Dolly The Farmer

This is a Sunday Update

2012-02-19T10:10:00.000-08:00

I am supposed to be at church right now. The only problem is that my ride didn't wake up. Don't be too dismayed, we'll probably miss Relief Society but hopefully not the remainder of church. I kind of have to sing a solo in sacrament meeting so we better get there eventually. Random side note, I love visiting teaching! I always wanted to do it since I was a little girl, and now that I finally can I love it! I might be the most random person in the whole world, whenever I write my brothers they probably don't understand anything I say because I jump from one thing to another so quickly. Speaking of that, Jared gets home in 3 days! Don't worry about me, I'll just be in my lovely night class. It's not like I want to be there or anything. Not to fret, my roommates and I are road tripping (that might be literal if Camilla drives) to FTown for the party in March.

And speaking of the roommates, I have me a new best friend. I feel like I must introduce Camilla since she is my new sister here in Salt Lake. She is from LA, and you would be able to tell that just from seeing how she drives. We leave for school 2 minutes before it starts every morning, and we are never late. Okay not really. We have the best time, all the time. We eat healthy together, but the lack of sleep we get from hanging out should be illegal its so unhealthy. I can't remember the last time I went to bed before two. And I'm not bragging or anything, read that with a wistful voice. I'm pretty sure we'll be best friends for ever and ever. The best was when I was giving her a piggy-back ride, she dropped her phone, so I bent over to pick it up and we both crashed so hard. We just laid in the rain on the sidewalk, dying of laughter. This kid cam up to us and was all "are you guys having a rofl moment?" That just made it worse.

In other little updates that I'm thinking of, I got a new job! I still work at the Lion house on nights that I don't have class and weekends. I guess you could say I got promoted from an intern to a Legal Secretary for the Church. I have my own office, which is pretty legit. It's complete with a mannequin wearing a Jazz tee, bball shorts, and a tie. I'm gonna have to fix that. I absolutely love the people that I work with. They are real.

This paragraph is completely a knock-on-wood-paragraph. School is going wonderfully. Now that I got through last semester with okay grades and feel like I understand what the teachers are saying, I find the work so much easier. Even if a class has a ton of homework, I find them all easy. I'm super lucky. Also, I know that God helps me with a lot of stuff in my life, especially school. Some stuff should be completely over my head, but when I pray for help to understand it, it becomes less challenging.

In other news, I ran 5 miles yesterday! I've been trying so hard to become a better distance runner, I'm sure most of you are thinking "okayyyyy?" It's big for me. I want to do a marathon someday, and I know you gotta start somewhere. Can't wait to see everyone in Fallon in a couple weeks!

Have a great Sunday :)

It's the same in every language

2012-01-31T15:55:00.000-08:00

I can't lie, diversity used to scare me. Not that I don't like foreign people, but I have never really been around them. Going to LDS Business College has proved to be an amazing experience as far as meeting people from different countries. Today at school, I heard people pray in 4 different languages. It's funny, because even though I can't understand what they are saying I can feel their spirit and God's spirit as they pray for everyone present. I'm thankful for things like prayer that bring completely opposite people together as they worship the same God.

New Semester!

2012-01-15T15:55:00.000-08:00

I just have to start this post by telling you all about the weirdest thing. Being single is awkward for most people. They do crazy things. So there's this girl, I don't know her, and she likes this guy in my ward. So she texts me everyday and asks me to give him her number, which I'm pretty sure I don't have. What would you all do in a situation like this? I'm quite lost. So now that we have that out of the way, I'll tell you all about this new semester that is happening. I can tell you're all just on the very edge of your seat. First, I will tell you about the absolute most exciting thing in my life. (It's school, how could you have guessed otherwise?) I'm taking Missionary Prep., Nutrition, Business Communications, Choir, Philosophy, Book of Mormon, Political Science, and Introduction to Law. I'm pretty excited about all of them, any semester with no math is a good semester in my book. Second most exciting, I'm in the process of getting a job as a Legal Secretary for the Church. I'll let you all know how that turns out. I love my new roommates! The old ones were pretty cool too :) The picture is of me and my room roommate. She's from Uruguay and so so beautiful. I absolutely love her to death. The reason the picture is so orange is because we live in the pumpkin room haha. Other than that, everything is the same as last semester. Except for the fact that it is freezing cold and my nose is always red, which I absolutely hate. Have you ever seen a person with a red nose? It's ugly. Anyways, if anyone has any suggestions on how I could write better blog posts I would love to hear them. In the meantime, peace.

Over and Over

2011-12-14T16:51:00.000-08:00

This semester, that is. Looking back, it was so good! Just the right balance of school, fun, school, work, and school. I've met so many good people--most of whom I will probably will never see again--and have learned a lot more than what I'm studying in school. The last thing my Pa told me before I left was that this is the time that I figure out what kind of person I am. I'm still working on that, probably always will be, but I have a lot better idea than I did before I left. I'm so grateful for the different people that teach me different things. Well that was enough of that. Now on to an amazing Christmas break!

A Lion House Christmas

2011-12-10T13:41:00.000-08:00

Sorry for my laziness, this is the only picture I have that relates to the story

I used to think my family was loud. I used to think they were obnoxious. I just wanted a quiet moment. I wanted to go to my room, get in bed, and fall asleep forever. Times that by 10 million and thats what it's like working at the Lion House at Christmas time. This week is our busiest of the whole year. Events are scheduled back-to-back, and the whole house is overflowing with people, most of who will kill you or anyone else just to get another roll with some honey butter on it. Today I got to serve the Daughters of the American Revolution their dinner. It was such a pleasure I wanted to shoot myself in the mouth. Good think I had cheerios for breakfast so that I could be extra cheery. They tell you how "cute" your apron is and then laugh at you when the peppermint cheesecake goes flying. And then they stay forever so you can't clear their room for like an hour. And they can't even walk to the end of the hall to hang up their coats. For real? Haha I thought they were funny and had to try and not laugh at what they were talking about. It was stuff that old ladies talk about like how they can't find their fake teeth or something. It is over now though, I have to go back in an hour and serve a YSA ward (don't be too excited for me) and I just have to work Tuesday and then I get to come home again for almost a month! If no one is around, you can sit at your computer clapping for me that I am still alive.

Festival of Trees & Substitute Family

2011-12-03T14:33:00.000-08:00

Me and my roommate have a little family haha :)

The White House

By all the mini trees!

Jaxon-just another little brother haha

My best friend Jacqueline

Random Thoughts about the Holidays

2011-11-27T19:12:00.000-08:00

So I just have a question. In November, people will make all these lists of things they're grateful for. They usually say things like "I'm so glad I have a super nice car...I'm so lucky." I feel like they usually turn into massive bragging lists more than anything else. But I know it's none of my business so I won't say anything more about it. It just seems like people are only grateful for things at Thanksgiving. They only have the Spirit of Christ with them at Christmas. And they only help people out when it's convenient. It's like people think they can only make new goals at New Years. We limit ourselves but thinking that there is only a certain time and place for things like serving others and expressing gratitude. It's a good thing that God remembers us more than we remember him or we would be in trouble. For example, he gives us air to breath all year around, but we only think to think him for it one month out of twelve? He forgives us of our sins and lets us renew ourselves every week by taking the sacrament, but we don't even make church a priority sometimes? What is going on here? Sorry, I just read over that and it sounded like I was really mad ha. I'm not, I just wish people would live like they do at the Holidays all year around. Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas Season and remembers the real reason why we celebrate it.

Home!

2011-11-21T20:30:00.000-08:00

So the only reason I'm writing this pointless post is because I've already written it everywhere else and I'm sure my tweeter people are tired of hearing it. I am so excited to go home! As much as I love School(!), Friends, Roommates(!), Good-Looking Men, and eating whatever the heck I want, I cannot wait to get back to the 775! I can't wait to eat some amazing food and get dirty on the farm. I have been clean for like 3 months straight and I can't stand it! P.S. I officially hate nail polish, I can't wear it for work so I figured since I didn't work (At the Lion House at least) this week I would paint them. They are soooo annoying and ugly. I accidentally said that in front of this guy and he just got this really shocked look on his face like "really?" Woops haha. But I do. And now I will put an end to this ridiculous post. Watch out Nevada because I'm coming! Can't wait to see all you wonderful people that are there!

Plans Change. Life goes on.

