11 Pounds

I didn't believe it for myself at first.As most of you know, I have been trying to lose some weight... a lot of weight! My goal is to be in a size 7 or 8 by February of 2012, which is when Cody comes home. So far, I have lost about 10 or 11 pounds since the middle of August! Honestly, I am so proud of myself. I never would have believed that I did it if it wasn't my own body.
I couldn't ever tell that I was actually losing weight at first though. People that see me everyday at work have been commenting on how loose my scrubs are, and even my family has been noticing. That makes me so excited! I can never tell just by looking at myself in the mirror every day. But I can tell when I look at these two pictures.

The first one was taken in the first of April of this year. The second one was taken the first of October of this year. Look at my belly. That's where you can really tell. (Just so you know... I stayed at a pretty normal weight since I graduated high school. I've been at 198 since I graduated... so all of my pre-weight loss pictures look like the first pic.) I am amazed at my progress! I have just been adjusting some things that are a part of my lifestyle, and look at what a difference it has made. I laugh when I hear of these girls who go on twenty different diets and are on a new on every week and aren't losing any weight, and then there I am... changing habits in my daily life and I'm 11 pounds lighter.

I'm lovin' life!

State Fair Pics - All 2 of them

Ok so here are the 2 most random... well the pig one at least... Utah State Fair pics I think anyone will ever see...maybe. :P I took the pig one because it was so funny that the one pig's butt was in the food tray and that his hooves or whatever they are are pretty much going up the other pig's butt. HAHA! And they were sound asleep! Mom couldn't stop laughing... hilarious!


You're probably thinking, "Wait! This isn't a state fair picture!? It's a Lagoon picture!" Yes... the chainsaw guy is from Lagoon, but they were advertising Frightmares at the state fair and so they had two chainsaw guys. This one is sitting where Dad was sitting. He wanted Dad to stand up, and so we all thought that he was gonna do something to Dad, but then he nudges his way inbetween Mom and I and started hitting on Mom! SOO funny! It made me think of the time we went to Universal Studios a few years ago and Beetlejuice was hitting on Mom, but Mom was grossed out then and she wasn't this time, just because she hates Beetlejuice and thought that these guys were hilarious! Anyways, I wanted a picture and so Dad took the pic for us. Look at the random kid in the background BAHAHAHAHA! FUNNY!

P.S. Don't mind the flubbery stomach of mine :P I lost 5 pounds this last month and this month I'm gonna lose 5 more!

State Fair and Cody

My family went to the state fair on Saturday! It was fun! But I haven't uploaded photos yet so I will do that tomorrow for sure! We walked around and looked at all the booths and we walked through all the animal barns (made me wish I lived on a ranch) and then we went to the rodeo. That reminded me what a sucker I am for cowboys! Love cowboys! :D MMMM but I also love rappers too... hm.... that'd be why I'm a cowgirl-gangster. Anyways...

I got some pictures of Cody and one of his baptism's. I believe it's the baptism of the Mom of the lady who sent them to me from his area.

Awww I love my missionary! Anyways, watch for the 2 state fair pics I got tomorrow! ;P

Lindsey and Curses

Lindsey, Parker, Holly and I went to Fox Field to watch the Stadium of Fire fireworks, and Holly brought the game Curses! It is my all time favorite game... if you haven't played it you really need to because it is hilarious! Anyways, Lindsey's curses this particular round were to start every word with the letter R like Scooby Doo, sneeze everytime she talked and whenever someone tried to touch her she had to cover her curse cards and say, "You're trying to steal my lucky charms!" Oh my gooness. Anyways this is the video of her with all of her curses and doing her challenge, which was to explain how to make a peanut butter samwich. Enjoy!

Parker's Graduation

Parker graduated today! I am so excited and so proud of him! One milestone down, and many more to go. Here are some pictures of the fun night:

Parker and his diploma after he walked.

Parker, Chelsey and Jaelynn. Parker was ducking so he looks almost he same height as them, even though he's about 10 times taller!

Lindsey and Nash

Me and Parker :D

Me, Lindsey and Nash. Don't mind my face... I'm not good at multitasking!

Me and "Favorite"...

...aka my best bud Sean Ian King...

...or Sean "The" King haha!

Then after the graduation, Me, Parker, Mom, Dad, Lindsey, Deb and Claude all went to dinner :D We went to Pizza Pie Cafe! So yummy! It was a blast... especially with "Parkey" and the "Spicy Sunshine" hahahaha! Oh my! I love my family.

I'm so proud of Parker! And I'm also very proud of all of my friends that graduated today! I hope the best for them in all of their endeavors! Love you guys!

Don't Know What to Call This Post... haha!

