Vegas, Hooters, and Football... Can Life Get Better?

yes.. yes it can actually! I say that because Hooters was a joke not to mention very akward... and Vegas made me sick after about 5 minutes of being there!! But it was still a ton of fun! So here is the latest of shenanegans (sp) that I have been into! Student Teaching is DONE! I cannot believe it! It was so much fun and I was blessed to have such amazing roommates, friends, and sisters so close!

Hooters with Bailey and other student teachers... okay so the reason why we went to HOoters is because our church is called the "HOoters Church" because it is right behind this place.. and we live right across the street from Hooters so we figured we might as well as an "End of Student Teaching" treat! :) It was definitely a treat!

Vegas!! My friend Curtis texted me last Friday night at about 7 p.m. and asked if I wanted to go to Vegas with him and some friends in a few hours! ... Naturally I said yes and about 3 hours later we were gone! :) My wonderful, Amazing sister Danielle covered for me because that night was my apartment White Glove cleaning! Oh my goodness Dani i owe you BIG time!!! We stopped in St. George and hiked in some caves, walked the strip, saw a boxing match, and i SAW WILL FERRELL!!! Really we passed him in one of the Casinos and I was a foot away from him!!

My mama came to Utah to visit my sister Sarah and the newest addition to our Family... MAX ROWBERRY!! He is adorable and such a cutie with lots of hair (no surprise since all of Sarah's kids have had a ton of hair when they are born). My mom took the sisters out to Bombay House which is SUPER DUPER good! Thanks mama!

My very talented friend, Tyler, sings in a group called "Vocal Point". It's a 9 man A Capella group that is AMAzING!! If you have not checked them out on I-Tunes.. Do It! They are seriously soo good! I took Dani to that and we saw my other good friend Ryan and his date... Good times.. and..frozen yogurt with eveyone afterward!

Bailey and I went to a BYU Football game against the Airforce! It was a lot of fun to go to a game and BYU killed AFA! YAY!

New Moon Midnight SHOWING!!! Yay for Frozen Yogurt, home-popped popcorn and cutting in line! :) okay so i didn't really cut in the 2 mile long line to get into the theatre.. but there was a gap and I thought it was the end of the line... turned out it wasn't and was actually the very front...:)

Megan came and visited a few days ago! Me, her and Jeff went out to eat, went and read books at BOrders for a few hours and then went back to my place and talked/laughed till 2 a.m.! I really havn't laughed that hard and long in a really loooong time! Thanks guys! We read books about Africa which got us even more excited to leave in less than 2 months!!!

...courage...

so i FeEl like i am usually ... no always... a positive, chill and 'go with the flow' type of person. I internalize my thoughts and feelings. I don't usually share those feelings and while, to some, this is confusing, frustrating and hard because they can't read me... its what i do and who i am. I heard a quote the other day that said, "courage is the willingness and ability to speak your thoughts and feelings" I LoVE this! so today, i'm stepping out there.. being alittle more courageous and speaking my feelings. TruE feelings....

I
am
T.i.R.E.d!

tIRed of being ConFused all the time.... Not UnDErsTAnding one other
TirED of playing the gAme... starting the GaME oF DAtiNg all over again
tiREd of going too fAst.... going too slOw... not going anYWhEre
TiReD of being torn apart from people i CArE about... being told "it doesn't feel right", "I don't want to hold you back", "we should date other people"
TiRed of GUaRdIng my HeaRT
tiReD of telling guys "you're a really good friend.. but nothing else"
TiREd of running..... chasing.....crying..... waiting.....
tiReD of wondering "is it me or him?"
i aM just alittle t.i.R.E.d!

So... what do i do about this... well let me just tell you! you MoVe on!!! "the optimist turns problems into opportunities. The pessimist turns opportunities into problems"

I know i have wrote about this before, but I KNOW every experience and person that is put into my life is for a reason. We cannot see the full spectrum and because of this.. its hard, painful, sad, and causes a lot of tears... but Heavenly Father knows! Heavenly Father cares and knows what I and everyone else needs to experience in their life!

"when you are compelled to give up something or when things that are dear to you are withdrawn from you, know that this is your lesson to be learned right now. But know also that, as you are learning this lesson, God wants to give you something better." ahh so true..LOVE IT!

My BUtt Rocker friend, MJ and ST. George

So here are some halloween pics of me and JEff! People never knew what i was ( i was supposed to be a hippie) and so i just said YES to whatever people asked ... like an 80's girl, one of Jeff's groupies, an exercise girl... :) whoppss.... maybe next year i will get my costume together NOT two hours before. Can i just say that having Jeff living so close has been great! He is such a great friend and it has been a blessing for me to have a BFF so close! He is so easy to talk to and gives great advice! Thanks buddy!

okay.. so i have seen the MJ movie twice now and LOVE it!! oh my gosh Michael Jackson is an amazing singer, performer, choreographer, dancer and person! This movie is a must see if you havn't seen it! It just shows what kind of person he really was (no matter what they all say!) and he really was such a sweet and loveable man! I gained a ton more respect for him and after seeing the movie i went and downloaded three of his songs...ones i had never heard before.. hence the new playlist!

And lastly... ST. GEORGE trip with the girls!! This last weekend, Dani, me and her two friends, Heather and Karen took a trip to St. George! On Saturday we ran a 1/2 marathon through the canyon and it was gorgeous!! it was about 75 degrees.. so WARM and the red rock canyon is just BeaUtiFUl! I love that place! After the race we went back to the motel and swam in the pool and went in the jacuzzi to massage our sore muscles!! And then we went to the canyon and the girls rock climbed! pretty hard core i know!

While in St. George we ate some pretty dang good food. The Bear Claw Restaurant was soo good! So we all ordered something different and then split our food into fourths and rotated our plates so we each got a little of everything!! It was genius! Blueberry pancakes, apple spice pancakes, artichoke heart pennini, and smoked turkey pennini!! YUM!!! Then a little later we were hungry again (we are very active girls!) and so we went to the ORanGe PeEl and got a yummy smoothie and then we went to Leo's and got some yummy tacos and chips and salsa!! YUM!! Thank you St. George!