Happy New Years Eve!

So, today is New Years Eve. Today is kind of a bitter sweet day. I keep thinking about all of my New Years Eves, I've had in the past. This is the first one away from KS/MO in 8 years. Not only that the first New Years Eve that I'm not spending with Janiece or any of my other friends I spent it with. And that I was looking forward to spending it with my new but still close friend(s) Anie (it feels as if, I knew her forever). I love to think back of all the old times but at the same time it makes me sad and miss everyone even more. I can't help but think..."Life would be so much better for me, and other people in my life, if I were just back home". Tonight I'm going to a dance. I'm going to try my very best to have a good time...bc i did spend 25 dollars for a ticket. I hope it is a lot better then the boat dance. The boat dance was fun but toward the end I just wanted to go back to Kansas. I was either with my brother and his girlfriend or just trying to find someone to be with. I'm afraid a little bit that it may be a little similar tonight. But I am going to try to think positive and for one night, not think about how I'd be having more fun, if I were in Kansas/Missouri. I was on the phone with a friend back there and we were talking about how it'd be easier to decide what to do...if i were actually there. Giving someone advice that your close to...and know that you can't be there to make it better, so you have to give them advice on what they should do w/o being there....confusing i know...but it isn't easy. But Life isn't easy. Okay, this is more me ranting bc I haven't blogged in over a week and it needed to be done.

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE!!!

How many could you answer..just for fun!

1. The love of my life:

2. Where you and I met:

3. Take a stab at my middle name:

4. How long you've known me:

5. When was I born?

6. The last time that we saw each other:

7. Your first impression of me upon meeting me/seeing me:

8. Am I funny?

9. My favorite type of music:

10. Can I sing?

11. The best feature about me:

12. What do I want to do more than anything?

13. What is one thing that you think I should do?

14. Do I have any special talents? If so, what are they?

15. Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy, snobby, or something else?

16. Have you ever hugged me?

17. My favorite food:

18. Have you ever had a crush on me?

19. If there was one good nickname for me, it would be:

20. Your favorite memory of me:

21. Do I have any siblings? how many?

22. If you and I were stranded on a desert island, I would bring:

23. Do I believe in God?

24. Who is my best friend?

25. Will you re-post this so I can fill this out for you?

ABC's Gratitude

I am grateful for:

America
Blessings
Children
Dancing
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Family
Girlfriends
Happiness
Integrity
Journey's
Kindness
Love
Memories
Nature
Ocean
Photography
Quotes
Road trips
Sharing
Today
Unity
Virtues
Walking
X-mas
You
Zest for life

Tagged.

5 things that you love:
Since it asks for things and not people:
1. I love Laughter!
2. Snow At Christmas time!
3. Sitting next to a fire on a cold day with Hot Chocolate and Christmas movie/music.
4. I love camping.
5. I love to sing and dance. :)


Five things on my to-do list:
1. Find a Job...it's getting old, though.
2. Send a couple post cards.
3. Buy/make a few christmas cards to send out.
4. Call my bank to access my savings account...ugh.
5. Tidy up my room


Five favorite snacks: *just a little obsessed with chocolate*
1. Ice cream
2. Dove chocolate. YUM!
3. Brownies
4. Cup of Hot Chocolate
5. Chocolate oatmeal cookies


Five things you may not know about me:
1. I get scared really easily. -thats an easy one.
2. I cry in almost every movie. ALMOST!
3. I veet my arms - its like nair..but i can't stand nair...veet doesn't smell as bad.
4. I want to travel many places.
5. I want to go to Africa or some place to help little children. with an organization..but don't know where or what organization?


Five quirky things about me:
1. No matter how much I trust the person, I still can't help but get really scared and jumpy in the car with them...bc I'm not the one in control. Sorry, guys. I can't help it!
2. When I was younger I used my saltine crackers as paper...I drew on them and thought it made them taste better. I would do it behind the couch because I would get in trouble if I was caught again. :) hahaha
3. At times, I find myself waking up laughing. Bc of something I've pictured, or something I remember me doing, or just a random thought. lol.
4. When I eat starbursts I have to eat the icky ones first. Orange, Yellow, pink, and then red.
5. When in the process of cleaning my room...it becomes more of a mess then when I started before it gets clean.


Five places i have lived:
1. Natchitoches, Louisiana
2. Casa Grand, Arizona
3. California City, California
4. Leavenworth, Kansas
5. San Diego, California

I got this from Sister Holman's blog. It'd looked fun! :)

This quote got me to thinking!!! :)

Women of God can never be like the women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of Faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more Virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more Purity. Margaret D. Nadauld.

That quote, when I read it, makes me want to be a better woman. We as women need to be tender, kind, faithful, we need to be a light to the world. I know I have not become the women I want and know I can be, but we all have something we should work on (some more then others). I know that I can be rude, and I've made A LOT of mistakes. I try not to bring myself down because of it. We (I) just have to remember to strive to be more like Christ. We need to walk away from immortality. We should not cave to worldly things. We must measure our life to Christ. We need to do everything, in our power to become the women we know we can be. :)

My mama, Gabriel, and me!

So, every summer we would go to this area (forgot the name of it) and we would camp for a week. It was always really fun for the family. There was a river more up stream...and we would get our innertubes and we would go done stream with them...kind of like river rafting...haha, jk. See how blonde my natural hair colors was back then? But through out the years it would just get darker and darker...and now i just change the color myself. Maybe, I will let it grow out and see what my natural hair color is now. That will be a surprise I'm sure. Well, tonight we are going caroling for Family Home Evening. That maybe exciting. I do love singing. Well, this is a completely random post. But It was time for me to put something up and I am feeling a little lazy at 11 in the morning. Well, I'll post some other more important news later. :)

San Diego Temple!

This was a great Thanksgiving and something I needed, badly! A few of my best friends (minus a couple) came to visit this past week. It was definately something I needed and helped me out SO much. I didn't take pictures with my camera sadly of all of us...so I just have pictures of the temple and some more from tonight...bc we went and watched the lights turn on at the temple tonight. :) The temple is so beautiful specially at night time! Well, enjoy the pictures...and I hope everyone enjoys them...I will be posting more about my thanksgiving when I get some pictures. :)

One of my fav. shots of the temple!

I thought this was artistic!?

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Now the night time pictures...SO beautiful!

Well, we went pretty much every where. Our week was so packed I can't remember what all we did on which day..i get all mixed up...and tend to leave things out. We went to a different beach though everyday. That was great!

Well, I miss you and love you..you know who you are!