Becca Carlson

2009-09-20T18:30:00.000-07:00

I went on a date last night and we made ice cream

sculptures. It was so fun! Can you tell what we made?

We ate so much ice cream while doing it though. Ugh we

were all sick afterwards.

Lindie, Spence and I cheering on our team!

I went to my first BYU football game. It was so awesome.

They lost, which they absolutly shouldn't have but hopefully they

won't let us down again. :)

Go BYU!

At the tale gate party! So much fun before the game.

Lacey, Macall and I went to Osaka. A really fun Japanese place, where

we got to sit on the floor and eat so really delish food. MMM so good

Drewbie has surgery! :( I went to to be with Alison to the hospital

Drew was such a good boy.

Alison and Drewbie

Finally a New Post

2009-09-20T17:57:00.000-07:00

Hurrah so I finally updated my blog! The pictures are not in order but enjoy!

I went with my really good friend, Whitney, to go wedding dress shopping

She looked and looked for the perfect dress and the moment she put

this one on she fell in love with it! It was so cute to see her face

Its weird that one of my best friends is getting married.

I'm not sure how I feel about this, but what to do I do not know. :)

Lindie (my roommie) decorated my apartment for my birthday. It was so cute.

I woke up and there was cake in the fridge and everything looked so cute.

I love you Lindi!

So I watched my little nephews while my brother, Jeff and sister in-law Alison

took off in a fun get away. They were good boys, Drew wanted his momma

at times but Jack and I had a lot of fun.

This pic was taken right after Jack ate a whole fat boy.

He had it in his nose and everywhere. HAHA shh mom will never know :)

I did Jacks hair and I guess he liked it...:)

We played super man!

Jack found his parents suitcase and literally played with it

all day. He couldn't pull the handle up and down so he

would ask me to to help him. This one time I helped him he

told me "good job, thank you" It was so cute and I think maybe his mom

tells him that all the time...haha

MY week!

2009-02-01T16:58:00.000-08:00

This week was a well crazy good one. Lisa Nunez called me up wanting me to help her plan Kelsie, her daughters birthday party. So we did and it was so much fun. We did a video scavenger hunt. Making music videos as fast as we could. I went again to Uncles Jeff's to see what was up cause my stomach pain is just not going away. I found out that I had a sinus infection on top of all my problems so that is why i was so terribly drained all the time. I got meds for that so I should be getting over that soon and my mom sent me Chinese meds so combining both those it should be good. Uncle Jeff scheduled me for a scope in my stomach to see what's going on with it. I found basketball tickets for Jeff and Alison, they came down to provo and we went to the games and dinner at a fantastic Japanese resturant. Well that's my week.

Marit and I struttin our stuff with the props we used for the scavenger hunt.

Lisa and her friend put on a show for us, from momma mia. The Dancing Queen

oh it was sooooo funny they learned the whole dance.

all I have to say is baha

Kelsie trying to wack the pinata

Winter Semester!

2009-01-25T16:29:00.000-08:00

So this semester so far has been quite the experience. The first few weeks i've been really sick and been in and out of the hospital. They found out it was a sist on my ovary, about the size of a grapefruit that errupted so there was about a cup and a half of liquid floating around in my abdominal that caused a lot of pain. So I've had to take it easy these few weeks i've been here. But its all up and up from here and of course I still manage to have some fun.Kierstin came to visit....wow she is one hot man!

get out of her way!

Shopping... or maybe just models haha

Marit and Becca, my roommates TP ed my room while I was gone.

Marit likes to draw when she can't sleep so she drew me the beach scene.

oh how I miss the beach

I guess this is what my future man is supposed to look like...Oh BOY!

Marit's Birthday Party

Becca, Marit and I (roomies)

decorating the apt

Second day of hike.

2009-01-04T14:30:00.000-08:00

The second day there was the scariest canyon EVER! The rock slides were right there. Most of the trail was about 2 ft wide but here with the major drop off into the waves crashing against the cliff and the slanted trail with nothing to hold on to was much scarier than the rest.

Me at the top of a ridge.

Look we spelled WOW!

Alright so I had so many experiences on this trip both spiritual and just fun with the crew. About 10 miles into the 11 mile hike I was doing a little trot down this hill (pic below). It was the safest hill we had been on with more room to get a little jog going down hill. As I was almost at the bottom my foot slid into a ditch and my ankle rolled inward and snapped. I completely dropped to the ground and began to roll around because of the pain. Luckily this hill was a very wide hill not like the two foot and then a cliff hill. I didn't know what to do I was almost 11 miles in with an ankle swelling and turning blue instantly. With the help of the priesthood there and the Lord watching out for me, I received a blessing and they helped me to our camp site. I took care of it that night and in the morning and I was able to make it all the way back out the next day. Not that all the pain went away but I was able to bare it the whole way out. I know for sure that the Lord was with me and watching out for me. There is no way on earth that I should have even been able to walk out on it. I love this gospel and the priesthood power in our lives.

Our Camp site the second day.

