School and Life

Well it has been a bit since I wrote but I feel like no one reads my blog so sometimes it is weird to write. Well so far on my list of 25 things I want to do before I am married is this:
1. River Rafting down the Snake (I know I am accomplishing this in a few weeks but I just wanted it on my list because it is a major thing for me)
2. EFY Counselor
3. Palmyra Pageant
4. Bachelors Degree (Respiratory Therapy and Community Health Education)
5. Make my shirt quilt (Most people won't understand what this is but you take a bunch of your old shirts and make a quilt)
6. Run a Half Marathon
7. Learn to Golf
8. Hike Timpanogos
9. Get into my weight range that I want to be in
10. Learn to bake/cook some of our family recipes

So I still have 15 more things to put on but this is a start. I am actually getting pretty excited for the Tetons trip. What I once feared is now turning into an exciting thing. I am still nervous but slowly am realizing that it will be fun. School has been taking over my life! Luckily I am almost done! On August 6!! HALLELUJAH! Actually it will be the 5th. I can't wait! I am so excited for family that is coming into town and I am especially excited to see my Cousin Chandler who will be coming home off his mission in a few weeks!!! I can't wait to see him! He is my favorite cousin on my dad's side of the family. It will be fun to have him home! He met my friend who is on his mission so I can't wait to see what Chandlers version of the story is. Well life is good. I am loving every minute of it and realizing how much I need to work on. I hope that everyone is having a good summer. Love ya'll!

Wisdom Teeth, Homework, and Tests OH MY!

This week has been crazy!! I got my wisdom teeth out on Monday. Don't worry I didn't lose any wisdom.... or at least I hope I didn't. Monday was okay. I was pretty out of it all day and didn't really know what was going on. My mom did everything for me that day. Put gauz in my mouth, set up my bed for me so I was elevated, got me soft foods, drink, pills, and was there for me 100 percent of the time. Tuesday was lets just say not a fun day. I was nauseous all day and dizzy. I felt like I was going to pass out and my mother had to walk behind me so I wouldn't fall. I almost threw up but luckily kept it in. I stopped taking the pain meds because that was what was making me so sick! Luckily I got a bunch of ice cream, smoothies, and so much more! Wednesday I started to feel a little better and got back into my homework schedule... kind of.... Thursday was insane! I went with Rachel and her kids shopping to get out of the house and walk around. Then i came home and started on homework. I thought that I wasn't going to finish in time before Weber shuts down there computer system but I did! HALLELUJAH! I just finished everything and now just have to study for my test on Tuesday then start working on studying for the next test after that on saturday. Then my final and then I am done! One thing I have learned through this experience is that no matter what Heavenly Father is listening to my every concern. He truly knows me and knows what I needed this week. I have an amazing family who took care of me. My sister, sister-n-laws, brothers, dad, and mom. I don't know if it is because I am the baby but all I know is that my family has my back 100 percent of the time. They were there for me through the worst and the best this week. They inspire me and encourage me to keep going. So many times I wanted to quit but having my sister call me this week and remind me to do homework ( I know I sound like I am 12) really helped. I have also been trying so hard to think of others before myself and slowly I am changing that habit. I have been trying to focus on who I can pray for and help in my life. My next goal is to get back to working out which the doctor told me I won't be myself for another week when it comes to stuff like that and eating. So for now I will think of others and eat soft foods, and keep enduring through school!

More About Life

Hey All! So I decided to do a real post instead of a silly one. So my mom recently bought me a book written by a LDS author and I felt like it was written for me. I feel like everywhere I turn marriage is thrown into my face. I don't want to get married, yet. I don't feel ready but yet I feel a lot of girls my age are jumping in the water and getting married. Sometimes I feel like a failure to LDS society and that I should be dating someone seriously like most of the girls my age. So this book is about this girl who feels that same way. She decides to make a list of things she wants to accomplish before she gets married. A list of stuff she wants to do so she can be a better wife and maybe after she completes it she will be ready for marriage. I decided I will do just that. I am slowly coming up with things in my mind for my list. I just don't want to get married yet. I am not ready. I am lucky because I have sister-n-laws and a wonderful sister who agree with me but others around me I feel want me to get married. I will keep you updated on my list. I am so excited to read this book and I will keep you updated on it.
To all those girls out there who feel as I do you are not alone. Lol!

My New Friend

So I have a new friend... I think... My brother and sister-n-law just went to Oregon to visit one of my favorite Aunts, Debbie, she is awesome. Well they brought back a gift from her and it was... drum roll... Janice's new friend Jasmine. Jasmine is just like Janice but smaller. She can fit almost anywhere so it is fun carrying her around. Now a lot of you won't understand this so if you have any questions just ask if you can see Jasmine. She loves visitors. So far we haven't gone on any adventures because she is trying to recover from the flight where she was put in Trevors backpack. I will keep you posted on our adventures and it is less then 1 week before my wisdom teeth come out!!!!

Summer Resolutions

As I have been reading other peoples blogs I have realized that many people are making summer resolutions if you will. So I decided to write on some things I would like to change. I am not perfect ( I know shocking right lol). I have lately been thinking (especially on sundays) what I can do to improve myself. I realized that my brothers have been staying away from t.v. and videogames etc. and have seen the change it has brought over them. I decided that I need to stay away from movies that don't invite the spirit into my life. Mainly staying away from pg-13 movies except for Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. I mean staying away from those that I wouldn't feel comfortable watching if the Savior was sitting by me. I have also realized how I tend to talk without listening. I am going to try harder to actually listen to people or like Brian Regan puts it stop using the ME monsters. I also want to work on not caring what people think of me. Not everyone is going to like me and I need to accept that. I need to not worry about what others think because the only people who I care about what they think of me is my family. I also want to not be afraid of trying new things. For instance I am going with a group from UVU to the tetons and we are going river rafting. River rafting scares me but I am going to face the fear and go river rafting because I know I will be safe if I wear my life jacket. I also went on the ski lift at sundance for the fourth with my parents. I faced my fear of heights and did it. Of course I won't do anything stupid but I am not going to let my irrational fears take over. I have been loving singles ward and am still doing GREAT in school! Mainly because of my excellent professors. I also am going to try fencing with my sister-n-law which should be a fun adventure. I am also loving the single life. I am trying to do all the things I want to do and have to be single for like EFY counseling, palmyra pageant, running the amazing race with my dad, and also accomplishing my education. I don't want to have any regrets when I get married. I want to have done everything I wanted to do so I can be the type of wife and mother that my future husband and kids deserve. Anyways that is my post for this week. And mainly I have realized that these past few months are that friends come and go but your family will never leave you. They are your true friends.