#7 and some new swimwear

Andy :) I love this guy! He's a great friend and shares my deep love of Avatar (the last Airbender, not the blue one). He's the one I call when I want to have a great outdoor adventure. We've done it all from hiking up to Adam's Canyon and Elephant Rock to exploring water canals and caves. He's always up for a good night of board games or an outdoor fire and scary stories. Junior year I went to the Homecoming Dance and it was one of the best dances ever!! He doesn't worry about what other's may think of him and is always 100% his goofy self!


Today I got this super cute swimsuit for the CRUISE!!! I'm so excited :)

#6 Jadey Baby

She may only be two but this darling girl is so fun to be with. Tonight we made a fort and played inside with her toys and read stories. I find it incredibly relaxing and refreshing to be with her. She's so sweet and constantly surprises me with little kisses and hugs. She makes me feel important when its time for me to go and she gets this adorable little pouty look on her face and waves her tiny hand and tells me to stay.



This is a picture of Jade and her Auntie Nali :) I just thought it was super cute!

#5

Without this guy, there is no way I would have survived Calculus last year. I mean not only as in passing the A.P. test(he's a genius), but also I probably would have died with boredom(he's super funny and keeps up a good conversation). Trevor is the smartest person I know and the best part is he's incredibly humble about it. He's fun to be around and it's easy to just be myself.

#4 Cally

She is amazing. Thats the only way to describe her. I love her sense of fashion and her cute house. She has been in young womens with me numerous times, and the day she was released I bawled... right in the middle of sacrament meeting. Luckily a couple years later she was put back in as our Camp Director, just in time for my last year of camp. I don't know if she realizes it, but she is a role model for me and a great example. She really understands the young women and fits right in with us. We have some great memories with her like glow in the dark tag (vampire style), ride that pony, and staying up late at the last night of camp giving Jessica and I some great advice :)

This is us(Cally on the left) at girls camp lookin our best....don't judge :)

#3 My Twin!!

When I started playing volleyball at BHS my sophomore year, I met Laura. We hit it off immediately and soon became close friends. Not only did we have similar interests and personalities, many people also thought we looked alike. People were constantly getting us mixed up and calling us the wrong names so we started calling ourselves twins!


Laura is so fun to be around. She's the girl I call when I want to just relax, have fun, and maybe go a little crazy. Whether its playing Curses, making cookies, or having a dance party we always have fun. She's kind to everyone and knows how to cheer you up.


Her birthday is coming up in next month and her mom had the great idea of making a "friendship quilt". Each of Laura's friends were given a material square and asked to decorate it for Laura, then her mom is going to sew them all together in a quilt for her birthday. Cute idea right? Anyway, I'm not the most creative or crafty person but I had fun with this. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and can't wait to see the completed quilt! She's going to love it!!

#2

This man...
-Helps me with my homework, and doesn't get mad when I don't understand after he's explained it me to 10 times.
-Is my #1 fan, coming to all of my volleyball games and tournaments, even when they were far away.
-Is the best example of serving others
-Balances his job, being a bishop, dad, and husband and still has time to make pancakes every saturday morning
-Asks how my day was, and actually wants to know and listens to every boring detail of my day
-Likes my friends and remembers everyone he meets
-Is ridiculously smart
-Taught me what it means to be a hard worker

Thanks Daddy for everything!!

30 Day Challenge

My little sissy Emily started this 30 day challenge. I've always thought about doing one but have never gotten around to it, so I decided to join her :) The challenge is to blog everyday for 30 days about someone who has made an impact on my life. It only seemed appropriate to start it off with...drumroll please........EMILY!!


Where to start? Well I guess the beginning! When we were little, I'll admit, I was terrified of her. Even though she was almost two years younger than me, she had no problem bullying me around and beating up on me. She could be the sweetest girl one moment and the next second have a complete transformation into a little terror. Let me just say she kept things interesting at our house. Even though I might have been scared of her, we loved to play together. We spent hours and hours playing barbies, polly pockets, and dress up. She still has the best imagination :)

Now that we're older, I'm no longer am pushed around by her. In fact, I'd almost say its the other way around now! Over the past few years we have even grown closer to each other with our other sisters out of the house. I could spend hours talking with her about the newest boy or friend drama (mostly on her side since my life is pretty dull). I tell her everything and she listens. Best of all, she can keep a secret.

She musically talented, participating in the school choirs and musicals. I'm jealous of her natural dark complexion (seriously tan year round) and cute dimples. She's gets my weird sense of humor and shares many inside jokes with me. She is bursting with personality and energy. I love who she is and wouldn't change a thing about her.

Showers #3 and 4

As Amy and Garrett's wedding gets closer, things are getting crazier. Just yesterday Amy had two bridal showers and has another one coming next Saturday. One was a joint shower thrown by Garrett's family for Amy and Garrett's cousin Heidi. The second one was thrown by all of Amy's high school friends. Luckily they let me tag along just like I did when they were in highs school! They were both really fun and she got some pretty amazing gifts. She's a spoiled bride :) Here's some pictures from the showers.

Shower #3





Shower #4

Wow...I'm productive

My daily routine:

Come home from school
Sit on the red chair, right in front of the heat lamp
Take a nice long nap.
Think about doing my homework
Procrastinate homework with various activities (facebook, blog stalking, eating, talking to my mother)
Eat dinner
Think about homework again
Procrastinate some more (read, talk wedding with sister or mom, listen to music, bug my brother)
Eat some ice cream
Start homework
Bed

Yep....I should work on my productivity.

Pleasant Surprise

Today was just one of those all around good days. I got a nice fresh start with the beginning of new semester. I have classes with my friends, a fun new seminary teacher, and I finally have a class taught by my favorite teacher! I'm also wearing my new cardigan that's my favorite color. Then to top everything off, I got called down to the office only to be given 20 dollars! A few months ago I found it in the locker room and took it to the office. They informed me that if no one claimed it in 10 days it would be mine. Well 10 days came and went and I completely forgot about it. Apparently so did the office lady, and when she found it two months later it was mine! It certainly made my day a little brighter.