2011-11-12T09:28:00.000-08:00

I have no idea if people already know this about me, but I like to have a plan. I like to know what needs to get done and then just do it. So I had this plan that I was going to finish my degree in 5 semesters instead of six. Well I went to sign up for my classes next semester and I had Intro. to Law, Civil Litigation, Civil Litigation Lab, Evidence, Legal Research and Writing, and Tortes. Well my lovely program director advised me that I cannot take any other law classes until I take Intro. to Law. Great. So now I can really only take 1 class that counts towards my major next semester. But thats okay though. I did some research and found out that I have to take some electives to graduate. Anyway I called my mom. Thank goodness for mommies. She told me to take classes that sounded fun to me, to not limit myself to taking only classes that counted towards my major. I've always wanted to be a rebel so I decided to do it! I might of gotten a little carried away though, there are so many fun classes! But I ended up signing up for 23 credits. There is actually a rule that you can't take over 18 but I talked to an advisor and she gave me special permission to take 20. I have a feeling that this next semester will be so fun!! I can't wait. In other news, I can't get a full-time job because (duh) I'm taking day classes. I'm in some clubs so I'll just keep doing those. I auditioned for the school choir. I was so nervous, I almost swallowed my gum before I remembered to throw it away. The director recorded my voice. I'm sorry but I wasn't very okay with that. It's bad enough that he heard me, but then to have a whole board of people her me was even worse. I made it though so I don't even care. I'll just keep working at the Lion House. Which, by the way, working there last night till 11 was soooooo fun! I think I'll work there the rest of my life! haha but I brought home 4 boxes of cheesecake. It's a great way to save money. I just eat that instead of cold cereal in the morning. All think talk about work just reminded me that I have to be there in 10 minutes haha. Good thing I live so close. Sorry for the random post. I'll find a picture at least next time.

High Heels are a Girl's Best Friends

2011-11-07T20:31:00.000-08:00

Anyone that knows me knows very well that I like my heels. This is a picture of my highest ones. They are so fun to walk in. The first time, (I counted) I tripped literally 14 times. After getting rid of half of my heels when I left home, I still have 12 pairs in my closet here. My brothers used to call them twin towers. Haha. I pretty much wear the same ones all the time though. About a week ago, I was walking to the Temple when I passed one of those little chit-chat ladies that just talks and you can hear her from a mile away. Well as soon as I passed her I heard her say (with dismay) "Well I don't know how she walks in those, I think it's just ridiculous, I would die!" Just laugh and walk away. Then I was walking to a fireside behind these old people and I walk kinda fast because I'm usually in a hurry. Anyway, they stopped holding hands and walked single-file down the sidewalk so I could pass. As I passed the lady was all "you're even in heels, and you still walk faster than us!" It was a little awkward. But not as much as my third and final experience. I was waiting for the crosswalk light by the Business College when this like 21-year-old homeless guy came up next to me and was all "I'll race you." Really? I mean really? Who says that? I just said "I'd win" and then the light changed and I walked really fast home. I will continue to wear them, they are excellent self-defense weapons. All I'd have to do is slip one off and hit someone and they'd be dead. On the ground. Then I'd hit them again just to make sure. I'm pretty sure that certain people have conspiracies against people that wear heels. I think they look good and professional so those people can suck an egg. The end.

Today

2011-11-05T11:27:00.000-07:00

I just reminded myself why I never read other people's blogs. It's because other people write these funny, clever, witty posts and then when I sit down to write something it's like "wow I have nothing to write, and if I do, it's gonna sound dumb cause I'm a bad writer." Seriously, some people's stuff makes me laugh like a donkey. And then Lauren comes in and gives me this weird look like I'm retarded or something. Wow I just spelled retarded wrong. Good thing for spell check. That's actually kind of ironic. Anyway I woke up at like 6 and there was just a light covering of snow so I was really excited because some of my friends and I were going to play volleyball and there was no way I was going if there was 3 feet of snow. That was good. So I did some p90x and made hot chocolate (another reason I'm convinced I'm stupid, that was the first time I made hot chocolate in my life). Then I did some job searching because:

1) I'm taking all night classes next semester and I thought that would be pretty lame to sleep all day.

2) I like to work

3)I would earn money. Duh.

I found some good ones at KSL, DownEast Outfitters, and Eagle Gate College. The other ones I found must not be very good because I can't remember them. Then I walked to the college because I thought it would be fun to walk in the snow and go do some homework since no one else in Salt Lake was awake. Well if no one is awake, do you really think the college is going to be open? Apparently I did. And of course it wasn't. So I walked back and froze to death. I am not equipped with the proper clothes for snow. Just saying. So I came home and ate pretty much all my food. But now Jacqueline and I are walking to the store to get more food so it's fine. The reason for this whole story? So you can feel better about yourselves and how you're living your lives. Hopefully I will write something tomorrow that redeems me somewhat.

Roommates

2011-11-02T21:01:00.000-07:00

I can already tell that this post might be a little off-the-wall because I have no idea what I'm going to write it about. It has now been 15 minutes and I think I've thought of something. There's a reason why I choose the title of my posts after I write them. Has anyone seen the movie Roommates? Even if I had the chance to watch it, I don't think I would. I'm too scared. I think I'll tell you a little about mine though. It might be scary. It's fine though because my roommates don't read my blog. They are too busy doing other things like making me dinner, cleaning the house, and giving me pedicures. My room roommate is Lauren. She is the best. She's like my mom away from home. She's my mother hen. When I hurt my leg really bad, she's the one who bandaged it up. She takes me to the grocery store and talks to be about boys that act like tools. She even helped me safety pin my shirt shut one time. But don't ask about that. Anyway I just love her. Then there's Ashlee. Definitely super cool, I would want her with me if I was in trouble. She takes day classes and is in a CNA night program. She's a tough cookie and a total role model for me. She's going on a mission I think. And she has a boyfriend. Like who does that? I guess she does but thats why she's cool. And I can't forget Olivia. She works with me at The Lion House and has the sweetest personality in the whole world. The other day I did all these stupid things and it ended up being her fault. She was so sweet about it. If I was her I would have killed me. Jenessa. Where to begin with that woman. She is the dating machine. She goes on at least one date a day, sometimes two. Don't ask me how she does it but she does and I'm being literal here. 1 a day. She's a little cutie. In the room with her is Jacqueline. Jacqueline is my very best friend in Salt Lake, no offense to anyone else that lives in Salt Lake. She races Professional Motocross and is ranked #4 in the nation. We talk about everything and she almost makes up for Rebekah not being here. Almost. The thing about her though is that she is so cool but not at all conceited, especially considering how amazing she is. I wanna be just like her in that way. And a lot of other ways too but that for starters. Kristy is my other momma. She makes sure that we all do our dishes and clean our teeth at night haha. I hardly ever see her because she has a job but she's super cool. So thats the roommates in a nutshell, I wonder what they say about me? Probably that I only eat ice cream and popcorn and I am weird. Whatever, we all get along really well so I'm happy :) So with that, does anyone have crazy roommate stories so that I can start freaking about next semester? I would love to hear them....

Things that Matter Most

2011-10-30T15:28:00.000-07:00

When I lived at home I took a lot of things for granted. Food. Money. My family was pretty much a built-in convenience of friends. There was always a baby to hold and always someone to talk to. There were always enough hugs to go around and lots of work to be done. Can I just say that I miss it? I miss it. Every time I see a young couple with a baby I have to resist the urge to ask them if I can hold it. It's kind of creepy of me. Today as November and Thanksgiving get so close, I can't stop thinking about all the blessings I do have. Now that I have a job again I got to pay my Tithing for the first time in like 2 months. When I paid my tithing at home, it wasn't a big deal. I could never understand why it was a sacrifice for other people because I was a stupid teenager. But now that my tithing could buy almost 2 weeks worth of groceries, it is an actual test for me to pay it. And I just have to say it's the best feeling ever to know that I can give back in some small way to the Lord after all he has given me. We really are lucky that we have things like tithing to remind us how much we have been given. Today was really amazing because I got to go sit in the visitor's center and look at the Christus for like an hour. It's so nice to be able to live close to so many things that remind me what is really important. I think the thing I'm most grateful for this year is the fact that Christ is there for me. There so many things that I could be scared of in life, but I can honestly say I'm afraid of nothing. I know that with him I can do anything. As it says in Philippians: "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." I would encourage anyone that reads this to take just a few minutes if that's all you have, and think about all the amazing things that you have to be grateful for.

The Juicy Stuff

2011-10-24T19:22:00.000-07:00

This post had to have a picture of a nice-looking guy so I just picked my favorite. If you think that white guy off of that Twilight is hot, you are insanely weird. Apologies.

