life really is that good.

I have started this with a different line like ten times now. Its my blog, why do I care how this comes out. Its just for my practice of writing and my thoughts and its my outlet to write whatever whenever. Its not like I write anything inappropriate or out of line. It doesn't matter if it doesn't go along with what anyone else thinks. I looked back on my blog from the last year. I was kind of surprised when I saw my sister had put it into a scrapbook. I guess it was kind of nice to know where I was every few months. I may have not given every detail of my life....but I highlighted some good things. I find my blog to be a little bit of an outlet for good things. Just to remind myself that crap happens and yet life is still good. I don't care if everyone thinks no ones life can really be that good. We have newspapers to read about depressing stuff all day. I like hearing how people enjoy their lives and how they love their families. The good things in my life as of right now are....I have just found out I get a raise...effective when I get back from pageant. I am going to be in the hill cumorah pageant. Maybe I suck at preparing myself for the pageant, but at least I get to go. I'm working on it. I don't wanna write a whole blog about the things I SHOULDVE DONE...but I'm just happy I get to participate in that. I got to go to a Cincinnati reds game the other night. I had fun, It was hot as HELL out there...but guess what, I had good company and there was a super sweet display of fireworks at the end. You know what, I didn't want the night to end, but it did. AND then. Saturday I went to a singles branch activity. So what if i was a little annoyed that it was poorly planned and the gal in charge did it all on her own and so she was late...maybe i think she should've asked for help, but she didn't. We still were there and i participated a little bit. I was a little bit tortured through all of the popsicle eating everyone had going on, but....even still... I was happy to be around such good people. Who cares if they can all have lots of sugar right now and I cant. No reason for me to be in a bad mood. I had a great night and got to have great conversations. So what if i missed out on a little bit of sleep. So what if I'm trying to make better decisions and choices with my sleeping habits. and then there was Sunday. I had a great fathers day. haha I'm not a father, and i wasn't with my Father even. Maybe I'm not the best child. I sent a text saying happy fathers day and I love you. I got a response "ty". Not probably typical, but the family was on their way home from Florida. They spent a week at Disney world. I spent that day at church with friends, and then swam some laps with Reilly for our Sunday night workout. Then we hung out at her brothers house all night with a few more friends. It was pretty awesome to spend some quality time together. So what if all we did was talk, clean out her purse, eat some cinnamon rolls, feed the fish on the Wii and then did maybe we laughed lots when i was trying to touch her psoas. Nobody but me really needs to remember any of these details probably. I'm sure in 6 months or a year from now I'll look back and just kind of smile. Because today , this week, right now I am learning to appreciate life. I guess its just like that, when things are happy, you gotta kinda take a minute to look around and there has to be someone who might need some cheering up. I just found out that today my sister in laws brother died. I dont know details, but if anyone reads this and wants to say a prayer, I'm sure they could use any comfort that could be passed along their way. AND I should probably stop putting off sleep and get some rest... I really should be walking in the morning. Eh, we'll see how that goes. ohhh and I haven't even gotten to post anything about my trip to arizona. I had a good time, a wierd time, but a good time there. I think that needs to be its own topic once i get my pictures off my phone or from my friends camera. Glad I went, but i'm not sure why I ever wanted to go back to arizona to live soooo BADLY... not feeling it. I was not thinking I was going to have THAT kind of experience about it all.

I made it....

I'm in Arizona. I wish I could put up a picture to illustrate any of my stories, but no can do. Not just yet. I got to the airport in Columbus last night...I didn't want to check any of my bags, but then i realized. Flight was super super full annnddd well I had packed a massive amount of food. (yes super stressed, but I packed almost all of my food for the weekend away) My bag was heavy...it was only $15. So I checked it. I HOWEVER...didn't think about the fact that jello snack packs would be considered a liquid. duh. I went through the scanning machine and they asked to do a bag check. She pulled out my jello and was like, um, you cant take this, its considered a liquid. AND then she kept digging. I had my hand weights and my bands in the bag. She had to get approval to keep my weights in the bag. They are probably 2.5 lbs each. REALLY? you aren't allowed to carry small weights. eh, whatever. They all held them and then decided I wouldn't be a threat with the weights, but she closed up my bag and escorted me out to try this over. She told me i could throw it away, eat it, or go try to put it in my other bag that i checked in. It made me laugh....I couldn't touch my bag again until we got past the security. wow....who knew jello was a threat. I'm sad. Now I have to go get more sugar free jello snack packs. That was the excitement of my night. I got on the plane. slept for 4 hrs. Got into phoenix. I'm at my friend marks house hanging out with his wife. I'll go get a rental car here in a lil bit to head over to the mesa temple and then out to show low. I guess I'll check into the hotel when I get to show low and then cruise around town.....call up a friend or something. Time to go remember old times...

Memorial Day Weekend 2009

Pictures I've been wanting to post....Tina finally got me some stuff put together to put these up here. AND I should have a couple prints by the time I go to AZ for my lil reunion fun.


From left to the right... Anthony& Tina Then Jake behind tina with his kid Bryce on his shoulders with his wife Stacey in front in black. Jared and his wife Nikki with two of their kids. Isaiah on his shoulders and Angela in her arms. Wendy & Joe with their two kids Jesse and Kaylee. Jordan in Front holding Jared oldest Jennifer. Mom Dad, Me and Jake's oldest Brandon, then Justin. Only people not pictured here are Anthony's kids. Faith, AJ and Jaylyn. Maybe when Tina and Anthony get married they will join in the family picture. I dont think we have ALL ever been together for a picture other than this one. Thanks Tina for having us all over to your house.

I mentioned a little bit of how my memorial day was. Taking pictures with all the siblings is always entertaining.
From Left to right. Jake Jared Tina Joe Me Jordan in the back and Justin next to me. We are almost all adults now. Jordan turns 18 in July and Justin has 2 more years of High School.