A Fresh Start

Well this year has started and before we know it 2011 will be gone as fast as it came. I have thought a lot about what i want out of 2011 First off i want no more deaths in the family two in one year was hard enough. I know i don't get a say that's all in the Lords hands but I can wish and pray right. This year i hope to get my tonsils out and have less sickness then last year, i have not started this year out to well since i have been sick since December 26. I would like to find a fun house to live in with my roommates so we can have a dog ( I know one more thing to take care of is all i need). I want to go on a few road trips with friends while i am still single and can run free. I want to get good grades and be successful in school. I want to be better at my job I now have 7 clients instead of 4 this year. I want to spend more time with my family. I want to learn to play the piano and i actually found a teacher now its just making the time to have lessons. I want to be a little more organized. I want to make more time for friends and meeting new people. I let last year go by way to fast I don't regret it at all but i do want to enjoy it a little more. I want to make a difference in other peoples lives one small step at a time. I want to visit all of the temples in Utah. I want to be a better friend and spend more time listening then talking. I want to be the person that people feel like they can come to at anytime or any place and know i will be there for them. I want to treat every moment as if it were my last and be happy about it!

An Update YOu ASK??

OK so this update is way past due! I feel that I have so much to say and tell i don't even know where to start. So i guess with the bucket list. Well this summer i checked two more things off my bucket list and yes i am working on a few others. #4 Go Back To Brazil! Yes i did it! and i went back before i had even been home for a year. It was amazing and worth every penny. I spent the whole month of July visiting my areas on my mission and also spent sometime in Sao Paulo. i was able to see my sister at heart get married in the temple she was the sister i trained in the mission and i was one of her maid or honors and also got to be her escort in the temple. What a neat experience this was! i can only imagine what true mothers feel. All i know is once i sat in the escorts chair tears came to my eyes as i watched someone so special to me make covenants with the Lord and her spouse. I was able to go to a vineyard and see a few really cute little towns i had never seen before also. I spent many countless hours visiting and chatting with some converts on the mission and visiting old companions. It was a trip i will never forget. Oh yes i also got robbed at knife point which was interesting all in itself. It happened all so quickly and I was a little shocked afterwards, it does make for an exciting trip. I also missed my flight from Sao Paulo to Porto Alergre so had to catch the next fligth later that afternoon and with a little extra cost! But it worked out and was good. #33 Go a month without shaving my legs and this one i actually went six weeks and they looked awesome!! but sad to say i decided not to take a pic to share with everyone on this one..maybe next time. So that was the month of July. When i got back from my trip things got kinda crazy at home. First my car broke down so what did i do? Bought a new one! Its a black KIA Rio and i love it! Seems to be working well and fits my personality or so i think. Grandma Ward was not doing so well and she now gets to be with the love of her life Grandpa Ward. What a bitter sweet time it was for our family. It was not easy to tell her goodbye but it was for the best and it was what she has wanted for so long, but with the passing of grandma came a new baby boy Gaven my sister had a cute cute baby and from the moment i saw him i fell in love with him and i got to play mom while she came up to visit and i loved every min of it! I could not get enough of the cutie! The month of Aug also included finding out once again my Aunt has cancer which is hard on my family, but she is such an amazing women and just keeps pushing forward with a positive attitude. She really is amazing! School then started and it was back to the real world or books and classes.
Well now we need a current update...Well i am still in Logan still going to school, still working as a Res manger at NES and for the most part i love it. I changed majors to FCHD i am taking institute i am in IWA and i am a FHE Mom life is good! I feel so very blessed and i am happy with where i am right now. Nope no boy friend for those who might be wondering no i have no given up either i am just taking things slow and putting it in the Lords hands it will happen when the time is right. I moved apartments and live with two other girls and they are awesome we really have a fun time together when we get to spend time together. I am enjoying my job it really is a blessing working with people who have disabilities i learn and grow from them everyday! Yes at times it is hard and stressful but i would not change it for the world right now. i am honestly just counting my blessings and looking forward to each and everyday!

Brasil!

Well i did it! i made it back to Brazil! And i didn't die almost but it didn't happen. So whats new right now i am chilling with the sisters in one of the areas where i served Santa Cruz Do Sul. Its crazy how much spending time with them makes me miss the mission. but its time to start a new chapter in life so think this trip will help close the last.I mean it has been one year already in aug. Things are going well. I have been able to see a few people i care alot about and figured out that Brazilians like to move from house to house more then they like to change their underwear. But such is life. This past month has been a blast and is going by way to fast! I just hope that the rest of my trip goes well and then when i get home things wont be to crazy.

Check a few

Well the homeless only lasted two weeks because I once again was sick and also the sleeping on the ground was not that much fun! Well I did get to do a few more things on my list this summer. I milked a cow, got a tattoo, pushed 50 handicap buttons and did it in 41 mins. So just a few more to go....

