I'm going to Haiti

Yes, it's true I'm going to one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere that has had disaster after disaster. Its a very exciting journey that I'm about to embark upon. Many have asked what I'm going to do there. Instead of typing this over and over I thought I'd put it here and refer everyone here who cared. So here's the story. In September I saw a posting on the lds singles email listserv that said Nanny wanted in Haiti. It was an advertisement for a family who was moving there to work on the U.S. embassy compound. They both work for the U.S. embassy. He is something dealing with protection and she is a nurse. So, I have my safety and my health covered right there which is most peoples concerns with me going there. I'm also going to be living in a place with Americans on the compound and I will have safe water and food. Granted I will still have to be very careful and there are still a lot of precautions I will and have already had to take. I will work Monday through Friday for them. I will be then able to go and do humanitarian service on Saturdays and go to church on Sundays. I'm nervous a little bit, but mostly excited. Ever since I have been asked and been thinking about doing this everything has fallen into place so amazingly. I just feel like Heavenly Father is truly guiding me there for one reason or another. I will have so many amazing opportunities to help others and really forget about myself, which I feel at this time in my life is really important. I have been pretty self involved for the past while. It's time I got on another mission which is basically what Ill be doing. I leave in January and will return in July in time to figure out the next step in my life of finding a real job with benefits. I am very excited for this adventure and I hope that all of you will keep me posted in your life and write me occasionally:) I would love to hear from you all. I will also be updating my blog more regularly and be posting pictures of the conditions down there. I know its going to be shocking and really life changing. I can't wait! Love you all!

Relationships and Marriage

I got to go home last week for a week, and it was so great! I loved being at home in Idaho enjoying the beautiful weather and surroundings. The reason I went home was because the first Price Child got married. My oldest sister married Alex Gregoire from France. He is a great man and they seem very happy together. It was a busy week with something going on every day. We also had Alex's whole family staying with us, so it was quite the adventure. As we tried to communicate with the Gregoires from France we learned that communication and love does not always have to be strictly verbal. Although we couldn't express everything to one another we could feel of their goodness as we hope they could of our family. We felt happy that Emily will have good In laws and a good foundation in her life. During the ceremony it rained. It rained pretty much every night I was there, which is so weird for Idaho. But despite the rain, it was still beautiful and see these two finally join in marriage, it has been like 5 years of dating. Anyway, I was glad that I could be there to support my sister at her and Alex's special day. Here are some pics from the evening!

This is my Cousin Scott at the Luau

Here's my Favorite!

My brothers Joe and Tanner

Alex's Brother Pierre

My Favorite!!

Moms, Casey, Grandma, Andy, and Danny

The Wedding Party

The Ceremony

The Cute Flower Girls and Adorable Ringbearer

Kissing After Cake

Me and Addy the Flower Girl

Alex's Older Brother and his Wife! So Cute!

I when I got home started reading a book I have previously read, but really enjoyed and felt I needed a refresher it is called teh Relationships Seasons by Matthew Richardson. I just feel it has a lot of valuable things to say. Also, in Institute on Tuesday we talked about Eternal Marriages and then last night in Institute we discussed teh 6 Bs and developing good qualities and talked a little bit about what we want in our spouses. It has got me thinking. I have thought a lot about the foundation I want in a relationship and the qualities, attributes, and traits I want in a spouse. Everyone at Emily's wedding kept telling Alex remember this only happens once! I want to marry someone that I know will be loyal and true to me. I look at couples and I can't even imagine myself in that position, but yet I desire it so much. I desire to be a wife and mother. But, I know that all in due time those things will come, and I should spend this time developing my own talents and traits that contribute to a happy home life now and in my own family. One of my biggest desires to marry someone who makes me always want to be a better person. I want to develop and make sure I'm a person that makes others want to be better.

President Gordon B. Hinckley said this: "Choose a companion you can always honor, you can always respect, one who will complement you in your own life, one to whom you can give your entire heart, your entire love, your entire allegiance, your entire loyalty."

