Oh, the good ole' days...

The Onion | Money Spent For Old Times Sake

BROCKWAY, PA—Harkening back to an abandoned custom that had long existed only in memory, 28-year-old unemployed graphic designer Leslie Gordon exchanged currency for physical goods at a local shopping establishment Friday. "I was reminiscing about all the good times I used to have buying things with money, so I figured why not give it another go?" said Gordon, happily reliving the once-common act of selecting an item of her choosing, taking it to the register for payment, and then becoming its sole owner. "Look, they even still have those barcodes like I remember." As a result of her nostalgic splurge, Gordon will be forced to subsist entirely on maple-syrup- flavored Quaker Oats until next week.

I feel for you Leslie...

7X3

Well, it is official.

21.

The age of absolute power.

(Minus the whole rent a car thing but who does that ever.)

I do not feel like I'm 21. Several reasons why I am still 7 years old...

1) I still enjoy coloring...with crayons.
2) TGIF was the best thing on television...ever.
3) Ice cream is an acceptable dinner substitute.
4) Summertime is the best time.
5) I enjoy playing dress up
6) I can't talk to boys.

Oh dear...I think it's time for an intervention...

MUN: The Real Fight Begins!

Sorry about the lack of updates...I can't even finish talking about NYC...that is how busy I have been... So let me give you the highlights of the MUN competition. This was my committee-or at least most of it.

And these are just some of the awesome friends I made! Fran and Felix (on the left) are from Germany and were representing South Africa and Adrien and Caroline are from France and were representing the delegation from the UK. Lots of good memories! (Times Square hikes, healthcare chats, late night dancing, raspberry hot chocolate! :) )

Here is the entire BYU team at the United Nations!

And this is the best news....

We totally won!!! :D BYU won three Outstanding team awards which means we are in the top 1% of all university MUN teams around the world! And then me and my partner, Jenny, totally got the Outstanding delegate award in our committee just because we are that cool!

New York Food: Day 3

Today was an exciting culinary adventure!

Breakfast: Me and Kayley went to Europa Cafe for breakfast. I was not to impressed. The food was good enough (minus the burnt English muffin) but the service was horrible! They pretty much lied to our faces. It was about hashbrowns so not the end of the world but still...

Lunch: This was some funky, cheap Chinese. We found this dingy little buffet in Chinatown where you could get 5 entrees + soup for 4 dollars. That should have been our first clue. I didn't even taste the soup. It looked like tofu water...

We then went to get cannolis! It was needed trust me...

Dinner: Ethipiopian!!! So amazing! The bread was a little odd. It was this vinergery, soft, tortilla-like stuff. It was pretty good in small amounts but the acidity was getting to me by the end. I wish I would have had a fork to eat the rest of the food with because it was AMAZING!

When we got back to the hotel Amanda and Robbie, being the amazing people they are, gave me an extra cupcake from their trip to Magnolia Bakery. The best cupcake I have ever had. Period. It had this amazing coconut frosting and it was perfectly moist. I wish the picture was better...that's what I get for trying to take a picture of something that is completely white...

New York Day 3: Last Day to Party

Monday was a lazy day. I slept in and we just walked around the city. We went to 5th Ave. and did some window shopping. This was my favorite window... :)

We went in to Tiffany's! WOW! I wish I would have been allowed to take pictures inside the store because it was amazing! We saw a giant 11 carat ring. It was so big it looked fake. I don't understand why someone would want something that extreme....

We also found Carnegie Hall. It was sort of by accident. We were looking for a hotel that we could sit down in and rest for a little while but instead we found a famous concert hall.

Then we went back to Chinatown and did a lot of shopping. That was exciting! It was fun to watch Felix (he was one of our TAs and basically our guide for the day) try and haggle with the shop keepers. They wouldn't budge and he just kept pushing.

That night a big group of us went and got Ethiopian food for dinner. Would would have thought it would have been as good as it was. I never would have thought that Ethiopia had such good food. It was pretty basic stuff also. Chicken, beef, corn, beans, beets, collard greens. It was like the original soul food! Either way we all had fun!

Good times!

New York Day 2: Sunday in the City

We started our second day in the city by heading to church. It was a little bizzare going to church in the temple. There aren't LDS churches on every block like in Provo or Rexburg. The ward was amazing! It is cool to see that no matter where you go the church is always the same.

Next, we decided to take it easy and spent about 2 and half hours wandering around Central Park. I haven't seen the entire city yet but I can say with a high level of confidence that Central Park is my absolute favorite part of the city. It was overcast and was raining off and on all day and it was a perfect day for a stroll. The park is like in the city without being of the city, if you know what I mean. You could see all of the buildings and cars driving up and down Central Park Way but all that you could hear were the birds chirping. I took lots of pictures so I will just share a few.

This is the fountain from Enchanted!

I thought this was hilarious. I have a morbid sense of humor.

And after much searching we found Strawberry Fields. This a memorial to John Lennon located directly across from the building where he was shot in 1980. I just need to go to Abbey Road and then my life will be complete

Also look what I found.

Then that night the whole team took the subway to Brooklyn to go to a fireside at the Stake President's home. It was...interesting... I could rant for hours about the craziness that was the fireside...Ask me if you really want to know...

New York Food: Day 2

Some more exciting meals!!

Breakfast: Interesting breakfast I know...

And yes, I ate a hotdog. And I loved it! :)

Lunch: I realize this is not interesting or unique in anyway...

Dinner: We went to the Brooklyn Stake President's home and his wife made the entire team dinner. Spectacular!

Then after we got back to the hotel we went to the hotel lounge and got shirley temples. Everyone was looking at us funny and the waiter thought we weren't even worth his time.