Well. Parker graduated from Seminary today! It was soo cool to see the spiritual accomplishments that he has made. It was so fun to see all my football buddies, like Shaun Johansen and Sean King... aka Mr. King hehe!... and many others graduate!

I also got to see my favorite seminary teacher ever... Brother Goss. I had Brother Goss my last semester of my senior year, and what a great experience it was! I really looked up to him and his advice, especially when I had my not-very-good-we-don't-talk-about-him boyfriend haha. He didn't know what was going on, but he knew I was having a hard time with something with him and he always made sure to let me know that he was there for me if I ever needed to talk.
I also think that during that semester, I started to gain my testimony for Christ. I always thought that I had had one, but I didn't. Brother Goss simply "planted the seed" (sorry that probably sounds cheesy) and it has grown now that I have the greatest influences and faith and help in my life. I thoroughly enjoyed Brother Goss' class, and hearing him speak again tonight at Parker's graduation filled me with the spirit and made me miss seminary.

I also got to see my favorite... Michelle Gren! haha! I love her! I really got to know her during YW camp my last year when I got to work with her while she was in the stake and while I was a YCL. She's grown to be a great friend of mine and I look up to her so much! I hadn't seen her for a while so it was good to get to talk to her for a few minutes. :D

Anyways... I have to work tomorrow so I'll have a 4 day week this week! But that's alright! hehe! I gotta get to bed, acutally I have to email Cody first and then start a letter to him and then I'll read scriptures and go to bed! Loves!

O Happy Day(s)!

I had a great day yesterday!

First off, I got to spend some time with my Dad while he went with me to go get my car inspected (because I just feel better having a guy there. Not that our mechanic isn't super nice and awesome... ) Then he bought me and Mom some lunch and we went back home and ate it. Then I took him back up to work.

Then... my Mom and I ended up at Walmart. I love spending time with my Mom! And she's so patient when she's with me, because I want to look at movies and cd's and shoes and scrubs and books and jewelry every single time I'm there. She ended up finding some stuff to splurge with, which she never does so it was good for her.

After that, Parker and I had a brother/sister "date"! We went to dinner at Pizza Pie Cafe. Then we went and got some YoZone dessert :D MMMM! Then we went and saw "Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief" in the dollar theaters. How was the movie? Eh. See, Parker and I have read all the books and we've been wanting to see it. Well... it's a great movie if you haven't read the books. And it's just ok if you have. They've twisted the whole plot from the book in the movie, so things happen differently in the movie then they do in the book, and they left out some key people in the book as well. But boy let me tell you, the kid... Logan Lerman... he plays Percy, was quite a looker! hehe! Anyways, I got to hang out with everyone in my family, so it was a pretty great day!

Anyways, today was quite relaxing. I'm not used to not working Saturday's. I didn't know what to do with myself haha! I did finish my book, "Burned". It's the 7th book in the House of Night series by P.C. and Kristen Cast. Let's just say I can't wait for the 8th book to come out. Didn't really do anything else. I need to get used to not working on Saturday's.

I've been so much happier since I've been away from Sam's Club! The only thing that would make everything perfect was if Cody was close to coming home... almost haha! But I'm glad he's out doing the work that he is doing so I can't complain! Like I said, the Lord needs him more then I do for the next 2 years. (Sorry, you probably get sick of hearing about it haha!)

stRess!

Well... it's true. I'm super stressed. About tons of stuff.

1) I feel like I'm getting kicked out of my bathroom all the time. Don't get me wrong I love my brother but all of his stuff explodes all over, it's everywhere. The only things that belong to me in the bathroom is my shampoo and razor in the shower and my toothbrush and toothpaste. Everything else has been moved to the hall closet. Ugh. I had to shower in my parents shower today because he was supposed to be coming home from work the same time that I was gonna shower. I was out 10 minutes later and he still wasn't home.

2) Work. I can't take Sam's Club anymore. I know I've said this before but it's true this time, I'm done playing their games. I can't take it anymore. College Dental Clinic, I hope your serious about me going in for a working interview and offering me Emily's assistant postition because I'm going to call you and ask. Because I need out of Sam's and pronto!

3) School. I don't even know why I'm stressed about this because it hasn't even started yet but I am. :(

4) My sister.

5) I miss Cody... and I have a lot this week! haha but I'm so grateful for his sister Holly and his parents for still being there for me. When I need to talk about something that maybe my parents wouldn't understand or something that I would tell Cody I usually tell Holly and Julie and Shawn. Well sometimes Julie and Shawn but you know what I mean. I'm grateful for my other friends too.

I'm grateful for the church and what a blessing it's been in my life. I've been trying to sort somethings out and the gospel has been helping me. I'm grateful for the power of the atonement, the power of prayer, scripture study, family, priesthood, and many other things.

