Party Like a Goddess

This was a really fun weekend. Friday we went to a dance (check out our sweet new Women's Chorus t-shirts, Celeste!) and Saturday we went ice skating (see the leg warmers Marie, see them?) Then my bestest friends at college and I went to a toga party at King Henry last weekend. The toga party was kind of lame (the guy in charge of the music told us it was an "indie" toga party, and that if we wanted him to play some techno, rap, or spice girls, we would have to pay him for the songs on itunes...my friend Vanessa got so mad!) It was way fun to get dressed up though. I don't know why people ever stopped wearing togas. They are super comfortable.

I Believe In The Ice Age

(Frozen tidal waves)


And I believe that it will happen again. It was -1 degrees in Provo this morning...BRR!!!

Flu Vaccination

BYU has been offering free H1N1 Flu virus vaccinations to students, faculty, and their dependents. I don't like shots and I'm a little afraid of medicine, particularly injections (cross-contamination, them giving me the wrong thing and I die, etc) so I was pretty proud of myself for taking this initiative. It was free, so I figured, why not?

I was in line, mentally preparing myself for getting a shot when the EMT guy told me they were going to be giving me the nasal spray vaccination and that I should go get in the "mist" line.

Huh?

I'd never even heard of a nasal vaccination! Needless to say, it was a WEIRD experience. The boy's expression in the above picture pretty much sums up my reaction.

12 days until I come home for Christmas! Yay!

I've Been Meaning to Post This Forever...

Halloween: Ninja Turtle Style

It's amazing what a little creativity and a 5$ budget for halloween can do. I teamed up with 3 of my friends and we were Ninja Turtles! We had to call our guy friends and ask what the names, colors, and weapons of the turtles were, because none of us knew, but it turned out pretty well! We even watched the movie to study their movements and behaviors, and we took copious notes. Just kidding about that last one. But we did watch the movie.

Wait...for real?

Last year I blogged about how our family is given a name each year for giving Christmas gifts. I mentioned how for the last 4 YEARS I've gotten boys - Dan, Adam, Nathan, Aaron, and I might have even had Joel before that...anyways, this year I was determined to get a girl. (You'd think the odds would be better for getting a girl in our family, but we just keep getting brother-in laws!) So. I talked with Dad.

Melinda: "Hey Dad, I've gotten the guys in our family for the last 4 years, so even though Greg's new to the fam this Christmas I don't have him, right?"

Dad: (looks in planner...pauses...pulls pen out of pocket) "Oh...I guess I'd better change that then!"

What?! Seriously? Again? Not that I don't wanna give a you a present, Greg, but what are the odds! Anyways...I still don't know who my person is but I am almost 100% positive that it's a girl. Then again, there's always that lurking possibility...

This is CRAZY!!!