crackers

so, the other week i went to crackers with my brother and caitlyn, and it was fun and we got tasty food.i had some sweet action hot cocoa. it looked awesome.  i was going to put up a picture of it but its isnt working right now, so maybe i will do that later. after that we went to walmart to do some quick christmas shopping.  well, quick turned into not so quick.  and then we went home because we had stuff to do, or something.  

hair cut!

so, i would like to start off by stating that the fact that my little brother has little to no hair at the moment is not entirely my fault. haha. ok, it might be. but in all fairness, he asked me to cut it. and i also did warn him of the possibility of unwanted side effects. but he persisted and so i took out the clippers and a little buzz here,

a little snip there,

and viola! he was ready for the army!! unfortunatley, he did not feel that he was really the army type and so, a little more buzz buzz, and viola! he now has hair that is about 1/2 an inch tall, and i have more hair cutting experience. i keep thinking, someday. someday, if i practice enough, i will actually get good at this and then i will be able to cut hair like a pro, and when my little brother asks me to cut his hair, he will know that, unless he WANTS to look like hes in the army, he wont. <3. style="font-weight:bold;">

tampons-because they work wonders.
a job-that i love and dont mind getting up for every morning.
cell phones-that allow me to communicate with my roommates at lunch when the weirdo sub shows up.
my car-because, lets face it, my car is flippin' sweet, and i love it, and it makes me smile every time i see it, and it gets me from here to there.

ihop for breakfast

its a tradition. i think. well, im not really sure. on some holiday (i think presidents day) we used to all go to breakfast as a family, usually to ihop. sometimes we decide that its whatever holiday seems to be next and i think that is what happened this time. we decided to go to ihop and get us some breakfast. i was going to be left out, how nice, luckily my brother invited me and i accepted. so i get up (earlier than i really would have hoped on a day off of work) but excited to be going to breakfast with my family. so, they show up and i get in the car and were off. it just so happens that i love my family, and i was excited to get to spend time with them, just us, not that i dont love my roommates, but sometimes it is nice to just be with your family. to be able to sit at a small enough table that everyone can hear what everyone else is saying. so that you can all be joined in one conversation. it was nice.

we also only got four menus and had to be civil and learn to share, jayce and i did just fine, on account of were good buddies and all.

my mom was there too, i like her, she makes life a hoot.

there was a point where i looked over and i believe my dad was day dreaming about when he would get his food and how tasty it would be and how much he loved to come out with his family. i caught the moment of course, and i love this picture!

also there was the brother who invited me, whom i was very grateful for, jaron! he had some good food, and some funny things to say. hes a good one (sorry ladies, hes a taken)

it was a good time. i like my family. their good people. <3.

moving the piano

so we finally convinced tania to move in!!! oh joy! happy day! yahoo! yippee! hooray! i was very excited indeed. but that is beside the point. one of the items that was to move in with tania was a piano, which also pleased me very much. only trouble was, tania had no one to help her to move the piano, and so, tania, with her sad eyes turns to me and says, "do you know any boys that could help move the piano?" well, i said i wasnt sure, but that i could check. so i did check, and sure enough, i did know some boys that would be willing to help move a piano. and so it was planned that, the boys (jaron, jayce, brian, and eric) would show up at tanias house at 4 so that they could help her to move the piano. we waited patiently at the townhouse and waited, and cleaned the spot where the piano was to reside. and then, the boys arrived, piano and all.

they looked so smashing in their sunday clothes, moving a piano. it was quite the sight. it made me very proud to know such wonderful boys who would be willing to give up their time on a sunday afternoon, right before dinner no less, to help my friend/roommate to move her piano.

all in all, the piano made it into our home and i have 4 spectacular boys (and two men) to thank for that! you guys are great! <3.

rumba!

tonight, after we went to look at cars we decided a nice rumba salad would be good. so off we went! on our way to far far away. we werent quite sure where it was so there was a little adventuring involved, but eventually we made it. i was going to take a picture of my salad to memorialize the occasion and to prove i got there. but i got it and it looked so good that i dove right in and all that was left when i remembered the picture was this:

as we were finishing we were talking and just being goofy, which is what we normally do. and all of a sudden i feel a splattering sensation on my foot and i look down and ...

