MVP #2

In my ongoing attempt to be seeing the good in EVERYBODY, I have been thinking about my weekly "MVP" and this week it was hands down my dad!

I'm such a daddy's girl at heart! I'm the youngest of 3 girls so I think of myself as his actual "baby girl" but I'm not gonna lie, there are moments that I am "scared" of my dad. Not necessarily scared OF him but I think more scared of how he'll react or letting him down or disappointing him. In high school I had this feeling a lot more but since I've moved out we've become better friends so it isn't a feeling I get very often.

This week was CRAZZZZY! It was Spring Break but I had work every single day so I wasn't able to go anywhere. On top of having work everyday, my karma felt it necessary to have something go wrong EVERY SINGLE DAY. Nothing will compare to Tuesday though!

To make a long story short I will just give you a quick rundown: I had to be to work by 2 and I knew I didn't have any clean scrubs so I HAD to get laundry done. However, it rained so hard Monday night that the power got knocked out and I didn't wake up until about 11. I woke up to our house a mess and smelling like fish ONCE AGAIN! (Kudos to you though for actually cooking!) Late Monday night I'd had car problems and had to have it jumped literally 5 times so I wanted to take it in to get looked at. Went outside with my laundry basket and it STILLLLL wouldn't start! GREAT! To make the laundry a long story short, I had to walk it over 5 buildings to the clubhouse to get it started, forgot my quarters so had to walk back, forgot my soap so had to go back AGAIN and then didn't even have enough to do it all anyways. I weighed it before all of this started because I haven't done it in weeks so I knew I had a lot. YEAH 14 pounds worth! I have a bruise just about the size of a football on my hip from all of my walking. Did I mention that we STILLLLL have rain pouring this whole time? I was drenched.

Ericka left work to come and jump it for me to get to the shop. 2 hours later I was finally leaving with a new battery and not quite as much dignity due to my lack of car knowledge, my sticking horn, and my apparently annoying cell phone ring. I thought I'd swing by the school to talk to my probation "officer" because I was supposed to do it 2 weeks again and still hadn't. As soon as I got there, I realized I'd taken my backpack out the night before. So I decided to do it the next day but forgot to call him back and tell him nevermind again.

I pull up to the clubhouse to switch laundry, realizing that I only had 45 minutes until work and they took 30 minutes to dry so it was going to be close. At this point.....it's STILLLLL down pouring rain! So I jump out of my car and I sprint about 10 feet before I realize that I ONCE AGAIN left my quarters sitting in my purse, on the front seat of my car. I get back to my car ready to fly my door open, grab my purse and book it inside when I see something interesting sitting in the front seat of my car....my keys :( Yes indeed I had locked myself out!

Apparantly the cops don't open cars up anymore due to liability issues so I had to call "The Key Man." It took him 20 minutes to get there (while I'm once again stranded in the rain) and about 20 seconds to unlock then turns and tells me 40 bucks. A joke!! That was the most ridiculous thing I'd heard. Muttering to myself, I hand him my card then watch him swipe it over and over again before he tells me it isn't working.

Time for my call of shame. After already calling my dad 9 times asking him car questions that morning, I knew he'd be a little surprised to see that I was once again in need. The key van followed me to Maverick (for the ATM) while I was in my car trying to hold my diginity and my tears together while I tell my dad I needed to borrow some money and explained to him what an awful day I was having.

I was scared that maybe he'd be disappointed. I thought he'd ask more of exactly how I jumped out my car without my keys. I was afraid that he wouldn't answer the phone. I'd be afraid that he'd be annoyed that I was calling AGAIN. I was afraid he'd ask a lot of questions about why I didn't have a simple 40 dollars. He didn't though. He was VERY calm and helpful. He even calmed ME down and didn't even laugh when I just kept saying how I just wanted to go to bed and end the day, he just kept telling me that it'd be fine, and to go to work, go to bed after and things would be better.

