I'm in love with a boy of the FFA...

Okay not really, but it would be nice!

I am really going to like Collegiate FFA. Its amazing how many things are the same. I found everybody from my home chapter just in different people form. And I am pretty sure all ag teachers have to make the same jokes.

I even get New Horizon's Magazine for joining! This will be a new experience seeing how I never actually got mine in High School.

I think I actually might enjoy being in a club. It should be a fun experience, maybe I will even get out of the apartment every once in awhile.

Also, the president of CFFA here in Logan is from Idaho, so when I said I was from Kuna, she pointed out that we dominate CDE's. (A fact that I didn't want to bring up for fear they would think I was bragging.) Its super nice to go somewhere that at least some of the people know where Kuna is and I don't have to explain how to say it and that is is just outside of meridian.

This is usually how me introducing myself goes: Me: I'm Hayley

Person: I'm such and such, where are you from?

Me: Kuna, Idaho

Person: Ummm...where?

Me: Its right outside of Meridian

Person: Um. Where is Meridian?

Me: Its just outside of Boise.

Person: Ohh! I have no idea where that is.

Me: figures...

This usually ends with me walking out super disappointed.

But at CFFA there were other people that knew where Kuna was! It was awesome! We realized that Nationals is in 2 weeks! So good luck Kuna! Kick some trash!

I can't wait to become better acquainted with all of the people in there! Maybe there they won't judge me for liking plants so much.

Anyway. Remember FFA rocks!! :)

Do you wanna dance?

Hey, hey, hey! Glad you are back!

So I love swing dancing. I realized this on Saturday at the homecoming dance here. I was talking rather loudly about how much I wanted to swing dance. Then some random guy came and asked me to dance. It was awesome. He was a great dancer too! Super fun.

Then! I am taking this swing dancing class on Monday and Wednesday. Its sweet. Except some of the guys in there have limp noodle arms and haven't figured out what leading is. But no worries, they are getting better!

Soo...something super I found out today! I took my midterm in U.S. Institutions and I got a 100%! I think I am liking this college thing. I am doing pretty well.

But I have been pretty sick the past couple of days and that has not been fun with no one to take care of me. But I have DayQuil so I think I will survive even if my voice sounds like I have been smoking for 30 years.

On Tuesday my grandma brought me my quilt made out of my t-shirts from high school! Its pretty legit! It brings back so many memories! I love it! (See picture).

Well anyway, sorry for the randomness of this post. Thanks for reading! :)

Tell Me Why

So I am sitting here waiting for my Planet Earth class to start (Did i mention I got a 84% on the test I thought I failed? I rock. That is all.) Thinking about a few things.

I realized today in my Horticulture class that I stinkin love plants. Any kind of plant. We are propogating plants for a lab in there and I about hyperventilated it was so awesome.

And then, because I was super excited I called up Mr. Edwards from high school to tell him the plants we were propogating and asking him if he wanted the plants once we were finished with them. (He said yes.)

This lovely photo is me at Temple Square with my favorite plant! PRAYER PLANT! Its so amazing. Don't ask me why, its just a cool plant.

I also realized yesterday that I strongly don't like a couple of the girls in room 303 because they keep setting off the fire alarm at random times of the day. Monday it was 6:30 in the morning, and then again last night at 12:06. We were all pretty angry about that last night.

I also realized that I love mashed potatoes. I eat them ALL of the time. I just got these handy dandy packets of Idaho potato flakes. Its pretty awesome.

The potatoes here in Utah are TINY! I have never wanted one of Larry's home grown potatoes more.

I've also been thinking about how much I love meeting new people! Making new friends is so awesome. We learned our family groups for FHE on monday and I am super excited t0 get to meet those people and hang out with them every week.

Our family name is the family of Shiz (thanks Kenz). It is a name in the Book of Mormon, that was her excuse, but the look on Bishop's face when she said that. Classic.

Speaking of Bishop. I love him! He is so awesome! He wore pinstripe to church the other day, anybody who does that is cool in my book. Also he texts us all of the time. Its great!

Anyway. Class is starting. Got to go learn about rocks and such. Fun! :)

Oh and P.S. I am going to my first CFFA meeting today! YAY!!!

The 7 things I hate about you...

So people reading this blog...I have been super busy this weekend what with homecoming this weekend and also huge tests and assignments due this week. Its been crazy. So I decided to come up with a list (I love lists!) of the things I hate about college. Its a little difficult since I love college so much but here goes.

1. Tests. If I could go through school without these awful things it would be awesome. Today I had a huge test for my class planet earth. I hate this class! Its so difficult and I can't remember all of the names of rocks and such. So I am pretty sure I didn't do my very best on the test. I guess you do what you do. Hmm...I wonder if I could watch Journey to the Center of the Earth to learn stuff for this class....

2. Paying for stuff! I hate this part of it! I will never understand why people want to grow up and move out so bad. I would gladly stay with my parents for a lot longer!

3. Being away from my family. I hate this. Yesterday was my sister's birthday and I couldn't be there with her. It was horrible. We were both bawling when we talked on the phone yesterday. And I am missing my brother's amazing football season. I love supporting my siblings and that's hard to do 5 and a half hours away.

4. No Sleep. I have driven myself to sickness because I don't sleep enough. Me and my roommates were talking the other day about how college time is different than regular people time. In college it is perfectly acceptable to stay up way past midnight. My body is not used to that! I get a tad angry when I don't have enough sleep. Like the one time in Manti when I hit Kelsey with a pillow at 1:00 in the morning because she wouldn't quit talking. Great times.

