Starting 2011

Well, It is time to start a new year... welcome 2011!! I have fun ringing in the new year with family and friends. It proved to be a fun night and I hope that all had a good time.
 I have decided to try and set some goals, about somethings that I would like to accomplish. It seems there are some that I'm really good at some that I'm not very good at, at all. 2011 brings new challenges, new blessings, new opportunities, and sometimes the same old thing. I was recently looking at facebook and noticing how many people are engaged to get married in the first couple months of 2011. I have also noticed that friends are also welcoming new life into their homes, with the edition of baby's and all that come with them. I'm excited for you all. I see that friends and family are moving on to different parts of their lives and maybe different parts of the world. I'm so excited to see people improve, to see that they want to be happy in their lives.
 As I look at 2011, I notice my birthday is fastly approaching and there are somethings to decide with that occassion rising up. I have to make a choice about what to eat for dinner and how I would like to make this year different than others.This year I hit my mid-twenities and it scares to see that number come up. As I'm trying to look back over some years, I do notice different things, especially about different things that I have learned. I'm constantly amazed about the different things I have learned about the gospel over the years and it makes me ever so grateful for wonderful Sunday School teachers and wonderful Institute teachers and directors. I'm constantly amazed at the different things the gospel teaches me, and how it is something that I have never really thought about. I'm trying to decide what to about my education and whether to continue at the school I was at or to see if I can get into other schools.
I was recently told that I have sometimes have a bubble that I'm comfortable in and that I need to get out of it and to meet new people. It seems that is all I do, in certain situations. I love meeting new people, but I'm also really shy about it, why may not always be a good thing. I have recently decided that in order to expand my already big group of friends, I have to be willing to go outside my comfort bubble and meet new people.
I am grateful for the people who are my friends and who may be my friends in the future. My friends me a lot to me in my life and sometimes even more than they may know.

Christmas!!

Just was good, I just wish I could have been home in Idaho, with all the snow and family. There are times when I really miss being home in Idaho and Christmas and Thanksgiving in 2010 were some of those times. I'm always grateful for the things that I get and am always surprised by a few of the gifts that I'm getting since there is usually at least one of my gifts that I know. My mom loves to surprise me with certain things. For Christmas 2009, she gave me some shirts, but instead put my little sisters name on them(her name happens to be VERONICA). Fro Christmas 2010, my mom decided earrings would be my surprise gift this year. It seems that I'm always missing Idaho, especially when it snows in the South, since people seem to forget that most everywhere gets snow. I was talking to Veronica a few weeks ago and was telling her that they canceled school because of the weather, I really enjoyed her reply: "WIMPS." Always an adventure

THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EDUCATION

Have you ever noticed how important an education is and how it can effect the way you live your life or how you are able to provide for a family? I waited 4 1/2 years to start my college education because I didn't want to be wasting money if I wasn't sure about what I was wanting to do. I decided to go into Business Management. I might also be looking at a minor in Finance. I really enjoyed the finance class that I took and how much I learned. Why is an education so important to me? I have noticed how my dad has struggled to find a job without at least an associates degree to his name. My mom has sometimes struggled(when she was single) and she decided to go back to school, now I just wish she would finish and at least have a degree in case she ever needed it. My stepfather has PHd and has a job which he really seems to enjoy. I have noticed how my older brother has been able to get a good job that has helped him be able to do things that he would like and that also allowed him to move somewhere(where he also met his future wife). I have friends who are going into things that they really enjoy and that will allow them to be able to provide for a future family. I have family members(some cousins) who have chosen not to persue a college education and how they have to find work that they aren't really happy doing. An education does make a difference. It doesn't matter what you go into, as long as it is something that you like and would be able to do for a while. As I have got into some college classes that are going towards my major, I'm amazed as the different things that I'm learning, while some people don't seem to understand certain topics I can explain the basics of certain things like: Economics and what the unemployment rate means, and what it means for countries that we do trade with. There will always be a reason to have an education even though we may not understand the current reason for it.

FLYING!

Flying was an interesting experience, to say the least of things. I flew out of the Salt Lake City International Airport. I made sure I was early enough, that if I had to take things out of my bags, if they were over-weighed then I could. I had plenty of time, I even stopped for a bottle of water, a business week, and a few postcards(one of which will be going to my little brother). As I sat on the plane from Salt Lake to Denver, I was seated to next to an older couple who are from Victor, Idaho(I thought it was a little odd). Take off was an interesting experience, as the plane started to get in the air, my ears started to pop. My plane from Salt Lake to Denver got in about 15 minutes earlier than it was suppose to, so I had a chance to get something to eat. My flight from Denver to Nashville(it had a stop in San Antonio) seemed to last a really long time. As we started to get over Nashville, the weather was bad(it had been raining). Nashville is a crazy airport, since some planes land on time and some don't, you have to walk from one end of the airport through half of it, in order to go downstairs and get your bags.I have realized that flying is a great experience and I would totally do it again. You seem to get there faster when up in the air. You also get to appreciate all the wonderful things that heaven has created for us to enjoy(from the sky).

Boys...why do they seem to cause headaches?

I have noticed that some boys can't make up their mind about things that they would like in their lives. I know that each person is different,but some guys seem to lots in common with other guys. I know most guys like sports and enjoying "Sports Center," but how can a girl tell the difference between certain guys that come around? I know a few guys that are going to school, and somehow at least 6 of them are studying the same general topic. Why do guys let a wonderful girl for them walk out of their lives? Is it because they hope the next one will be even better or is just because they just don't realize how great she is? BOYS...Listen Up! WE, GIRLS ROCK!! I guess the same thing could be asked of girls. Women, why do we let a great man walk out of our lives? I know that some guys aren't as mature as others but, lady's they do try their best. I have recently found that some guys just need a girl to talk to about things that they wouldn't tell to their buddies. I'm also very aware that girls talk a lot about guys, especially if they like him. Do guys talk about girls that they may like or may even want to ask out? I am proud of all the guys that I know that have made the commitment to getting married, I know that marriage has made them a better person. I know guys that are still in the process of doing their education, they put a lot of time into their studies to help them one day be a great provider for their future family. I know some "dolls" that say guys aren't worth their time, but to those I say,PATIENCE is a great to have when dealing with a guy.

So funny to read...

As I was reading facebook today, one of my friends had the following posted as her status. I hope that all girls will enjoy reading this. I think that this applies to different parts of the country...Tough girls come from New York. Sweet girls from Texas. Prissy girls from California. But we IDAHO girls have fire and ice in our blood! We can ride a 4 wheeler..be a princess..throw a left hook..pack heat..hunt with the boys..bake a cake..love with passion..and if we have an ...opinion..you know you are gonna hear it!

An Offer

As I was talking to my Aunt Sandy on Sunday Night(Oct. 24, 2010), she made me an offer to come out to East Tennessee. I have a set of grandparents that live out there, my aunt and her husband, and my mom's brothers also live out in the east. I have had the strong feeling that I need to take my aunt up on her offer. I could use the time away from Idaho, to be somewhere I feel that I'm appreciated. It should be interesting to move back east and to be in a town that is the size of Blackfoot, Idaho. There are some great things that Tennessee has to offer, and that does include family. I hope to be able to see some places that I didn't have the chance to see the first time that I was out in East Tennessee. I know that some people don't understand how to drive on snow or ice, so I hope to be able to put my driving skills to good use.