If you're a girl, I think you'll enjoy this...

We like...

...mustaches!

Happy Thanksgiving to...

...you!

{Make sure to eat lots}

Happy Birthday Devin Jay!!

20 on 20!!

{Such a handsome old man}

So I had wonderful plans of taking you skydiving on your 20th birthday. It was going to be a surprise. And I was so very excited. But of course there is beautiful clear weather all week until today, your birthday, the day of skydiving. Now it must rain. However, we will reschedule, and I hope that you have thee best experience!

I hope that you still enjoyed your birthday! I hope it's the best 20th birthday you'll every have!

Breakfast was:

scrambled eggs

hash browns

bacon

biscuits

guava juice

Watched some Pawn Stars

Took max for a walk

Cruised Best Buy and Target

{probably our 2 favorite stores}

Lunch was:

pigs in a blanket

vanilla coke

Squeezed in a quick nap

Dinner was:

Olive Garden

Fetticuine chicken alfredo {for you}

Grilled Salmon {for me}

Went to the movie Unstoppable

{It was very intense, but also very good}

Finished the night with a homemade {lemon-strawberry} birthday cakeroll

{Please crop me out with your eyes and just notice him and his handsome-ness. Thank you.}

You opened your presents from us Randalls through-out the day.

New Boston wallet

Xbox control charger

Grapefruit gelato

Hurley sweater

Chum Lee shirt

40 bags popcorn

Quicksilver jacket

I really hope you enjoyed your day sir! I tried my best to spoil you! Because we know you won't let me spoil you at all any other day! And also because I really quite enjoy seeing you smile! Cheers to 80+ more years! :)

What made me happy today...

Cranberry-Pomegranite juice
Sociology Paper done and turned in
Dark is the way, Light is the place
Signing up for a college bowling class
Divine Twine: Mandrian, Carribean, Lemondrop
Tootsie rolls
Planning birthday suprises
Club crackers
Phone calls with Lindsay
Baking with my mom
Taco salad
Painting my toenails

Today was bad to say the least.

But thank heavens for loud music and warm showers to make me feel better.

Can I just say....

...this kid sure does make me smile!

{P.S. - He turns 20 on Saturday!}

Right Now I'm...

...sitting in the dark

...freezing

...watching Top Chef Deserts

...eating peppermint bark

...drinking vanilla coke zero

...avoiding homework

...adoring Sylvia Wienstock

Lovely Letters

Dear College,

You are killing me!

Dear Sister,

I miss you!

Dear Spider,

Thanks for the gnarly bite on my shin! {NOT!!}

Dear Diabetes,

It's your month! So I'll try to be better for you.

Dear CS 1400,

Why did I think I would understand you?

Dear Joy Williams,

Your song 'One of those Days', speak to me more days then not.

Dear Coke Zero Vanilla,

Thanks for keeping me awake. You are maybe too good at it.

Dear Anywhere But Here,

You are tempting me so badly right now.

Dear Fingernails,

I'm sorry that I've chewed you down nubbins. Blame college.

Dear Self,

Hang in there. This to shall pass.

Baking Days = Favorite Days

I've really been wanting to experiment with some new cupcakes, but I just couldn't get myself to bake up a whole load for no particular reason! Luckily, my dear mother Jan needed some cupcakes for a relief society tailgate party. So...... this gave me the most perfect excuse to pull out every bowl, rubber scrapper, and measuring cup in my house and make my kitchen into a giant flour covered mess! {I did end up making some cupcakes too} Here's what I made:

• Salted Caramel Cashew

• Peach Cobbler

• Nutella Banana

I also made a lemon angel food cupcake which tasted delicious with whip cream and raspberries! The tops of the cupcakes looked so cute and perfect when I pulled them out of the oven, but unfortunately after cooling they looked more like flying saucers then cupcakes. I'll work on perfecting this recipe the next time I get a chance to bake!

{Unfortunately I only thought of taking a picture of my cuppycakes AFTER we had given all of them away! Curses! Better luck next time!}

Pretty Princess & Superhero Friend

In honor of October and Halloween, Devin and I painted ourselves some pumpkin friends!

{Can you guess who is whose?}

Twas a grand week

Sunday:

• Pajama Sunday
• Perez's for breakfast & dinner

Monday:

• Anberlin Shirts in the mail

Tuesday:

• Drive to Salt Lake with Devin Brower, Lance Corporal Marcus Blanchard, and Courtney Garciolett
• EPIC Anberlin Concert
• Devin saving my life from a mosh pitt of burley men
• Del Taco scraggly mustaches
• Night at Aunt Margy's

Wednesday:

• DELICIOUS breakfast feast! German pancakes, fresh fruit, bacon, and eggs
• Youtube video fun
• Drive back home
• Lunch at Larry's in Filmore
• Tarzan at Tuacahn

Thursday:

• Messenger bag sewing class with Jasmine
• Project Runway
• On the Road with Austin and Santino

Friday:

• Doing A LOT better on my Chemistry test then expected
• Lindsay and Greg come
• Late night chats with Lindsay

Saturday:

• Waking up to Greg tickling my nose with a fuzzy yellow pillow
• Walker and Wixom wedding reception
• Eddy and Mitchell wedding reception
• Bowling 2 games with Devin Brower, Marcus Blanchard, Chelsey Ence, and Courtney Garciolett
• Bowling another 2 games with my family

Dear Diabetes Police-

I know that you think you are all knowing..... BUT..... I'm sorry to tell you that you are just annoying! Seriously folks!

• First of all there are two kinds of diabetes that are very much different! And most likely things you've heard about diabetes is for type 2, which is more common.
• There's no way to prevent type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes does not come from unhealthy habits or too much sugar when I was young. It is an autoimmune disease.
• A diet, herbal tea, or medicine man in Africa will not cure me! There is NO cure!
• I am capable of living a long and healthy life! I plan on outliving millions of non-diabetics!
• I am not a "danger to society" because of my illness! Any person regardless if they are diabetic or not can be a danger if they do not take care of themselves.
• I can and will eat anything I want to! It's not 'bad' for me to have sugar. I just need to give myself insulin according to what I eat.
• I can do anything I want to! Diabetes does not limit me! Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia may make somethings harder but it does not make it impossible!

Unsolicited advice and outrageous 'diabetic knowledge' is not what I want or need! Diabetes is hard enough without your 'help'. Thanks but no thanks!

Sincerely,

Type 1 Diabetic

Aliza Randall

See these beauties:

I'm quite excited for this event! I haven't been to a concert since Mika, and that was years ago! I'm mostly excited to get to go with Devin. Anberlin is his favorite band and I know how super excited he is to go!

After:
2 quizes
5 assignments
55 + hours worked
a few meltdowns
and very limited amounts of sleep

I have officially survived the first two weeks of college!!

Now only 15 more weeks to go......