Simply Me.: January 2012

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Making A Change

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Last week while Stacey was in town we had a lot of good discussions amongst the girls. One of the conversations we had has really stuck with me. We talked about how us girls know exactly what we want in a guy, from the looks all the way down to their attitude towards the church. We were talking about how we want the type of guy that pushes us to want to stay the full three hours of church-because we know how difficult this is to do sometimes-or that is the elders quorum president. But then one of our friends pointed out that how can we expect these things in a guy and to get a guy like this if we aren't doing these things ourselves? And I have not been able to get that thought out of my mind the past week. Whenever I meet a guy I am looking for all of these amazing qualities but realized after my friend made this comment that I am not going to find this "perfect" guy until I have instilled these qualities in myself. So I am making a change and every quality that I expect of a guy, I am going to work my hardest to make sure I posses them also. Now lets just hope all these changes I'm trying to make in 2012 will actually bring some good!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Best of Friends.

Its weeks like this that I realize how lucky I am to be able to have such amazing friends and influences in my life. I love that I have people I can turn to when I need advice or just need to vent. This weekend/week was exactly what I needed and perfect timing! First, me, chelsi, and ashly had a little girls night and went to a basketball game and frozen yogurt before having an intense match of wii dodgeball with some new friends..

Then on Sunday Stacey got into town. I always love when she comes to visit and enjoy the time we get to spend together. Sunday night we got to hang out with my family-always a blast. Then on Monday we did what I think every girl does on a Monday night....BACHELOR!!!! Its always fun watching it with a bunch of girls because then we can all throw in our comments and judgements and laugh at the ridiculous girls, aka, Jenna the love blogger. The night ended with a very long conversation about dating, relationships, love, marriage, and divorce. Yes, we covered all the bases. But during this conversation it made every one of us realize how grateful we are to still be single and finding ourselves before finding someone to share our lives with. Tuesday was a blast. Me, Stace, Bryn, and Madi all went up to Bountiful to go to Teresas(staceys sister) zumba class that she teaches. I had never done Zumba before and was a little bit skeptical but it turned out being so much fun and Teresa was such an amazing teacher. Afterwards we went and grabbed some dinner at Kneaders, went back to Teresas and watched New Girl until calling it a night and having a slumber party :) Then today I had to say goodbye to Stace which is never fun. We went and grabbed some lunch with Madi and Bryn and did some shopping until she had to leave. Its no fun having your best friend live so far away but it makes seeing each other so much better and meaningful. Cant wait until our next vacay together..when we come to vegas for my 21st :) but until then ill miss you stace!

This small, circle necklace is what Stace gave me for Christmas! I absolutely love it! It means "FriendsxInfinity"..couldnt have said it better! Love you Stace!

I wish I had more pictures of all of our activities while Stacey was here, but the only one was from lunch at Malawis!

Cancun, Mexico

So this year as our "big" Christmas present my whole family and I went to Cancun Mexico the first week of December. We had a blast! You cant complain much when you're staying in an amazing resort, laying on the beach or by the pool every day, and eating good food. It was so relaxing to get away and spend time with my family. The highlight of my trip would most likely have to be when me and my aunt Brittany went parasailing. At first we were freaking out even talking about it but then we decided that we just needed to go for it! So we hopped on the back of a jet ski and rode out to the middle of the ocean, signed our lives away(literally!!), got hooked up to the parachute and next thing I knew we were up in the air. It was so amazing! The water is so Blue and it was so peaceful..UNTIL...ten minutes into the ride Brittany told me she was started to feel sea sick. I looked over at her and she was literally green. I started to panic thinking that if she threw up and got in on me I was going to throw up also! Next thing I know Britt is puking into the ocean while we are all the way up in the air. I was closing my eyes and plugging my ears and laughing hysterically-props to britt for getting it all in the ocean :) Even though we had that little mishap we both agreed that was the highlight of our cancun trip. Then, one of the days we went to Tulum and saw the ruins. Not gonna lie, with the humidity plus the heat plus the 13 grandkids running everywhere I was just not havin it. But on the way back to our resort we stopped off at Akumal beach which is supposed to be an amazing beach for snorkeling. And it was! I was a panicking mess when I was out in the water but it was so worth it. There were absolutely no waves so my family and I took our snorkeling gear pretty far out and saw a bunch of colorful fish, 2 sting rays, and a sea turtle that was swimming all around us. For those who dont know, I have a BIG fear of the ocean. So while we were swimming out I was scanning the water underneath back and forth for sharks. Then I remembered watching a movie where a girl had on flippers and a shark thought it was a seal so the shark attacked. Needless to say-those flippers were off my feet in ten seconds flat. Then when we kept going out further and further I was starting to panic and breathing really hard. My mom told me to go up and lay on my back to relax. So while I was laying on my back I started thinking in my head that I probably looked like a dead body to sharks so the last thing I was doing was relaxing. But even though I was a stress case the whole time Im so glad I got to experience it. We ended our last few days on our trip with doing nothing but laying by the pool and beach. It was an amazing week and I am so glad I got to experience it with my whole family. Here are a few pictures from the trip!

Friday, January 6, 2012

Trust in the Lord.

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How simple is this. I have been putting a lot of faith in my Heavenly Father lately. Its crazy to me how much of a difference I feel in my life when I am relying on the Lord. Exactly what this quote says. Happy. I just feel at ease and I feel happy. I may be stressed at times but I know that "if the Lord brings me to it, He will bring me through it" and in the end I am just grateful.

But in other words my best friend is coming on Sunday and I could not be more excited! Counting down the days! Everything is always so much better when we are together! Our days will be filled with talking about Greys Anatomy, watching Bachelor, and talking about life but until then...

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Have a good weekend!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

New Year. New Blog. New Me.

With the start of the New Year and the kind reminders of my best friend, Stacey, I realized that I needed to make a new blog with new posts. I was sitting and thinking about my new years resolutions for this year and wanted to make really good goals that I could stick with and actually accomplish. I decided to take this quote that Stace put on her blog and base my resolutions for this year around it.

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I have had a lot on my mind lately and have been talking to my friends about it, but every time I do, this quote comes into my head. Maybe if I would pray about it as much as I have talked about it with my friends then I would understand a lot more. So here they are. My New Years Resolutions for the year 2012. Lets hope I stick to them.

1. Pray about it as much as I talk about it.
2. Read Scriptures daily.
3. Strengthen my testimony.
4. Every year I say I want to start a journal and keep up on it and that never works. So I decided that this is going to be my journal and I'm going to keep up on blogging.
5. Be a better sister.
6. Be a better daughter.
7. Be a better friend.
8. Get into shape :)
9. Forgive the people that have hurt me in the past.
10. Make 2012 a memorable year.

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Its true, I am a different person compared to who I was this time last year. 2011 has been a tough one. It has come with love, heart breaks, laughter, and a lot of tears. And I wouldnt trade it for anything. I made some amazing friends, came closer to my old friends, and made a lot of memories. But I would be lying if I said I wasnt ready for 2012. Time to make some changes and see what comes my way. Here are some of my favorite memories from the year 2011...

Me and Sydney went to Vegas