God Bless the U.S.A.

although the sign (created by BYU students) is quite humorous, i think everyone is just celebrating and expressing joy for the capture and death of Bin Laden.

i remember almost 10 years ago, that fateful september day. 

i've never forgotten what we're fighting for

and what we're fighting against.

as i look outside today i am grateful for a more free and safe world. 

i hope we can continue to combat any who try to limit or destroy freedom

i hope we can bring peace to the world.

i feel an incredible sense of gratitude to the men and women of the military who have put their lives on the line for the past 10 years, so that i might have a normal life and not feel threatened by those who wish to destroy freedom. 

our military troops are heroes and deserve our continued support

i pray that they can come home soon

i pray for a world where there is no fighting

no starvation

no hatred

no enmity

no power seeking dictators

i pray for a world where we work together as brothers and sisters 

to bring freedom to all. 

a final ode to Jimmer

a picture is worth 1,000 words

so i didn't go to the festival of colors

but my weekend was quite eventful.






BECAUSE

i met jimmer

nbd.

i still don't wanna talk about the game on thursday. a tear or two may have been shed by yours truly. i get really emotional over sports.

i'm a jimmer-cen-ary

like a missionary. but a jimmercenary. the lingo for this guy is ca-razy. please, i beg of you, read this hilarious Deseret News article.

this is a diversion and really has nothing to do with March Madness...
[why yes, i did wear my no. 32 shirt today. tucked into my favorite skinny jeans, with a green cardigan over it. i was going to take a picture but i forgot. i also did my hair in a high braided bun. i could never be a fashion blogger. 1. i hate taking pictures of myself- i never look as cute as the other fashion bloggers. 2. i always forget to take pictures of my outfits.]


5:27 pm. begins an epic battle against the Florida Gators.

will i be watching? um duhhhhh. it's the sweet sixteen!

we better slaughter them the way we did last year. 

Jimmer has taken over campus. unless you attend BYU (or are a die-hard fan) you will not understand nor appreciate the Jimmer-mania. everyone is wearing the game t shirts. even my professor reminded us to pray for the team to win. if you aren't watching the game you either are a social reject (because you don't care) or you are devastated because you are too busy/ have class. dude, if it's a good game, i'll miss class!

but, it's not just Jimmer either. it's Abuou. Emery. Hartsock. Collinsworth. (let's not forget the guys who stepped it up last game to beat Gonzaga- Rogers. Magnusson.) these guys are my heroes. so, don't be a hater. mmmkthanks. 

there is 1 hour and 4 minutes until the game starts. my adrenaline is already pumping. i can hardly wait. but don't worry, i'll be ok. i'll just be chillin' here- with Jimmer. nbd.

the view from my desk. he's watching over us.

march madness + estrogen

you know i love Jimmer. (if you don't, shame on you.) i LOVE Jimmer. but... did you know?  the BYU Women's basketball team is also in a tournament? yuppity they sure are. they are in the 3rd round of the WNIT tournament and play USC tonight here at our very own Marriott Center!

I just think it's pretty sweet how great these girls are doing. and i feel a teensy bit bad that jimmer and the boys are getting all the attention. (for example, have you heard of Miles Batty? i'll write about him later.) i hope the girls win tonight! it's awesome to have winning teams all over the place here at the Y!

i am byu

i love our team. we, as loyal fans, stand behind them. through good and the bad. tonight- Gonzaga. bring it.

the JIMMER show (aka not your typical st. patrick's day post)

for the record- i did wear green today.
no: i did not deck out and proceed to eat only green food. i also refuse to color any food green that is not meant to be green. i figure that since my ancestors were mortal enemies of the Irish (i am part Scottish) that i might get struck down if i participate in festivities of such a holiday.[besides i'm pretty sure that everywhere outside of utah, st. patty's is just an excuse for a parade, lots of food, and lots of beer. correct me if i'm wrong.]

if i hadn't had to wear green today (for fear of getting pinched- is that harassment?) there is no doubt i would have worn byu blue. because, despite how fun st. patrick's day is, the start of March Madness is oh-about-five-bajillion-times more exciting. i've been anticipating this all week. [i'll be watching the blessed game in the clyde building with a bunch of electrical engineering students. i'm a nerd. nbd.] i made my bracket (through a very scientific and accurate method) and i'm ready to go! i'm not gonna tell you who i picked as champion because some people dislike the school i chose. [no, it wasn't my dear bYu.] if you are in need of some pre-game excitement i suggest you jaunt over to the Deseret News and read this article. Jimmer really is awesome. now, my lovelies (whoa that sounds weird coming from me) it's back to work, but if you dare contact me in 45 minutes i'll be at tip off!

classic

i want a cut out jimmer. maybe then my grades would improve.

game 2- win

blood pressure was high, tension in the air as i turned on my brother's television tonight. to watch the BYU v. UNM game. we hadn't beat them for the last 4 games that we'd played against them. this was the epoch of all games. to beat them would not only mean advancing to the championship game of the MWC Tournament, but it would also be a personal revenge victory against the Lobos. throughout the game it was uncertain who would win. but, with team work and Jimmer's 52 points, we beat those guys! i jumped up and down yelling. rise and shout, the cougars are out and on our way to fame and glory. can't wait to watch the boys take on san diego state tomorrow at 5 pm.

BYU 87   UNM 76

until then, watch this awesome video. a tribute to one of my favs- Jimmer.

ps. Jimmer, if I see you on campus, don't be surprised if i hug you. we all think you are a god.

game 1- win

BYU 64    TCU 58

hooray! for the BYU Cougars! we are showing the sporting world that we will still "rise and shout" for our team and that we will still win. after last wednesday's game i heard a lot of naysayers pessimistically giving up on our team. however, true cougars are not fair weather fans. some of us will always stand by the basketball team rain or shine. we now advance to round two of the NCAA mountain west conference tournament! please bless we beat new mexico tomorrow!

[would it be wrong to pray that we win???]

Court Intruder

Dear Utah Utes, let me introduce you to my good friend- Jimmer Fredette.

Welcome to P Town.
Prepare to be jimmered.

the western "Duke"

today in the Washington Post, BYU Basketball team was compared in notoriety to North Carolina's Duke University. awesome.
tonight- 8 pm MST BYU will take on SDSU
#9 vs. #6

i should be here

watching these guys



do what they do best.



instead....

i will be doing this.

my heart is greatly torn. boo on class.

jimmer jammed

i think it's safe to say. . .

that every [normal] girl at BYU is in love with this guy.

and every guy wishes he was him.

yup, we are sure glad to have you jimmer :)