Summertime Changes

It's summertime so things are changing for good and bad, but mostly for good. Actually pretty much all for good. I just found that I am going to be an auntie!!

Sarah and Grant brought over sugar cookies in the shape of baby bottles for Sunday's dessert. This will be the first grandchild in the family so we're all freaking out with excitement over here at the Hunt house. (I may or may not have already started thinking of what the baby shower is going to look like months from now...)

I've also decided I hate clutter. I believe a tidy room is a tidy mind which brings about a tidy life. So bye bye went my photo wall of 346 pictures.

It took FOREVER to take down and thankfully I didn't quit half way through. But believe me it would of been easy too, I was feeling a little remorse while I was ripping them down. 

I'm a High School Graduate!!!!

A LOT has been going down the past 2 weeks, but I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired so I've been napping during all of my limited down time so I'm a terrible blogger...

The last Saturday of my high school life I had Mountain View Prom....however 3 days before that I got all 4 of my wisdom teeth out. Who gets their wisdom teeth out right in the middle of finals, speaking at assemblies, and prom? Apparently people with infected wisdom teeth do. 

So here's a quick catch up of the last 2 weeks!

The day after I got my wisdom teeth out my sister graduated from ASU. (She ROCKS) 

I've been sick for the past 2 weeks, but I was especially sick prom night. I had no voice and a screaming headache so I feel bad for Cardon that he had a typical downer of a date. But it was still a way good night and I didn't look like a swollen chipmunk thanks to my steroid shots. The Jesterz comedy group came and performed for my prom group after prom and they were HILARIOUS. And Prom was at the Falcon Field Air Hanger so basically it was the coolest venue ever.

prom hair

 Last Monday I got invited to the awards assembly, but I figured it was because I had to announce 2 of the awards (still with no voice) for it. Turns out I actually got 2 awards. The Emerging Leader Award and US Marine Corps Scholastic of Excellence. I was honored to get those and I had never won anything that wasn't honor roll so it was a good morning. My Student Council teacher made me cry during it so I guess High School ended pretty darn good. 

Then last Wednesday I graduated from Seminary with a 4 year certificate. Since I took seminary in high school it left me short credits which made me have to take some online classes over the years to fit everything into my schedule. It was so worth it though, I would do it again in a heart beat. My favorite seminary teacher was Bro. Smith who I had this past year. Seminary was by far my favorite class of the day and seriously such a a nice break from the world everyday for an hour. 

 And finally after all of my finals I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL!!!

 I thought this day would actually come!!! I've never been that big of a fan of high school so this was definitely a happy goodbye!! Big shout out to all my friends and family that came to the 2 and a half hour ceremony. But I did it!! I graduated high school and never ever have to go back!! 12 years of my life done and now a new chapter in my life begins. It honestly doesn't quite feel like I'm an adult yet but I am sure it will when all my bills are due next month. But hey I am a graduate of the Class of 2014!! Wahooo!

Weekend Wrap Up

If this weekend was a preview of summer then I already am in love with summer. It consisted of going to the Sweet Tooth Fairy to get cupshakes with my girls....

 .....and some top notch lakin'.

 In reality I'm probably going to spend a majority of the summer working. But a girl can dream of a carefree summer, right? 

This weekend I also got to celebrate my Mommy! 

I love her with all my heart and I'm sooooo blessed I came to this earth with her as my Mom. She ROCKS. She's taught me the importance of being obedient, helping everyone she can, and definitely what unconditional love is. With me being the youngest child I tend to have a sassy, spoiled side but she still loves me anyways. I could not get anything done without my Mom because she helps me with EVERYTHING. Sometimes I complain that my parents are so involved in my life when curfew rolls around but looking back on my short 18 years so far I realize just how much that has helped me turn out to be the way I am. I'm blessed to have a Mom that cares to lose sleep every weekend if that means I am home and safe. My mom always makes sure I'm taken care of and making good choices. I don't tell her thank you enough. I hope I can be as good as a Mom as her someday and I can raise 4 kids just as well as she is. 

Red Mountain Prom

This post has way too many pictures but I just love them so much and a picture is worth a thousand words so I don't care. I LOVE PROM.

