Six Months Married and As Happy as Ever

I know everyone has been wondering what the Newlyweds have been up to...well...
No we're not expecting! Goodness! Give us some time! We've only been married for six months!
We've been somewhat busy actually. Adam is working hard finishing up his last semester at SLCC and working full time as an evening custodian. We're waiting to hear back from UofU in hopes that Adam will be going there in the Fall.  He's thinking about majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
I've been working hard at the Chocolate Factory.  The beginning of January I was promoted to Sales Rep. Now I get to sit in an office with no windows and make orders for people.  I have to say it is easier on my hands and wrist than working in production.
So what else have we been up to since the day we said "I do" well in early October we went to General Conference with the sis.

Later in October we went on our official honeymoon.  We went to Logan for a long weekend and stayed in the Anniversary Inn in the Presidential Suite, which was amazing! On our way to Logan we went to the Bountiful Temple.

We also stopped by the Brigham City temple.

The next day we went and did a session as the Logan temple with cousin Sally.

For lunch we went to a local haunt called Angie's restaurant, where Adam got himself a massive cheeseburger called a triple double.  Yes it had six patties on it!

Later that night Adam and I dressed up and went to a fancy restaurant for dinner.

As we headed back home we decided to drive up one of the canyons and enjoy the beautiful autumn colors.

We also decided to stop by the Ogden temple and get a few pics.

Since then we've mostly just been working and going to school.
We did spend Thanksgiving with the Williams side and got a picture of all the kiddies.

We also went to The Desert Star Playhouse and saw How the Grouch Stole Christmas for a school assignment for Adam and as a fun date.

For our First Christmas as a married couple we kept it pretty simple and stayed home. We got each other a few little gifts, nothing too fancy, but it was a nice first Christmas together.
New Years we spent with the Williams family, playing lots of game and eating lots and lots of food.
Then of course Valentine's Day. We stayed in got some take out and just relaxed and enjoyed our time together.

So that is what we've been up to for the last six months. And just to give you guys an extra smile I thought you might enjoy this picture:

Yes look at what I'm getting Adam to do, and he enjoyed it!

Once upon a time...

This post might be a bit cheesy and very gushy, so if you can't handle it you should still read on anyway.
Also, Adam knows that I'm writing this and has given me permission to share the embarrassing stories.
On December 7th, 2013 I was set up on a blind date by my cousin Libby. I know what you're thinking, this is going to be another post about one of Jessie's awkward blind dates. No, not this time. This is the tale of a blind date that actually turned out to be amazing! I know what you're thinking "An amazing blind date, that's impossible!" Well I will admit that it was a little bit awkward, because let's face it, blind dates are almost always awkward, but it turned out for the best!
It was a snowy day and I headed down to my cousins' house because we were doing a double date. I got there a couple of hours early so I could hang out with my cousins for a bit before. Eventually my date showed up and Libby introduced us. She told me how she had first met Adam. I won't be able to do justice to Libby's retelling but this is the less dramatic version:
One day when Libby and Ethan lived in Indiana, Ethan was deathly ill with the flu. Libby had been calling around to different members of their ward to find anyone who could give Ethan a Priesthood Blessing, but no one was available, so she prayed and when she opened her eyes she noticed a couple of elders walking past her house. She went to them crying out "Elders, elders I need your help!" So she brought them in and had the greenie who had just arrived into the mission field the day before give Ethan a blessing, and within a few days Ethan was healed. Adam was the greenie who gave Ethan that blessing.
After I was told this story, Libby went on to tell Adam how patient and caring I was when I had to help take care of my grandma. Her story was of course very dramatic but it seemed to work on Adam.
For our first date we went and saw Thor: Dark World then went back to Ethan and Libby's and had dinner and played games. It was a fun date, but a bit awkward because we were both nervous and as much as I love Ethan and Libby they only helped make it more awkward, especially at the end of the date. We said goodnight and that was that.
The next day I text Adam and told him that I had a good time and would like to get to know him better. After a few texts back and forth he called me and asked me out on a second date.
Our second date was the following Wednesday. He came and picked me up and we went to City Creek Center and ate dinner at Kneaders. Then we walked around the mall and Temple Square for a couple of hours. It was a bit chilly outside but I honestly didn't really notice because Adam and I had a lot in common. We probably spent a good hour talking about Doctor Who alone. Now a few days earlier I had won a couple of tickets to see The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug on opening night. I was originally going to take Ethan with me but since Adam and I had such a good time on our second date I thought I would invite him to come with me. So on the drive home I asked him if he'd like to go with me.
So that Friday we went to see The Hobbit together. Now during the movie I was hoping that he might try and hold my hand so I had it resting nonchalantly on my leg so that it would be easy to grab. Throughout the first half of the movie I could see him trying to build up the courage to grab my hand but then he would chicken out. About half way through the movie he finally just went for it and grabbed my hand. Then we held hands for the rest of the movie. After the movie he took me back to my house and we sat and talked for an hour.
Sunday we were invited to my friends Kymn and Russ's for dinner. Then on Tuesday Adam brought me a rose to work. The receptionist at work brought it out to me. It was so funny because she came out and told me to close my eyes, so I did. Then when she told me to open them she had placed a rose in front of me and said that a very cute young man brought this for me. I got teased by everyone at work, but I didn't care because I was enjoying every second of it. As soon as I was off I called Adam and thanked him for it. That Friday he came over to my house and I made him dinner and we ended up watching White Christmas together. The next day he took me out to dinner then we went to The Piano Guys concert at the Energy Solutions Arena.

