Michelle's Adventures

soaking up the sun

2011-06-17T19:01:00.000-07:00

there are so many things that i love about the summer and i decided to make a list. i've also decided that i'm really good at making lists. shopping lists. grocery lists. (yes, two different things- i have to write down things that i'm looking for when i go to the mall and to target so i don't let myself get too distracted and get a whole bunch of things that i really don't need/ can't afford), lists of movies i want to see, lists of boys i've kissed...that is one that no one needs to see and stays tucked away in a hidden place, lists of places i want to visit, or places that i've visited, even a list of lists. what can i say? i love them. i made a list of some things i want to do this summer- it looks like this:

Stuff to do this summer:

Park city- outlets

See the spiral jetty

Camp in Moab

Go to Lake Powell

See the ocean

Ride bikes in the canyon

Hike to stewart falls

Volleyball

Tennis

Ultimate Frisbee

Bonfire in the canyon

Concert Series- Salt Lake

June 3- Mindy Gledhill- Rooftop Concert Series

August 5- Joshua James- Rooftop Concert Series

Picnic in Rock Canyon Park

unfortunately the part about riding bikes in the canyon won't be able to happen. at least for a while. you see, sometimes people are really selfish and think- "hey that's the cutest locked up beach cruiser i've ever seen, i think i'll get my metal cutters and cut the lock off it and keep it for myself." seriously. hate it so much. i miss that beautiful thing. there were so many great summer bike rides had on that thing.

also. missed mindy gledhill. i got there right as the second girl started and missed every. single. song. from mindy. it's fine. but i L.O.V.E. her music. yep. obsessed.

there are a few things that i've been thinking that i love right now. things that have made my summer twenty eleven so far. so here it goes.

i love getting to spend two whole weeks with the cutest (i'm not biased) little girl in the entire world, as well as time with my amazing sister who i admire and aspire to be like each day.

i love eating otter pops at all times of the day or night, but especially when sitting by the pool with my friends..

i love the fact that my friends and i are all going back to our middle school/ high school days and got season passes to seven peaks (water park) and trafalga for endless days of fun in the sun and unlimited batting cages, go karts, laser tag and mini golf. so great.

i like so much that i have this cute boyfriend that will put aloe vera on my arms all night after spending five hours at the water park without sunscreen.
i love bbq's with my aunts and uncles and cousins. holy smokes. they're all amazing. love them.
i love getting to see my cousin graduate from high school and spending the day with him and his family and our grandparents.

i loved that i got to spend two weekends in a row at my parents house in boise.

i loved going to my parents cabin and playing card games and finally beating my little sister at skip-bo. it never happens. ever. it was momentous.

i love having bon fires in the canyon that get shut down by the cops. because apparently there is a 10:30 curfew. on a friday. in a campground.

i love movie nights that start at 1 am. (mom, pretend like you were back in college)

i love tennis mornings.

i love provo bakery donuts for breakfast.

i love going to pilates with my roomie and laughing so hard at the ridiculous things the teacher has us do.

i love walking bare foot outside, looking for the lunar eclipse that was happening behind the clouds..
i love going to every pawn shop on center street looking for a bike/ my bike.
i love eating sour patch kids. addicted. seriously.

i love playing frisbee at midnight and accidentally hitting people's windows...

i love being at dance parties that are outside that also get shut down by cops. thank you provo police department for being part of so many things on my list of summer activities.

i love random trips to wally world. looking at every aisle and riding the awesome tricycle that was just my size.

i love finding six dollar sandals at forever twentyone and wearing them every day.

i love spending hours at the library finding just the right book to read.

i love quoting movies and stupid things people say. my friend asked what day cinco de mayo was.

i love the phrase, "bless (his/her) heart." you can pretty much say whatever you want and then bless their heart and it makes it a little better. people catch on quick though.

i love getting to hold a precious newborn baby girl. evie tia teeples. you are beautiful. i love you. i'm glad you joined our family. if i could hold you all the time i would.

i love getting to play my keyboard everyday and getting so good at playing waterfall. thank you jon schmidt for bringing that beautiful song into my life.

i wish i had taken more pictures of all of these events but you catch my drift.

basically life is amazing so far with no plans of the fun stopping anytime soon.

i'm the luckiest. i think that every single day.

i have amazing friends and family that i surround myself.

its the same every time.

i realize i could not ask for a better life nor would i ever want anything different that what i've got.

