In the Life of Kendy....

Fireflies

2010-06-27T22:56:00.005-06:00

Things to work on:

A. Write on my blog more!

I know, I am horrible. It has been just a few months. I need to work on finding more time for these things! So here go the top 5 exciting things that have been happening in my life..

1. Craig came home from his mission!
I don't know if I mentioned this in my last post. I can' remember though. But it great having him home! Well right now he is actually partyin' it up in Provo for Summer. It is quite fun to have him in the Single's Ward though! For some reason this always happens that everyone always things we are dating! Can you not see the family resemblance people! Come on! I think he is adjusting fine but you know he does have his awkward moments. :)

2. Corrine graduated from High School!
She finally did it! I mean, I understand the senioritis, so I think she is very glad to be done! She now is working full-time at the pool being the awesome assistant coash for the summer swim team. She is loving it and she is soooo good! I am very proud of her. ☺

3. I have a trip planned for Utah!
Finally!! We are planning a trip in October to go down to Provo. We are going to hit up a classic BYU football game and then visit some good friends and family. I am excited to back down in P-town.

4. Single’s Ward…
I know… you are thinking “why in the world is this on the top ten list?” Well the
ward is not too bad! Especially during summer because the ward is big! And I have met a lot of very cool people this past few months. It has been pretty fun. Not too shabby for a single’s ward!

5. Summer is here!!
SUN, SUN, SUN! I am SO ready for some fun in the SUN! I am so excited for the weather to be nicer and not so much rain! My tomatoes are starting to grow too! I have made it a goal this summer to just do stuff… lots of stuff! I want to make this a summer to not forget!!

Baby Love...

2010-03-18T11:21:00.002-06:00

It has been awhile since I have posted, so I have decided to write!

The sad thing is I can't think of anything really exciting to write about! Life is kind of normal right now. Work is going great and I am learning things everyday. Church has been wonderful and I love getting to know the sisters. :)

We just finished up our RS Birthday Party and I think it went well! We had Chicken Caesar Salad and a delicious Broccoli Salad with Bread. Then for dessert we had just ice cream and brownies. I didn't really realize it until afterward but the entire dinner portion was green! Since it was St.Patty's Day I was a little surprised by my thoughtfulness. Honestly, I had no idea, I just picked salad because it would have low prep time and you didn't have to heat it and the Broccoli salad because I was caving it. :) Well I hope all the sisters don't think I am too horrible of a person for that one.

One exciting thing in my life is that my brother is coming home soon! He has been on the mission for almost 2 years now. We dropped him off at the MTC March 19th 2 years ago!! My parentals are leaving in a little bit to go pick him up in Argentina! I get the privilege of picking them all up at the airport after!! I am so incredibly excited to see him! It will be fun to almost have a full household! Well I better get back to work, my break is over.

Have a wonderful day!

P.S. IT IS ALMOST SPRING!!!!!! Flowers and plants will be a'blooming!

When You Wish Upon A Star....

2010-02-20T19:11:00.017-07:00

DISNEYLAND.....

Just about the most magical place on earth!!!

I will start out this wonderful ode to Disney with a little bit of sad news that dates back some time. My senior year of high school. My family decided on a trip to Disneyland and California Adventures but this trip just so fated to be on the weekend of drill lock-in. Thus, I was not able to attend. Since then, there has been much mocking and pitying looks from family members that I was not able to attend. I know, sad right?

But my amazing mother made it up big time with the invitation to go to Disneyland with a big fun group as my graduation present. Ummm.... YES!!! So plans were set and we were away over Valentine's Day weekend for a little fun in the sun and some very fun times.

Our group consisted of my mother, sister, her friend A and her family, her friend S & S and their brother and mother. A total of 12 of us all. And yes it was a fantastically fun group. We had many of fun moments that will stay with me forever! So here are some pictures for all of those who were waiting:

:)

This was the group of "kids" 8 in total. This was our first day in the magical world...

Jungle Tour... yeah... it was exciting but B would have been a better tour guide... :)

S & S on Splash Mountain... aren't they just fun. I do enjoy them.

Mother Dear knows I am not a morning person but decided to document it.

Corry & Me in front of California Adventures with matching sunglasses. :) Always gotta have the sister picture.

Mother, Corry, and Me...

Corry & Me

After the Grizzly... very wet but SO MUCH FUN!!!

The Jedi Training Show... just about the cutest thing ever!!! I want my future children to do this. So adorable!!

One of the greatest highlights of the trip. Joe's Crab Shack!! Most delicious crab that I have ever had. Yummy. I am kind of drooling just thinking about it right now. So amazingly good.

My mom says that there is a special place in heaven for Walt Disney and his greatness. I completely agree with that statement. Amazing place... :)

DISNEYLAND!!! Happiest place on earth!!

Someday We'll Be Together...

