Low key, we have some pretty chill neighbors over at B8. Let's make some introductions:
This is Angela. .
Angela's a slut.
This is Shelby.
Shelby's not a slut. (That we know of)
IDK, I guess they're pretty cool neighbors. They come over a lot, and they make us laugh, so that's always good. Also, Angela's love life (or lack thereof) creates a dramatic atmosphere on our otherwise dull lives. Also, Shelby is a dang talented photographer, and she will probably be there to photograph the birth of my first child.
Here are some more interesting things about Angela and Shelby
This could be their bathroom
This could be their sink
This could be their bed. Probably just one of their beds. Actually, now that I think they probably share a bed, just because those two are that close.
We just love them soooo much. They are seriously just the cutest girls ever, and we are so happy that they live really only a foot away from us.
So a little bit of background info. My favorite stores rank as:
1) The Verizon Store
2) The Liquor Store
3) Walmart (because you can get items from either of the two stores ranked above at Walmart if they happen to be closed)
There's a little bit of Katie trivia to add to things you really don't need to know.
Anyway, our plan for Saturday morning was to go to Walmart and get Christmas stockings to decorate, and it was going to be a pretty fast trip. Like, we knew exactly where the stockings were and that was about all we needed. So we woke up around 10 and waited until Marissa got home to go. I was pretty dang excited because, you know, third favorite store and stuff like that. When we got there we basically went straight to the stockings and got what we needed and then looked around at the Christmas stuff. After that we went to the Women's clothing, and the candles where this little gem happened:
Who knew that Bailee has an insanely keen sense of smell. Like, that girl should be featured on one of those Fabreeze commercials where they kidnap you and take you into a dirty room sprayed with Fabreeze and be all creepy like "guess where you are right now," and then Bailee would be all like, "duh, in a dirty room that you sprayed with Fabreeze!" Anywho, so after the twenty minutes we spent in the candle isle, we went and looked at the paint, the camping gear, the cooking stuff, backing to the clothes, and then to the stickers. Well by the time we got to the stickers, I was freaking hangry. And the only time I really have a serious personality change is when I'm hangry or when I"m tired. When I'm hangry my temper and impatience really oozes out. Well, Marissa and Kelsey thought it would be super cute to stop and look at just about everything Walmart had to offer. Every. Freaking. Two. Feet. And by that time I was like, the hangriest I've ever been in my life. I mean, I had only eaten about two hours before that, and my stomach was all like "dude, what the heck, I though we were bro's!" And I was all like, "sorry man, it's my stupid roommates, they're basically like my five-year-old cousin who tries to put everything she sees into the cart. After the stickers, we went over to the crackers and debated for about five minutes about the crackers, and then to the summer sausage, and then finally, we were descending upon the self-checkout. As I approached the glorious finish line, I looked back and say Kelsey and Marissa looking at the little tiny garlic things. That's really when I lost it. I just didn't care anymore if I left them at the store and they were forced to live at Walmart for the rest of their lives. The final straw was when Bailee tried to scan the cheese, but it wouldn't work and she had to manually put in the code, but while Bailee is strong in the guessing what candles, she lacks in hand-eye coordination, so it took her a couple of tries. Finally when we got out to the car, Kelsey was all like "ummm, I have something to confess." I was hoping it would be something really dramatic such as "I joined the military and I'm shipping out tomorrow," or "I'm pregnant with White Tyrell's baby." Instead it was "remember how we spent and hour and a half in Walmart? Well that was really on purpose and Marissa and I were just trying to make you mad." And then Kelsey laughed harder that she's ever has before. And I didn't laugh. Because I was the hangriest I had ever been. It took all in my power to stop myself from going "whoopsie" and smashing Kelsey's side into a tree. Then we went home and I ate some food, and it slowly got funnier. Except the jokes on them , because a little bit of payback is in order now.
