i MiSs ToMmY....

Do you ever have those days where there just harder then others and you just want what you cant have? well thats how i feel right now...i just wish i could have my tommy back with me. I long for that more then anyone will ever know and i cant wait for the day until we will be reunited again...i miss him so so much...

gOaLs...

Do you ever feel like you have lots to work on and your not making any progress towards your goals. well thats been me lately. I feel like i can be so much better so i decided to put my foot down, suck it and try a little harder...I set 2 daily goals for myself and ive been able to stick to them for 7 days now and it feels so good i cant even begin to tell you...Now hopefully i can keep it up...from what i hear is after 21 days it becomes a habit so thats the goal. Life is simple but it just feels happy, all thanks to heavenly father that is. Yesterday in the singles branch we had lots of changes come... Its sad to see great leaders go but its always good to have change. Life hasnt been too too exciting...just working and staying busy as usual but i am trying to blog weekly so here it is. I have a confusion. Ive found something i love. Over the summer twice we have taken bikes down to the beach to ride. It is just so much fun to me for some reason i just love it. I have been wanting a bike of my own for a while now and my mom loves to find good deals at yardsales. Shes so thifty..ha ha...im trying to save money like crazy so sometimes i tend to be a tightwod...ha ha...anyways we ended up finding a new bike(it had only been used once) for me at a yard sale...it was such a great deal..($50) im so excited to hopefully get lots of use out of it...ha ha..well thats my interesting life these days...hope something more exciting happens in the future...=)

UtAh....

Well last week i wrote a little bit about our week in utah but i wanted to add to it...it really was so fun and enjoyable...it was nice to be away from work and just have free time. im not gonna lie it felt like the week lasted forever since i seem to be busy alot of the time. I went to the movies 3 times in 1 week...(this is crazy to me since before this i have only been twice since ive been home..WOW) The week included: concert, temple trip, eatting out (a little too much, it always makes me feel sick if i over due it..yucky=( ..ha ha) , movies, seeing old friends and comps, a hair cut at jessica's spa, hiking a little and of course shopping. I dont know if anyone else feels this way but shopping away from home is something i really enjoy and i always try to find time for it. I really missed my sisters most of the week while they were at efy but being away from them makes me appreciate them more...I felt like i had alot of time to reflect and just think about my life and how i can be better. One cool thing about utah is that they have the $1 movie theatre so we always try to go when were over there since its so expensive over here. We saw soul surfer. its about a girl who loved surfing and her arm got bit off by a shark. wow this movie had me in tears. really a feel good movie and it just made me grateful and think about the things that are most important in life. Because of her accident her heart was softened and she thought of others. I love how the lord does that to us at times when we need to learn things or have room for growth in our life. It amazed me how she got out there and started surfing again and was able to learn to do it with one arm. It made me start thinking and pondering my own life. Just how important it is to never give up and if we want to do something to keep trying and we can do it because all things are possible. Loved being in the temple and the peace i feel there. Im always so happy when i make the time to go. I also watched another movie it was about the poineers and what they went to so that i could have the gospel of jesus christ today. Wow i was in tears again. I just felt so grateful. sometimes i complain and think my life is hard or i have to deal with this or with that. but wow life is so good and so easy compared to them. I take so much for grantid and i need to be more grateful. Loved being with my family and friends but really i loved that i had time to ponder and think. it really made me reflect and was really good for me. =)

RoDeO....

so i dont want to get too far behind when it comes to blogging since i could be way better...but just wanted to give a little update of the weekend so far...so are in utah and its been way fun...sad that we had to leave dad behind at home but its been great spending time with cait, court, mom and brett...it was nice we were able to leave on friday night and we stopped in vegas to sleep...thanks for helton (and jr even though he wasnt home) we had a nice place to sleep...it was great to catch up with helton since its been so long since we have hung out...just felt good to catch up...we left super early on sat to finish our roadtrip to utah and sat we got to go to a rodeo. we were all excited since u know our roots go back to texas so we all like that kind of stuff...it was sooo much fun i hope i can go to another one sometime soon..bull riders, and stunt women and just watching cowboys doing crazy stuff...they really are so talented i would never do that stuff cause it looks like it would kill ur back...ha ha...it was so fun to be able to spend time together as a family...loved it...

