I'm an aunt again!!

I have been extremely busy lately with work, school & picture taking!! Life is never dull for me!! I did want to post on here real quick to let everyone know I am an aunt again! Pyper Rose was born on November 2~ Here are some of the pictures I took & put together a couple different announcements.... which is your favorite?? Leave me a comment to let me know! Hope everyone else is doing well!! Can't wait to see some of you at Thanksgiving time!!! WAY EXCITED!!!

Pictures!! More......

These are a few of the resent posts I put on my picture blog.... Check them out here

Life is crazy busy for me & hopefully one day I will get caught up... Just an update... the semester started in August, so that is about all I have time for.... pictures & school & work.... I am taking 18 credits working full time & in the beginning of September I ended up in the hospital (not a great way to start off the semester) I had cysts on each of my ovaries, so I have been dealing with the pain & hassle of doctors ect... I just got put in the primary in my new ward, so I am teaching the CTR6 class-- there are 11 kids in my class so it will definitely be interesting.... Well I have to get back to my many projects & homework going on! LOTS TO DO!!

Pictures!!

I am so glad that Kaylie was in town & we were able to hang out! Love you Kaylie! She has the cutest family & we got some awesome family pictures, which you can check them all out HERE 

These are just a few~~

Thanks Kaylie for letting me take them!!(Still more to come of Drake)

The Oregon Coast~

It has taken me a while to post my trip to the Oregon coast, but I have been busy putting together my house :) (and taking lots of pictures :) )

The Oregon Coast is beautiful! I loved it... the fog was a little annoying for picture taking, but other than that I had an awesome time! It was a great family trip to take with my parents & little sister. LOTS OF PIX BELOW!!

One of our stops along the way was a lavender field, it smelled so awesome! It was up on a hill and there were rows & rows of lavender very pretty!

We also followed the Columbia River a long ways & there were many bridges along the way...

We also stopped at the Tillamook Cheese house~ Very interesting & Yummy!

We were then able to stop at the Aquarium! Very cool! Lots of very neat exhibits! 

These are just a few of the pictures from the Aquarium... I was able to touch a shark & a stingray so that was different!

Some of the towns that we went to were very cute towns! They are definitely for tourists :) My first site of the Ocean, was a bit crazy... I had to walk clear down to the edge of the water just to see it because of all of the fog. Also seeing all of the boats in the dock was pretty neat. (I have to say it is probably because this was my first seeing the ocean and being near the coast)

We also got to see these on the rocks! Notice the fog! Very obnoxious. 

But, it was well worth the trip to get to see these lighthouses! I am doing my downstairs bathroom in lighthouses, so I am getting these printed up & framed to put in my bathroom :) Very exciting! 

  

The white lighthouse in the above ocean picture is the same as the lighthouse next to it just farther away... I love the picture, but there again the fog was in the way! (Oh well I still love it!)

And last but not least....

The Ocean~~~~

The picture below is my very favorite picture & I am so excited that I was able to get this picture! It is by far one of my favorites! I actually already have it hanging in my house! 

So the trip was awesome! And I finally got it posted... More posts will come later of all of the photos I have been taking~ VERY EXCITING! And hopefully some of my house! I have pretty much got the living room decorated, so I will post that soon! And school starts Tuesday......AHHH!!! So many things going on & so much to do!! 

Home Sweet Home....

Well as many of you have probably guessed.... I bought a house! One of the best & scariest things I have done in my life! I am still trying to get settled in after moving & vacation! I will have to post pictures soon... So all in one month I crossed off see the ocean & buy a house on my list of things to do! Exciting but scary & in less than a year I will be able to cross off getting a bachelors degree in accounting! Now if only I could find the perfect mate..... time will tell! I also got done with my summer class & I got an A (YEAH!!) Two semesters to go! Next semester wil be the worst with 15 credits and full time work, but after that it will be smooth sailing! 

Here is a picture of my house!    

And this is cute little Drake that I took pictures of! (Sorry its not turned). Well I will post pictures of vacation soon! & definitely more of Drake!

