I just Have to Brag!

Today is Sunday and I wasn't planning on posting anything until I got pictures uploaded of one of my best girlfriend Leah's Baby shower I went to yesterday. But, I just HAD to brag! At church today I'm the 12-13 yr. old Sunday school substitute teacher. I pretty much teach class at least twice a month so to me there kinda "my class". I've been the sub. for that age group for almost 2 yrs. and I actually taught almost the whole of last year. Each year brings a different class w/ different amounts of kids.

First, I must say that I really LOVE doing this! I truly believe it's just as much for me to learn as well for them. And with each different set of kids come different moods and how they respond in class. This year all I have are 3 young 12 yr. boys fresh out of primary{children group from ages 3 to 11} No girls! At first I thought "oh Boy" this might be interesting cause I mean trying to get 12 yrs. old either boys or girls is difficult enough to get them to learn and answer questions in class. But, 3 Boys! Not to mention one is the son of my Bishop and another is our Stake Presidents son and the other is their best friend. To simply put it; They are a JOY to teach!

Their not rowdy at all and their all best friends! It's too cute!

Every Sunday their always talking about what they want to do w/ their life and what will happen after they serve a mission for my church! They even talk about how they want to take care of their wives someday! NO LIE!

Their so sweet and they ACTUALLY answer questions! Even more, they even look up scriptures that goes to the lesson that's not even mentioned in the lesson! I mean HOW COOL IS THIS? !!! Then to top it all, today when I got home from church and I was making some quick lunch the phone rang and I saw that it was my stake presidents home number and name! My sweet little Matthew McMurray was calling to thank me for the lesson I gave and how it went right along w/ his lesson in his Young Men Priesthood Class! I tell ya I'm on cloud nine! Nothing could have been more nicer then to have a such a rewarding class of 3 wonderful sweet little guys! If only they were 24!!! I think the next time I see myself in a relationship, he's gonna have to get past my 3 favorite 12 yr. old and take notes!

I told them I would bring my camera next week for a class photo, so be sure to check back and see pictures of the 3 coolest 12 yr. old at church!

To Daniel, Matthew, and Kenyon for being such strong, sweet guys whom I look forward to teach each Sunday that I can!And a BIG Thanks to the McMurrays, The EggBerts and Osejo's for raising such fine and outstanding young men!

MY BESTEST IS GETTIN MARRIED!

So here's the latest that's happening in my life for this week!

My very best friend in the whole world is getting married!!!!

Jenny aka Jen to me---Is such an amazing person! I wish you all could know her. We met on a church temple trip when I was 17 and she was 19! I can remember the day clearly and it's probably one of the few times I actually wrote in my journal but we were riding in the same van and sat next to one another! Now funny story goes I had NO clue that Jenny was a member of the church!!! Sounds odd I know but I had seen her a few times around church parties and such but never on Sunday! Every time I saw her she was always in this long jean skirt {Sorry Jen I'm reminding you of your old fashion don't days LOL wink} at every event I was at but again some how I manged not to see her on a Sunday! So I was thinking she must be someones friend who likes to just come to mormon parties LOL crazy I know but I thought she must be a member of one of those holieness churches or something--hence the long skirt--

So On that temple trip we sat next to one another and as they say the rest is history! We've been best friends ever since!

Now she's getting married to a friend of ours whom we 've known for years!!!

Crazy I know but In my opinion no one will ever be good enough for my best friend Jen but Justin is good to her and I've already given him my warning So now starts the INSANE process of planning a wedding and a bridal shower etc for Jen!

Last night she came over and we started on making list of lists-Of all the things to do and in what order! I'm pretty much incharge of the reception since Jen and Justin will be on there own driving back from DC Temple.

They'll be married on July 3rd w/ the reception held here on the 4th!

So heres to wedding plans and trying not to let Jen go insane!!! Oh and not spend her fathers whole life savings --HAHA!

My Valentines Day Story

After my last post I had put how I would be spending my Valentines day. I really wish I could tell you that it was really good and lovely and well…part of it was But I have created a new memory for Valentines Day…

I LOCKED MY KEYS IN THE CAR AT THE MOVIE THEATER!