I want to pick my eyeballs outta my head still though. Ugh. :0(

Lindsey's Visit!

So my cousin, Lindsey Hadden, well my second cousin but it's the same diff to me, came to stay with us for a few days while she was on her way back from visiting her parents in Iowa and heading back to BYU-Idaho. It was soooo good to see her! I hadn't seen her since my Grandpa's (her great-grandpa) funeral 7 years ago. It was so fun!


It was so fun! Dad and I went and picked her up from the airport on Saturday after I got off work. Then we ate some dinner, and played the Wii. :D We had a blast! Oh my goodness! Then on Sunday, we went to church and came home and then we went and visited my Grandpa's gravesite. After that we went around BYU campus to take some pictures. Mom and dad and Parker came with. It was great!

I love this picture that I snuck of Mom and Dad... I added the wording on the bottom...



How cute, right!? I'm gonna print it off and give it to them in a cute frame :D Should be fun. Anyways, here's some more pictures of Lindsey and me and Parker


Parker, Mom (she thought I was trying to get a picture of the view and not all of them haha hence the reason she's turned around) Lindsey and Dad at Grandpa's grave.)




Oh Linds... congrats on getting engaged! :D Better be getting a wedding announcement from ya haha ;) Love ya girl!

Cody Update

Well, Cody leaves the MTC tomorrow morning! Goodbye Argentina, hello Uruguay! haha I'm so excited for him! He told me he was getting antsy in his classes and he's so excited to get out there and talk to people "err day" (those are the exact words he used haha!) He's anxious to do every day what he's been doing almost every Saturday since he got to Buenos Aires. He'll be great out there! I wish I could sneak to Montevideo and sneak around the streets and watch him at work hehe but I know I can't so praying for him will do just as good. :D He should be sending some pictures so when I get some I will put them up for you to see! (You can check out his blog too... eldercodyeastonpike.blogpsot.com for more info and updates! Not that I don't put them here to but... haha well ya know hehe)
I'll post more tomorrow about Lindsey Hadden's visit!
Love ya Coders!

Random Sentimentalness

So... I don't know why I decided to blog about this, but I am. HAHA! I have nothing else to blog about. Nothing else real exciting is going on right now. I just decided to write about my family members that I'm close to and that have a big impact in my life.

First off.... LINDSEY!

Lindsey and I are really really close! She's like a sister to me. I know that I can tell her anything and she won't judge me, I know that I can trust her with anything, and I know that she will always give me my opinion on things... whether I take them or not she gives them to me. She is a senior this year at Riverton High School... and she's taking a CNA class at their school that's like the MATC of Orem. HAHA did that make any sense? I'm really proud of her and her accomplishments, and I'm thankful that she's my cousin and my "little sister."

NASH...

Nash is my other little sister. She lives next door to us, so she's over all the time! I love it! She's so much fun! We've been tending her since she was like... oh I dunno between 6 and 9 months old... I don't remember, and so she really is like our little sister. She's always over, playing, drawing, using the bathroom (even though her house is just as close when she has to go when she's playing outside) and I'm really proud of her as well. She made it onto a club soccer team this year. She's a good little player if I might add. Poor thing is always getting hurt though somehow. First she broke her arm, then her elbow, she always has bruises up and down her legs. The other day she got kicked in the shin and now her poor knee's swollen, she always twists her ankles... I mean she's just accident prone. But she loves being a tom boy and she loves playing dirty! I love my Nash!

MY SISTER, WHITNEY, MY BROTHER IN LAW, CHRIS, AND MY NEPHEW EVERETT...

I love my sister! She's always been there for me, and even more so ever since she moved out before her and Chris got married! I know I can tell her anything, I can vent to her, tell her exciting stories, talk to her even if I just need someone to talk to but don't know about what, I know I can tell random funny stories to her and she'll listen, even if sometimes they don't make sense. I know that she is always there for me, by just the push of a button (on my phone). I can always count on her. And, she's an amazing mother to Everett and wife to Chris! Whit... I love our sisterly relationship and I'm so glad it is the way it is! I always hear stories about sisters that don't get along and don't ever talk. I know that we will never ever be like that and I know I can always count on you... you can always count on me too. I love ya sis!

Now Chris... He's like my older brother. Seriously. He's like Whitney. I know that I can talk to him about anything, count on him for anything, he would always be there for me if I felt like I could never talk to anyone else. I don't think I could ask for a better brother in law. :0) I love my relationship that I have with him.

Everett... What can I say? I love him to bits and pieces! Everytime I see him... no matter how bad or good of a day I'm having... he always makes me smile! ALWAYS! And I can't believe how much he's grown! I love that boy! Rett... your aunt Shelby will always love you! Love ya!