I hope and pray this will be Emily and Alex's life together and I hope that I can find someone who I love with my whole heart and vice versa and someone who I complement and they complement me!

So Inspiring..This Woman makes me want to be better!

So, I love love love Mormon Messages. I am always so anxious for the new one to come out. I always feel so uplifted and edified by them. Well, one came out about a month ago that just really made me feel so sad for her, but so uplifted by her positivity and testimony. She has been through incredibly hard things but she has managed to make the most out of her life. She has spent time sharing her life with others even though its probably so difficult. I recently was lead to her blog address and I'm so glad. I had been wanting to read it. Her blog address is http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/ it's incredible. I have also tried to have the video on here so you can all view it. It really is so good and I hope it can inspire you and help you appreciate every special moment we are given here on Earth despite our trials and hardships.


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Bucket List Club

So, here is the skinny on my new life. I got connected with the funnest person, named Ceri Allsop. She served in the Minnesota Mission with me, but we were never companions.  Because we had this connection she has been kind enough to be my friend. Let me tell you what, she is a blast. I am laughing all the time when I'm with her. She took me to the beach with them, invited me to the Soiree party, and just invites me to do awesome stuff like trapeze and hip hop classes. I am yet to make it to the hip hop class and we are planning on next Monday for Trapeze. It should be awesome. I'm very excited. Well, last night she invited me to come to the Bucket List Club meeting. So, I went and I'm glad I did. It was me, her, and a guy named Will.  We sat in Will's room literally making our Bucket List's and sharing them. It was actually quite entertaining. Will and Ceri already had most of theirs done. So, they read theirs off one by one and it was hilarious. I loved every second of it. I continued to make mine. So, here is my bucket list I excluded some things that are kinda personal. But for the most part here it is in no particular order.

1. Go Skydiving
2. Learn to Krump
3. Work in an orphanage in Africa
4. Go to Australia
5. Learn how to surf
6. Run the Boston Marathon
7. Do an Iron man Triathlon
8. Coach track or Cross Country
9. Go to Paris-See Alex's home (my brother in law)
10. Get Married
11. Go on a week long four wheeling/backpacking trip in the mountains
12. Birth 4 or so Children
13. Shoot a deer
14. See a Bear and shoot it
15. Learn to play the drums
16. Learn to play Guitar
17. Get a Master's Degree
18. Write a Song
19. Adopt an African Child
20. Ride an Elephant
21. Overcome Fear of Commitment
22. Be kind to Everyone
23. Jump the Wake on a Wake board
24. Learn from the Scriptures everyday
25. Play a Good Prank-like Punkd style
26. Myth bust Kraft House in Pocatello
27. Learn to Cook
28. Read More
29. Go to Portugal
30. Learn to Sail
31. Go Parasailing
32. Go deep sea fishing
33. Read Jesus the Christ
34. Be more outgoing
35. Go to Hawaii
36. Own a Boat
37. Go to a Yankees Vs. Red Sox game
38. Get Laser Eye Surgery
39. Learn how to cut hair
40. Meet the Prophet
41. Photography skills
42. Be more creative
43. Start my own organizing company
44. Learn to Box
45. Ride my road bike over the Colorado Mountain passes
46. Go to a Jewish Synagogue
47. Go to a Masonic temple
48. Go to a Mosque
49. Read the Koran
50. Give away 3-5 pass a long cards a month
51. Attend temple 2x a month
52. Be my own personal best
53. Go to Jerusalem
54. Go on a mission with my husband
55. Do family history
56. Find my life's passion
57. Learn to play golf well
58. Go kayaking
59. Take up a marital art-Karate or Kung Fu
60. Learn conversational French
61. Learn how to Rhumba
62. Learn how to belly dance
63. Go scuba diving
64. Go paragliding
65. Ride in a hot air balloon
66. Go on a helicopter ride above Mt. Everest since I know Ill never climb it
67. Heliski
68. Go on a Cross Country Motorcycle trip
69. Ride a mechanical bull
70. Race a sports car
71. Heave a Guinness World Record
72. Visit Machupicchu
73. Attend the la tomatino in Spain-a huge food fight
74. Visit Coney Island Boardwalk
75. Go to Mecca
76. Learn to perform magic tricks
77. Learn to juggle
78. Take a painting class
79. Make stained glass windows
80. Learn how to sew
81. Finish my mission scrapbook
82. Take a scrap booking class
83. Go on a Humanitarian aid trip
84. Discover my life's purpose
85. Kick negative habits
86. Get my Real Estate License
87. Volunteer at a homeless shelter
88. Help build a Habitat for Humanity home
89. Have a Garden (I gotta learn how to Garden first)
90. Design my own home
91. Drive a Lamborghini(I don't want to own one, I just want to drive one)
92. Be respected by Co-Workers
93. Eventually be a College Professor
94. Save money for my children's missions and college
95. Write a book about my life experiences and what I've learned for my children
96. See a Koala Bear
97. Ride a Camel
98. Milk a Cow
99. Go on a Safari
100. Run with the Bulls
101. Don't make excuses
102. Have no Regrets
103. Heal my past
104. Learn to live in the Now
105. Go to a psychic
106. Be debt Free
107. Go Trapezing
108. Actually do stuff on this list!

