Birthday Extravaganza's

So as of last Wednesday I am officially 21 and legal! It's pretty exciting even though I won't be drinking. But still it's fun to know I could if I wanted to. So the weekend before my birthday I got to fly home thanks to Colton's brother. That weekend was the best! Friday we went to Jacob's school musical and I have to say he was pretty awesome. Saturday I got to spend the whole day with Colton. First we went to the Utah vs. TCU game. Yes it was pathetic and they lost horribly but it was still fun to go to. After we went to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner and then saw "Red". Dinner was super delicious and the movie was pretty funny. All in all it was a fantastic day :) Sunday I had my birthday dinner with my family and Colton and my grandparents came over for cake. I was really sad when the weekend was over and I had to go back to Cedar :(

Me and Colton at the Utah game

Wednesday was my actual birthday but everyone was crazy busy so we didn't get to go out to dinner. Kati did make me a cake though and we did candles that night which was all I wanted. Aubree and Kati also decorated my room. It was so nice and my room is still covered balloons. Sorry I didn't get any pictures of it before everything fell down.

My Cake

Blowing out my candles
So excited :) It was a delicious cake :)

Thursday I went to dinner with Kati, Aubree and Jen. We went to Pizza Factory. It was fun and delicious :)

Check out my awesome crown and party glasses :)

I love these girls :)

Basically it was a great Birthday!

Preschool Fun!

So one of the classes I had to take this semester was Guidance which teaches how to teach children basically. For it we have to work at the SUU Preschool once a week. I am not going to lie I have complained about taking this class all semester because I am not going to be a teacher. It's fun playing with the kids and stuff but I hated the teaching part and learning how to teach them because that's not what I'm going to do. Okay let me rephrase, I'm not going to be a school teacher, and dance teacher yes, school teacher no. Anyway, so we are required to do two lesson plans during the semester. The first one our teacher required us to read a book to the children. I was so nervous for it but it went well. The head teacher at the preschool said I did really well with it and had good control of the children. It made me feel good and I have to give credit to the good control coming from teaching dance, so I have had lots of practice. For our second lesson we could do whatever we wanted and me being a dance teacher of course wanted to do something with dance. So I decided to do Freeze Dance. This is a game i play almost every week with my classes cause they love it. You play music and let the kids dance around however we want, then you stop the music and they have to freeze. It is a lot of fun so I thought why not do it at preschool. Well let's just say I couldn't have planned it to go as good as it did. The kids had so much fun! There were even some kids that didn't want to leave! Every now and then when I would stop the music i would tell them they could only move certain parts of their body like they're heads or arms, or they would have to be sitting down or dance with a partner. It was so funny to watch. The best was I told them they could only move their faces, it was hilarious! And it was all around just a really fun time. Well after the head teacher told me that it was an amazing job and even wrote a note on my lesson plan to my teacher saying it was one of the best lessons one of her students has done and she asked me to get her a copy of my music. It made me feel incredible! I am now on this happy high and I haven't felt this good in a long time! Today I decided that if I wasn't so close to graduating I would possibly consider switching my major to Early Childhood, but that isn't going to happen. But it did reafirm my love for teaching little kids. Not that I don't love my 5 year class at the studio because I really do. Sometimes it's nice to hear though that you're doing a good job because you wonder sometimes as a teacher if the kids are having fun. And so it was really good to hear today. None of you probably care about this but I don't care. I really wanted to tell about my good news :)

Blonde No More...

