Pray

I was just redoing my Myspace page and putting different quotes and stuff on it when I came across this quote. I never used to understand it...I knew it was true but never really had to apply it much before I moved out. Ever since I moved out and moved here to Snow, I've been knocked down so many times by life. Every day seems to make me face new challenges...things that up until now I never noticed b/c I had family and friends beside me helping me get through them. Now it's up to me to get through them...and I'm so greatful for my Heavenly Father and how much He has helped me get through the past few months. I wouldn't be the same person I am today if i wasn't for His help. Even though life is hard, I know that with the people who are supporting me back home as well as with His help, I can get through anything!

I Forgot!

So the most exciting thing FINALLY happened this week! Friday I finally got my CPhT license!!! I am finally legal to work in a pharmacy. Hopefully this will mean a little raise...but I'm not sure. If not, $10/hour is still okay ;) Haha. My mom mailed it yesterday to me so hopefully it'll be here by Tuesday when I go into work. It's so awesome to have it...I've waited so long and things have just gone wrong! I had a lot of things come up in the process of turning in my packet and stuff so it's a relief to finally have it...meaning that everything was okay.

Now I have to start working on my continuing education requirements. We have to get 20 hours in every 2 years, but I only have til this next September b/c they all expire on the same day, and so depending on when you get your license dictates when your first period ends. After this time, though, I'll have 2 years to get all 20 hours done.

I'M SO EXCITED TO FINALLY BE A LEGAL PROFESSIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing New

Hey guys! Wow...it's been awhile since I last wrote. Sorry 'bout that. But nothing new has really happened this week. I've actually been laid up with a bum leg, so basically this weekend has just been icing it and elevating it. Hopefully I'll be able to get it healed so I won't have to go to the Dr.

My new roommate is pretty cool. Her name is Sunny and loves to play basketball. It's hard to have to learn to share my room again after having it to myself for the past almost 2 months, so it's a struggle for me. But both of us generally keep to ourselves, which is nice. My old roommate always wanted to talk and play and stuff (in a creepy way) and it was really annoying b/c she'd want to do that as I was trying to sleep, study, etc.

I get to register for classes tomorrow!!! I'm excited. But at the same time I'm nervous for next semester...18 credits! Oh well...I can do it. I just won't have a whole lot of free time anymore like I do now. But if I can take all those credits then during the summer I'll only have to take 6 more (3 easy classes) online to finish up my 63 credits.

Well, I need to start getting ready for church...since I can't really walk on my leg I can only go to Sacrament Meeting...and that's only b/c I have to play the piano in there today. Hope everything's going good with everyone else!

New Roommate

Wow...now I'm sorta scared, but at the same time I'm kind of excited. I'm getting a new roommate this afternoon! Ashley (the RA) came in and told me that she'd be getting here around 4 pm. She's oriental and I guess brand new to Snow College. They figured that our room (and my room) would be the best place for her b/c they know that I'll accept her and treat her well. I'll post a little bit later (maybe even with a pic or two!) about how everything's going. I gotta go pack some stuff up and go to class.

Diving

Oh my crap! So this morning has been great!!! I went to swimming and the warm up was only 1 lap!!! It was way easy...but it was b/c the pool was honestly as hot as a hot tub and we'd get way too tired doing what we were supposed to do. Then we worked on the sidestroke, which by far is the hardest one for me to learn b/c I just am not very hand-foot coordinated so it was sorta hard. But then after we did that for a little while, we got to start diving!!!!!!!!!!!! I was sort of nervous...b/c most of the people in my class are guys and if I did a belly flop then I'd get self-conscious. But most of the guys bellyflopped so I didn't feel so stupid. I actually never did though. Next time I get to try and dive off the high dive (some of the guys were showing off and I guess they want to see me try to do what they did). Anyways, it was just fun! I love diving!!!

Change

Change is hard. Even if it's for the best, it's still really hard. Only one other time in my YW experience have I had this hard of a time with YW leaders getting released, but the weird part is that I'm not even in YW's anymore. The previous time was when Brooke Phillips was released from the Miamaid class.

Even though I even knew that the YW Presidency would be released, today was still a hard day. I wasn't going to go into YW's today (mainly b/c I'm not supposed to...) but I wanted to express my thanks to Stephanie and Jenna and Chelcie and all the others who were released today. As I looked at the faces of each of the YW as the Presidency bore their testimonies to us, I could see the same look that me and Franny and Ariel had at the previous time. You could tell in their eyes that they're all going to miss you guys! The past 1 1/2, almost 2 years have been the best years of my life. Because of these YW leaders, I was able to come back full force in the gospel. Stephanie came in as President and at that point none of us YW got along. We were full of clicques...there was the Laurels, some Miamaids, other Miamaids and not many of the Beehives got along with anyone else either. We pretty much hated each other. It was horrible. But then with the activities, Girls Camp, Trek, etc., these leaders were able to transform the YW's into the group that we are today. I would do anything for those girls, and they love each person too.

