilyn Monroe Artwork. I was so happy and grateful that my friends and family care so much about me! It was a fun day. And on Friday, my actual birthday (2/22) I had a midtern (yuck!) but it wasn't actually too hard. Afterwards, my Mom and I headed to Mesquite, NV for a girls night of beauty and shopping! It was so fun, and we even got to eat a fancy restaurant (I had filet mignon and creme brulee...mmm!) I felt so special! It was a great birthday. Well, I'm off to work! Until next time...

Amanda

My Celebrity Crush/Love of Comedy

I got to thinking today and I decided every girl needs a celebrity crush so I'm going to tell you all about mine! His name is Andy Samberg and he is a comedian who is on Saturday Night Live (one of my favorite shows, by the way) I'm obsessed with watching his SNL Digital Shorts. Seriously, if you are having a bad day and are in need of a good laugh fest you need to see this. Andy has brought new life back into the show and some people even say he is the new Adam Sandler (also hilarious!). If you haven't seen them, log your butt onto www.NBC.com/Saturday_Night_Live and look them up under videos. He was also in the movie Hot Rod if you want to check that out as well, but I like the digital shorts better!
<----Andy Samberg is so cute...but my 2nd place celebrity crush would have to be James Marsden!

Comedy has such a special place in my heart since I grew up loving to make people laugh and I was always studying actors and their timing. I love comedy so much, a lot of people don't know this about me but it was actually a dream of mine to become a comedian! Who knows, maybe someday I'll give it a shot ;) But for now, I'm getting my education so people don't laugh at me instead of with me haha! I even once had to give a "How-To" report at school and I did mine on "How To Make People Laugh" Bet you can't guess what I got...that's right, an F. Not really, I got an A+! Anyway, I'm off to work on homework since Midterms are coming up :S Wish me luck!
Until Next Time,
Amanda

Adventures In Babysitting

Today was a really fun day to start off the weekend! First off, I was so excited to see the weather is finally warming up since I live for our warm days in St. George :) and finally, THE SUN came out from all the gray and it was the perfect day to play! Lucky for me, I was babysitting for my across the street neighbors, The Jones family, and they always show me a good time! We decided to have a marathon of Spongebob Squarepants and The Simpsons (which are hilarious no matter how old you are!!) and then we decided to go to the park nearby our houses and it was so much fun. We took their ADORABLE dog Cookie along so she could have a walk, and we had swinging contests, played on the jungle gym and even made new friends! It made me realize just how special little kids are to me...I love playing with them since I'm a big kid at heart :D I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and here are some pictures of our fun day for you to enjoy!

February has arrived!

I decided to write in purple today to match the birthstone Amethyst, which is the birthstone for the the month of February! I'm not just a weirdo for knowing that...my birthday is this month! I will be 19 on 2/22/2008, the same birthday as George Washington (formerly...he no longer celebrates. RIP honesty about the cherry tree president) Drew Barrymore (which, ironically enough, has been my favorite actress since I was 10) and Rachel Dratch (of SNL fame...ever heard of Debbie Downer? Haha!) I am excited but to be honest life is flying by! I feel like I just started Kindergarten, not college. I know its still about 3 weeks away but I get so excited about these things. But after I've been posting these past weeks I have forgotten to update you on certain activities and how they went:

• AMBASSADOR RETREAT(1/11) was one of the funnest nights ever...but thinking about it makes me tired! We stayed up playing games (like Werewolf, which is so addicting. I was going to stop after 2 games but played 5) and listening to the guys playing guitar. My friend Doug has an amazing voice! Guess who is crazy and forgot her camera...AGAIN! I'm not used to having one but I'll bum pics from someone, I promise!

• REBEL RETREAT(1/25) was a smashing success. We had a great turnout. Kids from all over UT and the US came to check out DSC. It was so fun! We went to Entertainment Dixie and saw this hilarious improv comedy group called "Mission Improvable" and we also had a bonfire party afterwards. One of our advisors, Pat, left his car running to do something for a minute and was standing talking to someone and noticed a car rolling away. "What an idiot!" He yelled, not realizing it was his own car! It was hilarious, but paying the repair bill won't be...

There is always lots of fun things going on at Dixie. Tonight is the SHE club sleepover and we are also going to the Mr. Dixie pageant, which I have been looking forward to for months. I will update you every last juicy detail, as always, next Friday!

Love Always,

Amanda

p.s. Here is an Update: The Mr. Dixie Pageant was so fun! One kid wanted the title so badly he ate live worms and goldfish...for me, no crown (no matter how diamond encrusted) would be worth it! Congrats to Kadin Allen for taking the crown (Fortunately for him he just played the piano instead eating creepy crawly things)

Being Sick = No Fun!

I'm writing in blue today to match my mood--I've been sick for almost 2 weeks now and its getting old! You know how sometimes when your sick for a day or two its kind of fun getting attention and resting up, watching your favorite shows and relaxing? Well if your sick for more than that sadly life goes on and I have been trying to just go about normal life as much as possible. But I have two exciting bits of news so here we go:

1) I am so excited to inform you of my status as a new member of Dixie State College's S.H.E. Club! SHE stands for Sophisticated, Heroic and Elegant and its our mission to be a sisterhood of girls out to make the world a better place. Look out for us pink ladies on campus--we're ready to shine! All the girls seem SO nice and next weekend we are even having a slumber party with an initiation. I can't wait!

