Halloween!

First of all, I just have to say that the pictures of all of my nieces and nephews are adorable. I saw Tyler the army man, Traven the giraffe, Logan the disco boy, Madison the fairy, Ainsley the mermaid, and I'm sure I have yet to view the rest of costumes! Halloween in college is a little different than the normal trick or treating. This Halloween I was able to do both. I trick-or-treated with Tyler before coming back to my house to get ready for some party hopping. When Meg and I went to her house in Kaysville for General Conference we went through her costume boxes to see what we could find. We found her sister's old flapper costume and a mini mouse dress thing that Meg wore when she was on the dance team. So we pulled what we could together and went out for a fun night of dancing, doughnuts, and candy. Overall, I must say it was a good time. I am happy to say that this Halloween I did not get my purse stolen like I did my freshmen year...and that I was back in Provo instead of across the ocean in Hawaii. Now, I have officially set one of my radio stations to 106.5 to start listening to Christmas music! Oh and if you look at the group picture, you can see all the guys dressed as Mario and Luigi. They have real mustaches...some people go all out for Halloween. These guys planned this for a long time...oh and the one where I am with Meg I look sorta creepy but she looks cute!

Babysitting Fun

This past Saturday night I went over to Travis and Heather's to babysit Tyler for the evening. I arrived to a not so happy Tyler lying down on the cement next to his scooter. I thought he looked adorable with his striped shirt and beanie. They had just taken family pictures. So I ate dinner with them and then Travis and Heather went off to Cold Stone and to the Dollar Theatre to watch Kung Fu Panda. Tyler and I had a blast. He rode his spider man scooter faster than I was expecting so I ended up running to catch up to him. We walked around the neighborhood admiring the many Halloween decorations. People go all out! I asked Tyler, "What are you going to be for Halloween?" "A pirate" "Tyler, what should I be for Halloween?" After a few long moments of concentration, "A Danielle costume! You'll have hair and arms and eyes." "What? I am already Danielle. I want to be something silly." "OOOOOOK...You should be a HOUSE! With a big smiley face and windows." A house for Halloween it is. Cassie Web, Travis' sister ended up stopping by for a bit. Tyler was playing quietly with his cars a few feet away. I talked quietly to Cassie, "I just love this kid." She agreed and said, "Yeah he's cute." Suddenly Tyler's head pops up as he states confidently, "You do love me." We didn't realize the kid was listening! Lastly, before watching Peter Pan Tyler randomly flexed his muscles for me and proceeded to get down on all fours to show me how to do a push-up. Here's a video of it. It's hard to hear him but he says, "You put your chin down and move your body up...ect." This guy is a little athlete!

REAL Soccer game...

So I went to watch the REAL soccer team play in Sandy Utah. It was their first game played in the new stadium so there was a big carnival before the game. Kids were hugging the mascot, but I interrupted and asked him to take a picture with my friends and I.

And I also took a picture with a kind magician...


The game was fun to watch. I was impressed at how well the players have perfected the art of flopping to the ground every time they are touched by a player of the opposite team...There were a few yellow cards and a red card given out. The game ended in a tie 1-1, which was lame, but it was still exciting when we scored a goal on a corner kick. Oh and it was freezing outside! Everyone was bundled up with their blankets and beanies. I looked like a homeless person...

Soccer!

So I was talking to this nice fellow in my physiology lab and found out he is a huge soccer fan. He went on to tell me that he and his buddies are all going to see the Salt Lake Real play on Thursday. I was a little forward and gave him my number to call me if they have any extra tickets. He called me up so I am going to my first professional soccer game tomorrow in the new stadium in Sandy, Utah! I am way excited and I will try to take some pictures to share my experience!
Love you all,
Dani

Roommate Pictures

From the Left: Lauren (parents own the house, a Middle Eastern Studies major, friends with her since freshmen year, super athletic), Me, Kamila (engaged, English major but learning Arabic) and Nacia (Middle Eastern Studies with Lauren, super cultured and knows Arabic very well).

Okay so in our living room there is a giant bookshelf and all of the shelves were empty. The empty space bugged me so I decided to use my love for pictures and picture frames to spice it up. One of my old roommates Lauren, took a bunch of pictures with her roommates and made a frame out of them. I thought it was priceless. So I begged my roommates to take pictures after church one day so I could copy Lauren's idea. At first they mocked me because of how cheesy it was and the fact that in some of the ones that were supposed to be "candid" we were fake laughing the whole time. But after we got the pictures back, which were taken from my friend Kristin that has a really nice camera, I think they were happy we did it. If you read my descriptions of my roommates you can see I'm basically the only one in the house that doesn't know Arabic. Haha who would have thought? Each of them is very open, cultured, and Lauren and Nacia spent the summer in Jordan. So I am learning a lot from them while they learn how to do make up from me. :)

GO COUGARS!

"Rise and Shout the Cougars are out..." Yes that is part of the BYU fight song that is sung after every touchdown. Thanks to my very generous father, Michael Blevins, I have an "All-Sports Pass" and can attend all of the BYU sports games. This includes the exhilerating BYU football games. I roam from group of friends to group of friends cheering and yelling and sweating(because it is at 1:00 in the afternoon)...all watching our football team in their "Quest for Perfection." Can they go undefeated? They killed UCLA 59-0, let's hope they can keep it up.

My Bedroom

Hello my dear family and friends. I just have to say how excited I am that my sister Monica has now jumped on the Blogger bandwagon. It motivates me to post more often! Okay so I am at BYU starting my Junior year. I now live in a house that is 10 minutes walking distance to campus. It is a cute little house- there are three bedrooms, a large living room and kitchen. But here is the best part: I have my own bedroom! After weird roommate after another this is my little piece of escape. Mom spent three days with me decorating it and buying lamps, pictures, and drawers. With her help and the help of Heather putting up my clothes in the closet, my room turned into (in my opinion) one that is better than those in "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Here are a few pictures so you can see for yourself!