It's always winter but never christmas...

This is Me after 2/4 finals.. imagine what i looked like after the other 2....

hmm, catch up time..

So i basically took all four of my finals in one day. I was on campus from 730am until 9:00 at night! I definitely got 82% on 2 tests, 87% on 1, and a 50% on the 4th one... it was a roller coaster of a day. funny thing was, the lowest score i took first. (at 8am!) that's what i blame it on. Scheduled final at 8am on a MONDAY!? not smart. not studying?? even not smarter.

So, after eating with Mary and visiting my friend kyle, Mary and I called Jared and went to sit in the car and watch the fabulous christmas lights that have music played along with the flashing.. it was tiiiiight. THEN! Mary and Jared were in the mood for an adventure... So, An adventure we did.

We drove up this hill thing and then started our hike... but oh wait.. it started snowing. And the entire freaking trail was covered in snow. So what did we do?? WE HIKED. it was pretty hard (well, for aerobic phobic Natalie it was). then once we got to the top... (after much slipping, sliding, almost falling and dying...) we just stood there and admired the "general splendor." it was the most beautiful thing I've seen in a while. especially with the fresh snow falling and the beautiful lit up Provo/orem. i wish i wasn't heaving the whole time.. (oops! ..time to exercise?!)

After we nearly died (not really, but still.) on the way down, we went to jared's house to have hot chocolate... luckily he had about... hmm, a million different flavors, otherwise i would have died. luckily he had chocolate hazelnut... it was DE-LISH. :] so yeah, that was my adventure before christmas break and after finals!!! YAY for being done with those!!!
And thank you to mary and jared for a phenomenal evening... i loved it!

That is all.

EIGHT. My Favorite Number... (other than 18)

8 TV Shows I Like to Watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy (ABC- kinda shady... but great beginning and ending quotes)
2. Bones (FOX- Best investigative show so far-Not too gory, and the guy is hot.)
3. One Tree Hill (CW- Pretty people are kinda my thing... especially if there is DRAMA involved)
4. Samantha Who? (ABC- Again, semi-shady but really fun.)
5. House (FOX- let's be honest... it's house.)
6. CSI- (CBS- Phenomenal)
7. 24 (Fox has many great shows)
8. NCIS (CBS- just a great show)

8 Things That Happened to Me Yesterday:
1. Worked at Jamba Jamba.
2. Talked with Nina
3. Showered
4. Went to dinner
5. Went to Divine Comedy Show
6. Ate Roasted Almond Fudge Ice Cream
7. Drank Hot Chocolate
8. Watched the Movie "the Musketeer"
(4-8 were part of my hOtt date) =P

8 Places I Like To Eat:
1. ZUPAS (p-town)
2. Louies (in Sacramento)
3. Noodle Company (p-town)
4. Outback Steakhouse
5. Wendy's
6. Jamba Juice
7. Starbucks (snack)
8. 4291 73rd Street. (casa sweet casa)

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To:
1. My 20th Birthday
2. Thanksgiving
3. Finals (being over that is)
4. Winter BREAK!
5. Going to California
6. My Daily Nap.
7. A Hot Shower
8. Clean Laundry.

8 Things On My WISH List:
1. Clothes
2. Shoes
3. More Clothes
4. A Pretty Car (or a Manly Truck)
5. Free Insurance for the car. ;)
6. a New JOB
7. Motivation
8. The ability to stop caring about materialistic CRAP.

that's all. =]

Favorite Holiday?

YES!!

So I have just realized how much I've missed talking to myself on this... So here I go again, 3rd time in one day. I just really like cute blogs. mine hadn't changed in a while, so I thought... "Hmm, I'm not ready for a christmas background, and there are only so many fall/thanksgiving backgrounds... Why not celebrate the best holiday in November?!" So I am.

November 18th is a day to remember. A day to celebrate. A day to change the way you think about Natalie Foell and the World. On this day the world will change. The world will have one less teenager in the world, and one more responsible adult that is still living with her family. It is on this day, where Natalie [no middle name] Foell becomes "one year older and wiser too." She has learned so much. She has yet to learn as well. But on this day, Natalie becomes a woman.

WELL.... NOT REALLY. BUT SHE DOES TURN 20. So holla. She will definitely post photos and glorious things about what she does on her birthday... if you have any ideas, PLEASE PLEASE let her know!! All Natalie knows is that she wants a pinata. She might even make it herself the weekend before... Anyone want to join her? Just shout a holla.
PEACE.

separation...

P.S. this post is not as entertaining to read, but still important.

