My Sister Went All the Way to Ireland ...

And I was lucky enough to get this really cool authentic rugby jersey!

Thanks Nat, I love it!

Another Good Week

The close of the school week has finally come! It was a good time but I must say I am glad for the weekend. This week I made a few things. First I made this beautiful vest and then I got back my first pinch pot from sculpture and clay oh and last week I made Valentines day cupcakes. Man I love to do homely things.

Tonight we had a rugby social with our team and it was a ton of fun. We got to taking pictures and it was very entertaining. I'll post all of them on facebook if you want to see more.
Well here's to waking up at 6:00 on a Saturday to get to a rugby game!

PS- I can't get a good picture of my black hair but trust me, it's black.

Something New

I have black hair. I know what you are thinking and it's not my thick leg hair but rather the shadow box that came in WAY dark. It is black. I am slowly getting use to it. Don't worry, I don't plan on having any lifestyle changes in the future.
XOXO
-Mallory

A Few Thoughts

-I think I sprained my thumb
-Four girls from the Kent, WA rugby team stayed at my house last night and it was a lot of fun
-Turf makes my knees bleed
-I really like having people to socialize with
-I like it when you get a lot done but laying around is nice too
-Natalie is gone and it makes me sad
-I like it when I listen to music artists before they get big. They started playing Ingrid on the radio and I can say I liked her before she was on the radio
-Boots are my favorite
-I LOVE fashion (Well G would tell me I like fashion but I really LOVE him...)
-Being able to drive is one of the best things that has ever happened to me
-This will be my first summer that I actually have to find a real job
-When I was little my only job was to empty the silverware. I would pretend the knife and spoon were married and the fork tried to break them up, so when the fork fell on the spoon I would hit the fork with a knife. I still have to remind myself that it's not really like that.
-I have finally got to the point where I would rather spend my money than save it.
-I am coming to Utah for spring break
-I had a dream Kendall and I got iphones...just a dream
-I need new rugby cleats real bad
-I want a pet squirrel more than anything (well maybe not anything...)
-My graduation seems SO far away! Only three more symesters
-Harry Potter is real
-I crave warm beaches all the time! Any one want to go to some warm tropical island with me?
-I am taking a nap today.

The New Symester

Dear readers,
The new symester started and I am having a great time. I now have sculpture in clay so I put all of my emotion into my pinch pots. It is my first high school art experience and I must say it takes me back to the days in Arizona where I took ceramics in summer school. I also started my economics class and that is a good one too. My favorite teacher teaches it so I know I will learn a lot. Today I learned I should start saving for retirement now because the baby boomers will steal social security from all of us. Well in order to save I need to get a job...any ideas?
The rain continues to fall in Oregon and it makes me very sleepy. I must say the one bad thing that I picked up from my Arizona days is the idea that when it's raining outside you come inside. In Oregon things keep on going. Rugby is very wet these days which makes playing on the turf that much nicer since there is no mud. Mom and Dad are back from Las Vegas and I had a very enjoyable time with Nat while they were gone. I'm having a great time just living.
-Mallory

Two Random Things

1. I am the legs of the family
2. I hate a ten year old

Rugby is Where it's At!!!

Well we had our first game on friday night and it was the best game ever! I finally figured out what real rugby is like. I gave everything I had, 110% and when it was over I was on the highest high in the world! We played Canby (number two in the state, we're number one) and it was suppose to be a friendly preseason match but of course it wasn't. Anyway two of our veteran girls weren't allowed to play so that put me and my good friend Megan Hackney (haha) as the vets in the foward pack. Luckily I was able to step it up and I was a beast! I initiated contact, I communicated, and I even had a few runs with the ball. Nothing can compare to the feeling I had last night and I cannot wait to have it again next weekend when we play Kent, Washington.

PS- My bruise collection is getting quite nice. The picture on the left is Megan and me before the game and the one on the right is us after the game.

Sisters

I love these pictures from our last few vacations together. Everytime we get together it seems like it gets better. I Love you girls! I can't wait until we get together again!

A Little Blessing

The Christmas season just keeps on giving, Natalie gets to come and live with me for 11 whole days! Nat I am SO excited for you to come!!!

Songs of the Moment

In my life right now there are two songs that I am constantly sing/humming/thinking about.
The first song is called Love Song by Sara Bareilles. It is so good and happy that you HAVE to sing along. I love songs that are upbeat. Sometimes I do like to listen to the I hate my dad music (as Natalie calls it) but nothing can compare to a song that puts you in a good mood.
The second song is Die Alone by Ingrid Michaelson. Yet another song that has a great message and is so cute. The chorus is my favorite part.
Maybe it is just my foolish notions of what it means to be in love and the idea that something so sweet could actually happen but to me these things are real life. To the song writers that create these songs, please keep creating them because I will always listen and always fall in love with any song about love and the fantastic events that go along with it. Here's to me one day finding out what love is really like! For now I am content with the songs.

