The Impossible Puzzle

So I like puzzles. I used to do them all the time as a little kid. That and read and play make-believe by myself. So, sometimes I like to challenge myself now that I am a little older with more difficult puzzles.

Naturally.

So a Boy and I decided to do a puzzle one night to mix things up instead of the usual movie or TV...etc. The Boy brought two puzzles over, a 3D and a 3ft-er. Naturally I didn't think we would have time to do the 3D puzzle, so I chose the 3ft-er.

And thus our travails began.

See this puzzle didn't have very original pieces, so naturally many pieces could fit (and look valid) in the same spot. To compound our troubles there was a large amount of sky and ambiguous rocky mountain terrain that changed colors so gradually its hard to differentiate.

After three days, we finally succeeded. (And this three days was not straight neither was the puzzle all we did, but still....3 DAYS?!) Almost no words can express how relieved, accomplished, and joyful we felt upon our completion.

So behold. Our puzzle:

Now remember folks: it my not look like much, but the non-uniquely shaped pieces add a real twist.

The Battlefield (and Boy)

Yes, for reals, we are done.

Straight A's with two Bs ;)

Oh wow, I didnt realize its been over a month since I last updated....thats kinda sad. I've been thinking about what to post for awhile now though... so here I go.

So this semester was very (VERY) crazy but it ended very well! For the first time in college I got straight A's! It made me so happy and really helped my GPA. Not that it really needed a whole lot of help, but I'm trying really hard to keep it high so I dont have to worry about losing my scholarship, because if I did...well... that would be bad. haha

So you might be wondering (if you read the title of my post) what I meant by two Bs. What you might be thinking to yourself is "Didnt she just say that she got straight A's? ". Well let me clarify: Any normal semester is crazy in and of itself but this one was above and beyond. And 'Why' you might ask. Well if you havent been around heres the scoop: during the duration of this semester alone, I had two boyfriends (2 Bs (haha I'm so very clever huh?)). An

d due to that my life's crazy levels went off the chart!

I donno how much Im gonna write about them though, because I bet most of you know the story and that this is just very old news. I guess the new news is that my current boyfriend and I have been going out for 11 weeks, which is the longest I've ever been in a relationship so its scary but exciting at the same time.

Well enough about boys...even though they obviously are a good portion of my life. So other than spending time with him, I've spent my summer so far camping, cleaning, helping my mother, playing softball with my father, working at the office, trying to find a prosthetics job, babysitting nieces, and playing with family. Wow...haha its been fun, but luckily there is still a lot of summer left to go! Yipee!

oh I totally got this new swim suit and it makes me excited for the beach! (so cute!):

An Evaluation

So, I've been thinking lately. Wow, thats amazing in and of itself, i know. But something has just kinda struck me: Even though its been great fun to revisit old trips and fun things, this blog hasnt really been about my musings....though that is not bad in and of itself. And you know, (though it would be nice) I don't really care if anyone reads my posts, its just kinda fun to say what I think without feeling super judged....hahaha I donno. I guess I'm rambling now.

But now I do wanna say how awesome the Michael Buble concert I went to with Annessa was. And it was so completely awesome! First off, the group who opened for him was so cool:

And yes they were making all those sounds with their mouths.....they are awesome. They are called Naturally 7 and some of the sounds they could make were violin, drums, bass, trombone, horn, and electric guitars. And it was good too! Look 'em up!

So here he is:

And he was awesome too. And way funny. Although, I'm kinda sad he didn't sing all the songs on the CD, he did catch a couple other favorites from previous CD so its all good in the end :)

But ya, all is well (except finals) in my land so peace out everyone.

TLC: Episode 3

The Lost Chronicles:

Untold Stories in Jennifer's Life

-Episode 3-

So, after my finals (and I mean right after), I had the most fun and awesome opportunity to fly out and spend a couple of days with Melissa and Craig before Ruthie came. Where they live is SO pretty and we had a ton of fun hanging out and, of course, shopping. I would have to say though, one of the highlights of my trip was our day at Disneyland!

First off, I must say, it was so fun to see it all decorated for Christmas....the lights were awesome!

Here is a picture of "Its a Small World"...

And the castle was just sooo pretty...

