Two video's I'm obsessed with.

Maybe not obsessed, but I just really enjoy them.

 

 

Cutest proposal ever. I hope my future husband puts this

much thought into when he proposes to me!

 

And this, just because it's funny.



Here's to Two!

First: Please enjoy this sweet picture from my childhood.

Those bangs. That outfit. WOOF!

 

Today. 12.12.12.

Marks the last time we will have a "same" number date.

But most importantly it's the day my "Brother"/ Best Friend since Kindergarten

leaves on his mission!

Seriously this kid is the greatest, and he will be the best missionary!

 

Yes. I am aware of the fact that I am a baby. But I love this picture.

I'm so proud of Nick for choosing to serve a mission!

The people of Argentina are so lucky!



Just some random memories:

1. The many clubs we started

2. Nick was trying to show off while we were reading

in our third grade class...and got gum stuck

in his eyebrow.

3. We always had the same things. Thanks to our momma's

 

Good luck Nick! See you in two!

 

NBD

In about two months, I will be soaking up the rays, and learning to surf in Hawaii! It's my first time going and I am stoked!

And this is where I'm staying!

Let the count down begin!

Coming Soon to a theater near you!

A Christmas Festivity

 Last night I was able to spend time with these wonderful people!

We watched the Christmas devotional together, ate dinner, and played lots of games!

It seriously was the best! I love them!

Also, a video will be posted soon to explain this!

 

 

And this to start the month out right!



The World Wide Web

So maybe no one else will think this is funny...but I love it.
It's pretty humiliating, but it describes me and my 4 out of 5 best friends from last year.
Enjoy....maybe we are the next Miranda? Just a little bit more normal!
We miss you Mia and wish you could have been there!

P.S. Jenna and I are aware that we can't rap...no need to rub it in.

Choosing to be grateful

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go to another ward and all three of the speakers were talking about gratitude. One person in particular stood out to me. He was talking about all the the hard things his family had been going through recently and the choices that they had been faced with. He summed up his experiences by saying "Choose to be grateful"

I love that! It was mentioned in an earlier blog post about how I have been struggling to make some decisions in my life. They aren't anything big, but they are important to me. Recently, I thought I had my life figured out I was finally set on something. Then something else came up to make me step back and look at my options. Trust me, I am beyond frustrated with things right now, and stressed beyond belief. But I know what every option I choose I will be happy with it. I'm choosing to be grateful for whichever opportunity is best for me.

President Monson said in a article from the Friend:

 

"Decisions are constantly before us. To make them wisely, courage is needed.

The courage to say no, the courage to say yes. Decisions determine destiny."

 

 

 

Trust in Him

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

First Pick a song to listen too while you read this blogpost!

 

 

There are so many things I have to be thankful for this year!

1. My Family-immediate and extended family

2. My Friends-I honestly don't know where I would be without them

3. My Oakcrest friends- I'm so lucky I was able to work with these incredible people

4. My roommates-This year and Last year. They are amazing!

5. Reliability

6. My campers-Every week I was blessed to have angels like them!

7. Youtube videos like the one above that make me laugh

8. Music

9. Food-especially thanksgiving food. Yum.

10. My Best Friend and my Savior.

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

 

Love

 

I heard this song last night for the first time.

I'm in love with it.

Also...he looks like Ron from HP.

 

K bye. 

I Want It That Way

Last Night USU had a throwback 90's dance party! There weren't a ton of people but it was a lot of fun!

I love any opportunity to dress up or to dance so last night was a win win!

I wish I would have been older in the 90's so I could have appreciated it

a little bit more. But what I do remember was magical.

 

1. Boy Bands (N'Sync, Backstreet Boys mainly)

My very first concert was N'sync. Best thing ever!

2. I won't lie, I was obbsessed with Britney Spears (to bad she when psycho)

and Aaron Carter. I still remember a lot of their songs word for word!

3. Lizzie McGuire. Dug. Boy Meets World. Recess. Need I say more?

4. Easy Bake Oven. I loved mine!

5. Tamagotchi's, Giga Pets, and those Creepy Furby's.

Those were just a few of my favorite things! I miss the 90's, so it was nice to relive some of

the wonderful music and styles last night!

