Happy Thoughts

I just feel so amazing lately.....like something has finally clicked! I was moving home from provo on saturday and had a lot of time to think while I was making the long trek home. I am so blessed! I have everything ahead of me. I can do anything I want right now. I can take that dance class, piano lessons, or yoga. I can join a soccer league and go back to school. I can travel and volunteer to help people who are struggling. I drove the entire 6 hours with my windows down, with the air just blowing in my face! I felt so free as cheesy as that sounds. I saw these people taking a goofy picture outside the gorge in front of the sign that says "welcome to arizona" , and it made me smile. I gave the "thumbs up" to the biker dudes that I passed. I was just so happy to be me! I absolutely love people and interacting with them. I hope that I can be a positive influence in peoples life. I want people to be better because they knew me.

Nonsense

This post has completely no purpose what so ever. I just don't want to go to bed and felt the need to ramble. So, as I am sitting here I am thinking a few things, some of which I will elaborate on, and others that I will just mention. Things that I am thinking that you do not want me to elaborate on, would be things like I'm kinda gasy tonight, my face is really dry, I need to clean my make up mirror, I have way too many shoes, I'm suprised I still have never heard from mike, I could really go for a melona right now, and it sucks that I worked today when the weather was so great........None of those I think people would care to hear about. I will however elaborate on my thoughts tonight on different guys I've dated and lessons I've learned. Starting from the begining, and no I will not mention names, just letters. Lets see, first there was P. P was my first kiss. I didn't learn much from him, but what I did learn was that it would be a while til I found someone that was that good of a kisser again. Then there was C. C was my best friend. From him I learned that true love wasn't always "romantic love". Sometimes you just honestly have a connection with someone, they are your other half and you may never find that in anyone else. Then there was CH. CH was absolutely perfect, but a little slow and always confused. He taught me patience. Then there was R. He taught me that men really do have sex on there minds every ten seconds. R was a good time though and really was a sweetheart. Then there was C again. I learned that pride is a dangerous thing. Then there was D. He taught me that rock stars, no matter how famous they are, still think that they are rock stars. Apperantly I was just another groupie......I learned that the hard way. Then there was M. Again, perfect in everyway but didn't know how to comunicate, and was too scared to kiss me. He taught me that you could use the sound MEH for pretty much everything, like closing doors, sitting down, answering the phone. Then there was J. He's one of those that I actually never technically dated because I blew him off, then realized I really liked him but it was too late. He taught me how to crochet. No, he's not a girl, just crafty. I love that some people will read this and know exactly who every guy is. Anyways, I got a new bike. His name is Earnest. He is mint green and brown. Earnest doesn't have any gears, so he is very hard to ride uphill. But I still love him. I want to learn to skatebaord, and play the drums, and sax a ma phone (said like hommer simpson), and to sew, moon walk in a circle, and be crafty. I want to make out in the pouring rain, and sleep naked. I want to live in a treehouse, and I want to ride a hot air ballon. I want to take singing lessons and photography lessons and I want a motorcycle. I want to be less paranoid and more spontaneous. I want to be more genuine and less negative. I hope I'm a good mother. I want to be the ultimate wife. I want to be legit......too legit to quit.

Patience is a virtue

Patience is a virtue that I don't have. I have come to realize this over the past year. Today in church, the lesson was on the Israelites leaving Egypt and heading for the promised land. Our teacher compared Egypt to ramen noodles and the promised land to steak. When food is involved I tend to understand a lot better. So this is how I thought about it......who would eat ramen noodles when they could have steak? Would you even think twice about what you would chose? I love ramen noodles! I could eat ramen noodles everyday. But I would still chose steak over ramen hands down. My point being.......Egypt was great, they enjoyed many things about Egypt. But the promised land was so much greater, yet the Israelites looked back and longed to be back in Egypt because they didn't have the patience and faith they needed to know that one day they would make it to the promised land and be way happier than they ever were. This is the parable of my life. If you don't like steak substitute it for something you do love......then you will understand.

California dreamin

Aleast once a year I try to make a trip out to Cali to see me sister Mary. It usually always happens around my birthday. Mary and Ron are always so nice to let me come and stay at there house! It was so nice to get away from the brutally cold weather that utah has to offer.......except, it just so happens, utah was in the 70's when I was gone and in the 60's in Cali......just my luck! None the less, California was beautiful. We rode bikes on the boardwalk (my favorite!), Ate yummy sushi rolls and salmon at houstons, where my mom gave me the option to choose brocoli or carrots with our meal and I asked if we could do both and she said very loudly in front of our hot waiter......"we are trying to cut down our portions REMEMBER?".......at that moment, I felt like a true fat girl. Then we shopped til Mary got annoyed, went to the newport temple, layed on the beach while 30 boys in spedos ran by us, and saw a sealion! I really wanted to go back to the phsycic that told me last march, that I would have a serious boyfriend by the end of this march, that she was wrong and I want my ten dollars back! I also didn't get to go kayak like I hoped. But, I really can't complain. It was a good break from reality. Thank you mom, mary, and ron for making my trip the best one EVER!