2010-01-22T22:02:00.002-07:00

I have been reprimanded by a few people for being a slacker about my blog… I apologize!! I know I have been horrible. Simply horrible. Okay update on life:

Work: Still going great! I am getting a little bit (just a little bit) better on getting up so early! 6:00 am comes very early for me. But I love the people I work with. They are all so different and fun. They truly make my job fun and wonderful. This Christmas season was a learning experience with all the things that happen from Poinsettias to Kringle. It was simply wonderful! I am still learning so much and it has been good. ☺

Church: My calling is going wonderful. I am getting to know all the girls and they are all wonderful! I have really enjoyed getting to know everyone and they are just fun. There was a change in the presidency so now the first counselor is the president and then my good friend (you know who you are) was called to be the first counselor. It has been great working with her and always wonderful to work with the Presidente. ☺ The ward has some great and interesting people. Let’s just say that I feel like I always have some type of story. Makes me laugh just to think about them. But the ward is great and I really am getting into my niche.

Family: So much has been happening with the family, good and bad of course. ☺ My dad and brother are still working away with their new business. They just hired a new guy down in Palm Springs. I might regret admitting it, but it is great to have my older brother around sometimes. ☺ He is a very funny guy. Now the sister is on her Senior year!! I can’t believe it.. It makes me feel a little old. We have gotten a lot closer since my move home and everything. We have had some very fun times. Mom is still working hard in her job, church, and keeping the family stable and afloat. ☺ She is basically wonderwoman. For all of those who have met her, you can understand. She is amazing. Now the little bro is coming home from his mission in a little over 2 months!! I can’t believe it. 2 years have passed by so fast. My parentals are flying down there to meet him and the Presidente and to tour the country a little bit. And then they are back and we will almost have a full house! Craziness… WOW! I have missed him like crazy. It is going to be so weird having him back! I am so looking forward to it. ☺

Other random shindigs: Well let’s see, in my life…. I have decided to take up crocheting. I am not that good… I seem to drop stitches a lot! So I am learning. I have become obsessed with Bones. (the little sister can complain to you all day about this one) I really, really like the show. The little sister and I have gotten quite good at Mario Kart for Wii and also Super Mario Brothers for Wii. (Actually the second on we kind of suck at but we are working on it) I am still learning constantly about plants and all that fun stuff. It has been amazing to work in a place that gives me hand on experience. Simply wonderful. Um… in a few weeks I will be going to Disneyland for the first time!!! Happiest place on earth!!! The group is my mother, little sister, about 8 family friends, and me! Craziness! It is going to be so much fun! Sadly we are going over Valentine’s Day weekend. Blah, but we are going to make the best of it… Yesssss… Love you all!!

Take a Bow...

2009-09-12T17:56:00.002-06:00

I just finished watching the BYU vs. Tulane game and BYU won 54-3. Wow! I mean seriously, beating Oklahoma and then kind of trouncing , okay well really trouncing Tulane.. Quite amazing if I don't say so myself. It is very interesting watching the games from home now... I mean 5 years straight going to the games. But I do enjoy watching them with my family. They are ALWAYS fun. Yay Cougs!

While being at home I have become quite addicted to TV. I think Corrine is the reason why. :) Well it's true... she keeps on getting me to watch all these shows with her and then I started DVRing other shows I wanted to watch too. SO BAD! I have become obsessed with The Rachel Zoe Project, Glee, the Food Network, (and many others) and I watched the premier of The Vampire Diaries too... Personally it is a little to close to Twilight. I mean seriously, high school vampire, can't see any other girls except "the one", very interesting. Glee is just funny and they sang JOURNEY!! Of course I would love that one. Anyway, I think it is getting to quite an unhealthy level and I might need to cancel some of my recordings. :)

BIG NEWS!! I forgot to write about this last time... I got to go see Wicked again.... It was absolutely, positively, the most amazing thing EVER! My sister has never seen it and so my mother dear promised to take her when it came into town next. So.. they came to the Paramount Theater in Seattle and we went on Thursday night. Oh heavens... just wonderful! I get goose bumps every time I see that show! (Which really is only twice but you know... both times!) And this time I got a shirt to commemorate the seeing of this amazing piece of artistry. Oh just pure bliss!!!

Congrats BYU on the superb wins... you are making me quite proud to be an alum. :)

Halo...

2009-09-06T18:24:00.002-06:00

I have realized that I am not doing very good with my blog writing. :) I need to be much much better.

Some exciting things have happened in my life though! I got a new calling! When I first moved into my new single's ward, I was a little scared to put down my previous callings. (RS President, 2nd counselor, and RS teacher) But then I couldn't lie because when they receive my records, they can see all my previous callings. So when I called into the Bishop's office a few Sunday's ago, I was a little nervous... yeah he asked to me to be the 2nd counselor in the Relief Society.

I am a little nervous!! I got to teach today, but it has been awhile. :) So anyway, NEW CALLING! Quite exciting!!

Her Diamonds...

2009-07-03T00:59:00.002-06:00

It has been WAY too long since my last entry! Criminy! I am just a little behind.

Okay updates... my job at Molbak's is basically wonderful! I have loved it and I have learned SO MUCH! It has been great to try something new and extend my "vast" knowledge in landscape. My first day proved that I was just a little out of my league with just ONE Plant ID class. Sorry BYU. That education was not complete. Just kidding :) I have made many AWESOME friends at work though. It makes it fun to work there.

