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This past week was so fun.

I LOVED being home for Thanksgiving

and seeing all my cousins & aunts & uncles.

I got to help my mom cook for over 50 people

and we all ate and hung out together.

I love the Anderson family for being my family!

On Sunday night i got to do one of my favorite things

watch a Sunday movie at the Baer's house.

and my best friend held my hand

and after Thanksgiving, asked me to be his

"best girl friend ever (bgfe)"

So i have a boyfriend

named Danny Baer.

he is amazing & is my best friend.

I got to spend an amazing week with him,

and in 17 days i'll be back again for Christmas!

then he gets to come to school in Hawaii & party with me =)

i can't wait.

People I'm Thankful for this Thanksgiving =)

Hur did

New hair!

flashback to high school haha

I feel like i've been dying my hair a lot,

so going dark will slow down the need to do it.

I usually get way nervous every time i get it done,

but when she finished, i was completely fine

like.. not nervous about it at all haha

because my hair look exactly like this in high school.

idk if that's a good thing...

you tell me.

+ not people won't think i'm julie

and i'm the only brunette sister,

i used to hate that when i was younger..

now its not so bad.

STG & the Holm's

Saturday I went to Sami's dad's funeral..

it was incredible. Both sad and funny because

her brothers are hilarious and they are just like their dad.

& Jaz and I picked up some presents and

headed over to Stephanie Baxter's bridal shower!

It was fun and the food was really good (good job Liz =) )

later that night jaz and i pretended like we were drunk

and took pictures on the red hill. they're awesome. i'll have to steal some

and post them.

We also tried to stay up to party with Danny, but we fell asleep

way early.

Sunday:

went to Julie's ward.

Ate my mom's Crock pot enchiladas (sunday dinner 11/22)

Jaz and Danny ate with us.

Got to hug my nephews that i love.

Went to the fireside on the atonement.. awesome.

Watched Independence Day at the Baer's.

and stayed up late talking to Danny.

Monday:

Woke up early to watch Huddy so

Steve and Jaime could go to the hospital.

Jaime went to get induced and was in labor all day.

Went home and slept for like 4 hours

(my sleep pattern is way messed up.

i could sleep for hours and still not

have trouble falling asleep at night.. its awesome)

Ran errands with Julie..

went to Lip Trix, Ross,

25 Main to get 35 cupcakes for my dad's business people

who were in a meeting at our house.

Julie got her patriarchal blessing today,

and she wanted me to come with her and my mom and dad.

It was amazing. i love my sister.

Right after, we get pictures of my new baby nephew

Jett Holm

7 lbs. 12 oz.

born around 6:30.

We went to eat at the Pizza Factory because Julie had been fasting all day.

we were going to go to the hospital to see the new baby,

but because of the whole swine flu scare, they only let 2 people in

the hospital rooms at a time, and we wouldn't even get to hold Jett yet.

So we decided we'd wait until tomorrow to see him

so we don't torture ourselves because we can't hold him.

But he has way chubby cheeks, a big belly, and thick blonde hair. so cute.

i can't wait to hold you baby Jett.

Afterwards i met up with the Jaz and Danny..

went to the Brick Oven so Jazmin could eat something.

and we went to my house to watch Eagle Eye

Then Jaz got really tired and sick

so i drove her home and stayed up for 3 hours

talking to Danny in his room =)

Tomorrow i will officially be a brunette again!

I'm so excited!!

Thanksgiving Yay!!

I have one class left for a week and a half!

My flight to St. George leaves tonight at 10 pm

and i land in Vegas around 9:30 am..

I guess my mom had someone drive my car down to Vegas

and leave it at the airport for me.

So i get to drive again!!!

haha i haven't driven in 2 months.

Its always crazy to go home and get to drive

it feels so weird.

List of the things i want to do while I'm home go as follows:

-Tim Cumming's funeral

-Stephbax's Bridal Shower

-In n' Out

-Benjas

-See New Moon

-See a newborn baby named Jett Holm =)

-bake a lot in my mom's kitchen

-get all of my homework done

-make my costume for theatre...

I'm making something similar to this dress

from Thoroughly Modern Millie.

I saw it in New York when i was 12 and LOVED it.

(and i think i'd wear it too plus it looks real simple)

Eat. Pray. Love.

She prayed on her bathroom floor about not wanting to be married...

this is the answer she got.

