Theme Song

I feel like this has been my theme song for a while now and especially this semester. Oh how I love Colbie Caillat! She makes everything better!

Update

So I have not written since I have been up at school! So much has happened but I will just touch on the highlights. I am rooming with three of the same girls, Ashley, Hollie, and Kalli. I LOVE them to death. Hollie calls us the "original peaches" which is quote from one of her favorite movies, A League of Their Own. We are also living with Ashley's old sister Mickenzie and Ashley and Kalli's friend from high school Sadie. They are all such a fun group of girls.
This semester has been one of the busiest I have had. With being in all major classes now and working I sometimes feel like I never have a free moment. I am working with the intramural sports program here called RecSports. I am a games manager and help manage the different sports going on. The sports I have managed are softball, flag football, ultimate Frisbee, basketball, and volleyball. I was on a flag football team and we ended up winning the championship! It was an intense game! The coolest part is that we didn't get scored on the entire season! I'm now on volleyball team. I actually have to get ready for it right now so I will have to finish up later. I'll just leave you with one of our roommate pictures. :)

End of Summer

My summer vacation is quickly coming to an end and I have mixed feelings about it. I am SOOOOOOOO excited to go back to school to see all of my roommates, live on my own, see friends, and even start school (talk to me around midterms and see how excited I am about school then... haha). I will be sad however leaving my family and friends from home, the beach, the sunshine, and all of the memories and fun times I've had this summer. I know I can't dwell on all of those memories all the time and it's time to make new ones. I'm so excited for another year at school to make those memories and see what new adventures will come my way. I feel as though BIG and exciting things will happen this next year. As much as I'm excited for these big things I am also nervous because with big things comes big decisions and frankly decisions scare me. I know that whatever comes my way though I will be able to handle it with the Lord's help and guidance from the Holy Ghost. I have learned and been reminded of a couple of things these past couple weeks...
1. The Lord said: "I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it."
2. I CAN do hard things.
3. When you want to tell someone something then just talk to them. It saves you a lot of time worrying.
4. Best Friends are awesome! (Mine is especially so)I love talking her ear off telling her anything and everything.
5. My family is amazing! I know I don't tell them enough but I love them so much. They are interested in everything about my life (even if sometimes I get annoyed with all the questions). I am glad to know that I am loved.

Highlights from the Summer...

Matt and Emily's Wedding!


Jeff and Natalie's Wedding! (and catching the bouquet!)


Having Family around!








Being with friends!









Well tomorrow I will be packing probably all day... oh well at least that means I'll be getting closer to good ole' Idaho. Thank you to EVERYONE that made this summer a great one!

Office Work

So I am currently sitting at desk in a Law Office. My duties today were to 1. Clean the conference room desk, 2. Get the mail, and 3. Answer the phone and take any messages. I have already finished the first two and so now I am just sitting waiting for calls. In the almost 5 hours I have been here I have answered 2 calls. Sounds exciting huh? Well I'm getting payed for it so I actually don't care too much. After this job I'm going straight over to another Law Office to make phone calls to clients about an upcoming workshop. Again, not very exciting but it puts money in the bank. I miss playing with the little girl I used to nanny, Lyla. I miss taking our daily walks, going to the park, reading books, playing with toys, taking silly pictures, and yes I may even miss watching Yo Gabba Gabba and Sesame Street. Okay actually I probably don't but it was cute hearing here say "Yo" if she wanted Yo Gabba Gabba or "Elmo" for Sesame Street. Anyways, doing different jobs such as office work only reassures me that my major is the right choice for me and I'm supposed to work with children. In the meantime I will bear the borringness (I know that's not a word) of these jobs until I head back up to school where I will be trying to find a job there... oh how I just love working! haha NOT!

I miss those blue eyes

Skydiving!!!

On Monday the 26th I went Skydiving! I know many people thought I was absolutely crazy but it was awesome!!!! I definitely recommend it to anyone who as ever thought about it! I went with my Grandpa Harris. Earlier in the year we were watching the video of my brother Matt skydiving and I had mentioned how that would be kinda fun to do. My grandpa then said "ok. let's do it then." I was thinking oh great now I'm committed! Sure enough my grandpa followed through and we went. The sad thing is they ended up not letting him jump because he had a hip replacement about 6 years ago. LAME! oh well it was probably for the better and they let him come up with me in the plane!











