Time Is Flying Shockingly Fast!

I can't believe that I basically only have a month left of school. That's just weird. WEIRD. I feel like we just started school.  My best friend, Carlee, is getting married on Saturday and I'm in shock. I remember when she told me she was engaged, and it doesn't seem like that long ago. I'm happy for her!

I have another friend getting married too! Angie Holdaway! We've been friends since high school. I love her to pieces. She found her prince charming too. She's getting married on December 9. I'm really hoping I can be there for her, cuz that's my last day of classes and I have a choir concert that night!

Halloween was weird this year. I felt like by the time Halloween was here, it was over. I celebrated it the week before twice, once with the ward and once with LDV, and I just kinda felt like it was done. When I got to campus and people were wearing costumes, it dawned on me that it was actually Halloween. Ha ha. Here's a few pictures from the LDV party we had :)

 Amanda, Madison, and me :)

 ha ha, this picture makes me giggle :)

 Oh James Harris, ha ha. He's so awesome!

 Angeles, the mime and me. :)

Matt, Amanda, Kerstin, and me :)

My grandpa passed away on Halloween. Little trickster, my mom and my aunts and uncles wanted to be with him when he passed and he chose to pass when everyone but my grandma had left the hospital room so they could change his sheets. I think he decided to pass on Halloween because he wanted to play tricks on everyone in heaven and watch everyone on earth be crazy. Ha ha :) I'm gonna miss him a lot. He's in a much better place now though, and he's not in pain. He's happy and he can see! :) I'm so grateful for my knowledge of eternal families. I don't know what I'd do if I didn't know I could see him again!

Grandpa and me :)

I know the Gospel is true. I am so grateful for a Father in Heaven that loves me. I'm grateful for the knowledge of the Atonement that I have. I know that my Savior loves me and is there for me always. I'm grateful, despite my weaknesses, that there is a way back to our Father in Heaven. I know that the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ and that Christ will come again on this earth. 

Update on Life! :)

So.... I fail at blogging this semester. I've been super busy!

I no longer work at Payless... but I work at Kmart as a Cashier now! :) YAY! I started on October 22 and it's been wonderful! I started using the register on Tuesday and I'm getting the hang of it! It's a seasonal position for now. I'm hoping that they'll hire me on as a permanent employee after the season.

Latter Day Voices is great :) Still loving it! I'm taking an institute class with Brother Salmond as well and I'm learning loads of stuff I didn't know about the Gospel before! It's been such a great experience!

My schedule has NEVER been so demanding in college! This semester has been CRAZY. So much homework! I'm definitely learning how to utilize my time. I've been able to fit a lot of fun things too. Here are some pictures! :)

USU had Ag Week. 'nough said. ;)

LDV parties :)

LDV Retreat :)

Surprise Spoon with the roomies ;)

Carlee came to Logan and we had a fun sleepover :)

Dance parties in the car on the way to Ward Prayer :)

Caramel Apple Cider :)

Christy and I visited Carlee so I could try on my bridesmaid dress and I got my pillow pet, Geoffrey the Giraffe, from Carlee :)

Stake Halloween Activities

And those are just some highlights :) I've been a lucky girl! So much fun! I have a bunch of Latter Day Voices things this week and Carlee's wedding next week! Life only gets busier! I'm enjoying the journey!

Living Life as an Aggie :)

This semester has been more demanding than anything I ever had last year. It's still been quite the ride! :) I've learned a lot! Not only have a I learned secular things, but I have also learned a lot about the Gospel and have increased my testimony.

I've been learning a lot about revelation. It's something the Presidency and Brother Salmond focus on a lot in Latter Day Voices. I've learned to how to be more receptive to the still, small voice of the Holy Ghost. I've also learned the importance of writing your promptings down. Not only does it help you remember your promptings, but it also helps you in times of need and opens the door for more revelation.

I also recently bought a $2 copy of the Book of Mormon from the Institute store and started reading it. It has been such a blessing to me to start reading it over again on a clean slate, without all of my previous markings. It's allowed me to search for things that touch me and highlight  them and write promptings in the margins instead of reading over my already highlighted Book of Mormon. This is only my second day doing this, and I can already tell it's going to help me out a lot. If you've never done this, try it. It's already starting to strengthen my testimony!

