Just for Clarification

Well it has been brought to my attention that some seem to think that I am marrying Josh as well as his two kids... Those kids in the pic are my niece and nephew... not my future step children... While I love them dearly, they can stay with my brother and sister-in-law :) just thought that I would clear that up for some of you...

The BOY!!!

Well his name is Josh Ricks, he is the most amazing man ever!!! And he can put up with me!!! We all knew it was going to be a chore to deal with my dramtic states, but ladies he has passed the test with flying colors. For example, the first week of Birth Control was... well let's say it wasn't pleasant, but he was caring and kind and just wonderful and I was not so kind and not so wonderful to him and to my parents lets be honest, as my friend Erin says... "you were flipping out that week" Not to worry, all is well now!!! and guess what he is still wonderful! Well now you have seen him, well kind of this picture was taken after raking leaves with the kids, so needless to say it's not the most flattering picture of me, but he still looks pretty cute :)

The Dress

So here is the DRESS!!! Can I tell you that it was a pain to find, but we found it! I drove all the way to Logan Utah to find it. Don't tell me if you don't like it cause at this point I don't care. Just kidding hopefully none of my "faithful" readers hate it. :) Of course these pictures aren't doing the correct amount of justice :)

The ring :)

I know you are all wanting to see pictures of him... but we don't have any that I can post right now:) But here are pictures of the ring.. and I'll get pics of us up soon... I promise :)

Getting Married!!!!

Well I am getting married!!!!!!! The date is set for March 21, 2009. Lets start the story on Friday on my way down to Utah with my father. Josh called me to let me know that he was picking up the ring, I already knew it was done... I had designed my ring, so the week before I had tried on a wax mold, and he told us then that it would be done of Friday. Later in the day he had shown it to a few people in his family and they were all giving him advice as to when and how he should do it. Confused and stressed, he called me and was just talking about his thoughts as to when he should do it. He was nervous about losing the ring, so he wanted to do it ASAP, but he also wanted to do something special.... and his thoughts ran on. Finally I told him "Josh, I don't care when or how you do it... but I don't want to hear about how you have my ring and I don't get to wear it" (of course I wasn't angry, just a little tired of hearing about how he had my ring.. and he kept on bringing it up to bug me! the nerve! I returned home on Sunday and came into my home to see him and my mother sitting in the front room. I went and sat next to him and was talking with the family. Josh was holding my had and rubbing my ring finger. I looked at him and said... Josh why are you teasing me that's so not fair! After eating, he took me to a park near my home where when we first started dating we went to often to sit and chat. After arriving at our "spot" I could tell he was stalling. After telling me that he loved me, he got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife!!!... AND OF COURSE I SAID YES!!! Could you imagine me telling this whole story and then saying that I said no!!!
Josh had planned to do it on Friday, but then decided that he couldn't wait that long... :)

I know its been a month......

Not to worry!!! Despite popular belief, I have not fallen off the face of the earth... well maybe I fell but its not quite the same type of fall...His name is Josh Ricks... so need I say more?!

I did it!

I ran a 5k :) not only did I run it, I ran it in 34:50, (and to compete in the red wave you were supposed to be able to do it in 35:00 so I didn't lie) and it was POURING RAIN!!! It was amazingly WET... imagine that one:) But now is the time to confess that I haven't ran since... but tomorrow is the start of a new week... I was giving myself a break... So I tell myself:) Honestly I will be starting to run again tomorrow and hopefully be training for a 10 K here in the next couple of months. I let you know how it goes... if it goes :)

Summer Concerts :)

So I know it has been a while... I have done a few things lately... First of all, GARY ALLEN. Can I just say that I love that man?! It was the second time and it was ever just as good as the first. Then... Sara Evans and James Otto. Love it!! Had a blast with some friends from my ward sitting on the freezing cold grass. Who said that it could be cold out side... because we defiantly need to have a little talk!

