Friday, December 23, 2011

Catching up!

Wow! It has been a long time since I blogged! I have been super busy and having a lot of fun! What has been going on in my life? I was able to move to Utah on March 22!! Finally! I know! :) I'm so grateful to be living in Utah now. I have had a lot of wonderful opportunities here in Utah and have made some wonderful friends. I am so amazed at how everything worked out before and after my move to Utah and since I have been living in Utah. I am very thankful for what Heavenly Father has done for me. I am looking forward to what my life continues to bring. Here are the things that I have been doing for the past few months! I am really happy in Utah. :)

March
  • 22nd- Packed up and moved to Utah!

  • 23rd- Settled down, got new drivers license, license plate, and everything... So happy to be living in Utah finally!

  • 24th- Applied for UVU
  • 25th- Found out that I was accepted to UVU!
  • 27th- Attended my new ward, East Bay 3rd ward where YSA deaf people attend along with Spanish speaking people.
  • 29th- Saw Eric the Beast at Gold Gym for the first time!
April
  • 1st- Went up to a park in Provo Canyon

  • 6th- Painted a cup at Color Me Mine

  • 7th- Visited Temple Square in SLC


  • 11th- Picked up my cup from Color Me Mine

  • 17th- Found out that we, the deaf people, are to be transferred to a new ward and have a new bishop! The best thing ever, since I was considering looking for a new ward! I am so excited for this change.
  • 24th- Happy Easter!

  • 28th- Met Kirby Heyborne at BYU Bookstore!

  • 29th- Watched Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine on T.V.
May
  • 1st- Attended the new ward, Provo 234th Ward on BYU Campus!! Found out through Facebook that Osama Bin Landen was killed.
  • 7th- Manti Temple Trip

  • 8th- Was asked to give the closing prayer in Sac Meeting and was also asked to give spiritual thought at Ward Prayer. Grateful for opportunities to be involved with my ward!
  • 12th- Biked up to Provo Canyon for the first time on my new brand bike!


  • 14th- Biked up all the way to Vivian Park!






  • 19th- Flew to Nevada
  • 20th- McKay's 8th Birthday and he got baptized!


  • 24th- WNC Graduation! Hooray!! :D










  • 26th- Camille's Kindergarten graduation! Camille and I are both graduates of 2011! Yipee...




  • 27th- Attended a wedding reception of my friends Matt and Kathryn Simpson in Reno
  • 28th- Flew home to Utah... Bittersweet... Got to go to Seven Peaks Waterpark for the first time this summer season!
  • 30th- Hiking with Katherine in Provo Canyon in sunshine, rain, wind, and hail. Good times! Successfully killed my cell phone by my water bottle while hiking.
June
  • 1st- Went to Provo Temple for the first time!

  • 5th- Received my calling as R.S. Activity Committee Member and was set apart.
  • 7th- Started playing softball with my ward. Fun, fun, fun!!!
  • 10th- Attended my first opera, Beatrice and Benedict, with Katherine and others at BYU.
  • 17th- Went to Strawberry Day Rodeo with Shannon and others!


  • 20th- Owlz Baseball game for FHE with deaf people

  • 22nd- Walked with Candice and others and found a "secret place" on BYU campus which is a nice walking place!
  • 24th- A wonderful, good R.S. experience with blue nail polish incident.
July
  • 2nd- Got to watch AMAZING BYU fireworks!


  • 4th- Played in Provo Canyon, walked up to Bridal Veil Falls and golfing with Lyman's. And then pizza dinner and fireworks at Caleb's house.
  • 6th- Celebrated my 23rd birthday! Ropes Course at Provo Beach Resort, Seven Peaks Waterpark, Macaroni Grill for dinner and an awesome ice cream birthday cake from my Uncle and Aunt Annie.




  • 9th- Found out that I am an aunt for the second time! Calvin and Ashton had their second child, a boy named Coulton Riley Winder born at 2:14am and weighing 8lbs 2oz and 20 3/4 inches. Went to Mount Timpanogos Temple with the Snow siblings and also walked to Bridal Veil Falls.


  • 12th- Had the biggest softball game against our enemy, Provo 230th Ward who were formally our East Bay 3rd Ward before transferring to Provo 234th Ward! We the Provo 234th Ward won by one point!!! It was such an exciting game and we played hard! :D


  • 16th- Stake Hoe-Down Dance

  • 21st- R.S. Water Balloon Volleyball Activity





  • 23rd- Went to Lagoon for the first time! It was deaf day at Lagoon.







