that means it's for real.

Christ and his sacrifice has been on my mind a LOT this morning. I've had the "MormonMessages" YouTube Channel, playing in the background while I answer emails at work. This one gave me goosebumps. That means it's for real. Enjoy.

don't jump off a bench w/ high heels on

Today Ben was nice enough to take me out and do a graduation pic re-do. I hated some of the pics that were taken back in April, so I decided to re-do some of them so I could make some graduation announcements. I really wanted a jumping picture for my announcements, but a ghetto camera and low battery don't work well for that type of pic...

These are what I ended up with...

Although the one in the middle is semi-decent... I really wish my mouth wasn't open and that it wasn't blurry... (but my hair looks awesome, right?) =] Like I said, ghetto camera and low battery both don't help the cause. I also learned a very valuable lesson: don't jump off a bench 9 times with high heels on and land on brick... it HURTS! Since my feet were killing me, we decided to stop there.

I'll try to post more pictures from the last little while. I keep promising them, and I never follow through. It's a little sad. I find out about my job next week sometime. The interview went great, but isn't that what everyone thinks before they get the "we went another direction" phone call/email..? I'm hopeful, but I'm still trying to imagine myself working somewhere else and how on earth I would find that other place.... I really hope it doesn't come to that.

Arms folded. knees bent.

job interview..

is today. I'll let you know how it goes. I want to keep my job so much because I love it, but be warned, I'm not afraid to share bad news on this thing... I just hope this is where the Lord wants me right now.. with him, I've got nothing stopping me. :)

Spirit of the Y

This is a great video my friend posted on facebook. If you get through the whole thing, you might cry at the end... Especially if you love BYU like I do. It's about 9 minutes, so sit back and relax while you learn all about BYU and then cry at the end because you love it so much.. ;)

Brigham Young University- The Spirit of the Y from Brigham Young University on Vimeo.

just a thought.

no offense to anyone who is, but I'm glad I'm not fat and pregnant. It's just a blessing right now to not have that trial/blessing in my life at the moment. Someday... Maybe, yes. just not right now. and I'm grateful for the fact that HF hasn't told me otherwise. just a thought. Pics/posts to come this weekend. Its been a busy week.

all two stop lights of it..

We spent last weekend in Kanab.. hiked the K-Hill and did some other things too. I'l post more pictures and details when I get a chance. For now, here is us at the top of the K-Hill.

by the way... There is NO TRAIL to get to the "K" and a high chance of seeing a rattle snake (or so I've been told). The trail that we decided to blaze, happened to be STRAIGHT UP. It was like that dream where you climb and climb and climb and your feet keep sliding out from under you so you never get to the top.. except it wasn't a dream. It was REAL. It probably took double the amount of time it should have to get up, but the view once we got there was awesome. I'm glad we did it, even though getting there was lame. Turns out there was a small trail (not very prominent) on the other side of the hill. We couldn't see it from where we were, but once on top of the hill, where you can see all of Kanab (all two stop lights of it) we found the trail. Let's just say getting down was a LOT easier than getting up.

More about our adventures to the sand caves and graduating and loving the free time I have later... adios.

p.s. did you know that on predicted text, lanab, Jamba and Kanab all use the same keys to type them. For some reason, that makes me smile. Probably because I spent a few too many years working for Jamba and I married a guy from Kanab. Both great things. =] lanab is just a lame word that comes up before both of the other options. It's really just in the way.

Bachelor of Science... What up.

Written after my last final exam: August 10, 2011.

So, life is officially GREAT. I am done with my undergraduate degree and I never knew how good this would feel. It's INCREDIBLE! For anyone who is contemplating finishing, stop debating and go do it! The time/money/tests/stress/papers/walking in the snow to class is TOTALLY WORTH IT! I can't imagine how my sister feels after finishing her MA degree. She's even more incredible than me. Anyway... I just want to make a little shout-out to all the people who helped me through this:

Thank you to my PARENTS. They always encouraged me to keep going even when I wanted to give up (which was most of my first two years). Their support emotionally (and financially) made getting my degree possible. Thanks for always pointing me in the right direction and being great examples of faith and endurance. I love you both.

Thank you to my HUSBAND. Ben has been so supportive as I finished up my last year of college. He has set a great example to me of patience, kindness and service. When I was doing loads of homework or finishing a late night quiz, he'd be there listening to me study or doing the dishes so I wouldn't have to come home to a dirty kitchen. I love him so much and am so grateful for his help. Now it's my turn to be the supportive, patient and kind one as he finishes up his last two years... I'm really working on the supportive and patient part. :)

Thank you to my SISTER who helped me with signing up for classes, studying tips, encouragement, criticism (the good kind), love, support and all that other sisterly stuff. She and Kendall both helped me to rediscover my love for school and enjoy my time at BYU while it lasted. Halie also helped me find/get my job as a secretary in the COMMS Dept. where I have been able to work the last 2-1/2 years. It was so great to sit by her at graduation and walk across that stage with her back in April. I miss her so much, but I think we get along better now that she's in Texas. :)

Lastly, Thank you to my friends and teachers who have helped me through life (all the way back to Ms. Billstead, my kindergarten teacher). I have enjoyed learning from everyone and have come to love everyone even more (well, most everyone, 7th grade history was a rough year).

I remember when I got into BYU and Dan and Janay Hunt (my Sunday School Teacher and Young Women's leader) came and sang the cougar fight song on my door step. THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH and HECKA LOUD! I had no idea what was going on at the time, but it is a great memory. I have had so many great examples in my life, the Hunts being one of them, and have been very BLESSED with so many people supporting me throughout my trials/experiences. This post is for you guys. THANK YOU.

Bachelor of Science... What up.