*~Blog Worthy~*

I can do hard things...... ♥

This has been my motto in life for the last few months. Mabry and I have had this joke going
for a long time that the pictures we take need to be "blog worthy"...... Clear back from the day that we went to get corn- it was the same day I created my blog. As I look back on all of our memories and all the fun times we had, I realize that everything we did was "blog worthy" I used to hear people say "a picture is worth a thousand words" and I never really thought about it much..... but now I will let the pictures do the talking! Words cannot come close to doing justice explaining how much I love and miss this girl every day.









And there you have it peeps...... I love this girl! We have so many fun memories and I so badly miss our late night conversations. I will forever carry Mabry's loving friendship with me. She has always been there for me from eating my spinach when we were youngin's to letting me share her bed with her almost everynight so I didn't have to drive so early. Mabry is a great example to me and I will always look up to her. She had this magic about her that she could make you feel like the most important person in the world. I loved that she always tries to find the best in someone, and always encouraged me to be the best person I could be. We loved to pick on all of our younger siblings and have created lots of lasting memories. To say the least..... our Friendship is "Blog Worthy!" ♥

*~Spring and Summer 10 in a nutshell!~*

I am beyond aweful at this blogging thing, but I have been a busy woman. :) Let me just give you a real fast update on the Summer of 2010. These are the important things that I want my children to read about in 30 years :)
* I survived my second semester of college- barely!
* I went to lots of High School rodeos to watch Mabe- Lots of fun memories made :) including but not limited to
~Chasing horses at 1 am in Butte
~ Bowling
~ EATING
~Snuggling up with Camas, Talyn, and Mabe talking into the VERY early hours of the morning
~Misty taking me and Mabe's phones until we got the camper cleaned out
~ LOTS of fun memories made!
*We walked in the Relay for Life cancer walk. This was a LONG night, but so much fun!


*I turned 19!

*We celebrated the 4th of July! and I experienced my first ever "Hamer Celebration" I think I may become a regular :)
* We had a fun time roasting marshmellows and lighting off some fireworks with me, kyler, keegan, Mabe, Camas, Talyn,Billy Kate, and Dena and Rodger.

* Went to Lava with Madi and Kylee!

*Went to Lots of Chuckar's games....

*Went to the Drive In!!

*Went to Mack's Inn with the Single's branch


I am sure that I am missing several important things that I did this Summer, but these are most of the highlights. I had so many fun times and created memories that will last a lifetime. I have the best friends and family a girl could ask for and I am perfectly happy being right where I am :)

ARE WE THERE YET?!?!

Well........ I am pretty much aweful at this blogging stuff!! Life goes SO fast!! I cannot believe that I am almost done with my second semester of college!! Classes have been pretty good, and I am almost done!! I have an awesome post coming in the near future, so check back for everything that I have been up to lately!! As the semester comes to a close and I get super stressed out, like I always do, I am once again reminded how good my friends and family are. I love them so much and I am grateful for each of them in my life! I have finished my Fitness Class and I finished my Education class this morning.... 2 down, 4 to go!! Back to the Library for me!!

Support a Good Cause

Hey everyone!
As many of you know, my cousin Jace was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia last fall. This was my first real experience with this horrible sickness called cancer. We are all so grateful that Jace is doing so much better! He is a fighter and has lifted all of us through this trial.
Some of our family and friends have put together a team to participate in the local Relay for Life event. I am so excited to help families that are needing help and encouragement to continue the battle in the fight against Cancer. In order to raise funds for this event, we have created a blog auction. If you would like to help us raise money for this event please go to www.33jacesteam.blogspot.com. Simply look through the items and leave a comment with your name and bid. All of the items on the blog have been generously donated, so 100% of the money raised from this blog will be given to the local Relay for Life Organization. We are very excited to help raise money for a great cause. Please help if you can, this is for a good cause! :) Thanks!!