3 Miles

Last night I finally did it! I ran 3 miles and it took us 35 min!!!! Can you believe it? It actually felt really good when we finished. I might have hated it the WHOLE time I was doing it but in the end it was worth it. We only have 11 more days till we race at the Womens Celebration! I was pretty nervous since I hadn't been quite on schedule for training (we were supposed to hit 3 miles a week and a half ago) But now that i have done it.. I'll be golden for the race. Our goal was just to be able to run the whole thing which we'll be able to do. I'll let ya know how it goes!

Boise State Football

Growing up in Boise it is hard not to have a little bit of a love for Boise State especially since they have really improved over the last couple of years. Last night was their first game of the season and they did great 49-7 against ISU! They had just put down new turf and they built in some box seats and we filled the stadium to a new capacity, 32.000 people!
We went with a group of people from single wards around the area in effort to raise money for someone in the area with cancer. As part of this fund raiser, we got free tickets to see the game and then we would help pick up trash afterwards. It took FOREVER!!! and in the beginning I'll admit I was getting annoyed with some of the volunte4ers who couldn't seem to follow directions, but towards the end, it was a blast. I just have to realize that i can't control everything! :) After picking up all that trash, I have decided that I will NEVER leave anything for someone else to pick up at one of those games., not that I ever really have. But this is the question that I have, when did it ever become ok, when did it become the norm that people can leave their trash? Have we really become that lazy that we can't take the nacho plate out with us and slip it in a trash can (they are placed approximately every 10 or 15 feet). On our way out we decided to take our picture at the 50 yrd line... It was kinda fun to be on the "Smurf Turf" and we finally made it home by 1:00 or so!

The Horse Races

After living in Boise the majority of my life... I made it to the horse races! Being ladies night we decided why not take advantage of the last week of races especially when we get in for FREE :) We had a blast and even did a little betting... ok so not really bet at the races just against each other and the winner... drum roll please.... was me :) I won a cute little stick horse (pictured bellow)It was really fun to watch the horse race and to see the excitement of the last few seconds. I really enjoyed the 20 min wait time because I love people watching, watching the little boys behind us with their grandpa or the a middle aged granddaughter help her Grandma bet and then hear them talk about the 2 bucks they won. I even enjoyed watching a few drunk men try to communicate with another woman. Can't beat that! After the races we headed to this cute little drive in burger place downtown and ordered shakes and Ice cream potatoes.

Rodeo again?!

So I love the rodeo! I love the cowboys, I love the horses, but I don't love the chew, or the alcohol. Pros to Caldwell night rodeo... it was outside so it felt more like a rodeo and it was a little more exciting. Cons... there was a lot more alcohol = drunk people and there were men chewing which means they were spitting :( gross!! However when push comes to shove I loved the rodeo.

Average Height

OK so I am not obsessed with height... but after finding out the average height of the US men, I decided to check out all the others... Here are a few worth mentioning...
Australia- 5'10"
Czech Republic 5'10"
Denmark 5'10"
Iceland 5'11"
Finland 5'10"
Sweden 5'11"
Netherlands 6
And the winner is Dinaric Alps average height 6'1!!!
I am moving! the average height is 6'1" that means that I could wear whatever shoes I want!!! Now in moving i would still be above the average woman by 5 inches but that beats the 9 inches here. Plus with the average being 6'1" I would do almost anything for that!
Now I am sure you are all thinking the Dinaric Alps where is that? Ok maybe some of you know but I didn't so for those of us who didn't here is the low down.
The Dinaric Alps consist of the following countries Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, and the Republic of Macedonia. If I come up missing... you'll know
where to start looking for me!
One place you'll know for sure that I won't be is in Indonesia with only an average of 5'2"... Yeah I
know its really sad!

