COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO!

(in our living room, from left to right, Camille, Steffanie, and Caleb?)

I can't believe I have now lived in Twin falls a week!!!! it's so crazy to think that college life is really starting for me! although i came home this weekend for grandpa's party i made it home for church in my new singles ward. It was great to meet new friends, and to become aquainted with fellow students like myself. After church 3 of my 6 roommates and i cooked a delish sunday dinner. My roommates are spectacular! Ashley Hale is from Sweet Idaho. She is so much fun, (she was a clogger too! how cool is that?) Rosa Lopez is from mountain home, she's on student senate and so much fun also, not to mention she keeps me up on my spanish! Stephanie Warner is from Boise majoring in liberal arts, thanks to her we have a TV and a vaccum! lol. Camille is from Rigby, while majoring in Horiculture, she's also having alove affair with our mail box as she waits for her missionary, who returns in December!!!! then Megan Choate is from Castleford and graduated from Wendell High this year. Megs and I met while both moving in, but i was originally living a floor down, and then i was able to switch up here with her.

(megan got one of those awesome memory foam mattresses, "as seen on T.V. as she demonstrates here...while ashley stands back in awe!)

I am so grateful for my roommates, and living with them makes College life tons easier! My ward seems like tons of fun, we actually just meet in the institute building. It was fun to have church yesterday and then today in classes recognize people!

(Camille, stef, and I in our living room before a wicked game of uno!)

(Ashley and I)

Our apartment is really nice, and perfect for 6 girls. there are six bedrooms, with two bathrooms. a large kitchen with two fridges and a huge pantry! the living room has really comfy couches, and it all just seems too good to be true, especially the A.C.

(rosa in her room, while un-packing!)

For some reason facebook won't let me up-load pics, i'm trying to get to the bottom of it, but until then you'll just have to see pictures here on my blog! which i hope to have time to update everyonce in a while, anyway...here's my bedroom....


(my desk area)




(The Kitchen)

well that's it for now!!!! stay posted for more fun college life adventures! love you all!!!!

Emmy Ann

80 years!

Grandpa Zilles turned 80 today, so on saturday we had a GREAT party! It was fun to have everyone together again, and to spend some fun time making memories!
I love you grandpa, we all put together a book with memories of grandpa, here's my memory:

I have many memories with grandpa, most of my favorites took place last summer while i was living with grandpa and grandma. We fell into all sorts of routines while i was there, and through that we were able to spend lots of quality time together. However most of my memories involve both grandpa and grandma, this is one of my favorites.

Grandpa had gone to work earlier that morning, i'm not sure now what he was doing, swathing, or chopping, it's all the same to me. anyway, at a set time, (let's say 1:00) Grams and i were supposed to go and pick him up down by the peeviner. We loaded up in Grandma's car...(she insisted on driving) and we headed down the road. After collecting grandpa we headed home, except for Grandma starting heading the wrong direction, Grandpa stated in his grandpa way, "Where we goin now". Grandma then told us that there was this beautiful plant that she had been eying along side of the road and she just had to pick it. Well i turned and looked at grandpa, (who was in the back seat) and he just shrugged his shoulders. well in the middle of nowhere grandma pulled off the road, and pointed to a patch of white sticks, she told me to go and pick this certain white stick/bush... and then she handed me a huge kitchen knife! i hesitated and then she sent me on my way. after a few minutes i succeded in gathering the stick/bush and i got back in the car. Grandpa through this whole thing was just a chucklin and when i showed it to him he said, "oh em, that's just lovely, just lovely"

well it gets better, a few days later i drove up to the dry farm with gramps. when we parked the car he showed me around, and pointed out his favorite spots. Then he bent down a picked a white stick/bush thing out of the ground, just like the one that grandma had previously fallen in love with, and said with a wink and a smile, "lets take this back to grandma!"

you see gramps has a great sence of humor and it always cracks me up. But not only does he have a great sense of humor he has a strong testimony of this gospel, of eternal families, of temple work, and of love. he's a great example to me, and to all of my cousins, and siblings. Grandpa will always hold a special place in my heart, he confirmed me a member of this gospel, and not a days goes by that i don't think of him and silently thank him for that!

i love you grandpa! Happy 80th birthday! you're my hero!!!

The O's!!!!!

Last friday mom cynthia and I drove down to Kamas, where the Ottosens live! It was so much fun to see them, and to talk to them at their home here in the USA. They were just as i remembered them, and so sweet. I've missed them so much and it was so great to have their hugs again. I love the O's!

Taste of Ecuador

The other day I decided I should try to cook some Ecuadorian Food. I was a little nervous because i didn't want to ruin the reputation of the yummy Ecuadorian dishes. So first i tried a colada type drink made with oatmeal, flavored with pineapple and blue berries, it turned out really yummy along with the empanadas louie and i whipped up! It was a nice treat to have a taste of Ecuador!

That Famous Preston Night Rodeo!

Although i've lived in Preston some, 8 odd years now I had never attended the famous preston night rodeo before. So this year my friend Caleb decided it was time that i got in on the secret! we had sooo much fun, and i can now defiantly see why it's called the famous preston night rodeo!!!!

Jeff and DaNeen!

Our cousin Jeff Zilles got married last thursday, it was a beautiful day and so much fun to see Jeff and DaNeen so happy! After the sealing we went to the new Marriot Hotel where we had a lunch catered by the new "elements" restaurant. It was yummy.



Out side the temple Cynthia, stephanie, hayley and I all got to play with little Cassidy Wade, and Will. (Amber and Spencer's little kids) it was so much fun!



It was great to watch such a happy and perfect temple marriage! I hope someday i can have a special day just like it!It's great to see our older cousins make right choices and not to mention they are such good examples.

Too much fun in Idaho Falls

Mom had a work trip in Idaho falls so louie and i decided to ride along with her! we had SOOO much fun! We ate lots of daquari ice ice cream! and shopped, and went and saw the temple, and walked the walk around the snake river! it was so fun, and special to have a few just girls days.!

What happens when you give mom too much Daquari ice!