Weekend Wrap up with Lauren Cochran

not seth meyers, sorry. anyways,


So when you have a sucky Friday, you must have a extra great saturday, right? RIGHT. Well let me rephrase, when you have a sucky friday night.  


My friDAY went really well actually.  Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook graced us with his presence at a forum on friday (oh ya, along with senator hatch) followed up by a delicious Cafe Rio lunch with my grandma.
but back to my friday night. . .


So since I was either in the library or the testing center from 3pm to 11:30 pm, it called for a pretty FABULOUS saturday if you know what im saying.

Recipe for a great Saturday

1. 3 cups of Holi Festival of Colors
   aka, utah valley's version of a Woodstock complete with peace, love, music, lots of colors, crowds and therefore crowd surfing, and of course some substance abuse. best way to celebrate hare krishna for sure

2. 1 tablespoon of girl scout cookies
    Chrissy and I finally found some girl scouts after our long search for them. To make this ingredient work, make sure to get a good mix of samoas and thin mints.


3. A cup of Dinner
    make sure its delicious like the Brick Oven, and with some of your favorite people, of course. A big thanks to the adorable Stutz family!


4. A pinch of stares from everyone because the colors didn't wash    out of your hair.


5. 2 Cups of bowling in the Wilk
   Tastes better if made interesting by dividing into teams and playing for frozen yogurt.  And let me tell you, when you're team wins,you bowled a 155, and you get your yogurt free, it tastes even better.


6. 2 1/2 cups of Comedy Sports

   all star cast last night at comedy sports. I'm still laughing.


make sure to mix well, and it's sure to turn out great.

Texas v. Utah

So I’ve kinda been having a dilemma of sorts recently you could say:  What to do with my life this summer.

Option #1: Get an apartment and stay in Utah to get a job.

Option #2: Go home to Texas, and get a job while living at home.

Option #3: arguably the best from certain perspectives, go live in Washington D.C. all summer working with their Head Start program. But once again, I’d need a job too.

All had their pros and cons. Obvious theme: JOB.

So its looking like it will come down to Utah v. Texas. 

But if i stayed in Utah, I would miss out on

These Guys.

And don't forget these guys.

and of course these things:
Texas, duh
rangers games
mimi and fam
snow cones from none other than the snowflake factory
six flags with ay tay tay
hot hot temperatures
late nights with my favorite people
good mexican food
etc etc etc.

I think I've made up my mind Y'all!

Lets hope I can find a fabulous job.

Just because it is monday

All I have to say is if that didn’t brighten your day, I don’t know what will.

Lucky.

im lucky to be here at BYU.

im lucky i have some really great friends.

im lucky i have the gospel of jesus christ in my life.

im lucky that im surrounded by great influences.

im lucky i have so many opportunities in my life.

im lucky i have a rockin roommate.

im lucky that i have a great,supportive,loving family.

im lucky i live in america.

im lucky that i have an opportunity to laugh everyday.

im lucky. and very,very BLESSED.

Oxymoron

I saw a man walking around campus twice earlier this week with one of those strange t-shirts that's all black except for some supposedly witty saying on the front. Either that or there were two men who happen to have the same shirt on campus, who knows. 

Either way, it caught my attention. it said. . . 

good morning is an oxymoron.
                     and i concur.

My mom is old now.

But still AWESOME.  I may or may not be biased, but really, i dare you to find a mom cooler than mine.

Today my mom is 40 years old. -Im sure she appreciates the announcement but there is nothing wrong with being 40.  

Thats like over the hill right? maybe not. not sure actually.

Since today, March 8th,is her birthday, I shall list my favorite things about my mother, 40 naturally, because I'm undeniably cliche.


1.  She did birth me, i sure appreciate that.
2.  She is fun, lots of fun.
3.  She loves me.
4.  She is a really good example.
5.  She makes a sweet batch of chicken enchiladas.
6.  She sometimes lets me snuggle her. 
7.  She went back to work, probably cause im expensive. thanks
8.  She's got good style. no mom jeans for my mom.
9.  She's welcoming of my friends, even when they make messes and are loud.
10. She must've done something right: Id like to think i turned out okay.
11. She is always accepting and welcoming of my sweet ideas.
12. She trusts me.
13. She has her own lingo. usually that she overuses or abuses.
14. she lets me follow her around sometimes. 
15. She's great to talk with.
16. Its fun to go shopping with her.
17. Its fun to curl up by the fire and watch a movie with her.
18. She is strong in the gospel.
19. She tells me everything.
20. We're super close.
21. I love her.
22. Every one loves her too.
23. She's supportive.
24. She let my drive her everywhere in her car before I got my DL.
25. She takes me to a lot of concerts.
26. She's got good taste in music and gave me a love for it too.
27. Sometimes she pees herself when she get real excited or jumps.
28. She likes to go have fun.
29. She works really hard. 
30. Sometimes she laughs so hard she just balls her eyes out.
31. She wants the best for her family and keeps us all going.
32. She made me who i am. 
33. Sometimes she doesn't think before she speaks. but its funny.
34. She's a hott mama.
35. She likes to travel. me too.
36. She up on whats going on in the world and cares about people.
37. She married my dad. 
38. She blessed my life in so many ways. more than i can name.
39. She's way more awesome than 40 facts can portray.
40. She's the best mom out there!

Happy Sunday

So I know that this will be my second post for today but I had to catch up. And I had to have a happy Sunday, especially this Sunday. It was a really good Sunday.

Well here at BYU, we’re pretty lucky. We get all the amazing speakers here in person. Take today for instance:

ELDER L. TOM PERRY

a return to our christian faith. 

Our generation needs to step forward. Our enemy will be different, though. He will try to lead us away from our virtues, weaken our faith. The world has moved away from traditional worship. Materialism has replaced God. We must never replace our faith in God with things that will not last. our faith must become more sure. If we build our foundation on Christ, the devil will have no power over us. We cannot fall with such a foundation. We were chosen for this time, and we have more responsibility than ever before. the only JOY in life comes from following christ. 

We need to rise to the challenge and help restore faith in the gospel of jesus christ.

Bucket List

This week's bucket list feature item:


                                 #87. Participate in a flash mob.


I think its safe to say i can check this one of the list. 


check it:

not to mention, Mountain West Conference CHAMPIONS.
next stop vegas. 
then watch out houston, the cougars are comin to town.

Marzo. Mars. مارس. März.

i would just like to wish everyone a Happy first day of march! time to decorate in green

37 days of school left this semester.

2 home basketball games left.

0 more days off from school this semester. : (

2 tests to study for this week

4free pancakes i downed from ihop today

1 job needed. number 3 basketball team in the nation.(!)

47 beautiful sunny degrees outside today. which is why i wore a skirt and a cardigan

1 new pair of shoes that im lovin & 1 new episode of modern family im looking forward to this week

= mostly very happy lauren.except for the tests and such.