Like Sammy said, nobody has died so we should also be mildly happy! Haha. I'm just glad I can still visit those previous YW Presidency members! Generally they move so it's good that at least that's still the same.

Even though it's hard though to move on, I know that this new presidency will be able to be as good, if not better than the last ones. I know pretty much all of them...with the exception of one or two, and all are going to be fantastic. I wish that I was still in YW's so that I could serve under these great women. Good luck!!! I know you guys will do amazing things!

Tunnels of Terror

Hey everyone! So I need some help...and I know some of you guys can help me big time! For college, the on-campus housing students (and some others...) are doing 'Tunnels of Terror' where we haunt the tunnels underneath Snow College. We do this for the rest of the students and I guess the people of Ephraim, Manti, and surrounding areas or something (I'm not sure who we're actually doing it for). I really want to do it...but I'm not sure what to dress up as. I could just be a nerd (haha...don't have to dress up much for that one! JK) but I wanna be something scary. Let me know if you guys have any ideas!

Chemistry Nerd

Today in Chemistry my lab partner David took this picture of me. haha. We were doing experiments with Sodium Bicarbonate and vinegar. Don't I sound cool? Haha. It was just Baking Soda and Vinegar. We measured gas volumes. It was kind of cool actually! So of course we had to wear our nerdy glasses just in case the balloons popped or came off. Haha. Anyways, enjoy el pictura! (Oh and the lines coming down is just my hair and some of them are the glasses...they were kind of breaking. I wanted to put some tape in the middle of them but we couldn't find any.)

The true nerd in me!

Each Life That Touches Ours for Good

In Institute today we sang this song and it just hit me hard. Just read through the lyrics and maybe it'll make sense why.

Each life that touches ours for good

Reflects thine own great mercy, Lord

Thou sendest blessings from above

Thru words and deeds of those who love.

What greater gift dost thou bestow,

What greater goodness can we know

Than Christ-like friends, whose gentle ways

Strengthen our faith, enrich our ways.

When such a friend from us departs,

We hold forever in our hearts

A sweet and hallowed memory

Bringing us nearer, Lord, to thee.

For worthy friends whose lives proclaim

Devotion to the Savior's name

Who bless our days with peace and love

We praise thy goodness, Lord, above.

Way Fun Weekend!

So with everything going on this past week (it's been a harder week for me), it's so nice to be able to have a weekend to unwind and relax. Shelynne came up Friday evening to spend the weekend up here. Haha. As I drove to meet her in Nephi I hit a skunk (the smell is just starting to leave my car). It was bad!

Anyways, it's been fun just to hang out with her! We haven't seen each other in person since last May (we also went through some tough times so we gave each other space) and so it's been great getting to know each other again! We've both changed quite a bit since we last saw each other.

We're going to go get pizza and watch John Tucker Must Die (again...don't ask). Talk to you guys later!

AWW!!! Haha. Us two the night she got here.

We made pancakes for lunch and I made her try peanut

butter on them...my family does it all the time!

Let's just say she was sort of hesitant to do it.

Haha...she actually really liked it! And she'd kill me if she knew I posted this pic!

Tag...You're It!!!

....5 things I was doing 10 years ago.....
1-I was baptized
2-playing soccer on a competitive team
3-Finishing up second grade and moving on to third grade
4-started taking piano lessons
5-hanging with all the guys! haha.

5 things on my To-Do list today....
1-went to classes
2-wake up (I sleep during the morning ones...jk)
3-clean my room (it wasn't that messy actually)
4-watch a movie that expresses how I feel towards boys right now (if you want a complete story just ask)
5-I was going to do laundry, but I needed a junk food day.

5 snacks I enjoy....
1-kettle corn
2-fresh fruit (no joke)
3-chocolate chip cookies
4-sun chips
5-pop tarts

5 things I'd do if I were a Millionaire....
1-pay for the rest of college (there's actually not much left)
2-pay my mom back for my car and what they've helped me with for college (which I'll do anyways...)
3-pay for Medical Assisting at BATC
4-buy a motorcycle (and maybe create a biker gang!)
5-take my BFF's and my family out on a cruise!:)

5 places I've lived....
1-Sandy, UT (where I was born)
2-Logan, UT (first house)
3-Logan, UT (second house...where my fam lives now)
4-Ephraim,UT (the middle of nowhere)
5-when I go home I usually spend most of my time at either Cass's house or Steph's house or Anna's house. haha. no joke.

5 jobs I've had....
1-Babysitting
2-Subway
3-Old Grist Mill
4-Internship at Lee's Pharmacy
5-Pharmacy Technician

5 People I Tag....
Since Anna already tagged like half of the people on my list (haha...just kidding) I'll tag these people:
1-Kendra
2-Jen
3-Brittany
4-Camille
5-Steph

Rules: Each player answers the question themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know that they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person that tagged you know when you’ve answered the questions on your blog.

