Laughter...the best medicine for life!

The Wonderful Month of May (plus or minus a few things)

2011-06-01T21:08:00.000-07:00

Morgan and I made a green fort in honor of St. Patrick's Day. We ate Leprechaun Delight in our fort. It is just lime sherbet and 7 up mixed, but man it is so yummy!

In April, my parents came up for my graduation. My mom is just the best!!

It has been 5 months and 4 days since I got married. What a glorious adventure! I love it! I keep falling in love over and over again with this wonderful man...

I am so blessed! He treats me like a queen and we have more fun together than a kitten and a ball of yarn.

My spectacular husband turned 22 this month. I made a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting just like he wanted. I even found out his mom's recipe for the frosting so he could be a kid again. Well, the Strong boys wanted to lick the beaters so I let them. It was a mom moment for me. They both got to be kids.

Here's the cake. Yup, it is in the shape of a teddy bear. Morgan loved the cake so I considered it a win!
We took my favorite brother-in-law to the MTC (Missionary Training Center) on May 25. Yes, he can still be my favorite even if he is my only brother-in-law. In fact, he better be my favorite in that case. I know he will do great and learn a lot over the next two years. I will say I am sad that he had to leave right when we just got to know each other. Holidays will be quieter without him and all, but it is well worth it. I know because I had to do the waiting for my one and only husband. It was emotionally hard. I know it was worth it and if I had to I'd do it again.

Here's our goodbyes...well more like see you later!

Nobody said it would be easy...they only said it would be worth it.

Along with all that this month, I had to say goodbye to some of my favorite people in the world. They have taught me how to love deeper. They taught me more about life and that laughter is a must. They taught me patience. They taught me how to play four square (the new and improved version). They taught me more than I ever taught them. What did I teach them? Well, everything a fourth grader should know. It was hard to say goodbye. I will always remember and cherish the year. It was a hard year, but it was so rewarding.
Here is my wonderful class...

No, they don't always sit that still...

What a great month full of so many emotions. Tomorrow Morgan and I leave for a cruise. What a great way to start off the awesome month of June! The cruise is our honeymoon that is five months late. (We didn't have time to go when we got married because I had to go back to work, so we decided to postpone it till now.)

Life is great. Don't forget to enjoy it as you go through it!!

Life as I know it...

2011-03-11T22:13:00.001-08:00

4th graders say the funniest things. I was wearing a princess band-aid because I had cut my finger somehow. Anyways, one of the boys in my class asked if he could have a band-aid for his cut. Without a pause he added, "not one of THOSE" pointing to my band-aid.

I am still getting use to being a teacher, but I am finding it more doable the longer I teach. I graduate college (weird thought) in a month and a half. How crazy! I still remember my first year and how awesome it was. My first year was my favorite year. It was where I met some of my closest friends and my cute husband! Being married has turned out to be awesome! I have learned a few things since I got married in December.

#1: Men do not read minds. No matter how many times you send them a "message" in your head, they are not receiving this message in their head.
#2: You think you know your spouse until they do something you had no idea that they do. Then you keep realizing it might take you a lifetime to know them like the back of your hand...make that an eternity.
#3: Men look like Santa when they are shaving.
#4: Getting the mail is still fun, but not as fun because now most of the mail is bills.
#5: Doing the laundry became twice as much work.
#6: Finding Nemo is a good way to bond. You can learn how to speak whale TOGETHER!
#7: You should always put on your POSITIVE pants. They give you a better view of life.
#8: Going to the temple is the best way to feel closer to your husband. Plus, he just looks cute all dressed up.
#9: Just because you are married does NOT mean all your other friends aren't important. It is just the opposite.
#10: Being sealed to your best friend for time and all eternity is the best decision you can ever make.

Everyday is a new adventure and I am thankful I get to share it with the one who can make me laugh.

My fairytale

2010-09-25T19:11:00.000-07:00

One day an Idaho boy met a Texas girl and they fell in love. Here's their story...

