VEGAS!

Went to Vegas last weekend with two friends and my awesome sister! Here are just a few pics of our adventures :)

(Krystina wanted to be strapped in and closed into the closet bed...it was quite hilarious!

I just love my little sister! She is my best friend and I'm so glad she went with me!

The whole reason we went to Vegas was for the Katy Perry concert at Mandalay Bay.  We didn't take our camera into the concert...for which we are very much regretting cause it was such an amazing show! But this was our before the concert picture...getting ready to go out for the night :)

Deer Hunt 2011

This is a little late but we went to the deer hunt this year...well---correction...the BOYS went to the hunt...us girls only joined them for ONE short evening for a DUTCH OVEN dinner. We got to sleep in our nice,warm, soft beds, while the boys froze their little buns off in the cold!  The dinner was delicious! The boys cooked it for us and it really was fun to just get away for a little bit. But I was very thankful to come home to my bed after being fed by Dad and Todd :)

My funny and cute daddy!

Kathleen frozen by the fire

Pretty sunset

Todd and Kath

Of course Kathleen was the first to dish up her plate!

Love my sister in law :)

Adorable Mommy

Me and Mom in our Univ. of Tennesee gear!

Love my 'lil Bro!

Aww gotta love that face!

Pumpkins!!

 Halloween is my FAVORITE!!! This was our punkin' carving fun and Todd's birthday activity!!

I love that Todd has a birthday that falls the day before Halloween (even if he hates it haha), there is always so much to do and we have so much fun.

Kathleen was the ring leader...she made sure we got our pumpkins...

and she was the first to start carving hers!

Mom getting hers ready

Me cleaning the nasty-ness out of mine

This was the finished product of my hard work!! :)

Dad actually broke out the power tools to do his!

The poor little Clementine is about to be devoured by moms scary pumpkin!

Todd and Dad finished very last...they take this very seriously :P

Happy 25th Birthday Bro!

A Real Man...

My dating life would be A LOT different if there were actually men that learned this...



To L. & J.

You've been on my mind, I grow fonder every day

Lose myself in time just thinking of your face

God only knows why it's taken me so long to let my doubts go

You're the only one that I want

I don't know why I'm scared, I've been here before

Every feeling, every word, I've imagined it all

You'll never know if you never try

To forget your past and simply be mine

I dare you to let me be your, your one and only

Promise I'm worthy to hold in your arms

So come on and give me a chance

To prove I am the one who can walk that mile

Until the end starts

If I've been on your mind, you hang on every word I say

Lose yourself in time at the mention of my name

Will I ever know how it feels to hold you close

And have you tell me whichever road I choose you'll go

I don't know why I'm scared 'cause I've been here before

Every feeling, every word, I've imagined it all

You'll never know if you never try

To forget your past and simply be mine

I dare you to let me be your, your one and only

Promise I'm worthy to hold in your arms

So come on and give me a chance

To prove I am the one who can walk that mile

Until the end starts

I know it ain't easy giving up your heart

I know it ain't easy giving up your heart

Nobody's perfect

(I know it ain't easy giving up your heart)

Trust me, I've learned it

So I dare you to let me be your, your one and only

I promise I'm worthy to hold in your arms

So come on and give me a chance

To prove I am the one who can walk that mile

Until the end starts

Come on and give me a chance

To prove I am the one who can walk that mile

Until the end starts

Words of wisdom

"Never ignore a person that loves you, cares for you, and misses you.

Because one day, you might wake up from your sleep

and realize that you lost the moon while counting stars.”

Awake

So this song has almost perfectly described my feelings about a lot of different situations in the last little bit.  I'm constantly thinking them in my head.  I have decided I am very grateful for people that can actually write about things that I find hard to describe. This song, like I said applies to quite a few different things I have been experiencing so I thought I'd share it with the blog world.

Awake

Josh Groban

A beautiful and blinding morning

The world outside begins to breathe

See clouds arriving without warning

I need you here to shelter me

And I know that only time will tell us how

To carry on without each other

So keep me awake to memorize you

Give me more time to feel this way

We can't stay like this forever

But I can have you next to me today

If I could make these moments endless

If I could stop the winds of change

If we just keep our eyes wide open

Then everything would stay the same

And I know that only time will tell me how

We'll carry on without each other

So keep me awake for every moment

Give us more time to be this way

We can't stay like this forever

But I can have you next to me today

We'll let tomorrow wait, you're here, right now, with me

All my fears just fall away, when you are all I see

We can't stay like this forever

But I have you here today

And I will remember

Oh I will remember

Remember all the love we shared today

JOSH GROBAN!

I HAVE 2 JOSH GROBAN CONCERT TICKETS FOR SALE!

The concert is this Saturday at the ESA. If you're interested let me know ASAP! :)

Seriously so worth it.. I have seen him twice and it is an amazing show!!! Come have fun!!!

Yeah for weddings!!!

My bestest cousin Brad got married!! We just love Kristi and are so glad

he made her part of our family.   

Their sealing ceremony at the Bountiful temple was awesome and I'm

so happy and blessed that I could be there for it! 

I love them!

CONGRATS BRAD & KRISTI!!!

TEAM ASHLEE

Hey everyone! Ashlee is the sister of one of my very good friends that fell victim to domestic abuse.  They are selling t-shirts to help with the medical costs. If you want one to help her and show your support to end domestic violence let me know and I'll be happy to get you one!!! 

GO ASHLEE!!!

St. George Fun

A couple weekends ago Mom, Dad, Holly and I went to St. George.  We went to Tuacahn Theatre while we were there, did some shopping, and just relaxed.  It was so great!  (AND HOT--not a fan of 105 in the middle of the day-just sayin') I love my family and love vacations with them. Here's some pics from our adventure :)

Holly and Me in the backseat...we were like two little kids and I'm sure the parents were thinking we were crazy---but we kept dad awake on the drive :)

The first night we saw Disney's The Little Mermaid at Tuacahn! It was so so so amazing!! Seriously...I still am in awe of how good it was....

This was the dude that played King Triton. Wow! hee-hee

Mom and Dad at dinner before the show

Us with Sebastian..yes we were so silly getting pictures with the actors. Lol.

Dad joining us on our shopping trip the next morning...

At The Little Mermaid

Awww...cute parents.

So...we went swimming after we couldn't spend anymore money Saturday afternoon. Us three girls went to the pool while Dad went to buy me sunblock that I forgot..haha.  But when he finally got back, he brought me the sunblock, then went back up to our room to change and come join us, twenty minutes later he still wasn't down yet and we were wondering where the heck he was....then----he finally emerged and this is what took him so long....

We bought nail polish that changes colors in the sun so he decided he needed to try it out. Lol.

He tried 2 of the 4 colors we bought. But hey! It works! The left foot was silver then changed red in the light and the right foot was green and changed purple!!

We also saw Grease the next night at Tuacahn.  It was good....but still not as amazing as The Little Mermaid.

This is my favorite one!! ;)

We stopped the temple on our way home. One of the funnest vacations ever :)