I haven't posted in a little while, and I meant to while I was still at home. BUT...my family was calling! I had a wonderful week with my family, on the way home my car's fuel pump became disconnected and that sucked because it put me back 6 or so hours. However, I came home and went on an AMAZING date that made it all better. I'm not really even mad at Chester (the mechanic) anymore.

Well when I went home, I had a photo shoot with some of my cousins that were hanging around. Here are a few of my favorite shots. (the one on the train tracks doesn't count, its just me and my brother playing around, but it's cute)



The jumping pictures live on...





















Little Blake was being so funny, he would wait for the girls to finish with whatever they were doing and then would take his turn.



























I would tell these two what to do and then they would mimic me. I did the Carrie face not thinking and they did what I told them.


They are hiding their cake, you can see Reagan's on the right.











I bet Tally won't be to happy with me but I made them play in the water, it was too cute!













My trip was so great. It started out with a bang by meeting my extended family in Idaho Falls and doing baptisms together. I will never forget it. I never get to see that side and what an amazing feeling being all together as a family, bringing more of our family into the gospel. The spirit was exceptionally strong, I can't wait to do it again.

Another fun thing, I also found out that one of my cousins married a girl last year that I went to elementary school with and hadn't seen for YEARS! Her name is Heather, and just in case she happens to see or read this post I want her to know that I was so excited to see her and my family only had wonderful things to say about her.

wow...I really had a great date last night

General Conference

Today I got to go to the afternoon session of conference. Basically it comes down to having wonderful people that I am about to move in with. I was over at their house yesterday watching conference, and they asked if I wanted to go.






This was where we were. I never noticed on the wall where it looks like there are yellow strips of light, its actually just gold. It's beautiful.




















Jenny Lynn was having more fun than this picture is letting on.










We really were right up against the wall.















This guy was walking around all over the place, before and after. If you can't tell what it says, "The Antis are just jealous, feel sorry for them"

















Going to conference again was really great. I am so lucky. I know that I have been to general conference more than many other people. Some people have only ever been once-if they are lucky. I remember when I went for the first time the session that they did the dedicatory prayer with the white handkerchiefs. We forgot them so we used tissues. Even more wonderful is the fact that I am getting new roommates that are already too nice to me. Dinner, movies, they have been helping me move my stuff. They are so wonderful, I don't have to worry at all because they act as though I have been their friend forever. I am really excited to move in with them. These girls have been wonderful the last couple of days. They somehow just show up or call right when I need them. I've had a pretty hard weekend, and it was nice to have a place to go.

I am also excited for this coming weekend. I am going to Idaho Falls to be with my family this weekend to do some temple work on some family names. I found out today there are going to be 400 names and I am one of 6 doing the baptisms for them. holy crap, that's a lot of water, but I guess it's a sacrifice that I am willing to make. Yeah for the temple and families and conference .

Long Friday Nights

It seems like it's been a while since I have posted, I don't have too much to say really. I can say that if you, the reader, were lucky enough to be reading my blog for the last couple of hours you would have seen this extreme changing of backgrounds. I feel like my background has got to be just so. But it's not working, I still am not satisfied. It however is better than what it was before.


I didn't even know it was 1:00 A.M. I must be a pathetic loser.

Rex Lee Run

Today was a momentous day. I was in the 5k for the Rex Lee Run for cancer. There was a time in my life that I never thought something like that would ever happen. But it did and it was wonderful. I stayed with Megan the whole time, and it was most enjoyable. AND there was a great deal of people from the ward there that is for sure. I liked what Kathrine had to say about the event. It was something to the effect of it's wonderful that we donate money to a great cause to find cancer because not only are we donating funds for the research, we also are physically sacrificing for it too. It means so much to us that we would show that we care.






























It may have not quite gone like that, but that is the way I went away feeling. Anyway here are some moments to remember the day.

Council Bluffs

I wish this would have been posted earlier, but I couldn't help it-at work the internet blocks all websites worth looking at because of the kids, other wise I could have posted at work or something. I am also on campus and my computer is doing something funny. Actually it's been doing something funny for a few days now and I am not sure what to do about it. Anyway, some pictures (only some because I don't have all of them, but I will and want to.




The Bluff's Beast




We of course had to fight and kick the beast's trash.

We had a few casualties.

A few noble sacrifices.

It all worked out in the end.


The happy couple's first dance.

We of course were dancing to spice girls.



I believe this was the beat it dance.

It was a beautiful moment outside the temple that is for sure.

We were on our way to wedding party pictures and we found this amazing sight. If you look carefully you can see the fourth dog and the dog sled on the top. I don't know how popular dog sled races are in Iowa/Nebraska, but I would vote that it was cold enough to have one somewhere that is for sure.


We wanted to make sure that grandpawattamie got all the attention her deserved. He was fun to have around. And he totally tore it up on the dance floor.

Oh look how cute. If you look carefully, you can see on of my curls down by my neck that looks like it's kind sprouting from the bottom of my head like it doesn't belong.


These were cute ol' pictures of us going to our bachelorette party that I can't say was terribly exciting, but we did go to applebees and enjoy ourselves. looking silly.



I think we were going after a full windsor?





The following is one table moment full circle of all of us eating our favorite council bluff's food






This was taken before we left. The sun was the enemy that day.

Oh rusty, he was all over trying to play around and sneak in that bathroom for some toilet paper, and he for some reason LOVES flip-flops, as janae about it.

These CB shirts are my favorite because all these pictures are fun to look at, far more than any other pictures of groups of people, I think mostly because we match.

we were trying to get a good jumping picture of rusty too.

Of course there had to be a jam session. It wouldn't normal if something was done. I know that every time we have ever gone anywhere with instruments to play, they inevitably are going to be played.

There will be more pictures to follow, when I get more of course.