Yeah Buddy!!

Now we all know I have been counting down

the weeks since school started,

and I can't believe it but this is my last week

(Aside from finals week)

I am really excited to have a break

and not have to worry about studying

for a test or completing an assignment

for 8 whole months!!

It is going to be weird not being in school

but it is a break that I desperately need!!

I just haven't been that into school this semester

Just like right now I should either be sleeping since I have to get up early or studying for my test coming up, but no I am on the internet :) 

ALSO!!!!!!

My Birthday is in less than a week.

I am going to be big old 20!!

Now I know it really isn't that cool of an age

BUT

I will not longer be in the Teen category

and I am Stoked on it!! :)

Not only is my birthday coming up

but there are a few other birthdays and special occasions.

December 7... My mom and dad's anniversary!

Dated two weeks. Engaged 2 months. and married for a really really long time and still going on strong!!

Aslo on the same day it is good old Chase Davis's Birthday.

Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday.

December 10... Happy Birthday to Mckell Smith!! :)

And last but not least it is Christmas this month!

Well not this month yet because it is still November, but SOON!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! :)

Good Times with friends!

These past few weeks have been a lot of fun!

I have spent a lot of time with Taylor and her roomies.

We went to the Matt Nathanson concert

and that was a blast!

Here are some pictures to prove it! :)

(you have to love this girl)

We have also had a lot of movie nights

and lunch dates!

These girls have turned into some of my

Best Friends!

I love you guys!! :)

Oh ps....

Only 4 weeks of school left!!!!

BOOYA!!!

Then I have eight months off!

Its been decided!

I have finally made a decision.

I am changing my major!

Good bye radiology....

and hello Family Studies!

Now I know what some of you

are thinking, what are you going to do

with that degree.

Well I will tell you!

I am going to become a Therapist!

I am pretty excited about it!!

So far it has been a good decision!

Wish me luck! :)

Amanda is OFF the market!

Well gentlemen,

(That is if any men read my blog)

Amanda is officially TAKEN!

If you guys don't know Amanda

is one of my really good friends from Utah State.

She starting dating Trevor last year

while I was still in Logan going to school.

And......

On October 3, Trevor got down on one

knee and said "Will you marry me?"

I couln't be happier for Amanda!

She is an amazing gal!

And to top things off last night she called me

and asked if I wanted to be a bridesmaid!

I of course said yes!

So on February 11th I will be there

to see Amanda get hitched!

Congrats Amanda and Trevor,

I am very excited for you! :)

Some old pics of me and Amanda!

I love you Amanda! 

A little lost... But will find my way! :)

How many of you had this plan in your head about how your life was going to play out?

WELL I DID!

Ever since my senior year of High School,

I had a plan and I didn't even think twice about it...

My original plan was to go to Utah State for two years

and then go to Weber State for the radiology program

But...

That is not what is happening.

Utah State just wasn't the place for me and I ended up

only being there for a year.

But other than that my plan was still in action,

until...

Well I came to Weber starting the summer semester

of 2011 and am continuing right now through

the Fall semester.

My plan is changing.

I thought I wanted to go into radiology, but now I have no CLUE!

I have contemplated over and over again

and have yet to reach a decision about what I want to do.

I thought about counselor, therapist, ultrasound, and not even going to school any longer..

But this whole time I have been doing ONE thing wrong.

I have been making the plan for my own life and expecting

it to work out when really I need

to let the Lord decide what I need to be doing

and I need to have enough faith and trust in him

and just do it!

I am now going to try and completely put my life

in his hands!

Because I know he has a better plan for me than I would have

for myself anyways! :)

He is one incredible man!

I am forever grateful for this gospel!

3 weeks in... 12 MORE TO GO!

School, school, school.

What is there really to say about it?

I have to admit anatomy is kicking my butt!!

HARD CORE!

The rest of my classes aren't too bad though.

I have to admit I miss seeing

Katty P

and Amanda though!

TEAR TEAR TEAR!! :(

They were the highlight of my school year

at Utah State.

But Weber State is a much better fit for me!

I am just going to keep chugging along through

my classes for the next 12 weeks!

Wish me luck!

And good luck to you as well! :) 

School has begun.

Well... school started today.

I will say there are more attractive men

at Weber State then there were up in Logan.

No offense to you Loganites!

But the first day went pretty good.

Hopefully the rest of the semester

turns out good as well!

