Curiouser and Curiouser

Catching Up

2009-02-21T16:09:00.002-07:00

Okay, so it has been about a hundred years since I have blogged...So here is catching up time!
I work at the temple every Saturday night now. It's the most amazing thing ever. I really really do love it. The temple is truly the most wonderful place on the earth. It's the true happiest place on earth, not disney, they just tell you that so you spend more money when you go to their theme park. But really, the temple is just wonderful.
School is going well, it's getting a little boring, I mean I could care less about all of the things we are learning in astronomy, who really cares how erasthosthense discovered that the sun has solisticies...like really, who cares? And then on top of that it's a warm, dark classroom, and we have to recline back in our chairs to look at the ceiling which is where the lectures slides are. So I have a hard time with that. And ethics, well needless to say, I took that class already, and my professor was evil, and actually never even gave me a grade...long story, but suffice it to say I am a touch bitter about it. So before even starting the class I didn't like it. It's a different teacher this time, but he is boring, and class is boring. But I know I need to go. Human Resources is a good class, but I really have been struggling with actually attending my classes this semester. Partially because they are boring, and partially because I would so much rather be spending my time with a certain cute boy I know...
Speaking of cute boys, let me tell you about James. He is great :) He came over to my apartment to visit Megan at the first of January, we were having a "bitter against boys" night, and James came over and visited with us. I thought he was cute, so I told Megan and she gave him number and told him to call me. The next day he texted me, and we never stopped talking after that. All day everyday we are texting, and when we are not at work or school we are together. We really have been spending all of our time together, and I absolutly love it! He is such a wonderful person, all the way through. I love him :) Anyways, I know how much fun it is to read sappy blogs about the wonderful guys in other peoples lives, but I just feel everyone needs to know how super awesome James is. He really is just so great! He is so sweet and considerate, smart, and kind, and he is so intelligent, yet still goofy :) he is wonderful!
Megan works with me now, and it's pretty exciting really. I was so glad I could help her find a job, I tried several times, and it never worked, so I am really glad that this time it did. she is good at it too, all the guys love her, I can tell. And that makes me happy. Although I now have to hire an assistant for me...I'm not sure how I feel about that. I mean I know it's cool because I am 21 and have my own office and soon an assistant, but it's still kind of strange to me that I would be someone's boss. I'm just not sure I feel old enough to do that...but it's good I guess.
Anyways, I have to go get changed and ready to go to the temple, but that's the basic update of my life right now. I live a great life, with wonderful friends and the most amazing set of people. I am one of the most blessed people ever, and I love my life!

Long time no see

2009-01-09T15:27:00.002-07:00

So it has been a while since I have blogged, mostly because my computer crashed just after the last one. I set it down and then when I got back, it was gone. Almost all of the information was lost and it took a month to have it rebuilt! but it's back, and I am so glad. I did really well last semester. I got two A's a B and a D...... Biology is basically sucky. But that's okay, I am totaly fine with it. This semester is going really well so far, I love it. Although one of my professors is in china...... anyways.
Mike is in Korea! I found the pies he wanted and make him some stationary for christmas, I was pretty excited for it. And now he is officially in korea! and i am so excited for him. Poor Eric, after his last car wreck he was a little bitter, and then a few days ago, he took me down to a store in springville because I wanted to go, and he got rearended again! Sad story. I felt so bad for him. Alex is a dumbie head. End of story. Mom has facebook! it is so cool! I spent new years at Linda's, I love her. Christmas was so great with my family. Josh was even there, kind of a miracle. It was so great! well ,I have about a hundred things to do, so have a great day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T19:15:00.002-07:00

So, of course today is thanksgiving, and I must say, no matter how cliche it really is, I am so thankful for all that I have! I have so much, and there are always more blessings coming to me.
I mean I have the best roommates ever! We all have so much fun all of the time, it makes life just so much better all the time. I have the coolest best friend in the world! And the best family ever, I know everyone thinks they have the coolest family ever, well I hate to break it to you, but mine really is cooler than yours ;) And of course now I have an amazing boyfriend whom I truly enjoy spending time with. I just am always given so many wonderful and great things.
I got another letter from mike, and I just love seeing the korean he is learning! It's so cool, all gibberish to me, but cool never the less! anyways, this will be short because I don't feel like typing, but just know that I am so grateful for all that I have. And you should be too.

