lets play a game of catch up... ready GO!

  HOLY MOLY! I have been a terrible blogger..... I cannot believe the last time I blogged was 4 months ago. Sheesh that's embarrassing! But I promise that I will do better for the next little while. With school starting up again and exciting events to come, I will have lots to blog about I am sure of it. Well here it goes I will attempt to catch you up on my life up until this moment in time.

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In my last post I was talking about how I hadn't decided what I was going to do for school come fall semester. Well, now I know. I am going back to down to the Geezy, to attend good ol' Dixie for another semester. This time however things will be a little different. I am moving into a house with two other girls. Before I lived in some off campus student housing apartments. But this year I wanted to try the more "Home-Like" feel. I haven't met or got to know my new roommates yet but I am sure they are going to be great!

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Since moving back to my parents house for the Summer I have started my Celiac diet, which means no more regular breads, rolls, cakes, cookies, brownies, pizza, pasta, cereals, tortillas.....the list goes on and and on.  BOOOO.  It is not the most enjoyable thing but hey what can you do.


[three]
My older brother got married! wahoo! They got married on May 10th in the Oquirrh Mountain temple. The weather was pretty much perfect for a wedding day besides the wind that picked up while we were trying to take pictures, but the wind is pretty much always blowing out there so that was to be expected. After the sealing we had a luncheon and I had to run home to get some of the desserts we forgot. I hadn't been in the car longer than two minutes and I got pulled over!! I was so LIVID! Lucky for me the officer gave me a break and let me off with a warning even though I was going 9 over in a neighborhood and didn't have my license. Needless to say even with the hiccup of being pulled over the day was great!


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We finally went on our cruise!!! It was just the greatest, another successful family vacation with the Coopers. We first flew to Orlando and spent two days before getting on the ship. Then we boarded the  ship, the Carnival Ecstasy. (I guess you could say we were on Ecstasy ALL WEEK LONG) Our first stop was in Nassau Bahamas. It was so incredibly hot and so incredibly muggy. But we still had a blast. All 14 of us piled in this tiny van and got a ride from one of the islanders over to the beach where we spent the remainder of our afternoon.
  The second stop was in Freeport, another Hot and humid place. Again we all piled into a tiny van and rode out to the bay where we would be leaving to go snorkeling. We rode out on a glass bottom boat and snorkeled with all the fish and stingrays it was great!
  Our last stop was in Key West, this was probably one of my favorite parts of the whole trip. We walked around all the shops on the bay while we waited for our turn to go out on the boat and to go parasailing. It was a little overcast when we first got on the boat, but by the time we got out in the open and all harnessed up, it was sunny and clear. When we were up in the sky we could see for miles and miles. The Ocean was a beautiful crystal clear blue and we could see the patches of coral, and beautiful beaches off in the distance.
After we got off the ship at the end of the week, the party wasn't over! We had rented a house in Orlando. We dropped off our luggage and off to Universal we went! We spent two and a half days exploring the parks and riding our favorite rides over and over. (P.S) I have a new found obsession with Harry Potter!

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I sent one of my best friends out on her mission to Tacoma, Washington and got another one of my best friends back from her mission to Spokane, Washington. Although it was really hard to say goodbye to Felicia I know without a doubt she is where she is supposed to be. She is a phenomenal person and I feel so blessed to know her and have her in my life. And as for Cam?  let me tell you, I missed this girl like crazy! It was so good to catch up with her and spend time with her, hearing about her mission. Ever since she came home we probably spend 5 of the 7 days of the week together. She is amazing. I learn so much from her and her example. I am so blessed to have such a great friends in my life.

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With school coming just right around the corner, I have a made a list of goals that I want to accomplish this semester. I am very excited and motivated. Ready to see these goals get accomplished! I can't reveal them all just yet but I promise you will see some of them happen!!

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Elder Allen comes home in 5 months... Elder Allen comes home in 5 MONTHS!!!Honestly, I cannot believe how the time has flown. I also cannot believe that he will be back in such a short amount of time. It does feel like FOREVER since I have seen him, but the time has seriously flown. I never thought the day would come that I would be on the countdown  instead of counting up the days. He is doing so great, blessing SO many peoples lives and LOVING every minute he is out there. It makes this journey so much easier to know and see how much he is blessing the lives of the people down in Mexico. I know that he will continue to be an amazing missionary especially these last few months as he gives it his all before he comes home.


ahhh Phewww! Did you make it?? I am sorry this was such a long post! I will try my hardest to never go through such a long blogging drought ever again. Anyways thats all for now, but keep watching, waiting and reading. (if you so choose) because I am sure these next few months have some exciting things to offer.

Life as of Late

Sheesh I have not been very good at this blogging thing lately But it just seems like life lately has been going at about 100 mph. Things have been so crazy I feel like I might miss something if I blink. So here is a little update with what has been going on in my life for the last month.

  Cassidy had Drill Nationals in Anaheim. It was so fun to go watch my sister. She is definitely one of the best dancers on the team (and no I am not bias!) They performed 6 dances total. Prop, Military, Dance, Character, Pom and Hip Hop, and boy did they perform! They absolutely KILLED Military, and the best part of the whole thing was that they beat Cottonwood and Hillcrest. M-Town represent!!

