MATS Picture Part 1

Hey guys! Just letting you know that pictures are coming very soon...like tomorrow, I think. Yay!

I'M BAAAACCCCKKKK!!!!

And I'm bushed!!!!! But I had a fabulous time! I'm not gonna lie, I cried when I had to say goodbye to everybody (even the girl who gave me the look of death every time I smiled at her!). I can't wait to get my pictures tomorrow! More details later! Can't wait to see you!

MATS Tour!!!!

OK, so, yeah, I know it's been a while. But I just wanted to say one last word before I leave for my tour! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm really nervous, but I'm also really really really really really really excited! I hope all of you have a good time while I am away having the trip of my life!!! Love you all!

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Beauty and the...Streamers?

This evening we were delighted to attend a performance of Beauty and the Beast (Broadway version). It was fabulous! At the song "Be Our Guest" and the finale, they covered the lucky members of the audience with streamers and confetti. Fortunately I was able to be a part of this "lucky audience". We were in the eighth row. It was so much fun! I brought some of the paper whatnots home with me. I am definitely putting them in my scrapbook!

I Saw the Shuttle

The Shuttle Atlantis and the Space Station flew over Rexburg this evening. Here is the link to the story of the separation that occurred today. It was pretty much the coolest thing I've ever seen. They were really big and really bright moving "things" in the sky. They looked like they were about one inch apart and moving at the same speed. It was really cool! I love this job!

Roommate Fun!!!

Here are just some fun pictures of my crazy roommates! College RULES!!!

Short Hair!!!

Hey guys! I cut my hair today...pretty crazy. 6 inches is a lot to cut off! Here's a picture!!!

Class Photo

Hehehe...my Christian Authors teacher is really awesome/funny, and he took a picture of our class. I thought it was really funny. Just thought you'd like to see. See ya!

I SAW SATURN!!!

We finally figured out what was wrong with the telescope. Now it is fixed and...Holy Cow...SATURN HAS RINGS!!!!!! This is the best job ever. I'm probably going to dream about space tonight, which I really don't want to, but oh well. I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to get this job! It's really cool to see the creations of Heavenly Father up close and personal and not just in pictures. Anyway, we also saw Venus, Arcturus, and some star that was part of the constellation Draco. It was really cool. Anyway, 6:45 comes way too early. See ya!

My First Night as a Telescope Operator

Tonight was my first night as a telescope operator. It was really cold (38 degrees). We were able to see Venus through the star finder, but when we looked through the lens we couldn't find it. Something is wrong with our telescope. Anyway. It was fun. I'm really tired right now, however, so I am going to bed. See ya!

Fun At The Zoo

Yesterday we had some fun at the Idaho Falls Zoo. We saw about 20 animals (hahaha) but it was really fun. The monkey house was my favorite part! So cute! Pictures will be coming soon!

My Roommate Kasey's Celebrity Look-Alikes

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I Got A Job!!!

Hey! Guess what? I got a job at the observatory on campus! I will be setting up the telescope for the students to look at two celestial bodies in the sky. I am so excited! I can't wait! Just letting you know!

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The MATS Tour

I am going on what I refer to as the "killer tour" because it is going to rock! It's through BYU-Idaho and I just can't wait. It's through the Mormon Americal Travel Studies and it starts on August 23rd and it goes until September 18th. We are flying into Williamsburg, VA for our first stop and are going by bus the rest of the way. I'll see all of the church history sites, as well as famous sites in American history and literature. Again...I can't wait. Here is the itinerary:

2007 ITINERARY

23 August, Thursday - Travel from Rexburg to Salt Lake City. Orientation meeting. Visit LDS Church History Museum and Temple Square. Introductory lectures by instructors in the
evening.

24 August, Friday - Fly from Salt Lake City to Richmond, VA. Travel to Williamsburg. College of William and Mary in the evening.

25 August, Saturday - Jamestown Settlement and Jamestown State Park. Faculty lectures in the afternoon. “Cry Witch!” performance in the evening.

26 August, Sunday - Church in Williamsburg in the morning. Yorktown Victory Center and Yorktown National Park in the afternoon. “Capitol Concert” performance in the evening.

27 August, Monday - Time in Colonial Williamsburg all day. Travel to Charlottesville in the evening to visit the University of Virginia campus designed by Thomas Jefferson.

28 August, Tuesday - Tour Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, in the morning. Travel to Manassas battlefield in the afternoon. Travel to Woodbridge, VA.

29 August, Wednesday - Tour Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, in the morning. Washington, DC, monuments and sites in the afternoon. Travel to DC Temple in the evening. Faculty lecture at visitor’s center.

30 August, Thursday - Tour DC area, including museums, galleries, monuments, and Arlington Cemetery. Baltimore Orioles game in the evening. Travel to Frederick, MD.