"Then I heard a voice... It was merely my own voice speaking from within my own self. But this was my voice as i had never heard it before. This was my voice, but perfectly wise, calm and compassionate. This was what my voice would sound like if i'd only ever experienced love and certainty in my life. How can i describe the warmth of affection in that voice, as it gave me the answer that would forever seal my faith in the divine?

the voice said: Go back to bed.

I exhaled.

It was so immediately clear that this was the only thing to do. I would not have accepted any other answer. I would not have trusted a great booming voice... True wisdom gives the only possible answer at any given moment.

..go back to bed because you don't need to know the final answer right now. Go back to bed because i love you. go back to bed, because the only thing you need to do for now is get some rest and take good care of yourself until you do know the answer. Go back to bed so that when the tempest comes you'll be strong enough to deal with it. And the tempest is coming, dear one. Very soon. But not tonight. Therefore, go back to bed. "

Gaga Craziness

Seriously.. she's so weird.

I kinda like it though..

Baking Blog

When I get home, i'll finally have all of the pieces to my camera

so it will work and i can document things 100x's better than i can now.

and i've decided that i'm going to start a baking blog

and i'll be able to take pictures of stuff.

and i'll just add cute little recipes that i've tried

or want to try.

I'm really excited about it!!

coming soon:

misssteph'sbakery.blogspot.com

Sunday Dinner 11/15

i forgot to post this.. whoops..

Bree:

Garlic Bread

Shells with Cheddar Pasta Roni

Chantal:

Salad

.. i basically didn't do anything except i feta'd the salad. haha

I'm all for Twilight and Team Edward and the whole thing just excites me.

Party in the FIP is way better.

Firstly..

I just figured out how to put vids on

my blog!!!! yeahyah.

secondly..

k this video was way disappointing.

I heard someone tell me she just dances

around in skanky shorts..

but this video should be like all cute with her

partying in LA but she's like white trashy

dancing in front of trailers and stuff.

The other problems i have with this video:

-she sounds like she's 15 and dresses

like she's 20

-i thought the "movin my hips like yeah.."

would be her little Hannah Montana hip

move

-her shorts.. for serious..

-when she looks at the camera

against that trailer wall thing.. her make up

is like all up in her eyes and stuff.

-her dancing is way trashy

(i'm not trying to sound all molly.. but really)

I just wanna know what billy ray had to say

about those shorts and those dance moves.

I'm pretty sure if my dad cared about me at all

he wouldn't let me be famous after making this video.

My faves

My faves of all time:

Yellowcard

Dashboard

FM static

All American Rejects

The Starting Line

Cartel

Motion City Soundtrack

Boys Like Girls

Bright Eyes

The Used

The Spill Canvas

Jimmy Eat World

Cute is What We Aim For

Death Cab for Cutie

Mae

Taking Back Sunday

+

Ingrid & Celine are my all times of all time.

what day of the week is it?? Monday Tuesday Thursday Wednesday...

Saturday night 7:30 pm:

Seasider Basketball game.. our team seriously rocks!

text my parents to let them know Sami's dad passed away.

Sunday morning 7 am:

text from my dad "that is very sad to hear.. i'm very sorry steph..

flight changed to friday. e-mail you the itinerary. love ya!"

Needless to say i couldn't sleep after that haha. My ward starts at 10

i was up thinking about how much stress this will put me under.

I am so grateful that i get to be with Sam, but i wasn't planning on leaving

until after i was done with classes for the holiday.

Monday:

Talk to all my professors "I'm not going to be here"

Bro. Ferre (my theatre prof.) "that's the price you pay for going home."

what a jerkface haha. i have to write 2 plot outlines of plays

(ps reading plays is THEE worst task ever. like seriously? who can understand them??)

and make a costume for when i get back for my final project.

(i'm going to make it at home because ill have the time

and the sewing machine-hopefully)

Schedule for this week (to catch up before i leave)..

-1 HUGE music test that was scheduled for Saturday in the testing center,

but my professor is changing it to be available Friday thank goodness.

-a spanish test to take early & 3 diarios.

-2 weeks of Biology assignments (ill probably do one when i get home.)

-read a play and 20 pages in my theatre book for quizzes.

that may not seem like a lot.. but it IS trust me.

that music test will murder me.

and i'm so very sad to leave my roommates and my friends for a week. =(

it would've been fun to spend my first Thanksgiving off campus with my roomies.

But baby Jett Holm will be there! and my family and our first class classy kitchen

and my mom's sewing machine.. and my big huge bed..

and Sami and Jazmin and Danny and Stephbax and Liz and James

so i'm happy. =D

Whatever it Takes

today was a good day. I love Sundays like this.