Finding Joy in the Journey

2011-04-23T16:22:00.000-07:00

I realize this title has been used before, but it is such a wonderful reminder to me that joy truly can be found throughout our entire life experience if we are willing to keep our eyes open and accept the things that are thrown our way. I feel like every time I write on here it is a reminder of all of the things I am blessed with which never gets old for me. I lead such a wonderful life and there is no reason why I can't be happy.

Lately I have been dealing with some things that have happened to me and I find myself getting very down. It is difficult when people say things about you that are absolutely not true and you still have to deal with the consequences. It hurts when someone doesn't trust you after your whole life trying to be the best person you can and portray an example of true integrity. I know that I am a good person. I realize that even though one person doesn't believe that I am honest, I have plenty of people in my life that know this to be true. I am blessed to be surrounded by these people who would support me in anything, especially at this moment, during this trial in my life. I appreciate those people in my life that strengthen me and remind me of who I am.

I am always trying to find the positive that comes from every situation. Sometimes it is hard to do this right away but I know for me it is the only way for me to keep from getting sad. As of my situation right now I have been trying very hard to find the positive but here are a few things I have come up with:

1. I have come so much closer to my family and true friends. To each of you: I love you and thank you for your support, advice, love and listening ears.

2. I have realized the power of words, how they can affect anyone negatively or positively.

3. I don't have to wear black everyday :)

4. I know that you are always able to change where you are, especially if you are not happy with your current situation.

5. I am able to spend more time with my family and close friends.

6. I have more time to study for finals.

7. I have found the people that care about me are doing what they can to help me find new opportunities and helping me to be happy and keep a smile on my face.

Honestly, this has been one of the more difficult weeks in my life. In no way the worst experience I've ever gone through. I realize that I am a daughter of my heavenly Father. I am blessed beyond measure. I am able to find joy in every other aspect of my life.

fall is in the air

2010-11-03T20:01:00.000-07:00

Okay, actually in utah county it's more like winter is in the air, fall was around for about a week.. but i still love fall. i can't get enough of it actually. i Love halloween and this year was so fun, my friends and i went out all weekend to a bunch of different parties- i got to see a bunch of friends i don't see very often so it was a blast.
i love the feeling that fall brings. it's a new semester. new friends. new people. new ward. so wonderful. i know i say this every time but i feel like the people that are brought into my life are there for a reason and always are there to bless my life in some way. i am truly grateful to those people who surround me each day, that buoy me up and help me along this road called life. for courtney, and tamara, and sydney. love you girls.
this time of year just makes me realize those things that i am so grateful for and how blessed i am. i have the best family in the world, parents that i can call at any time. siblings who openly tell me they love me even when their friends are around. a niece who loves me unconditionally. the gospel of jesus christ as a sure foundation each day. a knowledge of the atonement, the fact that i have made mistakes in my life, small and large, and that i can still be okay. there's no reason to give up. even when i feel that all is lost, i have a father in heaven that loves me and always wants to hear from me. i have a savior who suffered everything i ever have and ever will experience. i am grateful for the scriptures and the strength they bring to my life. i am so blessed for the church organization, the fact that i have a ward family here in provo, with home teachers and visiting teachers and a bishopric that all care about what's going on in my life and are always willing to help me. i am so blessed to have a healthy body that is functioning, that has no restrictions. i am blessed to live with the people i do, who are always concerned about my well being and are always willing to listen to me when i need an open ear and a shoulder to cry on. i am grateful for my sister that i can call for advice who keeps my head on straight and keeps me from doing anything too stupid, who is always willing to help me and just love me for who i am and looks out for anytime she can help me out when it comes to dating. thanks danielle. i am grateful to have family close by and that i can be close to my aunts and uncles and cousins. i just love all of them, they are all always able to bring a smile to my face. i am blessed to have a car that works that doesn't have any problems, that can take me on my 6 hour drive home at any time. i am truly grateful for the opportunity to receive an education and for parents that are so helpful and supportive of the decisions that i've made concerning my education. i am grateful also for friends parents that live so close here and have made me meals and allowed me to spend time in their homes.
i love you all and thank you for everything you have done for me. you've blessed my life in more ways than i could even express and i will forever be indebted to you for your love and support.
so many blessings.
the list could go on and on.
why am i so lucky?