Sunday December 21st Adam took me to meet his family, and I don't just mean a couple of people in his family, his whole family! Two weeks after our first date he took me to meet five of his siblings and their families as well as skyping with his brother's family in Maine and his parents who are on a mission in Germany. Needless to say I was very stressed and nervous about this. Luckily his family was very sweet and very welcoming. Adam's sister-in-law came up to me at one point during the night and told me that I was beautiful. It was a very interesting night but it wasn't bad at all, and luckily I love his family.
The next week I went home for Christmas I was distracted because Adam and I were continually texting. When I headed home the day after Christmas, Adam came over and I made him dinner and we did a puzzle while watching a movie. As we were working on the puzzle I spontaneously asked him if I was his girlfriend. He looked at me and said "Yeah, I think you are." We had decided that we were officially dating.
The next day we went to Ethan and Libby's place to spend some time with several of my cousins for the holidays. It was a fun weekend with family and our first overnight together! Don't worry nothing happened, except me falling asleep on the couch while we watched TV.
For New Years Eve we were invited to Kymn and Russ' for a party. There were a few of us there and we had lots of delicious food and played lots of fun games. Midnight came around and we were distracted playing a game that we didn't realize that the new year had already begun. Around 2am Adam and I left. I was dropping him off at his house when he decided it was time we finally kissed!
Now to start off, this was the first kiss for both of us. Yes I mean that neither of us had ever been kissed before. So we got out of the car and he had a plate of leftovers in his hand. We hugged and he decided to go in for the kiss...it was so awkward!!! He leaned in and his lips met mine, but nothing really happened. We pulled apart and hugged, and then his glasses got stuck in my hair! I was not satisfied with how this turned out so I told him we needed to try again, so we did. It was still weird. After that I left. The next day we were texting and I told him that he should come over so we could get some practice. ;) He did and we did, but it still wasn't that great. Don't worry, the kissing is much better now :D
January 7th was our one month anniversary together. So we decided to do something special, so we went up to temple square and watched the Joseph Smith movie. After the movie we went back to my place and just hung out for a little while. I was tired and we were cuddling on the couch when all of a sudden he told me he loved me. Yes! I wasn't sure if I had heard right, and so it took me a second, but finally I sat up and told him that I wasn't ready to say it just yet. He was very understanding and told me he would wait until I was ready to say it to him. I'll admit it freaked me out at first, and probably led up to my freakout.

A few weeks into January I had a little bit of a mental break down, but first let me explain something. This was my first relationship ever. I'd spent 25 years alone, I'd never had anyone be affectionate with me, and I'd never spent so much time with a person so it was a bit overwhelming for me. So Adam and I had a pretty rough week. I was acting insane, and he had no idea why! So after advice from a few different sources I asked Adam to come over after work and we talked. Apparently that was all I needed. I was afraid of talking to him about stuff that was bothering, but that's all it took. Once I was able to get stuff off my chest and just talk to him things changed for the better. Apparently communication is very important in a relationship! Who knew?
The next big thing in our relationship was Valentine's Day. That morning I got up early and heart attacked Adam's door. Adam was working at Dominos at the time and had to work Valentine's Day. He was supposed to get off by seven but didn't get to my house until 10:30! It wasn't the best Valentine's Day, but it was definitely nice to finally have someone to spend the day with.
At the end of March I went through the temple and recieved my endowments. I went through the St. George temple, and I decided that this big weekend for me would be a good time for Adam to finally meet my family. Because it was a big event in my life there was a lot of people there to support me, so Adam got to meet everyone all at once. Sounds familiar, but at least he got three months to work up to it ;) It was a big step for me and after seeing how the weekend went there was something I knew for sure...

A few days after I went through the temple. Adam and I were playing a game with his brother. Adam basically stole the game from his brother, and the two of us were left alone to finish the board game. As Adam was stealing the game from me, I leaned over and said: "You're lucky I love you." Adam stopped and looked at me for a few seconds before saying "I love you, too." I knew before we had gone to St. George that I loved him, but I wanted to see how things went with my family before I took that step.
For my birthday I flew to South Carolina to have a short vacation with my sister and her friend, so Adam and I celebrated my birthday the day before. We went to the temple, ate pizza at the Pi, and got Red Velvet Cakebites from The Sweet Tooth Fairy.
On Memorial Day weekend Adam and I were headed down to Southern Utah to spend the weekend with my family. At the point Adam and I had been talking about marriage quite a bit. As we were driving down Adam basically asked me if we were getting married. I was taken aback but I told him that I thought we were. So we had decided at that point we were getting married. Many of you may find this backward, but I had already told him yes before he even proposed. That weekend we told my parents, who decided to tell the whole world. So by the time we got home on Monday, we had our date set, colors picked, and wedding plans in motion.
Two weeks later Adam took me to Dayne's Music to "look" at pianos, and play on their nice grand piano that they use for recitals. We went into the recital room and he played a song called Valentine for me. After he'd finished he told me to come tinkle with the piano, before I had sat down on the piano bench Adam was on one knee asking me to marry him! I was so excited that I barely let him finish before I was yelling "Yes! Yes! Yes! Put it on! Put it on!" June 7, 2014 we were officially engaged!

