enjoying the journey!

She Said Yes!

2012-01-05T17:59:00.000-08:00

For those of you were were not at our wedding luncheon, or Inkom reception... Amanda and Marshell (my in-laws) wrote and sang this to us for our wedding! It is perfect! This was seriously us to a T... they got everything you hear from my blog and made it all work into a song! I couldn't figure out how to just post the song so I made a video so that I could do pictures and songs! Thanks guys!- see how lucky I am to be in such a talented family!

*side note Marshall just got diagnosed with Acute Leukemia and is going though treatments now... please keep him and his family in your prayers! We love you Marshall, Amanda, and baby Kezman

getting ready..

2011-07-21T17:55:00.001-07:00

That was then...

This is now... (also add Kanyin, Luke, and Matt)

My mom asked me today if I was ready for everything that was going to be happening... it hit me hard. I am leaving home....forever, I know you can always visit but sometimes its just not the same. My mom and I have gotten really close over the years and I kinda feel like I am loosing my best friend (don't get me wrong I know I am gaining an eternal one but you know the feeling...) All I can say is I am glad Matt works with the Salt Lake Express so I can come home whenever I need to. I just don't want to miss all of the family get together on Sunday watching a movie and having Dad make the best popcorn, or coming home from work and having Katelyn welcome you home and wanting to turn on another show for her... usually Bolt or "the princess show", or going shopping with my parents because I just want to spend time with them... there is just something about living close to home that I hate leaving but everyone has to go though it sometime right?

I don't know what I would do without them right now... all my friends are back in Idaho so all I have had is my family- and I wouldn't change that for the world! They have done so much for me- especially helping with the wedding I would not of been able to do it without them! I am blessed to have the family I have and even more blessed to be gaining a new one just like them!

Today I just kinda hit hard... but I am excited for my new adventure and to start my own family!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my mom! :)

Ill miss being around these lovely ladies everyday! I look up to them so much and hope to be like them someday, I have the worlds best sisters!!

It's about time!

2011-07-13T16:02:00.000-07:00

Sorry folks! Life has been a tad bit CrAzY lately and I have hardly had anytime to do anything for myself or so it seems... haha Some recent happenings: Sorry if I blog about the same thing I can't remember what I have and have not blogged about yet..
We had a Craven family Bridal shower for me and got some super AMAZING things! I can't wait to use it all and turn our little apartment into our home! :) It was also really fun to get together with all of the girls! :)
Lots of baby blessings! Luke and Kanyin were blessed a week apart so we enjoyed some good company and food 2 weeks in a row!! :) And Matt was able to come down so it was a extra bonus for me!

Stadium of FIRE!! aka freaken AMAZING! I got to go with my roommates for a girls weekend! It was such a blast and good to all be together again! It's crazy to think about where we started and now where we are... 4 freshman girls living on their own, trying to meet new friends, leaving the family behind, and being excited and scared at the same time to meet boys and now... one is married, I am almost there (22 days!!!), one is up lifting and strengthening testimony's of many young women at a LDS camp, and one is working towards going on a mission.... who would have thought that things would have turned out the way that they did! Life if truly un expected but simply amazing!
I also got the opportunity to go to Lagoon with the Bedke clan! It was just like old times I miss being around all of them all the time its crazy how much they have all grown, Maddi was just a little tot when when moved and now she has already started school! Its good to know that i'll still always be CB (it stands for Craven Bedke, its like my adopted name! I got it when Ashely and I first became friends and it has stuck ever since!)

So pretty much I am living the dream! I am excited to be married FINALLY and get to start my new life with Matt, but I am also scared at the same time... or maybe its just nerves but is the good kind! Its all I have worked for my entire life and now its only 22 days away... so much to do and so little time! Thank goodness for my angel mother and sisters who most likely put more into this wedding then I do ( I want to do more its just hard when you work from 6-3 everyday...) I hope all is well with you and can't wait to see you shortly! Keep the faith and remember these are the good old days you will wish you had back so enjoy the journey! :)

a common link?

2011-05-28T18:52:00.000-07:00

what do you get when you get the "fantastic 4" (Ashley,Brielle, Emily, and Lindsay)

Brad Paisley

David Archuleta

And fireworks that look something like this?!
Well every other day you would just get 4 best friends, 2 really good singers, and pretty lights! but on July 2nd you get...

THE STADIUM OF FIRE!!!

And we are going!!! We are having our last big hooray before I get married and it was about time we all got together again to do something fun! I have never really been to a concert before except for the first semester of school with Ashley, Emily, and Lindsay and the funny thing is we went to see David Archuleta- (we didn't really get the whole concert experience because we couldn't even stand up or anything, it was at our school and as much as I love going there sometimes the rules are a bit extreme!) conscience? Or not you pick, but I CAN'T WAIT!!

I love you this big!

2011-05-25T17:44:00.000-07:00

I am not a big t.v watcher sometimes I wish I could be but I never have time. Well last night we were working on some wedding stuff so we just turned on the t.v for background noise and decided to watch American Idol (I have not ever been obsessed with this show but it is good, especially when its the finals and you just get to see the end instead of having to watch the whole season!) Of what I have seen of the season I loved Scotty's voice and was excited to see that he was one of the finalist. Well he sang this new song called "I love you this big" and I LOVE IT!! It's the cutest song and really easy to relate to! So in case you were not able to watch it here it is! Enjoy! :) this one is for sure going on the wedding soundtrack! :) (and if you have any other good wedding songs be sure to let me know!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFYsqRDDVeA&wl_token=Z-bb2VkK1wx5vRfNBM-KWORb_gl8MTMwNjQ1NzM3NkAxMzA2MzcwOTc2&wl_id=tFYsqRDDVeA

(click on the link above to view)

New blog...

2011-05-21T07:49:00.001-07:00

I got a little excited one day and made a new blog for when Matt and I are married but like I said I was excited so I have already started posting on it! Ill keep updating this one still but if you ever want to know what we are both up to check it there! :) mattandbriellehunt.blogspot.com I can't wait to be officially Brielle Suzanna Hunt!! 86 more days!! :) Like my friend always says, Keep the Faith! :)
Love you all!
ps birthday month is officially over! Now only a few more to go for the year! Happy Birthday Mindy, Dad, Jillisa, Chelsi, and Austin! :)

the proposal story!

2011-05-15T18:30:00.000-07:00

lifes changing

2011-05-14T20:07:00.001-07:00

This week I have been thinking a lot about how much life has changed... this was Ashley and I when we were 14 maybe 15 (boy am I glad to be out of these awkward years!!)

Ashley, Me, and Brooklin at our Laurels retreat ( age 16)

and now today...

Most of this "thinking" has come because of this! Brooklin got married yesterday! 1 down 2 to go (well really 1 in 83 days but who is counting...) its crazy how time flew.. the 3 of us have been best friends ever since we were little and now we are moving on with our own lives getting married and what not! As scary as it seems life changes no matter what you do about it! Some days I wish we were back in good old days where boys had cooties, and your biggest worry was trying to get your homework done before you could go out and play night games! But now I am marring the love of my life and get to make more good old days with him!! :) Congrats Brooklin, I love you!
p.s these are the 2 best friends you could ever ask for! Thanks for everything!! :) I am truly blessed to have you guys in my life!!

just a little DIY

2011-05-14T19:17:00.000-07:00

Matt and I have been VERY VERY blessed in getting all sorts of furniture and things for our apartment for when we are married!! My aunt and uncle were getting rid of a coffee table and end table so before they could DI them, we snatched them up! :) I wanted to re do them so that they would match our color scheme that we wanted in our apartment. So my mom and I headed to home depot with our vision in mind and ended up finding a primer/ paint gallon paint mis tint for $5.00 bucks, so of course we had to buy it! We bought a few more things and headed home to start on our new project! I wanted to surprise Matt (even though I am not very good at that so he guessed it, little turkey! haha)

Before's

during...

getting close...

After!! :) so what do you think?! ( I really wanted to blog about them so I just went out in the garage to take the last pictures so don't mind the bad lighting or wedding gear in there...)

WAHOOOOO!!! :) Yay for free furniture! :) And remember don't get rid of any house hold things that might be useful in a newly wed apartment!! :)
Keep the Faith!

whoever said life isn't a movie?!

2011-05-03T15:11:00.001-07:00

The girl married the prince. And the bad guy is dead.- this week brought you by Disney!

This pretty much sums up the worlds week... as for mine

Matt drove Friday night so he picked me up at 11:00pm and we headed back to Rexburg to surprise everyone (except we didn't get there till around 3 so everyone was sleeping... haha)

The next morning I sad patiently waiting for everyone to wake up, and it was well worth the screams of joy!! :) We hung out with the whole gang.. minus Melissa :( in Idaho Falls that day we went out to eat, went to walmart, played some Frisbee ( I think that is a pointless sport, but we had fun!) mostly just enjoyed each other company! Not to mention it was fun to get out of Utah, away from work and actually have a life again! haha

He also drove back to Utah Sunday around 2 which worked out perfect that I got home in enough time to go to the Craven "masterful discussion" but the downer was I had to miss Mindy's birthday party! ( Her birthday is May 1st which starts the May/birthay madness around our house!!)

After trying on many different dresses at many different stores... okay not THAT many but it sure seemed like a lot I narrowed it down to 2 that I loved. So after work on Monday we went to try on the dress from the very first store at a place called Bridal Satin (BEST PLACE EVER!) after trying on the dress again I knew it was the one! I feel like such a princess and it's the kind I have always wanted!! Good thing we have 2 receptions so I can wear it more than once!!! :)

The rest of the week is going to be pretty laid back with wedding plans and work! My birthday is Monday (the big 20!) Which is SO much older than 19... it just sounds more mature and a perfect age! haha I hope all of your weeks are filled with joy! I hope this week we can all do what we learned in our "masterful discussion" First in, Stand Firm, Last to Leave, and become the person that you want to become and that our Savior wants you to be! Keep the Faith!

sneak peek! :)

2011-04-25T18:06:00.000-07:00

Matt was down for this past weekend so we decided to take a few engagements :) Chelsi is the best and took them with short notice and everything! We were all dressed up nice on sunday so we went to take a few "formal" pictures! :) Enjoy!

I LOVE THIS BOY!!!

isn't he such a stud?! :)

so it wasn't really a "sneak" peek but hey I am just excited!! :)

toms?