So today we actually made it to church in time for the sacrament.

3 ward members spoke on gratitude and thanksgiving.

One girl read a story "You Are Special"

and i know this seems kind of lame if you're not in the mood to read it..

but it made me realize that

I should care more about what the Lord thinks of me

than anyone else.

Our home teachers took us night snorkeling,

but they didn't give us a lesson so they met with us after church today.

We are so incredibly lucky to have them.

They are amazing. Adam asked us about our testimonies,

and i know he really cares about us, and whether we believe.

I asked him to give me a blessing,

and my roommates decided to get one too.

I always cry in blessings, they are so incredible.

I am so blessed to know so many men who worthily hold the priesthood.

And i am blessed to know that my heavenly father knows me

and he's always beside me helping me to accomplish what he needs me to.

Adam called me a divine daughter in my blessing.

I just can't express the love i feel everyday from my heavenly father.

and i'm so lucky.

I can always feel his peace surround me when i need it the most.

and i feel his hand in my life, and i know how much he needs me.

I was so so lucky to live in Georgia and to grow my testimony there.

I felt so special to be the person that heavenly father wanted to be an example there.

I loved telling people about the truth

and watching their faces, because i know they could feel the truth

and i was the one that got to show it to them for the first time.

And my sister Melissa is this spiritual giant

we had a conversation one time about our family

and she made me feel so special to be her sister

and to be in the family that i have.

well i guess this fits the Thanksgiving theme.

I am going home this Saturday to be with Sami for her dad's funeral

and then with my family for the week.

I want to make sure that they know i am thankful for them.

Eat. Pray. Love.

I found this on a bookshelf

in my friend's apartment.

I have been reading for 20 minutes

and am on the 6th chapter.

From here on out,

i will be putting quotes from this book on my blog.

Number 1:

Names for God

The Universe, The Great Void, The Force,

The Supreme Self, The Whole, The Creator, The Light,

The Higher Power.

"I have nothing against any of these terms. I feel they are all equal

because they are all equally adequate and inadequate descriptions

of the indescribable. But we each do need a functional name for this indescribability,

and "God" is the name that feels the most warm to me."

"Most of the Christians i know accept my feelings on this with grace and open-

mindedness. Then again, most of the Christians I know don't speak very strictly."

"Traditionally, I have responded to the transcendent mystics of all religions.

I have always responded with breathless excitement to anyone who has ever said

that God does not live in a dogmatic scripture or in a distant throne in the sky,

but instead abides very close to us indeed-much closer than we can imagine,

breathing right through our own hearts.

I respond with gratitude to anyone who has ever voyaged to the center of that heart,

and who has then returned to the world with a report for the rest of us that God is

an experience of supreme love."

Thanksgiving

Now that i can.. i'm going to blog about this haha

I get to go home for Thanksgiving!

My sister-in-law's baby boy is due the day before,

and my flight right now lands the morning of Thanksgiving.

I was home when Marcus was born,

at EFY when Camden was..

Hudson was born the day after i visited st. george and went back to Georgia

and June was born while i was in Hawaii.

So i am going to be home either while he's being delivered

or soon after!!!

AND i'm really excited to see my family

and my friends =)

it'll be a fun weekend.

only a week and a half until then

and only 4 weeks left in the semester!! craziness.

I love the Holidays

In Loving Memory..

One of my best friends Samantha Cummings's dad passed away today.

He seriously was one of the coolest dads i've ever met.

He'd always sit and talk to me even when Sami wasn't home.

When i'd stop by during the summers, he'd always give me a big hug

and ask me about my life.

Their family is an amazing family that will pull through..

Samantha and I would drive around this past summer

as he was suffering from his cancer,

and we'd listen to Brad Paisley's "Then".

We'd talk about how amazing he was

and about her parents and how they met

and their life together.

She'd cry thinking about his life before he was diagnosed.

One night, She and i and Christian were sitting with him

on his bed, talking about life and everything that was going on.

He encouraged me to go on a mission, and told me how good of

a friend i was and how much i've meant to Sami throughout

the years that i've known her.

I will miss being able to talk to this incredible man.

Samantha is an amazing person and friend because of his example.

and He will be greatly missed.

