Some updates....

I know it has been a long time since I posted anything on here, but hey, I have been busy. :) These are some pictures from my trip over Spring Break to Georgia. It was so much fun. :) It was so hard to believe I had been away from Rob for so long. Besides 2 days in August it had been almost a whole year since I had seen him. Way too long if you ask me. :) The trip was a lot of fun. I got to eat a lot of good southern food, and got to just hang out and enjoy the week of vacation. On a sad note I got practically demolished by a large size woman while playing laser tag. There was a no running rule, and she came running around a corner and totally smashed me into one of the poles. It hurt so bad that I started crying right there in the laser tag arena. They didn't even put Rob and I on the same team, so here I was crying and not knowing how to play or where to go, and I was all alone. Looking back on it I realize how funny the whole situation was. As I replay the hit in my mind it is hilarious to me. Minus the pain. Seriously though, I think it might have bruised a rib or something, it was so hard to breathe for like a week after that. haha. Other than that minor incident the rest of the trip was fantastic. Except for the stupid guy behind me on the plane who refused to blow his nose and sat there sucking his snot the whole trip. Grrr... haha

As many of you know my brother got married last weekend. Their wedding was fantastic and Crystal was beautiful. :) I was so tired after standing practically all day, but it was so worth it. Plus they were probably just as tired.

As many of you also know Rob and I have been planning our wedding for a few weeks now. He "officially" proposed when he was out here in Utah last weekend for Bryce and Crystal's wedding. He is back in Georgia now for a week or two until he moves out here to Logan to live for the summer, and then continue going to school. Our official wedding date is July 17 for those of you who didn't know already.

I am graduating this semester and couldn't be more happy. I am so ready to be done with school. It can be such a pain sometimes. I don't think there is any part of it I will miss. Plus it will be fun to tease Rob about still having to go to classes and stuff. haha. Fortunately he only has two years left. Hopefully those two years will go by quickly so that he can start working at a job he will enjoy. :) I wouldn't enjoy it though. Engineering stuff is not for me. I am more of a creative person than a math and science person. haha

We both have jobs in Logan for the summer and so we finally get to spend a summer together. Our first in 2 and a half years of dating! Everything is starting to fall into place and it is wonderful, because then I am not stressed out about everything.

I have been so tired lately. I haven't been able to sleep very well and when I do I barely get 5 or 6 hours a night. Normally I do just fine with little to no sleep, (in fact everyone teases me about that being my "talent") but lately I have been so tired. I have cried every day this week so far, for no reason at all. And over the most stupid things too. I am so looking forward to this weekend, not only for sleep but because we have fun plans. This new BBQ joint in Logan called the Smokin' Blues is catering an event on campus that only costs $1. Totally going! I love BBQ! (especially when it is cheap) We are also going to watch that new movie The Back-Up Plan. I know what you all are thinking. You wanna watch a movie with Jennifer Lopez?? Are you crazy?? I assure you, I am (mostly) not crazy. But Alex O'Loughlin is also in it, and he just happens to be one of my favorite actors. Seriously, he is in the top 5. :) Plus I have to watch it now with the girls because there is no way I can drag Rob to it. haha On Saturday we are going to Bear Lake. I am so excited. The water will be cold so I probably won't go in, but there is a lot of hiking and stuff to do there. Plus the trip alone is worth it if you stop at LaBeau's. That place is so freaking delicious. :) So whether you have fun weekend adventures planned or not at least try to enjoy it. :) I hope everyone is doing well.
P.S. Grad announcements should be in the mail today or tomorrow. Look for them arriving soon. :)

pics of Rob

These are most of the photos I have received from Rob. I don't know who just about any of the people are, except one of his companions. But that doesn't really matter, the photos are still enjoyable.

Rob is in a new area with a new companion. He is now in the Murray something area. I don't remember the full name. All I know is that it is thankfully not close to my house. :) Hopefully he'll never get sent out that way, but you never know. He is really enjoying the new area, he was in the old one for 3 months and was ready to leave. He also gets along with his new companion really well. He is enjoying doing the work because he knows it is the right thing to do. He tells me every week how glad he is that he went on his mission. The hard work pays off and he says he has already seen great improvements in his life. Such a good thing to hear.

This month was his 6 month mark. I can't believe how fast, yet slow at the same time, those first 6 months went by. He was so excited to hit 6 months. He loves serving, but he also says he is anxious to get back to normal life and going to school. I think he is crazy though. No one in their right mind would want to do homework. haha :)

Speaking of school and homework, there is only 2 and half(ish) months until graduation. I am so excited, but I can't believe time has gone by so fast. The rest of this semester will go by really fast as well, with my brother getting married and job hunting. I think job hunting is my least favorite thing. I like working, but looking for jobs is the hard part, and interviews are not exactly a party. :) I am hoping to have something lined up before graduation, but you never know how things are going to work out.

