25 Random Awesome Facts About Me!

So I filled out this tag on facebook and figured I should put it on here....

1. My name is Emily Carel Mortensen. My middle name is my grandma's name and she was named after her parents. (Their names were Cary and Elmo, so it is the first three letters from Cary and the first two from Elmo) I think it is pretty cool.

2. I really like Elephants. I have a pretty good memory and since elephants are known to never forget when I was little my family would call me Emily Elephant and it just kind of stuck.

3. I go to Utah State University. Even though I am from Southern Utah, I am really learning to enjoy the cold. I really like to experience the four distinct different seasons.

4. I am really shy, especially around people I don't know. Even if I do know you I can still be shy. I promise if I don't talk to you it's not because I don't like you, I am just shy. :)

5. I am the youngest of five girls in my family.

6. I am kind of a home body. I like to go out and have fun but I am perfectly content to stay home.

7. I am a college graduate. :) I got my associates at Dixie State College before transferring up to Utah State University.

8. My favorite color is Lime Green! I am not really sure why but one day I just decided it was my favorite.

9. My favorite food is Mexican. My mom was born and raised in Mexico and so I guess you could say it is in my genes.

10. I play the violin. I have played since 4th grade and now I just play as a Hobby.

11. I have been to 26 states but have never been to Idaho, which is quite funny since I live like 30 miles from the border.

12. I have never broken a bone but am very accident prone. I once got my hair caught while Rappelling and it pulled out a big piece of hair in the front. I think I would've rather broken a bone.

13. I like trying new things, even if I am not very good at them. I like to be able to say I tried.

14. I really like to crochet. I don't really have time to do it but it is fun. My grandma taught me when I was younger and I have just enjoyed doing it.

15. I am a really deep sleeper. It is kind of a problem. I don't always hear my alarm clock in the morning.

16. I was born in August! My birthday has always been right after school starts. Next year it is actually the first day of school!

17. I like to sew! In high school some of my friends and I started our very own sewing club. We were that cool. I also took sewing lessons for a little while when I was in Middle School.

18. I have three handsome nephews and two beautiful nieces. The end of March I will have another handsome nephew! They are a lot of fun!

19. I don't really like cake. Sometimes it is ok but it is definitely not my favorite dessert.

20. I really hate driving! Merging freaks me out. It is just better when other people drive.

21. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, hands down! ;)

22. I like to go hiking. My favorite hike is probably Angels Landing at Zion National Park in Southern Utah.

23. I like to sing in the car. When I was driving with my family to Wisconsin my sister Deneille and I stayed up from 1am-6am driving and we totally rocked out! It was a lot of fun.

24. I really like acoustic music!

25. And lastly, I really like fresh Pineapple and Clementines. They are delicious.

SnOwBoArDiNg!!!!

So yesterday for ward ski night I decided to give Snowboarding a try... It was my first ever attempt at any winter sport. Considering my lack of coordination I did okay. I still wasn't great. I went down the mountain two times and both times I needed help from boys to help me up. I could do the actually snowboarding part okay it was the getting up that I had struggles with. It was a lot of fun and I am now extremely sore from the adventure. I have conquered my fear of snowboarding and am now looking for something else to conquer. Peace out!

Down below is a picture of my roommate Ashley and I shortly after we received our Snowboards.

Food Olympics!!!

My ward had an activity tonight called Food Olympics. It included a marshmallow relay, eating a donut off a string, taste testing, and putting your face in flour to find a piece of gum and then blow a bubble. It was surprisingly a lot of fun. I even won the bronze medal. Below is a picture from it, sorry it is a little blurry I took it on my phone. 

From Left to Right: Shaun, me, Nick, and Andrea! Covered in Flour!

Fun at Utah State!

So I haven't blogged in awhile so I would like to start out by apologizing to all of my devout readers who check my blog daily. :) haha jk.

This first picture I am posting is a picture of a bug that my roommate Ashley and I discovered in our room a couple of nights ago. It is seriously the most disgusting bug I have ever seen. Ashley being the nice roommate that she is, killed it! It was seriously the scariest thing. haha

Tonight, I just got back from going to a concert. It was Allred, Jason Reeves, and Yellowcard. Allred and Jason Reeves were amazing. Yellowcard was ok but wasn't that great. Below is a picture of me with Allred. :) He was amazing!

Well that is all for tonight. Peace Out!

I'm an Aggie!

It's official. I am an aggie! Yesterday was my first day of classes and it was pretty much amazing. :) At night there was an institute social thing and it was interesting to say the least. It was pretty fun. I really need to work on my social skills. I am doing better but can still be a little shy. My roommate Ashley and I had an interesting boy come to talk to us before the dance. He seemed nice enough but kind of weird.
My birthday was the day before and it was a party. I woke up late because I didn't have church until 12:30 and it wasn't like I really had anywhere to be. I went to church and after I introduced myself in Relief Society they said it was my birthday so they all wished me a Happy Birthday. Then at Sunday Sweets that night my whole ward sang to me and threw confetti on me. So that is my life as an Aggie so far. It is pretty fun.

My new haircut!

So today I went to go and get my haircut... I went a little crazy. After getting my haircut, my sister Deneille dyed my hair a dark brown. So I now have a completely new look. What do you think?

Happy July!

Wow, look at me blogging two days in a row. I think all of my sisters are going to die in shock. :) Well yesterday was just a tag so I thought I would post again and update a little of what I have been doing for the past three months. Well I finished Spring semester the beginning of May and then off I went to Wisconsin for about two weeks to visit my sister Stacie and her family.

Up above is one of my favorite and most embarrassing pictures from the vacation. Yes, that is me going down a rolly slide with my two year old nephew scared for my life and he looks just fine. Since then I have just been in Summer School and working. So not too much new adventure. Summer school ends July 11 and I can't wait. I guess that is all for now. Peace out!