2011-04-16T20:08:00.000-07:00

Today My mom, Jillisa, and I went dress shopping!! :) it got me thinking about the perfect shoes. I had never heard of the shoes call "Toms" until I went to school and my friend Brian is obsessed... okay not that bad but he has a few pairs and has been getting other people to buy them as well. I always wanted a pair but the bad thing is they are quite expensive and I can't see my self buying a shoe over 25 bucks... if you have not heard of these before they are quite cool. Every time you buy a pair it gives a child in need a new pair of shoes also- so really your not just buying shoes for yourself but for someone else as well and 2 pairs of shoes doesn't seem as bad with the price. So I was thinking what a better time then now to get some for the wedding!? It still in the deciding ideas but I think it would be fun, and charitable! So if I do get them I have another problem... what color?! Our colors are the colors of a peacock feather (deep purple, light blue, apple green, brown...) and so I could go with the fun colors like a plum/ dark purple...

or.... more of a white (these are glitter!!)

or... brown!

or... plain white!!

or... bright blue!! :)

so please help me pick!! What do you like the best let me know and maybe ill just have to wear then on my big day!! :)

my bad

2011-04-16T12:43:00.000-07:00

For all of you who is wondering no I am not dead... just WAY behind! But what can I say life has been CrAzY! Here is a quick recap!
1. SCHOOLS OUT FOR THE SUMMER!!
2. Finals were stressful, long, hard, and pointless... but over!
3. After school got out Matt and I headed down to Inkom for the weekend and got Brian, Curtis, Ashley, and Emily to join us which was a BLAST- and REALLY good to catch up with the girls again! :)
4. I started work at KSG again... long days, early mornings, but its money
5.Matt is working full time still driving the Salt Lake Express (which is nice because it means I get to see him every week!!)
6. Wedding plans are coming slowly but surely, we have flowers, and LOTS of ideas! :)
7. Matt came down this past weekend after driving all day- no joke! He worked at 3AM drove down to SLC got back in Rexburg around 4:30 PM just in time to catch the last bus to Utah, and I picked him up in Layton around 9PM... now that's true love for you! I went to work all day Friday and he stayed and helped my mom with wedding things and got lots done! That night we went out to eat with his sister Emily her husband Earl and their little girl Ellie (they came from Twin Falls so it was really fun to see them!)
8. Other than work, wedding, and sleep not much more is happening here! Sorry I have no pictures for this post ill work on getting some soon! :)

the story... Brielle's side

2011-03-29T10:54:00.000-07:00

Our Story… Brielle’s Side

Matt, Me, Ashley, and Drew all headed down to Utah the weekend of the 25^th and 26^th for the festival of colors in Spanish fork. That day was rainy and so we ended up not going and just hung out at my house. I guess I should start a little earlier on the car ride down… Matt worked Friday and so he had to drive the bus down to Pocatello and instead of riding the bus back up Ashley, Drew and I drove his car down and picked him up and left from there. On the way down we had talked about when we wanted to get engaged and he said he has to do 2 things first 1. Talk to my dad and 2. Get money so he could buy a ring (we had gone ring shopping previously and we had picked out 3 rings that we really liked but I wanted him to pick out the “one” even though I might have hinted on the one I really wanted… which he liked because he didn’t want to pick it out since I was the one that had to wear it) Later that day we were hanging out, playing games, watching movies and such. I couldn’t find where Matt went so I went downstairs to find him I looked outside to see him talking to my dad while he was making hamburgers for lunch. I sat on the stairs and watched him for a little bit with Ashley, Drew just kept saying “it’s not the “talk” don’t worry about it” (he had known the whole weekend that Matt was going to propose so he was trying to throw me off) My dad called him inside a little later to help him with a “computer” problem so I went in too but got kicked out by my mom because I wasn’t allowed inside-fishy right! Yeah that’s what I thought too!

That night (3/26/11) we went to hang out at the church to play some basketball and hang out so we got in our work out clothes and headed over. We ended up in the chapel playing hymns and singing along (somehow we always end up at a piano and singing. We all sing different parts Drew, Matt, Ashley, and I so we just mess around with different songs) Since Drew knew that Matt was trying to find a good time to pop the question he kept coming up with ways to get out of the chapel so we were alone. Drew and Ashley went to clean up the gym while Matt and I kept playing random hymns. Ashley wanted to come back in but Drew said that Matt and I were talking and so they just stayed in the foyer. We were both on the piano bench, I stopped playing the piano and asked him what he was talking to my dad about (like I didn’t already know! Haha) he said he was too nervous to remember everything and he just remembers asking for his blessing but I kept prying… haha he got up and sat on the seats by the bench. I kept prying but it wasn’t really getting me anywhere so I just told him I wished we could be engaged so that I could tell all my friends and so we could start planning the wedding. He told me we could just make believe and pretend we were engaged; he said “want me to tell you a story?” so of course I said yes which wasn’t anything new… some nights it’s hard for me to fall asleep so I ask him to tell me a stories. So he started the story “Once there was a girl named Brielle and a boy named Matt…” he started to tell each of our miles stones like when we first held hands, first kiss, meeting the family… etc he was really nervous though so he couldn’t really remember what was next so I had to keep telling him what happened next and he just kind of rambled hahah (you think I would have started to suspect something but I still had NO clue!) He went on “One weekend they went to hang out with her family and he started to talk to her dad. That night they went to the church to play games and ended up in the chapel playing hymns and singing along. It was nice… I liked it (hahahah I told you he was just filling in random words! Haha)” after he said this heart and stomach dropped and for a slight moment I had the thought that he could be proposing but I brushed it off because I didn’t want to get my hopes up. He kept telling the story “and then all of a sudden he got down on one knee” and then he really did… “And said Brielle Suzanna Craven will you be my wife for all eternity?!” Earlier he had taken off my ring that was on my left hand and was playing with it, which wasn’t anything new because he always plays with my rings. I thought he was just putting my ring back on my finger because I was looking into his eyes so I didn’t even realize it was the real ring until I looked down and saw it. I gave him a huge hug and kiss and said “she says YES!!!” I still couldn’t believe it I was shaking so bad and could hardly move I was so shocked! We sat there for a while and he told me how he had gotten the ring and when he got it and all the behind the story details. We kissed a few more times… but hey we were in the chapel haha all he wanted to do was surprise me and he did 100% I always thought I would have somewhat of an idea but I seriously had NO idea, he got me and he got me good! I still can’t believe it and I can’t wait!! We are getting married August 5, 2011 in the Bountiful temple; my other dream is coming true of having my Grandpa Craven seal us! I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with him and begin our happily ever after!!

told you... gym clothes and all! haha

I don't know why he is like holding my wrist hahah but who cares cause I'M ENGAGED!! :) :)

isn't it GORGEOUS?!!

Mark your calanders!

2011-03-28T12:05:00.000-07:00

So in case you have not heard yet.... I'M ENGAGED!!! I will publish the whole story and pictures later just mark the date Aug. 5, 2011 Bountiful temple, and a reception that night in Layton. The following week on Friday Aug. 12 we are having another reception in Inkom! :) Save the date!! more details to come!! :) :) whoot whoot I am marring the love of my life!!! :) :) :)

praying!

2011-03-24T08:37:00.000-07:00

I am praying for baby Williams #3 too hurry up and get here!! :) Mindy and Mike didn't want to find out what they are having, and the suspense is killing me!! My bets are on a girl but that's just because I think Katelyn needs some more girls to play with! So if you want to join in with me, maybe we can get this baby here this week!! :) (she will be starting the induction process on the 31st anyway so its just a little early... Katelyn's birthday is 7/27, Josh's birthday is 8/28, lets get this baby on 3/23!! :) how cool would that be?!)

I try to do nice things...

2011-03-22T18:10:00.000-07:00

So today after being quite productive I ran over to the guys to take Matt to class at the Benson, and of course all the other boys needed a ride to their classes also which I didn't mind at all (we are all pretty good at giving each other rides cause who wants to walk in this weather?!) Anyway so after dropping Matt off at the Benson, Brian off at the Ricks, and Drew off at the testing center I decided to wait a few minutes so that he wouldn't have to walk home and then I could also pick Ashley up from her class (the testing center is connected to the Clark where Ashley was). Well just like anyone would do I turned off George because I didn't want to waste his gas... after a while I started to get cold and the windows started to fog up so I went to warm up the car but when I turned the key... NOTHING! he was dead! hahaha I did leave the lights, music and air on which lead to it but I didn't think he would die that fast! So instead of waiting to pick Drew and Ashley up, drew ended up RUNNING home to pick up his car and then come jump George... I try to do nice things for others but some how they are the ones that do the nice things for me, I guess you could call it a tender mercy to have such amazing friends! So thanks Drew for helping me out, your the best! As embarrassing as this was (I was parked right ouside the door of a dance class... so they saw the whole thing! Did I also mention I had JUST gotten out of the shower, wet hair, no make up, sweats and workout shirt on...hahaha) It was quite funny so I though I would share my laugh with you! Enjoy! I challenge you all to find the small tender mercy's in your own lives! :)

Thanks again Drew!

spring!!!

2011-03-21T11:28:00.000-07:00

It's FINALLY spring!! yahooooo even though Rexburg feels and looks like spring still, today is officially the first day!! whoop whoop! So bring on the spring! :)

Date nights!

2011-03-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

We went to Applebees to celebrate Ashley's birthday :)

Friday night we went down to Pocatello/ Inkom to go rollerblading and see some family that came into town. It was so fun I can't remember the last time I went rollerblading... the place was filled with birthday parties and little kids- oh the good old days when that was the "cool" thing to do every weekend!

aren't we cute?! :)

Drew, Ashley, Brielle, Matt

After we went to Tastee Treet for some Space burgers, it was my first time going and it wasn't that bad to be honest. Its like a grilled cheese sandwich in the sandwich makers but there is meat, cheese, and broccoli in it, all on bread! The place was really fun though! They had a shirt we really liked that said "if I am what I eat then I am the greatest!" hahaha we wanted to buy it!

yummmmmmm

I love this boy! :) and I love date nights :)

HaPpY bIrThDaY!!!

2011-03-17T13:27:00.001-07:00

This one goes out to you Ashley! Happy Happy Birthday!! She is finally 19 :) hahah she is the little baby in our apartment/ friend group but we sure do love her! It wouldn't be the same without her :) I hope you have a fabulous miss Ashley! Thanks for all you do for me! LOVE YA

This was at Lindsays wedding :)

She makes me happy! :) By the way Happy St. Patricks day!!

just a normal tuesday..

2011-03-16T18:43:00.001-07:00

Tuesdays at school are devotional days so we dress up... well 100% not planned Brian, Me, and Drew all matched... hahaha how funny is that? I guess it was just a purple day! It was also Pie day (its a math term called pie and it's 3.14) So Ashley and I made banana cream and chocolate pie :)

this was Brian trying to be a model... he has some work though :)

eating the pie :) yummmmmy

I made banana cream pie, my grandma Watson made the BEST banana cream pie so I was going to make it like old times but when I found out it was like a 2 day process I just got the instant pudding stuff! But I think it turned out quite yummy!

we had a mini photo shoot while eating it...

