Welcome to the good life...

Wow ok so I have not updated my blog in quite a long time... and A LOT has changed, so here we go =) Well I am currently a freshman at BYUI, I absolutely love it here! Today we had our last Extravadance show it was awesome! It has been a pretty winter and now hopefully the snow will melt soon... all my classes are going well, except things would be a lil easier if I was good at math haha. I have the most wonderful boyfriend in the world, and I'm so lucky to have him in my life, he's truly amazing =) The one thing thats hard is not being able to be around my family and old friends I miss them dearly, things just aren't the same without them, but hey we all have to take that step that helps us grow right? So besides missing my loved ones I truly am having the time of my life, I've made wonderful friends who have been there for me whenever I need them, and I have been able to finally been able to spend time with Ian regularly, I'm so glad we are out of the long distance thing right now... its gonna suck when we are apart again but it will be worth it =) alright it is now my bed time and im exhausted so I am going to turn on I love Lucy and go to sleep. Sorry it's been so long my friends love and miss you all!!! xoxo gn

SUMMER FUN

SO THIS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN PRETTY AWESOME! SO IT STARTED OUT AFTER DANCE, WITH A SUPER FUN ADVENTURE WITH MY BEST FRIEND MELISSA, WHEN WE FOUND OUR SECRET SPOT... IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO PEACEFUL. THERE WERE FLOWERS EVERYWHERE AND A CUTE LITLE LOG, ACTUALLY IT WASN'T LITTLE BUT ANYWAY WE

HAD SO MUCH FUN :) THEN FOR FOR THE 4TH OF JULY I WENT WITH MELISSA AND HER FAMILY TO OCEAN SHORES AND SHE PRETTY MUCH SLEPT ON MY LAP AND MADE MY LEG FALL ASLEEP FOR THE WHOLE CAR RIDE ;) JK. IT WAS SO NICE TO HANG OUT ON THE BEACH AND RELAX. P.S. THE FIREWORKS WERE INSANE!!! THEN ME AND MY FRIENDS FROM MY BRANCH WENT TO EATONVILLE FALLS EARLY IN THE MORNING FOR P-DAY BECAUSE ONE OF OUR FAVORITE MISSIONARIES (ELDER HUNT) WAS GOING HOME THE NEXT DAY, HE'S SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON! AND THEN ME AND MY FRIENDS TOOK HIM AND THE OTHER MISSIONARIES TO A PARK AND SURPRISED HIM WITH SLIP N SLIDES WITH PUDDING INSTEAD OF WATER HA AND DECIDED IT WOULD BE FUN TO ATTACK HIM WITH PAINT (PAINT BOTTLES, AND WATER BALLOONS FILLED WITH PAINT, YA KNOW THE WORKS) IT WAS CARZY!!! BUT TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH WE REALLY LOOKED RETARDED... HERE WE ARE FREEZING OUTSIDE IN THE MORNING SOAKED IN PUDDING AND PAINT AND THEN WE ASKED THIS NICE LADY IF WE COULD USE HER HOSE TO CLEAN OFF HA. WOW. ANYWAY AFTER ALL THE CRAZINESS, WE ALL WENT TO THE TACOMA, WA MISSIONARY TRANSFER MEETING, IT WAS SO INSPIRING TO SEE ALL THESE YOUNG MEN AND HEAR THEIR TESTIMONIES, IT WAS SO AMAZING. TRUE HAPPINESS.

SUN? OR RAIN?

So... summer is here. The wild flowers are blooming once again, the sun is shining, kids are playing, there's ice cream and popsicles, cute little bugs come out to play, the birds are out flying, people say "what more could you ask for?" WELL... hmmm... "lets see?" Besides the sun that shines in my face so i can't see and gives me a headache and makes me sleepy, or the kids that decide to run out in the middle of the road after the ice cream truck, or all of the lovely insects that try to attack me, along with their lovely friends the "devil birds" as I like to call them that love to wake me up nice and early... yeah;) ummm... I WANT A RAIN STORM. Sun sun go away come back another day. But... I have to remind myself "Happiness is a CHOICE" so I'm going to choose to be happy :) haha so I'm done complaining the fact is... that I truly love my life. There are so many new things that I seem to learn in life every day. And realize just how much I have to be grateful for: My family, who I am starting to understand more and more every day and see just how much they love me. I feel so lucky to have been blessed with them as my family, they truly are amazing people. I'm also so lucky for my wonderful friends that are ALWAYS there for me, and encourage me to be the best I can be. I have learned so much from them and they are amazing role models. I love my happy little puppy that makes me smile every morning, and my cozy bed i get to wake up in, and for my scriptures that bring so much joy and happiness, and for my heavenly father who is there for me... in my head all day :) always wanting me to be my best. I love you all and hope you're enjoying your wonderful summer. xoxo

PORTLAND!!!

So this saturday we went to portland and it was so amazing first we looked around downtown, and then had a really wonderful experience. Nikky, Carlin and I had such a great time. here are some pics from or trip. xoxo

IN THE CAFE HA




HA US BEING RETARDED

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A HAPPY DAY!

DAY OF CONFIRMATION

BEAUTIFUL DAY

YEAH!

Nikky I am SO proud of you!!! I cant believe you actually did it :) You are an amazing best friend and I am so thankful to have you in my life... im so happy for you. xoxo BFFE