Writing missionaries also strengthens testimonies. I just wrote a letter to a dear friend of mine and shared my testimony and some spiritual experiences, thoughts, and quotes with him.

I've had a lot of fun the past couple weeks! We had Latter Day Voices Retreat and our very first fireside! Such a BLAST! I can't wait for our fireside this Sunday and I hope I can attend the Seminary we're attending on my birthday!

Today was a rainy day in Cache Valley! We had some really bad rain and snow storms last year and I never got soaked through. But.... today was my lucky day. I got SOAKED. My sweats were all wet, my RAIN coat was sticking to me because of the rain, and my socks were soaked. I should have taken pictures, it was hilarious. I had my hood on and my bangs were crazy curly by the time I got to class and the front of my hair was soaked. I do have to say though, having short hair does help with the whole hood thing. You don't have to work as hard to get it all back in the hood. Ha ha :) I need to find my umbrella.

Lovin' My Crazy Busy Life!

These last couple weeks have been so busy I didn't have time to blog! Having a job, doing Latter Day Voices, going to school and keeping up on homework keeps a girl busy! ;)

A few highlights of the last couple weeks:

Three of my roomies and I thought it would be great fun to go to True Aggie Night and just watch all the awkward couples. It was actually fun. We had to document this, so we took a picture!

Bryanne, me, Christy, and Bree!

I went to lunch w/ Amanda, Taylor, Brenna, her new roommate and her roommate's boyfriend. That was fun! We were crazy and didn't have a care in the world for about an hour at Charlie's! :)

ICE CREAM :)

Amanda and I went and stayed the night at my parents house this weekend :) it was so fun! I did laundry and spent quality time w/ the fam and my bestie! Couldn't have been better!

My schedule only gets worse.... I have a test this Wednesday and more homework on the way! But my good times outweigh the stressful, sad and hard times. :) I LOVE LATTER DAY VOICES! :)

I got a letter from Skylar today! he leaves the MTC tomorrow for Chile! It's nuts! I'm still waiting for my letter from Joseph.... it's been almost a month, but I know he's been busy. he just left the MTC this past Wednesday! CRAZY how fast time has flown by!

I've Learned

One of my friend's from college posted this on her blog and she got it from her friend :) I was very touched by it and thought I'd share it as well.

I’ve Learned

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.
I've learned that no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.
And it's not the end of the world.
I've learned that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned that it's not what you have in your life,
but who you have in your life that counts.
I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.


I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself
to the best others can do,
but to the best you can do.
I've learned that it's not what happens to people,
It's what they do about it.
I've learned that no matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two sides.
I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned that you can keep going
long after you think you can't.


I've learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done
When it needs to be done
regardless of the consequences.
I've learned that there are people who love you dearly,
but just don't know how to show it.
I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I've learned that true friendship continues to grow even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
I've learned that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to
doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.


I've learned that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.
I've learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken,
the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.
I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean that they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.


I've learned that sometimes you have to put the individual
ahead of their actions.
I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.
I've learned that no matter the consequences,
those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.
I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours
by people who don't even know you.
I've learned that even when you think you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.


I've learned that writing,
as well as talking,
can ease emotional pains.
I've learned that the people you care most about in life
are taken from you too soon.
I've learned that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice
and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.
I've learned to love
and be loved.
I've learned...

Omer B. Washington

Stressful and Fun!

My week has been so stressful, but it's also been fun!!!

I have the majority of my classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so Monday was stressful. I was so overwhelmed and didn't know HOW I was going to be able to handle school, work and Latter Day Voices. I worked that night and didn't get to bed until late. :P I have an 8:30 class on Mondays and Wednesdays, and it's kicked my butt this week, because I am NOT a morning person, ha!

Tuesday was an alright day. I didn't have as many classes, but I had to work and here was so much I wanted to get done that I didn't that I was really frustrated. But, talking to Amanda that night made it better. :)

Wednesday was such a good day for me! Classes made sense and I was able to relax a bit more. I got to go to a BBQ at the house Amanda lived at during the summer and mingle for awhile. I had a yummy dinner, grilled sausage, watermelon, cantelope, and cookies. YUM. I had a work meeting that I got paid for and then I went home and crashed. I actually got about 8 hours of sleep Wednesday night, so Thursday went well!