Mini Vaca!

2008-11-15T13:37:00.002-07:00

So I went to Park City this weekend with my family. It was alot of fun, I really enjoyed myself. We got alot of shopping done, and went to this amazing steak house and then went shopping again, and then we came home :) It was really good to get to see my cousins and uncle again, they are all growing up. All be it not so much the way I would have thought, but they are. Sometimes it is so weird for me to see how differently they were raised. I mean we came from the same family, my mom and their dad are siblings, but it is just completely different. I got the cutest cream colored coat, for only $25! Shirts for .99 cents jeans for $10, it was amazing! I also got this really pretty blue sweater, I love it! it's a good color for sure!
We went to wendy's on our way out of town, and for some reason I just decided that a chicken sandwhich sounded good, and normally I don't like them. But oh my heavens!! I loved it! Spicy chicken sandwhich, if you've never had one, you need to! They are my new favorite thing. thriving ivory and chicken sandwhiches, who could ask for more?
Tor got a chance to really see my family in their element and she had a great time, I love being able to show my family to someone I care about, and for them to actually get to see it. It was just great!
I got another letter from Mike, and it made me cry this time. I love reading letters from missionaries! They are so uplifting and so spiritual, it makes me so happy! But what he said was something I had been struggling with, and wondering about alot. and he answered me before I even had a chance to ask him. That is the hand of God in our lives right there. I have seen it so much lately, it such obvious ways! I feel so blessed to be able to see so many great and wonderful things happening in my life. I really can't even tell you how happy i am to have the gospel, I don't know how I would function without it, because it really is just who I am. it such an amazing thing we have, this church, and I am so glad I have the chance to know about it!

I love little baby ducks

2008-11-10T18:15:00.002-07:00

I really do!

-I love sitting in my apartment with my 4 roommates doing nothing
-I love shoes, no matter how many I have, I always want more
-i love to cook, and i love having someone to cook for
-i think capitalizing words online is vastly overrated
-i enjoy reading about gospel subjects, the very books I used to think my mom was weird for enjoying now take up a good bit of my reading time
-i love laughing
-i think smiling is more important than anything else
-i know that even if I don't know, Heavenly father does
-i am so blessed
-I love my best friend Torie, and I don't know what I would do without her :)
-i am suprised at how much I enjoy having that silly love sac in my living room, the monster that it is
-i really enjoy decorating my apartment
- "It's lacy curtains for you Dr. Horrible, lacy gently wafting curtains" brings me great joy
-i think i have a cooler apartment than you do
-i honestly believe that a girl can never have too many purses, tops, pants, shoes, accessories ect
-i love horses
-my dog brings great joy to my life
-my mother is my best friend
-my father is truly a rock I can lean on
-my sister is so beautiful, inside and out
-my little brother is so amazing, even if he rarely says anything to you, he is always talking to me ;)
-my older brother, while sometimes mislead has a good heart and I do love him
-one of my closest friends is serving the lord, and I am so excited for him
-i think it's important to have big comfy clothes you can hide in some times
-it's just as important to cry sometimes as it is to smile
-i know I am loved
-I love knowing that
-making lists really is fun for me :)
-my testimony grows stronger everyday, and I love to learn new things
-I know that I am not crazy, no matter how often I may think I am :)
-there are somethings that while I may doubt them I will always know they are true
-i am happy with who I am, and where my life is going, the path may have more turns than I anticipated, but I love it
-being happy with what you have is important
-icy hot really does fix everything
-rain is only nice if you are inside a snuggly apartment :)
-"Your heart knows today what your head will know tomorrow"
-faith is such an amazing principle
-"i like chasing cars" ;)
-i really do think the world is a mess and i just need to rule it
-there is nothing like a great big hug when you are having a bad day
-feet are the most disgusting thing ever
-i believe in the atonement
-i love 1953
-Quotes bring me immense happiness
-i am my mothers daughter

It's like going shopping!

