is the pain really worth it?

Well, i dont think i ever shared my snowboarding experience.. so here it is:

First, I spent most of the time like this. My friends sat in front of me trying to explain it... i listened and listened but it never really sank in until i tried it myself...
(no, this is not me... i wouldn't be caught dead wearing pink while i was snowboarding..)

Then i ended up like this... after falling and all that crap i always landed on my butt. Then i would have to FLIP completely over because i could not get up facing forward..
(this could be me, the color scheme is right, but i'm way to cool to wear protective head gear) :]

So pretty much i spent most of my time on the mountain looking like this... on my hands and knees in pure rage that i sucked...
this is pretty much exactly what i looked like.. except for this is a boy.. then again, i probably looked like him too.

Until i got good and did this:
I know i know, i'm amazing.. so is the person i stole this picture from.. :]
Well, Either on my knees, hands or my butt. It hurt dang bad. It was a ridiculous amount of fun, but so dang painful!

The next day, I had the opportunity to live a life i never thought i would get the chance to... I was handicapped. I've never used so many handicap buttons and elevators in my freaking life. (and those of you who know me, that means it was A LOT!
EXHIBIT A:
Now not only did i use the handicap buttons to open the doors... but i used the elevators as well...
EXHIBIT B:
that sad part isn't using the elevators, that's normal for me... it was the fact that i used them TO GO DOWN!!!!
EXHIBIT C:
Sad i know..

Well, overall a great experience. I haven't been back since. (we went the 2nd week in JANUARY!) i think i've finally recovered.. ;] now the question is... is the pain really worth it??

Oh yES.

Happiness is... CupcaKes.

and we had a birthday... Our friend Ben's birthday was last sunday, so we made sure that we partied despite it being the sabbath. Order of events? Make Cupcakes. Sing song. Eat cupcakes. It was precious. I don't have much to say for once, but here are the few fun pictures we got from the night..
Katie and I with our fun cupcakes.
(they're pool table balls. so fun!)
Ben is the one blindfolded... duh. with his fun Washington monument figurine present... it wasn't really the monument, it was just shaped like that.) Chris is the one with the bright idea to blindfold him....

Good times.

not a fan.

Ice Skating is a horrible sport. It is one of the most painful things ever. From the minute you put the skates on, your feet already hurt. The only way you feel safe is when they're so tight your feet go numb. But then, your feet are numb, so you can't really control your skating.

and then there is the fact that there are a million other people sucking just as bad as you, if not worse. So then you just have a million and one people skating and about to die the whole time. then there is that one person who is good. that one person who just skates in circles around everyone else. and you get scared because they're going past you so fast.

EXHIBIT A:



And then you have your friends...


That no matter how cold you are...
or how much pain you're in...
or how slow you're going...
or how embarrassed you are of them...

they never let you quit...

unless of course, they're ready to quit too. :]

Overall, super fun night. not because of the event, but the people i partied with... =] videos to come. holla.

Bros BEFORE Hoes

This quote made my freaking week. it's great.

"Bro’s before ho’s. Why? Because your bro’s are always there for you. They’ve got your back after your ho rips your heart out for no good reason. And you were nothing but great to your ho. And you told her that she was the only ho for you and that she was better than all the other ho’s in the world. And then…and then suddenly she’s not your ho no mo’. "
-Michael Scott, The Office.

And the accompanying video:

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO.

I'm still a fan.

why you gotta keep a fan on high when it's cold outside?

just want to let you know, I'm still a fan. get it?
-PROMISE by Eve 6

So this is a current favorite song. Mainly, I really like these 2 lines. I always say, "I'm a fan..." So, today I would like to take the opportunity to list things I'm a fan of.

*DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING IS PURELY THE OPINION OF NATALIE FOELL. DON'T JUDGE. IF ANYTHING, ADD TO THE LIST.

amazing smelling things. [Gardenias, delicious food, fabric softener, & amazing smelling boys]
shoes. [because red high heels are as good as it gets]
great words. [OHWOAHDANG, Swigg, etc.] *[feel free to add more]
great songs. [when they asked me why i did it, i told them because the 'Chicks Dig It', Short skirt Long Jacket, My wish, White Horse, Heels over head, Billie Jean, Your Call....etc.]
sweaters. [colored sweaters, sweater vests (argyle preferred), whatever. any guy in one of those sweaters, count me in. WAY in.]
sports. [baseball: "it was signed by some lady, 'Ruth, Baby Ruth!'... You're killin' me Smalls!" -Sandlot. Football: "Attitude reflects leadership, Captain." -Remember the Titans.
family. [because sometimes they're all you've got.]
friends. [for when you can't take much more of your family.]
stories. [because if you don't tell someone, it never happened.]
photos. [who doesn't like to remember the fun times...]
TNT. [they know drama]
higher education. [because stupidity only gets us so far.]
internet. [two words: face.book] haha
MacBook Pro. [what's not to like?]
cars. [donuts in the snow... amazing.]
water. ["I'm H2O intolerant" -Tarzan]

Well, that's all. i would go on, but you probably stopped reading a while back. Thanks for reading. I'll have a better post soon.

here's a picture for the road..

I'm just sayin'.

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. =]