I Don't Want To .....

I still have about 1 1/2 to 2 years left of school and already have "senioritis." I don't want to do anymore homework. I don't want to read another chapter. I don't want to write another paper. I don't want to study for another test. I don't want to do another project. I'm done!!!! Feels like graduation day will never come!

Yes ... I am typing this up to avoid reading a chapter for my Business Law class and taking 2 tests. That's right ... 2 tests for each chapter. How ridiculous!!

Ok, I'm done venting.... for now. :)

Photographs by Jessica

A few weeks ago, I asked Jessica to take some pictures of me. She did such an awesome job! We laughed and had a great time together. Mom was Jessica's assistant and made sure my hair and clothes looked good. Thanks Mom!

Thank you Jessica for doing these pictures. I love them and I love you!!

Never Ending Headache ...

I'm not going to say my age, but I have been in college for .... well a long time. I should have several bachelor degrees with all the college credits I have and at least one masters degree. I have been so indecisive on what to get my degree with. I have decided on a degree in Business Management. I have never wanted to attend ASU mainly because ... it freakin scares me! But, also because of my work schedule, I will be unable to attend ASU unless I dropped my hours at work to about 30 hours a week. Well, that is just not going to work for me. I have been interested in attending University of Phoenix for a long time. Starting the first week of June, I will be transferring all my credits to University of Phoenix and will (hopefully!!!) have my degree in 18 months. Oh that will be a happy day for me! It will be very difficult at times because there are NO breaks. "What!!!??!!" you say? Yes, there are no breaks. You take one class at a time for 5 weeks and the following week jump into the next class. I could take a little break, but the max is 29 days. Which means .... I'll be behind one class and will take just a bit longer to finish.

I seem to finally have a solid path in my college education. I'm excited to start at University of Phoenix and looking forward to finishing! Just hope my friends and family will continue being patient with me. It will be tough and stressful. Maybe I should change from chocolate and Dr. Pepper as my "studying food" to water and crackers. Nah ...... :)

Bode is 1 Years Old!

Last weekend Mom, Jessica, and I went up to Provo to visit Travis and Alison to celebrate Bode's first birthday. Can't believe he's one! Bode is walking all over the place and is just as cute as ever!


I arrived in Provo Thursday morning and well, let's just say I was a bit under dressed for Utah. I wore shorts, a short sleeve shirt, and flip flops. It was about 40 degrees when I arrived. What the heck!?!?!! It's freakin' March! I left about 90 degree weather in lovely AZ and the temperature dropped 50 degrees! Normally I look up the weather before traveling anywhere. But, because I was going to be gone the rest of the week, I needed to make sure I was caught up with my homework, so I didn't get to bed until around midnight waking up at 4 am. Well, when Travis and Alison picked me up at the airport I thought they were going to roll up onto the sidewalk. They took one look at me and was dying laughing!! I don't blame them. I looked like a retard in shorts! Such the tourist. :)

While up in Provo, we had so much fun hanging out, laughing, going shooting, going shopping, and just playing with Bode. My cousin Jeri was also visiting that weekend to attend the wedding of Nicholas Friddle (son of my Dad's good friend, Tory Friddle). Jeri brought her new baby, Luke. I wish I had a picture! He is so adorable and was so much fun making him laugh.

It was fun getting out of town for a while, but I was great to be back home! Although, I ended up having a cold because of my inappropriate AZ attire in stinkin cold UT. :) Warning: ALWAYS no matter what time you go to bed, double check the weather before going anywhere! lol

Long Time, No Write....

Wow, it's been a long time since I've updated my blog! No time like the present! Much has been going on. First of all ... My braces are off!!!!!!! I am SO excited!! I had braces on for almost 18 months and (yes Jessica) it was so worth every pain, wire poke, and headache. Just look at my beautiful smile! ... :)

February 3, 2009 was an amazing day! I couldn't stop smiling all day. However, on February 4th, I got my dreaded retainer. :( But, I have been very good wearing them all the time (oops ... not right now) because I do NOT want to have to go through wearing braces again! :)

School started up again in January. I'm taking Economics, Accounting, and Business Law. Yeah, I have no life .... Classes are going really good. I really like the Business Law class. Very interesting. All my classes this semester are online which allows me more flexibility to complete assignments, projects, and tests any time I want.

Work is going really well. In January I received a suprise promotion. A friend of mine that works at another branch called me to congratulate me on my promotion. Had no idea what was going on! I was promoted to a Bank Officer. It was pretty exciting. It was my goal to work hard to get the promotion by the end of 2009 and I was promoted on January 1st. lol So .... guess that means I don't have to work hard! j/k :) Still loving my job at the bank.

My adorable nephew, Bode, will be 1 years old in a few weeks. Found out today Bode took 5 steps! He's such a determined little boy! I'm sure he'll be walking in no time and giving Travis and Alison a good work out every day. :) I just love that guy .. miss him so much!

My new exciting adventure is I'm house hunting! It's such a great time to buy and have you seen the prices out there?! Such a freakin' steal!!! I hope to find a home in a few months because the process is KILLING me! The very first house I looked at with my Realtor I fell in love with! But, sadly, it was under contract. (Why do realtors do this?!!? Dangle that house in front of me to just tear it away from me!) I know it wasn't meant to be and my dream home is out there waiting for me to move in!

Well, I think that about sums it up for now! I'll be back to blogging on a regular basis. :) Hope everyone is doing great!!

Count Down! 3 More Weeks!!! =)

Since I started wearing braces, I was told so many times that "it will be worth it!" My response was rolling my eyes. haha But, with 3 weeks left ... I just can't believe how much my teeth have changed! For those that didn't know, I had a real bad underbite. If I ate a sandwich with tomato, lettuce, or pickle, when I took a bite, the tomato, lettuce, or pickle would come right out. I couldn't bite down on it. But, now..... I can eat just about anything because I have one mean bite! haha

Several foods I can't wait to eat again is: popcorn, corn on the cob, gummy bears, snickers candy, anything with NUTS, and gum!

Here's a picture showing how gorgeous my teeth are getting. It'll look MUCH better without the braces. :)

Scrapbooking

On Saturday, I went to my Mom's house to try scrapbooking. I have dread working on my book because I am NOT a creative person and I just stress out on how to make the pages look good. But once I started cutting pictures and coloring pages I could not stop! I finished about 5 or 6 pages. Jessica is the scrapbook queen and I could not have done it without her help. (Thanks!) I can't wait to scrapbook again! :)

Mom and Jessica - you have turned me into a scrapbook dork. =)