summer

2010-07-22T11:13:00.000-07:00

Summer has been filled with so much fun stuff and i know that everyone that follows this is just dying to know what i've been up to since april.. it is now almost august, what can i say?? i have filled my time with so much fun and so many adventures that i hope i don't leave any of them out.
the school year ended well, i got all of the grades i expected to get for the level of studying that i did which is always such a reminder to me that if i work hard, play a little less, my grades Can be good. there isn't really an excuse for bad grades after discovering such things as the chem lab, the math lab, or who would have thought-- the Library! i Love the library and spent hours in there each day filling my brain with all the chem and bio lingo my body could handle. i am looking forward to my busy Busy schedule next semester and hope to keep my focus and not get too burnt out. it is going to be a great year though, i can already feel it!
So... back to summer vaca.
i have had some lovely times back in idaho, just being with the family and spending so much time with them and my wonderful friends in boise. i can't even put into words the joy that i feel when i am surrounded by people i love, who love me just the same and who always accept me for the person i am. i feel like any time i have two days off of work, i am there. home truly is where the heart is and mine has never left boise.
as everyone knows, i'm sure, my sisters, mother, and myself took a trip to a little place called new york city. we spent five days loving city life, surrounded by millions(literally) of people, the sights and sounds and smells of the city. it was an amazing experience standing with three of my favorite people on the "top of the rock" or getting all fancied up and riding around on one of those bike carts, only to find out we couldn't actually afford to be riding on them, going to Wicked and having Amazing seats that were So close, going to new jersey and getting some delicious treats from carlos' bakery, meeting the people in the show cake boss, riding a ferry and seeing the statue of liberty, walking down fifth ave, walking around ground zero, waking up to the sight of the chrysler building across the street from our hotel, walking around central park and going to church in the temple in the middle of nyc. we did a little bit of shopping and eating. NOT. that's what our days were filled with mostly, but i'm not complaining.
and since i mostly can't remember everything i've done this summer i will leave you with a few pictures from a few of the fun days and nights!

so many days spent at the pool, swimming, laying out but getting super tan

(mike, haley, michelle)

our little "hike" to bridal veil falls, not really much of a hike, more of a walk

(regan, haley, brendan, lauren, mike, michelle)

july third watching stadium of fire from rock canyon park

(haley, courtney, michelle, sami, kiyo)

fourth of july fireworks in park city, utah

(bethany, taylor, michelle, mike, logan, regan, grant, lauren)

shooting guns at utah lake on the third of july

(haley, kiyo, sami, courtney, michelle)

heading to breakfast after the freedom parade in provo

(emily, michelle)

stargazing with all the friends in provo canyon

(sami, lane, courney, michelle)

these are just a few of the many fun things i've done this summer but i just love All the people in these pictures! they have grown to be my family down here in provo and my mom should know that they are all taking good care of me and keeping me in line!

p.s. i'm so excited for next week! mccall will be so fun! also my best friend in the whole world, Tamari, will be getting married, love her and am so happy for her! and then in two weeks my other best friend,Callie, will be getting married to my friend Parker, love those guys and am so excited for them!

from the life...and freezer...of a true college student

2010-04-25T18:18:00.000-07:00

this week i've really been feeling what it's like to be so stressed as the semester comes to a close. i have loved being able to be back in school- there was nothing else i wanted this semester or even since moving to provo, then being a full-time student. i was honestly jealous of all the people who were in school and stressing about different papers, projects, tests, and the dreaded "finals week". i longed for that. i would get upset at hearing people complain about school. and this week i am feeling it.
it is my first experience of real finals for a full thirteen credit class load. i admit, i've complained about having to take these tests, but to be quite honest i am so excited to say that i've done it and survived!
it will definitely be a feeling of accomplishment once wednesday at 3:00 hits and i am done for the summer and on my way back to boise to see my wonderful family knowing that all those tests are behind me and that i will be done with chemistry for a very long time.
it has been such a good experience for me, getting to know the people in my classes so well and i think that the hardest parts about this semester being over are the memories that have been made that won't happen again, like the moments where we laughed and joked and talked all through chemistry because our teacher didn't really know what she was talking about that day, or getting the courage to talk to the cutest boy in my biology class, or having a teacher dislike me for maybe the second time in my life, or staying up all night to watch a movie and write a paper for film that i had forgotten about.
just all of these new happenings in my life and then i think to myself--
my college days have really only just begun. (whenever i say this phrase, i think about at home when i would say it and mom would start singing some song...probably from the 70's that had this line in it.. she knows what i'm talking about, love you mom)
i will get to add to this list for so much longer. the list of people i meet and friends i make will just continue to grow and because of that i have so much to look forward to.

