Overall Grade: D-

We'll start this one back about a year and a half ago right before I leave for college. My dad is Mr. Safety with everything! Everything is locked turned off and anything else you can do to ensure safety. Its about a million degrees outside and Dad tells me its time that I learn how to change a tire. First thing he tells me "Danni get some shoes on were changing your tire." "Dad its freakin hot outside and I dont wear shoes." "Do you think that your only going to get a flat in the dark, your going to be wishing you had shoes on when your getting burned on the side of the highway." "Ah whatever. I'll just have someone else change it." So I go get ready come outside and dads got everything put out on the driveway. He gets down and shows me how to take off the hubcap, then shows me how to losen the bolts in the star shape before I jack the truck up. We proceed to jack it up and get the tire off and all along im standing there burning up while he's asking, "did you see what I just did? Would you be able to find that?, Do you know where to put that?" And of course im like "yup, saw that dad, oh I could do that easy." Anyways after he shows me what to do he goes in the garage gets a chair and says "your turn". I was like what are you kidding me. So I start doing everything, he's still telling me what I need to do, I obviously didnt learn a thing. About 6 hours later I get done and Im like Im not worried I'll never have to do that!
Back to yesterday. Im on my way to Sierra Vista as im doing my moms run. Im driving down the highway and I go to pass this truck thats going slow so I go to the left lane. As I attempt to pass him he speeds up. Were going a little over 80 mph and as I look behind me I see the grandma and grandpa I passed a while ago who were going no faster than 50 mph impatiently swerving behind me and then the truck I was attempting to pass. He seemed aggitated by our litte "mexican road block" we had going on. Grandpa couldnt calm down enough for me to slow down to get back over so as soon as he got back behind me, I quickly slowed down and got right back behind the truck. As the sweet old couple pass me grandma looks at me and flips me off. "Merry Christmas to you too old hag!" Im pretty sure I said something "along those lines" right back to her. But as I look forward again A piece of metal had fallen off the truck and I was aimed right towards it. Before I could do anything I hit it dead on with my front tire! I yelled out a "sshhhiiiiioooooot" or something like that and pulled off immediatly. I knew right away I was screwed. I tried calling my dad but he didnt answer so I called my mom and first words out of her mouth are " You know your dads going to give you so much crap about this right?" Thanks mom. Anywho I waited for about 45 min to an hour waiting for my dad to come while in the meantime almost getting hit by some crazy mexican driving down the shoulder of the highway going like 60 mph. But my dad comes and we drive down the shoulder for a while till we get to the exit and get to gas city. Dad changes my tire in his dress clothes after I offer to do it. After its all done he's looking at me and was like "Im pretty sure you failed the test." "1. You couldnt have changed your tire without me. *true. 2. The flashlight you brought me was dead. The whites of my eyes were brighter than that! *true again. 3. Your wearing flip flops. I can see you running away from the creep that tries to help you. At least you can kick back in shoes. *true. 4. The one thing you did good at was pulling off far enough and not going after the hubcap. (The hubcap literally flew through the air after we hit.) So your overall grade is a D-.
On a funny note...My dad also got a flat tire that day after work. He sure is a trooper! 1 new tire and 1 new rim later were ready to do it again.

"LeRoy" My hero :]

Fun Facts

Lately Ive been thinking about myself. Not in an overly obsessed way, but Ive been thinking about how I am compared to other people around me and Ive come to realize I think im a little odd. Here's 15 little "fun facts" about me...


- Im a little "anti-social". Ive been thinking alot about this one lately and ive realized im perfectly fine sitting at home just hanging out or watching a movie. I dont need to be around large quantities of people. I actually hate that. I get annoyed really easy, espicially by idiotic people.


- Im a major hypochondriac. Ask my mother. I have had any and every major disease you can think of. I think im slowly getting a little better though. Taking my CNA class really freaked me out at first, espicially when we first talked about MRSA. I have never been more sure that Iwas going to die as I was that day. I really almost started crying in class.


- I think im funny. Is that bad? I hear people say that when you think your funny your really not, but I think im an exception to that rule. Maybe im more of a rude funny. Lets just say Im extremly sarcastic.


-I hate hate hate the cold. More than anything in the whole world I hate coldness. It gets me like no other. I hate snow, other than looking at it, it serves no purpose.
*Actually there is one thing I like about the cold and thats what it does to the day. It gives it this look and feel that you dont get at anyother time. You can look outside and just tell by looking at the cloudless sky that its gonna be a chilly one.


- Im a creature of the night. I love night time. It has an opposite affect on me, during the day is usually when im tired. I can think about going to bed all day long and when the time comes to actually go to sleep, I cant. I wish I was more of a morning person. There's something about the mornings that I love. I wished I loved it enough to get up and enjoy it!


- I chew 2 pieces of gum. Always. I think it all started with my grandma when I was young, she would always let me chew as many as I had wanted and it just stuck with me. Chewing 1 piece just doesnt work out. I think I go through a pack a day...seriously. Hey at least im not a smoker right!

-Im addicted to Dr. Pepper. I could drink only it for the rest of my life and it probably wouldnt be enough. I have however controlled it to only drinking 1 (or maybe 2) a day. It was getting a little outrageous so I had to do something about it.