Once Upon a Time in a land far, far away there was an energetic little girl who loved to be with her family and friends in the great state of Texas. Like all little girls, she grew up and decided to go to college. While it was a hard thing for her to leave her amazing family and friends, she knew she needed to. Unknown to her at this time, there was a boy who had made the same decision. They both traveled for miles and miles before they reached their destination of BYU. She met her prince there, but she didn't realize it was him at first. They became best of friends and spent everyday together with their friends studying, eating, and laughing. Life was great. After a great semester of college, they all departed their separate ways back home. Don't worry- although the princess and prince were apart, they talked everyday and usually multiple times a day. They loved just talking and laughing. After a couple months, the prince had to go away to spread good news to all the land. He traveled to the far away state of Texas and stayed there for two years serving everyone he saw. Oh, how the princess missed him and ached for his return. Although they were apart, he would send letters once a week to remind her that they were still the best of friends and that he cared about how she was doing. She had a few suitors and she tried to keep an open mind, but none compared to her best friend. Finally, after two years the prince returned to his homeland in Idaho. They were still apart, but they talked as much as they could. After anxious awaiting, the prince returned to college. Oh, the rejoicing is still heard today! The princess and the prince decided to court. Soon they decided to get married. Secretly, the prince had to ask the king for his daughter's hand. Once he did that, he continued his plans to marry the princess.

On September 17, 2010, the prince took the princess to 5 different places in the kingdom. Each place in the kingdom had meaning to the both of them. Also, in each place the princess received a piece of a poem that the prince had written. The last place was a courtyard where there was a fountain. When they entered, music started playing. They started dancing. After some dancing, the prince walked the princess over to a bench. After talking for a minute or two, he got down on one knee and asked the princess if she would marry him. Her response was simple. "Yes, yes I will!" After about 20 seconds, the princess yelled out, "Wait! Did you ask my dad?" After being assured that he had indeed asked, they were engaged. Then the princess announced to the whole kingdom that she was engaged. While standing on the edge on the fountain, the princess let out a WOOHOO.

The prince and the princess were married on December 28, 2010 in the Dallas, Texas Temple. It was a glorious day. They are both living happily ever after forever!

Oops! I forgot to mention. The princess wore cowboy boots on her wedding day!
Pictures coming soon!

The Update

2010-07-13T18:21:00.000-07:00

For those of you who wanted to be updated, here we go. My best friend and I have been talking quite a bit over the past month since he got home from his mission. He finally moved back to school. The results of all this---I am officially the luckiest girl in the world because I am dating my best friend! We went to Salt Lake with his parents on Friday and so I have pictures of us!

And it begins...

2010-07-07T09:38:00.000-07:00

I am setting up my classroom this month. The first step is laminating everything I want to put up to keep it in good shape. I ended up laminating all my stuff so far and it was in over 50 feet of lamination. Crazy! I spent over 4 hours cutting it all out. My theme for it is going to be a Jungle/monkey theme so I have a monkey calendar and tons of monkeys to put everywhere in my classroom.

Also, I got the keys to my classroom. MY VERY OWN CLASSROOM!!!!! I love it already!

PS I caught up on my life, so there are more posts before this one that I just finished. :)

Red, white, and blue

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

So the 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. I have been celebrating this holiday for 4 or 5 days now. I love America!

On Saturday, I saw bowling balls being shot out of cannons. They went about a half a mile or so. Then we went to the lake and played on a wave runner. The evening of course was filled with watching fireworks. The whole day was quite an adventure!

Sunday I was decked out in red, white, and blue. As soon as my roommate woke up, I started
playing patriotic songs.

My roommate and I made this cake.

The House that Tiffany Built

2010-07-07T09:17:00.000-07:00

I went home to Texas. It was a great and relaxing trip. Since I am use to being busy, I decided a needed a project while I was home. So I made a dollhouse--painted, glued it together, and shingled it. My parents even got in on some of the fun! This was our finished project...

My wild side...

2010-07-07T09:15:00.000-07:00

So sometimes at night I like to play with my hair and see how crazy I can make it.

Cinderella Dance

2010-06-15T15:18:00.000-07:00

In my ward I am the dating coordinator along with the co-chair of the Activities committee. So about once a month I put on a ward date. The month of May consisted of a Cinderella dance. Here's what happened...so every girl in the ward that wanted to go on this date gave me a shoe. Then the boys all came over and picked a girl's shoe. They had to go out and search the apartment complex to find the girl who it belonged to--just like in Cinderella. The guy who had your shoe was your date for the evening. The dance was a formal one with amazing food. We had a chocolate fountain with tons to dip in it plus another kind of treat or two.

My roommates and I at the dance.

