Since I've been gone #4

Since I don't really have anything new and exciting to report, I figured I would continue filling in the blanks of what's been going over the last couple months...

Ally and I turned 21.

And we threw an awesome party at this swanky restaurant/lounge here in Provo called Spark. The party was complete with mocktails,
fancy hors d'oevures (carrot ginger soup shooters with coconut foam, anyone?) and lots of dressed-up friends.
It was the best time.
Nothing like having a rockin' party with 50 of your closest friends to remind you how good you've got it.

If the party is any indication of how the rest of the year is going to be, then 21 is going to be a great year.

Is it bad that...

I just ate two entire boxes of Girl Scout cookies in less than two days?
(Tagalongs and Samoas, just in case you're wondering)

We make a cute couple.

He came to visit me this weekend. Yay.

Since I've been gone #3

I got in a car crash. Ouch.

It was all the way back in January, the first week of the semester.

The weather was bad. It had been blizzarding for days and not to mention my car was not exactly fit to be driving in the snow.
My tires are HORRIBLE (they haven't been replaced for at least 5 years, maybe longer) and something was up with my anti-lock breaks too.

So, I was driving down a hill when I slipped on some ice, lost control of the car and CRASHED right into a parked car.

It gets worse...
The car I crashed into, was a POLICE CAR.
That's right, a police car.
And, I was on my way to the gym at the time so I had to wait outside in the snow for over an hour in shorts and a t-shirt.

Not my finest hour.

Love this.

It's embarrassing how entertained I am by this video.

I've been watching it multiple times a day for weeks now.

And then I hum and sing it all day long.

Don't judge me.

California.

Highlights from the Trip

Paul waiting for me at the gate right when I got off the plane.
(his flight got in a half hour before mine)

Going to Fairfield and still knowing my way around.
(impressive considering I haven't lived there since I was 11)

Seeing my old house and elementary school.

Eating In-N-Out for the very first time.

Paul teaching me how to drive a stick-shift in the parking lot of my old gymnastics gym.
(I still need a lot of practice)

Visiting the Zumpanos.
(So good to see them. So much better than I even imagined it would be)

Many delicious home-cooked meals courtesy of Paul's sister and sister-in-law.

The sunshine and warm weather of California.
(Didn't even need to bring a coat)

Meeting and hanging out with three of Paul's siblings and playing with 10 of his nieces and nephews.

Eating Thai Food.
(My new favorite. I need to find a place nearby to go and get some every now and then. Or daily...)

Sleeping.

Going to church right next to the Sacramento temple.

Lots of relaxing and doing nothing.

Paul walking me to my gate as I boarded the plane.
(his flight left 2 hours after mine)

Seeing Paul.

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Downsides of the Trip
The fact that these are the only two pictures I took the entire weekend.

(from my visit with the Zumpanos)

Coming home to blizzarding weather in Provo.

Saying good-bye to Paul.

Since I've been gone #2

Here's something else you may have missed during my little blogging hiatus:

This is Paul.We were set up on a date back in November when my twin sister was dating his roommate. It went very well. He picked me up in a limo. 'Nuff said.
But, in January he moved up to Portland to work for Intel for awhile. Sad. He's nice enough to come and visit me every couple weekends though. Tomorrow we're meeting up in California to spend the weekend with some of his family in Folsom and visit Fairfield where I used to live.
Can't wait.