Thanksgiving in California! :D <3

I went to California for thanksgiving with Kevin this year! :D It was really really fun! :D We stayed at his parents house of course! And met his new nephew that is almost 7 weeks old! :D Carter Dean Mathews! :D




He was pretty Nervous to hold him because he hasn't held onto a baby before... I can relate holding onto a new baby is different especially where you don't know how to take care of one yet... and it takes practice! My mom waited 6 months till I was left a lone with kendra to babysit! and then with Abbie she only waited the 6 weeks! ;) It takes a lot of practice to take care of a baby! I'm just glad I had the chance to get used to having a baby in the house! And miss it a lot! Having a baby in the home can be so peaceful! I Love it so much! And being around Carter was awesome! He is going to be 7 weeks old! :D He is already holding up his Head! <3




Our first night there(last Tuesday, Nov. 24) we watched Ironman in their Theater room! I Love that room! It's pretty much awesome! :D While they were figuring out the Bluray player, Pongo and Purdy came in the room and jumped on Kevin's Dad's Chair and chilled there for a bit! He literally looked like the King of the world! ;) LOL Then Cute purdy came around and she just looked so cute! I needed to take pictures! hehehe! :D It was perfect timing too! Cause, they wanted to play with Kevin! LOL



Pongo


Purdy



Close up Purdy

Were you taking the pictures this whole time?

(while laughing so hard!)


The 1st full day Day James and Danielle came over to have dinner, and to have Kevin meet Carter for the first time! :D And have dinner and hang out pretty much! And finish preparations for Thanksgiving! :D 2nd Day (Thanksgiving) Andrea invited Danielle's parents over and Danielle's sister and her fiance for Thanksgiving Dinner as well as James and Danielle! LOL ;) It was pretty fun! I was able to get to know Kevins Grandma Vickie Mathews a bit more! She is a sweet person! Love her like crazy! :D 3rd Day we went to see New Moon... Wow! That was cheezy! I can admidt it was better than the book in a way... but I also hated it! It was better than the first movie that's for sure! Robert Pattinson and Kirsten Stewart are pretty horrible actors now(not like they were any good in the first one... although Robert was difinitely better in the first one). Loved everybody else though! especially Alice! I Love the Cullens like crazy! :D LOL ;) 4th Day (saturday) BYU vs. University of Utah Football game! And Kevin and I went to the Golfing range with James! It was pretty fun! I enjoyed myself... although I'm not very good with the swinging though... I haven't been to the range in 8-10 years! :P 5th Day(Sunday) We went to church where James and Danielle surprised Andrea by coming to Sacrament meeting, cause Andrea was speaking that day! haha! It was awesome! James told us to sit in the back and close to the door so that it would be easy for Danielle to take care of the baby... and also that Andrea would be able to see them straight in the back! :D Andrea didn't suspect a thing! It was awesome! LOL ;) We went home right after Sacrament meeting cause we had a plane to catch... we had lunch and got to enjoy Carter for a bit before we left... and went to the airport, when we got to the airport we found out that our flight was canceled! It was weird! Canceled right out of the blue! LOL So we were able to book onto another flight. 6th day! We were able to help Andrea get some Christmas Decorations down before leaving to the Airport! Ahh! It's so nice to be home! Although! I'm going to miss California like crazy! I love it over there! :D Not to mention, I slept on a bed that's more comfortable than my own bed! :D It was so nice to go back! <3

Traci is coming out with a New Book!!!

AHH!! So excited! I just went to my favorite Author's Blog Site! Her name is Traci Hunter Abramson. She has written almost 7 books. I say almost seven books because her third book in the Freefall Series(or she calls them the Saint Squad Series). And this new one is Called Crossfire!
Here is the picture of the Cover!! :D



If you have read Freefall and Lockdown then you know who I'm talking about! It is Seth's story! "

Crossfire is Seth Johnson's story and it begins when he and his squad are sent into the Dominican Republic to find undercover CIA operative Vanessa Lauton. Vanessa was Seth's long-time girlfriend, the woman he had hoped to marry but hasn't seen in years. What follows is a wild ride as Seth and Vanessa try to uncover the facts that will help them stop an impending terrorist attack on American soil. All the while they have to face the fact that the love they shared so many years ago hasn't dimmed over time.

" That is from her Website just click Coming soon and you'll find it there! OH man! I was so excited to see that! :D I can't wait to read it! Now, I just need to read Freefall and Lockdown to refresh my memory! Even though they all have different plots in the story, and deal with different situations of Suspense and Romance!

Freefall


Freefall came out April 2008! I was so dang excited! Cause the main Character is a side character in her Undercurrents Series! Freefall is about Amy Whitmore being held hostage by some Terrorist group in Abolstan and she and 10 others get rescued by this Navy Seal "Saint Squad" consisting of 5 Men that are Members of the Church, and they work very well together. Before they start each day for their jobs they kneel and pray that they may be guided by the spirit of what they need to do to achieve their Daily Goals at work! Amy falls in Love with her Rescuer Lieutenant Brent Miller he turns out to be a Swimmer(ahh! Heck yes! Another swimmer!) Because, they fall out of a Helicopter together because of it falling apart and it begins to leak some gas... And Amy is exposed to gunfire if she were to be shot kind of thing, and Brent falls off with her. They end up running by night across the dessert towards the sea shore, and that was a three night distance of running and resting during the day! On the way they get to know each other a bit and become friends and even more than just friendship. When they reach the seashore they run to a private boat and send a signal(when it was right) for his squad to get him and Amy. Amy soon ends up helping them prevent a terrorist attack close to her home in Virginia at the D.C Train Station. After that she ends up being set up for a job at the Pentagon for a Citizen post! Yeah... If I keep on going, there will be spoilers for the book! LOL ;)



Lockdown! Came out April 2009! Oh yeah! I was able to get all of my books Autographed by Traci Hunter Abramson! It was so amazing! It totally made my day when she said "Oh I know you! You're the Swimmer!" Oh Wow! I was so dang excited when she recognized my name! It was fun! Being able to finally meet a friend that I connected with on Goodreads after becoming her fan! oh Heck yes! :D Anywyas, Lock down is based on the Shootings at Virginia Tech. It deals with a guy named Tristan he is part of the "Saint Squad" the Saint Squad are assigned to help prevent from another shooting from happening. And he meets one of the survivors that end up helping out with the assignment. The Girl's name is Riley Palmetta, she learns to face her fears of going back to Virginia Tech to help out a Navy seal Squad figure out a training procedure to train cops how to operate a Locked down facility when that type of Tragedy happens and to have a way to get people out safely and do the best they can to get the shooter out with harming his life or anybody elses! Tristan and Riley Creat a bond! Will their relationship last or will they end up spliting up?