5. Activities all of the time. I know this is supposed to be a good thing but for me its not. I have issues with saying no to something super fun! So when people invite me to do something, I pretty much have to say yes. Except for today. One of my friends really wanted me to play capture the flag, but I didn't go because I have to study for a midterm on Thursday. See, I'm being responsible.(Plus also I am sick, so there is another good excuse.) haha

6. I can only think of five so this is ruining the title of this post. Disappointing.

7. Umm...again. No ideas for this one. Well this is awkward.

Thanks for reading! I love college, don't get me wrong, but some things I could do without! P.S. The picture is me and my roommates starting a movie at 11:00 p.m. because we have zero concept of time now that we are in college.

A Mighty Change of Heart Video

A Mighty Change of Heart

So the other day me and my friend were having a pretty deep conversation over facebook. (Weird, but you actually can have a good conversation doing that.) We were talking about things that we regret from when we were in high school.

I regret being so outspoken, to the point of being rude. I apologize to those I was a jerk to. One of my new favorite quotes that my friend shared with me is:

"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself" ~ Galileo

I learned that no matter how much of a jerk I was they were never going to change, just because I wanted them to. I realized I needed to change myself, and maybe just maybe I could be an example for good.

So I turned to the scriptures for some pondering this morning before I go to church. The apartment is quiet, everyone is asleep except for me because my head is going to explode from a cold; So what do I do? I decide to read my scriptures and blog about it. Awesome. Anyway; I was pondering this quote today and I came across Mosiah 5:7. Which reads:

"...for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and daughters."

Reading that made me want to be better and be born of him! What an amazing feeling. I have a testimony of the gospel of Christ. I know he lives and he loves me.

My next post is a song that is a great addition to this blog post. Enjoy!

Just Getting Started

Day two of the blog experiment and I was just too excited not to post anything! This week has been HOMECOMING WEEK at the lovely Utah State University. (The best school...like ever) It has been super fun! Its interesting the contrast between high school and college. Here is another list. There are probably going to be a lot of lists on this blog:

Things that are different between college and high school:

1. School Pride: Everyone here at USU loves that they are here! They are always super duper excited to do the "milking the cow cheer" as my dad calls it. Otherwise known as the Scotsman. Its pretty epic not going to lie. See the video on the bottom for a little demonstration. Hopefully you can see the awesomeness.

2. Freedom: Duh, this one is a given, but I never realized how much it is true. I can do whatever I want whenever I want. Nobody is going to care if I stay up until 2 a.m. They aren't going to tell me to go to bed. Its also weird to not have someone telling you to go to class. Nobody cares if you skip. (I can't bring myself to do it. I still have fears they are going to call my parents or something.)

3. Activities: College events are so much better! Things are bigger, people are more outgoing and things just get crazy. Take this years paint dance. Well it was super duper awesome. Basically you dance your little heart out while people spray you with paint from water blasters. Really its just epic. Except everybody is like 7 feet tall here so I get a little lost.

4. More people: You don't have to see the people you don't want to (unless they are your roommates and that is super sad if you don't like them. awkward.). Its brilliant. No being cooped up in a high school with that one person you did something to in like 3rd grade.

5. Less classes: Yep. No more staying at school from 7-4. Its so awesome to have two or three classes in a day and then be done. Homework time! haha yeah....that's what I do. Actually it is. I haven't quite got my social life to be awesome yet. Hense the blog starting on a friday night.

6. Food: Okay this one might go the opposite direction. In high school you just go to the fridge. It is much different here. You actually have to plan and go grocery shopping or you will starve. Good thing I love to cook!

7. Roommates: At least mine. They are fab. I hate going anywhere alone, so to have a room of 5 girls willing to do stuff with me its pretty great. And its good because we are all friends here in our apartment.

Well anyway. Here you are another blog post. Thanks for reading. I have a lot of fun writing them so hopefully maybe you laugh a little.

These are a few of my favorite things...

We'll see how long this blog lasts, I am not good at the whole remembering thing. So I have been thinking about starting a blog for awhile now but it has never happened. I just got some inspiration though and thought "Self, Why not?" So here we are. Shall we just do a little 'About Me' Session?

These are a few of my favorite things:

1. Facebook Stalking: Sorry if you are creeped out by this, but what else is a girl supposed to do on a friday night in her apartment?

2. Baking, cooking, chefing, eating, really anything to do with food. My stomach loves food, and I just love making all sorts of fun things. Like almost everyday I have mashed potatoes and cheese for lunch. Delish! Also along these lines...

3. Food Network. Have you ever watched it? Because it is like the thrill of my life, but no TV in my apartment means watching it on my bed from the computer, which isn't quite as fulfilling because I have seen every episode available online. Too bad...

4. Reading. I love the written word. Basically I lose myself in a story-and then I have to come back to the real world. Disappointing really. Too bad everyone can't be a wizard, or a demigod, or part of a world full of magical creatures.

5. Disney movies. Any of them just really make me happy. I love to pretend to be Cinderella and sing songs. (Even though I can't sing) And also I wish I could be as happy and carefree as Rapunzel. She has an innocence that is appealing to me.

6. Long blog posts telling the world my secrets. (Though the only people that read this will be my family...maybe. and Whitney McLelland.

7. College. I stinkin love college. I love the freedom and the simple joys of doing whatever whenever. Like the time when me and my roommates went to the store at 11:30 in the p.m. to get a fish. Stuff like that just makes me happy.

Alright, Ta Ta for now. Thanks for reading. :)