That Concludes my Bucket List for now!! I'm sure more will come to me, but first I better get going on all these things!!

I am 25....What an Accomplishment:)

This is Me the Sunday before my 25 Birthday..can you see the wrinkles? ;)

I say what an accomplishment, because I've managed to make it to the age of 25 in the Mormon Singles World. My sister Emily used to always tell me Ill probably get married when I'm 19. Well, i definitely surpassed that age. So, for my 25th birthday I just wanted to remind myself of all the really awesome things I've done. I have been so blessed and I think it's important for me to document, because I already have forgotten so many things. This is for me to help me be grateful, not for me to sound prideful or something. So, here is my list of things I've done in my single years that were amazing and I really am grateful for the opportunities. If I were to get married anytime after this point I'd really feel fulfilled and have no regrets!

• I lived in Stanley, Idaho in the Sawtooth Mountain Range close to Redfish Lake the summer between my Junior and Senior year.  I loved my time there. I learned a lot about myself and what I want in my life. I also met some pretty sketchy but great people. I also had the cool opportunity for FHE go on a plane ride through the Sawtooth Mountain Range. It was AWESOME. It was so beautiful and the lake and the mountains were just to Magnificent for words.
• The summer after I graduated I got to live with my Aunt and Uncle in Virginia. I got to hang out and go with them places. That year we travelled across the country. We got to see a lot of really cool places especially church history sites. We followed the Mormon Trail on our way to our Family Reunion. The family reunion was great and my whole family went to the temple to do some work. It was awesome I got to be baptized for some family members. It was a great experience. Wow, that seems like a long time ago! We got to stay in this BEAUTIFUL lodge in Jackson Hole completed with a Spa and Beautiful Waterfall Fountains. We also got to go boating a ton at Lake Anna and on the Potomac to see all the sites of D.C. We got to go rock climbing, running through the Forrest and all sorts of other great and exciting things. It was a great summer. I believe we also went to Mississippi that summer. We did so much it's really hard to recall everything.
• My first year of College was a blast. I lived with 11 other girls and we had a good time. I remember being so nervous to meet my roommates and get to know them .However, it turned out to be such a great experience. We did a lot of fun things stayed up all hours of the night every night. We made some fun trips to Salt Lake to go dancing and also Boise. I went to a Good Charlotte Concert with a bunch of people from my ward. My ward was pretty much awesome. BTW, previously I had been to two Backstreet Boys Concerts, live couldn't have been much better than that!
• After my first year of College I didn't get to be as adventurous. I stayed in Pocatello and worked and lived with the family. For some reason this summer is pretty blurry. I must not have done anything to exciting. I did train all summer however to complete my goal of running a marathon. In September of 2004 I ran my first half marathon in Pocatello and my first Full marathon in St. George Utah. It was awesome. Right before this I met some awesome people namely Mikkel and Chelsey. These two girls became my good friends and still are to this day. We did a lot of fun things together, mostly watch basketball games. I also met one of my other really good friends to this day, Sarah Smith. Sarah and I loved to just hang out and no matter what we did whether it was clubhouse dances at the apartments or driving around telling jokes we had the greatest time together. This was a good year for me and I made some great friends whom I just love and adore.