Starlight Mountain Theater

On Friday night Kim, Jen an I went to Oklahoma (the play) at starlight mountain theater and then camped in Garden Valley for the night. First of all Tyson, a guy in my neighborhood and pictured, played Curley. He did an amazing job. He has a great voice and plus a guy in a cowboy hat and chaps.. how could any Idaho girl resist? So other than the fact that he isn't all that tall, with an average male height of only 5`9" what can we expect? and the largest issue being that he is only 18. Regardless, I can dream right! Second, our camping trip. It was a first for all three of us to be camping with out a male figure there to start our fire, or cook our dutch oven, set up our tent ect.. However we did amazing! We set up our tent in record time with no issues, ps it was really easy, Kim had our fire going in a matter of seconds using the log cabin technique, we baked our own cobbler which tasted amazing, and even scared off our own nigh prowler. Night prowler!! Yes it is true Pepe Le Peu decided to come visit us. Not to worry we didn't get sprayed!!! All in all I would say that we had a bast even if Jen beat us in Phase 10!

Boise Hawks

For a ward activity we went to a Hawks game. It was really fun for the four innings, but then Jen, Kim and I decided it was time to go running... about this running idea, it seems to be taking over my life! I find my self scheduling my day, actually mainly my showers and my nights around when I need to be running. I can't say that I love it, I can say that I hate it, but it has been great for me as far as getting in shape:) This is a random picture of the first and second counselors in my ware. I absolutely love and admire these two men. Don't get me wrong I love my Bishop too... he was just inside when we took this picture..

Twlight Criterium

Last weekend Jen, Kim, and I went downtown and watched the Twilight Criterium. The riders will ride for a specific amount of time and after that time they then ride for a set amount of laps.The winner was said to be ridding about 30 miles an hour for an hour and a half. After watching for a while and getting a picture, which I took over everyone else heads... one of very FEW good things about being tall... we went to the Melting Pot for dessert. And OH! what a treat it was!!! We got Cookies and Cream chocolate and then dipped all these wonderful treat into it. I wouldn't be opposed to going back... :) By the end of the night we were exhausted... and no we didn't ride in the Criterium... with the rodeo Friday night, the Temple Saturday morning and the Criterium Saturday night... we were ready to go to bed... and maybe ready to be away from each other??? just kidding I love these two girls and don't know what I would do with out them in my life!

Stampeade and Twin Falls Temple

I know what do they, the rodeo and the temple, have in common... nothing, other than I went to the rodeo on Friday night and went to the Twin Falls Temple open house on Saturday morning. The rodeo was a blast!!! My favorite part is the mutton busting, or maybe the team roping, or maybe the bucking broncos, or the bull ridding, no I just remembered the COWBOYS (duh what was I thinking) now that was amazing! I got a new shirt and a hat... but I don't have a picture, not to worry though I will be going to the Caldwell night rodeo in a few weeks so I'll be sure to get a picture. The Temple was an amazing experience, it is beautiful in side and out. These sacred houses built for our use are a great blessing in our lives.
They are two totally different experiences I know but I enjoyed both of them.

I know what you are thinking!!! 3 in one day can it really be??? Well my friends it is true you are not just dreaming!!! The second and third weeks of July were spent with my wonderful cousin Jenifer. We watched some good old Jane Austin classics, swam, spent a weekend in Provo, shopped, and somewhere in all that I worked...
Yes we watched the real Pride and Prejudice, PS Colin Firth is amazingly attractive!!! Emma, Sense and Sensibility, the short Pride and Prejudice, Ever After, and I think that is it. We also spent a lot of time at a nice little restaurant called Costa Vida. Love that place however, we are on a little bit of a break. I think I may have gone there like 5 times in two weeks... twice in one day... like I said we are on a bit of a break. Out weekend in Provo was to support our other cousin Katie in her Young Ambassadors Camp at BYU. She did an amazing job in Fiddler on the Roof. While we were there we of course went shopping and just enjoyed being with the cousins! One highlight of the trip was our late night chatswith my Aunt and her friend Lori... Pretty much they are funny especially late at night. (Rosie I don't know if you read this... but COB's stand for Crusty Old Broads, not the other words we came up with... Lori!) Oh and did I mention our fashion shows to show off our latest buys? I loved my weekend in Provo perhaps I will have to go back!!!
Oh and one more thing in Provo I was able to see one of my best friends from St. George and got to breakfast with her and her husband at Village Inn. All I have to say about that is check the salt shaker before you use it. My friend found one live tiny little bug in it and then one dead one. Yeah I lost my appitite too!! But we got free meals and a discount on our food... and I lived to tell about it!