I guessing you're probably wondering about my love life and such. I learned that expression from my roommate, she says it every other word. Such. Such. Such. Such. I am guilty of wondering that about pretty much every person that isn't married. Can I just say one thing that's the nice thing about being in a Single's Ward? You don't ever have to wonder if someone's married because they wouldn't be there if they were. I hate it when you're walking down the street and and you see a really attractive man (that was an expression from my new best friend in my ward) and he has his hands in his pockets. You're wondering why that matters. Well I'll tell you. You can't see if he has a ring on! Duh! Now I realize not every married man wears a ring but thats beside the point. As Rebekah would say, "If they're not married, they have this look in their eyes and they look at you because you're a girl and you might be their future wife. If they're married, they don't have that look because they're too busy thinking about their wife. They just kinda space out." I'm pretty sure those are her exact words but if I got it wrong I'm terribly sorry. Reading back on what I just wrote, I couldn't help but wonder who the idiot is that wrote it. I sound completely boy crazy. How gross. Boys have cooties. And now my sweet, adorable, completely beautiful cousin is turing 16 on Saturday and I want to tell her to stay away from them! Whatever. I can't even remember why I started writing this. Oh wait I just remembered. For real. I was going to say that I think it's kinda fun being single (although I don't always want to be. Duh.), I hate it when boys flirt with me (story for later), and I want to marry a guy that treats me like my Dad treats my Mom. The End.

2011-10-15T09:09:00.000-07:00

So I'm really sorry, but the deal was that I couldn't eat rolls at work. Well I brought some home from work so I'm clear right? Sitting here with Ashlee, just ate 3 for breakfast. Wit tha honey-butter. Peace.

2011-10-13T10:35:00.000-07:00

My roommate and I drive past this every week when we go grocery shopping. We finally got a stoplight next to it, so we both had to take pictures. This advertiser person was creative :)

Tender Mercies

2011-10-12T15:12:00.000-07:00

Yesterday definitely didn't start out as one of the best days of my life. I don't know what it is, but usually if I make my bed I have a good day. I made my bed yesterday so I don't know where I went wrong. I did really good on this hard test although I can take no credit for it because the Lord definitely helped with like 7/8 of the questions cause I didn't know what the heck they meant. I don't know. But by the time I got home so many little, annoying, sad things had happened that I seriously just wanted to go back to bed. Probably cause I got up at like 4 haha. Wait. I just remembered what happened that made it so bad. I was at work and there was this really cute guy that wanted more rolls, so I gave him some. I mean, come on, it's a wedding, I had extra rolls, and he was nice. So I gave him like 4 rolls altogether. We are only supposed to give people two. So my boss got upset with me and I felt really dumb. It was one of those days where you are walking home and you feel like you don't have any friends and you hate your life. So I decided I would just go and run it off before I finished my homework. Wow not like anyone cares but I just capitalized "homework" as if it was an important word. Not cool. So I go for a run and was like 1/2 hour into it when I hit this really hard hill and so I wimped out and started just walking really fast. My head was down, and I was passing some people so I looked up really quickly and then looked back down. Whoever it was, was just like "hello." The voice was super familiar so I looked back up just quick enough to see Elder and Sister Oaks before I passed them. I walked like 10 steps before I realized who it was. The funny part is that I recognized his wife before I recognized him. Anyway so I go all the way up the hill and turned back where I usually do and I guess they must be slow walkers because I met them on the way back down! I shook their hands and got to walk with them for about 10 minutes. Sister Oaks gave me some really good advice and Elder Oaks was just plain cool. I don't know why this happened because I usually go on my run at 5 and this time I went at 7. I think that the Lord knew that I was having one of those special days. I just didn't think he's send an apostle to fix it. I think these kinds of things happen a lot in our lives, but we either fail to recognize them or we consider them chance. I have been noticing a ton of these miracles in my life lately. Apparently nobody gets a job at The Lion House unless they know somebody that already works there. (They all stood there with their mouths open when I told them "No. I don't know anyone.") God is looking out for us and won't leave us alone. I hope that we all recognize these "little" things in our lives and give God the recognition for them. He truly is our Father and cares about us ten million times more than we know.

We are Super Lucky

2011-10-11T18:19:00.000-07:00

On Sunday at Music and The Spoken Word, I got to meet Joseph Banks. Note right now, if you haven't read his book yet, you should. I read it when I was like 11 or 12 and I still remember some of the stories from it. They really impact you. When the announcer introduced Brother Banks, she told his story of how he was captured by Nazis and taken to a prison camp and tortured before he finally escaped. It took years of coaxing before he finally wrote an account of this incident. After she told his story the audience literally stood as one and the applause lasted twice as long as it had for all the other famous people there put together. Next time I don't feel like doing homework or washing dishes at work, I'm going to remember Joseph Banks, and they I will remember how lucky I am.

Internship!

2011-10-07T20:25:00.000-07:00

So I don't know if I mentioned that I got an internship at the Church Administration Building. But I did. And I absolutely love it. I want to do it full-time. And I work with a girl that went to the same mission as Angie Hendrix (random, I know) she's really nice.

So I work there a couple hours a week and then I do about 30 at The Lion House. I thought 18 credits would be hard but, knock on wood, I'm feeling pretty good about it. It's amazing the things you can do with the help of God. And my goal of reversing the freshman 15 is working pretty good, I think I've lost about 7-10 so..saweeeettt....! (sing that part) I can run for an hour straight. That is a miracle. For real.

Anyhow, the people there are so nice and down-to-earth. And I love high-security jobs because the badges make me feel cool. It's so neat though, there is so much stuff that I didn't know was in that building. I love knowing new stuff. I feel like this whole post was a big fat run-on sentence though, so I'm just going to quit now. My Document Editing class is getting to me.

Oh No!

2011-10-04T15:03:00.000-07:00

I need some help :( I work at the Lion House and as you most know, their rolls and honey butter are perfectly amazing. You would throw yourself in front of a train just to get a bite of one. Well they let you eat them whenever you want. They even encourage it! Does anyone have a suggestion on how to pass these things up? I'm around them all day, and I'm usually hungry even though I've already eaten. For your information, it makes me absolutely sick how many of these they throw away every day. I literally want to jump off the Church Office Building. Head first. Anyways, help? Advice?

College Post!

2011-10-02T08:26:00.000-07:00

I'm just going to tell you right now, there is a picture in this post that should make your day :) I'll try and explain all the pictures, most of them are of my house, and tons are from the temple. It's addicting to take pictures of the temple.
This is the deck outside of my room. My favorite thing is opening the french doors in the morning while I get ready for school.
This is the front of my house. I hope you can all tell that I just weeded the garden.

The living room. Possibly my favorite room besides my bedroom.

The entryway when you first come in. Yep we keep our bikes in the house.

The nightmare. Oh I mean bathroom! Gotta love the claw-foot tub. The shower curtain wouldn't have been my first choice but my roommate got here first haha.

This is the dining room, don't ask where the dining table is because I really don't know.

This is like the "other" dining room. I like it.

The rest of the "other" dining room. It's so nice to have 2 fridges. I feel so bad sometimes because I buy all this food and I can never eat it. I drink like a cup of milk once a week. To me thats weird.

This is outside my window. It's like I live by a field :) aww.

At the Roof Restaurant in the JS Memorial Building.

Not to brag, but I feel like this picture is really amazing.

And this. This. Is. Me. And my uniform. I work for the Lion House and this is what I wear. Come visit. Also, if you feel like you could possibly have an outfit that tops this I'll give you 10.

This is from the Conference Center after the General RS Meeting.

And this was on a date. I love the lights of the temple....so pretty.

2011-09-18T20:59:00.001-07:00

Sorry I haven't written anything on here for so long! I don't really know how to get pictures on here with my phone and my camera has emotional problems at the moment (it's jealous cause I always use my phone instead of it) I'll try an work something out this week. Here is one picture taken from the top of the Conference Center. If you haven't been on top, you NEED to go. It's beautiful. It has all been super crazy, I've been here about a week and a half. School started Monday. I was taking 18 credits but I dropped one because it wasn't a requirement and it was torture to sit through. So now I'm at 17 . I've applied for a job at the Lion House, Nauvoo Cafe, Energy Solutions, and LDS Business College so I'm excited to see which one I get. Wish me luck though, there are a ton of people applying here. My ward is really nice, there are lots of people in it. When I was in Fallon I always pictured a YSA Ward as a lot smaller but there are a ton of people so thats nice. It's nice too cause if you feel like going to a party there is always one to go to. Convenient to say the least. I love all my roommates, they are super fun to live with and we are all really good friends, almost like having 7 sisters :) I can't think of anything else right now but if there's anything you want to know, just ask!