Sure do love her! :)

random thoughts..and updates

2011-03-14T14:54:00.000-07:00

Matt and I went to Twin Falls this week to meet his Hunt family, mostly his sister
Emily and her family Earl, Emma, and Elli we played games, relaxed, at way to many treats, and just hung out! It was a really fun relaxing weekend... even though we stayed up most night until 1 or so!
Life is pretty good. The semester is almost over, its going to be weird we are all going different places, Utah, Inkom, Blackfoot, and Rexburg... its kind of depressing but that's life! Other than getting ready for finals life is calm. My insight for you today is this: don't go though life saying "I can't wait for this... or this..." but to enjoy the wait, who knows whats going to happen so enjoy life while you can :) after all its to be enjoyed not just endured- Pres. Hinckley :) so stop waiting and live!!
When we came home 2 weeks ago we went to watch Kyron play some church ball, instead of taking pictures of the game I took pictures of my adorable niece instead :)

These are from the last post... the 3D Tangled date night! :) sorry they are so late!

Quick up date!

2011-03-03T18:19:00.001-08:00

I thought I would blog what I have been up to lately since I am caught up with my homework for the next few weeks... no joke I only have a few things due! And I am at work doing NOTHING! So here I am :) Let see what has happened lately...
1. I have become addicted to Horkleys pink lemon-aid
2.The rain here in Rexburg has made it so the snow is now melted into slush and there are mini swimming pools every where- thats fun to walk in! (sarcastic!)
3. Matt and I have been dating for one month tomorrow!- its crazy it seems like it is still the first week! time has flown! (we went to wingers last night to celebrate since we will be driving to Utah tomorrow night!! :))
4.I found a working vacuum that sucks (haha isn't that weird that you want a vacuum to suck if its a good one?! random.. yes!) at the pines which makes my job 100% times easier!
5. I GET TO GO HOME TOMORROW!!! Matt and I are heading down for the weekend to meet the family and hang out! I am super excited.. he is more nervous! (like they wont like him! yeah right!!)
6. I am on the look out for a summer job if anyone has any ideas. Please let me know ASAP! :)
7. We moved locations finally at work and so now we work in the Manwaring Center, in a newer SMALLER office but its a good change.
8.I am trying to practice my Mario Kart skills so I can finally beat Kyron! (what else am I going to do? I have no homework!)
9.We went and saw Tangled in 3D which was totally AWESOME!!
10. Life is life with its ups and downs... I am trying to enjoy the journey not just endure it! :)
*sorry there is not pictures.. I will post some later when I am on my own computer! :)

happy birthday Kyron!

2011-03-01T14:22:00.001-08:00

happy 16th birthday little brother! thanks for being the best, and for being my friend when i had none. I love love love you!! :) I hope you have a fabulous day! :)

You know your in Inkom when....

2011-02-21T21:08:00.000-08:00

This past 3 day weekend we (Matt, Me, Brian, Melissa, Drew, Ashley) all went to Inkom. Its kind of a joke between us that Inkom is so small everyone is family and so on... well here are some examples of "you know you are in Inkom when" yes all of these did happen, some of them might sound worst then they really were but there are lots of inside jokes :) enjoy! In no particular order:

1. Ashley waking up calling Karl's name. (Note she is dating Drew... haha)
2. Your boyfriends dad calls you hot.
3. (singing) "there's something there that wasn't there before!"
4. Every one at church asks when the wedding is.
5. You haven't changed out of your pjs for 2 days.
6. Margaret's cinnamon rolls!
7. You watch movie after movie, play game after game!
8. Your phone has no service... wherever you go.
9. When you get told-"good girl, now fetch"
10. When someone asks "Who's turn is it?" and it's always... Ashleys!
11. You listen to the Hanson's "MMM Bop" on cassette tape.
12. You can't find anything else to do except throw around a exercise ball for fun...
13. All you seem to do is SLEEP!

Playing hot potato with a exercise ball filled with sand...

Me and Matt :)

hahahahahahahahahahahah- enough said!

Mel went back to the good old days of cassette tapes and old bands!

first batch of cinnamon rolls, Margaret (Matts mom) let me learn the art of her cinnamon rolls, but there is just something about it when your mom makes it, you can't top it!

lots and lots of sleeping! :)

No we did not do this to him.. it was all by himself. Not to mention this was about a 6 hour nap for Brian, meaning that that night me and him were up till late laughing at our own jokes and making up songs...

*sorry is this post makes no since... basically all you need to know is I LOVE INKOM! And this weekend was just what I needed: sleep, food, movies, games, relaxation, NO HOMEWORK, and NO stress!! :) Next break: UTAH!! :)

in the past week...

2011-02-18T12:27:00.001-08:00

So much has happened! :) Read on to see what about....

Melissa came to visit for the weekend so we went to Idaho Falls and had dinner and hung out! :) That was kind of a crazy day because Matt and I were just getting back from Inkom. But it was so fun to have the gang back together again :)
I have always wanted to cut someones hair and I kept telling Brian that I would help him cut his so I could learn how and he was all for it until one night at work I got a text from him that said he had whacked it... turns out the guard on the blade fell off and so instead of having one strip of buzzed hair he had to buzz it all off... poor Brian he should have waited because later that week Drew let me cut his!! :)
This is the before (a few days earlier but I don't have any of the before's on my camera... but you get the idea)
and the after!! :) I would say I did quite well... the front of his hair flips to the side normally so even though it looks like its un even its really not! Thanks Drew for being my first and letting me practice on you! :)

For Valentines day Matt had to work :( but he still got me some beautiful roses!! :) isn't he the best?!

I found out that Ashley is addicted to string cheese- no joke she has like 5 or 6 a day!

And Cameron is addicted to blocked cheese... yes that was a whole block of cheese but he just eats it like a apple... interesting yes! haha but it must run in the family... I guess the Bullocks love cheese- no matter what way or kind :)

This ones for Drew...

2011-02-15T18:14:00.000-08:00

This is my friend Drew. He keeps things interesting! hahaha But in a good way :) He came to me really worried today that I had not updated my blog recently and he was concerned I stopped blogging. So here you go Drew! :) Thanks for always being happy and making everyone laugh! Your the bestest! Not a day goes by that he does not do something or says something that just makes you wanna die from laughing! He says he is the most good looking guy out there.. but sorry ladies he is already taken! Drew is the best friend you all wish you had.. and lucky for me I do have! :) Thanks again Drew! ps. How YOU do-win?!
*side note! Valentines was a hit! Even though Matt had to work he still managed to get me some roses that totally made my day! I am excited for this 3 day weekend to head down to Inkom (I know what your thinking.. AGAIN?!) but what can I say I love it there! :) I hope everyone had a fabulous week! Keep smiling! :)

day 30! LaSt DaY!!

2011-02-12T10:07:00.000-08:00

Today I decided to save the best for last: My roommate ASHLEY!! :) she kept asking me when I was going to blog about her... well today is the day! :) She is the best, and I don't know what I would do without her! She keeps me on my toes lol I never stop laughing when I am with her. Ashley made me take both early morning classes with her and basically she has to jump off her bed onto mine some days.. hahaha She is the best :) So Ashley today is for you! I don't know what I would do without you, thank you for all you do for me! :) She is really going to kill me for putting this up but this is the Ashley that I know and love!! Isn't she sexy?!

Don't worry this isn't what she wore we were just messing around while getting ready for the day! :)

Day 29...

2011-02-12T09:57:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: answers to prayers! Today Matt and I drove to Inkom to get some new tires from cosco... well did I mention we drove down on his spare donut tire?! yeah talk about SCARY!! But our prayers were answered and we totally made it... going 75 the whole time! Last night was so fun also, we went to dinner with his family, went to a wedding reception that the boys were supposed to sing at but fell though :( drove around ISU to find a Jazz concert that we knew the girl that was singing- but couldn't find the right place (meaning our surprise fell though) played games, did homework, and started to watch a movie! It was such a good night, totally random but the best! I am still in shock we made it from Rexburg on his tire, with only one scare! Thats why today I am grateful for: answers to prayers!

Day 28!

2011-02-10T16:45:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: The Founding Fathers! Brian LOVES watching "history filled" movies (he is the one you want to ask for any of those types of questions!) Anyway so we started watching the John Adams series this week and even though I sleep though most of the movie (hey I am a tired girl!) They are still so entertaining to learn about. Its amazing how everything fits so perfectly, how can you not see Gods hand in it?! We are SO blessed to live in a free country and I am so thankful for the men and women who came before me to pave the way so that we can be where we are today. When we watched the episode where the Decoration of Independence was finally finished I just got the chills! Its so amazing, not to mention the swearing in of our first president, George Washington! Today I just feel extremely blessed and grateful for the sacrifices that these men made for my benefit! That is why today I am grateful for: The Founding Fathers!

Day 27!

2011-02-09T20:13:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: Reese chocolate eggs!! aka HEAVEN! I had been wanting one all day as Meaghan calls it "they are my grenade" So I went home to get ready to go and do clean checks and Meaghan offered me one... totally made my day!!! :) Thanks Meaghan! Its crazy how much joy a small piece of chocolate can bring... maybe its just a girl thing or maybe its a Brielle thing, I don't know but all I do know is today I am grateful for: Reese chocolate eggs!! :)

A little piece of heaven!! :)

day 26!

2011-02-09T19:54:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for my: "P" coat!! No not the one Kyron made me... the one my parents got me :) I love not having to wear my huge coat when I am dressed up all nice :) its the best and soooo warm :) So thanks mom and dad for the amazing coat!! I love love love you!! that's why today I am grateful for my: "P" coat :)

facebook official..

2011-02-08T08:46:00.001-08:00

So for all of you who are not my friends on facebook or just like to be updated on here... I am making it blogging official- I am dating the best guy!! :) His name is Mattew (aka Matt) Hunt! That name should sound familiar due to the fact that he is one of my good guy friends.. or was ;) now I call him my boyfriend! This whole dating thing is still new to me but he is seriously the best guy ever! He takes me to and from work, carries all my junk, he makes sure I do my homework-on time, and makes sure I eat (with lack of mulah thats kinda hard lol) He is so fun to be around, he has the most AMAZING voice also! I could listen to him sing all day! He has the best family and makes me laugh all the time! :) He hold his priesthood worthy and is seriously the best example to me. Not to mention he is a RM (he went to Arizona) :) which ranks high on me list!! he is seriously the best!! So there you have it its not blog official and I couldn't be happier!! :) :) We are working on taking lots of pictures of just us... we have lots with other people so I don't really have any but I am sure you will be seeing lots in the near future!! :)

isn't he so cute!? :) he makes me laugh!!

day 25 :)

2011-02-07T16:29:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for my: glasses... random? yes but I am! I normally don't ware them all day especially when its snowing outside but today I did and I could see everything! Sometimes I wish I had contacts, then then I think I don't really need them because if I have been not wearing my glasses for a while then I don't really see any difference until... I put them on! Its seriously a miracle, as strange as that is. One little piece of glass and my world is clear! Okay maybe I am exaggerating a little but for all of you who don't have perfect vision you know what I mean! So that is why today I am grateful for my: glasses!
p.s there is also something about glasses that make you look/feel smarter! :)

me and my roommate Ashley! :) isn't she cute!!

day 24... almost there!

