SLEEP DEPRIVED!

I am spent! 35 hours of no sleep...going on 22 hours of work straight. I am somewhat delirious, but it kinda feels good. I took this picture last night when I was at the hospital. =)

Rachel's Tag

8 Favorite TV Shows

Friends

American Idol

Take Home Chef

Laker games

That's about it. =)

8 Things I Did Yesterday

Went to the driving range

Ate

Slept

Talked to my mom

Shower

Watched Friends

Put more songs on my Ipod

Hooked up my internet.

8 Things I Look Forward To

Seeing my family

Going camping

Starting a new ward

Meeting new people

Being completely unpacked

Going back to school

Work

8 Favorite Restaurants

Light and Healthy

Claim Jumpers

Cheesecake Factory

Cafe Rio

Thai Cafe

In-N-Out

Rattlers

Tucanos...(most of these are in Cali) =(

8 Things on my Wishlist

Not having financial stress

Meeting a nice guy that will respect me

My family living close together

Being a mom...after marriage of course. =)

Go back to school

Own my own home

Learning how to box

Getting in shape

RUC

I am at the RUC today and I had a sec so I thought I would take a picture and post it just for fun.

It's been a while

I have not posted in a while, so I thought I would. I don't have any pictures to post at the moment, but give me a couple days and they will be up. I am officially moved out of my little "compartment". My mom calls it that because it's so small. I have lived on my own long enough. It was nice being alone for a while, but then I started to become very lonely and sad at times. I am really excited to have Jessica for a roommate. She is a wonderful girl, and I think we will do very well living together. When everything is moved in I will take pics and post them. Until then....be happy and remember who you are and who you stand for.

My sister, My roomie and me!

It was a little after 10 pm and we decided to make a dance video after all the patients went home. The 3 of us are always laughing and having a good time. I am SO excited for JEss to me my roommate. I have never had one before! =)

Mandi

First of all I would like to say, thank you! I can't remember a time in my life that you were not there for me. From my our big brothers making us cry when were 2 and 3 to putting your life on hold the day you found out Wes passed away, and everything in between that. Not very many people are as lucky as me to have such an incredible and eternal friendship like the one I have with you. Not only are you supportive of me, you are supportive of every single person in my family. I am so incredibley happy for you that you married Derek. There is no greater blessing than to be sealed to your best friend. I love the fact that he is so supportive of you and that he stands by your side. When I called you about Wes, I was not sure you were going to be able to come to Utah...when you came and Derek was with you I was so happy, but not surprised. Like I said before, I cannot remember a time that you were not there for me. I love you Mandi and I am so blessed to have you in my life. You are not only my best friend, you are my family. I know our friendship did not start here on Earth and it won't end here. And Derek, thank you for being such an amazing husband to my best friend.

Remembering 9/11/2001

I just want to start out by saying that I am so thankful to be living in America and that I love this country! I have a lot of pride when it comes to the U.S. September 11, 2001 was a moment in history that changed my life. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing the morning it happened. I cannot believe it has been 7 years.

I guess I am writing this to thank the troops for fighting for our country. It is amazing to me how so many men and women willingly risk their lives to protect me! I have an incredible amount of respect for all of you and again I thank you! May God bless all of you and your families.

Here are the ones of Paige and I hugging Wes. Bella came with us too!

First of all I must say I am quite proud of myself for blogging so much lately. =) So, I was having Starbucks with Chad the other day, and Paige called. She asked if we wanted to go up to Wes' gravesight. (which was cool because I was planning on going up there anyways) So, we met up there and it was absolutely perfect! It use to be hard for me to go up there, but this time I felt at peace. Who knows, maybe next time I will ball like a big baby. =) We took some pictures of us hugging Wes and lying next to him. Thanks Paige and Chad for a perfect day. I love you both so much.

WELL Well well...5 of us girls were suppose to have a "girls night" out. It ended up being just 2 of us. We had a lot of fun though!!! Just see for yourself...

So, I have not posted anything since memorial day and quite a bit has happened. My life has changed drastically in the passed few months and I could not be happier with it. I have 2 incredible jobs, amazing friends and well, we all know how I feel about my family.