 

For Future Reference

I added two new tabs to my blog this last week! Be sure to check them out!

-Life in Pictures
(My instagram profile can now be seen online, pictures can be liked and commented on as if you have instagram on your phone!)

-Songs on repeat
(Just all of the songs that have been in my head lately.)

Love all of you :)

Happy Day After

This orange space suit will forever go down in history.

I didn't do too much for Halloween.

Tuesday night was classic skating at the Fun Park,

everyone dressed up and we skated for hours, it was a blast!

Actual Halloween day, I trick or treated with Maddie J,

but we only made it to Cait's house.

Halloween is fun, but I'm ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

I hope everyone had a great Halloween day! 

five minutes to midnight

Last night Brit and I went to a concert! It was crazy, but so much fun! We were able to see Parachute, Boys Like Girls, and All American Rejects! Each band had so much energy, and we were on the floor going crazy with everyone else! Seriously it was one of the best concert's I have been to!

While we were at the concert we were able to meet up with my friend Devanie, and our

friend Moxie/Tiffany.

Every band was so amazing!

Parachute

All American Rejects

Boys Like Girls

 

 

Why You Should Work At Oakcrest

20 Reasons to Work at Oakcrest.

1. You make best friends for a life time!
2. You get an awesome Camp name
3. The Women's Committee is amazing! They are your mom's away from home!
4. You're prepared to have 5 children at once after this :)
5. You are fed breakfast, lunch and dinner. Everyday.
6. You have a shirt to wear monday-friday. Getting ready has never been easier.
7. You learn so much about yourself.
8. You get paid for having fun.
9. You're constantly accompanied with the spirit
10. Even though you haven't showered in days campers still think your are the prettiest human alive.
11. You literally are prepared for almost any situation.
12. There is never a dull moment
13. Sleeping is overrated.
14. Memories will last a lifetime.
15. The girls that come to this camp are truly amazing!
16. Blessings
17. You get to teach the gospel.
18. Foam Slide!
19. Pre mission experience.
20. Miracles aren't rare because you see them everywhere.

This list could go on forever! I literally wouldn't take back my summer at Oakcrest. I know it has made me who I am today, and has taught me that I can make it through thick and thin as long as I put my trust in the Savior. Who knows maybe I will end up there again next summer. It is an opportunity of a lifetime.

To apply visit: oakcrestcamp.org  for more information.

Just some videos from this summer:

Overwhelmed.

The title tells exactly how I am feeling right now. I don't know what it is but lately I have felt so much pressure. Between school, work, dating and deciding what to do next with my life. I literally feel stuck. If it wasn't for the speaker from Religion in Life and our Fireside Sunday

I probably would have lost my sanity by now.

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Connie Gunnell was the speaker from Religion in Life on Friday. She told a story

about how she had been married to her husband for about a year when he

passed away in a car accident. She talked about how she has struggled

but has found  happiness through serving people. This lady is amazing!

She went on a mission, and has been to Africa three times, and plans

to go again this coming summer. She ended her talk by saying:

 

"If you are feeling lost or confused, serve someone."

 

Holy cow did I need to hear that.

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Over these last few months my friend and I have been thinking about doing a humanitarian

trip to Zimbabwe, Africa. I know it is something that I wanted to do, but wasn't

100% set on it. Until she said that statement above.

Though it didn't exactly tell me what I should do next semester or with the rest

of my life, it did confirm to me that I need to forget about my worries and find

someone to serve. Whether it's in Africa or somewhere local I know it's what

I need to do.

 

I know is that I need to take the theme I taught for ten weeks into my own life.

"Trust In Him"

When I do that I know everything will work out. He knows my life better than I do,

and I know he will bring me to happiness.

Fire

Do not attempt at home.

 

I'm a pro fire blower! YOLO! 

I Stand All Amazed

 

This is a few of my Oakcrest girls singing "Christ is the Reason" I thought it was appropriate for this post. Enjoy.