-I wear flip-flops constantly. I really cant remember the last time I wore shoes during the day. I wear them to work only because I have to. And I only wear rainbow flip-flops...not rainbow colored ones, the brand. Its they way they fit. I cant find it in any other brand.

-Im a people watcher. I could sit and observe people forever. I love watching people. creepy?...maybe a little bit.

-I like everything big. I like big bags, sunglasses, you name it I like it big, I dont know why.

-I like Britney Spears. Say what you want about her but I will love her forever. She had her crazy times but she has come back and will be better than ever!

-I hate glass cups. They get all scratchy after you wash them and the way they feel is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me! I cant stand it.

-I HATE napkins. If theres one thing I hate more than Joe Nathan and glass cups its napkins. Espicially when other people use them. Its the feel and noise they make when its rubbed together. It drives me nuts and makes me cringe all over! I will never use them.

-I love the piano. If I could be amazing at anything, it would be the piano. I really love it when guys can play its instant love!

I dont know why everything is underlined!!

I only have 1 more Saturday of clinicals and I have never been so thrilled and kinda sad at the same time. It sucks waking up so early on my Saturdays to go wipe butts but I really love all those little old people no matter how mean they can be. There pretty fun. I hope to go back to visit them.
This last week we moved! Im no longer trailer trash...just white trash now :] But me, Kalie, Julie, Missy, and Jackie all live together in a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment. Its really cute I like it alot. Way better than the trailer mansion. It kinda happened really fast. We were driving around one night and saw the sign we called the guy the next day to see if it was still open and it was so I set up to see it the next day. I went and looked liked it alot! So we called him back asked him some questions, im pretty sure he was really annoyed by my calls after the first few so he was kinda rude and I was scared to talk to him more. Anyways after a long series of events and a $1500 deposit later (he totally ripped us off) we are all partially moved in :] Ill put up more pictures later. But really everyone can come visit now and I wont be ashamed!
Now for a little recap on Halloween and such...
-Halloween was definantly not worth it this year. I had clinicals the next day so I was really worried about staying out to late and not waking up in the morning. Anyways we went to the institute dance, so dumb! I think im a little anti-institute. I really dont like to ever go to the dances or activities they put on, its nothing against them, I actually think im a little anti-social. But thats a totally different thing. Anywyas, after the institute dance we went to my friend Jace's house. Him and his friends always throw huge parties and they're usually alot of fun, this one however was insane. It was disgusting watching people "dance" on eachother. I felt so dirty being there. It was sick. I think its funny that girls think Halloween is the one day its ok to be a dirty slut. I was sicked out at how many girls squeezed everything they had into little lingerie tidbits so the could be bunny's and devils. EW!! Is all I had to say. If I ever saw my daughter in anything like those girls were wearing Id shave her head and ground her for a year. It was disapointing more than anything to see guys from our ward doing the dirty with these girls while dancing. FREAKING SICK!! So that was a sad night for me espicially seeing a guy that I liked dancing so provacative with some girl. I was so turned off and even now...no matter how good looking he is....everytime I see him I just picture what he was doing in my mind and I get that disgusted shiver down my body.
Besides that I think its all I've down with myself the past few weeks. School is good now. I ended up withdrawling from anatomy. I talked to my teacher about everything and she was real understanding and I just told her I'd take it another time. So I feel so relieved! I need to get myself motivated Im just not exactly sure how to do that right now :/
As for my love life...haha its still pretty non existant. I talk to Alton everynow and then. Ive been borrowing movies from him so I went over there last night and he showed us his kitchen. Its moving along real well. He's done alot and like I sad earlier its gonna be a sweet kitchen. I dont really know what to do about any of it. (I really hope he never reads this!!) He's a real cool guy though, I think I kinda like him im just not real sure what to do about it? I cant read him at all. Its a frustrating thing lemme tell ya! My roomates think I should make him cookies or something but I dont know if I could. haha I think its a little to forward...not even that I would just feel incrediably dumb taking cookies to his house. So if anyone has ideas let me know :]
I only have a few pictures from Halloween...

Whitney, Haley and me

Im not exactly sure what Jenson was but jackie was a cowgirl, Lacey was a goddess, Missy was 80's and I was a hippie :]

Catching Up!

