Christmas & New Years

Tis the Season...so on and so forth.

Christmas has come and gone once again. This year seemed a little different all around. First of all, there was no snow in Price...something just doesn't seem right about Christmas with no snow. Christmas Eve we did our normal family dinner and then we did white elephant gifts for the first year. Those were a good ol' time! We didn't get to have our normal Christmas morning gift opening because my mom had to work from 6-2. It seemed weird to sleep in on Christmas. We ended up doing gifts around 3ish and then had our family dinner again.

In the three days following I took my sister to the airport to go to California and then took my grandma to the airport to go to Florida...must be nice!

Currently you can find me in Vernal. I will be spending the next 4 days here, which includes New Years. One year ago I spent this time with Sean also only we were in Cedar/Vegas. I have loved meeting his family & spending time with all of them and the rest of the week will be just as good. I love spending time with him!

Shout out to all of my Alpha Phi sisters...I miss you all dearly. Especially my big Chelsea and littles Marie, Saxanie, and Ariel. AOE!

Let the Games Begin...

Finals are over & now there are only 15 credits and 5 months standing between me and graduation! I say this all the time, BUT it is really weird for me! I feel like I just started and now it is already coming to an end. I haven't figured out exactly what I am going to do after I graduate and before I go to basic...but I guess I will figure it out when it gets closer.

My officer packet for the Navy was submitted this past week and will go on the January board. I probably won't know any more until February or March. It makes me nervous every time I think about it!! I hope it works out well. Today I said bye to my girl K.Cobery. We went to MEPS together and we were supposed to leave on the same day but she got rolled up, which is super good for her but I am kinda sad that I won't have her here with me :(

My Christmas shopping officially started today. I bought the first gift of the season!

xoxo

I am Thankful....

It's been a day or two....so an update on life....

Fall semester is almost over! I cannot wait! Alpha Phi had elections and I am the new Senior MDC rep. It isn't a huge position, but I am glad that I got to hold a position for my last semester. Navy stuff is going good. I went to a meeting that my recruiters had with a girl in Beaver and I also helped them at a career fair at DSC. Helping recruit for the Navy is very similar to rushing for Alpha Phi. On the 13th, I had my second DEP meeting and stepped up into the RCPO (Recruit Chief Petty Officer) position. Which basically means that I am head of the DEPers. Cobery (the girl I went to MEPS with) is leave for basic on December 13th & I will very lonely at the DEP meetings, but I guess that means I will have to make new friends. I take my ASTB on Wednesday and I'm kinda nervous...but hopefully it will go well.

Thanksgiving is coming very soon & I am very excited! A few things that I am thankful for:

• My amazingly supportive family
• All of my friends
• My awesome roommate Kelly
• Sean
• Navy
• Alpha Phi
• College
• Home

I could go on forever...

Love you all...xoxo

Simply Amazing

Saturday was simply amazing...that's all there is to it. But before I get to that...I have been helping at the Haunted Hollows that Sigma Nu puts on every year. It was a ton of fun & cold! Scaring people is so much fun! But back to Saturday...simply amazing!! I woke up early (especially because I was up late the night before), and drove to Orem and met up with Sean. We hung out at his brothers apartment & they played video games while I took a nap. Sean & I then drove up to Salt Lake for the Bayside & Senses Fail concert! It was AMAZING...well Bayside was anyways. The first opening band was Balance and Composure. They were pretty good. The other one (I don't even remember their name) sucked pretty bad. And then Bayside was up, and they did an amazing show! I liked Bayside from the first time I listened to them with Sean, but this concert made me fall in love...it was spectacular! Being there with Sean made it that much better too, because he was the one that introduced me to their music. We were up at the front and had to deal with all the stupid pushing people & people who didn't even know who they were...but it was worth it! Senses Fail put on an okay show, but it wasn't anywhere near as good as Bayside. I am pretty positive that I will be seeing them again in concert sometime soon. Aside from the concert being amazing...spending time with Sean is always amazing. Being 365 miles away from him is so hard & it makes seeing him great but leaving him so hard. But I will be seeing him this weekend also, so that will be amazing! Well this is enough of now...peace, love, and other stuff.

