Fall at EWU

Walking to class today, I realized how beautiful the campus has become. The weather has been really crappy here, fall is upon us, and shortly, snow will be falling. Already, I have been wearing both a sweatshirt and a winter coat!!! Yesterday, for some strange reason, the weather was amazing. The week went from being in the low 50's to a 70 degree day!! It was soooo nice, to just wear one layer!! Alas, it lasted only one day, and today we were back to rain and 50's. Classes have been going great. I still really enjoy my teachers and the subjects. Well as much as I have always enjoyed english. =)!! I have been studying a lot, mostly biology. Lots of reading, and after she finishes a lecture for a chapter, I take my notes and then type them so they are organized. It has been really beneficial in studying for my first midterm, which is on monday!! AHHH I am a little nervous, because I don't have any idea what her tests are like. Oh well, I am just gonna study my butt off!! On the first day of class for Bio, this really nice girl, morgan, sat right next to me, and we hit it off. She is really funny and she even is in orchestra! It was really funny how much we had in common. We have been studying ever night together, going over the notes I have typed. It has been really good for the both of us. I am really glad that I took AP chemistry last year. It has been really useful for the things we are learning!! Well I went home, last weekend. It was really good to be back and have a great home cooked meal and of course not having to do my laundry!!! THANKS MOM!!! I was surprised at how much stuff I missed. Even my chair at the kitchen table felt amazing!!! HAHA I also found that yes, I had gained weight. In fact 4 lbs worth!! So yesterday I got my butt in the gym and got myself a workout buddy, Jason Danch. We actually went to Kamiakin together, but really only knew each other through other people. So my plan is to at least lose the 4 lbs and maybe a couple extra!! =) Don't worry, I have also had the time to watch my favorite shows, so I am quite content!! Thank goodness for friends who have tv's and love the shows I do!!! Well enjoy the beautiful pictures of my campus!!!

What I see when I leave the library!!
(Click on it to see the big picture, its gorgeous!!)

Walking to the music building!!

Walking to eat!!! YAH food!!

Along with fall comes football games!!! I attended my first game two weeks ago!! It was fun, but sooooooo COLD!!!! I was wearing 4, YES 4 sweatshirts, and I was still freezing!!!! Gloves, of course were also worn!! Sadly we lost, I believe it was 20-23, something like that!! The other team scored with 3 minutes left on the clock, so we headed up to Jason's dorm to watch from there, in a HEATED room!!!! Some crazy pics from the game!!!

Jason, Hector, and me with my 4 sweatshirts!!

Amanda Kelly, Jason Danch, and I. Some of the gang from KaHS!!
(I know, double chin for chelsey, but its just the way my head is!!!)
I SWEAR!!!!! ;p

My crazy hair and I. Hector was messing with it!!
It was soo full of static from the cold!!

Go EAGS!!!! SWOOP our mascot!! He crowd surfs!!
It was HILARIOUS!

Amanda and I!!!!

After the game, they had a huge fireworks display!! It was awesome, seriously Menan level fireworks!! Maybe a little better, they had some really cool ones!! Well I will post soon enough!!! =)


Also, just for fun!! This is one of my new good friends Kathy!! She's originally from Colorado!! She's gonna spend Thanksgiving with us!! I am so excited!!! Here is a wonderfully random video from lunch in Tawanka today!!! I had a tomato basil chicken rap and Kathy had a chicken salad!! If you were wondering!!! ;p

Love, Chels

My Dorm!!!

So this is my lovely dorm room and hallway!! I started classes yesterday, and so far they have been great!! I love every single one of my teachers. My math teacher is a Japanese woman. She is pretty young so she she speaks great english, and plus it is really easy math!! My biology teacher is a crazy funny woman!! I love her, she is going to be great for lectures. I know that class will be quite entertaining!!! Plus, today I met a new friend! Her name is Morgan, she is a bio major, going into medicine, plays bass and is from Pullayup!! She is crazy cool! My english teacher is also really funny! He has a great sense of humor which will be helpful considering I hateeeee english!!! My viola teacher is sooo great!!! He is really funny, (sidenote: He used to live in Ankeny!! Brandi!! lol he is going to be there on monday!! HAHAH We both thought that was funny that you and him both lived there!!) I had my first lesson yesterday. I can tell we are going to be working a lot on my bow usage!!! LoL but yah it was really fun!! And last but not least, my new symphony DIRECTOR!!! He is really, really nice and is sooooooooooooooooooooooo much better than my last conductor!!! He is quite humourus, it is going to be a really fun class!! So, everything so far is going great!!! I will keep you updated!!!

Christina my roommate and I

My Side!!!!! With a bunch of junk on my bed,
but hey its made!!!

Our pretty sweet closest!! Its nice and big!!


Our desk and shelves!! Look at all that sweet food!!!
(ohh and that's greg, our neighbor and Christina's special friend ;)}


Our door, dresser, and Christina and Greg's feet!!


My pretty little white board located on my door!!!


What welcomed my the first day! I am located
on the music floor!


My precious room number!


My Hallway!!! Isn't it amazing!!?? The door on the
right is the girls bathroom, nice and close!!! Oh yah!