• Summer of 05 was Classic! I decided I really just needed to get out and experience life and go to a new place. So, I started looking on the Internet at resort places and ultimately decided and got a job in Lake Powell.  Bullfrog, UT. So, I packed up my car and by myself at the age of 20 left Idaho and went to live in Bullfrog UT for the summer. I was terrified at first, but I knew this was the right move for me. I had an INCREDIBLE SUMMER!! Oh my goodness It was a crazy one for sure, but so good. I loved meeting people here, I also learned a lot about myself this summer. I met some really great people from all over the country and all over the world. I was one of the only Mormons out of a whole bunch of young kids. Its crazy to look back now and see how Heavenly Father helped mold me into becoming a future missionary. This experience definitely played a huge part in me being prepared for that. I got many opportunities to share the gospel and I gained some good friends I wish I still had contact with. I also got to be at LAKE POWELL I mean seriously how could I not be happy. Every night was a party and every day off was time at the Lake. It was so glorious and I just really can't explain the amount of Joy and the amount of fun I had here. It really was a great great experience that I'm glad I went through with and that Heavenly Father helped me do.
• The next year I lived again with a previous roommate and we had a good time. We met some new guy friends and we lived in a sweet apartment with a pool and game rooms and they were new so not a lot of people lived there. I had a lot of fun meeting new people and hanging out with them and doing random things like going on hikes and what not. At the end of my time at this apartment is when I really decided to go on a mission. I had met some great people who were good examples and encouraged me to serve a mission. I had many blessings and cool experiences that helped me see that I was supposed to serve a mission. I never thought I would, but fortunately God knew better. So, I moved to Virginia again for the summer
• This time the summer in Virginia was quite a different experience. It was still great but it was more humbling and more spiritual. It was the best preparation I could of had for my mission and for life. I got to spend three months spending time with Uncle who was very sick from a brain tumor and my aunt who is such a faithful woman. I spent time in serving my uncle and seeing countless amounts of people serve my aunt and uncle. My uncle was like a father to me and I love him very much. I spent many hours with him at the hospital and at appointments and going to work or on walks. My aunt and I's favorite story of my time there is as follows: My uncle although he was sick and could hardly walk was a fighter. He hated that he couldn't be his active self doing rock climbing, mountain climbing, running, swimming, biking, and whatever else. So, one of his pleasures was having someone take him on a walk. The lane they live on was awesome and every house put out a bench for my uncle to sit on to rest when we'd go on these walks. So, one time I was with him and he got tired and wanted to sit down. At this house it was not a bench but rather two wooden chairs. Well, my sweet uncle sat down and guess what? He fell right in. The chair broke and he was stuck in this chair. I tried to pull him out but I couldnt' do it on my own. So, I ran home laughing and crying at the same time. I walked into the door and my aunt was like what is going on..I was laughing so hard I couldn't tell her anything except I need your help lets go. So we hoped in the car and drove up to where he was we both just sat there laughing and crying at my sweet uncle. We did eventually help him out:) It was those moments where we just had to laugh or it would be to hard. I watched my aunt do incredible things and I learned so much this summer about faith and love. I felt the spirit constantly and was a part of some pretty amazing things.  I love my aunt and Uncle very much. My uncle Dave is greatly missed but I know he is in a a good place. I can't wait until we can all be reunited with him.