So since my position was seasonal and they only kept about 1 or even no one on, I sadly didn't get to stay on in Garden Plants... but it is okay! Since I guess they like me... I get to stay on in other departments! I interviewed today for the accounting department and I will be working there for now! And then possibly in the cashier area. My good old training at the BYU Bookstore is coming into play again. :) LOVE IT! In the accounting department I get my own desk and name plate on the door! I feel so official.

Work is great. I am loving Molbak's and I will be starting Monday in my new position! Now the social scene, I have been bad about keeping up but the single's ward is good! I have been frequently, but the activities have been a little harder. My work schedule had me work a few late nights till about 8. I missed quite a number activities. The ward is big right now for summer though!

The family is great! My dad is just working away with my older brother Chris in getting ready for this coming season for sales. They are heading up to Alaska in the next few weeks. And I will be going with them! First time visit to Alaska! I get to drive up there with my dad and then spend a week there and fly back. And my dad is taking me fishing!! I am really excited if you can't tell. :) I am seriously stoked! :) Corrine just finished her Junior year at Newport.. that means she is Senior next year and then graduates! Time flies. She is so funny and we are actually getting along a lot better than we ever did before! It has been great. Mother dear is still working hard and is the wonderful same as ever. :) She makes my lunches. Wonderful mother. :) Oh and of course Craiggy! He is doing AWESOME! He just got transferred to a new area in Argentina and is working hard. :) He finally had his first baptism and is so happy. :) Weekly emails are truly heaven sent.

Well life is going great! Making new friends and connecting with the old ones. It has been great seeing my old high school friends! I will post pictures soon of Alaska! I am so excited for vacation!!

Love you all!!

You Found Me....

2009-05-05T22:33:00.005-06:00

FELIZ CINCO DE MAYO!

Graduation is done!!

I know it has kind of taken me awhile to write this post but it has been a CRAZY past couple weeks.

I officially graduated Brigham Young University on Thursday/Friday April 23/34 2009!! It was wonderful! We first had Commencement on Thursday where President Uchtdorf and Elder Nelson. They were great speakers and it was kind of nerve wracking doing the "processional" thing and walking by them. Scary! I had to do the typical graduation and feel like an idiot while my parentals and family were trying to find me in the MASS of graduates. The texting conversation is definitely a keeper. :) So then they pronounced everyone an official graduate. But of course you have to go through Convocation to actually be considered a graduate I guess.

Convocation was on Friday and was just wonderful. I wore my new graduation outfit and walked across the stage (WITHOUT TRIPPING!!) and received my diploma case. They won't send you the diploma until a few weeks later. Then we did the pictures outside and all that jazz. Lissa came up with Andrew to take some family pics for me and it was so nice of her! And they turned out great!! Thanks Lissa!

After graduation was just fun after fun. :) Got to spend some time with my aunt, uncle, cousin, grandma and so forth. Always fun to get the family together. We had some amazing WIZARD tournaments. Great game.

Sunday morning my parents and Chris flew back and Cory and started our long trek home. And let me tell you, it was VERY entertaining to pack up all my stuff the day before. I had SO MUCH STUFF! By the end I was just tossing stuff away and cramming stuff into my car where there were any spaces. Dad had some idea what he wanted to do with some plastic wrap stuff from Home Depot and then these ratcheting things. I don't know but it looked pretty funny.

After our eventful drive. I had one day to unpack everything and then my birthday. :) And then my first day of work! My work schedule has been pretty normal. I work from about 10:30 to about 7:00. So not as bad as the Bookstore hours! Well until the weekends, and then I bite the bullet and work 11:00 to 8:00. But closing at Molbak's is SOO much easier than closing the Bookstore. People actually leave on time! It is simply wonderful. Oh and I don't have to wait until all the registers are in, I can just leave once I start getting all the customers out of the area. WONDERFUL!

So my day at work consists of helping customers, re-stocking plants, and answering a lot of questions I have no idea what the answers are. Even my horticultural classes didn't prep me very well. And the fact that all my classes were in Utah and there are VERY different from the plants here in Washington. But I am learning everyday! It is great to work with everyone at Molbak's, they are so nice! And of course I get to work with plants which is great!! I always find a new plant I want each day but I don't have any room at home to plant them! I really want to start a tomato plant in my backyard but I would have to put it in a pot because we have like NO place to plant it! Thank you Dad and his entire backyard a sport court idea. :)

In a nutshell, that is my life so far. I got to work, come home and then just chillax with the family until the next day of work comes along. :) It is nice to have a reliable schedule and a full-time job. :) Let's just hope it is longer than seasonal! Gotta love Molbak's! :)

Spin Me Right Round...

2009-04-11T23:27:00.003-06:00

I OFFICIALLY HAVE A JOB!!!

I am ecstatic!! I was hired to work at Molbak's in Woodinville! I will be starting a few days after I get back to Washington. I will be working in the Annuals and Perennials area and I am going to learn so much!