While we were in Cali we went to Six Flags, the beach and of course the Happiest Place on Earth. It was just a quick trip and we definitely missed having Rob and Lindsey with us but it was a fun trip none the less.

Waiting in line for Tower of Terror

Awesome World of Color water show!!

My cute parents

I joined the iPhone family!! I had shattered the screen on my Droid awhile back and had to wait for my upgrade to come so in the mean time I had a Blackberry. Finally when my upgrade date came I was so excited to go visit the Verizon store and come home with my own iPhone 4S.

While home for Spring break I got tested for Celiac disease. Which for those of you that don't know what that is, it is when you are allergic to wheat. Not only are you allergic but it can give you many terrible symptoms that hurt your body in the long run, causing long term results such as depression, osteoporosis, stomach cancer, the list goes on and on...No it is not just a fad diet it is unfortunately it is something people have to live with. Well after getting my blood work done the Dr's office told me to wait a few days and I would hear back on my results. A few days passed and the Dr called my parents and let them know that I was in fact a Celiac. Not the best news I have heard lately but at least I have my Dad, Brother, Sister and Grandma to keep me company. So long anything delicious such as cakes, cookies, breads, Kit Kats, etc etc...

As the end of Spring semester draws closer and closer the decision of what to do for fall semester gets pressed on my mind. To stay at Dixie? or to Move home? I don't know what the answer is, but I know eventually I better figure it out. Until then I am just enjoying my last few weeks down here in St Geezy and man I do love the George!

Well there you have it, life is happening fast so sit down and buckle up because it is a bumpy ride. I am looking forward to the next few months and what they may bring. Until then there is your update of Life as of Late.

Plain and Simple.

   Lately I have been thinking A LOT about a certain boy. You may know him, he lives in Mexico currently. He is incredibly handsome, has an amazing testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and is so selfless. I am sure you have guessed that I am talking about Tyler James, and you guessed right. He is just so great, I thank the Lord everyday for putting him into my life. Ty never ceases to amaze me, it has been 14 months since I have seen this boy but my love for him only grows deeper and deeper the longer we are apart.

  Having Ty gone has definitely been a difficult trial. But I have learned so much and become a stronger person because of it. I have learned what and who matter most in life. I have learned how to more fully appreciate the blessings that I have been given. It hasn't been an easy journey but I know that it will be worth it. I may not know a lot of things but I do know this, Plain and Simple I love Tyler James Allen.

Too Stoked!

So... just going to throw this out there that in 15 days I will be sitting in Energy Solutions Arena, experiencing this live, with my two best friends. I could not be more excited!!

Too Stoked!!!

Love me some Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker and Thompson Square!

Leap of Faith

  So much has happened in my life this last year. I have grown closer to those that matter most in my life. I have learned about myself and most importantly what I want and where I am going in life. In the last year I have learned to rely more closely on my Savior, more than ever before. I had always heard the little saying that says God won't give you anything you can't handle,  I didn't used to believe that. At some points in my life I felt like the Lord trusted me too much. But now I can tell you the Lord really does know us better than we know ourselves. We can handle everything he gives us.

  My perspective on life has definitely changed for the better in last year, and even in the last few months.

At times in our lives we may not understand why we are going through the things we are, we may not see the light at the end of the tunnel, but luckily the Savior does. There has been many times in the last year that I wondered why I was going through the things I was. I wondered if I could really handle everything before me. But I am here to tell you I have made it! I may be crazy to say this but here I go... I am grateful for the trials that I have faced thus far in my life. I would not be the person I am today with out them. 

  I have grown so much in the last year. I am changing into the woman that the Lord wants me to be, not just the woman I want to be. I have become closer to my Savior than I have ever been in my life, and I would not have it any other way. I rely on the Savior for everything in my life and I know that my life has changed for the better. I know that when we take leaps of faith, the Lord blesses us. If we can just show even a portion a faith the Lord will bless us tremendously. 

  Just within the past few months I have taken my own Leap of Faith, and I have already seen my faith increase more as the Lord strengthens me because of my willingness to take that leap. I know that my Savior lives, He knows me better than I know myself. He knows my wants, desires as well as my needs. I know that through making Leaps of Faith we can be strengthened. I am so grateful that I have made a Leap of Faith, I know my life, perspective and testimony will be forever changed.


On another note..... I am getting a sister in law!!

Her name is Lindsey and I simply adore her, and apparently my brother does too...

The big day is May 11, 2012!! 

Honda Civic Ex

Just as I hinted at in my last post, I recently made a new purchase....

And I LOVE it!

Very eventful Month!

  I have been meaning to work on my blogging because there is so much to blog about, especially this month! Here is a list of things that are going on, have been going on, or will go on in my life soon...

1. Hitting Ty's hump day!!
[He'll be home in 51 weeks and 357 days!!]

2. End of the semester

3. Came home for the Holidays

4. Talked to my sweet missionary on Christmas!!

5. My sisters birthday

6. The starting of a new semester
[My last semester of Pre-Req's for nursing school!]

7. Getting a new car and phone!!

and last but not least....
8. Getting ready for my cruise to the Bahamas in June 2012!!!!

I am excited to for the new year and the opportunities and chances that it holds! As for 2011 thanks for being so good to me, I have learned a lot from you and am ready to progress forward onto 2012!