My Mother, My Friend

2010-05-10T18:00:00.000-07:00

My mom is one of the greatest women I know. She is not only the best mother in the world, but she is a true friend. I love her! She is a comfort and a listening ear. She always gives more than she takes. She has been a support throughout my whole life. She came to every game and concert I had and never complained about going no matter HOW BORING they were (Trust me-some were extremely boring). She gave up a career to raise kids-- what a sacrifice! My mom doesn't take credit for all the amazing stuff she does. She can plan anything and everything seems to go just right. Yet, she never seems to shout to the world "Look what I just did." My mother is amazing! I love being her daughter and spending as much time as I possibly can with her. Man, I am such a LUCKY GIRL!!!!!!

My Grandpa Robinson

2010-04-04T21:51:00.000-07:00

(This picture was taken back in July 09.)
My grandpa ended up in the hospital earlier this week. I went up to Burley, ID this weekend to see him. I got to be with him on Saturday in the hospital. He passed away early Easter morning around 3 or 4. He will be greatly missed, but I am so thankful he gets to be with my grandma on Easter.

My lifetime dream is going to be fulfilled!!!

2010-03-30T17:06:00.000-07:00

Since the third grade, I've wanted to be a teacher. It has been a long and fun road with a lot of hard work. All that has paid off I guess. Yesterday I had my internship interview with all the principals and facilitators in the Nebo School District. I got a call from the principal at Spanish Oaks Elementary in Spanish Fork around 5:30 last night. She offered me an internship in 4th grade next year. This means I will have my own classroom and I will be a 4th grade teacher next year!!!!! I've been wanting to be a teacher since 3rd grade and now my dream is beginning to be real life! I can't wait to be a teacher!!!!!!!!!

This is me a little after I found out that I got the job. Yeah, I was a little excited! :)

Salt Lake City

2009-12-15T10:49:00.000-08:00

Earlier this month, I went with my roommates to Salt Lake City for a roommate outing. We had such a great day! First, we went and saw the Joseph Smith movie. It was the fourth time I have seen it. It makes you feel so good. Man, I love the gospel! It is so true! Our next adventure was the temple. It is so beautiful inside! Then we wandered around temple square looking at the beautiful Christmas lights and taking pictures.

The roommates and I!!!!! They are the best!

This is my roommate who shares a room with me! She is SO awesome!

Homework can be fun!

2009-10-01T10:30:00.000-07:00

I had to make a movie for my technology class with one of my friends in the class. I am the narrator in the movie- go me!

God bless the USA!

2009-09-11T15:41:00.000-07:00

I am a proud Texan and it sure means a lot to me to come from a great place like Texas. However, I am even prouder to be an American. I love the freedoms and choices I get to make everyday. I love this land and I am grateful for all those risked their lives for my freedom. I also remember 9/11 and the impact it has had on our nation. I am grateful that Americans came together to help one another during such a devastating time.

Loving and Laughing life all the way

2009-07-17T10:33:00.000-07:00

My life is so awesome! I moved into a different apartment about a month and a half ago. I have fabulous roommates! We talk and laugh every day! They are so fun! I am currently taking some more classes. I love them! I am taking a dance class (so far we have learned some waltz and quick step). I am even competing in August at a dance competition. I am very excited about that as well as nervous. My new testament class is very interesting! I see more and more clearly how the new testament is The Church of Jesus Christ, but instead of it being about the Latter-day Saints, it is all about the Early-day Saints. This class has helped my testimony grow. My last class is sign language. It has been a very fun language to learn.

Here are my new roommates!!! I had to drive people to Salt Lake for work, so they came up and hung out with me in my break. We saw the Joseph Smith movie and ate at a yummy place called The Lion House!

When life gets you down, JUMP!

2009-05-05T13:39:00.000-07:00

When life gets you down, JUMP! That is precisely what I am doing. I am extremely homesick lately. I have a bad case of it. I start to think of home and how wonderful it is and the next thing I know the tears have started again. I miss it so much! Also, I feel like Satan is working overtime on me, telling me I am doing nothing right and that I can't make a difference. Well, now I am going to jump!! I started by walking home from class listening to music. (Music puts me in a good mood.) I even started dancing through the parking lot back to my apartment. I am determined to make it through the next two weeks until I get to go HOME!!!!!!! I am determined to have a good day!!!!

Free at last!

