Catching the Bouquet...gift or a curse

I caught the bouquet at my friend Amanda's wedding reception last night. I have caught two other bouquets at other wedding receptions also. When I caught one of the bouquets the pins from it stabbed my finger and it started bleeding like crazy. If you can't say that shows bad luck. ha ha ha...I thought it was kind of funny anyways. Everyone says the classic "Oh your the next one to get married," but that is false. My conclusion is that every time you catch the bouquet at a wedding it adds another couple of years to when you will actually get married. So my new goal is to catch as many bouquets as I can because they are not only very pretty, but I would like to increase the years of my single life...Anyways life is good...I have an interview for an RN position this Friday. I really hope to get it...Wish me luck:)

Life

"Sometimes I wish I could go back to the days when I was six and my biggest problem was what kind of dress to put on my Barbie's or whether or not I had enough Lego's to build a fort."

DREAMS COME TRUE!!

So these are some of the pics that Jacqui took of me for her photography class! I thought the pic's turned out great! She is an amazing photographer:) I look angry but trust me I am really not...

So anyways LIFE IS GOOD!!
I am graduating in two weeks with my Bachelor's of Science in Nursing! I can't believe that it is finally coming! I am really scared to see where life's next adventure is going to take me..
but I have faith that all will turn out how it is supposed to..
I am moving on to the next chapter of my life, and I AM NERVOUS!!!!
I have to pass this exam after school called the N-CLEX. After I pass it the 1ST time
I will be an official RN!
College is almost over....oh my HECK!
Then I just have to find a place that will hire me. I really want to work in a hospital, but I have this feeling that my first job will be in a nursing home...I just need a job, because I need the experience and money! I will work for whomever wants to hire me. I just need to quit stressing about this whole job situation. So everyone wish me luck in passing the N-CLEX then finding a job. I am just gonna keep life positive.

So I am so excited because in two weeks I will be living with 2 of my best friends in Provo. We are going to have so much fun! I am so excited. Me and friend Kira have been talking about being roommies since we were in middle school. Our dream of being roommies is really coming true. DREAMS DO COME TRUE!
I am just surprised that me and my best bud's are still all not married, and that this dream can come true of living together. Thank heavens that I am just anti-boy, and that Danielle and Kira went on missions so they didn't have a chance of getting married. ha ha ha....So girls keep holding out for me, because you can't get married yet. We need to have lots of adventures together:)
But that's all I have to say about that...I will be a college graduate very soon....Life is too short...live it UP!

My realizations

So I have had some realizations over the past couple of months.....

One is that many times things happen in our life and we don't realize why tell later, so we just have to put trust in the Lord and keep moving forward...

You will have people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime...I truely believe this because there are people that have come into my life that I never thought would leave it, but then I realize that they came into my life for a reason because I learned a valuable lesson. Sometimes people come into your life for a season because you needed them at that moment in time, and they made your life easier or they helped you get through a hard time. Then there are the people that come into your life for a lifetime, and that will stay with you through the thick and thin, and the people that will forgive you no matter what..I think these are the people that are sent to you to be your angels here on earth.

These people in my life are my FAMILY!

My Friends!

Another realization I had is that many times I sit there and I think about the bad things that have happened to me, but I fail to see the blessings that come along with the bad things that happen to me. For example yesterday I was traveling from Cedar to my parents house in Cedar Hills. Well I was traveling in an awful snowstorm and it was so scary!

While I was going through Nephi, and this trailor swerved in front of me, so instead of hitting the trailor I swerved to the side and went off the road into the median!

I thought I was for sure going to go into oncoming traffic but my car stopped.

I sat there terrified, but felt so lucky I didn't hit any other cars. My car did ended up getting stuck so I had to get pulled out by a tow truck which wasn't free! It cost me $60 dollars.

I also had this cop come up to me right after if happened, and he said I had been traveling too fast in this weather, because he was watching me. He didn't even ask if I was okay! He instead just gave me a ticket for improper lane travel! I was pissed! I didn't even travel into another lane!