2008-11-09T14:22:00.002-07:00

So it's been a while since I have written anything on here, so i shall update it!
I am having the best time with my apartment! We have the best assortment of roommates any one could ask for. They are all so amazing.
Whitney is amazing, she is so spiritually strong and loving, and the most fun ever! She is the most popular ;)
Megan is so intelligent, she is just wonderful and fun to be around.
Torie is of course my best friend, and who could ask for a better one really?
And of course Lindsey, our honorary roommate! We all love her so, and she is so amazingly talented at everything she does!
We have so much fun together, this shall be a time in my life that I know i will always look back on and smile,and some day when I am told and gray, I will be telling about the time we all went to bombay house and watched dr horrible, and my children will always think I am crazy :)
I got a blessing the other night from Brother Godfrey in my bishopric, and it was so amazing! It was just what I needed, and it really helped me alot. It seems that whenever things get hard for me I am always given that little boost that will help me to keep going, even when I don't think I can anymore.
We went to bombay house the other night for snooty foods, it was alot of fun, and really yummy, we had fun. We then went and saw mama mia, which was two hours of my life that I shall never get back unfortunatly. But the next night we watched Dr Horrible, the funniest movie ever! I loved it, really, watch it for sure! "The world is a mess, and I just need to rule it"
All in all, life is good, trials are around all the time, and somedays it's worse than others, but it is never too much. It gets hard, but it's all so much more than worth it in the end. I may not understand many things, nor could I explain most things, but why and what may not be the most important questions in your life. "There will be times in your life when you want to be sad, it is at those times when you can either fall or keep going on with what you have been told and what you know that will decide the rest of your life and your eternity" Who are you and what do you want out of life, maybe think about :)

Conundrum

2008-10-18T09:17:00.002-06:00

Isn't that an interesting word? I like it. I remember the first time I ever heard it I was a freshmen in high school and my algebra teacher told us he had daily conundrums for us, and of course because we were all about 14 we had no idea what he was talking about. Anyways, that's enough of that pointless less than funny story ;)
I got new glasses yesterday, which is pretty exciting really. Because now I can actually see. They are a much stronger prescription so my eyes are having a hard time adjusting, but they are still nice. I can't help but wonder if this is how well everyone sees all the time.... it's really quite cool. Everything looks so much better. I mean I could always see before, but now it is all so much sharper and better!
We went to a corn maze this week, myself, Eric, Tor, Mike and Justin. It was a lot of fun. We were going to go to the haunted one, but it wasn't open yet, so we just went to the regular one. Actually there were two. And it was officially alot of fun :) We wondered in the corn and rode on slides made out of construction materials and played around on little go kart type things, I had a good time.
Mike is leaving on Wednesday. It is so close already I can't even believe it! Off to korea for two years! what a wonderful and cool adventure he will have! Korea is lucky to have him! We went and ate at a Korean restaurant, and it wasn't too bad, not my favorite by any means, but edible never the less. Tor is a bit sad, which is to be expected, but she is excited for him as well. And so am I! I can't wait to get a letter from him in Korean!!! Not that I would ever be able to read it, but still!
I went to the mall the other day with Eric, and we spent almost 6 hours there, doing absolutly nothing! It is definatly a record for me. I couldn't believe it. It was fun, but completely insane at the same time. I haven't spent that much time in the mall since I was like 12!
It's almost my birthday!! I will be 21 on the 1st. I am kind of really excited, although I doubt if i will actually have a party.... probably just cake and ice cream with my family, and of course Tor and Eric, mike will be gone already. But i am really not so in to planning parties for myself. For one, not quite sure who to invite, i know lots of people, but I am okay with only a few people to play and hang around with.
Anyhow, life is still good :) we had a party in our apartment the other night, lots of fun!
That's all folks!

