Flashback Friday

Back by popular demand is Flashback Friday! In honor of school starting again on Monday, I had to post some of my favorite back to school pics ever! As you can see, the Barlow kids could not wait to get back in the classroom:)

Best Birthday Weekend Ever!

Some people believe in a BirthDAY...I believe in a BirthWEEK! I went home on Thurday night the 14th for the weekend with Laura to celebrate my Birthday. It turned out to be the perfect weekend! On Friday, my Mom, Laura, Chel, and I took Sammie to her first chick flick "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and we had a great time. Sammie was very good the whole time and we enjoyed the movie. Then that night, Laura, Jen and I went with the parents to the A's game. It was a blast! We got to watch some good baseball-the A's won for a change-and just hang out. Saturday, we went to another A's game during the day with the entire family...we had been a little neglectful because we waited a whole 7 weeks before introducing the newest Barlow girl to the A's. As you can see from above, she had a great time and so did we. She was dressed head-to-toe in A's clothing which included a blanket and it was the cutest thing ever! After the game we went to the Cheesecake Factory. It is yummy there and if you ever want to score major points with me...buy me the Tuxedo Cheesecake. It really is heaven in the shape of Cheesecake. Sunday we hung out and had dinner with the fam. My Dad is a master barbecuer, so we had Tri-Tip and it was a close second to the Cheesecake for the title of heaven. Monday involved shopping with the girls and getting really good deals and then flying back to SLC late Monday night. I stayed in the estate with Laura and then we had lunch at the Capitol on my actual Birthday. She was a very good hostess. I shopped my way back to Logan and went to dinner at Cafe Sabor with the roommates. When we came home a bunch of people came over for cake and to surprise me on my big 25th:) All-in-all, I think that I am getting this birthday thing right and have had a great few days! I am very lucky to have such great family and friends around to help me celebrate on my birthday. It was great!

I Heart the Olympics

I have to apologize now to any of you that were hoping to see me anywhere outside my house for the next few weeks. You see, when the Olympics come on I kind of go into a coma whilst watching them. I can't seem to tear myself away. I love all things Olympics and I of course get the chills when something miraculous happens. Like last night with the men's relay: does it get better than the Americans? Note to the French team: When you decide to shoot your mouth off and state to the newspapers that the whole reason you came to China is to smash the Americans, you make our men all the more pumped up to make you eat your words. I think that last night's race where we beat the French and set a world record will go down as one of the greatest Olympic moments in history.

Another one of my favorites are the commentators. After the above mentioned moment, one of the announcers screamed, "Who's talking now?!" Hilarious. Another favorite: Bob Costas commentating the Opening Ceremonies (which were also amazing by the way) and stating, "In case any of you are wondering why everyone is sweating, it's because it is 85 degrees in here, Nary a breeze." The other announcer picked up on the use of the word nary by stating, "Nary, huh? Great word!" They are always being witty with eachother, so listen carefully and you will have nary a disappointment.

Ah the wonder that is the Olympics. I love them!

Camping-fun or not fun?

I haven't quite decided how I feel about camping, but I do know that I am not the best sleeper under the stars. It is pretty and everything, but I have a little bit of a fear of being eaten in my sleep. There was even a time that I thought I heard a bear, but it turns out it was just a boy in my ward snoring. I am also not a fan of being dirty. I think that I am a one-nighter as far as camping goes, but I did have a great time camping with my favorites. One of the Bishopric's sons named Keaton decided that Joe is his new best friend, so we had to take a picture of the new buddies and here is a great morning after pic of me, my roomies Michelle(with the bandana) and Melissa. All in all it was a fun experience, but we were all exhausted after. So my vote for the next camping trip involves a cabin...and beds...and no snoring boys that sound like bears.

My Official Face on my Official Facebook

I have now officially joined the world of Facebook and I don't know what I was worried about...it is fun and easy and I already have 6 friends! At any time, you can look and see exactly how many friends you have, and I have 6 so far. I am not sure at what number I will feel popular, but if you have a Facebook and want to be my friend, I will say yes.
Also, random thing that happened today...my co-worker came marching up to my desk and asked, "Do you think I need Prozac?" (my first reaction was every instinct in my body yelling "yes" because I think that she does) SO I said, "Why?" and she softened up a little and said that her brother is on Prozac and thinks that she should be too. So then I decided to lighten up the mood and explain that I think EVERYONE should be on Prozac so that then we could all be happy all the time, but my point to repeating this story today is this: Please be careful if you ever ask someone if they think you need Prozac because if you have to ask, you probably do.

To Facebook or to not Facebook?

That really is the question! So lately I have been hearing a lot about how everyone is on Facebook and I still don't really know if I should make a Facebook page for myself. All I ever hear is how I would be surprised at how many people can find me on Facebook and that I should totally do it because I am missing out on mass invites and catching up with people I haven't talked to in years. I am dragging my feet a little because I am not sure that I really want to talk to people I haven't talked to in years and I think that putting myself on Facebook would make it that much easier for a stalker to find me. I am sure that there is a stalker lurking on Facebook that doesn't know how to blog because he hasn't found me yet, but I am sure that he is out there. And along with my fear of stalkers, I also have a fear that no one will want to be my friend on Facebook. (That's how it works, apparently, is that you request to be someone's friend and they say yes or no-kind of feels like waiting to be picked for the team in PE and hoping beyond all hopes that you won't be picked last after Stacey Snottynose).
So, anyways, I will probably give in...but is it worth it?

Happy Birthday Bubba!

I am a little late with this but yesterday was my brother Mike's Birthday and I figured that I would list some of my favorite things about him:1. He has always been a fun, crazy kid! There are plenty of stories that I am sure will embarrass him, but I will not share in honor of his birthday. But let's just say he better be nice to me...
2. He has a very tender heart and is always watching out for others. He will do anything for anyone. I loved having him in Provo because he was close enough to call when I needed something (usually related to car repairs).
3. He is a really good athlete and has a lot of determination to get better at everything he does. He decided he wanted to be a pitcher, so he went out and threw pitches over and over and over again until all he threw was strikes. He decided that he wanted to be in shape, so he started to swim and bike and run and even competed in a triathalon. He always impresses me with his ability to be good at anything.
4. He is a really good father. Although Sammie is only a couple of weeks old, you can tell she has her daddy wrapped around her little fingers! It is good to see him step up and be a great husband and father. He is working really hard in the Highway Patrol Academy because it will be good for his family when he is done. It is an impressive man who will work so hard for those he loves.
5. Last but not least, he is a good friend. Although we had our moments when we couldn't stand eachother growing up (who hasn't had those moments with their siblings?) it is good to be adults now. I know that if I need to talk, or advice, or basically anything, my brother will be there. He has always been an incredible example to me and I consider him one of my blessings.
SO, Happy Birthday Brother-I love you:)