With the start of school...

You sure lose track of time when you are busy.

I am now living in Provo, no longer with my Aunt Grace and her family. DARN! My job at the school catering didn't work out. I wasn't ever scheduled regular hours... which is essential if you want to have a life, and actually get homework done! So I applied at Provo Macey's (the grocery store.) I'm working in the deli. I'm working full time, as well as attending school full time. I may go insane! If and when I schedule my time right I have time for homework! I am also volunteering this semester at the Boys Girls club. I need to volunteer 20 hours for my writing class. (ya, weird I know!)

I have been called to be on the linger longer committee. That will be interesting. Fast Sunday's will never be the same!

What else can I bore you with? Well, I love my institute classes, without which I would already be insane. I have missed feeling the spirit as readily and powerful as I do in my institute classes. It helps me get through these stressful and very busy times.

I threw a party the other day. Una fiesta de comidas espanoles. JOLIN! It was sooo much fun. I made Spanish food, and all my mission buddies came... even some I didn't really know. Sooo much fun. I probably wont do it again anytime soon, but hey!

Life just keeps on rolling! I'm even trying to sell my housing contract so I can move. I'm hoping to move to raintree in the winter. So I can be in Bro. Weber's ward. (My institute teacher, He's amazing!)

It just feels good...

YES it has been awhile. That happens.

Firstly! Wow you have to see this cake I made! My first official cake... (you know, one that was for an actual wedding~) My companion asked If I would do her cake when we were serving together. I must have told her I'd love to do it, and she remembered! It was a blast. I forgot how much fun it could be to decorate and plan a cake. It's something pretty simple. But it fits her just right!

Other than that....

So! I am an official resident of utah county. Thursday I move into my new apartment, and I pray the ward will be great. Monday I recieve my uniform for my new job. I'm going to be doing catering with food services on UVU campus. It's the perfect job for me right now. I can't believe how perfect everything has worked out! When it's right it's right, and God doesn't waste any time letting you know!! So now with school starting, my new job, and a social life, I'm pretty set!! I am so happy and content with things right now. I feel as if I'm on the right path, and headed in the right direction. What a good way to feel.

Two weeks notice...

...I love that movie! Sandra Bullock is just one of my favorites. Other than that I have given my two weeks notice. Is it just me or does it seem that once you do that they automatically take away from your hours! THAT BITES. It makes me just want to not show next time instead of giving them any notice at all. Well. Me being a nice person (as we all know!!!) I probably wont ever do something like that. I am relieved to see an end to this job. Making pizza really just isn't my thing. The only exciting thing I did was improve their Alfredo sauce. (They were buying frozen sauce, ICK!) I made it from scratch....soooo much yummier! At least I'll leave things better than when I found them.
After my last day at work...then I'm on to wedding cake making!! My first official wedding cake. I'm pretty excited. Then after all the wedding fun, (I have a wedding reception to go to pretty much every weekend in August) I'll be heading up to stay with my aunt in Orem...while I look for a much needed job, and an apartment. I did apply at this fancy restaurant Chef's Table, and hope to get that one... but even so, No more Pizza for Me!! I'm going to try to step it up. My sister informed me that for no reason whatsoever should I get a job with a place that has a drive-thru window. I agree... A place with waiters and waitresses for me!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!....to me!

So, it's my birthday. I am getting older. 24 to be exact. It's so exciting.
Today I traveled to Orem Utah to have a birthday lunch with my favorite aunt... WHOM of which I share this special day! We enjoyed a good meal at the Olive Garden as well as good conversation. My mom and she talked. I enjoyed listening as they talked about babies, and other mom stuff. I'm sure one day I'll be able to join in on those kind of topics. I have noticed a lot of conversation around me seems to go off in that direction. Are they subliminal messages? :) I enjoyed myself non-the-less. I am now at home, and making my own cake. Sometimes you just have to do it yourself! It's going to be amazing. A chocolate ganache covered cake, filled with strawberry goodness! I'm so excited just thinking about it. The best thing about birthday's in my family is that we get our birthday dinner and cake... our choice! I'm having old fashioned Chicken and mashed potatoes. (nope no pizza!!!)
This Friday I'm going to a birthday party of Beatriz Ponce (companion from Spain) She and I also share this Birthday! I'm excited for the opportunity to have a mini mission reunion, as many I know from the mission will be there! PARTY! GOOD Day and Good Plans... :) I'm content!

Some favorite mission pictures...

What is Elder Killian doing?

Are Elders Baltazar and Boren getting on his nerves?

Familia Santidrian

Doesn't she look like the Grandmother

in "Hoodwinked"

And this is how to do a choke hold!

Poor Amanda

Me trying to ride a dragon



My favorite senior couples

The Browns and Muirs


President Waddell and I

(Some of the tallest people in the mission)


Elders Hallock, Boren, Baltazar, Killian and Hermana Cantillo


Rosa and I (Zaragoza)


Me and my favorite Germans

Elders Schaal and Zickler




Me and my First lice experience,

What a great companion to pick out

all of the eggs!








LICE.. can you see the tiny buggers?




Some investigators!!! I liked the

tall one!



Tania, Hna Gurney, and I

The Missionaries going to a futbol game

Hermana Valene Gurney and I at a

Barcelona-Zaragoza Futbol game

Barc won!!

Hna. Emily Holverson and I

Me and my other long lost family.. from chile
(Denise, Jeanette, Stephani, Carlos) Perez-Clavijo

Me, Sheila, baby, and Jordi. (She's Pregnant)

Painting... Me, ,Hermana Emily Holverson

Painting with an investigator SHEILA

Rocio and I... yes that is a toothpick...

Me and the Hospitalet Girls

Rocio, Julieth, Melisa, Leslie, Marioly, Lloida

Me and the kids... DOGPILE on Hermana Todd

Me Julieth and Rocio... I guess they just

wanted to sit on me!

Julieth's birthday party.

Me and My compy, Hermana Diana Aranguran
both with candles taped to our foreheads! Don't ask!

LAURA... a cutiepie

Me and Mariana aka mani...do you like my earrings? They're hers!

Me sliding down the indoor slide.. just kidding
it's a ramp for the shopping carts that everyone has.

Birthday cake I made for Julieth

Me on a good day!

Bowling as a zone...nobody wanted to
be with the hermanas...porque?!!

Birthday cake with my other family! -Pena family

BIG bug

Spanish candy...yummm

Parque Guell

Me and Elder Aquino...

ICE-CREAM with the Calle family

My first companion, Madre, Hermana Hiedi King

My second companion, TIA, Hna Ponce from Sevilla Spain

Michelle Sorenson, Me, and Mariana

Knock Knock...Just another day tracting.

Peace, it's what we all want!
Birthday Surprise From companions:

Beatriz Ponce and Valene Gurney

Baptism of Carla Ponce Chacon

Me and the Hospitalet Girls:
Mariana, Romina, Leslie

Baptism of Stephani