Thanks for the AFRO dad! i love it!

I just wanted to share with the world some of the things that my amazingly wonderful dad has taught me... on this day that we appreciate fathers, I want to say THANK YOU to my father who has taught me so much. Thanks for everything Dad. You're the best dad i know. (quite literally) Thank you for supporting me through thick and thin, smart and stupid, smiles and tears... you're the greatest. I don't think words can quite describe how much you mean to me... so I'm going to share some of the things you've taught me in my life.. dad. I LOVE YOU and think that you're TRULY AMAZING. (good luck with the other kids) ;)

You taught me the value of an education.

You taught me the importance of having great friends.
You taught me how to party.
You taught me how to clean up after myself. :]
You taught me to appreciate good food.
You taught me to appreciate the great outdoors.
You taught me to appreciate good music..
You taught me how to smile and laugh at myself.
You taught me how to WORK really REALLY... HARD.
and BEST of all, You taught me to appreciate what matters most in life.. MY FAMILY.

OH YEAH, and P.S. DAD,
we ALL want to say, "THANKS" for the AFRO's.. :] WE LOVE THEM.

LOVE, natalie.

dear brian... love, star.

Dear Brian,
So, i've never done birthday shout-outs on my blog, but i just feel that this one is necessary.. one of my best friends had a birthday today (saturday) and I just wanted to tell him happy birthday. I forgot when it was, and then b/c he's a punk and wouldn't tell me, i had to guess. I guessed today, and lucky me.. I WAS RIGHT!!! so brian, thanks for being an amazing friend to me ALL the time! my family and I love you and hope that you had a great one. congratulations on graduating last month and good luck in the future.. Hopefully I'll see you soon. because i freaking miss your face.

love, star.

This could quite possibly be the most embarrassing picture of the two of us, but I LOVE IT.

heaven in a cup?

4 times in one week..
yup. i've eaten it 4 times in one week.. what do you ask?? yes... that's right. STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM... aka heaven in a cup. :] it being strawberry days and all, i've had the opportunity to participate in multiple fun events involving this delicious treat... first was the concert in the park with free cups of heaven... and then just yesterday i got to eat TWO more cups of heaven at the Strawberry Days Rodeo in pleasant grove... (they were free also.. it pays to know the right people) It was a fun rodeo.. My friend Spencer and I went with some other friends of ours... It was spencer's first time eating heaven out of a cup and it was my 2nd rodeo... and let me say one thing: DANG! i forgot how violently entertaining it was... I don't know if that phrase makes sense, but the violent part is the animal cruelty part.. and the entertaining part is the i don't really care about animal cruelty b/c these guys are talented... nearly deserves an OHWOAHDANG. :]

Here are some pictures from Strawberry Days Rodeo in PG...

^Chasing cows so they can milk them..

Blurry Bull Riding

motocross 1/2 time show (kinda)

spencer with his first cup of heaven (strawberries and cream) :]

He was soo excited for it.. :] Rodeos are always fun.. i'd reccomend them to anyone who likes to see ugly animals get roped up or girls in sequins riding like they're cool or something ;)

Thanks for a great time spencer, skoot, mark, bruce, and jennia.. always a pleasure guys.. :]

STRAWBERRY DAYS are the BEST kind of DAYS..

So on Tuesday night my good friend Gina sent me a text about the strawberry days in pleasant grove... the text read, "pg strawberry days anyone? they are giving out free strawberries and cream and 50's concert. around 730 at the park." So i thought... free strawberries & Cream??? for real? umm, yeah, "i'm in." so gina, her roommate sarah, and i all went to strawberry days.. It was nothing short of a GOOD TIME. It was at "verterans memorial park" (i can give you directions if you're wondering where it is.. it was an adventure just FINDING the park.)

ANYWAY, once a convieniently good looking fireman gave us directions to the park, we were off!! off to find bliss in a little thing called "strawberries and cream".. (S&C) it was absolutely DIVINE!!
This is the only picture from our adventure, but we all ate TWO cups of S&C... this is my second. I ate the whole first one before even thinking to take a picture of happiness in a cup...

After enjoying the S&C we continued to sit and enjoy the band and fun music.. apparantly it was from the 50's... i knew a lot more than i thought i would, so it could have just been 50-ish music... ahh, you never know.. (well, at least i don't)

but after that day, i've decided that STRAWBERRY DAYS are the BEST kind of DAYS... So, make today, a strawberry day.. (trust me, you won't regret it)

he even showed me his credentials...

So something kinda cool happened yesterday..(tues). My friend in my ward put me down as a reference for her background check. She is applying for a U.S. Embassy job in Russia... (super cool) The guy called me a million times before i actually picked up the phone, and when i finally did, i got out of bed and got ready so when he came to my house to meet with me (yes, they have to make house calls) he wouldn't think I just woke up.. (sad huh?) but yeah, it was a really cool experience... he even showed me his "credentials." it was sweet. this is a mini picture of what they looked like.. (the best google search could give me)

any questions?? feel free to ask.. it's kinda cool to say that i participated in a real background check.. yeah, i'm kinda a big deal ;)

madre, hermano #3 y hermana #2

I am pleased to announce that mi madre is coming to UTAH!!!!! i know i know, you might be thinking, WHAT? foells? in UTAH? but yes my friends it's true. Madre, hermano #3 and hermana #2 are coming to town next weekend!! I'm soo excited to see them. Well, at least the Madre. kids #5 and #6 are kinda like the part of the package that you don't want when you get a steal of a deal at the store, but it's all or nothing. ;) jk jk. i'm way excited to see them too. and be able to take them around my life in utah and play with them. but let's be honest, i really just want to sit and talk with my mom. SO... if i drop off the face of the earth for a week, that's why. Here are a few of my favorite pictures of the soon to be visitors:

"THE LOOK OF DEATH" exhibit A: (Emma Foell)

"The boy who loves flowers" (Ethan Foell)

"The coverup of the look of death" (Emma Foell)

^^ She actually looks nice right??^^ :]

I hate this picture, but it's me and my mom doing what she does best... HELPING ME! :]
I love my fam and can't wait to see them!! yay!

(I'll finish posting updates and get caught up before they come... hopefully.)

top 3 reasons to visit home..

top 3 reasons to visit home...

#1. i get to talk with my parents all week!!! My absolute favorite part about coming home is being able to sit with my mom all day and talk and catch up and reflect on our lives... i get some great insight from her. she's an amazing woman. If i'm 1/2 the woman she is, i'll be satisfied. She's my greatest support in life. i love her...

#2. THIS PICTURE: bwahahahahahhahahahaha this is EMMA. she is dressed like sharpay evans from High School musical, and she goes around the house singing songs like "the Climb" (by miley cyrus/hannah montana or whoever she is)
It's great!

Just as a comparison.. Here are 3 pictures of Sharpay from the first HSM.. Emma's got the look DOWN!
the HAT:

the PINK:

and the sparkly jacket.. :]

#3. To learn how to sleep through anything...
As if i can't already sleep anytime, ANYWHERE and with anything going on in the background... going home helped me to learn how to tune out yet another one of the joyous noises of being home... the SQUEAKY WHEEL!!

THIS.... is MANNY. (the hamster)

hamsters are NOCTURNAL if anyone didn't know... so.......... they run on a squeaky wheel all freaking night! so, after the first WEEK, i learned how to tune it out... too bad I only had 3 or 4 nights left there.. i could have used my newly developed talent...

and so my friends, 3 reasons to visit my house.. MOM, EMMA and MANNY.. trust me... it's worth it. :]