2009-04-23T09:31:00.000-07:00

Finals are done! Seven more classes done!!!! I've learned so much this semester about teaching and just about life! I have been doing whatever I please whenever I please yesterday starting yesterday afternoon, and it feels great! I got to see one of my cousins and her family yesterday. It was so awesome! We even had steak for dinner! Yum- one of my favorites! Then I came home and went country swing dancing. I love it! Today I am headed to the JFSB (building on campus where you can get on the roof- there are benches and stuff up there) to fly off paper airplanes with my a few of my friends in my ward. Random and fun! I did it last year, and it was so fun. Well, I got to go!

It's been fun (and stressful), but it is time to move on.

2009-04-21T10:14:00.001-07:00

This week is FINALS WEEK!!! Yikes! Where did my semester go? So, I have been busy trying to get everything done my teachers want me to do. I have made a clay puppet, an Indian medicine wheel that took HOURS to finish, write and rewrite some papers (my english teacher really likes revisions), and hours of children's literature homework. Plus, millions of other stuff. Tomorrow is my last day, and I am sad to see some of my classes go. I have two more finals and then I am DONE!!!! (At least for 5 days because then I start spring term classes.)

One thing that I have started doing along with my busy schedule is to learn some ballroom dance. I LOVE DANCING! It makes me so happy! A guy in my ward teaches dance lessons to people in our ward for FREE! (and free is a college student's favorite word) This past weekend we got all dressed up and went dancing at this ballroom thing in Salt Lake. It was so fun! I am also excited because I get to go Country Swing Dancing tomorrow night! What a great way to end finals week! Well, I better run and do my last assignment for my final tomorrow.

Life is an ocean…the way you sail is your choice!

2009-02-25T09:52:00.000-08:00

This semester has been very busy and lately very stressful (midterm time!). I survived; it was a miracle. Seriously! Since I am in the elementary program now, I get to take classes in my major and boy oh boy do I love them!

Monday and Wednesday: My favorite is Drama in the elementary classroom. We learn how to teach subjects in a cool way. Every time our class meets, we laugh and learn. I love it! My next class is an English class. Right now we are in the process of writing a 12 page research paper. Luckily, our teacher believes in doing it in groups because "when you are a teacher, the principal will ask several of teachers to write..."--I love the way my teacher thinks. Too bad all of our assignments in this class aren't in groups. After this paper, I think we are going to get into how to teach English more.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have a Math concepts class. A couple weeks ago (they all start running together), we learned about the base 10 number system we use (1,2,3,4,5, etc). Well, in class my teacher decided we needed to learn about other number systems so I had to learn how to count in base 5, base 12, base 2, etc. It sure made me grateful that we only had to teach base 10. In the base 2 number system, there are only 2 numbers: 0 and 1. Try counting to 20 in 1's and 0's. My life will never be the same again! lol :) My music class is the most relaxed of all them in regards to not a lot of work. We did have to illustrated a picture book for it, but that is the only major assignment that will take hours to do. The rest are small assignments that don't take too much time. (yay!) I also have a D&C class. My teacher is awesome! He knows the scriptures like the back of his hand. He just recites scriptures all the time off the top of his head. It is amazing! My children's literature (probably my second favorite class) is 3 hours long on Tuesday nights. It is a little hard to sit still, but my teacher rocks. I just turned in (last night) my readings of the 40 picture books we were required to read. Plus, we have to read 16 chapter books which usually consist of about 200 pages. Let's just say the class keeps me busy! So, on Tuesdays I go to class for 7 hours. So, I am exhausted when I get back to my apartment.

On Fridays, I have English again and a 3 hour art class. Sometimes this class is fun and other times the class seems to drag on. We have loads of projects for this class which take a lot of time to get done, but it is still a cool class.

I also started working this semester. (I think I bit off more than I can chew. Oops!) My work is very flexible hours and random events such as taking sports’ teams to the airport or taking tickets at dance, etc.

Oh, how I love Texas!

2009-01-12T12:33:00.000-08:00

After driving and spending Christmas in New Mexico, I got the greatest Christmas gift ever. I got the chance to go HOME. Oh, the amazingness of it! I got to work at the YMCA for a couple shifts, playing and laughing with the kids. I loved being home and just being able to relax.

Christmas!