This awful day goes on to me going to work in wet underwear and scrubs. It goes on to me getting thrown up on within 15 minutes of getting to work. It goes on to me getting called off anyways so being thrown up on was TOTALLY un-necessary. It goes on to me being home alone that night because everybody had gone to Mesquite...where I was SUPPOSED to go before my schedule got mesed up and I got called in...only to be called off again. It goes on to me finally going in to see my probation officer and getting a little lecture about doing better. It goes on me face planting it when I walked inside my house because I was balancing my phone and laundry and got caught up in our rug. It was an awful day to say the least.

But after talking to my dad, it really didn't seem quite as bad anymore. He has a way of being able to be amazingly comforting even from so far away. Just that simple 5 minute conversation made me feel so re-assured that everything really would be okay.

Other things about my dad? Just knowing that he is home at night makes me feel SOOO safe! When he was gone for business I would never sleep as good as when he was there. I love when I go home now because it's the same way. Down here I still sleep good, but in Provo it's GREAT because I know he's looking out for me. He's told us before that he has never once tried drinking or any drugs. I love that about him! He made a HUGE effort to make it to all of my extracurricular things in high school which was definetly not easy. Multiple times he'd be our only support at all. He took off work so many times to be there. The only times he ever did miss was when he was out of town. He's always been such an amazing example of a good priesthood holder. He's on his second round of Bishop and he's doing an amazing job! More than just priesthood though, he's a good example all around! He treats my mom the way that she deserves and he's set a very high bar for the kind of guy that I want to marry! And he has raised my brothers SOOO GOOD and passed all of it along to them.

My dad was never a fan of how we decorated our room. He didn't understand why we wanted to cover every single wall in pictures. He was REALLY against it at first but I think it kind of grew on him and even though he was still slightly annoyed by it, it become more of a joke. When I was moving out, he came down that morning as I was finishing packing and he said "This is kind of depressing now with how empty this is." He gave me a hug and it started my water works for the day.

I LOVE YOU DAD! Thanks for....everything! :)

Happy Sunday!

Hey God, it's me...

I know I said that I would do better, but I'm still working on it. Today was a great day! As was last night. Thank you for giving me the family that I have and for finally becoming close with them. I know you've told me before that I need them and I tried to deny it, but I'm working on it and starting to really believe you on that. I don't know any guys better than my dad and brothers. Jake included. I LOVE them! Thanks for giving me my sisters. "Sisters by chance, friends by choice right?

Thank you for always having the perfect timing. That letter yesterday made me bawl but it could not have been more needed and more perfect! Even though it was only for a couple minutes, thanks for the chat with Veronica. She is hilarious no matter what we're talking about. Thanks for having Casey call. I love that guy! That was another needed conversation.

I'm glad that I'm learning more and more about why certain things happen in life. I know that I don't express it, but I truly am very grateful for the trials in my life. I'm also thankful for the good things in life and being able to see just how great they truly are.

Thank you for prompting me to move where I've moved and do what I've done. I see more and more everyday why I have certain people in my life, and why I DON'T have certain people in my life. Thank you for putting me in the position to be able to meet them.

Thank you for Brie and Ericka! They are the greatest and have taught me SOOO much! Not to mention them inspiring me to always be better and keep progressing on things.

Church today was amazing! For the first time, I actually didn't want it to end. Thanks for prompting me to bear my testimony. I think I really needed that. Thanks for everything else that you already know about what happened :)

I'm going to get some sleep now. Thanks for everything though and I promise I really am trying to be better at not messing things up in my life. Like we said earlier...the important thing is to TRY to do my BEST to be BETTER. I love you!


Chantel

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Dear Mr. Demanding.
Please stop laying there and just yelling at me. If you had gotten up to get things for yourself to begin with, you wouldn't have the problems you have now! There are more people than just you in this world. Odd concept I know...try to wrap your brain around it!

Dear Mr. Heavy Drinkers.
I still think drinking is nasty. But thank you for making me laugh. Thank you for shouting down from your balcony while I stood there and froze to death. Thanks for the cat calls on a night I felt gross ;)

Dear Ms. Random.
Your text tonight had me laughing for about 20 minutes straight. I also think of YOU everytime I hear that song. And when I think of like 50 million other things. Thanks for following in my footsteps and texting me everytime there's a reminder.

