Ten Truths

I am stealing this from my "little sister" Courtney. I saw this on her blog and loved it!! So, I hope she doesn't care if I steal it from her.

Here are my ten truths:

- I am a hopeless romantic! Almost to the point where it's pathetic

- I love my Savior Jesus Christ more than anything!!

- I am very nervous to serve my mission, but I can't wait to get out there! ( Two more months!)

-I want more than anything to fall in love <3

-My biggest fear is failure

-I will do anything & everything for those I love

-To this day, I still sleep with a teddy bear...

-I have a hard time communicating my true feelings to people

-I have experienced my fair share of trials, and each one has made me STRONGER.

-I have made many mistakes, and learned from every single one.


Telling the truth whether out loud or written down, makes you admit it to others, and most importantly to ourselves. We cannot learn from our mistakes or change things, if we can't even admit them. So, take the time list your truths. It makes you take a step back and really look at yourself and who you really are. :)

Howdy Y'all!

Well today I opened my mission call! I am going to be serving in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission, and I report to the Prove MTC on July 20! I am so excited and absolutely cannot wait! July seems so far away! I know it will go fast, but it still seems like forever!

I couldn't be more thrilled with where I am going to be serving! I have always wanted to be a southern belle, and now i will be able to even if it is only for a year and a half. There is just something about the south that I am drawn too. I hope that I come home with an accent, because I LOVE southern accents!

As I thought about where I might possibly be called, I never thought I would serve in Tennessee, but I am SOO excited. I cannot put into words the feelings that I have felt today. I cannot wait to get in the midst of the people of Tennessee and start serving the Lord. I have never been there, but I am super excited, and have heard it's beautiful.

3 months and one week from now.. But who's counting right?

Sunshine!

Can I just say how much I LOVE the sunshine? i can't even express how happy I was to see the sun today! It has been several days since the sun has really been out, and I can't believe how much different it makes things. People are so much happier when the sun is out, and the world just feels alive!!! I absolutely love this time of year and the world begins to come out of winter, there is so much color and life! It just makes me so happy! I have been sad that we have had so much snow and rain and that we have gotten such a late start of spring, but it just makes me appreciate the sunshine that much more!! I am so grateful that I live in a state that has seasons and that i can enjoy many types of weather, but my favorite is Spring!

I Love to See the Temple!!

"I love to see the Temple,

I am going there someday.

To feel the Holy Spirit,

To Listen and to pray.

For the temple is a house of God,

a place of love and beauty

I'll prepare myself while I am young.

It is my sacred duty."

On Thursday night I was able to go to the temple and do baptisms for the dead with one of my really good friends. I was very excited to go to the temple because it had been quite sometime since I had been, and the Bountiful temple is one of my favorites! I am very grateful to have the opportunity to have so many temples close by. My visit to the temple on Thursday night was short, but exactly what i needed. I have had a rough couple weeks and my head was on overload with so many different things, that I was struggling to really get any clear direction or really anything from my thoughts. After leaving the temple, my mind was very clear and at peace. I didn't receive any big answers to my prayers or have any miraculous experiences, but I got exactly what I needed.. Peace.

I am so very grateful for the temple in my life, and I am so excited for the opportunity I will have shortly, to receive my endowments as I prepare to serve a mission. I am grateful for the peace, comfort, direction, and love that i feel every time I go to the temple. I love that as soon as you enter the grounds, you can feel the change of atmosphere. The temple is truly a very sacred place, and I cannot wait until the day that I will be able to be sealed for time and all eternity in the temple!

Drugs and Alcohol Are Bad

******WARNING******* should not talk while under the infuence.

I am proof that drugs do crazy things to you... Last Thursday I had surgery on my knee. My dad took me to the hospital and wait while I had the procedure, and was with me in recovery. He being the genius man he is decided that he would write down all of the crazy things i said.. He even got a little voice recording on his phone because apparently i like to sing.. But just to prove to you that drugs do crazy things to you I will share a few of the best with you..

