Proposition 8

I know its all over and done with, but I figured I'd post this because of the enjoyment that I received when I watched it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Kl2T3bQm4

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. :)

woah...

woah. so tonight i get on my facebook account and i see that an old YW leader made a group about leaving the mormon church. i finally got to know what happened and why she left, but in doing i saw MORE facebook groups about how to, why, and support groups. im honestly shocked right now. the church is the reason why im still here. i love the gospel and the truths that it brings. it hurts to have someone who taught me many of these truths turn her back on and leave it all. i know its true- all of it. i love this woman because of what she taught and how she affected my life however, its hard not to look at her and think of all the wonderful things that she has given up. anyways, i suppose my eyes have been opened and my testimony tested and strengthened by this experience. 

a week...

woah, so angie is right! its been a week and no new post! well... lets be honest i havent weighed myself. BUT! i have worked everyday but sunday and monday. (friday night it was at 1 am but it counts!) my clothes are just a little looser which is definitely nice and my body is happier (im not going into details...) ive kinda made the half goal to be able to run a 10 minute mile. right now im just under 15. eating wise, ive cut way back on soda not entirely off it since my schedule is so random and my work out is so late. and i dont crave candy anymore! thank goodness. i mean, its good, just not something i need a lot of. although, on the downside i need to up my water. at work i bought 30 bottles for 4.51. im impressed. i think ill buy more...

on the bright side on monday when i slacked off i felt really weird going to bed and not working out before. it was as if my body was saying, uhhh... we dont like this! anyways, i have a friend crisis i have to attend too, ill write more soon! promise!

im fat

k, so the other day i realized- - im fat. ive always known i was overweight but i realized that i am actually fat. so i guess im following in angies footsteps and declaring that im going to lose weight and become accountable on here. yay.

i joined a gym. i really do actually love running. once i can get myself motivated to go a couple of times i crave the exercise. its just down the road and my friend is a member too so we're going to go together and help each other out. also, im Insulin Resistant which means i have a different kind of diet. aka- lots of protein and cut way back on carbs. i dont need  to worry so much about calories as i do carbs. anyway, it pretty much sucks. i love pastas and baked goods- all carb infused. but ill figure out. so i guess ill pick a day to weigh in and post how much ive lost and stuff. tomorrow im going grocery shopping and sticking to it.

grandma flashing the pearly whites! and jace well... being jace

ah! me and spencer on his wedding day!

adam and his new friend malachi (hillarys nephew)

they're happy i promise!

after the ring ceremony??

at the fair with a bunny, i wanted to take him home with me.

i love rides. for sure.

a HUGE pumpkin. smelled bad too.

at the fair with the ladies, before it rained.

i like this picture.

stress!!

so my friend asked me to be a bridesmaid at her wedding in seattle. of course i said yes and just barely booked the flight (as in on monday). i fly out of salt lake tomorrow and i work tonight. i havent done ANYTHING to get ready. i work in 3 1/2 hours and im planning on leaving to Blackfoot tonight and then drive the 3 hours tomorrow at 7. that way i'll get there at 10ish, grab some grub, drop off my car and go to the airport. of course this is all determined upon if i actually am ready to go by then. at this point it looks like a night of mt. dew and no sleep for me. :( very sad day. and lots of stress.

a month of insanity!

Collin Raye at the War Bonnet Rodeo.

My new friends Courtney, Becca, Me, and Cassie with our books!! oh yeah, we rock!

Meagan and I at the Chuckars game. 

My friend Sandra and her new husband Will!! I love love LOVE her!

Shannon, Kristy, and Karissa my friends at the War Bonnet Rodeo.

I honestly hate watching baseball, but here I am at the Chuckars game!

Me being stupid at the Rodeo.