Well the last few weeks have been okay. I started clinicals 3 weeks ago and they have been a doozy! The first week of clinicals I was so nervous I had no clue what to expect and I felt like I had no clue what I was doing. Which is partially true... Anyways. We start off by meeting in the front room. We usually sit in there for like 30 min waiting for everyone. Its so annoying, we might as well start at 7:30 so I can sleep a little longer. Anyways we leave and then we go to whatever end were going to and we get the residents ready for breakfast. We get them in the rooms they need and then we get all their trays to them. The Garden Room is for the residents that need help eating. My first day I was in that room and I had to feed 3 of them at the same time. It was intense. One lady had to be reminded to swallow, the other lady was deaf and blind and she sleeps through everything. I had to touch her shoulder to wake her up and she would just lift up her head a little and then open her mouth so I'd shovel food in her mouth. Dangerous I know! And then the other woman (who pops up later on in the story) just speaks jiberish. She can fully understand you and everynow and then if you make her mad enough, she'll spit out a few cuss words at you. She's very hostile lets just say that. Anyways after breakfast is over we wheel the people back to their rooms and trasfer everyone into beds and just answer call lights from then on out. Back to my first day though, Im walking down the hall and this girl grabs me and says I need help getting this guy to the bathroom so come help me. I was like what! Oh crap. So anyways we go and we get him into the bathroom and get him stood up because he cant even get his pants or breif off and he's standing there and the girl starts to get his pants down and he farts...it was probably the longest sickest fart ever, I swear it was like a min long. Me and Heather just bust up laughing though, of course its a silent laugh and he cant see us so we were safe. So when he's done with it she goes in again to pull them down and again he farts. Same thing we start laughing so hard and he doesnt acknowledge it at all! He was just like well what are you waiting for! So we get his pants down and she starts taking off his breif and it was like a cloud of fart that just hits her. Her face was hilarious it was just disgusting! So we get him situated and leave him to do his thing and were just waiting outside his door for him to call us. He finally gets done and Heather the girl im with was like Danni you cant wipe for him and I was like uh no thanks! I was walking around trying to find something to do so wouldnt have to but as I walk into the bathroom he turns his rump right towards me and was like well what are you waiting for? So I grab some toilet paper and I start wiping and this big ole poop log comes out of his butt and he was like "Thar she goes" I was so disgusted! So I keep wiping, its real hard because I dont know how hard to wipe because alot of old people get so mad if we hurt them...obviously. So im wiping and I throw a piece of toilet paper into the toilet and I miss! So I bend down to pick it up and as im coming back up my face was literally centimeters away from his butt! He could have blown out a fart or pooped and it would have been all over my face. It was scary I was so worried about just brushing up against it! Needless to say it was ridiculous and scary and kinda funny now looking back on it all. That was probably the funniest part of that day. My second clinical was horrible. I dont know what it was but the smell was horrible that day. I was disgusted by the staff and that they let it get that bad! But I just had a few bad expierences. I dont want to talk about it ha. And then clinical 3 which was yesterday was really good. I talked to alot of the old people and they are alot of fun. One guy who lives there is 102 yrs old and he can walk around and he talks, he is seriously so funny! But he was a billionaire before he came and he has a ton of letters on his wall from a building company, he donated the money to build 2,000 houses. He owns the copyright of the original 10 Commandments movie. He donated like 2 billion dollars to our church and the prophet wrote him a letter thanking him and wishing him a happy birthday. He donated all the rest of his money to other random charities and church's because he doesnt have any relatives and he said he just wanted to die broke. His wife died at this nursing home so he said he plans on living there till he dies too. He's a cool guy. But now back to the lady at the begining of my story. This lady had been sitting in her chair all day. She didnt want to be moved and most of the CNA's just kinda leave her alone. So they just let her sit there all day in the same breif. So me and this other girl go in and kinda explain to her what were doing and she just starts freaking out and yelling all these things but we just get her up and move her and we have to change her breif and she flips! She was swinging right and left and she slapped me right across my face! I was so mad and then she throws in "go to hell!" It was intense. But yesterday was probably the best day Ive had! I played bingo with them for an hour! It was great. Ill be done in 2 weeks I cant wait!



Now on to my date. Last night I went on my date with Alton. It was a blind date kind of thing and Kalie and her friend Shawn just kinda set the whole thing up. But anyways he picked me up at 6:30 and we went to eat. He took me to La Paloma this restaruant in solomon. It was pretty good. I got 3 shredded beef flour enchiladas or something like that. They were kidna hot but really good. On the way their we talked about how he ended up in Safford, the whole mine thing thats going on, Just kinda everything. It was good. At the restaraunt we kinda just did the same thing. He is a plane mechanic but he flies as well so we talked about that forever. It was good, it was just us 2 so I was freaking out the whole time about how akward I thought it was going to be but it turned out pretty good. We had our akward silences but they were minimal haha and it wasnt that bad. After dinner we went to the movie theatre...we have 7 movies playing here and we hadn't heard of any of them. So we decided to go to his house and watch one of his. When we got there we checked out his house, he bought it from his grandma so she could retire but now he is re-doing alot of it. He's starting with the kitchen. It is a mess haha there is an akward wall in his kitchen so he ripped it out. He took down all the cabinets its literally a mess. There was plaster all over the floor and there's no tile it was funny. But he explained what he's going to do, he is going to have an awesome kitchen when he is done though. His whole house will be really nice. But we finally got into the living room and we looked at all his movies. I hadnt seen alot of them so he was picking out ones he said I needed to watch but we narrowed it down to a few and we ended up with "Top Secret". hahaha it was the weirdest movie, picture Airplane but 10 times worse. Before we could watch it though he had to move all the random stuff thats all shoved in the living room. He has basically everything his grandparents had still and everything that the rest of the family didnt take is shoved into this room while he's redoing the kitchen. I felt helpless just watching him. He had to move this big china cabinet and a grandfather clock, it was way to much for just a movie, but he was a sport and moved it all himself. The movie was funny but definatley a one time watch. He felt bad I didnt like it, he was like you should have just told me to turn it off we could have watched another one! But it was ok. After that it was kinda akward again...no misty we didnt make out... it would have been nice though hahaha. But we just sat there and talked about all his plans for the rest of the house. We talked about hurling, he's really into that, and we talked about photography. He is big into that and he has a real talent. That took up alot of time. After that we went into his office and he showed me a lot of pictures on flickr that he's done, he is seriously so good. We watched a little bit of a hurling game so I could see what it was all about, and let me tell you its the craziest sport ever! Look it up its intriguing. But all in all it was good. He took me home after that and that was our date. He seems like a cool guy. It was kinda weird at first like I said but in the end we kinda warmed up to eachother. We'll see what happens.