To Run or Not to Run...

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A couple girlfriends and I have decided to run for the Womans Celebration this fall... What was I thinking? I don't really like to run but regardless it can't really hurt me to get into shape. So we had Werner Hoeger ( a BSU professor and Olympic Athlete) write us up a training plan. After about 2 weeks of actually doing what I was supposed to do for my training I treated my self to some nice new running shoes. I was running in some trail shoes before and needed some running shoes if I was actually going to do this. To this day we still do it every M,W,F,S. It amazes me that I put my self through such things but we really do have fun together!

Oh my July just went by...

Ok so this is one of many posts in playing catch up....
June ended with a trip to a lake in Emmett Idaho with my ward and two my cousins. Marianne, (the one holding the baby) decided to let her foot get hit by the propeller, so she got a nice little cut on the top of her foot and it was swelling fast. After debating what to do we went to a doc in the box...PS they don't have one in Emmet that is open on the weekends. So the next best thing was the ER in Emmett after debating if it was worth a trip to the ER we decided to just go home and let my dad take care of things so off to Boise we went. Dad said that just to be sure she should get it checked out after a trip to the doctor, it was concluded that there were no broken bones just a nice little gash that he glued shut.

July started with the family reunion... This picture is of the cousins who are closest to my age, besides the baby who is my cousins kid. We had a blast spending time together at a 4-H camp in Cascade right on the lake. It was beautiful and a blast! My cousin Nathan tried to help me get up on the wake board and all that came of that was him getting hit with the board in the stomach and loosing his sunglasses. You'd think after all that trouble I would at least get up... Thanks Nathan for the help one day I'll be able to get up! One of the little traditions include late night games and late late night games(after all the little kids are in bed...we love the little ones but the snacks come out after they are in bed :). The first night we had like a bag of cookies for treats, but when you have like 20-25 people playing games til 2 you get hungry so the announcement was made the next morning for donations. After all was said and done a couple of us girls ran to McCall (ok we drove not ran) and spent a good $150 on...JUNK FOOD!!! I know it is quite gross, but it lasted us for like 3 days and we even had afternoon snacks for the kids. And we had Dr. Pepper to keep us awake on those late nights along with candy and snacks... yeah about my diet it went out the window that week!!! My cousin Jason taught me and my grandmother to play Texas Hold 'em, yeah my grandma beat me! Then there were the endless Nerts games, Mormon Bridge, pirates dice, and even some Thirdeen. All in all if you didn't have fun it was probably your own fault for not joining in on something!
Then that weekend we went off to swim at my aunts house for the 4th of July and had some nice little fireworks and off to "bed" we went. With four girls sleeping on air mattresses in the kitchen I don't know how much sleep we actually got. :) Then Saturday was off to boondocks fun Center for a little go-carting, and lazer tag and last but not least the arcade games. With our tickets we decided to get "cousin bracelets" I know we are kinda weird but we had fun! That pretty much sums up the first week of July...

This last weekend for my friend Kim's birthday we drove to northern Idaho (doing 950 miles in 3 days) to ride the Hiawatha trail. This trail is about 15 miles it takes you through tunnels and over bridges while you ride on dirt covered train track. it was beautiful and we had a blast. While on this ride however Jen caught this moment of Andrea putting something in my backpack(but or course she let us pose before she took it)... I know I am tall but I didn't realize that i was THAT tall...Don't get me wrong I like to be tall.. but I have not often STOOD in a picture, I usually bend my knees, and so I guess I haven't really seen me standing next to someone in all my tallness.
Oh and I almost forgot to mention... they all got cute flowery girl bikes and I had to ride a mans bike... Honestly I am not the tallest girl in the world, don't people realize that there are plenty of tall women who don't want to ride mens bikes for the rest of their lives? I was thinking about buying a bike a couple of weeks ago and when i went in to the store the man even said, oh I don' t think we have a womans bike that would be tall enough for you... Honestly I go to a specialty store and they want me to buy a mans bike. Ok I know there isn't a huge difference in the bikes but its the fact of the matter..

