Due to all of the texts, phone calls and facebook messages that I have been receiving, I thought it was time to post and announce that it is OFFICIAL!!! That's right! My SERIOUS CRUSH on Al has evolved and grown into LOVE. As a natural result of falling in LOVE, Al and I are getting married on August 22nd, 2009. I have NEVER felt so good and right about anything else in my life besides going on a mission! Al and I have been dating for almost 3 months now. We have talked about marriage a few times, but me being the stubborn and SLOW mover that I am, never gave an answer as to how and what I felt. I wanted to be SURE before I said ANYTHING!!! After counseling with my trainer from the mission field, she has always been such an inspiration and support to me, as well as meeting and counseling with my Bishop and OF COURSE spending much time with my Father in Heaven in sincere prayer and meditation, I was able to receive some direction and inspiration. I decided to make a decision, that I WAS GOING TO MARRY AL, and asked Heavenly Father to please stop me if that was not the right thing for me in my life at this time. A peace and warmth washed over me last Sunday that has not left since. I knew and now know that I received my answer.
How GRATEFUL I am for the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life and all of the structure, stability and strength that it brings into my life. I am grateful for LOVE!!! Never in my life did I imagine that it would be as wonderful as it is. I have had many roommates move on to the next step in their lives and I always said, "I'm not gonna be like that!" Well... I am like 'that' and I love it!!! Today my roomy caught me counting how many days till August 22nd, I promised that I wouldn't do that again... or at least let her know about it ;) my home teachers are here now... I'll post more later!!!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
I have a SERIOUS CRUSH on someone!!!!
His name is Alofaaga, I just call him Al, and he is WONDERFUL!!! We have been dating for two months now and I just adore him! He is Samoan and is such great and worthy priesthood holder. He is such a gentleman and is sooooo sweet!!! He makes me smile EVERYDAY and is sooo dang funny! He served his mission in the Philippines and now lives in Salt Lake, which is kinda sad because then I can't see him everyday but we both make sacrifices whenever we can to see each other. He is an incredible man who is soooo thoughtful and willing to serve all of those around him. I look forward to spending more time with him and getting to know him better! I have a SERIOUS CRUSH on HIM!!!! He came up this past Sunday to hear me speak in church. I just blushed the whole time when I saw him in the congregation smiling back at me! Oh gosh.... I NOW have a BOYFRIEND who I respect, admire and adore more than anything!!!! ;)
Saturday, May 30, 2009
So funny....
Life is soooo funny at times. Sometimes I just have to sit back and smile through all of the stress and everything that comes along with a hectic and busy lifestyle. I got a new calling recently. When my Bishop called me in and extended the calling to me I started to CRY my eyes out. I'm not sure how I am going to accomplish all that is set before me with school and work (Pacific Rim has asked me to come back and help them out with some assessments and I am SUPER busy at MK Place) as well as do well at magnifying my calling and serving the Lord, but I know that I will go and I will do. I also know that Heavenly Father will prepare a way to accomplish all that is asked of me. Life really is soooo good!
I have had a stuffy and runny nose now for a LONG time!!! Ever since April. I think it might be allergies, even though I have NEVER had allergies in my life! I guess some things change.
I made it back to Lagoon just ONE week after the first time. I went with one of my roomies and some of her friends from school. It was soooo much fun. I was planning on coming back to Poky that same day but was sooo sleepy that I changed my plans. We went to a comedy club in SLC and stayed in the most GHETTO hotel room I have ever seen. We walked away the next morning ALIVE, and NOT SICK from some kind of illness that I thought we might contract. LUCKY!!! It really was soooo much fun and we would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
My softball team has been kicking rear!!! We have won all but one game, which was an INTENSE game that we SHOULD have won. Oh well, It was still tooooo much fun! I have been working in my yard, along with one of my roomie's boyfriend, Clay. For some reason he LIKES working in the yard and comes over to mow, weed and do all kinds of cool stuff to my yard. Bless his heart!!! It is starting to look soooooo good! Now I just need to figure out how to stop my puppy from taking ALL of my shoes out of his dogie door and stringing them throughout the yard. He doesn't chew them, he just runs around the yard with MY shoes in his mouth. I thought having a dogie door would make my life easier because I wouldn't have to let him in and out all of the time, but in all reality it has caused MORE work for me. I have to go around every morning looking for my shoes in the yard, one time he had FOUR pairs of my shoes out there! Silly puppy. He also likes to take the magazines off of the coffee table and SHRED them in the front yard too. Some days it looks like it snowed because of all the shredded paper out there. No worries though, I have a friend who is a pro at dog training coming to my rescue. Thank heavens!
