confession

I love education week! Ever since I went to my first education week class six years ago I have loved it and have tried to go every year with my mom and older sister. This year between Keznee being born, Channy moving to China, and me moving back down for school Ash and I were only able to go one day. but it was still amazing nonetheless. The teachers are amazing and always help to keep the perspective that everything will work out and that someone else in charge who knows us better than we know ourselves. The best part was that J.Love also got to go for a day this year and met up with us for a class and lunch.

over seas

Channy made it to China and is now currently halfway around the world for 4 months. so crazy! I actually got to talk to her this morning though(well it was morning for me and night for her), she used another one of the girls laptops to call me on Skype which is much cheaper. although poor thing I ignored her phone call the first time when it came up unavailable and she had to leave a message and call me back. But she is alive and well which is reassuring to someone who worries non-stop : )



Love you lady, be safe over there and have so much fun!

Brittany Olsen, SN

I can get used to this title.
I have officially survied two days of nursing school. To be honest the whole first day I just kept waiting for one of the faculty to pull me aside and tell me excuse me miss but you don't belong here, there's been a little bit of a mistake. But they didn't, and my name still remains on the roll so I guess this nursing thing is really happening. I am so excited!! Now I just have to read my 8 page syllabus's to see what I need to have done by classes next week.

ps. I bought myself a welcome to nursing school present yesterday, all my books didn't fit in my backpack so I bought a new one. it was....$80 : )

so long sweet summer

when I moved to Provo for the summer unemployed and without a real plan I knew I was going to have an adventure but I completely underestimated just how amazing this summer has turned out to be! Hence why the depression has hit...summer ends and I'm moving back to Cedar City in 8 days.

This is not totally a bad thing because even though I am leaving home I am returning to the place which has become my second home over the past two years, however after this summer I almost feel like I'm moving away from home for the first time all over again.

Things I'm going to miss about Provo:
-Sunday night dinners with the fam and massage time with my mom.
-7 Peaks, my summer haven
-little brother dates
-multiple radio station options
-My niece Keznee she's going to grow so much in between visits
-Courtyard at Jamestown(seriously have loved working here! everything about it is awesome from the automatic soap dispensers in the bathrooms to the duck pond out back)
-going to my parents house when I'm bored and my roommates are gone
-Jamba Juice
-sharing a room with Candice. never thought I would have said it but I'm going to miss having the slumber parties every night
-BYU 57th Ward:thanks for being the social summer ward I needed and so much fun!
-my apartment/condo. it is sooo nice!
-Utah county guys. Zoobie stereotype or not I sure have enjoyed the eye candy this summer ; )
-Provo Canyon. not only did I longboard up there this summer but I also ran it, motorcyle rode through it and partied in it.
-Tuesday night Red Mango Tradition. Dang I love that yogurt.
-J.Love and not being here when little Max is born
-The return of J.Pate
-Macey's ice cream and grocery shopping
-Getting away with running yellow lights and speeding
-Mall access
-multiple restaurant and activity options
-travel distance to northern utah/SLC
-all my new friends I made! so many fun and amazing people who made my summer memorable
-My family! Love them all so much

Granted there are many more reasons that I really can't compile them all into one list! but I also can't be one-sided so

Here are some things I'm looking forward to in Cedar City...
-The CC Girls reunited! no longer spread out all over the state
-Walmart! I'm so excited to not have to travel 15 minutes to walmart
-Dance Parties! the CC girls are dancing queens
-The endless activities the first week of school
-finally starting nursing school : )
-Gold's Gym Member ship. for some reason I'm way better at using mine in Cedar
-Making even more new friends!
-knowing every single roommate before moving in
-studying in the Library. I missed it a lot spring semester
-Emerald Pointe. being back with my friends and "family". Well that is if they'll have me back...

I still have many grand adventures planned for the next 8 days so summer's not totally over yet so here's to an absolutely amazing summer and to a new school year full of friends, fun, studying, trials, and adventures. Bring it on : )

Keznee Lyn

My niece has finally arrived!

Keznee Lyn Brandt arrived Tuesday night at 10:30PM, I won't write all the details Ash's labor because I'll let her tell that story but I will say that birth truly is a miracle! It's the most amazing thing. She's absolutely the perfect baby and I love her so much already.







