Welcome to Finals Week

This sight is a common occurance here during finals week. Many times
students admit to having a date with "Harold" instead of going out and
doing something social. "Harold" is a reference to the Harold B Lee
Library (HBLL).

Rivalry Week

This is a statue of an Indian pretty near the heart of campus. You may
be asking yourself, "Why is it covered in Saran wrap?" The answer is
simple: Rivalry Week. Every year around this time the grounds crew
covers all the statues and decorations on campus with Saran wrap
because of the pesky Ute fans. They tend to enjoy using spray paint to
express their feelings about the dominant Cougars. I'm not sure if
they take more extreme measures because of the home field advantage
this week but last year things were well-managed. Tim 1, this was for
you.

Twilight!!!

In N Out

Say hello to In N Out in Provo. It opened today.

Happy Halloween From E-577

So I'm sitting in my hospital bed with nothing to do, so you get a blog update. I've got a blood clot in my left lung but I've started taking blood thinning medicine so it's only uphill from here. I got to the ER Thursday night/Friday morning around 12:30. I then went back for a CT scan around 2:30 and was informed of my Pulmonary Embolism (PE) around 2:50. I was admitted to the hospital at 4:30 am and hooked up to a heart monitor. Since then I've had my blood drawn 4 times that produced probably 10 tests. 5 of them are to see if there is an underlying condition that would have caused the clot. The others are to test my blood level and the thinness. I'm taking shots called Lovenox and a pill called coumadin to thin my blood. The shots are more temporary than the pill. 1 week vs 6 months. I've had lots of visitors and hoping for more. I will be here until Sunday. If you are unable to come visit, text messages and phone calls are more than appreciated. 801-652-5104.

Witchy Treats

This is a treat bag fashioned to look like a witches broom. I made it with my old roommate Abby and our "little sister." This week was my first week in joining Abby with her service in the Big Brother Big Sister program. The little girl is 10 years old and likes to dance. To make the treat bag you need two lunch sacks, a stick, ribbon and candy. Take one bag and cut all sides into strips for the broom. Place the other bag on top and fill with candy. Insert stick and tie the ribbon around the strips. Walah! Perfect Halloween goody bag.

Child Leashes

In short, I am against children on leashes. Leashes are for pets, not
children. Also, pets do not count as children. Contrary to Jessica
Simpson's belief you are not a mom if you only have a dog. Even if it
does get snatched by a coyote right in front of your eyes.

Blind Date Numero Dos!

I went on a date last night with a boy I'd never met. But, I guess this one can't really be considered a blind date since I've talked to the kid for two years, but still. He was in the MTC when Harry was there and started writing to me at the beginning of his mission. We wrote for the two years he served in Australia and finally met yesterday when we went out to dinner. It was a double date with the other couple consisting of one of his old mission companions and his fiance. It was a little amusing to have such a contrast in progress of relationships...engaged and just meeting. Pretty fun. We went to The Pie up by the U and had a really fun time. I'll let you know if there is a sequel.

These people know how to make a good party

In N Out :)

Ruben Studdard: He's bigger in real life

I'm finally at American Idol! :)

Third time's the charm!

I'm 19 and riding Dumbo.

Splash Mountain

Another perk to living in Florida :)

Visitor!

Getting ready for the big movie!

At the movies for my roommate Abby's 19th birthday :)

Wonderful FHE. Ultimate Frisbee

Daytona Harley= closed. No T-shirt for me :(

Clouds, not waves at Daytona Beach, Florida. YSA regional activity.

Street legal? I think not...

Thanks for the directions haha

NASCAR anyone?

Paying my respects to Grandpa and his awesome headstone

My wedding wardrobe

Is soaking wet the "Disney look?"

For about a week now...

This is the pond I see when I go on the balcony of my apartment. Today
there is a rather large white bird. Did I mention it's not even 3:00
and it's already this dark?

A few good laughs

So I'm sorry I haven't posted for a while but this story might make
you laugh. I was on my way home from work last Saturday and needed to
get gas so I could drive to church. After prepaying inside I walked
back to my car and was then asked if I was a taxi service by some
older men. At first I thought it was because of the pants to my
costume but later realized that crown vics are used as cabs here.
Another time when I was coming home there was a frog on the hand rail
of the stairs of my building. Needless to say I used the other stairs...

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Flowers at Epcot

On our way to Dinoland!

Me with the gang

At lunch with my homeboy

This is me with my friend Steven Sellers at the Tusker House Buffet in
Animal Kingdom. I love hanging out with the Sellers! I get 20% off
meals so I think they like having me too :)

Not so sunny Florida

Always a Hoot

My picture on the new board at work

My costume sans Black shoes and white apron and hair bandana

My kitchen

Lovin the Beach!

