There goes china.

I'm writing this as I sit in the Korea airport. It is really weird. I feel weird saying good bye to china and all the people, places and experiences there. But I am ready for the next chapter of my life. Which involves many dates with a very special boy of mine, working my hind end off, and starting the misson papers! I wish that I could tell you how excited I am for that last one, but words simply escape me. I have been waiting for it for the last 3-4 years.  And suddenly, here it is. Thanks to the mission age change that left me in tears.  The lord knows what he is doing. Trust in him I have learned to do just that, and it is leading me to happiness that I never knew existed. So yes, china is done, but now it is on to bigger and better things. And don't think for a second I just won't talk about it! I'm simply rushed right now. Later I will share stories and pictures. And it is going to be such great fun. But for know, just know this. It has been the greatest desision of my life this far.
 

Pranked

For reals? I didn't know the kid had it in him!

When i told someone about the prank Kevo got me back with, they asked me if i was mad. my response was quick and 100% honest, "No way!!! i applaud him!!!" the whole time i was cleaning my car, i would start randomly laughing at how surreal it felt knowing this gentle soul i have come to know so well could prank me so heartlessly. i find i like seeing this side of him just as much as his kind side.

What now Kevo? 

... you shouldn't have asked... 

sooo comical.

your newest prankster here

i have always been a fan of of the practical prank, yet never have i pulled one, until now. i never would have considered myself a good prankster, or even an amateur one. lately i have found a different side of myself i didn't know i had. i still wouldn't call myself a "good" one, but i consider myself a more experienced one.
the prank that started this was when my coworker and i stole another coworkers most prized possession.... his...

DUCKY!!

hey, i told you that i don't considered myself a good prankster. so yes, this is where my pranking career begins. with a stolen ducky. then we moved on to bigger things. so we syrian wrapped his car, wrote on the windows, and put petroleum jelly and chunky peanut butter under his door handles, in the middle of the night. 

we were surprised when his dad came running out the front door yelling "get away from my car!!" resulting in me begging him for mercy (good thing we are pretty good friends he and i) and assuring him this was a harmless prank we were pulling on his son. he let us continue. but we were so scared out of our whits we went around the car once or twice more then called it good and B-lined home. i felt immense guilt at having done this the entire next day. (still not having the experience of a "good" prankster) then he acted like nothing happened. denied it even. too bad his ducky was in this windshield so we knew we had the right car. that prank was more on us than him though... did me in for a life time. until.... 

my beautiful friend Cristal had a genius idea.... 

list his car on KSL for cheap cheap cheap. so last night, we did just that. 

the only guilt that i have is for those people who are looking at it and thinking that they have themselves a great find. in the last 12 hours it has been viewed nearly 1300 times. i can only imagine how many phone calls he's gotten. actually, i don't have to imagine too much. he changed his voice mail telling people it is a prank and to call this number (my number) to get it removed. those phone calls woke me up this morning. i'm having a good laugh about it. i'm proud of him. i would have done the exact same thing. ill take it down. today. later. this is just so comical. i know he has something big planned for us, and i am just waiting to see what that is.... if but a bit nervously. 

see mom and dad? this is what happens when you both leave and there is no parental supervision. the child within me comes out and gets the better of me. even though i've had all these adventures while you were gone, i can't wait to see you guys!! i miss my big boy!

an ACE's night out

Kevin was suuuper precise about his fire

Shawn and Kevo. We like them. 

i was serious about him being OCD about this. 

And Michael loooved taunting him. 

Clari got a wopping 8! 

Cristal got 13! 

          

                           Kevo took gold with 15!! Shawn looks impressed. but lets be honest, we all were.                                     

and i had 4. 

the others stuffed them all, so Shawn only had 3.

Shawn. we missed you way too much these last few weeks. we're never letting you leave again. you are too funny. 

us cashiers. 

Cristal liked the watermelon. 

One heck of a night to remember. 

cloud nine

i have been so incandescently happy these last few weeks.

i find myself smiling at the little things in life. 

things i might normally have missed. 

if i said i don't know why that is, that would be an outright lie,

because i know without a shadow of a doubt why i have been so cheery. 

men. 

they are the worst. 

yet they have the ability to  brighten your day by merely a few words? 

its messed up. but i like it. 

and i like it a lot. 

i wake up looking forward to what the day holds. i have a new found enthusiasm for life.

its silly of me i know, but this whole situation is refreashing in most ways, 

yet weird in a few too. 

its been two and a half years since i've felt like this. 

and i have needed it, needed to get over the past, and this is helping me do just that, and much more.

thanks Y chromosome. 

Snow White & the Huntsman

just one thing, 

this movie did not disappoint. 

maybe it was just because of the handsome huntsman

(whom you never find out his name)

but probably not. 

it was really good. 

there were a few parts that kinda weirded me out, 

and Charlize was naked multiple times, 

but very good over all. 

well done!

the latest.

i have officially been assigned to a city within China!! i'm totally freaking out and beyond excited! i have been assigned to the city, Zhongshan. does anyone know how to pronounce that? cause i sure dont. 

here is a map. 

i know that it is hard to read, and for that i am sorry. but basically that is going to be me to the left of the body of water, and where the red line ends, well ladys and gents, that would be Hong Kong. 
here i sit tonight, unable to sleep because i am just so excited to embark on this new journey of mine. 
but really, i should be going to sleep, i start my new job in the morning. i love this, i love life. 