Conference and Temples

2008-10-06T20:58:00.001-06:00

I went through the temple on Friday. It was pretty intense. And not in the camping sort of way. I really enjoyed it, it was absolutely wonderful. And all of the people i wanted to be there were there. Well mostly, my bishop was awol, but other than that everyone came :) It was pretty amazing. it is definatly alot to take in, it's not so beyond anything else, but it's so cool!! I really loved it!
Conference was amazing as well. I really love being able to hear all of the apostles speak. They are so wonderful and it always helps to hear what they have to say. I just love president monson. and lately i have heard president uchtdorf speak alot, like four times in as many months. And of course i love hearing from him, but he is quickly becoming one of my favorites, maybe it's because his talk was all about hope :) I love that word, which is probably why I named my dog hope.... but it was so wonderful. I went with Tor to class yesterday, her marriage and family class, it was really cool. I am really considering transfering to BYU, I just love how much the LDS religion is all over campus :) it is so amazing. So I am going to set up an appt with a counselor over there to see exactly waht I need to do in order to get over ther. It should be fun.
Mike is leaving in two weeks, crazy right? Torie is sad, but excited at the same time. I am very excited for him, he should have a great time, it will be exciting and new :) But like I said, the closer it gets I can see that it's hard for both of them . They both know why and that helps alot, but I know they will both miss each other. They are both so amazing and such great friends to me. I am truly blessed.
When i was in the temple, I was sitting waiting for someone and I just started thinking about all of the things that I was thankful for, and I was completely overwhelmed with how really blessed I am. I have such a great life, and so many wonderful people who surround me. I really am so happy. And I got a whole new sense of patience for my life. I am a pretty impatient person, but now I feel so much more secure in just lettting things go, I know what I know, and I know that it will all work out for the best, and that I am not alone. So it makes my life alot easier. I am more patient, yay!
I think we might go to Moab this weekend, it should be a blast, it's a bit sad that Eric has to work and he can't come with us, but everyone else will be there! I love the Jones'.

"you may not know everything, but you know enough"

Until something changes

2008-09-25T08:28:00.002-06:00

I only have one more week until I get my endowments! I cannot even tell you how excited I am! I am really looking forward to moving forward in my life :) It is going to be so amazing, and all of the people that I really care about are going to be there. My mom is going to be my escort, my dad will be there, the keeslers will, the liddles will, mike will, Eric will :), the jones' will. I can't even wait! And also exciting, Mike is getting his endowments on Friday! A week before me! I am looking forward to it so much! It will be a wonderful amazing confusing thing :)
So the title of my blog today. There is a funny story behind it, but I will just give you the readers digest version. when you are talking to someone and you ask why you are where you are, and if you will stay there for, well forever if the case may be, and the response is, "until something changes" i believe that is the lazy way of saying. Your are just where you are because no one has done anything to make things go in another direction, if you understand what I mean. Basically it's captain obvious saying "you are where you are, because you are where you are" Because someone has been too lazy or just hasn't gotten around to changing things. That may seem less than funny, but trust me, in the exact context it made me laugh.

The definition of Lame

2008-09-19T22:45:00.002-06:00

So, Friday night, most people assume that you should go out and party and get your groove on, so to speak. However, sitting here in my living room with my two roommates, I decided that not going out can be just as cool as going out. Talking and laughing and watching old movies is alot of fun. So who ever decided that not going out is lame? I think it could be quite the opposite. Why should we have to go out to be cool? Because I think that we are just as cool hanging out and laughing, as we would be if we were out partying.
That is my thought.

Making Sense....