I also got my graduation outfit today! It is great. I like to put in the "sassy" category. :) I am hoping it will pass my sister's test of approval. I think it is funny that I found the shoes and then the rest of my outfit followed. :) I will put up pictures sometime after graduation.

Friday I'm in Love...

2009-04-05T02:16:00.003-06:00

Hello all!!

The time is getting short... I officially have 21 days in Provo left! Ahhhh! Craziness!! Woo hoo!! I have started packing up my room and came to realization that I will have to toss a lot more stuff than I anticipated. Hopefully it will work out... we will see. Luckily I have my expert packer of the car in the family. Thanks mother! So yes, the moving process is coming along just fine.

I applied for my first job this past week! Molbaks in Woodinville is hiring! So we will see what happens. I really really just want to have something stable set up for when I get home. :) I would LOVE to work there, it is my mother's favorite nursery!

Wish me luck! Peace... :)

In the Air Tonight...

2009-03-14T22:27:00.002-06:00

So I have to say I have kept my little blog to myself lately but I have been getting very distressed exclamations from friends for not sharing my blog with them. Sorry to all! :) I have posted a link to my blog on Facebook and we shall see what kind of responses that gets.

I had a little chat today with friends and I discussed the whole blog thing associated with newly married people. It is quite the Utah thing to have newly married people to start blogs and always have their address with their names combined. Oh fun. :) That is one reason why I have been a little hesitant on taking my wonderful blog public. But I have decided that you know what, it really doesn't matter and it will be one more way to keep in touch with my long distance relationships. We shall see how things go with that and all.

So welcome all to my wonderful blog. I know it isn't much, but it is mine. :)

Little Wonders...

2009-02-22T18:30:00.003-07:00

So life has been quite uneventful. Basically just school, work and then homework. Last week I went to the Draper Temple Open House and it was amazing! I have never been able to go to an open house because all the temples at home were dedicated before my time. :) It was a really great experience! Just walking through all the different rooms and seeing the beautiful woodwork, paintings, and furniture. Then finally going into the sealing room and looking in the mirrors, just completed the entire experience. But of course we had to finish the afternoon off with some Chipotle for lunch. :)

Welcome Home....

2009-02-04T22:34:00.002-07:00

Well it has been quite awhile since my last post! It has been kind of hectic with school and work and such. It is kind of weird to think that I will be leaving Provo in 3 months! I have mixed feelings because I am dying to go home but at the same time there are still things that I want to do here! I will just have to get everything in while I am still here.
Classes are going just fine. I have some hard classes but they will still be worthwhile. Work is interesting this semester because I am the closing shift. It is almost completely dead and nothing to do. I am part of the closing crew and I have to stay there until everyone has their stuff turned in for the night. Those first two weeks of school were not very much fun. Staying until 9 o'clock is not my idea of how to spend my first week of school. Overall it is nice to get a lot of stuff done and trying to find more things to do.
The social scene is better this semester! My roomie and I made a goal to be more social, which would be basically going to an activity compared to last semester. We have been pretty good I guess because she now has a boyfriend! I swear I am cursed with finding roommates boyfriend, fiancees, and husbands. :) It is my lot in life. Good thing I am moving home and I don't have to worry about finding another roommate!
I am missing my brother dreadfully. It is crazy to think that he has been out for over 10 months!! I seriously can't believe it! It is coming up to the year mark and then I heard it just flies by. It will be wonderful to have him home with us. :) I love him.
Since I posted this on Facebook, I thought I would do it on here just for record. :)

25 Random Things About Me...

1. Since working at the Bookstore, I have found a favorite candy for every season. Quite sad actually but my roommates always benefit from it.
2. I love books in series, if there is a series I will read it and I go crazy if I don't read them in order.
3. Watching movies is one of my favorite things to do on the weekends. You can totally tell by my movie collection. :)
4. When I go home for the breaks, I spend most of my time hanging out with my family because they are so coolio and I love them.
5. I love learning new plants and then seeing them and being able to name tons of stuff about them.
6. I have a hard time shopping without my sister because she tells me what to buy. She is quite the fashion expert in the family. Even my mother won't let me go shopping without my sister with me to help me. I am not even that bad at shopping either!
7. Come April I will be first grandchild on my dad's side to graduate from college! Quite exciting.
8. It totally made my day when my brother added me as a friend on facebook. Love ya brother!
9. I have this great habit of marrying of my roommates. I have not been able to keep any of them for over a year! It is gets quite tiring to keep on finding new roommates.
10. Almost all of my old roommate's husbands have a nickname for me.
11. This may be kind of gross but I love eating hot dogs in my top ramen and I like eating SPAM. I grew up on it and so it is delicious to me. :)
12. I absolutely LOVE Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, Seriously, I am up for watching them anytime. Marathons are definitely my thing! Harry Potter, Pirates, Ocean's, I am all for it.
13. Every night I have to use lavender lotion to help me fall asleep.
14. I have never been to Canada and I live only a few hours from the border. But I have been on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. :)
15. I think I have to rent a u-haul trailer after I graduate to take all my stuff home. I have accumulated so much here at school! Ahhh!!
16. I used to drive a PT Cruiser and it was freaking amazing. When my dad first got it they used to have a PT wave that everyone would give each other in their PT's. :) I still used to get the wave.
17. People don't believe me when I tell them that my old high school now has about 50% Asian and the rest white and some other nationalities. Seriously, look it up.
18. I have this weird obsession with Dave Matthew's Band. It is one of my life goals to see him in concert. And it would be a million times better to see him at the Gorge. :)
19. One of my very first concerts was at the Evergreen State Fair and we saw O-Town. And the best part is I think it was free. :)
20. I have quite a large collection of Beanie Babies in my closet at home.
21. I think I would have a very hard time if I could not do some type of artsy or creative thing. Or cook and bake. I need to do something fun or I have problems.
23. In my life I have never broken a single bone in my body. The closes thing I came to was spraining my wrist rollerblading at a skate rink.
24. I sometimes get quite upset that there is no caffeinated drink on campus. There are those times that I really need a caffeine boost. I swear I am not addicted; I just need a little upstart sometimes.
25. I have a two-page list of books that I want to read in my lifetime. And it just keeps on getting longer and longer. :)