Royal Target! Wow! This one came out last Fall... And to be honest I haven't read it for the 2nd time yet... I'm surprised but I promise to remedy that though! :D haha! Anyways This one is the start of a new series that Traci started it isn't related to Undercurrents or Freefall Series at all! It is about a CIA Agent names Janessa Rogers. She is assigned to protect a Royal Family in Meridia. She expects to use her talents in Linguistics and security... but doesn't expect to play the role of Prince Garrett Fortier's Fiance as part of her assignment. And She didn't expect to fall in Love with him! She resists those feelings she has for him because of Personal and professional life. And when she finds out that Prince Garrett is a Convert to the Church, and has yet to tell the news to his family. Things start to get worse because people are wanting to kill the family... and their Love life gets in the way. Will they be able to risk their lives to be live together for Eternity? Or will they separate and go on with their lives after the ordeal is over?



Now the Series that started it all!! :D I first heard of this series from my Best Friend Kimberlie! The Main Character Christal Jones is an Olympic bound Swimmer, ends up going into the Witness protection program with a New Name, life, and orders to not reveal her real Identity after Witnessing the Murder of her Boyfriend by a smuggling ring that he was trying to take down as an undercover cop with the DEA. She ends up meeting a Handsome Young Man that turns out to be LDS like herself and also a returned missionary. Is she willing to risk her identity to tell him that she is LDS and also Loves him and tell him that her real name isn't Shaye Kendall? And will their Love last?




Ripple Effect! This is probably my favorite book in the series. After a year and a half of being in the witness protection program Kylie Ramsey(a.k.a Christal Jones and Shaye Kendall) is finally getting somewhat used to going to Court and testifying and getting Death threats. She is in Texas, she could almost feel like a normal person. Doug her Agent converts to the church after meeting her roommate Jill, and She Meets up with Matt Whitmore again from when she was Shaye Kendall. Matt ends up going to texas to play as a minor league player for the baseball team in Texas. He sees her swimming at a swimming party. Will they be able to get Married for time and all eternity or will something happen for them to not get Married!




The DeepEnd! LOL :D C.J. and Matt have to live separated and pretend that they don't know each other even though they are Married. They are close to solving the case and C.J. and Matt will be able to have a normal Married life! :D But a fake death happens with the main enemy. And has a goal to kill C.J once and for all! :D




This is Traci Hunter Abramson on the day I got my books Autographed! Let me tell ya! She is such a nice lady! I Love her like crazy! :D The thing I like about her writing is that she has some of her biography in her books. She was a swimmer in High School and her major Stroke was Breast stroke! She also Coaches at a High School where she lives! In her books she has characters that had a Mother that worked with the CIA for a few years before she decided to be a stay home mom. That's Traci. Everytime I read one of her books, It's like getting to know her! :D haha! Does that even make sense? ;)

My Parents and my family

Today I am going to talk about my parents and my family! I Love them dearly very much! They are my life, and I miss them dearly! And I know I am growing while living out on my own! It definitely isn't easy to live out on your own! But I really do enjoy being out on my own! :D It is very fun and life learning! I still have a lot to learn though! And I can honestly say that I'm making it! :D




I can honestly say that I'm not a mommy's Girl! :( I don't know why, but when it comes to wanting someone to talk to... My mom isn't the first one I turn to like what I hear other girls say about their moms! :( But I can say that I do Love my mom although there are times that I don't even acknowlege that I do or even act like I Love my Mom. But I do, and I hope she knows that! :D She has done so much for our family, she is a registered nurse, but works as a stay home mom now! And has been that way since I was almost 11 years old! And I can say that things have improved between us with in these past 8 years! I think I really started to bond with her when we did the whole Mother/Daughter Nights when my Dad and my brother would go out for Fathers and Sons camp out, where we'd go Shopping and go out to dinner! Those are the moments I remember most about being with my mom! Just having a good time and just talking about anything! Which is rare between us! :( I don't open up very well with my mom, and sometimes it's hard to express my feelings sometimes, and part of it is with my personality, I don't share what I'm thinking, and if I'm thinking about something, and it is important, all my stress goes towards of how I'm going to say it.. and I really want it to come out the right way! And sometimes it can go for weeks! And it does drive me crazy cause sometimes I just explode and I don't end up saying what I ended up wanting to say any ways... Some times my fear is the reaction, I concentrate so much on the Worse case scenarios rather than the best Case scenarios! :( And it can be very frustrating to me because I can't upright say it! I also like the moments where I am up late talking and visiting with my parents, and this is kind of the type of thing that has been happening since I was in High School! I don't know why I enjoy it or even explain why I enjoy having those moments! I think it is just a time for me to get to know my parents, and have a good time! And I hope my brother will have those type of opportunities! I have no idea how many times I've heard the stories of when my parents first met, got engaged and their first few years of Marriage! Let me tell ya! Some of those stories you could laugh for hours! Being able to just talk to them about anything when it is important! I think there have been a few times where we have stayed up past midnight just talking about random things! And another time was when I got out of High School, that summer, I went to Institute, and come home to rest before going to work, and sometimes it was talking with my mom telling her about what I learned in my classes in institute! And it was the same in the fall semester and Winter semester when I was actually in School! :D Fall semester I decided to go into Music Therapy. The hardest part is... the motivation to do it! I think I just need to research more about it so that I can get excited for it! :D There is only one school here in Utah that has a Music Therapy program and it is one of the best in the country! :D It's something she has always wanted to do, but she went into Nursing because it was the right thing she felt she needed to do for her future! And also didn't hear about Music Therapy till after she finished Nursing! Hopefully I will be able to achieve that! Cause it's something new that I've heard about because one of my friends may major in it! :D



My Daddy! Oh my! I don't even know where to start! I can really say that I am literally a Daddy's Girl! Seriously! When I was born I looked just like him even his hair line! (He doesn't like that fact but I still have it a little just bangs are covering the evidence! ;) Anyways! I was born in Wisconsin, and my Dad was a student at University of Wisconsin Stout, my mom was a Full time Nurse working Night shifts! I slept 14 hours a day so my mom could rest and would wake up pretty much for her to feed me, and get ready for work. And my Dad would have a chance to play with me till it was time for me to go back to bed! You'd probably would wish that you'd have a baby like how I was! My parents say I was a pretty good baby! I was chill and easy going and I'm still that way! haha! ;) Anyways! the picture above is my Dad and me at Graduation! As you can tell my Hair is supper short and you can see the Love my Dad and I have for each other! My mom was out somewhere and had to meet us at the Graduation Ceremony! :( So I didn't get a picture with both my parents and just with my mom just me and her! :( I was pretty sad with that one! After the Ceremony I was hoping to have pictures with some of my friends and have some family pictures... But couldn't find my family and I finally found my mom about a half hour after finally giving back my robe and getting my diploma. My Poor mom was Stressed and Sad because she didn't get to have a picture with me in my Graduation Gown or anything! :( Anyways! I am very close to my Dad! I can turn to him for anything(again when ever I gain the courage to talk). I generally turn to my Dad first then my mom. Sadly if I'm really desperate to talk to someone, I talk to my mom. I know that's a sad fact! :( But seriously! I am a lot like him too! He is a counselor and works at LDSFS(LDS Family Services-PT), and works Full time at the Prison as the SOTP Director(Sex Offender Treatment Program). He says there is never a dull moment! All of his Clients come out of his office with a smile instead of a frown like what they'd have at the beginning of the Session... And hearing about what he does kind of puts a forgiving heart to them! I know why... and I know I can go on for hours talking about it, and you would end up hearing my whole life story of these past almost 10 1/2 years. And you'd probably would hear an ear full too! Cause when there is a motivation/or you have a heart to change, that always comes before the change of behavior! My dad has told me that a few times! My Dad has helped me so many times in my life I can't even explain everything! Both of my Parents have! They know everything that I've been trough! And it has been hard but I've made it through! And I really wouldn't have done it with out both of my parents and my heavenly Parents! I Love Both of my parents! They have supported me through my Piano, Viola, And Swim Team! Even if they didn't make it to some of my Swim meets and Concerts! I felt their support in my heart! :D I Love you MOM AND DAD!!!!!!! :D