The waves the second day were up to 20 ft high. So stinkin HUGE!

The Na Pali Coastline HIKE!

2009-01-04T13:43:00.000-08:00

This might take a while but here goes. Hope you enjoy! This hike was the most beautiful and amazing hike I have ever been on. It not only was challenging but so rewarding. After every peak of climbing up or around there was an breath taking view. If you like hiking I HIGHLY recommend this hike. You'll never regret it ever, just plan it on a completely clear weekend. We started off on a bright beautiful morning early to get a good start for the day.

The beginning of our big adventure!

The coastline we hiked in the background.

About 2 miles in there was a little beach that I found out that many people have died at because of the huge waves that come through there. The waves were about 10ft that day. Which is big enough to me. So we opted to stay closer in shore. We were already so hot we all hopped in and played for a couple of hours. Exploring caves and playing in the water.

We started our hike on Thanksgiving Day. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

PS our Thanksgiving dinner was the best ever, granola and chef boyardee..mmm

So I guess I don't have the best hops ahaha

The cave around the corner from the little beach.

Kallee and I

Back to the hiking

The Na Pali Coast line. We hiked up and around every ridge.

The crew!

One of the cliffs into the deep blue.

Darval and the mountains. I Love the formation of the mountains. So different from Alaska's mountains.

There's the four of us girls out on the a narrow cliff off the trail.

First day in Kauai!

2009-01-04T13:13:00.000-08:00

Right after we got off the plan and rented a car. you might ask how on earth did they manage to get a car? Well So I called around and found a place who rents to underage (ME) haha He picked us up from the airport smelling badly of smoke, we drove up to the lot where his cars were and well there was a bunch of his buddies smoking and drinking beer. I gave him the money we exchanged a few signitures and whabam the keys to the car. Talk about a getto business but hey we got the car for really cheap. Whoot whoot!

In our new found forture, the rental car.

This reminds me of Pride a Prejudice, the rolling hills.

I really wanted to go running through the hills and roll down them. Or just stand at the top of one with the breeze brushing accross me and the pride and prejudice soundtrack playing in the background . So Pretty!

The cave of WONDERS...or a big dark cave.

After the cave was the entrance to the hike, that I will tell you all about but the drive to the hike is so pretty. You literally feel like you are driving through the jungle. It's a little tiny road with luscious thick greenery all around. There were little one-way bridges along the way. Aw so so pretty.

Thanksgiving in KAUAI!

2008-12-26T01:09:00.000-08:00

This Thanksgiving 8 of us island hopped over to the island of Kauai. It was so amazingly beautiful there. Honestly that was the most beautiful place I have ever been. We had made plans to take a 22 mile round trip hike, on the Na Pali coast line in Kauai. We borrowed many things from our bishops and set off on the plane with nothing but a hiking backpack packed lightly as we could get it for a week stay. I barely took anything. Most of my weight was in my food for the hike. This might take me a few posts to complete our journeys. Hope you enjoy!

The first day in Kauai we went to a swimming hole. The swimming hope was decked out with a rope swim, waterfalls, 30 foot cliff jumping. It was the best natural playground ever!

The Falls

This pic is behind the waterfall

(John, Chelsea, Kami, Me and another John)

Check out my sweet monkey skills!

Christmas! Thank you Uncle Teddy!

2008-12-25T17:51:00.001-08:00

CHRISTMAS!!! oh so fun. Uncle Teddy sent us Christmas presents this year and here are some pictures of the layers of clothing he got us. haha I love the pictures

2008-12-23T00:07:00.000-08:00

Wow I realize that it has been way to long since I’ve updated this. I’ve been so busy with so many things happening so I think I’ll post things in increments so you don’t get the whole thing at once.
Trip to town
So I had planned to go on a hike the Saturday morning after Lacey had left but it was rainy. So some of my friends were heading into town, (aka Honolulu,) I got a ride in with my roommates and they dropped me off at a random Saturday’s market. I mingled my way around and walked down to the little shopping center and had fun going around looking at shops until my friends arrived. My friends had ridden the bus and got off way to early so we finally met up after walking like eight blocks to find them. Haha But it was fun! We then went to the NEX which is a cheap place to buy things for people in the military. Kami, Chels and I after a long day of shopping called the bus to see when the next one went out, but we found out that the last one had already left! Yep yep so the closest one was about a mile away and was leaving in 10 min so we took off and sprinted a mile with our stuff and made it to the bus stop right as the bus was pulling up. Here is the picture of us at the bus stop, a little sweaty but so glad we made it.

Kami, Chelsea and I

By the time we made it back into town (the bus system takes FOREVER) we missed the last bus to Laie. Not knowing what to do we started calling people to see if they could come pick us up. At one point we were going to hit up a Denny’s until the early morning bus came but we got a hold of Gidion, who wasn’t far and he came and saved the day.

LACEY came to visit!

2008-11-09T20:47:00.000-08:00

HALLOWEEN

I was a zebra/cow with a a medical

glove as my utter and Lacey was my milk maid.