Well as you can see, things are going just fine here in Provo. I am excited to be graduating and moving on with my life. :) I am loving life. :) So long and farewell until next time.

Last Christmas...

2008-12-07T18:15:00.003-07:00

Merry Christmas!

We got a Christmas Tree!! Isn't it beautiful! And we put it up all by ourselves! It was a very fun time! We bought the tree and "trimmings" and then decorated it and watched White Christmas! What a wonderful night. It was superb. :)

Other news, I will be graduating in April! I have decided that I really, really don't want to stay in Provo for another year. I need to move on and start new somewhere else. I feel very good about this and I am excited to do something exciting! It will be great to be back home also. :) I love home :)

And the countdown is on for going home! Officially it will be 11 days tomorrow! But before that I will need to finish all assignments, quizzes, exams, and papers. Oh heavens, I am really quite ready to be done with this semester.

It has been a tumultuous semester and I am glad to be done with it. Well almost done with it. Close enough. We will see how this next semester is going to go. I am taking Advance Cooking, Bidding and Estimating, Landscape Graphics, Soil Science, and Marital Relationships. :) I have to say I am quite excited to take these classes! Now I just have to get ready for another semester. Oh heavens, at least it is my last! :)

Merry Christmas to all!! :)

The Idea of You...

2008-11-28T19:32:00.002-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

I was quite sad to not go home for Thanksgiving but I got the best thing to it. I got to spend time with the McD family. :) I love them. They are basically the most amazing family ever. Well beside my family of course! I got to see my best friend since birth and it was great. And you think I am joking, oh no, Heath and I have been friends since the womb. Out mother's would go walking together while they were pregnant with us. Then we were born about 3 weeks apart. :) Anyway, it was splendid to spend time with the McD family.

I heard that my family had a "relaxing" Thanksgiving also. :) Just kidding. I am sorry mother dear for the stress of making an entire Thanksgiving dinner all on your own basically. I wish I was there to help! But some great news was announced that day! My cousin Nichoel is engaged! I am so happy for her! She is an amazing person and deserves quite an amazing guy. :) It is always great to catch up on the interesting things happening in the Holden clan at family functions. :)

And finally, school is almost over! About 3 more weeks and then I am done!! Thank heavens! It has been a touch semester. This break I have been basically doing assignments! It makes me quite angry that professors give you homework due before the break and then the Monday and Tuesday after. I don't think that is very kind of them. :) I will just be very glad when all of it is over. I will miss some of my classes but then again, I won't miss the stress of them. School is almost over!

Love you all... wish me luck on my talk on Sunday!

Divide Me....

2008-11-13T17:49:00.003-07:00

My mother dear noticed today that I have not written on my blog in awhile. Quite disappointing.

School is going just fine. I am more than halfway through the semester and coming up to the Thanksgiving break! It will be very nice for a break. Even though for some reason they still like to pile on the work! Craziness!

The countdown is 36 days until I get to go home! I am so incredibly excited because I have not been home since June! It has been too long! Hanging out with family, having "sister time" and catching up with old friends. :) It will be a very weird feeling not having Craiggy there. We will miss him terribly. It is a great feeling to think that he is serving and having amazing experiences.

Here is my top ten favorite things about going home (not in order):

1. Seeing my family finally, after so long!

2. Going to the Botanical Gardens with all the lights! :)

3. Watching movies with the family.

4. Having dinner/lunch with friends from home!

5. Christmas Eve feast!

6. New Year's Day Football watching party

7. Shopping with the sister (my fashionista)

8. Wrapping my mother's presents she didn't get to (using my wrapping skills)

9. Taking down the Christmas tree. :( (Sad but I replace it with the putting up the Christmas tree)

10. Talking to Elder Holden! Yay!!!

Well I hope that everyone has a wonderful day! And to end with a quote that I saw today:

"Keep smiling because you never know who is falling in love with it"

Thriller...