Two months later on Saturday August 9th, 2014 Adam and I were married in the St. George Temple. The happiest day of my life, and I got to marry my best friend.

Now we're beginning our new life together, and so far it has been awesome, with a few bumps along the way, but it's an adventure, and not all adventures are smooth sailing, but this is one adventure that I am very excited for this one! I'm ready to start our happily ever after!

A Very Quick Update

So yes, I am married now.

I married Adam Buchanan on August 9th, 2014, and was definitely one of the happiest days of my life!
I've decided to change my blog to become our blog. I plan to post about mine and Adam's new life together. I'm hoping that someday soon I will be giving you a more detailed story about my new husband, but give me a few weeks and hopefully I'll have our beautiful story all written out for you all to enjoy.
I hope you all look as forward to my new posts as I do!

What Have I Been Up To?

So the last few months have been busy. As many of you know my Honda Civic was stolen a second time, but you can read about that and my new car Elanor in a previous post.
So in August after my previous trip to Chicago my roommate Allison and I went to the Church History museum for the Boy Scout of America exhibit. They had several Norman Rockwell paintings, and that was what we really went for. After exploring the Church History Museum we decided to wander around Temple Square. It was a lot of fun, and the last big thing me and Allison got to do before she left on her mission in September. She is now in the Rancho Cucamonga, California mission, and is a great missionary.

After Allison left, I had to find a new roommate. Allison actually owns the condo that I live in, so she asked me to stay here and look after the place while she is on her mission. After two weeks of living alone I finally got a new roommate. I will say that living alone was fun but I don't know if I could handle it for longer than a few weeks. I got really depressed and mostly stayed inside, but now I have a roommate who barely talks and is more introverted than me.
In October I went to Chicago for a second time. This time I went with my cousins Anisa and Summer. I arrived Wednesday around noon and rode the train all by myself to my sister's apartment. My parents were very worried about me, but I enjoyed the independence. Later that day Summer arrived and Libby and I went and picked her up at the airport. After we picked her up we went and met with some of Libby's friends at a bar for dinner. We got some burgers and I got the best damn Sweet Potato Fries that I have ever tasted. I don't know if I was starving or if they were just that good, but damn they were yummy! The next morning Anisa arrived and we started our adventures. First we went for Pizza at Giordano's then we went up to the top of the Sears (Willis) tower. Last time I went up to the top of the Sears tower I cried because my cousin Ethan was trying to force me onto the glass box, luckily this time my cousins were nicer about it. They tried to convince me to go out on those boxes but they didn't try to force me on. Libby, Summer, and Anisa had fun on the box while I stood next to one of the windows freaking myself out. Then we went to Millennium park and saw the bean and then we walked to the Buckingham fountain. The next day we went to Navy Pier and rode the Ferris wheel and wandered around Downtown and did the Magnificent Mile. We also went to Wrigley Field and Goose Island bar and got some delicious Ginger Soda. We ate at several different restaurants and had a lot of fun together. On Saturday, Libby got called to work so Anisa, Summer, and I went to a place called Mindy's Hot Chocolate for breakfast on our way to the airport. I got this rich, thick dark hot chocolate that coated my esophagus and was too much for me to even finish. Then we headed to the airport and headed home.

As many of you know Halloween is one of my most favorite holidays. The weekend before Halloween my friends Kymn and Russ had a Psych themed Halloween party so I went as Detective Juliet O'Hara. This year my friend Shelby got married on Halloween so I got dressed up for her wedding. During work I didn't want to get my dress dirty so I gave myself a broken nose and a gash on the side of my face. For her wedding I went dressed as Merida from Brave. There were several people from work so I had to get pictures with them.

Now I need to explain this following picture. The only reason that I am posting this is because I'm so entertained by it. So several weeks ago I finally went to an Allergist because I have some pretty bad hay fever, especially this time of year and I wanted to go see what I was allergic to, and if there was anything that might help. So as you can see by the picture there are several things that I am allergic to. So what they do is take several different samples and scratch them into my skin and let them sit for about ten minutes then see what I have a reaction to. So I am allergic to several weeds, several of which are native to Utah, dust mites, Cottonwood trees, and Timothy Grass. I don't have any allergies to animals or food that we know of, so it's just lovely hay fever. My doctor said that I could get allergy shots which I would have to get twice a week but I don't have the money or time for that. He told me to just keep taking whatever allergy medicine best works for me.

