So... I realized as I was perusing my posts tonight that I neglected two VERY important people as I talked about my weekend.

Oops.

Person Number One: JEN!
Jen and I worked together at a Daycare over the summer. I loved it - and I loved her! She is so amazing and incredible and talented and sweet and smart. Wow. She handled those babies like none other. I was so impressed by her all the time. We had an incredible time working together and did great things. Go us! Anyway. Love this girl. She is the best. Saturday (before the pirate ship), she was in Provo. So we met up at University mall and chatted for a bit. It was so great to see her and just wander around for a bit. I didn't see her long, but I was SO glad I got to. :)

Person Number Two: AIMEE!
Aimee is another one of my ex-roommates, but she isn't an ex-roommate simply because she moved away (which she did). She got married. Yup. That is how I met my Best Friend actually... at Aimee's wedding. Weird, right? Gotta love it. Anyway. Aimee was the first of my roommates that I met at Snow College my first year there and the first that I sort of hung out with (She invited me to a drive in movie with her friends from high school. I spent the night in the car talking to my mom. Oh well). I love her a ridiculous amount and lived with her for two years. Woah. That's crazy. Well, since Aimee is Best Friend's cousin, after we went sledding on Monday we went to her mom's house and she (and her husband) came for dinner and FHE, too. It was great to see her. She is my occasional lunch buddy. Love it.

Well. These two ladies are so dear to my heart, I was super sad when I neglected their stories in my posts about President's Day weekend, but they helped to make it so super fantastic. So I remedied the situation. :)

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Me.

So... My birthday was last Sunday. And I turned the big 21.

Wahoo! Yay! Yippee! Hoorah!

I feel older, but not old-older. Just mature-older. (HAHA! I know, right?) It was a very big moment in my life.

Actually, it wasn't though. It was perfect. Just the way I wanted to spend it.

The Saturday before was the day we played on the pirate ship. So much fun - and something I'd never done before.

Saturday night I got to see my closest friends and be with them (including family, Best Friend, Nona, and Kendra). AND Winona made me a birthday cake. It's the bomb dot com. Ding dongs and M&Ms. Genius.

I just wanted to share the pic of the cake. That's the whole reason for this post. :)

Sunday was perfectly chill and quiet. I talked to my parents and sister on the phone, I saw lots of family, ate good food and good birthday cake, and just enjoyed a relaxing day.

Loved it. Perfect.

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Me.

It's official.


I am going to go through all my toys (that I have with me) and decide which are actually practical and keepable.

I am going to go through all my books and sell the annoying textbooks that I'll never read again.

Of course, this is just preparatory for the bigger spring cleaning that will occur the next time I go to Vernal. I'm really scared about that one. Lots of 'stuff' that I haven't looked at or touched in years cuz it's been in storage will now be brought into the light. Should be an adventure.

I enjoy cleaning, I really do. And I look forward to the reorganization of my personal things.

Then as soon as I'm done with that I should work on homework and stuff. ... ... ... Maybe.

Gotta love priorities, right?

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Me.

Oh man. I have so many miracles in my life. I try to live by "Expect A Miracle Every Day". It is SO powerful.

Seriously. When you go around looking for miracles, you realize they are right in front of you. And it's simply amazing!

Yesterday was a rough day. I was tired and hungry and grumpy. Yuck.

Today was a complete flip. Today I was looking for miracles.

Can I share with you just a few? (In no particular order)

--I got home from a date and found an envelope on the table for me. I was confused - I never get mail, but I was intrigued and excited. I opened it and found a check. It was from a dance studio I was a sub at a few weeks ago! I was a sub for one day - three classes. It was a great experience. Totally random. And today, right when I needed it, I got a check! Woah. Kind of creepy. But really exciting, too. Miracle: surprise blessings from the Lord.

