Lovely Ladies

I'm gonna get back to blogging a little bit again. Don't I always say that though?

Let's catch up.

I wasn't in Rexburg this past fall but I did get to visit and stay with my lovely 210 Ladies! Today,I miss them a ton, so I thought I'd dedicate this post to them. 

I have seriously been blessed to live with (and meet) some of the coolest ladies you will ever come across. Even my adopted roommates ( thats what I'll call you since technically I only crashed on your couch for like 2 weeks )and those who practically lived in 210 without actually living there ;)  Each one has taught me something and they're pretty hilarious. If you get the chance to meet them: you really should. You won't regret it. Here's to you ladies! I miss you so much- sorry I stalk you so much of Facebook…..but also…..

not sorry at all. 

^^ Doing "the Bryndee" ^^

I can't believe I'm actually getting married and won't wake up to the sound of north gate construction, 

nights of screaming at the bachelor, dance parties we basically go to just to stand around and watch bryndee dance, roommate dinner, "family time" on our computers, 

late night Grey's marathons, heart to heart talks, getting locked out and scaring my roommates to death in the middle of the night, Winning the halloween compatition (twice, see below!), getting the scoop about the latest random guy who asked you out, 

doing insanity (and failing…minus Trischelle), walking to church and climbing the creaky stairs in front of everyone when we're late,Chi Theta Kappa!, mcdonalds and applebees trips on a whim, Cassie's wheaties and maybe best of all roommate sleepovers in the living room. Endless kusco and decorating the apartment for Christmas. I love you all so much. I'll still call you my roommates for ever 

PS. 210 holds the halloween trophy 2 years in a row now. Oh yes. 

Chase and I accidentally stumbled upon the seven deadly sins idea, since I was visiting 210 that made & girls in the apartment. Each girl had a sin and a quote they said to fit with that sin. I quite enjoyed that. Hopefully 210 will hold the champs till the end;) 

Nelson Wedding: Video

My roommate claire is finally married! Mr. and Mrs.Nelson had a beautiful wedding and I'm so grateful I was able to be a part of it:) I didn't take to many pictures this time (Weird, I know) but I took little snipits of videos throughout the day so theres the reasoning you were looking for. 
They got married in the Portland, Oregon temple and it is BEAUTIFUL. So green! 
The video is at the bottom, WATCH IN HD. seriously. makes a huge difference- plus the video is shakey anyways. take it as it is people, videography is not my goal or my thing. 

Nelson Wedding from Jovanna De La Pena on Vimeo.

Reasons NOT to cut your own bangs and Easter Sunday

So two years ago I had Easter with my the Borg Family, last year in Provo with Mckenzie and this year in Rexburg, Idaho! Luckily, It was beautiful out that day.Minus the fact that I now have bangs....which I explain and the bottom of the post. 

Had a lovely day at church with these ladies! My roommies are beautiful! and weird... 

This is Bryndee just being Bryndee. She was 19 so we let it go...

And Adri just being Adri....but she's NOT 19 yet so we let that go too.. ;)

We spent the rest of the day making easter dinner and spending time in porter park playing frisbee. It was a beautiful day and I have to say I have never been a huge fan of Easter before but It has grown on me a lot more because I'm grateful for my Savior.

So I've avoided the subject but you may (or may not which would be nice) have noticed I now have bangs. Believe it or not I've rocked the bangs before...as a 1st grader...

(Thats me in the red with my posse. We're all stylin) 

So yes I've reverted back to being 6.Earlier in the day I felt restless and cut little bylittle. 

Roommates didn't seem to notice so I felt pretty satisfied. I looked at my beauty board on pinterest and got terrible ideas (pinterest can be dangerous).

Here's something my roommates and I have learned from this. DON'T LEAVE JOVANNA HOME ALONE. Three roommates were out of town, Chase was working all day and then Adri, Spencer and Claire went to the store and left me home alone.

For 20 minutes. With scissors. 

I pulled my hair straight out and chopped. Then I held it in my hand and thought "WHAT.DID.I.JUST. DO". 

I heard Claire, Spencer and Adri get home and I tried to hide my face. I turned around and claire, in the first 2 seconds, said 

"Did you get your bangs cut...?"

"what..? Yeah.....maybe. BUT YOU GUYS LEFT ME HOME ALONE...WITH SCISSORS!" 

Really not the best rebutal I've ever had...

Then Chase came home....and I showed him. And he liked it. 

