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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Road trippin' buds and Idaho spuds

This last week was crazy. 
I have been struggling to find balance since coming home and starting school.
Between a new major, a new job, new roommates, 
and trying to stay up with new habits like scripture study, temple attendance,
staying social, getting good grades,
last week it all just sort of caught up with me. 

I was honestly a little worried when some of my mission friends suggested we go to Boise 
for Hna Boer's homecoming talk. 
The truth is, I knew Hna Boer, but not that well.
I worried that I would loose sleep, and come home feeling more stressed then when I left,
but my yellow personality just couldn't resist it. 

It seemed like the whole universe was against me going.
Lots of homework,
really tired,
scheduled to work
a test I was worried I wouldn't get done in time 
Dayna was born and Cristina got really sick
so on, and so forth

But Saturday morning we were Boise bound. 
I started the trip off joking (but also serious) that if you had told me a month ago (let alone on my mission) that one day I would have gone on a road trip with Hna Tippets  Elders Brackett, Fearn, 
Lundberg and  Burgeson,  I would have laughed. 
Most of them I barely even knew on my mission.
But out random, little group packed into the explorer and we were off. 

The next 48 hours flew by so quickly. 
We saw a little of this.
and way too much of this:
#breezycrack #dempantsdoe

We laughed. A LOT.
Good friend moves. 
Bad friend moves.
Deep talks.
Wilson recited poetry
Chismes. So much cheese.
And some of the most genuine compliments ever. 

Idaho was flatter and... uglier than I expected.


"I support that... you ungirdle those loins"

I literally almost stepped on this dogs head on the way down the stairs. 

A quality time with some quality people 


Saturday, December 8, 2012

#bringtheworldhistruth


So, basically, I'm obsessed with Sister Missionaries right now.....

On Thursday, I was invited by one of my favorite people, Kalli Rae (Perth, Australia), to join a group on facebook called
and the moment I realized what it was, I was ADDICTED.

The group is basically as many future sister missionaries finding each other on facebook as possible. We all post where we are serving and when you leave, so that you can find other Sisters going to your same mission on facebook and connect.

(so far, I have found 3 other Hermana's going to Costa Rica!)

We also give each other ideas on shoes selection, good skirts to buy for bikes, 
so on, and so forth...

Then someone had a MARVELOUS IDEA:


So.... they did: 







We sisters in Rexburg were pretty jealous,
 so me and my friend Maddie (Malaga, Spain) decided to do one ourselves in Rexburg: 


So with two days to plan, we posted stuff all over Facebook.
We made announcements in class.
Went door to door.
and did everything we could to get the word out.
But even with all out hard work, we were worried about our turn out. 

So at noon today, we showed up to the Rexburg temple,
praying that others would join us

And CHECK IT!
They did:



And my personal favorite: 


I couldn't have been happier. In the midst of the craziest time of the semester (finals) all of these beautiful future sister missionaries took time out of their schedules to come together.
I could have cried with joy.





"Much of the major growth that is coming to the Church in the last days will come because many of the good women of the world.... will be drawn to the Church in large numbers. This will happen to the degree that the women of the Church reflect righteousness and articulateness in their lives and to the degree that the women of the Church are seen as distinct and different- in happy ways- from the women of the world. Thus it will be that the female exemplars of the church will be a significant force in both the numerical and spiritual growth of the Church in the last days." (Spencer W. Kimball- Ensign, November 1979) 




Thank you so much to Michelle Fowler Photography for her service! Check out her Facebook page, she is so talented! 

Happiness is... running my first 5k



This letter:

Running my first 5K!

chips and dips
short work days
taking care of business
rain instead of snow
Being praised for the way you handled something, when you thought you might get yelled at
Have enough energy to make it through 20 hour day
My little baby Christmas tree
One more week in Rexburg
Costa Rican Colones (Thanks Jake Robbins!)
Sister Missionary Facebook Groups
#bringtheworldhistruth
Hot soup after a cold day outside
Better turn outs then you imagined






Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Happiness is..... being grateful




Mom buying me Cafe Rio!
The greatest babble necklace around!
Getting all my homework done
Going to Vegas
Having the best family ever
2nd Annual Harry Potter Extravaganza
Listening the greatest book
going for walks
The yummiest Thanksgiving feast EVER!
Being so grateful
Learning from trials
Being considered "Adult"
Totally got this for FREE! 

Getting door bell ditched at 9pm to find balloons, this banner, and little Costa Rican flags in the lawn:
Finally getting home. (I've been gone a long time!)
No longer living out of a suit case!
Workin' on my fitness
Cutie Clemintines (Yea.... I may or may not have ate an entire bunch in two days....)
Zumba (BEST EXERCISE EVER! GO DO IT!)
Running faster and longer than ever. 
I'm not usually a Tswift fan, but this song was the best to Zumba to EVER. 
Candle light bubble baths 



And just in case you thought I couldn't do the Gangnam Style:



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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Princess Yessica

This is a list of quotes that my roommate Jessica has said to me at random times during the semester: 



Me:"I'm trying to be like Jesus, okay?"
Jessica: "Well I'm not!......"