Good, Better, Best

So in church this Sunday we had a Sunday School lesson on Good, Better, Best (it was war conference). We discussed all the things that that we felt we were "bests" in our lives, the struggles with accomplishing these and how to overcome our struggles. So just a couple thoughts from that fist one of the struggles that everyone mentioned was time... and I have to agree but then I started thinking about all the TIME I have spent looking at other peoples blogs and the time I have spent "blog surfing" So now it all comes to a halt... don't get me wrong I'll still read all of your blogs... I just won't be surfing as much as I used to. We also discussed that some of the struggles were the same as the ways to overcome these struggles. Things we struggle with like daily scripture study, daily prayer..ok those were the main two... but they are also the answers to getting our bests... Anyhow that is what I have been thinking about lately and I am working on time management... so if I miss a couple days... don't hate me!

Butcher Paper and GIRLS CAMP!

The other day for FHE we decided to finger paint a mural for our singles ward to help with unifying the ward. So I was in charge of getting the butcher paper for us to paint on. While I was sitting at the kitchen counter doodling on a piece of butcher paper I was reminded of the times that we had butcher paper as our table cloths at girls camp. For those who were in my ward we played these little games finding out the possibilities of finding true love with a certain boy or mash. Remember when the guys were having scout camp at the same time a few camp sites over... or the time Sister Bird told me to be quite because I was too loud, or the frog, Julia, and Afton Dawn, or the time Kara came up to visit us right after she had just gotten her wisdom teeth pulled. Didn't something else exciting happen that year??? And of course you couldn't forget our last year at stake girls camp...oh and I just remember the time Mandy scared her mom to death after our hike and that same year we had a sleep over in the cabin, or stealing sister McCalister's Curling iron... ok enough with the memories. At the beginning of every summer I miss the good ol times we had as the 15th ward!!! I always think it would be so fun to be able to go to girls camp with a family ward and then I remember that those girls have no idea who I am and the only reason we enjoyed ourselves is because we knew each other so well.... Remember the beehive and mia maid sleepovers... Mountain brownies anyone? ANYWAYS I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS POST BUT JUST TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE!

And to think he laughed at me!

Meet Fred... For those of you who aren't aware... I used to own a little black Ford Focus like the one pictured here... but then I was T-boned... and so I had to get a new car... So I bought Goldie pictured below... at least that is what my friend Dallin decided to name her and it has just kind of stuck. Oh and just a side note... i bought her from a really good friend and got an amazing deal...we may have ended up dating for a while... about that :)

Anyhow since I bought my little Ford, (aka Fix Or Repair Daily) I have been pretty impressed except the fact that my passenger side, rear door didn't lock and the controls for the windows on the drivers side were falling through almost to where they were inside the door. (I hope that makes since..I am not a very good person to be explaining things... especially when it comes to a car!) Anyhow so yesterday my father and I went out to see if we could fix these few little issues. We started with the controls since that was an easy fix. Just take off the covering to the door and push it back through. Then we started on the back door, got it all taken apart and decided that we needed a new part so I called a few junk yards around and found the part. I could go into a really long story about how the man at the shop laughed at me when I told him that I could take it out myself and how I did end up doing it myself. I could also start talking about how it took me an hour and a half or how I burnt the back of my neck. We could also discuss how the man was impressed that I did it and gave it to me for $15 instead of the $20 he quoted me for. So long story short I got the part all by myself broke it while I was taking it out of the other car, came home helped my dad fix the little part that I broke and then put it in my car and guess what! Now my car works and is perfect again!!! all for $15.00 and about 3hours of work. I think however next time I need to replace something I'll get it from the Junk yard but I'll pay the extra $5.00 for them to take it out and just give it to me!