Guess who's going to China?!

... this girl is! 

i got the acceptance email yesterday at work. 

and i am so incredibly excited! yet so incredibly nervous as well. 

i cried when i got the email. out of so much excitement, yet so many nerves. 

leaving home for 4 months is unlike anything i have ever done in my life. 

leaving everything i know, for something i so.... don't know. 

i just want to say this, it is going to be one of the greatest adventures of my life, 

and i am sooo looking forward to it!!

China, here i come!

opening the doors.

change sucks, but as everyone has always said, it is good and helps you progress. in my mind i agree, in my heart i think some cotton headed ninny muggin made that up. every time change comes knocking on my door i usually lock it tight and hide. not this time. i'm opening the door wide and not necessarily inviting it in, but not locking it out either, which makes me nervous but excited.

Derek moved out a week ago. and i cried then. not because i was going to miss him, but because i know that this one change, is just the beginning of so much more. i don't like that. we're growing up guys. when i asked a customer how he was doing today he said, "the best ever, and do you know why that is? because i live one day at a time. i don't live in the past nor the future, i enjoy the now."

it hit me like a ton of rocks. i need to stop worrying about the future, and stop looking at the past. obviously i need to prepare for the future, but prepare and worry are two totally different things. i hope i can find the balance.

i'll keep you all posted.

Come again?

Vampire Diaries followers.
what the heck was up with the ending to season 3!?! it was so amazing!! but it makes me want to kill myself!
we have 3 and a half months till we find out what happens with the whole Damon, Stephan, and Elena problem! who are you routing for?? i think that she will go for Damon since the compulsion of their first meeting will wear off as well as the other times that he compelled her to forget. but. i think that she will all-in-all go for Stephan. i don't know how it will all pan out. and i'm nervous for it.
fact. the flashbacks killed me.
another fact. i teared up when Damon was so desperately trying to save Rick cause he knew Elena was dying.
she's a vampire now?! i'm dying! i didn't see that one coming for at least another season!
also, Klaus and Caroline? i'm a big fan. big big fan. team Klaus.
Rick, i'm going to miss him. but he freaked me out at the end.
bah. yikes. cheers to the next three months. may they pass quickly.

new

i have a new job. and it is super crazy!  but i really like it. i work with the troubled elementary kids. by troubled i mean learning disabilities. like being deaf, blind, or just flat out have a learning disability. it is so crazy. these kids really know how to wear you out and push your buttons.

but i really like it. a lot. after having been a cashier for the last 6 years of my life, i am ready to try something new. and this is something new alright! but so great. i sit there and work with the kids, teach them how to spell, and we try to get some of them to talk because they have a harder time doing so. some have a hard time asking questions. others have a hard time talking when they are called on, like they are so scared. but they are so cute.

on Thursday i worked with this girl Mickynlee. and she was a handful with a sassy attitude. she is 100% blind, so we try to make her use her cane. and she doesn't like that. every few steps she drops her cane and then starts laughing. like "ha ha what now?" i'll tell you what now. i force her to bend down and pick it up, tell her to find my arm, then we go a few more steps, and we start the process all over again.

there are sometimes where i want to scream and run around in circles like a crazed lunatic. but i don't, well not in front of them at least. i usually let a scream or two escape my lips as i drive home. i fight to keep my sanity every day. but like i said, i like it, a lot.

beware.

i have myself a new T.V. show. good news, this one isn't one that leaves you hanging.

granted, it leaves you wanting more because you just cant wait to watch him solve another mystery.

also, it is incredibly funny. totally laughed out loud.

each episode is an hour and a half long. so it's like its just a movie, with some sequels.

Little Lucy.

I found out about 30 minutes ago that this little angel was taken from this world.

My heart is broken, and i'm a water faucet that has no valve.

My prayers go with her amazing family. So strong and stalwart.

May God be with you Lindahl's.

It's times like these that i think,

"Keep calm and know that this is God's plan."

baby hungry.

this is a very odd thing for me to be baby hungry. but my cousin had this little angel earlier this morning. and looking at that full head of hair, and her gorgeous face, i cant help but notice the pang of baby hinger that runs through my veins. it will be short lived, but isn't she just the cutest thing you ever saw? Blakely is her name.

accepted.

e gameo no one

1. post rules of the game so no one gets lost.

2. post a photo and 11 random things about yourself.

3. answer questions that were given you by tagger.

4. ask some questions for those you tag to answer

5. tag some people to do this all over again.

1. i hate growing up. if i could, i would leave to Neverland, right now.

2. i have a love for old english films. such and pride and prejudice. and downton abby.

3. i feel that you jip yourself if you don't see the 5 hour pride and prejudice.

4. having my dad be the bishop isn't as bad as every one presumes, it would be if i was a rebellious little twerp. but i'm not.

5. i tend to make a lot of big plans, but don't follow them through.