2008-09-12T09:05:00.002-06:00

As I sit here at work in my very own office thinking about all of the wonderful and amazing things in my life, I can't help but wonder why it is that I feel like I am fighting not to be in a bad mood. For the past week now I feel like I have been trying not to give into the urge to just yell at people and be in an absolutely horrible mood. But why? I don't know, it makes no real sense to me. By all accounts my life is going really well right now. School is a little hard to get back in to the hang of, but i enjoy it, work is great and I got promoted again and now I even have my own business cards and an office, my apartment is wonderful, (I think it needs a new coat of paint, but it's alright) my car is running great, I have alot more money in the bank than I expected to, I have a great new computer and it was really cheap, I haven't had any big surprise expenses in a long time. And yet still, I want to be in a bad mood. I want to just explode. I think a part of it may be that things are going really well for me. And there is opposition in all things right? So because everything is going well the adversary is going to do what he can to make me feel like it isn't really that great and all of my efforts are wasted and pointless. But then Torie and I went to the temple the other day. Just to the temple grounds because my back has been hurting lately and I didn't think I could do the repetative movements. Anyways, it was beautiful. The sunset was absolutly breath taking, and Mnt Timpanogas was gorgeous, I wouldn't have even noticed if Eric hadn't have told me about it. And it was just a great feeling. Being at the best place in the world with my best friend watching the sunset and knowing that I was loved. And then I said something like "I wonder why the clowds are sitting that way on the mountains" and Torie said "because God loves us" It was such a simple statement, but it was so true. And it may have just been the clowds on the mountains during a sunset on a random Wednesday afternoon, but it was beautiful, and it was put that way on purpose. The earth is a wonderful beautiful place for a reason. Because God loves us. And then all of the sudden I feel so silly for wanting to be in a bad mood. It seems like everything I really wanted to happen is happening now, and now more than ever I feel like giving up. I feel tired, like I have given all I've got and there is nothing more to give. But I know that is ridiculous. And I know that things are going well, and that I am so blessed. Fighting an illogical urg is really hard. But it seems that maybe it does have a purpose behind it. And whoever said life was logical anyways?

"Be Still, and Know that I am God"

The sum of it all

2008-08-28T20:39:00.003-06:00

I finally moved into my apartment. And it is just as great as i had hoped it would be. My roommates moved in today, and I really like them both. I haven't really talked with Whitney, but Megan and I hung out today and made dinner and we are going to go to a movie night in a few minutes. I feel really good about it all. We are going to have alot of fun this year! Tor is moving in on Sun I think.... I am looking forward to having her here, it will be nice to have a friend I already know. I also started school and I am having a great time. Doing homework walking to class, I forgot how much fun it was. Although I am really out of shape. but I have alot of walking to do in the coming semester, so it will get better, and fast, at least it had better :) I hope! i like my classes though, but the classes I am really looking forward to i haven't had, my lecture series and my automotives class. I will have those on Tuesday, and it should be wonderful. I got my new laptop and I love it, it is super awesome. it is so convienent to have it. I am a little sad that Eric isn't around to share in all my fun times I am having right now, but Tor and Mike are amazing! They are so cute together! I just love it! I saw a book of mormon in korean today, it was so weird...

Lifehouse

2008-08-18T12:42:00.001-06:00

I love the band lifehouse, they are just one of my most favorites.
So I finally get to take a vacation. All summer I haven't had one. I went camping once, but I didn't actually take any time off for it, so it was only a weekend get away. But now I have a real vacation coming. My cousin is getting married in Reno, NV (aka back home) and so my family, all but Josh and his wife, are flying out there thursday evening and staying until monday. I am definatly looking forward to it. I haven't been back to Fallon in so long, I am not even sure how many years. At least 3 or 4. It should be fun. I always had a hard time going back there as a kid because all of my cousins were so close and I kinda felt like an outcast. I was pretty shy, so I didn't really know how to include myself. The last time I went out there, however many years ago, I had a good time. I went on a date with my cousin's friend and it was alot of fun. I really do like Fallon, it is a nice little town, and it is where my dad's family is. Most of his sisters never left, one did, she moved to Cali with her husband, but the other two stayed. My cousin is actually marrying one of my mom's best friends sons.... haha she was actually the one who drove my mom to the hospital when she was in labor with me :)
I am moving next week. Which I am definatly looking forward to as well. Tor and I are going to have alot of fun. She suggested we have a toga party..... haha, I will let you know if that one ever comes to fruition or not :) A mormon toga party.... almost defeats the purpose of a toga party. Mormon college parties are nothing like regular college parties, we don't drink, ever, at all :) Which I am happy about, but it gives a whole new meaning to college party. We drink coke and that is our big thing :)
The last few months have been interesting for me. There has been alot going on, alot I have learned. They haven't been horrible by anymeans, but also not exactly easy. But I have learned alot. I have also found that I am terribly stubborn :) But that we learn things according to the time Heavenly Father needs us to learn them. not before and hopefully not after. When God wants something to happen, and of course we are doing our part, it just happens. Whether it be learning something, or finding something or being able to accomplish something. It seems that everything around us is on God's timetable. Which is something that is far beyond our comprehension, because he doesn't measure time the way we do. But he does it best :) I went out to spring lake yesterday, it is just down the road from my parents house, but it is a tiny tiny little town. Just barely even there. But the lake (well, almost pond kinda) is just so peaceful all the time. And it is cuddled right up next to the mountains, the ones that caught fire a few weeks ago. And it struck me how much has changed this summer.
The mountains that used to be lush and green are all now black and red from the burned trees and dirt under them. But they are still beautiful, in an almost haunting kind of way. And yet, the lake is the same. Just a few weeks ago it was pure chaos in that same place. Planes and helicopters landing there to get water in an attempt to stop the fires before the reached our homes. But now, it was just quiet and for the most part empty. And it reminded me of a painting I saw once, of a lake, and the caption was "Be still, and know that I am God" The power of that statement just came into my heart. We need nothing more than to know that he is God. Because within that short statment is held the answer to all of our questions and the reason we have peace in our hearts. He is God. He knows and he is in control. What more can you ask for? Than to know that the details of it all, every part of your life is watched over, and it is far from random. The meaning is so profound we cannot always see it. Sometimes I start to think that things are not going the way they should. But things always go the way they are supposed to. Perhaps not the way we intended, but nothing is ever not supposed to be.