My $600

I looked in my bank account today to realize...I am $600 dolllars richer!!! It was such a large amount of money and I didn't know what to do with it so I bought....A JUMPROPE!!! I know its exciting and it only cost me &12.00 at target which means that I have some 580 left!!!! What ever will I do...Maybe get out of debt? Just a thought! Any how so I have been using this jumprope for the past 2 days (I know its a long time!) and it is fantasitic. Now ask me in a week if I am still using it religiously and the answer could be no but hopefully the two friends that also bought them will be using them with me... we'll have a miniture jumprope club!
Just a few fun facts:
1. You can burn about 200 calories in 15 min
2. it only cost 12.00
3. Its fun!

I Found HIM!!!

Well I don' t know where to start... first his name is Tyson Titian and for those of you who didn't know I was dating someone...well I'm not :) "He" is just this truck that I have been admiring for ages and one day hope to buy. Now if you don' t like it and want to convince me not to.. its not going to work. .. I am in love and most say, well actually all say love is blind. While we are on the subject of trucks I saw this bumper sticker and loved it!!! pretty much it made me laugh!

Can't you see it now... Me with this black beautiful truck... This bumper sticker on the back window...!!! I can see it and I am using laws of attraction to get it to me...(The Secret... for those who haven't read it... its good)

Another One Bites the DUST!!!

Well it is official number 20 of 44 roommates got married this last weekend. oh and I just found out that another ex, past, former (whatever you want to call it) roommate is getting married. However Portland was amazing!!! It didn't even rain, which we had all been praying for. I think I have decided that I am a good luck charm... almost half of those roommates either got married and kicked me out or got married right after I had lived with them... Maybe I could start a business... Want to get married?? Have I got the plan for you. Wait... I don't know how to take this issue... either someone lives with me and I drive them crazy and they realize that they don't want to live with girls anymore or...lets not discuss the other options...
Now I don't want you all to comment on how one day it will happen to me... its ok... I am so very happy for all my roommates and I am not THAT old and I know "one day my prince will come"...(Jessica breaks out in song) But until that time I get to enjoy the joys of being single!!!

CAMBER... I can't see you anymore... what do I do? email me jensen03004@gmail.com Thanks!

Hair Cut

It's been six weeks which means... I get to get my hair cut!!!! For about the past year I have had it pretty short. I love getting my hair cut!! Just some before and after pictures....obviously the one on the top was taken most recently..today and the one on the bottom was a couple of years ago when I lived in Florida...

Slacker??

Ok so I know I said that I wanted to become a professional slacker, who actually thought that I would do it? (don't tell me the truth... some of you may have suspected it!) I know a whole month with nothing but hopefully I'll remember to update more often.

This weekend I had the opportunity to go to Cascade and spend some time with the girls in my Relief Society. What a blast we had. I am grateful for the opportunity that I have had to get to know them on a more individual basis. We stayed up late, learned how to crochet, and learned about the Color Code and just had a blast!! NO this is unfortunately not what we saw when we looked out the cabin window... it was snowing!!! and is APRIL I mean come on I am so over the idea of snow!!!