the sad part about this week is when i went to the grocery store this past week and was in "quick mode" i got to the check out and realized everything i had in my basket was either:
1) frozen, (frozen pizza, chicken nuggets... you know the drill)
2) packages saying "just add hamburger" or
3) sugar.
honestly i think this is the first time i have eaten chicken nuggets with bbq sauce everyday for lunch and felt alright about it. but it was pretty funny to feel like the true college student getting ready for finals with everything i can make and eat in 20 minutes or less, so i can get back to loads of wonderful studying until midnight..

i have signed up for my classes for fall. it's going to be tough, i already know. but i know that it will be so awesome and i am going to learn so much. classes like arts through the renaissance, or survey of physical sciences, or philosophy, or anthropology..
but i think the class i'm most excited for is the spanish class i've signed up for!
yep, spanish.
me.
speaking another language?
i will try.
and hopefully Love it.
i plan on doing just that.

Hope for Today

2010-03-25T16:57:00.000-07:00

whenever my day isn't going very well i seem to get down on myself, trying to figure out what i'm doing wrong to make my day go so badly. sometimes it is just life. most of the time, things are out of my control and i need to be more conscious in recognizing the amazing things that i do have in my life. i have so much to be thankful for. i am so blessed, and when i have down days i just need to remember that i have the hope of the gospel in my life.

forever i figured the word "hope" mean i "wish for something to happen" but having researched it more, and after having a lesson on hope recently in relief society, hope has a whole new meaning. Hope is the confident expectation of and longing for the promised blessings of righteousness. hope is being Confident that something will happen as long as we righteously desire it. many of my bad days are followed with a "hope" for a better tomorrow, which is completely true. i can have a "confident expectation" that each day can be that much better than the last.

but today i need to work on making it better now. not just hoping that tomorrow will be a better day. i need to remember all of the things my life has been blessed with, today.

i have a loving heavenly father who hears and answers my prayers. i have a family who is always concerned with my happiness, doing everything possible to help me. with that i have parents who are so good to me and have always provided a means for me to accomplish anything i've set my mind on. i have siblings who are there to give me counsel when counsel is sought, and who put a smile on my face whenever i am feeling down. i have the blessing of the knowledge of the gospel, and a knowledge that i will be able to be with my family throughout eternity. i have a Savior, who suffered through everything i have and ever will so i will never have to be alone in any trial. i am blessed to be able to get an education. i have been blessed with so many different areas of knowledge, through college and hair school. i am able to use my talents. cutting hair, playing the piano, making friends, laughing. i am blessed with such good friends who are always there to give me a helping hand and lift me up when i am in need. i am blessed with an apartment to live in and a bed to sleep in every night. i am blessed to have clothes and shoes in my closet. i am blessed to have food in the cupboard. i am blessed to have running water. hot water to shower in, and cold water to drink. i am blessed to have a car to get around town. i am blessed to have a job, especially for how long it took me to find one. i am blessed to be able to walk and talk and run and laugh. i am blessed to have had experiences in my life that have made me the stronger, better person that i am today.

it's so nice to remind myself of these things.

my day just got 100 times better.

Motto of the moment:

2010-03-09T12:36:00.000-08:00

it seems to me that i am writing one blog a month... i know you are all thinking, wow michelle, you should probably update us so much more than that because we are all So interested in your life. okay okay, i'm doing my best. the hard part is that i feel like nothing is really changing in my life. i updated the events going on in my life.

but now that i get to thinking about it, i realize- life is always changing. you are never just sitting. you have the opportunity and choice to make the events in your life meaningful and put you in the direction you want to be-for me that direction is being happy. so many things happen each day that help me to be happy, so i know i'm not just sitting still, my life is always progressing and i need to stand back and savor every moment.

i had a conversation with my sister last night that was about all sorts of things, but the one thing that really stood out to me that she advised was this:

live in the moment.

i feel like i take a lot of good times for granted and i don't step back to see the effect they have on my life. i'm always concerned about "what's going to happen next?" or "what should i be doing in order to make this situation turn out the way i'd like it to?". i need to just appreciate things as they come, then i won't be disappointed. my sister is so inspired. she is always so good to go to for advice and i'm so blessed to have her to talk to anytime.

something else that has been happening more in my life lately.....dating. i feel like i've been going on dates so much and i can't say that i don't enjoy it. it is so fun going out with new people and learning new things about them and new things about myself and what i feel like i want in my life. this is where my brother in law's advice came in so helpful last night..

motto of dating: make him go more than 50 percent.

it's an interesting concept for me to consider. i have a hard time stepping back and letting other people do things that involve me.. it's a curse really. i like forward guys though. i like guys that take the initiative and i feel like this is a good way to show if a guy is that way, making him go more than fifty percent.

