In Good Spirits

I am so excited! This time next week, I will be in South Carolina!! Probably at Build-A-Bear with Kathryn (my neise). I talked with Jackson (my eldest brother) last night. It was his 29th birthday. I am so happy. Things are really going their way now. Starting slowly but getting there. Things are going great for me too. Life is hard, but that's ok. What isn't?!

I have great friends here. Theyr'e awesome. Seriously. Love em. My three girls from work and Kayti.

I am beside myself in excitement... Tonight, Ashlee, Mickie, and I are going to go see the Sex and The City movie. Haha, this is a VERY big deal. I was ordering all three of our tickets online this morning, and I had just gotten mine, then Mickie's and as I was ordering Ashlee's (and she's the one that put this together)and I clicked to order it- it said SOLD OUT. "CRAP!" So we're gonna have to sneak her in! Don't worry, she's still buying a ticket. But we have to make it where she is coming in with me and Mickie! NO EXCEPTIONS!

Me anf Jeff are going to Adam's (his littlest brother- 10) baseball game right after work. I'm excited. I'm pretty sure his brothers like me. I love them, forreal, just like they were really my own little brothers. It's funny how marriage brings on so many new perspectives.

I really feel like I'm maturing more and more, but I'm still ME. It's hard to explain I guess. I am just in SUCH high spirits since I talked with Jackson last night.

Last night Jeff and I went out with Ed, Kayti, and Russ to Joe's Crab Shack (for Kayti's birthday celebration). I LOVE all of them. We had SO SO SO much fun. I know, I sound so dumb, but seriously, I just cannot stress just how much friendship and family is to me. I mean, they're awesome. Friends and Family are my life, they are the world to me. For dessert, we had Bananas Foster and a slice of 6 Layer Chocolate Cake. It was indeeded everything you could imagine it was! They made Kayti get up in a lei and grass hula skirt and dance as we all sang to her. Ed was a good sport and got up danced too. Love those guys.

Well, back to work.

This weekend was pretty amazing. I wasn't planning on going up with Jeff and his family to Eden (up in Weber Canyon). But then Saturday morning, I decided to. I am so glad I did! I had so much fun. The drive was amazing. They rented a big white van, and the view was too beautfiul. It was Dad Tingey, Mom Tingey, Karen, Ben, Avery, Adam, Kevin, Heather, Brett, Jeff and Me. I loved it though, because I haven't had a big family vacation since my paretns got divorced way back when. So it was too perfect. The townhouse we stayed in was beautiful. Three stories, TVs, fireplaces, hottubs, a pool, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a beautiful kitchen, a game room with a fuzeball table, TV room with a 60" flat... ok ok you get the idea... it was more than amazing for a vacation home up in a canyon. Anywho, so we staked the claims on our rooms, had lunch, and were off on a hike up in the mountains/canyon. The path was pretty intense. We had to go in single file, but it was so worth it. We definitely enjoyed ourselves.

After the hike, we hit home. Jeff, Kev, Adam, and I hit the pool along with Karen, Ben, and Avery. It was so nice. Mom joined us a little later. Jeff purposely did a few belly flops... OUCH! There was a jacuzzi right by the pool, so we all hit that up after a long time in the pool. Walking back, I couldn't breathe, my vision scrambled, and then everything turned black, and then all noise was just relaly faint and backgroundish to me. I was staggering all over the place, and then collapsed. Jeff was such a sweetie and continued ont o prove he was my hero, he piggy backed me all the way up the hill back to our townhouse. Carried me upstairs and took care of me. I was in pain BADLY! After a while, all the weird symptoms settled, and he brought me downstairs and we watched Indianna Jones. The dinner, then some more Indianna, THEN HOTTUB! Whoo hoo. It was nice... really nice. Outside temp was perfect, but when I got out, the symptoms were back. Jeff was in his room changing, and I had 2 flights to go back up. It was bad, I collapsed as soon as I made it to my room. It was the worse feeling ever. So I guess I can't be in hottubs or jacuzzis for mroe than 5 minutes if EVEN that.

It's sad we were only there for one night. Sunday we played Whoonuit. So fun. I'm a sucker for games with families. I really enjoy being with a big family. It's so fun. I really miss that. Being with them made me really think about Jeff and I whenever we start our family. I want my family to enjoy being with eachother, playing games... all that Marry Poppins stuff! Ha. I am glad Jeff and I are getting married in the temple. The more I think about, the more I feel it is the right thing to do. For us, for our family, for the church. Who knew, huh?

Modern Hippie

Thanks to my friends Ashlee and Mickie, I now am pushing myself the extra mile I've always procrastinated reaching. Always have I wanted to be Earth friendly, eco friendly, more caring about the mind, body, and spirit, the surroundings around me, issues like poverty, diseases , etc... Yet I've never really done anything. My dream of traveling to Africa to volunteer has seemed shattered, but now I am reallzing in all these turn of events, that this might all be what has needed to happen for me to actually go and take this oppurtunity by the horns (please excuse the lame phrase).

I've signed up to go to Africa before, but put that off hold more than once. But now, it is my dream becoming a reality, apossible task. I'm soaring off into my religion, my beliefs, my instinct... What I truly want in my life. What I can look back on one day and be so greatful I fufilled it instead of only dreaming it. Small steps are all that's needed to continue on this process. I know in my heart this is what I'm here for. Making a difference. In anyway I possibly can.

http://www.one.org/

Sunny Saturday

It's been really sunny and warm today. Thank goodness! I went to Jeff's softball game last night, and it was FREEZING. It sure didn't feel like May.
Today is much better.

Jeff came over this morning about 10 or so. We went for breakfast and then he had to go to work :( So I ran errands and went shopping. Jeff will come over later tonight after work.

Mickey from work gave me a book to read. It's called The Celestine Prophecy byt James Redfield. She was describing it to me a few weeks back, and I just HAD to read it. So far, so good. Of course I'm only in the first chapter still.

Home is in 2 weeks! I can't believe it. The farthest Jeff has ever been south is Saint George- that's not eve out of the state! Ha! We are going to fly down Thurday June 5th after my work, and arrive in Charlotte about 10 pm. SO we won't get home until around 1 am. We are going to Bean's graduation, Six Flags with Bean and Jare, and then the beach for a few days also, to see Dad and Mama Kathy. I am SO excited. I haven't seen them since last July!

It's been hard making friends out here. I've been here since October 12. I have Jeff's roommates, and Kayti. But now I have Ashlee, Ashley, and Mickie. We all work in the same corner in Customer Service at work. We all went out this past Thursday for the first time. I think it is safe to say we all had an amazing time laughing with eachother. I love them! I think I am closest to Ashlee Bradford. She's awesome. I love that girl and she always makes me laugh.

I think it's time to go outside and read by the pool before the sun disappears and it gets cold.