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To sum up fall of 2012

Can i say i have been so blessed to have the most AMAZING roommates. .

We all get along so well, although things aren't always 100% hunky dory we all loved each other

I was also able to share this semester with a good friend from home named heather. I think she helped me a lot with not missing home. I have seriously had a great semester. Although i didn't get straight A's and the boy i liked didn't like me back i really did enjoy this semester, i can complain forever about what didn't happen but i'm grateful nothing bad happened.

I am sad that it had to end.

One day

"It's not about finding someone to live with for the rest of your life but rather finding someone you can't live with out."

We will be together forever someday

Tonight i went and saw forgotten Christmas carol. Can i just say that it was truly amazing. I felt the spirit SO strong, it was an amazing show with seriously talented singers ans actors. It made me get into the Christmas spirit so much more. I am seriously excited for this Christmas season to be with my family again and to celebrate the birth and life of Christ. In the last part of the show Micheal McLean made every one recite "we will be together forever, someday." He then made us sing it again after telling us to think of someone that is not here with us; whether it be someone on a mission or in another state or on the other side of the veil. He said that (he believes) that those we sing for wherever they may be can feel it when we sing for them. Tonight while singing these precious words i thought of my grandma. I miss her so mush but i know we "will be together forever someday" Tonight made me grateful for how blessed i am to know that families are forever. I just love the gospel and i love that my heavenly father loves me enough to think of the simplest things to make me happy. The miss i feel for my grandma is big but i know when i return to my Father again i know it will be grand. I am thankful for Christ and suffering for me and relating to me by feeling my pain. AHHH Christmas time just makes me so happy and so grateful for all the things i have been blessed with from God and Christ. Here is a song from the play that i really liked; if anybody gets the chance to see the play i highly recommend it it's sooo good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbrmRmoQ_M&feature=relmfu

I love the scriptures

Do you ever re-find scriptures, and love them just as much as you did the first time? DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS 112 10 Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers. hum·ble: Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.

If its the lords way.

For the past few weeks i have been so stressed out. Wondering how i would serve a mission. What would i do with school? How would i pay for it? Is it truly right? I seriously wanted all these things to work out and just feel it was right but it didn't. Today in mission prep i didn't feel comfort of "yes this is what you need to do" so i called my brother and after readying my patriarchal blessing i just feel like now is not the time for me to go. Maybe i will go in the future but as of right now i feel like it's not the right time for a mission. I wish i this wasn't the answer i got but i now feel at peace with myself. I know that even though i am not on my mission now doesn't mean i can't serve the Lord.

I am a Mormon. I know it! I live it! I love it!

We decided to go down to Utah for conference and it was seriously life changing.This conference our prophet announced that the age for young men and young women to serve a mission in the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints had been thought over and changed. They changed the age from 21 to 19!!! crazy drop! My heart was filled with so much joy knowing that this indeed was going to effect me. The whole day i was sooo happy! My roommate Meredith also was effected by this change. All day we were talking about serving we probably annoyed everyone and their brother. We would say things like "Shaunty! this is probably the last cold-play song will ever hear! Cause were going on a mission!" "Meredith We wont be able to wear this skirt anymore when were on a mission" (we share clothes almost everyday)I think that day was like the best day of my life the day i leave will probably replace that. hehe!!! My families covertion. My mom was converted to the church after she married my father she took my brothers to church for a while but became inactive. At the age of 8 my brother Bryan (13 then)really wanted to go to church. He remembered going to the LDS church and really wanted to go back. We did and he immediately knew he wanted to be a member; we set a date for him but my mom got really sick and we cancelled his baptism date. A while went by again but my brother stayed persistent about the church; all three of us kids were of age so we all took lessons (again) together and decided we would all like to be baptized. So we set a date and Bryan, Stephen, and I were all baptized together. I can remember that day and being so excited to receive the holy ghost. Our good family friend referred to "him" as a Jiminy Cricket and how "he" would always be there to help us make good choices. I was kinda disappointed that it wasn't a real cricket but i got over it. But since that day i have been blessed with so much in my life and my little cricket has helped me steer to the lord. I am so much happier with the lord on my side and i know that this church is true. I know that Joseph Smith was given the power by god to restore the gospel that we have here on earth today.The prophet Thomas S. Monson is the prophet of god and i know what he tells us is indeed from the lord. I want to share this with those who don't know about the church and those who have questions. I am so grateful for this opportunity and i cant wait to do my part.

Last week of my 7 week break

Re cap on the whole being home thing. I loved it!!! I think being away from home and coming back is like the best thing ever. You miss your family more and they miss you more so your just feel love. its pretty great. Well i was way busy being home, working and babysitting all the time which was great. i was able to save up a lot this trip (for school) I stayed with a family friend because she had an extra bed room. If you don't remember, my parents moves to a one bedroom apartment; there couch is a love seat so i slept on the floor. But i went to visit them almost everyday in between work and stuff. At the end of the & week break my roommate came to California!! It was so good to see her again,I seriously love her shes awesome! Well after picking her up from the airport we headed to Monterey. We went to Asilomar, lovers point, and fisherman wharf (and ate clam chowder mmm) We went to our hotel and woke up ready to explore Big Sur and Carmel. Later the second day we did a whale watching tour which was seriously an awesome experience. After the tour we headed to Santa Cruz and walked along the boardwalk. Unfortunately the boardwalk was closed and the waves were horrible so we couldn't go surfing (such a bummer) we then headed to Palo Alto to stay with a really good friend of mine. The next morning we woke up bright and early and met my parents in Point reyes, we set up our camp site and then headed to site see around ( like the light house!) after an awesome day with the P's (aka parents) we went to bed and woke up early AGAIN to head to SANFRANCISCO! We spent all day there it was great! My parents stayed another day camping and me and Heather headed back to my parents. i have to say it was the best week ever.