I am so blessed to have the gospel in my life. I had the opportunity

to watch the General Relief Society broadcast this past weekend, which you can watch Here . It was powerful! I noticed majority of the speakers talked about the Atonement and the impact that it has on our lives. One of my favorite talks came from Sister Linda K. Burton. Who talked about 3 principles

of the atonement.

1. All that is unfair about life can be made right through the Atonement.

-The suffering and trials we go through here are all apart of our growth

2. The power of the atonement can help us overcome the natural man, and make us disciples of Christ.

-I love that! We have the power to overcome the world, and follow our Savior.

3. The atonement is the greatest evidence we have to show that Heavenly Father loves His Children.

-Our loving Heavenly Father sent His perfect son here for us. To take on everything we go through her on earth. I am so grateful for that!

Christ is the reason we are able to live with Him again! I am so grateful he was able to take the world upon himself. I know when we feel alone, scared, or confused He will be there to comfort us because He knows exactly what we are going through. It's truly a marvelous feeling. I love my Heavenly Father!

 

 

Remodel

So I have changed my blog again.....How does it look? Suggestions. Comments. Concerns.

Too much? Too bright? Dark?

Please help me out!

 

Get Pumped for Conference

 

Just to help you get ready for conference!!! One Week!

Half birthday weekend

First off, we are so blessed to have so many temples here on this earth. It's an amazing feeling to know we have the privilege to go to the temple to help us feel the love our Savior has for us! It was amazing to be able to attend the temple dedication on Sunday. Each of those speakers were truly inspired. I attended the 2nd session and one of my favorite lines came from President Packer when he said that he has traveled over two and a half million miles, and the first thing that has always been on his mind was serving and following Jesus Christ. I loved that I think we can each apply it to our lives. If we put Him first we will truly be blessed!

All summer long all of the USU oakies talked about getting together to have dinner at the domestic married couple's abode. Lucky for me my half birthday happened to fall on the day we decided to have this little dinner party. Maddie J and Cait were kind enough to get me a present, which included:

-half a deck of cards

-Half of a T-shirt

-Half of a book

-and a kitten book

They also sang me half of the birthday song. (Both the original version & the Oakcrest version). It was wonderful! After dinner we had a unit prayer together. It was so nice to be with these girls and feel a spirit similar to the one we had at Oakcrest. I love each and everyone of you! Thank you for a wonderful weekend everyone! 

Tagged

My roomie Mia Tagged me in a blog post so here we go!

Rules:
1)) Each person tagged must post 11 random facts about themselves
2)) They must answer the 11 questions posted by the previous blogger
3)) They must create 11 more questions to ask their tagged bloggers
4)) They must tag blogs with less than 200 followers
5)) No tag backs

11 facts about me:

1. I worked at the best place in the entire world this summer.
2. I have "joined the club" and it probably just happened again last night (oakcrest and roomies will understand)
3.  I just celebrated my 19 and 1/2 birthday
4. I lately have a weird obsession with cats....I don't like them but they are way funny. I don't know what is wrong with me
5. I live for dance parties!
6.  Basketball is my favorite sport! Someone play with me?
7. I'm still obsessed with OTH
8. I'm on a flag football league...we aren't that good. haha
9. It is literally impossible for me to wake up to my alarm. Usually my body wakes me up 10 minutes before I have to leave for class. Neat.
10. I question myself for taking early classes every morning.
11. I'm excited about the rest of this year!

Questions from Mia

1- If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? Buy a boat and a truck and put the rest into savings.

2- Your dream vacation? Backpacking through Europe.

3- If you could try something and not worry about the risks, what would you do? Drop out of school and travel the world without any money problems.

4- Biggest fear? Being alone....and snakes.

5- Favorite article of clothing? Easy. My snap back hat.

6- If you could go back in time and redo one moment in you life, what would it be? Working at Oakcrest.

7- Who is your celebrity crush? Ryan Gosling and Robert Bunkley

8- What would you do if you found out you had 24 hours to live? Spending time with my Family and friends. The last hour skydiving.

9- If you moved somewhere completely new, nobody knew you and you had no contact with anyone you did know, what would you be like? Would you redefine who you were before? I think I would still be the same person. Maybe change a few things, but nothing to drastic.