~* Is that Even Legal??*~

SO...... First of all I need to apologize to my faithful blog checkers..... cause I hear there is a couple of you! I am sorry that the last post was FOREVER ago. haha Things have been super super busy in the Life of Me! I was going to post pictures of my new apartment (that's not that new anymore), then I was going to give you a full report on my classes, but figured that would bore you, and then I was going to tell you about my amazing boyfriend that I just CANNOT live without, but then I would be lying. I have no amazing boyfriend.I am living the single life, and loving every minute!! We have had so much fun this semester!I have fun roomates, which always helps matters and I am taking 14 credits- the perfect amount. :) I am truly just happy to be right where I am! :)
Moving back to the big town of Rexburg is always a little bit of an adjustment. There are people, lights, and cars that keep you up at night, annoying pedestrians that don't know when they should and should not be on the road, and of course the dreaded Honor Code to follow! :) haha... But, I guess you can say I am adjusting well!
We have been studying a lot and partyin a little :) I am loving being close to my extended family! I went and played baseball with the Leathams and realized just how much practice I need. I have totally lost my throw that I once had! Sad!! We have been to a few dance parties and a lot of bonfires! Kandice, Kolleen, and I are all roomates and it is so much fun to be together!! It has been fun to reconnect with the friends I made in the fall when I was here as well as meet some new friends!
So I have to just tell you a few funny stories/recent happenings in the life of me.... some, serious, some dumb, some informative, and some Things that may seem really silly and may not even be "legal" in any other place!
*So at our apartment complex they are currently advertising their "marriage guarantee" that says that if you get married, they will let you out of your contract and refund you!
*The teachers actually tell you the first day of class that if you choose to get married on a school day, it will not be an excused absence.
*I have a fitness class on Tuesdays and Thursdays.... Every Tues. the teacher asks if anyone got engaged over the weekend. So far at least 1 person has got engaged every weekend!!
*Pedestrians own the streets here, not drivers.
*My roomie is into vlogging and we made a vlog about her fish living in the spare toilet. That's right.... Kandice and I might soon be famous!!
*Called to be the Visiting teaching supervisor
*Got a 94% on my first test of the semester and the screen at the testing center said Well Done!! First one ever!! yay!
*Have a new love for afternoon naps!
*Still job searching! (If you hear of something, please let me know!)
*Loving Tuesday night dinners at Gringo's!
*Chopped my hair off!!
And last but def not least:
*Kolleen and I were in the library studyin away..... (I know what you're thinkin "What good girls!" yeah, that's us :)) It was pretty late. Ok like 11:15pm to be exact. All of the sudden the lights go dim and a person on the loud speaker says "1...2...3...". Ok, at this point, I think we are dying. I freak out and my mind is racing. I look at Kolleen and I asked her if she knew what was going on. She didn't. I think there is a bomb threat! Then the person over the speaker says "The Mckay library will be closing in 15 min. Then Sweet Home Alabama starts blaring over the speakers! Kolleen and I just kept looking at each other. Trying to finish up what we were working on was impossible due to the loud music, so we packed up. When we got outside the first thing that popped out of my mouth was "IS THAT EVEN LEGAL?!?!" I was a little bugged that they were blaring music in the library!! haha Have a good day! :) I will try to be better about updating!!

*~Romantic Date and a Step Closer to Being Domesticated :) ~*

So.... Yesterday I had a lovely date. We met each other around noon. We spent 5 1/2 LONG hours together. We got dirty, got in a couple fights, laughed a little, and became pretty good friends. By the end of the date I was just pretty tired and glad it was over, and glad that we would not be seeing each other in the near future! :) I would like all of you to meet my hot date!

That's right............... Me and this little guy spent the day together in some townhomes in Rexburg. It was one of the longest days of my life! But we got the job done, and all is good! Still friends..... Just taking a break! :)

And after a long day yesterday, I had today to do whatever I wanted. I started the day off with a great bowl of cold cereal. Then I read for a while! (Reading the Last Song right now... LOVE It!)Then it was time for a little cleaning before the family got home. I decided that in the spirit of March, I would make some cupcakes with GREEN frosting! :) I know fun hu?! So.... even though I am not a huge fan of St. Patrick's Day... I made some yummy cupcakes! :) One step closer to being domesticated.... Cooking for fun! :)

I finished the day off with a yummy dinner with Mom, Keegan, Wade and Nancy! Today was a great day! :)

*~World's Longest Post~*

Ok..... So I have tried updating this thing 3 times and everytime I end up deleting it before I am done, and then I just give up for the night! But today I AM going to update.... and that's a promise! But.... hope your ready for the LONGEST blog post ever! :)

We have been so so busy in 2010. I am loving my time off school.... Although I am starting to look forward to being on a normal schedule, instead of all this lazy time! January flew by.... Kyler turned 17 and we went to lots of basketball games to watch Keegan. Also in January, I had a fun opportunity to go work for the Republican Party of Utah. It was very very fun! While I was there, the party held a fundraising breakfast at the Grand America. It was very fun to dress up in new "Business Clothes" and go to work each day. I met some very fun people, made some new friends, and enjoyed staying with Megan and Ivan! Thank you!! P.S. you better believe that I have currently misplaced my CD from Katherine with all of the cute pics,but since I promised to finish this post here are a few!

