Here are some pictures from my radical halloween (spent like a true Nevadan//Vegan). The first -- Our ward party which featured a DJ and an impromtu band who played covers of The Killers, OK Go, Coldplay, and more. . . not too shabby.
Of course my costume was a vicious zombie...of course my time spent in Japan led me to always be a terrific photo taker...
The last was at one of the top ranked haunted houses in the nation (#4 I think)--we went as a group.
Chris Callister Prank (ala Dan Reynolds) -- An added bonus for those of you who are deserving. I pulled this one at least 5 times this Halloween and got great physical reactions out of those pranked. So hilarious.
He's going to the Houston Texas Mission! I thought it was cool that as I was searching under the google images for Houston Texas, this picture of the temple was one of the top images. Cody gets to go there. Legit.
ps I'll write ned and let him know the fantastic news, asap.
1. If you are an Imagine Dragons fan best thing to do for an update is to check their Facebook or Wikipedia Page.
2. President Monson has a biography out called To The Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S Monson by Heidi S. Swenson. He looks very dashing on that cover and being a fan, I am looking to invest haha. I felt like that would be a very Pres. Monson type thing to say.
3. I just finished reading Freakonomics by Steven Leavitt (famed economist under age 40) and am now on to Black Rain and Silence. (Though both are Japanese novels--one on the atomic bomb dropping and the other on Christians being persecuted and forced to renounce their religion in the 1600s)
4. I am somewhat ET-like in that I have a bump between my eyes because my swimming goggles are a little too small for my head. So if you see me, please don't run away. Don't be afraid.
5. Sometimes at the stupidest times we all miss Ned. I even ran into a girl who came to his farewell--she is very cute and I thought, wow, where is Ned now, hahaha...it's fantastic when you are like getting back but of course it's not so cool when you are a young missionary...so probably we shouldn't mention that to him. Just shooting from the hip here.
one day elise was kind enough to invite me to your blog.. and it made me feel really cool. i was also told to write something at some point.. so here you go!
idaho is lovely. i have class everyday at 7:45. but most days i have to be there early, which means like 7:15.. sometimes 7. its usually dark. pretty though.
i'm taking a class called IBC (Integrated Business Core) which is where we have two classes each day, with all of the same people. We have four teachers that switch off their subjects which are Finance, Organizational Behavior, Marketing, and Supply Chain. In this class we start up a company on campus and run it throughout the semester. Before deciding what to sell we took a trip to Badger Creek. Its a beautiful piece of land right between Driggs and Tetonia, that BYU-Idaho owns. I don't really mind camping.. but don't really like camping when its 20 degrees at night. It was just a little bit chily. We had a lot of fun though and definitely connected as a company! we were able to climb the power pole, the giant swing, the incline pole, and participate in other team building activities.
(this is the power pole.. pretty legit.. you climb to the top.. then jump off)
my favorite was the giant swing... everyone holds you on this rope and you have this twisty tie rope that you hold onto up at the top. When you let go of that rope you are gone. so cool. of course i screamed... it seemed like the thing to do. :)
At Badger Creek we presented our ideas to our company and then decided to sell jewelry and ties. Our company is called "Tie the Knot." cliche and cheesy. yes. and we love it. Our first day we sold $850 worth of merchandise, which is amazing! There are four other companies running, which have already been open for a week and have barely sold $200. we were pretty excited.
(this is our booth.. two of the guys from our company are sporting our cool "tie the knot" shirts.. classy.. well kind of. )
it is so fun having cody up here. i stop by randomly.. and he stops by randomly.. its really nice having a brother here. He has awesome roommates, that are all freshman as well. He has been having a blast! one day they took me to twizzleberry (our version of yogurtland.. or fro yo.. or whatever place you want to insert) love them.
By the way... take your bets! the papers are in.
well this is pretty much my life. its a lot of fun, just a little bit busy which is good. we miss you all.. so much! and can't wait to see you at thanksgiving! love you all!
Well, you know all about the coolness of sites like ratemyprofessor.com which is extremely useful for finding good teachers your first few years of college and getting the low down on how they teach and how tough they are. But do you know about goodreads.com? I recently found out about another way cool site-- goodreads.com.
The premise is that you can keep track of and rate/review all the books you read. They have pretty much every book ever on the site and you can read synopses or updates on new books by favorite authors. You can also "friend" your friends and see what they read or recommend.
I am on this, Jeremy Foote and some others are too. I like it because then I can look back at great books I've read from time to time. I think the coolest thing here is that there are a lot of serious readers on it so that if you want some great opinions on what books to read you can rub shoulders with the wits of your very own wise-man. You need their names or emails to find people (a lot of people go by first name only). My email is joemeservy@gmail.com
French Toast- 1-2 Tablespoons Butter 6-8 pieces bread 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg Banana Topping- 1 Tablespoon of butter 2 bananas, finely diced (add more if you like) 1/2 C pancake syrup 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon dark rum (optional)
Instructions: 1. Beat eggs in a wide shallow bowl with a whisk. Add cinnamon, vanilla extract and nutmeg. Mix all ingredients together.
2.Melt butter over medium low heat in a non-stick griddle or skillet making sure to coat the entire skillet.
3.Dip bread slices (one at a time) in the egg mixture making sure to coat each side. You do not want to completely soak the bread, just coat the exterior of the bread. Place the coated bread into the skillet. Repeat this procedure one at a time until the skillet is full.
4.Turn the bread when the bottom side turns a golden caramel color. Cook until both sides develop a golden caramel color.
5.To make the banana topping: Melt butter in a small non-stick pan over low medium heat. Add bananas. Cook until bananas begin to soften. Add cinnamon, vanilla extract, rum and pancake syrup. Continue cooking until the syrup and bananas are hot.
6.Spoon the banana syrup over the French toast. You may top with additional butter if desired. Enjoy! Whipping Cream Topping (thanks to Kristen): 1 pint Whipping Cream mixed with 1/8 C powdered sugar.
Absolutely delicious breakfast, even if you cannot find any rum (to add) in Utah. ;)
