Birthday Boy!!

Happy Birthday to my Nick!!!!



Love him!

ZOOBIES

Zoobies? What does that mean? Well I will tell you what it means, and no it doesn't refer to a BYU student, it refers to my work! I have started working with a new office and they manufacture blanket pets called Zoobies! They are so much fun and super, super soft! I have a few and my roomies and Nick love them too! So if you need a good gift idea for a baby shower or birthday its a great gift to give! Their website is simple enough www.zoobies.com

IDAHO!

So, in all my years of living I have never been to Idaho. I have been to northern Utah, but never across the border. But this past weekend I got invited to go there for Nick's family reunion. I had nothing else to do, so I thought, why not! It wasn't going to be a long trip but I didn't know what to expect. He said something about a ranch so I was expecting it to be like a ranch, well it kinda was but not exactly. It was more camping than anything else, but praises there was at least bathroom! I love camping don't get me wrong, but I love running water and sanitary things too! So off we went on Friday evening to go! We hadn't gotten anything yet for food and what not so we decided that outside of Salt Lake we would stop and get stuff. Since neither one of us know very much about northern Utah Nick asked me to look up where Walmart was to stop there and get food etc..So I got my phone out and looked it up and then the next thing I knew my phone's screen went black! I got my iPhone just a few months ago and it has never done that to me before! I didn't know what to do, I pushed buttons, I tried charging it, nothing was working...great, went through my mind. Because of that event I couldn't take any pictures which I was planning to! I was so bummed but I put it to the side since I couldn't really do anything about it. But we did find a Walmart in Brigham City and Nick almost had a heart attack because of how much we spent on food, which I also do have to admit was WAY too much for 1 day! He's an over-planner. So after his anxiety attack and dinner at a very questionable Burger King, our next desitnation was Idaho! It was only about a 2 1/2 drive all together without counting our stops, so not too far. The Ranch that we went to was just outside of Malad outside the border, and I couldn't believe how green it was, and so many hills! They all said that usually it is really brown but because of all the rain its super green. Then we arrived at the ranch and I met all the extended family on his dad's side and I let Nick answer all the questions about him and I, but suprisingly we didn't get too many! I just love families and to see families get together. My family is all over the world and I don't have the privilege to be with all of them very much so I always enjoy when I get to be with my amazing family or with Nick's wonderful family! It was everything that you could think of a reunion having, one sprained ankle, a campfire, children falling in dirt, the boys firing guns (I did it too!), 4-wheelers, food galore, and so many wonderful people! Fun times! On the way home I had to drive part of the way because my boy was so tired so I relieved him for a little bit, and we was out! But we made it home and then I fixed my phone, yay! So it was a great first time to Idaho!

Nick

So...Nick...he and I have been dating now for a few good months!!! That is why I haven't posted anything on this for a long while now. I met him last May at my friends/roommates birthday party, and then he would come over every now and then. Since it was during the summer I was running all the time. I ran 2 sometimes 3 times a day, and he would see me after my runs, and even then after I was all gross and sweaty and probably didn't look the best, he for some reason still had interest in me. Then as time went on we started texting and then I went to California for the 4th of July with my family and I received a text from him wishing me a Happy 4th of July. During that vacation I was in and out of cell phone service so it was hard to text him back, but I remembered in that time that Nick had a motorcycle and I really, really love riding on motorcycles. So by this time I was in Chico, and I had full cell phone coverage and after texting for a few days I asked if we could go riding together sometime. He said yes. I got back into provo a few days later and he texted me again asking when I wanted to go, I wasn't doing anything that night so he came over and off we went riding on his oh so nice motorcycle!! SOOOO fun! He was all flirty and cute and I was shy and not very talkative. Well I could go on and on about our first kiss (Bridal Veil Falls), his family (who are amazing), so many, many stories I have learned so much about myself about life about a lot of things. He is great and I am curious to see where this part in my life will take me!

oh the weather...

(the Sacred Grove in the winter)

So the weather was a little frightful yesterday! It was kinda funny because a few days prior to yesterday (Sunday), we had all these warnings about a blizzard that was going to come through and that we were to prepare for it. Guess what, nothing happened. Well at least in Provo nothing happened, I guess there was some type of a storm more north of Salt Lake. I have seen white out conditions from serving in freezing (but wonderful) upstate New York, and I was ready to see some of that, but nope, nothing. It was cold for sure, and still is, but again nothing compared to that bitter, bitter cold in New York. I only spent one winter there, but it was one to remember. The below zero temperature, the hem on my skirt would freeze, my comp and I trying to make ourselves feel better by saying that "at least we aren't in Russia". Don't know why but it did make me feel better, maybe because I knew that Russia would be a little colder. But I also remember that day because it was one of my favorite stories to tell about tracting in the snow. I was serving with Hermana Whitney Nielsen and I love her, and she is such a good missionary. Anyways, so we are tracting and we have a goal of so many contacts before the week was over and this was our day to fulfill that goal, and it was snowing, HARD! But we were determined little sister missionaries and off we went! Door after door we were shut down, and then we see this man jogging, and we have to talk to everyone, so we started to talk to the man and then as we were talking he was still kinda jogging and said "I'm not gonna stop". So as he is running my companion starts running beside him and I am trying to run but my skirt that I was wearing that day was a little restrictive so I couldn't go that fast. But I was so impressed with my comp and her determination to share the gospel while running. I think that he took a referral card!
I loved my mission and I am so grateful for it everyday! There has been no other greater joy than that of the gospel in my life. Even in the freezing winter cold, and the hot desert sun, the gospel is true, and our Savior lives. And that is the greatest message that we will always have to share!

Robert Redford??

We have always said that my dad looks exactly like Robert Redford. Yes Robert is a little older than my dad but they have aged the same, and have wrinkles the same. Its weird to see Robert Redford in movies and have a moment where he just looks like my dad when I was growing up! I love my dad and I am grateful that he is my dad and I appreciate all of his crazy mannerisms and his complete dedication to the Gospel! We love you dad!!!

Tis the Season

So as I was driving this morning a radio commercial came on about the Holidays! "WOW," I thought to myself, "it is the Holiday season, AGAIN"! I love this time of year when family comes together and to be able to share in memories once again! I love my family and I enjoy spending time with each one of them! They mean so much to me and I am so excited to see most of them this Holiday season! (I am so ready for some of that mistletoe as well this year!)