Hindsight 20/20

Let me preface this blog with some background... I am a social worker. I am presently working with families who's children have been taken out of their home usually for child protection reasons. By the time I come into the picture, the family is getting ready for reunification, which means the kids are coming home. I help the parents in getting ready to make sure that they feel that they can be successful. So as I meet with these different families I hear all sorts of interesting stories...as you can imagine.
So yesterday (also let me say that last year I was in two car wrecks which really played a number on my neck so I am currently going to the Chiropractor to get it fixed) I was laying on my rolled up towel as prescribed by my chiropractor to help with my neck issues and also my headaches. When I do this nice little exercise the issue is such that I have to lay STILL for like 20 min. For most adults you wouldn't think of that as being a real big issue... however for me it is. I get bored and start thinking of all the things that I should or could be doing but that I am not. Anyways occasionally I think ok, I have to do this so I might make the most out of it which I did yesterday. I was thinking about a client of mine who decided to mix prescription drugs with alcohol because she was struggling with where her life was heading. We were discussing this along with all the other issues her choice brought on and how life now is a lot more difficult than it was before but she has learned a lot and she is getting a lot of assistance from different resources. She however stated that had she known what was going to come of this choice she would have chosen not to do it. I stated to think about choices in my personal life and realizing that had I made certain choices or chosen different choices, life would be a lot more difficult or easier (respectively) now than it is. On the flip side, had I not made the choices I have made in life or been faced with the challenges that I have had to overcome I wouldn't be the person that I have become.
So I guess what I am saying in short is that when it comes down to doing something not so smart when all is said and done, it isn't worth it. Dealing with the repercussions of the choice often make the experience not not quite as enjoyable as you once thought that it would be. But of course we don't often learn as much as we could from others experiences and sometimes have to go through some of the same experiences to learn the lesson for ourselves. If you find yourself learning a lesson that you wish you weren't having to learn, remember that it it will make you a better person and more than likely you'll better understand when someone else is learning a similar lesson.

Closer to Christ

The last couple of months I have noticed that a lot of things have focused on coming closer to Christ. From my Relief Society book club reading 21 days closer to Christ, to the ward goal this year being 12 months closer to Christ and each month focusing on one aspect that will do such, to the Ensign that has come out this month, and even the new website that has been established to draw people everywhere closer to Christ. (www.JesusChirst.lds.org). It seems to be surrounding me. I know that it is something that I have shrived to achieve... if it is something that I can achieve, maybe I should state it is something that striving towards.
In 21 days closer to Chirst, one of the days focuses on the story of Mary and Martha. I have taken some time to really study this story. A couple of things that stood out to me included 1. The fact that Martha was doing something good.. but it wasn't necessarily the best. How often in my life to I fill my life with things that are good, but not the best (like the talk from conference...good, better, best) 2. Which ties into the first, the scriptures say in Luke 10:42 "but one thing is needful, and Mary has choose that good part, which won't be taken from her." Only one thing is really needful for us.. which is just that... Drawing near to Christ. I don't know if it is because it is something I should work on, or something my ward is working on, or if it something that the whole church is working on. Regardless it is a thought that has been on my mind lately. And maybe my invitation to whomever to Come Closer to Christ.

Professional Slacker

While browsing through a friends blog, which I seem to be doing a lot of lately, she mentioned working at Pronto Pups being a professional slacker. I too worked at Pronto Pups and enjoyed the times of working 10-15 hours a week and having enough money to buy a new shirt every three weeks or so. Now however I don't quite have that luxury. I work a full time job plus a 2 hour a week job on the side. Now I know that some would contend that they would like my job working from home and making my own schedule... but honestly sometimes I dislike it. It sounds all nice and exciting but I miss going to work 8-5 and then coming home and forgetting about work for a few hours. Working from home I feel that every time I am home I should be doing something work related, hardly ever do and then feel guilty for not getting something done. It is an endless cycle. Then I'll get an 8-5 job and miss being able to make my own schedule. I wish I could just be a professional slacker and not have to do anything!!! and why is it that the grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side?

Photo's

So this last weekend I went to Twin Falls with my friend Jessica to visit her family. We went up to South Hills and took some pictures Sunday night. I have really gotten into this whole picture kick... I enjoy doing taking pictures of nature and eventually want to start taking pictures of people. But you have to go one step at a time. I don't know if they look any good, but here are a few that I took.

My first post

Well, I have joined the blogging community. At first I had always thought why would someone want to read the daily happenings of a single girl living at home... and now I still think that, but somewhere along the way I was convinced by someone to do it. So here is my first official post. I kind of feel as if it is my first Christmas or birthday. The monumental moment in a kids life when their parents take a lot of pictures to ensure that it is never forgotten... but somehow we don't really remember what happened other than you didn't really know how to open your presents yet or you got foisting all over your face.