2008-12-28T10:30:00.000-08:00

I left Utah about a week ago and traveled to New Mexico for Christmas (that is where my mom's mom lives). I rode there with my cousins and along the road I learned some lessons. Lesson number one: If your car gets stuck in snow, use the car mats. Wedge them under the tires and try driving on them to get some traction. Lesson number two: Flipflops and ice don't mix! Being the Texas girl I am, have not learned this lesson and still love my flipflops. On the trip, I wiped out walking on ice three times! It was a great trip and I finally made it to New Mexico later that day. I spent a lot of my time relaxing, playing games, and reading for fun! It wasn't reading from a textbook! Yay!!!!
On Friday, I made the long drive back to Texas. I love Texas! Always have, always will! I am so glad to be home (yay!!!!!!) and it is nice to relax.

Yes, I am still alive!

2008-12-09T20:37:00.000-08:00

I know it has been a few weeks, sorry! Finals are next week! yikes!

So a lot has happened since my last update. First off, I went home for Thanksgiving to find one of my most favoritest places on earth, my home, a little remodeled. My parents got wood flooring! I think it looks absolutely gorgeous!

I loved being home and I was grateful to be able to spend time with my parents, my big brother, and of course my amazing dog!

My Thanksgiving break ended and now I am back at school. Here is my everlasting design. They are fake flowers and FAKE WATER!! I thought that was cool. Last week, I got to make my last floral design for the semester, my Christmas centerpiece.

This weekend was so packed! On Friday night, I decided to get into PJ's. I watched the Mask of Zorro. I was so into the movie that I followed that movie up with the Legend of Zorro. So basically my Friday night was a date with Zorro. lol.

Saturday was a long but fun day! I woke up and went to a Christmas Enrichment party. It was so fun, even Santa came. After the Enrichment, I spent a few hours cleaning my apartment for our group date later that day. A couple of my friends and I decided it was time to be random. We decided to ask some guys on a date. We normally do not do this. Actually, I do not think I have ever asked a guy on a date except for Preference last year, but we decided to be brave and bold. I asked a very cute and fun guy in my ward. We played pictionary with a fun twist. Instead of paper and pens, we used sugar cookies and frosting. The second activity we did was frost a story on a huge sugar cookie. My date and I frosted Little Red Riding Hood and the other groups made up Christmas stories. We all had a blast! However, I think I have seen enough sugar cookies to last me a few months.

Later that night, I went with a guy in my ward to Divine Comedy, a group at BYU that is so funny, and I saw the Lion King--BYU style. (Now known as the Cougar King.) It was awesome! Afterwards, I went to Freeze Fest where there was ice skating and broomball (aka Broom Hockey). It was fun, but by the end we were exhausted and ready for bed.

Sunday was amazing! With the stress and busyness of college, Sundays are always welcomed! Fast and testimony meeting was sooooo good. Christ was truly the focus of the meeting. My testimony of Christ has grown so much at college. When I feel lonely, he understands. When I feel overwhelmed and exhausted beyond belief, he understands and gives me hope and strength to carry on. When I am full of joy and gratitude, he understands and rejoices with me. He is there and cares when it seems everyone else is too busy. I love my Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ and I am so grateful for his comfort sent through the Holy Ghost. Without the gospel in my life, I would have little reason to endure this life and it would be hard to find the joys of life surrounding us every day.

Later on, I got the priviledge to go to the conference center in salt lake to see the Christmas Devotional with another guy in my ward. The devotional was awesome! It seemed like they spoke straight to me: Simplify your life and make more room for Christ. What an awesome message! Afterward, we got to look at the lights at Temple Square.

As you can see the weekend was packed and before I knew it, it was Monday again. Oh, just so you know I usually do not go on 3 dates every weekend. This weekend was unusual, way unusual.

Monday night was FHE and being FHE "mom" has helped me to realize the importance of FHE. This week we fingerpainted Christmas cards for the children in the hospital in Salt Lake. It was very eventful and fun!

This is the last week of classes, followed by a weekend of 2 bridal showers and packed with studying because next week is finals. yikes! well, there is still a long list of things to get done, but I think I will go to bed tonight and worry about that tomorrow morning. Cheers!

Life is much more fun when it is enjoyed!

2008-11-22T19:18:00.000-08:00

Finally! My paper for American Heritage is finished!!!! Glad that's over!