Be Still, and Know that I am God.

Peaceful

2008-08-11T13:13:00.002-06:00

I have to say the most peaceful place in all of the valley (Utah Valley for those of you outsiders ;)) is just up behind the Provo temple. Everyone says that it is the most busy temple in all of Utah, and it is pretty busy, I am there atleast once a week, and there are always alot of people there, but if you walk behind the temple it is so amazing. The spirit that surrounds that place is so wonderful. There are these stone benches that are surrounded by grass and there are huge pine trees all around and all sorts of flowers and plants and birds and little squrriels, I just love it. And what amazes me the most is that there aren't that many people who take them time to walk back there. It is so peaceful, and it is not just the landscaping :) It never ceases to amaze me how the lord works in such mysterious ways, and just as soon as we think we have it all figured out, he quietly shows us that we don't know quite as much as we think and offers to teach us something more. Elder Holland said "I am convinced that life is not easy, because salvation is not cheap. We must each go through our own gethsemany. Mind you it will be nothing in comparisson, but for you it will be a learning and growing experience" I like that. So many times we think "This is just too hard, and it has been going on for just too long, just makt it stop and make my life easier already" but he can't. Not if he intends to give us the blessings. God tries us because he intends to give us amazing and wonderful things. There is purpose behind every thing. Every bad day is not without meaning. I love how often our leaders remind us of that fact. My bishop gave me a paper the other day called "Why the lord gives us trials" And it explains all about why, and how and everything. And it said that trials are delt just the same as blessings, but the trial must preceed the blessing. And that God will not teach you through something that is foreign, he will build upon the experiences you already have. I thought that was cool. Because often times in life we feel like we are constantly being tried in the same area, but maybe that is because that is the best way for us to learn. Perhaps that is so hard for us because through that is the easiest way for us to learn what we have to. Because there are somethings you have to learn one way or another, and God is a just God, so maybe this is the least painful way for you to learn. I try to think that when things get hard, that it could always be worse.
I am so truly blessed in my life, and the Lord has always provided for me. I have never been through something I couldn't over come, and I have never found a trial that was too hard. They seem insurmountable at times, but then I make it through and I always come out on top. There have been a few I felt as though I came out even, but even then, what more can you really ask for? Life is amazing, and a huge blessing, and it is important for us to remember that. Just spending time with your family on a lazy sunday afternoon is much more of a blessing than we often realize.

Mondays...

