Conference Weekend was fun? Why yes... yes it was!

Wow, Richard is a guitar pro!

That is me! And that is Michaela!

Rachel Smith and Rachel Jenkins. When our powers combine we are "The Rachel's"

Basically our personalities in a nutshell!

So apparently when you get really stressed out... you get sick. Who knew? Still no word on whether this whole thing with Weber State is going to work out (see previous post if you are confused), but I am confident that it will. I have lots of evidence to back up my case.

So, back to being sick. It sucks. I sound like a man! And it is hard to get to sleep when your throat is hurting. Hopefully I won't contaminate anybody. All I can say is Clorox wipes are your friend!

Well, before the whole fiasco of me being mad at my school, I had a great weekend with my peeps. (Yes, the same 2 peeps that I have blogged about before!) Saturday Rach and I went to Mimi's and got a bite to eat and then took a muffin to MJ at work since she was unable to join us for the fun filled evening. After, we went to her house and watched a movie while her husband went to Priesthood session.

When Richard came home he tried to make some sticky popcorn for us... tried being the key word. It was, shall we say, interesting. But it was the thought that counts right?

Sunday we all went over to MJ's to watch General Conference. It was so much fun! Who knew that conference could be fun? I think that is the first time ever... EVER that I have actually sat through an entire session of conference and payed attention. Rich and Rach dosed off for a bit, but they regained consciousness in time to hear the closing remarks by the great President Monson.

I loved it. I actually watched some of Saturday's session and a little bit of the first session on Sunday before MJ's. I can't wait for the Ensign to come out so that I can catch up on the talks that I missed. Wow, I am becoming so righteous! ha ha! :)

After, the famous Richard Smith showed off his mad skills (again) on the guitar. I was able to show some of my skills too, but he just made me feel inferior. (Richard I shake my fist at you!) It was fun! We took some pics while we were at it too, just to prove that we are actually friends... I look like crap in these pics... it's because the sickness that has now taken over my body was making it's way to the surface... I should have known... ok I am done rambling! Until next time my friends! WORD! :)

WTF WSU!?!

Ok another freaking blog about school. First of all, I have no idea what to do on my homework! Freaking English! What in the world am I going to do this project on? I can't concentrate!!!! I am so lost and really don't feel like doing this. I am getting to the point that I usually get to around the middle of the semester where I procrastinate so bad that I get depressed and then nothing gets done right... or on time!

The thing that is really bothering me is WSU! That's right the stupid administration at Weber State University!!!! I went to an academic advisor earlier in the week to see if I was all set to graduate, and she said that everything looks good. All they were waiting for was the department heads to look at my transcripts and make a decision. She even said that I should have nothing to worry about and that I should expect to graduate in December. So all this week I was super stoked because I was planning to graduate. NOW, I look at my transcripts and it says that my math from MTSU will only transfer as Intermediate Algebra, when I need college algebra to graduate. WTF!!! The thing that I don't get is the class title from MTSU is college algebra! I just don't understand how you go from a class that was CLEARLY college algebra to intermediate algebra! I am not going to take another math class when I took it 2 times last year to get a better grade!

I am so pissed right now! What the H is going on with Weber?! Why won't they just accept it? Me and my dad are going to talk to them tomorrow and see what they say. I will even show them the course description from the MTSU catalog and see what they say then! I am really hoping that I can get this fixed! I DO NOT want to take another math class when I have already taken it 3 times (I'm not the brightest when it come to math...)

This sucks! I had an amazing day watching conference with my friends (I'll post on that later) and hanging out with Rach and Michaela... this is not the way I wanted to night to end! Grrr... I am so bugged. We are for sure going to appeal and do all we can to show that they are wrong! I am hoping that it'll get changed! If not then you can probably expect another very angry blog!!!

The movie night that wasn't and Mojo's!

Rach, Me, Michaela after the non-movie night.

So Thursday night Michaela (MJ), Rach and I had planned on having a girls night and watching Penelope, but alas that did not happen, well the movie anyways. We all brought something to eat, Rach and her scrumptious choco cookies and MJ and her little smokies and pizza. (no one ate my food) So instead of watching the movie, we talked for over 4 hours! Ha ha! No guy is capable of doing that. It was awesome! Oh and I almost died when Michaela's cat lunged at me! Scary!