• This experience in Virginia really helped me be prepared for my mission. I left for my mission to Minneapolis Minnesota on Sept 13th 2006. I officially became a representative of my Savior Jesus Christ. I was nervous and excited all at the same time. It was definitely some hard times, but overall my mission was such an amazing experience. I learned so much in a year and half about the gospel, and life, and people than I could have ever hoped or dreamed of. I met so many amazing people and I learned so much from them. I loved sharing the gospel with others. I have never felt the burning of the spirit so strong as when I could testify to the world of the gospel. If I could do it all over I would. I love this gospel and I love all the people I came in contact with and my mission prepared me to be a better wife and mother in the future. It helped me to just be a better person overall. Now, I still struggle with being that same person I was on my mission someone I feel I loved a lot more than myself now. But, I'm working on being that person again, it's really hard though.
• Anyway, I again went to VA after my mission. I worked in a Law office and I played and saw the sites and went to the Ocean and went to the Lake.I went to Mississippi.I went to New York City and have gone to Broadway shows. I had a great time. It was a little difficult at times, missing David since it was just a short time after. I also never had the closure while I was on my mission. It wasn't until coming here that I could have it. I know that he's in a good place. But, It was a good summer and helped me get adjusted to real life before I had to consume my life with school and work after a mission.
• The next two years up and to this point have been a lot of school and work and a lot of time invested in Social and other endeavors. For the last year I served on Institute Council of Religion. It was great. I got to meet a lot of people and help plan and participate in all the great activities of the church. I also met my institute Bro. Laga who has been a huge blessing in my life. I am so grateful for his counsel and guidance in the last few years. He has truly been a huge huge example and great friend. His family has been great and welcomed me into their lives and their home as family. I have been horseback riding, and boating and swimming. I got to make lots of fun and short trips to Salt Lake and Boise and Lake Powell with my friend Brittany.I also in 2009 went to California to see my friend Ammon where I also met a new friend who is great Robert Holgate. I got to go to Mission Reunions and conference every time since then. Lake Powell of 2009 was such an amazing and fun trip! Oh it fulfilled my need for the water and for Lake Powell it was my first time back since working there and I absolutely love it. So we wake boarded and cliff jumped and all the good things associated with Powell. In the summer of 09 I also camped a ton, went swimming a ton, and had a great summer with my friends. In september of 2009 I ran my second full marathon. It felt great to accomplish another marathon and I felt pretty good. During the summer of 09 we had a another family reunion, we have one about every two years. they are always so great! My uncle had just gotten home from his mission in Portugal. I love my family. Some of us did a triathlon to honor and remember my uncle DAvid. He loved doing stuff like that. I think I won too which helped my bragging rights.  haha I have done so many fun things with friends and family it's unbelievable.
• In my lifetime I have seen and been through approximately 44 of the 50 states. I have visited and seen all the church history sites, some more than once. I have had many times with family camping and playing in the mountains or lakes. I have four wheeled and had many adventures there.  I have travelled by myself and been on my own. I have been to Washington D.C. more times than I can count. I got to go to the temple with Kim Lowe and her husband Zak which was an INCREDIBLE experience. I have just had more and more experiences that I could ever list and I have many more on the way.