Busy Busy Month

Ok... I have been so busy with everything! I have a final next week for my summer class & I am so far behind on posting! First My little sister graduated on May 28th Here are some pictures from graduation that I did for my nieces video... Which I finished! (YEAH! Just a few late nights) She turned 2 on June 11th.. I will post pictures later, I can't believe how fast the two years have gone by!

And some other exciting news... I am going to be an aunt again! (Doesn't she look so excited :) )

I did find out a couple of weeks ago that it is A GIRL! They are excited I was thinking it might be a boy, but surprise it's a girl! The little niece is due right near my birthday! End of October early November! The name that they are thinking about is Piper... cute, but they haven't decided yet, so if anyone knows of cute girl name, leave me a comment! I better get to bed since I have to get up early! I will update again soon!

House Dilemma....

Lately we have had graduation and birthdays & other things happening so I am a bit behind on my postings! I do want to first off tell Angie & Neal how much they are in my thoughts & prayers for the loss of their little one. I love you both & I am praying for you and your families.

My latest issue that I am having is trying to decide if I want to get a house or not. I have a year left of school & with the interest rates low & the $8000 tax credit I am trying to decide what to do. This is the townhouse that I am looking at, and trying to decide what to do! It is close to my family on this side of down and I really like it. Here are a couple of pictures of the townhouse. It is small and only has two bedrooms, but it is perfect size for me... I am not sure what to do... It is a lot of money and I know I shouldn't admit this, but I am a little bit freaked to live by myself... Any suggestions of what to do let me know!

I will get updated with graduation and other life happenings later! 

American Idol.....

OK... I don't usually get into American Idol that much.. This season was a different story! I looked forward to watching it every week because of... ADAM! I love Adam I think he is the best! He always took the song & put his own twist on it! Mad World will probably be one of my favorites forever! So, needless to say I am upset that he did not win! Kris didn't even deserve to be on the top 2. If Adam couldn't win I would have rather had Danny than Kris! One thing I know for sure is that Adam will go far & I will be a fan for a long time! GO ADAM!

Worst Nightmare...

Well it has been a crazy week... On Friday night I went and babysat for our neighbors that live behind us & their boys are so cute! One is 2 and the other one is 8 months~ They are the typical fun boys & we had fun. While I was there my mom called me & told me there had been car accident with my little sister and her friend. They had flipped the car, so my parents were going to get her. What happened is this... They were up on Iona hill headed towards town & were on a gravel road (her friend was driving & had her license for a week). They were going too fast on the gravel and hit a turn and the car started to slide so she over corrected the car & hit the edge of the canal dirt & flipped the car into the canal. The water was pretty swift & deep. They had seatbelts on & the airbags didn't go off, both of which was a good thing. They both got out heavens only knows how. Her parents picked up the car the other day & there is no possible way my sister could have gottent the door open on her own, the door wouldn't even open the other day. So, with the swift water & the door the way it was it shouldn't have opened. The police officer even told my parents that they are lucky to have a daughter, because the last time there was an accident there, no one survived. I am thankful that she is just bruied up a bit & we still have her! She is one lucky girl! Here is her graduation announcement that we put together!

Senior PIctures

There are some new pictures that I did so check them out!

AHH! LIFE...

Ok... so I know that I was going to try harder to make this really positive all the time, well that is just not my life! I am going to get it out here on this paper for myself... so if you don't want to hear it just skip it! I have had one of the hardest weeks in a really long time! Monday was going to start out good because I just got back from Boise and had a really fun trip! Well Monday turned out to be a crazy day not only did I have to start class again, but I just felt that everything that could go wrong did! Not only after everything that happened that day, but I get home from school mind you it is like 930 pm and I had been up since 6am, my mom starts in on me now don't get me wrong I love my mom, but lately it has just been tougher getting along with her. So after Monday I thought ok Tuesday is going to be a good day & Tuesday went to crap when I found out that I got a B+ in English, not a bad grade but I don't understand how I got a B+ when all of my papers I have gotten 100% and A's. I am so upset about it I know it seems stupid but I deserve an A! So then again tonight my mom and I don't get along & I just don't think I can deal with things anymore! I have to get over my fears of being alone and just do it! I know that most of you that read this are like oh you will be fine I wished I lived by myself, but you don't understand I have this fear of being alone and with all the pressure I get of not being married ect ect.... I just am about to have a nervous breakdown, when I found out my grade I had to literally hold back the tears because I was at work, but as I sit here and write this the tears are streaming down my face as I am so frustrated with everything in my life right now! I don't write this for people to feel sorry for me so DON'T, I write this as my therapy to getting over it! 

