Another Week in My Life

So this week has been awesomely awesome. :) I am firstly really grateful that my mom is home. :) It was a fun week preparing food for my dad and being there with him but I also felt bad leaving him at home when I went to Preston's to play games with his family. I learned how to be a good wife though. I cleaned a lot and cooked. YES! Dinner was ready for my dad right when he came home from work. :)
I have been spending a lot of time over at Preston's house spending time with his sister, Charise, who lives with her family in Idaho. They came down for the 24. I was over there a lot. They came Thursday and stayed until today. I loved being over there and playing with his nieces and nephews. I took his 2 nieces to ice cream and got to talk with them a lot. Shelby is the youngest and she is attached to me by the hip when she comes. It is a lot of fun. Friday  the 2oth I went over there for most of the afternoon and night. Then Saturday I hiked Timp! YES! I made it to the top! My dad and I went. The only downside to my hike is the sunburn on my neck that is still there it has been 5 days and it still burns. My sister-n-law looked at it yesterday and thinks it is almost a 3rd degree burn! Preston took really good care of me yesterday. After I played football with him and his 2 nephews. We went back to his house ate lunch and played Star Wars! Such a fun game! Then Preston put aloe vera on it and got a towel in some ice water and put it on the burn. It felt so good! I think that is why today it doesn't hurt to bad. It is going to be a nasty peel though. Then after that  he took me back to my house and we went our separate ways. :) No we didn't break up but i went to an Owlz game with my family to watch that and see the fireworks and he stayed with his family for a firework show. After the game I went back to his house to say goodbye to his family and eat some carrot cake that his sister made. It was delicious!!!!!! Then Preston took me home and he is at work. I am currently at UVU after doing a photo shoot for the college that the mentors work for and then I am going to mentor  my class.  This week should finish up great! I am so excited for my family reunion on the 4th. My aunt gets here and it is just going to be epic! I love life and those in it! I miss a lot of you who I don't get to see. I just want you to know that I am thinking of you. It is funny how busy life gets sometimes but that you always meet the people that need to be in it at that time.  I will keep ya posted on my many adventures. Next week I am moderating at a focus group for this research project I am involved with. It should be epic! :)

Life and Why is Blogging so Hard?

Well I stink at blogging (officially)! I get on and check on my friends blogs and family but I don't write on mine. I need to be better cause it is a great way to keep everyone involved in my life. I can't talk to a lot of you as frequently as I would like to so blogging is awesome! I just need to be better.
Since last writing I have been volunteering as a UV Mentor. An instructor at UVU found out I was bored this summer and called me up to see if I would be willing to volunteer as a mentor with him. I know how important mentoring is for the students so I agreed plus it looks great on my resume and applications for graduate school. I have had the whole class last week and part of this week cause he is on a trip at a presentation. YES! I am teaching a college class! CRAZY eh? Then just a week ago I had another professor email and say she was working on a research project and needed students to help. I have been praying for an opportunity like this for sometime because it will help me get into graduate school. So now I am doing that with her and some other students. I am really excited!
Then I was stinking at staying in shape and healthy. My cousin, Abby, called me to tell me how well she was doing and helped me recommit to my goal. I am now back on track. I am avoiding sugary treats and get dessert only on Sunday. If I eat dessert during the week I have to do 50 sit ups (Preston's idea). I have to do 150 sit ups for last week. :( I messed up on friday and saturday. I just got through doing 20 sit ups. I now DO NOT want to mess up again. Sit ups suck!!!! I have been playing tennis more and am loving it! Preston and I are going to try out for the next summer olympics. haha. Just kidding. He is really good and I am getting better. I also weighed in today and Saturday and have been losing weight so I am really excited for that.
This week has had its up and downs for sure but I am so grateful for the people in my life who listen to me and care about me. I don't know where I would be without good friends and family to help me through the tough times. Everything is going great with Preston and I. We have been having a lot of fun and he just got a job! Which is great! It is a little sad since I have been used to seeing him a lot but this is good for when school starts and we both get busy again. Overall Life is good! I can't complain cause I have seen so many tender mercies from my Heavenly Father that there is no reason to complain. He has been my rock and I see Him more and more in my life. He is constantly guiding me in the direction He wants me to go. I am grateful for that. I love this gospel and my life.