Sunshine

I love the sun. and sitting in it. and sleeping in it. and reading in it. and frolicking in it. I really wish it was sunny outside. But it is the exact opposite. 

I came to Utah with the expectations of getting away from the crazy million days straight of just rain, but I wake up to this instead...

Insanity. 

That's what I'm headed towards, unless I get out of here.... 

Yesterday I spent a good 45 minutes on the phone with my little golden friend Jerrica. She is great. We have the most amazing phone calls all the time and she just makes me smile. see? 

How much more adorable could two people get? (; 

We both love Giraffes. and playing piano. and talking to each other. and the song "Haven't Met You Yet". and the song "What are Words". Have you ever heard that song? it is mine, and Lauren's, and Jerrica's, and Kenzee's FAVORITE!! 

Watch this. It is amazing. This man proposed to a girl, and she got in a wreck and now has many problems. He is there for her and helps her learn to walk again so that she can walk down the aisle to him. 

I want a man like that. 

I miss my friends who all live down in Salt Lake. I am excited to see some of them when I go down again. Withdrawals are a fact of life for me nowadays. I miss their shining faces that used to brighten my day. Now that I'm in Logan to brighten my day I have to rely on those amazing phone calls and texts and myself....

and complete strangers. I was waltzing around in Walmart a couple days ago when I almost ran into a man and his cart. He looks at me a little bewildered as I am probably staring at him with the "deer in the headlights" look and what does he say to me?:

"You have THE most beautiful eyes I have EVER seen." and with that he walked away. 

I had the BIGGEST smile plastered to my face the rest of the night. It was great. If only that happened every day.... 

I LOVE FRIENDS!

I love my friends. They are the greatest I have ever met. I am so thankful and grateful for them! I don't know what or where I would be now if I hadn't had all of them with me my freshman year of college. I Love them and their worthiness and their love that they all have for one another! 

Now that it is summer we have all gone our separate ways (sort of). Everyone is down in Salt Lake, while Kylee and I are in Logan. But I will never forget our memories. Boy, are there a lot of them! 

LOADS OF PICTURES!!! (: But still not even a third of our memories:

Here is a link to a video that Lauren and Kenzee made. Watch it. I have like 4 times already! <3 

THIS IS US....

I want you all to know that I love you. You will always be my best friends. Now, and forever. Remember that, and remember these fun times we had together. I love you all!

The End.

Well, here we are. The finals week of freshman year of college! Wow has it gone by fast!

I have accomplished so much of the year that I am grateful for. Mostly for my friends.

The people that I have come into contact with this year have helped make me who I am now. They have helped me, made fun of me, tutored me, built me up, made me cry, made me laugh, given me nick names, and made a lot of the best memories I could ever have. 

 Us after going to the Temple. I love that we go together. 

This about sums us up. (:

I don't know what I will do when all of us separate after this week, even though I know we will see each other and hang out all the time. The boys are all going off on their missions all over the world to do something amazing. They are going to spread and teach the gospel to those who do not yet have the wonderful blessing of knowing the truth. They are wonderful, and teach me of the strength that they have within themselves and the strength that they give to me.

Richie Thomas; Bangkok Thailand

Josh Gathro;Tempe Arizona

Francisco Arrieta; Mexico, Mexico City

Caleb Baker; Brisbane Australia

 Ben Harrison; Lubbock Texas

 Michael Zajac; Richmond Virginia

Taylor Dolbin; El Salvador San Salvador East

It will be truly sad, and truly hard to see them go, but I have a quote that I learned when my brother, Alex, first left on his mission:

The definition of a missionary is a person who leaves their family for two years so that others may be with their families for a lifetime. 

I love this quote, and it helps to remind me of the greatness that these boys are participating in and the greatness that they will become as they learn and grow and strengthen their testimonies. I am so excited for them. 

Finals will go smoothly. The move to my new apartment will go great. Summer will be a blast, because I will see all of my friends all the time before the boys leave. All is well. 

This is NOT the end (:

A Dash of Color. A Scoop of Wisdom.

This past week has been filled with crazy fun activities that have made my life excitement-filled. 

The weekend of March 26th, my friend Kristy Scott and I drove down to Spanish Fork to the Hare Krishna Temple for the Festival of Colors! It was such a fun experience. There were a lot of weird people there, a lot of kids from Utah State, and even children. All of us were covered in the chalk paint throwing it up in the air. It was so great to start out so clean and be covered in so many colors in an instant of walking to the temple grounds. 

 Us before- clean and nice white shirts! 

Kristy, afterwards!

Me, afterwards!

It was such a fun experience, but it helped me to realize just how sacred our temples are, and just how grateful I am to have the chance to be strong and able to enter into the temple, where it is clean and white always. Hare Krishna was a fun activity, but I am grateful for the religion that I am part of and what I believe. It was a great activity and SUCH a testimony strengthener to know the power and beauty of my religion. 

This last weekend was General Conference! (: I LOVE this time of year. There were many many great speakers and I had the privilege of being able to attend 2 sessions- the Saturday afternoon session, and the Sunday afternoon session. The spirit was so strong there and it was such a great experience. I was able to sit by Kylee Scarcella, my friend who was just converted 2 months ago, and see her reaction to being in the same building as the Prophet, a man who is so powerful and has such a strong standing testimony and a knowledge being anyone I have ever heard speak. It was great! 

Although all of the talks were amazing and so strong and spiritual, I had two favorite speakers: 

Dallin H. Oaks, and Boyd K. Packer. These two gave amazing talks on desire and standing strong through trials and temptation. Dallin H. Oaks told of a quote that is now my favorite quote: 

"Desires dictate our priorities, our priorities shape our choices, and our choices determine our actions." 

I just love this quote and it is so true that desires truly lead to who we are as a person. 

Well, finals are coming closer and closer and I am studying and getting prepared for those final days, and then I become an official college Sophomore. CRAZY! I am looking for a job, and filling out many applications and have an apartment for the summer. Look who's an adult now?! (;