christy had spilt her ranch. and it was funny. and we all laughed and christy put napkins on it and it looked kinda gross. but it was still funny. and we continued to laugh about it the rest of the night. it was an exciting and tasty time! <3.

new car shopping.

so, ive been in the process of trying to find a car to buy. ive been all over town and to many different people with no such luck. so i decided to go to the dealership where one of my roommates, christys dad works. we get there and im looking around. they had a camry which i had been looking at earlier in the day. and then i see the beatiful dodge charger.

and i was so sad because i believed it would be at least $25,000 but when i looked it said $18,000. i was quite surprised. so i looked closer. i found out it was a 2008 dodge charger with 18k miles on it. very nice i thought. so i got in to check it out.

the back seat is like, so large, its amazing. one of my biggest must haves was a back seat big enough to put a baby car seat in so that i can keep the car for a long time and have a family in it. and it passed in that category, not to mention, so so pretty. and so, of course, i had to give her a test drive. and it was a nice ride. so i went on to check out the rest of the cars, and i test drove a malibu to keep my options open. but in the end. the charger won out. so im in the misdt of trying to work stuff out to get it. but im waiting anxiously. and she is so pretty, if i didnt mention that yet. haha. <3.

i have never hurt like this before

well, today was the saddest sunday of my life. i got released as the first counselor in the relief society presidency in my ward. it was weird, i thought that i was going to feel a sense of relief myself from getting released but instead i felt like a giant hole formed in my heart that i didnt know how to fill. it was strange what an amazing sense of sorrow i felt as i was released. its weird, i have felt a lot of things in my life, and i am no stranger to sorrow, but i had never hurt like that before. it took all of my energy to hold back the tears that were beginning to form in my eyes as we sang the sacrament hymn. then after a while i thought that i had gotten over it and that i was going to be ok, but then, relief society. i walk in and sit down in a desk, not in front of all the girls, and again it hits me, i had never hurt like that before. so when john dewitt came in and invited any girls that wanted to go to missionary prep to come, and since my best friend tania is going on a mission soon i decided that i would go with her. while i was there i really enjoyed it, i love learning about the gospel and i love preach my gospel, so im excited to learn from that. so i was really glad that i had gone. and then after sunday school i talked to ingrid (the new first counsler), and she looked so scared, but i knew that she would do an amazing job. but again, the hurt i felt was so beyond that which i had ever felt before. i still know that it is going to take some time to get over it all, but i know that the Lord will always do what is best for me and for everyone else. im grateful that i will have a new opportunity to serve in a different way in the ward, i just wish that it would have come immediatly, but all good things take time, so i will wait patiently and serve the ward in my own way. <3.

"ive walked through sorrow
til i could walk no more
ive felt the winds of change blow so hard
its chilled me to the core
and pain has knocked at my door
but i have never hurt like this before

only one
can take the pieces of my heart
and make them whole
only one
can part the darkness
and breathe light into my aching soul
one way
one light
one hope
only one

ill pick up the pieces
every little bit
ill gather all of them
even ones that seem impossible to fix
and ill place them all in His hands
what i cannot restore He can

only one
can take the pieces of my heart
and make them whole
only one
can part the darkness
and breathe light into my aching soul
one way
one light
one hope
only one"

-only one written by hilary weeks

do you need to pee?

so tonight im sitting at my sisters house and im pretty sure that my puppy needs to pee because she keeps trying to jump on the ground and is wimpering a little bit so i pick her up and hold her so her nose touched mine and i keep asking her if she needs to pee. its seeming a little funny so i say, "does poky need to pee? one lick for yes and two licks for no." so she licks my nose and then she kinda licks again but it didnt touch me so im thinking, haha, that was funny, she must need to pee. so caitlyn says shes not so sure that that counted because poky was TRYING to lick me again but i moved, so i lift her up to my nose again and i ask, "does poky need to pee? one lick for yes two licks for no." and the next thing i know caitlyn is shouting, "is she peeing on you?" and sure enough, my puppy was peeing on me, and as i realize this is whats happening both caitlyn (sitting on a different couch) and my sister (sitting next to me) jump up off the couch and run to the opposite side of the room, which isnt very far, well, i just put my dog down and let her finish her business as everyone else laughs and points. she was so scared, she thought for sure that she was gonna get in trouble, but i kept my cool, (and im not gonna lie, i was pretty proud of myself.) personally, i think shes done pretty good. since i got her, which was about, id say a month ago maybe a little more, she hasnt had an accident on anyone except for tonight on me. i think thats pretty impressive myself, and lets face it, i was asking for it! next time ill just take her outside and assume that she has to pee, i think well have a lot less accidents that way! <3.

