Saturday, December 31, 2016

The Nutshell of 2016

Another year has come and gone. Another year of memories, growing opportunities and lots of laughter. Another year of stressful nights, tears and sorrowful goodbyes. Another year has passed and onto the future. 

The following images presents 2016 in a nutshell: 

My dear, cat Beau passed away in the middle of January. We had had him for nearly nine years and it was bittersweet to see him leave our family.

Mom, Jordan and I went a weekend get-away to Kanab to spend some quality time together as well as volunteer our time playing with kittens and puppies.

The family spent some time together visiting the newly remodeled Aquarium. We also spent a long weekend together in St. George hiking and playing around in the red dirt. 

During the summer, I interned at a small business, FreshLime as one of their marketing interns. It was a blast learning more about applicable marketing and meeting some great people.

The family decided to venture out throughout the summer including this hike to Donut Falls and unfortunately there were no donuts at the top.

Our family took a road trip to the middle-of-nowhere Oregon to visit Grandpa Harve and Kathy. We spent that Fourth of July relaxing, eating freshly grown veggies and photographing the beautiful flowers.

My friend and I enjoyed the craziness and loudness of an outdoor country concert. It had been too long since my last country concert and I was grateful for the great company.

The best way to start school is to escape for Labor Day. The family and I went to Lava Hot Springs and enjoy a relaxing getaway with some minor cuts and bruises.  

This September, I had the great opportunity to become an Alpha Phi. This has already brought me so much happiness, friendship, and fun opportunities. I can't wait to see what awaits me as a lifelong Alpha Phi.

Mom took Jordan and me on a girls night and we got to see "Thriller" the dance show. It was fantastic as usual. 

 My roommates and I hosted an apartment dinner with two other apartment in preparation for Finals Week. We had so much food, too many sweets, and created a ton of great memories. Thanks again Apt 10 and 3 for helping and coming!

Tracie, Niki, Elijah and I all went to Anime Banzai again this fall to showcase all the hard work Tracie had done with making our cosplays. It was stressful but awfully fun! Here's to next year!!


 Apartment 13 Girls Night! This evening was dedicated to watching movies, eating desserts, and facial masks! It was a nice relaxing time with quite the interesting pictures.

In December, I participated in my first wedding as a bridesmaid, however, this wedding was anything but a typical LDS wedding. It was a combination Hispanic and Tongan wedding so there was lots of food, people, and dancing. 


My crazy siblings and I spent Christmas Eve floor dancing in our living room to Christmas music and taking funny pictures. It was so incredibly fun and I will forever treasure this memory with my siblings.

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Anime Banzai 2016

This past October I experienced my third annual Anime Banzai.

Our group was based off a common video game, Starcraft: Heroes of the Storm and the common characters within. These cosplays were a group of firsts for the all of us but the excitement from the other fans made it all the stress worth it.

We participated in the cosplay contest for our second year and despite cosplay malfunctions and consistent trips to the repair station, we placed! We received third place in the beginner's performance. It was a great opportunity and we learned so much through it all.

Here are some of the pictures of our exciting, nerd-filled weekend.

The Gang ready to tackle Banzai 2016

Master Nova here. 

A Zergling...a pain both in the game and in cosplay. 

Nova here. 

The gang -- 3rd place Beginners Performance