About the beginning of the walrus

Here I go reporting myself again.

I know you've missed me and my wonderful posts.

School has started again and this is my very last semester.

I'm graduating.

(This is your queue to scream Hallelujah!)

Okay? Thanks!

Let's see what else?

I went snowboarding for the very first time!

It was as fun as skateboarding.

 Now this is fun according to Nadia Antuanette Reategui (aka me):

Kind of like how you really want a video game 

that is ridiculously expensive 

and it will hurt to spend the money on it but you buy it anyway?

Or how it is so freaking cold outside because it's snowing

and you know your hands will freeze if you touch it without wearing gloves

but you touch it anyway?

Never have that happen to you?

Oops.

I'm a little bit of a masochist.

The way I see it:

The end justifies the means.

Yeah,

cute picture, huh?

I was limping for 2 days after the day.

But I would go again.

And again.

And again.

Because I am the Walrus!

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention,

I am now deep into a Beatles phase.

I grew up with the Beatles,

heard every song numerous times.

They will always be #1 for me.

Oh, by the way,

if you haven't seen this movie

(A Hard Day's Night)

go get it on Netflix

ASAP!

My Bridesmaids and Me

First things first.
Yes, it does say "bridesmaids"
And yes, Jane and Bri will be my bridesmaids.
But, no, I'm not getting married.
You can breathe now.

But I promised these two that they will be my bridesmaids when that happens.
And I just thought I would see how much fun we'll be having together.
We have a lot of fun already.
So this post is for two of my best friends.
I love you! Thanks for everything!

My Little Photo Shoot

Not to be self-centered or anything,

but sometimes I really think I'm pretty.

And it wouldn't be a Nadia post without my kissy face.

Meet Britt and Kyle.

I'm so grateful for their friendship.

They're the most adorable couple ever.

It was a really good day.

Thanks Britt and Kyle!

I love you!

My New Pets, Conference and the Quote Board

Jane's grandma sent me a little present.

Jane thought I wouldn't like it.

But I love it!

Meet our new pets:

Ravens!

Aren't they legit?!

Severus and Sirius.

Jane and I named them, we're that cool.

Some pretty pictures:

This is a really cute Nadia ready to go to Conference.

These are cute Nadia and Bri having fun with the camera.

Shoe Shot for sure!

Conference Center! Yay!

Oh, please check these out.

Jane and I are the funniest roommates EVER.

We're so random, we were just meant to share a room.

Please LOL with us.

Jane: "My grandma gave me this. But I'm always worried about the stuff that she gives me..."

Nadia: "I liked the talk on addiction. I might be addicted to Facebook."
Jane: "I think sometimes I'm addicted to sugar."

Nadia: "Christine and Bri are better with boys but our room has more funny quotes."
Jane: "'Cause we're weird! That's why boys don't like us!"

Jane: "Nadia, why are we weird?"
Nadia: "I don't know..."
Jane: "No! We need to repent!"

Nadia: "You talk in your sleep!"
Jane: "You do too! I bet we have like a party while we sleep and we're like 'Hey! Pass the salsa!'"

Jane: "I'm telepathetic!"

Jane: "Booty Call!"

Jane: "OMG! I smell sooo good!"

Nadia: Ward Choir is social suicide!"

Bri: "I look like a burrito."

Nadia: "I wanna look like a burrito. No. An enchilada. No. A taco!!"

Nadia: "My song is so sad someone has to sing it!"

Bri: "What happened to the chicken?"

Nadia: "It's not broken."

Jane: "Nadia, there's a hole in your pants."

Nadia: "Isn't it cute, though?"

Nadia: "I like my hole."

Jane: "Do you realize what that just sounded like?"

Nadia: "After I said it."

Nadia: "My roommate is naked! Just kidding..."

Jane: "My roommate is a nut!"

Nadia: "You are too! Don't give me that crap!"

Nadia: "I like you without a bra."

Nadia: "I wanna make out with a boy in a dream."
Jane: "I wanna make out with a boy in real life."

My Favorite Poem

Sue me I'm in a romantic kinda mood.

And this poem applies to my life.

And I love this poem with my whole heart.

And I'm a romantic.

I said that already, didn't I?

If You Forget Me

Pablo Neruda

I want you to know
one thing.

You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me.

Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little.

If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.

If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my life,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
remember
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.

But
if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
if each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that fire is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love, beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine.

My Love List

I love...

...showering at night.

...braiding my hair.

...seeing the scale go down.

...recently shaved legs.
...books--except for the ones I have to read for school.

...Communicator.
...Netflix.
...boy talk with Jane and Brianna.
..."Animal" by Neon Trees.
..."Bullet" by Steel Train.
...driving with the windows rolled down and the music really loud.
...the Collaboration Team boys.
...my birthday.
...fictional characters.
...taking pictures.
...babies.
...looking at engagement pictures.
...life.


This is a really random picture but I liked how it turned out.

My Girl Post

If you know me, you know I don't like girls.

But she's an exception.

I worship her.

Kate Hudson is the most beautiful woman in the world!

 

My Sundays

I've never been a big fan of Sundays. I love going to church but after that, I come home and I'm totally bored. I'm really unproductive on Sundays after church. Like, right now, I am super bored and I'm doing absolutely nothing and maybe refraining myself from doing something that would turn this situation around--but that's 'cause I'm a big wimp. Yea.

