Most Fun Halloween EVER!!!

My Halloween was a four day celebration this year. It started Thursday night going up to Farmington after class in SLC to go to my friend Jessica's ward party. She just moved down from Oregon about 3 weeks ago so she didn't really know many people yet. It was sweet cause I didn't know anyone and could do whatever I wanted, no pressure. I didn't used to be like that, that's for sure. It took a while to get the dance going, but we met some new people and then danced it up for a while. Costume #1: Flamenco Dancer. Jessica was the Madd Hatter.

Afterward, we went country dancing in SLC with some new friends we met. I've only been a couple times before, but my friend Todd showed me the ropes. It was a ton of fun! I'll be a pro some day!

I also dressed up for school the next day. Costume #2: Cowgirl. It wasn't as cool as my other costumes, but I wanted something different. Sorry, no picture. I was really impressed with my students' costumes and their creativity. I LOVE looking at other people's costumes and see what they come up with.

Friday night we had a Stake Halloween Dance. So. Much. Fun. I love dancing! We just danced it up for a few hours, met some more new people and hung out with ward peeps. Watched Hocus Pocus afterward.

Costume #3: A granola person. I really hope you're not saying to yourself, "What the heck is a granola?" Ok, a granola is mostly a hippie person, but not that extreme. Well ok, never mind. I guess they are. A granola person has dreds, wears loose fitting clothes (even tie-dyed), chacos (or no shoes for that matter), wood earrings, hippie bands on the head, and drives a Subaru with hilarious bumper stickers plastered all over the back.

Seeing as I couldn't do anything about the Subaru, I decided I could still put the bumper stickers to good use. Everyone got a pretty good kick out of it. Don't you just love my dreds?

Saturday night, there was a party just at a friend's apartment that we went to. Not as fun as the previous two nights, but at least I got in Costume #4: Earth Angel. This was pretty ingenious I thought. I had my ipod hidden playing the song "Earth Angel." Suh-weet!!

Sunday night, we had our Second Annual Anderson Halloween Party. Ryan, Maranda, baby Lucy, Elise, Erik, and I all got together for dinner. We missed you Sonya and Tyler! We were going to have a costume contest too, but no one dressed up. Boo! We were also going to carve pumpkins, but ran out of time. Boo hoo! I didn't even get to carve a pumpkin this year. We usually put sparklers in them, but I guess it will have to wait until next year!

Pumpkin Patch

Can I just say I love Fall? Yes, I love a hot summer day, but there is nothing like Fall here in UT. A group of friends and I went on an outing to a pumpkin patch in Santaquinn. We got to go on a hayride (the driver wouldn't let me share the front seat with him on the tractor. Darn.) and pick out some fresh pumpkins. I also conquered the corn maze in record breaking time only to get my heart knocked out of me at the very end. One of my friends thought it'd be funny if he unexpectedly hid at the end. Little did I know...... I won't be so careless next time.

If you were a bumper sticker, what would you say?

I LOVE these bumper stickers! Yes, I actually bought them with a purpose in mind, but NOT to put on my car. You shall see my ingenious use of them shortly.....

Colors of Fall

I LOVE FALL! I grew up in AZ without experiencing Fall, so I enjoy it thoroughly every year up here. Except this year the colors have seemed to escape without even making an appearance. Allison and I have been mtn. biking every Tuesday now so we decided it was time to head up the canyon before it was too late. It was one of the most beautiful rides and the picture doesn't do it justice. We rode through canopies overhead of red, orange, and yellow leaves with a smattering of the same colors on the ground, crunching as we rode over them. It's a good thing October has just begun! There's more fun to come!

Doctor Shadowing

Because of my recent PA applications, I took a day off of school last week and shadowed a MD in the Utah Valley Pediatrics office. My roommate's mom works there so she set me up to shadow one of the more popular doctors. Mostly I just felt like I was following him around all day, but I must have done something right cause my roommate came home the other day and said the doc said I was one of the most impressive persons he has ever had shadow, and apparently there has been a lot because he is such a good doctor. Was it because I asked lots of questions? Was it because I stayed behind and chatted a little longer with the patients? Was it because I tried to make the kids smile? I honestly don't know. But I'm sure glad and let's hope it pays off so I get into the university I want!

It was an interesting day though. The doc saw a range of patients from 4 days old to 15 years old. About half were in for well checks and the other half for anything from colds to the flu to asthma. There were a few procedures I saw such as a circumcision and a girl getting 3 staples in the back of her head after hitting a brick wall. This definitely clenches it......I think I want to go into surgery or the ER. I definitely enjoyed the day shadowing though. And I definitely know I don't want to work in a clinic. Too many sick kids. Maybe that's why I'm suffering with the flu right now....