they call her Candy

Happy Birthday Candice!! Happy 22nd Birthday to you : )

Candy and I have known each other now for two years, being roommates for one of them, and have been through a lot together including some amazing adventures. We have so much fun together and she can always make me laugh by doing something goofy. She's an amazing person, setting a great example of how to live life, and loves everyone! oh and did I mention she's a pretty good dancer...





Happy Birthday CANDY!! Love you!

TTT

Top Ten Things to smile or laugh about today

1. the sunshine has finally come back!! After having straight rain for 5 days(even though it felt like 2 weeks) I was so excited for the nice weather today. I celebrated of course by going to 7 Peaks. the best place to be in Provo when it's 80 degrees : )

2. I survived the weekend! I failed to mention that I got another CNA job last month which also requires me to work every other weekend, so me being the thinker I am combined both jobs into the same weekend resulting in working 15 hours on Saturday and 15 hours on Sunday. Not gonna lie it's tough, but I can smile about it today because I made it through once again and don't have to do this weekend.

3. the little brother in front of me in line for Cave in today when he turned to his sister and asked if she'd ever tried spitting over the railing onto the people as they go down tube run, and then 6 year old sister that proceeded to try once the brother turned around.

4.Jamba Juice, I haven't had any today but my roommate Rachel introduced me to a whole new side of Jamba a few weeks ago when we got granola mixed in with our smoothies. So Yummy! and also a quick way to make the drinks more filling.

5. Our condo's deck entrance is being resurfaced and the fact that the workers doing the project, aware that this is womens housing only, insist on working with their shirts off. Also that they took time out of their busy paid schedule to carve U of U rocks into the cement before actually resurfacing it.

6. I am addicted to these things lately. I bought two at Walmart the other night and after eating one immediately I forgot about the second one, until I found it this morning such a sweet surprise to wake up to.

7. My sister and best friend are 2-3 months away from having their little babies! I'm getting so excited to start my baby girl and baby boy clothes shopping sprees. Also I couldn't help but smile looking at all the little babies at 7 peaks today knowing that one year from now that will be them, squirming away from their moms as they try attempt after attempt of sunscreen, swimming diapers, and cloth hats to keep them safe.

8. The Proposal! I saw this movie on Friday and I am still smiling about it. Such an amazing movie! I recommend it to anyone, even guys should see it because even though it may still be viewed as a chick flick I was seriously laughing the entire movie.

9. BBQ's- I love food, that's a given, but there is something about a BBQ in the summertime that makes me smile. My ward is having one tonight and I'm looking forward to it because I swear the food always tastes better on sunny days.

10. I will be 21 in one month from tomorrow!! I'm very much so looking forward to a new drivers license picture.

Me Padre

Happy Be-lated Fathers Day to the best dad in the world!!
My dad is so amazing! As I have mentioned in previous posts my dad is such a huge example to me on everything! He is such a great person, a hard worker, a spiritual giant, small town country boy at heart, and a great father. So here's to you dad for always putting us kids and your family first, for never missing a single performance, sporting event, or even reflections assemblies when I was younger to always listening me complain about how hard adult life can be and still supporting me now in everything I want to accomplish. For always being the example of getting back up on the horse and not giving up.





I love you dad : )

I do not hook up, I go slow...

so if you want me I don't compete : )

One of many songs by Kelly Clarkson that I rocked out to the other night at her outdoor concert at UVU's baseball stadium. We got a group together which included myself, Candice, Mindy, Marcie, my roommate Ashton, her little sister Mackay, and her sisters friend Whitney. (oh and our friend Parker joined us as well)
I was so not excited about the weather that day, seeing as how it had been pouring rain off and on for the whole week I was not surprised when it was raining hours before concert time. But the show must go on and it did! We had a good two hours without rain while we waited in line and for Kelly to start but once she took stage it started to rain, so we donned our hoods and rocked out in it anyways.





She sang a whole bunch of my favorites including: Since you've been gone, my life would suck without you, Walk away, I don't hook up, and the song that started it all Miss Independent.





by the way she is amazing live! which makes sense when you think about it because she was discovered on American Idol. I loved this concert! even though I was really wet and my hair looked like nothin nice by the time it was over, it was the best to rock out to break up song after break up song singing at the top of my lungs and rock out with random strangers next to me. I highly recommend a little Kelly for everyone in their lives : )

wakeboarding

I went for the first time last weekend and oh my goodness wakeboarding is so hard! I have never tried before but have always watched from a distance in amazement as people balance up on those things in the water, and now after having tried it for myself I have a whole new respect for wakeboarders. The good news is that after getting the trash kicked out of me time and time again for roughly a good half hour I GOT UP!! twice in fact. not that I stayed up for long but I couldn't help but be pretty darn proud of myself.







I couldn't move the next day I was so sore!! wakeboarding hurt more muscles than any other workout I've ever done or sport I've played. Once again kudos to you wakeboarders. So far the Utah lake legend has proven false on me because I still have yet to grow black hairs on my chest, or get some strange disease from swallowing all the water I downed that day. I sure hope it stays that way : )

memorial week madness

better late than never. Memorial day was awesome, why? because I had the day off and took full advantage of that. I went to 7 Peaks that afternoon with Jessie, Danny, Matt, and another married couple. My first time at 7-Peaks means summer has officially started : ) The weather wasn't too amazing but we still laid out, played some UNO, went down some tube rides with the free rentals, and soaked in the wave pool. However, I must document that this was also the day that I went down Free fall for the first time in my life! People have been trying to get me to go down that slide for years now and I finally did it. Huge adrenaline rush as well as quite the wedgie.

After a day in the sun I headed over to my parents house for a family BBQ. Channy was up from St. George for the week so it was nice that we could all be there.

(Not the best picture. Keep in mind tay is very un photogenic)

Post-dinner all of us kids went and watched X-Men 3, Wolverine. Which was my second time seeing it and I just have to say I love that movie, even though I really do wish he could just remember his little lover. oh well, still a great movie!

The fun didn't stop on Monday, Tuesday night while Channy was still in town we went out to celebrate Ashlee and Tanner's birthdays...


Wednesday we took a girls day out trip to Manti. Mom and Ash had the day off from Schouten's so Candice got adopted as a sister for the day and went and did temple work as a family. My grandpa is a temple worker there, which Manti is one of the two temples left in Utah that still act out the session, and since we got there a little earlier than planned he was able to come down to the baptistery and do Channy's and mine confirmations. It was a way cool experience and all the temple workers were so sweet to us, we really felt like royalty or celebrities. Guess that's what you get when you have amazing grandparents who work in the temple.






We took a pit stop in Ephraim while we waited for Ashlee to get her haircut and we found ourselves at IFA's country store, which is one of my favorite stores because it reminds me so much of when I was younger. The over sized coveralls and hats of course turned into a photoshoot.





Lastly, Friday I went to seven peaks again for the 2nd time in one week! it was great. Man do I love that place. This time I went with my sisters, and Ash's friends Ryan, Steph, and baby Avery. however, the Utah weather turned very tricky and the sun was suddenly taken over by massive black clouds causing us to leave early : (




All in all it was a great week! Thanks for coming up and playing Channy, it was so much fun to see you and get to spend some time with you. Can't wait for next time : )