Yes…that’s right folks…Yes I did! Go ME--

First, you know how you have plans for your days off when you have lots to do and how to get it done… Well apparently it was not meant to be my day! I woke up and the first thing on my agenda was to make cupcakes and decorate them.

---- If I may say so myself, I did a fabulous job!

They were so pretty but I didn’t take in how much time it would take so that put me way behind schedule. All I really wanted to do was to go get my nails painted

dark red for V-Day and show them off! That’s it! Something so small and wouldn’t have taken long at all, never got accomplished! I was so sad! I was behind schedule, needed to go take my nephew his gift. So I put on some old jeans, a hoodie and out the door I rushed to get this done! I didnt even have time to dress up!

My Poor nephew has strep throat and was so sick, he even had to miss his first Valentines day party at school!

Look at his little puffy eyes! He was so happy to get his spongebob balloon and spongebob candy I got him for his gift!

Then I drove all the way to where my Aunt was staying to take her her gift and by the time that got done, No time for nails!!!
This upset me--I never wear nail polish because A} Not accepted at work and B} They always chip and chipped nail polish looks so trashy! So I had figured that this was something I would pampered myself w/ and show off just for that day!

I finally arrived at my friends house and the plan was to go get tickets… Cause we were seeing Step Up 2 {Not as good as the first one but worth seeing} and then hurry an go get dinner then be back at the theater.
When we arrived at the movies it was packed! The ticket line was out in the streets and our movie wouldn’t be starting for 40 minutes but we knew w/ this line we might as well forget dinner and just stay inline. So I told Christy to hold our place while I went and got my coat and purse etc and locked up the car.

I opened the door, laid my keys down in the seat, put my coat on and grabbed my purse, hit the lock button and slammed the door! WITHOUT grabbing my keys!!! Oh I wanted to cry! So to make a LONG STORY shorter, we went an watched the movie then after called her sister who was on a date w/ her boyfriend who came and after 45 minutes in the cold w/ no dinner mind you…He got the door unlocked by sending a coat hanger under the window seal and unlocking the lock! Sounds kind of unbelievable I tell ya but he did and I was so grateful!
So There you have it, My new memory for Valentines Day!

Valentine's Day Favorites

Valentines Day is here an though it's not one of my Favorites I always enjoy it! This is year I happen to have the day off so me an the girlfriends {who are single LOL} are going to get dressed up and go to dinner and a movie--Step Up 2! Which I'm SOOO excited to see!

To celebrate the day here are a few of my Favorites for this Holiday!

Song: "My Valentine" words by Jim Brickman, Sung by Martina McBride

I always start listening to this song around this time! It was also my mom's favorite she played endless!

Movie: Pride & Predjudice --This is my all time Fav. movie! I can watch this one almost every day and not get tired! Take your pick, either the 6 hr. A& E or the new one with Keira Knightly and I'll watch them both!

Plus I'm a sucker for the Hallmark channel! I just love it around Valentines because all the sappy chic flick feel good movies come out the whole month!!!

This years new one called "Daniels Daughter" was my favorite. It was about a well known Magazine Editor coming back to the small town she was raised in too pay her father last wish. There she meets the town Lawyer and of course--Fall's in love! In my opinion it was def. a small budget film and sometimes sappy but ya know what, I loved it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etb6cPp82LA

Memorey: I was 15 or 16 yrs. old I think an my mother and me the week before Valentines had been in a "argument"--We both had kept to oursleves most of that week but on Valentines day my mother took me to dinner at O'Charlies and then took me to the mall for shopping. Now for some this may sound kinda odd but the meaning behind this for me is that I can remember the feeling of forgiveness at dinner and the wonderful ease that came afterward of us both shopping. Whenever I enter a mall I always miss my mother there. She was always there to give her opinion on what I looked best in and so that night it meant the world to me to have my mother's love. To see her eyes at dinner when we both apologized will forever be in my heart on Valentines Day. --I love you Mom, Happy Valentines Day!