2)Being sick this past few weeks, on my resting time I have had a lot of hours to think about (dum da da dum...) THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION and what it means to me. Being a woman, I know how lucky we are to even have the chance to vote, since that wasn't always the case. I want to empower everyone to get out there and make a difference (every vote counts!) and remember its our right, and most importantly a privlege. I also wanted to give a shout out to the man I'm supporting

BARACK OBAMA! Not only is he ready to make the world a better place, he actually cares about people and is engaging. I'm excited to lend my support to him. I also wanted to share this thought with everyone:
This election year, don't go with a persons gender, skin color or religious affiliation for your vote. This shouldn't matter when choosing a leader for our country. I've always been an advocate for women in office, but I'm not voting for Hilary just because she is a girl. Same with Mitt Romney, I'm not voting for him just because he has morals like mine. I'm choosing the best person for the job, and I encourage all of you to read up on the issues and choose your favorite candidate. I love you all and have a fab weekend!
Love Always,

Amanda

New Years Resolutions!

I know it has already been the new year for 18 whole days, but I wanted to take the opportunity to share my resolution. I'm known notoriously amongst friends for being 5 minutes late everywhere I go, and I want to change my punctuality image! I started this week on Monday, and I've only been late to 2 classes. That still sounds like a lot, right? Not if you knew me before! I was constantly late for class, work or even social obligations! I know, I know...bad girl! But I am trying to work on it and thats what counts. I think any steps a person takes to be a better person is a sign of character, and everyone should try to better themselves. And since I forgot to tell you last week...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope all your dreams come true. Now i'm off to study for my interior design quiz (which is THE funnest class by the way--if you ever get the chance to take it, its worth your buck. We took a field trip to Boulevard Home Furnishing to see if we could spot historical techniques in current furniture and we basically had to mad dash around the store and find it all, and we even got to pick our favorite thing to list on the assignment sheet. My favorite, of course, wasn't a piece of furniture! It was a painting of Marilyn Monroe, my idol! She is so glamorous...she also taught me my most important lesson: Diamonds are a girls best friend! Haha...I'm just joking. But everyone should watch that movie if they get the chance! I LOVE old movies...that one is called "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" I'll list some of my favorites at the bottom. Bye everyone!

Love Always,

Amanda, DSC's biggest fan

Marilyn in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"

My Top 5 Classic Movies:

5. Breakfast at Tiffany's

4. Some Like It Hot

3. Shirley Temple Movies (I can't choose just one!) Curly Top, Dimples, The Little Princess...

2. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1. The Wizard of Oz

Its Good to Be Back!

Hi Everyone! It feels so good to be back and writing once again... It was a long Christmas break but honestly it didn't feel long enough! Let me travel back in time and update you on previous events.

December 10-14 was finals week. I was super nervous for my first time ever, but it all worked out superb! I must have done really well because I was sitting at B's in two of my classes and they got bumped up to A-'s! And, best of all, I passed my Math class! I was in danger of getting a "D" because of my test scores becuase I really struggle in Math, it is definitely my hardest subject. But I studied really hard for the last test and the final and I must have done well because I got that wonderful "C" needed to move on to the next math class.

DID YOU KNOW...that goofiness reduces stress during finals week? Hahaha

December 15-January 7 was our Christmas Break. I got to visit with lots of family that came to see me, and I also got to catch up with friends, and I was really excited to see my best friend Chris. Since he works nights and I go to school full time our schedules don't match up sometimes, so it was nice to hang out with him! We even had a Madonna party. We have these custom made Madonna shirts, so we wore them and watched some of her classic movies "Desperately Seeking Susan" and "Who's That Girl?" It was so fun.

Here is me and Chris getting our "Vogue" on and showing off our custom made shirts at our Madonna Party

Christmas was especially fun--I got 3 seperate visits from my Grandma, then my Aunt Terri, Uncle Joe, and my CUTEST little cousin Tyler, and from my cousin Jennifer and her adorable babies Sophia and William. I love Sophie to pieces! I might be biased, but I think she is so adorable...same with William. He has the cutest smile. They only live in Cedar City so I get to see them more often than my other relatives, who much of which live in California. I had to work over the Holidays because the Movie Theater is open 365 days a year, but we got to have snacks and it was a relaxed atmosphere! I also chopped off about 5 inches of my hair :S but I ended up loving it.
Jennifer holding Will; Me holding Sophia.

January 7-January 11 was BACK TO SCHOOL! I'm so happy with my schedule and all my professors this semester. Everyone seems so funny and kind. There are lots of friends in my classes too so I know this will be an exciting close to my first year of college. Thats all for now...tonight all the Ambassadors are heading up to the Dixie State College Cabin in Pine Valley, UT for a little rest and relaxation. I'm so excited! Stay tuned at the bottom for pics of the ugly sweater party!

Love Always,

Amanda