(he's kinda weird but thats ok) 

Here are some reasons why cutting your own bangs is a BAD idea

#1: you will miss your hair. Seriously. It's like a bestfriend you took for granted till 

        they're gone 

#2: you may feel like you're 5 again.(if you've had bangs in the past) this is fun for you for about 2 minutes and then you want to go back to being an adult

#3: the bangs are uneven, and you look like a drunk donkey

#4: the "I can keep cutting" syndrome. you'll know you're in it when you feel a small rush 

of excitement followed by sheer anguish and then need to cut more to fix it

#5: If you live in a very windy area like Rexburg, they will go freaking everywhere when

you're walking around outside, you can't see and now you've gone from sexy hair        blowing in the wind to lady walking around holding her forehead. 

#6: everyone and their brother will mention your hair cut. whether they like it, or not.

So take it from me, don't impulsively cut your bangs on a day when you're feeling ambitious 

Engagements! Claire and Spencer's that is...

So here's a fun story for y'all.....One fine day I was sitting in the living room on my computer and my roommate claire was as well. A random thought occurred to me. I turned around and asked "hey, when are you getting your engagements done?" To which she replied "I already did". 

"........what.....when.". 
"the day I got engaged!"
'THE PICTURES I TOOK OF YOU?!"
"yeah!"
"THOSE ARN'T ENGAGEMENTS"
"well I got engaged so they're engagements!"

Oh my gosh- I almost died. Pictures are just important to me. When I get married it will be top priority. So now you understand why I almost died a little bit so basically thats the story of how I ended up taking Claire and Spencer's engagements because I love pictures and they love free pictures! (who doesn't right?) 

Here are a few for fun. The rest will be on facebook! 

I've learned it's harder to take pictures when its colder outside and I have a hard time sticking to one style because editing is just way too fun. 

20th Birthday

Guess who had a birthday over a month ago and really sucks at updating? Me. It's true- I'm 20 now....so old. Where has time gone?! I had an AMAZING birthday though and needed to take notice of  all the people who did so much for me. 

 I got a Lovely birthday package from my parents. I was so excited - I had to resist opening it all morning till I had gotten ready for the day. I got some birthday spending money too which is ALWAYS a good thing...because I love shopping:) It's still kind of weird not having a birthday with my family though

(I apologize in advance for the poor quality of the pictures.....all from the iphone) 

Chase came over, he brought me flowers (people seem to be getting the jist of how much I love flowers..) He drove me to class as well ( I really enjoy not walking to class when it's cold outside...) My dad sent me flowers too! They were SO pretty. 

Chase and I went in to Idaho Falls that night to eat and to shop. On the way there he gave me my present . The new Josh Groban CD, I was so excited. Then I opened the card and saw a piece of paper. I looked at it for a second and started screaming "WHAT?!". Was in total shock. He got us tickets to go to see Josh Groban at the Hollywood Bowl on fourth of July. I've been BEGGING him to take us to cali so we could go to the beach...and he made it even BETTER. Combining fireworks( another one of my favorite things ever) and Josh Grobans beautiful voice with the philharmonic. I think my boyfriend might know me well and might be perfect. 

After the big day I was so tired. I went home and I had a gift from Claire, Spencer, Mikyla, Trischelle, Bryndee, Taylor and Adri. A stuffed animal of my Chico dog. Let me explain: Theres an amazing site called Shelterpups.com where you send a picture of your dog in and they handmake a stuffed animal that looks JUST like them. They collected all these pictures and gave it to me with the note that my stuffed animal would be coming. Some of you know how attached I was to my dog. He was my bestfriend and he passed away last fall. I miss him more than anything. When they handed my the board I started bawling like a baby. I am so grateful- it was an amazingly thoughtful gift I will cherish forever. 

They made me cake and the rest of the night I spent eating the candy my family sent me and lounging. 

The day was amazing, I was so tired. I got texts from people I love and miss very much from plano and from my family as well. I always thought it would feel different to be 20 but I guess this is it! Time to live up my twenties! 

The Beauty of Disposable Cameras

Guys...I just want to tell you something. I love pictures. In case you didn't know that already...There's something about the fuzzy quality and the mystery of what the pictures will look like that has a sweet nostalgia.
What I don't like so much is that on a normal camera that I would use (a DSLR) i typically have the flash OFF. I'm not a fan of the flash, but apparently the 90's was farther away than I remembered and I forgot you need to use a flash on a disposable camera.

 So these are some pictures that I love...

And then some that did not turn out so well...

Lesson learned....I could still use another camera. Apparently the love affair continues