Reunited

So this summer i had some of the best friends a girl could have. Leaving to school was one of the hardest things i have ever done because i wasn't going to be seeing those girls every single day like usual. KK's mom was having her wedding reception on Saturday and to be quite honest i wasn't thrilled to be going home. I couldn't leave until Saturday morning because i had to go to a performance on Friday night for my class and Saturday was our homecoming game. I just wanted to stay in Logan and have a great weekend. I am SO glad i went home. Syd was here on Friday night so i got to hang out with her. I am so thankful for families. We are forever going to be together and i am so thankful for that! 

Braden Norris went to the performance with me for our class so he invited me and my friends to go hike the wind caves with him. It was really pretty fun and i was excited to be spending time with Syd. What a great night!

Being home was so nice. Mom did my laundry and bought my groceries and spoiled me like crazy. I got to eat at Taco B so i was one happy girl. We spent the day talking and laughing and painting pumpkins for our fall craft. Oh how i love my mother. We got all ready and met Syd and her mom and some of my other cousins and aunts in Declo to watch the Relief Society Broadcast. It was amazing and so cool to be there with all our family.

Saturday night getting to see my girls was the best! We went to the reception and danced our little hearts out! Brin's neighbor girls were adorable and didn't want to stop. It was sure fun even though i am sure i looked like a complete spaz!

Oh we are gross! But oh how i love her! :]

This face swap app was disgusting but boy did it cause a bunch of laughs!!

I am glad i decided to go home. Any weekend getting to spend time with my family is worth it and seeing my friends was an amazing bonus! I love my amazing crazy life!!

That awkward moment when...

That awkward moment when...

You realize you're the fat kid!

 

Kenzi (the most amazing roommate a girl could ask for) and i may have a slight obsession. We LOVE ice cream. Not only ice cream, but Cold Stone ice cream. Whenever we have a bad day, we turn to ice cream. We decided that it never disappoints, even when life does. One time we were having a little pity party for ourselves. We went shopping, rented some chick flicks, and we're just going to enjoy a girls night together. After we finished our first movie we decided we needed a little treat for the night. We ran to Cold Stone (how convenient that it is right down the street right) and got us some ice cream. We may or may not have ordered the gotta have it size just to be cool. I couldn't finish it, i barely ate any off the top and was having left over ice cream all week, but boy was it delicious! We have made a few more Cold Stone trips since then but don't worry, I haven't gotten the gotta have it size since. I go for the small one, but it still is delicious every time! We decided we had better lay off the ice cream. Its not cool to gain the sophomore 15. 

But seriously, our diet starts tomorrow. No more ice cream for this girl!

Yep, this pretty much sums up my life!

Surprise!!

Ridge is adorable! He calls and tells me how much he misses me and he even mailed me a package of all my favorite things because he missed me so much. (Ok mom mailed it and paid for it, but he did pick out all the stuff to put in it. its the thought that counts i guess) I decided that i would surprise him in Pocatello to watch him play soccer since he was missing me so much. 

First of all, getting up on a Saturday at 6:00 is super early and incredible hard for a college student that has bad sleeping habits (ME) but i did it and was on the road at 7:00! I figured Pocatello was just a little over an hour, and boy was i wrong. I made it there in about two hours. I don't know if i got lost of what but it felt like the longest drive of my life. Getting to see my mom and Terin and Ridge was great. I love them and miss them tons. Ridge played great even though i honestly don't understand soccer. Mostly my mom and i yell run fast and get the ball. Those are about the two things we understand. But he did good and i was proud. I honestly think he was more excited to see the crunch bars i brought him so he could "Crunch" the other team and win then he was to see me! 

Mom treated me to some lunch and some shopping! Gotta love when mom buys! :] It was an all around great day. Seeing my family, enjoying the sunshine, and taking a little break from homework and school was sure nice.

Look at my cute little soccer player!

Love him! :]

I love my best friend!! 

The drive was definitely worth it to see these cute people! What a great day!

Family Pictures

We NEVER take family pictures. Ever. My mom hates being in pictures so it never happens. This year we were lucky enough to be seen twice in pictures with Mom! McKell took some super cute ones and then when Kyle got his senior pictures we had Emily snap a few cute ones too. Yep my family is a bunch of hotties!! :] I pretty much love them and miss them every day!

Sorry for all the pictures of myself... I just thought they turned out kinda cute! :]

Ya i think we look pretty cute together, and i kinda am partial and think that my family is best family a girl could have. I am so thankful for the temples and that families can be together forever. :] Couldn't imagine any life without these guys!

Today I Choose to Be Happy

I worry a lot. Most of the time the things i worry about are pointless and out of my control. My dad calls it the dang jack problem. He has some analogy about a man that breaks down at night and needs a jack but doesn't have one with him.  He sees a house a little ways ahead so he starts walking to it to see if they have a jack. The whole way there he gets so worked up thinking that they wont let him use one or will be mad he woke them up. As he gets to the house he is so worried that when they answer the door he yells "Fine i didn't want to dang jack anyways!" I HATE when my dad starts telling me this story because i know he is trying to tell me to quite worrying about the stupid little things. 

Coming to college i was worried about the little things. Roommates, classes, friends, and a whole lot more of other pointless little things. All these things are out of my control, and it does no good to stress about it. That is why i made my motto for this school year to choose each day to be happy. If all I'm worrying about is being happy, the other things will fall into place. Two of my most favorite quotes are about being happy. 

"If you're doing what's right, you're happy."

-Grandpa Bill

"In all living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured."

-President Hinckley

I figure if two of my biggest role models in my life say to be happy, I better listen. I put these quotes in random places, my buletin board in my room, the dry erase board in my bathroom, slips of papers in my scriptures, just random spots i look every day. They remind me to be happy, to stop worrying about the things i can't control. 

So i have decided that...

Today I Choose to Be Happy

 

Technologically Handicapped

I am very technologically handicapped! I tried all day Friday to figure out my dang blog and couldn't get anything to work. I asked Kim if she could help me with it some time and she said no problem i love doing stuff like this. I forgot all about it and Saturday night when i went to visit she asked if i wanted to work on it. I hadn't even brought my laptop so i didn't think we would be able to do anything... WRONG! Kim pulled it up and took maybe five minutes to get everything all changed around!! How great is my best friend! I have no clue what i would do without her. And i don't just keep her around for the computer stuff! She's pretty much the best friend a girl could ask for!! And i just love my new blog! Thanks Kim, you're the Best!! :]

Best Day Ever

So today was a pretty good day! I got up a little late and didn't get as much sleep as i wanted but my day was going pretty good. As i was sitting in my Special Education class it suddenly got a whole ton better! I got a text message from Adam's sister, Bethanie, and she told me that if a random number called me that i should answer because Adam was going to be calling me from the airport. My heart started pounding and i started shaking! I couldn't believe he really would call me. I turned to Kim and i didn't know what to do since class was still going. She told me to just leave silly and she would get the notes and whatever else i needed so i could talk to him. Oh how i love my best friend!! I ran outside and answered the call, i couldn't believe i was actually talking to him. I pretty much was floating on cloud 9. It was so good to hear his voice and i was so happy to hear that he was doing so good. He was pretty excited to be heading out to Texas to finally be serving. Everyone was pretty surprised that i kept myself composed and didn't cry, i think i was so happy to be talking to him that i didn't have time to think about being sad! I was giddy all day. Its funny how a short little phone call can make your day so amazing. So proud of Adam and his choice to be serving a mission. Texas is sure lucky to have him!