This month I was able to go home twice for Thanksgiving. Because Libby had to work Thanksgiving weekend we decided to do an early Thanksgiving two weeks early since Libby had that weekend off. So I drove down with my cousins Ethan and Libby and had an intimate dinner with my family. It was the six of us plus both of my brother's girlfriends and Ethan and Libby. It was very nice and fun. We had lots of fun and laughs playing Balderdash.
This weekend I flew home Thursday, which flying on Thanksgiving is great, I walked right through security and the flight was about half full. We had a small Thanksgiving with my aunt and uncle and cousins in Kanarraville. Soon after we finished eating we went black friday shopping at Walmart and I got a few movies. Friday we had lunch together and just sat around talking and I flew home Friday night. There were only five people on my flight home. I think I know how I'm going to get home on Thanksgiving from now on!!!
Last but not least I must tell you about an awkward date I went on last week. I went on a date with a guy I work with. Apparently he has liked me for a while and was shy, so I needed to help him out a bit. So after I encouraged him a bit he finally asked me out. I made him be the man and decide what to do, which took a while, but finally we decided on a day and time and made plans. So the night came and first of all he was a half hour late and waited for me in the parking lot. Then we went bowling and he was so boring! While bowling he showed no emotion, I thought maybe he's just being shy or having a hard time easing up. After two rounds of bowling, some minature golf, and a little time in the arcade he took me home. He did talk a little more, but for the most part I was the one doing most of the talking. Anyway when he dropped me off he just dropped me off. He pulled up and said goodbye, but I wasn't content with that, so I asked him for a hug which was an awkward side hug INSIDE the car. Then I walked to my door alone! Seriously it was so awkward and too much work, and boring! I tried to have fun and I did have fun bowling and what not but I would like someone who would actually try and talk to me. He apparently had a great time, and of course he did because I'm a fun person, but I would like the other person to be as fun as me.
I was happy to go on a date since the last date I went on was quite a while ago, but seriously will I ever be able to go on a fun date with someone who actually interests me and will actually converse with me! So if anyone knows of any single guys please set me up. I'm not getting any younger and apparently the only way I can actually get a date is to get set up.
It's been a busy and interesting couple of months and now it's time to get ready for Christmas!!!!

In Memoriam

It all began February 2006. I bought a Silver 1998 Honda Civic from my cousin. I was a senior in high school and ready to become an independent adult, I know, I was young and naive.
This lovely lady helped me get through the rest of high school, three years at Dixie State, three years at Southern Utah University, and a year in the city.
Sadly a few weeks ago my dear, sweet Amelia was stolen for the second time.
First let me go back to May. I woke up one day in May to find my car missing. Luckily my car was found a few hours later a few blocks away from my condo. That time around a few things were stolen, thank goodness I didn't have anything really valuable in my car, except for my voice recorder.
After that experience I should have learned and bought a steering wheel club, but alas I thought I would be safe.
In the middle of July I took a trip to Chicago to visit my sister. I was gone for four days and when I came back I noticed that my car was missing. I was much calmer about it this time around, but I was also resigned this time. The longer the car is missing the less chance of getting it back in one piece. Well a week after I had reported my car stolen, I was actually taking a nap when my phone woke me up and it was the police calling to say that they found my car. They said that it wasn't driveable, which led me to automatically assume that my dear Amelia was dead. My awesome roommate Allison drove me to my car.
Amelia's windshield was shattered and everything loose was stolen from inside, as well as my license plates. The only things left were a pair of snow gloves and my ice scraper. I had her towed, and after my insurance looked at it they said she was still running just fine. At which point I got the windshield fixed and had decided that I was going to keep Amelia, at least until I could afford to get a new car. The next day my brother Flint called me and asked me if he could buy my car. After some discussion with a few different people and a night of thinking, I decided to sale her to my brother.
This weekend I drove Amelia for the last time. I drove her and we had our last road trip together.
My dearest Amelia, I will miss all of our time together, and all of our deep conversations. I came up with a lot of story ideas on our drives together, and we cried a lot together. The last seven and a half years were amazing and difficult, but you helped me get through.

This last weekend after I dropped off my car, I went and bought me a new car. I got me a 2011 silver Nissan Versa hatchback. She is so cute!!! My sister Libby calls it a Hobbit Mobile, which is why I have named her Elanor. Because I'm a nerd, I named her after Samwise Gamgee and Rosie Cotton's daughter Elanor from Lord of the Rings.
Everyone meet my new friend Elanor.

Farewell Amelia, I hope Flint treats you well. I will never forget you!!!

Don't Worry I'm Still Alive

So first off my computer is broken which is why I have not posted in a while. I'm writing this from my Kindle so it will be short. Life has been pretty low key for me other then the chaotic but awesome holidays. Salt Lake has gotten better that it actually feels like home now, and yes I'm still at the chocolate factory. I've started making friends in my ward and I've been going to ward activities and such. In other news I'm looking into a job at a publishing company near by. It's only as an assistant but I'm looking at it as my foot in the door. That's about all for now, I'll try and keep ya'll updated on anything else.

You are now talking to the Big City Girl

Yes it is official, that I am now living in the big city of Salt Lake. I moved in with my friend Allison, we were roommates at SUU. Anyway I moved up at the end of last month and am now finally settled in.