31 August, Friday - Tour Gettysburg battlefield and cemetery in the morning. Travel to Lancaster, PA and tour Amish country in the afternoon. Travel to King of Prussia, PA.

1 September, Saturday - Travel to Philadelphia. Tour Independence Hall and National Constitution Center in the morning and Edgar Alan Poe House in the afternoon. Travel to East Rutherford, NJ. Broadway musical “Wicked” in the evening.

2 September, Sunday - Ferry ride to Ellis & Liberty Islands in the morning. Travel into Manhattan. Church with the Manhattan Ward in the afternoon. Tour Central Park area in the late afternoon and early evening.

3 September, Monday - Travel to Tarrytown and tour Sunnyside, home of Washington Irving in the morning. Travel to Harford, CT, and tour the home of Mark Twain in the afternoon. Travel to Waltham, MA.

4 September, Tuesday - Visit Lexington Green, Minute Man Museum, and Old North Bridge in the morning. Travel to Cambridge and visit Harvard in the afternoon, then on to Boston Commons and walk Freedom Trail.

5 September, Wednesday - Travel to Concord. Visit Author’s Ridge, the Old Manse, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s home in the morning. Hike around Walden Pond in the afternoon (swimming is also an option).

6 September, Thursday - Travel to New Bedford, MA. Visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum in the morning. Travel to Plymouth to see Plymouth Rock and Mayflower. Tour John Adams Historic Site in Quincy in the afternoon.

7 September, Friday - Visit Fruitlands Farm in the morning. Travel to Amherst to visit the Homestead, home of Emily Dickinson in the afternoon. Travel to Lebanon, NH.

8 September, Saturday - Visit the Joseph Smith birthplace in the morning. Travel to and tour the Priesthood Restoration Site near Harmony, PA in the afternoon. Travel to Palmyra, NY.

9 September, Sunday - Visit the Sacred Grove in the early morning. Sacrament meeting in Palmyra. Visit the Smith homes (log and frame). Tour the Hill Cumorah, Grandin Press, and Peter Whitmer farm in the afternoon.

10 September, Monday - Travel to Niagara Falls and take the Maid of the Mist boat ride in the morning. Travel to Kirtland, OH. Lecture by Kirtland historical expert, Karl Anderson, in the evening.

11 September, Tuesday - Tour the rock quarry and Kirtland Temple in the morning. Travel to Hiram and tour the John Johnson Farm in the afternoon. Travel to and tour Historic Kirtland sites. Travel to Columbus, OH.

12 September, Wednesday - Travel to Cincinnati, OH. Tour the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in the morning. Travel to Springfield, IL.

13 September, Thursday - Tour the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in the morning. Travel to and tour Carthage Jail in the afternoon. Travel to Nauvoo, IL.

14 September, Friday - Baptisms for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple in the morning. Tour historic Nauvoo in the afternoon. “Rendezvous” performance and lecture at the temple in the evening.

15 September, Saturday - Travel to Hannibal, MO. Faculty lecture near the Mississippi. Travel to Independence, MO. Tour Temple Site, Community of Christ Temple, and Liberty Jail in the afternoon. Travel to Cameron, MO.

16 September, Sunday - Visit Far West in the early morning. Church in Gallatin. Visit Adam-ondi-Ahman. Travel to Omaha, NE. Visit Winter Quarters visitor’s center and cemetery in the afternoon. Travel to Lincoln, NE.

17 September, Monday - Travel to Kearney, NE. Tour the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument in the morning. Travel to Little America, WY.

18 September, Tuesday - Travel to Salt Lake City in the morning. Watch the film Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. Final banquet in the Presidents’ Room. Travel back to Rexburg.

I am going to be so tired, but I can't wait!

Sad Day for Horse Racing Lovers...and General Horse Lovers

Really sad...Barbaro was euthanized today. Here's the link if you want to read it. It makes me really sad when I see Dr. Richardson's face. Well, I just hope he's running free now...

Here are a couple of pictures.

I finally did it!!

So my mom has been begging me forever to get my ears pierced and I kept putting her off. I heard so many stories about ears getting infected and I just didn't want to bother with it. But something finally came over me on our day off from school (Martin Luther King Day) and I wanted to spend all day at the mall. I just decided that I
wanted to get my ears pierced and I knew I needed to hurry and do it before I changed my mind.

So I got some cute rhinestone studs and they haven't given me a problem yet. They're so small and hard to see in the picture, but let off a small **sparkle!** I'm glad I finally did it so that I can wear cute earrings. Start shopping Mom!!

Life in Iceburg...

Well, currently it is -13 degrees in Rexburg. It is incredibly cold, and I am actually enjoying myself.

There is also about 4 inches of snow on the ground. Woohoo! I love this place!

Really Cute Pictures of Me and Nora

Heehee! So cute!