The Time to Move On

2011-08-24T12:41:00.000-07:00

As I walked up the stairs onto the stage towards the organ, I couldn't help but sigh with relief when I realized that this was the last time I would ever have to play. As I slipped off my shoes and put my feet to the pedals, I vowed that I would play the song perfectly and walk away from the Fallon 2nd Ward on a good note, everyone thinking that I was a proficient organist. As nice as it would have been to have it happen that way, it didn't. I was supposed to play an a and an f with my left hand. Do you want to know what I did instead? b and g. Those two notes will forever curse my memory. Even though I only played the notes for a split second, they echoed in my mind for weeks. As if that was not horrific enough, my foot had slipped on the sound pedal when I sat down without me realizing it, making the sound twice as loud as usual. And then some of the weirdest thoughts entered my head. Why do people go to Thrift Stores to get things they don't need for cheaper when they could just stay home and save the money to later use on something of quality? How do people know if your eyes are open during the prayer unless theirs are open too? Why was I ever called to be a ward organist? Perhaps it is just because I haven't been an adult for very long but if someone could enlighten me as to the answer to these questions I would truly be grateful.

Continued

2011-07-18T20:36:00.001-07:00

I remembered! I was thinking about hating stuff because I was practicing this song that I have to sing. It had been like an hour and I was done with it :) For fun, I would love to hear what other people hate so bring it..

hAters

2011-07-16T20:33:00.000-07:00

I realize that hate is a really strong word. But I really hate a lot of things. I even made a list.

1. Camping for more than 1 night

2. Shoveling Manure

3. Creepers

4. Licking Toilet Seats

Wow, I can't really remember what I was going to say or what the point of this post is. We'll just say that it is to be continued. Sorry for wasting your time. Have a good night.

Today

2011-07-14T20:06:00.000-07:00

I thought I would just let everyone know that I am happy today. My ankle is much better and I can walk pretty good on it now. I finally got to work out for the first time like this whole month so I feel incredible. However I'm still working on the not eating ice cream part. It's calcium, right? Sorry for the post yesterday, I just read it and I was laughing. Thank goodness for a good night's sleep :) Since today was happy I'm putting up a picture of my friend Kelly and I. She is always happy and I want to be just like her.

how is your week going?

2011-07-13T20:27:00.000-07:00

Well mine is going just peachy. We might as well admit to it. We all have those sad moments. Sometimes they might last for hours, days, months, (horrors) or even years. I'm admitting it. Can I just say first though that I know my problems are nothing compared to others. I'm probably the luckiest girl in Nevada or even the United States. But I just had an unlucky week. First of all I'm lonely, which should be really obvious because I'm posting stuff on my blog. I tore the ligaments in my ankle so I can't really go anywhere and if I do not very long. I just for the first couple of days but I'm bored of that now. Most of my friends are out of town, and everyone else in my family is busy working so here I am. I'm really bored. I even resorted to watching a movie today I was so bored. I'm fat, because I ate ice cream while I watched the movie. As my friend Brent P-razz would say "Don't eat ice cream cause you're sad....thats how people get fat." Thank you, Captain Obvious. I'm kinda worthless as far as work goes. So I tried to do some dishes. I was doing my usual be-a-stud-and-throw-the-cup-in-the-sink and it kinda backfired and I had milk dripping from every part of my body. Then I wanted to cry. So now I'm sitting here icing my foot. My life is now officially, truly, without a doubt, pathetic. My little brother just jumped on my foot. Okay now my life is perfect. It's so perfect that here is a picture of the little brat. Bless his super-charged little heart. I better stop now before my tears come pouring through your computer screen. Maybe tomorrow I'll write something happy. Peace.

Salt Lake Temple

2011-07-10T18:15:00.000-07:00

What I've been doing.

2011-04-26T20:49:00.000-07:00

Buying my first set of dishes for college!

Seeing crazy things at work.

Looking at the sky.

Taking pictures of the sun.

Disking.

And disking.

This world is kinda messed up

2011-04-26T20:45:00.000-07:00

Today I got to go to court and watch trials and status hearings. I guess this one guy had been taken in by these kind people but had started pawning all their stuff so that he could "buy food." So the DA gets up to start his little prosecution thing and he's all "you needed to buy food?" "Yes." "You work at McDonalds, correct?" "Yes sir." (read this part with a little sarcasm, if you knew the DA you would know what I'm talking about) "Don't they give you some sort of discount or something?" Perhaps I am extremely weird and retarded but inside I was thinking "Oh haha. Thats actually the funniest thing I've heard anyone say all day." So really, is it just me or is that kind of funny? But really though, isn't that kinda messed up?

I'm a Jinx

2011-03-24T11:24:00.000-07:00

I'm in my car. A lot. It's like my whole job. Almost every time I am in my car, something funny happens. Sometimes I just start laughing. For no reason. But like these times, there was a reason.

I was driving by La Fiesta and these two ladies were walking across the street, so I stopped. They were right in front of me, and the first lady's shoe breaks. Like right in front of my car. So they turn back to their car. I guess dinner will have to wait. But I couldn't wait to start laughing. It probably would have broken her little heart if she would have seen me. It was probably sort of hideous, if it were possible to roll on the floor in your car laughing, I would have.

I was going to get a file at storage and I couldn't get the lock open. For like 10 minutes. And the whole time there was this creeper guy just sitting in the bed of his truck, watching me. Finally he asks me if I wanted some help. I pretty much had no choice because it was an emergency, so I accepted. So of course since he's a creeper, he's smoking a cigarette. So he's walking towards me and the thing falls out of his mouth. Sad. So he picks it up off the ground and sticks it back in. Gross.

So I'm coming out of the storage and this lady is going to run right in front of my car. So I stop. Anyway, She drops her i Touch. Even sadder. Something like the battery or something falls out.

The point is, don't walk in front of me while I'm in my car or something bad might happen.

2011-03-20T13:28:00.000-07:00

I found a place to live! It's an old restored Mansion House on the Avenues across the street from Temple Square. There are 7 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms so I'll be sharing with about 8-9 other girls that are going to the same college. I'm completely in love with it, the inside is perfectly beautiful. It's adjacent to Brigham Young Historic Park so the views are really pretty too. I think it's funny how much it looks like a Thomas Kinkade picture. Anyway I pretty much feel really lucky because the waiting list is really long, but I got it so I really just can't wait to live in it!

Shocked....but impressed.

2011-03-04T18:08:00.001-08:00

I'm so glad that I belong to a church that values its standards more than the world's. I've been "in" to basketball more lately and have watched how so many teams will suspend a player for a couple weeks or even days and then, when a critical game comes up they put them back on the court just so they can win. Here is a great example of what our church stands for and what they will not. I'm glad winning in life is more important than scoring some good shots. And I'm glad we have and keep standards that the rest of the world seems too scared to retain.

Our Honor Code:

Be honest
Abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee and substance abuse
Live a chaste and virtuous life
Obey the law and all campus policies
Participate regularly in church services
Use clean language
Observe Dress and Grooming Standards
Respect others
Encourage others in their commitment to comply with the Honor Code
Obey residential living standards

Today Was The Day

2011-02-08T19:15:00.000-08:00

This is ridiculous, but I've actually been waiting to post until I had some good news! I got accepted to both the colleges I applied to. All is well. (sigh) I've wanted to go to BYU-Idaho since I was little, it's a really amazing college. I was planning on that until I found out they didn't have anything I really wanted to study. (most of their majors are for farmers and I'm already pro at that. Bahaha just kidding). So I printed off this list of all the majors so I could decide on one even though there weren't any I wanted. Well it had all the majors for all the Church schools and I found the one that I wanted but it wasn't available at BYU-Idaho :'(. But. It was at LDS Business College :) So I started to look into it and I actually really liked what I saw It's 2 blocks from Temple Square, the State Capitol, and The Gateway (an essential haha.) My Great-Grandparents met there, my Great-Grandpa, Bryant S. Hinckley was a principal and his (soon to be wife, winker face ;) Ada was a teacher. So that was pretty cool. I have to admit though, now that I've been accepted to both I am having second thoughts because I really want to go to Idaho! I was hoping that I would just be accepted by one so that I wouldn't have to decide. I'm about 95% sure on the Business College though. When I have my interview with the Stake Presidency he said there was no reason that I should go to a college that didn't have what I wanted to study. And he's right. I'm really excited, all the housing is like antique with claw-foot bath tubs and that kinda stuff so I'm pretty stoked. And their new campus is pretty fresh I have to admit :) Anyway sorry for all the words. Oh and there is actually one more thing I need to clarify. This is actually really funny. A lot of people seem to think that now that I'm graduated I'm wasting my life away on a dead-end job and I need to go to college and I have no plans or something. In my defense I have to say that I would have gone to college this semester but my parents would like me to wait till I'm 18 and my dad needs help on the farm since both my brothers are going to be on missions this summer. So yes, I do have a life and I am going to college. Thanks for asking :)

Visits :)

2011-01-09T19:58:00.000-08:00

Since my Grandpa got called to be the Temple President I don't get to see them that much anymore (sad). But last Thursday we got to Reno and see a 3-D movie with my Grandma...Of course since it was with her it was amazing, and I had a great time :) Here are some pictures of the house that they live in, it is so cute :)

stoney ditch .