--I got an email tonight from the head of the Preschool at BYU. She was asking if anyone had some extra time because they needed a volunteer in the preschool. She said they wouldn't be able to offer funds for it, but would greatly appreciate the help. Of course I volunteered! It's my major. And more importantly - it's what I love to do. I made the head aware of my situation (I'm looking for a job, so when I find one I might not have the time anymore) and she said they would take me as long as they could! Yay! So I'm going back to Preschool starting on Tuesday. I'm thrilled.

--My Best Friend is the greatest person ever. What a support. Seriously. He let me cry all last night and laugh all today. He wished me luck on a major huge midterm and assured me afterward that I did fine (hopefully he is right. haha). He made me dinner and didn't make me do the dishes. He gave me a big hug that I needed more than anything. Definitely a miracle to have him in my life right now.

Expect A Miracle Every Day - and you will find one. :)

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Me.

PS. Someone once challenged me to BE a miracle every day. I'm not as good at this one, but I do try. I challenge YOU to be a miracle every day - show someone you care.

SUNDAY: Took my time waking up this morning. It was great. My Best Friend came over before church and we sat and talked for a little while. Then he made me lunch while I finished getting ready. Yum. We went to church - I taught the Sunday School Lesson again (see 'Little Boats' if you're interested). It was about miracles. I loved it. I thought it went great. Super pleased. Then we went to my aunt's house for dinner. It was a double birthday party between my cousin and I. He turned four. I turned...well, a lot older than four. It was fun. We had dinner and ate cake and I loved it. Yay! After dinner, we returned to my grandparents house and Best Friend and I did some great chatting-connecting. Good times. Yeah.

MONDAY: Monday morning started with homework. There was no school due to President's Day, so I got caught up in school work instead. Go me! I then took a two hour nap waiting for Best Friend to get off of work so we could go play. He finally came over and we drove up the mountain to go sledding w/ his cousins. It was a blast. I haven't been sledding in years and forgot how much I love it. It was cold and wet and bumpy, but so so much fun. Best Friend landed most of his runs on his face in the snow. Tee hee. :) What a good time. After we were frozen, we went back to the Cousin's house for dinner, FHE, and a movie. Dinner was chicken noodle soup and de-LISH. I taught FHE w/ part of my Sunday School lesson for yesterday. And we watched 'RED'. Such a freakin' awesome movie. Loved it! After that we drove home, but half way Best Friend stopped and helped a girl change a flat tire. On the freeway. Can you say scary?! But super awesome. That's just how amazing he really is. What a good guy, yeah? I know the girl sure appreciated it. Made it home and prepped for the week. Finally slept at about 12:30 am. Not too bad all things considering. :)

President's Day Weeked of Our Lives = MAJOR SUCCESS!!! Loved it. All of it. Yup yup yup.

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Me.

PS. I wish I had pictures for this one, and I might add some later, but I didn't want to get my camera wet, so there are no pictures as of yet.

On Sunday (Feb 20th), I taught the Sunday School lesson in church. It was rather fascinating to be completely honest. As I was preparing, I realized that I needed a lot of class participation. There wasn't a lot I could do and that scared me. I was nervous that I wouldn't have enough material and the class wouldn't participate and it would all fail. But of course, they were awesome.

My picture of a little ship

Our goal should be to get to Jesus. We see Him get in His boat, and so we faithfully climb into ours so we can follow Him. When the storm comes, we should not jump into the water - that seems foolish even with a life-jacket. But we should call on Jesus' name in faith and remember that He will calm the storm. We may not see it, but we will benefit from the effects of it. We may not know when relief will come, but we know that if we have faith it will.

What an awesome principle to be taught today in Sunday School, right? I was amazed and so grateful.

I hope that all made sense. :)

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Me.

FRIDAY: Date night. Mmm. :)

Playing on the pirate ship. Yay!



He found a canon and was blowing up things. Like the dog.



Aww. Tenderness on the Pirate Ship. Group picture!



Playing with the dogs. They loved it.