My little Brother Collin(ok he's not so little anymore! :( he is 2 inches taller than me now! Dang it! ;), Collin is pretty much 3 1/2 years younger than I am. He Drove me nuts growing up! We'd always argue about the smallest things! It was hilarious! And I became pretty bossy or guess very Passive, and I wasn't very pleasant especially when I entered puberty! haha! Wow! Fun times! anyways! We actually started to bond a little bit more I think when my parents told us that we were going to have a new sibling and that we needed to work on our arguements! And to tell you the truth we hardly argue anymore! We mostly talk about anything! Heck! It's about the girls now! And since he is 16 he can go on dates with those cute Girls he talks about all the time! ;) hehehe! I can be pretty evil sometimes when it comes to teasing him about girls! It's so funny! And so much fun! ;) A couple weeks ago, we celebrated my Grandparents 50th anniversary as you remember me talking about! He kissed me on the cheek as you can see in the picture above! And let me tell ya! I was surprised out of my mind! I almost thought that I was going to have a shocked face in that picture cause that is how surprised I was for that happening! And I wanted Collin to do it again so that I could have a picture in my camera... but he was too embarassed to do it again! :( Dang it! LOL Love ya Collin!! Always will! :D





Kendra! Wow! Let me tell ya! I was almost 13 1/2 years old when my parents told my brother and I that we were going to be Older siblings! And that we didn't find out that Kendra was going to be Kendra MeLisa Robinson till the day she was Born May 5, 2004! Boy that was pretty much one of the best days of my life because part of it was because I was having a hard time in my life and I think Heavenly Father knew that I needed to have some kind of joy even through the hard times and the only way of doing it was answering my prayers and Wishes of having a little sister would come true! Little did I know at the time of how much impact she has made in my life! Kendra is such a cutie! I Love her to Bits! I could just give her little kisses all over! :D She pretty much saved my life! I struggled so much during that year in Jr. High! I had no idea what to do with my life! I didn't know who to turn to... I felt like I didn't have any friends at all! I literally felt alone! Especially where some flash backs from my past were coming back to me and I was still struggling with those memories! On the Day Kendra was Born(of course you know it's on a Spanish/Mexican Holiday Cino de mayo), I remember waking up that day, and hearing the toilet flush and my thoughts were literally. "What? Why is my parent's light on they're never awake when I wake up!" Then I though! "Ahh! Maybe my mom's Water Broke!" Oh I was so excited! I went into their room and saw my mom Sitting so miserably in the chair waiting for my dad. And I still asked it even though I knew it was a no... LOL "Did you water break?" My mom said "No, just having some contractions and the baby maybe coming today!" Oh I was so excited! I was literally skipping everywhere in the house, dancing in the shower, and at school! Oh boy! I couldn't even sit still, or even concentrate in my classes(not even Orchestra! I was so dang excited!) The only class that kept me busy was my Food's Class! haha! We did a Cinco de Mayo feast for those that were taking Spanish! It was pretty much fun! It actually kept me occupied and I was grateful to have my hands doing something other than writing notes, playing Notes, or even just sitting still! LOL ;) Then when it got to the last period of the Day, oh I couldn't wait any longer! I was too excited for anything! I wanted to get out of school go home and wait for my dad to come and pick my Brother and I up to go to the hospital! But, Guess what? haha! I got checked out of school 10 minutes before school ended! I didn't care, I got to leave before everybody in the school and I knew exactly why! My dad was planning on surprising us at the hospital what our new Sibling was! But he spoiled it to Collin. The thing that didn't make me very happy was that one of my friends knew before I even knew what gender my new little sibling! I was going nuts! I was like "Tell me Now!" I can't wait any longer! :D Collin finally told me once we got outside to go towards the Car! grr! Took him long enough! LOL ;) Anyways! We went home to drop off our school things and picked up a project I was working on for my Young Womens Medallion! I made 30 baby hats to give to the hospital where Kendra was born at! It was awesome! I was the first to hold onto Kendra! I remember the first time holding her! She was so tiny and so precious! I Love her to bits! She was sleeping, but it was such a joy to hold her! :D I Love you Kendra! You're so amazing to me! :D <3




Abbie! She is my youngest Sister! And she is also Amazing like crazy and also the other sister that Heavenly father Answered my prayers and wishes from growing up! hehehe! ;) And Collin Jinxed himself for wanting to be the only boy when Kendra was Born! haha! Anyways! Abigail Quinn Robinson was Born on October 24, 2005 (almost 18 months after Kendra was born). That day was the Longest day of my Life! That was the one day where I wished I was in School! Because I would've at least had writing notes and Swim Team to keep my mind busy! haha! I was a sophomore! At that time, I was trying to figure out how to turn my life around because I wanted to make the best out of High school experience wise... and that was one of the reasons of joining swim team! :D I wanted to turn around spiritually mainly though! Because I wasn't sure if I had a testimony in Christ, I had a testimony in Joseph Smith because right before School started that year I participated in the Joseph Smith commemoration Program at BYU in August '05! Oh that was a blast! But I wanted to learn to forgive and get myself to move on from a past experience, and live the way Heavenly Father wanted me to! And the door opened right before Abbie was born! My Seminary Teacher at the time, told my class that we could write him a question letter and he would do his best to respond! And I got his response a couple weeks before Abbie was Born! In that letter he said things that helped me find some peace! And it was gradual to find out what he really meant in the letter in general! Any ways! The day Abbie was born my mom had a Doctor's appointment and they said that if they thought she was ready to have a baby they would induce because my mom was scared that she would deliver in the Car considering the fact of how fast Kendra came out when she was born! And that morning was long in waiting to hear from my parents to see if they were going to be admitted into the hospital or not. My mom and dad(I'm trying to remember) I think Invited my Aunt Nedra to be there for when Abbie came out because Abbie and Aunt Nedra share a Birthday! :D My siblings and I were at my Grandparents house waiting for a call from my Dad saying that Abbie was Born and that he was on his way to come get us! Man! 3 hours literally felt like 3 days! I was like I wish I was in School right now! LOL I think I repeated that phrase in my head like a dozen times before the call finally came! LOL Anyways! When we finally got to the hospital. I remember the first time holding her in the hospital! She had her eyes wide open and she was aware! She looked at me as if she was having a conversation with me! And I heard this voice in my head tell me that "Everything is going to be fine!" Oh my gosh! I felt so much peace and comfort from my Heavenly Father that day! I pretty much cried on the spot and never left my eyes off of Abbie! I felt a little extra bond with Abbie! And I literally felt a hug from Heavenly Father that day! I knew that he Loved me! And he still does! I Love my sisters so much! They make my day every time I hear their voices or see them! :D They are so cute! Even though there are some days where they can drive me nuts! LOL :) But you can't help but Love them like crazy! :D I Love you Abbie! :D