This is my very very FAVORITE pictures of my mother! She was beautiful, and I miss her more then you could understand was possible. Plus, She wearing Red--She looks stunning!

Happy Valentines Day Everyone!

10 Quirks

I just Love this Blogging world But sadly my life really isnt intersting at the moment. So I thought I would do something fun that other bloggers do and list 10 quirks about me that you might not have known.

1. First, I can be really messy when I want to be! I've said before that When I clean I can go alittle OCD about it non stop and keep everything in order for days BUT if I slow down for just one, All goes down hill and I just let it and pay for it later. Ask Christy--She WAY know's this!!

2. When I'm shopping I can go through a store for a good hour and then when I've picked out everything that I want or need and head to the check out I immediately start debating w/ myself "Well...Do I really need this?" or "I really can't afford this" and I'll put it back after I just spent an hour picking it out in the store. This really bugs me about myself!

3. I have a huge love for cleaning products! If it has a great smell, I have to buy it! It's kinda funny when you think about it, I contradict myself alittle on quirk #1! My house can be so messy but yet I'll buy all these great cleaning supplies! Right now my favorite love is the Clorex Toliet Magic Wand! Oh who ever invented this so I don't have to touch the toilet is a genius!!

Also anything orange or citrus smell, it's in my cleaning closet!

4. I also have a huge love for picture frames! Maybe even more then cleaning supplies! I just can't resist a beautitful frame! In all shapes or sixes. Right now theres this box in our "junk" room that's filled to the rim w/ pictures frames! But don't think I dont use them cause I change them around alot in each room of my house with diffrent pictures to match the frame!

5. It drives me nut's not to match! And it's drives me even more nuts when I go to church and girls in YW are going through their akward stage where they don't care what there wearing as long as it's a skirt...Oh just makes me cringe!!! When I say match I don't mean like everything has to be the same color but it has to flow or look well put together...hence Shoes need to go w/ the right color, dress, or skirt and outfit put together and everything else that brings a look to flow! Same thing goes for my house and decor...Every thing has to go by a theme w/ colors that flow. Along with Frames, candles, pillows or whatever else you use to deocor needs to match and look well put.

6. I always loose my keys or glasses every where! It really can make me upset! One minute I'll lay it down and forget and then I'll spend a good 10 to 20 minutes looking for them. I've gone through so many glass frames it's not even funny!

7. I know in previous post I said before about my love for reading but it really is more like OCD reading! My heart just smiles when I smell a bookstore and I'm usally there once a week! I can start a brand new 30-35 chpt. book and finish it "usally" in one sitting! And once I start talking about it--- I won't stop!

8. Alright Yes i'm going to admit this but I just love Princess Diana! I not a morning person but if it's an event on TV going on in London like royal weddings and such, I'll get up at 5 am just to see it! Every christmas there's always at least one brand new book on her that I have to have or video thats out I'll buy. I just think she was so beautiful and fascinating and her boys!!! Oh my--I wish someone would let me marry Prince Harry--Please???? I'll drop whatever I'm doing for anything about the Royal family on TV or book etc...

9. I collect quotes! Does that make me a nerd??? Hopefully it makes me sound poetic! But, yes it's true I have this beautiful little journal I bought that's very vintage looking and I keep all my Favorite quotes inside. Alot of them are shakespeare and others are poems while some are just out there and random about life, shoes, love, you name it it's there. I hope someday that my children can read it and see alittlepart of me that makes me happy. I always try to write alittle inscription about why I like each quote I put in there.

10. I love getting cards or wedding invitations! You know how alot of people don't look at the card or even get one they just get the gift but I ALWAYS look at the card and save them!

I also try to match the card style or color to the wrapping of the gift.

My dad and me were not very close growing up but he always sent me cards. I think maybe thats why I love them so much cause I would look forward to them but I love getting them, buying them ---I even have one of those little card organizers from Hallmark that I use on a regular bases and I love to send out Thank You cards--But they cant be just a plain card, I'm the girl that goes to Hallmark and trys to find the card thats matches you. So when it's my birthday or any holidays outside of Christmas, Send me a Card!!! I love to get them!!!