2008-11-01T18:56:00.003-06:00

Halloween!! I am really just putting this dazzling picture up of my roommate and I for my mother's benefit. :) Here you go mom! For some odd reason she thinks I need to be more social. I mean seriously having 17 credits and working 20 hours a week isn't enough. :) I am just kidding mother dear.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween and did something fun and spontaneous! Love you all!

Rocket Man...I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time...

2008-10-29T20:30:00.003-06:00

I was so excited today! I got to do a little floral design but with fall stuff. :) I did this in Interior Landscapes. We had to bring a carved out pumpkin and then we used some wet floral foam. We used tons of different flowers and even some weeds! Our TA went and got some from around campus to use in our designs. I was so excited to do this! I think my favorite part is the lid of the pumpkin that is stuck on the side. :) Gotta LOVE it!!

Classes are going just fine lately. More than halfway over! That is quite a nice feeling that this stressful semester is almost over! I have the wonderful privilege of signing up for Winter classes on Friday! And I get to take Advance Food Preparation! It is basically advance cooking. But I am SO excited! Then I get some of my Landscape classes like Arborioculture, Bidding and Estimating, Soil Science and such. Hopefully it won't be too bad of a semester, it will probably be about 15 credits. But I am thrilled to sign up for classes. For some reason I love signing up for them but when the time comes after about a month of class I get restless. I wonder why that is. Hmmm, very interesting.

The other joy at the moment is finding out what I will be doing next year. Housing, occupation, internships for Spring and Summer, and so forth. We will see how things go!

Life

2008-10-22T23:21:00.000-06:00

I Wish...

2008-10-12T22:15:00.004-06:00

I had to put this picture up of my wonderful brother Craiggy. This is from my dad's old phone. :) They were putting in the washer and dryer in the condo up in Alaska and Craiggy had to put it in and got kind of stuck in the closet. Oh I miss him! Gotta loves my missionary hermano. :)

Every Now and Then...

2008-10-12T22:03:00.003-06:00

It is kind of crazy how things in your life can change so quickly!

This entire past year I have been looking forward to my impending graduation this April 2009. Being excited is a mild way of putting my feelings. I was ready to get out of Provo and back home to get into the real world. This has been my mind set for the past while especially since I am killing myself with classes this semester.

Last week I decided on a whim to look at the major of Landscape Management. I am doing the Landscape Management Minor right now but jut out of curiosity I wanted to see the major. Looking over it I realized that after Winter semester I will have almost completed a little over 70% of the required classes!

Thinking it over, it seemed quite tempting to just stay and extra year and then double major with a degree in Home and Family Living and Landscape Management. So I have been thinking and debating over this for the past week. It just been on my mind and won't leave! You know when you have a big decision to make and you know you have a lot of time to decide but still it won't go away? That is what this was doing to me! It was kind of driving me crazy!

After discussing it with family and friends and praying about I have come to a decision! I know you guys are all anxious to hear! Well this is the decision so far but it might change because that is how life goes. My decision is to stay another year and graduate in April 2010 with a double major! Craziness... I know! So all of those who thought you were going to get rid of me this April, I am sorry to disappoint you in being here in Provo for yet another year. :)

Drift Away...

2008-09-21T21:31:00.002-06:00

I have just been thinking that I am pretty much spoiled. I know it is hard to admit, but there it is! My daddyo would just love that one. He always encourages us to admit this and to be proud of the fact that we are spoiled. My father called me last week and told me that we are switching phone services YET again.

Since I am not at home to have my phone swapped, I will be getting a new phone number and a new phone. Specifically an iPhone. :) I know I am spoiled! For all of those who have negative thoughts in my direction I would like to say that it is a used phone. My dad got the new iPhone and now he is giving his old one to my older brother and then my older brother is giving me his. And then my mom is getting my dad's other old one. Man alive we have quite a large quantity of iPhone's in our possession in my family.

It will be weird to have a new number though. I have had the same phone number since about junior year of high school. Wow, that has been quite a long time! Crazy how time flies.

So, the time is coming for graduation and I am getting asked the repetitive question of what I am going to do with my life. I would like to help alleviate the worries of everyone and tell you that I have a small understanding of what I might like to do! Quite exciting, I know!

In the course of my studies here at BYU, I have been doing a lot of work with plants and such and it has encouraged me to look into the Green industry. I was looking online at some places up in Washington and I found this amazing nursery up in Redmond! They have some amazing things about them that has really made me consider to work for them... in the future of course. Well after graduation basically. My mother dear looked at the website and was excited for me also! So things are going quite well in that department. It feels quite good to know what you will be doing somewhat in the future.

Just pure relief.

Let Go...

2008-09-17T20:12:00.000-06:00

Another semester has begun...

Since I will be graduating this April, I have decided to basically die this semester! I am currently taking 17 credits and working about 20 hours a week! I don't know why... Well actually I do know why but I don't know how I got to this point. I just recently added on my minor of Landscape Design last Winter semester and fell in love with it! With this horrible timing of being a senior in all I am trying to get as many Landscape classes in as possible. I am taking Landscape Structures, Careers in Horticulture, Interior Landscapes, Herbaceous Plants, Intro to Family Processes, Money in the Family, and Living with Plants. Luckily most of the classes are 2 credit classes and are not as difficult as the 3 credit courses. But still... it is a lot to handle in one semester.

