Wallace's Wedding May.21.2011

My wallace (aka Sam) got married two weekends ago [sorry for the delay-pictures weren't with me!] I can't believe the girl grew up with in High School and sat next to in my classes is all grown up and married off to Jubal (her adorable man). My mom and I went to her wedding at the church next to my high school-very pretty decorations :) Ok...I admit I cried (make judgments now if you must) but she was a close friend of mine and man she was gorgeous walking down the aisle. My favorite thing to do at weddings is to look at the groom's face (ya I know kinda the opposite of the norm but hey I love to see their reaction when they see their bride for the first time!) The ceremony was quick and then it was time for mingling :) I got to see some of my old H.S. teachers that were close to her which was sweet to catch up!

So short story-

well all throughout High School I would go on dates with guys and Sam never did so she always teased me that I'd be married first between us (little did her and I know that I'd fall in love with a future missionary & she'd find her other half so quickly) but here we are (down below) on her wedding day-First thing we said to each other when we saw each other was "guess we were wrong" her husband looked at us funny and we just laughed lol :) Sam Mcdaniel (no more calling you Wallace!) you were a gorgeous bride and I can see you are really happy and I wish you and Jubal the best! Congratulations on your wedding!

Temple Trip! May.24.2011

Last night I got to experience one of the greatest works on this Earth, giving those who have passed on a chance to accept the gospel. I love being a Latter-Day Saint for I am able to participate in these sacred ordinances. The Seattle Temple is beautiful, like all temples on Earth. I have come to have a special love for this temple though, you see I've always wanted to be married in the Laie Hawaii Temple. I've always thought that temple was gorgeous and would be perfect for a flip flop lover like me :) Until I met this boy who caught my eye and changed my perspective. He made me realize that who is there to support you on your special day is one of the most important things of that day. Ever since our discussion on that I've seen the Seattle Temple in a new light. I hold more respect for it when I enter into the doors for I know one day I will be lucky enough to enter holding my man's hand and go and make sacred covenants and be sealed for time and all eternity. I love temples :) And I really love the fact that I'm so close so I get to attend a lot more which makes me so happy!!!

Who Says.....May.24.2011

This is what I felt after my temple trip last night. Other's can say what they want about me-judge me if you want, to be honest I don't care anymore. I'm sick of looking in the mirror and not liking what I see. I hit the gym-get my butt kicked. I eat right-no sugar, pop, & candy and yet people still judge me. Well I heard this song and totally agree-who says how I feel? ME!

http://youtu.be/BzE1mX4Px0I

who says I'm not worth it? who says i'm not pretty? beautiful? Who says I don't pass the test? Who says I'm not the best? NO ONE Its up to me who I will be!

After going to the temple last night and reading the Ensign I had this overwhelming feeling that I am a Daughter of God who was created uniquely in image. I may not be 6foot or 100 pounds but I'm me. I've struggled with my height/weight all my life-but last night I realized that I'm almost 20 and I need to stop letting who I'm not hinder my progress of who I am! I was created this way for a reason, yes I'm the shortest in my family. I have "thunder thighs". But I was made to look this way by a loving Heavenly Father for my divine purpose in this life. I love being able to have a loving and caring Father in Heaven who understands my concerns and helps me get through my trials.

Promotion May.24.2011

I love my job. It is basically awesome-being an office assistant has been a great experience...and the best part is that I was asked to return next school year (everyone here loves me & I them, its a great place to work!)

But my boss asked me into her cubicle (legit eh?) today and told me about my new promotion. My desk phone is now the new "sick" phone. Basically whenever people are at home sick they call it and then it sends a message to my email and I get to handle all of the employees schedules. Pretty cool I'd say...lots of power in such little hands ;p jk! But I am excited

I love my job...never the same thing everyday-the variety is amazing! Right now I am researching people online. Basically I get to use Bing.com (insert BING! noise) and find people..really I'm getting paid to stalk people. You are jealous aren't you? ;)

I've been counting down till the end of school but this morning I realized that means the end of work too which I'm kinda sad about BUT it will be here in 3 months when I return after summer break which makes me happy :) I LOVE MY JOB!

