that one feeling.

Its that feeling that everyone talks about. 

The best feeling in the world. 

Ya know that one where you

can't eat

can't sleep

can't breathe

Reach for the stars 

over the fence 

world series kind of feeling. 

That feeling where no one else matters

no, nothing else matters. 

That feeling that makes your heart beat fast AND slow at the same time. 

Even after a million kisses you still catch your breath. 

and being held in his arms makes time stop. 

Yeah, its kind of like that. 

That one special, wonderful feeling. 

So this video is not amazing, but I love this song and  

Ingrid Michaelson has an extremely lovely voice. 

Enjoy! 

Let's Play Catch Up.

Don't worry everyone, I am still alive! Although, by the content of my blog you would assume otherwise. I thought this summer I would be a blogging nut because I would have so much time on my hands, yeah pretty sure I was way too lazy- even to BLOG! But the summer was fantastic. I have so many adventures to blog about, but first I feel like I need to do a brief review before I go into depth about each one. So let's play catch up for a second:

*I ended the first half of summer with an "A" in pathophysiology 

(okay- this might not sound awesome, but to me it was a huge accomplishment.

I was in a class filled with only UVU nursing students and if I could keep up with them I

knew I was on the right track.)

*I spent two weeks in California with my sister and her boys

*Went to WICKED at the capitol theater

*On a sad note- my grandmother passed away

She was amazing!

(I will have an entire blog post about her coming soon)

*The biggest event that took place this summer was my trip to 

COSTA RICA! 

Yes, there were also other great things that happened this summer and some not so great things, but such is life. These are the few major events that I can recall four months later. (I really need to be better at updating this little blog of mine.) 

SO summer came and went, I definitely did not want it to end because that meant school would be starting again. And because I have no clue what I am doing with my life any more due to the fact that I didn't get into nursing school at the U I feel as if I am wandering through life at the moment. But hey as one of my favorite quotes goes:

"NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST"

There we go a quick summer update to get me back into blogging! More posts about my adventures are sure to come!

CHEERS! 

St. George Getaway

With school finally ending I was able to start off "my summer"! To kick off this wonderful season Chelsea and I packed up our bags Friday afternoon and headed south for a weekend in St.George. This trip was just the ticket to starting summer because pictures are worth a thousand words the details of the trip will be documented by pictures we took. It was such a great trip and I couldn't ask for a better girl to have gone down with me! HAPPY SUMMER

the drive down

Friday we went to dinner at Pizza Factory and then went to a movie in the park!

Saturday we spent at the pool enjoy the HOT weather

and naturally we had to get some Neilson's afterwards

We found the best house while driving

pictures were a must!

 

 

 

that night after some dinner we went to DIXIE rock. 

Sunday we went for a walk around the St. George Temple

BEAUTIFUL!

next on our list of adventures..

snow canyon!

Monday was another day at the pool and then we went to see Aladdin and Tuacahn. It was AMAZING! I can't even begin to describe how good it was. 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday was our last day in St. George. We had to stop by neilson's one more time because its that good! We spent the morning with my sweet grandparents and then did a little shopping before we headed off to..

..MANTI- to watch the Manti Pageant. It was so fun and a great opportunity. We were lucky enough to stay at chelsea's cabin for which is only a few miles away which made for a great time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a quick taste of summer-

Although Monday was a little rough, the remaining of the week was pretty amazing. Therefore, I feel obligated to blog about it. A full week of no work or school spoiled me and I could definitely get used to staying up late with great people and sleeping till noon. 

This week consisted of:

NBA playoffs!

Drives up the canyon 

National Geographic (with the pops)

Hiking to the Hot Pots

Spending time with my little ones

 

Shopping at City Creek and Gateway then

Cheesecake Factory for dinner

seriously, not the best picture. but Friday night was so perfect-I had to add a picture!

Real Salt Lake Game/ Cinco De Mayo Fun

my stach is almost as good as my brothers right?

and

An amazing lesson in R.S.

Even though some of my ideas for this week didn't work out (example: spontaneous road trip to Vegas- quickly halted by the parents.) This week was pretty perfect and I am so grateful for the opportunities I have and the friends and family around me.  Alas, reality sets in again tomorrow with school and work starting but with summer in the air I feel a fresh start to the new semester.

Happy Sunday!

decisions & CONSEQUENCES

This topic has been on my mind a lot recently, I just haven't had time to blog about it with the semester finishing up.

                side note- spring semester is officially over! I took my last final this morning and I am completely free now.. well for two weeks until summer semester starts, but for the time being, I am LOVING this feeling. 

Okay back to my original thought.  Life is full of decisions. From the trivial items as to what am I going to wear today to life changing decision like where to go to school, what to major in and one of the biggest decisions, who to marry. Without fail ALL of our choices are followed with consequences and unfortunately, the result of our choices are out of our control. I'm not saying that consequences are always bad consequences can be GREAT, but  good or bad, they come whether we like it or not.

DECISIONS are always followed by CONSEQUENCES. 

"EASY" concept to grasp.  

As I have gotten older I have realized that my choices not only effect me, but they effect others around me. I have learned that it is selfish of me to put my wants and needs before others without considering the effects it will have on the ones I care about.
Decisions and consequences shouldn't be such a hard concept, but when we get caught up in the moments of life we usually act without thinking of the outcome. Sadly, we cannot take back our actions and we are forced to live with the consequences generated by our actions. Gratefully, we learn from our choices and how we react to our situations aids in our character progression.

Loving this quote by Hemingway. 

I am extremely grateful for the opportunities I have in life to make my own choices and work through the outcomes, good or bad. I have definitely learned many lessons from this "simple concept" and look forward to many more lessons life has in store for me.

.. one week left

I can not tell you how much I am anticipating the end of this school semester. I seriously have NO MOTIVATION. This is such a weird feeling for me because I usually love school. School is my number one priority in life right now but I honestly don't care if I do well on my finals, I have no desire to study. I'm trusting this feeling will pass VERY SOON because one week left before finals doesn't give me much time to be a slacker. Good luck with finals and send me some motivation!

My Time At The Hospital

American Fork Hospital

Hospitals. Some people hate them, some people love them. For me, hospitals reminds me of my future goals and they motivate me to continue the path which I have started. Every time I walk into one I picture myself working in only a few short years fulfilling my dreams and loving every second of it. Lately I have been at the American Fork hospital once a week volunteering/interning. It has been such a wonderful experience. I started out in the E.R. and I couldn't have been more excited. I have always wanted to work in the E.R. High impact, working under pressure and not to mention the crazy injuries and stories people have when they come in; all of these aspects drew me to the E.R. So many interesting people walked through those doors while I was there and seeing injuries while learning about what to do for each one fascinated me. But for some reason I became bored with the E.R. and last week I switched to the NURSRY, specifically the NICU. It has only been two weeks and I love it! Every time I go in such a strong feeling of love and compassion comes over me. Last night after feeding one of the babies I held him for about an hour or so just rocking him back to sleep. During this time I couldn't help but turn my thoughts to the Lord and realize that these babies are MIRACLES sent from him. These babies, all babies for that matter, are little angles. So perfect and amazing. Although I cannot do anything technical working in the NICU, and for the most part I just help with holding and feeding babies, I LOVE it so much and I could not ask for anything better. I am definitely blessed for this amazing opportunity.

I like to think Im official when I wear this badge.
Unfortunately I am only a volunteer, but one day I will have that badge that says RN, BSN
Heres to looking forward!