My Trip to Puerto Rico!

Enjoy the old school slide show, I know you have seen the pictures but enjoy anyway.

I have a lot to live up to.

Okay, I was tagged and I am excited to fill out this tag but I have a lot to live up to. I was tagged from my friend Joey. She is one awesome girl and was able to write down 20 random things, shortcomings, facts, habits, or goals about herself that were GREAT! Now I have to do the same about myself. Here we go...
1. I can suck a balloon inside out.
2. I am mildly allergic to a lot of things but it doesn't stop me from eating them or being around them. That is why I am the new sponsor for benadryl.
3. I am not addicted to benadryl and I don't even take it very much but I do look up to the inventor of that fine drug.
4. I have been told I look like sandra bullock...she must be generic looking because my friend Sarah has been told the same thing and she really does look like her...but prettier really.
5. My foot is a foot long....I get asked to measure things a lot.
6. I played the Oboe for 6 years and would like to get a nice one to play again.
7. I have always wondered why it is that the older I get, the more cautious/conservative I get.
8. I enjoy camping and hiking very much but i haven't been for a couple years.
9. I enjoy the geese that fly around my house and I hope they don't get scared off by my roommates dad who is going to shoot them.
10. I want to be a better golfer.
11. As I have grown up my patience for others and myself has increased in most aspects but in all other aspects it has depleted drastically.
12. I really like Yoga and exercising and feel the great benefits of it when I do it but I still struggle to do it as often as I should.
13. I enjoy laughing and hearing other people laugh.
14. I love my family differently now than I did even 10 years ago. I think one of the great purposes of life is to increase in your ability to love and that is where a lot of happiness comes from.
15. Out of squid and Cow tongue, I prefer squid.
16. The tulip is my favorite flower and the orange, yellow, and red simple ones are my favorite kind. I could care less about the purple and pink ones.
17. I feel like I "get" people and that's one of my talents
18. I love Jeans.
19. My three favorite "older" movies are 7 brides for 7 brothers, White Christmas, and Pillow Talk.
20. I don't think it was events or tasks needing to be accomplished that have brought me to where I am today but more the people I was supposed to meet and learn from.

Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a note with 20 random things, shortcomings, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end choose 20 people to be tagged and tell why you tagged them. You have to tag the person who tagged you.

I am going to follow the lead of my friend Joey and tag everyone who reads this. Let me know when you complete the 20 interesting items about you so I can read them too!

My Favorite Things

I know I have been a delinquent blogger and I would really like to apologize to those people who feel their lives have changed due to the fact I haven't blogged in three months. I know, it must have been tough. I hope this blog will make up for a little but hopefully I will be able to show more effort in the near future. About three months ago my friend, roommate, and partner in crime tagged me in her blog and requested I write about 5 of my favorite things. Here you go!!

This is my family. They are included in my list of favorite things. I love my family very much and wish I spent more time sharing more memories with them. We all have different lives but it's always nice to get together and talk about what is going on, play games, or laugh over old stories. I am excited for the holidays and some time off work so I can spend more time with my family. I love you guys.




I have been blessed with so many wonderful friends. (not all shown above. I couldn't find a good picture Beth and Wendy, we'll need to do something about that.) I don't know how I couldn't put all my friends on my favorites list. I depend on them all so much and they help me learn and grow. Really, my friends help keep me going and are definately major contributors to my happiness. I love you all.
Another top contender on my favorites list is the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am blessed to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I hope my life has been formed around the teachings of the gospel and I know there is a lot more molding to take place. My favorite part is being able to know learning and changing is always possible.
Next on my list is laughter. I love when laughter is in the room. I don't enjoy when people are laughing at the expense of others but all other sources seem to be wonderful. As you all know, lots of things make me laugh. Keep it comming. I hope all of you find something to laugh about on a frequent basis and if you can't seem to find something, let me know. I can help you out.

The last item on my favorites list for today is Jim Halpert. Really, it's not this ficticious character specifically, although he has a great personality and stunning good looks, it is his representation of men in general. It has been said that men are portrayed on television as egotistical jerks who are unable to be productive, kind, or romantic. My example to contradict that is Jim Halpert. I personally would love to be pursued and cared for like Pam is by Jim. If any of you men out there would like to make my favorites list, please feel free to take lessons from Jim Halpert. :)
(This blog does not mention sleep, certain foods, my job, or autumn on my list of favorites but I sure do love them)!!!

Family--Finally

I know I haven't been very good at updating my blog this summer. Lots has happened. the last two weeks I have been with my family. First I went to Oklahoma to pick my sister up from her mission.
We're glad to have Martha back! While in Oklahoma we were able to visit a couple people Martha taught and go to church in her first area. We also visited the temple in Oklahoma.
It was also nice to see aunts and uncles in Oklahoma. We enjoyed spending time with them and seeing a little more of Oklahoma. It was fun times with Adam, Mindi, Dan, Wendy, and Kim.
While in Oklahoma I found a treasure at Wal-mart. Believe it or not, these are very LARGE pickles in a bag. Yep, They are even named.


Martha was able to come home to a warm welcoming of all her brothers, sisters, nephews, and one niece. We enjoyed a nice weekend playing at the gateway, going to temple square, going to the zoo, and sitting around chatting. ISN'T FAMILY WONDERFUL? I love you guys!

7 seconds

You may be asking what 7 seconds means. It could mean a number of different things like how long it takes to run to first base in softball, . . . . How long my first kiss was? . . . . Maybe even how long I went without a calling after being released as Relief Society President last week. Well if you were to guess any of these you would be wrong. 7 seconds is the perfect amount of time to dunk an Oreo.!!!


Disclaimer-this is not the correct way to dunk an oreo.

It is scietifically proven that when dunking an oreo, if you dunk for 7 seconds, you will have the perfectly dunked treat. You can time it with a stop watch, count 1 mississippi- 2 mississippi, or even have someone else count 1 alligator-2 alligator. No matter how it's done, 7 seconds is the perfect amount of time before you can experience the deliciousness. If any of you think you can prove me wrong then I dare you to give it a try.

An update is coming, I promise!!!!!! It will be well worth the wait.

Disclaimer: Our friendship is a LOT better than the pictures are :)


HAPPY 29th BIRTHDAY FORDNEY!!!!!!!

Sarah and I have know each other for 16 years now.

She moved across the street from me right before my 13th birthday. We went to junior high, high school, and college together. I am so glad of that. We have shared many memories together and here are some pictures of a couple. Enjoy!!

This picture is in Logan. Shayleen went up to Utah State for school and we all enjoyed going to visit her. This is one of our weekend trips that influenced Sarah to go there for school.

This is a picture of Sarah at Goblin Valley our freshman year of college. We went during spring break and enjoyed the wonderful hikes and four-wheeling. She enjoyed a few more things than that too. :) During college we had tons of fun and took frequent little trips but spring breaks were always an adventure.

This is the infamous prom picture. Yep, I still have it. Please don't get mad at me for sharing it with the world.

This is a high school friend picture we got taken at sears. Thank goodness we all aged really well and learned how to apply make-up and get ready. You can't take away the fact that we had great friends and lots of fun though.

THANKS for being such a big part of my life and being such a great friend Sarah. I hope you have a wonderful birthday. Love ya!