to prove to dada that i'm not a fool

you know that saying "you dont realize what you have until you've lost it?"
well i am starting to really believe in that.
i have been attending the university of utah since fall 2008 and i have absolutely loved it. but this last spring i had to take the whole semester off because school is just so dang expensive!
now i'm back at school and i can't believe how happy i am to be back.. usually you get to school and are sooo sick of it and are just ready for summer again but i can honestly say i am stoked to be back in the groove of things and in the right direction to hopefully soon receiving my degree!!
i am excited to get back to the library to do hours and hours of homework because last spring, i didn't get to do that at all. i worked i came home from work and that was my life. its nice to have something to do other then work all day long every single day.
its amazing that one little semester off can completely change my thoughts on how much i like going to school! it is so important to get finish what you started and i hope that i can just push through these next two years so i can graduate.
AND
to top it off i got myself a brand new laptop. this makes school EVEN MORE EXCITING then it already is :)
yipee
probably in about two weeks i will be posting about how much i want school to end.
haha ugh why cant humans ever be satisfied?

impulse buy

so... as i have said in earlier posts i am totally an impulse buyer.
lately my laptop has been making super funny noises and not really been giving me the satisfaction a laptop should give a poor little college student! i felt like i couldn't bring it to class because the noises would disrupt everything. today i did something about it. and purchased a macbook pro! i went to best buy and as soon as i saw it i knew i had found the one. i told the weird man that i wanted the macbook pro and he looked at me like i was crazy (no idea why) and he got me set up and i purchased it!
so far so good too...
i'm obsessed! i still need to figure out exactly how it works but i love the way the keyboard types and the layout of it is starting to get more comfortable to me.
its amazing.
i am so happy that i have something that is top of the notch! i have wanted a macbook for years and i finally got the nicest one on the line.
yay for my new laptop.
can't wait to bring it to school tomorrow and show it off!
:)

dearest summer

as you are coming to an end i guess i should say how great you are. your nights are perfect and swimming in your heat is one of my favorite things in the world. but i am kinda getting excited about school starting back up. i took last spring semester off and so all i have done with my life since december is work work work work work. so having something to do other than work is going to be very nice. but i know as soon as it gets cold, i am going to be wishing for these lazy summer days again.

you always want what you cant have i guess!

100 things

i was reading one of my friends blogs and i came across a post that was 100 things about me. so i decided to take on the challenge! so here you have it, 100 things you may or may not know about haley :)