Seriously, between my sister and brother in law i am set on any kind of advice i could imagine!

busy, lucky girl.

2010-02-16T14:56:00.000-08:00

i've been so busy lately that it has been hard to get one of these guys written! so busy and SO amazing!

i feel like my life has been going up, up, UP lately and i am Loving it.. it seems like for every 10 great, amazing, fantastic things that happen in my life there is maybe one bad thing that happens. i'll take that ratio.

everything has been working out and i can't help but smile when i think about it.

i got a Job, which was a miracle in itself. i walked into the mall, going to apply for a different place, and just worked up the courage to walk into a salon that i had Always Loved but was too intimidated to walk in and talk to anyone. but this day, i did it. i walked in and the boss was there and asked if i would like to interview. right then. so she interviewed me and it went really well. i told her i would bring by my resume later. i went back later that day and interviewed with the manager. she called me only a short time after i got home and said i had the job. it just took a little courage. my feet pretty much just carried me in there. but now i have a job and i feel SO blessed.

i am Loving school. it is hard, but so wonderful. i love learning and meeting So many new people.

so like i said, with every 10 good things that happen, one bad thing has to happen... i totaled my car a couple of weeks ago. bad thing. i was so upset. i'm okay, don't worry. but she was my baby. on the up-side i got to learn how to use the bus system...kind of... and learned even more how great my friends are. i am so lucky to have

callie,

and steph,

and hailey,

and taylor,

and maxwell,

and everyone who offered to and drove me to places that i needed to be. and who didn't want me to take the bus home from work because they were afraid for my safety. and who would find reasons to go to school on days they didn't have to so i didn't have to risk taking the bus and being late. these guys are all so great and i just love all of them.

then i was car shopping online. on the phone with dad.. off the phone.. on the phone.. this went on for a few days. then my dad said he found one in logan, grandpa was going to test drive it the next day and he would let me know how it went. i got a phone call during school saying i had the car! i called my auntie when i got home from school and she offered to drive me to logan to pick it up that night!

seriously how great is my family?? they are amazing and i don't think anyone even realizes, my family is the greatest there is.

period.

no argument.

hands down.

the best.

i am so lucky.

blessed beyond measure really.

and you know what? i love them.

one more thing.

2010-01-13T18:02:00.000-08:00

if you love the post underneath, you will love this video. just an insight to who my parents are working with while in the philippines. this is a man of whom i have such a deep respect and admiration for because of the charity he shows towards all people upon this earth, especially those less fortunate than himself.

Meet Dr. Geoff Williams.

i hope he inspires you, as he has me, to do anything you can to help those around you.

L.O.V.E.

2010-01-13T17:34:00.000-08:00

today i was pondering the things i love the most in this world.

it was only because i was making some of the most delicious rice you would ever even try and i mentioned to my roommate about six times how much i LOVE Jasmine Rice. she knows the feeling. if you have never tried it, you must. i will even make some for you if you insist.
but then i thought about all of the things i really love and things i could not live without.

first and foremost are these two.

are they not just so lovely? i think they are. they are in the philippines right now and i am missing them, they are doing such good things there (for more info and another thing that i absolutely love click Here), but it leads me to the next thing i love:

today i was sitting on my computer, when it (the computer) started ringing, saying "call from kelsi" so i answered with a video (of course) and mom's smiling face was right there. she is so lovely. and i know she loves me. (i forgot they had kelsi's computer there.) she almost started crying when she saw My smiling face. so we had a short conversation, about how things were going there, how i was shocked she did not even feel like vomiting when she was in the o.r. watching a surgery being done, talking about how much i LOVE school so far and how well it is going, seeing each other laugh and make funny faces. so we started planning our next skype date, of which dad would be a part. talk about LOVE.

another reason why i am loving skype as well is because i get to see this:

baby e Loves to skype. and i love to skype. so it is a match made in heaven. so i pretty much get to see her cute little face whenever i want, even though she lives farther away from me now.

this a very short list of only a few of the things that i love most in this world.

but i think you are getting the picture.

family far away+skype= love.

love= family.