YAY for skydiving!! I can't wait to go again! :)

5k

This past Saturday I ran a 5k! woohoo! This was my first time running one and I must say that it was pretty fun! Ok so maybe during the whole thing I wasn't thinking the same thing but I felt good after and would love to run some more! I ran the whole week before with my friend Stanton. He was an awesome running partner/motivator. My goal was was to get under 30 mins and we did! My time was 28:48 and Stanton's was 28:49... hehe He could have totally beat me but we sprinted at the end and probably let me win! Thanks Stanton for making me feel good! haha

our friend Paisley was at the race too!





Stanton and I went downtown one night and ran into some pirates... We were going to join their boat party but then decided that it was probably not exactly the type of party we should join. haha


We also fed the ducks at Poway Lake and made some funny bread faces!

The GIRLS come for a visit!

ok I know I have not posted anything in FOREVER but I have been busy/lazy to do so. haha SO anyways... My friends, Ashley, Cristine, and Sadie came to visit California for 5 days. It was a BLAST!!!! It went by wayyyy too fast! Here are some pictures to document the crazy fun adventure!

After I picked them up from the airport we went to my house to drop there stuff off and get settled in. We then went to good ole delicious In N Out for lunch and headed straight to La Jolla beach where my YSA ward was having an activity. After the beach we went home for some dinner and watched a movie.



On Sunday we of course went to church. I was fortunate enough to teach the Relief Society lesson. haha After church we had dinner and then headed to Old Town to visit the Mormon Battalion center. Sadie and Cristine's Grandparents use to be Missionaries there!









This picture is supposed to be us imitating one of Joelle and Tyler's engagement pictures. haha!


we found gold!!!!

Monday was shopping/sailing day! We went to Horton Plaza in downtown and got some really cute stuff! (Thanks Ash for the help. You are officially hired as my personal shopper!) We then headed back to Old town for some delicious Mexican food and more shopping! We then went to Mission bay and went sailing! My friend Alan works at a rental place so we got the catamaran for free! Thanks Alan!!



Tuesday we went to the ZOO, beach, and then to The Corvette Diner for dinner!









On Wednesday, the day they left, (boohoo) we headed up to Corona Del Mar where my aunt lives. We spent the whole day at the beach!





I had a fantastic time with them and can't wait to get back up to school to be with them again! LOVE you sistas! :)

Stanton

Stanton is a really cool kid... haha :)

9,543

This is the number of envelopes I stuffed yesterday with 3 other people. This means I alone stuffed an average of 2,400 envelopes. I now have many paper cuts and sore back to prove it. But hey I have to look on the bright side because 1. I got payed for it and 2. my friends will be here in 2 days! WOOHOO!!!

Busy week... but worth it!

There is a lot that needs to get done this week. Most of it will be worth it though because it is all preparing for when my friends Ashley, Cristine, and Sadie come visit me. They fly in Saturday morning and I can hardly wait. Ashley has been my roommate for the past two semesters and she has become one of my best friends. Cristine and Sadie are two of her best friends from high school that I have met and hung out with many times and am excited to be around all of them again. They are some pretty crazy, fun, and goofy girls which is great because they fit in quite well with me. :) Here are some pictures with them from the past two semesters...


Here is Ashley and I doing our Karate kick!



Me and Cristine at Guitars Unplugged


I don't have a picture with Sadie but here is Sadie and Ashley. Can't you see why I'm excited to have them?? :)


The three pretty girls together. CAN'T WAIT for you girls to come!


In the meantime... I will be having to clean the house like crazy because I have a mother who likes the house to be perfect especially if guests come. I also have to prepare my relief society lesson because I teach on Sunday (oh goodie...) I also have to do several homework assignments that are due for my online class. Like I said though it will all be worth it in the end. I will be sure to post pictures later when the girls have come!