TODAY

"It is at the end of a man's life, that he realizes how important his decisions were at the beggining."
For those of you who didn't know, my grandpa has had lung cancer the last couple years, along with diabetes for about 30 something years. Well, in just the past month, the cancer got worse and he was eventually even on hospice care there at my grandparents home. Last night, I was informed by my mom that he no longer was eating or talking and that he would probably be gone within 48 hours. This morning-Monday, September 24th, my "Papa" passed away. So today has been an emotional day for my family. Especially my mom, her 2 sisters and her brother. I know and I keep trying to remember, that he is in a better place and he lived such a wonderful life that I try to follow the example of. Papa lived the gospel to the fullest. He showed such compassion to those around him, especially our family. He supported everyone, even when he had his bad days, he, with Grandma Kay always at his side, tried his hardest to make it to a graduation, or concert, or other special occasions. I will never appreciate him more for his support and love. I got to talk to him for the last time a few weeks ago. Infact, I had asked him for some advice about something. He always knew the right thing to say. Along with his wonderful spirit and life he lived, he had humor. He had such sarcasm for things and always a joke about something-it was great! I will miss that. I loved him and I'm glad I finally told him, the last time I talked to him. I know without a doubt that he is entering into the Celestial Kingdom to be with our Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ again. How wonderful that must be. It strenghthens my testimony to know that I and the rest of my family have that to look forward to when our time comes as well. We will be with him again and our Father in Heaven. I want my family reading this, to know how much I love them. And always remember,
"He calls you and me to serve Him here below and sets us to the task He would have us fulfill. The commitment is total. There is no conflict of conscience. As we follow that Man of Galilee—even the Lord Jesus Christ—our personal influence will be felt for good wherever we are, whatever our callings." -Thomas S. Monson. Papa followed Christ. I know that. He served him the best he could. Let us always follow that example.

Friday Afternoon....Finally!

I am completely amazed at how fast time is going. I have never been able to actually watch time go by fast. I always "like to wave at it as it passes by" (as Jack Sparrow would say:)) But not lately. It's almost like watching a movie of my life. I'm seeing myself being busy and seeing the clock tick fast. Wierd. But even though it is going by fast, I am still doing well and keeping happy! My classes are going well. Sometimes I wish I could just drop something else, but I have to keep all my credits so I have what I need to transfer to BYU. I have 17 credits this semester, 19 if I include institute. I need 15 each sem. Next semester I will take it a little bit easier I think! I still manage to have a social life which is great since I am at EAC! There is always a ward or stake or institute activity going on. Tonight will consist of a "drive in movie". Just a sheet put up at the park with food and blankets! Should be great! Speaking of institute, the class I must say is quite incredible! I wish I had it everyday! The class I'm taking is called "Building Eternal Relationships" Sounds like a marraige class right? Well-it was the only one that fit into my schedule but I'm really glad it did. Yes-it focus's a lot on dating, but its all amazing stuff and has taught me some things I never really took into consideration, especially everything about being morally clean and keeping the law of chastity, which are the most important things when one is in a relationship. It's incredible and very deep some of the things we learn. My other institute "class" per se, is Devotional which is every tuesday at 11am. Thats the one that pretty much everyone goes to! They always have a special speaker and a musical number, etc. This past week, it was awesome because it was a musical devotional. All of it was musical talent-singing, cello, duets, piano, etc. I truly felt the spirit. This coming week, the musical number will be yours truly! Yes, I am singing the song "His Hands." I love it! Lots of people to sing in front of, but its what I do(: Anyway, its great to have spiritual enlightment! It keeps me going down this road they call life. This week has been good though. I have kept myself going and am now ready to relax a little bit this weekend! Hope everyone is having as great of a friday as I am! I'd love to hear from you all!
My profound quote is actually mine! Yes-in writing an english paper, I came up with it so everyone better remember it so I will be famous when I die!
"School may have brought out my "bad habits", but they were all mistakes worth learning from"

Executive Decision

Sometimes in life, as we all often figure out, we have to make decisions....haha. Some are for the good, some are not so good, and some are, well, life changing.

This past week, I have been highly considering changing my major. I know. Crazy. I am well known for making a decision and going with it. Thats what I had done with choosing to be a psychologist. Then, all of a sudden, one day last week, while attending my voice lesson, I had a thought of an interest in being a voice major. I don't know where the thought came from, but it came. So then I really started thinking about. I began looking at background information. Even thinking, maybe I could minor in voice and still be a Psychologist. (Which I later discovered was most likely impossible.) So, after having a discussion about voice and music majors with my wonderful choir director-who also suggested that I pray about it(:-I really started getting frustrated with everything. See, for those of you who know me, I have always been one who makes one decision, and goes with it. Now all of a sudden I had a choice. Yes, I have had choices to make before, but not as big as this one. This is deciding what I'm doing with my life. Maybe some of you may be thinking, "Why is she deciding now?" Well, again for those of you who know me, I plan ahead. I can't do last minute. So, I prayed about it, and I even received a priesthood blessing from a good friend for comfort, seeing as I was stressed about it. It truly helped remind me that I can always trust in the Lord and that he is there for me helping me along the way. So my decision came to this:
I am becoming a voice/music major. I'm still looking into exactly what to do with that. But I really feel like thats what I want to do. Another reason to decide now, is the preperation I have to start doing. I want to go to BYU next year. My voice teacher here at EA is going to help prepare me to audition for the School of Music at BYU Provo in January, and i'll go from there. I will have a lot of work cut out for me. (45 minutes a day, 6 days a week of practice) But I have become very determined and feel this is going to be worth something. I don't recall ever feeling so strongly about something. I will continue getting my generals out of the way here this year and just continue with my voice lessons and doing choir. I am very willing to put in the time and effort it will take.
So, life goes on and gets crazier as always!
Here is a "profound quote" to leave with this blog:
"The secret of success is consistancy of purpose."
Don't just endureth to the the end, but enjoyeth to the end(:

MUD(D), dating, and life in general!