Due to popular demand......I'm back!

Wow, has it really been that long since my last post! Well thanks to all my naggy friends (love ya guys), I have returned to the blogging world. So much has happened since March I don’t even know where to start. Let’s start with the most recent and work backwards. I finally made the big move to Provo, Utah. Jerm and my mom helped me make the move. I could tell my family was excited to get me out of the house because at about 7 in the morning on the morning I was making the drive up, I woke up and all my stuff was packed into the car except my bedding. I got up to go to the bathroom and when I came out my bed was already gone. They definitely wasted no time. I must say, it’s nice to not wake up every morning to Alex singing songs to Zero “you are so nice, you are a dog, we are friends, yes we are” (yes they were that bad). I don’t miss sleeping on a bed in the middle of the living room, Jeremy constantly jumping out and scaring me, or Noah one inch away from my face saying “you awake assin?” , yes noah, I am now. It’s nice to be on my own again. So Anyways, I live with Brittany Hewitt. I work at the Outback Steakhouse (yes, still…) in Orem and I am currently on the prowl for a day job……….and a husband.. jk…….but seriously. The last week in July we went on our annual trip to San Diego, as a family. It was a good time as always, and we even spent a day at Disneyland! Sometime in July, all my girlies got together and we took a day trip to LA for the taping of “So You Think You Can Dance”. We partied the whole car ride up, except Tammy cause she was driving so everyone ignored her. We got hand picked and put in the “hot girl line”, which is strategically placed in front of the stage. This is not an exaggeration either, it was actually really sad to watch them do. Welcome to Hollywood right?! Then on the way home, I drove and everyone said they would help me stay awake. One by one my friends fell asleep. Little did they know, I slept half the way home. My lovely sister Mary got married in June to her Harvard hunk Ron in Kauai! We are so happy to have Ron as part of our family, even though I know we are a little overwhelming at times, and we are so excited they got married in Kauai! We kayaked the Na Pali Coast (17 miles!!). It was so awesome and extremely tiring (especially since I had to drag Jen the whole way) hahahahaha. That was an inside joke, sorry guys. I met some random local who took me out to swim with wild dolphins. They were literally at arms length! We saw a lot of sea turtles and ate as many melona’s as we could. The trip was full of kicks and giggles and I’m sad I had to come back. Other events that happened included Scotlynn getting baptized, Marco was born, I met a kid online and he came to hawaii with the family, and I got a lizard. So there you have it. The last few months of my life in one big run on paragraph. I have been so blessed these last few months and I’d like to take the time to express my gratitude! First to my family who has spent countless hours and many late nights making sure that I was never alone and always happy. Thank you for always being there, even just to listen to me say the same things over and over again. You guys are my best friends and I couldn’t ask for a better family. Now I would like to thank my friends and their husbands. Thank you for dropping everything when I needed you most. And husbands thank you for letting me steal their precious time with you! My friends are like sisters to me and I don’t know who I would be without you guys! And last but not least, Id like to thank my Heavenly Father for giving me the opportunity to learn and experience things I would have not experienced otherwise. He has given me the best of friends and the most loving and unique family.

Birthday!!

My birthday was on March 28th! I'm 24 years old!!! Can you believe it? I can't. ha  For my birthday/Mary's birthday, My mom and I drove down to Newport, California to hang out with Mary and Ron! On friday we drove down to Rodeo Drive and walked around the shops. I found my dream ring at Tiffany's, and had to come to terms with the fact that I will never have it. ha My dog Harley pooped on Rodeo Drive, that was pretty awesome. We saw Keifer Sutherland. He was within arms reach, and I just gave a cheesy/creepy smile to him. After that, we went to Hollywood and saw the chinese theatre and walked down the "walk of fame". I saw the guy from "10 years younger", I think I'm the only person who would have recognized him ha. On Saturday the four of us rented bikes and road them up and down the boardwalk. I got a psychic reading and then Ron rented a boat that we drove around the bay and looked at all the gorgeous houses that were right on the water. It was so much fun. That night we went to Laguna and shopped and ate at a greek restaurant. There was a live band and people dancing, and our waiter was horrible ha but it made for a fun story. My birthday was so much fun and I would have done nothing different! Thanks MOM, RON, and MARY!!!!! you guys are the best!