Celebrating 21 in Style!

I turned 21 on the 2nd and I was lucky enough to spend the night with my girlfriends! I reserved the upper lounge at a place called Sparks. It not only looks amazing inside but along with the food they are most famous for serving non-alcoholic drinks. They have a lot of varieties and they are all very tasty! Sorry to disappoint by not really drinking on my 21st birthday but this was so much better! ;) I had so much fun and I am so lucky for all of my great friends!!

Amazing Friends=Amazing Brithday Party

So this weekend my friends put a birthday party together for me at a place called The Pizza Factory. My mom being the amazing mom she is paid for everything :) A lot of people showed up and I got to see a lot of my friends that I haven't seen in a long time. You really don't realize how many special people are in your life until they are all together in the same room! I had so much fun and I can't wait for my next party on my actual birthday which is in two days! I will be the big 21!! I am super excited! There are so many pictures so I decided to go back to my old ways and make a slide show for all of you to enjoy!!

LEAF- Life Eternal As my Focus

Lately I have been thinking a lot about life and some decisions that I have been making and certain feelings that I have been having. Yesterday really hit home for me in a lot of ways. I always love Sundays because it is usually my day of rest and recuperation, but this day was also a day of realizations. During church there were many lessons on specific topics that I have been pondering lately and also had questions about. The talks that were given were mainly about insulating your body inside and out so that the Devil cannot get in and influence you. Our Sunday school lesson was about the Fall and the Atonement which I have been really been studying and trying to gain a greater testimony of lately. And finally our Relief Society lesson was about prayer and that is something I have continually been working on.
After church I drove around Provo and took some pictures of the temple and then I went up to the lookout point and wrote in my journal and also took time to look at the beauty that the Lord has given us and everything that he made for our eyes to see! I also waited until sunset and got some neat pictures also. It was really good for me to get away from my apartment and to really see the beauty around me.
Later that night my home teachers came over and they talked about life's paths. Meaning that we all have a path and sometimes during life we get off that path and that we need help getting back on. They also talked about that most of the things we do in life aren't going to be easy and that we will get discouraged most of the time. We should all know by now that the things most important in our lives are always going to be hard to get because then how are we supposed to know if they are important to us. One of my home teachers gave me a story to read and it really made me realize a lot of things. It is called the Devil's Tool Sale:

It was advertised that the devil was going to put his tools up for sale. On the date of the sale, the tools were placed for public inspection; each tool being marked with its sale price.
They were a treacherous lot of implements ...
Hatred, Envy, Jealousy,
Deceit, Lying, Pride,
And so on....
Laid apart from the rest was a harmless looking tool, it was well worn and priced very high. "What is the name of this tool?" asked one of the shoppers, pointing to it.
"That is Discouragement replied the devil.
"Why have you priced it so high?"
"Because it is more useful to me than the others.? I can pry open and get inside a man's heart with that, when I cannot get near him with my other tools. Once I get inside, I can make him do what I choose. It is badly worn because I use it on almost everyone, since very few people know that it belongs to me."

I really enjoyed reading this story and it is so true. The Devil can get inside of us and make us think the worst of a situation or an event that has occurred. We just have to be strong enough not to let it get the better of us. After I was left to ponder everything that occurred that day I really got an overwhelming feeling to just read my scriptures and to pray for everything that I have been given. Pray for my family that has been there for me through everything, for my friends who have loved me and supported me, for my trials that have molded me into who I am today, and for the beauty that has been given to me so that I can be reminded of God's love for me everyday. I am so blessed to be where I am right now and to be living the life I am! I just hope I am making my Father in Heaven proud also.








"The earth in its pristine beauty is an expression of the nature of its Creator." ~Gordon B. Hinckley
"Jesus followed His instructions exactly and created an earth filled with gifts of beauty and love for you. The beauties of the earth are all gifts of love from Heavenly Father." ~Karen Ashton

Girl's Night Out!!

Last weekend my friends and I went to this restaurant called Sparks. It is a place that serves non-alcoholic drinks and also food as well. It was way fun! I had an apple martini and it was way good! We also went to some random house and took some pics in front of their Christmas decorations that were still up!! We then went to someone's house and played games! I had a blast and it was definitely fun to have a break from school!!

Clinical Laboratory Science!!

So on Monday I started my CLS program and I am liking it but I was very overwhelmed the first day! I seriously had no idea what was going on and I almost wanted to just drop out and defer a semester. Then after the second day I calmed down and I started getting the hang of things and now I enjoying it. It is a really tough program but I know that it will be worth it. I am taking five classes this semester and they are Diagnostic Microbiology, Hematology, Hematology Lab, Blood Banking and Blood Banking lab. Micro is for the whole semester, hematology and lab is the first block and blood banking and lab is second block. This program is going to keep me very busy. I have 3 tests for hematology every friday and one test for micro every tuesday. So our grades are determined by our weekly quizzes, assignments, our lab work and our comprehensive tests. Oh my!!
I do have something to look forward to this semester though....where I will be interning next January!!! There will be interviews this semester and then I will know where I will be interning next year by March!! I am excited for that to come :)
Well I hope everyone is enjoying this new year and I will keep you all updated about my life!!

Christmas Time!!

This Christmas was so nice! I got to be with my family and I am so blessed :) I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and will have a Happy New Year!

Our tree by the fireplace in my new home!

Ralphy :)




Oma and the dog

I love her :)

My Oma made me this! It is The Testimony of the Apostles with different pictures of Jesus around it :) I love it!!

Ralphy got a gift too....a raincoat. Oh dear

All my gifts :)

I finally got twilight so I can stop going over to Shawna's every time I want to watch it! haha Also 27 dresses, love it :)

All of the X-Men including the Origin movie!

Mom's cruel punishment for the dog. lol

This was not my idea

Christmas lights in Pleasant Grove

The previous video that I posted that showed awesome Christmas lights was actually taken from a house in Pleasant Grove, UT which is about 20 minutes from Provo! When I found this out I told my roommate about it and we decided that we would go see them the day I finished my finals and it was also the day before I would leave for Oregon (home) for the break. All you had to do when you got there was pull to the side of the road, turn your lights off, and turn to the radio station that they provided and enjoy! The lights were synced with the music on the radio and it was just nice to be in a warm car, relax and just enjoy a little bit of Christmas! Here are some pictures :) I have some videos of the lights but they won't load for some reason so check my facebook! They are all on there :)