easter 2012.

i heart easter.

 -easter dress

-candy dish

-egg tree

-mama shippen teaching me to make the best deviled eggs

-beautiful dyed eggs.

-the easter bunny still hides my basket!

-it just wouldn't be easter with out the old school scary bunny..

-best. easter. dessert. ever.

this past easter sunday was a very relaxed sunday. great church meetings. nap time. family time. treat time. and most of all reflecting on the life of my savior.

i am so eternally grateful for the great sacrifice that he made for each of us

 so that i can live with him some day.

he lives.

faith

"If we have faith in Jesus Christ, the hardest as well as the easiest times in life can be a blessing. In all conditions, we can choose the right with the guidance of the Spirit. We have the gospel of Jesus Christ to shape and guide our lives if we choose it. And with prophets revealing to us our place in the plan of salvation, we can live with perfect hope and a feeling of peace. We never need to feel that we are alone or unloved in the Lord’s service, because we never are. We can feel the love of God. The Savior has promised angels on our left and our right, to bear us up. And He always keeps His word."

—President Henry B. Eyring,

ode to thursday & the weekend.

-grapegruit izze

-masque

-newest song obsession. anyone else think he sounds like JT?

-teenager post makes me giggle

-target loving.

-soccer!

-90's pop on pandora. best. thing. ever.

-necklace from the mother.

-my owl shirt

-mistill

-me watchin soccer

-beckham the dog.

-outfit

-nails

-jeffies picture

-midway

-fruit

-mi car

-the work calendar

-president monsen

-utah lake

-cafe galleria

-mama shippen

-pear salad and margarita pizza

-bracelet obsession

-girls night out

-sandals.

-me and the nephew

-the guys after priesthood session

-yogurtland

-always doing shoe pics.

-miss em

-grocery shoppin

-courty came to town

-yogurtland or candyland?

-conference waffles.

it was a fun filled weekend with work, girls night out to midway to the cutest brick oven pizza place, catching up with courtney, soccer and randomness with melissa, and last but not least being spiritually uplifted with conference. it always comes at a time when i need it the most. i am so grateful for the gospel in my life and for my heavenly father. 

our true identity

a girl shared this at church today.
i thought it was wonderful.
please take a few minutes and watch.
it will inspire you and see yourself the way you should.
that is all.

he is risen.

he lives.


i love my savior with all my heart and so grateful for his birth, death and  resurrection.
so i can live with him some day.
he loves me, and knows me.
he is always there for me.
i am so thankful for this knowledge.


happy easter.

the weekend.

1. got to spend time with the old roomies. we watched an awesome video i had put together of our two years at college of all of our videos/pictures/inside jokes/quotes and we laughed a ton. i love when we are able to get together. its the bestest. we just get each other.

2. kimbo and me at work. gotta love saturdays at work. and no make up :) 

3. girls night out with my sis. i was brave and went & got indian food. it was fabulous. highly recommended it. im so proud of myself for trying new things. if you know me i like to stick to my basics. then we headed over to the sweet tooth fairy for some goodies. oh and did i mention their treats were in the goodie bags for the country grammys? then we went shoe shopping. more on that later. i just love my sis. & wished my other two lived closer so they could join in on the fun!

4. it SNOWED. i couldn't believe my eyes. i was just loving the idea of warm{er} weather, but that's utah for you.

5. puzzle time. i love my puzzle time.

6. and the best part of my weekend was watching conference!!! oh how i needed it. it always seems to come at the time when i need it the most. such inspiration and love was felt. i love the gospel with all my heart. it is such a peace and comfort in my life. i am blessed.

 i  invited the sister missionaries over to watch it on sunday! and i made a nummy treat.  we had a great time.

can't wait till next weekend.

it will be just as wonderful.

do you have any fun plans for this

coming weekend??

xoxo

sicky

as i write this i am laying on my couch. 

i got a terrible cold this weekend. 

i think i have used more Kleenex's this weekend alone, 

then i have in the past six months. 

my nose is stuffy.

i can't breathe

i am coughing my little lungs out.

being sicky is no fun. 

but i decided to make the best out of it.

i'm going to read a good book.

watch my favorite movies.

write in my journal.

read the book of mormon.

and listen to the fireside i missed yesterday.

boy am i glad i did. 

it was just what i needed.

made me so happy.

you should watch it too!