Grateful.

Over the last few days i've been thinking alot about how thankful and blessed I am to have the family I do. Ive been talking with friends and listening to all the hardships and trials their families have been through, and it made me think of my own family and how grateful I am for them and all they do for me. So I wanted to take the time to say thank you to them for everything they do...

Mom, where do I begin? Im so grateful for everything you do for me. Your always there to listen to all my whining and complaining about the things that happen in my life. You give me good advice for just about everything. Im glad that you talk to me and you make it sound like you want to talk and listen to all my gossip. Im grateful that you are a worthy member of our church so that when me and Justin (or Dad occasionally) want to do something "bad" your there to convince us we'll go to hell and make us feel bad enough to not do it...such as my tattoo, and American Gangster...which we saw anyways haha. But im also grateful that your willing to sin with us every now and then by going to eat on Sundays occassionally :] Im also grateful that you still take me shopping although you already know that in a short period of time I will be complaning non stop about how "my legs hurt". I really enjoy the me and you time we get. I think your the only mom I know that will walk down 4th Ave. with their kid and go into all the crazy shops...and dance around in parachute pants...just to help me find boots and a hippie shirt. And last but not least im so grateful for all the times you've taken me to the doctor for cancerous freckels on the bottom of my foot, all the rare diseases I was positive I had, and anything else incredibly dumb ive thought I had, any other parent would tell me to suck it up and go to school. I am positive though that one day I will be able to say "I told you I was sick!".

Dad. Oh how I love you. Im so grateful for everything you do for our family. Im incrediably grateful that you are a worthy preisthood holder and that I know that I can come to you for anything. Im also so grateful that you go to a job you hate everyday so that we will have the stuff we need. I really enjoy when you wake me up at the butt crack of dawn so we can go to IHOP to eat breakfast and talk about life when I come home on the weekends. (we need to do it again!) I love that you know the words to all the songs from my "era" such as Beyonce's Irreplaceable, and any Gwen Stefani song. I love that you watch Rob & Big and that you laugh as hard as you do watching it. I love talking to you and listening to the advice you give to me as well. Im so grateful that you are Mr. Safety. Im glad that your always checking my truck for me when I go home and changing the oil and filling up the tires for me. I love when I come home at night and tell you "im home" and the first thing that you say everytime is "did you lock door?" "nope dad its wide open". Its a comfort thing haha. Surprisingly it has all rubbed off on me. I HATE when the lights are left on in here, and Im constantly worried about someone leaving the oven on and our TM blowing up. "SOMETHINGS BURNING!!" hahaha.

Justin. Oh how I love you too dear brother. Im really grateful that you served an honorable mission. It affected my life for the positive and im glad that I have you to look up to. Im so glad that you and I have a good relationship and that I can call you whenever I need anything. Im glad that you and Makenzie have the relationship you do. Its hard to stay worthy in a relationship thats lasted that long. Sounds weird but I really admire that. Im really glad you did the Border Patrol thing. I think that you should stay with it and try again. Dont let it discourage you. Do what you want to do and dont let anything stop you! You have so much potential to do whatever you want. Just figure that out and "do work son" Also, Im glad that you can admit im the funniest person you know. It means alot haha.

Beau and Bailey. Ill start with Beau... You are so funny. Ill give you that much. Really though, im glad you came along. I feel like we have a close little relationship and that we are bonded in a weird way. We are both the same in so many ways and I like that about you because that means you'll be really cool. But really, you are really a sweet boy when your not biting your lip and are getting ready to punch Bailey. Id be careful around her Im pretty sure she could take you! Your so smart and your really good at skateboarding. Just do what you want and stay sweet haha.
Bailey. Im so glad you came along too! Im grateful that you look up to me like you do and even when im not very nice to you, you still do and say nice things to me. Im so grateful for all the notes and bracelets you've given to me. I have them all at my house andI read them all the time! Your pretty funny and you have a cute laugh. I think your the one with the athletic gene so keep up with the sports. I really liked going to your games your really good! You are so smart and funny and nice. Just keep being you :]

I love you guys so much and I cant wait till I come home again!

Im Moving Up In The World!!

