Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The big 1.8.
I can't believe my baby brother is 18! :( I dont know how I feel about this whole growing up thing. Sometimes I wish Chase and I were still fighting over the last piece of gum or who gets shot gun. Ohhh wait...we still do that. Okay, I wish we were 4 and 6 playing barbies together :) (Chase loved every minute of it) This boy has been a BIIIG FAT blessing in my life and I'm so grateful for the friendship that we have. Happy Birthday Buddy! I love youuuuu 
Friday, November 25, 2011
Quick update!
Life's good but will be even better when I get through my last few weeks of school and become a licensed Esthetician. woohoo! :)
Have I mentioned I met a cute boy?!
O yeah, and I'm officially addicted to Pinterest.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Turkey Day!
I have a whole lot to be grateful for but most of what I have I wouldn't have if it wasn't for this crazy crew. Especially my parents, they're troopers. I don't know what I would do without those two. There for #1 on my list of thankfulness is of course, my family. I'm so grateful for each and every one of you in your own special way :) 
Crandall Crew, I love you. As for the rest of you turkeys out there...Happy Thanksgiving :)Thursday, September 1, 2011
He's Been There Before
The alarm rings at 6:30; I stumble to my feet
I grab my companion's bedding and pull off his sheet.
A groan fills the room. It's already time to arise?"
It seems like just a second ago I was able to shut my eyes.
The morning activities follow: study, prayer and such
When its time to leave the apartment, you feel haven't accomplished much
"We have a super day planned," my Companion says with a grin.
I lowly utter a faithless breath, Yea, if anyone lets us in.
With the word of God and my faithful schwinn, we ride off in the street.
Prepared to face another day of humidity and heat
It's 9:30 in the evening, the day is almost through.
My companion and I are riding home, not accomplishing what we thought we'd do.
We ride up to the mail box hoping to receive a lot.
Only to look inside and hear my echo reverberate "AIRBOX"
We go up to our apartment; the day is now complete
the only thing to show for our work is a case of blistery feet
It's past 10:30 Pm, my companion is fast asleep.
Silence engulfs me all about and I begin to weep
In the midst of sadness I kneel down to pray;
I need to talk to Father, but I'm not sure what to say.
"Oh Father," I begin, "What happened to us today?
I thought we'd teach somebody, but everyone was away
My hands, my aching hands worn, hurt and beat
If our area was any smaller,we'd have knocked on every street."
Why on missions are the days so much alike?
the only difference about today was the flat tire on my bike.
Will you send some cooler weather? the heat is killing me!
I sweat so bad, it gets in my eyes. Its very hard to see.
Why do I have to wear a helmet, isn't your protection enough?
People always laugh at me and call me stupid stuff.
Please send us investigators so I may give them what they lack;
I want to give them Book Of Mormon, the weight of them hurts my back."
And what about my Family? They don't have much to say.
I'm sick of not hearing from home day after day.
Oh Father,why am I here, Am I just wasting my time?
Sometimes I just want to go home, I'm sorry but that's on my mind.
My Companion, Heavenly Father, what are you giving me?
The way he rides his bicycle I don't know if he can even see!
Now you have it, I can't go on. I DON'T KNOW what to do!
That, my Father in Heaven, is the prayer I leave you."
My prayer now finished I stand up, then jump right into bed.
I need my feet for tomorrow; we have another long day ahead
Sleep starts to overtake me, I seem to drift away.
Then it sems a vision takes me to another time in another day.
I'm standing alone on the hill, the view is very nice.
A man walks towards me and says, My name is Jesus Christ."
Tears of joy well up inside, I fall down to His feet.
"Arise he states, follow me to the shade you and I need to speak."
My attention towards my Savior, total and complete
He says, "Your Mission is similar of what happened to me.
I understand how you feel, I know what your going through;
In fact, it would be fair to say I've felt the same as you.
"Even know how you felt when no one listened to you
At times I felt now quite sure what else that I could do.
I know you don't like to ride a bicycle for a car would be sweet.
Just remember the donkey I rode I was not equipped with 21 speed.
I understand you don't like sweating, in fact it's something to hate.
I remember when I sweat blood from every pore, " Oh, the agony was great.
I see you don't like your companion you would rather have someone else.
