The Man I Look Up To!

Once again I know I am awful at blogging about the holiday on the actual date it happened.

What can I say about my Dad except that he is my Dad. To many he may come off quiet, to others he is the entertained, but to me he is my Dad full of wisdom, quick wit, and when needed disciplining words. One thing I absolutely love about my Dad is that he is a self-proclaimed "sideways thinker." When others look at a problem they look at it in a biased fashion either vertically or horizontally. My Dad has a way of clearing all biases from his head and seeing things from a different, but more often then not, better angle.

My Dad is the hardest working man I know! Often times he puts in 50 to 60 hours a week at work and then will come home and remodel the bathroom or build us a deck. Some people may say that working so much isn't good for children parent relationships but I can say with no complains that my Dad was an active part in my life. In fact some of the talks we have had will forever live with me, yes Dad "He" will be kind!

I don't think I will ever truly know all that my Dad has sacrificed for me. I do know however that it is a lot and there is no way on this earth that I can pay him back! I love you Dad, I love you a lot! Drive safe!

Start Counting Down Till August 13th!

Many of the close family and friends who read my blog are already aware but I have been talking about going to Mexico to teach English with a program known as International Language Progam(ILP) for quite some time. Well I'm estatic to annouce that it is official!!! I will be leaving for Puebla, Mexico on August 13 of this year and come back sometime in late December! I am so excited and feel so blessed to have this opportunity!

Many of you might be wondering, because I know I did, where in the world is Puebla? It is located between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz. Basically when people ask me I tell them Puebla is South East of Mexico City.

I am really excited for this opportunity and can't wait to see the kids I will be teaching and meet my host family that I will be living with! This is going to be an amazing experience and I am totally and completely excited to go!

Here are some pictures from Puebla just so you can see where I will be spending the next four months!

The Job Among the "Oaks"

I resently got a new job in the Valley!!! For you to understand my excitement you need to understand that there aren't that many jobs for people of any age in the Valley. I live in a small community with a thousand good things about it but one of the few bad things is that it is far away from many large businesses and so the job opportunites are low.

I was very excited when I was interviewed almost instantly for a job at The Oaks, a restaurant located in magestic Ogden Canyon. Since working their I have gone through quite a shock as I once again have had to adjust to the real world since leaving BYU-Idaho. I loved BYU- Idaho but having all Mormons around you all the time in not how the real world is and so after leaving I am left to adjusting.

When I began working at this restaurant I started out as a Hostess and have since moved up to be a Server. I am learning how to be an exceptional server and loving every minute of it. The fun part about being a server is getting to really talk to the customers. At a sit down restaurant it isn't about hurrying people though but instead about making them feel welcome. I have met some colorful characters while working and learned some amazing things!

All in all I enjoy my job! Sometimes it is hard but I am also really enjoying things!

17 and All Grown-Up!

I am horrible at actually blogging on birthdays the day that they happen so you will have to forgive me!

My little sister Cierra's birthday was a few days ago on the 26th of May! Although I have talked about Cierra already on this blog I just want to let her know, if she ever reads this, that I love her and I am so very grateful of her example. I am also thankful that we were able to attend High School and Junior High together. At first Cierra and I weren't very close. I mean we are sisters so we were already close but she wanted to read and I was more interested in hanging with friends. However as we road to school together often and saw each other in the halls every day we grew close!

Describing Cierra would be a difficult task but I will defiantly try. She is loving, a peacemaker, kind hearted, avid reader, aggressive lacrosse player, has her own mind, knows who she is, hilarious, always wants what is best for others, beautiful, helpful, spiritual, eager to learn, eager to try new things, determined, a motivator, and more than anything an incredible little sister!

I love you Cierra!

His Voice!

Although I talked about Mother's Day already there was another important event that happened that day. I felt so blessed when the Marsden family allowed me to go down to their house on Mother's Day to talk to Elder Marsden on the phone. It was so fun to have the door answered by Sean's Dad with the phone to his ear. How it worked was each of the members of Sean's family and I had a phone so all of us could hear what he was saying and speak when needed.

The conversation was short, it was sweet, and it was satisfying. Although we all felt like we could talk for several hours the words that were spoken and the message that was shared was more meaningful than any amount of time could have given.

I am so grateful for the obedience of Sean and the importance he stressed to keep the conversation to the allotted 40 minutes. His words were wonderful and his spiritual growth was obvious through every word he spoke. I was in awe and thanksgiving for the person he was and has become!

Thank you so much again Marsden family for allowing me to be a part of this loving phone call!

I know..... I know!

I know it has been a while since I posted and because of that I have missed some important events. I will begin my repentance to those who actually read my blog and give you a few blog posts for your enjoyment!

Slacker!

I promise there will be a ton on new posts on the way! Please forgive me!