It was either hit the trailor in front of me or swerve off the road.

I also remember having the prompting to get off at the first exit in Nephi, but I ignored it and thought instead I should probably try to hurry and get home before the weather gets worse! If only I would have listened I probably would have never been in this mess!

Here I was so scared and sitting there in my car. I almost felt like if I got back on the road I was going to die. I wanted to stop and not even attempt to make it home. I think that is how it is many times in life! We just want to give up when we are so close to accomplishing a goal or if life just gets to hard. But we can't! I want to make it home one day again to my Heavenly Father and I can't give up on that!

I like to think of my savior and all the hard things that he has gone through for me! He never once gave up and neither will I! Alot worse things could have happened to me when I went off the road, but they didn't and I am OK! It was scary but instead of gripeing about the money I lost from the tow and the ticket I should realize that I still have my life, and that I didn't get harmed, and my car is ok. Life is good, and I am going to live it to the fullest! I am thankful for the gospel even though at times I take it for granted! I am glad that I know where I come from, and where I am going!

I am going to lift my head a little taller, and realize that I can do this! We can all do this adventure we call life together:)

THROW IT IN A BAG!! This is a birthday shout out for Kirita and her 23rd year!

Kira you are gorgeous and don't you ever forget it! I know this birthday shoutout is a little bit late but I didn't have access to the internet on your birthday. I just want you to know how amazing and talented you are. You have such a kind and loving personality that no one can resist. Your laugh is contagious and makes everyone else want to laugh. You are always there for me whenever I need you. Thank you for all the hard times that you have helped me through. Thank you for being one of the very best friends! I am so glad to have met you when we were in middle school. Thank you for your example to all of us in the way we should live our lives, and how we can truly follow the gospel. There is a light in your eyes that draws people in. Whenever I need a good laugh here Kira comes to make me laugh harder then I thought I could. Her smile is amazing and she is one of the prettiest girls I know. She is really my sister from another mister! She has a talent for being creative, and I would hire her to decorate my house when I have one some day. She is a strong leader. If you ever need a friend go to Kira, because she never turns anyone down! Kirita these are some of the things that I love about you, even though there is so much more. I am blessed to have you as a friend. Thank you for your strength. I love you so much.....so lets celebrate this year and make it the best. Miss you!

Yes she likes to hide from the camera but as you can see we are sneaky enough to catch pictures of her!

BEST FRIENDS!!!

She is part of my family!

Did I mention that she also has gorgeous eyes!

Yo I throw it in a bag....

At the Avatar movie! We have fun!

Another one I found of Kira on her mission in Greece!

Kirita in her own element! Doing someones hair on her mission. She is the only one I will trust to do my hair! She is amazing. One of her many talents!
Kira you were an awesome missionary! You are such an example to all of us! You have helped so many people! I know that there are so many people who are grateful for what you did:)

Kirita and me before her mission! I love you chica!

RIP Tiki!! One of Kira's favorite feathered friends!

Kirita LOVES Nugget!!!
Kira, Me, and Crissy before she left on her mission

Kira why are you hiding?

“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today”

SISTAS!!!



These are just some of the pictures that we got taken.
Wish my dad could have been in some of them but he
ended up having to work really late. I love all the pictures.
They are so great!



My Good looking Brothers!











Mom and her Girls.....



I love this picture!! Kimberly did an amazing job taking our pics!!!
Picture of all the kids in my Family
Connor, Clinton, Clay, Me, Cristal, and Carson
I am so grateful for my family. I love my brothers and sister so much. I am the oldest and I love it. I am grateful that my parents decided to have six kids. Our family wouldn't be the same without all of us kids. We may be noisy, but we have fun...It makes me realize how I want a big family of my own one day. There is never a boring day at my house:)

MY GOALS FOR THIS NEW YEAR!