Good Luck Everyone!

Amber and Tay

Amanda and Taylor.

(The girls on my new title page)

These two girls are people

who have changed my life!

The way they look at life is so inspiring!

I am so lucky to have such

good examples in my life.

I couldn't ask for better friends!!

I know that both of them are always

there for me and I want them both to

know... that I will always be here for you too!!

You both are far more...

Amazing.

Inspiring.

Caring.

Thoughtful.

Loving.

Strong.

and Helpul.

Than you think you are!!

I love you both!

Thank you for everything you have done for me

and for everything you have taught me!!

I will forever be grateful.

Love you Amanda and Taylor!!

We miss you!

For my loving brother,

On August 5, 2005 my brother was

taken from our family...

There isn't a day that goes by that I

don't think about him.

I love him so much,

but I know he is in a better place.

He is on the other side helping the Lord

and fullfilling the reason why he was called home.

I am forever grateful for this gospel,

and to know that I get to see him again someday!

I will always love and miss him...

I am so PROUD to call

Weston Waldron

MY BROTHER!!!

I LOVE YOU WESTON

FOREVER AND ALWAYS! :)



Summer 2011

This summer has been one

of the funnest I have had in a LONG time!

Just a few weeks ago I went on a river trip

with the singles ward.

It was a lot of fun!

I made some new really great friends,

and we have tons of fun together!

Here are some pictures to show you!

(Josh could have been a male cheerleader)

The river trip was awesome!

We have also done lots of other things together as well!

We went to Evanston for the 4th of July, and to the

Weber State fireworks for the 24th!

Also during all that playing me and Taylor went

to the Temple.

(Love this girl)

I got to go see Amanda!

It had been way to long since I had seen her! :(

This summer has been fun and

I am so grateful that I have such good

friends to spend it with!



What if.

What if?

Our lives are a constant WHAT IF.

In my day to day life I can't help but think to myself

what if this happened or what if that happened...

We are always living our lives wondering what

is going to happen next.

We hardly ever just live life in the moment.

I am seriously the queen of this.

I am 19 going on 25!!

I am always trying to hurry my life along

and I need to stop!!

I need to enjoy what life is bringing me

RIGHT NOW!!

So here is my new goal.

Live life in the now,

I am going to try to stop thinking about

what is going to happen

 six months, a year, or even five years from now.

I am going to be happy with the way life is

and I am going to stop hurrying it along!

Everything will happen when it is supposed too!

It may not be on my timeline,

but the lord knows more than I do.

I am going to trust in him.

Everything will happen when the time is right!

Hang in there--- Time will tell! :)

Lets all be grateful!

I find myself constantly reading one

of my really good friends blog,

and she has decided to have THANKFUL THURSDAYS!

Amanda.

Thank you for opening my eyes,

I need to be constantly sharing what I am grateful for.

Now I know that today isn't Thursday,

But cut me a little slack here!

We can just pretend it is Thursday! :)

Today I am grateful for EXPERIENCES.

Our whole lives are full of them.

Every single day is a new experience

and I am thankful that I get to have them.

Experiences are the things that have

made me who I am today.

I have learned from all of my experiences

and will continue to learn something everyday.

So don't be afraid of new things!

New things are just new experiences to add to your list.

Take your opportunities to experience new

things with an open mind and be willing to learn!

Learning is a KEY element to life.

Don't be afraid!!!

Because you never know what experience

you have lying ahead,

it could be one to completely change you life!!

Turning a NEW leaf!

I have decided... I am turning a new leaf!

Life has so much to offer

why would I ever focus on what it isn't giving me!?

That was me just being selfish!

Wanting it all right now.

But...

Now that is going to change!

I have so much going on right now

between work and school.

What makes me think I need more!

I have good friends.

A good family.

and plently of things to keep me busy.

I am now going to try my best to let

NOTHING

get me down.

Life is way to short to be unhappy!

Now I know.

It isn't going to be easy...

just like everyone else I have days

that I am extremely down!

But then I just remind myself I have friends who pick me back

up, I just have to let them!

Challenging??

OH YES!

Possible??

DEFINITLY!!

I am ready to live the life

that I have been dreaming about,

and I am ready for whatever life throws at me!

Bring it on! I'm ready!

Re-United!

I just recently moved back home to Morgan!