We had so much fun, even though Melissa couldn't go on all the rides, but really, the ones I really wanted to go on were not the huge-over the top rides, they were the more...i donno, just classic ones that we didn't have to wait too long for ;)

We (as in I) got a Park-Hopper Pass so we were able to go to both parks. And so here I am in front of the classic (but with a holiday-ish twist) C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-A letters for California Adventure...and I couldn't really resist taking a picture with a letter in my name...even if it is the letter 'F' and for some reason...I find it kinda silly that I'm standing next to a giant 'F'...but whatever... I guess I'm just strange like that :P

(So I totally made him do this) But basically my bro-in-law Craig is amazing. He is so..just awesome and funny. Example: I was laying on the floor when I got there talking to Melissa when I first got there and just chillin, when I think I asked for a pillow from the couch. So a couple of seconds later, Craig appears with a bed pillow with a chocolate on it and then throws a blanket on me. I donno...it was pretty awesome/nice/funny...but maybe you just had to be there.

So here is the classic 'pic in front of the castle'

And here is the classic 'pic in front of the flower Mickey' :)

Over all it was really fun day, and an extremely enjoyable (and much needed...remember it was after finals?) trip. Thanks Sissa and Craig for having me!....all those months ago ;)

TLC: Episode 2

The Lost Chronicles:

Untold Stories in Jennifer's Life

-Episode 2-

Last November my wonderful sister Emily got married to an equally awesome guy, Cory Heal! It was a wonderful day, both in things going smoothly and us enjoying beautiful weather! Emily bestowed upon me the title of maid of honor, which I bore happily! The whole thing was pretty much awesome and I wish I had more pictures on my lappy (from which I am writing) to show you all, but alas I do not! I even don't have a picture of Cory! (sorry!) So I guess enjoy this stunning (if I do say so myself) picture of my sisters and me!

Update on my life (currently):

A new semester has started (well actually it is half was through) and though it is extremely busy and right now I'm quite stressed and tired, things are going well. (so far) BUT beyond school, I've been making more friends and hanging out more....basically enjoying life more and not being as much painfully responsible as I used to be. Don't get me wrong, I'm still responsible, but not to the point of excessiveness. Well thats all for now! Ja ne!

TLC: Episode 1

The Lost Chronicles:

Untold Stories in Jennifer's Life

- Epsiode 1

On the 23rd of Friday, October, 2009, my father and I departed on a weekend hunting trip. Our destination was the northern edge of the Superstition Mountains, right south of Roosevelt Lake. It was there that we were assigned to hunt. We spent most of our time looking for our elusive foe, the white tailed deer. Hour after hour, we tirelessly trudged on, pausing ever so often to look with our binoculars and listen. Up hills and down valleys we went, experiencing hot dry sun, and wet cold depressions in the shadows; whipping trees and stubborn cat claw hindered our movement. All too soon, the day was almost spent, and hope seemed to the waning along with the sun. I sighed as my father panned the nearby mountains with his binoculars. Was this going to be another fruitless hunting trip like before? Was I ever going to even get to see a white tail in these mountains? All of the sudden my father tensed and called to me too look too. After a couple of tense moments I saw it too! Two deer! But alas! They were practically four hundred yards away horizontally, with that being across two gullies, and about four hundred yards straight up a very steep side of the mountain. But we had to try. So across we hurried, up, down, up, down. Rolling through every brush we couldn't avoid. Then we quickly marched up, and up, but not so fast that we would tire too quickly or alert our foe. The going was once again tough and slow. The side of the mountain was loose with rock and shale and for every couple so steps forward, I would side back at least a foot, at times. Finally, we were at the top, overlooking the valley where we were camped. But where were the deer? Despite all our efforts, we failed to make it up the mountain fast enough before the deer moved somewhere else to bed down as it got hotter. Tired, we continued to walk along the ridge hoping to see them on the other side but to no avail. After resting and then hunting some more, we returned to camp to sleep in the back of our truck, under the stars.

The next day was more fruitless than the first, as we saw nothing. So by mid afternoon, we packed up and headed home. It is true that we were tired and disappointed, but during my hunt I caught something even more elusive than my prey, alone and quality time with my father! What is better than that!?

The view of Roosevelt Lake, from the top of a ridge.

Me, in all my hunting glory!

My dad and me, during one our our breaks.

A look at what we what we went up and down :)

Coming Soon!

My dear friends! Sorry I have been MIA for so long....lots of stuff has happened :) but i promise that I'm gonna update for reals soon..... so hang tight for some traveling back in time in my new series: The Lost Chronicles: Untold Stories in Jennifer's Life. !!!