1. i love the color pink. just come into my room and you will see that right away!
2. my favorite animal is a turtle. my grandma bought me one when i was five years old while we were on vacation in florida and i have been obsessed ever since. i have owned five of them total
3. my best friend is my sister kayla paige. i can trust her with all my secrets and i love her more then anything. she makes me laugh harder then anyone and i dont know what i would do without her.
4. i have run 2 half marathons and 2 ragnars. 1 more of each are coming up in october with in a week of each other. WISH ME LUCK!
5. i went to olympus high school and i was a cheer leader and a sterling scholar. i loved high school!
6. i work at cartridge world and have been there for almost four years.
7. i go to the university of utah and i actually like it a lot better then i thought i would!
8. my major is early childhood education - i cant wait to be a teacher
9. i am not a fan of waking up. i dont know why i have such a hard time especially if i get enough sleep.. but i do.
10. i really like zebra print.
11. in the winter i like to wear hats, mostly because i have an even harder time getting up when its cold outside, making me have less time to get ready. so i throw on a hat so i dont have to spend time fixing my hair.
12. my family is very large and very crazy but i cant imagine it any other way.
13. i have a pet bunny named chuck and i love him, he is the cutest little creature ever.
14. i am very scared of the dark, spiders, and needles. i actually fainted twice the last time i got an IV.
15. i like to wear tie die. i would wear it all the time if i didn't feel like i need to have better fashion.
16. i feel like i need to have better fashion.
17. i try to be a very nice and positive person.
18. therefore; negative and mean people aren't my favorite.
19. i love to read!
20. i own a nook and it is one of the best purchases i have made
21. i am always the friend that says "OKAY PICTURE TIME!"
22. i try to constantly keep my camera with me
23. i have gone through 5 cameras in 3 years
24. i guess you could say i'm rather clumsy
25. i could eat ice cream all day every day
26. if i was in a hurry, i could shower and be completely ready in less then a half hour. i hate spending my precious time just putting myself together.
27. i love to dress up, any chance i get i throw on fancy clothes.
28. people say chocolate and flowers is such a cliche gift, but to me it is a perfect one.
29. i am a big fan of the utah football team. go utes!
30. i absolutely love going to church - every time i go i am so very happy i went and i always feel so uplifted. getting me there is the hard part.
31. tell me not to do something, makes me want to do it even more.
32. i am totally an impulse buyer. i see something fabulous, i buy it. thats pretty much how i ended up with my nook
33. something about me must say "loves little animals" because i have had two little hamsters given to me from friends.
34. my hair has been a million different colors and styles. currently it is very blonde and i'm trying to grow it long again.
35. i love travelling. it keeps me sane! i wish i had enough money to go over the whole world all the time.
36. going places with beaches is probably my favorite.
37. i am a very picky eater.. i wish i wasn't and i try new foods all the time but so many things are not to my liking.
38. my favorite tv show would have to be friends. it makes me laugh harder than any show ever.
39. i always have a handful of toothpicks in my purse.
40. my favorite flavor of gum is peppermint.
41. i pretty much like peppermint flavored anything.
42. i have a new obsession with stumbleupon.com, i might spend way too much time on it. but oh well! its time i enjoy wasting :)
43. i have such a sweet tooth! i could eat cookies and chocolate all day long if i were allowed.
44. i am a very outdoorsy person - keep me locked up inside for too long and i will go absolutely crazy.
45. my favorite season is summer! i love swimming, and sunshine, and ice cream (not that the cold stops me from eating ice cream)
46. i hate being cold and snow is only good for one or two snowboarding days a year sooo totally not worth it to have for 7 months.
47. if i become obsessed with a song i listen to it over and over and over until all the words are memorized.
48. my favorite disney show is lion king. i went and saw it on broadway in NYC and it was the most amazing thing ever. i recommend it to EVERYONE!
49. whenever i take naps, its always for hours. i cant get myself to wake up after 30 minutes or an hour, which is my goal every time i take a nap.
50. i wish i could sing! i listen to people with amazing voices and i get the chills.
51. i look A LOT younger then 21 - no one really believes me when i say i'm almost out of college because they were thinking i was in junior high..
52. i am a total mommy's girl. always have been.
53. my favorite movie is billy madison and my second favorite is goldmember. i guess you could say i like to laugh!
54. i also really like musicals such as rent, chicago, and moulin rouge!
55. i love to have my room/house smell good. i own about 4 scentys and constantly are making sure the house is smelling delicious!
56. my sister and i take a monthly trip to bonsai japanese restaurant. mmmm soo good!
57. i love bubble baths - especially if i have a good book to read while soaking up in the tub.
58. i really like board games and card games. they just usually always are a good time no matter who you're with.
59. i own a pink laptop, and a pink backback. people at school must think i'm a nut.
60. i always have nightmares where i'm getting chased and my feet are SO heavy and i cant run - what does that mean??
61. my favorite sushi roll is the vegas roll. but i always substitute the salmon for shrimp :)
62. sometimes i crave rice.
63. i have had two surgeries in my day. first one to get my wisdom teeth removed when i was 14 (i was more swollen then anyone i've ever seen) and the last one was just a couple months ago to get my tonsils out and my deviated septum fixed in my nose. (worst week of my whole life)
64. i am very grateful those are the only surgeries i have ever had - i am a pretty healthy person and it makes life so much easier.
65. i hate when my room is messy but i cant ever bring myself to clean it.
66. laundry is probably my least favorite chore, or cleaning out cat litter.
67. i really love jewelry, but i dont really like wearing bracelets.
68. i dont like to throw things away - i have shoes and clothes from when i was in junior high.
69. i have one of my baby names picked out and i am super excited to have a baby girl just so i can name her it!
70. i have a bad habit of cracking my knuckles. i used to HATE listening to people do it and now i do.. help me stop!
71. i go to a personal trainer at golds gym every week and he kicks my butt. i swear he is trying to turn me into a body builder!
72. i love living out on my own but i really do miss living with my mom and my sister.
73. i love to go to the movies.
74. my favorite part of the movies is the previews! its just so exciting to see what movies i am going to see next.
75. i really want a white pomeranian. those little dogs are precious.
76. i always buy healthy food that i can cook so i dont go out to eat all the time, but i end up going out to eat ALL the time.
77. if a mean customer comes in to my work it ruins my day.
78. i am very outgoing and crazy!
79. i played the clarinet in band for 4 years. and loved it! i was totally a band nerd.
80. i love talking about the past and laughing.
81. i love to pay with exact change as much as possible.
82. i dont really like making decisions, i guess i'm afraid of getting my ideas shot down to the ground.
83. i avoid conflict as much as possible. i hate fighting and being angry - i just wish we could make a cake out of rainbows and everyone would eat it and be happy.
84. math is probably my best subject.
85. my worst would have to be history.
86. i'm a great bargainer! i love to try and talk down the price! its usually worth the try!
87. i love free things as well. if i see a sign that says something is FREE i will most likely stop. even if the free thing is lame.
88. my least favorite part of my body is my nose. for some reason it just is too round for me..
89. i do not want to grow up. every year on the last day of summer i would throw a huge tantrum because i was moving up a grade.
90. it would probably make more sense to throw that same tantrum on my birthday, but my birthday is the most important day of the whole year sooo ya.
91. i have a crazy good memory. i remember the most absurd things.
92. i love to climb rocks. going on trail hikes can be fun, but i would rather climb up some red rock in snow canyon then stick to the trail.
93. i love to catch little animals while i am outside. things like lizards, baby fish, frogs, salamanders. i actually kept one of my lizards i caught in lake powell!
94. i wish i could live on a house boat in lake powell.
95. i want to move out of utah as soon as i get the chance. maybe after i graduate college i can get out of here.
96. i love to go camping. i recently bought a tent and it has gotten some good use this summer and i cant wait for it to get used A LOT more!
97. i could eat chips and some sort of dip every single day.
98. i get motion sick very easily. blahhh.
99. i doodle on my notes.
100. i love my life!!!!!