I know.. I know I kind of never left a little bit,

but can I say it is SOOO good to be home!!

You don't realize how much you miss home until you leave.

This past week I got to spend time with some friends I had in High School,

it was really good to see familiar faces!

When you are out and about at college,

seeing familiar faces isn't as common.

I have RE-UNITED with part of myself again!

It has been so hard for me leaving people behind

and even harder... letting go!

But this past week was so fun seeing people I haven't seen in awhile!!

Sometimes we lose site of WHAT and WHO really matters,

but luckily we more times than not find our way back!

AND I HAVE FOUND MY WAY...

BACK!!!!

I finally feel like I am getting my life back!!

It has been a long time coming! :)



Goodbye USU and hello Weber State!!

I have had my final days at USU.

On Thursday I left behind the life that I have lived

for the past year.

The year was full of...

Laughs.

Smiles.

Tears.

Sorrow.

Excitement.

Experience.

Confusion.

Hurt.

Disapointment.

Challenge.

Learning.

But most of all...

MEMORIES!

I will never forget the times I had with

the wonderful people I met.

From Red Box and candy

to studying in the library!

I will NEVER forget.

****

Utah State wasn't the place for me.

But it was a place for me to find myself!

So many things I have realized I want in life that before

I didn't think I did.

I have realized I am still SOO young

and I have so much life ahead of me!

I want to finish school.

Travel.

Make new friends.

and above all

JUST ENJOY LIFE!

Thank you Utah State for what you were

able to bring me!

And Hello Weber State University!

May the life you bring me

be everything I have hoped for!! :)

Just Be You... It's Enough! :)

I saw this sign today that said...

JUST BE YOU... IT'S ENOUGH!

Why are we always competing against eachother?

There isn't a single person that is better than another

if you really think about it...

Everyone is someone elses PERFECT!

If that specific person isn't right for you...

they are right for someone else!

We all just need to hang in there

and stay true to ourselves!

We need to stop trying to be something we aren't to please others.

I have to admit

I am the queen of this...

I am constantly trying to figure out what it is everyone

wants me to be...

I am continually thinking I am not good enough

but I have come to realize that,

Yeah maybe I wasn't good enough for them,

But to someone else I will be everything and more!!

We all just need to hang in there!

And while we are riding along for everthing to happen

we need to remember

WE CAN'T LOSE OURSELVES IN THE PROCESS!!

Last but NOT Least!!

The FINAL week is here!

I can't believe that next week will be the last

week of my first year of College!!

Holy this year FLEW by!

I swear I was just barely graduating High School!

But nope.

One year is down.... Many more to go!

I have learned a lot this year!

I learned you can't BS college.

I learned meeting new people is hard.

I learned that living with other people can be challenging if you don't get along.

I learned college is expensive.

But most of all I have learned about myself

AND friends are everything!

I didn't have a big group of friends in college

and my high school friends quickly vanished,

but you realize who really cares!

If you can live hours away from eachother and still be the exact

same as when you lived next door

You are TRUE FRIENDS!

We are all still so YOUNG and we NEED

to live it up! :)

I am going to make this last week one to remember!!

Everything will always take a turn for the better

Has life been easy lately?

No.

Will everything be ok?

Yes!

Life was never meant to be easy

and I think we all forget that sometimes.

Challenges arise so we can become STRONGER!

The only thing we have to do, is not let it get us down....

Difficult?? Yes!

Trying not to think about things or people

that have hurt you can be REALLY hard.

But why dwell.

I have recently realized why would we want to

surround ourselves with people who don't

have your best interest at heart, or who don't really care if you are there or not..

There are plently of people out there who

DO think you are an amazing person!!

Don't waste your time with the ones who don't!

This past week.

Been extremely hard!

But I have friends who stand by me

and who have my back!

I love every single one of them and I am beyond lucky

to have so many good friends!!

Thank you!

You are the people who have changed my life!

Life is hard,

But I just have to remember that someone out there

has it worse, much much worse!

I am greatful for what I do have

and when I have a bad day...

THERE IS ALWAYS TOMORROW!! :)

Hang in there! It will all get better!

School is ALMOST out... well kind of!

Happy Day!

I am almost done with school for this

semester!

I have to admit I am really excited to leave

Logan BEHIND...

But on the other hand I am very sad

that I am leaving some really good friends

that I have made.

Kathryn Young.

Roomate.

Friend.

