Mouse Murderer

So this morning I was walking down the stairs and I thought what I saw was a clump of hair (gross I know, but I live with four other girls and there are hair balls frequently in the washing machine etc.). When I looked a little closer, I realized it was a mouse, but it looked like a fake mouse so I thought one of my roommates was playing a joke. I looked really closely at it for about 2 minutes and it didn't move, so I assumed it was fake, and decided since I wasn't scared enough for the prank to be worth it to whomever pulled it, I would leave their mouse there for another roommate to be terrified of, which I'm sure would have happened. An hour or so later I heard a loud rustling in my bedroom. I looked over, and sitting next to a toiletry case, and a sweatshirt that was on the ground, was the mouse! So what did I do? I put a plastic bag on my hand, walked over to him and grabbed him. He tried to run away into the sleeve of my sweatshirt on the ground, but I grabbed his tail and pulled him out by it. I was surprisingly calm and serene while all of this was going on. I went to take him out to my backyard to let him live out the remainder of his mouse days, but then I realized, he got in here somehow, whats to stop him from vacationing at the Casa de Alyssa again? So I made the decision to throw him (think baseball pitcher) into the irrigation ditch that runs right next to my house. So unless mice can swim in relatively fast moving canals, I am now a mouse murderer.

Pink's

When me and Colin decided to go to LA for spring break I knew I wanted to go to Pink's!It's a hot dog stand in Hollywood that claims "The World's Best Chili Dog" and so from day 1 of the planning process we knew Pink's was a must see/eat. Every time we would talk about California we would yell "Pink's"!!!

I was also there, I was just playing photographer. The food was delicious and I would definitely go back next time.

This may not be visible, but when we left Pink's there was a minute left on the meter! So happy!

Skin Tone

I have had 4, count them 4, comments about my "spectacular skin tone" in the past two weeks. Two while wearing make up, and two while not. These are the things that I wish could land me a man, although I don't ever recall hearing a guy say "Day-ng girrrl, check out your even complexion". Maybe some day, right?

Why I love my house/ roommates

House Pictures to come, I promise.

This sign was on my door when I came home in January. Needless to say I have left it on my door every day since to greet me when I get home.

If you can't read this, my roommates had a countdown for me to return while I was in MA :)

It was mail day today, what a good feeling to have good roommates!

Life Ruined

So I love my cute cousin Vanessa and her husband Ryan. One day I was over at their house and Ryan told me that he flew on a Hello Kitty Airplane from Taipei to Hong Kong. He said at first he and a coworker saw the outside of the airplane with Hello Kitty's face on it, and thought it ended there, but no no, they were in for a surprise! A looked into it as soon as I got home, and to my disappointment I found out that this no longer existed! "In October 2005, EVA Air launched a campaign with Japanese company Sanrio to create the "Hello Kitty Jet," featuring the popular Japanese character. Using the airline's A330-200, the exterior adopted a livery of Hello Kitty characters. A year later, the airline launched a second Hello Kitty Jet. The aircraft featured a Hello Kitty motif on exterior and interior fittings and features. Both planes were used to serve Japanese destinations, and from mid–July 2007, also Taipei-Hong Kong routes. The Hello Kitty livery was retired in 2009." (wikipedia)

I LOVE AMERICA

So tonight, I was going to be bad. I have been on a strict budget and have been very good at it. I have almost completely stopped going out to eat, which was a major reason I needed to budget in the first place. So tonight, my roommate Jessica Jo said "do you want to go out to eat?" she did not have class tonight and she usually does. I said, "no, i cant afford to go out". The more and more time passed the more I wanted to be bad. So I asked her "so where are you going to go out to eat?" and she said "either a Thai place, paradise bakery or chipotle" and with that, i was in! I have been craving chipotle since August when I got it before an acapella festival. I thought in my head, "so long as it's under $10 ill be fine, I can just eat ramen for the rest of the month".
So we get to Chipotle and it is crazy with people, not to long of a line but more people than I have ever seen in there. I notice a pattern and turn to Jess and say "Don't you feel like we are in Provo? There isn't a single person over 30 here". So we get to the counter and Jess says "Why is it so crazy in here?" and the counter man says "Its University of Utah Students Eat Free night. We do it once a year" SO, we got our food completely free! Everything on the menu for FREE! And just to let you know, free tacos taste better than any other kind of tacos.

Things I Learned From Boys While Playing Catchphrase

Did you know what the thing is called that helps you thread a needle while sewing? Well of course, its a "Bobby Pin"!
What happens when a girl doesn't wash her hair for months at a time? Oh yes "Split Ends", how could I forget?