This was the morning of the big breakfast... 5:08 am!


The Grand America




So then after my adventure in Utah, I rode home with Megan and Ivan. The Leatham's had a fun family weekend planned. I wish I had more pictures to post but they are still on the camera in my mom's purse. We went to this amazing barn that is all fixed up nice. It has pool, ping pong, a theatre room, and plenty of bedrooms for everyone! We played games and laughed and talked till early hours of the morning. Then we woke up, had breakfast and repeated the night before! It was a fun fun weekend with the Leathams!


So.... That was my month of January! :) It was a great start to 2010!
February has also had lots of adventures and new things! We (Kandice, Kolleen, and I) signed contracts to Brookside Village for Spring and fall semesters. We are all three very very excited about this! They are awesome apartments and we can't wait to all be together at school! BYUI Watch out!!! haha

On Valentine's weekend I went over to Mabry's to make sugar cookies.... Mabe said she had doubled the batch and would love it if I can over and helped her bake and frost them! Well... Little did either of us know.... This was going to be a very fun night! We cut out, cooked and frosted ALOT of sugar cookies. We stayed up till about 3 in the morning chatting. I love that girl! we had some good discussion about stuff and still made it up for church in the morning! :)


So far 2010 has been a great year! And I have learned that it would be a lot easier to not get 2 months behind on de blog!! :)

*~The Good and Bad of 2009!~*

Holy Cow!!! I cannot believe that 2009 has come and gone already!!! Though the year has gone by SO fast....... This has been a very eventful year in my life. There are alot of impotant things that happened in my life in the past year. Here are a few of them:

• In Jan I was serving as the acting Student Body President while Ky was a page for the senate,as well as being the West Jeff FFA Pres, and a very involved Senior and applying to college!
• Got mono and Strep at the same time! (one week before going back east!)
• Went on American Heritage!!!! It was SO much fun- LOTS & LOTS of memories!!


• In April we went to the state FFA Leadership Convention, where I competed in the Ag Business Competition, and placed 4th in the state! YAY!! Also, interviewed with Dr. Reisinburg from U of I and was offered an extra credit for the Dual credit Ag Bus class that I was taking, as well as a scholarship to U of I.
• ALMOST went crazy filling out scholorships!!
• Got accepted to Utah State, U of I, CSI, ISU, and BYU-I. (all of the schools I applied to)
• Went on a blind date for my senior prom! haha



• Ordered caps and gowns and realized that our time at WJ was coming to an end!
• Enjoyed every last minute of being a Senior at West Jefferson High School!
• Had lots of FUN parties with our graduating class!
• Graduated from Seminary!
• Started my job as a receptionist at Larsen Farms
• Graduated with Honors from West Jefferson High School- Class of 09! (Best Ever!!)
  



• Partied all night! :D
• Decided that I was going to start my College experience at BYU-I
• TURNED 18!!!
  

• Bought my first Lottery ticket!!
• Worked all summer!
• Rode horses, went camping. shooting, and all of the other fun summer things!
• Showed and sold my last pig ever at the Mud Lake Fair
  
  
  
  
• Went to the State Fair to watch Keeg Compete! He did awesome!
• Made several cute watches with my Grandma!!
• Moved into Tuscany Place on Sept 7th!!
• Started college on Sept 10th
  


• Got called to be the BYUI 7th ward Librarian !!!
• Called my mom for advice at least a billion times!
• Joined PAS (post secondary Ag students)
• Found out that Jace had Lukemia on Sept. 11th
• Started a new Job for Selective Builders ( a remodeling compnay :) )
• Had a wonderful Thanksgiving with the Leatham Family
• Went to New Moon!
• Quit my Job at Larsen's (one of the hardest parts of my year!)
• Survived the first semester of College!!!
• Moved out of our apartment
• Hung out with Jacer!



• Strengthened relationships with old friends



• Met new friends!
• Discoverd the true importance of my family and how much I love them!
• Helped remodel my parent's house!
• Started Skyping!!
• Got together with some of my classmates- had an amazing night!
  


• Had an AMAZING Christmas with my family
• Realized a lil more how thankful I am for Kandice and Kolleen and the friendship that we have!! (didn't know that was possible!)



• Celebrated the start of 2010 with my Fam!!
  

2009 was a very eventful year for me! I had a lot of good things happen, as well as a few tough things. I learned a few very important life lessons, and hope that I have become a better person by dealing with them! I hope that 2010 is a good year..... Bring it On! :D Happy New Year!