Lovely Sabbath

Miss Kaelah Bee posted this today and I just wanted to record my nice Sabbath and list the things that I did. 

2. I wore my new sweater with a skirt that I made and a skinny belt. Cute.

3. I say please and thank you all the time so I'm sure they were said today.

4. I talked to my Mommy this morning before church as she was walking the dogs.

5. Erika and I broke our fast with Tres Leches Attack Cake. (I'll have to do a post on the wonderfulness of attack cake)

7. Always. Today it was Sensual Amber by Bath and Body Works

8. We had some giggle fests throughout the day.

10. Erika and I made dinner and shared it with Brent and Brandon. 

11. Seth came over and we all wished each other a good day about 5 times.

12. Singin' in the Rain as I was doing some paper crafting

13. Uh, see 11?

Also, although it was stake conference for both of us, Erika and I decided at the beginning of the week that we were going to fast together for her friend Elder Darren Dearden.  He is one of her best friends and his father has been battling terminal cancer. About the time that Darren left on his mission he came to accept the fact that he will most likely not see his dad again during his time on Earth.  Best friends carry each other's heartache with them and in his last letter it was obvious how much Darren is struggling.  Erika came to me streaming with tears and we knew that there was nothing we could do for his family but pray.  We set aside today to fast and pray for their family to be at peace and that Darren will continue strong in his missionary service.  

I know that this story probably doesn't mean much to people who don't know the Dearden family, but I just wanted to share the power of prayer and how grateful I am that I know my Father in Heaven is always listening to my prayers and knows what is best for me.  I can't even comprehend what eternity is going to be like but I know that I want it to be spent in my Heavenly Father's presence.  By obeying a simple commandment of going without food for 2 meals and keeping a good cause in my heart I know that Erika was blessed with peace as well as Darren and his family.  Small things produce great miracles when they are done in faith.

If You Had One Of These

You would see this

And it would happen in 

That's right! My application is turned in and I will be officially registered as soon as my transcripts are sent to the school! The plan wasn't to go until early next year but I'm sick of having to wait around for things in life and finances really aren't going to be much different in 6 months.  Happy Birthday present to me! 

Update From Missionary Monday

I'm so proud of my little bro! James is serving in the Florida Orlando Mission, Spanish speaking.  He has been out since April of 2009.  These pictures came in his weekly e-mail.  They are of a family that was recently baptized.  The work is good and his only complaint is humidity! 

Just A Thought

"I think taking a bath in rhinestones would be akin to rolling around on a bed covered in a large sum of money..."

-Sarah Seidt

It's The Weekend

Well for me at least. I don't have class on Fridays, but I'm always classy!

This should prove my point

That's what classy means right? Because this is my FAVORITE cd right now!!!

Merry Christmas!

This was our roommate attempt at a Christmas picture in front of our kitchsy $20 Wal-Mart tree (yes we decorated it with paper airplanes and a nametag from Applebees).


Hooray for the holiday season! I'm at home lazying away and just as the clock hit midnight Charly popped in "It's A Wonderful Life" and I'd never seen it, but now I have! I'm a sucker for anything filmed in black and white. At Costco the other day I was sucked into the boxed movie collections they have on sale. Golly gee a girl could spend so much precious time in front of the TV screen! And you can see how small that screen is in our picture! Ha ha! Well who needs boxed movie sets for 50 bucks a pop when you get TCM? Make me up some taco popcorn, check the guide channel and let the snow block the door in!

(Oh wait, we tried that one night but the power went out for 3 hours! Erika and I took a dark walk to Main Street and then played cards with the boys by candle light. Much more fun than movies actually) (But I still really love movies)

Learn to be your own best friend.
Love yourself!!!
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Remember that the sun will still rise tomorrow even if I had one too many slices of pizza or an extra scoop of ice cream tonight.
Never blame my body for the bad day I'm having.
Stop joining in when my friends compare and trash their own bodies.
Never allow a dirty look from someone else to influence how I feel about my appearance.
Quit judging a person solely by how his or her body looks — even if it seems harmless — because I'd never want anyone to do that to me.
Notice all the amazing things my body is doing for me every moment I walk, talk, think, breathe...
Quiet that negative little voice in my head when it starts to say mean things about my body that I'd never tolerate anyone else saying about me.
Remind myself that what you see isn't always what you get on TV and in ads — it takes a lot of airbrushing, dieting, money, and work to look like that.
Remember that even the girl who I'd swap bodies with in a minute has something about her looks that she hates.
Respect my body by feeding it well, working up a sweat when it needs it, and knowing when to give it a break.
Realize that the mirror can reflect only what's on the surface of me, not who I am inside.
Know that I'm already beautiful just the way I am.