Welcome to the fam Kez : )

just a few things

I worked my last 30 hour work weekend yesterday!! no more 15 hour Saturdays and Sundays : )

It's august, summer is coming to a close : (

My niece is going to be born any day now : )

I really miss J.Pate! and am still super bummed I can't see her before I go back to Cedar and even more bummed I can't visit her in Texas : (

I am getting back into the grove of working out/exercising again and I'm beginning to get addicted to how it makes me feel, well the good part of how it makes me feel not the soreness part : )

I finish my ridiculous online music class this week (and I really really hope I pass or no nursing school for me in a few weeks) HALLELUJAH : )

Channy moves back from St.George Saturday and I get to hang out with her before she takes off to China : )

I'm exhausted and I hate that I have sleeping issues : (

The Cedar City girls are soon to be re-united : )

and...
It's going to be a great day!! : )

Brookie Cookie

Happy Birthday to one of my best friends Brook!! glad you've joined the rest of us in being two decades old : )

Here are some reasons I love my Brookie...

1. She is one of the sweetest people I've ever met, always willing to befriend someone and making sure everyone else is happy.

2. We can talk about anything! We sit in the car, outside on the lawn, or inside on a couch and talk for hours on end.

3. She shares me love for country music and we always listen to it when we're together

4. She accepts everyone for who they are, meaning I can always be myself around her

5. She makes me laugh! we always have so much fun together and can always be goofy







Happy Birthday Brookie!! I love you : )

painful mystery solved

I had my wisdom teeth removed clear back in March. Through that process I ended up getting dry socket on my bottom right tooth, and ever since then my jaw has not been the same but has been full of sharp piercing pain at the sight, as well as radiating pain to my right ear plus I can barely open my mouth wide enough to eat a small hamburger which even then causes sharp pain.

anywho, I've been suffering with this for about 5 months now and as panic has started to set in that I'll never be the same again I asked my dentist about it at my cleaning appointment yesterday and mystery has been solved!

Turns out with dry socket it tends to heal over something which could even be a little morsel of food or other particles in the infection sight and from the X-ray I had done turns out that's just what happened. I have not healed one bit on my bottom jaw from my wisdom teeth surgery months ago! My bone isn't even fused back together. No wonder I'm in so much pain all the time.

Luckily enough, my dentist said it's easy to fix and after a visit back to the wisdom teeth removal place I should be on my way to healing and back to normal. YAY!

PS. did I mention that my dentist is extremely attractive?? because he is : ) maybe I'll look into marrying someone in dentistry...

one year older, but am I wiser too??

so...I'm 21,I'm officially legal!!! woot woot! I had a great birthday and ended up celebrating it all week long.

#1. went to West Jordan the night before and visited Jeni, she took me to dinner at famous Dave's





Went for a hike up Little Cottonwood Canyon, on the Bell Canyon trail which is a pretty steep hike(that we did in sandals and flip flops haha)up a trail that ends at a pond surrounded by the mountains, it was beautiful! Once we made it to the pond we explored on top long enough to be able to watch the sunset before the trek back down.






That night we met up with our friend Tyson and re-united ourselves with his really fun 4Runner. We got jamba's then went for a drive where we ended up hanging out at a park talking like the good ol' days.






#2.I started the big day off by getting a new drivers license with a picture that actually looks like I'm old enough to be driving and not a balding 12 year old girl.

#3.I spent the afternoon relaxing at the Peaks with T-Man. Who was nice enough to buy me a huge ice cream treat with his employee discount for my birthday present.

#4.That night some friends and I went out to celebrate my legalness by going for drinks at SP^RK, which is a non-alcoholic restaurant lounge that serves the same fun drinks just non-alcoholic



Then had a 21 candle covered chocolate cake


#5.Friday morning I took off for Logan to go visit Mindy. That night her dad BBQ'd shiskabobs for us then we got cowgirled up and took off to Stone Idaho for the rodeo.






#6.Saturday we got lunch and found ourselves at the Logan pool all afternoon. It was such a beautiful day and so nice to relax and catch up.






#7.After the pool we went back to her ranch and played in the swimmin hole with her dog Tator




#8.That night we hung out with some of her really good friends from high school, got dinner and watched a movie. But we saw the prettiest sunset from the view of Jordan's back patio




#9.Sunday afternoon the amazing weekend came to an end and I drove back to Provo


Despite these amazing festivities that were so much fun another thing I loved about my birthday was hearing from friends I haven't seen or talked to in a while. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes and for an AMAZING 21st birthday week : )

It's Official : )

I got a letter in the mail yesterday and...say hello to the new roomies for next year!!



I couldn't be more excited.