MY IPOD IS ALIVE!!!!!

In the previous post I said how my iPod broke, but now it is NOT broken!! So I have been asking people if they knew how to fix the problem my iPod had, and one said that this had happened to them and that they threw it on the floor and it started working!! So I wasn't sure if I wanted to do that but I was pretty desperate at this point. So this morning after what? a few weeks after it broke? I just threw it on the ground: AND IT WORKS!!!! It is so amazing! Its totally perfect again!! I am so happy!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Ok, so BYU did not win. Its okay though! I have a feeling we will kick 'em next year!!! There hasn't been a ton going on lately. I am really depressed because my iPod broke. :( I dropped it on the cement below my locker and now when I try to turn it on, it just has this frowny face. :( except the eyes are X's. Its very disappointing. One of the worst parts is that all my episodes of the Office were on there!!!

I am very excited for Thanksgiving!!! All of our American ward members (except for a couple who are traveling) are getting together for our own Thanksgiving feast! We found some HUGE turkeys here and I cannot wait to eat some Pumpkin Pie!!!! I don't think this has been invented in Brasil yet. :) I haven't really had a real Thanksgiving for the last three years, because I was in Boston for one year (Chinese food) and in soccer tournaments in St. George for the other two (fast food)!!! It will be more normal here in Brazil, than the last three years!!!

It is starting to get hot!! I know I have said this about 3 times but I think this time it is true!! We had a nice day today so we are all crossing our fingers that it will stay!! Everybody says that this constant rain we have had isn't normal, so hopefully it won't happen for the next two years! I just found out yesterday that my parents are planning on sending me home in June for the summer!!! I am going to go to EFY and on a few little other trips! I am really looking forward to seeing my friends and family!!

Office Quote:
"I just want to be friends. Plus a little extra. Also I love you."
-Dwight

GO COUGARS!!!!

Thats right the big game is Saturday!! The Utes are going down!! I am going to dress up in my BYU spirit and cheer them onto victory!!! I will be incredibly depressed if we lose...!!! I will cry all the way in Brasil if we lose! In case some of you haven't heard we are able to watch all of our beloved BYU football games in our living room through a wonderful thing called Sling Box!! One of the things I was going to miss the most was BYU football games but with this! it makes life so much easier!! We love it!!! GO COUGARS!!!!!!!! The Holy War is about to begin!!!

Office Quote:
"In the wild, there is no healthcare. In the wild healthcare is "Ow, I hurt my leg, I can't run, a lion eats me, and I'm dead. Wow, I'm not dead. I'm the lion, you're dead!" -Dwight Schrute

SUMMER!!!

Summer is finally on its way! This last Saturday was the most beautiful day so far here in Brasil! The flowers are coming in and the sun is hotter and is staying out longer! On Saturday I went running outside for a little bit and it felt great! We went to the pool which was also amazing! I am still not used to the fact that I will probably be at the pool on Christmas day or at the beach! It will be very weird not to have snow! So maybe I will finally be tan...!!!
I am also dreading when school gets out for good in June, because then Amanda will be leaving me all alone!! I don't know what I am going to do without her here with me!!! But I guess she has to go to college.. :(
It will be a month from today that school gets out for Christmas break and we won't go back for about a month and a half!!! And just to make it even better, Todd, Joy, Cam, and Zack will be HERE!!! I am counting down the days and am so excited!! P.S. Todd, if you eat my candy I will kill you! :)


Office Quote:
Michael: If this were a joke you would be laughing. Do you look like you are laughing?
Dwight: Impossible to say I can't see myself.
(I am absolutely loving the 5th season! Customer Survey is my favorite!!

LITTLE 8!!!!

So you are probably wondering what the heck Little 8 is? Well, ITS ABOUT THE BEST THING ON THE PLANET!!! Little 8 is the school soccer tournament for the middle school! We left this last Wednesday and returned on Sunday!! So on Wednesday night we got settled in and then went to bed. The next morning we woke up early and went to breakfast and then got ready for our first game against a school called British! We beat them 4-0 and I scored 3 of the goals! Later on that day we played another school called EARJ. We lost in Penality kicks which stunk and so we were tied for second in our bracket. We all went to bed exhausted. The next morning we woke up early again and played a school called PACA and won 2-1! I scored one goal in that game. Then later on we played the toughest team in the league: Saint Pauls! arrg!! We lost 3-1 but it was a close until the end and then they kinda took over, but I did score a goal there too!! The next day we played EARJ for third and won!! So we got 3rd place and were a little disappointed but happy!
Now the thing that I loved most about Little 8 was where it was! Away from the city!! It was kind of like living in Mueller Park Canyon! (for those of you who don't know what it is, its a canyon in Bountiful!) It was green, gorgeous, and pollution free! I roomed with 7 other friends and we had a blast! It was about 4 hours away from the city, and it was soccer all week long which made it even better!! I have a dilemma. There is another Little 8 for Volleyball that I am thinking of doing but its at the same time as Futsal, (which is another type of soccer) and so I don't know what to do?! HELP! If you have an opinion or advice let me know!

Office Quote:
"What's the ration of Stanley nickels to Shrute Bucks?"-Dwight
"the same as unicorns to leprechauns" -Stanley

Elder Richard G. Scott!!!

The best part of Brasil yet!!! Elder Scott came to visit our mission!! So me and dad went to go pick him from his hotel in the morning and then brought him to a chapel where all the missionaries in our mission were waiting. We walked in with him and then he shook everyones hands! He taught for about 4 hours and then we had lunch. He is such an amazing teacher, the things he was saying were so clear and simple! I have learned so much!
So after lunch he had a meeting with dad and the zone leaders. After that we hopped in the car and drove to the CTM!! (MTC) He was so nice and he sat in the BACKSEAT with me and Amanda!! I was in the middle and the whole ride i was like"I'm sitting next to an apostle, Oh my Gosh!!!" I was going crazy!! So he played games with us and drew pictures. Then he said" You know, today has been a day full of spiritual counsel. Does anyone have any good jokes?" It was so funny so we told jokes most of the way to the CTM!!
Once we arrived at the CTM, we walked in with Elder Scott and Elder Anderson and sat down. He taught the missionaries there for an hour and a half. This was one of my favorite parts. He asked the missionaries if they had any questions and the thing that impressed me the most was how readily Elder Scott had an answer for them!! His spirit was so strong and I was so honored to be able to spend a day with him!!! When the meeting was over he walked down the stand and waved at us to walk out with him!! I felt like movie star! I saw the jealous eyes of the missionaries as I exited with him!! We said good bye and the day was over. :( This has given me a booster and a new attitude about everything and I am so grateful that I got to meat an apostle of God!!

Office Quote: Kelly:"Stanley i thought you didn't like Halloween?!"Phyllis: "He just wears the mask so he can sleep at his desk."