Dear Mr. Intense.
I was down to try being friends. You clearly are not. Now you're starting to freak me out just a little bit sometimes. When I text you at 8:30 and tell you I'm at a game and out with friends for the night, that is not code to go to my house and wait for me to get home. Or for you to continually text and ask where I am...when you already know! Thank you for pulling my chair out for me all the time. That really is very kind of you! But if I run into one more person that you have told we're dating, I will probably hit you with a chair.

Dear Ms. Splurge.
Seriously LOVE all the food you bought for the party last night! That was amazing of you. However, I am now sitting at the bar eating like 6 pounds of chips and just continually drinking more and more Mt. Dew and rootbeer. I think we need to get rid of this stuff tomorrow because I'm starting to feel sick.

Dear Mr. Best Friend
It was so good to see you tonight! :) This week just didn't feel right with not seeing you every single day. Thank you for asking about work, my tests, roommates and of course cracking me up along the way. Thank you for letting me always make myself at home at your house. I love you!

Dear MS. Best Friend
I love you too! Thank you for the hilarious stories while I sit on the countertops and you dance around the kitchen. I love how excited you get when you start talking but then dead stop to hurry and text somebody back, only to get the same excitement level as soon as you're done.

Dear Mr. Scum of the Earth.
When you're married, you no longer get to hit on girls and ask for their numbers. You SURE AS HELL do not get to compliment my body and then ask me out. The saddest part is that your wife probably has no idea that your wedding ring came off as you were walking over to me. The worst part is that you openly told me you were married without it even moderatly phasing you. Please crawl into a hole and die because you made me literally sick today.

Dear Mr. Coworker.
Thanks again for taking that last round for me while I worked on my book of charting. I again want to genuinely apolagize that they peed on you when it should have been me. Thanks for making me laugh so hard that I almost peed MY pants and a HUUUUUGE thank you for only joking around about throwing the pan of puke to me :) what a pal!

Dear Mr. Moodswings
I'm sorry that you have stuff going on right now. But you are not the only one that has issues in life. I'm sorry if that's rude but you really aren't :( Thanks for at least sometimes attempting to be my friend, but I need somebody a little more stable. You're a blast to hang out with and I love talking to you, but I never know where we stand on things or how you're feeling from one day to the next and I don't appreciate that you'll just drop me for a few days while you pull it together.

Dear Mr. Driveby
Your truck looks so fun! Thanks for driving by 3 different times, makin a different funny face each time and just playing around. I will never see you again but you truly made today a little bit better.

Dear Mr. (s) Caught.
Yes that's right. Random boys from good ol' Timpview were in Geezy for some time. Yes they lied about their age. Yes they almost got away with it. Yes they ended up getting slapped by Ms. Attitidue when she found out the truth. I'm sorry I blew your cover, but you should have let me in on your secret that she didn't know. I hope the handprint comes off soon :(

Dear Mr. Plastered Neighbor.
I love that you live above us and also appreciate a good party or a great song. But you creeped us out a little bit tonight. The first time you came down to introduce yourself and say hi was really funny. It was good to meet you, but the way you went about it was weird. I'm sorry we screamed in your face and slammed the door: we had just been talking about rapists and you hadn't knocked yet so we had no idea you were there! I also am sorry that you've "F-ed" up so many times that you will now be locked up for 1 year on Monday. However, when you get out, take note of a little tip: DO NOT tell 2 girls that are home alone that you are getting locked up in 2 days, and then ask to come in and hang out with us for a little while at 3 in the morning. This will be a deal breaker for you EVERYTIME whether you are drunk or not :)

Dear Mr. Dean
Thank you for letting Dixie be a little bit cooler than BYU and giving us a VERRRY needed spring break! I am already enjoying mine thoroughly! You are the greatest.

MVP

BRIEZY BRIE!

Everybody meet Miss Brie. I met her about 2 months ago when I moved back down here. She's one of my "random" roommates that I started out Spring semester with but now she is one of my best friends! I had heard a lot about her, the biggest thing being how nice she always is. That is an UNDERSTATEMENT! Brie is hands down the nicest and most genuine person I have ever met. When she asks you questions she actually cares. She has my back through everything. I LOOOOOVE listening to her music and all the fun songs she finds from I don't even know where! We're on the same page with so many things in life right now so I always feel like I can go to her and talk to her about absolutly anything! She always has the perfect balance between when I need her to reply, and when I need to just talk. Brie is a blast to hang out, even on the nights when we just go to the clubhouse to do laundry and work out. Thanks for everything my favorite roomie! :) I love you!