10- When you are laying in bed at night what is the last thing your think about before you fall asleep? The amazing people in my life.

11- If you had to pick one thing to eat the rest of your life what would it be? Chicken Cordon Bleu

 

My questions for Maddie , Optimus Prime , ashlee , Lauren , and Savaughn

 

1. If you could re-live any moment of your life what would it be?

2. What is the first thing you notice about a guy?

3. Biggest pet peeve?

4. What is your favorite movie of all time?

5. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?

6. What's the best piece of advice you have ever received?

7. If you could have a super power, what would it be?

8. Can you iggle, can you wiggle, can you jump back and giggle?

9. Would you rather go without junk food for a year or TV?

10. What's the first thing you do in the morning?

11. If you could be a celebrity for a day who would you be?

READY, SET, GO!!!

Just a few things

 First things first. I love Utah State!!! I am so happy that I am back here in Logan! I am so blessed to have the roommates and friends that I have here! I don't think they realize the impact they have on me! Especially my roommie Tarah. I honestly don't know where I would be with out her and her advice!

It is nice to have 5 of the 6 of us back here in Logan! I miss you a ton Mia, but I know you are where you are supposed to be and that you are a rock star! I love these girls to death! I'm also lucky to have awesome roommates again this year! It's such a blessing to have wonderful examples always around me! I am a lucky girl!

Besides having awesome roommates, I have some of my awesome Oakcrest friends here! It has been so much fun having them around! They are some of the strongest girls I have ever met, and I am so incredibly grateful for the influence they have made on my life!!

Also, welcome home Elder Gibson! I can't wait to hear all of your stories!

I am in love with this song right now!

Introducing Bridge Boarding

Earlier this week my friend Dustin told me he wanted to take me Bridge Boarding.

I agreed to go but I didn't even know what I was getting myself into.

After trying it I can say it is the most terrifying and thrilling thing

It is just like wake boarding except for a few things:

1. Instead of being tied to a boat, the rope is tied to a bridge (hence the name)

2. Instead of being on a lake, it takes place in a rushing river

3. You wear awesome tennis shoes instead of being strapped to the board

4. It's the best alternative if you don't have a boat.

 

Hopefully I will get better as time goes on....and before it's cold!

 You can tell I'm a noob and just learning

and Dustin is on his way to going professional?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music + Music Video

Last night was the 80's dance at USU!

That dance is my favorite one hands down!

I love being back here in Logan. I have missed it a lot.

Not to mention campus is beautiful, everyone is so nice,

and we throw rocking parties!

My top favorite songs right now.

1. Ho Hey-The Lumineers

2. Heart Skips a Beat-Olly feat. Chiddy Bang

3. The World's Greatest- R. Kelly

4. As Long As You Love Me-J.B.

 

Enjoy this little music video!

Reliability is Key. Oakcrest 2012

Food for thought

-School Starts in 4 days
-I'm finally back in Logan
-I love being able to go to the temple!
-I need to finish unpacking
-I question myself for taking early classes
-It's 11 and I'm still in bed. (So much for staying in the habit of early rising)
-I miss Oakcrest but I'm ready to move on
-I love my roommates! Mia you will be missed!
-I only wore a snapback for half an hour yesterday (fail)
-I still don't know how to act normal in public
-I got sprayed by a skunk monday (don't worry I don't stink)
-Garett gets home in 19 days
-In my cupboard right now I have cereal, bananas, applesauce and granola. neat.
-I need a job.

My thoughts lately...random I know.

k bye.

Summer 2012

This really has been one of the greatest summers of my life! I am so grateful for the opportunities I have had and for the wonderful friends I have!

It's weird to think that in a week I will be back in Logan ready to start another year of school at USU. I am beyond excited! There are many things I am looking forward too this year! It's going to be great!

Some of my favorite Pictures from this summer:

Bike Mob in Logan

YOLO

Quazie's Wedding

Boating with my best friends.

I'm obsessed with this song.

The Best 11 Weeks-Oakcrest 2012

I can't promise this will ever be my last post about Oakcrest....but I feel like this is a good way to wrap it up for awhile:

If you have some freetime go ahead and watch this video.

