so much stuff, so little time

Sorry that I have been slacking on my blog! 

Working two jobs [9 am - 9:30 pm] and trying to have a social life doesn't really allowing blogging.

But here I am! 

With some time to breathe and catch-up. 

I love Sundays. :)

So my trip to Atlanta ended well.

I spent time with my family, and my puppy.

And I went boating. Man I miss being out on the water!

Sadly, all the pictures were on my little brother's camera, and he is inaccessible  right now [more later].

[me and Luke Skywalker]

After ATL I came back to my life. My job. Er..jobs. My roommates (yay!). 

I taught preschool again this past week.

We learned about the weather. 

Check out how cute my classroom was:

The kids cut out (or ripped) the clouds and painted the sun. 

This next week I am moving up, though, and away from my adorable and crazy 3- and 4-year olds.

This is sad in some ways, but also a blessing.

I was getting really stressed with trying manage THIRTEEN 3- and 4-year-olds.

So starting Tuesday I will be in charge of the Elementary Kids.

The plus: Field trips Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

LOVE.

And guess what?!

My little brother entered the Missionary Training Center on Wednesday!!

He is going to serve a prostlying mission (aka going to teach people about Christ and our purpose here on Earth) in Carlsbad, California. 

He stays in the MTC for two weeks and then heads out.

So this is why I can't get his memory card! :)

[He's a good lookin' guy, huh? Sorry, ladies, he is off limits for two years!]

Also,

look what I did last night:

Glass etching!

It was my first time, so don't judge too harshly.

I loved it, though, so I just might have to do it again!

I hope you all have a great week! 

And let's be real, I probably won't post again till the weekend.

Have a great Memorial Day!

the end of D.C. and the start of Atlanta

We spent our last day in D.C. (Monday) being tourists. 

We started off in the Museum of American History...of which I sadly have no pictures. 

How did that happen?

Then half of us walked to the Lincoln Memorial. 

It's quite a little walk, and my dad was injured so my younger brothers stayed behind with him.

We passed some other cool things on the way too.

The Lincoln Memorial...

I was so very excited to see this.

I've been to D.C. two other times and never been here.

It's sad because for some reason, Lincoln has always been my favorite president.

It might have to do with this story my mom used to read to me...my favorite book as a kid:

So here I finally was, at his memorial

Then we moved onto the Korean War Memorial, and The Air and Space Museum.

We left the next day for Atlanta and went straight from the airport to a Brave's game!

And now after this crazy post with too many pictures (sorry, I can't help myself),

I will leave you with the cutest nephew in the entire world

Weekend in Georiga

ok friends. be ready for a post basically all about this little man:

technically, this was going to be a post about be going "home" last weekend

 [to Georgia, not Minnestota where I'm from]. 

Turns out my beautiful nephew, seth, happened to be there, so thats really all my weekend was!

Well, he's all the photo evidence I have at least. 

I LOVED seeing and having a great talk with my Momma,

watching the BYU basketball game with my Poppa [Go Cougs!],

and hanging out with my brother and sister-in-law.

But I really can't get enough of this guy. 

Here he is with Grandpa fouling him [my Dad was getting into BBall a little too much].

Seth and his dad:

Time for a swim!!

Nap-time with Grandma-Great!

Here he is in his adorable Sunday outfit! 

(and his new toy, which he decided to stick back too far and gag himself...]

Miss him!!

Of, course, I can't forget this guy that was also home.

He gave me the best welcome ever! 

He was so happy he was SQUEAKING! 

Haha. Love my puppy. :)

home.

so glad to be home.

i came in yesterday, sadly lost two hours of the day because of the time difference. 

that's the only sad thing that's happened so far. 

played with Lukie, my puppy. he was so excited to see me! 

he may be a dog, but that much excitement just to see me does make me feel good. 

pathetic? 

naw. i love my puppy. 

had a much needed talk with my mom.

it's nice sometimes to just unload on someone you know will never judge you. 

went to church this morning and listened to beautiful christmas music. 

spent the rest of the day just being with my family.

i even got to talk with my best friend, who has been away for two years!

 he's doing so great.

 i sure missed that guy!

haven't had to do any homework, or even worry about doing homework.

bliss.

what more can i ask for?

The Life of A Delta Employee's Daughter

Ok. I admit it. I am an airline brat. I can fly anywhere, anytime.

Its great.

But that’s not what I’m here to tell you.

I am here to tell you that in one weekend I went to St. George AND Atlanta, Georgia (that’s where I got the airline brat thing). Here is what I did:

Drove 3 hours

Hiked a mountain

No wait, hiked two mountains

Almost died on the second mountain

Drove 3 more hours

Slept for 2 Hours

Went to the Airport

Flew for 3 ½ hours

Partied it up in HOT-lanta

Polar-Bear swam in the pool

Got even less sleep

Flew 3 ½ more hours

Went straight to class

All in 3 days. I love my life.

Blessed

The Lord has blessed me so much in my life. I do not recognize this as much as I should. I have the most amazing family that cares immensely about me. I get to see them all within a week, it will be the first time we are all together for Christmas in quite a while. I can’t wait!

I go to the most amazing university in the entire world, and I have no idea how I got accepted. I get to take amazing classes that prepare me for the secular world of careers, and I also get to learn about Heavenly Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and their gospel—in my classes!

I have the most amazing roommates, and I am incredibly sad that Carrie will be leaving next semester. But I am looking forward to my new roommate, and more experiences with Jen, Ahlin, Leah, and Sarah. Love you girls!

My best friend is a wonderful example to me. Today he hit his year mark on his mission. He willing is giving two years of his life, putting back education and a career, to serve the Lord. I am so blessed to be such good friends with him. I’m so proud of him!

I have been kind of a brat about my family moving. Seems silly to even care since I don’t live with them anymore, but Minnesota meant so much to me and it was sad to see my family leave it forever. But this move is such a blessing to my family. My dad was able to keep a job in this rocky economy. My parents were able to get a beautiful house. I was able to have a wonderful job this summer that ended up blessing more people than just me. Heavenly Father knew what He was doing when He wanted my family to move.

I am so blessed. :)