Well this last week or so has been really fun. I think a combination of stress and bordem helped with my past breakdown. I've been hanging out more with people which has made me feel alot better. Its nice to shake things up a bit and do something different every now and then. I got my test back in anatomy....not proud by any means but I am moving up in the world...or at least the class. I got a 67% on this one haha! Im hoping this means the next test will be in the 70's or better :] Andd I got a raise at work too woo-hoo!! I went from minimum wage to 25 cents above it! I know I know, ill be rolling in the dough in no time!
I was talking to my roomate the other day and she told me that hitting my head was the best thing thats happened to me, Im funnier and I laugh more. haha I dont exactly know how to take that one but I think she's right. I feel lighter now, not like I've lost weight or anything, but I feel free-er? I do laugh more and I havent been freakin out over everything lately. So I think she's right, my concussion did some good up there!
I start my actual clinicals in two weeks! Im really nervous. If I do something wrong I could seriously kill one of the old folks!! Im pretty sure Id never get a license after that! haha but really I dont want to hurt anyone and Im nervous about doing something wrong. Not to mention I have to wipe some saggy butts. Ive been sicked out more from my CNA class in the past few weeks than I have my whole life so far. Its been interesting and really fun! Lets just hope all goes well :]

Tagged

Well...My mom tagged me so here goes...

10 years ago I...
1. was 9. Enough said.
2. Had braces and glasses...I know big nerd.
3. shared a room with Justin.
4. loved riding my bike and rollerblading.
5. wore overalls like they were going out of style.

5 things on my "to do" list today (or tomorrow)...
1. Do something with my life.
2. Read my scriptures and pray more.
3. Study.
4. Exercise.
5. Make new friends. (Not that I dont like the ones I got.)

5 snacks that I enjoy...
1. Fruit Smiles.
2. TLC cheddar crackers.
3. pb&j?
4. hot cheetos and cream cheese. I highly reccomend it.
5. peanut m&m's

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire...
1. Buy an automobile.
2. Put away for a nice house/savings for my family's education...children, husband, me, etc...
3. Pay off my parents debt.
4. Pay my parents ALL the money I owe them...or should owe them.
5. Go shopping.

5 places I have lived...
1.Las Cruces, NM
2. High Rolls, NM
3. Alamogordo, NM
4. Tucson, AZ
5. Thatcher, AZ

5 jobs I've had...
1. Quiznos.
2. "Nanny"
3. Brueggars Bagels.
4. Western Wizzats. (Doesnt technically count..I worked there for like 3 weeks, and I barley ever went. WORST job ever!!)
5. R&R Pizza Express.

I tag...anyone who feels like doing this...

Trip(s) To The Er

My failed attempt at showing everyone my nursing scrubs :] haha
Well the week has picked up a little and was not so bad afterall. Im glad to report I did NOT have my emotional breakdown as planned, although I do think it might have done me some good. Anyways. Last night I was so adamint (sp?) about getting to bed before midnight because I knew that I was going to have my nursing clinicals ALL DAY today. So my plan was to hang out with our friend Alecc whose visting for a while and then go home at a reasonable hour. Im proud to say I did practise self control and I was home at 10 pm. I think its an all time record for me. I dont even know what we were doing but everyone was planning on going to a dance party, and as much as I looove to dance *cough cough* I dragged my grumpy butt home. When I got home however I couldnt sleep so I was just lurking people on the internet when I hear Lacey come home. This was right about the time that I got bored and I was a little excited with the idea of wearing scrubs today, so like a little kid I had them on and I was thinking about how legit I looked. But I hear Lacey digging around in the kitchen so I go out in my scrubs and asked what she was doing and she was like "I think Johnny broke his elbow!" So I went outside to check him out when he started laughing a little, it dawned on me how dumb I must look wearing my scrubs at 10:30 pm. He was like hey your a nurse can you tell me if its broke. Then I had to proceed to tell him how un-legit I am, and that im not a nurse. I asked him some questions pretending like I knew what I was doing, and my assumption came back negative on a break but their was definantly some damage done. So I follow Lacey and him to the ER and get him all checked out. It was pretty uneventful for the 3 hours we were there. So what do you do in the waiting room do you ask?....Take pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. We gained a few friends and had a photoshoot :]

The man of the hour. I was right, he only popped a fat pocket or something. haha

Well...I took a slight break from this to go hang out last night. I dont remember if I ever told anyone about the monster house guys? We would play monster pong at their house all the time, but anyways we started hanging out with them again and we all wanted to do something last night. We went to the football game, and after decided to go do something. These boys are CRAZY! But their so fun. So we decided to make a big slip n slide and go play on it at a hill at the school. BAD IDEA. I dont remember any of it. I remember hitting my head only because my head hurt so bad. The last thing I remember is walking into the ER and I was so mad because I didnt have shoes and I felt so white trash. I faintly remember answering a question about what the date was and I couldnt remember that. I knew it was Sept. Thats it. I dont remember walking to the room, I dont remember driving to the hospital, I dont remember anyone coming to the slip n slide or anyone who was there. I dont even remember not remembering. This is what Ive been told haha....