My dad helped me move up my big stuff a few weeks before I officially moved in. If this doesn't make my family a bunch of red necks I don't know what does ;)

Here's my bedroom set. My room still needs some work, but that's going to be a gradual process.

This bookcase is built in. Isn't it beautiful, and this isn't even all of my books, I still have quite a few at my parents.

My dresser, as you can see it still needs some hardware, but it's getting there.

I haven't been able to do a whole lot since I've been up here because I've been working lots. The Chocolate Factory that I worked at in St. George actually moved up to Salt Lake and they pretty much begged me to come work there. It's only temporary until I find me a library job. My mom has also been up here working at the factory until we get some new workers, so a few weeks ago she took me and my cousin Sally and her kids Serena and Samantha to the zoo. Yesterday, however, Allison and I drove up to Brigham City and went to the open house for the new temple.

Me and Allison.

Allison and me.

This was the second open house I've been to for a temple, the first was for the Oquirrh Mountain Temple a few years ago. It's a beautiful temple, and it reminds me of the St. George temple.
That's about all for my current adventures, hopefully I'll have lots more stories to tell as I get more settled in the big city.

I Will Survive!...hopefully!

So I've been a bit overwhelmed lately. That seems a bit of an understatement right now. So much is happening right now, and I'm beginning to wonder if I'm ever going to make it to tomorrow. This might end up as a bit of a vent, and also just an update on what is going on in my life. Right now I am working at Amber Lyn Chocolates and the Tuacahn Box Office. I'm getting ready to move North the end of the month. This Friday I will be moving a majority of my crap to my new apartment. I will be moving in with my old roommate Allison. She just bought a condo several months ago and asked me if I wanted to move in. Right now I'm working 6 days a week and trying to pack up my crap so that I can finally move and enjoy the new scenery of my future home. As well as the fact that I'm working all the time and trying to move, I'm also getting ready to go on a vacation to Wyoming in about 2 weeks, as well as the fact that I'm the maid of honor for my friend whose wedding is in about 3 weeks, while also trying to finish up my two study abroad classes, all before I move on the 30th. Right now I'm freaking out about everything just an itzy bit. I know that I will get through this, but for now I'm just trying to survive.
I think it is time to pull out The Power of Positive Thinking again. My positive attitude has somewhat slimmed in the last couple of weeks, but hopefully after this week I won't be as stressed and will actually have a moment to relax. Wish me luck ;)

“Life is All About How you Handle Plan B"

So it's been a while since I really blogged about anything, so I thought I would give it a go.

Everything is in place for London in May. I've got my plane ticket and tuition paid for, so now I just have to wait.

I'll be graduating in May! You're all welcome to send me presents and money for graduation and my birthday, which is the day before graduation ;)

As for being single, it doesn't bother me anymore. I've decided that there are many things to be grateful for in my life, and being single is a blessing as well as a trial for me. As much as I'm sick of being alone there are many things that make me grateful to be single. For instance, I get to go to London this May. I can go to school back East if I feel like it. I've decided that I'm going to love being single, and even though it will be hard for me sometimes I've turned to some talks from the Ensign. Here's a few I would recommend to anyone, even if you're not single, but just struggling:

• Single and Steadfast: Lessons in Hope
• Recognizing God’s Hand in Our Daily Blessings

I've also pulled out one of my favorite books to reread called The Power of Positive Thinking.

This is such a great book. It has helped me out a ton. It helped me out recently when I was feeling very negative about things in my life. One chapter in particular called "How to Create Your Own Happiness." It sounds silly but it wasn't until I read this chapter again that it dawned on me. If I want to be happy I need to choose to be happy. I want to share some quotes that might help more than just me.

"The happiness habit is developed by simply practicing happy thinking. Make a mental list of happy thoughts and pass them through your mind several times every day. If an unhappiness thought should enter your mind, immediately stop, consciously eject it, and substitute a happiness thought. Every morning before arising, lie relaxed in bed and deliberately drop happy thoughts into your conscious mind. Let a series of pictures pass across your mind of each happy experience you expect to have during the day. Savor their joy. Such thoughts will help cause events to turn out that way. Do not affirm that things will not go well that day. By merely saying that, you can actually help to make it so. You will draw to yourself every factor, large and small, that will contribute to unhappy conditions."

"...if you visualize and affirm an unhappy outcome, you tend thereby to create just that type of condition. So affirm happy outcomes at the start of every day, and you will be surprised at how often things will turn out so."

"The way to happiness: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised."

I hope these quotes are helpful to you like they have been for me. Life doesn't always work out the way we plan. I remember thinking that things would work out after I graduated from Dixie. Now I'm getting ready to graduate from SUU and I have no idea what I'm going to do. That's just life I guess.

To end this post here is an inspirational poem for anyone who finds their plans not working out the way they planned. :-D

“Life is All About How you Handle Plan B
Plan A is always my first choice.
You know, the one where
Everything works out to be
Happily ever-after.
But more often than not,
I find myself dealing with
The upside-down, inside-out version --
Where nothing goes as it should.
It's at this point that the real
Test of my character comes in..
Do I sink, or do I swim?
Do I wallow in self pity and play the victim,
Or simply shift gears
And make the best of the situation?
The choice is all mine...
Life is all about how you handle Plan B.”
- Suzy Toronto

Update on London

Just wanted everyone to know that I purchased my plane ticket to London today. Which means it is official that I am going to London in May!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm super excited if you can't tell!

