School has begun and so has the fun!

Sorry for the delay in getting the pictures posted! I'm not into this blogging life, but I somehow had time between classes to update y'all. Basically I hung out with my best friends all summer, getting culture, started school, had a birthday, and have been going on awesome dates. I have "the" best friends. The night my best friends moved away, my best friend since middle school decorated my car for my birthday. Enjoy the pictures. They are out of order, but I only have a few minutes and I'm not blogger sabby! Fun is definantly part of my vocabulary!

PS. Ella is amazing! I had birthday wishes for a week cuz I am lazy and didn't wash my window until the following week. Haha

It's a choo choo on my window!

Brad Paisley in concert!

Me in my Brad hat and jersery!

My date Cody;)

Getting culture with Abby and Brittany!

That's right... you like it!

The music museum with Stephen: the kids loved our rockin out!

Swimming with Abilicious!

Playing with the two girls I absoultely love the most! Abby and Caely

Two of a kind!

The park!

Friend Jaren came home from his mission


Cousins! Yes, we are related!

May '10

It's been way too long since I've been on here. I have been through so many events that it's been wonderful to say that my life is not boring. We'll some moments/ days can be, but overall, I have been blessed with unnatural circumstances in my book, a niece who keeps me laughing, a friend who keeps my hopes up, tiny trips to allow me to get away and yet return in time to go to work the next day, and brothers who encourage me to spend the night with them playing video games because at least we are spending time from 10pm to 2 am playing a game we all like.

I've given much thought over the last couple of days and have even talked to my cousin. Many do not know, but it doesn't matter now because it's over with. I had a colonoscopy (surgery for the colon/butt for those of you who don't know what that is) and well, it sucked! I won't lie. The surgery was great, but prepping for it was brutal and I will never, NEVER to it again. Not even when i'm 50/60/70, or the inbetween numbers. Brain surgery was nothing compared to what I had to go through for this. No wonder I had to have brain surgery! I was being prepared for something worse and boy, I know what that was now! However, I'm deeply afraid of what is instored for me next. If I had the choice to have brain surgrey or butt surgery again... I think I would have the prep for brain and the recovery of the butt. One from each end! It is best to avoid it, yes, but if you can't see if you can get the option of skipping the prep for the colonoscopy! It's a killer for your body! I'd share more, but it wasn't a pretty sight! :D

Before that, however, I did get to spend the majority of my month of May with my niece who is now saying "Where's Natalie?" I also got to play with Abby Garrett. It was a blast to have the two play together especially in the kiddie pool. I got videos of the two playing 'ring around the rosie' and showing the motions to a primary song and another song. I just don't know how to make a video work on here though. BUMMER. I'll see if Jen or Matt can put them on. I don't want to deprive you of pictures so here are the ones from my last trip to the Gila Valley Temple open house. Also, a picture of our family garden and some of Caely and I during my last school projects when I got to go to a school to work with 2nd graders!

see ya'll when June is done! I'll have many more pictures for that! Logan is leaving for his mission and Jaron is moving out! My parents will most likely move to the basement, which means crud, I can't sneak out and about! Just kidding! Adventures to come!

My New Life

Little reminders that Heavenly Father does hear our prayers and is near us, espescially in the moments that we need him the most.

Devin's Homecoming!

My friend's from high school are returning from their missions! AHH! Am I really this old already and not married? Awkward-- I didn't think it would come to this... someone set me up please! I'm just joking! Life is great when I take a step back and realize all the things that I have been able to accomplish. I'm starting to understand that maybe I'm suppose to get through school before something happens..wink wink. ya da ya da ya da. BUT if you know of someone let me know, cuz it was extremely hard to hear of all those engagements in the ward and to see those missionaries come home! Dang, 21 is old! Ah heck, I might as well spill all, my missionary friends are cute! Don't you think so? Okay so maybe just Devin:)

New semester, new program, new me

7 inches were cut off! It took me a while to make this decision and once I did, it didn't take me long to get me into the chair to let my friend Ginny go to work! She did a wonderful job! I love it and find it easy to do my hair everyday, except Sunday at 6:30 am before church meetings. Before and after pictures:

Also, I'm now in the Professional Teaching Preparation Program at ASU I'll be interning at the Escalante Center. This program is insane and it's kicking my behind! Two weeks into school and I'm trying to decide if this is really for me. I love kids, yes, but is the research portion really something I want to do? When was that ever part of teaching? K, it always was so I'm going to suck it up and do my best to face the challenges children are facing. We will be meeting them together hand in hand, communicating as best as we can to make life much more simple.