I once had a companion named Judas who sold my life for wealth.
It's hard to wear a helmet and have people make fun of you.
I remember when they put thorns in my head and called me King of the Jews.
So you feel burdened down by the weight of your pack.
I recall how heavy the cross was when they slammed it on my back."
Your hands hurt from tracking and knocking on doors all day
I guess when they pounded nails into mine, I ache in a similar way.
It's hard not to hear from home when your family was not there to see.
I lost communication on the cross and cried, "Father, why has though forsaken me?"
We have a lot in common, but there is a difference between us you see.
I endured to the end and finished my mission, so follow and do like me."
He embraced me with his arms, His light filled me with His love.
With tears in my eyes, I watched as he went back to the Father above.
I stood with awe and wonder when a beep rang in my head.
I listened and heard the alarm, when I realized I was in my bed.
My companion let's out a groan, "6:30 already, no way!"
I sat up and said. Come on, I'll even carry your scriptures today!"
No matter what we go through when we feel we can't take more,
Just stop and think about Jesus Christ, He's been there before
by Troy Whittle
I grab my companion's bedding and pull off his sheet.
A groan fills the room. It's already time to arise?"
It seems like just a second ago I was able to shut my eyes.
The morning activities follow: study, prayer and such
When its time to leave the apartment, you feel haven't accomplished much
"We have a super day planned," my Companion says with a grin.
I lowly utter a faithless breath, Yea, if anyone lets us in.
With the word of God and my faithful schwinn, we ride off in the street.
Prepared to face another day of humidity and heat
It's 9:30 in the evening, the day is almost through.
My companion and I are riding home, not accomplishing what we thought we'd do.
We ride up to the mail box hoping to receive a lot.
Only to look inside and hear my echo reverberate "AIRBOX"
We go up to our apartment; the day is now complete
the only thing to show for our work is a case of blistery feet
It's past 10:30 Pm, my companion is fast asleep.
Silence engulfs me all about and I begin to weep
In the midst of sadness I kneel down to pray;
I need to talk to Father, but I'm not sure what to say.
"Oh Father," I begin, "What happened to us today?
I thought we'd teach somebody, but everyone was away
My hands, my aching hands worn, hurt and beat
If our area was any smaller,we'd have knocked on every street."
Why on missions are the days so much alike?
the only difference about today was the flat tire on my bike.
Will you send some cooler weather? the heat is killing me!
I sweat so bad, it gets in my eyes. Its very hard to see.
Why do I have to wear a helmet, isn't your protection enough?
People always laugh at me and call me stupid stuff.
Please send us investigators so I may give them what they lack;
I want to give them Book Of Mormon, the weight of them hurts my back."
And what about my Family? They don't have much to say.
I'm sick of not hearing from home day after day.
Oh Father,why am I here, Am I just wasting my time?
Sometimes I just want to go home, I'm sorry but that's on my mind.
My Companion, Heavenly Father, what are you giving me?
The way he rides his bicycle I don't know if he can even see!
Now you have it, I can't go on. I DON'T KNOW what to do!
That, my Father in Heaven, is the prayer I leave you."
My prayer now finished I stand up, then jump right into bed.
I need my feet for tomorrow; we have another long day ahead
Sleep starts to overtake me, I seem to drift away.
Then it sems a vision takes me to another time in another day.
I'm standing alone on the hill, the view is very nice.
A man walks towards me and says, My name is Jesus Christ."
Tears of joy well up inside, I fall down to His feet.
"Arise he states, follow me to the shade you and I need to speak."
My attention towards my Savior, total and complete
He says, "Your Mission is similar of what happened to me.
I understand how you feel, I know what your going through;
In fact, it would be fair to say I've felt the same as you.
"Even know how you felt when no one listened to you
At times I felt now quite sure what else that I could do.
I know you don't like to ride a bicycle for a car would be sweet.
Just remember the donkey I rode I was not equipped with 21 speed.
I understand you don't like sweating, in fact it's something to hate.
I remember when I sweat blood from every pore, " Oh, the agony was great.
I see you don't like your companion you would rather have someone else.
I once had a companion named Judas who sold my life for wealth.
It's hard to wear a helmet and have people make fun of you.
I remember when they put thorns in my head and called me King of the Jews.
So you feel burdened down by the weight of your pack.