Wow. What a week! Busy busy, but it ended very well! After going home last weekend, I was honestly ready to be back. I guess I'm just used to the keep-going-and going-and going, life. (I am truly an energizer bunny)Anywho, it was good and yet somewhat short week. The bad news first: I ended up with more than usual homework for the weekend. Yay. I keep wanting to slack off, but I can't. Its the whole college thing I guess. Anyway, so thursday (and Friday)I went on dates with 2 different guys. Both of which were very interesting. I didnt' want to go with the guy on thursday, but I did because I have this rule-at least one date with the guy. He is just an interesting guy-kinda wierd, but it was simple. Just dinner. Short and to the point. Friday, was MUD(D) DAY! Me and 2 of my roomates had been anticipating this day all week! Basically they had a young single adult activity where we went and played around in a huge mud pool! Some people played football lol, but mostly me and Kendra tackled people for fun. Well, ok...I got tackled more than anything by several crazy guys. But it was so worth the major dirtiness! You should have seen our shower....if I had access to getting pictures from my digital on here, you could definantly see them. I do have one, as you can see, however-it was dark and you can't see it very well.....anyway, after getting muddy and then going home to clean up, David and I-my friday night date, went and grabbed some dinner and then watched a movie at his apartment. It was fun and he is a fun person to talk to. However, he is 30, I am 18, and he is kinda different. Nice, but different. I'll just say this-its good to have FRIENDS. So anyway, today is saturday, and I am going to our first college football game tonight! Go Gila Monsters! Should be a fun night! Anyway, here I go to finish up some homework. Did I mention-yay?! Have a good weekend everyone!

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I'm Goin Home, Where Your Love Has Always Been Enough For Me

I am home for the weekend. I really don't like to travel, particularly driving a long distance. So hopefully I won't have to do much of it! But it is good to be home and see my family and some of my friends. This week has been a pretty good, and busy, week. I ended up withdrawing from my dance class. It was just going to be too much and I need the time to keep up with homework and voice lessons. Maybe next semester. Other than that, it has been good.

I have recently taken a liking to raquetball. A friend of mine that I met and is going to EA right now insisted that I learn how to play, so him and I like to go to the courts every now and then and hit some balls around. And let me tell ya, it is quite the stress reliever! I will definantly be playing a lot, especially if I ever get angry! And my friend Travis is fun to hang out with too! So yeah, I am still enjoying everything and the people around me!

This weekend I will probably just chill with the fam, my bff Emily. Unfortunantly I had to bring homework with me that has to get done! Crazy college instructors! Oh well. Sunday will be great because I am going with Emily down to Payson for the day to see a friend of ours. He doesn't know I will be coming with her so it should be a fun surprise for him! Then monday I get to go back and buy a few groceries, maybe clean up the apartment a bit! And then...start my life up again!!! Yay. Oh just so you guys know,ABOVE, I have posted a video that you just click on the words in order to see it. (Hopefully it works.) Anyway, this is just a little taste of what happens when 4 college age girls are living together, and especially when it is just completely impossible to go to sleep at a decent hour because of how wired we can get! The video is me and Kendra having a "Shoot out"???? Yeah, we are wierdos, but totally check it out!

I probably should go try to get some sleep now. Its been a long day! Good night all!

How's life? This.

Finish the sentences:1.I've come to realize...that I can't bite off more than I can chew
2. I'm listening to... the sound of people cleaning
3. I talk...a lot
4. I Love...My friends and family
5. My Best friends...are the greatest
7. I've lost the ability .... to relax...but i'm working on it!
8. I hate it when...People tell me how to do something when I have my own way of doing it
9. Love is... a decision
10. Marraige is....the most important decison i will ever make
11. Somewhere, someone is..... thinking of me???
12. I'll always be.... a redhead
14. The Last time I cried was....about a week or so ago
15. My Cell phone is.... awesome!
16. When I wake up in the morning... I pray.
17. Before I go to sleep at night....I get really wired!
18. Right now I'm thinking about.... Life in General
19. Babies are.. adorable
20. I get on myspace... NEVER!
21. TODAY I... I had a good day
22. Tonight I will...maybe play raquet ball or just hang out
23. Tomorrow I will......Go to school
24. I really want to .... eat ice cream
25. What are you most afraid of ? snakes
26. What is the most recent movie that you have seen in a theatre ? Harry Potter 5!
27. Loved someone so much it made you cry ? yes
28.Favorite color ? baby blue
29. Favorite ice cream ? bunny tracks
28 Favorite TV shows? Friends, Gilmore Girls, Everybody Loves Raymond, American Idol 29.What would you like to accomplish before you die?get married, go to New York, Italy and London