It is too early for this...

Well I just had surgery on Wednesday, and now I keep waking up at ridiculous hours and then I can't manage to fall back asleep, even if it is 6am, so I decided I would update this thing.

So, I had surgery on Wednesday. They removed my gall bladder, so hopefully I won't get sick and sharp pains every time I eat. All I want to do is shower, but the doctor said I can't get my incisions wet for 48 hours...which means no shower for me until tonight.

Alpha Phi is going great! I love all of my sister so much. They are always there to have my back with whatever it is that I might need. Ariel, one of my littles from this semester, decided that she didn't feel like it was right for her at this point. But I still love her to death and she is so sweet. Saxanie is so freaking cute, she is always texting me and checking up on me. I love being a BIG. My Marie is also so amazing...I love it when her and I get to spend time together, which usually isn't very often, but I still love her! Elections for positions in Alpha Phi will be in 4 weeks, which means that we are getting closer to our seniors to leave and new people to take over. I really do wish I could run for a position...but because I graduate, I am not able to :(

Navy stuff is going good. I had my first DEP (Delayed Entry Program) on the 9th and will continue to have them the 2nd Saturday of every month. My officer packet is almost complete, all I have to do now is find some time to go up to SLC and take my test.

I can't believe how fast life is going...it seems like it was only a week ago when I was moving down to Cedar, and yet here I with only this semester, and next semester, and then I will be done! WEIRD! I have been thinking about how fast things are going specifically because the 23rd is day 365 since I first met Sean. We have been through a lot together and I am so lucky to be able to call him one of my besties! He is always so encouraging and always believes in me, I am so glad to have him in my life. Speaking of Sean, the Senses Fail/Bayside concert is in 8 days. I am so excited!!

Well that's enough for now...

A Minute or Two Later...

I told you I was bad at this...

Well lots has happened since my last blog.

I went to MEPS and signed my Navy contract. While I was there doing my interview I decided that I should also put in an Officer packet...so I officially have an enlisted contract with the option of possibly going into the officer program. I start DEP meetings, which are held the second Saturday of every month. These meetings are to help prepare us for basic...right now my ship date to basic is 20110706 (July 6, 2011)...but I'm sure it will change. My rating (job) right now is AC, which is Air Traffic Controller. If I stay enlisted I want to try to change to something administrative like AZ or PS(i think it is). My recruiters are awesome and they help me with everything...even when I'm a pain and ask them 1,500 questions!

I went up to Provo last weekend and hung out with Sean & Kelly. Oh, how I have missed them both. We went to the 30 Seconds to Mars concert at UVU and it was so good. I have only been to one other concert, so I guess I would say anything is good...but I have other opinions that back me up on this one.

Sean and I have tickets to go to the Senses Fail & Bayside concert the end of October and I can't wait! I started listening to Senses Fail back in high school but Sean introduced me to Bayside and I love them now. Seeing them with him is going to be epic, I already know it!!

School is going okay...I enjoy 3 of my classes and hate the other 2. But I am going to have to just push on through them because they are both required for graduation...which is in May!

I love Alpha Phi. My sisters are amazing and I am so glad that I have them. I have two new littles, their names are Saxanie and Ariel. They are so cute and amazing and I know they are going to do amazing things.

I bought a new MacBook Pro and I love it! I don't understand why I didn't have one earlier in life. I think that everyone should own a Mac.

Kelly has left me home all alone this weekend, and I don't know what I'm going to do without her...I'm thinking maybe I should have traveled to Vernal to hang out with Sean. Oh well, I will make the best out of it, possibly get some homework done.

Well I think this is enough for now...

Approved!

I told you I was bad at this...

Lately I feel like I don't have a ton of time on my hands any more. I go to school from 9-1 and then work 1-5 and then usually do homework from about 5-bedtime! I have buckling down and putting school before my social life, because is was proved last semester, if my social life is more important, my grades suffer! I have 3 tests next week that I should be studying for, but instead i'm doing this...I keep thinking about how I only have two semesters left, and it is really weird. Everyone is going to continue going to school, and I'm going to be off at who knows where!