Overall, I have had a great 25 years. A whole quarter of Century and it has been filled with mostly bliss, a little heartache, and hard times. However, I know that God loves me and I know I have a family that loves me and that alone makes me one of the luckiest people on the Earth. I am indeed grateful for all I have and turning 25 isn't so scary when I've been as blessed as I have. I can't wait to see what the next 25 years of life bring, hopefully some babies:)

Duck Beach..Singles Event of the Season

Unfortunaltey I didn't take many pictures while at the beautiful beach, I was to busy maxing and relaxing! It was soo nice to have a vacation. I left home and came straight here to begin working. Although work is a vacation all in itself because I don't do much, going on a real vacation was really nice. So, the best/worst part of this Memorial Day weekend trip is that it was a huge Singles Event. Its not an officially organized thing, but singles from all over join together in North Carolina. Its pretty awesome. There were some boys down from Minnesota, people from Utah, Cali, New York, but mostly the D.C. area. It was really fun and I had a great time and met some really great people which I was really grateful for. Im looking forward to spending time with the people I met and just having a good time. I just had so much fun at the beach and boogie boarding and relaxing and playing volleyball.  I couldn't have asked for a better weekend!

City Girl...I'm not sure!

Ok, so I arrived to the East Coast, WAshington D.C. that is on Sunday. It has been a crazy time! So, I got all settled in on Sunday and it was nice. It was especially nice because I left Utah that morning with a JAcket, Cardigan, and shirt on.  By the time I got to D.C. I took off my coat and cardigan and just had my t-shirt on and I was still hott! It felt good though, but the humidity is always a hard one for me. Ok, so Monday I wanted to get started with work and get into the swing of things. So, since I worked at my office for a whole summer before I figured I'd easily be able to find my way. I got on the metro and rode two stops thinking I knew what I was doing. Well, I was wrong. I got off two stops too early and I didn't realize it at the time. So, I spent about half an hour before I called work for some help.  I had a bit of a pride issue. Well, they told me the address and I was like ok I can do this I can get there.  Well, I ended up walking for another hour before I found a security guard and asked directions. They said I was really far away. So, I foudn the metro again.  Turns out I had walked backwards to the stop I had already passed on the Metro. So, I finally made it to my correct stop got off and knew right where to go. The thing was from all the walking around in my high heels my feet hurt like crazy and I had huge blisters on the sides of my feet where they had been rubbing. So, I had to go to Payless and buy me some flip flops.  It was definitley an eventful morning. So, I got to work and they just laughed at me. I just spent a few hours there and came home and got to work out and be with my aunt and the kids. We went to the mall ate some chipotle and found my little cousin a prom dress. It was a good time. So, the next day it was back to work. This time I had a little better luck except the bus took forever because of road construction, so I was 45 minutes later than I planned on.  However, I slept the whole time so it wasnt bad. My aunt and I have been working out like crazy the past few days. My whole body hurts, that p90x is a killer, but I love working out and feeling like I'm accomplishing something. Anyway, then today on the metro it was SOO packed there were people all around me and touching me. I had to hold on above me and so my already sore arms became even sorer from the back and forth motions, but Ill take whatever additional exercise I can get! For the packed metro alone I would say makes me not a huge City Girl. I don't like being jam packed. I also do not like that you have to pay for EVERYTHING! Parking $4.50 a day Metro: $5 a day. It really adds up. Yes, i'm making a lot more, but geez..they drain you. However, I do love the fact that there are people all around me. I love to look at them and analyze them and their lives. I make conclusions about how their life is, it's fun.  I was thinking how exciting it is for me, because in Pocatello I go somewhere I'm bound to know someone. Here, I don't know a soul when I walk down the street.  I thought about how neat and crazy that is. However, I feel bad for the people who do this day in and day out.  I think it could start to get a little lonely. Anyway, I am loving life out here as always, sometimes I don't feel adequate or City enough to be here, but I love this experience. I just feel so blessed to have a job and to have the opportunities I do. I mean I walked off the metro and here was a normal looking family man holding a sign that said "I need a Job"  Could we see anymore echoes of the Great Depression? Anyway, life is crazy, but overall amazing. I am just really blessed to have the family and friends that I do.

