Frog Hunters!

The Frog Hunter:




So many times recently I have thought to myself, "I should blog about that.." Not quite sure why, but these moments come into my head quite frequently, and to say the least, they NEVER get written about. Right now I am laying in bed with my cousin Georgia. She's spending the night and just helped me get almost all the way packed for NYC..thank goodness because I was SUPPOSSED to leave tomorrow, but now I am leaving Monday because the flights looked (georiga just corrected my grammar because I said flight look bad. haha) really bad for tomorrow. The other night, I had the time of my life. Let me tell you, if you have never skinny-dipped, you ought to. I have a very naked friendly family, it weirds some people out, I am aware of this, but that's just the way it has always been. Ask any of my friends...Conversations along side my bath tub are very frequent among my friends and I. I remember last year, I had not seen my friend Julianne in over a year, and i was sitting in the bathtub, and she just came right on in, sat on the side and we talked like it was completely normal...ok conservatives, I don't do this around members of the opposite sex...just girls, but its liberating. anywayS, my nephew Jackson wanted to jump on the trampoline, so we did some flips, got really muddy, and just goofed off..He's two years old, so he thought he was in space or something. His enthusiasm inspires me...So as we are walking by the pool, I casually say.."we should go skinny dipping!!"...without missing a beat my mom says, "Okay! " whips off her top and gets in the pool. I die laughing, and change into my birthday suit and get in the water, shortly after my sister and little nephew joined and we just laughed and screamed at the thought of anyone coming into our backyard. It was dark, and it was hysterical. My dad came home a little later and Jackson was still in his birthday suit, and they decided to go Frog Hunting..I felt so tom-boy-ish when I was the only family member who would actually touch the frogs besides my dad...It was perfect..Jackson had the time of his life catching the frogs, and we all got into it. This was followed by present giving and sister bonding. Ashley and I woke up super early to go Yard Sale-ing...She is the queen of yard sales, and we got some reallllllllllllllllllllllly cute stuff...I spent $1.50. I got an adorable tote, the Hilary Duff CD and the Staci Orico ( sp?) cd, which I was able to listen to today along side the pool! I had an amazing day with some friends today which I will talk about when Im not falling asleep. I need to call my boo... pics below...dont be offended.
CAUTION!!!!!!!!! Naked BABY pictures below



Mom getting a bday present from Ash..she's crying





Sisters and Mom



Our Little Frog Hunters

NAKED BABY IN THE VIDEO: Watch at your own discretion:

Backtrack

Where does the time go?! I'm not really sure where the month of May has gone, but I know that it is surely coming to an end. I am getting really excited about moving to NYC. I am leaving Sunday and will be there until around the second week of August. I have some bitter sweet feelings about it as well.

I'm nervous number 1. My parents are not helping me financially this summer, therefore, I have to pay rent, food, and anything else that could come up..This is somewhat of a problem seeing as I am interning Mon-Thursday at MTV. I am SO EXCITED to do this, but I won't be able to get money those four days, which leaves 3 days a week to get enough money for rent and extra things. Scary. I was blessed with a scholarship but that doenst come until August...which doesn't really help me as far as this summer is concerned. ...Ok I guess there isn't a number 2..haha im excited other than that. I am so excited to have Brittany, Lorin, Carson, Teale, and Christine all in New York. How lucky am I?? I can't wait to see them, catch up on life, and reaquaint myself with my good ole' friend, the city.


I got to see some friends yesterday when they came over to my pool. Kyle and Andrew payed a visit and it was a nice evening. Later in the night my mom and I watched the Bachelorette and drank some yummy-ness. The bachelorette is my Jam. I want her to pick Jake. He is precious!!!!!!

As far as Jobs are concerned, I would really like to work for Red Bull. It seems like a good time and like it would most work with my schedule...or

I would could work at the diner again. Last summer I worked for Ellen's stardust diner, where I was able to sing and wait tables. It was a fun performance every night, and we sang with a live band on Sundays. It was really hard work....really hard...but some of my fondest memories are in that little diner....well besides having a stalker! EEK.

Things with my family are good. My sister is graduating Tomorrow! That is so crazy. I still feel like she is little Maggie-Who-Who-Who dances around in her diaper and made me sleep on the edge of the bed so her imaginary animals could sleep inbetween us! oh Maggie, I am so proud of you and the woman you have become....Precious Marge- as ms Kerry would say
(maggie and Dustin!)