Tyler and I!!!!! My best buddy!!!


We are sooooo silly!!!

I will update with more pics and stories soon!!

Love,
Chels

Finally at EWU!!!!!!!!!!!

So I have finally started my college adventures at Eastern Washington University!! The school is located in Cheney, WA. The small town is about 15 minutes from Spokane, so I am not completely isolated from the outside world!!! Leaving home, like the actually house was the hardest. I gave mom her birthday present, a book, right before I left. She broke down, I broke down, it was just a teary mess!!! But all is well. My roommate is pretty sweet, we seem to be getting along nicely, but she seems to not realize that what is my is not always hers, so we may have to have a little chat!!! I have met a couple really cool people, Tyler, and some people from church that seem really fun. I have mostly been spending my time with Brittany, Ashley, and Tyler. We have a great time!! It has been a blast. School doesn't start until the 26, so we have just been hanging out, getting organized, and going to some orientation activities.

My Room!!! Finally it is clean after I have
packed everything off to school!!!


The infamous college picture!!!! Luckily you can't see my face
in this one. Really bright light=really squinty face!!

Today, I headed off to my first Singles Ward!! It was a blast and I immediatley met some really cool people. Everyone seems to get along really well and there doesnt seem to be any major cliques or anything, like there usually is. I am really excited to get to know everyone. Especially, meeting someone with a car!!!! : ) So I will post some pics of my sweetly decorated dorm room and such after classes start!!!! Wish me luck!!!

Love, Chels

Parade of Homes!!!

This year there were 30 houses. It took mom and I two saturdays to get through them all!! All of the homes were great, some better than others. Tile was used in almost every home along with wood floors and granite or marble counter tops. With most being over $200,000, even as starter homes, mom kept saying, "I don't know how you are every going to afford a home!" It was funny but so true!!! : ) I took a video and a bunch of pictures of the biggest home on the tour. The house was over 7,000 sq. ft. and valued at over $2 million. It was custom built for a small family with only one child!! It was a little much, but amazing at the same time!!

A video of the house, sorry it is pretty shaky, but I thought it
would make it easier to visualize the house!!!!

Brian Estey's Wedding

Well last Sunday, we headed off to my cousin Brian's wedding. Grandma Watson, Uncle Rand, Aunt Caroline, Uncle Rick, and Aunt Diana showed up that day at about 12:30 a.m from Menan. We hit the road at about 10 a.m. to drive over to Puyallup. The wedding was to be held in a renovated building called the Liberty. It was very beautiful, and a great location for a wedding. The drive up was a blast. I went up with Uncle Rand and Rick and Aunt Caroline. She and I talked the whole way up. It was pretty hilarious!

The Liberty

The Liberty, again!

When we got into Puyallup, we were pretty hungry, so on the way to The Liberty, we were keeping our eyes open for a place to eat. I spotted Casa Mia right away. It's one of my favorites. They have excellent bread and fettuccine and of course amazing root beer!!! lol We get to The Liberty and dad sees that there is a resturant right next to it, so we walk up to it and there is a group of old ladies in the front. "Looking for a place to eat?" "Are you from around here?" they ask. We respond "Yes" and "No" and then they proceed to talk amongst themselves about the restaurants that we could eat at. The one they were sitting in front of was apparently closed. So we all hint about Casa Mia and they respond with an "oh yah, that will be open. That is an IIItalian place." (pronounced with a strong I) It was pretty humorous! So we all head back into the truck, while mom stays behind to get directions. The old ladies then proceed to bicker amongst themselves about the best way to get there, leaving mom a little confused about where to go. On our way, dad spots a McDonald's and heads into the parking lot. Being in a different car, we were a little confused as to why, so when we get out we realize they want to eat there. It was Uncle Rand and Aunt Caroline's 25 wedding anniversary, so they thought it would be bad luck to eat at the Golden Arches since its the silver anniversary!! They decided to head to Casa Mia instead. Being the rebels we are, Aunt Diana and I chase after them! I of course have my traditional Fettuccine with root beer. The other three shared a calzone. It was a pretty massive calzone! :)

We head back to The Liberty after our lunch so everyone can change before the bridal party left for the park to take pictures. I head in, and of course make a complete fool of myself. I had to go to the el bano, so I head upstairs. Well, it had been a while since I had worn my sketcher brown dress shoes, so I wasn't quite used to the long toe it has. I biffed it walking UP the stairs. It was great. The whole bridal party had been there, cause the bride, Madeline had just walked down the stairs to see Brian for the first time! HAHA yes, a classic Chelsey moment.

The wedding started at 4. At around 3:15 Aunt Caroline, Uncle Rand, and I were getting a little restless, so we headed next door to an antique shop. The place had to have been the crappiest antique shop in the world. We went thru it, and Aunt Caroline must have had at least half the store at her house. Two of the items she had were alone $1,000. The place was a complete rip off, but it was great fun making jokes and seeing how much they could sell all there stuff for at home! Apparently a 1999 Homemakers September magazine is worth $2!!!

We head back in just in time to be seated and await the bride's entrance. The wedding was very beautiful along with Madeline's dress. The ceremony was very sweet and touching. It was great to see them finally married.