Finals & Friends!

YEAH!!! FINALS ARE OVER!  

I don't have my grades yet but finals & tests are over! Yeah! I think I did good, but we will find out soon I hope! My brother was in the Emergency Room on Monday night for what we found out later was food poising (he was in so much pain and thought he was going to die) so it was scary but I didn't get to bed till around 3am and then got up and had to be to work by 730am and then left to take an English final from 3-5 in Pocatello. I had my last final on Thursday, it was my tax exam & I think that it went pretty well although it was really hard... Thursday I was able to meet up with Angie for dinner while she was in town! She looks so cute pregnant & it was really great to see her! Friday after I got off work, I left for BOISE! I went to see my really good friends Wynn & Brandon. They moved to Boise just a little while ago about 9 months I guess. I have missed them both so much, so I decided to take a break & go visit them in their new house! I got there Friday around 9pm and we talked and caught up and then we went to dinner. After dinner we went to downtown Boise and walked around. I saw the capital building and the places where my friends work and a lot of drunk people! We came back to there house and watched movies and talked till 3am. It so much fun to be able to catch up and talk! Saturday we got up around 10 and relaxed and then we all three made lunch together Wynn is an awesome cook and it was so good! (I ate a lot of food while I was there I'm sure I gained another 5 pounds I didn't need) We then played the Wii and watched tv and I didn't even get out my pajamas the entire day Saturday! It was AWESOME! I haven't been able to relax like this for so long! Sunday we got up late and I had to come home. Thank you Wynn & Brandon for a great weekend! I miss you both already, but hopefully I can come visit again soon! It's nice to be home, but I am not looking forward to getting back to the grind with school and work tomorrow. Summer school starts tomorrow (yuck) at least it is only one class. Well that has been my week.... (sorry I forgot my camera so no pictures)

Clumpsy Me...

Here is a funny story for you. Today at school it was the last day of classes & I just have finals next week. I was coming out of the Rendezvous building which I have done all semester. I wasn't really watching were I was going and there was a big metal post in the cement for a door stopper. I tripped over it and landed on the cement. My bag went flying and I ended up with a skinned up knee and some rocks in my hands. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the 25+ people waiting to get on the bus that saw me do this... One kid asked me if I was ok & told me he has done that a couple of times. I told him I was fine & jumped up to keep heading to class. I had to laugh to keep from crying literally!

Mac vs PC

So I have been looking at getting a Mac for a while now. I have also been wanting to get the Adobe photoshop too. The photoshop is over a thousand dollars and I couldn't see paying that kind of money for a program. So, I got a deal for a Mac through school and the adobe package with every program came with it for only $300.00. I was so excited to find out it was such a good deal... So I bought a Mac. I love it!! It is so much easier to use. I am still getting used to it and havn't had much time to really use the photoshop yet because of classes, but I will soon! I am super excited for it since I have a bunch of movie's to do. My sister is graduating high school so I have her video to do as well as my nieces 2nd birthday coming up in June to do her video.. Crazy busy projects going on, but I love it!

Easter

Well it has definitely been a while since I have blogged.... Life is crazy for me & will be until I finish school~ Finals are next week & then the semester is over. Summer I am taking one class & it starts the Monday after finals~~ I get a weekend... Easter was fun. Everyone was over at our house for dinner and we had fun... Everyone came except Zachary (which by the way we DID miss you & wished you could of got off work). Below are some picture of that darling little niece of mine. She was loving all over great grandpa it was soo cute... Since it was a nice day we all went outside to play. We blew bubbles and then we played Frisbee until my younger brother Adrian tried to catch the Frisbee with his teeth.. Just kidding. He missed the Frisbee & it hit him in the lip & cut his lip. We all felt so bad for him but he was just mad that he messed up the game. When summer finally gets here we will definitely have to play Frisbee more.