6. my heart broke and i shed a tear when the last episode of wizards of waverly place aired.

7. i love living at home. its a blessing.

8. now that my family has established a bed time for all of us, being at 10:00, i cant keep my eyes open past 11:30.

9. i wish i was just like Katniss Everdeen.

10. Disney songs will forever be engraved in my mind.

11. i trust way too easily, it's a curse and a blessing.

1.First kiss? Do tell.

HA! some sick joke. just waiting to meet someone worth kissing.

2.Current Music obsession.

We shot the moon is good. not necessarily obsessed though.

3.Favorite meal?

momma's stir fry is always a good one

4.Pool or Hot Tub?

Pool, the swimmer inside can't help herself. but the hot tub sure holds memories.

5.Favorite season (spring, summer, fall, winter) and why?

Fall. hands down. starting to cool off, and our annual hike through the colors.

6.Most awkward/embarrassing moment?

when i walked in on my Grandpa going to the rest room... i can never un-see that.

7.You have just won 10 grand! What would you do next?

TRAVEL!!

8.Favorite cereal.

peanut butter multi grain cheerios!

9. How do you like your men?

larger, taller, nice smile, good jokes

10. Are you good with foreign accents? What's your best one?

only the best! British. not to shabby.

11. If you could have one incredible talent, what would you want it to be?

sightread. like no one business.

now you.

what actor/ actress do you find most attractive?

what is your number one on your bucket list?

who and when was your first love?

what is your favorite smell?

what is your favorite clothe store?

what is your dream job?

what about your dream vacation?

dogs or cats?

what are you addicted to? (i don't want any serious confessions.)

what is your favorite gift you've ever received?

what was your last act of selfless service?

now that every one and their dog has been tagged in these, how about you just do it if you want to, i'll read it. :)

gullible.

"hey dad, if you say gullible really slowly, it sounds like oranges."

"guuulliiiiblllleee.... no it doesn't."

"... have you really not gotten it yet??"

we both start busting up laughing.

our adventures

This winter i have gone snow shoeing with my mom and dad quite often.

sometimes it would be just me and mom, others me and dad, and occasionally, we went together. but i found that when i went with one or the other, we'd appreciate total opposite things.

for example, when mom and i went, we were captivated by the small snow balls that our poles would occasionally make that would role down the hill.

this picture shows a few paths of some accidental ones.

we went up some super intense hills. its worse than it appears here. i swear.

Then, when dad and i go, we save trees.

and relate them back to gospel principles.

but going with one or the other, always turns out to be an adventure. and i love every minute of it.

Hey Ma!

ILOVEYOU!

Today is my mom's birthday, now i don't know how old she is turning, sorry ma, but i think that she would probably rather keep it that way.

i love my mom so stinking much, i can't even express to you.

and today as i was pinning on Pinterest and i found this pin.

and i loved it.

so here it is.

my mom is still here. and i am thankful for it every minute of every day. i don't know what i would do without her. i had a taste of it, and i hope and pray that i will never have to go without. she's the greatest.

so ma, here's to you, and a very happy birthday!!

ILOVEYOU!!

As I Wonder.

I used to wonder about many things,

like if i'm going to get married, and when that will be.

where i'll serve my mission.

what i'm going to be like as a mom.

where i'm going to live.

what i'm going to major in.

when winter will finally hit.

when my next letter from my best friend will show.

how many grandchildren i'll have.

or how old i'll live to be.

now i wonder one simple thing.

all. the. time.

When am i going to wake up to find no stiffness in these muscles of mine?!?!

P90x, it's a love hate relationship.

Kina Grannis.

ordinary life.

being a cashier i am often referred to as merchandise.

for example, today i was renting out a carpet shampooing machine,

and my uncle told them i would "ring them up" (ha inside joke) and send them on their way.

the customer then turned to me and said "what? she doesn't come with it?"

talking as if i weren't standing right there.

HA! like i haven't heard that one before...

it happens all the time, with plumbing,

or caulking,

or "ringing them up" for a broom.

"you mean you don't come with it?"

"aren't you going to come along and help me?"

its gotten to the point that it is ridiculous.

but i deal with it, cause that is my job.

and all in all i don't mind, i just like for the stories that it gives to tell later.

MY Television Series.

i have myself some shows that i watch religiously.

what are these? well, if you know me well, you don't even have to ask.

however, there are many that don't know me well.

so let me introduce you to MY Television Series.

first we have what i have been watching for about a year now.

The Vampire Diaries.

i love Stefan, despite the rough patch that he is going through.

i love Damon as well,

but i have always been a die hard Stephan fan.

second, we have...

White Collar.

Neal Caffrey.

He makes me swoon.

and third is....

Robin Hood.

Robin is soooo handsome.

there is something about his "steal from the rich to give to the poor" that makes me weak at the knees.

i have also found that i have a passion for introducing these television series to people.

so that i can talk to people about them.

i mean, its not fair if i keep a knowledge of the best television series out there to myself.

so here i am, telling all you lovely people who read my blog about them.

watch them, then lets discuss.

if you have a Netflix account, all three of these shows are there.

watch them.