"it is day by day that we work out our plans for the future."

"its one day at a time that we work out our imperfections"


"out of small things that proceeding which is great!"

i love the little things that make us have a whole different outlook on life, and our day :) this message brightened my not so good sick day. to a wonderful day. 

also i never posted the second recipe.

i made it up, so i will just explain in my best "recipe form" how to do it..

MOCK BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA

• chicken
• tortillas
• bbq sauce
• cheese
• green peppers
• tomatoes
• basil

clean and cube your chicken. cook on stove top. i put a little of bbq to taste. then place your tortillas on a sheet and put them in the oven {325} for about 1.5 min, flip them to the other side for 1.5 min. take out of oven. spread bbq sauce {to your liking} on each of the tortillas. sprinkle chicken, cheese, veggies, a little bbq sauce and basil. then bake for about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and tortillas is crisp to your liking. 

{sorry that was terrible directions but i just kind of made this yummy recipe up!} 

it took about 20-30 minutes from preparation time to eating! i loaded mine with veggies and made it low cal so it was under 

300 calories! 

{sorry they're blurry, thank you cell phone!}

i know that i did not give amounts of the food. 
but just depending on how many you are making i would just eye it! i used about 6 oz of chicken to make three. and about 2 tablespoons of bbq sauce on each one! Just make it how you like it :)

happy monday everyone!! 


xoxo

becoming.

''Even when we make mistakes, we hope others will love us in spite of our shortcomings - even if we dont deserve it.
 Oh, it is wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us - even with all our flaws! His love is such that even should we give up on ourselves, He never will. We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever. Although we might settle for less, Heavenly Father wont, for He sees us as the glorious beings we are capable of becoming.''
-Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

xoxo

reflection.

 “There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ.”

—President Thomas S Monson

these past few weeks my thoughts have been so scattered. i feel like i have a bajillion things to do. and no time to do them. but then some days i get a lot done, while other i feel like i accomplish nothing. i have felt so lazy and not even wanting to go shopping for christmas {which i finally finished yesterday, yay!}i feel like i hadn't been focusing on the true meaning and importance of christmas. then on monday night i was over at my bffe's house and had a little fhe with her family. her mom taught a wonderful lesson on the savior. it was just what i needed. we watched a video on Christs birth. how humble joesph and mary were. how perfect his life was. how he came to earth to be crucified and resurrected. so as we are on this earth we can have the atonement. how perfect his plan is. it is beautiful.as we think about the wise men who brought him gifts. how they sacrificed so they could travel far distances to see the babe, laying in a manger. in a stable, because there was no room for him at the inn. are we making room for him in our 'inn'? in our lives. are we including the savior? we we being wise men. and still seeking him? i thank her family for having me over that night. i was supposed to be there remembering these things. taking a step back from my life, to re-focus on what really matters. his birth. his life. his death. his Resurrection. what gift can i give the lord this year? my time. my obedience. i love to reflect on my many blessings. i am such a lucky girl. to have a savior who loves me. and helps me.knowing i can pray to him anytime, and he is listening. we are all lucky. the savior is standing on the other side of the door if we just open it and let him into our hearts and lives. 

as president uchtdorf said, 

"God does not need us to love Him. But oh, how we need to love God! "

may we turn our thoughts to him this Christmas season and remember how blessed we are. i hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.

xoxo

the weekend.

miss
presley marie
was born on friday.

how beautiful is she?
i just love her.
congrats ty and megs!

saturday i got to enjoy
general conference
at gma's.

we had a gno while the guys were at priestood session
we ate at malawi's pizza.
& saw YOU AGAIN.
super cute cheesy chic-flick.

then jen and i had a late night
walmart excursion.
it's so fun having her in town.
she makes me young even though she's my older sis.
making me stay up late at night and all.. :)

sunday the bffe had got tickets
to go up to conference @ the conference center.
so we got to enjoy the second session up in SLC.
and the boys tagged along.
it was a hot hot day.
and i was brave and wore purple tights.

hope everyone else had a wonderful
weekend.

xoxo

choose.