I hit my head going down the slip n slide and apparently I went down it 3 more times. My head hurt so bad and I was just sitting on the side. This girl wanted Lacey to take some pictures of everyone so Lacey asked me to go down to the bottom of the hill with her. So I went down the hill and I wasnt saying anything and I told Lacey that I couldnt remember anything and something was wrong. Lacey didnt believe me at first and she said that I said "Lacey I swear to God I dont remember anything, Something is wrong!" And I got teary eyed so she knew it was bad. Missy and Jackie came down and asked what was going on and I freaked out on Missy and was just like dont make a big deal about it, and I kept telling her not to tell anyone haha. I just told them Im losing my memory and I didnt know what was happening. I didnt remember anyone coming to the hill it was just scary. So Lacey took me to the hospital and she said I asked her the same question 14 times. She said it got to the point where she stopped answering. So we get there I get into a room and we wait. Lacey called Jono and Joseph and Trent to come and give me a blessing. I had just met Joseph that night and he was the first one to get there and when he walked into the room I couldnt remember his name. It freaked me out, im so good with names!! Anyways the doc just told me I had a concussion and to go home. I was like uh thanks. But the boys came back over to keep me up and they gave me a blessing. It was fun and im so grateful for them and that they came and hung out in the hospital with us for round 2!! haha. But really I lost my memory of a few hours and its so scary and weird. I couldnt imagine what it would be like to lose days and months or memory. But anyways, im ok haha. My neck hurts and I have a headache. I think i'll live though, no more slip in slides for me :]

Mah Rooommaatteeessss :]

Were not exactly sure who he is...haha

Tevye's Birthday party

Sneaking into the lake

Roomates plus Missy

The skinny dipping group :] haha

Our new friends...actually we dont know them either :/

I live with creepers

Like I said...

AHH LIFE.

Well life so far has been pretty hectic. I swear I feel like im in school all the time. These 3 hour classes are really getting to me. Its so hard! School has never been hard for me, Ive never really had to apply myself Ive always just coasted on by. Not anymore though, its really tuff and since ive never expierenced this before I feel like im drowning and I cant swim! I dont know what to do so im just trying to do what I can I guess. I got my schedule for clinicals for nursing last week. I start the middle of October and get done like the end of November. This means that every Saturday during these next few weeks means ill be working with the elderly from 7 am to 5 pm. I was so thrilled to be doing this 2 weeks ago but as ive talked to people who have done it before I havent come across one that had liked it even a little bit. I was like what, how can you not like the sweet old people? I come to learn the old people at Infinia are not so sweet, more like rabid beast who want to make your expierence horrible. haha maybe not that bad but I definantly havent heard one good thing about them. So now im really nervous. I do get to spend three of those Saturdays at the hospital though so it should help. Work is same as ever. I can only work like 3 days a week with my schedule so I do kinda like that aspect but I feel like im always either at work or at school. Its frustrating being the only one of my roomates having a job, im not exactly sure why I get so frustrated with that but I do. Jackie basically has a job, she' s the only one who is gone as much or more than I am. This girl is so crazy I honeslty dont know how she does it. She is a freshman who is doing cheer here but she has 18 credits. Shes a nut and she seems like shes always doing something. But I think she is my favorite, she makes us laugh so hard at least once a day. She's probably the most innocent nieve person but in a good way...kinda. Everyone needs to meet her though shes great. The trailer mansion is same as ever. My hands are sore from trying to open our bathroom door. Its a scary thing the first time it happens to you. I dont know why our door handle doesnt work but if you shut the door all the way your screwed, your not gonna be able to open the door for at least 2 to 3 min, and if you wash your hands itll probably be like 4 to 5 min before you make it out. And our bathroom is so small you get chloasterphobic because your really not sure if your going to make it out or not, there's a good chance you wont. Espicially if your home by yourself and you shut the door all the way, you might be in there for a long time. Its funny because both of our bathrooms do this but the main one isnt as bad. But when people come over to use our bathroom we usually just let them close it, then we all laugh when we hear them trying to get it open, then it gets quiet, then they knock and someone will help them. Im telling you though, its a scary expierence I think everyone needs to endure. Other than that I think thats basically all thats been happening...Here are a few pictures, ones of me and Tory before she moved away :[ and then there is one of us roomates :] and there's one of Jackie showing off her new uniform haha

Jackie's Uniform

Roomates + Michelle :]

Me and Tory :]

Reflections of Christ

Tonight we had a fireside with Mark Mabry, the guy who created the whole Reflections of Christ idea and the man who made it happen. He is an AMAZING guy. I dont know how else to put it. I have not felt the spirit so strong as I did tonight. He was so sincere and so humble about this whole project and we watched the video about the process and then watched the final product and he brought a few of the pictures and it was just honestly so amazing. I honestly dont know how to put in words the feeling of tonight and listening to him speak, I wish I could and I wish everyone could have been there because its just so inspiring. Here is the link for the Reflections of Christ. Watch it if you havent seen it or just watch it over even if you have. Its so good.
http://www.reflectionsofchrist.org/index.html
Just play around with it and if the video isn't here then find it. It has really made me want to be a better person. I looked back on my life over the past few months and im pretty disapointed in how its turned out. I haven't really done anything productive with myself, I havent done anything to bless or help the lives of the people around me. I've just kind of existed. And im honestly really disapointed in myself. I need to serve more and I need to be a better person. Who I am right now is not who I want to be. I think about how many times Ive chosen to read Twilight over the scriptures or how many times Ive gone to bed without praying thinking ill just do it in the morning, and I know that odds are im not gonna pray in the morning. I so badly want a closer relationship with Christ yet im not doing anything about it! Whats wrong with me, its so simple I know exactly what to do yet its so hard for me to do it! WHY IS IT SO HARD?! I dont know but what I do know is that from tonight on Im going to read my scriptures and pray daily to gain that closer relationship, im going to write in my journal pay my tithing and attend all church meetings regularly. I need to be doing this anyways right! So like I said, from here on out, ITS ON!!
I also went to Globe today. I really like that little town, it has a neat structure. I went down for Zach's farewell. He's going to Chiuahua Mexico...just sound it out... But Missy slept in today causing us to miss his whole talk. We got there right in time for the end of the other speaker. But still it was so good getting to see him and some other old friends before he and they left. Its so weird to think that if I was a guy i'd be getting ready to leave also. And its crazy that all the guys my age are leaving right now! I remember always talking about how weird it was gonna be when Shane and Jonathan left thinking it was so far away, but Jonathons been out for over 6 months and Shane is leaving in 2 months!! I dont even know. Just weird. I was listening to some Colbie Calliat today and I listened to her song "Older". Story of my life, and im sure everyone else's as well. But really its a good song and I think everyone should listen to it. Its my life's soundtrack.