Me and My cute little sisters again! haha! :D I Love this picture! :D





I know I'm embarrassing myself by putting this up! But you can't help but laugh! haha! It was a random moment... where my cousin Marlei decided to take a picture of me! and I did a funny face! And this is what you got! haha! My Mom laughed out loud when she saw it! And I have to admit that it is very funny! LOL ;)

Friends!

Ok I think I might do another Grateful post for Friends!




Travis Brady!



Wow! Talk about memories like crazy! I've known Travis since I was 6 years old! We've been best friends since! haha! Wow! Growing up we were walking buddies once Eaglecrest Elementary opened for the year '97-'98 We became Walking buddies for the course of Elementary School! He is pretty much like a Brother to me and I'm like his sister! We know each other so much that if we were to even get married we'd Argue all the time and would not get a long, because we know how to get down each other's skin and we really wouldn't be happy! So I'm glad he's just a Brother figure, not a Boyfriend/girlfriend type deal! The Girl in that picture is his Girlfriend Mandi! I Love her like crazy! And we talk all the time, although we haven't hung out for a while! She is pretty much awesome! I Love her like crazy! And I'm glad she can handle me hangin' around sometimes! Travis right now is on his mission in Washington Seattle, Mission! Which is awesome! Ever since he got baptized he's had the desire to go on a Mission! It's pretty much has been his dream to go! We've gone through a lot together on a friendship Level! His Dad past away when he was 10 and I was 9 turning 10... and I've always been there for him! That was a tough time for him and I was glad I was there to support him and being his listener! I can't even relate for loosing a father or anything! I'm grateful every day that I have a Dad that is always there for me! :D Then Travis had his turn later that year when I had an experience that would pretty much change the rest of my Life in a way that I can't even explain! We've always been there for each other! He's such a great friend. But I can honestly say this though... that if I would have met him later on in life I don't even think I would like him as much as I Love him as a Brother! I don't think I would want to be around him! He drives me crazy sometimes, just as much as my Little Brother Collin can drive me insane! He's so impatient that I can't even stand being around him sometimes(sad huh?) And then I was able to calm him down just a bit! Trav and I have always watched out for each other! He's kind of the protective Older brother making sure that I date the "right guys." In High School, he would "interview" the guys I would be going on dates with, he'd always said that he needed to make sure that nothing would happen to me! Heck! He even interviewed his own cousins! It really drove me insane! With Trav. Being on his mission now... He specifically told me that if I get married or anything... that he would need a thorough "Background check" I laughed like crazy! I'm truly grateful for Travis because he's always been there for me during my hard times especially after my experience! I think that was pretty much when he started being protective, and concerned of who I may end up with! I told him something that I totally called on! In 2nd Grade, we were talking about dates, and not exactly sure of what they were to be exact, and then I said out of the blue that maybe he would be my first date after turning 16! Yep! I was right! he was my first date! We went on a double date with my friend Stephanie Sheely and Stetson to see Ice Age 2 and went and got Ice Cream! It was kind of awkward partly because we had no idea of what to talk about and it was kind of awkward to tell you the truth... After that first date, we pretty much told each other.... no offense... I don't have those kind of feelings for you really, You're my Brother/Sister, it would just be awkward to go on another date. We pretty much agreed to stay that way! So we're just friends and Brother/Sister Figures nothing more nothing less. We watch out for each other and that is all that we ask of each other! There isn't any romantics at all, and haven't been for a long time!


Mandi Belliston!


I know! the same picture for a different person!

Travis' Girlfriend is pretty much awesome! Even though most of what we talk about is Travis... I've known Travis for so long that she pretty much comes to me when ever she had a problem with Travis, or just talk about Travis and Tease him! My favorite thing was to tease him! It was great! haha! And amazingly he took the teases so well! Haha! Love it! I can honestly say that I get along with mandi great! When they first started dating, Travis asked if I needed to "interview" Mandi since he'd interview all my other dates, and I told him No! Because just by looking at her I like her already! We mostly bonded(I think) was Prom 2008 where we went to Trafalga for our Day Date the Day before because my Date had State Solo/Ensambles for Orchestra(ahh! So glad I wasn't in Orchestra that year! I hated Solo/ensambles and despised the fact that I had to do it in order to get a good grade in the class!) But while the boys were cleaning up dinner stuff, Mandi and I just sat and talked! Mainly to get to know each other and she also wanted to know more about Travis. Because out of all of his friends she knows I've known him the Longest(except of course his cousins). But, I was the closest thing Trav had to a "Girlfriend" all through Elementary School! Kind of weird to say, but we had that close of a friendship! And I'm glad my family didn't end up moving to Pocetello Idaho during my 5th Grade year! I seriously would have had no idea what I would've done with myself! I have the hardest time with Making friends because of being Shy! It's crazy! And since, Travis left on his Mission! I've pretty much promised Trav that I would do my best to watch over Mandi the best I could! So far I think she's doing pretty good for the most part! :D Love ya Mandi! :D <3


Breanna Davis!



This photo was taken By my Friend Tiffany Russon! I am giving all the credit to her for this picture of Breanna! Wow! Breanna and I have known each other since our Senior year in High School! She is pretty much awesome! haha! I Love her to Death! Haha! I don't even know where to begin with the memories because there are so many recent ones, that it's like Where to start? hmmmm..... Ok... lets start with last September! haha! Last year, I was having a problem of getting a guy off my back and she had me give her his number and she told him off for me! Haha! It worked for like a year pretty much! Loved it! :D hehehe! ;) Then he started texting me again! :P So I told him off on my own! haha! And I needed to do it! I told him I wasn't interested in going on a date, and he hasn't contacted me since! :D Heck yes! Other times have been completely random! The one that is completely funny was shortly after her ex-boyfriend broke up with her and I chose to kidnap her and hang out with her to make sure she was doing alright because she was pretty much engaged and what not! And We both decided to go see Sadie and see how she was feeling, and she was feeling better and chose to come with us to Breanna's house! We watched A Cinderella Story with Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray. And we watched the Signs! We had Cookie dough and Crackers and cheese! Yummy! :D Then we went all out and watched the Signs and literally made Alluminum foil Hats so that the "aliens" wouldn't read our minds! Haha! It was great! We all screamed at the same time when the Alien's hand came out from the bottom of the door! and ironically enough Breanna's Dad and Step Mom walked in the door! They were like are you ok? And saw that we were watching a Movie! It was great! Love it! Then she went and weaved her hair Blond for the event of getting her stuff back from her ex! It was pretty much awesome! While they were going out he wanted her to dye her hair Blond just to see what it would look like! :D haha! He noticed, but didn't say a word! He pretty much lost out because she looks cute Blond! :D Love ya Breanna! You're pretty much one of the Best! :D <3

Oh My Gosh!