2011-02-06T21:33:00.000-08:00

today I am grateful for: church! I was home this week and had the opportunity to go and listen to my moms lesson. It was amazing! she is the best teacher!! We talked about how now is the time to start preparing for marriage/ life, and how we need to be the best we can be now. She had an object lesson with a beautifully stunning wrapped box, gorgeous on the outside but when you opened it there was nothing on the inside. She related it to how you can't just prepare your looks and outward appearance that really its the inside that matters. No guy is going to want the most beautiful girl if all she has is her looks. It was one of those lessons that you hear a lot but this time it really hit home for me. I guess it is just because I am at that age when marriage is closer than when I was in young woman's.- isn't that crazy to think about?! It is for me! :) Anyway basically church was amazing today (don't you just love testimony meetings?!hahah) and that is why today I am grateful for: church!! :)
ps... I made it home safely before the snow hit Rexburg for all of you wondering! :)

Day 23!

2011-02-05T18:39:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: coming home!! I got to come home this weekend with George to help my mom babysit Katelyn and Josh while they were out of town. :) I had been missing them so much and really wanted to come home anyway so it worked out perfect! FYI I am still Katelyns favorite aunt, being so far away hasn't changed that! :) I love being with them! I also got to do all of my laundry (for FREEEE) :) and free food :) not to mention I actually have good meals! yay!! Thats why I am super grateful for: coming home! :)

Melissa is student teaching in Salt Lake so she came down to play for the night!! :) Oh how i missss her!

They don't look very happy but they were! :)

I love my little miss Katelyn!

day 22 :)

2011-02-05T18:11:00.000-08:00

today I am grateful for: FAST INTERNET! As grateful as I am to have internet already paid for in my housing it sure is nice to come home (to my house in Layton) and have FAST internet!! Its amazing! I forgot how nice it was not having to wait for a you tube video or blog to load... Our Hotsite provider at the Pines BITES, and I am not looking forward to returning to it :( so until then I am grateful for: fast internet! :) (isn't that crazy how far things have come I can still remember sitting down at the computer and having to use dial up connection just to get on...crazy!)

Day 21!!

2011-02-03T20:45:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: hot chocolate and cookies! :) I had to work tonight and my office for some reason blows cold air on my all night, and it doesn't help that I am already FREEZING all day long! Well tonight there was tours going on for the new BYU-I center and so in the Manwaring Center aks the MC there were handing out FREE hot chocolate and cookies!! :) it was the best and totally made my night.. I probably had one to many cookies :/ but the hot chocolate was sure nice on my hands ( they never have enough chocolate when they are free... hahah) So on this week where the weather has been -22 somedays with a wind chill of who knows how much I am really grateful for: hot chocolate and cookies!! :)

day 20... 10 more to go! :)

2011-02-02T21:05:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for my brother: Kasey! random I know since I have not even been home but he is just the best big brother! If you know me at all I really like to brag about my family and tonight we got a little bored and I started looking though all of my videos and saw "the price is right" The one that him and all of his guy friends were on before they all went on their missions. I forgot how funny it was... watching Bob laugh his head off at Kasey dancing around after he won his oven and truck! hahaha He sure makes me laugh! Kasey is such an example to me and I look up to him so much!! Kasey is just the best brother ever, always looking out for me and telling me the full on truth in a good way! I doubt he will ever even see this but if you do Kasey just know I love and miss you! Thanks for all you do for me! :) that's why today I am grateful for: Kasey!

day 19

2011-02-01T19:57:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: humor! What a wonderful thing it is to laugh :) it brings a smile to your face and everyone else (if they thought it was funny...) I was watching a show today with the guys and they think it is the funniest show ever its called "outsource" I believe. I had never seen it and they were just busting up! Even though some of the things were over my head (which doesn't take much lol) I couldn't help laughing at them. I love laughing it turns my day around! That is why today I am grateful for: humor so I can laugh!! :)
I can't help but laugh at this picture every time I see it. We went to Yellowstone last semester for fun and got this... we had a joke that that was me because every time we saw animals I wanted to take a picture. We got pretty close to the buffalo and I just wanted to get closer... anything for a good picture right?! hence the reason everyone thought I would be gored by a buffalo. :)

No zooming baby! That is really that close to me! :) But no fear I wasn't harmed!

Day 18... starting to slack! my bad

2011-02-01T16:52:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: SUN! sorry I don't have any pictures of it because we have none! :( This morning while walking to class at 7:20 it was -5 degrees with a -22 wind chill! yeah now thats cold!!! I had a brain freeze, nose hairs froze, and frozen hair even though it was DRY! yup thats Rexburg! hence the reason that today I am grateful for the sun because I miss it so much. I just want it to be warm!! All well I can dream right?! thats why today I am grateful for: Sun!

Day 17!

2011-01-30T21:27:00.001-08:00

Today I am grateful for: musically talented people! Yesterday Ashley and I random decided to go with the boys (Brian, Drew, and Matt) to Inkom (Matt had to sing in a priesthood meeting, and also our friend Micheal was giving his farewell talk) We didn't get to bed till about 2 in the morning, woke up at 4, out the door by 5 in Inkom by 6:45 ish.... and so on the day was non stop going from church to church, family to family, trying to visit everyone we had to. Our last stop was at Matt's aunts house for scone Sunday! :) While we were there we kind of had a mini musical talent show, singing songs, playing songs, and his aunt played the organ... yes in their house! And she was AMAZING! I though organs could only play hymns nothing like what she was playing! She even won Miss. Idaho with her organ playing talent skills!! So basically I was in heaven tonight listening to everyone sing and stuff it was so fun! I wish I was half as talented as them!! So today I am grateful for: musically talented people!! :) :)

hehehe isn't he cute?! even while stuffing his face with food!

matts amazing piano skills! :)

day 16... a little late!

2011-01-30T21:16:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I was grateful for: George (aka a working car)! This is drew trying to help Brian fix his car. Brian couldn't figure out what was wrong with his car so he had to take out the alternator and his battery to get them checked but they both were fine and once he put them back into his car it started to work again.. weird yes.. answer to prayer.. Most Defiantly! But I was just really grateful for George and that he is still workings! Thats why today I am grateful for: George!

day 15

2011-01-29T11:23:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: fridays! they are just the best! Ill give you a little run down of my day yesterday: I woke up at 9:30 because my 7:45 class is only on Mon. and Wed so I get to sleep in on Fridays! :) well I wake up go to my advanced writing/ critical thinking class when we were talking about assumptions and how you can't always assume everything is a sign, so he stared to play some "hey jude" from the Beatles and I started my work of art. (maybe ill post that later!) Anyway after that class I walked up to the Ricks with Brian, found a seat by the window that looked over campus and started to do homework while I waited for my next class to start (my middle class is also only a Mon. Wed class) I saw a old friend and we talked for about a hour or so until I had to go to my History class (side note: my teacher is the history! he is sooo old! but its good cause he forgets things...) so my group was up first to present our slide of questions (he doesn't teach. the class is split up into groups and he makes power points and we all go up and read them... weird I know but that's how the pointless class is.) But knowing that he is so old he just skips right over our group and on to the next! yahooo because I didn't want to teach anyway. So... I kept working on my art work! After class I was done for the day, I called Mindy and my Mom on the way home and had a good little chat. Played Mario Kart with the guys until we ate dinner and watched "prince of Egypt" after the movie we went to go buy JUST DANCE 2! only the best WII game ever!!! but our walmart didn't have it (big shocker there!) so we headed down to Idaho Falls or IF as we call it (just for you Jillisa) Just then Brian called when he got off work at downeast down in IF saying that his car would not start so we first went to go jump his car, get the game, jump his car again then finally around 11:30 headed home to go play just dance... where I now hold all of the high scores!! :) whoot whoot I forgot to say that my cousin also came up from ISU to sleep over :) So basically it was a crazy, random, fun filled night just one of the reasons why I am grateful for: fridays!!!

day 14... still going strong!

2011-01-27T21:14:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for my: job! I love it!! its like I am being paid to do my homework for 5 hours! its the best! I was really behind and stressed with school and tonight I got really caught up it was amazing! I still have a few projects due but I got most of the little things done-and I got paid for it! whoot whoot! thats why today I am grateful for my: lazy laid back slow moving job!

day 13!!

2011-01-26T20:23:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for my: niece and nephews! :) I got to talk to Katelyn and Auklin today and it totally made my day! I LOVE THEM SOOOO MUCH!! I hate not being around them all the time. It also doesn't help that my major is dealing with kids their age, so I learn about their ages all day every day. It bites because it makes me miss them more! Its amazing how such a simple thing like a phone call can make your entire day! I LOVE being a aunt, its the best thing in the world!! And I have the best niece and nephews! Katelyn is my best friend and I am her favorite aunt :) Nothing is better than learning from them and being with them! I miss them so much and can't wait to go home soon so I can be with them! and the 2 on the way!! :) yay!!! that's why today I am grateful for: my niece and nephews!

Auklin man!

cute little Joshy

Little miss princess Katelyn
I'm the LUCKIEST!!!

day 12 :)

2011-01-25T12:26:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for my: mom! She is my best friend, hero, and best example. I never realized how much she did for me until I lived on my own. I never realized the little things like always having toilet paper, laundry soap, milk, hand soap, clean towels, and dinner!! Today I cleaned my house for quite some time (none of it being my mess) but I was still happy to help out. But it made me realize all of the behind the scenes things like always having a clean house when we got home from school. So thank you mom for all you have done for me, for being a mom and taking care of me. Your the best! I miss you so much and hate being away from home. Thanks again mom for everything you have given and done for me. Ill never take all you do for me for granted again. I don't know what I would do without you. Thats why today I am grateful for my: amazing, beautiful mother!

day 11

2011-01-24T20:26:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: talent shows! We had a ward talent show and us girls did the song to Hercules "I think im in love" I think its called. It was really fun and crazy for me to do... totally got out of my bubble for that but it was fun to do something out of the ordinary :) thats why today I am grateful for: random talent shows :)

day 10!! whoot whoot

2011-01-23T18:55:00.001-08:00

today I am grateful for my: calling! :) I am the new relief society instructor (my dream calling!!) I have been wanting to be a teacher for the last few semesters but the lord had other callings in mind for me. But today I taught my first lesson and I loved it!! :) with some help from my parents, and the spirit I would say it was a mighty fine lesson! :) so today I am super grateful for my: calling!

day 9

2011-01-23T16:13:00.000-08:00

today I am grateful for my: bed! and mostly for sleep! this week has been crazy and I have had lots to do so my bed has been my best friend.. whenever we get to see each other :) that's why today I was grateful for my:bed!