2008-08-11T10:11:00.003-06:00

I am not particularly fond of them to be honest. For the most part they are just another day, but this one, came too soon. My weekend simply wasn't long enough. I worked late on Friday afternoon, and then on Saturday I went shopping for some more stuff for my new apartment with my mom, and then I went up to a Bridal shower in Pleasant Grove. That was so much fun! My best friend Kyle's younger sister Tiffany is getting married this week. I cannot believe she is old enough to be getting married, I can't believe I am old enough for her to be getting married! But I am definatley excited for her! It was good to see his family again, I have really missed him and so catching up with them for a little while was good for me :) I am suprised at how much I miss talking to him. And mostly, I am sick of missing people. It seems like it never ends! I miss talking to Kyle, I miss living in South Carolina, I miss Eric quite often, I miss the kids I used to take care of in SC, and I miss not having to work 4o hours a week! I am pretty well sick of it :) But I don't suppose that really matters, because I will continue to miss all of it :) However I am planning on going back out to SC in October, Kyle comes home in March, and Eric.... Well that's still TBA ;)
But life is good! There is a country song that says "It's a goofy thing but I just gotta say, I'ma doin all right!" And I feel that way! Some things are complicated, some are hard and some are sad, but I have a great life. Torie and I are moving soon, I get to go out and see my family in Nevada next week, I have a really cool training thing at work next week (almost sounds oxy moronic huh?) and school is starting soon! I am excited for all of those, so I really don't have much to complain about. Although I do anyways :) I am happy, heathly and a bit tired, but extremly blessed. Life is crazy ain't it?

Fire on the Mountain, run boys, run!

2008-08-05T08:26:00.003-06:00

You ever heard the Charly Daniels song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"? That is a line from it, and it seems appropriate. Becasue my mountains caught on fire. Now of course I don't own them, but they are less than half a mile from my parents back yard, and they all went up in flames last friday. I came home from work on Friday around 3 and I saw a fire, so I drove a couple blocks over to see what it was, it was small enough, no big deal, so I went home. About 2 hours later when I let my dog out side, it had climbed up the better part of the mountain. Now keep in mind there are several mountain sides within close proximty to one another. And of course they aren't smooth. There are ridges and ravines and all kinds of stuff. So at this time it was still pretty far from my town, at least half a mile, no big danger. Well it kept growing, and fast too. By nine my dad sister and dog and I drove up the road to see how our neighbors were doing because they fires were getting really big, and really close and the wind was blowing alot. Well, they were all being evacuated, and then all of the sudden, police cars were blocking our neighborhood and we couldn't get to our house. We had literally just walked out, no purses or wallets, my dad was in his pajamas. So we drove over to our steak center, where the mayor was talking with the fire cheifs. Well, we spend the next five hours hanging out at the church, making sure our friends and family were safe and wehre they should be. The fire's burned all of the mountain face, from clear past the small farm next to my house to the mouth of the canyon about a mile away. That may not seem like much, but it also burned from the top of the mountain clear to the bottom. Now in Utah, if you didn't know, we like to build our houses right on the mountains, close to the bottom and right up in there. Which proved to be a bit of a problem when the mountains were on fire. Long story short, no one died, no houses were lost, and they got the fires out. But it was pretty intense. It was raining ash, and it was 100 degrees at 1 in the morning. It's a good thing I don't live in southern california......

A month!!

2008-07-30T13:54:00.002-06:00

So Torie and I move in together in a month! maybe even less than that! I am so excited! And I get to start school soon! I can't believe how much I missed it. I mean every one thinks "yay, I am done!" but I am thinking "yay, I get to go back!" it's crazy, but it's alot of fun. I mean I love my job so much, and I get to go learn more about it! It's all stuff I enjoy. Who ever woulda thunk. That shy little blonde girl who always wore a skirt and never did anything without asking her parents permission (at least that was me before high school.... :)) is now in charge of people. I actually manage a call center, and people listen to what I say as though it matters! I love it! I went on the weirdest date of my life last night, really. I haven't been on an exorbadent (spelling?) amount, but I have been on a few, and this one is definatly going to be one of those funny stories I tell to my kids. But it was just weird. I met this kid at church, and all I said was Hi, and he asked me on a date. That was weird enough, but he asked Eric to double with us. and I was completely taken aback. I mean, out of no where this happens. So I decide it would be rude to tell him no, and I went, kinda dredding it the whole time, I dont 'know this kid, I know that Eric thinks he is annoying, and I think he is kinda creepy. But I go, and I was right, he was creepy, and weird and he touched my foot. Not a good idea. But I had fun anyways. Turns out Eric being there was my saving grace. Cassandra and Eric both came, and it was actually pretty fun. I didn't loose at bowling :)
Mike is going to Korea!!! Seoul to be precise! If I knew korean it would be even more awesome. But apparently they eat dog, mostly the men, because it is a manly food. Oh, and Macho means something..... it means yes or no, but I can't remember which. I think I knew a korean kid once, back in like the 8th grade....but he may have been from another asian country, that was a long time ago.
Works is crazy, I am only 20 and I manage two other girls. And possibly more. My boss has offered me a job for when I graduate from college, and I am so excited! This does however mean that I may not be able to pull off a semester abroad..... but maybe I can!
Josh got married, which wasn't too bad, it was a nice ceremony and he seems really happy. So I am happy for him, even if he is dumb. I don't agree with the way he lives his life, but he is my big brother, so for that reason I love him.

