Happy Birthday, Elder Pike!

Today is Cody's 20th birthday! AHH! I can't believe it! I can't believe that it's his birthday already. Honestly it seemed just like yesterday that he left for Uruguay (it hasn't always felt that way, believe me.)
Today has kinda been a rough one on me. I wish that I could have been able to call him this morning on his cell phone to wish him happy birthday. I wish that I could have had the chance to give him his present in person. I wish that I could have been able to say, "I have a date planned (even though it wouldn't necessarily have to be on the same day as his birthday) so let's go!" I wish that I could have been able to give him a huge birthday hug and kiss. All in due time though, one more birthday of him being gone and then I can do all of that.
I love you, Cody! I hope you and your companion had a great day and I hope that he did something nice for you :D I miss you, but I wouldn't change you being where you are and doing what you're doing for anything in the world right now. Come home to me soon, sweets.




Happy 20th!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Today is my Dad's 50th birthday! I love my Dad very much! He always takes such good care of us and he's always willing to help us out with no complaints. He doesn't ask for much, and when we ask what he wants for his birthday or for Christmas, he always says he doesn't want anything because he has what he needs already. He always knows how to make me laugh and smile when I'm not being myself. He's always willing to play board games and video games with us when we ask.

This is just a classic Dad picture/face. BAHAHAHAHA!

I love my Dad very very much! I am so grateful that he is in my life and that I am able to call him my Daddy :D Thanks for everything, Dad! I love you so much!

Quick Weekend Update

So, just in case you haven't noticed, my blog is no longer private. I'm not worried anymore with what I was a few months ago.
I kind of had a bad day today. Church wasn't all that great. I've been feeling really left out of the ward lately, especially in Relief Society. Even though the girls all know that my records are in that ward and that I just don't live in the apartments, they still look over me and don't bother talking to me, even when I make an effort to say hi to them.
I realize that this is something that I probably shouldn't be super worried about, but I am. I just want to be able to feel like a part of the ward and know that I'm not being ignored. Oh well. I'll get over it.
Something exciting did happen today though. I opened my email to email Cody and there was an email from someone that I didn't recognize. I open it up and it's from Cody's companion's girlfriend! haha how funny huh? She wants to talk and get to know me, since the boys have been telling both of us that we are all going to meet and hang out once Cody gets home. She seems like a super cute girl! I am excited to get to know her and become friends with her.
Well, yesterday was mine and Lindsey's birthday BBQ! It was so much fun! Deb, Claude, Lindsey and her friend Jenny came, along with Erika, Holly, Julie and Shawn and Kenz and Chris. It was so much fun! I was super nervous to have my parents and Cody's parents meet but it actually went really really good! They were all laughing and talking and both of my parent's said to me that his parents are really nice! YAY! I felt like peeing my pants the whole time hoping that they were getting along. Whew! Anyways, I'll get the few pictures up when I load them on my computer hehe!
Well, nothing else really going on. Just work, which I still love!
Sorry this is kind of a blah post but I'll have more exciting ones coming up this week I promise!
Loves to you all! :D

Birthday Fun and More Holly Pictures

Yesterday was my birthday! I can't believe that I am 20 years old. Wow! Crazy! What did I do? Well, I went to work first of all. I worked until 3 and then I came home and watched Les Miserables with my beautiful Madre! Then I met Holly and Julie at Olive Garden for dinner. It was so much fun! Holly was boy hunting the boys on the table across from us and she actually gave them her number! haha! Oh how funny! Here are pics of dinner...

Me and Hollster

Me and Julie

Then afterwards, we went and did one of her amazing spontaneous photo shoots. Then we went back to her house and just hung out for the rest of the night. I hadn't hung out with them for a long time and so it was good to be able to talk with them and laugh and have fun. Here are the beautiful photo shoot pictures:

Well it's only some of them. But it's a lot and I love them all! I'm not trying to be vain and say that I am amazing haha I've raving over Holly's photo skills and tell everyone about them because she loves to take peoples pictures! Let me know if you want some done by her! Love ya'll!

SORRY!

Hey everybody! I'm so sorry that I haven't been on for sooo long! I've been busy with school and work... it's been crazy! But I finally have a minute to sit down and let you all in on the scoop.

In May, my family went down to Moab for a trip before I started school. It was soo much fun! I had never been down there until then, and now I want to keep going back! We went to the secret spire, Dellen Baugh Tunnel, Dead Horse Point, we hiked up to Delicate Arch, and we went rock crawling. It was one of the funnest weekends I've ever had...

My 19th birthday was on June 18th. I had a BBQ with my family, Kenzie, Chris, Erika, Zac and my boyfriend, Austin. The pictures will explain all... hehe!

That's the jist of all that's happened. We are going to Lagoon tomorrow... so more pictures and everything to come! Oh one more thing... I chopped my hair! You'll see pictures tomorrow!