No Sleep. No Sleep. No Sleep

Since I have come to school, I have become so sleep deprived. I forgot how school can really drain you. I am juggling my online photography school, my twelve little credits here at BYU-Idaho and getting this photography business off the ground.  I wake up at 5:30 to be on campus at 6:30 then I stay on campus anywhere from 8pm to 10pm. It has only been my first week and I’m already ready for this semester to end.

When I went to BYU-Idaho my first semester in 2010 all I cared about was dating. All I wanted to do was go on dates…you all know where that got me….yeah. But this time around, it feels so good to have my mind focused on school and school only. This is the perfect time in my life to focus on myself. Have some time to truly just be alone. I feel that the people who cherish relationships the most are those who have spent time being alone. Taking this time now to find myself will only benefit when it is time to find that someone who I can go to the temple with one day.

My Classes. 

Okay, I love every class I have. I had to drop Mission Prep because it is only half the year and it didn’t start till June. I needed to have a class to take now though so as some of you know I thought about taking a military fitness class. My goodness it’s amazing. I have class at 6:30 am and we work out for an hour. My first class, we had to do sit ups for two minutes straight without stopping. Then after that we had to switch to pushups for two minutes straight without stopping. After everyone completed that, we went outside and ran a timed two mile run. I was really surprised how well I did. Am I sore today… heck yes… but I like that feeling. It was fun having a military sergeant. He kept yelling formation!! I couldn’t help but giggle to myself every time. I will say though that working out in a class is so worth it. Don’t worry I will make sure to inform all of you how good my body will look after three month of this class! Haha!

We’ll I’m off to class! Have a great Thursday everyone :)

 

Sometimes I wish I could just understand life. The craziest things always happen to me. Maybe crazy things just happen to everyone. I don’t know. I just feel like I never really know where my life is headed. Every time I think I’ve figured it out something drastic changes.  Frustrating?! Extremely. Maybe I should in fact just surrender my will to the Lord and stop trying to plan out my life and just let it happen…. Sounds easy huh? Yeah, for someone who plans like me… not so much. 

My Brother Josh: My brother has always watched out for me since I was little. I would follow him and do everything he would do. I think that may be why I’m a go getter ha! We use to go to the park in California on windy days and pretend a tornado was coming to get us and hurry and hide in the tunnels. We are each others partners when it comes to roller coasters. We go on any one no matter how crazy or high. I really look up to my brother. He is such an amazing older brother who has always been there for me with great positive advice. I am so luck to have him!

My Sister Courtney: When I was a freshman in High School she was a senior and we were on the same soccer team. It was fun riding on the buss together to and from games. The older we’ve gotten the closer we have become. We now can relate to each other on pretty much everything now and its so nice having her here as one of my best friends. We share clothes, share music, and maybe in Idaho we’ll share boys ;) haha! Yeah, don’t think so on that last one...Anyway, I love her and I am so proud of her and all that she has accomplished!

My Little Sister Madison: When I was little, all I wanted was a little sister… I use to tell my mom everyday and I would go around and tell people that my mom was pregnant. Ha! After eight years, my mom finally gave in and decided to give me a little sister. I love Madison so much! She is becoming a beautiful young woman. It makes me sad though because I use to love the days when I would play house with her. She was a real baby and not just a plastic baby doll!! I am so excited for Madison and I’m excited to see what kind of women she develops into. 

Thank You.

Easter Sunday this year could not have been more perfect! We started the morning off at the 9:00 ward. We were able to listen to our friend give her farewell talk. She did such a great job talking about the Savior and the Atonement. I know she is going to be an amazing missionary in California. After her talk, we went to our ward to listen to my sister give her homecoming talk. I may be her sister, but her talk was amazing! The spirit was so strong and it was so nice to hear her stories of great faith and her love for our Savior. Following after church, we stayed for a baptism of a new convert. My family did not know Dynetta before her baptism. She has an amazing conversion story and I am so happy I was able to meet her and be there for her on her special day.  The light in her eyes and the smile on her face was a true sign in itself of how amazing this gospel really is. It changes lives! That evening we had the missionaries come over for dinner. Seriously, it was so great! We laughed, told stories and had a missionary lesson. During the lesson we each told our favorite scripture in the Book of Mormon. It was cool hearing what scriptures were our favorites and the story behind each scripture.

After the missionaries left, my family and I watched a slide show of the pictures of Courtney’s mission. During the slide show we could not stop smiling and laughing. We were just all so happy. The real kind of happy! The day came to and end and this Easter it wasn’t about coloring eggs or an Easter basket or even an Easter egg hunt. It was about the Savior. It was about love and service. It was about family.

The Lord blessed my family with a day that we will always hold dear to our hearts. A day when we felt so blessed and were able to forget about the world and just loose ourselves in the Gospel. I am so grateful for the Savior. I am so grateful for the Atonement. I am so grateful for the sacrifice he made. I am grateful for my family and the knowledge I have to know I will be with them for eternity. I feel so blessed! Thank You, Heavenly Father.