Im adjusting well to the TM. I kinda dig it in a weird way. Im growing attached to this piece of crap. Everyone should come visit its glory. Im also adjusting to school. This semester is going to be top notch but at the same time crazy as heck! 3 of my 4 classes are 3 hours long!! Its so insane but I really like my teachers and im diggin the subjects so I think ill be ok. Trevor Shoemaker my old seminary teacher and my new next door neighbor is in my Anatomy Physiology class with me and were putting together a study group for our class, it should be fun I really like that class alot.And it'll be nice having him in my group because his brother took that class last semester and so we have all the notes and homework to help us!! I enjoyed that class alot in High School and its nice to kinda have an idea of what the teacher is talking about :]
Other than that not a whole lot is going on in life. Im just kinda taking it day by day.

TM Part 2!

Here are some pictures of my old apartment. I decided to put them up since no one came to visit me, and so you will all know my down-grade...

My old closet

Kalie and Tory's old room
My old room
Our old bathroom :]
Our old kitchen
My new room :[

My "over-sized" closet
My bathroom :[
My bathroom mirror/cabinet
Well...this is my new shanty apartment compared to my old one. I know, dont be to impressed though! haha Its not to bad and im sitting here with my new roomated Chelsea. She is pretty cool from what ive seen so hopefully this will be a fun semester :]

Welcome to Trailer Trash...I mean the Trailer Mansion :]

Welp. I moved out of my apartment today :[ I decided I hate moving!! Its the worst. Im so disgusting right now its sick! But I moved into the TM (Trailer Mansion). Lemme tell you its a piece! Its nice compared to some of the other ones Ive seen. But non the less still a piece. The floor in my room slants. And im afraid to take a shower. I think until my other roomates move in ill be showering in the other bathroom...the pictures will tell you :] I had to do a bunch of grown up stuff today and I was so stressed out. Im sure my mom could tell how frustrated and stressed I was on the phone because I was almost in tears. Ahh I hate it. I had to get the electric and gas payed and started! It was hectic. I made it to the gas place in Pima around 1:10 and I asked the lady who was really nice and helpful if I could get my gas turned on today and she was like uh...well maybe let me call the guy so she called him and he said he could only do it at 1:30! So I had to rush home...Pima in relation to Thatcher is like having to go from our house in Tucson to the other side of town...only not in distance. Its just a pain I guess. Its actually like 10 or 15 minutes away from where im at but thats long distance here in our small town. But I make it to the TM a tad late and meet the gas man. He wanted me. He was really nice...kinda cute and very helpful. I looked horrible today. Im not wearing make-up. I have absolutley no mascara on at all which makes me look like a completly different person! I was also sporting a massive panty line- I know im ashamed to admit it! and then also sweaty pits. Not to mention the trailer was hotter then hell. I know this because it actually felt really nice when I stepped outside. You know your in trouble when outside in the middle of summer is ALOT cooler than inside your house. So here I am in all my glory sweating like a pig and my new friend Ron...or something like that...he is sweating just as bad as me while he is trying to fix my ancient stove. Im looking like an idiot trying to figure out how to work my non existant AC and trying to figure out how to work my swap cooler. Finally I asked him if he could help and he laughed. But then he couldnt do it either so I didnt feel so stupid. But we searched the TM for our breaker which is cleverly placed in the back of a closet and he messed with a few things and then it turned on! Its been blasting all day and its kinda cool now..only because the sun is no longer out. But it works. I need some fans real bad!! The pictures are going to be backwards...well in backwards order but this is it haha

The Demon room :[

The Big Bathroom

The Living Room From the Kitchen

Our sweet Table and Chairs :]

The Kitchen..
Our Bar
Our Pantry
The Demon Hall
Our Front Room when you first walk in.

Trailer Mansion #27

I have a few more pictures of it...it doesnt do it justice lol. Ill put those up later though!! This was just a little tease :]

He's Going On A Mission!!!