MJ and Jeremy!

Rach... pretty sure she is gonna hurt me for posting this pic! Ha!

The band with no name.

Then if 4 hours on Thursday wasn't enough, we (MJ and her husband Jeremy, me, Rach and Rich) all headed out to Richard's (Rachel's Husband) show at Mojo's on Friday! It totally rocked my face off!! My fav is when they played the Mission Impossible Theme! It was fun to hang out at the show, but the Emo kids started to get on my nerves towards the end.

After, we headed to Jake's Over the Top for shakes and cheese fries! Yum! Poor Richard got a gross shake and didn't eat any of it, but MJ gave her's to him. That is friendship right there. We talked for about an hour (I was totally the 5th wheel, but still fun!) and then we headed our separate ways. It was soooo much fun!!! I love those girls! Thanks for 2 great nights in a row!! :)

Mission Impossible

Homework... I think not!

Ok, so I am sitting here trying to do my homework, and I realize I can't focus. Or better yet, I don't want to do my homework, so I won't focus! How bad is it that it is the end of the 3rd week of school and I am already procrastinating? I really need to pull myself together. I am never going to graduate if I keep going at this rate! But, I did have an awesome pedicure today, by the wonderful Christi. And Jessica and I got our feet burned by the paraffin it was awesome. Although I was hoping to get a massage, but we won't get into that.

So that brings me back to the fact that I don't want to do work. My classes are awesome and I really enjoy them, but the whole learning and having to do homework thing... yeah I'm not too big on that one. I asked my friend Shannon why I go to school... and she says its to get a better job that pays more then the one I have now and it all makes sense to me!

Ok, I guess I better do my homework! Even though I am not happy about it! But I do love Weber State! They better win the Homecoming game on Sat. Y'all should go! :) Go big Weeb!

Stand Up to Cancer!

There was a special the other night called Stand Up to Cancer. It was a telethon that raised money for cancer research to find a cure. Many celebrities helped host, donated money, and even told their own stories. It was very emotional for me to watch. I found this video on iTunes and it made me cry.

It made me remember everything that I went through. I can't believe it has been 5 years. It was 6 months of absolute hell, but I am still here. My friend asked me the other day how I was able to stay positive with all the I had to deal with, I told her that you have to. Because if you give up then you have nothing left to fight for. I want to to say thank you to everyone who helped me get through the rough patch. I literally wouldn't be here today without you. Lots of love and God Bless! I AM A SURVIVOR!

You can give back by visiting www.standup2cancer.org or just by giving support to those that you know that have been effected by it.

One Tree Hill Partay!

Ok, well the premiere of One Tree Hill has rolled around yet again, and Rachel Smith and I had the brilliant idea of having a gathering of sorts. So we invited a whole bunch of people (ok like 10) and we had a decent turn out of 6. The guest list included me, Rachel Smith, Megan Smith (don't know her married name), Shannon Roe, Sarah Lebo, and Michaela Johnson! It was awesome-tastic! We swapped some stories (my terrible date, and the popcorn burning incident!), had some popcorn, and Sarah and Shan brought the dew and the chocolate!!! We watched the finale and then followed it up with the premiere! It was sooo much fun! I love being able to hang out with my friends! I hope to do it again soon. Michaela and I totally forgot to take pics so all I have to show is a OTH poster, but still, it was an awesome time! :)

Happy Birthday Grandma!

The Jenkins Family!

Zoolander...

Me and Daddy

The Jenkins Men

Me and Grandma

Preston is ducking so he is as tall as us.

Um...

Happy Birthday Grandma!

On August 31st we celebrated Eleanor Jenkins' 80th birthday! It was so much fun. All of my Aunts and Uncles were there and almost all of my cousins. The cousins sang 2 primary songs, one that I have never heard before, but I think it went really well. After, we showed a video of her life, put together by April. It was awesome! I almost cried. (I cry a lot!)

We mingled, ate food, and had some good times. Me and the bro's took some crazy pics! All in all it was a success. I love being able to spend time with the Jenkins family. I love them all and I don't get to see them near enough. Happy Birthday Grandma! We love you! :)