Can't believe it's been 11 years...

Exactly eleven years ago, my mom passed away. I honestly can't believe it. I will forever remember this day, February 27. My brothers and I were so young. But it only made our family stronger. My dad and brother, Ollie, took care of Owen, Olson and me. And they couldn't have done better. I am thankful for my dad and brother and the many sacrafices they made for us. I will always feel indebt to them. They still continue to sacrafice for me. I realized and appreciated Ollie's sacrafices for me even more this last year. He has continued to sacrafice and help me, he took care of me while I was out at BYU for my first couple semesters. He is the best older brother anyone could ever have. And my dad is one of the hardest workers I know. He is far from lazy, I am thankful he could do so well and provide for us. He has worked so hard to provide a comfortable life and succeeded, I am thankful.  

 

I have lived longer without my mom than I did with her. I was only 8 years old, and now I am 19! It is sad that I didn't get to know her better, but if she hadn't passed away I wouldn't have certain people in my life right now. And those people have blessed my life tremendously. I know that because of this trial and loss, I have been and will continue to be able to relate to others as they have similar trials. I have become more thankful for the trials that I have had throughout my live, which may sound weird but I know that they have strengthened me in no way anything else can. I also am thankful for the strong testimony I have of eternal families, I know that I have gained that testimony from the experiences I have had. I know that I will be able to see her, and the rest of my family that has passed on in the next life. I have a strong testimony of temples and how much they bless our lives. I love the temple. It is a refuge from the rest of the world, it's the only place I truly feel at peace.

 

 

But really, what I am saying is that though this is a sad anniversery, I still wouldn't want anything different in my life. I will have eternity with my mom. I just hope when everything is all done and over with I could have made her proud, and not only her but my entire family.

Oh the possibilities...

Charlee, Holly, Kristen and I are singing on Sunday for ward conference, THEN singing at Stake Conference!!!  Maybe we are kinda good...Haha :)  I think we really need to figure out how to get it recorded properly.  :D  I think it's possible too!  I'm really excited about it all.  We definitely do dream of becoming famous, atleast in the LDS world ;)  I think it could come to a reality, maybe not now, but one day.  After we get back from missions and such.  I don't think people really understand how serious I am about it all!!  Haha. 

Cooking with Alex and Olson!!

Olson and I cooked dinner tonight!! :)  It all went pretty well too.  It tasted great, thanks to Olson's contribution.  Couldn't have done without ya bud!!  Mom asked us to do dinner and suggested we make some homemade chicken alfredo, yum yum!!  Here's pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeeah, who woulda thunk!! "Mmm!! It's the bestest!! ...it's yumma!!"  You will only understand that little quotation if you watch this: You Forgot Blueberries.  Please do watch it, and enjoy.  And let us all be thankful THAT didn't happen to Olson!  Hahahahahaaaa

 

 

 

 

Uhm...eww.

I totally failed tonight, that's for sure.  This first bracelet,

 

 

 

Online

 

Mine

 

See?? This is not cute, but I said I would post all my success and failures.

 

This next bracelet went...better.  I just don't like it as much as I thought I would.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 But, ohh well.  I am very, VERY excited for my next bracelet I will be making, this will be with my lovely friend Kristen!!  :)  And hopefully, this one will be even better than the first one :D  I feel like it will either be surprisingly great...or, well.  Bad.  Haha. 

 

 

 

Maybe someday!

Yesterday was a great day.  It was different!  :)  I still went to church and stuff, but I got to sing with some of my greatest friends in Sacrament meeting. 

Kristen

 

 

Holly

 

 

 

Charlee

 

 

 



 

We sang Nearer My God To Thee, accapella.  I don't mean to brag, but I think we sing it pretty well. :)  I love these girls so much!!  I will never, ever forget about them.  We have known each other for about 12 years!  CA-RAZY.  We are getting old, haha.  I say that one day we should make our own CD!!  Haha, huh? Huh??  Sound good?  :)  Yeah.  Maybe someday.  If we don't make a CD I guess it'll be ok...hahaha, I will always remember the four of us singing together.  I will tell my kids all about them.  Kristen has always helped me remember to show kindness towards others.  Holly has always helped me remember to be valiant in my testimony, all day and every day of the week.  Charlee has always helped me to remember to keep an eternal perpective.  They all have been great examples for me, and they have always been there for me.  They were here for me when my mom passed away, when I was a stupid teenager they were still there for me, and now they are here for me while I am preparing for my mission.  I love them to death, they know me more than a lot of other people.  I am thankful for them in my life, I am not able to say it enough.  We always have a great time together.  We are always, and I mean always laughing!  :)  There is no way I can be with these girls without being happy.  :)

"Alex, wait!! How do you do it...? ...Ohh...gotcha!"

Alex and I made bracelets!!! Yayyyy! I love bracelets. She's better at it than I am....I'm not very crafty...yay friendship bracelets!!!!! Well, I'm late for curfew so.....buhbye loves(:

- Kristen! 

Wellll...as you just read my friend, Kristen, and I just made bracelets!! Haha, they are actually kind've cute....I was thinking they would be an epic fail. But thank goodness they weren't!! :) Haha. I am quite proud to say it took us less than an hour to learn how to make and finish them. You all should try making these bracelets if you're looking for something cute and fun to make. Oh, and just so all of you know, I really am not better than Kristen :P Haha. She did great!! :) 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's what we were aiming for...

 

Just measuring some thread. :)

 

 

 

 

 

Oh Kristen...hahaha love this girl!

 

 

 

 

 

While in the process...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Done!! :D

 

 

 

I think we did pretty well. If any of you wanna make these and need help, let us know! :D

 

Well...here's my first post.

It's about 12:30 am. I had been sitting here at the computer for about an hour just trying to figure out a title for this blog!! Haha. I just wanted to start it up because I have been wanting to start my own blog for such a long time, so now's my chance. I thought that this would be very beneficial to me especially for my preparation to become a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It's something that will keep people acquainted with me during this time of many life changing events.

I am a student at Brigham Young University, and I'm VERY proud of it!! I absolutely LOVE BYU!! But right now I am taking off a semester before I leave for my mission. I am trying to take this time to best prepare for my mission. I am making and saving lots of money thanks to my job. I am working full-time as a department manager at Hobby Lobby (That job title makes me sound so professional). I actually really like it. I am also going to be spending my time with some new projects that I want to start. These ideas are from pinterest of course, so there are no promises that these things I will be doing are going to be successful....but I am going to be posting how they go; No matter how good or bad they are, so it might be a little entertaining. Haha.

But, anyway! This will be a great way to keep track of the things I can and can't do, and also how much I progress. Not only with the projects I am going to try, but also the growth I will have spiritually, emotionally, academically, and so forth. I also plan for this blog to serve as a place many people can access and read my missionary letters. So, soon I will be posting how my projects go! :)