2010-12-28T19:00:00.000-08:00

Practice Senior pictures with my new camera...tell me what you think :)

I'm Graduated!

2010-12-28T12:02:00.000-08:00

Time to be a silly college kid :)

Ugly Sweater Party!

2010-12-20T18:31:00.000-08:00

So I've always wanted to have an Ugly Sweater Party. Like for a year. So I told some of my friends about it and we got really excited about it and just decided to do it :) My next party will be an Ugly Sweater burning Party.

Prom 2010

2010-11-24T09:23:00.000-08:00

Travis just can't look at the camera for more than a couple seconds before it loses his attention :)

Of course he had to get some with his girlfriend (the truck) bahahahaha

Well prom was really fun, actually even funner than I expected. We had a really nice dinner, then went to the play Cinderella. Everyone did such an amazing job in their parts...especially Kara :)

Fall=B&W

2010-11-02T11:32:00.000-07:00

Sparky

Moo

I love fall! I know most people are probably being snowed in right now but it's just perfect here! I don't know why, but for some reason I always have just felt like pictures taken in the fall should be black and white. Except the ones of the leaves and sunflowers and pumpkins. But little kids? I think yes.♥

Fall Planting

2010-10-21T11:40:00.000-07:00

My uncle planting. I don't really know what, but he is planting.

Prom Dress (Before)

2010-10-16T18:22:00.000-07:00

Prom is coming up again and this is actually a long story but I'm going to try and condense it :) (By the way I'm trying to eat a pancake right now and apparently I am really bad at multi-tasking cause I can't chew and type at the same time!) Anyyyyyyways, I got this dress for free but it is seriously pretty ugly. It's strapless but I was pretty sure no one would want to see it that way so it actually has something under it in this picture. My Mom is helping me fix it up. I feel like Cinderella except I'm pretty sure my ugly sister won't rip it apart right before I go to the ball :) Sooo my plans are to first make the neck higher and sew on straps so it doesn't fall off me :/ (I'm pretty sure my Mom will actually be doing all the parts that are to advanced for me, in other words, all of it). Then we are going to make a pink jacket and sash. In case you can't tell from the picture, the skirt is like a foot too long so Rebekah is going to help me runch it up. Last of all I'm going to make some black silk flowers to "hide" up in one of the runches....I think it is going to turn out really pretty! I'm also going to put up after pictures too....I'm so excited :) If you have any ideas spit them out!

My Grandpa's Library

2010-10-07T18:36:00.000-07:00

This looks incredibly similar to the picture on my last post but... I was bored to I was just taking pictures in my Grandpa's office...I'm a retard I know.

Old Files

2010-09-27T19:35:00.000-07:00

Today I learned something. I already knew it but it kinda stuck to me this time. I went to the rooms of files from past cases with the other Intern. She had a whole binder of just one case. I was like "wow thats a pretty big one." to myself. Amazing how just one paper can turn into a whole binder of papers just from one mistake or maybe even a traffic ticket. When we walked into the storage room there were 6 super-sized totes. And I really do mean super-sized like these things were huge. I asked Dez what were in them and can you guess? All 6 totes were from one case! So that being said, don't lie! One lie, like the papers, can turn into 10s, then 100s, and eventually you'll be carrying around the baggage of 6 super-sized totes from a murder case. Haha just to end on a less serious note, my first day, I wore heels.....I don't think I need to say anymore cause I can already see all my lovely aunts laughing their heads off right now :)

My Spider Picture

2010-09-26T18:37:00.000-07:00

All my life I've wanted to be like Rebekah. She takes amazing photos. So the other day she was taking pictures (again haha) and I happened to have my camera, so I saw this spider and was just like, "o my gosh, if I take this cool picture I can be like Rebekah...cool!" haha So I took it! Probably not the best thing to take a picture of but I'm a beginner :) Gotta love the corn in the background! Oh and the whole time I was seriously shaking because I thought that maybe it didn't want it's picture taken and so it might all the sudden jump in my hair or something, but I'm still alive I guess.....I named him Salvador the spider :)

Canning :)

2010-09-17T16:53:00.000-07:00

The other day we canned pears. It was fun.

The Old Farm

2010-09-10T10:18:00.000-07:00

So I was lookin for pictures for my desktop and I found this one and its just so cool I had to share it!

I have this thing for food...

2010-09-03T18:51:00.000-07:00

Not just normal food though. I like pretty food. Food that looks so good that you just want to eat it ;) I especially love making it myself. It is seriously one of the best feelings to look at something and be proud that YOU did it. Ever since I started workin at the Courtyard I have learned tons of cool tricks that look really hard but are actually so easy! It is so fun :)

Kelly!

The cake. All I did was put on like 1 flower. Deb did the rest.

Anyway the rest of these pictures are from a wedding that we catered a couple weeks ago. It was really fun...a ton of work...but really fun. We are doing one tomorrow for 325 people so that should be fun :)

Dreams

2010-08-31T14:14:00.000-07:00

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.

Somethin for your Sunday

2010-08-29T17:00:00.000-07:00

I first heard about this when I was going on splits with the Sister missionaries, we were teaching a man that had cancer and didn't really care about whether or not he would be "saved" before he died. He mostly just wanted someone to talk to more than anything. Even though we didn't end up teaching him anymore after about a month I learned so much just from being one of the teachers and helping to answer his questions. It's amazing how after you know the church is true seriously the first thing you want to do is go and share it with the whole world. It's also really cool to go back to the basics and kind of refresh on the stuff that your testimony is built on. Anyway this is just one of the cool things that one of the sisters taught at one of our discussions...

Some bible students that were friends of Einstein got together and made this list of what a true church would include. The got together years later and they were all Mormons.

17 Points of the True Church of Christ

Christ organized the Church (Eph 4:11-14)
The true church must bear the name of Jesus Christ (Eph 5:23)
The true church must have a foundation of Apostles and Prophets (Eph 2:19-20)
The true church must have the same organization as Christ's Church (Eph 4:11-14)
The true church must claim divine authority (Heb 5:4-10)
The true church must have no paid ministry (1 Cor 9:16-18; Acts 20:33-34; John 10:11-13)
The true church must baptise by immersion (Matt 3:13-16)
The true church must bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands (Acts 8:14-17)
The true church must practice divine healing (Mark 3:14-15)
The true church must teach that God and Jesus are seperate and distinct individuals (John 17:11; 20:17)
The true church must teach that God and Jesus have bodies of flesh and bone (Luke 23:36-39; Acts 1:9-11; Heb 1:1-3)
The officers must be called by God (Heb 4:4; Ex 28:1; 40:13-16)
The true church must claim revelation from God (Amos 3:7)
The true church must be a missionary church (Matt 28:19-20)
The true church must be a restored church (Acts 3:19-20)
The true church must practice baptism for the dead (1Cor 15:16&29)
"By their fruits ye shall know them." (Matt 7:20)

Picture for the Event

2010-08-24T04:17:00.000-07:00

Last week was our Family Reunion. I took lots of pictures but this one was my absolute favorite so I just had to share it. If you knew these guys you would know that their pose represents their personality perfectly. haha.

I'm going there someday

2010-08-04T09:05:00.000-07:00

I was looking through my pictures today and found this one of the Twin Falls Temple. I guess it just got me thinking how incredibly lucky we are to have them. We pretty much are allowed to get married in a castle. I don't know about everyone else but for me, nothing could be more perfect in my own fairytale than getting married in my Heavenly Father's castle to my own prince charming :) ((random thought)) I don't really know who all reads my little blog but can I just say that I've had the most amazing YW leaders in the whole world? We are all seriously so lucky to have all these amazing people in our lives...