This is mostly for those of my followers (Lisa) who don't look at my facebook page so would have no clue about this dramatic change I have made. Yes this really is a dramatic change because I have never done anything this extreme before. For some that may sound silly because they dye their hair all the time, but not me. The only color I have ever been brave enough to put in my hair is blonde, and that is partially due to my grandma who said going dark is not a good idea. But I have wanted to go dark for a long long time. So finally I just said to my roommates, "We are dying my hair this weekend" And we did. It is definately dark but I really like it. I'm not going to say love it yet because it's still too weird for that. My roommates love it though, and I think it will be staying like this for a while. Anywho, here it is, the new brunette me :)

3 Years....

So three years ago today, October 19, I reluctantly went on a date with this kid who drove me crazy! After a long drive to lagoon talking about nothing but how we didn't want to be in a serious relationship with anyone, we ended up having an AMAZING time, or at least I did, and by the end of the night I was head over heels for Colton :) Of course, back then I would never had predicted that we would still be together three years later. It has definately been a rough road with lots of fights and tears. Doing the long distance relationship was not something I ever wanted to do and it has definately been a struggle. But despite all that I am so happy to have the boy I have. Colton is everything to me. He is my best friend, I know I can talk to him about anything and everything. He has seen me at my best and definately at my ultimate worst. I'm not afraid to be myself with him. He loves me no matter what even when I become extremely irrational. And I love him despite his inperfections too. The rough times have come and gone, but through it all I still love him and know that he loves me too! Sorry if this is too mushy for you all but I really felt like I should tell you all about the amazing boyfriend I have :) Happy 3 Years Babe!!!! I hope there are many more to come!!! I Love You!!!

Paint Fight!!!

So yesterday was pretty much the funnest day ever!!! My roommates and I have been talking about having a paint fight for a while now and yesterday we finally did it. We first went to D.I. to find some old clothes that we could ruin. We ended up having a little shopping spree there instead...Seriously, it's amazing the things you can find at D.I. Anywho. After D.I. we went to Walmart to get some paint. It took us a while to find what paint we wanted because we wanted it to come out of our skin and hair but not our clothes. After some searching we found it. For those of you who may want to try this sometime buy the acrylic kind. Between myself, Aubree, Kaitlyn and Jen we bought 13 bottles of paint...that is a lot of paint! After Walmart we hurried home to change and eat some lunch and then we were off to Park Discovery. Once there we found a really nice lady to take a before picture. She thought we were silly and couldn't wait to see us after. Then we found the furthest part of the field, opened the bottles of paint and let the games begin :) It was a BLAST!!! We couldn't stop laughing the entire time. We did learn a few lessons however like stay far away from any extra stuff you may have brought with you, wear eye protection (sorry again for the direct hit Jen), and keep your mouth shut. It really was so much fun I can't even explain it to you. When the lady saw us after she just laughed. Here are some pictures of the aftermath (we didn't get any taken during, we were all a little too busy lol) and us just goofing around at the park after...

Before....

After :)

After the park we decided to just drive around and walk around some places looking like crazy people. It was so funny! The look on people's faces was priceless. We went to Walmart, DownEast, Wendy's and Kaitlyn's sister's house. Walmart was the best place for comments. One mom looked at us then turned to her son and said "If you ever did that I'd beat the crap out of you" Many people would either laugh at us or look at us like we were freaks. A couple people asked us who won. A few said that sounded like fun. We asked a guy to take our picture, and apparently he was Corbin Allred from Saints and Soldiers (I've never seen it so I had no idea until after). Anywho, he told his little boy to come look at us silly girls and he had this shocked look on his face it was so funny. Then his dad told him to tell us to go take a shower so what did he say, "go take a shower" lol, it was so funny.

In the car

Outside Walmart with some way cute puppies that were for sale, I really wanted one!
DownEast

Walmart

Wendy's

Our bottles of paint...

Once we got home, Aubree, Kati and I put on our swimsuites and hopped in the shower. Yes, we got in the shower together and it was a good thing we did because it took all of us to get the paint our of each other's hair! It was bad and the tub was a mess. And it got so hot in the bathroom that we made the fire alarm go off! Hahaha! It was so funny. The clean up was totally worth it. It was such a great day! I just love my roomies and Jen! So glad that I have them around! I don't know what I would do without them :)

New Decision...

I've decided that I suck at the blogging thing. I've also decided that October, a month I was much looking forward to after a very rough September, is going to suck really bad too. So advice for anyone who may actually read this blog...unless you know how to make time go faster, you might just want to stay away from me this month because I am grumpy and dangerous...

