The Last Twenty Years

20 Years Ago...

1. I was six years old.

2. I was probably in Miss Hippwell's first grade class, scared to death.

3. I memorized the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence.

10 Years Ago...

1. I was 16 years old.

2. I'm sure I had a crush on Zach Greenhalgh.

3. I spent a lot of weekend nights at the Lighthouse.

5 Years Ago...

1. I was 21 years old.

2. I went to Las Vegas for the first time legally.

3. I met Clay Walker - my favorite country singer.

3 Years Ago..

1. I was 23 years old.

2. I lived with Marin at Royal Farms.

3. I bought my sweet Mazda 3.

1 Year Ago...

1. I was 25 years old.

2. My travels took me to Roswell, New Mexico and several countries on the Mediterranean.

3. I was realizing the words of a priesthood blessing having an impact on my life.

So Far This Year I...

1. Have learned to trust the Lord more in my life.

2. Have felt more blessed with everything the Lord has given me.

3. Have realized I can open myself up to someone if I choose to.

Yesterday I...

1. Got my hair done.

2. Watched "The Painted Veil".

3. Got to hear about my roommates' great dates!

Today I...

1. Went to church.

2. Ate a homecooked meal. :)

3. Will watch a cheesy Mormon movie.

Tomorrow I...

1. Will start my day with an early call.

2. Will hopefully get some work out of that call

3. Will do my best to have a positive attitude!

I tag Marin, Meg, and Liz!

Eye Candy Friday

I am posting this to help a good friend understand what country music means to me. Said friend is, for lack of a nicer term, not a fan of country music. I thought that my latest country crush, Chuck Wicks, could maybe sway her to the "dark side". I think he could persuade any woman to listen. Or at least stare for a while. See below for his looks and click on the YouTube link if you want to hear him (hopefully it works).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtOy8R01fTA

Happy Friday! 

Sacrilege or Something

As many of you know, my boss has been called to serve as a mission president in Brazil. I've spent a lot of time assisting him in preparing to leave and getting him out of the country. He spent the majority of this week at the MTC in a seminar with the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve. Today he told me how incredible it was to sit with these men, learn from them, and receive blessings. I know the missionaries and the members will be blessed by his humble leadership and his wife's incredibly loving spirit.

Anyway, to the point of the post. Right as my boss got home last night, his tutor called to let him know he'd left a package for him back at the MTC. So my boss called and asked me to go down and get it for him this morning. Now, I haven't been to the MTC since an ex-boyfriend went on a mission, so it was very strange pulling up and seeing all the "cute little guys" (as I normally refer to missionaries). I was walking out of the building and this very attractive (read: hot) guy held the door open for me. Now, my first thought was, "Wow, this is a hot guy...with no missionary tag on...", which, in an of itself, was exciting. My second thought, "Can I have these kinds of thoughts at the MTC?!?!?!" I don't know. What I do know, is I pulled away with a smile on my face (because there was a little bit of an acknowledgement between us) and feeling entirely sacrilegious for my thoughts.

So...apparently I have a blog.

Everyone's blogging lately...EVERYONE! And, since I'm such a curious soul, I decided to visit blogger.com. You know, research setting up my own. Lo and behold, I'd already set one up! Who knew? So, here goes nothing (really, I'm not that exciting).

Mel, hope you don't mind, but I'm stealing the "ABCs of Me" from you. Not that those of you who read this won't already know most of this about me, but, I figure it's a nice kick-off.

A: Attached or Single - Single

B: Best Friend - Mel

C: Cake or Pie - Cake (chocolate, specifically)

D: Day - Tuesday

E: Essential Item - This is difficult...maybe my cell phone?

F: Favorite Color - Red

G: Gummi Bears or Worms - Bears

H: Hometown - Murray, Utah

I: Indulgences - Diet Coke (indulgence or addiction? I can't decide)

J: January or July - January

K: Kids - Not yet!

L: Life is Incomplete Without - Family and books

M: Marriage Date - See "A"; hopefully by 2011 though.

N: Number of Siblings - 2 brothers, 1 sister; all older!

O: Oranges or Apples - Oranges

P: Phobias or Fears - This is a strange one, but not being loved or showing enough love

Q: Quote - "Yeah...about that..."

R: Reason to Smile - There aren't many reasons not to

S: Season - Spring or Fall

T: Tag Three - Anyone who wants to do this

U: Unknown Fact About Me - I really want to have the opportunity to do one of those volunteer/humanitarian trips

V: Vegitarian or Carnivore - Carnivore

W: Worst Habit - Biting my nails and fidgeting

X: X-Rays or Ultrasounds - No clue. I've never had an ultrasound and the only x-rays I can recall having are on my teeth

Y: Your Favorite Food - Chocolate

Z: Zodiac Sign - Aries

If my life gets interesting, you'll be sure to hear about it! Thanks for visiting!