In Floral Design, I made a bridal bouquet. With a little help from a TA, we made it work. Let's just say...I have a new appreciation for people who make bridal bouquets for their job. At first, I took it home and enjoyed it like I normally do with my flowers, but then I had a sudden desire to have fun with it. So, one day when I was dressed up, I decided to take pictures with it.

I decided it would be fun to pretend that I was throwing my bridal bouquet like the brides always do at the reception. (and yes, I am standing on the couch!)

My Big Brother...

2008-11-12T21:31:00.000-08:00

This good looking man is my Big Brother! I think he is irreplaceable as a brother. He gets the Most Awesome Brother in the World award. I miss him so much! I know he is there for me and he always knows just how to make me feel like the greatest sister in the world. I love him! If I could, I would drive to College Station tomorrow and hang out with him all day. Good thing Thanksgiving is coming up! 14 days till I get to see him! I can't wait!

The Lord answers prayers

2008-11-05T17:13:00.001-08:00

I know Heavenly Father is looking out for me and knows the little details of my life. When I feel lost in this crazy world, he shows me that He is in control and knows me. Yesterday night was a nightmare. Everything seemed to turn upside down. Long story short...I am going home for Thanksgiving! Heavenly Father knew what needed to happen for me in my life and he made it happen. A modern day miracle if you ask me. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father hears our prayers and answers them.

Halloween!

2008-11-01T17:25:00.000-07:00

This Halloween I was volunteering in an elementary school. I noticed one of the boys had the best costume ever so I decided to try it. Since I love Oreos, I had one in my apartment to use as an example. I never realized the detail on Oreos. The thought of it is this...I am the white stuff! That is by far the best part of the cookie. The back looks like the front...you just can't get the full effect from the picture...sorry!

My Floral Designs

2008-10-29T16:31:00.000-07:00

I have done a few more designs...
I made 5 boutonnieres--a rose, calla lily, carnation, Chrysanthemum, and a mixed flower one.
This is my Japanese design which has symbolic parts. The tall Irises represent heaven. The purple flowers (dendrobium orchid) on the right represent man and finally the pinkish flowers (heather) on the lower left represent the earth. Therefore, man is higher than earth but lower than heaven. Below is a close up...sorry it is a little dark.
This is my pumpkin design I did today. It is made in a real pumpkin that I cleaned it out last night. I think it is the cleanest pumpkin I have ever seen.
The highest flower in the design is called bird of paradise. I love the designs where they put two "birds" looking at each other, but they are pretty expensive so we only got one in class.

You can take the girl out of Texas, but you can't take Texas out of the girl.

2008-10-19T16:38:00.000-07:00

I knew Texans were proud of Texas but it wasn't until I got to BYU that I really understood that we are proud people. We love Texas! A lot of Texans even have Texas flags in their window to remind everyone that Texas is amazing! I miss it! I had a Halloween ward activity this weekend so I decided to bring out the Texan in me by dressing up as a cowgirl. I even wore my awesome belt!

Older and wiser too! Happy birthday to me!

2008-10-17T09:44:00.000-07:00

Wednesday was my birthday and what a fantastic day it was too! I am older and no longer a teenager.
My roommates bought me the tiara and so I wore it for 4 hours on campus. I felt like I was five again. I was awoken in the morning at 6:15 by my daddy to the song of Happy Birthday. It amazes me how happy he can be that early in the morning. For those of you who thought I was happy in the morning, he is twice as happy! I was kidnapped by Jennifer and Melissa Tovar at 7 AM. They took me to IHOP--pretty much the best place to eat! It was great! After all my classes and no studying, I went to Chili's with some friends for dinner. Then I got the wonderful privilege of going to the temple with my ward. Afterward, I started feeling not so good so I went to my room where Kleenex became my best friend. Finally, I decided bedtime! It was a great birthday, even better than I imagined. I even got a package from my mom and dad the day before with all the best treats and surprises inside.

Last Weekend

2008-10-17T08:11:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was great! On Friday I watched Sleeping Beauty for the first time ever. It was great! That night, I had a sleepover with one of my roommates in our living room. We took our mattresses off our beds and had front row seats to our TV where we watched some of Ella Enchanted.

Saturday morning we (Katie-my roommate and I) saw the Homecoming Parade and cheered loudly for all the floats and dancers. We left a little early to see the last bit of a volleyball game some guys in our ward were playing in.
Later on, we went to the cold football game. We won 20 to 3! Go BYU! Then I came home and got ready to go Country Dancing! I asked random boys to dance, which is always so fun because then you get to teach them moves and their face is priceless when they get it down. It was a blast!