For all you followers out there

As per request I changed my profile picture. There you go Mom and Toots.

Love Liz

My new girl Martha

Woah!!!

I'm hanging out with tinkerbelle and peter pan tonight. They're going
to tell me when the next casting auditions are :).

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I'm on my way

It's about 8:10 and I'm waiting for the bus to take me to my first
real day. I am training from 9:00-17:30 and I can't have my phone
during that time. I don't know what exactly I'm doing today but I know
there will be a costume fitting. I'll try and post a picture. Off I go!

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It's about time...

It's 12:30 and we're finally on the bus to epcot for the flower show.
We wanted to sleep in today and apparently we had skewed versions of
what that meant. After epcot I think we'll go to Hollywood studios for
some rides. It's not really convenient to park hop but we'll manage.

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My day so far

So I started off today by getting on a bus at 6:30 to go to the
Traditions class. Once we got there we saw a balding man in a denim
mini skirt and large hoop earrings. He then proceeded to use the
ladies rest room. I don't think anybody followed him in. After a 4
hour meeting I went home and got lunch and changed out of my business
clothes and came to Magic Kingdom. Here my friends and I have gone on
Pirates, Buzz Blasters, a Lilo and Stich show, and we are now in line
for Monsters Inc laugh floor. Crowded and hot but totally free!

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On board fairy to MK

I'm official!

Disney university

This is where they send us for class. I have traditions today and
another orientation Sunday.

My Florida address

Liz Smith
12750 Anson Manor Court
Apt# 26203
Orlando FL 32821

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The things I do for disney.

Dropped Pin

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=28.385254,-81.495163%20%288350%20Vineland%20Ave%20Orlando%20Florida%2032821%29

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What is it with this town?

If you can't tell there are hundreds of things pasted to this car. The
top contains some nice spiritual relecs.

This just in

I got my emplayment assignment. Drum roll please! POP century resort
food court. I heard something about me being in the tye dye building
so I'm sure my costume is going to be awesome. On a delightful side
note, my hair isn't in compliance with the "Disney Look" so i've got
to dye it tonight before I can do any of my things tomorrow. I hope
you can all sense my joy for dying my hair twice in 2 weeks.

Any input?

Early start

It's 10:16 and I'm waiting for the bus to take me to my castings
orientation. I'll find out my job and when I start training.
Everything is very organized. I brought a jacket and granola bars so I
don't freeze or die of hunger like the meeting yesterday. It's now
10:32 and been standing on the bus for the last 15 minutes. I don't
know how long this meeting is but I've got a free afternoon. That
means a trip to costco for my contacts.

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The many "too's" of Florida

Too short, Too tight, Too red.

The World of Disney

> I'm in a meeting right now. It's freezing and I'm hungry. It's been
> like this since the meeting started almost an hour and a half ago. I
> hope it's over soon.
>
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Double-hitter

All-in-all it's been a pretty good week. Take away the fact that I have already taken 4 tests and still have one more it hasn't been too bad. One of the highlights would definitely be lunch with my sister and nephews, another highlight would be my free shirts. I say shirts as a plural because I got another one yesterday afternoon from the BYU Public Health department. If I continue at the rate of two shirts a week I'm bound to get enough for a T-shirt quilt by the time I'm done with my third semester here. Maybe one of the quilts can be made solely of blood donation shirts.

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Adventures in Blood Donating

Hello All! Today has been interesting. I decided that since it was so warm I was going to wear my new spring dress and I was glad I made that decision because I love the dress. After I met Kate at the Olive Garden in American Fork for lunch with Vinny, Owen, and Emil I decided I would give blood. Today was my third time giving blood and I learned quite a few new things this time. 1 The needle can only be in for 20 minutes. 2 You have to have at least 530 grams of blood in order for it to be used (570 is preferred. They already have an anti-coagulating substance in the bag and need the right ratio of blood to substance). 3 You have to have at least 38% red blood cells in order to share your blood. I learned these things because I had problems with them (except for 3, I was curious, I had 44%). Apparently the needle was put in the same proximity as a blood valve which makes it difficult to get a steady flow of blood going because it is constantly opening and closing in order to keep the blood going in the right direction. Because of this little incident I was only able to get about 470 grams of blood out before my 20 minute time limit was up. Although I'm saddened that my blood will not get to benefit another human life, it can still be used for testing purposes. Another bright side to this event is that I got the free T-shirt that just so happens to be my main motivation for giving blood today. All's well that ends well!


(I Bleed Blue & White)

(You also get a sneak peek at what my closet looks like! There's food as well as clothes in there).