I actually pinned his boutonniere on by myself. Not gonna lie I was pretty proud of myself considering I've never been able to do it for any dance, good thing I finally got it down by senior prom.

I loved my hair. Jennifer McDowell did it and she is fantastic. It's awesome because it looks like an up-do hairstyle when really it's kinda a down do in the back.

My prom group rocked! I love these guys and loved going to my senior prom with them. Crazy we're all graduating!!



And more pictures........... :) 

Kayle Park rocks.

And Elisabeth and Holly rock too.

I love all these girls.

Class of 2014 wahoooo

Prom Prep

You know what's hard to do with fake nails? Everything. 

Literally like can't pick up magnets, run my fingers through my hair, and other random things I didn't know I did so much. (Imagine me trying to take my contact out last night lol) I love them though and think they're oh so very cute. Definitely not fun to actually wear though.  I'm finally getting used to them which is handy. (handy...pun) Holly and I got them together and I missed school for it which makes it a thousand times better.

I also got a pedicure. Which was definitely worth it for the calf massage especially.

Apparently I don't know how to put sunless tanning lotion on my feet. The asian lady who did my pedicure started laughing when she saw my feet and goes "is that tan lotion?" in her crazy accent....The rest of my body is good though and actually doesn't look albino. 

PROM IS TONIGHT AND I AM SO STOKED!!! 

*Coming up soon.... PROM PICS!!!!* :) 

Grouplove Fangirling

Last night standing in a gross, overcrowded mosh pit for 5 hours at the Marquee theater was well worth it.

The Grouplove concert was definitely one the best concerts I've been too. They're one my favorite bands, definitely in my top 5 of 10 billion. 

Major party all night long. My feet KILLED from standing so long, my throat hurt from screaming, and all I wanted to do was take a bath but all of that was worth it because Grouplove ROCKS. They sounded just as good live as they do on their CD. They had  two bands open for them, Smallpools & MrsMr.  The first band Smallpools was decent, MrsMr not so much. 

School mornings after late night concerts the night before? Awful. Sleep deprivation and ringing ears are the outcome.

Running Love

Tonight after work I had a million things I should have been doing, but I did what my heart and body needed most, I went for a run. Monday was the Boston Marathon and it honestly inspired me so much!! I was so happy that first place was an american after 31 years. The winning guy ran it in 2 hours and 8 minutes. I don't even think I can run 1 mile at his average mile pace. I decided the year 2020 I'm running Boston. (So mark your calendar you've got 6 years) I've got a long ways to go in order to qualify but I'm going to do it. 

To be honest the last couple weeks I've been a downer on my running abilities. Phoenix left me feeling so incredibly happy (literally THE BEST moment of my life was that finish line) but oh so sore. After the marathon, I took a solid week off before I started running again. By the end of the week I was dying, not running makes me moody. I run at least 4 days a week and the days I don't run I definitely notice an attitude difference in me. But I haven't gotten some serious speed since the marathon. Well actually I haven't gotten some serious speed ever. But I realized something. I once never thought I would run more than 2 miles, then more than a 10k, then more than a half marathon, and then I'd never be able to run a marathon. But you know what I've grasped all of those dreams and I believe in redefining my impossible. Today I am going to stop comparing my running results to other people and just work harder than I did the day before every single day. I'm faster then I was when I first started running, and I'm going to get faster and faster as the months go by if I work for it. 

So incredibly blessed that I am capable of running. It makes me feel in control of my mind and feel like I'm doing something good for myself.

Happy Bday from AZ

One of the many reasons today is exciting is because it is my best friend's birthday!! She is EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROOKE!!!!! I wish we didn't live thousands of miles apart so I could celebrate your birthday with you in person!

She has been by my side for a loooooooong time, and I'm grateful she will be there for forever! 

When I think of Brooke I think of the most spiritual, kind-hearted person I know. She is always striving for perfection and in my opinion she's pretty much nailed it. She's beautiful inside and out. She is my best friend and I can always count on her. We may live thousands of miles apart but we are closer than anything. "Owl love her forever" ;) 

Here's a video of our last trip together back in November! That annoying high pitched squeal at the beginning? Yeah that's me jumping for excitement...