Trust in the Lord

So a good friend once advised me to look up the scripture Proverbs 3:5. It says,"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." This person has referred me to that scripture on many other occasions since then and I have heard it on many other occasions from different people. "Trust in the Lord" Four simple words to follow but yet I find it to be easier said then done. I don't really know why that is. I find myself reading this scripture over and over in my mind during difficult times or when difficult decisions need to be made yet I can't bring myself to actually put my trust in him. I have never been one to trust others easily. This is because almost every person I have ever trusted has let me down or hurt me. I could honestly count on one hand the number of people that haven't hurt me. And even with those few I sit and wait for the day they will. Maybe it's because of this that I find myself having a hard time putting my trust in the Lord. That sounds so horrible to me, like I'm a horribly unfaithful person. I know my fear is stupid because I know the Lord is the one person who will never let me down, who will never hurt me, and will never abandon me. I know that with all my heart to be true...but it still is so hard to do! I know that Heavenly Father knows what path I need to go down and He knows what is best for me and He won't give me more than I can handle. But i don't do well with uncertainty. I like to be in control. I don't like change to happen without it being my choice. I know if I trust in the Lord everything will work out the way it's supposed to. But what if the way things are supposed to happen aren't the way I want them to?I used to be so sure of what my future was going to be like. How everything was going to happen, who it was going to happen with, what I was going to do with my life... But now everything is changing. I'm not certain anymore. I have no idea where my life is headed anymore and that scares me. I feel like the whole world is weighing down on my shoulders. I know what I need to do to feel relief. But like I said, trusting is easier said then done .

Bad Habits and Addictions

So as many of you know I am a very random person, and sit and have deep thought processes about really random stuff. Well just now I was trying to think of something I could blog about and I somehow started thinking about how I have a few bad habits which then led to me thinking about how those bad habits have to do with some of my addictions. The bad habit I was thinking of mostly is how when I am really upset I tend to spend money. Now this is not good at all because I am a poor college student and can't afford to be spending money on things I don't need...actually I should rephrase that, I can't afford to be spending money on clothes I don't need. However, when I do spend upset money I only buy things that are on sale...$5 and under is usually my price range for on sale items. I absolutely LOVE getting things on sale. I will walk through Walmart and look and cute clothes and say to myself "I am totally getting this when it goes on sale!" My philosophy is if I never see it on sale then it wasn't meant to be. Also, if I see something on sale I like and decide not to get it, but go back a day or two later and it is still there then it was meant to be. Maybe this philosophy isn't the best one, but I figure it saves me from buying everything I see. This shirt on the right is actually one I just saw and am waiting to go on sale:)
Speaking of cheap stuff, about a week ago I found some way cute sunglasses at Walmart for $5!!! Now here goes into one my addictions...SUNGLASSES!!! I can't have enough of them!!! No I don't have a million pairs, if I let myself go I probably I would, but I hold back. I really do love them though. This addiction was started when I went to New York and wanted to buy some super cute ones because I actually needed a pair, and what better place to get some then New York! Well I bought a couple pairs there and as they say the rest is history. Also with my sunglasses, the bigger the better! Yes I am one of those weirdies who loves the huge bugeye glasses but I don't care!

Do you know what goes good with sunglasses? Swimsuits! That is another of my addictions. I just love summer because of swimsuit season. Again, if I let myself I would have a ton of swimsuits. But sadly I only have a couple pairs because again I am cheap, and all the really cute swimming suites are not cheap, especially tankinis. But that doesn't stop me from looking at them whenever I am in a store.