On November 5, 2008, Proposition 8 passed 52% to 48% (according to CNN.com). All I have to say is THANK YOU 52% of California. I am so glad that California voters were able to keep church and state separate...

In the words of President Gordon B. Hinckley, way to "BE SMART."

Most of the other propositions... Get a clue California.

And to the good 'ol U. S. of A. I won't say we're screwed, but I guess we'll have to wait and see what kind of adventure awaits us...

Shout out to all the Californians who worked their trash of to help this proposition pass. Way to be tight. Especially my fam. haha.

Start writing in the history books..

Look at this photograph, every time I do it makes me laugh.. [Photograph-Nickelback]

This post is for all you music lovers. The whole blog (not including this) is in music lyrics and song titles.. ENJOY. I had a BLAST writing this.

Pictures of you, pictures of me, hung on your wall for the world to see. [Pictures of You-The Last Goodnight]

Strike a pose there's nothing to it..
[Vogue-Madonna]

If i just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world.

[Chasing Cars-Snow Patrol]

It's close to midnight, something evil's lurking from the dark...
...You try to scream, but terror takes the sound before you make it. [Thriller-Michael Jackson]

Keep Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' ooH!
[Rollin'-Limp Bizkit]

Put a Smile on your face, make the world a better place...
[Smile-Vitamin C]

Ghetto supastar, that is what you are...
[Ghetto Supastar-Mya & Pras]

Maybe we can sleep in... there ain't no need to go outside.
[Banana Pancakes-Jack Johnson]

Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember..
[Hands Down-Dashboard Confessional]

We got older, but we're still young... We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up.
[Best of Me-The Starting Line]

Natalie: There you see her, sitting there across the way...
[Kiss the Girl-The Little Mermaid]
Kendall, Jessica & Halie: Come on and... Kiss the girl. WOAH WOAH!!

California to Utah... It's a brother and a SISTER kind of thing... Raise up your hands if you all want to hang with... ME AND MY GANG... we live to ride, we ride to live.
[Me and My Gang-Rascal Flatts]

Look around your world pretty baby, is it everything you hoped it would be? [Roll to Me-Del Amitri]

Life is a highway, I want to ride it, all night long.
[Life is a Highway-Rascal Flatts]

It's a beautiful world, despite what you've heard...
[Beautiful World-The Mary Dream]

When darkness turns to light, it ends tonight, it ends tonight...
[It Ends Tonight-The All-American Rejects]

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND.......

ME!!

SO, here are some pictures and stories from my recent adventures...
Back in September I took a trip to Ogden/Logan Utah and had a BLAST! I visited my cousin Ann Marie and watched Gilmore Girls all night with her! It was soo much fun! We saw the "Nights in Rodanthe" movie (a Nicholas Sparks book [author of the notebook, a walk to remember, etc.]), and played all friday and saturday!
Picture below: Ogden, UT LDS Temple... for some reason a lot prettier than the Provo, UT one.. haha.

After visiting with Ann Marie, I drove a little farther to Logan, Utah to visit my good friend Sam. We had a blast together. We went to the Utah State University Hockey Game, visited his parents (my families good friends), and just toured Logan all weekend! It was a great time. (Thanks Sam.)
Photo: Sam and I after church on sunday..

My only picture of the Hockey Game...from my ghetto phone. (I forgot my real camera in the car) [USU vs. BYU] (BYU got their Trash Kicked)Since that trip I have found a LOVE/ADDICTION for hockey. I must say that the USU fans were 10x better than the BYU fans. But hey, I guess BYU has to be bad at something... (other than womens volleyball)
Jessica G and I at the BYU vs. Metro game (seen above)

Another Recent adventure... BOWLING...
You know, I think I discovered two of the greatest sports in the world. Hockey and Bowling. I'm not sure why i think that... but they sure are great.
This is my good friend Jordan and I playing "Skittles Bowling." Jordan was way into it and danced even when he didn't have to. (He's kinda a dancing machine.)
SO, RULES OF SKITTLES BOWLING: first, you write down a key... Red=bowl backwards, Purple=bowl with opposite hand, Green=Between your legs, Yellow, Orange... etc. (i couldn't remember what the others were...) So... You have a HUGE costco-size bag of skittles... then, You pick a skittle (one for each roll) and look at the corresponding ridiculous movement you have to do... then, BOWL. Check It.
Me watching Jarom, trying to learn the art of bowling backwards... It didn't really work because right after this picture was taken, my bowling ball shot out of my hands, and into the gutter... (DID I MENTION THERE WERE BUMPERS ON THE LANES...) So yes, my ball was stuck inbetween the lane and the bumper... I had to inform the authorities to help me out... It was sooo embarrassing/sad... (but still hilarious)(nina and I loving the skittles)

From then on I decided to bowl regular. (and I kicked trash.)