Don't worry it will be crazy but I have to do it! This leaves next semester to take Soil Science, Landscape Graphics, Arboriculture, Bidding and Estimating, and then some other odd and end classes for my major. This is what I get for slacking off all those semesters by only taking 12 or even less credits.

My deep hope is that this semester will be bearable. I just need to finish, get along with next semester and then GRADUATE! Quite exciting! I have no idea what I will be doing after I graduate though! Now going into Landscape Design there are so many more opportunities. My careers class will help me a lot to figure out what I want to do and also the Career/Internship Fair next month will also steer me in the right direction. I have been looking at some companies at home to see if I would be interested in working with them. There are just so many choices! I will just have to see where I will be going!

But have no worries, I will be going to Washington! I don't think I could be in Utah for one more year. I think I have had my wonderful experience here and it is time to move on. I have heard from many that once you leave you will miss it, but I refuse to be in that group. I have had my time in Provo and don't regret a minute of it! But I need to move on and not dwell on what I will be leaving behind. I am going to try to have the right attitude here. Let's hope... Well I better be off do some more of the never-ending homework! Peace...

Wasting Time...

2008-08-26T21:56:00.000-06:00

I found out yesterday some heart-wrenching news. I will not be able to see my beloved Dave Matthews Band tomorrow night. They were going to perform but LeRoi Moore sadly passed away on the 19th. It is devastating news. They decided to postpone two of their concerts, one is California and the one tomorrow in West Valley. I am quite sad about this news.

My older brother used to listen to Dave Matthews Band quite often in his teenage years. After listening to them, I became hooked. They are simply superb!! I love their style and their great music! Amazing! I have always wanted to go to one of their concerts at The Gorge in Washington, but sadly after hearing my brother's tales, there was some hesitancy. One year when my brother went, he stayed the night at one of the campgrounds. During the night a random stranger came into his tent and disposed of some excess moisture from his system. For some reason this drunk thought the tent was a restroom. Hmm... Very interesting. Since then I have been a little apprehensive about going to a Dave Matthews Band.

But now, I am so completely ready to see Dave Matthews Band LIVE!! I cannot tell you how ecstatic I was for tomorrow. When my roommate told me the despairing news, I was quite down-trodden. I sincerely hope that we will have Dave here soon for his grand performance style and glorious rhythmic sounds. I love Dave Matthews Band!! Well soon I will be able to fulfill my dream of seeing Dave live. :)

The Verdict Is In: "Breaking Dawn"

2008-08-05T00:43:00.001-06:00

I would just like to tell everyone that I have completed Breaking Dawn! For those of you who do not know this book, and what it means in the lives of most of the Stephenie Meyer fanatics; Breaking Dawn is the final installment of the Twilight series.

I promise I am not as obsessed as those crazed fanatics around the world who were waiting months, days, minutes, and milliseconds until the book was released. I just borrowed a copy from my roommate when she finished the book. Quite simple huh?

I have been reading it sparingly since Saturday, and I was a little nervous for all the negative hype there has been on the Internet. (By the way Shayne did you notice I capitalized the "I" in Internet??) But I have to say after reading it all the way through, I am pleased with the outcome.

People were complaining about her lack of intimacy scenes. Come on people! She is a Mormon author who needs to make her audience pleased with a relationship between a vampire and a human! I think she did just a fine job, thank you very much! And let me tell you, it is made up with the crazy twists in this final book!

I guess I really shouldn't call it the final book because everyone has been telling me there will be more books. Not from Bella's perspective but from other characters. Whatever, it is the final book of the series for me. Alright?

After reading the book I really enjoyed it and felt it was a good and happy ending for the series. For all of those who thought Bella was going to choose Jacob in the end... Ha! I have to admit I am an Edward fan all the way! And for those Jacob fans, don't worry he gets something even better out of the deal with Bella and Edward.

So all those Twilight-haters, stop complaining and just read the books! You will see that there are some who are obsessed, but there are some who just enjoy a good read. And also it's overall just a happy story (and yes a love story but some fighting in it too!). Read it!! And then after you can have your own opinion on the book. Thanks!

Lost In This Moment...

2008-08-04T21:09:00.001-06:00

For our weekend assignment we had to do something nice for someone who is more stressed than me... Heavens!! It was quite hard to come up with someone who is in that dreadful category. I finally found someone at work! Since I spend so much time there it was a little easy to find this specific person.

After talking this poor soul on Friday I found out that is trying to take her finals early. This meaning that she had to take one more exam and then two finals in the span of 5 days. Now these are not free ride finals. Let me tell you, they were Accounting finals!

Before I could even ask or think of something in my kind nature to do for her, she asked me if I could work late for her on Monday so she could take an exam that day. I casually answer, "Of course," such an easy way to complete my weekend assignment.