I Leave to California in 5 days! Ahh! I'm so excited! And I need to start packing soon! Ahh! I'm so behind! I need to do Laundry bad! haha! Wow! Any ways, I readStefanie's Blog and talk about amazing! If you're having a hard time right now! She has some pretty good quotes and points from President Faust's Article from the Liahona in 2004( I don't know which one though). But it helped me even though I'm not going through such a hard time as she is! Come on! She just placed a child for adoption! She's definitely having more of a hard time than I am... And I should stop complaining for things that are so little like Moodswings and grumpy people at work! I just need to suck it up and keep my head up high! :D




These are my 2 cute and Adorable Sisters! I Love them So Much! :D Yesterday, I told my mom on Facebook that I would call home just to get Collin off the Wii so she could enjoy some T.V. and finish up a project she's been working on for Abbie for Christmas(her Christmas Sock). And I call, and talk with Collin for a bit, then I talked with my Dad. After that, I was able to give Kendra and Abbie "Kisses and Hugs" over the phone. I spoke to Kendra First, and she talked about school and right before she says goodnight, she says: "Tasha! You'd better come down on Sunday, and you'd better Look cute too!" I tell her ok. "When do I not look cute Kendra?" ;)

Then I talked with Abbie, and she said "Tasha, I Love You! Very Much!" And she talked about school too! My sisters Both Love School! They enjoy learning and they enjoy playing! They are so much fun! And I Love them so much they make my day every single day! :D They remind me to not complain so much! I'm a child at heart! ;) hehehe!

Grateful Post

I haven't done a Grateful post for a while cause all I'm doing the last few posts is complain complain and complain! :P YUCK!

1. Christmas Music! :D Ok Some people think it is way too early for Christmas Music, but I SAY NOOOOOOpe!! It's not too early for Christmas Music! Because it adds to what I'm grateful for for Thanksgiving! Because the Christmas Music that I listen to is mainly about Christ! And mostly instrumentals! :D But I don't have a lot of those! I am wanting more Christmas CD's but I don't know what I want! But I do want some trans-siberian Orchesra and Manhiem Steamroller, I think I've heard some pretty good pieces from them on the radio! :D I already have Josh Groban! :D hehehe! I Love Christmas Music! :D I like to listen to Handel's Messiah!

2. Scripture Study! For over a month now Kevin and I have been reading Scriptures together every night to help us get better! :D It's been great and I've noticed a difference in my life! Despite the fact that I have been complaining a lot... I've felt that I've been doing better and been more Happy! :D I'm grateful that he brought up the idea because I didn't even have any clue of what to do to help our relationship get better with ourselves and with God! I was enthrawled and impressed of Kevin's suggestion of reading the scriptures together! :D A Fantastic Idea! I'd actually would recommend it to those that are struggling to make their relationship work! Being in a relationship isn't easy, and I'm sure being married is a little more tough... but I won't know till I have the opportunity to experience it for myself! :D I feel that Kevin and I have gone through a lot! And really humbled by the trials that we've gone through together! And I'm truly grateful for the Atonement that has helped us to get through those! I'm grateful for God's Love and Patience he has and he has given me! In a sense, when we do it together it's kind of a reminder that I need to do my personal reading as well, so I do it after we read or before depending on the day... I'm not exactly perfect with it... but I'm getting there! :D With the Prayers, that's something that I need to improve on as well! But I'm keeping a good attitude I'd like to think! :D And I don't think I will ever forget Emma's remark yesterday! It really humbled me and made me realize of how much I've changed in a such a good way! :D And that I can make it through the hard times, I just need to keep the faith to do so! :D

3. Being clean! haha! I just took a shower a earlier today, and wow! I Love coming out feeling clean and refreshed! :D It feels so Wonderful! Especially when I have the New Twilight woods Shower Gel from Bath and Body Works! Yummy! I Love how good I smell! :D Love it Love it Love it! :D But now, I need to find a different Face Wash because my skin is pretty much dry every single time I wash my face! :(

Smiling People!

Today at work was crazy! It was fine till the last 2 hours of my shift! It pretty much always happens on a Tuesday... :P Anyways, My day was pretty good for the most part till this one lady comes and She was just Grumpy, She was so stinking snappy that if she were a Rattle snake she would have bitten me long and hard till I was still! Gah! Women are Mean! I don't know if she was on that time of month or not but I was literally pretty content with my day... till she came to pick up her Son's prescription! Grrr! She was like it's under the wrong name! It's under this name(which I understand, but she could have said it in a NICER TONE!) And then she was like "ugh! We have insurance!" As she grabbed for the Medicaid insurance card she has! Heck, My pharmacist was about ready to snap back at her, but she held it back and I Luckily held it back! It was just so maddening! After that, I helped a lady that was telling me that she didn't want a certain prescription... But she was Smiling and was polite, and she was like! "I'm sorry that I am being such a pain." And I replied, "Don't worry about it!" You're Smiling and being polite and that is all that matters." I was so happy! But I still felt a little stressed! :P Because I saw that it was time to go catch the bus at 5:18 and it takes me about 15 minutes to walk down to the bus stop from work... and it was five after the first time I figured out that it was time for me to go... But I decided to wait for Paul to come back from doing his deliveries, and I didn't want to strand Kenzie behind to deal with a rush by herself that would have been rude and inconsiderate! Paul came back and started working, and I was about to leave when he needed to go do 2 more deliveries, and I was ok with it.. but I was starting to get over stimulated, and I needed to catch the next bus. So I just asked Lindsay the Pharmacist if I could leave to catch the bus... I didn't like leaving Kenzie, but Kenzie said she had control and that she was fine. So I hope Paul arrived shortly after I left! Man, This week isn't starting on the right foot is it? I hope it gets better! Please! Just get better! I don't like giving the silent treatment and locking myself in my room because of People pushing the right buttons to get under my skin! :P

Viola

Today I went to my ward Choir practice and I brought my Viola so I could tune it, because I've been bad and neglected to play it for a couple months! :( But she's tuned now! My Viola is pretty much my baby! :D



I Love my Viola like crazy! She is so light in weight, and has the most beautiful sound! :D She's my baby! My Viola would be the first thing I'd grab after my Scriptures! Seriously! I Love it like crazy! If I were to sell it or something would happen for me to have to get a new Viola, I wouldn't be able to find one just like her! :( She is just right for me! :D hehehe!