Me: is that my drink?
Dad: Yes
Me: Do you think that the nurse will bring me a beer?
Dad: probably not
Me: oh yeah it's against the law or something
Dad: Word of Wisdom
Me: Yeah that one, tell the nurse i can't have beer

Me: My favorite color is pink. It makes me very happy. What is your favorite color?
Dad: Blue
Me: Is that because of Jimmer Fredette? I hear he is a good player

Me: Drugs and alcohol are bad

Me: (to my dad and the nurse) I am going to play for the Jazz one day
Nurse: Really
Dad: Yeah really?
Me: Yeah dad, i am just that good. Haven't you seen me play? I didn't get that from you!

Me: If Superman and Nephi got in a fight, who would win?
Dad: Nephi
Me: Good Answer, he is my favorite

And for my personal favorite (other than the singing)

Me: Tell Uncle David he is crazy
Dad: Why?
Me: I don't even know.. I am just really worried about him. He lives so far away and works for that FBI (my uncle david lives in West Point and works for L3, but apparently i am very concerned)


All of these along will 3 whole pages of things are true. I am proof that drugs do bad things, and that they really do make you crazy. I wouldn't have believed it myself, but my dad recorded some of it. I sounded like i was a five year old. haha we have laughed for days. Let's just say that i wont be taking up any sort of habits anytime soon...

Food, Fun, and Fantastic Friends!

So, I have again decided to post something that I am grateful for, everyday for a week. I did this a few months ago and it helped me be more aware and appreciate the things that I have been blessed with.

Today I am thankful for three different things.. Food, Fun, and my Fantastic Friends.

For the last week, my family has been out of town. I have had the house all to myself, and it has been quite nice. The down side to this however is the fact that I have to make my own dinner... and for those of you who know me, know that I can't cook. So, I have had things like frozen pizza, pasta, and sandwiches. These things aren't too bad but they definitely aren't my mother's cooking! I am so grateful for my wonderful mom who takes time everyday to make sure that we have a nice home cooked meal.

Next is fun. While my parents have been away, I have had all sorts of fun. My cousin came and stayed with me for the whole weekend. We had so much fun together! I absolutely LOVE that girl! She cracks me up. We laughed so much, there wasn't a dull moment the entire weekend. We made crepes and two different desserts which turned out to be quite entertaining...Since neither of us cook. But it all turned out delicious! We went shopping and to lunch and just did whatever we felt like. I am so grateful that I have the opprotunity to have so much fun. Life is for living and enjoying and we all need to make time for fun! It makes the stressful time so much easier to deal with.

And finally my fantasitic friends!! I seriously have been blessed with the BEST friends in the entire world! I don't know what I did to deserve such amazing people. In the last few months I have gone through so tough stuff, and my friends have stayed by me through thick and thin. They have been there for me no matter what. Whether it is to hang out, listen to me vent, give me advice, or just cheer me up when I have had a bad day, they are always there! Even from across the world. My friends mean the world to me! Some of them are my family members, others might as well be. So, to all my friends, you know who you are! Thank you! You will never know how much you mean to me, and how much i truly appreciate your friendship!

Just a Few Things That I Love

Knowing and acknowledging the things that we love, helps us appreciate what we have and never take them for granted. We all have the things that make us who we are. That make us smile, and that can cheer us up even on the worst of days.

Here are a few of the things that make me who I am, that make me smile, and that I will always be a part of me...

-my Family
-Cherry Pepsi
-Chick Flicks
-Slurpees
-girly books
-Country Music
-Action Movies
-black & white photography
-CUDDLING

-My friends
-Quotes
-chocolate
-shoes
-Laughter
-Red roses
-Singing at the top of my lungs
-Babies
-Music
-Angry Birds
-meeting new people
- My Savior Jesus Christ
-the color pink
-clothes
-piano music
-Going for drives
-sunsets
-starry nights
-bike rides
-campfires
-Summertime
-playing in the rain

As random as these things may be, they are the things that make me, me. That contribute to the crazy girl that I am. Even on the worst of days these things make me smile, cheer me up, and remind me how good life really is. Every single one of these things reminds me how blessed I truly am, and that I am surrounded my SO MANY good things, and that I shouldn't take them for granted. This list is just a few of the many things that I LOVE!