Cassie and I at the Breaking Dawn release at Barnes and Noble.

breaking a habit

so ive had this little habit known as nail biting since i grew in teeth. ive kicked it here and there  by having acrylic nails put on but once theyre gone, i go right back into it. ive never actually had enough self control not to do it. well, the day has come. all last week my hands have been absolutely ridiculously dry. meaning that my constant biting was getting the best of my fingers and causing blood and pain to come into my life. i dont remember when i decided not to do this anymore (i think it had to do with a guy at work commenting on how short they were) but i havent bitten them for like 5 days. im not sure if i have remarkable nails but they have grown so much since then! maybe in just relief that my teeth havent torn them to shreds yet my nails are celebrating? not sure which but im not complaining. 

i dyed moms hair but didnt grab any gloves and so my left hand is dyed brown, and if youve ever dyed hair without a glove you know the worst part -- your nails. so i had her paint them and they look so good! maybe im biased and just in awe at how good ive done but they look gooooood! :) so hopefully after this post and proclamation of my "kicking the habit" ill continue on my change of habit and not bite them anymore!!! keep your fingers crossed!

oh! i turned in my insurance papers (since im currently uninsured- i know right) today and hopefully they'll be in and ready before august so i can hit the doctor and get back on my meds and taking care of my thyroid and insulin resistance. :)) heres hoping!

Cruise Pictures... just a few

at the turtle farm in grand caymen!

In Roatan Honduras. Basically the best place on earth!

On the cruise ship... i loved getting these animals!

After the Turtle Farm in Grand Caymen. The ocean is so stinkin beautiful!

Just so I could wrap my head around the island. I was lost most of the time.

oh geeze... been awhile

its been awhile since i wrote on this... man a lot has happened. i didnt work for 2 1/2 weeks due to vacation, funeral, and lack of scheduling tact. going back to work was really hard... i cannot tell a lie. i've had more jobs than i want to admit because of the lack of difficulty. i start jobs am really excited and then about a month or two passes and im bored again cause i've mastered the skills. its a real problem. 

on sunday i went to my parents ward because BYUI President, Kim B. Clark spoke in their ward. can i just say that he is an amazing speaker and i love listening to all of his talks. i then went to work and wow... i was so tired... it was one of the longest days EVER! then after work i went to Rexburg to visit my friends since the semester is ending on friday. we went stadium singing and did fireworks and talked.. oh man, good times. i didnt get to see 2 of my really really good friends because they stink at answering their cell phones or returning calls or anything. makes me sad but they are staying over the break so i guess its okay. 

yesterday i went shopping in IF with 2 friends and was totally not into it. something must be wrong. i LOVE shopping. i was at famous footwear and had no desire to look or try on anything. is there any medication to fix this??

oh and i took a 2 hour nap :)

i've become a sort of movie addict. okay, i've had this problem for a couple of years now. i dont even want to think of the money spent at Edwards $9 a ticket and Red Box-my new BFF. It doesnt help that my super good friend maren works at hollywood and is pretty much required to watch all the new releases. We're kind of... horror lovers. I love getting scared and having that adrenaline rush. I cant help it. (I have 1 rule when it comes to movies- nothing demonic. Not like charmed or Buffy, but exorcisms and possessions- things like that). Maren and I both lost our non-committal snuggle buddy due to a mission so we've instated eachother till his return, meaning we cant watch these horror films alone so we watch them together and cower in terror together! everything is better with friends!  anyway, after FHE we watched Shutter. its a Japanese movie directed by the same guy that did the ring and the grudge. its one of the best japanese films ive ever seen. we were both scared and jumpy. the ending was rather comical so it lightened the mood and made the post watching easier.

i have a really good friend (whose a total movie snob ;)) and she said that the orphanage was super good. however, i only have a few friends who will watch scary/horror flicks with me and they are all hours away... so i have yet to watch it.... sad sad day.

after high school the lives of your friends become overly dramatic and at times hysterical. i mean, i look at these people and think- what happened?! did your brain get sucked out and shoved into one of those bad meth-induced movies? its absolutely ridiculous the lives many of my high school peers are living. i love them still and love spending time with them and all that but MY WORD! drama drama drama. and it kills me the audacity they have to blame their drama on everyone else rather themselves. as if everyone else is staring at their lives dictating their choices. many of whom have been taught better and know better. and im not saying that im judging them, im just saying that they are living in a soap opera.

i'll add vacation photos next time..