TGIF!

First time encounter with Nyquil..."SISTER MISSIONARIES!"...honking for 2 blocks... dinner at Cafe Rio...family picnic day with Er, Kay and Sladers...dance party has me sweating... hot tubing... passed out on the bedroom floor...Avatar around a laptop...surprise sleepover with Casey and Sam...new CDs...sleepover at Er's...Hilary locking people out...scary movies...funny movies... great talks...Kaylee KILLING at bowling...first time dieing my hair... basketball game with creeper...continual texting to creeper...walk to Rebel Creek...OC marathon...missionary rants with Brie...martinelli...cuddling with Hil during scary parts...freezing on the phone...gangster riding...shopping...sitting on countertops...Texas Roadhouse...HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYLEE!...Justin Young...Colbie concert...did I mention I met her?

Welcome new weekend! Last week was the best of 2010 so you have a lot to live up to!

my person

"They asked me for a person to contact if I needed anything or if something went wrong. I put you down...you're my person." For those of you that aren't well educated in great TV, these are the words of Dr. Yang to Dr. Grey when they "officially" become best friends on Grey's Anatomy. This last week I have been thinking (and talking to) MY person and it's had me thinking alot about how much I love and appreciate her.

She's the person I have literally known my whole entire life. She's the person I get confused for sometimes. She's the person I want to call first when something exciting happens. She's the person I call late at night and she talks to me even though I woke her up and she has to be at work early in the morning. She's the person I can always tell the whole truth to ALL the time and never worry about her judging me. She's the person I tell all of my "I'm not supposed to say anything but..." to. She's the person that sits and listens patiently well after I've passed the TMI line, but listens anyways because she knows I just need to talk it out. She's the person I can yell and scream and fight with, but at the end of the day know that she's still there for me. She's the person that ALWAYS has my back, even to the extent of walking with me in the canyon late at night after dad kicked me out of the car :) She's the person that calls to calm me down after fighting with my mom. She's the person that I go on drives with. She's the person that can say 1 name or 1 word and have me cracking up instantly. She's the person I laugh like. She's the person that hides in the trunk when I'm throwing up, but later that night lets me sleep with her and tickle my back to make me feel better. She's the person I've gotten in trouble with. She's the person that's gotten me OUT of trouble. She's the person that knows when I'm not really fine. She's the person that takes her weekend off to drive me to Filmore to get my car. She's the person that "let's me drive" ;) She's the person that took off running to me at the airport coming home from China. She's the person I tried to drown once. She's the person that worries about me. She's the person that would stay awake at night when we were little, worried that if the house caught on fire she wouldn't be able to get me out because I'm such a deep sleeper. She's the person that I can never really stay mad at. She's the person that has always let me borrow and use her things. She's the person that always encourages me to do what I want when I tell her about my crazy ideas. She's the person I can fight with through emails from the other side of the world, but call her later and talk and laugh for 3 hours. She's the person I shared my room with for 17 years of my life and for months after she moved out, I couldn't sleep without texting "Goodnight. Love you, see you in the morning" even though I really wouldn't. She's the person that never gets mad at me for taking jokes too far. She's the person that got her finger dislocated and still wants to play "gottcha last" everytime we see each other. She's the person that always came to all of my sports games. She's the person that made me feel confident about speaking at graduation, and then followed me around for hours taking countless pictures for me. She's the person that is so much like me that we start crying at the exact same time talking about things. She's the person that I have made late COUNTLESS times, yet still she would give me rides and take me places. She's the person I go to when I hate the rest of the world. She's the person that would let me tag along with her and her friends. She's the person that is going to be an amazing nurse one day. She's the person that buys me dinner when she comes to visit even though she's poor too. She's the person I want to be like. She's the person that I freakin love She's the person that I couldn't live without.