I recall how heavy the cross was when they slammed it on my back."
Your hands hurt from tracking and knocking on doors all day
I guess when they pounded nails into mine, I ache in a similar way.
It's hard not to hear from home when your family was not there to see.
I lost communication on the cross and cried, "Father, why has though forsaken me?"
We have a lot in common, but there is a difference between us you see.
I endured to the end and finished my mission, so follow and do like me."
He embraced me with his arms, His light filled me with His love.
With tears in my eyes, I watched as he went back to the Father above.
I stood with awe and wonder when a beep rang in my head.
I listened and heard the alarm, when I realized I was in my bed.
My companion let's out a groan, "6:30 already, no way!"
I sat up and said. Come on, I'll even carry your scriptures today!"
No matter what we go through when we feel we can't take more,
Just stop and think about Jesus Christ, He's been there before
by Troy Whittle
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Somebody Like You
Thanks to How to Lose a Guy in 10 days I have been obsessed with this song all week. Gotta love Keith!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Summer Summer Suummmerrrr!!
The last month has been one big party! The summer started out with a trip to Vegas for an Aesthetics show for school, which was a blast!
We soaked up the sun...and shopped till we dropped!
If I had a quarter for every time my mom told me not to go anywhere alone...I'd be rich!
After our Viva party I got to go back home for a few days to party with these goons! It was a good time. I miss my family!
annnddd FINALLY Happy 4th and Happy Birthday to me!
I'm finally 20! It sure is weird knowing I'm 20:/ Getting older isn’t hard, it just happens. It’s not like we have a choice and I consider myself lucky on every birthday to have made it another year. Maybe it’s time we start celebrating life by looking at birthdays as the start of a great new adventure and not the end of our youth. You can’t stay young, that’s been proven, so find a way to enjoy yourself no matter how old the calendar says you are:) I had such a fun day. It definitely was a Birthday I will remember. Lunch party with the girls, Texas Road House with the fam, and Stadium of Fire with Brad Paisley...it was a good day.
Dear sweet Mother of mine,
I just wanted to let my sweet sweet mother know how much I love and appreciate her and all that she does for me. My mom has always been my shoulder to cry on and a friend to laugh with. Thanks for putting up with me, and caring so much about me. I don't know what i would do without our daily chats. Mom your the best, I love your guts!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Obsessed? You could say that.
The sun is shining, peaks is open and I'm stoked. I was starting to get a little worried we weren't going to get a summer here in Utah buuuut it's here and it's going to be good. 
I don't know what my deal is lately but I laugh my guts out at EVERYTHING. The stupidest things are so funny to me and all I want to do is laugh! I have a serious case of the giggles...On that note lets be honest...
I love Justin. enough said.
Can you say yum?! these are my new fav...cut up some bananas, strawberries, rasberries, and kiwi. Stick them in a popsickle tray, add some capri sun and you have...FRUIT POPSICKLES! genius right?!
I heard this song a few days ago. I don't know if its new, old, or whatever and i dont care. All I know is its adorable. I have probably listened to it 12 millions times in the last week and its far from getting old :)
I like it. I love it. I'm obsessed.
I don't know what my deal is lately but I laugh my guts out at EVERYTHING. The stupidest things are so funny to me and all I want to do is laugh! I have a serious case of the giggles...On that note lets be honest...
I love Justin. enough said.
Can you say yum?! these are my new fav...cut up some bananas, strawberries, rasberries, and kiwi. Stick them in a popsickle tray, add some capri sun and you have...FRUIT POPSICKLES! genius right?!
I heard this song a few days ago. I don't know if its new, old, or whatever and i dont care. All I know is its adorable. I have probably listened to it 12 millions times in the last week and its far from getting old :)
I like it. I love it. I'm obsessed.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Just a little shout out to...
THE BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!
My cute niece Addi turned four today! I can't believe she is four years old already...its so crazy how time flys! I swear I was just at the hospital holding her for the first time. Then again I barely remember life without this sassy little one. Lucky girl gets to spend her day at the beach!
Happy Birthday Buggy! I love you so much and cant wait to see you in a month!
p.s. could she get any cuter?!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Happy day!
Church was great, I got to skype these silly girls all day and Osama is gonzo...it was a good day!
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