Memories of Brooke: I think of dancing to Hannah Montana, sleeping in ant-infested tents, dancing in the ocean, being barf buddies, curling hair, EFY summer camps, chips ahoy cookies, double-stuffed oreos, facetiming, hour long phone calls, ice ice baby, taking pictures, taking more pictures, swooning over Safehaven, swimming in Ammon pool, charging phones in disgusting bathrooms, canada eh, stealing Alan the crayon, washrooms, owls, being on the news eating Pizza at a midnight movie premiere, going to Disneyland and thinking we would meet the real cast of High School Musical, there we go!!, foster's freeze, sending funny videos to each other, John Woodruff telling us he wish he had daughter like us after we rocked out in the car to Cascada, making up little tunes in the ocean, boogieboarding, Sizzins, cinnnamon toast crunch, talking with our eyes, josh the racoon slayer, sluuuuurp, and MANY more things that I could spend hours, no wait days listing!

Flashback Friday- Easter Style

Easter is on Sunday so I was looking back at pictures of Easter's past, and I've definitely gotten some chuckles out of doing it. My sister Sarah and I always wore the same dress and I pose like a diva in all of the really old ones. Guess I've always been sassy. Thankfully in the past couple years though my Mom hasn't made Sarah and I dress up the exact same - a perk of growing up. Although I mean our hats back in 99 were pretty sweet and in 2001 my Grandma Hancock made our dresses. (I still remember getting measured for my dress to fit me.) 

(Up and to the left...2008, 1999, 2001, 2000)

1999

1998

#GoDbacks

 A pro of being in student council is free baseball games when your school blood drive is successful. Which means yesterday I went to Chase Field. Aka I ate too many Wetzel Bits and Coldstone ice cream while watching the Diamondbacks get their butts kicked. And took lots of pictures too, oops this post has a picture overload. I love my fellow student council members so it made for a fun afternoon/night. Student council is pretty awesome in the fact that we all come from different friend groups but StudCo has made us all become friends. 

What A Day

Today was quite the day. It was hectic and busy and to top it off I got a new watch! (I'm obsessed) So much to share I don't know where to begin so I guess I'll start with cupshakes...Today I discovered magic in a shake.....cupshakes, a cupcake in a shake.

I tried giving up sweets this week, but obviously I failed. Failed miserably at it today I might add. I went to the Sweeth Tooth Fairy with my pals Olivia and Maddy. So after minutes of deciding I picked a Oreo cupcake and then they put it in a blender with ice cream and made a cupshake! Sooo stinking good. Like my mouth is still watering.

In other news, I also discovered a pro (or con?) of student council. Haven't quite decided which one yet so I'm gonna go with pro.

I spoke in front of the entire junior and senior class at the prom assembly today. I wasn't all that nervous cause I was just talking about the fashion show and announcing each couple. I heard though that once you have that microphone in your hands it does funny things to you and you suddenly forget who you are. Thankfully that was not the case, it was actually fun. Public speaking isn't so bad! Joining student council this year was one of the best decisions I've made. Definitely would not have done a fraction of the things I've done this year without it. I've seriously gotten the coolest, most fun experiences out of it. And I've totally made friendships with the coolest people that I never would have gotten to know.

Friendships such as the one I have with my beautiful co-spirit commissioner Joelle! And boy is she moving on to bigger and better things, she is Student Body President next year at Red Mountain! She ROCKS and I would not have wanted any other spirit commissioner besides her because she is seriously the best partner in spirit :)

Also REALLY big news!! One of my best friends Lindsey is now NINETEEN YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!! That's one year away from being in her twenties!! She goes to NAU but she came down this weekend since today is her birthday. So fun and so exciting! I just love the Sutton girls so much! And naturally we went to Zoyo to celebrate! We go everytime Lindsey comes down and it is definitely one of my fave traditions I have in life.

Birthday girl is in the middle!

And one last thing if you are still reading this extremely long, random post. I have a new fave quote ----->

Seriously needed this today. I'm so quilty of this, it's bad. Ahhhhhhgnveilanejngohlalkakglhlngan..... life can be hard. This is something easier said than done. My goal everyday (because I constantly have to start over) is this. So here's to starting it again!!! 

My BFF Jack

           One year ago today, I said goodbye to this cute face.

