Thursday, May 31, 2012

We Have a Garden!

So I've always said that I hate gardening and when I grow up and have my own house I won't have a garden unless my husband does it and takes care of all the necessary chores that come along with it.  Well my cute roommates Bree and Kim really wanted a garden.  The landlords found out and TADA! we have a garden now! They even bought plants for it:  peppers, strawberries, grapes, blackberries, blueberries, tomatoes, onions.... It's just along the fence to the side of our house but it has been really fun!  So I think I will have a garden when I grow up too.  
This is just a little section of it, but it runs clear back to the end of our parking lot.
Little but cute!

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Family Dinner

So I didn't really have dinner with my family tonight, but it was definitely a family dinner.  And it was oh so good.  Bree and I made banana chocolate chip cookies today and decided to take some over to the bishop and his wife.  We got there and started talking with his wife.  She was working on cooking dinner for the missionaries and then invited us to stay with them.  It was a delicious meal and I'm so grateful for it!  I love having home-cooked, sit down meals.  It seriously makes me so happy!  The missionaries are just so wonderful too.  Elder Murri also shared a thought at the end.  It was a story I had heard before, but a nice reminder all the same.  He talked about the statue in Germany of Christ that was missing hands but the plaque beneath it said something along the lines of "you are his hands."  He related it to service and how when we serve others, whether it be a smile, compliment, or something bigger, that we are only in the service of our Heavenly Father.  It was such a lovely Sunday evening, and although we both looked grungy in our sweats and t-shirts it was still a fun night.  I seriously love how great my new bishop is and how much they really do love us as young single adults in their ward!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Sunday

There seems to be nothing that a Sunday nap can't fix.
Except for the fact that I really wish Kate and T lived with me so that we could all just snuggle together.  I miss those girls like crazy.  We'll be together soon though!!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Temple

I went to the temple with my roommates today :)  It was so so great.  I can't even tell you the last time I went to the temple...it was at least 4 or 5 years ago...  And I'm not sure which it was but during confirmations my eyes were watering or I was crying.  It was just such a good way to start the day.  I'm thankful that I have roommates who can go to the temple and I hope to make it more of a habit!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

So Happy

I truly am so happy!  I got to the point in  my life where most everything was better and then just like this quote, happiness came and sat on my shoulder.  I have a great job, a cute boy (who I miss right now since he's in NY...), loving roommates, and AMAZING friends.  I just feel like life is great right now and I can't express how it makes me feel.  I'm simply happy!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Quote

I was looking through my FB news feed and a girl's status was this
"The happiest women that you know in the world are those who are conforming their lives to the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ."
I love it.  So I'm sharing it.  Enjoy.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Mostly For My Own Remembrance..

So spring semester 2012 was pretty rough.  I took 17 credits....and they weren't cake classes.  I had physiology and a lab, chemistry and a lab, 3 nutrition classes, and then the gym class.  A lot of stuff there.  Anyway, I knew my grades weren't going to be as good as I wanted them to be.  I got my first C+... and then a bunch of B+s and the rest were As.  My GPA ended up being a 3.32 (I've never gotten below a 3.8 so you could imagine the blow this took ha).  If they were all As or A-s I'd be so ecstatic.. But they aren't, and you know what, I'm okay with it actually.  I tried really hard and studied lots and I did learn a lot although not all my grades necessarily reflect that.
What I'm most proud of this last semester though is that I struggled through a lot spiritually.  And I got through it.  Now I'm happier, stronger, and just a better person because of it all.  And if my academic side of life suffered a bit because of that, it's okay.  I can accept that and just be proud of who I am right here, right now.  I'm grateful for the trials I had and the lessons I learned.  I'm also thankful for my friends and bishop who helped me work through them.  I love them all sooo much!