RS sleepover May.20-21.2011

So friday night-saturday morning I spent my time with the ladies from University 2nd ward :D We met at the Institute and car pooled up to Snoqualime Pass to our Bishop's Cabin...actually it should be called a mansion. Ok get this First floor-bathroom, living room, dining room, bedrooms, kitchen (full w/ every appliance), a hot coco nook. Second Floor-bathroom, amazing view of mountains, one bedroom with big bed, and then the bedroom with the triple bunk bed & rock climbing wall -- ok raise your hand if you have a rock climbing wall in your bedroom, ya thought so (how awesome would that be?!?!) oh ya and a HUGE bean bag so if you fall off the wall you land soft :), Attic (yes there was an attic!) there was a bunk bed! and the basement (oh ya I'm not done yet) two bedrooms, one with another bunk bed and one with two beds in it (thats where I slept) and then there was another living room and then outside-HOT TUB! Electra went all the way in around 11 but it was cold out so I just put my legs in lol :D it felt good!

Alright so rewind to what we did that night-first off we ate (we were all starving!) we had chicken taco soup which was delicious! As we ate we chit chatted (mostly about boys in our ward lol) and then we started playing games! Around 10 the Bishop's wife made it there and her and another bishopbric wife answered questions from us :D it was nice to get to know them a bit more, you know you always appreciate someone more when you know a little more about their life story so I am really glad I had the chance to be there! After about two hours of Q&A we all split our ways-most went to bed but us *cough youngins cough* hung out for a bit more, we played Imagine If...which is a really fun game, played a little bit of M*A*S*H-oh ya we kick it old school lol! Then some hot tubing then I crashed lol I had been up since 6 a.m. the day earlier lol so it was time for me to hit the sheets! Saturday morning I woke up to breakfast made (my favorite thing!) We had blueberry pancakes-mouth watering! And bacon, fruit salad, and sausage! It was an awesome breakfast for sure :D Then we packed up and left :/ but I had tons of fun and the car ride back was just as fun as the one going up (Tessa, Electra & I like to make up actions to songs as we sing to them :D )

A BIG thanks to the Relief Society for putting this event together (Especially Courtney for thinking it up and getting everything ready-you are awesome!) I had a great time and I can't wait for the next one!!!

Pac 10 May.14.2011

Well this past Saturday was jam packed with things to do: help Carlye with photoshoot, visiting with her family,writing my paper, going to get her birthday gift, dinner with her parents, and watching Charlie St. Cloud and chilling at her bros apartment while he is gone....BUT that doesn't mean I forgot about Elder Schott's 10 Month mark!!!!! Ya I said it-ten months down (all mg's out there know what that means!) TWO MORE MONTHS till the YEAR MARK :) :) :) I am basically all smiles right now lol!

Well monday night (aka right now) I opened up my email to find this: a GIANT moose!?!? ok? an email and a moose from Texas! JK (scroll down)

There's my guy in front of said moose....fyi this is nate's caption for it, "and a really big metal deer in our area its is about 50 ft tall, its really cool."
AND He and Elder Loveland have had another baptism :) Go ELDERS Go! I'm so proud of them! This was Elder Loveland's FIRST EVER baptism since He has been out (that he has got to do!) & guess what?!?! He got to baptize Connie in a members pool ( i guess she requested it so thats pretty cool!)

The people in the photo:

freddy and connie and their four kids from oldest to youngest

athena amor, lani linda, and then the twins carly corazon and ezeqial zacharias

And last but certainly not LEAST is my calender-WOWZA is this thing getting full :) (no complaints here!)I love how the 10th month mark was the one random dot on a new row lol...But I may have calculated it and that row will be filled the day I leave college for home! What an awesome day (excited for both) and then all I've got is one more row and at the tip of it will be day 365 (can I get a holla?!?!)

