my attitude of gratitude

To get over my depression of being stuck in a deserted town and not being able to go home until tomorrow afternoon I've made a list to reflect on the things I'm giving Thanksgiving for this year.

I'm thankful for:

*My Parents-for everything!!! For your help, everything you've done for me and continue to do for me. For your constant examples of how to live life both temporally and spiritually. For your support. For your advice(Even though I don't always want to listen to it initially). I love you.

*Siblings-over the years as we've grown up you have turned into my best friends, who love me no matter what, and set examples for me over and over again. Our family wouldn't be complete without any of you. I love you.

*Keznee- For bringing a whole new look and love to our family. and for being the cutest baby I've ever seen! I can't wait to squeeze the guts out of you tomorrow!!

*The Gospel-It's true. and every good thing I have in my life is a result of it. Also grateful for the peace and comfort it brings in these crazy, and often sick and twisted days.

*The CC Crew-Holy cow I love you all! I am so grateful for all the crazy memories we have made, damage and ruckass we've caused and for all the deep talks we've had : )

*Jessie & Jenny- We've been through a lot over the years! thank you for befriending me 7 years ago when I needed friends the most and for helping make me who I am today. I Love you!!!

*Jeni-For always listening to my rambles or "stories" as you call them. Thank you to as well for befriending me at my worst when I first moved to cedar. I love our adventures, our talks, inside jokes, and our laughs. You're a great friend, I love you!

*Camera-She's getting a little worn out after all I've put her through but I'm so glad I have the ability to capture memories and moments and look back on them.

*the priesthood and guys that honor it-I have a huge respect for you.

*America and the freedoms we enjoy. especially grateful for those who fight to protect it : )

*Cellphone & Internet and the conveince they bring to keeping in touch with people

*Jacqui, Candice, & Brook-I'm so glad to have the ideal roommate living situation. Thank you for being the ones who sometimes get me the most. I love love you!!

*Coke-for sometimes being the one thing that gets me through my day

*Missionaries-for sacrificing to do the work that needs to be done that I'm to shy to do myself.

*the little things in life-notes left in random places, phone call/text from a friend haven't talked to in a while, sleeping in on a Saturday, school spirit, smile from a random stranger, etc...

*Laughter-you're my favorite thing to do and I could not live without it.

*Walmart-for being open over the break and helping me have some human interaction after the students leave town

*Sunshine-always puts a smile on my face. I miss you and already can't wait for you to come out and melt all the snow we haven't even gotten yet.

*My Nursing Class-for putting up with my quirks day after day and for being a huge support system to me through the hardest semester of school yet(don't worry I know next semester is going to be even worse, but we can do it!!)

*For the blessings and people who have helped my family this past year.

*Life-Life is good in my hood. I love it!!!

Intravenous Therapy

I did my first live IV start, and passed!!! My friend Cyndi (who is also in my class) chose to pass off on each other and yesterday was the big day. I was kinda nervous because no matter how many times I stuck those mannequins a real, live, breathing and beating person was going to be totally different, not to mention the fact that Cyndi's veins roll. great.

But it really did turn out great. I was able to find a good vein, stick her, and thread my catheter without any problems and on the first try, HALLELUJAH!
I love needles, I love blood, and I love poking at real people : )

O Christmas Tree

My roommates and I had a genius idea, we wanted a real christmas tree this year. But we had to get it early so that way we could all enjoy it before we went home after finals week. So with the help of an ax from our guy friends we chopped down and brought home a christmas tree all by ourselves!

Take that!!

Success : )

Finished product(yeah it's a little on the tipsy side, but pretty great nonetheless)

It's your birthday shout HOORAY

Happy Birthday Mom!I can't say it enough how much appreciate everything you have done for me and continue to do for me. You're my biggest cheerleader, #1 fan, listening ear, and greatest example. You may have a million things of your own going on in a day but you constantly choose to put other people first, from us kids and dad to neighbors, to random strangers. You always find a way to turn "unfortunate" situations or rough days into an entertaining story finding a way to laugh out of them, who are we kidding everyone loves your Becky moments. Plus not only are you the best mom but you make the cutest grandma, not only to Kez but to all the other adopted grand kids in the neighborhood.




Happy Birthday Mom. I love you!!!!

H1N1

The campus administration purchased a ton of the H1N1 vaccines, free to the students to help with prevention and outbreak control(well that's their plan at least). But guess who got to administer these lovely flu shots yesterday....yours truly! well me and the rest of the nursing program that is. 3 straight hours of shot giving=a blast!! poking people was a lot of fun, and quite addicting. I'm so glad I got to help though because it was such good experience, especially for only being a level one nursing student.




(Ps. please ignore the man scrubs, they're a little large and in charge)

No Boys Allowed

To my girls: Here's to the crap we talk, the guys we stalk, the way we shop, the laughs we can't stop, the gossip we spill, the looks that can kill, to having each others back, to the next morning getting all the facts, downing the beers (cokes in our case), spilling the tears, we'll stay together through the years.

blah...blah...blah...

