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". 

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!

Happy Birthday Uncle David

A list of lessons I have learned from my Uncle David:

Just because a room quickly fills with fog, does not mean it's on fire.

When you're the oldest niece, you OBVIOUSLY get to be the "maid of honor"

(even if you are only 11 years old)

How to barn dance.

To be brave enough to ask someone out on fun dates.

To make those younger than you feel important.

How to listen and make the person talking feel like 100 bucks

Treasure hunts can be more fun than any movie or paid entertainment.

To NEVER take for granted your time with your family.

To always make sure you get one last hug in before you say goodbye. 

To be a friend to those who don't have many. 

That castles can be in your very own backyard. 

That Angels are always very close by.

That children are closer to the veil then we imagine.

What it means to selflessly serve someone-even when it's hard.

What it REALLY means to be an eternal family.
That I do not, in fact, have the worst problems in life.
He taught me that I do not want a winter wedding- because his was FREEZING.
How cool the harmonica and guitar are.
The song "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
.... And the song "Seize the day" because of the swamp monster
How fun it can be to drive down a steep hill really fast.
It's cool to be silly.

That sometimes you can actually feel the prayers of loved ones and strangers holding you up.


Thanks for all the life lessons Uncle Dave- especially in the year since we've lost you.

More people who love Dave:
Tiff
Our families blog with how we deal with missing David

Daddy-o

We are goobers together:

We travel together:

You taught me everything there is to know about Star wars and 80's music,

I love you so much Daddy-O

Happy Birthday! 

Happiness is...... smelling perfume

Going home for a short while

SUBMITTING mission papers

Radars

Waking up to so much snow

Using this. 

Carving pumpkins

Smelling perfume

Alien music:

Betrayal at the house on the hill

Working retail perks

New music loop at Downeast

Having the energy to keep going when you don't feel that well

Spontaneous trips to denny's

Randomly finding Hocus Pocas on Disney channel in between classes

Only paying $0.60 for a cute new shirt

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

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

How to BE the right person.

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

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

My new scarf: 

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

Happiness is.... Saturday morning announcements

Combined RS/Priesthood

Roommate bonding to Idaho Falls

Red-Robin- YUM

Chambray

Statement necklaces

TARGET

This 

Cheetah Print Flats

Not having to work for 8 hours

Getting my homework done

ROCKING that 90 minute presentation 

Roommates who will drive you to class when you feel lazy

October is here!!

Halloween decorations

Nodeling

lifesavers

Once upon a time

Candy Corn season

Halloween decorations

The sweetest Facebook wall post ever

2 for 1 Costa Vida

SATURDAY MORNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT 

Making real food again

The spirit you feel during General Conference 

Also- I am super excited about this new tv show:

And seriously, how sweet is this?:

Let this be the first official announcement

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am going on a mission. 

This morning the prophet made a very big announcement:

I am leaving as soon as possible. 

As soon and I have the money to go.

Feel free to donate to the Sister Patterson Missionary Fund.

 We thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet,
To guide us in these latter days;
We thank Thee for sending the Gospel
To lighten our minds with its rays;
We thank Thee for every blessing
Bestowed by Thy bounteous hand;
We feel it a pleasure to serve Thee,
And love to obey Thy command.

Happiness is....getting noticed

Red lipstick (Can you tell i'm obsessed?)

The best calling ever

Texts from old friends letting you know they were thinking of you

Huge dances where no one grinds or gets nasty

vegans who eat ice-cream

Y-chromosomes

Only having classes TWO days a week

Being busy

Long maxi skirts that are really low maintenance

Sitting with Shuffle at Devotional! And our new weekly dates!

Just a little bit of Diet Coke

Student Ambassadors

Getting that homework done remarkably quick.

Getting noticed

Having your comments appreciated by a teacher

Someone playing with your hair

Starting to notice his hand in your life

My jean jacket that matches everything

Finally getting to the Gym!

New Running music

Van Gogh's Starry Night over my bed

Friends who deserve to have awesome romances

Good/ Fun FHE groups

Working in Rexburg

breakfast burritos from the MC

Taking some dang cool classes

Quotes that you really needed to hear

Getting packages in the mail (even if you pay for them)

Ranch flavored Corn-Nuts

Crystal light

When your sock buns looks great all day

Big bang theory

Once upon a time is on this sunday! WOOP WOOP! 

Roommates who make you chocolate chip pancakes

Online Shopping

So many times I want to buy beautiful clothes, and then I think:

It's the most wonderful time of the year {FALL}

I luh-huv fall. 

It's possibly my favorite. 

(Even more than Christmas... don't tell Santa)

I love fall colors, fall clothes, fall holidays, fall foods, fall activities, fall semester,

Fall Bucket list:

Find, and proceed to wear a very dark red lipstick frequently

Visit a corn maze
(Cough, not to brag or anything, but this is me, Stephanie and Lauren on the cover of corn bellies map)

Break in my new Steve Maddens

Watch Hocus Pocas

Read my scriptures 1 hour a day

Go apple picking and make an apple pie

Actually plan a Halloween costume

Eat as many pumpkin flavored things as possible.

Go to a pumpkin patch and carve an awesome pumpkin!

Instagram daily (@lexpatt)

I love you autumn:

Hey, Yo. Thanks for the idea.