Day 8.. sorry a day late! (hey that rhymns)

2011-01-22T16:32:00.000-08:00

Sorry I forgot to blog yesterday.. my bad! but yesterday I was grateful for my: sisters! all of them! They are the best sisters anyone could ask for! I was reading a friends blog and she was blogging about her little sister Madey (the one that passed away a week ago) and it started to make me cry. I am so blessed to have the sister I do, I don't know what I would do without them and their examples to me. I called my mom the other day and asked what her plans were for that day and she said that all the girls were coming over and crafting- I MISS THAT! that is a big reason I hate being away from home. I love how close we all are and that we can do everything together!! I look up to them so much! I couldn't have better sister for me! So thanks Mindy, Chelsi, and Jillisa for helping me become the person I am, for your examples, phone calls, and for your love! :) that is why today (yesterday) I was grateful for my: sisters! :)

day 7!

2011-01-20T17:53:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for my: coat! Today has been FREEZING! well more than it has been, it's been pretty nice lately so going back to the frozen nose hairs and ear muffs are quite depressing! This picture was last semester but its the same coat that I got from black Friday!! (i looove after thanksgiving shopping with the family! this was even the most successful year yet!) and that is why today I am sooo grateful for my: coat! (and Ashley for coming and picking me up from work so I don't have to walk in the cold!)

We were headed to devotional, don't we look like missionaries?! :)

dAy 6!

2011-01-19T22:59:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: Brian he is my best friend (well one of them!) today while I was stressing over school, feeling tired, and quite sick. He just laid on the floor by me and just talked. It was not anything big but it sure meant a lot to me! Brian is the person that prays for everyone else and hopes that they are doing the best that they can be, but he is also the person that can make me cry laughing, make me feel better when I am sad, or even make me become better at Mario cart racing so I can try to beat him (which I have been able to do once before... don't worry I still practicing!) and Brian is also the person you can tell anything to and know its safe. Brain is the best!! I am so grateful that he is my friend! :) that's why today I am especially grateful for: Brian! :)
This was at Lindsay and Travis wedding reception! we love to dance, even if its just spinning over and over again! :)

our family "Christmas eve" party! :) hence the reason I am in my footie pjs hahaha

this is Brian's "I am sooo cool" look... he loves this picture so I thought I would put it up since this post is all about him! :)

Day 5

2011-01-18T17:19:00.001-08:00

Today I am grateful for Devotionals and Brother Charles W. Dahlquist: Below is our new BYU-I Center (boring name we know that's why we just call it the byuic for short) This building is AMAZING! It looks like a mini conference center and it is so beautiful! The byuic just got dedicated on December 17, 2010 so its brand spanking new, this is the first semester to have devotionals there. This building brings a different feeling (not that the heart where the devo. used to be didn't) Today Brother Dahlquist spoke and it was one of those talks that you just needed to hear! He also told the boys to be bold and ask the girls out, and also that its okay to hang out during the week but you need to be out on a date holding hands with a girl on the weekend. It was really funny! If you want to read his amazing talk go here: http://web.byui.edu/devotionalsandspeeches/speeches.aspx and click on the Jan. 18 devotional by Brother Charles W. Dahlquest. If its not up then keep trying it might not be streamed yet, and if you can't get to the link let me know and I will try something else! Trust me it is worth your time :)
ITS HUGE!! if you want the whole effect you are just going to have to come and visit me and we can go check it out together! I could even pull some strings and get a tour hooked up for you!
This is still during construction but you get the idea! Like I said come check it out ;) today I am grateful for devotionals and brother Dahlquist :)

day 4... home at last!

2011-01-17T20:27:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for: Mountains! that sounds weird right? But its true! Today while driving home I realized how lucky we are around Utah and Idaho to have mountains! I love them! Inkom is so pretty too! I totally would not mind moving to a small town where everyone knows everyone and this is your view every morning! So today I am so grateful for gods creations and making everything so perfect!

Day 4... still in Inkom :)

2011-01-16T20:05:00.001-08:00

Today I am grateful for: Just Dance! it's the best game on the WII its sooo fun. Today while hanging out at Brians house we had a blast playing games like "things" and "just dance" by the way I totally won the game "things" which I am totally going to buy I loved it! But there is just something about playing just dance with all of your friends.. and their moms! it was the best! tomorrow we go home which is sad but its been a great weekend! Melissa (my old roommate who is down in Salt Lake doing her student teaching even came up to visit! Yay so today I am grateful for: Just dance!

the boys playing "tell me what you want" from spice girls! :)

the indean

day 3... in Inkom!

2011-01-15T21:22:00.001-08:00

Today I am grateful for a lot of things... mainly a WARM home! Today my friends and I all came down to Inkom Idaho for the 3 day weekend. 3 of my friends are from here and so we came down for a sledding trip, worlds best cinnamon rolls, soups, games and a weekend away from school and most worries! There is hardly any service up here anyway so no phones are needed :) its the best! Today while sledding a few of us made a igloo (it had stairs, walls on the outside entrance and the inside could fit 4 of us maybe even more, it was just that all the rest of them got to cold so they all went inside) After spending all day in the snow it shows me how grateful I am a warm house to live in and that I don't have to worry about being cold living in Idaho! I am also grateful for friends who like to have fun and can be themselves :) so here's to the best weekend in Inkom, and trying to stay warm! :)

you can't even see both sides.. this thing was mongo! :) it brought me back to the good old days where me and my siblings would make forts every time it snowed!

Matt, Me, and Cameron! :) we are so cool!

Day 2

2011-01-14T21:46:00.001-08:00

today I am grateful to be in Rexburg! Your are most likely thinking I am crazy but I LOVE it here! I have all I need... except money and my family lol but other than that I am set! We had a freak snow storm yesterday and this is only on of the few piles of snow around my house! The sidewalks are all ice sheets and when the sun comes out it all turns to slush, when its cold your nose hairs freeze and don't forget about the wind chill... but hey I still love it here! And that's why today I am grateful for: Rexburg!
P.S sorry the picture is so blurry obviously I am not the one taking it... thanks Cameron!

Blessings!

2011-01-13T09:15:00.000-08:00

I just want to say how truly blessed I am for what I have. I am blessed to have a healthy body (well most of the time) a eternal family that loves and supports me, the best friends anyone could ever ask for, the chance to be a aunt, my testimony of this church and the comfort that that brings me, a temple in walking distance from my house, a school that I can gain a education and a testimony ( seriously there are not that many schools out there where you learn things from a worlds and the churches point of view, one of my classes I read conference talks and find how that can help me in PPE and its not even my religion class! its like everyday is Sunday and every class is Sunday school! I seriously love it!) I am blessed to have my R.A job this semester which is a answer to prayers and a testimony builder- the lord knows you and knows your needs! I am grateful for the knowledge that life does not end with death, but knowing that is just the "rest" of my life and a "rest" from this earthly life. I am grateful to know that prayer works and that lives can be changed because of it!
As you can tell I am so blessed and so grateful for it! This week one of our neighbor girls passed away due to cancer and it has just really shown me how fast life goes by and not to take anything for granted. I am going to start this new 30 photo challenge that my dad told me about (he said for the year but that is kinda long!) basically you just show what you are grateful for that day whether big or small! If you feel like you are extremely blessed or maybe you feeling over whelmed and stressed I encourage you to look for something every day that you are thankful to have and maybe even take a picture of it to show thanks for our Heavenly Father.

Today I am grateful for my grandparents! The ones on this earth and the ones watching over me in heaven. I am so blessed to have grown up in the family I did and that we can all be faithful member of the church. My grandma Craven is really a example to me these days. She always lets me know that she is thankful for me and praying for me. A while ago she sent me a letter that made my day, just telling me some stories about her friends and her testimony. My grandparents are my hero's and I don't know what I would do without them in my life! Thanks for all of the support and love it means the world to me! They are such example to me and today I am thankful for their legacy and for setting the example for me. I love you all and hope you all know how truly blessed we all are!Grandma and Grandpa Craven

Grandma and Grandpa Watson, keeping me safe from above! :) I love and miss you with all of my heart!

PS I know I didn't take these pictures but I couldn't pass up the time to thank them for everything they have done for me!
PSS school is going great! I am finally working on classes in my major (PPE) and loving it! ill post pictures and up date more later.. but duty call and I have to go to class!

randomness...

2011-01-04T09:57:00.000-08:00

So pretty much I have the best friends! :) I went to Ashleys house for new years eve and we partied hardy with a bunch of people! We have gotten together now for the last 3 years and it gets better everytime! I love it!

ITS JANUARY 1ST!! AHHHHHH

Christmas was a success! I got everything I wanted :) :) :) :) my parents are pretty much amazing. This year both of my parents got the exact same thing for each other (which was funny because all of the kids knew that they were getting each other them!)
Our New Years tradition is making Chinese food! normally we have the Watsons with us but they had to go and move to Texas :( we missed you guys! Well it is official its finally a new year! 2010 was a great year but I am officially not going to be a teen this year! whoot whoot!
This semester is going to be so fun, I am already starting into my major which means I am that much closer to graduating! yahooooooo

Road Trip!

2010-12-20T13:49:00.001-08:00

This weekend Me, Matt, Brian, and Emily all jumped in the car friday morning and went to Washington for my roommates wedding :) Lindsay (me and Emilys roommate married Travis, Brian and Matts roommate) in 2 days we were in 5 states! now thats crazy!! It was a long 10 hour drive up there a beautiful wedding and fun hanging out then another long snowy 10 hour drive back!
we went ice skating with a bunch of people that night.. totally our new favorite! we went in as beginners and came out pro! :)

sorta... hahaha caught the falling in the act! love it!

Lindsay and Travis wedding! it was so beautiful with the freshly fallen snow :)

me and the beautiful bride! Its so weird that they are married now...

The boys!

our ice skating group!

one of the many stops on our way to Washington!

coming to a close..

2010-12-12T16:27:00.000-08:00

This semester is coming to close to soon for my liking! Finals are all next week and life is not slowing down. This semester has been the best out of all of the semesters I have had. The fantastic 4 were back together for the last time (Emily, Lindsay, Ashley, Brielle) Lindsay is getting hitched on Saturday-CRAZY!! we have all been though so much together from our first semester, new friends, failing tests, passing tests, deaths, falling in love, and breaking up! I can pretty much say that we are all sisters for life.
We all got along so well, sure there was little things like conflicts over the messy house or something but somehow even though we are all different we are all best friends. Ashley Bullock and I are the only ones that are staying next semester :( Lindsay is getting married, Ashley and Emily are off track and Melissa is doing her student teacher... luckily the boys are all still here so we can still watch Dr. Quinn :)
These girls have been making me the person I need to be. I don't know what I would do without them. I know that God knows me and he knows what I need and who I need and they are an answer to my prayers.
We always have so much fun together no matter what it is! We are one big family (including the boys Matt, Curtis, Brian, and Travis) This year for Christmas we all drew secret santa names, hung stockings, decorated the apartment and are having our "Christmas" tonight! What a blessing it is to have friends who are like your family when you are so far from home.
So to my Best friends, thank you for the best year of my life. For the ups and downs, the dance parties and random nights! I owe it all to you :) It bites that this semester has to end but when one door closes another one opens. I am excited for the new chapters in our lives and that I got to be a part of yours! :) I LOVE YOU!!

happy birthday!

