Well Dudes,

So I applied to Utah State back at the end of January.  I found out I got accepted the end of February/beginning of March.  I found out I got a 2 year full tuition scholarship about a week and a half ago.  When you graduate with your bachelor's in dietetics you can also have your registered dietitian with it.  Sounds like a dream, right?

JOKE! I talked to a lady a Wednesday up there and she said she'd have a student person guy email me a 4 year plan..I figured it would only be two years since I'm already a junior and completed two years.  HA.  Little did I know when I opened the email tonight that it was in fact a four year plan.. That's right, I wouldn't graduate until Spring 2016.. I'm not okay with that.  Like maybe if I were graduating with a Master's degree that would be okay, but nope it would just be my bachelor's.  So I made up my mind.  I'm staying at SUU and graduating there and then I'll go to a RD program or to grad school.  I've been praying to know that my choice with SUU was the right one, and I think this is the answer.  Plus USU's program is way more expensive than I can afford. And I don't know how I would get 200+ dietetic hours in the next year, I don't think it would be possible for me.  So I'm grateful for the information that was sent to me and I'm excited for what the next couple years will hold in store.  Mission? Marriage?  Who knows!!

On another note, I'm super excited to live with Katelin in the fall!!

Also, my birthday (yesterday) was so freaking fun.  Free virgin drinks at Chili's = awesome.  To our bartender Mike, we will back because you're hot and nice and we enjoy you.  That's all.

Another thing.  I went to my friend Kylie's bridal shower tonight and it was so good to see her (hadn't seen her since before Christmas) and then I also got to see my good friend Whitney (hadn't seen her since before high school I bet).  So it was so great to catch up with old friends and their moms and some ladies I used to work with when I was really young (age 14-15..that's seems so long ago even though it really wasn't in the grand scheme of things.).  So yeah, I'll put pictures up soon!  I can't wait for her "sexy shower" (as I like to call them) to give her something naughty and pee my pants about..ha!

Me and Linds

Me and Linds are always going through similar things around the same time, it's kind of funny actually.  But today she posted this quote on my Facebook wall and I love it.  And her.  Thanks Linds!!

On another note, Tiana posted these great words of wisdom today as well:

"When it comes to life and to living, we don't know what's going to happen. We don't know where we'll be, or who will be there with us. The future has yet to be written, and as the days unfold, so do our stories. I think that's kind of the magic of it all. That we live with endless adventures and possibilities. We can't control everything around us, nor, should we want to. Which is why, most of life is a leap of faith. Faith in ourselves and in others. Faith in the sky, and in our wings. Those first steps in a new direction can be scary or difficult. Do we go cautiously? Or do we throw ourselves without warning, into the wind, and hope for the best? Maybe our landings will be rocky and we find that we have to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off. Maybe they will be smooth, and for a while, we find ourselves content. Or maybe, with the biggest leaps of all, our landings will take us to a place where dreams are reality, where our hearts fly, and where our story truly begins. One leap could start it all."

The Beach at Night

So while I was in California over Spring Break I went to the beach by myself one night.  It was like 10 o'clock at night and I was the only one on the beach and I was sitting there and just thought to myself.  The ocean at night is pretty much astounding.  you can't see anything in the distance except for some lights of boats (I assume) and the white caps of waves as they come rolling in.  They roar and crash and it's pretty much one of the most peaceful things I've ever done.  I sat at the edge and just let the waves roll in on my feet and think about life.  The magnitude of it all is just so great in comparison to everything that is going on in my life.  So I'm grateful for that spiritual experience and the chance that I had to go do that.  I would love to live on the beach just so that I could do that every night or whenever life gets rough and I don't want to deal with it.  Currently, I just wish that I could run away to the beach and become a bum for the rest of my life but I know I can't... or shouldn't at least.

Also, this is me blogging about my friend Nick Baker, the coolest kid and greatest lax player I know......

Random Thoughts/Quotes

Good Song

So I was watching Pretty Little Liars and this song was on when Aria and Ezra get reunited and Hanna and Caleb get to dance at the ball.  Basically, I instantly fell in love with it and had to go find out what it was.  So here it is and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Spring Break Breakdown

March 9th:  Cedar --> Vegas --> Pahrump
         Drove to Vegas with Lisa and went shopping at Town Square with some of her friends.  Drove to Pahrump and had dinner at Tommasino's.  Had my first cannoli ever!

March 10th:  Pahrump --> Vegas --> Newport Beach
         Spent a fun day with Lisa playing with her cousin's kids and getting her car all fixed from a flat tire and dead battery.  Drove to Vegas to meet Amanda, Zach, and Will.  Off to Newport!
March 11th:  Newport Beach
         We walked around by the hotel and checked out the beach (which was right across from the hotel).  We sat out by the pool.  I picked up an 8 year old at the pool.  So freaking funny.  Went shopping at Fashion Island and had dinner at the Yardhouse.

March 12th:  Newport Beach/Balboa Island
         Went to Cha for Tea in Irvine for some yummy boba and dumplings.  Headed to the pier to walk around and do some shopping.  Headed to the beach with Lisa for an hour or so and played in the ocean.  Went to Chick-Fil-A for some yummy dinner.