"He is like super Asian"



*Watching TV*
Jessica: "Oh my gosh, did you see that?"
*I look up from my computer*
Me: "Um... No... what?"
Jessica: "JOE JONAS IS GOING TO BE ON THIS EPISODE!"
*Jessica begins to flail her arms and her entire body around on the couch*


Jessica: "I WANT TO  BE BLOGSPOT FAMOUS!"

A voice mail I received from Jessica on 10/17/12:
"You called me earlier, so I am calling you back, but you didn't answer..... You swine." *click*

 A voice mail I received from Jessica on 10/22/12:
"Hi this is Jessic....... Hello this is Jessica, my number is 3-...... What the h***?!?!"

*In response to me telling her to tell me a bed time story*
"Once upon a time there was a little baby boy named Jesus. And he was born in Bethlehem and then he moved to Nazareth. And that's why they say that he is from there. The end."


"THAT'S NOT FUNNY! HURRICANES ARE NOT FUNNY!"

"You could get pelvic thrusted"


*Please sing the following to the spider man theme*
"Baby butts, baby butts.... it smells good like baby butts."

Jessica "I'm sad......"
Everyone one too busy to take notice
Jessica: " I SAID that i'm sad!"
Me: "Oh, what happened princess?"
Jessica: "All my donuts are gone."


Jessica: "I better not be missing any Joe Jonas right now."
Me: "You're not."
Jessica: "Better not... or else...."

 "I really like when people 'UH' at the ends of words....
....I'm KIDDINGUH!"

"It's not mine whose humor has gone dry, it's yours."



"YOU CAN'T USE THE BATHROOM! It is FORBIDDEN!"






Her favorite video ever:

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Happiness is... Costa Rica

Busy days to make time speed up!
"Family" Dinners with the bro's. 
Flour fights for FHE

Linda letting me borrow Oliver for the Carpool lane
Having lots of family over for the big announcement
Getting called to COSTA RICA!
Going to chili's with the siblings
Being unhealthily lazy
Having the highest blogging stat's yet... (are you all coming back?)
This BRIGHT pink shirt! (put some shades on)
Watching Dr. Who again

Jolie's fabulous red lipstick
Sister Missionary mall
Shopping for Sister missionary clothes
Texas Roadhouse and feeling like this:

My best friend is finally ENGAGED!
And she told me before facebook knew!
Chocolate covered raisens first thing in the morning







Thursday, November 15, 2012

They called me on a mission!

Yesterday, a VERY  important envelope came in the mail





Before you scroll down, please watch the following video to see what happened when I opened the envelope:



















COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE! 
People! I have LITERALLY been called to paradise! 



This is the PERFECT mission for me!
Spanish speaking!
Warm weather!
Latin America!

...The Lord is the BEST! 

I am just so happy right now! 
And I guess we can add one more name to the list: "Hermana". 







Sunday, November 11, 2012

Happiness is...dancing your night away

Charity date auctions
"Yeauuuup!"
noise makers
Wreck it Ralph

Great friends
Late nights
Sleeping in
A brand new month
Planning Harry Potter Extravaganza
Getting rid of butterflies in your stomach (They kind of hurt!)
Dancing the night away

Advice from my Uncle Alex
less than  45 days until Christmas
The gift of patience... when I'm blessed with it.
Strong guys or somethin'
Free body messages
The girls I work with
the company I work for
bearing your testimony in class
G.I. JOE Public service announcements
Knowing that I get my mission call on WEDNESDAY!
Spending Saturday morning in your pajamas
The monthly trips to IF for Target
Michael Buble Christmas album
Secret Pinboards!

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Happiness is.... Jaever you are


Watching Mean Girls on TV twice in two nights
5 Buck pizza's (Again? Seriously?.... Okay!)
New Maxi skirts.
My newest DownEast Employee- SHUFFLE!
Waking up to rainy days
These adorable young men:


Great ward activities
Working out so hard that you can barley walk 
Getting emails from my baby sister


Love this blog post from puddles so much 
This news made me cry with happiness
Not really doing that much homework this week
Comic Frenzie "Hola Mama!"
Hijacking scary movie night
pumpkin cookies




Sunday, October 14, 2012

Happiness is...beautiful fall days

Starting my mission papers 
Planning to go apple picking

and going to the pumpkin patch instead

fun Family home evening groups 
Visiting Jessica at 5 buck pizza
Dancing to Gangham Style outside of Walgreens
Driving all around town all day long
Staying productive
Awesome professors/classes
New friendships
Beautiful fall days
Happily cementing three new friendships
Feeling prepared for your first hard test
realizing I made smart future career choices
This picture made me do a happy/sad cry:

finally going grocery shopping (I was turning into old Mother Hubbard!)
Finally eating pumpkin cookies
Funny Halloween costume ideas
Phone calls from my mom in  the dressing room at H&M
I'm so game for this
PUMPKIN SMASH JAMBA JUICE
Nice co-workers who let me leave an hour and a half early
The dry Swiffer mop
Hiding small versions of this picture in people's things:

Stepping on crunchy leaves
Octoberfest! (Mormon Style)
Christmas lights strung outside for fun parties
Homemade root bear
Running into new friends
People who host creative parties
The movie Penelope
My sock bun
Excitedly gushing with a fellow future sister missionary
CATCHING THE BAD GUY WHO TRIES TO STEAL FROM YOUR STORE!
Erin making me chocolate chip pancakes