A lot has happened in the past few months! Here are a few things that I remember most:
1. I moved back home after Christmas break and decided to take a semester off from BYU. It's a great school, but I didn't do too well my first semester.
2. Because I was not taking credits at BYU, I couldn't work as a secretary there. That meant it was time to get a new job (something I'm not fond of). I don't remember how I came across it, but I'm working at Western Wats now. It's a calling center where you take surveys for companies. I get yelled at everyday, but it's helped me learn to not take things personally. I have had some really funny conversations with people. A couple days ago, I called an older man and asked him if he wanted to take a survey about his bank. He said he didn't have time for it, but he continued talking for five more minutes. He asked where I lived and then he told me I should go visit him and he'd show me around (he lives back east). I kinda laughed and told him that that would be fun. I felt so bad for him. He was lonely and wanted someone to talk to. I can't even imagine how that would feel. I'm living at home with family and I want someone to talk to, even though I talk plenty. The calling center has been a good experience, I'm not going to lie though, I'm so done with it! Hopefully, I'll find another job soon!
1. I moved back home after Christmas break and decided to take a semester off from BYU. It's a great school, but I didn't do too well my first semester.
2. Because I was not taking credits at BYU, I couldn't work as a secretary there. That meant it was time to get a new job (something I'm not fond of). I don't remember how I came across it, but I'm working at Western Wats now. It's a calling center where you take surveys for companies. I get yelled at everyday, but it's helped me learn to not take things personally. I have had some really funny conversations with people. A couple days ago, I called an older man and asked him if he wanted to take a survey about his bank. He said he didn't have time for it, but he continued talking for five more minutes. He asked where I lived and then he told me I should go visit him and he'd show me around (he lives back east). I kinda laughed and told him that that would be fun. I felt so bad for him. He was lonely and wanted someone to talk to. I can't even imagine how that would feel. I'm living at home with family and I want someone to talk to, even though I talk plenty. The calling center has been a good experience, I'm not going to lie though, I'm so done with it! Hopefully, I'll find another job soon!
3. I went with some of my roommates/ward members to St. George for the weekend in February. It was so much fun! St. George is a beautiful place and I'm glad I could enjoy it's beauty :).
The group at the St. George Temple
Me and Nate climbing up :) (I needed some help ;))
4. I turned 19 on March 24th! That was probably the best day I had had in a long time. My mom had ordered a cake for me from this cute pastry/bakery in American Fork. She never orders cake for birthday's and it really meant a lot to me. I got so many nice gifts from my amazing family and the best part of all was that I got to spend it with them. I'm so happy to be 19. I don't know what it is, but I like it :). Oh, and the cake was sooo good! It was a 2-layer chocolate cake with cream cheese in the middle. Yum!
Me with my AMAZING cake :)
5. A good friend of mine, Ryan Rapert, passed away on April 15th. He was only 23 years old. I had met him last year at the LPA conference in Detroit. He was an amazing kid. Two weeks earlier, I had gotten upset with him and I had deleted him from Facebook, Gmail, AOL, everything. He had a strong spirit and we had gotten in quite a few discussions/arguments about religion. I lost it that day and the last words I said to him weren't kind. The Sunday following that last argument, I heard something from someone and I really should've felt the prompting to follow it. It was something along the lines of "we should never give-up on people, ever. Christ never gave up on us, we don't have the right to give up on others." After I heard that, I felt like I needed to write Ryan and email and tell him sorry. But I was selfish, and I didn't follow that prompting. The day I heard that he died, I kept praying that he would forgive me for what an idiot I was. His dad died in December, and I know that Ryan missed him so much. I'm so glad they are together again living in peace. He is a great example to me, and I look forward to the day when I will see him again!
5. Two weekends ago, my parents left to Wyoming for the weekend. They are in charge of the Pioneer Trek next summer, so they had to go to an orientation thing. I was left in charge, and I had a blast! I went shopping with my sisters on Friday, which is always fun :). That night, there was an LPA dinner night that I took the kids too. I thought I had calculated the overall cost it would be, but I didn't. Let's just say, I lost a lot of money that day lol. I had fun though :).
6. The night before my parents left for the weekend, our bunny had babies! It was so exciting for Ally and I. She ended up having eight, however, one died the Sunday after. I thought they'd be cute pink things, but they were not! They were probably the ugliest looking things I've ever seen. Once I saw them, I wasn't so excited anymore. Luckily they don't stay like that for long! They are so cute now! I could spend hours watching them.
Aren't they so cute?!
7. The next weekend, my parents left again. This time is was from Saturday to Wednesday. I was so excited! I thought it would be as fun as the weekend before. Well, the week started out with me being sick with a bad cold. On Monday, Jenny got sick with something like the flu, and she started throwing up. To wrap it up, it wasn't a very good week and I'm so glad it's over!
8. Well, that pretty much sums it all up! Sarah turned 20 on March 11th, my mom turned ?? ;) on April 3rd, Ally turned 14 (Mia Maid now! Ahh!) on May 1st, and Eric will turn 12 on Thursday! It's so crazy to think that my little brother is going to be getting the Priesthood this Sunday! It's perfect for Mother's Day! On Saturday, I will be leaving to Los Angeles for Radio City tryouts! I can't wait!
P.S. We took some sister pictures last month, and it was so much fun!