Katie asked us this question on Friday. But at the time I hadn't really thought of what it would be like without Katie. This weekend has shown us what B7 is like without her. Katie left us to go to Hurricane for the weekend and it has been the longest, most boring weekend EVER!! Katie is from Manti so she is always close to home and she doesn't usually leave us for more than a couple hours at a time. Katie is the life of our party and the apartment CAN'T function without her. Without Katie, I haven't had anyone to fake sympathy laugh at my jokes. Katie has a contagious laugh, smile and personality. Even if she doesn't think it is funny she just goes with it OR makes a bigger, better and funnier joke out of the situation. Katie is always ready to listen to our stories and our problems. Not only listen, but she is the one who asks about our days or our love life. Then she has some funny comment to make us feel better about ourselves. Katie is also the chef at B7. She is always in the kitchen whipping up a tasty meal or treat to share. Katie is so selfless and is always offering herself to us. She always shares her treats and leaves us pumpkin pie in the fridge. She says we can go party at her house in Manti if we get kicked out of our apartment. While at her house we see the sister side of Katie. Katie is such a sweet sister to all of her brothers. She likes to wrestle with them and show them who is the strongest, coolest sister. While she can still wrestle and have fun, she also has a soft, cuddly side to her and likes to cuddle with her little brother during a movie. She cares so much about her family and we are lucky that her family let us get to know Katie. While most people, including Katie, say that she doesn't have any feelings, I don't believe it. One day while Katie was bored at work I decided to go visit her. (After she begged me to come) Katie works at the Physical Therapy office in Ephraim. Her boss was gone and Katie was put in charge. I could only stay a couple of minutes before I had to go to work myself, but a sweet old lady came in for some physical therapy. I saw the most tender side of Katie as she was helping this sweet lady do her exercises. Who knew that Katie had such a soft and loving heart. She really is so sweet no matter how many times she says she doesn't know what feelings are. Katie is responsible and dependable. You can always trust and count on Katie to do anything. Katie is also the one who has taught B7 the ways of stalking. She knows more life hacks than anyone I know. I guess her time on Pinterest and the internet is well spent. Two of Katie's hobbies are going to Walmart and showering. She does both of those things at least twice a day. She loves to have clean feet before she sleeps so she showers at night, and she has to deal with her curly hair so she also showers in the morning. Katie is so fun and enjoys making others happy. I said I wanted to go to the park so BAM, Katie put on her shoes and in the dark freezing cold hours of the evening she went with me to the park to swing. While at the park we found a quarter so we went and got penny candy from Roy's pizza. While of course, in between the park and Roy's we had to stop for M&M's at Walmart. She needed M&M's for the Bigelow secret recipe to the best treat ever. Popcorn and milk chocolate M&M's. That's it. Our lives are forever changed now that we know this sweet and salty treat. We will always remember Katie especially since our voicemail is filled with minute long messages of random stuff that she needed to tell me such as; Marissa just came home and she has a boy problem.. PLEASE COME HOME!! or.. you were sitting on the couch before I left and I was gone 5 minutes and now you are gone.. WHERE ARE YOU?? or Usually you are home at this time and you aren't home.. so I am getting concerned... ARE YOU WITH A BOY??... It is always entertaining to find out what kind of message Katie has left in my voicemail. Katie has taught us the ways of HIMYM and selfie sticks and we would not be the same without our Katie. Our apartment wouldn't be as clean as it is if it wasn't for Katie always mopping for us and cleaning up our dishes for us. Every time Bailee sneezes she grabs a blanket and wraps up Bailee and says "Aww.. Come here little Baiwee!!" Katie is the snapchat queen and I wouldn't laugh as many times in a day if it wasn't for all of Katie's snapchats. I also wouldn't feel as loved when I am away with the reassuring song of... Kelsey come home.. Kelsey come home....We are all of jealous of Katie because she hasn't tripped on the stairs like the rest of us. But good thing we have Katie to laugh at us when we do trip. Katie is such a great addition to B7 and we are so happy she is our roommate!!:)
Luckily Katie just got back to finish our Sunday afternoon with us and in the 15 minutes that she has been back there has been nothing but laughter in our apartment. We are so so happy she is back!! She asked us all about our weekend and how all of our boys are doing! (or course) She has sang multiple different songs to us and made tons of sarcastic comments. She has wrapped up little Baiwee in her blanket for all the sneezes that she missed while she was away. She also brought home a laminator? and some Peanut Butter M&M's. Marissa actually made the comment "I'm glad we keep you around." Perfect timing to come home so that I could finish up this blog post. We love you Katie and you are the best addition to the apartment B7.