Well I have been thinking alot about the things that I want to accomplish this year. There are so many things I want to do. One of my main goals is to stay positive no matter what is going on in my life. Because you know sometimes there will be fantastic days or weeks, and other times it may be really bad, but if we always look for the good in everything life is so much better. I have noticed as I have been trying to do this every day, each and every day has been better. Someone very close to me who is the perfect example of being optimistic is my MOM! She has so many things that she is dealing with all the time and no matter what she is positive. She makes me want to be just like her. If you look at only the negative things in life then every day life becomes dull and miserable. I have seen this first hand in my own life. When I am negative I am not happy, but when I am optimistic and realize that things are going to work out then I can really have the pure happiness. Happiness is something that we have to seek. I have decided that I will be happy under any circumstances. If I am to be remembered for anything once my time is done on this earth I want people to remember me as the women who was always optimistic! I like to think of another women as an example of optimism and that is Marjorie Pay Hinckley. She was an amazing woman and I love the way that she viewed life. Gordon B. Hinckley our belated prophet is also a pure example of optimism. I love them both. Here are some of my favorite quotes about happiness and optimism....

• There is no obstacle too great, no challenge too difficult, if we have faith. ~President Gordon B. Hinkley

• "Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour…" -Walt Whitman

• "When one door of happiness closes, another opens: but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” - Helen Keller

• “A pebble held close to the eye appears to be a gigantic obstacle. Cast on the ground, it is seen perspective. Likewise, problems or trials in our lives need to be viewed in the perspective of scriptural doctrine. Otherwise they can easily overtake our vision, absorb our energy, and deprive us of the joy and beauty the Lord intends us to receive here on earth.” ~Richard G. Scott April 1996 Conf.
  

• "As we grow up we learn that even the one person who wasn't supposed to let you down, probably will. You'll have your heart broken, probably more than once, and it's going to be harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it feels. You'll fight with your best friend, and lose friends you thought you'd always have. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing by so fast, and you'll eventually lose somebody you couldn't picture your life without. So take too many pictures, laugh a little too much, and love like you've never been hurt, because every minute you spend angry or upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back". " -chris carpenter

• “The True secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.”
  

• “Happiness is not found at the end of the road, it is experienced along the way. So take not for granted each moment of your life and you will find a reason to be happy each day.”

• “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.”

• The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it.

  The present is here, live it. ~President Thomas S. Monson
  

• “Happiness is what happens to us when we try to make someone else happy.”
  

These are just some of the quotes that inspire me to try a little harder every day to stay positive. Life is a journey and with the LDS gospel in my life it gives me the strength to stay optimistic because I know where I am going and what my potential is.

Things I am thankful for!

Fun Times in AZ with my nursing class for a nursing Conference!
At the hotel pool in AZ!!!

Being Gangsta at the Gangsta Party...

At the SUU football Game with the girlies

Yeah we were a little scared from the haunted hospital

I climbed a train! Does it look like I am praying?

Me and Britt Dawg!

The Girls at Olive Garden for Mindays birthday!

I am also very grateful for Measley Burritos!

I thought I would write about what I am thankful for in my life! This is a time of Thanksgiving and remembering how bless we are to live in a free country!

1. I am thankful for my family and even though they are far away I can still feel their love and support.

2. I am thankful for nursing school and how it challenges me and will help me to progress in life.

3. I am thankful for the LDS church in my life! I am thankful for God and knowing that he is there in my life every day.

4. I am thankful for temples

5. I am thankful for my wonderful roommates!

6. I am thankful for all the friends I have! Thank you for making me want to try a little harder each day.

7. I am thankful for my health!

8. I am thankful for my mom and how hard she works! She amazes me! I love you mom!

9. I am thankful that I have a car to drive.

10. I am thankful for having freedom.

11. I am thankful for every hard experience I have had in my life, because it has made me who I am today!

12. I am thankful to be single because I wouldn't be able to do all the adventures I do every day, and the many more adventure that I want to have.

So that is just some of the things I am thankful for! Live is an every day adventure worth living!