2010-12-09T15:31:00.002-08:00

Happy 2nd Birthday Auklin! I can't believe he is already 2 I can still remember going and seeing him in the hospital for the first time! He is such a character :) I freaken love this boy!! Its quite sad being away from home but the plus side is I will be home soon enough!! If only i make it though finals week!

Ode to Carbonite! and Mike!

2010-11-28T10:01:00.001-08:00

When I came home for the break my computer was all messed up... my hard drive was FRIED! My amazing brother Mike figured out what was wrong with it and ended up fixing my entire computer (even though I had to buy a new hard drive) The bad news about it was that I lost EVERYTHING on my computer, my biggest fear! Lucky for me I had started using Carbonite, an off site backup system. All I had to do was press "restore" and BAM it's all coming back to me now! My cousin was the one that got me nervous about loosing all of my stuff, because her laptop crashed a couple months ago and she lost everything (sorry Jami). But thanks to Mike and Carbonite I am back up and running! :)

Christmas at the Cravens!

2010-11-27T21:25:00.000-08:00

This year we got to set up for Christmas before I went back to school, it's just not the same if I can't help! Even this year it was just me and mom! :) here are a few of the many decorations around the Craven home!

This is the best Christmas tree ever!! Everything on it has sentimental value or a meaning for why we have it, no fancy "no touching" tree at our house! It's all about the memories, and I LOVE it!

Upstairs is a little more "fancy" where it's the Christ room with all of the nativity sets.

This is just one of the many nativity sets we have, our big fancy one my parents got from a man in Egypt where my dad paid for it with money, his money belt and the shoes off his feet... if I remember correctly!

The best ornament on the tree... MINE! Baby's first Christmas 1991! whoot whoot! There is always a fight for who gets to have theirs at the top of the tree... most of the time you are searching for your ornament that someone else hid so theirs could go at the top. It's quite a sport!

This is also another favorite... Herbert the rooster! If you didn't know we used to have a TRAINED pet rooster named Herbert. He was the bomb! But winter came and we had to give him away :( so like I said earlier, we got an ornament to remember him! Another cool tradition we have is every place we go on vacation or somewhere cool we buy another ornament for the tree, it's fun to see all of the places we have been! Well happy holidays! I hope your Christmas is amazing and your decorating is a BlAsT!! :)

Thanksgiving break

2010-11-25T19:08:00.001-08:00

I have been way behind in the blogging department.. life has been quite hectic around here! So feel free to just scan though all of the pictures. First these are some play pictures from our stake play Savior of the World. Dad, Kyron and my cousin Brent were all in this... they did a really good job and it helped strengthen my testimony so much!

Dads big part was about 5 words! haha but he sure nailed it!

p.s the beards are both fake (obviously) but just to make sure.. my dad would never be caught dead with facial hair! lol

we went to the play with most of the family.

Earlier I posted about my dear grandmother. I was lucky to get home on wed. just in time to say goodbye before she passed away Thurs. night. The family was all around (all 7 kids!) she is finally home with my dear grandpa in her "white home" that was prepared for her. It has been a hard week but with the knowledge of eternal families and eternal life its become bearable. I don't know how anyone could live without knowing that we are going to live again. Someone this past week told me that the reason that people die is because sometimes the spirit is to strong to live in such a weak body. I love to think of it that way. She is finally at peace and no longer in pain. I will miss all of the memories and helping her to church every Sunday. I miss the amazing thanksgiving food she made.. jello, rolls, and stuffing. I miss driving home from work and just stopping in to get her her mail and to chat. I miss her silent testimony of this church and her knowledge of it. I miss having her cheer with my success and being there for me. I am going to miss not having her or my grandpa at my wedding someday. Mostly I will just miss her. It was a blessing living so close and we have grown even closer its hard to say good bye but I know she is at home and watching over me now. I love you grandma! :)

here are some pictures at the viewing Sunday night.

Sure do love my brother! This time was not as sad as my grandpa's I think it was because I know that he was waiting for my grandma and that she is finally happy again. Its still hard its was just easier knowing! Honestly I never though grandma was going to die.. I knew she would I just never saw a end. Where when it was grandpa he was always sick and I knew it was coming. Once again I am just thankful for eternal families and for them to show me the way and be my example.

the "blizzard!" it was supposed to be the worst blizzard ever but really it was nothing more than what I live with everyday in Rexburg.. hahah but I was fun to get excited about!

This year for thanksgiving we started a new tradition... DEEP FRIED TURKEY!!! it was AMAZING! I normally don't even like turkey because I think it is too dry but holy smokes this is amazing!

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Also this year we paid a tribute to grandma. We wore her and grandpa's aprons, made her rolls, jello, and stuffing (still not quite like grandma could make, she was one heck of a cook!) but amazing none the less!

Cute little Auklin! Boy do I love being an Aunt!!

me and my beautiful mom!

The family all ready to gobble till we wobble! (also using grandma and grandpa's table that my mom help build when she was younger! Isn't she amazing! It fit us all which was perfect!) What an amazing Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for all I have! And the best thing about Thanksgiving is the day after... BLACK FRIDAY!! whoot whoot! here we come.. bright and EARLY! :)

let me carry you

2010-11-15T22:26:00.000-08:00

I don't know how many of you know about my sweet grandma but she is really sick and has been for a while now (ever since she fell in Aug.) Well its finally hitting me that she is not going to make it much longer she has put up a good fight and is ready to see my grandpa again and help us from heaven. When my grandpa passed away last year I was up at school and had some of my cousins here with me so it was a little easier to handle but this year they have all moved away and I found myself alone and I felt really alone to. I didn't want to tell anyone what was going on until my best friend Ashley walked in on me talking to my dad and crying so I broke down, couldn't hold it in any longer and we just cried together. I didn't know anyone else knew till tonight... I thought I could fake being okay pretty good until we got back from FHE and I lost it again lucky everyone was out shopping except Ashely so yet again we had a cry fest. She had told me that our FHE brother are a little aware of what was going on and if I needed anything to call. Thats when I knew I needed a blessing. I called them up and they came running over! I could tell they really cared and it was not just routine. We talked for a while and had good times telling memories and stories which I really needed! After they asked if there was anything they could do and that when I asked them to help me with george (my car... he had died earlier and I needed him to work so if I have to hurry home I can) just when we walked outside everyone came home from the store and helped us there was a good 10 of us out there all huddled around trying to find a solution to why george was not starting. Soon I relized that they all knew my situation and was extremly helpful in whatever I needed. Boys kept stopping by offering to help me with my car and anything else I might have needed. Just earlier that day I was talking to my friend and wondering how anything else bad could happend.. its not been my week! and he kept saying he will carry you if you put your faith in him and the song "let me carry you" by jenny phillips kept playing in my head all day. I know that he is carring me and helping me though my hard times. I don't know what I woudl do without the friends I have to just lend a shoulder to cry on. I am so blessed and I am starting to see the positive in the situation rather than the negitive. The blessing my brother gave me was right what I needed to hear, I know that that was from god and he was comforting me. I don't know what I would do withouth this gospel and the knowledge of forever families and I am so glad that I have mine forever!

freedom!

2010-11-11T12:53:00.000-08:00

I just want to thank all of the men and women who have fought or are still fighting so that I can be free! We like in such a wonderful place and owe it to the many people in the armed forces. I want to thank those in my family that have fought my grandpas and my cousin Ryan ( in the picture above). Thank you for your service and dedication! Today is also my Grandpa Cravens birthday- what a great way to spend it in remembrance. Thank you again for serving so that I can be free. This truly is the land of the free because of the brave! I hope you all have a happy veterans day and don't ever forget all of the people who fought just for YOU! God bless America! :)

PPE!

2010-11-04T13:48:00.000-07:00

Its official! I switched my major from early elementary education to PPE which is professional preschool education! I can't wait, I didn't even know we had something like this and thats why i was in the El Ed major before! Its even better because I don't have to take a whole bunch of foundation classes YIPEE!! which means I only have to take 2 more religion classes, a writing class and a capstone class and then I will get my Associates in PPE! After I get that I will just contiune with school and it will switch my major to Child Development and it will become a minor in PPE! Yahooooooo anyway so there you have it! wish me luck!!!

1 year ago...

2010-10-31T09:00:00.001-07:00

My Grandpa Watson died 1 year ago today :( he has been greatly missed! So much has happened since then its crazy to think it was only a year ago. He was such a good example to me. He was the biggest fighter when diseases took over his body, he had many close calls but always came out strong. He loved my grandma so much and had to know where she was all the time. He loves little kids and would just brighten up when they came into the room! I can't wait to be able to see him again and get one of his great big bear hugs! I love you grandpa and I know your watching over and protecting us! I miss you and love you lots! xoxox

the joys of college!

2010-10-28T07:55:00.000-07:00

So I have finally come to the conclusion that I have to do something else to get money because my job is not cutting it for me! So what do you do to get extra money? yup thats right you give plasma! ahhh and if you know me at all you know that I HATE needles to no end!! And look at the size of that thing! I hope I can seriously handle it cause its a good 50 bucks a week! well wish me luck!! ahhhh

facebook!

2010-10-18T16:21:00.000-07:00

last night while sitting at my desk I realized something.... I was on facebook doing NOTHING just watching each new status come up I got sooo sick of it so I decided I was going on a facebook fast! I just get on out of habit now and its messing up with my study habits so me and my roommate changed each others passwords and are not getting on for a week! hopefully by that time I would have broke my habit and can get more things done! :) wish me luck!!!

Worlds best Dad!

2010-10-17T19:53:00.000-07:00

This one is for my dad! I just want to tell him how grateful I am for him. He is the best dad in the world! And I don't know what I would do without him. He is always answering my questions and calling on his "cool down" walk after his jog. He is such a example to be and I look up to him sooo much! I don't know if he knows how truly amazing he is to me and everyone else! He is the BEST seminary teacher/ leader/ favorite uncle/ hardworking/ and dad every! so thanks daddy for all you do for me and all the extra things you do for me that get un noticed! I love you tons! its a dads life... enjoy! :)
(P.S mom since I know dad doesn't even know what a blog really is or how to view it make sure he sees this video I am sure he will appreciate it!!)

Snickers Halloween Grocery Store Lady

2010-10-15T11:27:00.000-07:00

Hey! What is everybody being for Halloween?! If you have any good ideas for me I would love to hear them! :) I hope you are buying lots of snickers and getting ready for this joyous holiday! :) enjoy!

prophets!

