Winter Semester!

I haven't updated in a long time... ._.

I'm really liking the semester so far! At first I was a little intimidated because my two new roommates are gorgeous and popular. But they're really nice too, and we get along alright.
That's me an Alicia, my room-roommate.
And I don't have a picture of Kortney, so I took one off her facebook. She's sooo pretty and sooo nice. She's nice to everyone and makes everyone feel good :)
I'm also getting along a lot better with Mileah than I did last semester.

I LOVE my Chinese class. It's so exciting to learn, and I'm progressing pretty well. A cute guy who sits by me asked for my number so he could call if he had questions. I need to keep studying hard!
I also really really like my World Religions class. I love learning about other cultures and beliefs so it's really interesting and exciting.
And weight training is exciting too. I've been wanting to get back in shape, but never had the willpower :/ But now that I go to the gym and work out for my class, I find myself going even when I don't have to.

Winter Break

Winter Break came and went. It definitely went too quickly. But I am happy to be back at school.

When break started, I almost right away hung out with my girls.We went to Ashley's house and hung out and ate dinner. I missed them and it was really nice to see them again.

Then I saw Jason. I hadn't seen him since the beginning of the Summer. We went to his house and played the new Mario game and the oldschool Starfox.

Later that day, mom and I made bulgogi!

And then it was Christmas!Mom and I really like the watches Jessica sent! They're pretty.
I also got the Sims3, which I played a lot during the break. And Mario Party 8 and Wii Sports Resort. And some DS games and clothes and a tablet. Thank you!!

I think it was after Christmas that I saw Will and Matt and Ryuichi. I went to Will's and we played Super Smash Bros and hung out.

A few days later, I went to lunch with Ryuichi and Matt.

And then I saw my girls again!It was a good break :)

Dead Computer

So my laptop died a few days ago. I can turn it on, but it can't load windows. I've tried a bunch of different stuff--system restore, safe mode, auto repair, etc, but nothing worked. One friend said I need new memory. Another friend said I need a new hard drive. I assume it's a hard drive issue, or something with just the OS. I dunno :/

Either way, I won't have a computer for the rest of the semester. I've been using Kelsey's about once every other day to check facebook and stuff, and I've been using the library to do my assignments.

I'll update with details about the rest of the semester and pictures and things when I get home for winter break.

Asian Adventure #2

My first Asian adventure was making Bulgogi.
This time I tried making Omurice (basically a rice omelette).
I didn't have all the ingredients, but that's alright. I didn't really want to put mushrooms in it anyway. Also, you're supposed to put the rice mixture (rice, onion, green onion, ketchup, and chicken fried together) onto the egg and fold it over, like an omlette. But my egg was too small, and I couldn't fold it over. Also, I made way too much rice. So they ended up looking more like egg/rice pizzas instead of an omlette :/But they were good! I want to make them again some time, hopefully with bigger/thinner eggs and less rice so I can make it an actual omlette. I think I want to try adding some cheese next time too.

Thanksgiving Break

I went to Kari's for Thanksgiving Break. It was a lot of fun to see her and the kids. Logan's getting bigger and Alexis is a bundle of energy. I'm so grateful I got to spend time with them!
On Thursday, mom and dad came up. We then went to grandma's for Thanksgiving.
Then the next day, we went back to grandma's and built graham cracker houses.
And the next day, we went to Dansie's for Brooklyn's birthday party. Also, we got a hotel for the night. Kari/Brent/Alexis/Logan came over and we all went swimming.
Sunday was Logan's blessing day! He looked so handsome, and he was good the whole time.

Bulgogi

Julia staid at our apartment for a whole week!
It was a lot of fun. I love Julia :)

On Thursday night, I decided to make Bulgogi.
Ray and Lee came over. Heidi, Julia, and Kelsey ate some too.
I was nervous about how it would turn out because I'd never had it before.
It took two hours to make x.x
And I made a mistake. I didn't know what a "clove of garlic" meant. So instead of putting in two cloves, I put in two whole ones.
So when Kelsey came down when I was about to start frying it up, I asked her what a clove was. So she helped me pick out a bunch of little pieces of garlic..
It turned out good, though! Everyone kept saying that it was really good. I'm glad :)
The time and effort went to good use!I'll have to make it some time at home, too. I'd love to make it again.

Happy Halloween

Okay, so Halloween was yesterday. But I'm just sticking to my Sunday post tradition.

Last Monday was our Ward Halloween party. It was in the Kirkham this year instead of the Taylor. There weren't very many activities, though--not like last year. There was a team relay thing, but I only got to participate in one activity, and then I couldn't see the rest. However, at one point, every group got up on "stage" and did a little 30-second skit thing. It was entertaining.

On Friday, Emily came over and we went to the D.I. to help her find a costume to become Princess Lolly. After, we went to Winger's for dinner <3
So the rest of us played Candyland. Every time we landed on a character's space, we played a game based on that character. For Queen Frostine we had an ice cream eating contest. For Princess Lolly we had a dance contest to a song called Lollipop. For Mr Licorice we had to make art out of three pieces of licorice. For Mr Mint we had to close our eyes and taste a flavored candy cane and guess what the flavor was. And for the final game, we had a Mario Kart relay on Rainbow Road (for the boy/girl player event).

After that, Ray and Lee left. Emily's boyfriend, Cid, came over and we hung out with him for a bit. We had SOOOO many leftover treats that we decided to make plates full of food to give to our relief society and FHE sisters. So we went around the complex delivering treats. It was fun :)

We were so wired on sugar that we didn't fall asleep until reeeaaaallly late. And then we ended up sleeping through church....
Literally. When we woke up, church was already over.

Kelsey made red curry for dinner, and Ray and Lee came over. We hung out with them and we watched Totoro. It was really fun because Kelsey and I were both still wired on sugar.