Arizona Trip

A few days after I finished finals and moved apartments, I headed to Arizona for a week with my grandparents. The purpose for the trip:

The marriage of my cousin Seth to Taylor.


It was a beautiful wedding and reception. It was also fun to catch up with family members that I don't get to see very often.



Me with my cousins Courtney & Lizzie at the wedding luncheon. Love them!



The first time Lindsey & I went to Arizona we had to take a picture with a cactus because it was the first one that Linds had ever seen. So I had to carry on the tradition with this picture. :)



The Mesa Temple where many of the weekend's events occurred. I love this temple and the palm and citrus trees that surround it. We don't have those in Idaho!

Perfect

Do you ever have those times when you hear a song and think, "Wow, that describes perfectly how I've been feeling lately?!"  Well I heard this song today and had one of those moments.  I just love music and the power that it can have in our lives!

Spring Semester Wrap-Up

I can't believe that the end of Spring semester has come and gone! I am officially half-way through the Nursing program. It's crazy to think that this time next year I will be graduated. I'm trying not to think that far ahead because with graduation comes lots of big decisions. I'm working on living in the moment-not looking back and not looking too far forward. I have plans but I've come to learn that once you think that you have life figured out, a curve ball is thrown and you have to figure out life again.

I am excited for what this summer has to bring! It's only been a week and I'm already going a little crazy with the lack of busy-ness. I kind of miss all the homework. It's weird to just go to work, come home, and not have a huge list of things that need to be done. I need to enjoy this time though because starting in the Fall, school will be insane. I have a feeling that my Type A personality will love this.

I finished off this school year well and in between all the studying I kept busy with packing, moving, and job searching.



My roommate Amy is such a sweetheart! I was welcomed to my new apartment with this cute sign. It was perfect!



I always get a little sentimental when I move. I've moved a lot since I graduated from high school. I've been living in my current location for longer than I've lived anywhere else in the last 3 1/2 years. I had to take this picture of my apartment as I was driving away. It was in this apartment where I really had to adjust to not being a missionary. Lots of tears have been shed in this apartment, but oh so many happy times have occurred in this apartment as well. I will forever cherish the memories of this apartment and the things that I have learned while living there.

I am excited to make many more memories in my new apartment and I am super excited to be rooming with my friend Amy. There will be lots of good times this summer! :)



The Saturday before Finals Week, I went to a Bridal Shower for my dear friend Stacey. She's getting married in June to her dream man. They are adorable together and I'm so excited for them!



During Fall semester, I actively participated in Institute Choir. I went the first few weeks of Spring semester but after the first few weeks, I realized that something had to go. Things just got too crazy with school, my church calling, and dating. So I prayerfully decided to cut out Institute Choir as well as being a temple worker. Having those few extra hours to study made the biggest difference! The last week of Institute classes, I heard that the choir only had two girls and they needed some help. :) So, I showed up to the last Institute Choir practice, did my best to sight read the music, and I performed with the choir at Institute Graduation. I've made so many wonderful friends by participating in Institute Choir. Many of them are leaving for the summer or transferring to another school...SAD day! I will miss them!

Women's Conference among other things...

These last few weeks have been super busy which has been wonderful and so therapeutic for me! Last week, I talked to my teachers and arranged my school schedule so that I could take off to Utah for a few days. Some of the women in my family have a yearly tradition of going to BYU Women's Conference every year. I wasn't able to go the last two years because I was on my mission and I wasn't planning on going this year, but at the last minute I decided to go. It was refreshing to go and just bask in the Spirit...I needed it. A lot of the classes were on timing and decisions and I realized how I am so not in control of things. The Lord is and even though I don't understand all things right now, eventually it will all make sense. I know this and I have seen evidence of this in my life...sometimes I just forget. :) In addition to going to Women's Conference I was able to catch up with lots of family and a few friends in the area. Since I didn't have my own transportation this trip, I wasn't able to see everyone that I had hoped to see. So I apologize to those I didn't see and next time I'm in Provo hopefully my schedule will be a little less packed! I have less than a week of school left and there is so much to do!!! I'm excited for summer and the adventures that are to come. Until next time-enjoy the pics!!! :)

These are all of my aunts, cousins, and of course my mom who came to Women's Conference. What a great group!

Mom and I...gotta love the wind-swept hair!

This is my dear cousin Katie and I. This picture wasn't taken during the Utah trip, but is from the week before when Katie made a pit stop on her road trip to see me. :)

The famous Y mountain. The one thing that I miss about Utah is the mountains and how close they are. It's only a 10 minute drive to go hiking! I'm finding that my current residence has lots of good hiking trails that are close by also...a nice little perk!