2010-10-05T14:43:00.001-07:00

Yay for conference!! My dad got us all tickets so my roommates and some friends all headed down. (from left to right: Ashley, Ashley, Melissa, Brian, Matt (the boys are kinda smiling funny... normally they smile differnt! hahah)My amazing mom put up with a house full of extra people, not to mention preparing food and everything else for all of them! isn't she the best?! thanks a bunch again mom! I know us college kids can kinda be stressful in planning and stuff, so thanks for putting up with it! Anyway I loved conference this year! I think the older I get the more I really appreciate it, and listen! I can't really say which talks were my favorite because there was sooo many but some of my tops were President Monsons gratitude talk and President Uchdorfs simplifying lives talk, 2 things of which I need to work on! I know that the prophets are speaking from God and that if we listen to them we will be blessed! How cool is it that we have amazing men to direct and lead us today?! I can't wait for the talks to come out in the Ensign so I can review and learn even more than I already did! :)
aren't my roommates so cute?! (Lindsay stayed at home for the weekend so she is obviously not here haha) I love going to a school where we all believe in the same things and have the same standards it makes being away from home so much easier! They are great examples to me!

sweet song!!

2010-09-25T07:55:00.000-07:00

So I came across this song the other night randomly and love it! Not to mention it totally talks about me!! :) enjoy!

good friends...

2010-09-20T10:35:00.000-07:00

Last night I had a really humbling experience. I have AMAZING friends, ones who push me to be the best I can be, set the bar high, the best examples to me, and love me for who I am. I just got put into the relief society presidency on Sunday, something that I am both nervous and really excited for. We have 51 sisters in our class and I have been making it a effort to get to know each of them, kinda get out of my bubble and become my like my friends and be friends to everyone. We had a stake fireside last night and I admit it I did not want to go (my ward starts at 1:30! UGH! and so we hardly get home in enough time to eat *side note* our really good guy friends made us all dinner yesterday and it was all set up and ready to go right when we walked in the door from church! I love this new thing of us making breakfast and them making dinner on Sundays! ) anyway.. so my roommate Emily spiritual giant that she is some how talked us all into going to this fireside and I am so glad I did, our stake president talked on turning towards the temple- a over all amazing fireside. After the fireside a few of us were a tad... excited for no real reason after sticky noting Lindsay's bed of love letters and inside jokes we finally started to settle down and get ready for bed. That's when Curtis walked in (nothing new his home is our home type of thing!) Well some how we got on the topic of Ephesians 1:16 this led into a 2 hours discussion about the Gospel and things I have never, realized or even thought of before. I could not stop thinking of the things we talked about so I started to write them all down, around 1:30 AM I was finally able to fall asleep! it was that deep!! anyway long story short it is just such a blessing to have good example in my life and great friends who love the gospel as much as me, but also know sooo much more and are willing to help and answer my questions! It has taken me a long time and lots of hard times to understand the importance of friends, I have made forever friends here and my life has been forever blessed! So here if my little shout out to my amazing friends just to take them for all that they do for me and the examples they are to me. You are helping me become the girl I am meant to be! so thanks!! :)

fall semester!

2010-09-14T14:55:00.000-07:00

its that time again!! School started on September 9th and so Mom, Dad,Kyron, and I all jumped in the car Sunday night and headed for Idaho! we stayed the night in Pocotello and then Monday morning headed to good old Rexburg! Dad and Kryon moved all my stuff in while I reunited with my friends and mom helped with my vinyl saying! thanks guys! :) ps isn't my mom just adorable! oh how i miss her :(
This is going to be the best semester ever! I can't wait I have already have TONS of fun and school only started last week! :) this last summer all I did was worked, my friends back home are.... well not really friends and so it was amazing to come back to school and hang out with my good friends and have good influences again! Lindsay and Travis (the girl in yellow, and the boy next to her..) are getting hitched the last day of this semester! ahhhh hahah its sooo exciting though and we can't wait. We are all really good friends with his roommates to. Melissa introduced us all winter semester and we all just hit it off. its like we are all just one big family! they are over all the time and when they aren't we are at their house ( they moved into the boys pines so they are less than a minute walk!) its sooo fun!
Rachel and Katie came to visit us, they were my very first roommates in the fall a year ago. Friday night we re painted our ugly peach vomit color wall to a really good dark read it looks soo much better and that night a bunch of people just stopped by.. we meant countless new people it was super fun! the boys in this picture is Blake (in blue) he is Ashley's cousin and his roommate Jordan!
my AMAZING ROOMMATES! minus Ashely... she went home the first Sunday for her cousins fair well. from left to right Ashley (yes if you didn't catch that we have 2 Ashley's and both of their last names start with a B so it gets really confusing, this Ashley is Lindsay's little sister so its really fun!) than Lindsay,Melissa, Me, and Emily!
first day of school!! :) way more to come! :) so i will try to keep you posted on my amazing, fun, exciting, homework filled, enjoyable college experience!! :)

tooo cute not to share! land lots of updating!

2010-08-31T20:31:00.000-07:00

I LOVE being a aunt! And I just happen to have the cutest niece and nephews! Not to mention they are all getting along really well and love to play with each other! :)
Even share their toys! hahah is this just not the cutest thing ever?! oh i love them!!

true joy right there!

with grandma being in the hospital for the last 2 weeks we had lot of little visits. She is now finally moved to the rehab center in Clearfield which is a much better and faster drive and it means that she is finally getting better! :) extra props go out to my mom and my uncle Donnlee who has made sure they are always there everyday of every possible moment! :)

isn't he just adorable!?

Josh man!

2010-08-31T20:23:00.000-07:00

Look who just turned 1! :) Josh turned 1 on saturday so we had a little family party on sunday to celebrate! He sure did love his cake!

Mindy made really cute "ball" cakes for his birthday! It was a really fun day and fun to be with the family before I head back to school this week! :)

oh how I love the fairs! :)

2010-08-31T19:35:00.001-07:00

Ashley and I went to Weber County Fair and got a cartoon drawing! We have both wanted to do this and just decided to finally do it! So what do you think?! pretty cool hu! :) The next friday we went to the Davis County Fair with my family and entered a blind folded lawn mower maze race!
Kasey and Kyron... the person driving is blind folded while the passenger is yelling directions and were to turn to dodge the tennis balls so you don't get your time deducted! we learned that Kyron doesn't really know his left and rights during this.. Kasey kept yelling "hard left hard left" and where would Kryon go... yup hard right hard right! hahaha but some how they did not knock over a tennis ball
Ashely and I... just want to say that we didn't knock over one tennis ball! :)
Mindy and Mike went first so they say that they had the disadvantage but they also knocked over a few tennis balls... haha so who won you ask??? scroll down!
YUP thats right me and Ashley did! We won the grand prize to a night stay in Eden... hahah but we traded it with Kasey and Kyron for the second place prize a mini BBQ grill and camp chairs we thought this would fit us better and so Kasey and Chelsi could have the nights stay. Mindy and Mike got third place and a cute little plastic trofy! hahah good job guys! :) It was pretty fun though when the anouncer kept saying "the next couple" or "welcome to the couples challenge..." hahahah so that was kinda awakward with Mindy and Mike being the only real "couple" but it was still fun never the less!

Sugarland - Stuck Like Glue

2010-08-16T15:48:00.000-07:00

This is totally one of my new favorite songs! But just before you wanna use it for you wedding video I would check out the music video.. might change you mind hahah super cute! :)

St. George! :)

2010-08-15T13:58:00.000-07:00

We went to St. George for our family vacation! It was sooo fun and good to get away. We went to Zions national park, kolob national park, Las Vagas, church history sites (Brigham Young winter home, mountain meadow massacre, and the temple) Lots and lots of swimming, tarzan at Tuachon, we played lots of minute to win it games, and just hung out! :) the weather was even great for the first few days, but got hot for shopping in golfing! I have a lot of pictures so just feel free to roam ill try to explain what they are if you couldn't already figure it out! :)
eating dinner at the brick oven before we went to go see tarzan which was the COOLEST thing ever! I strongly suggest anyone going and seeing this!

Weeping rock or something like that on one of the trials at Zions. This was cool to! the rock was seriously dripping water from no where!

minute to win it games!

the coco cola factory in Las Vagas. Katelyn loved this creepy bear!

Kolob :)

good looking family hu?!

weeping rock again..

zions! pretty epic picture!

lots of car rides, this is katelyns favorite thing to do! isn't she cute :)

I LOVE MY SISTERS!! :) Jillisa thinks she looks prego in this picture so if you thought she did to just know that she isn't hahaha

my amazing daddy! :)

M&M factory!

my great great great grandpa Henry Lunt, what an amazing man :) also the founder of ceder city!

like I said before I LOVE my sisters! :)

lAgOoN!!

2010-07-25T13:01:00.001-07:00

this summer i bought a lagoon pass and love love love going! normally its me and kyron just after we get off work! but friday i went with some friends and played all day!! :) this is the terror ride and we were getting scared to go on!! hehehe

sky coaster (a ride that take you up over the whole park from one side to the other!) fun! or you could say boredom!

kortnie, kylee, and kim getting ready to go on our favorite ride the samurai!!

this was in the terror ride! :) oooo spooky!

waiting to go on wicked our second favorite ride!! :)

24th

2010-07-25T12:47:00.001-07:00

we had a really good celebration on the 24th! we had a big neighborhood party, bbq, and firework show! we had lots of fireworks and kyron but a good little show on for us!

katelyn loved the fireworks, auklin... not so much haha

me and katelyn! :) i love being her favorite aunt! (and i totally am! just ask her! haha)

playing on the plasma car with katelyn and auklin! :) I love holidays! i even got friday off and went to lagoon all day and played with friends! :) as i always say "GOD BLESS AMERICA!!"

adams canyon!

2010-07-11T15:34:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning me and some friends decided to go and hike up adams canyon.. a few of us have never been to the top and so I wanted to try something new and go for a hike ( I normally HATE hiking with a passion but this sounded somewhat fun so I gave it a go! which I am glad I did!) We soon found out we are not in the best shape when we would see much older people passing us while running up and down... but it was fun to stop and enjoy the beauty all around us! not to mention a huge thing knowing that we could do something hard!! :) once you get closer to the top it becomes less of a hike and more like mountain climbing, which I enjoyed much more because its more challenging and exciting! :)

it sure is pretty though!! :)

once we got to the top we wanted to try one last challenge and go on top of the waterfall... in the picture above if you look hard there is a tree right above the falls.. we were like right there! it was off the trial and super hard to do but totally worth it. It was all rock climbing and pulling yourself up and finding holes to put your feet- I had never done anything like that before and I think its one of my new hobbys! even though I am SUPER sore today. But it was totally worth it!!

one of the falls on the way up! such a pretty hike! :)

kylee, elaina, and me! we went up earlier than elaina but she came up with her dad and little brother and found us at the top! :)

thumbs up to a great day!! :)

colby, kortnie, kylee, and me! this was on the way back down, its amazing we are all still that happy! but its amazing what hiking can do for you, you get this sence of "i can do anything i put my mind to!" i felt sooo good the whole day!

lifes a climb but the view is great!! :) cheesy i know but it is so true!

on the forth day of july!

