The one with people I admire

Monday afternoon my mother had an idea, lunch with women that I love from the ward for my birthday. I was all over it, lunch with people I love and admire and they would be there just for me! We called Sister Evans(my second mom, role model and previous employer), Sister Starbuck(how can you not love her?), Sister Johnson(one of my favorite young womens leaders and role model), Sister Fraser(riley's parent, and def one of the coolest people ever), Sister Coates(my favorite baby's mother, and I like her too, she's been my sunday school teacher since like the begining of time) and Sister Pew(altough she lives in texas we wanted her to be there with us, at least in spirit). We had lunch at Locos Amigos Cantina, it has the best spaninsh rice EVER! And I just got to sit there and soack up moments with people I love and will miss! They have become a part of me and leaving georgia, even though I was ready and had wanted to since I moved there, made me sad to leave a part of me there. Before Stephanie(sister fraser) got there she called, we'll somebody called on her phone. It was riley, my best friend! I was so glad she was coming! My dad surprised us, well mostly me, and was there saving tables for us! It was a great way to spend that day!

Sister Johsnon, Luke, and Megan

Sister Johnson, luke and megan hiding behind her mom

Megan

Stephanie

Gramie

Stephanie and Emma

Sister Coates and Cully

take two

Sister Evans

this says it all

The one when I give a plug for my other blog!

Crafts with S and E is having another giveaway! You should totally check it out, here's your only hint as to what the the giveaway is

The one with an explanation

So I don't have an explanation for the 21st through the 24th but I do have an explanation for not blogging yesterday. For years ago yesterday my oldest brother, Nathan, died. The 25th is always hard for our family. I didn't really want to do anything yesterday. I tried to stay away from blogs so that I would see my aunt's or my mom's. I just hate days like yesterday!!!

The one where I'm playing catch up!

So I have my groupwise e-mail, I called the help desk. I think almost everybody at LDSBC knows who I am by now and just wants me to graduate so I won't annoy them with my questions anymore! My housing papers got here yesterday! I was so excited, I almost did a backflip-til I remembered I can't do one! I filled out the roommate questionnaire gave them some of mom's money and put it in the mail box. I am so excited, I'm leaving in six days, SIX. I have one sunday left at home-that's all! Six days and I'm in salt lake! I'll be in utah for my birthday for the first time in seven years. I'll get to see snow, real snow for the first time in almost seven years. I made a fleece blanket for college, pictures are at crafts with S and E. My bedding's already out there, it's so cute i'll put pictures up when I get there, and a box I sent out in march. I have almost everything I want to take, it's all along one wall, well two. And that's just a little more than half of the shoes I'm taking, I have to have options! This is only the bare minimum of purses, they're all pilled directly on the ground. I had to bring some of my quotes, I have another container just like that, and it's packed. The boxes aren't really packed-I mostly just threw stuff I knew I was taking. And that bag in the bottom right corner has my towels that riley gave me! I was so excited, which reminds me I need to call her, but I digress. I have to fit everything in 5 suitcases or boxes! Now you might be thinking how am I taking that many, am I seriously going to pay the stupid fee for an extra bag? No way, well I might have to breakdown and pay one fee so I can have six but...i digress. My gramie, my mom and I will all be flying standby. And people flying standby still get two bags, yee haw! I think I can do it, hopefully, but to be safe I think I'll pray-maybe Jesus can help me pack! I babysat the Johnsons for the last time yesterday, it seem like just yesterday they were moving into the ward. I have come to love and appreciate this family so much! I'm glad Brother Johnson is my family's home teacher-knowing I am leaving my family with him as their home teacher makes things a little easier! I said goodbye to lots of people on sunday, we had stake conference. I got to hear my my favorite speaker of all time, President Brown! He's a professor at Auburn, he speaks really fast but has a big message so you have to pay attention. I am really going to miss his talks. I hate goodbyes, not seeing people that I love, not being able to just see them in the halls of church and say hey! It's no bug surprise that I have a hard time with change, I like consistency, I like to know that things are the same week to week. I guess this is one of the reasons I love the church so much-the gospel is the same here, in utah, austria, russia, portugal, everywhere! Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost are always three separate beings. We still have a prophet who is on the earth, the priesthood is there. I have such a profound respect for the priesthood, I know that even when I am away from my dad that I can still get a blessing. I was having a really hard time at girls camp this summer and I was able to ask Brother Walker and my bishop for a blessing, I had never asked anyone but my dad for blessing. I was tired, feeling sick, and all alone and as soon as they started everything left. Listening to men I respect, look up to so much give me a blessing because they were worthy holders of the priesthood meant everything to me. I am so happy and grateful the priesthood had been restored and is on the earth today. I want to yell it to the world, but I would probably chicken out so this is it for now! This post def ventured from what it was intended to be, sorry about that!