New Year. New Experiences.

2010-01-05T16:06:00.000-08:00

Last year seems so far away already and I am feeling grateful for that. I had so many experiences last year. Highest of highs. Lowest of lows. and plenty in between.

I had so many blessings, a few including having so many sweet roommates, of whom have come some of my best friends which I will cherish the rest of my life; spending so much quality time with my family- traveling, just being at home, playing games, cooking, watching movies= love; my very best friend in the whole world Tamari got home from her mission on December 14 and I feel So blessed to have her as part of my life. She has always been such an example to me and I am forever in debt to her for her love and care.

I am so excited to begin this new year, new decade, new chapter of life. There are so many things starting to happen and all of it has come so fast. I rang in the new year with good friends and the loves of my life- my Family. It was so wonderful. With the new year always comes new resolutions, of which I was ready to jump right in. Mom started asking us what our goals were academically, physically, monetarily(she didn't ask this one, but I decided for myself that it is a good one to have in the mix), and spiritually.

So here is my list.

Academically: work hard and study A Lot to get good grades in school :)

Physically: Get into better shape so I can feel better about what I look like, doing this by working out and eating healtier (I know, it's cliche but I know I can do it, so I just need to be better)

Monetarily: Get out of the debt that I'm in and have $1000 more in savings by the end of the year

Spiritually: Continue my study of the Book of Mormon but also start over and read it all by July (this is something my siblings are doing as well so I think it will be good to have them keep me on track)

2010.

It's going to be a great year, I can tell you that now.

School starts in the morning and I couldn't be more thrilled to go sit in a classroom for four hours.

it's official

2009-12-11T15:39:00.000-08:00

i am now a wolverine.

not of scouts.

(my cousin davis asked)

but of uvu

utah valley university

also

today was orientation

they gave lots of free stuff

i told mom this, then corrected myself.

it is not free- it's included.

i think danielle and steve would appreciate that.

these "included items":

t shirts

stickers

food

water bottles

pens

hats

parking tickets.

yes, they were so generous to give me a parking ticket for my first day spent there.

but it is just fine.

i am so excited for this new adventure:

school

who would have ever thought they would hear me say that?

when the littlest sibling came

2009-12-04T21:32:00.000-08:00

a couple of weeks ago...

THIS little precious came to visit me! and as i was looking at pictures from the weekend i realized i had no pictures of her. i love this girl so much and i felt bad about not having pictures from the fun weekend of

sleepovers and

bakery shops and

3D movies with the funny glasses

and pizza

and (of course!!) girl talk.

so this is for her. i rounded up some cute pictures of her that were on my computer.

love you kelsa belsa.

Last summer in Logan

At the nice dinner on our cruise to Alaska

Being crazy on a train in the mountains of Alaska

At a Seattle Mariner's game

A Story of Hallow's Eve

2009-11-04T13:56:00.000-08:00

October 31, 2009 Halloween

Once upon a Hallow's eve, Michelle and Juline were getting ready for an evening of fun when there came a KNOCK on their door....

they answer and two, lovely Frenchmen walked into their humble abode.

What a WONDERFUL surprise!

A spontaneous dance party for four was held in the ladies dining area.

The guests left and the girls had a fantastic Hallow's eve filled with friends, food, and scary movies!

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...

2009-11-03T22:18:00.000-08:00

I have been reminded of a few of my favorite things lately, after posting my new favorite song, and I just wanted to share.

My roommates make me laugh so much and I just love them.

Photo shoots in our little apartment are always fun!

This little girl, Miss E, is definitely a favorite :) she makes me smile SO much!

The fall leaves were absolutely beautiful this year.

Stephen's hot chocolate is always good when it's chilly outside.

Alfred Hitchcock. Best scary movies for this time of year!

New Fav Song

2009-10-29T12:35:00.000-07:00

Thank you to Brynne Leigh ;) I have a new favorite song. It is just great and makes me want to dance all around the room when I hear it. Hopefully this will work :)

	The Hood Internet - Two Weeks Of Hip Hop

	Found at bee mp3 search engine

Photo Editor

2009-10-20T17:08:00.000-07:00

So I was trying out a new photo editor called Picnik, I found this fabulous thing online and I've been Loving it! That's how I made the new header :) It has lots of fun backgrounds and fonts and stickers and new Halloween things!