 It's weird to me that he has been gone for a whole year now. I still randomly think he's going to be on the other side of the door waiting for me as I jiggle my key to unlock the front door. It's been a weird adjustment to get ready for bed in the bathroom all by myself without having to step over a dog. Whenever I was sad or mad at the world I would tell him all about it. Jack always made me feel safe inside. I still cry when I think of the first time I had to be home alone without him. I felt vulnerable like anyone would break in at any second. That's something I never thought of when he was around. I can't wait to see him in heaven and thank him for being my big, scary guard dog. His bark was ferocious, his bite not so much. That did the job though.

  Jack was the best dog for the best 11 years. He wasn't our dog he was our "house cat". I don't think he liked me much because I was always in his face and playing with his cute, wet noise. But oh boy do I love him. Now I always want to go on a walk, but I don't have him to go with me. We would take him on a walk everyday, or rather he would take us on a walk. I don't think anyone ever held his leash, he did that himself. I wish I could seem him running down the street with his leash hanging out of his mouth right now. One time my sister and I even tried to re-name him to Mack. That didn't last long though because he's our Jacky boy.

I can't wait to go to heaven and hug my dog Jack. 

Nourishment

                                                                This weekend treated me good.

Waffle trucks, and general conference. My stomach as well as my mind definitely got some nourishment this past weekend. I love the Waffle Love food truck. I've only been twice but man it's tasty. My cousin Mallory works on the truck but I haven't seen her working on it yet so that gives me another excuse to go back and indulge myself again. I highly suggest getting their chocolate filled waffle. I love it almost as much as I have been loving my chocolate milk with whip cream lately. And let me tell ya, that's a lot. 
I'm bummed general conference doesn't happen again until October, but I'm excited to go back and re-study all the talks. It's a lot to take in during one weekend, but man is it incredible. So grateful for living Prophet and apostles! Five more days until the next weekend, I'm counting ;) 

Life's weird, take precautions

This week I've been all into reflecting on life and feelin' wayyyyy too sentimental. It's crazy the amount of things you learn in just one day. The heart is funny in the fact that it pretty much does whatever it wants at the least convenient times (i.e. when you're trying to study for your economics test.....ya my grade wasn't too impressive.) One thing I learn over and over again (and especially the past couple days) is that the Mesa temple is literally heaven on earth. 

Feeling down? Go here^^^

I'm known for being the Queen of sass but I'm also the Queen of over-analyzing EVERYTHING. Which is a lot worse than it sounds. So basically the temple is the best because it helps me stop being caught up on past events that I can't do anything about and think about my future aka eternity. The temple is seriously the most peaceful, sacred, most amazing place. I love it so much, hands down it is the greatest blessing in my life.


And on a side note: Current adult alert in my neighborhood. My girl Carly turned 18 on Wednesday. I feel like her 6th birthday party breakfast at Denny's was yesterday, not 12 years ago! Like I say like almost everyday it seems like, time flies!!!!

Madness Monday

Sometimes I'm like Yipeeeee it's spring let's take a selfie cause life's great

(my big sis is a babe)

And then other times I'm like life ISN'T great because there's still 7 Mondays left of school, and that is 8 too many. Today I'm seriously contemplating how I am going to make it through until May 22nd. I see teary eyes driving to school in my near future. 
In other news though, I picked up my tassle today, and oh boy I cannot wait until it's on my cap instead of in my hand.

                                                 Class of 2014 holla attcha guuuuurl!! 

However in the meantime I'm going to keep avoiding my homework, not think about school tomorrow, and bowl it out.

Back to the same ol thing

School's back which means my view is now typically looking like this ------>

So not excited to be back staring at my homework, and yes I say staring at it because I've decided I stare at my math more than I do it. Why is it so hard all of a sudden? My guesses are on senioritis. 

On the other hand though I am definitely excited to be back in school because the sooner school gets going the sooner I AM DONE!! May 22nd can not come fast enough. It's weird being in your last quarter of high school because you realize just how poor you are and that living in the real world requires lots of $$$!! I need to be in the top 15% of my graduating class to get MCC for free and right now I'm in the top 17% so hopefully I knock out some of the competition because free schooling would just be so perfect. 

Three cheers for making through the first 3 days back after break!!