My Life

So, I have really been horrible at keeping this blog updated. However, its a good thing because that means I'm not wasting a lot of time messing around instead I'm actually doing my homework and assignments like I'm suppose to:) YAY for me! This semester has been super busy, way busier than I could of expected. Its been good to be busy but it sucks because I hardly get to exercise and I really need it! However, now that its getting warmer and staying lighter longer I can exercise outside, which is my favorite!! I love my bike and my running shoes about this time of year. I went on my first ride last weekend and it was AMAZING! Something about warm weather, listening to tunes and riding my bike that makes me happier than words can describe. So my life as of yet has contained big tests that I have to pass in order to student teach which ultimatley means before I graduate! So, Good news I passed the Praxis II which I was super worried about. I took it without studying. So, I was so relieved and soo happy when I discovered I passed. Ok, so last week I took three tests which I have to pass 2 of the 3 before I can student teach. So, hopefully I will I won't find out until later in May. Ok, so with student teaching I'm headed back East on May 2nd. I'm really excited. I'm hoping to student teach out there but I have not heard anything from anyone so I don't know what's happening!! I'm sure it will all work out how it's suppose to though..right??? At least that's what I always hear! Ok so that's school...almost over for this semester...one summer class...and then...STUDENT TEACHING!
Ok...Church. So, I recently was released from my calling of 1.5 years of Relief Society 1st counselor. This was sad for me because I love these girls and I just enjoyed teaching and learning from them. However, a week after I was released I got called as Assistant Ward Mission Leader. So,I of course was happy to do that. Although I only get to have this calling for a little while I'm glad for the opportunity. I of course love missionary work and I have been slacking a lot. So, this calling is a good reminder to me of how I need to improve. You know just the little things of talking to people and pushing myself out of my comfort zone. This will come in handy when I go back East and have to make new friends. I'm super excited and hopefully I can find a good singles ward to attend. Also, of course I loved conference and I was able to go to both the sessions on Saturday. I loved sitting there and feeling the spirit. As the prophet and apostles sat there before conference started I just felt an overwhelming feeling of love! I think it's so amazing, this church! I'm so happy that I have been able to be raised in the gospel and continue to learn each and every day! I have a lot of things I got reminded of during conference. This list includes things I am doing well and things I could improve on.  So, I'm grateful for those gentle reminders. I feel so blessed!
Family and Friends-So life is busy in the Price/Harding clan.  In March Tara and Jared got married. It was a beautiful wedding and I'm very happy for the two of them. They make a beautiful and great couple! I'm excited for their future! Also, Emily and Alex will be getting married in July! It will be great! They are working on finding a place to live in Vegas since Alex got a chef position there! I really love my family and feel so blessed to have such a great and big one.  We will officially have 16 members in our immediate family! It's awesome I love it.  Now they just need to start having kids so I can have some nieces and more nephews. As far as friends, I will be sad to leave Pocatello and will miss a lot of great people here, but I'm excited for the next 8 or so months that lie ahead for me! It should be great!
Overall, Life is good and I'm very happy! I will be much happier once school is officially over! I will probably be better at keeping my blog updated too once school is over and I'm at work all day with nothing to do that's the only time I get on this!
So, that's it....since I'm a picture lady Ill post pictures later!! Love you all!

The Truth about being Honest

In this moment right now I'm so stressed and have much to do but i thought it appropriate to update my blog:) Right now I'm doing a pre-internship in a fourth grade class and I absolutley love it. Its so hillarious to hear some of the things that they say. Sometimes they just look at you and are dead serious and say some of the funniest things. One morning we were going around asking if you could trade places with anyone who would it be and why....well this little boy raised his hands and said Brad Pitt cause then all the ladies would love me! It took everything I had to not bust a gut laughing. I really appreciate their honesty and candid humor. I often times am known for being painfully honest. Sometimes I would feel bad about this, but I'm learning more and more that the most important thing is to almost be honest and forthright. Obviously, use tact but being truthful and honest are very important to me. I expect people to know that when I speak to them they can expect nothing but the truth. Anyway, just some random thoughts..Here are some recent pictures. We went on a much needed Utah trip last weekend just for the day. We went to a basketball game and went dancing. It was good! We also recently had Elder Richard G. Scott come and us three girls got to welcome him in. Then, we had an Institute Valentines Dance!

A New Year..A New Me??