I had English and gymnastics on Thursday morning. First of all, my English teacher is the chillest teacher ever. He let us take our expensive book for the class back to the bookstore to get a full refund. I was stoked! We had a really funny lecture that day. After English, I went straight to gymnastics. I am SO SO SO SO SO SO SO excited for that class! It's going to be great! I have it with Amanda and a girl I met from Latter Day Voices last year, EmaLee Millar! It's so fun :) The workout is great and I love the stretches!

Friday I got home from school, did some homework, and took a nap. I woke up to a text from my boss wondering if I wanted a few extra hours of work. I went in for a few hours that night and then Whitni and Brad visited me :) Brad is leaving on his mission this upcoming Wednesday. He's going to be such a wonderful missionary! I'm gonna miss him!

I auditioned for Latter Day Voices Saturday morning! I think it went alright. I hope to find out if I got in again and who else got in this year soon. I got a haircut on Saturday night! It's shorter than I've ever gone before, but it's a fun change :)

I went to church my family today and I'm spending some time with them :)

I can't believe it's already September! This year has flown by! I'm going to leave my teenage years in only a little over a month! Strange? I think yes. But, I'm WAY excited for the future! :)

Moved to Logan!!!!! :)

Monday I got up early and went to work in Logan at Payless. It was a crazy day! SOOO many people came in! I came home and packed for Logan in spurts. Ha ha :) I had a hard time motivating myself to pack. I just hate it! But.... all that matters is....

Tuesday, I moved in to my new apartment! I met my new roommate, Bree :) She's a freshman this year and is adorable! I love her so much already! It was also good to be reunited with Christy and Lauren again, although Lauren wasn't there that night! Kaity and Bryanne didn't move in until Saturday. But Bree and I went and got pizza that night and talked for awhile before we went to bed.

Wednesday I went to work and then came to hang out at the Institute and use their internet. It was so nice to just relax :) I feel like I've just been constantly go go going! They had someone in the front entryway playing church music on the piano and it was beautiful. I was in heaven. I went home and took a nap afterwards :) It was a glorious four hour nap, but then I had a tough time sleeping that night. No worries, I'll figure out my schedule.... ha :P

Thursday, I went home and had lunch with my mom, Janet Green, and my little sister Brittany at Bella's. Mmm... so good. :) I went shopping with my mom, grabbed stuff I needed at home, and then came back to my home in Logan. I hung out with Whitni and we ended up talking in the parking lot when I took her home until 3:00 in the morning. :)

Friday I slept in and ran some errands. Then my family came up and they took me to dinner because I got a job! :) It was fun! After they left, I went to The Antics with Kaity and then played games with her and her friends afterwards. :)

Saturday I slept in again, because my sleep in days will soon be limited. :P I was a bum around the apartment with a few of my roommates until Bryanne moved in! Then I got ready and figured out our internet for the apartment. After two hours of dealing with that, I went and took care of some other things I needed to do. That night, I had Ryan Archibald come over and Kaity, John, Lauren, Ryan and I played Bubble Talk. It was quite hilarious :)

Sunday I went to church and then socialized with some people after church out on the lawn by my apartment! My family is coming up to bring me some things that I needed and then I have a Get-To-Know-You interview w/ the Bishop. Then I need to get ready for classes and work tomorrow! Yikes! :) I'm so nervous, but I'm really excited too!

Crazy Week! :)

Wow. I can't believe summer is almost over. It's insane! School starts on the 29.... CRAZY. I CAN'T WAIT for Latter Day Voices! :)

Monday I worked at Payless and then hung out with Brenna :) We got food and visited. It was nice to hang out with her! I've missed her.  I spent the night at Whitni's house. It was so fun! We stayed up until 5:00 in the morning talking! I enjoyed it. :)

Tuesday I worked at Payless and watched Soul Surfer with Whitni that night. :)

Wednesday, I drove home and worked at Megaplex that night. When I got home, I purchased my textbooks, wrote three missionaries, and showered. I thought it was quite the productive day :)

Thursday, I hung out with Carlee for her birthday on Saturday.  She'll be out of town on her birthday, so that's why we hung out early :) It was fun to spend some time with her before life becomes a lot more busy with work and school. After we hung out, I went to my little sister's voice recital. Boy, did she do great! She's getting more and more confident every time she sings! It's fun to see her improvement! She has a beautiful voice :) My sisters and I watched The Last Song that night while I packed for Logan to work this weekend and to move back up to Logan.