Basically, my attempt of finding someone overall stressed to an extreme, well at least compared to me, was quite easy. It was an enjoyable experience of doing that splendid service for a friend. Great opportunity...

I have a dream....

2008-07-29T18:28:00.000-06:00

I have decided it is time for some movie reviews!

A couple weeks ago I went to go see The Dark Knight. It was amazing! The night before we watched Batman Begins to get us in the mood for the new movie. There was quite a lot of hype about The Dark Knight, so I was a little apprehensive because it is usually not true. But after seeing this movie I have to say that I agree with all the wonderful things that were said about it! Such a great plot and all the characters were superb! A couple of things that bother me about the movie were first, the really low voice of Batman. He almost sounded like an old lady that had been smoking all her life. Personally it could have been a little more normal. The last thing that upset me was that they killed a character that could have had a great run in the next movie! I won't say who was killed because I don't want to ruin it for anyone. Now the positive aspects of the movie... there were some amazing action scenes! Some a little violent but overall it was bearable. So if you have the opportunity to see The Dark Knight you must go! You will soon have a very similar opinion to mine!

Now moving on to the other movie that I went to see this past weekend... Mamma Mia!!! I was a little nervous about seeing this movie because I have never been interested in the Broadway Musical. After seeing Mamma Mia, all nerves aside, it was just about the most hysterical movie I have seen this year! The ABBA music made you want to go straight out and buy the soundtrack. The characters were so funny and did such a great job in their roles. Basically throughout the entire movie I just wanted get up and be the dancing queen in the movie theater. Sorry, bad joke on that one. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire show! Now if you have an opportunity to see this movie, it is a must see for the summer! Simply amazing.

Changes...

2008-07-20T23:49:00.001-06:00

It is always really tough to get out of a slump week. It is not very much fun when you have so many things go wrong all in one week. You sometimes wish they would be spaced out or something. This past week my wonderful faithful computer of over 4 years finally had it last run. It just wouldn't start again! It saddens me greatly. One of the worst parts about it is that everything was on that computer! I promise I backed it up, but the hardrive is at home! The other bad things about this horrifying experience is that I had to buy another computer. Now I know some don't see this as a bad thing but when you really don't have all the money to purchase a brand new computer it kind of puts a dent in things. Oh well... I am just hoping that they will be able to get everything off my computer because I really don't want to have nothing until I go home and update my computer with the other hardrive. Heavens!!

One good aspect of this weekend is that I had the privilege to see The Dark Knight!! It was AMAZING! I have to admit I was a anticipating a huge disappointment, because whenever someone tells me about a new movie and proclaim its greatness, I am a tad bit wary. But oh this movie did not disappoint in any way! It was exciting and I have to say quite violent! Meaning in the sense of some gruesome ways of people dying, but not really showing it. Just the imagery was enough for me!! Overall it was a superb movie! I would go see it again in a heartbeat! For all of you who have are debating on seeing the movie.. GO SEE IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!! Well that is about all I have to say about that. :)

Differences...

2008-07-06T22:18:00.002-06:00

This past week I have had my sister staying with me. A couple of years ago she visited me and it was about a week too long. I love my sister but sometimes it drains me a little too much. This time when she came to visit she brought her friend with her. Two sixteen year olds living in a small apartment, I have to be honest, is worse than having six roommates. It was just physically and emotionally draining to have them both here! Don't get me wrong, I loved having them visit, but it takes a lot out of me! My sister's friend had never been to Utah before so we did some of the classic sites. We went to the dollar theater first and foremost. This was my brothers all-time favorite place to take dates here his freshman year. The next item of our list of fun was to take a little trip to Park City. My sister loves outlet malls! It seems like a perfect solution to take them out there for a small shopping extravaganza. My favorite part of their entire trip was our tour of Salt Lake. My sister's friend's mother wanted only one thing for her daughter to see and that was Temple Square. We first started at the Conference Center. I have never taken the entire tour so it was very interesting. Out next trip was around the temple, the Provo Tabernacle, and lastly the visitor center. It was a good trip and we all enjoyed it! The other must have trips were restaurants. The classic of Cafe Rio, Fuddruckers, Rumbi, and finally Macaroni Grill. It was simply superb! Even with our differences my sister and I have we had a wonderful time. I learned a lot about her and it was an enjoyable time to have her here in Provo.

Viva la Vida

2008-06-28T20:20:00.000-06:00

First time blogger! I have to say I am quite proud of that fact. While I was thinking of what I should write and there have been many things on my mind this past week. With starting classes again and getting back to work I have been thinking about how my life has played out. While I was at home I had a very interesting lesson taught by a girl who is older and had looked on her past with some regrets. That had me thinking about my past and if there are anythings that I have regretted. She mentioned an interesting thought of living in the now. I have thought about that especially in this past week with many changes happening. Many times in my past I have always used the excuse of waiting to do something because I will do it in the future. After saying that for a couple of years I asked myself why? Why would I keep on telling myself that instead of doing it now! I have used that philosophy recently and it has made such a difference! I love just being able to think that instead of putting it off, I can do it right now. Today is my time in my life!