A New Beginning...

  Oh man I'm already falling behind on blogging.  Just like journal writing ;)  Better do a quick catch up on the week. Here goes.
  So basically on Tuesday I didn't get called into work, so instead Elise and I did a photoshoot :) She's so great!! Laura came with and we headed to Brogan's for my cowboy-esque shoot.  It was SO FUN.  Brogan is a riot and kept us laughing the whole time.  And he has a corvette.  Definitely a plus right there.  So beautiful.  I also finally wrote Scott back, it took almost a month- Sorry Scott!! haha.
  Wednesday I worked in Layton, really fun branch, really slow.  We got blizzards partway through the day :) I converted the other branch members to Mint Oreo blizzards with chocolate ice cream. If you haven't tried them, DO IT.  They are so so SO good. Hung out with Erik that night.  We went on a long drive, talked about Utah State, went and got Keva's with Nicky and her friend Logan...well I had fun.  Erik can always make me laugh. 
  Thursday I didn't work, so I got to sleep in a little bit, which was really nice.  So instead I went to lunch with my grandma, great aunt, mom, and brother at Cutler's, and then kind of spur of the moment I decided to  plan a surprise "good-luck-on-your-mission" party for Erik.  Unfortunately, I couldn't do it on the weekend due to some other plans, so we had to do it that night.  So I took Erik to Winger's for dinner since it's his favorite, and we just talked and had a good time.  When we got back to my house, we went inside where Mike, Elise, Connorie, Brady, and Brogan were waiting to yell surprise.  We ate lots of food and played catch phrase and Apples to Apples.  Nicky and Todd came a little bit later, which was great :)
  Everyone left around eleven, then I took Erik home.  It was just a really, really great, special night. :)  I got Erik some dog tags that say "Army of God" and have Joshua 1:9 quoted.  I know how much he loves dog tags and the army and figured he would really like them.  He means so much to me so I wanted to try to show him :)

  Friday I worked as usual...then went with Erik to the fireworks in Bountiful.  We met up with Sean Mike and Con there, and the fireworks were awesome!  We sat in a really great place I've never sat before on top of some hill by the cemetery.  It was me and Erik's last night together before he got started on his mission again, so I wanted it to be a really great night.  After the fireworks we went to Con's and then to Wendy's, and then Erik took me home.  Another amazing, meaningful, wonderful, night.  But slightly bittersweet...we won't be like this for a year at least, and even though it's what we both want right now for the future, it's like he says. Nothing can change God's plan.

  He just makes me feel so happy.  Can I be cliche on here?  He makes me feel like a princess.  You know there is something right about a guy that makes you feel like the most beautiful girl in the world when you're around him.  It's impossible to describe Friday and Thursday in words, so I won't try.  But I definitely want to date him again when he finishes his mission next year.  We'll see what happens then.
  Me and Laura hung out for a few hours Saturday after I finally woke up and did my jobs.  She is so funny! We're probably two of the most legit people I know, driving around with sunglasses on rapping "This is Why I'm Hot" with the bass all the way up and the windows down in my car.  Then I went to the Bees game with the fam and watched more fireworks.  Not as good as Friday's, but still fun.

  Yep, time to make a list.  A list of things that make me happy :)  it's definitely in no particular order.
1. Shooting stars
2. (This is sad...) Facebook notifications
3. Pictures
4. Kisses that mean something
5. Hugging my best friends
6. Crying during chick flicks with other girls :) haha
7. Sitting under the stars with a good friend
8. Deep conversations
9. Ice cream!! But especially mint chocolate chip
10. Texting someone that uses words instead of "u" or "r" or no punctuation (yes, I'm an English nerd.  Get over it.)
11. Long drives
12. Singing along to my favorite songs
13. Being complimented by the boy I like
14. Being missed
15. Giving presents that you know the person you're giving it to will really, really like
16. When guys hold the door or get your car door for you
17. Disneyland
18. Fireworks
19. Going to Utah Jazz games and freaking out when they win
20. Being surprise visited by a friend
21. Free money!! ( I have yet for this to happen, but I imagine it would make me happy. haha)
22. Dressing up like a princess for dances
23. Singing in front of an audience
24. Holding hands
25. Cute, sweet, thoughtful texts
26. Getting a phone call instead of a text-except when it's my parents, cuz that just means I'm in trouble.
27. Long naps
28. Exercising then feeling wiped out but super healthy
29. Summer days where it feels like everything is going right and everyone loves you
30. Having my hair played with
31. Long walks at the Lagoon Trail
32. Writing a missionary
33. Having someone tell you you're their best friend
34. Making eye contact with someone cute and smiling at them
35. Long, rejuvinating showers that somehow make the world a better place
36. The creek at Smoot Park
37. Standing in a huge rainstorm alone at night, getting soaked to the bone
38. Knowing you're one of the most important people in the world to someone
39. Having a clean room
40. Going to the temple
41. Balancing at work, haha
42. Getting a new outfit and feeling like a million bucks
43. New music
44. Books
45. The smell of the guy I like (not in a creepy way...)
46. Driving really fast
47. Writing poems (okay, for reals, I'm not a nerd I swear.  I just find that a good way to express what I feel, not in an emo way)
48. Being teased
49. Getting freaked out in a fun way with other girls
50. Telling someone you love them and meaning it


Wow that was longer than I planned on making it.  But all very true. Sorry, this was a ginormously huge blog.  Or glob, as I like to call it. ;) 
  Erik starts his mission tomorrow, he just got set apart :D :D.  Holy cow he'll do great!!  The Lord will bless him for staying true to everything and to his testimony even though the last year has been one of his hardest.   Good luck Elder Hanson :)


I'll probably write again tomorrow when I get off work at 2.  Syracuse again.  Love you all :)