Choose your friends with caution; plan your future with purpose, and frame your life with faith.

-Thomas S. Monson

xoxo

womens conference

Mama and I went to the General Relief Society Meeting.
it was
amazing.
i just loved President Monsens talk.
{if you'd like to watch it, click here}
after. we went to
red mango.
it was amazing too.

{thank you cell phone for the blurry pics!}
xoxo

creation

Under the direction of the Father, Jesus Christ created the earth as a place for us to live
and gain experience. In order to progress and become like God, each of us had to obtain
a body and be tested during a time of probation on the earth. While on the earth we are
out of God’s physical presence. We do not remember our pre-earth life.
"we must walk by
faith rather than by sight. "
-preach my gospel.

Dave and I had the wonderful opportunity to teach FHE {family home evening} at mesa vista.I remember going there to do sacrament meeting & FHE growing up. We taught to them about the creation. we sang songs. laughed. talked. and sang more songs. The spirit was so strong and it was awesome to hear their testimonies of the creation. We are so blessed with such a beautiful world to live in! So blessed.

xoxo

Patience

Patience

I was reading in Preach my Gospel tonight.
Such a wonderful book.
these words really touched me.
So i must share.

Patience is the capacity to endure delay,
trouble, opposition, or suffering without
becoming angry, frustrated, or anxious. It is
the ability to do God’s will and accept His
timing. When you are patient, you hold up
under pressure and are able to face adversity
calmly and hopefully. Patience is related to
hope and faith—you must wait for the Lord’s
promised blessings to be fulfilled.
You need patience in your everyday
experiences and relationships, especially with
your companion. You must be patient with all
people, yourself included, as you work to
overcome faults and weaknesses.

“Life is full of difficulties, some
minor and others of a more
serious nature. There seems to
be an unending supply of
challenges for one and all. Our
problem is that we often expect
instantaneous solutions to such
challenges, forgetting that
frequently the heavenly virtue of
patience is required.”
– PRESIDENT THOMAS S. MONSON
“PATIENCE—A HEAVENLY VIRTUE,” ENSIGN, NOV. 1995, 59

The past while my patience has been tested. and its is something i defiantly have had to learn. I am so grateful for the constant reminders of family and friends that things just take time.Something about quotes, especially quotes from the Prophet just get to me.
Love love love.

xoxo

Halloween 2009

Andrew, Chelsey, Cooper and I went to dinner at Goodwood for Halloween and watched PROM NIGHT. For some reason that movie is only scary when you watch it with your roommates in a small town... I can't believe Octobers over. Heres to NOVEMBER!!!

XOXO

Hope.

Please watch!
This is awesome. :)

XOXO

ADVICE

This really touched me. I love it! :)

LOVING LIFE..(mass blog watch out)

Life is great! No complaints here. Here are some things that I've been up to in no particular order...

PMI Lagoon day I told Colt! We had a ball!











Courts and my obsession with our ice cream cones.




CHILLIN with the girlies..





Markies Birthday Lunch with some of the Compliance girlies.





Jeep Ride with the boyZ..



Ash and I's weekly escapades to cafe..ha ha






Hangin out with Case.




Allen, Ash and I tryin 5 guys..


Mini Golfin!!! So fun.

Chillin with the boys. Swens is home!!! Yay!



Becky and I went to the farmers market in Provo!!! SO FUN! It was my first one and we found some good stuff! After we went to J dogs, it was my first time there and it was pretty much heaven on earth. I love spending time with my sis!