A New Season

You may be thinking a new season like winter or spring but no, this new season is that glorious season we call the rugby. This will be my third season and I am so pumped. This is me freshmen year A lot has changed since then but since many of you don't know the particulars of how I got started in this whole rugby business I will tell you now. It all started in eight grade when my good friend Megan (pictured at the left) and I decided to play rugby in high school just because. We didn't have any idea what it was but we thought we could give it a shot. We did and when freshman year rolled around we signed up for the team and started off on that crazy journey that would turn us both in to life long rugby lovers. The season was great. I learned more about my body and my limits in that one season than I had learned in my whole life and my feelings of accomplishment were some of the best in the world. Soon the season was over and I would have to a whole eight months before the next season. It finally came, my sophomore rugby season. It was even better than the last year. I knew better what I was doing, I knew all of the returning girls on the team, and best of all it would be our year to make it to the National Invitational Tournament for rugby. Long story short we made it to nationals and it was one of the best experiences of my life! I am so greatful that I got to go and I feel so blessed that I was able to go to Milwaukee with my parents and my rugby team. We won the plate division just in case you forgot.
I guess in closing I just want to say that you don't know your limits until you are truly pushed past them. I am not blessed with any athletic genes so it's all on me and I just keep going out and doing it because it is a challenge! You have never played a team sport until you've played rugby and relied on someone else to save you when big scary girls come to tackle you. Rugby is the closest thing I have ever had to a family outside our family. Just in case you ever wondered I am absolutely terrified of rugby. I know what I just said makes it seem all warm and fun but the truth is evertime a game is finished I ask myself, "What just happend?". It is the scariest thing in the world but there are many payoffs for it and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Come up and watch me play this season I am sure you won't regret it. As for my junior season of rugby I am hoping it is the best yet!

Best Christmas Ever!

Yes I know it is no longer Christmas but this miracle is Christmas worthy. Get ready for this because here it comes.......

SCHOOL IS DELAYED TWO HOURS!

You might not think that is so long but when you get to school at six that is like saying school is delayed four and a half hours. AH! Well here's to a good day!

On My Mind

Today I had a really great thought that changed my perspective on the way the week works. The last few weekends I have had such good/relaxing moments that today I decided no longer will they be called weekends but really we wait all through the week and it really just begins [the week that is] when we get off of school/work on Friday. School, work, or whatever is not so bad after all if you just put everything you have into it. Enjoy the great two days of rest you get and they will for sure be the best part of your week.

Once Again I Beat the System

I'm at school and I am on my blog. The bad news is I can only post things not look at them but hey, I'm not complaining. Today is friday already and I am so pumped. I'm not going to lie but this morning I was so tired (now that I think of it I still kind of am but...)I mean I could not process anything! Well it didn't matter anyway because it is the end of the week. Now I am in anatomy. We weren't allowed in our classroom because apparently some kid in our class jumped of a wall and broke his ankle, well we don't know that for sure but I guess he was in a lot of pain and the firemen came. Now I am at the computers wasting my time. Hope you are all having a great almost end of the week. I get to go shopping today!

Mallory Update

Today was a good day and I will share with you why...

*I got to sleep in one whole hour because I had a dentist appointment and couldn't go to seminary
*No cavities!
*I found out Atonement is a book and now I can read it!
*Apparently the alto section in choir had a vote and I won as the cutest for the day.(it was a good self-esteem booster)
*I drove someone for the first time in my car now that my six months are up.
*We got to watch medical mysteries in Anatomy.
*It hardly rained at all today!
*Katelyn and I got our egg-drop to work only after one egg exploded (literally exploded!) on the wall. It was the only egg we broke all afternoon.
*Gossip Girl is new tonight.
*I currently have in my possesion the last two discs for season one of How I Met Your Mother. So exciting!
Here is a little laugh for all of you Williams girls. I hope you had a good day too!

Avoiding the Inevitable

i just can't make myself sit down and write a Christmas blog. It was such a good time that I don't think I can put it in to writing. Don't worry friends, it is coming soon.

Does anyone know how to resize photos on picasa? Some help on that world be a great encouragement for me to put lots of pictures up.

Love you all!

Notice

Notice how no one has new blogs? That means the family is together and I couldn't be happier.

The Family is COMING!!!

Nothing in the world makes me happier than spending time with my family. Everytime we are together it is my own little piece of heaven. Kendall got home on wednesday, Natalie is coming today after a day in the airport and there will always be part of me that wishes Alaina could be coming too. I guess I will have to wait until Christmas where I get the best present of all. Family togetherness and a honey baked ham.

An Ugly Christmas

As many of you may know last night I had an ugly Christmas sweater party. It was so fun! I cannot tell you how great it was to see everyone in these ugly sweaters and how fun it was to think about people actually wearing them. Though the idea of an ugly sweater party is great I must admit I didn't come up with it. I owe my night of fun and laughter to my sister Nat Pat. Two years ago she gave me the idea when she had this great sweater for a party she attended. Ever since that moment the wheels in my mind have been working and planning the day when I could have my own ugly christmas sweater party. Well the day finally came, and it was glorious!
First Gabbe and Anna came over and Gabbe cut and styled my hair. We decided it was time to bring back my full bang and now Natalie and I are SO much alike. To pass the time we played Cranium and ate some holiday treats like fudge, cinnamon pumpkin squares, brownies, and graham crackers with frosting. We had a good time laughing at eachother.

It was such I good time that I am thinking of making one of my new holiday traditions! Merry Christmas everyone! I am looking foward to seeing you all soon!

I've Come to Realize

When I come home at night, and by the time I am ready to go to bed I cannot remember the morning. My days seem so long that by bedtime the morning seems like three days ago. It is so strange but oh well, what can a girl do?