She's the person that is my twin and my very best best friend

Apparently Dixie has weekly forums held in the Darford Auditorium! I did not even know this until last week when I was required to go to one for my biology lecture class. They are just hour long lectures with pictures to give us a broader look at the world, and quick little culture classes. Essentially, nobody goes to them unless it's extra credit or required for a class. This week, the forum was on....CHINA! Even more so than that, it was on the same Provinence that I had gone to so I decided to go and sit in just for fun since I had a break anyways. As fun as it was to see pictures of the same places I had gone, some similiar experiences and same funny food and chinglish things, I TOTALLLLLLLY miss China now! It got me thinking back on only a few of the hundreds of good times that I had there....

~"QUICKLY! QUICKLY!" Apparently no matter what time it was, we were ALWAYS late compared to the Chinese. They however could do no wrong. We would sit and wait an hour for them and they'd claim that we were told the wrong time, where if we were 5 minutes late it seemed to be a national crisis.

~Walking around the Birds Nest (award location for 2008 olympics) singing the National Anthem and talking about how cool it would be to be in the olympics and watch the flag get raised there being so far away from home. We started off singing as kind of a joke but it was actually a REALLY cool feeling!

~Quingmen Hostel: Beijing Round 2. There were counttttttless good times here! The building that we stayed in was where the workers lived when they built the Forbidden City so it is unbelievably old! It was ghetto and creepy and I had such a blast! This was where we thought it'd be a good idea to add extra security by pushing the trunk in front of our door so people couldn't open it....little did we realize that the door opened out the OTHER direction, and we didn't even lock it to begin with! Brushing our teeth out the window, too tired to run down to the bathroom.

~Yes I saw the Great Wall. Yes I hiked 10 miles on it. Yes I ziplined off of it.

~"YEAH?! Well guess what! My night is STILLLL worse than yours!"

~Allie and me had so much fun with the subways in Beijing! "Bunch me! Bunch me HERE! ....Bunch me softly!"

~"When do I get to taste you?"....oh Jack!

~ ERRRRRIC! I am now deteremind to go to Germany one day!

~ Flowers Hostel in Guilin was a week of the greatest nights of my life! I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe, almost peed, and literally got a bloody nose!

~"WHY ARE WE ALWAYS RUNNING?!" Seriously the story of our lives! Seems like we couldn't be on time if our lives depended on it.

~Ever been on a train with over 100 people in one cart, in over 100 degree weather? Imagine if you had HUGE bags with you that you were trying to balance between your ankles. Imagine if you were in a country where people didn't believe in personal hygiene. Imagine if you had already missed your first train so you were emotionally tired and scared because you don't actually know what these people are saying so you don't know if you're going to get to the right place. And did I mention that on top of all of this funness, you're STANDING while packed in with these people for SIIIIIX hours? Yeah....we did that! I have an all new appreciation for the Jews.



I seriously had a BLAST in China! It is hands down the greatest thing that I have ever done in my life and I'm back in one of my stages where I just miss it like crazy! I miss my kids SO bad some days that all I can do is sit and watch videos and look at pictures. The next group leaves in 2 weeks and one of the girls is asking me advice and what it was like etc. On one hand I'm happy to help but the true me is inside screaming "Eff you! Those are MY kids!" There's so many countless memories that you could not even begin to understand without having been there! I LOOOOVE the girls I went with and miss them like crazy! I know that China was where I was supposed to be. I grew incredible amounts while there, learning more and more about myself and life and other people. I grew spiritually in ways I'm still understanding. Thank you Alana and Ameri and Anna for telling me about your experiences and getting me informed and then so excited to go! :)

"I still miss you!..."