In other news, happy birthday shout-outs to my dad and little brother Michael who both have a birthday today (Feb. 23) and to Rob whose birthday is tomorrow. (Feb. 24)

Hopefully everyone has enjoyed the Olympics so far (or at least enjoyed the parts you have seen.) It seems crazy to think that the Olympics were here in Salt Lake 8 years ago. I still remember them like they were last year, but I was in 8th grade. Crazy. I remember going to an ice hockey game with my dad, and a cross country ski event with my school. Went also watched the torch relay as it ran through the amphitheater by our house. I remember how parts of downtown were completely transformed into "OlympicLand", everything was Olympic related, everyone was wearing stuff from their country, there was merchandise and food being sold everywhere, and there were SO many people. Everytime we saw something cool we would beg my mom to buy it for us, and she usually did using the rationale that we might only go to the Olympics once. That is how we ended up with giant bins full of stuff. We saved the newspapers from during the Olympics. We even got to meet one of our favorite hockey players from the NHL who was the Team USA captain, and got his autograph. I remember teachers deciding not to teach us anything and instead turn on the tv's and watch Olympic coverage. We had no homework during the Olympics. It was wonderful. Thinking back I am so glad we were able to slow down for a few days and enjoy life around us for a while. I am glad my parents understood the need to expose us to this experience. I am glad they bought us cool stuff. :) And if there is a lesson that can come from this memory it is that sometimes, even though life is crazy, it is necessary to stop for a minute and enjoy everything about life at that moment, because that moment will be gone eventually and you can never relive it. But you will always have the memories. :)

A post that is long overdue. :)

My family. Minus my brother's fiance who will be in here soon, but wasn't technically his fiance at the time. haha :) Maybe we can crop her in. (Back row L-R: Bryce, Spencer, Ryan and Me. Front row: my dad, Michael and my mom.)

My roommates and I playing Rock Band all night long. We are awesome at that game! :)


My cute little brother Michael in his Halloween costume. He is awesome! :)

My roommate Lindsay and I at a hockey game. I love hockey!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Anyways, just thought I would share some pictures of my life recently. I am back in Logan after being in Sandy for the last 3 weeks relaxing during Christmas break. It was a nice break, I only wish we had one more week. I always wish there was another week before school starts. haha. I didn't do much besides go to the movies with Lindsay and my brothers, and hang out with my brothers and my roommates. It was still a lot of fun though. My brothers played their first church basketball games last weekend. They won, and all 3 of them played really well. I don't like watching church ball games though, because everyone gets really mean, but I went to support them. :) haha I got my student refund back today, which is nice, but I have to buy new tires, so probably half of it will go towards that. :( haha tires are so expensive. I hate going to auto shops too, I feel so dumb in there and the guys who work there usually don't help the situation much. I feel sometimes like they make you feel stupid just so they can trick you into paying more money. But that is just my conspiracy theory. haha

My schedule for the next semester should be pretty mellow. I technically only need 4 credit hours to graduate, but since I need to take a minimum of 12 to keep my scholarship I am taking 12 credit hours. This is the lightest semester I have ever had. Usually I take 15-18 credits per semester, but I decided after the last semester I needed an easy one. :) The classes I am taking are: British Imperialism, WWII in Asia, Ethics, and Social Inequality. I am hoping that they are all very easy, but I guess I won't truly know until Monday.

This is Rob and his current companion Elder Herrera, they built a snowman as you can see. I don't know if this guy will be his companion much longer. Rob told me that this Friday they could get a transfer. I think he is hoping for that. He likes going to new areas, and being with new companions. I just hope he doesn't get sent to Sandy or Draper since that is where I live. He is hoping to go to India soon, but he hasn't received any word on his visa yet, so as for now he is still stuck here. haha :) He said the weeks of Christmas and New Years were terribly slow and boring. They had no lessons to teach since everyone was doing stuff for the holidays and not having much to do is apparently not what missionaries want. They must be the only people on the earth who long to be busy constantly, it seems the rest of us would like a week or two where we literally had nothing to do. :) Rob has been gone for almost 5 months. Which seems so hard to believe. Sometimes it feels like he just barely left, and other times it feels like he should be coming home tomorrow.

Here is my little plug for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. WATCH THEM!! They should be really fun to watch. The opening ceremony is on Feb 12, in just a little over 30 days! If you don't know what events to watch let me suggest my favorites. Men's Ice Hockey is always good and is my favorite! Pretty much all the downhill skiing events are fun to watch, also snowboarding, speed skating, bobsled, luge and skeleton. There are many other events too but I don't like them as much. Cheer on our teams from the USA and watch them kick butt! Remember FEBRUARY ON NBC. (I should get paid for this nice little endorsement I just gave them!) haha