TGIF

I had one of the worst days of my life this week..

and i still just don't want to go into haha

Anyway..

tonight i went night snorkeling again at Shark's Cove

The whole time i was keeping my eyes peeled for an octopus..

i knew i'd be way disappointed if i didn't get to see one...

and while we're on our way back to the shore..

i look in a big hole in one of the rocks

and there is this big white thing with huge tentacles...

Adam has a lot of experience at shark's cove or with sea creatures apparently

he kept jabbing at it and poking it trying to make it come out.

my roommates and i were standing back holding hands.

we were scared to death that it would come after us haha

a few minutes later Adam stopped jabbing

and its huge body squeezed itself out of the hole

it was HUGE.

Adam said it was the biggest one he'd seen there.

It swam away and turned red, then yellowish, and black.

Sooo cool.

another epic night in Hawaii.

(i'm asking for a waterproof camera for Christmas

so the next time this happens i can document)

I really am loving this semester.

I feel so lucky that i have such amazing roommates,

an awesome house,

pretty slow and easy classes,

and really good friends to talk to everyday.

-I'm learning how to budget my money

(its really really hard now.. buying groceries is tough)

-this semester has gone by SO fast

-i miss my mom and my sisters a lot

-i love to skype

-Danny Baer is my best friend. we text everyday and i love it.

-Grey's Anatomy, Friends, and Glee keep me alive

-the gym has been my daily friend

-i feel blessed when i get to go to wal-mart

-EVERYONE is getting engaged. seriously. everyone.

Greys... I love you.

I am going to start posting Grey's Anatomy quotes.

Bree has every season

so a few weeks ago we started from season 1 episode 1

we are now on season 3.

This show is AMAZING

Season 2 Episode 7:

Alex has a wheelchair patient who is 17.

She could choose to get a surgery that would allow her to walk.

her parents don't want her to.

She talks to alex;

"What if I'm not ready?"

alex- "Ready for what?"

"for everything, for taking care of myself

or being on my own

for sex, for love

i've never had a boyfriend.

I've never even been kissed.

i'm like the oldest living prospective college freshman

thats never gotten to first base.

haha its mortifying."

-she stops her wheelchair-

"Alex, would you kiss me?"

Alex- "what?"

"I know you're my dr. and i'm your patient

and its against the rules, but i would never tell anyone."

-Alex looks down both sides of the hallway, then leans in to her, she closes her eyes-

Alex- "For a kiss to be really good, you want it to mean something.

You want it to be with someone you can't get out of your head.

So that when your lips finally touch, you feel it everywhere.

A kiss so hot and so deep, you never want to come up for air.

You can't cheat your first kiss. trust me, you don't want to.

Cause when you find that right person who is your first kiss

its everything. trust me."

then he goes to the bar to find izzy..

she's mad at him and says "what? seriously what do you want?"

and he looks at her like he's way bothered and nervous..

then dips her back and gives her this amazing

AMAZING kiss.

How cute huh??

i hate alex but i love him.

SO effing good.

Movies & Mustaches

Friday November 6, 2009

The night of Fall Ball for BYU Hawaii is usually filled with pretty sparkly dresses,

handsome boys in suits, flowers, dancing, and mormon style drinking of juice.

But for the "Goonies Never Say Die" bike gang, not so much.

Members:

Rebecca "BECCA!" Stoner

Erin "Deany Weeny" Dean

Melissa "the tall one" Chipman

Bree "I'm Bad" Masters

Stephanie "Heff" Holm

with appearances from:

Chantal "chanteezy" Mortensen

& Bonnie "bird" Allred

Mitchel, Mike, Joey,

and 2 other boys.. that i don't remember.

-2 Foodland trips

-bike riding through puddles

-cookie baking

-tator tots

-dominoes pizza

-root beer

-Animal House

-Romy & Michele's High School Reunion

-Sweeney Todd

-Unmade Salsa

-Eqyptian Ratscrew

-tree climbing

-almost stealing mustangs in front of Hale 6

- mustache vending machine

-mexican stache swooning under the moonlight

and lots and lots of pictures.

Sunday Dinner 11/8

Bree's parents are on island...
no organized dinner =(
Chantal and I made our own separate Pasta Roni's

and watched Grey's Anatomy for like 7 hours.

I don't miss Facebook

No internet at Casa De Chicas since Sunday

=lack of posting..

This week:

-Theatre class mon, wed, & fri cancelled because of the play!

-i'm almost out of grocery money for the month and it's only the 5th day...

