Thanksgiving Decorations

Well...with Thanksgiving fast approaching, I thought I would let you see how crazy I am and post some pictures of my Thanksgiving decorations. Yes friends, I am weird and crazy and decorate my house for Thanksgiving. Enjoy!

So Blessed

This week has been a little stressful what with all the Halloween things for my class on Monday, doing report cards, parent teacher conferences, and a plethora of other things. One amazing experience I was able to have was to attend a baptism. It just made me really think about the fact that I am so blessed to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This gospel brings so many blessings and experiences into my life that I am so grateful for. I am so blessed to know that my Heavenly Father and Savior love me and want me to find joy in this life and return to live with them. I am also so blessed with many friends that I have the opportunity to do things with. Friends that help me in so many ways and help me to become a better person. I hope everyone has a fabulous week!

Happy Halloween!!!

So in lieu of Halloween, I am doing this post. Below are some pictures of my house all decorated for the holiday. I am also including some pictures of my new Halloween costume. Yes friends, I am a princess! Happy Halloween!

Looking Back Part 2

Well friends, I have still been looking back and reliving some wonderful memories. I found several pictures with my sister and thought that I would share. We have been very close and have many pictures, so I just picked a few. One of the pictures was when we were in dance, which reminded me of all the things I have tried growing up, including dance classes. Last I end with my Kindergarten and First grade picture as I can't believe how many years it has been. Life is great! Enjoy your week!


Me with my sister in our Christmas dresses! This picture was our family Christmas card that year!

Showing off our new dresses.

In our backyard in California.

At Disneyland! We only lived 20 minutes away, so we went many times.

With my sister on the swing in my grandparents back yard in Arizona.

Me with my sister when we were both in dance class.

Tap dancing in my house in Utah in my performance costume from my dance class!

Tap dancing in my house in Utah.

My First Grade Picture!

My Kindergarten Picture! (We don't know why my hair was straight when we lived in California!)

Outpouring Of Love

I had a post planned for today, but that will have to wait until next week. I just am so overwhelmed by the outpouring of love that everyone showed me this weekend for my birthday. I have felt so special and loved. So, this will be short and sweet, but I'm so blessed to have so many friends and family in my life! I don't know where I would be without all of you! Thanks for making my life better.

Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown

The language of friendship is not words but meanings. ~Henry David Thoreau

Looking Back and Memories

So I have been very reflective for some reason lately. When I heard Matthew Richardson's talk this past General Conference there were a few sentences that really hit me. He said, "I think back on my experience hiking with my children. We agreed that every time we stopped to catch our breath, rather than focusing exclusively on how much farther we needed to go, we would immediately turn around and look down the mountain. We would take in the scenery and say to each other, “Look how far we’ve come.” Then we would take a deep breath, quickly turn, face uphill, and start climbing again one step at a time." As I have been "looking back" and "seeing how far I've come" I have been bombarded with many memories. Some wonderful and some not so wonderful, but great learning experiences. Things I needed to keep moving forward on my journey through life. So, I wanted to give you all a special treat for the next few weeks. (I'm not sure how long I will do this yet.) I will be posting some pictures from looking back and memories I have had. Beware that several of this will be actual photographs that I have had to take a digital picture of or scan. You know back in the "olden days" when we just had film cameras? :)

Sugar, the dog I grew up with when she was a puppy!

The first time I had ever seen a toll bridge on the freeway. This was back East.

My first trip back East. We flew in to Philadelphia, PA and stayed in New Jersey.

Kit, the cat at my parents house that loves to find the strangest places to sleep.

The first time my hair was ever straightened. My roommates decided that it just needed to happen.

A Halloween party with a wonderful friend and someone that I visit taught.

A group from a ward when I was in college.

My job in High School. Yep..that's right, Dairy Queen!