Alright...So I must say that the beginning of this year has been quite interesting for me. I haven't felt quite like myself. There have been some events that have helped contribute to this, but ultimatley I realized some things about myself. I don't say this to be negative in any way...I think its just time to face the facts in my life. I'm 24 and almost done with school ( I will be 25 by then..SCARY!!) But I'm realizing I have to grow up real soon. That is so scary. I mean I'm not immature or anything but im getting to a point in my life where I don't have to go on in college where I could get a real job...with this comes real responsibility and real life. I don't know how ready I am for all of that! So...that is one aspect. For those of you who know me..know that I'm a pretty social person. Well, lately I have not felt very motivated to be super outgoing and social which is sooo strange for me...whats up with that? Is this just a stage you go through when you get to be my age and unmarried? I need help and advice from all of you! What do you think I should do with my life?? I of course would love to be married, but right now that is just not the plan for me and I don't want to dwell on it..I want to live life to the fullest. So, one thing I realized is that I hold onto a lot of things such as pain and hurt from my past....that is one thing I'm trying to work on so I allow people into my life more easily. Its funny because I have a lot of trust issues from events in my life and yet everytime I try to overcome this someone else comes in and breaks my trust I had with them...its like this vicious cycle and I don't know how to trust people more. On the other hand I have great people who have always stood by my side and have always fought for me and I treat them not so well. What am I trying to gain? Why do I treat those who treat me the best sometimes the worst? Is this a common human character flaw? Well, these are some of the things that come with adulthood you start examining who is really most important in your life and what is most important. Who is most important to me?? I would say my family. I have the best mom in the world! She loves unconditionally and is a constant support for me. I have awesome siblings and step family members. I feel blessed to have all of them in my life. I have an awesome Aunt Mary who is a constant love and support to me too! I have a great grandmother who I got my personality from....always speaks the truth but you know they love you! I have great extended family and cousins! I also have great friends...Chelsey and Mikkel they've been constant friends to me for the last 5 or so years even when I was immature and oversensitive at times. I have family friends who have been there through thick and thin like the Toros, the luncefords, they Meyers. Then, I have Brittney who has been so great to me..I have friends from high school like Katie, Shauna, and Dana who are still cheering me on this race of life..Thank you! I have wonderful friends and people from my Second home of Minnesota who are cheering me on as well, including my additional sisters who were my companions and sisters in the mission field. These are some of my dearest and truest friends! I have my current ward family and people in Virginia who are sooo awesome! As I'm writing this I'm just soooo blessed and feel soo grateful and this makes me reflect and think hey life isn't so scary with all these great people to share it with. Thank you all for being apart of my life and making life always worth it! I value your love and friendship and any great suggestions or advice for life you have for me its always appreciated!! Anyway, I just started typing and this is what came out, it may not make sense but its just what is coming out of my little reflective heart right now. I guess my trust issues are not so big and the few people who have caused me to be mistrusting are really in small comparison to all the people who I trust, love, adore, respect, and admire! Thank you all for your examples and the wonderful lives you have lived! You are all a beacon of light in my lives. I love you!

Here are some recent things I got to do....My sweet Friend Chelsey was here from Germany and we got to hang out..it was such a blast! We had a girls night and it was soo fun! Here are some Pics to show you the fun times we had!

At the Game

Adorable Colty...At the Game!

Hanging Out!



Playing the Funnest Game on the Wii...Just Dance


Eating at Chillis

Girl's Night Out!!

Reflection

Well I feel like 2009 was a great year but I'm ready and excited for a new year, especially cause the year of 2010 means I graduate from College! It will be a huge accomplishment especially considering the many many times I've considered quitting. However,I keep pushing through and hopefully I will survive this semester and student teaching. I'm excited to move onto a new part of my life. I know there are many exciting times and adventures ahead of me that I can't wait to pursue. Two of my sisters are getting married this year too so that is a pretty exciting time! As for me, I'm taking a break from the dating world but if a chance presents itself I won't deny it! These are the picture highlights of my year!

Doing the Triathlon in Memory of My Uncle David

Shooting Guns with the cousins

My amazing Extended Family...I'm so Blessed

Jazz Game..so Fun! they Actually won too

My sister Morgan got to come home for christmas

Beautiful Temple Square Lights

the Forgotten Carols

My amazing Three Weeks with Mary and Family

Cleaning up the Flood in Inkom

Opening day Fishing with the Fam

Our many Camping Excursions

My amazing girlfriends before chelsey left for Germany

My Mission Reunion

Completing my Second Marathon

Spring Break in California With Hillarious People

Conference with some of my favorite Peeps

Lake Powell... Pure Bliss!!

Overall, I know I'm extremley blessed to have all that I do and to have the great family and friends i do who support and love me in all that i do! I could not be more Grateful!