USU VS. BYU

Well, I must say, I LOVE hockey! This past Saturday we* got to witness the defeat of the BYU hockey team. It was a very aggressively played game... a lot of penalties, bad calls, a few punches, helmets being knocked off, tripping, loud yelling and many chants and cheers throughout the night, and just the thrill of being at the ice arena. USU hockey is great. They beat BYU 8-5. The best shot of the night was when the BYU goalie was pulled out of the game and someone (I can't remember the player who shot the puck) iced the puck across the rink and scored. It was in slow motion almost... it was pretty awesome.

*we included Kelsi, Chris, Mary, Jenny, Mark, Tyler, Leslie, and I. The comic below is from Kelsi from my freshman year... it sums up a hockey game pretty well...

The last frame says... "WHOA!... HOCKEY IS TOTALLY EXHAUSTING!"

So You Think You Can Dance?

Watching So You Think You Can Dance in person is AMAZING!!! Thanks for letting me join the party. If you want to know more about the night go to Leslie's blog. She is a great story teller and has more pictures. I took mostly videos of the dances which were so RAD! Gev was hilarious the whole night. Did you know he has a bald spot on the top of his head? In honor of Mary, we wore shirts with The Hot Tamale Train on them. It was awesome. We had a few people ask if they could get on the train with us. I want the next season to start soon! Oh, and if you can't tell from the videos from this post... Mark was my favorite dancer this season. Enjoy!

This was the background at the end of the show. Pretty neat.

(above) This video is Mark's solo to Bohemian Rhapsody. It is one of my favorite dances ever.

(above) Courtney and Mark's "Garden" dance. Another favorite.

(above) 5 Guys Named Moe... I didn't see it on TV, but I highly enjoyed it at the show. And it has all my favorite guys in it (Mark, Gev, Joshua, Twitch, & Will)

New Hair

I love getting my hair cut and colored (which occurred on September 13). I especially LOVE the smell of the hair color. If it was a perfume, I would wear it every day. Now my hair has red and dark brown streaks and my natural color. I quite like it. Emily also cut off three inches and gave me angled bangs. I'm still getting used to it, but I really do like it. I think I know what I am going to do with it next time. Wahoo!

Eight Things...

I got tagged by Kelsi. Enjoy!

8 THINGS I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT...
1. Family
2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
3. Education
4. Friends
5. Being a vegetarian
6. Vacations
7. Sleep
8. Doing well in everything

8 WORDS OR PHRASES I SAY OFTEN...
1. University Advancement, this is Alli
2. Thank You
3. You're Welcome
4. Cool beans
5. That's rad
6. Awesome
7. I'm so tired
8. Hello

8 THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE...
1. Travel as much as possible
2. Visit the East Coast
3. Go to every state
4. Get a college degree
5. Own a house
6. Get married in the temple
7. Have a family
8. Be stress-free

8 THINGS I HAVE LEARNED FROM MY PAST...
1. Life is crazy
2. Be happy
3. Learn from your experiences
4. Smile no matter what
5. Be yourself
6. Laugh until you cry or until your stomach hurts, both are wonderful stress relievers
7. Find something you do well
8. Love

8 PLACES I WANT TO GO OR SEE...
1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. All the states
4. Redwood Forest
5. Costa Rica
6. Disneyland or Disney World
7. Italy
8. Great Britain

8 THINGS I CURRENTLY NEED OR WANT...
1. Sleep
2. Good grades
3. Vacation
4. Chocolate Soymilk
5. A trip to Washington
6. Food
7. Scholarships
8. A manicure and pedicure

8 PEOPLE I TAG...
1. Sara
2. Jamie
3. Leslie
4. Tyler
5. Erica
6. Kami
7. Aunt Teresa
8. Joni

USU Hockey!

That's right, USU Hockey season is now upon us. WAHOO!!! Hockey is a great sport. Leslie, Mary, Lauren, and I went to the game last night against the University of Utah. We won 14-3. There were lots of fights and more than a handful of players got ejected. It's going to be a rowdy season... I can't wait. The best games are the ones against BYU. For some reason USU and BYU hockey players just don't get along. It's a great rivalry. There were a lot more people there than we thought there would be, but we still got our favorite spot. The only thing about this season that is different, besides the many nameless jerseys, is the start time is now 7:00 instead of 8:00. We're not sure if we'll like that or not... I guess time will tell. Hockey is great!!!

DRIFTING

I'm a little behind on posting about Jon's drifting races... Leslie did a very good job at explaining what we did. Go to Leslie's blog to get all the details. Anyway, drifting is one of the biggest thrills I've ever experienced. It's so amazing! I'm glad I went. I actually got to go with Jon twice around the track. When you go with Jon, you can't help but laugh, unless you're Leslie and scream the whole time... He just chuckles when he does something funny or almost hits something. It is such a rush to go in a car and just drift. I highly recommend it (only when it's legal of course). Thanks Uncle Bob for letting us know about this... I'm excited for next year. I told Jon that it is kind of addicting, he laughed and said oh yeah, it's very addicting. It was a great night. I now understand why all my guy friends in high school loved cars and racing. I'm glad I didn't pee my pants! Thanks again!

Fun people

Down on the track watching the cars real close. It was great to see everyone.

(above) This is Lindsay (silver car) and Jake (black car) on the track at the same time. Notice all the laughing and gasping at how close the cars get. Jon's car is the silver one (sorry, I don't remember what kind of car it is)

(above) This is me with Jon. This is the first run (the brake lights are on the whole time while we are heading straight for the wall) Funny thing is I don't remember coming that close to the wall and I felt perfectly safe with Jon. I want to go again!

September 11

Eighth grade. Such a long time ago. I remember going into my parent's bedroom with my family and watching the second plane crash into the other tower. Have you ever had that feeling of seeing something happen or experiencing something so surreal, it doesn't register in your brain that it ACTUALLY happened? Well, 9/11 was one of those experiences. I remember going through the whole day just in a daze. I can't imagine how families coped or are still coping after all these years. It's a hard thing to have someone with you one day and then gone the next. When I was a junior in high school, I had the opportunity to go to Ground Zero on the Celebrate America Tour (Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC). It was very peaceful yet heart wrenching. There were notes and pictures and flowers and mementos. It made me realize how lucky I am to still have my life, even though sometimes I complain about little things. I hope we can all remember this day. September 11 will always be there in the back of our minds. Let us not forget. God Bless America.

The reason behind "allison needs..."

Okay, many people are confused by the post entitled "allison needs..." The instructions, which I failed to mention (lo siento) are as follows: First, go to google and type in your name, followed by the word "needs". Now, list the first 10 things that come up. And there ya go... the reason behind that post. It's just a fun game. Go ahead try it. You know you want to.

allison needs...

Well, I tried "alli needs" but all that came up was about ALLI the weight loss drug, so I changed it to Allison. It's kind of weird using my full name since I've been going by Alli for so long, anyway here is the list...

1. Allison needs... office space, mkaaay?

2. Allison needs... some glowsticks

3. Allison needs... to remember that history repeats itself

4. Allison needs... medical attention

5. Allison needs... a loving home

6. Allison needs... your prayers

7. Allison needs... a time-out dog t-shirt

8. Allison needs... to update major

9. Allison needs... to get serious about school

10. Allison needs... more good farmers to raise corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, peanuts, cattle, hogs and sheep