Dynamo of Volition

New apartment

2011-10-09T22:56:00.001-07:00

Okay, so I stink at decorating and I know it, but here are pictures of our place so far. Enjoy

This is our living room- I know it's a mess but we have been busyyyyy, point in case Michael is sitting in his usual spot doing homework.

Our kitchen from our living room

I LOVE all our rooster things- the salt and pepper shakers and the rooster above the stove!!

You guessed it, the bedroom. That is our closet to the left.

The closet...Michael's closet.

My closet/storage area

And the bathroom

Wedding deats part II

2011-05-14T23:48:00.000-07:00

Well, I am doing better than expected with the wedding blogging. While browsing my sister's Facebook, I found a picture of the completed bridesmaids dresses. It is now yellow instead of pink, as you can tell, and a new pattern than the original.

Isn't she cute??

So for the boysssss, Michael found these suspenders and he had to have them. Luckily, they come in pink AND yellow. Michael wanted pink, so he will have it along with a pink tie. While the other boys, hmmm or should I say men will were yellow suspenders with yellow ties.

Michael bought his suit this past week as well! It's a gray pinstripe and it looks SO good! And his pink tie looks great with it! Whew!

We are getting our invitations out soon! Okay so soon as in maybe a month. Michael's aunt was kind enough to help us out with the invitations, but introducing us to a great website!
www.annsbridalbargains.com

And finallyyyy, we finished our registry at Target and Kohls. We went to Target today and Michael insisted that we go down EVERY aisle, so we did. By the end of it, we were tired and ready to go home, and so we did!

As for fun

2011-05-14T23:28:00.000-07:00

So for fun lately, Micheal and I went to the Rodeo in Pocatello. It was a pretty serious rodeo with REAL cowboys and such. And since Michael is always on top of things, we got REALLY good seats, right next to the bucking chute.

Everything happened so fast and we were enjoying it so much, it was hard to take pictures, but we got a couple.

We really like the Bronc riding. It was so intense, and since our seats were right on the floor next to the arena, we got to see all the action up close. There was even a bystander that got hurt because of one of the horses :(

And get THIS! On our way we rode by this house, and I caught a glimpse of what I thought was a Rhino head on their wall. And so we pulled over, parked and walked by the house, just to make sure I wasn't mistaken, and SURE ENOUGH, this house had a RHINO head on their wall. I know the picture isn't great quality, but really, it's a rhino head.

Rhino says, welcome back to Idaho.

Michael came to visit me!!!!!!

2011-03-15T21:20:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend, Michael came to visit me in Las Vegas!! And it was sooooo nice, AND we got a lot of pictures that I will share!!!

Here we are at the Hoover Dam! The people we asked to take the picture were really excited about the picture and so are we! :)

Some dam scenery. While we were at the dam, Michael was full of dam jokes.

The new bridge

We were waiting to take a picture of a statue and so we took one of us!!!

Michael said, "Well my feet have a good complexion because I put so much pressure on them!" haha so I had to get a picture to show off his "nice complexion."

We also went on a hike, but before we got to the hike, we vistied the visitor center and met Franklin the turtle.

We found a spring at the end of the hike!

We saw lots of cactus'! I also saw a rattle snake but we didn't get a picture because it was nestled in some bushes...

We made it!!!!

I am so glad that Michael came to visit and we had a great time! And I am excited that in less than 3 weeks we will be together again!!!

Little new things

2011-02-20T19:24:00.001-08:00

I got a few new pictures- no real theme too them all just a hodgepodge of pictures that I could share!!

Micheal came to visit a few weeks ago!!! And that was REALLY nice! We had a great time and I am glad he came.

I recently finished a unit on the Solar System in my class and I made a bulletin board. I am very proud- of myself and my students!! They did a great job on their plant mosaics!

Michael and I were away from each other this Valentine's Days :( But he sent me beautiful flowers :)
Back to school: we also just finished learning more about Barack Obama's life and I made other bulletin board for that, but have yet to get pictures, but I will soon because it is so nice!

Bucket List

2011-01-20T19:36:00.000-08:00

This past semester Danielle inspired me to make a bucket list- I told her I would help her make one for class. Except then I just make my own weeks later.... sorry d!

Well here are a few things on my bucket list (things I want to accomplish or do in my lifetime) Except that I am for real going
to them.