March 13th:  Newport Beach --> Vegas --> Pahrump
          Left Newport, got back to Vegas, went back to Pahrump.  Had dinner at Wulfy's with Mama Colucci, watched dance practice, watched Pretty Little Liars with Lisa's cousins, went to bed.
March 14th:  Pahrump
         Went to a cute coffee house.  Laid out by the pool.  Went to track pictures and helped out.  Dance tryouts, watched Lisa dance, hung out with Sara.

March 15th:  Pahrump --> Cedar
          Helped Lisa's family with vending and headed out.  Got back to Cedar.  Worked on my nutrition project.  Slept.
March 16th:  Cedar --> St. George
          Worked on my project a little, did a little grocery shopping, got a car wash.  Headed for our random and spontaneous weekend in St. Geezy with Tiana, Katelin, and Cydney.  Got lost a bunch but it was an adventure so it didn't matter.  Had dinner with boys Tiana hooked us up with from NYE's dance.  Did skits.  Kissed boy I didn't know during skit.  Dance off.  Dance party.  Sardines.  Body body. Talking.  Footloose.  Jokes.  Singing songs.  Driving to Cyd's house at 5 am.

March 17th:  St. George --> Cedar
          Slept til 11:30 am (not a long time considering we went to bed at like 6:30 in the morning).  Made waffles.  Got ready-ish.  Danced and played around in the roller skating room.  Went shopping.  Went to Twenty Five Main and had DELICIOUS food.  Got free cupcakes since we were wearing green.  Drove back to Cedar.  Power was out so I kind of worked on my project.  Went over to Kate and T's and just chilled and talked and had a wonderful night.

I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart. [I love the combination there of both mind and heart. God will teach us in a reasonable way and in a revelatory way--mind and heart combined, by the Holy Ghost.]
Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence by Jeffrey R. Holland
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. [Hebrews 10:35–36]

Thanks to Katelin for her post that led me to this talk.  It was really good timing.

 

I'm not sure who said that, but I like it a lot.  Today was rough at first, but ended well.  I've got a happy outlook on life and I'm excited for what Spring Break and the next few weeks have in store!  It's 3 weeks til I'm officially 20 and I'm just going to keep looking up and finding the happy moments in life.  I'm going to look for service opportunities, hang out with the people who matter most and are always there for me (you know who you are), and search for Christ in everything.  I'm ready to move on with my life and start a new chapter, a new better me.

I'm so grateful for righteous priesthood holders and the gospel.  The atonement is an amazing tool and I'm not sure where I would be without it.  My friends are so amazing and they keep me grounded when I'm feeling the worst.  To everyone who has helped me in the past couple weeks, I'm especially thankful for you.  There are so many people in my life who truly care about me and have been placed around me for a reason.  I only hope I can be as good of a friend to you as you all have been for me.  Seriously, whether it was a smile, a "how are you doing?", or some pearls of wisdom, I really am so happy for it.

What Do I Do Now?

I've been feeling really good about life lately.  Things have been going well, you know.  Life was just good.  But what do you do when what you feel is right, someone else doesn't....  I've never in my entire life felt as comfortable around someone, who I know so little about, as I did him.  And when he says, "I just don't see things going anywhere with us," what do you say.  Well, I said, I felt differently than him.  I felt like things could go somewhere.  But neither of us can force anything.  Maybe Utah State really is in the cards for me.  Now I just don't know how I feel.

In Love with Love.

I've decided that I'm in love with love.  I don't really think I've ever been in love, maybe close to it, but I really don't know.  I've always loved weddings ever since I was a little girl, and loved going to receptions with my parents so I could see the bride and all the decorations.  Now that Pinterest exists, I'm constantly looking at the "Wedding & Events" section and pinning pinning pinning things to my "I Do, One Day" board.  Believe me, I'm in no rush to get married, I just really enjoy looking at wedding things and dreaming about my future wedding.  Some friends were having a conversation the other night about future husbands/wives and I was struck with the notion that I really have looked way too much into what I want.  All I really want is to be loved by the man of my dreams, whoever that may be.  Everything else is so minute in comparison to that that I really shouldn't care so much.  So I'm toning down my wedding mania and just going to deal with making myself a better person for right now.  My Future Hubby blog is done for now.  I'll probably show it to him after we're married.  But I'm content with life for now.

Skype Time

I'd been talking to my friend Sam about skyping with him sometime since we don't get to see each other and I had the opportunity to tonight for nearly two hours.  Sam is seriously one of the nicest guys I've ever met and I didn't know this until after he returned home from his mission.  I'm friends with his little sister Gabi and attended high school with him but I was so scared and intimidated by him for who knows what reason.  We went on a double date this summer with my brother and Gabi and it was a lot of fun.  Sometime during the summer he was swimming at my work and came up to me and goes, "Hey, if in 5 years neither of us are married, let's get married, okay?"  I told him that he would be married by then but to his disbelief he insisted on the 5 year thing.  So we're down to a little less than 4 and a half years now..  Anyway, the purpose of this post was to share something we talked about.  We talked about dating and how I feel like I do more hanging out than dating and he asked if I had read the talk by Elder Dallin H. Oaks on Dating Versus Hanging Out.  I told him I hadn't and when I finished talking to him I went and read the talk.  It was really nice to read and something that I really felt like I needed.  It was comforting to read those words of a prophet of God and to know that I really just need to chill out in life.  I don't know if this was the answer to my prayers, but I'm thankful for it.