1. I seem to have developed a mystery illness that I am unable to self-diagnosis and it's throwin me off. basically I feel pregnant every day (don't worry I'm not) with never ending nausea mixed with a sinus infection. yuck!

2. Thinking has got to be more exhausting on the body than any workout I've ever done because I have never been more tired in my life!

3. Jacqui and Candice, you amaze me! I love living with you : )

4. I miss my family! I don't get to go home again until finals are over and it's quite the depressing thought.

5. People still disappoint me, and I've decided that I'm going to quit caring and quit thinking that one day people will change. I'm tired of seeing the good potential in people and them never doing anything to obtain it for themselves.

6. I love my nursing class!! I learn more and more about them everyday and they never seize to amaze me. Their personalities are so fun and I'm so happy that we're all in this together for the next year and half.

7. I registered for next semester and I'm having a hard time realizing I'm really going to have no life.

8. Basketball season started and I LOVE it! Go birds.

9. Life is great no matter how much I just wanna complain and cry all the time.

10. Here's some great pictures for viewing pleasure.

SUU's BSN class of 2011
clinical group : )

apparently I'm not the only one worn out

check out that backpack! I swear some days it weighs more than I do

HOWLaween

Halloween was great this year. I was a construction worker, Steph was an indian, and Mindy was an army girl and between the three of us (our other girls left town that weekend) we looked like the village people missing a few characters : )
The howl was great this year and we danced like maniacs all night long, watched the hypnotist make idiots out of our friends, and even got fake tattoos. Followed up by a late night/early morning Denny's run. All in all Dance parties+craziness+food at all hours of the day=night and morning of some of my favorite things!

Matt and Trevor's hilarious/ I look like a creep costumes


ran into a fellow co-worker also fresh off duty



chippendale Alan

Chase's genius costume-body paint works wonders!

we found a cop to add to our village people look

I love Halloween!!

turning of a decade

Channy's 20!! and I'm two days late in posting her a little note to wish her Happy Birthday!!! She's currently on the other side of the world, in China, so we celebrated her birthday this summer before she left.

Ever since we were little not only did we look like twins but we've acted like it. She's been one of my best friends and we can always talk about everything, laugh about anything, spend money like crazy, and fight about everything : ) She's adventurous and will do anything she sets her mind to doing, not only loves kids but is better with them then I'll ever be.

I love that she will join in with me on photoshoot craziness

we still look alike after all these years : )

She's there for me in hard times and helps me out when I get "stuck"


She finds joy/humor in the simplest things

Happy Birthday Sis! keep living out your dreams over there and get back home soon. I can't wait to drive around blasting the pod, and talk about life. Not to mention continue our St. George reuniting when you get back down here : )

I love you!!

ps. I hope my card made it to you safe and sound

here's to a 100

100th post. wow, turns out I'm wasting quite an amount of time on this blog. So in honor of posting 100 times I'm following Brittany's(mangelson) lead by posting 100 things that I love. Of course not mentioned in any particular order : )

My family, the gospel,my friends, hula hooping,sarcasm, singing in the car, Keznee, cute old couples,Trucks, my camera, shooting stars,the color red,cowboys, people watching,Cleaning, late night breakfast runs,making a difference in peoples lives,SUMMERTIME, fresh fruit with milk and sugar, road trips,dressing up and being someone else in costume, arrowhead bottled water,writing/making notes, wheat bread,CMT top 20 countdown, Tide with febreeze, photo albums, deep talks with the roommates, IPODS, Sunday naps, brushing my teeth, laptops,my journal,the campus library, red shoes,cheesy chick flicks, clean sheets, wedding pictures, driving fast,Pedicures, medical pens, Zions National Park, finding meaningless things to celebrate, The Prophet, cold cereal,basketball shorts,Mac makeup, text messaging, my grandparents farm, granola bars, playing rockband and feeling like a real rockstar, day planners,going barefoot, gerber daisies,SUU, PB & J's, my little brothers, reuniting with old friends, back scratches, the white board bathroom messages from cracker Jac, laughing so hard it hurts, costa vida, the convenience of walmart, small towns,knick nacks, dance parties, dangle earrings,Itunes, Black & White photobooths, Cedar City, big purses, temples, flip flops, Rodeo’s, sunsets, Gilbert AZ, The ocean,swinging (even though it makes me motion sickness), gushers, Aviators, country music, reliving moments through pictures, orbit sweet mint gum, hairspray soundtrack, the smell of Cal Ranch and IFA country store, old & worn out t-shirts, Sunday night family dinners,movie theater popcorn, Maggie moo’s cinnamoo ice cream, medical terminology, chocolate covered pretzels, reminiscing, HOT showers, blog stalking, writing missionaries, baggy sweats,three peaks, going home, having my hair played with, and Provo canyon.


notice nursing school wasn't on my list ; )