LOVE IT!

Eatting Thai food in Haleiwa

DOLE PLANTAION

We just finished the biggest maze in the world

and we're so exhausted from our search.

Pineapple ICE SCREAM!

Little red pineapple
Look lacey's a pineapple!

Oh the bus trips...love it!

Snorkeling in Sharks Cove! Honesly I don't

know why they call it that, its so shallow a shark

couldn't possibly get in there. We saw lots of fish

and sea urchins and lacey spotted a flat sand

fish that blends in and stays on the sand. (Just like

in finding Nemo!)

Queen on the cove!

After sharks cove we had a picnic on the shore.

Picnic on the shore!

Lacey's first ACAI bowl. Now she is addicted and

took packets of it home.

We caught the sunset while waiting for the

bus. There's lacey leaning against the tree

with her leg in the air and then the both of us.

Polynesian Culture Center and Pearl Harbor

2008-11-09T20:04:00.000-08:00

The P.C.C. so pretty and has so many tropical

plants.

Look at our fishes we made out of

coconut leaves. We learned how in the

village of samoa.

She's holding her fish that she made ready to

jump into the river!

Lacey just chillin on the statues nose....I wonder

how greasy that thing us I mean it is really hot outside?

And he probably is checking out Lacey's booty, psh knotty knotty

The NIGHT SHOW!

PEARL HARBOR

The USS Arizona it was really cool to see the boat
partly out of the water. It really made us think and
realize what happened there and what a big sacrafice
it was.

One of the old submarines that we went on an
audio tour through it.

Lacey and I about to send a tormedo
to blow up the enemy!

Last day adventures with LACE

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We first took a hike....well a walk up a paved walkway

up to this scenic point. We could see two sides of the

island and little light house.....Soooo B E A utiful!

We went to a little cove that had a beach

just right for us. It was so much fun and way

cool to climb on the rocks and in the caves
while the waves were pounding.

Both Lacey and I stood over that spot you can

see where the water blasts up against the rocks,

well Lacey stood pretty close to the edge and when

the water came she almost got knocked over, there

was so much water.....scary

Lacey loved to surf! While she was surfing she actually

had a guy come and help here. He said that he just comes

out several times a week to help people learn how...how cool!

This weeks adventures!

2008-10-26T20:34:00.000-07:00

FALL BALL

Funny story so the night before fall ball Jordan and I were

talking about if we wanted to go to the fall ball or not.

We didn't have dates so we were thinking we could get

a big group together and go. Some of our guy friends came over

and started talking to us (in the good ol library.) So we asked them what

their plans were for fall ball and they like the idea of going as a

big group. That night Kiley, Jordan and I got a text from Garrett telling

us to look up this video on youtube but we were all practically asleep

so we finally watched it the following day and the video was actually

of them asking each of us in funny ways if we would go to the dance

with them. Oh it was so funny, so yep we went with them and

it was soooo much fun, super chill, not awkward at all. I loved it!

The roommates and all of our dates

Dancing the night away

Tadd, me, Matt, Kiley, Logan and Kat partying it up!

Tadd's birthday!

We made Tadd a birthday cake and it ended up

being 6 layers tall. It looks like a big mac but so much better!

The finished product. He actually turned 26 but he told

everyone he was turning 33 so we put the 33 candles on there.

It turned out to be oh so good and everyone loved it!

Tadd's Birthday

FOOD FEST

Leanna, Me, Kanasa and Chelsea
I got Fijian food. So good and soooo much!

Super fun but really long HIKING DAY!

2008-10-19T18:58:00.000-07:00

The big groupies

I love the sign

Two flowers/berries we found on the way back

Climbing down the slippery roots, luckily there was a rope!

Chelsea in the stream bed. We climbed through it to get to the waterfall.

I look like i'm in the Jungle...oh wait I really am!

I ran up this hill to get to the big look out point,

there was no way I was going to slowly walk up it.

Saturday Adventures!

2008-10-17T20:17:00.000-07:00

Joy, Chelsea and I baking and of course eating in the sun. AK represent! Ok so at least we tried.

At the palace of King Kamehameha

Running in Hawaii

2008-10-16T02:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went for a run. I waited until night time so it wouldn't be crazy, hot and humid so that I could run comfortably (more so than day, still hot!.) So when I came back, my one of my roommates asked me if I had just gone and jumped in the ocean. I paused and looked at myself drenched in sweat, replied with a laugh no. But it gave me the idea to do just that.... I ran across the street on to the beach (still in my running clothes) and jumped into the ocean. It was a crazy feeling but so much fun. I then came back even more wet and told my roommate that I had now jumped in the ocean.

Shelly Came to HAWAII!

2008-10-16T01:59:00.000-07:00

Shelly Barker (My friend from back home) had a lay over in Honolulu. So I went and chilled with her for a couple of hours. It was so much fun and well worth the two hour bus ride there and two hours back.

Climbing a Coconut Tree

2008-09-18T18:44:00.001-07:00

First Glimpse of the Island

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