holy kennel!

well, as you all know i am on vacation in carlsbad, ca. it is quite wonderful. i got up this morning at about 10, and then i ate breakfast, got ready, and went shopping!!! i bought a shot glass (surprise surprise) and a singing bowl, its really cool, and pretty. i think it has a beautiful sound. i also tried a white hot chocolate, which, i love white chocolate, so i thought it was delicious! my mom wasnt a fan. i also bought some more hot cheetos and smartwater! then i came home, had some lunch (sourdough toast, hot cheetos, hot chocolate, and some water) and got online. then i get a text from my AMAZING roommate christy! what does it say? "oh by the way ... poky got out of her kennel today .. yes she did" and then she sent me this picture with the caption "holy kennel!"

haha holy kennel is right! apparently my very smart and mischevious puppy clawed her way out of her kennel while my roommates were at work. she then went on to poop and pee in both the kitchen and my bedroom. when christy came home she wasnt expecting the exciting greeting of poky barking at her from ... the hallway? haha, things sure have gotten exciting over there, as for me, ill continue to relax on the beach and think, its not my problem for 5 more days! haha. <3.

boogie boarding!!

well, we woke up today and everyone decided it would be a good day for the beach! and i wasnt about to complain!! so we all got ready, and we packed up, and headed down to the beach. we got there and just laid there for a while, feeling the nice breeze. it was cloudy and cool, and oh so nice! well, after about an hour sis. adams, sis. acedo and i decided to get in the water! so we got in and it was pretty chilly. then we got the boogie boards and i totally sucked and it was completely fun! i totally biffed it one time and then the back current was pulling me out and i was flipping out to sea, quite literally, it was hilarious and fun! i probably swallowed a gallon of sea water, but it was worth it. the water was even saltier than i remembered. but i got to boogie board and i liked it and i had fun fun fun in the sun! <3.

the beach!!!!

so, im at the beach ... ha! you know you're jealous! but i got here yesterday and went down to the beach and sat and read a book. when i got here it was an amazing 66 degrees outside, so beautiful! but the most amazing thing so far is, i got up this morning at five and took a shower, then i went out to our balcony overlooking the beach and i read my scriptures while the waves crashed. it was spectacular. everything was so calm and peaceful. im so grateful for all the beauty the Lord has blessed us with, and for the knowledge that He gives, everyday i am grateful for the knowledge that i have of His love for me and of His everlasting gospel!

i miss my roommates some, but being here is worth it. but i find my heart breaking everytime i see people at the beach with their dog and know that my puppy is at home without me. i miss her so much. for all the work that she is i still love her more than i ever thought i could and even when im here looking at the breathtaking views before me i still half wish i was home with her instead. but the beach is amazing and the company is great! <3.

christy's baptism

well, christy got baptized!!! it was quite the adventure ... to say the least. at moments i felt like i was a secret service agent and my job was to get christy safely to her baptism! so much was going on, and we were running around, but as i watched her come out of the font i knew that it was all worth it. i could tell, by the look in her eyes and by the spirit i could feel, that there was nothing more important than to be a member of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints. the whole process built my testimony so much. i loved being able to go through the missionary discussions! and it didnt hurt that she had the two MOST AMAZING MISSIONARIES in arizona teaching her! elder morin and elder anderson did a phenominal job. im relieved and happy and i know that she made the right decisions for herself, however hard they were. the church is true! it is amazing! it takes ordinary people and makes them extroardinary. it allows people everywhere to come to Christ. to know Him, and to accept Him as their Savior and Redeemer. i know that the church of Jesus Christ is the only true and living church on the face of the earth. the knowledge i have astounds me everyday, and i know that i owe that knowledge to my Heavenly Father and His holy spirit which i allow to lead my every action. i am happy! <3.