Sundays are so boring after church.

My Fishy Face

So today I felt like taking pictures of myself...

Sue Me!
And I'm also recently obsessed with an old song I used to like.
All The Things She Said by T.A.T.U.
Great Song.

My Stupidity Meter

I knew I was smart.

Your Score Summary

Overall, you scored as follows:

80% scored higher (more stupid),
3% scored the same, and
17% scored lower (less stupid).

You are 17% stupid. This means...

You are far from stupid. Congrats on a great accomplishment!

My Circus Tiger

There's money lenders inside the temple
That circus tiger's gonna break your heart
Something so wild turned into paper
If I loved you, well, that's my fault.

There's money lenders inside the temple
This crystal city's gonna fall apart
When all their power turns into vapor
If I miss you, well, that's my fault.

I have realized that I'm a little drama queen. Okay, I knew that already. But my life's like a rollercoaster and I'm in the middle of my own circus, and there's a tiger that I haven't been able to tame. But it's the most beautiful tiger of all time. And I want it to eat me.

Bear with me. I'm a writer.

O, I just got done with my first week of school. I'm loving my classes so far though there's a humongous amount of reading to do. It's crazy. I'm going to bed at 11 and I'm reading all day. No TV at all. I'm impressed.

Today at work, I activated my 2 first firewalls EVER!! I don't know why but I'm hecka excited about that. Sometimes I think I'm a geek.


--- Edit

As a true geek, I have started the list with the names I want for my kids. Please see the sidebar. If you wanna comment on how silly I am, feel free to do it too. :)

The Love of My Life

Meet Shane. My Build-A-Bear creation that I cuddle with every night. Isn't he a cutie?

Pumpkin Carving FHE

This pic is out of place but I like it. =D


Some FHE pics.

I hate my job

I've had this job for too long and I'm officially fed up.

L.A.

I am in L.A. soon to be called to board and get to my final destination in Provo, UT. I met this cool missionary, o well soon to be an RM on the flight. There were a lot of missionaries returning home in my flight. All of them coming from Chile. So I got to seat next to this guy, Elder Hafen. He was really scared/excited/stoked to be going home to Idaho Falls. And even more to watch a movie in the flight. We watched - or tried to watch - Sabrina together but we both ended up asleep. It was a slow movie too. It was pretty cool to get to talk to someone during the flight and he said before I told him I was 100% Peruvian he thought I was one of those latin kids born in America and forced to learn Spanish as they grew up. He thought that because he said I was pretty much American just because my English is good, but he hadn't heard my Spanish so he didn't know how great it is. We talked in Spanish a bit later but he didn't want to because he thought I was gonna make fun of it. Silly self-conscious elder. We're in the same flight to UT too. Pretty random.

It took forever to get through check in because they opened my bags and took everything out. Since I have nothing to hide but turrones for my friends then it was all good. And now I'll be leaving in no time. I'm still a bit sad, but it's back to reality now. I'm somewhat excited. Just to see Provo... and get my stupid phone fixed!

Match Point

Edited something again!

Trainwreck

My new favorite TV show is Dog Whisperer. We'll see if it works on Rowdy, though he's a good dog.

P.S. I still love Gossip Girl.

News

I have big news coming up this week... or the next. I'm not sure yet, but they will definitely be big. Stay tuned!

F!

I ruined my Wii. I should have never brought it to Peru. The power here is different and I think I burnt something on the console. Daddy says we can fix it but I'm not so sure.

Update 2 (with lots and lots of pictures)

Whoever said the phrase "Lima, la horrible" was so darn right. I had forgotten how ugly Lima is. Well, not the part where I live but the city in general. After 2 years of being used to beautiful Provo, I'm not really up for Lima.

This is the entrance to the region where I live

My old university

Dang, it was pretty

Another thing I love about being home is taking care of Rowdy. Rowdy is my dog. Yes, its name is Rowdy, like JD's Rowdy. AWESOME. It's the cutest thing in the world. It's a Pekingese and it loves me. I want to take it to Provo... but I can't have a pet. But it's so cute!

Note little Rowdy on my back.

We bought a bunny. Its name was Min Pao.



No, my English is still perfect. I meant to say "was". Min Pao lasted 2 days. It's dead now.



I miss Provo. Peru's alright but I do miss Provo. And my friends. I miss Stefani. She called me today. It was great hearing her voice. I guess when I stop being a whale and actually start hanging out with people, I'll like Peru better. I'm sure it'll happen. I miss pound, I wish I knew something about him. Hint, hint.

Pictures speak louder than words, so there you go.

My hand is hot.

Me... not so much.

Me and my cousin Leonel.

Me and Grandma

Me, Leo, grandma and my sister

Me and Rowdy

Me and my baby sister Toti (her actual name is Albana)

Note I'm not wearing make up at all in any of my pictures. I would have never let anyone see me without make-up in Provo. But it turns out I have a dark shadow on my chin area and I'm wearing creams that a skin doctor prescribed for me to get rid of it. And my hair is a mess. I'm getting it cut and dyed soon.

Well, hope you enjoyed the post. It took me forever to write. Oh and there's a vid of Rowdy and Min Pao the day he died. Don't worry, it's not morbid. They're just playing.