My new favorite saying "go hug a homeless person!" Read mike's blog, it makes you laugh :)

Cars

2008-07-11T08:17:00.002-06:00

Just about every person you know who is older than 40 talks about how back in the day, repairing a car was just a matter of taking it apart and finding which piece was having a problem and then putting it all back together. Well now, we can only wish it was that simple. Tell me, what causes a car to constantly idle at 2,000 rpms? I have no idea, but I know it's bad. Because my car doesnt' want to stop, as in my breaks aren't very effective, and it's kinda scary. My dad thinks it's my car's computer that is malfunctioning, how weird is that? My car is a computer. My cell phone is a computer (seriously it is a handheld computer that even accesses the internet freely) I work on a computer, I do just about everything for school on the computer, I even can access church stuff on my computer. It's amazing! So why is it then that it costs so much for someone to look at the computer in my car to tell me what it needs to be fixed. It costs a hundred dollars for them to even look at it! Dumb computers, making everything simpler, yet way more expensive....

It's new!

2008-07-09T14:07:00.000-06:00

I think just about everyone starts these things either saying "I can't believe I am actually creating a blog" or "Hey look! it's my blog!" So I say them both to start off with, I can't believe it! and Hey look at me! :)
I have been thinking, how often do people get so caught up in what they "have to get done" that they stop doing what they "need to get done" Last week in institute my teacher started the lesson just by saying "Sometimes all is well in Zion" and then he just paused for a little while. And it was a vey powerful statement. He went on to explain that sometimes all is well, but that we cannot expect for all to stay well, or expect for no more challenges to come into our lives. When all is well is the time we most need to be exploring new things, and learning new concepts. When do you feel safer or more comfortable than when all is well in your world? What better time to really seek out knowledge? I firmly believe that there are somethings that can only be learned through trials, some knowledge cannot be recieved or transfered through a book or a story. But there are alot of things you can learn just because you want to.

One of my best and closest friends is on a mission in the Czech Republic, and he comes home in just over 8 months! Which is so exciting! But he is so amazing. He wrote in his letter the other day "Often times people don't believetaht they can have their dreams. And as soon as you start to think that it's not possible you cast it out with the unbeliever. But we still need to have faith, believing in the things that the Lord has promised us" It's easy to assume that because something was promised to you, but it hasnt' shown up yet that it never will. But God doesnt' change his mind, and his words don't expire.
I am reading this book by Neal A Maxwell called "All these things shall be for thy experience" and it is so amazing! I love reading the words of modern day apostles. They are the same guys that would have been standing next to Christ, it's like Peter James and John for this century! Anyways, you should read that book!
Torie and I are going to pay the deposit on our apartment today. I am getting so excited! It's so soon that we are moving in together. But I have to admit, I never ever thought I would end up back in Provo and back at UVU and being the person I am. Two years ago when I graduated high school I such different expectations. But my life is so amazing! My best friends are wonderful! One of them is on a mission, one is leaving soon for a mission, one is going to be my roomate (and we are going to have some awesome parties) and the other one, well just suffice it to say, amazing doesn't even come close to describing them. My family is crazy beyond all belief, my dad is so funny, and wonderful, and my mom and I are so alike that she drives me crazy all the time. I have the greatest siblings ever, and I work at my dream job!

"Sometimes all we can ask for is to make it through, but the times that we ask just to make it through, and we come out on the other side a king or a queen of our world, that is when we put the Savior in our lives"

AJ