So going back to the money spending topic (I know I'm random) but I found that this last birthday and Christmas I basically spent the majority of my money on one thing....MOVIES!!! Yes I am a movie maniac. I honestly could spend most of my time just watching movies. I love them. I don't know why I just do. I get it from my grandma, she is a movie maniac too. And we both love getting movies at a great deal. Maybe it's the excitement of buying cheap movies...or the fact that they are entertaining...either way they are great and I am happy to be able to share that love with my grandma :)

Another media addiction I have is music. I love it! And as any of my roommates will tell you I have a very wide variety of music! I love listening to new stuff. I will listen to almost anything. About the only thing I stay away from is the screamo rock stuff. That is just annoying to me. Other than that, anything goes. It's really a kicker if I can dance to it. I have this crazy choreographer brain that whenever I listen to music i will just start seeing dances. Not all music, but most. If a song makes me want to dance then it's a good one. If it doesn't then that's okay too. Most of my favorite songs I probably wouldn't choreograph to. Without music I think I would be lost to be honest with you. Probably because without music I couldn't dance...well I could but it wouldn't be the same. Music is so powerful. That probably sounds dumb and cheesy but it's true. How many people when they have a bad day have that one song that you just want to crank up and play, or even just plug yourself into your ipod for a little escape from the problem. How many when they are having a good turn up the music and just jam out. How many people can say they can go throughout their whole day and never hear a piece of music? Probably very few and they are probably the ones that have shut themselves off from the world. Music is so universal. Sorry for this tangent about music...I honestly don't know how I got here...or what the purpose is...I'm weird...get used to it.

So there are some of my bad habits and addictions...mostly addictions. There are many more I'm sure. I can think of one inparticular that I am not going to share because it would be TMI for sure! My roommates know what it is...mostly because they got me into it! Haha! We'll see if they can figure out what it is after reading this! Lol. So I think this may be the most random post I've done yet...there will definately be more I'm sure. I'm sorry if I bored you with my ranting. But now you can know a little bit more about Aleigh that you may not have known before. Anyway. I guess I'll go now. Til next time!

April/May Quotes

April 8
"There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them." -Vicki Baum

April 15
When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. -Hugh White

April 25
Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyways

April 26
We must not give up. We must not become discouraged. We must never surrender to the forces of evil ~ Gordon B. Hinckley

May 3
Meaningful love always works for our eternal progress and not against it. ~Marvin J. Ashton

May 6
I need a vacation from my problems! ~What About Bob (Or Lisa, she quotes this one a lot! LoL)

May 7
This mortal life can constitute a difficult journey, but the destination is truly glorious. ~Quentin L. Cook

May 8
"If someone wants to be part of your life, they'll make an effort to be in it."


May 9
"A mother's love is a special place where children always have a home."

May 10
We may be behind, but we are not losing if we are moving in the right direction. God will not score our performances until the end of the journey. ~ Marvin J. Ashton

May 19
We do not stop laughing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop laughing

May 26
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it ~ Henry Ford

Preschool Graduations and Dance Recitals

So a couple of weeks ago Kyler had his first preschool graduation/program. He did so good and was so darn cute up there singing all the songs (he LOVES!!! to sing). I got a little teary when he was up there spelling his name. He is getting so big and grown up. It seems like yesterday we were picking he and my mom up from the airport when he got to come home to us. Sometimes I hate how fast time flies. But he is such a stinkin cute boy who can't wait to be back in school again :)

So Monday I had to make a quick trip up to Cedar for the studio I work at's Recital. I drove down with my mom and grandma and we had a good little trip. It was so fun to see my kids again. They all did an awesome job. My boys are just the best, it doesn't matter what they do everybody loves them. And I am so proud of how much my girls have improved over this year. I just love teaching dance! Even though it is hard and stressful, especially because I had some hard classes this year, watching them perform and seeing how much fun they are having makes it totally worth it. I am very happy for the summer break, but I also can't wait for next year to start because I have so many choreograhpy ideas I just can't wait to get out there!

My Best Friends

These are some pictures that Kaitlyn, Aubree and I took on our last night before we went home for the summer. I just love these girls and they are pretty much my best friends! We may be dorky but that's okay, we are fun and that's all that matters :) The first seven we were taking pictures of the seven dwarfs, and the rest were us just being crazy.