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Life is Life

And life is oh so good!!  I started working on Monday at Bulloch Drug and it was wonderful.  The girls I was on shift with were both darling and it was pretty chill.  My feet hurt from standing up for 6 hours, but it was fine in the end.  I had both Tuesday and Wednesday off and just chilled.  Tuesday my roommates and I were going to go to the temple and hiking but we never ended up getting to St. George.  We cleaned and talked and it was lovely.  Wednesday I helped a girl in my ward move to Orem (funny story, but I officially love my new bishop and his wife).  I wasn't going to help them move because I didn't know her so I thought that would be weird, but Bree ended up not being able to go to Orem with them since she had to work, so I took her place.  My bishop before and told me to look for service opportunities and there was one staring me straight in the face.  It was great to get to know my new bishop and his wife and not to have wasted my day.
News on the boy scene though!! (to Linds:  this is why we need to skype!! And because I miss you dearly :)) So I went on a date with Logan a few weeks ago.  I don't know if I ever mentioned this though.. We had a picnic, went to a comedian at the school, and then went on a [tandem] bike ride.  So cute right? Yeah we came up with it ourselves :)  But I really like this kid.  And it was after my little hiatus from boys in general so it's good.  But I'm pretty sure he really likes me too.  We've been hanging out and doing lots of things together.  Like this past weekend after finals I "helped" him move.  I didn't really do much because he moved things way slow so it really consisted of me just going with him to his parents house to get things like sheets or a mattress pad.  Really lame.  But it was fun to hang out with him.  We get along well and I think he is soooo funny!  He has this like dry sense of humor and plays on words a lot.  I laugh anyways.  But he's super passionate about his major, economics (yeah he's a nerd ha) and I love that!  But we finally kissed on Monday night and I got butterflies.  I was so so soo nervous to kiss him, and that never happens.  I think it was because I like him so much.  Last night we went to the spinny park with a bunch of people and just hung out for awhile.  Then we didn't want to go mini golfing with the others so we went back to his place to hang out.  We had a pillow fight.  So fun.  So funny!  I got the hiccups...then his whole goal was to make me keep getting the hiccups.  It was cute.  We then finished the movie we started Monday night and then he brought me home.  We kissed on the doorstep and oh I'm just so happy!  I don't really know what we are really.. but it may or may not turn into something.  I hope it turns into something!  Basically if we ever got married our chids would be adorable :)  That's all!
Everything is great though!  My roommates are all so cute and nice and I love living with them!  There's the cute miss Breezy who I'm sharing a room with, then Kim, Rachel, Hannah, Megan and Jaelyn (who I haven't met yet but I'm sure she's just as great).
This summer will be so good! It's weird not being in Bountiful with all my friends there, but Cedar is where I needed to be this summer, I know it.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

I Didn't Cry.

I didn't cry when they left.  I thought I might.  But I didn't.  We're all off to different places.
Kylei went home to Grantsville.
Tiana will hopefully be in Provo.
Kate is home in Richfield.
And me, I'm staying in Cedar City.
It's crazy that we've become such great friends.  I love these girls.  They've made all the difference in my life.  I'll miss these ladies sooo much.  But we'll visit each other.  And soon Kate will be back in Cedar City for just one more semester.  Trips to St. George will be made to visit Ky.  Trips to Provo will be made to visit T Bell.  And they'd better make some trips to good ol' Cedar City to visit Kate and me.  You girls are great!  Thanks for being there for me and making me laugh and smile and all that cheesy cliche stuff!



Friends Forever :)

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Another Officiality

This girl has made the decision.  I'm staying in Cedar City this summer.  I'm rooming with the lovely Bree Jones and working at Bulloch Drug (and hopefully SUU's pool).  This summer will be filled with great times.  I'll miss everyone up in Bountiful, but I know that staying here will be better for me.  It's been stressful trying to figure out where life will take me, but I feel joy and relief now.
Summer 2012, watch out!!
Hopefully, these things and a few more will happen:
 ^bike rides

^camping on a trampoline

^drive-in and/or outdoor movie watching

^fort making!