This last week

So I was crazy busy with getting things done. From work to last minute stuff for the Western Washington YSA Conference. Today is actually the last day (but I am not going to it, as I have already travelled down to Tacma 3 times and did not want to do a 4th. Plus I wanted to spend time with Chris, Allison, and Toph). I had to make 400 black and white copies and 14 color copies of workshop schedules and maps for this conference. Didn't realize that my copier would take as long as it did, but I got it all done about an hour and half to two hours before I had to leave to go down to Tacoma. Friday night was such a GREAT night!! I got to meet Kirby Heyborne and Corbin Allred!! I have a pic with Corbin but it isn't the greatest pic because it is with my phone and the pic that I have of kirby is on one of my friends camera. So here I am with my friend Kerry and Corbin Friday night!!!

And then yesterday was amazing as well!! I was running aound helping out and the workshops went better than I could have hoped for!!! I have to get ready for church now so I hope every one has a great day!!

craziness

I don't think that I will ever have a non busy life! LOL~ Cause when I get done with one thing I have to try and find something else to occupy that time lost. Anyways...my summer schedule is crazy!! I have the June conference that I am getting stuff done for...which that will be over with this month! YAY!!! But I am working about 60 hours. 40 in about 4 days (tues-fri for Bernard and Lynda). Mondays is about 8 hours with my other employers (Yong and Julie) and then Thursday nights with Yong and Julie, too. Between 4 to 5 hour date night. Somewhere in that time I will be working on a on-line class, trying to spend some time with friends and my dog.

Hershey, my dog, her poor eye swelled up today after chewing on a bone (not even twentyt min after I took it away from her). I am not sure if she has another absest (spelling is probably wrong on that word) tooth or she might be allergic to the bone?? I haven't given her one in a while cause it swelled up the last time and then went down. Although this time it is a LOT bigger than it was. So I hope and pray that before Sat (cause that is the only day I can take her to the vet) that is goes down and that it was just the bone...but I am pretty sure that it isn't the case...LOL~

I am however greatful for the extra hours that I will be getting. I will be making just a tad bit more so that I can hopefully pay off some bills, save for next quarter, save for a graduation trip to Hawaii, and maybe even get a new car in Novemeber that has ALL wheel drive so that when it does snow I won't be stuck in my apartment or at my employers' houses...We will see about that though...I love my car and it gets me to the places that I need to get to but when it snows it doesn't help me out at all...and I am worried about that. It was nice when I lived with my employers cause I was there and able to work but because I no longer live there it makes it harder and not as convienent (spelling?!? sorry!!) to get to work and then I am out of pay for the time!

I don't remember if I remarked in my last blog or not but I am done with my english 092 class (well not technically but I already have my final grade and don't really have to go to class since I don't have a final test). I am proud of the grade I have and am actually surprised with it!! An 85%!!!! I suck at english...well the grammer mostly so I was very empressed at how well I did!! This next quarter starts up in a couple of weeks and I will be taking a keyboarding class (online) to help build speed...you can always improve on that, right? plus since I don't work at a place where I type all the time my speed typing has gone way down. So hopefully I can build it back up to where it was if not faster than that...we will see..and it is part of my requirements for my AA in office managing!!

Well I have to get to bed...it is another work week starting tomorrow...I feel like I didn't get a weekend...sad days!!! Hope everyone has a GREAT and eventful week planned!!!

Blessed :-)

Since I have gotten my endownments out I have felt so blessed!! The only thing that keeps me sane is knowing that I have made time in my schedule to attend a temple session!! So far I have been able to go once a week and it has been amazing! I love it!! I have also been making time to see my Brother, Sister-in-law and Topher as much as our schedules let us! He is getting so much personality and he is just the cutest little nephew I have!! Here is a pic of him looking at me (it's a close up) from Sunday night!

I am sooo very glad that I only live a few min away from them! It is great that I get to see them more. I should have made more of an effort before Toph was born, but sadly I didn't...Sorry guys! Now we just have to get Mom, Rai, Nicole and Daisy to move here so that I can see them more too!! Daisy is getting to be such a cutie pie too!! I talk to as much as I can and she is getting to that age where when I call she knows when it's me and wants to talk (about 80% of the time). In the next couple of months I have lots to look forward too!! The June YSA Conference will be done and over with by the end of this month and I will be able to stop stressin over it!! Heather's brother Taaron is getting married (sadly I don't have the money or vacation time to take off to go down to Utah for that!! But congrats to Taaron and Charlee!! I am totally excited for them! Toph will be blessed in a month (July) and my Grandma and Grandpa Nelson, and my mom (not sure about Rai, but hopefully he'll be able to come this time) will be coming to that. My ward is having our campout in August which I am looking forward too!! Then in September Nicole and Daisy are coming for a week and they will be here on my birthday which makes it that much better in turning 25!!!

My summer schedule is crazy busy with work and school and some church activities, but I am totally looking forward to it! I am able to save some money with the extra work that I will be doing and hopefully by Novemeber I will be able to afford a new car with All Wheel Drive. The wnters where Bernard and Lynda live is crazy and annoying cause I get trapped in or out of the nieghborhood with the car that I have now. And it's also annoying and frusterating in putting and taking car seats into and out of a two door car...I need four doors!!