Choose-This-Day

2009-10-18T09:24:00.001-07:00

Choose-This-Day

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I found this on LDS.org, in the Mormon Messages section. I absolutely loved this talk from Elder Henry B. Eyring, and thought that the idea of serving the Lord and looking outside of ourselves in order to strengthen us during times of difficulty, was so inspired. I just wanted to share that with anyone that looks at my blog :)

Life as of October 12

2009-10-12T20:05:00.000-07:00

SO! Life has been so Interesting! I'm loving it- I've been able to spend the last week with the family. I love them and just feel so blessed to have such an amazing, supportive, loving family! They are so wonderful! We have been doing some fun activities- my parents favorite activity, of looking at cabins- not really to buy one, just to "window shop". Haha I've gotten pretty good at this activity. I'm still in search of a job, which has been much more difficult than I ever imagined it would be. I had a couple of interviews at a couple of hair places but neither of them called me back about the job. I've decided to attend UVU in the winter, well, they call it Spring term there. So I'll be starting school in January if everything goes right! I am SO excited for that!
In a way it has been a blessing to not be busy with work and school. I was able to visit some of my friends in St. George, spending a few days just hanging out and catching up! It was so fun and so nice to see all of them! And being able to come home in the middle of the week just for fun! I have had a chance to spend some time with cute Baby E! And I'm working on being a good auntie! She is precious so it isn't too hard! I love it! Don't get me wrong.. It does get kind of boring and lonely being in Provo, by myself all the time- I'm trying to get some new hobbies.. any suggestions?? I go for lots of bike rides, I do some scrapbooking, some artsy craft stuff, and I'm trying to get my on-line courses done ;)
There isn't much to update on but I think this is good!

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. ~Victor Hugo

Josh Gracin Concert

2009-06-12T12:37:00.000-07:00

My roommate Callie, my friend Kyle and I all went to the Josh Gracin concert last weekend! It was so fun! We were a little scared we were going to get rained on because it had been sprinkling all day and was so cloudy when we got to the concert but luckily, it just sprinkled for a minute and then it was clear the rest of the night. Afterward there were fireworks (which I LOVE!) Here are a couple of picts from the concert-

UPDATE

2009-03-25T13:39:00.001-07:00

Okay. First off, if anyone can help me out that would be great... I was wondering if there is any way to get different fonts onto your blog?

Life has been pretty crazy lately but SO wonderful! Since having Baby E in our family it has been so great! I love being able to see her as often as I like and therefore seeing my sister even more often! ;) We have had so much fun- Baby E only lives 3 minutes away from where I work (I clocked it) so I can go on my lunch break! LOVE IT!

Work has been interesting (to say the least). I really enjoy where I work and the majority of the people I work with. We have a fun time figuring out new ways to drive the kids in PASS crazy! PASS is our in-school-suspension program at the jr. high I work at. It really is so much fun and now that it's 4th quarter the kids are finally learning my name! They say, "she's the cool PASS teacher". Ha they crack me up. I get hit on at least once a week by these 14 and 15 year old boys! Oh goodness. So much Fun!

School... I am working on a biology class online and it's taken me a while to get into it but I finished up my first 2 of 7 midterms last week and found out I got a 74% on one of them. I'll take it! I didn't really know half of what the questions were talking about so I felt like I did okay! I'm starting up a full class schedule next month which I'm getting pretty excited about! It will be nice associating with people my own age and not just 14 year old kids or teachers who are all grandparents...

Life is good. Work, school, and play. And LOVING being an auntie!! :) Could it get any better. I submit that it cannot.

Here it goes...

2008-08-21T23:37:00.000-07:00

So I've never done anything like this before so cut me some slack! Mom told me I should start one of these so everyone can see my adventures through college, so everyone can galk at all of the fun times I am having at this stage in my life! Okay maybe she didn't say that last part but I know she was thinking it! Basically for her own good... to check up on me ya know! But just to fill everyone (that potentially reads this..) I graduated from cosmetology school last November. I was working in a salon in Boise for a few months and going to school at Boise State. I decided to go to BYU as a visiting student over the summer and just finished up that term. I'm living in Provo still and will hopefully be working a lot during the fall so I can go back to school in the winter.