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. :]

moving savannah/longboarding

So Savannah has a lot of stuff..

and We moved it twice in 4 days...
it was a good time..
Thanks for the incredible help guys...
for anyone who was wondering ... Ben and Kendall are amazing.

our AMAZING team. THANKS GUYS!!!

Savannah's stuff. (part of it)

Longboarding afterwards..

Kendall

Ben and Kendall Doritos... YUM!

The Stout Family.

Savannah!Supporting the team :]

and Lived to tell about it..

So this post is about my friends that i will never forget.

take home message: I met Benjamen Lee and Christopher Fred and lived to tell about it.

Let me tell you something.. This past semester, these two boys have been our best friends. it all started with me asking Ben and Chris to teach me snowboarding... and these fools actually agreed. I don't think they knew what they were getting into, but they did, and that started our friendship. so after bowling, movies, snowboarding/skiing, hello yogurts, sensuous sandwiches, and post ward prayer parties, (especially the food)... we're really good friends. So i just want to say Thanks.

KATIE, Ben and Chris... You're great. I love you guys.
peacE.

(the only group picture from the whole semester)

Super American.

So basically I'm super American. let me tell you what.

I probably couldn't sing all the verses to all those patriotic songs, or tell you whether the first stripe on the flag is red or white, but I DO attend great American sporting events...

BASEBALL for example, is GREAT, and it makes me feel American. so basically, what I'm trying to say, is that I went to a baseball game.

and Here are the Pictures:

AHHH... can you just feel the american pride. :]

Savannah and I

Halie and Kendall
Ben and I

Katie and I (and ben)

Halie and I

Good times.