The one where I cook the most amazing food ever!

Remember when I raved about the venezuelan food that sister hanna cooked us and was amazing? Well I went over tuesday and got to learn how to make it with my brothers, the one catch? my brothers had to be there too. I now know how to make all that amazing food! I am so freaking excited! I can't wait to eat it again!

The one where I almost feel bad

So last night when my dad came home from work I filled him in on the saga. In case you didn't know my dad is so a big ol' papa bear and if you mess with his cub, namely me, you're gonna get it. He said I need the name of the person you talked to and I need the number I need to call. I got it for him and gave it to him. He called today and talked to someone and guess what? I have a room! Now it only took them a month to get it for me! My dad said something about getting out papers to me by the end of the week, I thought I was done filling out papers-I sent in the only two things they had females living at the inn fill out together. Hopefully this is almost over. But tomorrow I have to call the help desk to find out how to get a freaking groupwise email. I emailed the person who told me I needed one to find out what it was cause no one tells you these things, i swear they expect you to know it all cause I searched on the website for forever and a day and could not find anything unless it was related to BYU Law-but I digress-and this is what she said "I believe the NET ID and password from BeSmart.com is the one you'll use. Once that NET ID is established a groupwise account is set up for you. If you have further questions, please contact our Help Desk at 801-524-8119." What does that do me? So I have to call 'the Help Desk' tomorrow and find out how to get one cause I want to be done, like yesterday!

The one where I feel guitly

My mom did it and then sister swain did it, I commented on theirs and then felt bad cause I didn't follow step two so I had to do it! 1. As a comment on my blog, leave 1 memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, if it is recent or years old, silly or serious--anything you remember! 2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

The one where I am not happy, so not happy!

Housing is not getting a christmas present from me no way, I repeat NO WAY! So if you haven't heard the saga of me and the housing office for LDSBC let me clue you in.

• First they don't make it clear what you need to send in when and how much you have to send in with it.
• Second they have you print something that is supposed to be on a 8.5 x 14 size sheet of paper, but do they tell you that? nope! AND who in the hail has legal size sheets of paper just sitting around? Because I would like to know!
• Third, you print of the paper think you have it all filled out but you don't so you don't don't sign where you are supposed to because you don't see it
• Fourth so they call your house and say you need to send it in again, or you can fax it, with a signature, JUST the signature so you get the lady who your mom nannys for to fax it in at work for you and you assume it's gotten there
• Fifth a week or so later you get another call saying they haven't received and ask how you sent it in and then ask you to mail it in so you do, the very next day
• Sixth you call today and ask if they have gotten it they say no so you tell them where they are coming from and they reply with a you fax it in, and i'll stand right here until I get it(I think she was mocking me)
• Seventh you beg your mom for the truck key and drive to your dad's office and have him fax the paper with your signature and your mom's signature, cause I'm still not 18. He faxes it, you call and ask if she's gotten it she says we have a small problem
• Eighth she says well you didn't sign the first one and you didn't fill out the second one. So I need to talk to my manager and i'll call you back tomorrow, i hold it together on the fine and say sure, that sounds great

What is so hard about getting one sheet of freaking paper! And I wish someone would just tell me how to get a freaking groupwise email cause I have to have it for a stupid readiness test I have to take on the third!

The one where riley and i yell MOUSE!!

Thats right, there is a mouse in my house! I was on the Mac upstairs in the office slash guest room checking my facebook and I saw this huge dark thing. I turned around and asked riley if she saw it and she said no. I tried to look again and didn't see until a few minutes later, it was running out of the room! Riley and I freaked out! We tried calling the house, my dad's cell, my mom's cell with no avail until I tried my dad's cell again and my mom picked up! And what did she say when I told her, get a cat. I can't believe how supportive she is! Riley and I ran into will's room and made him get me shoes and then we got the cat and everything we would need to lock ourselves up in wills room. We have 10+ dvds, candy, cherrios, water, a fan, my laptop, riley's belongings, my purse, my cell phone(for emergency reasons). I think we are covered for quite awhile!!

The one where I teach primary!

Well, I was only substituting but I LOVED it! I wish I could teach primary all the time! And my lesson was def in the top 10 of the best lessons to teach, I had Helman and the two thousand stripling warriors! I drew this picture on the board.

and katie even said I did a really good job, and if you didn't already know I love her family and any compliment from makes me feel really good! I took in my brother's poster...and on the back I had this game

We played the game twice and when they won they got this cute little picture and underneath it said "I can be a stripling warrior too!"

We played the game twice and then decided to draw on the chalkboard. Austin and Katie erased all the buildings but kept my warriors. They drew warriors to go along with mine.

katie's warrior!

my warrior

austin's warrior!ours all together

I was going to take pictures with the ones they drew to go with this one but my camera died :(!