Here's to Life

So the last few weeks have been...interesting. First of all nothing has happened with Roberto, so sorry to anyone who got their hopes up. I'm sorry but I got sick of being the one initiating everything. I don't want to be the one doing all the work in a relationship, so goodbye Roberto.
Now let me share a...I guess funny story. So a couple of weeks ago I wasn't having a very good day. This day happened to be a Saturday, which are kind of the bane of my existence sometimes. My day started out well with time at the temple, and I'm glad that I had that time of spirituality because after that my day went downhill. After the temple I went to work at the chocolate factory. It was the Saturday just before Valentine's day and it was surprisingly slow, and when it's slow at work I have a lot of time to think, sometime too much time to think, and when I think it's usually a bad thing. Well it was the week after my big date and I hadn't heard from Roberto, and I had even tried inviting him to a game night, but nothin'. So I was trying to figure out what I did to scare this boy away because that seems to be my M.O. Well I was getting depressed and them my boss Ben came in to the store for a minute. Ben is the one who set me up with Roberto, and Ben is determined to get me married off. He also thinks that I should do everything, not really but sometimes it feels that way.. Anyway Ben came in and I was telling him how upset I was. Does this make me sound like a baby? I really don't understand the whole relationship thing, I'm trying to, but I seem to just make a mess out of nothing. I'm not desperate either, well maybe a little bit. Give me a break I'm going through a hard time. Which brings me to what made my day even better. So after talking to Ben and him making me cry, I left work to go decorate heart shaped cookies with Kymn, her boyfriend and her family. Well after cookies Kymn and I were supposed to go ring shopping. Well there ended up being a slight change of plans. Kymn's boyfriend decided he wanted to come along. So now it was me and the happy couple. Well we ended up at the mall and while they were choosing rings I decided to wander off for a minute because I felt very out of place. Well when I wandered back into the jewelry store I ran into another one of my best friends looking at rings with her new fiancee. Now I'm happy for both of my friends but it was not a good day for me to find out that two of my best friends are getting married, and one of them is the person I was supposed to be moving in with in June, which apparently isn't happening now. Anyway after I ran into Erika I had to go wander off again. I ended up in a corner of Barnes and Noble trying to hide my puffy eyes behind a book. It wasn't until Kymn text me that I went out of hiding and wandered back to the jewelry store. Russ was purchasing a ring as I walked in and Erika came over to talk to me. After that Russ took Kymn and I out to dinner. I'm pretty sure he felt bad for me. When we got to the restaurant there was about a half hour wait and I had left my phone in his car so I went back to his car and I just broke down and sat on the curb and cried. Luckily Kymn was there to comfort me.
It's stupid that being single bugs me as much as it does, but I think I'm just frustrated with the fact that I'm in my twenties and have never had a boyfriend. Plus it gets annoying being the third wheel all the time. I don't mind hanging out with my friends and their boyfriends but sometimes it can get awkward being there, even though they claim they want me to hang out with them, sometimes I feel like I'm intruding and that they're just trying to be nice because they feel bad for me.
I'm trying to see the positive in this.
So here's a list of reasons why it is great being single (Some of these may be a bit irrational but I'm trying to make myself feel better ;) ):

• Being single means you don't have anything or anyone holding you back. If I had a boyfriend or was married there is no way I would be going to England in May. 
• Since I don't have anyone depending on me I can be spontaneous and take a road trip to anywhere if I wanted. 
• I don't have to check in with anyone. 
• I only have to pay for one at the movies, at dinner, whatever. 
• I don't have to worry about what my significant other is doing or if he is cheating on me or doing something stupid.
• I can flirt with whomever I want.
• I don't have to share anything with anyone.
• I can look at hot guys and fantasize about them.
• I can cry at a movie and not have my boyfriend make fun of me.
• I can watch all of my Jane Austen and other sappy romance movies without a guy complaining.
• I can be myself and not have anyone judge me or try to change me.
• I can travel, go to school, do pretty much whatever I choose without having to compromise.
• I don't have to compromise.
• I can have a cardboard cutout of Legolas in my bedroom ;) yes I still have him, and Edward too.

Some of these may a bit irrational and things that I would probably never do but they are some awesome things about being single. I know I'm not ready to get married but I'm going through a slump at the moment but just because relationships aren't working out for me right now doesn't mean that other things shouldn't work out.
In May I will be graduating, then I'll be going to London for two weeks, then I'll be working all summer to save money so I can move to Salt Lake with my friend Allison, fingers crossed. This is just one trial I have to work through and I know someday, in the Lord's time, I will eventually find a man who will love me and treat me like a queen. Until then I will enjoy being single and seeing the world.

If you think of any other reasons why it is awesome to be single please comment and share. I need more reasons to love being single.

It's Official!

Just letting everyone know that I am officially going to England in May! I've turned in all the paperwork and paid the deposit, so I am all set for London! If you can't tell I'm super excited! I just wanted to share my good news with everyone!