This brings me to the most exciting news...my med docs were approved & I will be going to MEPS Wednesday/Thursday!!! This basically means that I am one step closer to being in the Navy!!! I will keep you updated as the process continues.

Rush was amazing! We have 46 amazing new girls! Yes that's right....46! This is one of the, if not the, biggest pledge class in Thetha Sigma history. All of these amazing girls are already so motivated and ready to get involved & I love them all already!

Tonight is the first home football game of the season & I am so excited! I love going to games! :) but along with football season, also comes fall weather. It has already started getting colder at nights & I have a feeling this is going to be a long, cold winter. I'm not so excited for that.

Well I think this is enough for now...

I'm bad at this.

Well, news flash...I'm bad at keeping my blog updated. (I should have expected it)

Lots has happened in the past 13 days, so we will take it one day at a time.

Orientation was so much fun this summer! I met so many cool new freshman & I'm so excited for them to all be on campus now! Flight school was also a lot of fun. I got to listen to all of the amazing speakers & hang out with my new homies. The dance was epic, I had so much fun! It's weird to me that I will be graduating in May but yet some of these new freshies are less than a year younger than me....WEIRD!

The Navy process is getting complicated...for those of you who weren't aware, I have made the decision to attempt to join the Navy. I took the ASVAB last week and got a 95 on it...which is AMAZING! My recruiters were so proud of me! My medical documentation was super complicated to get all together, but it was sent/received today. So I will know by Wednesday if I'm disqualified, or if I can continue the process and go to MEPS the end of this week. I'm hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. I guess what's meant to be, will be.

Today was the first day of school and I actually enjoyed it! Despite the fact that there was no parking & I had to walk about 5 miles in my heals. I think I am really going to enjoy my classes, and I'm going to try really, really, really hard to get a 4.0 this semester. I just need to stay focused and put my studies before my social life. All of my books got to my house today and so now I have no excuse to not study! Kelly is going to be my study buddy and we are going to get work done!

Tonight was also the first Alpha Phi chapter of the year! It was so good to see all of my beautiful, amazing, and talented sisters! I'm so proud to call myself an Alpha Phi and it is amazing to know that I will always have people next to me who honestly do care about me. Rush is next week and I am SO excited! We have so many interested girls and I know a few who are going to make great new members!!! I can't wait for the rest of the chapter to meet them & doing all of the rushing activities! On a side note...I had my 3rd (yes 3rd) Alpha Phi sticker made for my car, and this one actually made it on! So now my car is official :)

This weekend my best friend is coming to Cedar to visit & I couldn't be any more excited! He has only been gone for 3 weeks and 2 days but it feels like it has been forever. I can't wait to give him the biggest hug in the history of hugs. I'm very excited to see him!

I should probably get myself to bed now, since this whole waking up early thing doesn't come easily to me.

Peace homies!

random thinking...

This weekend was so much fun! I decided to take two days off of work for a long weekend to spend with the family that was visiting from California. It was so good to see all of them! We went to the train museum, the dinosaur museum, and then spent all day Saturday at my cabin. It was so good to get away and get my mind off of everything!

I am at this point in my life where I don't know exactly what I want to do...and that is so WEIRD for me. I'm so used to having a plan for everthing and right now I have two options that I need to decide between & I don't know which would be best for me. Sometimes I wish someone else could make the "right" decision for me so I didn't have to stress about it.

School will be starting two weeks from yesterday. Call me crazy, but i'm super excited! I have met so many awesome people who will be starting school in the fall & I'm so excited for most of my friends from last year to be returning. I can't wait for Alpha Phi chapters & unities and I'm so excited to see my big again! I have missed her so much!!!

I keep finding new places in Cedar that I love. Yesterday Alex and Mariah took me to this park that has a little river next to it. I think it could possibly be my new favorite place. When I go to places like that, I wish you were still here so we could go together. This whole being away from you is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. I miss you.