2010-07-04T12:11:00.000-07:00

I love this time of year! food, fairs, fireworks, freedom, fun!! ahhhh I love it! we celebrated the forth yesterday by having a big breakfast then heading to the kaysville parade! it was perfect weather with some wind! not the mention the parade was soo fun, minus the annoying kids who would not move out of the way so that we could see, but we got lots of candy, ties, frisbees, and pictures! it was really fun to spend time with the family and to celebrate our independence!

my gangster nephew! haha

one of the many attemps to take a picture!

pretty sweet hu! i had mindys camera the whole time during the fireworks and i am pretty sure i got everyone that went off so if you happened to miss the fireworks just let me know and you can go though my pictures!!

helping grandma hold all of the prizes we got! i think the sun whiped us all out!

dinner at kaseys and chelsis!

i had a little photoshoot with katelyn and auklin! i didn't really get any of katelyn that turned out but these ones are cute of auklin!! :)
no only do i love the holiday because of the family, and food i am really greatful for the men and women who made it possible for us to all be free! its the land of the free because of the brave! so thanks to all of those many people who sacrificed sooo much so that i could have the rights that i do!

what does summer look like?

2010-06-22T20:26:00.001-07:00

it looks like working 2 jobs just to gain some extra cash.. me and laura were helping with my neighbors dance classes recitals.. this was at the gateway
it looks like last minute trips to idaho to see your favorite roommates and to hang out and take random pictures!

i love us!! :)

it looks like going to family reunions and tons of hanging out with the family, playing games, eating, and going to lagoon!

it looks like going to midnight showings of movies (toy story 3) even when you are exhausted from 4:00- 5:30 shifts at work.. yes that is 4 in the AM to 5:30 at night!... ugh!

it looks like taking random pictures on dinosaurs to fulfill your dream of always wanting to!!
all in all when i am not working summer looks fun.. but 6 sure does some early so it also looks like early to bed and getting lots of sleep!! :)

daddy!

2010-06-20T11:58:00.000-07:00

there is so much to be said about my dad that i don't even know where to start! He is such an example to me and is always there for me when i need him.. even if it means taking his car to work because george decided to not start that day! He is always busy doing things for other people, hardly taking time for himself. basically i just have the best dad in the whole world! nothing can just be "normal" with my dad around.. example- we went to our craven cousins reunion yesterday, we all went swimming and as soon as dad jumped in he had a game of "don't let the duck touch you" with all of his silly rules like no splashing or usings other things to help the duck.. there is never a dull moment with him around. he is also the best grandpa, always making everyone laugh and have a good time!! i know i have tons to catch up on (ill post updates later) i just though since it was fathers day i would tell you all how much i love and appriciate my amazing dad! i love you daddy!! :)

told you he was a hard worker!! :)

memorial day

2010-06-02T17:32:00.001-07:00

We went and visited grandpas grave on Sunday with the Watson kids.. here is also a close up for those of you who has not been able to see his grave since the funeral. Its all en graven and done, looks good doesn't it!

thanks grandpa for your service! we love you and miss you tons! :)

boondocks!

2010-06-02T17:16:00.000-07:00

i went with some friends on the pass to boondocks and it was soooo fun! it was only 13 bucks for 3 free hours of whatever you wanted to do, and at the end of your 3 hours you still got 5 bucks for arcade games and fun! we did bumper boats, lazer tag, and go carts go carts go carts! it was such a blast!

yay for summer, friends, and fun!! :)

long past due!!

2010-05-22T18:17:00.000-07:00

be prepared this is a long one! i gotta catch you up though everything that has happened in MAY! crazy i know! so enjoy! (above: auklin is just such a stud! :) and super funny! love him!!)
Jillisa and Austin bought a new house!! hooray!! but yup you guessed it its a fixer upper! good thing this kind of work is right out our alley!
i got a job! its just back at my old summer job at KSG distributing.. really bites waking up at 6:00 every morning but its the price i have to pay to go to school again! haha so these are just some of my friends there... in the below picture... its alisha, eliana, kyle, austin, andrew, erika, and kyle! don't worry we are at break we don't just normally all just sit around..

its also birthday month! (these are in the wrong order but you still get to see whos it was) chelsis was on the 19! we went to kyrons end of the year concert that evening to- which was painful at times but they all did pretty well!

me and mindy!

not sure if you can tell either in this picture but i also cut my hair! sadly i know but it was time and it turned out super cute! thanks jilli!

kyrons group singing.. it was all the school choirs!

jillisas birthday was on the 18, austins on the 20 so we just celebrated them together at their new house!

auklin loves to play outside! when the weather is nice that is! is may! geeze what is with this weather?!

dads birthday was on the 16th! he turned the big 51!! he looks pretty good for his age we all thought he was 41.. hahah
kyron was in another play at his school called the mystery maze it was cute and you gotta follow people and find the killer.. he also got to kiss this super cute girl! go ky!! he was the cop by the way!
kasey and dad ran into some problems when putting in kaseys front lawn... that was a project for sure! he only put sod on this side of his lawn i don't have a picture of the finished thing yet sorry.. stay tuned i am sure i will soon!
yup... more house work! we were priming the car port...
happy new house! i will get some befores, inbetweens soon and the afters when its all done! stay tuned for that to!
KYRON IS DRIVING!!! AHHHHH so i put the helmet in the car!! :)

it was my birthday on the 9th..

mothers day!! i love love love my amazing mom! :)

lastly! i just wanted to say i love being a aunt! :) i love my little miss katelyn even if she is CRAZY!! but hey she is 2! :) hope you enjoyed all the pictures!!

job hunting...

2010-05-06T12:03:00.000-07:00

Help Please!! I need some major help finding a job for this summer! anyone have any really good ideas?! my mom says "its all about who you know, not what you can do!" so i am asking all the people i know if they can help me think of someone or something i can do for the summer! if you have any ideas let me know! thanks a bunch!!

photo shoot of Auklin! :)

2010-05-06T11:49:00.000-07:00

On Sunday our ward got the chance to go down to the conference center and listen to the prophets speak for regional conference, it was such a good meeting and fun to be with the whole family! On the way home I had a little photo shoot with Auklin! :) He is the MOST FLEXIBLE baby ever I swear!! The picture above shows a little bit of his talent! yes that is his foot... hahaha
He also has a soft side to him.. hahah or just lets his aunt put flowers in his hair heheh but hey I am supposed to that's what aunts do! :)

here is a normal picture of the happy, adorable, smiley little boy!! :)

going in for the kiss! he is going to be one kind of a heart breaker!

yay! i love being a aunt!! :)

mindy!

2010-05-01T10:12:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! its my amazing sisters birthday! she is the best sister anyone could ask for, she is the peacemaker in our family. Her two little kids katelyn and josh keep her busy for sure but she always finds time to have fun and show her support for her family! i hope you have a great day! love love love you!! :)

3 down...

2010-04-28T09:51:00.001-07:00

yahoo! they did it! :)

whoot whoot! welcome to the family austin! :)

just messin around at the reception!

i love my sisters!! all of them! :)

JUMP!! :) we did lots of fun jumping pictures you will just have to keep checking back for more pictures from their amazing photographer Chelsi! she did amazing!!

do you like our amazing cake?! us girls all helped make it!

my cute aunts! such big helps!!

becca, jen, me, and jillisa :)

it was a great day filled with lots of family, friends, food, candy, candy, candy, anything pink, yellow, orange or brown, and dancing! :) thats 3 down... 2 to go!! its crazy! :)

votes are in... I WIN!!

2010-04-24T14:17:00.001-07:00

So.. I bet you are wondering what I won. I have the BEST mother in the whole world, hands down, no questions asked, she is the best one out there!! She is sooo amazing I don't even know how she does all that she does. She can do everything and everything! She has almost planned Jillisa WHOLE wedding and making it all flow perfectly together its amazing! and in between the wedding and being a grandma, mom, and maid haha she has still made time for her calling (and my dads! hahaha). This weekend my parents were at senior honors (our stake celebrates all of the graduating seinors and takes them away for the weekend to party and stuff its super fun!) I honestly don't know how she did everything for this and the wedding at the same time! she is SUPER MOM! So there you have it my mom is the best mom in the world and I don't know what I would do without her! So thanks mom for all you do for me and the family you are amazing and I hope I can do half the things you do one day! Your my Hero I love you! :)

since being home...

2010-04-18T22:04:00.000-07:00

there has been lots of these... if you can't tell from this picture this is Jillisas bridal shower! We had 3 in 3 days (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday!) but she got tons of good gifts and we got to spend lots of time with the family and friends.

awww sisterly love! :)

lots of time with my favorite little ones! katelyn, auklin, and josh! :) (i LOVE being a aunt! especially when your the favorite aunt!!)

lots of playing outside! :) i LOVE this weather!!

there has been lots of good times and giggles!!

crafts, crafts, crafts! mostly getting ready for jillisas wedding on the 27th! what are we going to do when its all over?!

lots of family time!

and hanging out with katelyn! she is by far my favorite niece! and i am by far her favorite aunt! sorry to break it to you guys!! :) hehehe

what a cutie!! :)

coming to a end...

2010-04-12T14:27:00.000-07:00

Thursday was my last day in Rexburg for the semester. Its kinda a bitter sweet feeling but nothing Ican do about it now! hahaha I am sure going to miss my roommates expecially Melissa but we are rooming together in the fall again so all is good! :)

we had a HUGE bon fire (we even burnt a couch!) It was super windy but still sooo fun! But just a FYI if its thirsty Thursday and you went and got a bunch of drinks DON't drink them all minutes before you leave because 1. no bathrooms, 2. off roading with all the bumps don't help at all! and 3. you a girl so its hard to find TP and a place to go when you have to!

my epic shot for the night! this is Brian :)

told you the fire was huge!! i loved it and then after we all went to Dennys just like we used to and didn't end up getting home till around 3... which was not fun waking up at 6 in the morning for a final! but i passed and was on the road a few hours later! :)

one year down...

2010-04-08T17:43:00.000-07:00

well its official i have successfully FINALLY finished my first year of college!! gooo me :) its been: challenging, exciting, stressful, happy, sad, and much much more! many mixed emotions but it was all worth it! if i can handle this i can do ANYTHING so bring it on world i am ready for it!!

driving home for one of the very last times (last weekend) hahaha this is now....

this was then... the first time driving up to school!! notice in both pictures the back seat full of stuff!!

this was then... exactly one semester ago this was the night the power went out while cleaning for white glove. i learned my lesson this year and finished before dark!!

this is now... me and lindsay have both grown so much and have come so far!! i love lindsay she is the best i am sure going to miss her. and this semester sooo much has happened and i will never be the same again!! :) ahhhhh i love college!