Yeah!!! :-D

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Trailer 2

I know that all you are getting from me lately are movie trailers, so here is another one! I'll be getting the link to the chocolate factory blog up as soon as my post is up. Love you all! By the way I'm doing well just a bit stressed, but surviving!

Adieu For Now

Alright...so...where to begin? Pretty much I'm overwhelmed. I just keep adding to my pile, and the only person that I am hurting is me. A few weeks ago my boss at the chocolate factory asked me if I would like to write on the blog on the chocolate factory website. I'll get paid for every post that I write, and he wants about two a week. I told him that I would love to because let's face it, I doubt I will be getting a job writing after I graduate. I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist ;) I've been getting after him about what type of stuff he wants me to write so that I can get started and start saving more money. So today I was sitting in the library, eating my lunch and checking my email during my hour break. I saw an email from my boss with a list of topics that he wants me to write about. Now I knew that I would probably have to do some research for a lot of the posts, but I didn't realize what type of stuff he would want me to blog about.
I'm trying to see this as an opportunity for me to work on my researching skills. As many of you know I have been considering getting a Master's degree in Library Science, and I've been considering focusing on being a reference librarian, and they are all about the research. This semester I'm even taking a class on Reference and computer skills, so in a way this might help me in my class as well. I started working on my first post today while I was at work at Tuacahn, which did not work out because they had me do a backstage tour and then I had work at the gate, and I just didn't have a whole lot of time to focus. During the week should be better because I have more time since I only work about twenty hours during the week, the weekend is far too stressful for me.

I couldn't help myself it's too funny, and I'm sorry if I offended anyone, but come on it's hilarious!

So as I sit here venting about this new job that I have I think, my time would be much better spent researching. So you probably won't hear from me very often this semester because I will be working at or for one of my many jobs. I'm beginning to think that I'm about to reach my breaking point. So if I don't comment don't be upset with me because I still love you, just reading your blogs is not at the top of my list as much as I would love it to be because that used to be my favorite form of wasting time was blog stalking.

 

However, if you do want to read my blogs maybe I'll post them or at least the link to them so you can still hear my beautiful voice. And if anything really exciting happens you will see it on my blog.

On another note, I've decided that this summer I will be going to England for a study abroad program with the English Department. I'll probably be leaving right after graduation and I'll be gone for at least two weeks, I'm trying to convince Libby that she should fly out and meet me at the end of my trip and we could tour Europe for a little while. Of course I understand that this will be expensive but I'm going to do whatever I can to actually do it because let's face it when else will I get an opportunity like this?

 For now "That's all Folks!" I hope you won't forget me, just remember I still love you all!

Did I mention to you that it's almost 1am and I've been working on homework and I need to go to bed so I can work all day tomorrow? Let me just say there's a lot of giggling on my side. Goodnight to y'all!

Hello World, I'm still here!

I've noticed that I haven't been posting very much lately, and I'm sure that most of you have probably noticed as well. Since my river trip in June I haven't really done much and hence the pause on posts. School starts in less than two weeks, and this is my final year until I have a Bachelors of Arts degree in Creative Writing with a minor in Library Science. And lucky for me I will be able to walk with my big sis next May since she was able to pass Chemistry this summer! Come Monday I will be getting my new roommate Kali, Cash's girlfriend.
So what else have I been doing this summer? Well I was able to read all of The Chronicles of Narnia series, as well as finish Harry Potter for the second time, and yes I did see the final movie, and bawled like a baby ;)
I've also been working lots and lots this summer. Yes I've been working three jobs this summer. I've mostly been working at the library, as well as the chocolate factory, and Tuacahn. So lots and lots of working to try and make up for my long Road Trip that I took earlier this summer.
Of course working at Tuacahn has its perks, I was able to see both shows, which were awesome, and NO I CANNOT get you tickets to see Little Mermaid.

 Me and Trace with Prince Eric and Ariel.

Me and my friend Kymn with Danny and Sandy.

Sadly I have nothing else to look forward to this summer, but I did have lots of fun on the trips that I was able to take, and hopefully next summer I'll be posting pictures from mine and Libby's graduation trip to Europe! Also on a side note I've been looking into Graduate Programs in Library Science. There are several schools that have this program, alas none of them are in Utah ;) so maybe a year or two after I graduate from SUU I might be moving back East to continue on with my education, but that's still a little way away. So for right now I will be focusing on my final year at SUU and look to the future. Who knows what might happen in a year, maybe I'll finally find me a man ;) But I'll cross that bridge when it comes. As of right now I remain a single college student who is beginning to see the light at the end of this tunnel. I'm sure as soon as I'm out in the sunshine I'll come to another tunnel, but the best thing to do is trudge on and do it with a positive attitude and a big smile on my face.