A small update...This past weekend, Victoria Parsons came home from Germany. It was nice to have the entire Parsons family back home including Alex and have a fun Guyana weekend. We went to Atlantic Station, and danced at a Carribbean Festival and ate lots of crazy food. I got spoiled seeing alex for almost 2 weeks in a row, and now we will be apart for..well we don't know. I will be in NY for two 1/2 months while Alex will be taking classes/being a sports counselor at BYU. That kind of makes me laugh to think of alex as an enthusiastic "camper..." haha..but I know the kids will love him...and if I was a girl camper, and he was a counselor....I would stay at camp all summer!

I am interested in seeing how this summer pans out, but I am content knowing the Lord will be with me through it all :)

Roe

Get me outta here

This is how I feel at work today!

It's 6:30 and I am still here trying to catch up on things I was SUPOSSED to have done while I was "stuck" in Utah!

My sister had her last day of high school today.
I can remember that like it was yesterday.

I will probably talk about my cherished high school memories one I leave this stupid office.

Roe

A day at the Hein Mansion

Show and Tell is always fun..I'm really sad I didn't record Rikki playing piano. She was amazing. Rikki's blog sums it up very nicely. http://lifeofkevrik.wordpress.com/

Alex and I went to Rikki and Kevin's and had an amazing lunch (one i aspire to one day even attempt to make) and we had great conversation/laughs/ and Talent Fest 09!

It was nice to be around them. They are such a fun couple to be around and I'm so glad I got some QT with Rikki. She cracks me up...literally, makes me laugh...

Here's some fun from the evening...

Kevin's Wagonwheel is having trouble uploading, but I will try later!

So much fun :)

Oh ..Im stuck in UTAH! I didnt get on a flight today. eek. pray for tomorrow

My blonde Moment of the trip.

So One night Alex and I decided to go to Park City..and had some serious car problems... This is the sequence of unfortunate events.

Here is the next problem:

Needless to say. We did make it home...

More to come, just wanted to share this special moment while in Utah

I MISS MY COUSIN CASSIE and i shot gun middles :)

Provo

Ahhh...Back in Utah.

I arrived right around midnight on Tuesday night. The flight was crazy long. I had a precious little girl next to me who had a huge afro and fell asleep on me. It was her first time flying, and her enthusiasm inspired me. The way she was so excited about take off made me think of just how cool it is to fly. What a crazy concept. We are thousands of thousands of miles in the air with the rest of the world below us. Pretty Crazy.

Something I learned in Utah..At BYU you must have a BEARD card if you wish to have facial hair. This concept just boggles my mind....I made a fake one for alex..He found it pretty amusing. A beard card? Really? I guess that's a private religious school for ya. At UGA we have no shave November where we award men for having the longest/grossest beard at the end of the Month of November....Interesting.

Here is an example of a beard that I think it awesome! My friend Nate Moore decided to make a promise, or covenant, with the Lord and grew out his beard for one year. He said that every time it got annoying, or someone commented on it, he was remembered of why he was doing it, and was reminded of how awesome Jesus Christ and our Father in heaven is!..
Oh nate..


Funny guy, Great beard.

One more question about the beard card...Would Jesus have to get one?...Just sayin...I would certainly not want to be the person asking Jesus to get permission to have his beard.


hahaaaaa...So I am currently in Alex's Sociology class..and we just got pasta and put it in our bag, and it exploded all over Alex's computer...hahah Pasta on the computer!!

Well...My Utah adventure has already begun. Lots of stuff later.

In the words of AP,
Haley Puff

REALLY?

My cousin Bubba just won $10,000 on a scratch off lottery ticket.
What the heck?!?!
Here's some fun from Maggie's 21st that I have been meaning to talk about...
If you are wondering why I am blogging so much today, it's because I am working for my dad..and waiting to get picked up to go to Utah..Needless to say..I'm blogging :) and I am so proud of making it cute. It took me 10 years..but its much better now .
Jaclyn- lets paint asaI get back.

Heather- Maggie's Sister!


The boys gettin crazy

Amanda before she left to go to South Africa :*(

Me and the Birthday Girl

I was surprised to find Chase at Maggies..We took a picture..didn't plan it..and did the same thing... :)

Here's a little pre-game action for ya...very entertaining.