Elder Shane Clarence Smith is called to....The Guatemala Guatemala City South Mission, Spanish Speaking. Leaving to report to the the MTC on the 15 of October, 2008!!!
This was such a great moment, seeing him open his mission call was so amazing! Im so glad he let me be apart of it! :]

Shane Smith has been one of the best and longest friends Ive had. I met him our freshman year of high school and I fell in love with this boy. I have spent more time laughing with him and crying over him than I can even remember! He was my first love haha and I dont think I could ever forget the times we've shared. Im so grateful for the example he has set for me by going on his mission. I know he's going to be an awesome missionary and he is going to bless the lives of the Guatemalan people. Good Luck Shane!!!

Growing Up Sucks!

Hmmm.. My birthday is in two and a half weeks. I will be 19, which is somewhere in between becoming an adult and becoming a big enough adult to be able to get into clubs and bars. And since I cant get into bars and clubs, nor that I really want to because drunken indians and old creepy mexican men arent my forte, year 19 is another year of nothing special. Ive been racking my brain for the past few days as to what I want for my birthday...Nothing however is coming to mind except a new-ish car, NOT truck. But little cute gas efficiant car that might have power locks and windows, a cd player not a discman, AND a working door handle. Although I am growing acoustumed to the little lever I have to grab ever so cleverly by sticking my finger into the large black hole on the inside of my door. (However if my finger gains any more weight im not sure on how well its gonna work out.) And I know thats not gonna happen. Besides who would want power locks when Ive got my sweet truck that roars like a whale everytime I turn, it was free right LeRoy!! So still I rack my brains and nothing is coming to mind. I need money but that is nothing new. Im getting used to this poor college life. I also could use a bike or a longboard. I know my parents laugh everytime I bring the longboard up, but REALLY GUYS, Im a longboarding fool. Im a little more talented than we all think. I think id rather have a bike though. Im gonna have to start riding a bike to school. Gas is on the brink of $4 and I absolutley refuse to pay that much. It makes me sick. Plus im to poor for it anyways. Im living to far to walk to school but to close to drive there too. And I need more speed than Id get on the longboard. Plus I dont want anyone watching me if I crashed since id have to ride along the highway...and ive been known to rip a pair of shorts or two riding the longboard...Thats how legit I am at riding a longboard. But if I did get a bike I think id want a beach cruiser...a teal one. Because that would be hott. But again money pops into my head for what I want for my birthday. Im gonna have to pay for school somehow. And if that means that beloved school is my present...then bring it on I guess. Im not making enough at R and R to pay for everything and save alot, and theres no where else to work that doesnt involve drugs and dancing. Drugs are to dangerous and I cant dance so that ones out. Anywhoo those are my gift ideas. A bike to ride to school or money to pay for school. I guess I dont want anything else. SCHOOL SUCKS!- Oh actually as im sitting on my matress (which by the way is not even my matress) that is perched on the floor of my room I thought of something else...perhaps a bed frame. The floor is starting to kill my back. Ive been sleeping out on the couch the past few nights and it would be lovely to be able to sleep in my room on a matress that is off the floor. Just a thought.

Little Continuation of the previous post...

Me and Tory hang out and usually its just us hanging out. And were always doing the same thing every night. NOTHING...just hanging out. But its lots of fun. Shes hilarious. In the beginning of the summer we decided that we were going to take at least one picture every day for the summer...we've done one so far so it hasnt been the best. But the ones we did get were pretty funny. We decided to climb up to the little nitch or whatever you'd like to call it above our hallway. We had to get up to it from our kitchen by climbing up the fridge then up the side to it. Tory is an expert climber...Me on the other hand, not so talented. I almost died at least 50 different times during that 20 minute excursion. It was great :) But here are some pictures from that...

I guess theres not a whole lot of stuff going on in my life... Espicially now during the summer. Just lots of random pictures.

Dont Lift The Heavy Things, Your Gonna Hurt Your Lady Parts!

Susan tells me this almost everyday at work.. "Danni let the boys lift the heavy things for you, your gonna hurt your lady parts!" And its always things that weigh like 5 pounds. She's the oddest duck Ive ever met. She's always saying the dumbest things to me. But that little quote cracks me up the most!
Anyways......LeRoy fixed my computer for me. Kudos to him for talking to the HP nerds from india yesterday for 3 hours to get it fixed! Im soo excited. So here are some pictures I know you've all been dying to see haha!! These are just some random pictures from random times over the past month or so.

Beau and Me chillin in the Taco Bell drive thru

Me and Tory and Lacey's in the background playing out by the river.

Same night. This is my other roomate Kalie and then Morgan Ahrens

These are 2 of my favorite people. I seriously Love Missy and Tory!

Same night at the river...That would be Tanner laying in the dirt. But we tried to do the jumping picture...lets just say it didnt work out.

This is Sean Keeny..Funniest guy in the world! I love this picture of us at his farewell.

Another night at a bonfire im sure. It was just Matt and Lacey and Me and Lamar.

I saw this stop sign right behind my house and I liked it alot.

Me and Lacey after eating at Water Depot. I swear its exactly the same as Bahama Bucks. Same ice and it even has the white stuff! AND its dirt cheap. Gotta love it!

This was at the institute dance. I was dragged there last minute. It was a costume one kinda...So I went as Mary Catherine Gallagher from Superstar! haha

Then Me and Lacey again at our favorite place...Hillys. We got bored waiting for our food.