I will only include 20 to spare you from reading a long list, which we know I love! Enjoy!

1. Go on a safari (elephants are among my favorite animals)

2. Win a community award

3. REALLY make a difference

4. Meet Jason Mraz (without Oprah's help)

5. Always celebrate

6. See the northern lights

7. Go on a week hike

8. Live in California

9. Create my own education theory

10. Vacation at the beach regularly

11. Spoil my grand kids

12. Go to a Coldplay concert

13. Finish a grownup book - I got to page 81 of 1984 :)

14. Learn about my ancestors

15. Go to the Czech Republic

16. Be love

17. Run half marathon- at first I put marathon, but then I decided I would be realistic

18. Learn to LOVE to be obedient

19. Do what I want

20. Become financially stable

But please don't get me wrong. In my life I have done some AMAZING things that if I had made a bucket list years ago, would have been crossed off. Take for instance my trip to New York, twice.

Hula hooping with Bushwalla

Graduating from college :) pictures to come!!

Seeing Jason Mraz perform about a thousand times

Meeting a few amazing people and becoming best friends...twice

Falling in love with someone who is perfect for me :)

Going to Las Vegas for my birthday- not to mention LIVING in Las Vegas now!

Going on THE PRICE IS RIGHT

Well not to make a blog too long but that's just my thoughts tonight!

REEEEwind

2010-12-28T07:56:00.000-08:00

Ok so I realized I forgot to blog about how this whole wedding thing came about- oops!

So it all began with the game of LIFE- thank you Milton Bradley- and the missionary Michael stole the game from. Thanks should also go to our mutual friends, Dello and Kristen for inviting us other- which I'm pretty sure we invited ourselves over.

That's how is started. It continued with my broken car, a tubing trip, pretending we didn't know each other, shopping trips, a camp out, MORE games, a Sunday school lesson, a hike or two and a couple movies.

Us meeting each other was fate, but Michael getting the guts to ask me out for the first time was a lot of courage. We played phone tag for a little while- we both were too nervous to talk to each other on the phone, but we finally did. It was only fitting that our first date was eating out- on account of that's what we know how to do the best :) After that we left each other for the weekend and told our families (well I told Mindy) about each other. While we were away, we planned to go on another date- my favorite actually- to the rodeo at the state fair.

School started and things got busy. We decided to talk a walk in Idaho Falls one Monday evening (instead of go to FHE- oops). But the whole walk Michael avoided the inevitable. But FINALLY on the ride home he told me he liked me. Best day of my life....so far.

Some months later (crazy I know) here we are...getting married!!! I really do see things in Michael that I love and I want to be apart of my life FOREVER. That's the story of our beginning. I didn't want to bore with the details, but that's the jist of it!

Wedding Deats Part I

2010-12-27T19:22:00.000-08:00

Guess what everyone. I'M GETTING MARRIED!!!! So I will blog my wedding planning. But don't get upset if this is actually the only blog I post...

Here are the colors we am using. Pink, yellow and gray.

This what I was thinking for the bridesmaids dresses. Each person can do their own thing for the top. The dresses will be pink :)

Lists, lists, lists

2010-05-10T21:48:00.000-07:00

So I just found out that I DON'T have work tomorrow- so that leaves me some time to blog!! And since I get upset every time I try to post pictures, I will not attempt-sorry :(

So I love lists- it's how I function every day- and as I think about things I organize them into lists and thought I would share some.

Things that Amaze me:
how we can send messages into space and they end up on someone else s phone or computer almost instantly
cars- they are just these things that run and carry us places
how people become grumpy
green-screens
how we all just follow rules

Things that I love and keep me happy
memories
ice cream
music
MY FAMILY
The ability to talk to Heavenly Father
New pictures of little Calvin (Danielle asked me "is Calvin his middle name?")
Naps
Water
The ability to be happy

The lists go on and on so I will them stop there.

Op- and for those that haven't, GO SEE IRON MAN 2- right now.

My new hair!!