MY BROTHER... PARKER...

Parker and I have gotten so close in the past few years... I love it! We always use to fight but not anymore. We love hanging out with each other and we always have so much fun everytime that we do! Parker and I also have that relationship where I know I can tell him anything that I need to and I know that he would do anything for me. I know he would drop everything he was doing to come to my aid if I needed! I am so very proud of him and all of his accomplisments! Being a senior this year, he's still dancing to his hearts content... winning competitions and placing high in them. Keeping up on his homework, while dreaming of becoming a Biotechnologist and working towards a Ballroom scholarship to BYU. I am so very proud of him and all of his hardwork! I love ya bud!

I love my family! They have done so much for me and I don't know where I would be without them! I love them all! I just don't have time to write about all of them!

The Dancing Guru and The Late-Night Cousin's

Parker had the BYU Nationals Ballroom Competition this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday. He did really really good! I didn't work on Thursday so I went and watched him. Him and his partner, Chelsey, placed 5th in the pre-champ Latin comp. Pre-champ is above the youth category, and is a bigger deal then youth as well. Its what the college students usually compete in and post college competitors as well. So the fact they made finals and placed fifth is amazing! They also placed 2nd in their Smooth category! Chelsey was crying she was so happy! And their coach was so proud that someone finally noticed their hard work. The high school comps they didn't hardly get called to finals so if they place in nationals, which is a bigger deal then the high school, then they are really really good!

Chelsey, Angela (their coach) and Parker.

I love my brother and I am so proud of him and all of his hard work!

Yesterday when I got off work, I went over to my grandparents house to visit with Grandma, Grandpa, Diana, Kristy, Shayna, Deborah, and Lindsey. It was so much fun! Grandpa played with Rett, and he was having a ball. It was so cute! Rett was talking to him and trying to grab his glasses. I had to get a picture. So I did...

This is my favorite one that I got out of like four pictures. Grandpa is so proud! Deborah and Lindsey stayed until 3:45 this morning just sitting and talking with Diana and Kristy. I would have stayed that long but I had been up since 7:00 am and I was getting tired. I didn't get home until 1:00 am. That's how much fun Linds and I had with everyone! We went to Wal-Mart and we both got the game Apples to Apples. Kristy wanted to play it after we went and got Wendy's. Deborah and Diana played it with us too! It was so much fun! I love spending time with my family... especially Lindsey since we don't get to see each other a lot. I know I've said that before, but it's the truth.

Don't ask. Ha ha remember, we are psycho! But we love each other and I love that we can be that way around each other and that neither one of us cares! Our family doesn't either... which is a plus! Love ya Linds!

Feeling Invisible while visiting visitors from ILLINOIS!

Hanging out with Erika last night didn't turn out like I wanted it to. We eventually planned that we were going to go to this place called Power Tumbling, which is kind of like the Jump On It place, with some of her friends. We got there and started to jump and play around. There are friends of hers that are both returned missionaries (she' not LDS but she loves RM's) and she wants to hook up with them. She kept telling me, "Oh! Shelby you will love them! They are so nice and so cute!" They were so rude. I was trying to be nice and talk to them and they kept ignoring me. One of them was rude and kicked a pad I was sitting on and told me to move. Erika kept defending them... saying they are sarcastic and that I needed to understand that. If they are really sarcastic, that's totally cool. But you don't do it around someone you don't know because they think you are being rude. Well that's what I think anyways.

The whole night I kinda felt invisible. I kept thinking to myself, "If I walked away right now and walked home, no one would probably not even notice. Not even Erika." And I'm not gonna lie, I was so close to doing it too. I love Erika! I really do! But... last night just wasnt' a normal hang out night. And that was because boys were there that she wanted to impress.

My aunt, Diana, cousin, Kristy, and her daughter, Shayna, are here from Illinois to visit. After I got off work today I went over to my Grandma and Grandpa Kendall's to visit with them. Shayna was in love with Rett! She kept making sure he was ok and checking on him when he was getting his diaper changed. She was playing with him and she wanted him to play with her. Whitney layed Rett on the floor and Shayna got down there with him and was talking to him.

Here is a picture of Grandma and Diana. Diana looks just like my mom! People think they are twins whenever they see them. And the funny thing is... is that they have the same personalities! HA HA!

Grandma and Grandpa have both been doing their exercising since Grandpa had his heart surgery. Grandma's been visiting places on her stationary bike and Grandpa takes walks through the woods on his treadmill. I sneaked a picture of my Grandma on her bike while I was holding my sleeping nephew...
I love my family! They give me the greatest laughs and motivation... I don't know where I would be without them!