Absence of Parents & Presence of Pirates :]

Currently, my parents (and the Jensens) are in the Carribean on a cruise. Frederick's parents just returned from their vacation to France. So is the life of two poor college students....always getting stuck at home in Utah while the 'rents are off playing :] ha ha. Anyway, while both sets of parents were away, Fred and I spent some time with his younger sister, Abbie. She was staying in Orem with his grandma so we took an afternoon/evening to take her out. We started the adventure at Jump On It, which is essentially a large warehouse filled with trampolines and bouncy things.

Realization #1: We only needed to pay to jump for one hour. It was plenty of time.
Realization #2: I'm very VERY out of shape.
Realization #3: Fred is such a big kid :]

Sidenote: Jump On It is in Lindon, approximately 10 minutes from Orem. It took us about 30 minutes to get there due to a combination of Fred's bad sense of direction and rush hour traffic on I-15.

Nevertheless, we all had a great time. I forgot how much I love trampolines :] ha ha. After that, we called up Nick and he met us at Pirate Island. It's kind of like a new-age Chuckie Cheese. However, I never got to go to Chuckie Cheese when I was little so it was a new experience for me as well (I guess once your parents take your older sisters there it kind of ruins it for the baby of the family). It was actually a really cool restaurant and the food was decent too. The inside looks like the Pirates of the Carribean ride at Disneyland and everyone was all dressed up like pirates. They also had an arcade so we spent a little time playing skee-ball and Deal or No Deal.

Realization #1: You're never to old to get excited about winning tickets.
Realization #2: You spend much more on those flimsy pieces of paper than they are probably worth.
Realization #3: Boys will never NEVER get to old to enjoy a video game.
Realization #4: Fred is an awful dancer :]

Here's some pictures to outline the evening for you :] thanks for reading!

My Life Update

I noticed today I hadn't written for a while so I thought I'd update everyone on what's going on in my always-exciting life. I started school again on the 26th of August and I'm actually really enjoying my classes so far. I am taking:
*Elementary Astronomy - way cool, we have class in the planetarium :]
*Genetics - surprisingly interesting
*Exceptional Students - a required education class dealing with special education
*Development of the Adolescent Student - another education class
*Intro to Comparitive Politics - my teacher used to be a US Embassador!

I'm actually very excited about getting my degree in History. I am going to get to take lots of awesome classes. I have also started reading a new book entitled "Impulse" by Ellen Hopkins. She is one of my favorite authors. She writes in verse so it's a very easy yet intense read. I also wanted to brag about my family for a minute if everyone is okay with that :] my mom and my two older sisters recently finished a half marathon in San Diego, CA. It was thirteen miles and they all finished in less than three hours. I have to say I am extremely proud of them, especially my mom. She is such an inspiration. She has always been quick to demonstrate that you can do anything you put your mind to and I definitely attribute my ambition/determination to her. Other than that, Fred and I are still living in Provo. He is still working for Orem City doing street labor....poor boy. He gets so sunburned every day! He is hoping to get back into school next spring. I'll try to do a better job of keeping everyone updated on my life. Thanks for reading!