Conference Weekend

Oh geez...even though I've been cooped up in my bedroom this weekend (between no one really being here as well as being pretty sick...again...and some other things I won't divulge in...I was forced to stay inside), I've been able to do some pretty cool things. Okay, maybe only like one, but I'll get to that later.

Conference was awesome!!! I loved hearing what the Prophet and apostles had to say! I don't know what it is about being away from home, but it made me listen even more closely to what they had to say.

So I woke up this morning to something beating on my window. Since I'm on the second floor I figured it couldn't be a person. So I got out of bed and pulled up my blinds and took a pic...it was raining! But no...it couldn't just rain...just take a look...

If you can't tell that that stuff is....IT'S HAIL!!!!! Oh man...I couldn't believe it. From what I've heard (which is just from college students so don't place too big of a bet on it) this is going to be a harder winter than the past couple ones. UH-OH! Haha. JK. But ya...it surprised me that the thing that was pounding on my window were good size chunks of hail!

Anyways, after conference was over, I started looking at some of my friends' pictures on Myspace. A lot of them have been creating these crazy pics off of this website http://www.yearbookyourself.com/ It's way fun! Anyways, I made a lot of ones of my friend (who since she probably hasn't gotten them in an email yet, I won't post them up here...but I must say that hers turned out a lot better than mine!) but here are the ones of me:

Angels

Okay, so I just got done (well, about an hour ago) watching General Conference. It was amazing! The talk that hit me the hardest was Elder Holland's talk on Angels. For those of you who either did hear it or not, he basically talked about how Heavenly Father sends angels down here (most of the time it's just other people that he sends to help you) to help comfort you in your time of need. Now, I'm sure a lot of us have seen the email about how you have friends for a reason, season, and friends for life. Back when I was in high school and I'd get that, I'd think...ya, it's cute and catchy, but it doesn't really apply. YA RIGHT! Now that I look back over my life, I realize just how many times that Heavenly Father has sent people to help me either for a reason, season, or for life. Right now I'd like to take a second to thank those angels who've been sent to me...a lot of you guys apply to more than one group just so you know!

To all the YW Leaders I've had since I turned 12: thank you so much for putting up with me! I pulled so many pranks on some of you that it's a wonder that you still talk to me! There were some years that I went through that were very difficult and some of you had to help me get through them. I know that it was probably one of the hardest things you've done. I know it is hard for me to know that I made you go through that. Some of you were leaders when I would go a little rebellious. Thanks for never giving up on me even though you probably could have. I said some things that I now regret to some of you....and I apologize from the bottom of my heart for those words I said. You guys made a huge difference in my life and I truly do love you!

To the YW Leaders I had right before I left for college: You guys are truly amazing! You guys helped prepare me to start my own life. It was extremely hard to leave you guys a month and a half ago. I'm so glad that I had the privilege of going to camp this past summer with you guys! It strengthened my testimony so much to see your guys's strength and testimonies.

To the friends for a reason and a season: thanks for helping me through that time. Always remember that even though we lost touch, I am always forever grateful for the influence you had in my life. You guys also had a huge impact on the choices that I made. I am a different person because you were in my life for the reason that you were!

To the friends who I will have for life: I love you guys! I never thought I would ever have friends for life. I'm so glad that I was able to get to know you! Your example and influence is amazing to me. As I watch you in everyday life, I am able to grow so much and learn more than I ever thought possible! Always remember that I am here for you and that no matter where we go in life, we'll always be best friends! I hope that someday I can be the sort of friend that you have been to me!

And last but not least, to the YW in the Woodruff Ward: for the last part of my senior year, you guys were my strength. You guys were the reason why I was happy. I looked forward to seeing you every Sunday and Wednesday! You were and are pretty much my closest friends! I still look forward to coming home just so that I can see your smiling faces! It just brightens up my day. We've gone through so much together! Through the good and the bad, the joy and the sorrow, the happiness and the hurt, we stood TOGETHER! We were really like sisters! And we still are. There's no doubt in my mind that we were meant to be together during those years of YW's. There was a reason...and the reason is because we were able to help each other. When one girl was struggling, all 20 or so of us rushed to help her. I look up to you guys so much! You guys are my light...my strength! I wish I was still in YW's...but I know that the Laurels that are in now are as good if not better than me...and I'm so glad that they were able to take charge once I moved! You guys are amazing...your testimonies are so strong! At camp the past 2 years I was amazed at how strong you guys were and are. I was never that strong when I was that age...or at least I didn't think I was. Don't ever lose your testimonies! You guys are now the youth of the church...make that mean something! I hope you guys realize just how amazing you really are. No doubt about it...this is the strongest that the YW have been since the beginning of the ward (trust me...I went into YW soon after it started). Always stay unified! That's the only way you'll stay strong. And above all else, stay who you are! You guys have the most unique personalities! It's amazing that people can be so different, but yet be like best friends! I love each one of you just the way you are! You can make me laugh even when I'm mad, you can make me smile even when I don't want to, and you have been my strength and sanity those last few months when I was in YW's. I love you guys soooo much and don't you ever forget it!!!