Sunday was great! It was sooooo REFRESHING! Everything was so positive and uplifting! After church, my roommates and I made Homemade Oreos which everyone loved! They are so good, especially if you eat them minutes after they come out of the oven. YUM!

We played this really fun game at FHE Monday night where you write down people like Abraham Lincoln, Donald Duck, Cinderella, etc and the first round you can only talk and give clues about them. The second round you act them out for your group to guess and the third round you can only say one word to describe the person.

P.S.

2008-10-07T20:39:00.000-07:00

I forgot to mention that this weekend I got very exciting news! I was accepted into the Elementary Education program here at BYU. I am so happy and can't wait! :)

Conference Weekend

2008-10-04T23:12:00.001-07:00

This weekend has been a fun, relaxing, and stressful weekend. What a fun combo! On Friday, I realized that there was so much to get done especially since midterms are Monday and Tuesday. I need to try to take three tests in two days! However, I still had a great weekend. On Friday night after classes and attempting to get some homework done, I went on a date with a guy from my ward. We had fun painting! We watched a professional on a painting show and followed him (except he had a brush). We decided to be adventurous and do it the best way--finger painting! It was a great night! Afterward, we played a card game while we waited for some brownies to bake. Then we enjoyed them with ice cream. Unfortunately, no blue bell ice cream in Utah. :( Oh well.
Here is the picture we finger painted. Yes, that's right--this was done with our hands. No paintbrush!!

After my date, we had a roommate bonding time as we all watched a movie. I love my roommates!

Saturday was a great day too! I woke up early to go to an American Heritage review for our test next week. The review started at 8 AM! It was raining so I got a little wet this morning, but luckily my umbrella came in handy. After that review, I got to relax and enjoy conference. It was a great! I spent several hours studying today and still have some more studying to do for my tests, but I'll worry about that Monday. Somehow everything will work out. It always does!

I'm so glad to be ME!

2008-09-26T11:15:00.000-07:00

This week in floral design we made cubes. Apparently these are becoming popular at weddings.

Yeah! It is the weekend! I have looked forward to Friday all week because we had this amazing stake social! The theme was education...kind of like back to school theme. So, we started off outside at recess. We jumped rope, played with hula hoops, played with a parachute, and I raced my roommate this a blow up bouncy obstacle course. She won, falling head over heels out of the course. We both laid on the ground for a while laughing. I love my roommates!! We went to recess, a game of heads up seven up, went to arts and crafts where we got distracted by the music and within minutes ended up at the dance. It was a blast!

We were invited to go to a guy's apartment after the activity to watch Enchanted. It was great!

Another cool thing about the weekend is that I got to go to Salt Lake to be with my aunt, cousins and their kids. It was a lot of fun. We went to a bounce house place for my cousin Sarah's boy's birthday party. Even the adults got into it as we raced through the bounce thingys. Tonight I went with my Aunt Kae to the Relief Society Broadcast. My cousin had extra tickets so we got to go to the conference center for it. It was a great experience. I was reminded to rejoice and not be so hard on myself since I am not perfect. I also learned that I am needed to do my part in the building up of the kingdom. It was so refreshing! I feel ready to meet the challenge to be all that I can be.
Quote of the week:
"Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln

Have a great week!

The Update on Life!

2008-09-21T21:46:00.000-07:00

Life is going great at BYU! We won the football game on Saturday 44 to 0 and also the football game the week before 59 to 0. So, life is good in the football world.

Classes are busy, but what else is new. lol. One of my favorite classes is floral design. I love it! Plus, there are 14 football players in my class. That's right...there are MEN in my floral design class. Actually, there are about 20 to 30 men in my class. Lucky for their girlfriends...free flowers!
Last week I made my first arrangement.

My newest news is that I am a Family Home Evening Group Leader (aka Mom) in my ward. The crazy part is some of my "kids" are older than me. How does that work?!? lol. I think it is going to be a lot of fun! Tomorrow night we are playing some awesome games and eating dirt cups. Aw I sure do love making and especially eating dirt cups.

Well the weekend is about over and so back to studying!
Don't forget...life is a gift, that's why it is called the present! Enjoy the week!