Home Alone---Who? Me?

Yes...It's true...I'm going to be all by myself for 3 whole weeks! Yikes! Well, for anyone who didnt know my Aunt Carolyn {Whom I live with} is a CNA and is currently sitting with this elderly lady. The family left today on a three week vacation {Wouldn't you kill to do that} So she will be living in with the families mother who has cancer for 3 whole weeks!

That leaves poor little me all by my self! But, I'm really ok with that...I'm a big girl and I have the promise of lot's of girlfriends to come stay with me should I get lonesome. Since my mom's passing I've sorta became a VERY homebody person. So me and my Aunt Carolyn are very close. She's pretty much mama number 2# and I going to miss her lot's not having her around but she's just 20 minutes away so I'll be fine. Actually I'm more worried about her then me! Poor thing can't really leave the house unless for grocery shopping and such so we've all promised to come for dinners a twice aweek while she's there.

On a good note, I got a purty new cell phone! Yippie Yippie !!! AS all my friends know that me and cell phones....Well we just dont have such a great bond....or track recored if you wanna call it that. My last cell phone was perfect and could do just about anything but thanks to my not so lovely ex, lost it at a park while playing basketball!

I think I still hold that againest him LOL

So if I can keep this one 6 months straight...It will be a match well made! Wink!

Re-Decorating My Room

My poor room has been through every color in the rainbow. Word to the wise--NEVER let me paint or pick out colors because in the end i'll just hated and wish for another color.

So my lovely daddy came a few months ago and finally repainted the very awful "mint green" I had picked out and this time I went for simply girlie--pink! Light pink that is and I let me dear dad pick out which shade -HEHE that was funny to watch-- So now that christmas is behind us I'm starting to redecorate my room so with pink on the walls my absolute favorite color to put with pink is black.

I'm absolutely in love with toile! Anything that toile I'll buy it! I found this beautiful toile bedding and now I need to purchase a new bookcase. Since I'm always reading I need something very sturdy yet shabby chic to decorate my room. So far I've found two from Target--you can never go wrong there--But I cant decide on the black or white?

Update on Me

Well, I thought I needed to keep everyone updated. I have NO clue who really reads my post but I like blogging. This is Fun!!

So on to an update on me.

I'm afraid it's rather boring. Nothing new going on in my life. Just work--Home-Then work some more, clean house ---that is TRY to clean house--Watch alittle American Idol, check my facebook....Yeah it's a full life LOL

But, as previous in my last post, I have been bitten by the Twilight saga!

All I can say is OOO MY! I finished the last book thats out and now I find my self going through major withdrawls and wishing that the year would just speed speed up to August when the next installment in the "Edward/Bella" love story continues. Seriously, I think I'm going a little OCD about this! I'm just so inthralled into the whole story of Edward and Bella and for any of you who are reading this and have read the series...I'm sorry.. I'm routing for Edward ALL THE WAY

I mean Jacob is a good choice too but I mean Edward is unlike any male character I've ever read and he's so old fashioned and gentalmen like yet has flaws too. I think I had a heartattck in the second book when he leaves---For what he thinks is good reason--and then in the third had another heart attack when the whole Bella/Jacob thing came into place!!

Anywho My dear best Friend Jenny is probably getting in engaged and I'm happy that she's happy. We've been a two-some practically joined at the hip for 6 yrs now and ooh the nights we've spent talking about the moment when we meet the right one. I wish her and Justin much much happieness and blessings to come! And of course, I'm the Maid of Honor--Go Me!!

As for me and my love life.....Well...If a man poped up in the form of Prince Harry, Mcdreamy type w/ alittle Edward style on the side...I would put a sign on that said "MARRY ME NOW"

BUT BUT that hasnt happend and I'll wait for my turn... Besides I'm just 22 and I'll be heading back for school in the fall so for me life needs to focus on that and what ever happens will happen.