Yesterday I also wrote my good friend Jordan who is on his mission in California. I have been such a terrible person and only written him once. I am going to be better about it though! He is such an amazing guy and I know he is doing great things out there. Sometimes I miss our goofy texts back and forth about nothing but randomness!

I also miss my Kelly Rodkey very much. She left me Wednesday morning before I got up & she isn't going to be back until tomorrow afternoon and she has to work that night...so I probably won't see her until late, kinda makes me sad. This is the longest we have been apart since the beginning of Spring semester. She is my other half and my partner in crime! I luhhhhhhhhh her sooooooooooo much!

My workouts have yet to start...but that will change today! :)

just when it is getting easier, it gets harder...

...and this is how I feel about life. There are a million different things in life that I want to do and yet I seem to never know what I want to do.

This weekend was full of all kinds of stuff! Saturday I said goodbye to one of my best friends and yesterday I had an amazing day in Vegas with Kelly & Jen. We left Cedar at around 9:30 Saturday morning and drove to Vegas to take Eric to the airport. Then we drove to the strip and had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. We then went to the mall to do some shopping! :) I was so proud of myself for containing my purchases to under $100. It was some much needed away time to get my mind off of things, none the less I still miss him like crazy! I got to visit with my family that is driving to Price to visit. It kinda sucks that everyone will be in Price, and I have to stay in Cedar and work until Friday...but I guess that is what happens in the "big girl" world. I will get to see them soon enough.


My life may or may not make an epic turn. Right now everything is just a big giant thought...but who knows what could happen. I am considering joining the military....

this one is for you

‎"Repetition does not transform a lie into the truth."--Franklin D. Roosevelt

This quote gives me lots to think about, in fact, it relates a great deal to a conversation I had last night. Repetition does not transform a lie into the truth...so then why do we do it. I will be the first to admit that when I don't believe something I will tell myself over and over again that I do so that I will eventually start believing it. Never does this work, so why do I continue to do it.
I do care about you...probably more than you will ever know. I mean we both know that we care about eachother but I care so much more.
You are one of my best friends and always will be.
I honestly don't want you to go...but I know it will be best for both of us.
No one will ever be able to take your spot.
We first officially met October 10th. Our conversations began November 19th. Our first kiss December 19th. So much has happened since then....it's amazing how things change. Now 8 months and 10 days later we are completely different from when we started. We laughed. We argued. I cried. I forgave. We laughed some more. And through everything I can honestly say "I love you". I have come to grips with the fact that this love will only be the love that I have for my bestfriend.

You have taught me so much about myself and life in general. Spending days on end with you has made me grow as a person. I'm going to miss you. Everything about you. Your smile, your eyes, playing with your hair, cuddling with you, your warmth when I was always cold.

Everyone warned me not to get involved. I'm glad I chose not to listen and to figure things out on my own.

love you.


p.s. you still haven't taken me on the hike you promised :)

Well here it goes...

Well, here I am. I have caved into getting a blog. I can credit this to Kelly Cannon, her blog is awesome and she is awesome, so I want to be awesome like her!

Well Summer 2010 has been pretty uneventful so far. I am working at the Facilities Management office on campus and I am also an Orientation Leader. Orientation has been so much fun! I have loved getting to meet so many new people! I love living with my Kelly Rodkey, she is the best roommate. We spend many nights sitting up watching tv and just chatting. She is always there for me even when I'm crying hysterically. She is always finding some way to make me laugh.

At orientation I met the most amazing guy! He is basically perfect. He rides dirtbikes, is military, and loves southern California...AND wants a pet monkey! He is ideal. The only problem is that he is going to boot camp in a couple of months and then is doing a tour in Kuwait, so he won't be back for another two years. Hopefully I get to see him lots before that though.

I have been missing my Alpha Phi sisters like crazy! The few that I have been able to see all summer are so great and I love them so much! We are doing a COB initiation this Friday & I'm so excited! It's going to be so good to have so many of my sisters in the same place!

Well I think that is enough for now!