Dora.

Oh hi. Long time no see.

Rather than start a new blog, I figured I might as well just attempt to revive what little life is left in this one.

So. What I've been up to.

First off, I want to introduce you to the title of this post!
Meet Dora the Explorer.

After SIX MONTHS of searching/fighting/crying/frustration, I finally found a car that my dad thought was acceptable and bought. She's exceptionally lovely, and I'm having a blast, even though I will totally admit that it still feels like I'm just borrowing my mom's car or something. Especially because it's nearly identical to the Mountaineer. Regardless of this, though, we have a great time together.

And she has a SUNROOF.

Yeah. More of what I've been up to... later.

Odd.

So, one of my favoritest bands of EVER (MuteMath) just released a new album. October 4th. But, apparently they think I live on the East Coast, so it's downloading RIGHT NOW. :O
I'm freaking out.
Today was a good day. I finally got my car cd player fixed, HALLE-freakin-LUJAH! I'm so happy, I'm tempted to drive the Alpine Loop in the rainy dark blasting music super loud just to celebrate. But I need to be smarter with my gas.
FHE was great, there's this boy in my family who is INCREDIBLY cute, super nice, genuine, and just generally all-around great, except... he's shorter than me. :( Ughhhhh. Why must this always happen to me?!
On a side note, Triple A wants to hang out... and I don't know if I want to or not. He was a super nice guy in person, but (no offense!) he texts like a total moron. Don't make me give you examples. Okay, yeah, I'm being a bit pretentious, but... come on. It's not that hard to use proper English. Agh, I'm not a jerk, I swear.

I think I'm addicted to music.

EDIT: It downloaded. I've already listened to it twice through without stopping. It is the most gorgeous thing I have ever heard in my life. Slight exaggeration? Yes. Still amazing? VERY YES.

Me.

Once upon a time, there was a college student. She wanted to say clever and brilliant things on her blog, but when the time arrived, no words came to her. So she blabbered on with no point until she figured no one was reading anymore, and then she crawled in a hole and died of shame. The end.

Just kidding. I'm not planning on crawling in any holes anytime soon. And I'm definitely not planning on dying of shame.

So anyway, I'm Jen. I live to be outside. I ski, rock climb, surf, canyoneer, hike, backpack, and ballroom dance. Wait, one of those was out of place. Ah yes, ballroom dancing. I love it, but I generally don't do it outside. I'm constantly looking to expand my outdoor sports repertoire, and hopefully will learn to ice climb this winter, and mountain bike next summer.

Other than outdoor sports, I love regular sports. Most especially football and basketball, of the college variety. December and March are the best months of the year, hands down. I am a diehard BYU fan, and I will fight [watch], day or night, rain or snow. I have been known to wait for three+ hours in under 30 degree temperatures just to get good seats for a basketball game. Yeah. I know.

Just so you get an idea of where this comes from, both of my parents graduated from BYU, as did both of my brothers. Both of my sisters-in-law attended BYU, and at least one grandparent from each side of my family has graduated from BYU. Most of my aunts and uncles either attended or graduated from BYU, and the same is true of most of my cousins. It's kind of a family legacy, what can I say? I've had at least one piece of BYU clothing for my entire life. I bleed Cougar blue, straight up. In fact, BYU (Provo) is the only school I applied to, so thankfully I got in! ;) I love BYU so very much and I'm stoked to have a diploma from Brigham Young University in a few years to hang on my wall. Or maybe just carry around with me everywhere. That might be a teensy bit pretentious though... so I think I'll steer clear.

I am probably the most bluntly honest person you will ever meet. Okay, maybe not always blunt, but always honest. Beating around the bush is my number one pet peeve. If you don't know how I feel about you, you haven't asked. But by all means, please ask. I will tell you. I try my best to always be tactful, but lying is something I very rarely do unless I have a good reason to.

I love animals, most especially horses. The current love of my life is a 17-hand dark bay Warmblood gelding named Showtime. He's such a goof. Sometimes he can be a little twit, but he's five, so I'll cut him a break. He's absolutely gorgeous though, my goodness. And riding him is glorious, when we work together. He has the most beautiful gaits. Ah! I love him. He's the sweetest.

I also love fruit. And talking. And dating. And movies. And music. And my car.

I really love to start blogs. Please forgive me if I neglect this one. But I promise I will try not to. :)