Late Night Thoughts

Well conveniently I can’t sleep. Thankfully this provides plenty of time to blog which is something I have not been very good at ever. Let’s just say that life has been interesting lately but I must say I am doing ok. As most of you know there have been a lot of difficult changes in my life lately but I feel like things are finally turning towards the good.

First off, I have a plan. I have officially gotten into Utah State in Logan and I am heading there in the fall. I couldn’t be more excited for a fresh start but I am so sad that I will have to leave all the people that I love in Provo. Provo has had its ups and downs but it really has a special place in my heart. I wish I could stay here but under the current circumstances I feel like I need to get out for my sanity in the future.

Secondly, I have never realized how much I love my family until now. Like all families we are dysfunctional, but I love it. I feel like I have so much support from my loved ones and I have never felt a stronger bond with them. I don’t think I have talked to my Dad this much or this often ever and I love that. My older sister Felisa is a huge rock star and wants me to come visit her every other weekend. I must say that having a family that I trust and that I can turn to has made a huge difference in my life.

Thirdly, I am reading a great book! I only read a few pages a night because I have a bad habit of staying up way to late and then being to tired to read but I must say it has made a difference. Having an uplifting book to read at the end of the night gets me completely ready for bed. I look forward to it every night even if I only get two pages in. I used to read when I was a kid late at night so that I could stay up later then my bedtime and I need to thank my Dad for that. Reading really is a great productive way to spend your time and I am grateful I have that tool in my life.

Finally, (I think) I have regained my testimony of the church. Like everyone I go through up and down stages. I took a much needed trip to temple square with my friend Chelsea and we ran into our friend who is serving a mission at temple square. It was such a blessing to see her and it totally reaffirmed my testimony of the church. I don’t think I have been as happy as I was this weekend in a long time. Christ really is the way to true happiness. The fact that you can cry just by talking or thinking about Christ alone proves that the gospel is without a doubt Christ’s church here on the earth. I can’t imagine not having my love for the Savior in my life. I am so grateful for my Dad who listened to the missionaries and stayed strong so that he could raise us in the church. I am so grateful for the temple and for the opportunities I have to go there and serve and I am grateful for eternal families. I can’t wait to be with my family forever because they really are amazing.

I am sorry for such a long post but I felt like I needed to write and express myself about the past few months. Life has had so many ups and downs the past twenty years but we got to keep going. The reason we go down is so we can go up again. I know that there are going to be better days ahead and I can’t wait. If I keep my focus on the Savior I don’t see any reason why I can’t be completely happy.

Scoot4Life

My good friend Shaylin has been wanting a razor scooter for forever. I asked her to go to Walmart with me since I had to return something and low and behold we ended up in the scooter section. After much riding and convincing we both rode out of the store with scooter in hand. Everyone could see how much of a trend we were setting and now two of our friends from work have bought scooters. We are trying to make them the new cool thing! I must say I have biffed it once pretty hard but all in al it has been awesome. All I have to say is Scoot4Life!

Wedding Time

My very first wedding! I just wanted to let you know that I shot my very first wedding this past week. It was so exciting! I was very nervous but I think the pictures came out pretty good. To check out the pictures visit my photo blog at lolamemories.blogspot.com I hope you enjoy them!

A Women’s Closet

I don’t know what it is but every time I look in my closet it always feels like I have nothing to wear. Sounds pretty typical right? Usually I just have a few favorite shirts that I rotate through. Since I wear a work shirt everyday I usually hardly ever get dressed up and don’t tend to run into this problem. Today I got off of work early and headed off to see a friend that just returned home from a mission. I wasn’t trying to impress him by any means but I didn’t want to look like a scrub either. As I was searching through my closet I couldn’t find anything worthy of being worn. Sadly I picked the shirt that was next on my list for my rotation. Now, I never buy clothes but I just recently went to visit my sister and her closest literally is my favorite store. I went to her house with one suitcase and left with three. What I have come to realize through all of this is that it doesn’t matter how many shirts, dresses, etc a girl has, we are always going to feel like we don’t have anything to wear. What I have found to be the saddest too, is that our closets are usually full to the brim. Here is a picture of my friend’s closet. I saw this picture of her closet and that is what started this whole tangent. Girls please just tell me you understand. Just remember boys, if we feel comfortable in what we are wearing then we are going to be a lot more fun and confident so don’t ever rush a women to pick a shirt. It’s a big deal.

Procrastination

I have never understood why procrastination is the most wonderful thing in the world. The idea of doing something later just makes the now that much better. For example I have a paper due tomorrow and white glove tomorrow morning. I haven’t started my paper, and I haven’t started cleaning, yet here I am writing a blog and procrastinating and thinking about maybe taking a nap. The funny thing is that we all do it. We know that there are always those things that we put off to the last minute because we either don’t want to do them or we do better when we cram it all in at the last minute. We all have times in our lives where we don’t want to do things but I have found that I am so much happier when I get them over with. To bad my thoughts have not become actions. Procrastination proceed. Until next time, we shall see what I am avoiding then.

A Fresh Start

Well let me just say that a lot has changed over the past few months. I am just going to throw it all out there. First off, Pablo and I have decided to get a divorce. I know it’s weird to announce to the world on our blog, but this will no longer be our blog, it will be my blog. I have wanted to make a blog for the past few months in order to document events, pictures, etc. I have really enjoyed doing it with my photo blog and so I am now hoping to do it on a more personal level. Although life is hard at the moment I feel that in a few months I will be able to tackle the world and anything in its path. I hope that you continue to keep up with me and my doings and I thank everyone for all of their love and support the past few months. We are going to make it through.

Ok, you have to read this!

So a couple of weeks ago my friend Jordan introduced me to this blog called Seriously So Blessed. I must say this is the best blog ever. No one knows who it is, and basically it’s someone just making fun of typical Mormon Clichés. You have to check it out! If you don’t die laughing I will be shocked. Pablo and I check it on a regular basis to look at all of the creative stuff that she comes up with. Enjoy. The link is seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com