Carlee and me :)

Friday I drove to Logan and hung out with Shaun for the last time before his mission! He had to gain residency here and now he'll be moving back home to Alabama to receive his mission call and shortly leave after that :) Another friend off serving the Lord! I'm so happy I have so many worthy friends that are willing to drop everything for two years to bring others to the Gospel :) I worked at Payless that night and then went to Village Inn with Whitni to get some food. :)

Shaun and me :)

Saturday I hung out with Whitni, her roommates, and some of their friends before going to work at Payless. After work, I hung out with Brad, Whitni, and Amanda and we went to Village Inn again. Ha ha :) It was great fun!

Today I work at Megaplex for the last time this summer! It will be bittersweet. I'm sad I don't have free movies anymore... but the discount shoes pretty much makes up for it! I'll hopefully pack a little today as well, because my life seems to get crazier by the second! :) It's weird to think that a year ago today, I was moving into my dorm room to start my first year of college..... SO WEIRD how time flies! A year ago, I didn't know a lot of my friends that I have now. I'm sure looking forward to my  next adventure in life :)

A Week In Logan :)

Monday, I went to the eye doctor's in the morning for my preventative checkup and then went school shopping :) I got a new shirt and some pants for work! I love them! I came home, ate, packed for Logan, showered, and finally went to bed. My eyes were so tired after the dilation and the reverse drops. :P ha ha.

Tuesday I woke up early and went with Carlee to get a ring for Austen. After we were done, I drove up to Logan and spent an hour with Amanda before I worked. After work, I got some dinner and went shopping for some more school shirts and had no luck. But that's okay! I had some great time to myself that I needed. When Amanda got home from work, we went to Walmart to get some stuff and decided to pull out mattresses into the front room and had a gigantic sleepover with Kara and her little brother Emery. It was great fun!

Wednesday I went shopping and found some new school shirts! I was so excited! I got me a USU lanyard for my keys, and then went to work. I learned a lot at work! It's going great! After work, I went back to Amanda's and Emery, Kara, Amanda, Matt Robinson and I watched Hook before we went to bed :) Wonderful day!

Thursday was a blast! I slept in and went and visited Brother Salmond with Amanda at the Institute! It was so good to see him again! Afterwards, Amanda and I came home and fixed up something to hold us over before we went to Kaylie and Alex's wedding reception! I'm so happy for them! We drove back over to the Institute  for Summer Choir that night and then watched The Last Song together before going to bed. Had a blast on my day off!

Aren't we cute? Ha ha :)

I worked on Friday night and then went Michelle's house (she's one of my new coworkers) and we made cupcakes for our boss's birthday! When Amanda got back from work that night, we watched Free Willey before going to bed. It was great fun!

Saturday morning I woke up early to get back to Pleasant View and run some errands. I got my paycheck.... and I was pleased! It's really nice to get big checks you're not expecting :) I got a letter from Joseph as well! I was excited to hear from him. The newness of the MTC is wearing off, but he's doing well :) I also worked that night and made some more money! Happiness!

Sunday I sang "Beautiful to Him" in my home ward and then my family and I went to SLC for a family get together :) It was nice to see the family! I love them :)

School is going to start soon! It's crazy! I'm so excited to get back into the groove of it all and to start Latter Day Voices! I get to be in the choir for a full year this time! I'm really looking forward to it! I'm excited to have a job as well! It'll be nice to have that money coming in. I'm looking forward to meeting new people and having a whole new experience. :) It'll be hard, but it'll be SOOOO worth it!

My New Adventure Is Unfolding!

I slept in, showered, and applied for Payless in the morning and then worked Monday night :)

Tuesday, I was woken up by a phone call from Teri, my young women's president before I graduated to Relief Society. :) She called and asked if I would like to come with the Laurels on their Laurel Retreat! Thankfully I had work off, so I said YES! I packed my bag as fast as I could, threw my swimsuit on, and went down to Kathy's. We hopped into cars and away we went to Salt Lake Seven Peaks! Oh my goodness, it was a blast! We went down so many slides and floated in the lazy river and just enjoyed the water and sunshine! I loved it. While I was there, I got a phone call from Payless and they asked me to interview with them on Friday! I was so excited! It was such a good day! We went to In-N-Out Burger afterwards and then drove to Wolf Creek to stay the night :) It was so much fun! Wolf Creek was so cool! Such a nice place :) We played games, laughed and just had a blast!