Life is good, I am getting everything done that I have to, summer school is going well and I am HAPPY! Doesn't get much better than this!!!
I have had a stuffy and runny nose now for a LONG time!!! Ever since April. I think it might be allergies, even though I have NEVER had allergies in my life! I guess some things change.
I made it back to Lagoon just ONE week after the first time. I went with one of my roomies and some of her friends from school. It was soooo much fun. I was planning on coming back to Poky that same day but was sooo sleepy that I changed my plans. We went to a comedy club in SLC and stayed in the most GHETTO hotel room I have ever seen. We walked away the next morning ALIVE, and NOT SICK from some kind of illness that I thought we might contract. LUCKY!!! It really was soooo much fun and we would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
My softball team has been kicking rear!!! We have won all but one game, which was an INTENSE game that we SHOULD have won. Oh well, It was still tooooo much fun! I have been working in my yard, along with one of my roomie's boyfriend, Clay. For some reason he LIKES working in the yard and comes over to mow, weed and do all kinds of cool stuff to my yard. Bless his heart!!! It is starting to look soooooo good! Now I just need to figure out how to stop my puppy from taking ALL of my shoes out of his dogie door and stringing them throughout the yard. He doesn't chew them, he just runs around the yard with MY shoes in his mouth. I thought having a dogie door would make my life easier because I wouldn't have to let him in and out all of the time, but in all reality it has caused MORE work for me. I have to go around every morning looking for my shoes in the yard, one time he had FOUR pairs of my shoes out there! Silly puppy. He also likes to take the magazines off of the coffee table and SHRED them in the front yard too. Some days it looks like it snowed because of all the shredded paper out there. No worries though, I have a friend who is a pro at dog training coming to my rescue. Thank heavens!
Life is good, I am getting everything done that I have to, summer school is going well and I am HAPPY! Doesn't get much better than this!!!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Update on my goals for this summer...
I made it to Lagoon, yesterday, and I had so much fun!!! As soon as I get some pictures I will post them so you all can see how much fun I have been having... even though I still have summer school (boooooo!), I have made SURE to make time to have FUN!!! I left for Salt Lake City on Friday and met my past roommate and great friend Brooke. We went to Miss Saigon, a play which was a little racy but sooooo good, and stayed the night in the Red Lion hotel. My good friend who served in the same mission as me, Carlos, met us at the hotel. We were gonna go clubbing but it got too late too fast. Probably a good thing cuz I might have been too sleepy to get up the next morning to go to breakfast with Brooke and Carlos... SOOOOO MUCH FUN!!! Then we (Brooke and I) went to LAGOON!!! We met my brother, Ryan, sister-n-law, Jamie, and some of their friends there. We had such a great time!!!! I loved all of the rides, got soaked on the log flume, raced in the go carts and smashed my brother in the bumper cars. I was laughing so hard and could not even breathe at times. I haven't had so much fun in such a long time. We went back to the hotel and the next morning we got up and went to the Living Traditions Cultural celebration. I loved every minute of it! I saw so many people from so many different cultures, their dances and their crafts and talents. It was amazing!!! The guy who was collecting money for the parking lot saw the plates on my car and let me in for free... he said he couldn't charge me because I was from Pocatello... Blessings come in all shapes, sizes and forms... Life is sooo great! As for my other goals I have been playing softball for a couple of weeks now. We have won both of our games and have had a great time!!! I have been cooking more often at home and reading more from the Book of Mormon! I will continue to work on meeting all of my goals... and report on my progress, or lack thereof... we shall see :)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wow!!!!