-Fall Ball is this weekend.. we're having a HUGE slumber party

(so i'd kinda rather not go anyway haha)

-played racquetball on Monday with my roommates for exercise ha

-slept 14 hours on Tuesday.. and slept 9 hours the next night without

even having trouble falling asleep.... i haven't kissed anyone since July so...

its not mono haha

-went to IHOP Tuesday

-went night snorkeling at Shark's Cove Wednesday night...

i saw: an eel, a sea hare, sea cucumbers,

and tons of cool fish but no Octopus =(

we had flashlights and everything..

it was legit. and awesome.

-i get really really scared at night now ever since i went

to the Haunted Lagoon on Halloween..

(when i was little i used to be way scared of shadows

and open doors to dark rooms... i feel little again

and even having people around doesn't comfort me)

-Erin & I went back to the playground by the temple

with Becca.. we sung primary songs instead of talking this time

-i have 2 mid-terms next week and

a huge Spanish test this weekend =(

-i still hate facebook & don't miss

looking at it at night with my roommates

because we don't have internet haha

-i have to stay on campus & go to the library

to get on the internet... its nice..

i sat by a palm tree today and skyped with Jazmin.

-today was the only sunny day this whole week

we had lots of rainy days

meaning lots of Grey's Anatomy

Milk, cookies, and movies.

it was a good week for that & i loved it.

Sunday Dinner 11/1

Becca:

Grilled cheese

Chantal, me, & Bree

Tomato soup

it was awesome haha

we were starving

and it was so fast & so good

EPIC Epicness

5 a.m.

Sunday November 1, 2009

the loudest crash i have ever heard

from outside.

Chantal & I immediately sit up and look at each other

(keep in mind..

we had just finished The Grudge a few hours before

and were functioning on about 7 hours of sleep in the past 36 hours)

we were scared to look out our window

let alone open our door to see what happened

i thought someone had broken into our house

or that there was an accident on Kamehameha Hwy..

(we live right off one of the most dangerous highways in Hawaii

..people die on it like every day.)

I looked out my window and all i could see what a white car parked

across the street

so we went together haha.. and opened our door

we went to look off the balcony..

but there was nothing on the street..

so we were just like oh.....

then we saw it....

a man without a driver's license

or insurance

fell asleep while he was driving

his car swerved and almost hit that white car i saw

there's a telephone pole about 5 feet away from the brick wall

... the guy and somehow managed to go in-between the pole

and wedge his car (completely smashing the driver's side)

in between Carly's car and the brick wall.

He was SOO lucky to be alive...

and we're so lucky there's a brick wall outside our house..

or he probably would have taken out one of the beams that holds our house up.

The loud crash was

the sheets of glass that are randomly on the grass

on the other side of the brick wall

when his car hit the bricks it made a hole in the wall

and the bricks shattered the giant sheets of glass

and that's what woke us up..

The guy wasn't drunk

it was 5 a.m. after Halloween and we think he was just on his way home..

anyway we had to go wake up Carly

(Erin had just gotten home from town

about 30 min. before.. so she heard the crash

but no one else in the studio woke up

so she just kept sleeping)

We stayed outside with her until the police came

and they filed a report

and we went back to bed..

We were just thinking..

what if that guy hadn't have been so lucky

what if he'd died right outside our house

from hitting the pole head on

or Carly's car..

or that other white car..

or if that wall hadn't been there...

Everyone who reads this..

just know that i love you

because we never know what life will throw at us

it was a crazy crazy weekend.

All Hallows Eve

Friday Night:

Spanish test

dress up

Erin's party @ 10:30 next door

danced for about an hour

on campus dance

fun because of all the people

left cause of the lame music

back to Erin's

lots more people=lots more fun

danced for a couple hours

someone called the cops on us

everyone eventually left and i stayed to talk to Erin

We talked for a long time

then decided to take a bike ride

which led to swinging on a playground by the temple

until 3:30 a.m.

bed at 5 (showered and stuff)

Halloween:

woke up around 10 (5 hours of sleep...)

Hukilau with Erin, Becca, Bree, Chantal, & Bonnie

handstand contests on the beach

body surfing on the little waves

singing disney songs

playing in the water for 2 hours (and i didn't even get burnt!)

laid out and stuff

at home... showered..

bonnie drove us to get Acai bowls.. so good

i loved this day

then grocery shopping

back home

decided to try the haunted lagoon again..

waited in line for 2 hours

SOO Scary.. so worth it.

then Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince on campus movie

back to the house for The Grudge & 50 First dates