2010-04-28T17:46:00.000-07:00

What makes us happy

2009-10-04T23:10:00.000-07:00

So many times in life I think, as soon as “this happens” I will be happier, or as soon as “this is over” my life will be better. Truth be told, my life will never be easier, graduating school, finishing an assignment, after going on a vacation; these things will not make my life better. Life is as good as it’s going to get right now. Whether or not I choose to make it good, is up to me. Nothing is going to make life easier tomorrow, or next week, month year, etc. There is always going to be something in our life that is stressful, something that going to make us sad, something that brings us down.
Good and bad things happen every day to everyone everywhere. You get a raise, your grandpa dies, you fall in love, someone breaks your heart, you get stuck in traffic, or you get to take a nap. It’s what we choose to do with what is thrown our way or what we choose to focus on that shapes our lives. It’s a conscious choice to be happy or to think that your life is miserable- dynamo of volition. We have the ability to embrace what our lives have come to, and if we are not happy with the way it is, we have the ability to change it.
Being happy and satisfied does not depend on what happens in our life, because enviably we are not going to be as skinny as we want to be, rich as we want to be, successful as we want to be. We will never live up to our own expectations. We just have to be happy with what we have, what we have accomplished and what we have to look forward to.

Dynamo of Volition

2009-08-11T17:55:00.000-07:00

Volition is the ability to make conscious choices. It is an extraordinary gift we are given as conscious minded human beings. By my own volition I raise my hand and ask questions. By my own volition I lean in for a kiss. These are not involuntary acts like the blinking of the eye or the beat of the heart. By my own volition I remain mindful of my life-fulfilling dreams. Therefore, I’ve got the Dynamo of Volition – the freedom of choice.
-Jason Mraz

2009-08-08T13:35:00.000-07:00

Calvin and I went for a ride on the carousel. He was scared...

He warmed up for a little but then he wanted to get off...

So we sat on this little seat. HE'S SO CUTE!!

2009-08-08T13:23:00.000-07:00

This is what our shirts looked like for THE PRICE IS RIGHT!!!

This is my roommate Gesselle - she is back in Colorado now for the fall semester.

As for an update on Mindy- she got hair extensions and they look soooo good!! This is us at The Fray concert which was way better than I expected.

Attitude of Gratitude

2009-07-14T19:35:00.000-07:00

10 things that I am grateful for

1. Susan and Nick and Calvin living so close to me- and letting me come over ALL the time
2. My good sense
3. Every compliment ever recieved
4. Capacity to love unconditionally
5. The summer/the sun/warmth
6. Good music
7. My testimony, and all the eternal promises of the Gospel
8. Toilet paper
9. The ability to learn
10. Laughter

http://freshnessfactorfivethousand.blogspot.com/2009/07/78910.html

Break and the 4th

2009-07-09T19:11:00.000-07:00

This is my FHE group (most of them and a few extra)

We went to Bro. Baldwins house and went tubing this Monday

On the tubes!

Over the break a few of us went to the sand dunes- and we buried Peter (upon request)

At the dunes (Gesselle in the middle is my roommate)

Fourth of July - waiting for the fireworks

Me and Calvin!!

2009-06-29T17:22:00.000-07:00

So me and Cal had a fun night and of course it included popcorn!!

We also play around with poker chips!

2009-06-29T17:18:00.000-07:00

So I'm in an art class this semester and I painted this cool pot!

Welcome!

2009-06-19T19:42:00.000-07:00

This is my new friend Emma. We have two classes together and are BFF's!!! And next semester we will be across the street neighbors!!

And Susan tagged me! I don't have a husband so I revised it to "4 things I WILL love about my husband"

4 things I will love about my husband:
1. Has a job
2. His good looks!
3. Will spoil me
4. He will love me too!

4 Movies I would watch more than once:
1. Two Weeks Notice
2. Taken
3. Eagle Eye
4. Pride and Prejudice

4 favorite TV shows:
1. The Real Housewives of Orange County
2. Project Runway
3. The Office
4. The Biggest Loser

4 Places I have been:
1. NYC, NY
2. Jamaica
3. Bakersfield, CA
4. St. Louis

4 People who email me regularly:
1. Madeline
2. Dad
3. Susan
4. Tatum

4 Favorite Foods:
1. Homemade mac and cheese
2. Brussel Sprouts
3. Subway Sandwiches
4. ACC from La Cocina

4 Places I would like to visit:
1. Orange County, CA
2. New Zealand
3. Home
4. Anywhere in CA

4 Things I am looking forward to this coming year:
1. Moving to a new apartment!
2. The price is right for my birthday!!!
3. Going home for Christmas
4. New Roommates!!!

I tag Emma and Katey!