I'm 23!

On Saturday I turned 23!
My day started at 5:50am when I got up to make it to work at Melaleuca at 7:00am. I worked there until noon and then Tyler picked me up so we could get lunch and eat a cupcake at my favorite place in town...Cocoa Bean (sorry I didn't take a picture).
Then I went into my other job at Sage from 1pm-6pm. It was a 10 hour day but well split up.
I started getting a little tired toward the end but that didn't last long because I had a big date with Tyler, my best girlfriends, and their husbands in Idaho Falls where we toasted to ALL of our birthdays at Johnny Carinos! Our Italian meal was delicious and our server (my fellow classmate) was amazing!

Happy Birthday Stephanie (left, 21) and Anne (right, 27)!

Tyler, Mike, and Mike always have a blast together!

Our group of friends!

I love Steph's baby Carter! She is so nice to always let me hold him!

I took a big long nap on Sunday after my big long weekend...Tyler thought I looked funny on the Love Sac so he took my picture :)!


Thanks to all of you who sent your birthday wishes my way...it made me feel so loved!
Speaking of birthday wishes, I wanted to share with everyone my favorite gift EVER..
A Barbie card from my grandparents...it's exciting enough that it has Barbie on the front but even more exciting that she herself wanted to wish me a Happy Birthday!

Food for Thought on Busy School Day:

What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?

We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%.

How about ACHIEVING 101%?

What equals 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions:

If:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

If:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

And:

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But:

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:

L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D

12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%

Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

Our New and Improved Blog!

I told Tyler I was going to go work on the blog and he asked, "Can you make it a little more gender neutral?"
Well...should I fake that I tried?! I don't think he'll believe it when he sees all this pink but you know what? I've been in love with this background for far too long to let it go to waste!
I must say though, in the transition of redoing our blog I lost several of our contacts so if your name is not on the contact list and you'd like to be, just leave a comment with your blog address and I'll put you back up!

Happy Day of LOVE!

Tyler is pretty enthralled in the Slam Dunk Contest so I thought I'd sneak away and wish everyone a Happy Valentines Day!






Each year for Valentines Day Tyler and I eat a candlelight dinner of Asian food on our living room floor. Later we watch a romantic movie. We decided to do this because:
1.) We beat the Valentine's crowds at restaurants
2.) It becomes OUR love day instead of everyone else's love day
AND
3.)It's something the kids will enjoy doing with us one day whether they're little or teens (with no date).

Side Note: we used to eat Chinese food on Valentines Day but last year we ordered from the only Chinese Food restaurant here in Rexburg and found ourselves gagging and having to run across the street to get some soup to wash it down with! This year we ordered in Thai food and it was much, MUCH better!
Happy Day of LOVE!

Employment...A Magical Word!

Employment: one simple word that makes a world of difference in the economic state of our nation right now!
I still plan to post pictures of our new apartment in Rexburg but before I do that, I thought I would post some pictures of where Tyler and I work...or at least the pictures I could get!

Tyler got a job on campus doing catering at BYU-Idaho. He gets to wear nice clothes and sometimes gets to serve general authorities and our school's president at special dinners and lunches. Recently he went to President Clark's house for a dinner party and got to talk with President and Sister Clark! I keep on telling him that if they ask what BYU-Idaho can do to improve he needs to say, "Send a shuttle bus to pick up married students who have to live down the hill, a couple miles from campus with only one vehicle." I also wouldn't mind if he told them to let me wear capris but we all have to pick our battles and I'm going for one step at a time here!



This is where I work...
SAGE DAY SPA: super relaxing, extremely enjoyable, sometimes hectic, but a wonderful environment just the same!












I also just found out today that the perfect position opened for me at Melaleuca: The Wellness Company! Melaleuca is one of the biggest companies in the area that sells all sorts of home, beauty, and wellness products. I have wanted to work for Melaleauca for a long time because they treat their employees well and there is opportunity for growth within the company.

So while I have been working part-time hours at Sage Day Spa, I will also be getting minimal hours at Melaleuca selling wellness products. This along with school and the Mrs. Idaho pageant preparation should keep me busy for the next couple of months!

I am so thankful to have found employment in these hard economic times, especially in the college town of Rexburg, Idaho where even when the economy is booming, jobs are still hard to come by!

Special Olympics World Games in Boise

The World Special Olympics are being held in Boise this year so I couldn't pass up on the marvelous opportunity to go there and support my platform. Trina, Mrs. Eastern Idaho, her daughter Hailee and I went down there to help out with the Family Ambassador Program where we welcomed those coming to Boise to support their athletes from outside states and countries. We were able to meet, greet, and speak with some Irish people at the airport who came to town for the Olympics. It was a great weekend! Everyone was wearing these blue and white scarfs to support the athletes and the athletes wore them too!















The World Special Olympics are being held in Boise this year so I couldn't pass up on the marvelous opportunity to go there and support my platform. Trina, Mrs. Eastern Idaho, her daughter Hailee and I went down there to help out with the Family Ambassador Program where we welcomed those coming to Boise to support their athletes from outside states and countries. We were able to meet, greet, and speak with some Irish people at the airport who came to town for the Olympics. It was a great weekend! Everyone was wearing these blue and white scarfs to support the athletes and the athletes wore them too!