Wyoming 2010

2010-07-26T09:47:00.000-07:00

These are just some pictures I took while I was in Wyoming staying with my aunt. It was really fun, I'm better at a lot of things because of it, including riding horses, building fences and not getting mad when someone pours ice water on my head when I don't get up in the morning :) It was lots of fun and I can't wait to go back for the Family Reunion! (P.S. Rebekah actually took the one of me)

The Longest day

2010-07-05T20:31:00.000-07:00

So at the first of the day (we did this for a week) I was all excited (this was actually after lunch, not so excited as you can tell.) I got to drive the truck with no a/c and so that was really funnnn. The best part is when the wheat would go down the back of my shirt.
Then I got to drive the mower (pictures out of order here as always) I plugged it 3 times and it took about an hour each time to unplug it. I know the inside of that thing all too well now ha. the worst part is there was nowhere to wash my hands. fun fun. Oh and a P.S. the background on the picture of my hand is the manual for the swather, I had to read it to figure out why it just died suddenly. Turned out it was outta fuel. I took the picture cause I was bored. Reading stuff like that is just not my thing I guess :)

The end of they day. I was all happy cause we were going home then. Except one of the trucks broke down so we had to pull it home with the service truck for like half an hour. Don't ya'll just wish you had my life? Don't be jealous :)

My Orange Wall

2010-07-05T20:22:00.001-07:00

Just thought some of you might want to see the finished result...

Happy Father's Day Daddy :)

2010-06-20T10:14:00.000-07:00

I love my Dad. I wouldn't trade him for any other Dad in the whole world. He pretty much never gets mad and is always understanding when I make mistakes. Even when he's really tired or stressed out, he sill laughs and makes everyone else laugh. I love the dorky nicknames he gives all his kids, and the best part is that he doesn't care that they're dorky. He's nice to everyone, and I love his little jokes that he cracks almost every minute of the day. I love the lessons he teaches for FHE. It's like going to a really good fireside every week :) He's actually a really good cook too. Mostly I've just noticed what a hard worker he is. He works harder than any other person I know and never complains. He just works harder still. If I can be just like him someday I think I'll be set. Happy Father's day to all the Dads out there that are just like mine. Amazing in every way.

Summer has Begun!

2010-06-19T21:00:00.000-07:00

Summer started off really great, I got to cut a lot of hay which was really fun, I took the ACT and am really excited to have that out of the way. We went to Girl's Camp this last week and had a really good time. I haven't taken very many pictures lately and I stole this one off Rebekah's camera, justifying that because she was in it so she obviously didn't take it. Our hair looks so funny but I guess thats what wilderness life does to ya :p I'm excited to keep farming and doing everything else. Right now I'm trying to help my dad water. Trying. I've called him so many times while doing it I'm surprised he hasn't just told me he'd do it himself. He must be desperate :) Being the ward organist is fun ( :/) It's probably good that I have to practice songs that I'm bad at so I can maybe be better at playing the piano someday ha. Anyway I'll try and post more stuff so this thing isn't as dead as it has been lately...

juSt saYin

2010-05-12T20:09:00.000-07:00

Okay, so just kind of looking back, it's funny how I used to post stuff on here just cause I was bored (which is what I'm doing now ha) anyway, now I just write stuff cause I love it when other people write stuff. Anyway I finished my first semester of college and it was a really good experience. Glad it's over though ha. I'm excited for the summer to come....if only the weather would be nice to me. Sorry I don't have any really exciting pictures (or any at all ha) but my camera is really junky lately. Well thats all I have in my for now. This actually doesn't seem like much after all my 10-page papers ha.

EldEr WadsWortH

2010-05-03T14:38:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures that Jared sent us this week. This one is so pretty it makes my eyes hurt ha.
I love this one-it's so incredibly pretty there. He's on an island called Masbate it's pretty cool. Anyway I'm really excited for him, he seems like he's having fun even though he compared his feet to tires that have "about 100,000 miles on them." Haha at least he hasn't lost his sense of humor :)

Spring

2010-04-05T19:32:00.000-07:00

I think it's coming someday.....

Bodil

2010-04-01T20:22:00.000-07:00

A couple of months ago (about August) Encore did a Fireside for the south stake called "Remember the Journey." It was about the pioneers and it was really cool, all the songs were so pretty and the people that did solos were amazing. There was one song that really hit me. It was about a nine year old girl who crossed the plains with her little brother...her parents had died in England. When we went on our little trip we stopped at Martin's Cove. In the visitor's center there was this huge plaque on the wall with the names off all the members of the Willie and Martin handcart company. The names of the ones who had dies were written in yellow, and Bodil's name was yellow. I couldn't believe it. I had complained about the smallest things in life, and here I was, staring at the name of a nine-year-old girl who had died in the freezing snow, because of her faith.

To Reach the Valley

Only nine years old
Crossing the plains
Her parents had died long ago
She did the best that she knew how
Though her simple faith was not shown

With everyone else in the handcart train
The valley they’d yet to reach
Her fingers were frozen to the bone
Her confidence about to breach

It was her duty
To gather the wood
To keep their little group warm
She knew she had to do it
She had to go out in the storm

So she went, into the cold
Never again to return
She’d been given care of her little brother
But now he was gone
And had taken along
Her hope that she’d reach the valley

The suffering and the sacrifice
Were beyond anything ever heard
But the courage inside this little girl
Was more than in this whole world

No shoes
No coat
In the prairie wind
With many miles to go
She couldn’t make it any longer
It was simply just too cold

A tear ran down her soft little cheek
Freezing before it fell
She had so many tears inside
She could have filled a well

The pain was more than she could bear
Discouragement welled inside
She had hoped she would reach the valley
She had hoped to stay the tide

The next morning they found her tiny body
Huddled by a frozen stream
Clutching an armful of firewood
It had been a wonderful dream

I know

2010-03-25T18:45:00.000-07:00

You know when you are just having a hard time with stuff like nothing is ever going to get better? It was like that for me a while ago. I sprained my back really bad, and, although it doesn't sound that bad, but because all the things I couldn't do, I was pretty sad. It was hard for me to breathe, and I wasn't allowed to jog or run for a month. When you do it every day and then, all the sudden you can't, it's a pretty big shocker. It felt like all I could do was lay in my bed. I couldn't even lay on my side it hurt so bad.

Looking back though, I'm glad it happened. I had never prayed so much in my whole life. I would drink a gallon of water every day, then at nighttime I would cry it all back out. The pain wasn't something I could explain, it just hurt so bad I couldn't even tell anyone how I felt. I wondered if it would ever get better. The only reason I could go on because I was on painkillers, even though they didn't work very good. But then my scriptures started to mean something to me when I read them. It felt like I knew who I was talking to when I prayed. I'd thought I had a testimony before. Then one night I started to think about doing my school again (haha) I had to do this poetry assignment, and I had no idea what to write about. But I ended up writing this, it describes almost exactly how I felt, I actually had hope now that I would get better, that everything would be okay, I knew he was there for me. I knew I would see him again, if I just kept trying my best.

I Saw His Face

Tears dripped down my cheeks

Sweat fell from my face

Could I ever again see the ones I loved

Would I ever come back to this place?

With a feverish rush, I closed my eyes

Never again to know pain

As my spirit slipped from my body cold

I knew there was something to gain

Up I went through the ceiling heights

There was no limit now

To where I could go or what I could do

I could jump and scream and shout

Then, all at once, in a tunnel wind

Rushing up into the sky

I wasn’t the only one there now

Then I saw it, the light

Exactly up ahead

His back was turned to me

What would he do?

What could I say?

To this man that had done it all

Then he turned

And I saw the scar

On both his hands and feet

I never thought this day would come

When my Savior I would meet

Then I ran, and so did he

Into a warm embrace

I thought I’d experienced everything

And then I saw his face

Brownies. Chocolate Frosting. 300. Tomorrow.

2010-03-25T06:10:00.000-07:00

Yeah.....

I know I never put anything on here anymore, but nobody reads it right? haha well here's a little update of what's been happening lately. The biggest thing right now is that I'm making these brownies (see picture at right :) for Dancing with the Stars on Friday. (AAAHHHH THATS TOMORROW!!!) I'm makin 300, (15 batches.) Doesn't seem like that much but when you have to frost them, it seems like a lot haha. The only reason I have to stress at this point is that I don't know where I'm going to put all of them after I frost them but I guess I'll worry about that later. I'm still doing my college. I'm actually on spring break but I'm trying to get ahead. (workin pretty well for the Math...the English? not so much.) I took my midterm which was crazy scary but it's over so I'm okay now :) I've just been thinking lately how weird it is to grow up. Yesterday Rebekah found this pair of jeans that we had gotten sharpie and written random stuff all over, e-mail addresses, guys we liked, how we thought jesse was fat. I was like "whatever this was such a crazy long time ago!" and Rebekah was like "no we wrote the date. It says 2008." So we wrote all over the jeans again in the empty spaces, Who we liked, we put our signatures. And we put the date in the same color sharpie so we could tell when we had written it. I know it sounds kinda dorky but I can't wait to look at them next year and see how much we've changed. Well I hope everyone has a good day!
♥

So Much...