I went to Hawaii for the first time and it was absolutely beautiful. I have lots of pics, but I will only post a few of my favorites.

So, I am sure you are all wondering about the whole divorce thing and dating scene. My divorce was finalized on April 29th!!! Since then, I have gone on a few dates. It is SO weird. I don't mind feeling cared about though. It is a nice change to have someone take me out instead of the other way around. I guess chivalry is not dead yet. I am not dating anyone seriously, I don't think I will be for a while. Let's just say I have committment and trust issues. I am sure you can figure out why. =)

Well, I better get going. I have a few things to do before I go back to work tomorrow.

Pictures from Memorial Day 2008

Memorial Day 2008

So, I don't know how to make my posts look cute and make the words match up to where the pictures are, so I am going to write first and then post the pics.

Today, I did a whole lot of nothing until Paige called and we decided to go to see Wes. When I first drove up all I saw was flags and flowers. It was an incredible sight. The cemetery was full of families showing their loved ones they still care. Just seeing that brought tears to my eyes.

Now that we know the exact spot of Wesley's resting place it was a little harder to go up there. Ok, actually a lot harder. Paige and I took pictures by Wes. We turned around to see the amazing view and the sun was beaming through the clouds. Paige told me that that is what she saw in the sky on her way to the hospital the morning Wes passed away. We decided to take some pictures of us walking towards him.

Wesley's Graduation

This passed weekend was PERFECT. A lot of exciting things happended and lots of emotions were involved. If you want to see pictures and hear about our weekend take a loot at Rachel's blog. She worded everything better than I ever could. Thanks Rach. www.arjanderson.blogspot.com

So, for the passed 2 days or so I have had a very strong feeling to go te Wes' final resting place. After debating with myself as to whether or not I was strong enough to go alone, I lost the battle and went. I worked until 4 and so I went home and worked on dishes and stuff and I kept thinking about it. Right then, Paige called. I talked to her about it, and she encouraged me to go. I put on Wesley's sweatshirt and pants that I borrowed when we went tumbling. On my way, I put in a CD that I hadn't listened to in a while. I put it on #3 and it was a song about having a big heart and serving others. Naturally I started crying like a big baby. I finally get there and I sat down next to where I THOUGHT he was. None of us really know the exact spot where he was burried but we all kinda guess. I lost all control of my emotions and just sat there and cried. It felt really good, but it was extremely hard. I talked to him for a few minutes which was nice. I know he was listening because I felt him there. I feel blessed to live so close to him. After a while of chatting with him and cying I left. I went to Target to get some things and I saw Mikey, Wes' good friend and Manager at Mimi's. We talked for a minute and that made me cry. I start looking around and a Target employee comes up to me and asks if I am finding everything ok. I look up at him and glanced at his name tag and his name was Wes. So, AGAIN I cried. I am such a cry baby! That is ok though. Well, that was my night. I took some pics of me and the view. My eyes are all red but it's all good. =)

Back in Utah...

So, now that I am back in the swing of things here in Provo, I thought I would take some pics of my life the passed couple days. I was looking outside today right after the sun went down, and it was so beautiful. The picture does not do the view justice. I wish you could all see how incredible it is up here. The other pics are just of me being a nerd. One wsa taken today when I was at my computer. I promised Rachel I would post tonight and so I thought I would take a pic of me posting! =) The other one I took last night. I was so unbelievably tired. It was almost midnight, I had just got done studying and I still had to make a cake for Marcia's birthday. I could have bought a cake, but I have no money and I think it means more when you make it yourself. Besides, I LOVE to cook and bake! =)

Next is Easter in Acton

I was pretty sick when I was in Cali so unfortunately I was not able to hold Ryan Wesley...actually the last night I was there I held him for a quick minute. He is SO perfect. I also spent time with Ivan, Mya, Zoe and Jackson. They have all grown up SO much. On Saturday Curtis and Tristan invited all of us over to have a traditional Irish meal. I had never had corned beef and cabbage before and I must say it was mmmmmm...nummers...haha =)