Mom?

So... I just got a calling for this semester in my singles ward. Instead of being in the Relief Society presidency hehe.... I've been called as an FHE Mom.

Me? A Mom? hehe! It's not really mothering those kids... though some of them might need it. haha! It's just being a supervisor over a group of kids for Family Home Evening. I don't know what it all entails... but I guess we'll find out.

Smackin' and Eatin'

While Everett eats, he smacks his lips. It's so cute... and he also thinks he's funny hehe actually he knows he's funny and he knows that whenever he laughs we laugh... cute video!

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!

BYU Knittin' Lady

When Muriel Thole immigrated to the United States from England in 1954, she had never seen a basketball game or a game of American football. That soon changed after she became a BYU Fan. Not only was she one of the first members of the club, prior to the formal organization of the Cougar Club, Muriel started her own booster group consisting of 400 female BYU fans called the Down Town Coacherettes. Muriel has served on the Cougar Club Board of Directors and her love for BYU teams has taken her around the world to cheer for the Cougars on three continents. For example, she was in Hawaii with Ty Detmer when the team received the announcement that Ty won the Heisman Trophy.
Including team trips, Cougar Club tours and traveling on her own, Muriel has traveled well over 150,000 miles to attend BYU Games. That is more than six times around the world and half-way to the moon. A constant fixture in section 9 row 5 seat 21 which has been her seat since the Marriott Center opened, Muriel is internationally known for what she does during the games. While visiting Australia with the basketball team she was shocked when approached by a complete stranger who said "I know you, you’re the Cougars' knitt'n lady".
Over the decades she has watched the Cougars while knitting thousands and thousands of hats, sweaters, mittens, and scarves which she donates to community charities including homeless shelters and centers for abused women. Appropriately, on last week’s Cougar Club tour to the Washington game, Muriel celebrated her birthday. When asked which one, she would only say it was a multi-year anniversary of the day she turned 29.
When it comes to being a BYU fan, there are few Cougar Club members that have been involved with the club as long or traveled more with the teams. Muriel has clearly demonstrated her love for the Cougars and for countless strangers who have received a warm scarf or hand-made hat that she knitted for them while cheering BYU on to victory.
- http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=11109

Now you might be wondering why one of my blog posts is about Muriel Thole, the BYU Knitting Lady. Well... it's because I... do her hair every Wednesday at school.
The girl that usually does her is graduating in about 3 weeks, and she has passed Muriel onto me for one of my shampoo set regulars. I have gotten to know Muriel for the past 3 weeks, and I absolutely adore her! She is so straight forward, honest, funny, loving, and one of the best darn knitters I have ever known. She really is into giving to the homeless, and helping the women in the abused shelters and she loves talking and telling me all about her old college boyfriends and the fun trips she has been on and what she's collecting for the homeless this week.
It's kind of stressful... knowing that I have to make her hair look nice for when she's on the news and in newspapers and such. Her hair is not easy I will tell you that. It is super hard. But... I love ya Muriel!

Scripture Stories

Today in Relief Society, our teacher didn't show up. So the president had a back up lesson. It was our favorite scripture stories, and what treasures and thoughts we get from them. A lot of the girls gave a lot of good stories. Two of them really stood out to me.

The first one was from 1 Nephi 19:7,9. It says:

Vs. 7: "For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth, both to the body and the soul, others set at naught and trample under their feet...."

vs. 9: "And the world because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long suffereing towards the children of men."

The girl that shared this applied it to all women in general. By worldly opinion, women are supposed to be beautiful, gorgeous, and certain body shape and size, have certain looks about them. And us women are "trampled" if we dont' meet that criteria, and we suffer. The Lord loves all women, no matter what we look like, who we are, what our likes and dislikes are, etc. He holds a special place in his heart for women. One of the wives of the bishopric pointed this out to us all during this discussion about this scripture. She said something to this effect, "Who was entrusted to carry the son of God in her womb? A woman. Who was there when Christ was crucified? Women. Who was there when Christ was resurrected? A woman." If you think about it, women have been there for Christ through all of his trials. Not that his apostles weren't there. We don't know why they weren't there. But it was always a woman or many women there. Christ holds a special place in his heart for women, so therefore, we know we are special. And we should be treated as such. We do have worth. No matter what the world says. We are special.

President Gordon B. Hinckley said this about women:

"Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God who walks in virtue..., who honors and respects her body as a thing sacred and divine, who cultivates her mind..., who nurtures her spirit with everlasting truth."

The second story was from Alma 48:11-13,17. It says:

Vs 11: "And Moroni was a strong and mighty man; he was a man of a perfect understanding; yea, a man that did not delight in bloodshed; a man whose soul did joy in the liberty and the freedom of his country, and his brethren from bondage and slavery;

Vs. 12: "Yea, a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving to his God, for the many privileges and blessings which he bestowed upon his people; a man who did labor exceedingly for the welfare and safety of his people.

Vs. 13: "Yea, he was a man who was firm in the faith of Christ, and he had sworn an oath to defend his people, his rights, and his country, and his religion, even to the loss of his blood.

Vs. 17: " Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men."

All I have to say about this story, is that I WANT A MAN LIKE MORONI. I can only hope that one day I will be able to say that I married a man that had such faith, courage, and gratitude in him. I also would like to apply this scripture to any member of the church. We all should have attitudes and attributes like Moroni. This is a model member of what we should be doing with our faith and our lives. I don't even know what else to say... it's pretty self explanatory.

Ride 'em, Cowboy!

Parker, Lindsey, Austin and I went to the Spanish Fork Fiesta Day's Rodeo last night! I had so much stinkin' fun! And... it was my first rodeo haha! I loved all the events! Bareback and Bullriding were my favorites, but the Mutton Busting, Steer Racing, Tie Down Roping, and Barrell Racing were awesome as well! There was also a guy there named Blake from Texas that had to Oxen with him, Apache and Geronimo, and they did this little skit thingy. This cowboy had been training these two oxes for 10 years! It was sweet!

We are all planning on going back next year! And we wanna hit the Day's of 47 Rodeo, and the Herriman Rodeo as well. It was so much fun! This might just be a new tradition!

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!