...I miss you picking me up... I miss texting you... "Okay you can't just leave me in there like that!"...I miss you freaking out when you drive... I miss traveling with you... I miss you hiding in my room to avoid crazy parents... I miss going to Panda Express... I miss you laughing hard and making ME laugh even harder... I miss you scaring little kids..."Why are you sad? It's a celebration!"... I miss going to Pier 49..."Cool Jess! You can go shave your BACK now!"...I miss you trying to hide your itunes password from me and Jess...I miss you being awkward with parents...I miss you randomly showing up at my house...I miss you letting me drive your car...I miss those moments when you'd catch my eye after someobdy said something stupid and just CRACKING up about it...I miss you surprising me with breakfast...I miss swim/pizza parties..."You don't understand okay! I was in an accident! A real accident!"...I miss you being mad at me for always being late...I miss you always giving me your coat because I'd never take mine...I miss going to Krispy Kreme...I miss you always randomly paying for me...I miss being out all night just driving around...I miss driving all the way to Heber just to get ice cream and drive back..."You never listen to me! SIT DOWN!"....I miss how funny it is when you'd get mad...I miss you sucking up to my mom...I miss you dancing EVERRRRY time you'd hear music...I miss our Walmart runs that were an everyday occurance..."No crying!"...I miss you always burning me CD'S...I miss our Wendy's runs...I miss going to get rainbow sherbert and then you sitting there and making fun of me the whole time I ate it...I miss you taking pictures with me all the time..."Okay...that's a grouch point. You only get 5 grouch points and then you're an UBER grouch!"...I miss how respectful you are...I miss you sucking up to authority...I miss you going to stupid movies with me that nobody else wants to see...I miss going to Haunted Houses...I miss your SUPER awkward moments..."Channnnnnn"....I miss you always helping me carry my stuff...I miss how good you always made me feel...

"Find Out Who Your Friends Are"

It's funny how quickly everything can change in life. About 1 1/2 weeks ago, everything was going GREAT, I was oddly optimistic and annoyingly happy. Then one day you wake up and something "hits you." So...you shake it off and keep going. Then the next day, I wake up late and find out I bombed a math test. I go outside in the POURING rain to walk across campus for my probation meeting and try and figure out summer school. Then friend drama. Then I find out I still don't get to have a car down here (Yay probation). Then stupid boys mess things up. Then I get sick. Then family stuff comes up. Slowly, things are bringing me down and I'm not able to really shake it off as much. When I FREAKED that our garbage disposale broke, I realized that it was time to get away for a little while.



I love that song "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" and believe it to be absoulutly true! Here is another little "shoutout" or thank you or whatever to the people that I love that much more lately! ......

Penny, Veronica and Dom. They have ALWAYS been there through all of my stupid drama and crap! They (and Ashlyn) are the biggest reasons I made it through high school the way that I did and they've stayed my best friends even since graduating and everybody starting to go their own ways.

Shay Harvey. I met her down here about this time last year and she's hilarious! I love "Shay moments" when she says the stupidest things and doesn't get mad when I make fun of her and take things too far. And she always drives clear over to pick me up for school, then back to campus, then back over the hill AGAIN to go home after. Thank you taxi girl!

BRIEZY! She is so awesome! She's a new roommate I met just a couple weeks ago when I moved down here but she's pretty much in the "best friend" category as well at this point. I LOOOOOVE talking to her! I feel like we're on the same page with a lot of things in life right now and she always has the perfect balance of listening and input. I love our dance parties, driving in her adorable car, going to Durangos, going to Coldstone, studying in the library, venting late at night, camping in the hallway and belting out our favorite songs! And of course laying on a blanket outside while we make lunch and attempt to work on homework :) (Yes this picture was at the end of January and yes we're in shorts and t-shirts)

SAAAAAM! This was on his "hater night!" One second we're yelling and he claims he hates me (which is a LIE always), then the next second he tells me I'm his best friend :) WOOH! He's like a brother to me! He always has my back and is so helpful whenever I need ANYTHING! He's the best! Except he needs to work on watching movies because so far all we get to see is "just the best parts"

J-FARNS! I realize that this picture is in 2 posts in a row but I do NOT even care! :) Like Dom, Ron and Pen, I met Jess in high school and have not only stayed close, but have gotten closer since graduating. She seems to always call at the perfect time and always knows what I need to hear whether I'm ecstatic, pissed, crying etc. And she's a good influence for getting me to do nicer things ;)

The BRANDT fam! Jake, Ashlee and Keznee girl. I love them! Ashlee and I haven't been close until recently but I'm really glad that we are now. I look up to Jake and her SOOO much! (Kinda because I'm taller than both...but figuratively speaking!) Jake is in the military and a few months ago he found out that he was going to be getting deployed. On top of this, having a new baby, moving, and change of military plans at the drop of a hat, they have handled everything SOO well! They have stayed so optimistic, and have kept the big picture in mind the whole time and just trying to make the best of the crappy situations that keep getting thrown at them. And Keznee is just adorable so she's thrown in here just for kicks :)

