Monday, March 23, 2009

A great weekend, almost...


Our failed attempts at keeping the torches lit.

conner kyle and aj


Our sad littl bbq



Mills and broch, love you guys!




So friday night was the release date of twilight and at first I was all gung ho on going at midnight and waiting for the release of the movie. Then I really thought about it ha ha. there was no way! but I wanted the movie so bad! so what was I supposed to do? So I decided to order it off of Amazon. I did the whole one day shipping and a movie that was supposed to cost 17 dollars then cost me thirty. I ordered it on thursday morning thinking it would be here in plenty of time.... well it didnt come and I was so disappointed. I had aj buy it for me saturday so that I could watch it and now I have the headache of sending the one back from amazon which I still have not seen yet.
Saturday was a great day for aj, me, and my aunt sandy. She called me friday night because she wanted a new car and was told to go look at corollas. I kept telling her no, come look at what aj has and he can get you into a great car for way cheap. So she came down saturday and found a subaru exactly like mine, same color and model but a newer year and she was so happy! the best part was that he got her into a brand new subaru with a sun roof and the upgraded sound system with nothing down for 310 a month!!!! I cannot tell you how happy she was. And how happy aj was. He is at nine cars this month and its not even over. What a blessing the lord is in our lives.

So then saturday I was putting together our dinky little bbqer. It is a portable one for camping trips and it has propane and everything its actually really cool. Anyway and so I was putting it together at about noon and it was so sunny outside so I thought why not do a bbq tonight with some friends. So aj and I called everyone and told them and they all decided to come. I went and bought all the stuff and was so excited until the stupid wind storm came. I put the tiki torches outside and we began the task of putting everything together. at about 7:15 we tried lighting the torches. they would stay lit for about five minutes before the wind decided to blow them out. lol I even tried to pray for the wind to stop but I guess the lord thought otherwise. We then abandoned the tiki torches and brought the chairs inside our unfinished basement. Everyone showed up and we ate and listened to Jack johnson. I love my friends, especially millie and broch. There such nice people and broch is so funny he kept walking around our basement with his ideas popping up. I liked it because you then get another opinion and he opened our eyes to new possiblilities for our sad little basement. Millie always brings a smile to my face, she is so sweet and nice. there a great couple! Conner is such a good friend too. Aj and I have been hanging out with him alot and its so fun. It is always interesting. Kyle is just hilarious! who wouldnt love that kid. Aj and I are very blessed to have the people in our lives that we do! thanks so much guys!

On another note, I have cooked aj dinner every night except friday because we went out to dinner. It feels great! I still struggle with my scriptures and will be getting better, I am doing really good at not judging! Every person I look at I think of a positive attribute and it is making me feel happier!
Oh I almost forgot about sunday! Sunday aj's cousin megan came home from her mission where she served in Guam. This talk was the most amazing talk I have ever heard! I have had talks bring me to tears before but she had me bauling and the whole congregation was right there with me too. She talked about how grateful she was for the mission and the people and in every word you could see the love that she had for the lord. Like one story she was telling how charity was huge there. She told one of the members that she wanted to try dog before she came home and the lady went home and killed her dog for her so that she may try it. Or some people didnt have money, one lady made thirty dollars a month and she asked if three dollars for tithing was enough for the lord. People there are so grateful for everything because they dont have anything. Another family had a car and they didnt have money for gas, so they would walk miles and miles everywhere everyday so that they may drive there car on sunday to go to church. It really humbles you and makes you think about things alot more.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Be Grateful


So I started reflecting on how grateful I should be. Many times we complain not realizing that it is not getting us closer to our dreams but putting focus on things that are really don’t matter. Daily complaining does not draw people to you but pushes those who you want in your life away from you. I recently started ending my day with reflecting on things and people I’m grateful for to bring me into focus. Be grateful for the place you are at now because there are others who are in worst places that would love to be in the struggle you are in.
K so now I am going to post things that I am going to work on next week.
- Not judging, that means even just something that someone is wearing.
- I am going to cook more for aj, whenever I do cook it feels so good!
- Read my scriptures, not just read them but study them. And do it as a family.
- Attend my spin class atleast 4 times a week.
-tell myself one thing that I like about me in the mirror
-Obviously what I wrote above : )
-Be grateful for all my blessings everyday.
Like I said these are things I am going to work on for next week and then I will take whatever I struggled on and redo it the following week followed by something else I need to work on : ) wish me luck!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Friends, Family, and Love

Friends 1.
Who are your best friends? Aj, Paige, Jen, and Jesus Christ!

2. Do you tell your best friends everything or do you keep things from them? I tell them mostly everything! but I tell aj everything

3. Are you friends with an ex gf/bf? Nope

4. Do friends come before family? Most friends are family

5. Do most of your friends go to your school? Nope I dont go to school

6. Do you have more friends or more aquaintences? um aquaintences

7. Whos the person you have stayed friends with the longest? Jenica! :)

8. Does your best girlfriend come before your boyfriend?Depends on the situation but I love them both!

Family

1. Name the people you live with: Aj, Kenzie, and Gizmo

2. Which parent are you closer to? My dad for sure

3. Why? Because my dad is just the neatest person I have ever met. You would just have to know him, he has this way of helping you understand something even if you dont want to and he never shoves anything on you or forces you to do things. like I said you just have to know him ♥

4. Are you close to your siblings? kinda, mostly my sister

5. Who in your family do you not like so much? depends on the day ; ) jk

6. Is family your first priority? Yep, my little family, and then the rest of them

7. Do you go on vacations all the time? depends. We do Moab alot and california cuz thats where aj is from but other than that not really. but I want to

8. Uppper, middle, or lower class?I guess middle upper class.

Love

[01] Do you still have feelings for your ex?Nope

[02] Have you ever been given roses?Yes just the perfect amount

[03] What is your all-time favorite romance movie?The note book!

[04] How many times have you honestly been in love?Twice

[05] Do you believe that everyone has a soul-mate? I think there is more than one person out there for you, well rather there are many people that you could make it work with but I would like to think out of all the people that I could have made it work with aj was the best out of all of them.

[06] Have you ever had sex? ha ha yup I am married

[07] Have you ever had your heart broken?Yep

[8] Your thoughts on online relationships.. I dont have an opinion there honestly

[9] Have you ever seen a guy friend as more than a friend?Yep who hasnt

[10] Do you believe the statement, “Once a cheater always a cheater?”For the most part

[11] How many kids do you want to have?3

[12] What is your favorite color(s)?turqoise and brown

[13] What are your views on gay/lesbian marriage? I think that its gross but at the same time, do they honestly have to call it " marriage " marriage is supposed to be between a man and a woman. so dont call it that, call it something else. and were made to fit like puzzle pieces and they dont fit.

[14] Do you believe you truly only love once? nope

[15] Imagine you’re 79 & your spouse just died, would you re-marry?nope, but I would be kinda glad he made it to that age rather than earlier.

[16] At what age did you start noticing the opposite sex? ninth grade

[17] What song do you want to hear at your wedding?

[18] Do you know someone who likes you?Nope but I know someone who adores and loves me.

[19] Do you like anyone?Nope

[20] Do you love anyone?Yep its my aj and I love him more than life itself!