  • 24th- Gave my first talk in Provo 234th Ward.
  • 29th- Went to Hogle Zoo with Papke's in SLC





  • 30th- Went to Lagoon for the second time with Lyman's!
August
  • 1st- Went to Rock Canyon to watch the movie (Sorcerer's Apprentice) on a big screen while sitting on a grassy hill.


  • 8th- Drove up to Boise by myself for the Oyler Family Reunion!


  • 9th- Met my nephew, Coulton, for the first time! Celebrated Grandpa and Ivan's birthday.




  • 15th- Drove back to Utah

  • 16th- Aunt for the third time!! Laiel and Dusty had their first child, a boy named Brandtson James Stansel. He was born at 11:06am and weighs 7lbs 15oz. Went boating and tubing with Calvin's family and Eggett's. I got to try water skiing but it was impossible to get up!

  • 17th- Went to Cherry Hill Park with Calvin's family and Eggett's.
  • 20th- Got to tube down the Provo River for the frist time with my friends. It was a blast!









  • 22nd- Got to go canoeing for the first time with ASL FHE Group! So much fun!!



  • 27th- Ward Service Project at a park in Springville with my ward

  • 29th- UVU starts! Taking four classes which are ASL 1010, INFO 1120, MAT 1010, and PES 1097.
September
  • 3rd- Went down to St. George with Uncle Gary and Aunt Annie to spend the weekend with Kiera's family.
  • 4th- Visited the St. George Temple with Uncle and Aunt. And went to church to see Landon and Kiera's son, Camdon Jace Noah blessed.





  • 5th- Hiked a bit on red rocks and just spent time in St. George before traveling home.





  • 7th- Got to see Sister Dalton in person for Institute and was able to hug her. She's a wonderful lady.
  • 17th- Got to go shooting for the first time with my ward! Awesome!!






October
  • 1st- Got to attend General Conference in SLC for the first time with my friend, Elizabeth! Attended the first session of General Conference. So amazing! Found out that Provo is to have another temple! I was so shocked and surprised! It's exciting to hear that! So nice to experience conference in person. I got to see my good friends Matt and Kathryn Simpson after general conference. Good times! Also, I got to go hiking up to the big Y with my friend Candice which is something I had been wanting to do! It was a hard hike becuse it's so steep. It was so fun! So grateful that I got to do firsts that I have been wanting to do since I moved to Utah!














  • 14th- Went ice skating at Seven Peaks with Elizabeth and others.
  • 15th- Went on a hike to St Falls with Elizabeth. Beautiful fall colors!!














  • 21st- Went to Cornbelly's corn maze at Thanksgiving Point with friends


  • 27th- Went over to the girls' house from my ward for a Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza! Had fun carving a pumpkin, watching a movie, and eating yummy treats especially my Dirt cake that everyone loved. My pumpkin was the happiest pumpkin! :)





  • 28th to 29th- ASL Retreat at Aspen Grove
  • 29th- Halloween Dance Party


  • 31st- Halloween Party at Spring Haven Lodge. You should have seen the lodge, it was cool and big!
November
  • 5th- Got to perform Footloose dance with my ward for the Stake's Broadway Activity! So much fun and I am so glad that I got to experience it! Performing in front of a big crowd wasn't bad at all! It went by too fast! A video clip from one of our practices...



  • 14th- Provo 234th Ward Film Festival! We got to dress up and watch our films that each group made. It was kind of like Hollywood with red carpet, paparazzi, interviews, theater to watch our films, after party, food, dance, photo booth, etc... It was so much fun and I loved it! :D Here are some from film festival...





















Here is the website that has the rest of the films if you want to check them out!
  • 18th- First snow for the winter in Utah! I was at my friend Candice's house making brownies, chatting, and playing games. It was totally a surprise as I opened the door to leave and saw the snow on the ground and it was snowing hard! Snow at Snow's house! :) It was a fun night!

  • 23rd to 28th- Flew to Nevada and spent time with my family for Thanksgiving.




    December
    • 3rd- Went to a place called Jump On It and met up with some friends from my ward. I finally got to do some front flips!! I finally got my courage up and decided that I wanted to do some front flips and I am so glad I did! :D Thanks to Kyna and Jessica for teaching me how!!
    • 4th- Released from my calling and received another calling! Called to the Munch and Mingle committee. I'm excited about this calling and looking forward to it!
    • 10th- Drove up to SLC with my friends to look at the lights at Temple Square for the first time. I loved it! Also went ice skating close to Temple Square. What a wonderful time! :)

































    • 11th- Finally set apart for my new calling, Munch and Mingle... Interesting blessing... Looking forward to doing my calling!
    • 13th- Finished my first semester at UVU!!
    • 14th- Pictures with Tow Mater! Also flew home to Nevada for Christmas.




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