And she definately knows how to have fun!

I am going to miss being her roomie!

She always knows what to say

when you need it and has definately made my year

here at USU.

Without her I would have really really hated Utah State!!

LOVE YOU KATTY P!! :)

Amanda Nielsen.

Classmate.

and FRIEND!!

Me and Amanda met in my

ohh so fun (heavy sarcasm) politics class.

We very quickly became really good friends,

and will always stay that way!!

Just the other day Amanda wrote me a note

and gave me a gift that I loved!

She is their when I need a friend!!

Even when I haven't even mentioned that I am down to her..

she just knows when I need a friend!

I will forever be greatful to her!!

I LOVE YOU AMANDA! AKA AMBER! :)

Thank you two for making my Utah State experience

totally worth it!!

We Can't Always Be Strong

I have to say...

yesterday was terrible.

It was just one of those days where

you want to be alone,

and pretty much talk to NO ONE!

It is HARD for me to remember

that it is IMPOSSIBLE for me

to be strong all the time.

We all have days where we just need

to take a step back

and just let life be.

I am constantly trying to figure out

how everything will turn out,

and why things are happening.

It would be safe to say that I am ANALYZER

(If that is a word)

Some days are tough.

I am just grateful that I have

friends who can help me through

the tough days so that I can turn around and help

them with their TOUGH days.

I need to remember this!

Because none of us are perfect,

and no one is expecting us to be.

WE JUST NEED TO LET LIFE HAPPEN

as hard as that might be...

This is for Amanda!

Just a few months ago...

I met Amanda Nielsen

She has forever changed my life

and I want to thank her for EVERYTHING

she has done for me!

I can't say that I like Utah State...

Actually really do kinda hate it.

But one of the good things that came out

of moving to Logan was

meeting a NEW friend.

Amanda is one of those girls that

always knows exactly what to say...

She has some of the best advice I have ever

heard and she always knows how to make me

feel better.

To be completely honest this past year has

been extremely hard.

I have lost old friends and gained new

ones all at the same time I am trying

to go to college and became a

responsible adult.
College life is a lot different than you
expect it too be...
I am grateful I get the opportunity to go
to college, but it is really
DIFFICULT

Amanda has helped everything become

a little bit easier,

and I will forever be greatful to her!

THANK YOU AMANDA!

You are an amazing person!

I am lucky to have you as my friend!!

Love you Amanda!! :)

A good Quote...

For me a good quote can be so inspirational...

I think in life we try to complicate things way

too much.

A quote can tell you exactly what you need to hear

in a simplified form.

Sometimes all you need is one word and the point

has been put across.

Here are a few quotes that I really LOVE!

I hope they help you as much as they help me! :)

I hope that these help inspire you!

:)

Difference of Opinions, Who is right and who is wrong?

Every single person has a difference

of opinions and I think we let

that get in the way sometimes.

Who is to say that one opinion is RIGHT

and one is WRONG?

I think that in a way every single

opinion is right,

an opinion is based strictly off of something

you believe.

Their are no facts involved at all.

If only everyone could remember this...

Things could be easier.

Fun in the snow!

The weather lately...

I definately would say it has been ridiculous!

Spring weather one day,

almost about to pull out the shorts.

Then BOOM here comes a blizzard!

I will be the first to admit I hate going outside

while it is snowing,

especially if you have to drive somewhere.

But I must say that today was beyond fun!

Me, Shelbee, Bridger, and Karson

all built a snow cave!
I must say it was pretty legit!

If I had a picture I would post it for you all to see! 

I had ALOT of fun building it with my second FAMILY!!

I definately want to encourage all of you

to get out in the snow a little bit!

GET SOME FRESH AIR!

IT WILL DO YOU GOOD!!

Can't Sleep...

I can't seem to fall asleep tonight,

way too much on my mind.

I can't even pin point one specific reason as to why...

I try to close my eyes and just relax

but how can you relax when their is so much going on around you.

Their are so many things in life that we have no

CONTROL over.

But yet we are always trying to figure everything out

and to pick a part everything that has happened,

analyzing every word, every movement, every moment in the past

while at the same time trying to paint a picture

of our Future..

I only wisht that I could change some things that have happened in the past

and to know exactly what is to come for the future.

But I CAN'T.

Life is life and it will just happen

the way it was always supposed too.

Even though its not always the way

I would have chosen it too...