10 tidbits...Ricks College

I really did enjoy my Rexburg experience. I'm glad it's in the past but fun none the less.

1.Freshman year I was totally homesick (shocker). I remember sitting in our blue suburban with my mom and checking into my apt. building, not yet feeling the college vibe. An older and quite "awkward" looking gal walked past our car and I said, "I'm really hoping she's not a student." Found my way up to my apt. and there she was sitting on the couch cracking walnuts with a literal nut cracker. "Hey roomie!"

2. So thankful I paid for my own room that year. 5 ladies in that humble little apt. Had 2 quiet, shy, timid, and totally sweet roommates from Idaho in one room, and a loud wacky roommate from Montana rooming with the "nut cracker"-she shall remain nameless.

3. "Nut Cracker" was 24 at that time and had already graduated once from Ricks but decided to get another degree. I didn't know that was possible but whatever. She was an artist who LOVED trolls, wizards, vampires (in drawings , books and especially figurine form) shawls, Madonna boots, t.v., cartoons, not washing her sheets, McGyver, sleeping through class, and boiled liver.

4. 1 of only 2 roommate squabbles I ever had in all my college years was over her spilling and leaving liver juice/blood on the kitchen floor. -"No nut cracker that's not koolaid, we all saw the dripping. Please stop watching Pokemon and come clean it up."

5. My 2nd year was sooo much better. I didn't enjoy racing a certain roommate home during our lunch hour to see who would claim victory over the t.v. for that tiny window of time. My show of choice...classic "Name That Tune" she would purposely watch "Murphy Brown" -now I ask you...who ever watched that show? Especially after she famously had a baby out of wedlock?

6. Roommate mentioned in tidbit 5 was also the only other roommate I ever had a minor squabble with. Issue-please clean out your jet black curly hair from the shower drain, I don't enjoy bathing with it.

7. Favorite classes: Public speaking, Sign Language, and Film Art.
I'm a weirdie that actually enjoys speaking, giving lessons, and teaching. Awesome teacher+fun people=fun class. I gave a "how to" speech on "how to make a batch of Jiffy muffins." I scored big with that one. I was honored with the "Best lip reader" award in Sign language. And film art was just cool. We watched a total variety of movies and had to research all sorts of cool facts and aspects of each. Just an interesting class that taught me sweet nuggets of info like what a "montage" was and that in the classic "Singing in the Rain" ...the rain is milk....because it showed up better on screen.

8.Fell asleep regularly in the library.

9. Went horseback riding in the sand dunes with my biology class. Such sore buns....awe man.

10. Received my very first ticket about 1 mile from the Rexburg exit. I was driving my dear friend Emily's car that was packed to the max back from a crazy weekend at home in Washington. It's a looong drive and we were both so tired. Emily managed to make it to Burley but was literally dozing off at the wheel. I was exhausted as well but would rather not crash so it was my turn once again. We saw the lights of Rexburg.......the sweet sounds of Sade's "smooth operator" were serenading our arrival home, we've made it. Mr. Police man came out of no where, was so not necessary and so not very nice. I pleaded my case and said we were literally driving straight home... it had been a very long day blah blah blah. He lectured me on the dangers of driving while tired and proceeded to hand me a hefty ticket. Not cool.

Next up:Utah State