2010-03-03T18:54:00.000-08:00

I guess I'll just make kind of a list of everything thats been happening cause writing it in a story form might take a while :)

1. I learned how to haul manure in in one of these lovely (see above) trucks. They are sticks haha.

2. I went tracting with the sister missionaries today! It was so fun, I can't wait to do it again :)

3. I dislocated my back and neck. That was fun.

4. Still trying to get through my college. It's actually going a lot better than I thought it would.

5. I'm going to be in the "Ten Virgins" performance, and I'm so excited! The music is really pretty, and I just love to sing! haha

6. I'm a ward organist :p

7. I can't think of anything else. It seems like there is so much going on, but when you try to write it down, it doesn't look like that much :)

He's Gone.

2010-02-18T20:42:00.000-08:00

It makes me so sad, but I know it's for the best. I love you Jared.

"Hey Jared? You are ginna be the coolest Missionary ever"~Jane

The Joys of College

2010-01-27T19:36:00.000-08:00

Well..... I've started college!! It's so much fun!!! My favorite class is Math 120! It's like eating a little slice of heaven, Only better, because you can experience it more often, even till eleven at night! It's always with you (that feeling that you get to do your homework whenever you're done doing something fun) fun fun fun. English is even funner. ha. Read this with every ounce of sarcasm and sap you can imagine me having. It'll sound just about right.

Priceless

2010-01-13T20:43:00.000-08:00

I took this one of Jed on Christmas day on his "horse." Cutest cowboy I ever seen.

Hannah's Quilt

2010-01-09T20:36:00.000-08:00

My only excuse for the lameness of this quilt is that I haven't sewn one in over a year :/ Sure, even I think it looks super cute. On the outside. Haha oh well, hopefully it will go better next time. It there ever is one :)

Oh yeah, I forgot to take one before I folded it up so this it all your ginna get ;) I'm so not unfolding it after a half hour trying to get it lookin like this.

2010-01-05T14:23:00.000-08:00

Well, since Jenifer kept complaining about not having any blogs to stalk I figured I better write something (Since she's probably the only stalker I have I wanted to make sure that I kept her :) Our Christmas was great, My Mom made me this HUGE zebra print quilt (quite wild) which was my favorite present :) Jesse left yesterday for college. That kinda scares me because that means I'm next...

Which brings me to the next thing. I can't decide where I want to go! Well, I know where I want to go (BYU-I) except they don't have any majors that I want to study so I'm kinda having to reconsider. aha. I want to do either Culinary Arts, Massage Therapy, Nursing, Accounting, or some type of thing with exercise like Pilates but I don't know if they even have that major. If anyone has any suggestions....spit them out.

Oh and new things...

I'm a ward organist now.

Jeddy Cakes

2009-12-29T18:35:00.000-08:00

Just thought you all might want to see some pictures of Jed since he's such a big boy now :)

(Rebekah took the pictures)

Crafty Stuff

2009-12-28T09:16:00.000-08:00

My new addiction: making flowers for people's hair. Or I guess I should say mine :) This is the ribbon that holds all my recently made flowers, bows are super fun to make for little girls too (I know Hanna makes super cute ones :) Annie taught me how to make them (her's are soooo cute). I'm starting to like crafty type of stuff now which is pretty exciting! haha. I'll try and put up a picture of a quilt I'm making for my best friend as soon as I'm done.

I need to know!

2009-12-19T09:43:00.000-08:00

So I started wearing my hair like this and I tried as hard as I could to find a picture of someone else with this hairstyle except all the pictures on google the style was either different or else they had a strapless dress on so I had to put this picture on (yuck. I don't even know what else to say haha.) Anyways, the first time I wore it like this I was like "I can never do this again. haha." Except now I kinda like it this way so tell me what you think!

just stuff

2009-12-02T20:54:00.000-08:00

Here are some flowers and my two favorite things to make: (brownies and cinnamon rolls) I love going to the Courtyard Cafe and learning new ways to make food and different ways to dress stuff up-and my aunt works there :) We are busy getting ready for Christmas and I'm super excited that Jared is coming home to stay for two months till his mission!

Our Trip to Everywhere and Back... :]

2009-12-02T18:10:00.000-08:00

This was in Adam-Ondi-Ahman, the picture is out of order, this was day 2.

This was day 1. We woke up around 2:30 AM and started driving at about 3. we were supposed to leave at like 4 or something but the little kids kept waking up so my parents decided to just leave then since they couldn't go back to sleep. It was pretty nice because when I woke up we were like 2 hours away from Salt Lake City :]

This is day 2. (Which blurred into day 1 because we drove all night because we wanted to outrun a snowstorm) lets just say that the party began at 10:00 at night lol. Rebekah and I took turns styaying up with Jared and Jesse while they drove so that they would stay awake. Except I think i was actually awake like 1 hour of the night. I guess I'm not very good at staying awake all night :p Adam-Ondi-Ahman was so cool. I know this is kinda wierd but it was almost creepy to think that they had all those wars and stuff in the Book of Mormon there but it was really cool to think about. I guess some of the rocks in the 4th picture there could have been from one of the Nephite Temples or something so that was pretty cool.

This was Hawn's Mill, It was so sad to think that the Saints had to cross this river when it was frozen and leave their homes and have their family killed, all in the same day. It's amazing the things that they went through.
This is Liberty Jail. Believe me, if you go here you will never again doubt that Joseph Smith is a true Prophet. He never would have gone through all that he did if this church was just a lie.
The Community of Christ's Temple in Independence, Missouri. My personal favorite part was the blinking light on the top. No offence, but I like our Temples better.
This is under the Gateway Arch. Rebekah and I got kinda tired of looking at stuff so we just started taking all these dorky pictures. There's like 20 more of these dorky pictures :]

This is the Gateway Arch on day 3. St. Louis was a pretty big City, but it was fun. The GPS kept telling us the wrong way to go and it kept saying "turn around when possible" everytime it said that, someone would say "shut up when possible" it was pretty funny :] (and just so you all know, the night before is when the bus broke down in the middle of a 5 lane road, and the suburban came unhooked)
I was so excited to see the Nauvoo Temple! I've been waiting sooo long! It's my favorite Temple in case yall didn't know :] it was so much better than any picture.
One of Joseph and Emma Smith's houses. I guess it almost flooded a couple of years ago but they saved it. (it is seriously like 1/8 of a mile away from the river, they practically had a swimming pool in their back yard. a really big swimming pool :)

Joseph Smith's office above the Red Brick Store.

This is my absolute favorite picture from the whole trip. We took a picture of Jared with these dorky glasses on and then I took a picture of him when he saw it on his camera. hahaha.
And we found these cool hat things at the Red Brick Store so we just had to take some pictures :o

Jared in front of one of the outbuildings by Joseph and Emma's house.

This is the real sign that hung (and still hangs) over the door of Joseph Smith's Office.

This is George. He was pretty much the sweetest man I've ever met. We saw him several times while going around Nauvoo and the last time we saw him we just had to get a picture :)

Joseph, Hyrum, and Emma's graves.

The Temple at night. I think that the flag looks cool.

From Nauvoo, we went to Carthage (in the suburban) and then back to Nauvoo.
The window where Joseph Smith was shot. I'm sorry, but anything I could possibly write down woundn't describe what was felt here. All I can say is I know it's true.

When you hear the story and see the actual bullet holes there just isn't any doubt or anything. Who would die for something they didn't know was true?

We went on a really pretty carriage ride around the Nauvoo countryside (I have no idea what to call it) and the missionary that was giving us a ride told us all kinds of stories. Like how they were filming the movie "Legacy" and the part where they fell in the river wasn't planned and so the surprised looks on the people's faces were for real.

The staircase in one of the buildings in Nauvoo. Sorry, but I can't remember which one.

The John Deere Pavilion. I think I might have lost track of what number of day I was on lol.

Haha. Jared and I. Haha.

Brent and Jonathan in front of some mural in the John Deere factory. I think Brent's getting into that stage where he thinks it's cool not to smile for pictures. :]

Okay now this was funny. This guy was sleeping on the job. His shoes were off! Notice the Mountain Dew and Coffee. I guess they don't keep you awake after all :p

This was pretty cool. I didn't know they made John Deere pumpkins

Outside of the John Deere Pavilion. I guess I didn't know that they made John Deere flags either.