It's Wednesday....

Do you know what that means?

SNAP-BACK HAT WEDNESDAY!!!

Really though.....if you are reading this and not wearing a snap back hat I'm really disappointed. If you don't have one invest in one because it will change your life.

Benefits of wearing a snapback:
1. Instant thug mode (picture above)
2. Covers up that nasty greasy hair
3. Everyone looks up to you
4. You don't have to do your hair!
5. All the cool kids are doing it
6. It's a new trend in the making...you could be the one to help start it!
7. It helps your rapping skills.(video coming)
8. Saves you so much time in the morning
9. Brings a smile to your face
10. Changes your life.

also, if you can't tell I don't have a life....so random blog posts like this one are to be expected.

Welp....it's official....

I'm bored.
Right now I would be finishing my kaper and getting ready for dinner with my new group of girls. But instead I'm enjoying my last week at home! Don't get me wrong it's great and I love being back, but I honestly don't know what to do with myself with all of this freetime.

While sitting here I stole this list from Ashlee's blog......you can check her blog out here

You know you're a counselor at Oakcrest when:

• no matter how hard you try to avoid it, you will begin talking like a 14 year old girl and say things like, mo defs, totes, perf, supes--it's inevitable.
• shower time with your friends is the best of times.
• shower puppets are a must for shower entertainment.
• when you go back to the 'real world' you don't know how to interact with normal people your own age.
• you forget how to sing "i am a child of god" normal.
• it's an exciting and rare occurrence when you poop.
• you say "clap, clap, clap" in 'real life' to get people's attention.
• you pee your pants often.
• you introduce yourself as your camp name outside of camp.
• you laugh when you campers go the wrong way on the iron rod and you have the specialist tell them there are rocks or something ahead and make them jump or do something crazy.(mind you, they're blindfolded)
• you cringe and tend to correct people who say non oak-apprope words.
• you're prepared to have 5 or 14 kids at once.
• it's rare that your boogers come out any other color than black.
• a knock on the door in the middle of the night scares the day lights out of you.
• showering more than once on the weekends seems like a chore.
• you sit on the toilet more than you need just to take in the face that you have some alone time for a minute.
• you see problems in your life and think "i should do a unit prayer on that"
• you go to the bathroom at home and are upset that there are no bathroom quotes to read.
• you look forward to going to the bathroom on monday's to read the new quotes.
• whenever a girl starts singing a song you panic and think, "is that oak-apprope?"
• you brag about your hairy legs/armpits
• you do head counts to make sure everyone is there when you're home.
• you do table chants on your kitchen table.
• you are dying to go to the "city". aka kamas.
• you make costumes out of butcher paper.
• you have goose's stand up comedy memorized and mouth it on thursday nights.
• treehut is the 'great and spacious building"  
• your roomies cabin gets blamed by your girls for being too loud, when in reality it was you.
• you no longer consider miracles rare because you witness them everywhere.
• Your tamagotchi dies because no one will feed it while you are gone

These last 11 weeks

These last weeks I have been at the happiest place on this entire earth and it's not disneyland! Oakcrest was the best experience of my life. Honestly it was hard and I had times where I just wanted to stop, but I knew Heavenly Father would give me the strength to make it through anything! The good overcame the bad, and all of the miracles and tender mercies I witnessed made it worth my time. No one will really understand everything that I experienced while working at Oakcrest,  except for the wonderful staff I was able to work with. The coolest thing for me was not only watching my girls grow, but feeling myself grow and become closer to my Savior. He truly knows everything we are going through and will send answers and examples to us when we need them most. Some weeks I am convinced my girls were there to help me more than I was to help them. I will miss Oakcrest and I will never forget the memories that were created. But I am excited to move on to the next chapter in my life, whatever it may be I am ready because I trust my Savior.

Love this song.

Week 10

Shawty's

Week 9!!!

I love all of my girls!

Blog worthy

I seriously work with the best people in the entire world! This is definitely blog worthy....maybe don't watch if you have a week stomach? I love you  Lav!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to one of the greatest guys I know!