Marriage.

How does one make a marriage work?

These are things I have been thinking about lately especially since moving back home for the month of may, which in itself has been...challenging to say the least.

Does love die?
It is possible to be in love with someone forever?
I do think it is possible, but I have seen only a few cases where that actually rings true.

Another thing I have noticed...
When do men check out?

In MOST of the marriages I have seen where there has been a problem, I have noticed a trend in the husband. He is checked out. He's over it. He loves his family, but he can move away, or he loves his family but not more than other things in his life. Not to say the wife is not at fault, but in the majority of relationships I see, if it is disfunctional, it typically has a lot to do with the Male.

I have no idea why this came up today, but it's just a thought.

Another thought...I am missing 6 items of clothing. and I suspect my little sister....she pleads innocent...I'm on the verge of killing someone...

Gotta love being a woman.

going down memory lane

Utah for Spring Break skiing!




Alex wearing the Ring I gave him while working on a service project in Africa


About a week after he got back

Christmas 2009

Summer 2006

My beautiful baby on the way from the lake

On the way from the lake pre mission

After a Guyana Festival

My graduation Party

Double date with Maggie and Ben in Atlantic Station

Senior Year in the parking lot

My sister's graduation from College with my brother and Alex


Starrs Mill Prom: The very first picture Alex and I took together..

That's only a small glimpse into the Alex/Haley Festival.

So I know that only my family and a few friends read this, but I was feeling grateful for the amazing relationship I have with Alex and just wanted to give a quick synopsis of the past 3 1/2 years.

I met Alex when he sat behind me in Biology class. I don't remember meeting him really, but he said the first thing I ever said to him was "Hey, smell my cast..." hahahhaa...i had cast on my broken wrist for 6 months..and it smelled awful..and I guess that is when we first spoke. I remember that a few "popular" girls in high school thought he was a hottie, so I remember asking him to be my partner for our Biology Lab...We called each other DOC for the entire year after then and talked about how we would be rich doctors one day and be best friends...At the time, I had a boyfriend of about 2 years who was 2 years older than alex and I . I remember going into the gym to see Matt (my boyfriend at the time) and Alex was in there and matt said, "this guy is so strong, he benches as much as me..." and i remember thinking.."he is pretty cute..." but i never really thought anything of it....So I find out later that it was the beginning of Sophomore year that Alex claims to have had a crush on me...but that's besides the point. So sophomore year Beta Club awards ceremony rolls around and alex and I are standing 2 people apart, and I lean over and say hey and that was it. When i sat down my mom and mimi said "oooooooooooh haley who was that boy you were talking to..he looks like NICK LACHEY!!"...i was like...umm who??? and they said that boy with the curly hair! So...I said, "oh that's alex, he's in my class, he's so nice..." and literally from that moment on, i looked at him, and thought, wow he is soooooooooooooo attractive, and such a nice guy. So you could say my feelings started for alex when i was in 10th grade. I didn't see him all summer, and pretty much all junior year I just dated around and would casually see him in the halls. I did make him locker decorations for football because i CHOSE to do his locker :) We would always say hey or talk at lunch but my crush just kept up. I remember before Starrs Mill Prom me and Brittany were washing cars outside of Chikfila and she said, "call alex! see if he will come.." I called him and we talked on the phone for the first time....if you dont know alex has always had a weird accent that i thought was just adorable, so i was so excited. He couldn't come cuz he was getting a tux but he said we would meet up at the prom. When we got there, we did just that and we sat at a table and talked a little about my date, his date, and our nights as a whole. We took our first picture together and went our separate ways. I think my date actually got mad at me for talking to him or something but I didn't care. So as senior year comes, we meet again at the football/cheerleading picture. Of course we just both happen to be next to each other, so I end up sitting on his shoulder for the picture, which is now framed in my home. I ask him to come swimming, and that's how he gets my digits. A few weeks go by, and we are both in relationships with other people and are simply friends. As we are walking to lunch we begin talking about the pros and cons of having serious relationships....as we are at lunch talking about it with our friends, he leans over to me and tells me he is no longer in a relationship...and that's when everything changed.... Some time later, Alex called me and asked me to go to mcdonalds with some friends...and of course i went...then, I would visit his car every morning and we would talk or hang out....Remember i have a boyfriend....so at this point, we were both in a situation where we never spoke about feelings...so one morning, i get in the car (his car) and say...."So I broke up with ******* last night..." and alex, the oh so humble Parsons said..." "wow are you okay.." and i said.."yes." and he proceeded with .."so what are you doing tonight!?" This begins our dating and I don't think we even knew we were dating until probably Thanksgiving or so...We called each other Beyonce and Jay Z because we wouldn't admit we were dating to ourselves or others, and i found out he saved ALL my locker posters since junior year...:). We didn't kiss until nearly December maybe a little before, and then have been dating ever since. His mission was an interesting time. i did go on dates, but my heart always was hoping for alex. When i saw him in the airport, everything rushed back to me....as i was hugging him and just looking from a distance i saw what we had before and what i had to look forward to....I wasn't POSITIVE how he felt only because I had gone psycho and stopped saying I love you for a few months...but as we walked outside, he casually grabbed my hand for a split second and looked at me, and I knew things would work out. It's been nearly 6 months since then, and I am heading out to Provo tomorrow.