P.S. NEVER LEAVE US AGAIN!!!!!!
How do you describe one of the sweetest people in B7. There are no words to describe Bailee, so this will be hard! I will do my best to let you know the real Bailee! B ubbly A mazing I nspiring Loving E xcellent E nthusiastic
Bailee would probably be the mother of B7! She is always making sure everyone in B7 are healthy and well. She is the person that if you have exciting news or sad news she is the person too tell. She is the best listener I know! She is always willing to just sit there and listen to what you have to say, even if she really cares less if you got 1/5 on your anatomy test. She will feel sorrow for you and rejoice with you when you get a letter from your boyfriend in France. She is always showing love and kindness to everyone in B7.
There is one thing that Bailee does struggle with though and thats going up or down stairs. She has hurt her finger tripping going up the stairs in the library before and she is always falling down the stairs. haha.
Bailee may be a little clumsy, but she is the sunshine in the dark. She is the laughter in the awkward room, She is the hug when you fell alone, she is the friend when you don't feel like you have one. She is the heart of B7 and we are grateful for that!
Kelsey is probably one of the spunkiest people you will ever meet. She is super fun and out going. Whether it is having a party, binge watching HIMYM, going to the park, or eating pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dinner ( for three days straight) Kelsey is always up for having a good time. She is also a really good sport about the many pranks we pull on her and even seems to enjoy them ( or is just really good at masking her resentment for us, we can't tell yet (but hey it's her fault for leaving us every weekend)). Kelsey is super outgoing and friendly. She is the type of person the can strike up a conversation with a random stranger on the street, and talk to them for two hour, and then offer to drive said stranger to walmart, and buy said stranger's pumpkin ice cream and drive her home. Kelsey is definitely the life of the party here at B7 and we love her (even Katie which is surprising because she runs away fast at even the thought of any human emotion ).
The Park Place Room Assignment fairies assigned rooms according to the first names of your dads. For reals guys. It went down like this. Bailee, Katie, and Marissa were basically chillin' in the living room like usual. Okay, but flashback to the day before when Bailee and Katie discovered that they were both fathered by men named Russell. Like, that should already say enough to how cool the name Russell is. Now flashfoward to today. Bailee mentioned something about her dad Russ, and then Marissa was like "no way, my dad's name is Russ!" and then Katie was like "no way my dad's name is Russ!" And then they all bonded, and created the Russell club. Seriously, it's like the Illuminati sneaked in at night and sprinkled their magic dust on us or something. When Kelsey found out about the Russell Club she was super jealous, and tried to trick everyone into thinking that she too belonged in the Russell club. But the Russell Club knows a true member when they see one, and Kelsey quickly admitted that her dad's name is Mike. Go start your own club Kelsey, you can't sit with us.
Homecoming Bonfire
We really like to take selfies
Like really, really, really like to take selfies.
#whitegirls
When Kelsey gets a hold of the selfie stick
Oh ya know...just feeling the spirit.
What happens when Katie accidentally buys a $10 turkey
Homecoming Tailgate
Family Picture (minus Bailee and Loa)
"Do you want me to take a picture of you or is the stick funner?"
There is not one person on all the earth quite like Marissa Smith. There are many similarities between her and I, but now that I think of it, the only thing I can come up with is that she is tall and I am short, and that is not a similarity. In all actuality, our differences far outnumber our likenesses. For example, Marissa goes to bed at exactly 10:00 every single weeknight. My sleep pattern is much like that of a newborn child's. Marissa has something called self control. I could eat an entire cake, pass out for an hour, and then wake up to make another cake. Marissa wakes up and goes running every morning. I wake up late, and then slow walk to the bathroom and count that as my "exercise" for the day. I actually am a fat baby hippo, while Marissa is more like a graceful gazelle. But while I have laid out that Marissa is basically the perfect human being, I have failed to mention her flaws. Hahaha. Just kidding, I really can't think of any right now. I imagine that one day, I will gather my grandchildren around my knee and tell of when I once lived with the great Marissa Smith. They will probably think I'm like the raddest g-ma ever, because by that time Marissa will be some famous brain surgeon or something. If that's the case I will tell them how I helped her master the art of anatomy. But in all honesty, Marissa's a pretty cool cat, and I'm very glad she resides with us in B7
