Well, officially my best gal pal Hills is moving back to Orem. We try not to talk about it but the end is here :'( We have been hanging out every night this week because she moves this friday and I have no idea what I am going to do without her here in town. We have random moments where we will look over at each other with tears in our eyes and then of course we burst out laughing because we are just so ridiculous. We have had some great times and made so many memories together, the other night we were up to no good, as usual, at the grocery store and spotted a helium tank....enough said. Then tonight we pigged out together and watched a fun movie while we ate ice cream straight from the carton. I love my little, fake, British Scouser Bottom!

Happy Mother's Day

I am so lucky to have so many strong female examples in my life. My family really is fantastic, I'm a major fan. My grandmothers, aunts, friends, co-workers, sisters, and of course my own mother. She is just nutty and I am so glad that she is mine, and that I am hers. We just kind of belong together like that, forever. I have missed her a lot this week, living away is great until I get homesick and emotional. I just thought that I would share my Mama-La's list of basics, she wrote this to me in an e-mail just the other day: 

Say your prayers, go to church, go to the library, read something uplifting, funny and serious everyday, do 2 nice things everyday for someone...( 1 you tell and 1 only you and Heavenly Father know) write in you journal, be polite, be honest and pay your tithing. See, it's so easy.

I would add that laughing at yourself is a daily must. I love my Mother so much, she is just great. I can always hear her reminding me these little basic musts in my head. "Don't forget to say your prayers". The 2 nice things rule has really stuck with me and I think about it almost everyday. I hope that when I have a family I can teach my children the same things she has taught me. I am so glad that she will always be my mother! Hope you have a really great day Mama! 

Happy Birthday To Vaughn:

Sunday was Vaughn's birthday and it was such a gorgeous day! I tagged along with him and our friend Ty to visit the Harwards for dinner and dessert. His mom made a Hawaiian feast that was so delicious! There was Kalua pork, teriyaki chicken, rice and salad. Vaughn and his brothers and sister did tricks on the trampoline, they are all so acrobatic, and then we ate ice cream cake! We met some friends afterwards at a school just down the street and flew a gigantic kite in the grass field. I watched the boys struggle with it because there wasn't enough wind and Vaughn was taking pictures of course, he took this one of me. It was a very fun day!

Saturday was the half marathon in Gunnison. Carolyn, her husband Ray, and I all were very anxious. It was freezing that morning and there were only about twenty or thirty people running. There really was no official starting line, the caravan just pulled over on the side of the road and everyone jumped out. Like I said, it was freezing so all of the runners were trying to stay warm and keep their muscles loose. Then suddenly, we were all rounded up and a man on a phone said, "Go" and just like that we were off! I was making good time but by mile 10 I just absolutely had to pee so I stopped and was passed by Carolyn, I knew I wouldn't be able to catch her after that. We all finished with our best times and Ray did so well, this was his first half and he had never ran more than 10 miles before the race. Carolyn finished in 1:49 and I came in at 1:50.53 and Ray crossed the finish line at 2:08. It was so much fun and we are all looking forward another race.

So April is going by so quickly. Easter was fun, was able to visit with relatives at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Hillary had so much fun meeting everyone! Also there were tons of birthdays this month: Mal, Annie Laurie, my new sister-in-law, Uncle Paul, both of my grandmas, and two of my good friends Michael and Vaughn. And of course there was my big brother's WEDDING! Tons of fun and a great excuse to eat, eat, eat!

Tonight was fantastic! I snuggled up in a blanket and watched a classic fall movie, You've Got Mail. I love that movie! I ate a peanut butter samich and drank some delicious ice-cold milk. Fall and Winter remind me of being cozy, and I love being cozy :D

Yay! I have a blog now so I can keep in touch with the rest of my fam! I love this :D