A New Year, Full of Unknown Adventures

I know that it has been several weeks since I last blogged, but I didn't really have anything to blog about, so I thought that I would be like Libby and blog about nothing ;)
This year has started off with a new semester at SUU and some new goals.
One of my goals, and one of Libby's goals, but I'm doing better than she is. Anyway I have started going to the gym and have been very successful so far. Libby and I get up at 6:30 or 7 depending on the day and meet up at the gym. I'm trying to go five days a week, and so far I have been to the gym every Monday through Friday, except MLK day but I went running with Libby. According to my sister we are going to get in shape to run a 10K in a couple of months. I'm not really excited to do this, but according to my sister it will be good for me.
Other than that I have set some of my own goals
- Read 25 books, I try this every year but one year I will do it, and hopefully read more than 25 books!
- Be more outgoing.
- To not procrastinate
- To have more patience with certain people.
- Have a budget and keep it.
- Eat healthier and drink lots more water.
Those sound like good goals right?

Other than those goals I have some things to look forward to this year.
- A 10K. I'm going to try and be positive about this.
- A smoking hot body by summer! (I hope that going to the gym and running a 10k will pay off)
- August will be the beginning of my last year of college, at least of working towards my BA. Maybe I'll decide to work on my Masters Degree. We'll see.
- I'll be turning 23 this year, which really isn't that exciting.
- In May as soon as Libby and I are finished with our finals/papers we will be taking a two week road trip through Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah! I can't wait to see new places and see family!
- The unknown that will happen in the following year. You'll all have to come back and check out my blog when I write about all of my unknown adventures!

Other than all of that exciting stuff right now I'm back at SUU for another semester. I'm working at the library again and loving it. I am taking 16 credits of classes that I am mostly enjoying. I'm taking my last semester of French, thank goodness, but I am determined to actually be able to speak in French by the end of the semester! I'm taking Advanced Poetry which I'm loving. American Literature II, I just read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and will get to read a lot of great literature I'm sure. I'm also taking a class called the Psychology of Creative Writing which I am taking with my roommate Allison. This class combines our two majors so it is really fun, she asks me questions about writing and I ask her stuff about Psychology, so it actually works out really well. I'm also taking a Library class, I decided to minor in Library Media, so that I can have an actual profession when I graduate, don't worry I'll only do that until I become a famous author! For institute I am taking Preparing for an Eternal Marriage, don't worry it doesn't mean that I'm getting married anytime soon, but you never know. Other than that I am working at the chocolate factory on Saturdays, and hopefully once concerts start up I'll be back at Tuacahn. You know me, busy, busy, busy.

So for now that is it, but as soon as I have an adventure, you will hear of it. You can always check out my writing blog, I have some good stories on there.
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Enjoy!

My Beloved Portfolio

So this semester I had the pleasure of taking a Creative Nonfiction Writing class. This was by far my favorite class of the semester, yes I liked this even more than my Jane Austen/Virginia Woolf class.

Anyway the point of this is to show off my final portfolio. This is 75 pages of my best writing in the class this semester. It includes three larger projects including a memoir, (Libby once read somewhere that you should never read a memoir written by someone younger than 30, but I was required to do this), a Portrait/Biography which I wrote on my Great-Grandpa Jess Williams (all you Williams should learn more about him he was an awesome guy, I'll post my essay on the family blog so you can all read it), and an Essay of Place which I wrote about my road trip to Alaska with Libby and Audra.
My final Portfolio was a lot of work, and it is my pride and joy for the semester, and I just wanted to brag about what I did.

This is me sighing because I finally finished it!

My Most Recent News

Now don't expect anything exciting from this it is just an update for y'all. School started a few weeks ago. I'm taking 17 credits including 4 English classes. I have two creative writing classes including Creative Nonfiction and Poetry. My other two English Classes include British Lit 1 and an Authors: Jane Austen/Virginia Woolf. My favorite class has got to be the Austen/Woolf class. Right now we are reading Pride and Prejudice and it is so fun to dig deeper into the book.
I'm working at the library part time, and I'm still working at Tuacahn on the weekends. If anyone wants tickets please let me know a couple of weeks in advanced, but I'm only getting tickets for family or MY close friends. I can only get tickets for the two Broadway shows NOT for Thriller, you are on your own there.
I got a new calling in my ward. I am the ward photographer. This is making me be more outgoing as I need to get pictures of all of the people in the ward, plus this means that I have to go to all of the ward activities.
I'm living with my friend Allison, and just enjoying school (I think that is an oxymoron "enjoying school"). Other than that nothing too exciting.
We had a BBQ at Cash's house on Monday you'll have to check Libby's blog for that.

"Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?"

So over the last few weeks I have been able to go see a couple of the plays at the Utah Shakespearean Festival with my roommate Allison. Because Libby is working on the grounds crew again this summer she was able to get two tickets to two of the plays. Since she didn't want to see any of the plays she let me use her tickets, but don't worry I got her more than her fair share of tickets to Tuacahn to make up for it. Anyway Allison and I were able to see Pride and Prejudice which was absolutely amazing! The actors were hilarious and the play was wonderful, but I can never say anything bad about anything Pride and Prejudice I'm absolutely obsessed.

The other play that we were able to see was Much Ado About Nothing which is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays. It was hilarious.

So thank you Libby for the tickets. The plays were awesome!

Just FYI

Just letting everyone know that I am moving to a different apartment, same complex just different apartment, so if you need my new address call or email me.