Final Score: Natalie: A LOT... Everyone else... Not so much. (seriously... i finally won when i cheated. It was great.)

gO cOugaRs. (trash kickers)

Katie and I Before the Game

Just a cool picture?

the awesome BYU stands

Right before a Touchdown

A super cute little kid wearing a BYU Cheer outfit.

BYU Cheerleader with curly hair... I kinda think it's fake. any input?

the 3 people in the center are Olympians that went/go (not sure which) to BYU.
they all won gold. holla.

Katie and I in the 5th ROW on the 20 yard line! holla again.

the official Trash Kicking Score.
Me and My Sunglasses... Yes, i got fried.Check It.

tHe many HaiRsTyleS of naTaLie.

Not that anyone cares, but I'm going to tell my story anyway...

So anyone that knows me knows that my hair is basically my life. Well, sort of. My hair mainly decides my mood... Hair behaves, I have a great day. Hair goes crazier than usual, it's not going to be pretty. Since being in Provo, I've had the opportunity to experiment taming THE BEAST... (Yes, I refer to my hair as THE BEAST) Being away from home, school starting, and the various other joys of college life has brought me the many hair styles I've had since being back... A few of which I would like to share with you today...

SIDENOTE: MY FACES ARE VERY REPETITIVE... IT'S THE BEAST YOU'RE LOOKING AT. =]

mOviNg daY (the peacock)
Watching a movie... (pOcaHonTas bRaiDs)

it only took 1 HOUR! ( tO kiLL the BEAST)

(wiLd tHinG)
YeS, i dO gO ouT in pubLic...

I'm uP at 5aM whY??

I hope you enjoyed a little taste of what i go through EVERY DAY! I LOVE MY HAIR, but it is an aBsOLutE frEaKinG jOkE!

Cracker Smackin!

So I pretty much played the weirdest game ever to occur in my mortal existence, but it was probably one of the most fun games I've ever played... It's called Smack the Cracker.
First you tie a Saltine cracker to the back of your pants... or have someone do it for you... (it's a little hard to do it by yourself... (use string, and tie it onto the belt loop--about 6 inches long). While you are waiting for everyone to obtain their cracker, the rest of the group proceeds to create their "Smackers." The Smackers are made of rolled up newspaper and packing tape... Once that is all complete, you create boundaries for the game and say GO!
Then everyone runs crazy trying to SMACK one another's CRACKERS. The last one with cracker still attached to their string wins. You can have a tiny piece dangling and still be in the game... once ALL of your cracker is gone, you're out, and you get to watch all the other idiots have a ridiculous amount of fun...

THE SMACKERS

THE CRACKERS

the girls are BACK in TOWN!!!

So I'm back in P-town, USA and LOVIN' every minute of it! Friends are here, Family is here... it's ALMOST the good life. Everything but the California sun... =/ ANYWAY, I've been back since August 7th and am living the high life... King size bed, personal bathroom, personal everything... even my own car...

SHOOT.

but i MISS MY MOMMY.......





luckily, I've got my older sister Halie lookin' out for me...

(and her husband Kendall) =]



NICE FACE.

haha. i could do without school starting, but luckily i've got this blog to keep me company... =] but watch out p-TOWN. because



THE GIRLS ARE BACK IN TOWN..

Swiggy?

YES. the name of my blog is SwiggY (for now). This is in honor of my amazing older sister Halie who has given me this nickname for who knows why and it has somehow stuck like crazy glue. I love the nickname but only when the chosen 2-3 people call me it. Don't think just anyone can pull it off. Halie is the ultimate Swigg and calls me it almost religiously. Kendall on the otherhand has grown into it... My former nickname from him being Guerita (spanish... basically meaning white girl) which did grow on me, but then he got hooked by the intoxicating word that is SWIGG. So, as it stands today to my loved ones I am Swiggy/swigg etc. but to all you other nobodies out there... I am still Natalie [no middle name] Foell. haha. I love talking to myself in a blog. :)

"The First Post"

EVERYONE always has a first post to say "Hello blogging world! Here I am!" Well, here I am not. Yes, this post is for the purpose of just having something up here... but honestly, I have nothing to say just yet... so, by the time you all get to see this, this will just be words on the screen below pictures and fun memories... So enjoy the bitterness that is "The First Post."