The first year of my program has FINALLY come to an end... YAY!!! I honestly questioned whether or not I would be able to make it... and I did but just barely :) I am sooooo thankful for the break that is about to start and I plan on doing some FUN things this summer. Just to make sure that I accomplish at least half of the things that I want to do I am going to make a list... Kind of funny, I was not a list person at the start of the program, now I am :) just one of the many things that have changed in my life!!!
1. go to LAGOON at least once!!!
2. go to Yellowstone and see a play at the Playmill!!!
3. play softball (I'm already on a team :))
4. work in my yard so it looks GREAT (with Trugreen's help of course)
5. go to Las Vegas for the FIRST time in my life!!!
6. go fishing (it's been a while)
7. read the Book of Mormon AT LEAST two times
8. cook AT LEAST three homemade meals every week (now that I will have more time)
9. spend MUCH more time with my SWEET nephew
10. go camping, in a tent with a fire, marshmallows and starbursts
11. have MANY picnics and bbqs with my co-workers, friends and family
12. get better at the drums on rockband
I really plan on doing ALL of the things on my list!!! I wanted to put "buy a motorcycle" on there but when I bought my new car I promised my grandma that I wouldn't do that this summer... but that will be on the next summer's list FOR SURE!!!
With all that has happened this semester I have come to learn some very important and valuable lessons. One of those lessons is that life is WAY too short not to have fun. As a result of learning this lesson I plan on LIVING it up from now on until the rest of FOREVER! Life really is so good, challenging at times but still good nonetheless! I have learned not to stress the small stuff. It is what it is :) I am so grateful for the experiences and growth that I have had this year. I look forward to this summer and next year along with all of the opportunities for growth and learning that will follow!!!!
1. go to LAGOON at least once!!!
2. go to Yellowstone and see a play at the Playmill!!!
3. play softball (I'm already on a team :))
4. work in my yard so it looks GREAT (with Trugreen's help of course)
5. go to Las Vegas for the FIRST time in my life!!!
6. go fishing (it's been a while)
7. read the Book of Mormon AT LEAST two times
8. cook AT LEAST three homemade meals every week (now that I will have more time)
9. spend MUCH more time with my SWEET nephew
10. go camping, in a tent with a fire, marshmallows and starbursts
11. have MANY picnics and bbqs with my co-workers, friends and family
12. get better at the drums on rockband
I really plan on doing ALL of the things on my list!!! I wanted to put "buy a motorcycle" on there but when I bought my new car I promised my grandma that I wouldn't do that this summer... but that will be on the next summer's list FOR SURE!!!
With all that has happened this semester I have come to learn some very important and valuable lessons. One of those lessons is that life is WAY too short not to have fun. As a result of learning this lesson I plan on LIVING it up from now on until the rest of FOREVER! Life really is so good, challenging at times but still good nonetheless! I have learned not to stress the small stuff. It is what it is :) I am so grateful for the experiences and growth that I have had this year. I look forward to this summer and next year along with all of the opportunities for growth and learning that will follow!!!!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Funny Story!
So today i have a paper due... and because i do what i do best every time, i waited till the VERY last minute to do it. Due to the difficulty of this particular paper i didn't really sleep. So early this morning my little puppy goes running out his dogie door, i am sitting at the computer trying to concentrate. I hear oggie bark so i go and look out the window and there is this lady inside of my gate, kind of freaked out i watched her for a minute and noticed a big dog running around in my yard with a leash on.... what in the world??? I watch for a few more mins and then figured out that she brings her dog over every morning for a play date with oggie... they just run around and frolic in my yard... so cute!!! I now know why my puppy goes running out his dogie door barking in the wee hours of the morning.... silly puppy!
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