back in the US

well, i finally made it home. yesterday i got off the ship and got an amazing taxi to the belize airport where i flew from belize to miami, hitched a taxi ride from miami to ft. lauderdale, "stood by" and got a flight to vegas and got on the last part of my treck; a flight to salt lake. i got in about 220 this morning and am now settling down for the night. im awfully tired, its something like 7 am ship time and i havent slept for almost 24 hours. im glad i came home. im not going to lie and say that im not sad for missing out on the rest of the cruise, but everything was perfect on the way here that i know the lord had it all planned out way before i had made the decision to come home. im so grateful for all the tender mercies i have received this past week, and all the kindness from so many strangers. they made the trip so much easier than i ever could have imagined.

cruise

so the pursers on the ship called me down last night. when we finally got a line out i talked to dad. im trying to get anyone to email me at angeqt4568@hotmail.com so i can figure out to get home. i called us airways and the lady wasnt nice and said that i needed to fly to ft. lauderdale and then fly home because thats where my original flight left. so im trying to fly from cozumel on friday or belieze on thursday to SLC. Or i have to wait till sunday to fly home. (saturday we're at sea all day). im fine, really dont worry about me, grandpa would want me to have a good time so im doing my best. love you all and ill see you soon.

(you can call me and leave me a message, i check my phone every so often. 2083909664)

vacation!!

so im in ogden with pat jess and brayden before i leave for florida. our flight leaves salt lake at 10 and we fly to vegas. we have an hour layover and then fly to north carolina. i think we then have a 2 hour layover and then its down to ft lauderdale. we have to wait for a friend for about another hour and then we get on a shuttle and go down to miami, then its onto the boat and into the caribbean. pretty much im stoked. the cruise is 7 days and we're spending 2 nights in miami (one full of sleep im sure) and then we arrive back in salt lake on the 2nd at 3am or something. so theres the plan! love ya!

my pre-vacation

my friend kristy and I at temple square. she told me to stick my tongue out too, but i look like a dork, so i opted for this face instead!



this is my shayla we were roomies in IP the summer after i graduated. i cant take a serious picture if my life depended on it!



from the roof of the conference center. it was sooo bright that day that i couldnt see my digital screen. but it came out pretty regardless.



many of you will recognize this strapping young fella! me in the provo mall, acting a little ridiculous!



my photo skills are definately improving.

blast from the past!

so for awhile now a lot of californians are selling their couple million dollar homes to live here in Idaho, where there then tiny house is being turned into a massive house with tons of lawn space. this has upset many idahoans because... well,.. some californians cant really drive. but, lately, driving around idaho falls and shelley i have seen so so many oregon plates and i think, really?! what is all this about?! and every time i have a flashback to the days of oregon. i thought it was funny how we seem to be the trend setters and other people follow. i mean, thats of course why they're all moving here, cause we're here! :) not that the world revolves around me or anything.

ive been sick for the past couple of days. its been getting worse and worse all week, and ive just ignored it hoping it would disappear, but unfortunately it didnt and at work on friday i felt like passing out and pretty much dying. so i left early and then ive had the weekend off fortunately. ive slept more than i planned and feel a bit better. not to mention ive drank more gatorade and powerade than any one person should be allowed in a lifetime in 3 days. mom and dad went to preston for the weekend where adam pat jess and brayden joined them. basically, im sad i didnt go but am glad i didnt get anyone else sick.

and just FYI, 13 days till i leave!

rexburg...

the past two days have been AMAZING! i went up to rexburg for an overdue visit. it was so much fun visiting with old friends and reconnecting. finding out what is new in their lives and experiencing the changes with them. pretty much everyone and everything has changed but for the better and it was so cool to see how much we've all grown. unfortunately i wasnt able to see everyone i was planning on seeing but since this last visit was so much fun, i'll probably head up there again soon. i havent felt this happy in a very very long time. yay for friends!

oh and 22 days till i leave for the caribbean!!! 

words to live by...

its official, i am a facebook addict! i love the bumper stickers cause, well, most of them are funny or meaningful. i think im going to print these and put them up!