Still taking a day at a time, but loving every second of it.

MTV News Here I come

I am getting excited about my internship this summer!

Watch the Video the MTV News Interns did this past Spring...That's what I will be making/doing! yay

http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/03/30/mtv-news-intern-insider-asher-roth-keri-hilson-and-ashley-tisdale/

Mini Mission update

Day 1:
I learned that sweating for others gives more satisfaction that sweating at the gym...
I learned that if you just look around God is everywhere in everything
I learned that a christian band can get really old when that's all you can listen to
I learned that not talking to my boyfriend is a lot harder than i thought
I learned that trying to serve at home was going to be difficult
I learned that if you look closely you can see what areas of your life need to change
I learned that helping others can make you really tired.

Day 2:
I learned that some days are hard
I learned you have to serve without expecting reward or thankfulness
I learned you have to keep smiling
I learned that a closed door is a missionary metaphor
I learned that it's really easy to cheat and call your boyfriend
I learned that facebook is more of a temptation than i thought
I learned that focusing is difficult
I learned the virtue of patience
I learned there are more important things in life than making money
I learned why my father is so unhappy
I learned a lot about my little sister
I learned a lot about myself

Heart like Memphis..

Shes got a heart like Memphis

She's got a heart
She's got a heart
Like memphis
She's georgia honeysuckle sweet
Smiles at strangers on the street
Remembers everybody's name
Calls her momma every day
Got the look
Got the friends
Gives the worldAll her mess
But she hidesAll the rest
She's got a smile like california
She's got a spirit like new orleans
Eyes like the lights of new york city, yeah
Cool as a carolina breeze
But underneath
But underneath
She's got a heart like memphis
She sleeps with the tv on
Wakes up dreamin he came home
Won't lay on his side of the bed
Too many memories in her head
No one knowsWhen she cries alone,In the night
They just thinkShe's alright, cause
She's got a smile like california
She's got a spirit like new orleans
Eyes like the lights of new york city, yeah
Cool as a carolina breeze
But underneath
But underneath
She's got a heart like memphis
Oh yeah
She puts on
She puts on
A new dress
A new dress
She goes out
She turns all the boy's heads
That's as closeThat's as close as they get
As they're ever gonna get
She's got a smile like california
She's got a spirit like new orleans
Eyes like the lights of new york city, yeah
Cool as a carolina breeze
But underneath
But underneath
She's got a heart like memphis
She's got a heart like memphis

Summer time..and the livin is easy

It's officially summer for me. I have to go Monday for a read thru of some scripts..but then, I'm done! Life is good..

I am going to have a great summer day.
and start unpacking.

Summer did not start out all too easy...

A week ago today it seemed like the world stood still for a few hours when the incident occured. I was shocked/scared/upset/confused. HOW could that have happened? Why? WHO?? when i found out that Tom Tanner and Ben had passed away, my heart fell...When going to Tom's memorial...it was beautiful. it was such a wonderful gathering and the speakers touched on everything I can imagine should have been talked about. It made me realize just how much one person can touch SO many others lives. This gathering inspired me. It inspired me to live life now. live in this moment and cherish what i have been given and not what i have yet to give.

Got that Joy for Jesus.

Roe