In my Singles ward right now I am the Relief Society Music Specialist. And today I asked for some input of what people would want to learn, hear, or what ever they would like to learn about music, the Hymns, Soloist, or what ever they wanted! :D Cause here is what I'm supposed to do! I'm supposed to spend about 5 minutes to talk about Music, Pretty much sharing a thought to go with the hymn we're about to sing, or teaching them how to keep the beat and teaching the sisters how to lead music, keeping rhythm, or sharing History of a hymn! So It's really fun! And I've only been doing it for 2 weeks! :D hehehe! The Relief Society president said that she wanted to some how to learn how to keep the beat, and learn how to read notes, because she doesn't know how read notes, and what not, and honestly I'm not very good at teaching theory! But I think I have an idea of what to do, but I have a feeling that I'll be doing that another time! I feel that I need to play my viola next week! I'll be playing Come thou font of Every blessing, and telling a story, and a little bit of it's History! :D I'm way excited and really feel strongly about it! :D I can't wait to do it! :D

New hair Cut!

I trimmed my hair today! And Holy cow it feels so good to not have itchy split ends on my neck! I'm trying to grow out my hair and I trim it every so often to keep it healthy! :D Remember when my hair was short after Donating it to Locks of Love in April '08? Yeah... it's taken about 18 months to get it where it's at right now! I'm pretty happy about it! :D

Before:


This is the Longest I've had my hair in my entire life! I grew up with my hair always short.. I never let it grow because it would bug me for some odd reason... and I have to admit I was one of those girls that would cut their own hair out of the blue! The last time I did it was when I was in 3rd Grade where it was so bad that I looked like a boy in a Dress! :P



After the Donation of 8 inches to the Locks of Love!



I think I took this about a month after I chopped it to the Locks of Love! You can't really see much but I think It was part of My Ballroom stuff... I had to have it up so I wouldn't have hair in my face! Even though it was short! :P


Then Right now:


Now, on Monday, I am going to Taylor Andrew's Hair Academy and I am going to model for a Weave for a Friend's Friend so she can get a grade! Kinda nervous because she's a student and practically new... but My friend Amanda said that she knows who's pretty good at what their doing and whose not! So I trust her! And I am
wanting to weave my hair with Strawberry blond and Blond... So it won't be too crazy I hope! My friend Breanna told me to get a Strawberry blonde and blonde full head mid thinkness! I hope it'll look ok! I'll post pictures when I get it done on Monday! :D

Paragraphs!

Gah! This is driving me nuts! And I already know it's driving everybody else crazy! just as much as it bothers me! HOW ON EARTH DO YOU MAKE PARAGRAPHS WITH THIS THING! IT SHOULD REALLY BE THAT SIMPLE! JUST INDENT FIVE SPACES AND A COUPLE ENTERS IN BETWEEN! UHHH NOPE! NOT WITH BLOGGER! SOMETHING TOTALLY TECHNICAL THAT I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT! :P MY QUESTION IS... HOW ON EARTH DO YOU MAKE PARAGRAPHS CAUSE IT IS REALLY DRIVING ME CRAZY OUT OF MY FLIPPIN' MIND! IF YOU HAVE ANY TIPS GIVE THEM TO ME PLEASE CAUSE I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT!

It's like all of the sudden the blog isn't letting me to be "English literate" Why are you making look like I am a dumb person Blogger(if it is blogger at all?) Cause, I promise I am not illiterate, maybe I don't know how to spell some words, but I promise I do know how to write! Trust me please! Sorry, Just needed to do a quick venting! It really is driving me out of my mind! LOL :P

Veterans Day, Quotes and More friends!

November 11, 2009


HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!! :D



This is My cousin Tyler Leavitt! He served in the U.S. Marine Corps '01-'04(correct me if I'm wrong PLEASE!!) I believe! He has served in Iraq twice during those 4 years! I am grateful to him and other men and women that have helped serve our country in some way shape or form! I THANK THEM WITH ALL MY HEART! He met His Wife Kellyanne even during those 4 years and she also served in the Marine Corps! I'm grateful to her as well! :D They are both amazing people! I Love them like crazy! And I am grateful to them both! As well as other men and women currently serving our country, and who have served our country in the Past! May God Bless them with all their Doings! :D


This was taken at a Young Women's activity! LOL Wow! we were young and crazy then! LOL! ;) I Love her like crazy! hehe!

2. Quotes: My FriendStefanie(I always talk about her because I follow her blog the most! I seriously do Look up to her! :D I haven't talked to her much since she's had her baby, but I'm giving her room till she's ready to talk! :D And I'll be ready to listen when ever that may be! I just hope she knows that I will always be there for her! :D Love ya Stef! :D

Ok here are some Quotes that she put on today that poked out to me on her Blog post today! :D hehehe!

"So, please, just be patient. I'm so afraid to care about
someone. I know it seems like I'm this strong girl who can get
through anything, but inside I'm very fragile.
I've had so many things thrown at me, & each one has only
made a crack. what I'm afraid of is shattering."

I could swear this totally sounds like me when I was in Junior High! And how I feel sometimes when I go through out my days!

"Every single person has at least
one secret that would break your heart."

This is so True! We all go through our hard times and sometimes, we don't appreciate what a person's gone through to appreciate of who they really are today! Learn to walk in their shoes before you put a judgment on someone!


"In life, don't just trust people who change their feelings
with time. Instead, trust those people whose feelings
remain the same even when time changes."

"Live in the world, but not of the world."

My Friend Kimberlie Marsden sent me this quote in a text today! :D

"Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is deep within you, no one can take it away."

Just like the quote above, the world may change around us, but our dreams will stay with us everywhere we go! :D Just don't let them die with the World!

"True happiness is finding peace and joy in the middle of a storm."

Self explanatory!

"We get nearer to the Lord through Music than perhaps though any other thing except prayer." -President J. Reuben Clark

"Music is given of God, further his purposes, sweet melodies mellow the souls of men and help prepare them for the Gospel. After men receive the truth, songs praise deity help to sanctify and cleanse their souls." -Elder Bruce R. McConkie

"When we are doing what we love, we don't care about time. For at least at that moment, time doesn't exist and we are truly free."


"Growing Old is mandatory, Growing up is optional."
I may regret this one, but we can look at it this way! We are never to old to give our Fathers and Mothers a hug! We are never too old to play with young kids, we can be old and have fragile bodies, but we can still be a child at heart! :D

"It made me wonder how many times we forgive just
because we don't want to lose someone,
even if they don't deserve our forgiveness.
This one is interesting to me because, it makes me think of Christ! He Forgives us even when we may think we don't deserve his forgiveness, but he still gives it because of the Love he gives to us! :D He just wouldn't say it like that! He would say what he said right before he passed away on the day of his Crucifixion. "Forgive them for they know not what they do." I Love Grace and Mercy! :D

"There's a miracle of friendship that
dwells within the heart
And you don't know how it happens
or where it gets its start
But the happiness it brings you
always gives a special lift
Any you realize that friendship
Is God's most perfect gift."
- Anon.