fickle heart

life throws you unexpected changes. change is good and often brings its own rewards for the hardship which it brings. i dont know if i would say ive "turned a new leaf" but i definately have changed. in my mind and heart. but the consequence of change is the unknowing. when you do the same thing and dont change, you know your result. and so far, change hasnt been much of a part of my life. i mean, i try and do new things, but i always resort back to the same unchanging world. ever since my birthday ive been reflecting. things on the inside are changing. the way i think, act, feel are changing. i am changing inside and out. ive started the baby steps. i know what i want in baby steps, but my ultimate goal is still unknown to me. i know the direction of who i want to be and where i want to go, but the girl who once was is slowly revolving into the woman i want to be. the past is gone and nothing will change that. i have few regrets and love the trials ive gone through for they were perfect and a gift. im not sure if everyone gets to this point in their life where they hit a crossroads of sorts and their life completely changes. ive made some very difficult decisions in the past couple of months. the things in my life that i just went with are no longer able to be in my life and the choices and the person i once was is no longer a part of who i am. the learning, growth and opportunities that have occured in my life have changed me forever. every individual has affected me in some way. and every sincere action has changed who i am and how i view the world. with the help of my savior and father in heaven my dreams are coming true, even though, at times, i am unaware of what those dreams, or my capability truly is. no matter who i was, i am changing for the better.

another invite!

k, so obvioulsy i am enjoying this whole make your own thing. but im just not satisfied with any of them. theres aspect in each of them that i really like, but cant decide on anything. but heres another, im sure another will be made tomorrow... iy yi yi..

bridal shower...

hey everyone! so i need opinions on invitations for Hillary's bridal shower. i just made 2, i have a couple more lodged in my brain but I want to get your guys' opinion. i havent confirmed the date or anything i just wanted to get something made up so i dont have to worry about it after my cruise. (i know, im actually NOT procrastinating!!) any input would be great!



I really like this one because its a little more artsy... i changed the color on the background so you can read it a bit better it almost killed me to do it and save it, its a really pretty picture. Although, I dont know how it would look on a 4 x 6...





I also really like this one because of the simplicity. Also, I like white writing. I think it'd look cool on a 4 x 6 because of the angle I put it on.

...farewell to my teenage years...

well, today was my 20th birthday! i really should have been more excited for it and made it a bigger deal earlier. no one really knew it was my birthday other than my close family and friends and the hundreds of facebook buds. but i didnt really make a big deal about it at any jobs or at home. i dont know, ive been severely melo about the whole situation. so today started with my mom coming in and telling me happy birthday at 740 (or something, i was out cold) then when i got up my dad wished me a happy birthday. it was nice to sleep in. then i got a text from a friend from school and read a couple of wishes on facebook. my friend kristy treated me to olive garden for lunch which was super nice. our other friend stacey and two of her kids came with us which made it pretty entertaining. then i came home took a shower and went to work. daddy brought me balloons and donut holes, i almost cried totally made my day. ive received a lot of birthday wishes from my friends and a few from family. i cant decide whats got me slightly devastated about the festivities. i mean, i got a lot more than expected today. maybe its just the fact that its the start of another decade and what ive got to show for the past two. we're celebrating my birtday and partial mothers day this weekend. pat & jess, adam, and spencer & hilary are coming; it'll be nice for us all to get together.

iy yi yi!

so i've been pretty busy the last week with work. but that doesnt stop the world from turning. on sunday morning around 12:30 i received a text but i was already passed out on my bed so i ignored it till the morning. one of my most favorite people got engaged!! so i was planning on flying there for the wedding (and hoping it was after the cruise so i could actually afford it!) so after playing phone tag all sunday, that night we were finally able to talk. she updated me on every detail of the relationship and all the good details. then when she found out i was planning on coming to the wedding (which will be in seattle) she asked me to be a bridesmaid, which of course i agreed too. which works out perfectly because my cousin rochelle and her husband and bryce and his wife will or are living there so now i dont have to worry about hotel expenses!! the wedding is planned for august which is perfect for washington weather. im thinking about going early or staying later so i can hit the sites and maybe schedule a trip to oregon! but everything is in the works still.
spencer is now officially engaged. as far as i know (which isnt much cause he neglects to call me back) the date isnt solid yet. hillary really is great and will be an awesome addition to our family. shes from rigby and is attending BYUI.
its my birthday in less than a week, and as a present to myself im cutting and dying my hair today! its pretty much going to be amazing and i cant wait. ill try to get pics up tonight.
so as of now i have an extremely busy couple of months starting at the end of june. hopefully everything works out.