 Me, Marissa, and Kennedy :)

 Most of the group :)

 We like to be goofy :P

 Ha ha ha, Becky's pose. THEE best. Ha HA!

Becky and I :) She's been in Young Women's since I was a beehive. She wasn't in YW for a short while, but then got put back in at the end of my YW years :) I just love her!

Wednesday morning I woke up so sore from Seven Peaks! Ha ha :) There were so many stairs! I felt so out of shape when I woke up, ha! I was sore. I don't think I've climbed that many stairs in a day, and that's saying something since I lived on the fourth floor my freshman year of college! Ha ha :) We had a great breakfast prepared by Teri and then we packed up and went home! I came home and talked with my family! I found out my aunt's surgery went well and I was happy for that! I also got a letter from my friend, Skylar Combe, that's on a mission! I was happy to hear from him! He's sounds like he's just loving the MTC :) I love getting missionary letters! I watched some Bachelorette and cleaned my room before heading to work. I got sent home early cuz we were so slow, so I finished watching the Bachelorette. (SPOILER AHEAD) I do have to say that I was really sad that she broke Ben's heart. Ben was my absolute favorite. But oh well. It's just a show, ha! But I felt bad for him. Poor guy. I was sad to see the show end! Ha ha! It's been my summer show! Well.... besides Vampire Diaries, ha! But a new season of Vampire Diaries is going to start in the fall, I'm stoked! :D

I woke up and put papers in my "Book of Remembrance" Thursday morning and then my family and I went swimming at Spilker's pool! :) I hung out with Carlee that night and we watched Vampire Diaries, talked, and saw Planet of the Apes for a work screening. I thought the movie was good until the end. It had my attention until the end and then I was really disappointed. Oh well. Ha! It was fun to chill with my coworkers :)

Friday I woke up, got ready, and headed to Logan! I met up with Amanda and hung out with her for awhile before Daniel came over. I'm gonna miss that boy! Today was probably the last time I see him before he leaves on his mission on August 24.  He's serving in the Mexico Monterrey West mission, the same one as Justin! The three of us had a blast! After that, I went to my job interview with Payless and...... I got the job. I was SO EXCITED!!!!!!! :) Finding a job in Logan is so hard to do! It's crazy! It all fit together perfectly! The whole story of how I came to apply for Payless in the first place is just hilarious. I start on Tuesday of this upcoming week! No more working with food!! (for the time being) :) It'll be sad, once again, to say goodbye to Megaplex, but I'm excited to start this new journey! I can do Latter Day Voices with it as well! This has been such a blessing! I'm so grateful for it! After my job interview, I went back to Amanda's and then we met up with Brad Rassmussen and Whitni Gardner at Panda to have dinner! That was yummy :) Then we went back to Amanda's and started watching a movie and I drove home. I was happy to have a letter from Joseph waiting for me when I got home! He was homesick this last week, but still loving the MTC. I hope the homesickness passes fast. I felt bad for him. But he'll be okay :) He's amazing!

I worked all day Saturday and then went over to my grandparents house to visit while my sister mowed the lawn (her summer job)  After Grandma and Grandpa's, my sisters and I came home and we watched Soul Surfer. AMAZING movie. So touching. What a beautiful story. I loved it!

Sunday I slept in and went to church :) I went right to work after church. It was a good day at work cuz I worked with Marcy! Just love her. I got to talk to my new roommate today as well! Her name is Bree and I'm really excited to meet her in a few weeks!

This week, I really contemplated how the things of my past have made me the person that I am today. How the little decisions and the huge decisions have made me, well, ME :) The friends that I have, the attitude I have for life, the way my life is going are all outcomes of decisions that Me, Myself, and I have made. The gift of free agency and the gift of the Holy Ghost have been such important gifts in my life that I have utilized and hope to continue to use the rest of my life to make the best decisions I can make. I am so grateful for the Plan of Salvation and the Atonement and ultimately, the Gospel! What a blessing to have to be able to be born into the covenant and have the truth right there for me my whole life! I'm grateful for a loving, wonderful, and caring family that loves me for who I am and has greatly influenced who I am today.