Brian patiently waiting...

The Bridesmaids, middle one is Madeline's daughter.

The Groomsman, The young boy is Madeline's son.

The Cute Couple

Following the ceremony was a wonderful reception. They had a delicious sit down dinner. The ham practically melted in your mouth it was so tender! Then there was the toasting, cake cutting, and dancing. I actually got Grandma Watson, Aunt Caroline, Uncle Rand, and Gene out on the dance floor dancing to some 50 cent!! It was the most fun I had had since my party!! It was hilarious! Gene had some great moves, at 80!!!

Gene and I!!! She is AMAZING!!! I LOVE HER!!

Uncle Rick, his smile is so disarming!


The veterans!! :)

Finally a great pic of mom and dad!

The Groom's mom, Aunt Renee, She's wonderful!

Grandma Watson, she can really bust a move!


THE REBELS!!!

Our table, probably the driest one there, was by far the craziest!! We had a blast joking around and eating the skittles on the table!! Uncle Rand got so wild he started asking for "CHider"!!

That cake was to die for!!!

Dancing the night away. Well at least before we have to leave
and drive home for 4 hours!


The Beautiful new family!!!

The whole day was great!! I LOVE weddings! Mom and Aunt Caroline and I have already started planning mine!! lol :) We left the shindig at around 8:30 and proceeded to beat Dad's truck home!!

Love, Chels

Yes, I sucumbed to Brandi's pressure!!

Well, today I had my 18th B-day party. It was pretty much amazing! It had been a really long time since all of us, Branden, Ian, Laura, Brittany, Sindhu, Ashley and Tia had been together. Ian and Ashley had to come late around 2:30 and everyone else was coming around 1. Branden came over around 11:30 to help me out with some last minute details, like feeling up the rest of the water balloons I was going to have for the party. I had previously filled about 270 up the nights before and had about 130 left before the party. So when Branden showed up, we realized that we had run out of places to put all of the gazillion balloons I had!!! So, we took a happy road trip to his home, about 10 mins from my home. It was wonderful of course, because Branden is pretty much amazing and we were on a pre-party high, so it was a blast! We grabbed some buckets and then headed off to Tia's to pressure her into coming to the party. She had been at BYU-Provo and had got back a couple days before my party. I didnt realize that she would be in town, so we headed over to persuade her to come. Well she was defenseless against my demanding and harsh charm so she said yes, but she had to finish her grilled tofu and cheese sandwich and would head right over! (shes HILARIOUS!!) We head home, I proceed to fill all the water balloons minus about 40, and then the WATER FIGHT BEGINS!!! It was an amazing blast!! We first played Extreme Water Spoons, a game I had invented while i was showering the day of!! I know, I am amazing like that! Well many wet cards and crushed water balloons later, Sindhu came out the victor in an intense face off with Branden!!!

Yes, they may look special, but they are amazing!!!

Ian, trying to in trance us all with his voodoo magic!!

Both of our faces are priceless!!!

The Group minus branden. For some reason my arms look really muscular!!

At around 2:30 Branden had to head off until 4 to grammasit, so us girls waited it out, and plotted to ambush Ian and Ashley when they showed up. Many tiny, filled buckets later, and some very unnecessary, but non the less very humorous screaming, Ashley and Ian appear soaked and smiling!! It was by far an amazing water fight, one for the books!! After we clean up, we have a wonderful dinner, consisting of a selection of meats and cheeses for hoagie sandwiches, mom's wonderful macaroni salad and banana pineapple slush drink, ranch doritios and funfetti cake mix cookies!! It was delicious after such a long and hard battle. I received a large array of gifts. Sindhu out did her self, she got me a beautiful necklace that I love, and a ferocious stuffed dragon that will make a great addition to my dorm bed. Among many gift cards to my beloved Target, Laura got me some scrub pants (I was soooo excited) and a cute shirt, Ian being the most creative got me a plunger, (kind of a joke since I got him a big pack of Charmin toilet paper for his B-Day) and a large box of Otter Pops!! I LOVE them!!! After being totally stuffed we headed off to the Benton-Franklin County fair. We headed first to the exhibit were my dress was. I was surprised and disappointed to see that i had only received a second premium on it. This dress was a lot more complicated than last year, so I was surprised to see that it had not done as well. We then headed off to see Ian's art. Amazing as usual, but since he entered everything under adult he didn't place except for his sculpture. He received a First Premium for it. We then headed off to the rides!! We went on all the favorites and even hit a little of the extreme ones, well as extreme as you can get at the county fair!! My favorite ride had to have been the swinging ship, we started and ended the night with it!! I even went on the Drop Zone!! I am a little baby when it comes to heights, but it was really fun!!! At around 9:45 we headed off to get some food before we left. I got an amazing, enormous burrito and a mango lemonade. We all then shared a raspberry funnel cake and curly fries!!! With a snowcone previously that night, I felt that I had, had my fill!! :) We caught the 10:30 bus to Kamiakin and then headed home. We sat down stairs and chatted and laughed about random humorous things till everyone left around 12:15. It was by far a great party!! Thanks everyone for making it happen!!
Love, chels