love you guys!

this past week

my aunt cathy and i


me and mommy

my friends' daughter breanna (left)

yeah dont ask... i miss our tramp for sure

the P from the cabin


the coolest place on the planet!

thats not snow, its plastic cause the field is being treated for some insect or something

the 6th ward ladies! woot woot!

it snowed last night. its gone now... almost 24 hours later. its supposed to snow all weekend too. im getting really sick of the snow. i guess i shouldnt complain we do need the water. oi, i live in idaho.

ITS HAPPENING!!

The cruise is on full throttle go! The tickets have been purchased and now all thats left to do is get a passport and pay my friend something like $1300 !! Yay for taxes is what Ive got to say. Nothing really new just got another job at the IF Walgreens.

Been awhile...

As the title leads you to believe, its been awhile since I've posted anything. Not much has been going on, well anything interesting at least. I went to all 3 hours of church on the 30th! It'd been about a month since I attended everything since March was absolutely INSANE with traveling and all. I really do love going to a singles branch. Fall semester ends this week so more people will start coming this weekend which will be good, our numbers are pretty low.


I'm all sorts of confused. I love being in Shelley with my friends family and branch. I'm content I guess... but I've been feeling like I need to mix things up a bit. I'm not super happy at either of my jobs and I feel myself falling back into my old habits and not progressing any. Many of you are thinking, well, go back to BYUI. I loved BYU-Idaho, but being away for a little bit I've realized that it wasnt for me. I'm such a strong-independant person that the lifestyle of those up there dont suit me. Not that I broke the rules or do anything wrong, but I never felt like I really belonged there.

General Conference was amazing. I admit, I've never been such a huge fan of President Monson. I always preferred Faust and of course Hinckley. But this conference affirmed that he is the Prophet of our Heavenly Father. I was blownpaway. I really enjoyed Sister Tanners talk on being delighted. Okay, I cried. She was my General President when I was in Young Womens and always looked up to her.

bah!

Its spring break up here in Idaho therefore, I didnt have to be woken up at 645 to sub! YAY! Monday came lots of fun with working at the mall. Tuesday I went with a friend to 27 dresses (my second time seeing it, first with my cousin chelsea), Wednesday I went to the mall with my favorite person Brett! It was so much fun, I often forget how much I love hanging out with him! Then this morning my mom needed a ride to work, so I slipped on my flip flops and headed upstairs. In opening the door I almost began to cry. The wind was blowing and whipping around the newly fallen inch of snow- which the first layer had turned to ice. Overcome with hysterics I calmly walked to my car and started it after grabbing my BYUI blanket out of the backseat and covering my chilled legs. We headed off towards Idaho Falls where I drove about 35 the whole time (the speed being 50) and as we hit a curve started fish tailing. The freeway wasnt so bad and neither was the drive home.

Where did spring go!?

Then I went to get mom around 5 and I had to hit the bank. (oh by this time all the snow was gone and left the famous Idaho chilly wind that whips around you and freezes all your senses to the bone) We left around 5:30 and I started driving in the country roads where the speed is 50. For about 1/2 a mile the speed is 40 which I typically ignore and drive 50ish... Yeah, you guessed it! Hello mr. officer and I get pulled over about 30 feet from the 50 sign. He clocked me at 54 in a 40 (I dont even want to imagine that ticket). So he comes up and gets my info and goes back to the car. Im sitting there, almost in tears because I had kinda a rough day. My mom isnt saying much, and me holding back the curse words. He comes back and says, Angela, its your lucky day. Slow down and have a nice day.

For maybe the tenth time in my life Im speechless.

I love county cops.