""When you play music you discover a part of yourself that you never knew existed." -- Bill Evans.

"Life is Tough, but it is even tougher when you're Stupid." (do what works in Life)

It's your choice of how you interpret this one... Just think.. What's in it for me? What can I do to make my life better? Ask yourself those questions, and you'll understand this quote! Thanks Coach Meyring you're amazing! I Look up to you in everyway! Thanks for teaching me how to live my life! :D I LOVE YOU! <3

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
-Harvey Fierstein



"It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself." --Johann Sebastian Bach



"To men within the sound of my voice, wherever you maybe, I say, if you are guilty of demeaning behavior toward your wife, if you are prone to dictate and exercise authority over her, if you are selfish and brutal in your action in the home, then STOP IT! REPENT! Repent now while you have the opportunity to do so.

To you Wives who are sonstantly complaining and see only the darkside of life, and feel that you are unloved and unwanted, look iinto your own hearts and minds. If there is something wrong, turn about. Put a smile on your faces. Make yourselves attractive. Brighten your outlook. YOu deny yourselves happiness and court msery if you constantly complain and do nothing to rectivy your own faults. Rise above the shrill clamor over rights and prerogatives, and walk in the quiet dignity of a daughter of God.
They time has come for all of us to put the past behind us in a spirit of repentance and live the gospel with new dedication. The time is now for husbands and wives wo may have offended one another to ask forgiveness and resolve to cultivate respect and affection one for another, standing before the creator as sons and daughters worthy of his smile upon us. "

Sorry if this offends anybody! But if you really think about it this quote is true! But if you get offended review Elder Bednar's Talk from '06 conference please!!!




"For my soul Delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads." -Doctrine and Covenants 25:12


I have so many Quotes, I don't think I can share them all! I've shared a lot of random ones tonight! Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed your Veterans Day! :D

Compliments and Friends!

November 10, 2009

Man! I need to catch up with my Grateful lists! LOL I need to do Nov. 7,8,9, 2009 But let me to today's first then I'll do it! :D





1. Compliments! I curled my hair today similar to what I have done the past couple days! And I got one compliment on what I did today! It pretty much made my day! and helped the rest of my shift go by so much faster(I had like a half hour left of work). I have a challenge for whoever reads this post! Give compliments to people! You'll never know who's day you've made! It's the same thing with Smiling! :D





2. My Friend Stefanie Grawe! She is pretty much one of the most amazing friends I've ever had in my life! haha! So many memories with her! Good and bad! But mostly good and Great and Fantastic! :D This picture above is the most recent picture of us as Friends! I went to her Graduation at West Ridge academy! It was an amazing ceremony! I Loved it like crazy! It was amazing to be able to support her, I wrote her some letters while she stayed there, cause she was only able to come to Lehi and be home on the weekends(and that was a pretty high privilege! Stefanie came into my life at one of the most hardest times of my life! She came 2 weeks after and experience I had at age 9, and we became friends at that point in time. When I turned 12 though, the ward I was in split and I was going to be in the same ward as Stefanie and this other girl that was also my age, and Stef and I weren't exactly friends at the time, for some reason she didn't like me(well, I know why... but that doesn't mean I'll share it... LOL). And I can admit I was scared because I didn't have any friends in the new ward that became Sunset 2nd ward! I was pretty much a brand new Behive! And I new people from my childhood from when SS2 was the Sunset Ward and when I turned 8, I went back to the first ward I moved into(although i don't remember it! LOL ;) Lehi 3rd Ward. So anyways, Stefanie, Michelle and I didn't get along till we were Mia Maids(14-15 years old). So yeah! We've been pretty much almost inseparable since I Like to think! :D They had a lot of crushes on Boys all they way through, and I didn't start being really Boy Crazy till I was about 14 or 15! Any ways, Stefanie is amazing! She is my example, my Friend and my sister! :D I Love her like crazy! :D I really look up to her! She's definitely has gone through some hard times in her life so far! And most of the crap she's gone through is with Crazy Guys that don't want to respect her beautiful Body! She's the most amazing person you'll ever meet! She is shy, sweet, kind, generous, beautiful, humble, and a great friend! Just get to know her before you find out her life story, before you put any judgment on her! She doesn't deserve that kind of thing right now! She has learned from her lessons she's had! You go read her journey, and you come back and tell me about how amazing and strong she is! When you read her Blog you'll know why I think so highly of her! :D I Love her like a sister! She is so amazing! :D




3. My Best "Girl"friend Kimberlie Marsden! She is so amazing! We've been pretty much best friends since My senior year in High school! And now she is a Senior and is a gorgeous Girl! I Love her to Death! We've pretty much have been always been there for each other since the day we became friends! It just went so fast that I don't even remember the exact days of anything! Just memories of Fun, hardship, and Joy! You know what I mean? Kim is probably one of those friends I could talk about for hours because of the memories we've shared! We know each other's life Stories, each other's Crushes we've had since we've met!




Kim and Aaron playing a little too much with the paint! ;) hehehe! At morp we decorated our date's shirts and our date's painted ours! And with Aaron and Kim, they like to play and flirt! It's so funny! There were a couple times where they got into a complete mess! because either they, or somebody else would start a messy fight! LOL I love them! :D



This is Aaron Powell, just so you know who I am talking about when it comes to Aaron! I'll talk about him later! :D



This is a picture of me and Kim! We are doing the Sign "Friendship" in ASL but using one of our fingers to make two! hehehe! :D She is so amazing! She supports me in everything I do! I Love her so much! :D




Together we organized a group date a couple weeks after her 16th Birthday! It was really fun! We went up to Salt Lake to see the statue of the Christus and watched the Joseph Smith Movie! I went with Aaron, and she went with Garrett, and she set up our friend Jessica Fratcher with someone Kimberlie Swam with at Hast in American Fork.




More Morp fun! She went with Aaron, this is part of our couples pictures! :D This is Kimberlie and Aaron! :D





I edited this photo of Myself and my Morp date(May 2008) Ben Omer! It was really fun! I had a great time! :D




And this is our Group! :D hehehe! It was such a blast! That morning we "Kidnapped" our dates at 5:30 in the Morning! hehehe! And had Breakfast on my Friend KT's roof! Then we jumped on the Tramp! Then decorated our shirts! That evening we went to Kimberlie's house and made Lasagna for our dates! :D We took a couple couple pictures, Group pictures and of course funny pictures! :D hehehe! :D It was really fun! :D I Love Kim! We worked really well together planning our group dates! It was fun! KIM I LOVE YOU!!!!