How about Homeless

So the school year is coming to an end.. Yes once again wow how time is going by! Well for those of you who don't know i am staying in good old Logan! Yep i just cant get enough of it i guess. In July i am headed to Brazil for the month and the rest of my summer will consist of playing in the sun and working. I have two weeks until i move out but nope still do not have a home or a place to call home. Which i am kinda excited about for a few reasons
1. no rent
2. no utilities
3. check off one of the bucket list
4. Time to be wild in the wild
5. camping all summer long

Yeah so that's my plans. To live out of my car and to be homeless for the summer! We will see how long i will last!

The Buried Life

So i have been inspired by the MTV show the Buried life and plus i have wanted to make a list of things i want to do before i die so why not make it a blog right..

#1 Touch ever state in the united states
#2 Sky Dive
#3 learn to golf
#4 Go back to Brazil
#5 run a marathon
#6 Back Pack in Europe
#7 grow a garden
#8 take a random road trip
#9 Surf
#10 speak in public at something important
#11 Visit every temple on the earth
#12 bungee jump
#13 Write a Book
#14 learn a new language
#15 Be homeless
#16 live in a car or bus
#17 work at an orphanage
#18 live in a foreign country
#19 Get married
#20 Pet an elephant
#21 drive a tractor
#22 Ride a horse bare back
#23 Do a pioneer trek
#24 Back packing for a week
#25 Donate my hair
#26 dance on a stripper pole
#27 Become a better long boarder
#28 rock climb
#29 play tennis
#30 join a soccer team
#31 join a softball team
#32 roller skate around campus
#33 go a month without shaving my legs
#34 Milk a cow
#35 Press 50 handicap door buttons in a day
#36 Get a tattoo
#37 take a yoga class
#38 go kayaking
#39 Visit New York City
#40 learn to play the guitar
#41 learn to play the piano
#42 scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef
#43 visit Sea World
#44 Visit the San Diego Zoo
#45 Ride a Camel
#46 See a play on Broadway
#47 plant an herb garden
#48 Have my teeth whitened
#49 Kiss in the rain
#50 take a moonlight walk on the beach
#51 Hold a Snake
#52 own a pet Gold Fish
#53 own a pet rock
#54 own 100 pairs of shoes
#55 Make a difference in someones life
#56 Get my legs waxed
#57 walk a pig
#58 color my hair a crazy color
#59 send over 10,000 text in a month
#60 Do the root beer challenge
#61 Visit every temple in Utah within one year
#62 do a zip line
#63 Get a Masters
#64 Go one day without my cell phone
#65 365 day challenge
#66 Go to the Bathroom in every bathroom on Utah State Campus
#67 go on a cruise with roommates
#68 make a new friend everyday
#69 Help someone to their car with their groceries
#70 Make someone laugh everyday
#71 Ride the Bull Naked
#72 skinny dip at bear lake with roommates
#73 Donate money to a Charity
#74 Run a race for breast cancer
#75 Make a mission blanket
#76 Make a mission picture album
#77 Go to Washington D C
#78 Go to Navoo
#79 Visit the Redwood Forest
#80 Start Fishing again
#81 Make a Movie
#82 See Mount Rushmore
#83 Go to Disney World w/ friends
#84 Visit all 7 continents
#85 See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
#86 Visit Mecca
#87 See the Mayan Ruins
#88 Eiffel Tower
#89 learn to Crochet
#90 Learn to say no without feeling guilty
#91 get a college degree
#92 Make front page of a news paper
#93 Volunteer at a homeless shelter
#94Volunteer at a soup kitchen
#95 audition for survivor
#96 adopt a child
#97 become a foster parent
#98 have a pet dog
#99 Purchase a Home
#100 Be happy with who I am
#101 get married in the temple
#102 visit Hawaii
#103 own my car
#104 learn to sew
#105 be more crafty
#106 go hunting
# 107 read my top 100 books list
well i think that's a good start for now!

Busy as a BEE

Well these past few weeks have been super busy and crazy for me. A few weekends ago my family and I went to Arizona to walk in a heart walk to honor Morgyn it was super fun to have alot of the family together. when we got home it was a start of a crazy week for me. It was mid terms and i should have studied more then i did. Lets just say i have don't better in my classes then i did that week. Last weekend i went home to got to a baby shower and also spend time with me family and to add a little spice to things i gave a fireside on Sunday about my mission. It was really awesome i don't know if i did to well but i enjoyed sharing even if i cried pretty much the whole time. It was a very good reminder for me and helped me realise i need to keep doing all the little things i learned on my mission. I think to often i let the busy things of life take over the important things that i need to do like daily scripture study and sincere prayers and giving service. It was awesome and helped me think of some new goals to set. I also bought my plane ticket to BRAZIL!! Yes i am going back for 29 days! and i am so excited i cant even express how excited i am. Anyways things are well just super busy but i guess that's the way its suppose to be for now! Gotta LOVE IT!