Then this evening I went to Blackfoot for a POD activity (a bunch of single branches get together since we're all branches). On the way home, I seriously have no idea what I was on, but my friend has a sun roof... well... 55 on the highway does murder to your hair. I was dancing and singing like a crazy person and standing up all the way home. Im cant imagine me high or on drugs....

I'd like to take some space to complain for a moment.
Disclaimer: the following is not to hurt or cause any harm to anyone. These are my personal thoughts and therefore I do not pass judgement onto those who disagree with them.
Yeah, I better make a disclaimer. So lately a lot of my friends/family have been getting engaged/married, which is normal for my age group and also because I typically have older friends. Also, I have known several couples in the past 3 or so years get divorced.

Is there such a thing as "hormonal revelation?" Living in the "mormon belt" and have lived in BYU-I do, I know the pressure that people my age feel to get married. Hec, I was almost engaged my Jr/Sr years in high school. To fulfill happiness we are required to be married in the temple and have families. I love the gospel and the everlasting life/joy/families that are incorporated with it. I just wonder if sometimes pressure of having to get married gets to people and then they rush into marriage. Honestly, isnt marriage hard enough without adding the fact that you two hardly know eachother, but have received revelation to get married? I ask, why not wait? Adam and I had about a 2 hour conversation, him siding that if you know its right, why wait? me saying, why rush? basically it ended badly having to agree to disagree. Close friends of Spencer and I recently got divorced after 4 months of marriage. They had known eachother for years but apparently it didnt work out. My thoughts are; date longer than your engaged. Another example: they met and started dating in June. Engaged July 4th. Married August 19 or something. THATS 3 MONTHS OF EVEN KNOWING EACHOTHER AND THEY'RE MARRIED! Thats fast, really really fast. Im not against marriage or anything of the sorts. Im all for it, in my expirience and in seeing other peoples relationships, I figure save yourself in the long run and know someone before marrying them. Even if you spend everyday with eachother for 3 weeks- your still in "new love" "twitterpation" stage, and let the relationship evolve and get to know eachother, whats the rush? Eternity is a long time.

All this coming from the non-dating girl. :) And no Jace, Im not too picky. I actually enjoy being single.

i hate plane tickets...

Well, the cruise has been booked, but the plane tickets and the hotels have yet to be scheduled. The hotel isnt really a problem, but the plane tickets are retarded. The best deals have been around just over half the cost of the cruise itself- we think its ridiculous. We keep checking online nearly everynight hoping to find some kind of an amazing deal but we havent. Kristy and I have never really done this so we arent really sure what we're doing. All we know is that we will be leaving from SLC to MIA (or Ft Lauderdale) on June 21 and returning around July 2, and we're going on the Carnival Valor to the Western Caribbean.
If anyone has any tips for finding the best prices or are willing to donate skymiles or business travel expense deals it would be grately appreciated. We figure that if one of us has a cheaper or free ticket we'll just divide the total cost between the 3 of us and it'll be cheaper all around.

Nothing really happened today... I went to both my jobs, decided Im going to look like a heroine addict and start donating plasma (the liquid form of your blood that cannot be chemically produced) for cash, and Im going to get another part time, night job. Maybe work in a hotel since I have expirience... who knows really.

Its time to party!

We got home about 2 hours ago from our trip to utah for grandpas 80 birthday party. It was pretty much amazing, even with the random snow fall. It was great to see the family and catch up. On the way home today we stopped off at Murray High School. I remember going to the dedication whenever it happened, but I have a horrible memory and wanted to get a picture of the scoreboard.

Then we drove to Ogden to visit Pat, Jess, and Brayden. We visited their new house which they'll be moving into this week. Its a really nice community with a pool! Im thinking swim party (that is if the snow goes away and the weather is decent). Dad and I are planning on going down Wednesday night after he gets off work and help them pack and move on Thursday. That way I can go visit my friend Kara who had her 2nd baby last month and maybe an old roommate- yes thats you Shayla!

Here are a couple pictures from the boise trip with grandpa- they arent great, I took them with my camera making it impossible to go on the video, sorry!

Heres my Glenn Beck flashlight that I keep forgetting to put on..