For this upcoming school schedule with work I am still not totally sure how that is going to work as both of bernard and lynda's kids are going to be in school and so my hours are going to get cut in half. But I will be watching Julie and Yong's youngest for sure!! So hopefully I will get enough hours and pay to pay bills and live on my own. So we will see. Well I should get goin and get to bed since I have to be up early...Hope ya'll are enjoyin the BEAUTIFUL WARMTH AND WEATHER!! I sure am!!! I am sooooooooo happy that SUMMER is HERE AT LAST!!

Got my endownments!

So I have been extremely excited, nervous, scared, stressed out, but mostly excited. I got my endownments taken out yesterday and am totally happy about it! I look forward to the next time I go to the temple. I totally forgot my camera and thankfully Leilani is a GREAT friend who remembered it and took these pics...Me coming out of the temple

Me looking at Leilani while her snapping the pic!

The group of friend who came to the temple (2 of them waited outside for me)

Chris and Allison at Dairy Queen afterwards...

My mom was there to but we didn't get a picture of her....I am THANKFUL to all those that came to support me in this whether they were there in person or in spirit! I have to go but I will write more later!!

TOPHER JAMES NELSON

My nephew was born last night around 7:30pm. He weighed 7 Lbs 10 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Here is the cutie pie!!

Isn't he just prescious? I think so!!!

When I left to go home I ended up loosing my license, debit card, my costco card and also my gym card. I was almost home when I realized it! I couldn't believe it! I turned around and called my brother (which made me feel horrible cause he just had his son and I didn't want to bother him). He said he couldn't find it which made me freak out even more! So I when I got back to the hospital I looked at where I had parked (another car was in it's place), and lo and behold it was still on the ground!! I was SOOOO extremely grateful!!

Craziness of life

It is amazing how life gets when you don't really pay attention to whats going on and your so focused on life. With being on the 3 different committees, school and work, I don't have much of a social life. That part is sad because by the weekend all I want to do is be by myself and not be around anyone. I want to hide. But I forced myself last Sat to go out with my room-mate, Julie, Skyler and Casie (and two of their friend and brother) to go shooting and I am REALLY glad that I went!! I had an AMAZING time!!

Me being a dork after going shooting and havin

wind swept hair

Me, Heather (my roomie) and Julie Harris
eating our lunch out shooting

Me actually shooting a gun!!

Julie givin me some love!! LOL~

Heather, Me and Julie on our way to go

Shooting.

Than Sunday night I had to go to a meeting for the June Conference. I was really wantin to skip it cause I was tired from the lack of sleep that I had the week before and just not in the mood to drive an hour down to tacoma. But I am really glad I went! I wasn't expecting to see anyone that I grew up with, but when I walked in I heard someone yell out my name. I looked up and I saw Tabitha Mudge and Brother and Sister Wilcox. I have known them for years! Since I was 8 or 9 I think... Tabs family and mine had become close...they are like a second family!! So it totally made my day/week!!!

This week I was hoping to be an auntie again (and even though there is still a few hours left, I am still hoping!!), but to no avail I am not. Hopefully soon though!! I am getting REALLY excited to have one close by!! I was also really busy this week. I had school monday night and then went over to President and Sister Walters to work on the multi-stakes talent with dancing with brooms for Sat. Then on Tuesday I worked late. Wednesday I was suppose to go to school but I started to feel sick so I went home and got some stuff done and then went to bed. Thursday after work I went over to Tara's to work on the Poy Balls that her and I will be doing tonight on the last song and after working on that for a little bit we went over to the Shorten's to work on the talent again and work on the broom dance too...It was a GREAT night!! I think it will be an AMAZING show tonight!! Last night I went home after work and took my dog on a walk and then ran to costco. I also made some stuff and then was in bed I think by 10. I wasn't feeling very good and still somewhat don't. I hate getting sick and I seem to get sick ALL the time...at least once a month it seems like....it sucks!! I have like no immunity built up!!!

I haven't worked out for awhile which sucks cause I have like no motavation in the mornings...I'd rather sleep cause I can't seem to fall asleep before midnight lately...and then trying to get up at 4:30 (have to be up by 5 anyways to get ready for work and than leave by 6ish area). I want to leave early enough to beat traffic so that I can work out before work but I would have to leave by 4:45 if I'm going to work out...yeah it's hasn't worked in 2 weeks....Maybe next week will be better and I will feel better too!!

Today I have a lunch date with Aryn (my visiting teaching comp) and Natalie (the visiting teachee)! They are such awesome girls! I love my route! And then around 3:30 I have to head down to North Seattle to set up for the talent show and then do the talent!! IT should be an AWESOME day today!!! YAY!!

New Hair...and other things...

This is a side view of my hair.



















This is the back view of my hair.

















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The top/back view













This is me and Michelle! She came up to show her parents around and came to see me! She served her mission here in the Everett Mission!!!