OR John Deere statues :)

The visitors center in Winter Quarters.

There gold doors on the Temple weren't like anything I'd ever seen. I guess that some non-member boys worked on them for something or another and after they finished, they got baptized.

Just some Buffalo...

Annnd Chimney Rock. It was actually really, really cool.

Mount Rushmore!

At this point I don't think I'd had a shower in like 3 or 4 days (longer than Girl's camp!) so I had to put on this hat that I got at the John Deere Pavilion. I look like such a dork. I know. Seriously though. The stuff at the Pavilion was WAY cheaper than anything here so If your lookin for John Deere stuff, go to Iowa to get it :]

Independence Rock. Pretty dang cool and really tall. (We climbed it)

The view from up there.

Rebekah doing her supermodel pose for the lizards :]

This picture is out of order, its actually at Martin's Cove. It was really cold there :p that opening in the rock is where the Saints came through.

Prom

2009-11-16T20:17:00.000-08:00

Thanks so much for making the jacket for my dress Mom, I loved it!

I don't really know what to write other than it was really Fun and I had a great time! First we went to dinner at Tyler's house (which was amazing, his mom is a really good cook!), Then we went to the play Annie (super cute), then we went to the Prom (no comment :p), then we went to Kanani's house for breakfast (Kanani and Johann were our double date, her parents are amazing cooks too :) It was really fun and I'm super glad I have friends with high standards (and they're awesome :) P.S. The flower in my hair was made by the lady I babysit for (I love it!)! And my friend Angie did my hair (she is so cool. love her♥)

2009-11-13T09:15:00.000-08:00

Go look at my Mom's blog if you haven't already!!! Jared got his mission call!!!

2009-11-06T14:03:00.000-08:00

Sorry I don't have any pictures, The last few weeks have been really busy, I've been babysitting for people pretty much every day, We just finished the color coat on our house yesterday ( I think it looks amazing, All thanks to my parents), I'm going to take my enterance exams for college next week, I'm studying for the ACT, And I'm going to Prom next week. I'm really excited for Jared to come home for Thanksgiving in 2 weeks :) We also have cousins from Idaho staying for a couple weeks (Seems like forever) haha just kidding they are like my brothers except I can hit them and they aren't allowed to hit me back haha. And I can beat them arm wresteling so they are kinda scared of me :) Anyway, I'll try and put some exciting pictures up soon :)

Love Story

2009-10-31T10:09:00.000-07:00

For our Ward party me and some of my friends did a lip sync. We wanted it to be funny so we added a little last minute stuff like five minutes before. I love the look on Ryan's face after Michael pushes him over :) The first part is kinda boring so feel free to skip till like the last 10 seconds!
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Nauvoo

2009-10-26T17:38:00.000-07:00

Okay,I'm ginna admit it. I'm too lazy to get the rest of the pictures on the computer and since I pretty much have the same kinda pictures as my mom, if you want to see more you can go to her blog. Maybe someday i'll get on the ball :) These are the ones i got off before my mom took all the pictures off the computer, this was my favorite place :)

I miss you all!!!!

2009-10-18T19:29:00.000-07:00

As you probably all know, we have been wanting to take a family vacation FOREVER and we are on it!!! I will post pictures when we get back but I miss you all tons!!!
♥♥♥

I got the pictures!!!

2009-10-05T14:55:00.000-07:00

Yellowstone/Tetons/Rexburg

2009-10-05T14:38:00.001-07:00

Last week Joanna, Jared, Jesse, Rebekah, and I went to Yellowstone together. It was so pretty!!! On the way back to Rexburg we went through the Tetons and Jackson's Hole...TALK ABOUT AMAZINGLY PERFECT LAND!!! It was so cool there. I guess I should say cold, I for one was freezing!!! We had a buffalo just about brush our car I was kinda scared!!! Anyway I actually got a ton of amazing pictures but my crazy little camera won't let me put them on the computer!!! So this is the only picture you'll be seeing for now until my camera decides it wants to give my pictures.... :)

The Flood

2009-09-27T15:34:00.000-07:00

Once again, I was woken up from my saturday morning *beauty sleep* to "Sariah, Sariah, the haystacks are flooding and you need to get up!" what in the heck for? like there was anything I could possibly do! Just kidding. There actually was nothing I could do. Or anyone. My poor neighbors.
And their poor dog. Actually she was pretty happy, what more could you ask for when you have a built in swimming pool in your yard?
Well, your yard, driveway, corrals, and hay.
Which brings me to OUR hay. It got flooded. But I guess it wasn't that much, I think it probably could have been worse.
So Jesse and My uncle Benjamin made a ditch from their house through our stack yard into one of our ditches. I guess what had happened is the water was going down the ditch and broke their headgate at like one o' clock in the morning and they didn't find out till they woke up at 6:30 and by then it was like, almost up to their house. I just feel so bad for them, I mean, its not exactly fun having your yard flooded twice in one year.

Somebody Doesn't Want to Grow Up

2009-09-17T18:04:00.000-07:00

Ada. Jed's Swing. Like I said before.

The Blue Angels

2009-09-13T16:15:00.000-07:00

On friday I went to the base with some of my friends to watch the air show. It was soo good and you could tell they had practiced. I didn't think any of the show would be a suprise because they have been practicing over our house for a couple of days (a couple of times I thought they would land on it!) but being that close and seeing them do actual tricks was way cooler than I thought and I would definately do it again. It was a great way to remember all of the Heroes from 9.11

I Miss Jared

2009-09-08T20:52:00.000-07:00

Today Jared left to go back to college. I'm really sad :(

Stucco!!!

2009-08-30T09:32:00.000-07:00

Finally, after 16 years, the first coat is done!

Jesse, the Pro

Jared, the Awesome

My poor Dad, being the bishop means lots of time on the phone. As soon as I handed him this one, his cell phone rang :p
Yes, I actually did help, for about 2 outta 3 1/2 walls. It looks so much better!

I got it

2009-08-21T21:59:00.000-07:00

As in, my drivers license! I am so excited! I can almost parallel park and not run stop signs! This is exciting! haha just kidding. I'm seriously so excited though.

The Sky

2009-08-21T07:59:00.000-07:00

Isn't it so pretty?

Twin Lakes

2009-08-16T16:54:00.000-07:00

The guys canoeing

The Fam ;)

We hiked up this really tall mountain and took a bunch of pictures and then went back down.

We got a pretty good view when we were up there though ;)

Jared by himself

Nate

Jared

The guys doing pull-ups on the beams

and the pretty lake♥

Evil Kitchen People ;)

2009-08-12T16:42:00.000-07:00

haha this was Rebekah and I making dinner♥

Ray Comes Over to Paint the Trailer :)

2009-08-03T20:39:00.000-07:00

pIctures fRom tHe fArm

2009-08-03T20:28:00.000-07:00

2009-08-03T20:27:00.000-07:00

So since I turned 16 last tuesday I had a party. It was all good because We had planned to go down the zip line. But then the wind came up like an hour before it was supposed to start but we decided to go ahead and do it.

So it was all going fine until the zip line broke after like, 3 people. So we went back to the house because we were going to roast hot dogs but it was too windy so we grilled them.

By then it was about 9:00 so we went back to the zip line but by then everyone was too scared to go down it in the dark. So we went back to the house and played games. It was pretty fun though and I'm gald I have a lot of really good friends :)
And a note to my brothers: They are amazing because they fixed the zip line while we ate dinner. You guys are THE best!!!

Combining the Wheat

2009-08-03T20:19:00.000-07:00

It was really pretty but so dusty, I was really glad I wasn't a boy that day.

Flowers :)

2009-07-30T10:12:00.000-07:00

I just like taking pictures of flowers so here are some. I entered the last one in the fair.

I DO NOT PAINT MY TOENAILS BLACK!

2009-07-30T09:59:00.000-07:00

My sister did this
But as you can see on this one, I totally had the cute french tips♥
AND as you can tell from this post...I'm totally bored! I think I'll write a post that makes sense or else one that just has pictures :)

waRd parTy

2009-07-25T09:01:00.000-07:00

there were buggy rides
... cute babies...
more cute babies... it was really fun for everyone to come and have fun.The ice cream was awesome♥

Baby Jed's Blessing

2009-07-22T18:03:00.000-07:00

ISN'T HE SO CUTE IN HIS TUX???!!!♥♥♥

Lake Tahoe

2009-07-20T21:11:00.000-07:00

Today we went to Reno shopping and then Lake Tahoe. It was so pretty! I didn't have the best time because of my sunburn but it was still really fun. In case your wondering, in the middle picture i'm the one under the polka dot towel :)