Glamorous Hollywood Living

"Hollywood's has its own particular environment." 

-Hairrson Ford

              

I moved into a Sorority house, which is ironic since BYU does not have any form of Greek life. There are five rooms and nine girls and lots of various backgrounds. It's been an interesting adjustment but so far things are going extremely well. 

Click Click, Devs, and I went on a ride up the Canyon and enjoyed the amazing colors that are here in Wasatch mountains. It was a quick get-away.

Later that night I was laying in bed, reading my scriptures when I got this brilliant prompting. I ran into the living room jumped up in the air and exclaimed to Devaun that we were going to sleep on the balcony. I know. The best idea I've ever had (which is saying something.) I rounded up all the roommates available and began prepping our camping ground. Once our full sized mattress was hauled up two flights of stairs we bundled up, listening to the construction right beside our house, and felt the breeze. 

Then it started to rain. I should never be allowed to pick a time to camp again. We rushed our mattresses inside only to discover something else wonderful- twin sized mattresses on stairs are PERFECT for slides. Yes. Three twin mattresses are the perfect length to fit our stair case. 

It was a great bonding experience full of laughs, pictures, and memories. Cameron- I can't wait to hear your comments.

Shoes

"One shoe can change your life."

-Cinderella

I have decided that part of my life will continually be feeling sick and visiting doctors then feeling sick again. Regardless the latest thought process was that there is something wrong with my heart. So I went to a fancy (which translates to expensive) cardiologist up in Salt Lake. I got to watch my heart pump, get stabbed four times, and hang out with Bruce for a few hours.  After all was said and done I got the offical "your heart is perfectly fine" talk and went on my happy way. 

To celebrate this good news I bought a new pair of shoes. Yes I know I didn't need them but I'm LDS so what else do I do to celebrate? ;) 

I called my mom to tell her about my new shoes (oh and my results) she informed me that my dad had already had the same idea. Great minds think alike. And now we know where I my love of the shoe comes from- Rich Rieske

Rise and Shout

Here are 10 fun things that have happened over the last few weeks.

1. We painted our blue basement. Despite some mold run-ins, torn walls, and complete mess we managed to make a major improvement to the look of our home.

2. Devaun and I went on a cooking strike. We cooked each night for an entire week. We haven't since then. Whoops.

3. I have all sorts of new roomie love going on. Who would have thought living with eight other girls would be so easy?

4. I have a new favorite netflix series to watch. (Update- I finished it. Semi disappointing,)

5. I went/didn't go to a 90's dance with my new BFF Click Click Alex.

6. I received a new calling to be on the ward "home council committee" which basically means I'm an FHE mom.

7. My study spot of the semester is the Tanner Building.

8. I finally got to meet Renee. Not only did I get to spend a great evening with her, Cam Cam and Rachel Clark but I was able to see Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat at Hale Theater in West Valley. It was worth missing a football game. (Blasphemous I know.)

9. I've started looking for big girl jobs and planning what life might be like after college.

10. And I GOT ENGAGED! No, I really didn't but my facebook status was changed to give people that allusion. Twenty-three comments, four voice-mails, and fourteen text messages later I had to go back and inform family, friends, and completely random people that it was a hoax.

First Impressions

"I shook your hand, looked deep into your soul. So far into it that my image went straight to your heart. I then rolled out a piece of parchment paper, pulled out a scroll, dipped it into fine black ink, and wrote Alex." 

-Alex, last name unknown

(He didn't write his last name down on the parchment.) 

I have this tendency to get a little over stressed in new situations. First impressions are big with me and I am one of those that makes an opinion of a situation right off the bat. For example, last year when I moved to Utah I was set that my new roommate was a prude. She has now turned into my best friend. Moving into the HH scared the heck out of me because all I could see at first was the blue, dust, old, and the blue. It however is shaping up to be a great experience and turning into a perfect little home for my prudent best friend and I. 

So with the different transitions that are coming up I'm looking to make the best of them. I'm doing my best not to swiftly cast judgement and keep my parchment paper judgement free.

Pictures of the improved version to come.

Hog Wild

Being home has been great. I have had a chance to relax, get some important things done, but most importantly go hog wild with my family.

A rose between two thorns or something like that.

This is how we play just dance in the Rieske family. (The wrong way.)

My brother is applying to med school. We went to town working on his application. 

This is the end result. Richard was pooped after pulling two straight all nighters so I had to drive him to turn in his application. 

While waiting for Richard-Ross, we went on an adventure. I hope that when I am 84 years old I can look as good as this woman.

Remember the great drought of 2011? Debo will point out every brown tree in the near area. It was an appropriate picture to take. 

I love old Arkansas and I'm sure going to miss it and my family.

Dollar Dollar Bills Yall

"For I don't care too much for money, money can't buy my love."

-The Beatles

Everyone my age is suppose to be broke right? I keep saying that to suffice for the fact that I spent pretty much my only pay check of the summer on a Wii. At the moment it seemed like the most logically sound finacial decision I could make and since then I have justified it in many ways.

1. It is way fun. (Mature right?)
2. I can use it as a DVD player (which I don't have.)
3. No cable at HH + Netflix /Wii= Entertainment.

So what did I do last night? I went to possibly one of the most redneck weddings of all times. Complete with beer right when you walked in and three stuffed rams that at one point where humped by a drunken, very tan, old woman. From one of the guest wearing crocks with socks paired with short cheer shorts to the golden tooth that blinded me while taking pictures, the night was magical.

The best part is that I came home from that magical evening to spend the rest of my night playing Just Dance and Mario Cart with my mother. What do you spend your Saturday nights doing? I bet they don't even compare.

It's Getting Hot in Here

"He who sits by the fire, thankless for the fire, is just as if he had no fire.  Nothing is possessed save in appreciation, of which thankfulness is the indispensable ingredient."

-W.J. Cameron

I froze last winter living in Provo. I thought that I would get to spend some time at home laying by the pool and enjoying the Arkansas heat. Little did I know how much Arkansas heat I'd get. It hasn't hit below the 100's for weeks and my entire town is brown. Did the mother nature get us mixed up with Az again? Az and Ar are very different states. 

Last week some kids were playing with fireworks and set the military grounds that butt up to city limits on fire. The damage has been substantial and it seems like it "sparked" a new trend. Literally. Since then fires have been popping up all over town. There are smoke stacks everywhere you look. 

So it's hot. Summer is almost over. And I hope we don't burn down.