Brittany Cal. She sucks at "gottcha last" but I guess she's cool overall. We're 15 months apart and so obviously I've known her my whole life and she's always been my best friend. Sometimes I forget this, but at the end of the day it's always her. I can always tell her ANYTHING and she sits and listens to all of it without judging me or interrupting me and matching what emotion I need right then. And of course it's always fun saying that we're twins (like in the picture on our 21st birthday at Texas Roadhouse). She's always excited for me with whatever random thing I have going on, or whatever trip I'm talking about taking.

ER Bear! She was my first ever roommate and I love her to death! Our first "bonding" moment was when we found out that my name is actually her middle name. She got me to see a whole new perspective on life. She is such a good example of keeping your priorities straight and knowing what's most important in life. She's so loving and will do anything for people in need. Not to mention that we have had COUNTLESS good times of laughing hysterically! No matter how mad/sad I can be in a day, hanging out or talking to her will flip a 180 for me. Her family totally adopted me since I've moved down here and just totally accepted me as "one of their own." Now she's married but she still always makes time for me and thankfully we've stayed really close.

Thank you for always being there for me! Even when I know that ALL of you have much better things you could be doing with your limited spare time. Love youuuu!

Just what the doctor ordered!

So for the last 5 days I was able to go home for a little while...it was AWESOME! I was going up for my friends wedding, then I wasn't going, then I decided to go again and I'm SOO happy that I did! I was frustrated with a lot of things and life wasn't exactly going as well as I wanted it to be, so it was nice to kinda get away for a little while. It ended up being even better than I expected and it was exactly what I needed as a little break! Here's some of what happened...

FINALLY wrote missionaries back for the first time in 6 months! Sorry about that boys!

Dom and Losi! I met him down here at Jessica's wedding but not for very long and we didn't really do anything so it was nice to get to meet him "for real" and of course I always love getting to see Dom! They are such an adorable couple!

J-Farns! She is such a good friend to me and everytime I talk to her, I feel like she puts things into better perspective for me! "So...we're doing in but being nice? THAT"S NEW FOR US!" I had to crop out what was going on in the rest of the picture but just know that it was a really fun night! lol

Keznee turned 6 months! I freakin love this little girl and I do more and more everytime I see her again. I not only heard her laugh for the first time, but got her going hysterically! These overalls were so cute but they wouldn't stay on her shoulders for the life of her! LOVE YOU KEZY GIRL!

Roni, Lavi and me bowling at Fat Cats! Roni and me both won out of our lanes! Not only did we break 100 (which NEVER happens for me!), she got 114 and I got 120! And of course...a GREAT NIGHT!

Princess Roni...my colored sister! haha It's ALWAYS fun when Veronica's there and she cracks me up, especially when she's venting or kinda making fun of somebody. We went to Sconecutter and she was putting a drop of ketchup on each individual bite of her fries so we thought it was funny...sorry Ron but I had to!

Pesi and Dom! And the stupid pita sandwich. We sat there laughing and talking for so long that the worker came over and kicked us out. Before this we'd gone to sports night where we were graced with a quick appearance by Ms. Ashlyn Unga, but she was gone before we got a picture. "Well hello! Happy Halloween Dom!" haha

Kez and grandpa G. We took a quick trip down to pick up Kimber and figure things out with her so Kez, Ash and me stopped there while Jake went to meet up. Both grandma AND grandpa had work done on their knees this week so they were on recovery. Grandpa is always so cute with Kez! I didn't put it up, but there's the funniest picture of him comparing his bruised, scared and bandaged knee to Kez's little tiny white one. "Let's get a picture of the old AND the new!"

Like any other weekend, there were other people that I didn't get to see and some I WISH I didn't see, but overall it was great! I love that I got to see everybody and hangout again for more than just a quick overnight trip. Now onto my 6 math assignments I should have done....

LOVE YOU ALL!