18 August 2011

UPDATE- 101 Thing To Do In 1001 Days!

Back in February I start this thing that my friend Lizzie showed me. Try to accomplish 101 goals(big or small) in 1001 days. I haven't been too committed in doing it but I still have done quite a few! Here's the list of the things I've done thus far...

3- Continue to read the scriptures everyday... I made this goal a long time ago and have stuck to it! The day just isn't the same without reading the good word. :)

4- Magnify calling... I've tried really hard to do the best that I can to magnify my calling as a FHE small group leader. But most importantly I have to help fellowship and invite less actives. Bishop has told me that I have the highest attendance at my FHE's!! We are the Red group.

5- Buy a mini black triple combination and get my name embossed on it... I actually did this while I was in Rexburg going to school. I love them because they much more light weight then my standard size quad. I just need to get a mini bible to go with my triple combo because he gets kind of lonely sometimes. ;)

7- Make a list of the temples I've been to... Here they are- Portland, Oregon. Seattle, Washington. Salt Lake City, Utah. Provo, Utah. Oquirrh Mountain, Utah. Mount Timpanogos, Utah. River Jordan, Utah. Rexburg, Idaho. Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Kona, Hawaii. Idaho Falls, Idaho. Boise, Idaho. And Las Vegas, Nevada. I love the temple!

8- Memorize all Articles of Faith... This was actually an assignment in my religion class that I took winter semester. Sometimes I was annoyed by it but I'm so glad that I did it!

14- Go to the Kimball building and figure out my spring semester financial aid... I did this but I don't plan on going back to BYU-I so it doesn't really apply. :)

18- Start studying in the library... I actually did this when I was at school for winter semester and it REALLY helped. I got stuff done much faster and it was also fun to people watch. ;)

20- Volunteer to say opening prayer in class at least two times each semester... I did more then two times when I was on campus winter semester! Hooray for stretching myself!

29- Work on getting eight hours of sleep for two weeks straight... I've actually been doing really good at this! It's a miracle because I usually never go to bed early.

35- Save money for car... I've actually been saving money for a car since I got home from school. :) I'm planning on getting one soon!

36- Pre-plan for fun FHE's... Since I'm an FHE group leader I have to plan for them and since I've had this calling I feel like I've been planning fun ones!

42- Make a quote wall... I did this when I was at school and it was HILARIOUS... Here's a pic.
44- Make a scripture box for my mini's... I made one while I was at school and it's super cute. I LOVE it!

55- Colors festival in Utah- March 26... I went to this. I actually have a post about it. It was super fun and I would love to do it again. Here's another pic.
68- Try a new cookie... I recently made some pumpkin chocolate chip! They are DELICIOUS! All you need is: one box of yellow cake mix, one box of spice cake mix, one can of pumpkin puree, and one bag of chocolate chips. Yep, that's it! DON'T ADD ANYTHING ELSE!

72- No frozen food for a month... I haven't eaten frozen for way longer then a month! I usually don't eat frozen food ever but every now and then. I don't even like it so I don't know why I eat it occasionally. Lol.

75- Buy gum... I bought some. My favorite gum is Trident, minty sweet twist!

77- Support church activities... I've been pretty good about this. Sometimes it's hard to get myself to go to some activities but I force myself to go no matter what... Except dances. ;)

78- Be more willing to pray publicly... I have a new policy: If I'm asked I have to accept.

80- Look up potential hair ideas- cut & color... I did this in April and got my hair done my Luci. It was a bit of a shock because I cut a lot off and added blonde... Here's a pic of my getting it colored...


81- Make a resume... It's being finished this week! Yay. Lol. Actually, Becca is doing it for me but it's getting done none the less.

82- Transfer stuff from my old laptop to my new one... Did this in Idaho also. I had a ton of pics to be transferred.

84- Take pics when I do fun things... I think everyone knows I have been doing this one pretty well. Haha. I think my friends are sick of getting their picture taken. Haha. Oh well. :) Here we are on top of the Stratosphere. Kind of blurry but it was awesome!

86- Clean bedroom window with bleach... This sounds gross but my bedroom window at school got moldy because it was so warm inside and so FREEZING outside that it would gross. Here's a funny pic of my blow drying my window because it got frozen open! Notice: you can see the bleach I used to clean the window...

87- Paint toe nails... I'm always painting my toes. They have to be cute! :)

WOW! I did so many more then I thought I did! Woohoo. Go me. Lol. Well, now that I've completed at least 24 of my goals I need to get working on all the other 77. Thank goodness I have some time. :)

15 August 2011

Viva Las Vegas!

So, the day after I came home from BYU-I Bri moved to Vegas. If you know me you know I love to travel!... Most importantly traveling to places where I can sleep for free. Since she moved there I promised that I would go visit her. I kept my promise and I "drug" Andrew along with me. Both od us wanting to get hours in at work we both worked the day we left which was a Tuesday. Andrew and I opened Jamba and then I got off around 4 and then I had to pack, shower, and get everything ready for me to be at Andrew's house by 7 to leave for PDX! Boy, was I stressed out. None the less, I made it there with a few minutes to spare. :) I work well under stress... Maybe that's why I procrastinate still. ;) Lol. Anyway, our flight got in at 11pm and we grabbed our luggage and there she was! BRI!!! It was so good to see her. It had been THREE months since I saw her last. Event though we were exhausted we stayed up until 2am chatting!
Bri is working for an attorney doing office work so she worked around 9am to 3pm Monday through Friday while Andrew and I got to sleep in and hang out by the pool. This was a true vacation. Often times when I go on vacation we end up getting NO sleep and we come home more tired then when we left. It was so nice to actually have a real vaca! We saw so many things in Sin City. This was probably one of the least expensive trips I've done because everything down there relies on people spending money on gambling or alcohol. Both of which I do not partake of! Pretty much everything was free or inexpensive. That's my kind of trip! Haha.
It's funny that they call Vegas "Sin City" because the LDS population there is HUGE! Obviously you won't find many on the strip feeding an addiction to gambling, although it does happen, but Vegas is a huge city! Half way through the trip Bri and I kept joking about me moving down there... Well, that joking may be turning into reality. I would LOVE to move down there. I'm not sure when I would do it(soon I hope) but I have nothing to lose in doing so. What other time in my life will I have opportunities like this?! Probably never. Hopefully within the next few months I can get a car and make the move. I've been researching schools, looking for and apartment/condo, and a job! I hope this works out. I'm ready for a new adventure.

Here are a few pics from our adventure...
Me, wake boarding at Lake Mead!
It was in the 100's the whole time we were there! HOT!
 Andrew won!!!
Las Vegas, Nevada Temple!