Dillons Beach

Oh man have i missed the beach. The cool breeze, the sand. Although i hate sand in my pants and being freezing cold. I love just being at the beach Especially with a group of friends. Thanks to my friend Ryan we took a trip to Dillon Beach. We had a blast! we went skim boarding and boogie boarding dug a huge hole in the sand. It was so much fun i think the funniest part was making sandwiches, and using a meat package to spread mayonnaise. The sandwiches took 3x longer to make and tasted 3x sandier then regular. (SANDwich) Another fun part of the day was cow chasing. We had it in out minds that we could total catch up to one and tip it. Turns our cows, run really fast. It also turns out that fences mean private property (A couple riding around made sure we knew it)

Slacking

I'm slacking on the whole blog thing, but i'm home! And i absolutely love it here <3 I can remember being in high school and always wanting to get the heck out of Sacramento but i don' really know why. I love being surrounded by family and old friends.

ONE WEEK!!

In one week from right now i will be boarding a plan to Sacramento! I cant wait to be home! I LOVE it here but man do i miss home. I miss my funny mom and my crazy poops ( what i call my dad) I'm blessed to have such wonderful parents that can put up with my weirdness ;D Cant wait to see you guys!

I hate days like these. I am in such a yucky mood. I have a wonderful life yet i keep focusing on all the negatives today. One thing that cheers me up a bit is that i will be visiting home. In 12 days i will be be in under the hot sun of Sacramento. I honestly cant wait. I cant wait to melt from heat, or kiss my mom , hug my dad, take my dog to pee, swim in a pool, go back to work or do no school work. These 7 weeks will be amazing i know it. This is what keeps me going. Every time i am discouraged or sad or even angry i say in my head "Its okay... Only (FILL IN BLANK) days left. These words fill my mind with peace and happiness. I guess i should keep repeating this over and over again, other wise i wont get through the day.

Its all fun and games.. Luckily no-one got hurt.

So today i stepped aside from my busy college life and took a load off. My and my roommate Heather have been DYING to go to the ropes course here on campus, so we did =D It was kind of all a mess for a while we counted our group wrong and some people flaked out and i forgot i have a meeting. Things weren't looking so good hours before our session was planned for. Luckily we had a good group go, i was able to join after my meeting and WE ALL SURVIVED! I really enjoyed today =)

a little update on life

Well first i joined the dance team here and i love it I love the girls on our team they are loads of fun Here is one of my roommates. Shes so much fun. We get along really well. Next semester we plan on living with each other again. A few weeks ago i opened my e mail to find email saying that i had won a scholarship I was granted $1500 for school and a pell grant of %5500. which makes school and housing all FREE! Yup that is right FREE! I am really grateful for the help because money has definetly been an issue ive been stressed about. It so nice to know that our heavenly father truely answers prayers. I've been blessed so much i cannot even begin to explain. I am grateful for my father in heaven and my brother Jesus Christ for giving me all that i have

BYU-I(DO)

So have been here for only five days and i absolutely love it. I don't think i can remember ever being this happy. At times its hard not knowing people but as time passes it gets more and more easier to talk to people. I love the spirit at school and in my home its great! I love my parents but i enjoy being on my own and just growing up. Its exciting and i'm having so much fun doing it.

Today has not been the best of days

This pretty much sums today up.

WE DID IT!!

2 cars, one van, 10 stops at the gas station (each) 3 weeks and 100 trips back and forth and we finally moved. It has been a hectic month and an even crazier past couple weeks. I have decided i never want to move again. I don't know how that'll play out though seeing as i will being moving back and forth to a from Idaho the next couple years till i graduate (oh well ill just pretend i wont have to move again)Well crazy enough in just a week and a half i will be on a flight to Idaho. Its so crazy to think. It feels like not long ago i was blogging about moving to Monterey. Man has time flown by. I must say i'm liking were my life is heading. I feel i have learned a lot about myself since the time I've graduated high-school. YA YA it wasn't that long ago but it really feels like a long time. I feel as though i understand things more clearly now, Yes a lot is still hazy but i look forward to seeing more and more clearly in to the little thing called life.

The Crazy Life

SO on top of finding flights, researching student loans, packing for school and registering for classes. my parents are moving. If things couldn't get any crazier at one time. With work keeping me busy busy, home life is getting busier as well. Its all so unreal. My parents leaving the home we spent a lot of our teenage years in. and me packing to leave the state. A lot of change is on its way and its heading her soon.

:D BYUIdaho

Yesterday i got my BYUI acceptance letter and new student packet. Its crazy to think that in 6 week i will be moving to Idaho.It feels like yesterday that i was just moving to monterey. I'm so excited to see what life has in store for me.

Brothers

I love how close my family is. Me and my brothers weren't always close, but now i'd be lost without them. Although Bryan and Stephen live in Utah there a skype call away. I can always depend on them to help me when in need. Whether it be boy trouble, school problems, friend drama, work advise, or apartment hunting. They do so little yet so much. I love them a bunch! i cant wait to be closer to them. WEEKEND VISITS HERE WE COME!

I left my heart in monterey

So the weather in Sacramento has been really great. I've been trying to get out and enjoy it but not with such luck. I'm usually stuck at work during the warm days. Me and my dad went exploring the other day at the nimbus dam. Although it was nice to be by the water (kinda) i definetly miss the water in Monterrey. I miss the breeze and the smell if salt maybe i can take a little vacation down there soon cause its definetly need and i think well deserved.