November 8, 2009

1. My Friend Aaron Powell! The picture above is the best picture I've got on my computer of Aaron and I! I Love Aaron, because he's like another Brother to me! Like his Cousin Travis!(except the fact that I had such a huge crush on him since 4th Grade! Ah! And have gone on quite a few dates with Him too! ;) Any who! He's been an influence in my life! He's given me a lot of life lessons like you wouldn't believe! Trust me! He's yelled at me(ok not exactly yell, but close!) a couple times to wake me up to straighten up and get my self back together! He has a tendency to do that! And now I find myself doing that sometimes! Freaky! haha! Aaron, he's an amazing friend to me! I've enjoyed his friendship! Especially where he's taken me on a few dates that I don't want to remember. My First Date with him was my Junior year! That was pretty much my peak with my Crush on him. He invited me on a double date with his Best friend! And frankly it was during a time where I wasn't exactly sure if I had a testimony of the gospel or not! We went up to Temple Square to Look at the Christmas Lights! Going up to Temple Square to look at the Christmas lights has been my favorite date since that night! :D We went through the visitor's center and read the descriptions of each picture! Oh my gosh the spirit was so strong! I couldn't even deny the power, the peace! It was so amazing! We held hands during the whole date! It was so amazing to me(of course because I had a huge crush on him! and it was romantic, and he was mine and I was his for the Night! I found out after the date that he's held hands with a lot of girls, but hey! LOL He hasn't kissed a girl yet and isn't going to kiss one till he pretty much gets Engaged! That's tough cause I tried to follow that example! It didn't work too well, I got my first Kiss last November! :P) Any ways! haha! I was so giddy! I drove him crazy for the rest of that year! haha! Oh man! Then Senior year! I don't know what happend, but I still had the crush on Aaron, but I didn't care so much any more cause I knew his intentions for me were to be just friends and to tell you the truth I'm grateful for that! Cause he made me realize that It wouldn't have worked between us at all! :( LOL Any ways, about a year later I was to write a sonnet in my 12 grade English class and this is what I wrote: December Walk"As we walked through the cold beautiful night; We held hands throughout the twilight hours; Observing the Holiday lights so bright; Holiday lights apearing like flow'rs; Seeing and awing the depictions of the Child; Joseph circumscribing him with passion; Mary holding him through the night so mild; the Child died for his Love and compassion; Joseph Smith struggling on which church to join; One spring morning he saw God the Father; He helped Organized a world church Conjoined; In June he was killed with his brother Hyrum; One emotional and romantic night; One that can last or one that might."

Aaron helped build my testimony a little bit more unintentionally! Now, I don't think things would work out between us, because it would be awkward in someways. I can't explain it either but it also deals with some feelings I've felt about my future husband that I haven't really shared with anybody, but Kim, and a couple other people including Kevin.

2. Personal revelations: Wow! since I am on the subject I might as well, share that I am grateful for personal revelations! My Junior year, I was trying to figure out which College to go to, and I can honestly say that the school that I am going to... wasn't one that I wanted to go to! I wanted to go be out on my own out of High School and I didn't get that wish till, pretty much a year after I graduated from High School.. any ways.. I had Utah State University as an option, then Snow College( I thought that maybe that if I went down to Snow College and got my Associates, and then I would be able to transfer up to Utah State and major in Music therapy), anyways, then my last choice was UVU because my mom didn't want me to move too far from home! Not to mention it's cheaper to go to UVU(I guess... :P) Anyways, On the way to my Grandparents house during my Junior year one time, I looked at UVSC(that's what it was at the time UVU is a new school pretty much), and this voice came into my head telling me "Go to UVU, you'll meet your future husband there." And I was like ok... I'll go because you've told me to go. So I finish my junior year, and shortly after my graduation from High School, I had this feeling that I was going to be one of those that meets their future husband in College, and not being able to Marry "my High School Sweetheart" or someone I went to High School with... you know what I mean? So I felt pretty nervous about that(I don't know why, I just was), and I expressed my nervousness to Kimberlie and she helped me out a lot! I Love her like crazy! :D haha! Then I dated Levi Jessop... hmmm... not going to talk about that one much cause... it turned out pretty bad... and we only dated 3 1/2 weeks...




Me and Levi Jessop November 15, 2008 (amazing I remembered the Date) I mainly remember the date we got together(October 27,2008)... and the date I broke up with him which was 5 days after this picture was taken(November 20, 2008)... actually after a fun date of seeing Beauty and the Beast at our High School... Yeah... Not something I want to talk about right now... at least not yet! I just know that he wanted to marry me! And I pretty much dumped him because I wasn't ready to be married yet! Come on! I was 18 years old at the time! It didn't feel right! It wasn't till after I broke up with him that I found out who he really was... a player, and someone that is disrespectful and wanted to get married just to get out of the house! I would have been miserable, and I surely know I wouldn't be happy! Now, I'm happy with what I've got! I'm grateful for the support I've gotten from my family and friends! And I've learned from that lesson! I should have said NO! And I didn't, because I knew he wasn't the one from the beginning! :P But I did it for a learning experience, it was fun... but only while it lasted!


Tiff! Don't Kill me! I got it from Facebook! And I didn't have a current picture of you and me! at all! :P So this is what you get! One of these days we just got to take pictures together!

3. My Friend Tiffany Russon! She is pretty much my Shopping Buddy! Like every other time we either spend a lot of money on ourselves, or we just window shop! We talk about guys pretty much every time we hang out! LOL We have gone out for Lunch a few times! Our favorite place right now is going to Zupas! Ahh! Yummy! I haven't been there for like ever! :( But yeah! I've Known Tiffany since 7th Grade(even though she doesn't really remember), she was a cheerleader, and I wasn't so much a fan of her when I first met her! And I didn't talk to her much because I believed that Cheerleaders were stuck up and always flirted with the Football Jocks! :P And then, I didn't see her much during 8th Grade, I was involved with my own problems and just kept everybody out of my life really, I hardly had any friends during that time! Ok! You got it! It was in general a tough time for me! I hated 8th Grade and also 9th Grade, but I'd rather go through 9th grade than 8th! 8th grade was(excuse my Language) literally Hell! Anyways, Tiffany became friends, my Sophomore year, although it kinda started in 9th grade(again! She doesn't remember), she was in my Science class, then I had to transfer out because of some serious Boy troubles! :P During the time we were in Science class together, I realized that she was on the swim team! And I totally wanted to join so bad that year, but I simply had no room in my schedule! :( So I convinced my parents to have me join the Swim team! I told them that it would be worth the $80! And I turned out to be right! I was in it all three years in High School and enjoyed it! And Made a lot of friends and connections! I miss Swim Team like crazy! I know I say it all the time! My mom has always said since my Junior year that I should become a Swim Coach on the side! I'm seriously thinking about it! :D Any ways! Tiffany is such a sweet, Cute, and Kind person! I Love her to bits! haha! We've had plenty of weird memories! LOL





GO LEHI PIONEERS!!!