PiCtUrEs...

LoVe My FaMiLy...

Since July 1st life has felt so busy and i loved every bit of it...ive been able to spend so much time with family that i have missed so much...I love being with my family and cant wait until the day when bryce comes back from his mission and we can all be together again...im not gonna lie anothber reason why i love this time with my family is cause it makes time pass so fast and i love when time goes by fast cause that means tommy gets home sooner...only 5 more month now...thats nothing when u think of 37 altogether...i can finally count it on one hand...wohooo...=) so some highlights...dad, mom, manda, scot, brett, caitie, and court, and myself of course got to go to newport beach...dad got a way nice hotel for us...we had so much fun together and got to go on a mini vacation...went out to dinner...enjoyed the pool, went to witness room...got frozen yogurt...then headed over to the beach on sat...oh my gosh remind me never again to go to the beach on 4th of july weekend...it was so CROWDED...but its all good at least we were together...we parked blocks away since we couldnt even get in the parking lot...we brought bikes to ride...all of us...to bad there was sooooomany people we couldnt even really ride...we went to the shops on the peir and after a few hours decided to just have a bbq and hang out at home...still way fun...best part was spending time together...4th of july had to wake up bright and early to go to work the parade on euclid...made it so much better that brett and caitlin had to work with me...afterwards came home and then enjoyed a bbq with moms side of the family...we went to westwind to watch fireworks after...on wednesday night aunt kimmie and her family got into town from texas so we went over to aunt sherrys house to hang out...stayed a little too late...but it was well worth feeling so tired the best day at work...thursday got to go have lunch with amanda alone...i realized we havent done anything just the 2 of us since she got married since she has always lived away from home...it was good to be together and talk just the 2 of us...after went to cousin jessicas house to swim with aunt kimmie and the kids and manda and mom and aunt sherry...heather and jess..friday after work we all headed to the beach....most of moms side of the family...then came back home...made smores and hung out together...feel so blessed to have such an amazing family and get to make so many wonderful memories together...pictures coming soon...=)

Another happy week...

This has been another great week...i told myself that i was gonna be good about keeping up on this so this is gonna be quick and short and sweet sinc ei got to get to bed soon since i work early in the morning...dad, mom, cait, and court were all at girls camp this week. It was so quiet and im not gonna lie i didnt like it...i missed them alot...i like having people to talk to and hang out with and it wasnt the same with out them around. i was happy when they came home...tuesday i was having one of those days and just feeling lonely...called jessica up...(my cousin...) and we hung out..im so grateful to have family close by...its been too long...our lifes are both so crazy...on friday i hung out with her again and her sister heather...we took baby rio swimming...which was way fun...and then on sat it was his 1st bday party...cant believe hes already one...time flys i swear...and grandpa keith even came from texas so that was nice...havent seen him in a while...i wanna say close to 3 years or more...

today i had to teach relief society...it was a good thing for me...u know what they say is so true the teacher always learns the most...so true...it was on developing our talents....i asked the class to share how someone elses talents have blessed you in ur life...as i pondered this question myself it made me think of my older sister amanda...i dont think i have ever really exressed to her just how much her talents have blessed me in my life so i wanted to take the time to express it on my blog...amandas one of those people that is just gifted and blessed...shes a good example of not hiding her talents but sharing them so that others can enjoy them and so that her talents can grow even more...i can remember so many times that amanda would stay up late with me helping me with homework, or a paper so that i could get a better grade. since school came easier for her then for me...she always would help me get a better grade as she would proof read and correct...she was always patient and loving and caring...i am so grateful for not only her love but also for her example to me. i hope i can be like her in some ways as i continune to grow up...love u manda...=)