Build a BEAR May.14.2011

This is my roommate Carlye. She is turning 19 in a few days (May 29). Her birthday wish: to build a build a bear! So we went to the mall and got her one! This is her process of building her birthday bear:

Step 1: Find the PERFECT bear-CHECK! A very comfy & fluffy bear!

Step two: Fill him up! Grab one, two, maybe even three hearts (you can never be TOO careful now lol) to put inside him-check! (by the way pushing the pedal to make the machine go scared the crap out of her BAHA!)

Step three: (founded by Electra) Fluff it up!! Electra and Carlye had a fun time giving the little guy and air bath lol :)

Step four-well we didn't get photos of that but Carlye picked out an outfit- she chose a star wars outfit! -check!

Step five-give him a name....going with the theme she wanted to name him obi one ..i told her no that was taken, we shortened it to obi :) -check!

Step six-take a photo in front of the store with your new bear-check!

Then Carlye's parents took a photo for me of all of us :)

And for the audience here is an upclose one :)

Dinner & a movie May.13.2011

What a better way to spend my friday night with these two!!! It was an absolute blast!! They picked me up from work (yes I get to be casual at work-reppin my school with pride :) ) Then we headed on the bus (first photo) to Tessa's school where she bought us dinner (Electra and I are so graciously spending up her money-she has a lot left to spend before the end of the year lol) Dinner was delicious & we got smoothies (with real fruit-i got a strawberry/banana one!)

Then we headed back to UW....

We went and watched Something Borrowed...awesome movie-we laughed SO much!

we went to the 9:30p.m. showing so when we got out it was super late (so excuse the tired looks on our faces)

The end of the movie (no I'm not going to spoil it for anyone) but I will just say this...Tessa and Electra walked out of the theater VERY upset-I however enjoyed the ending :) Ya I've turned into one of those sappy girls-I blame Nate. lol!

3 is the magic number :) May.10.2011

Day 300 (65 days till the year!!!) 3 photos of my man (two of which I hadn't seen before making me go like this = :D) Ah today is great day!!! 65 days from now it will be the tip of my uphill with this battle called life without him for two years and it will be summer which is AMAZING! I love the sun so I'm totally excited! Elder Schott has been out serving the Lord for 300 days :) I'm so proud of him and the work he is doing! He just recently had a baptism (first picture) & was super excited about this families story and shares all of their progress with me which makes me all excited!

Keep up the hard work Elder Schott :)

Brooklyn's First Birthday Party May.7.2011

My little niece had her first birthday party this past saturday! Ah the sun was out, family and friends came over, and lady bug decorations galore thanks to my very creative sister for all the decorations and goody bags and Cricket for bringing the cute cupcakes and adorable cake! My little blue bug eyed niece is adorable! She is walking everywhere and is growing so big! I loved having this long weekend to play with her! It was a great party Brittany and John :)

Party Decorating May.6.2011

When I was younger I hated having to be the first one to go to bed because I always thought the "adults" partied after I fell asleep-now that I've grown up I KNOW THATS TRUE!!! After we put the little kids to bed friday night all the adults stayed up to decorate for the party! It was a blast-we all get a bit goofy as the night goes on & if you throw some sugar in there from the yummy party favors my mom and sis made then you get CRAZINESS :)

Monkey Island May.6.2011

To celebrate Brooklyn's birthday we went to Monkey Island which is basically a building full of blow up toys!!! it was tons of fun

Happy Mommie's Day May.8.2011

There is something about a woman who can hold her own, be such a great example to others, and speak kind words no matter the situation. And that woman my friends is my amazing mother. Over the course of my nineteen years of life I haven't found another individual that can compare to the woman she is. Through all that she has been through in life she still gets up each and every morning and is determined and motivated to get out there in the world and make a living, give a helping hand, give advice to her children and do it all with a smile on her face!

To the mother who gave birth to three wonderful kids who have given you grief and yet you still love us unconditionally, I love you and owe you my world. You have taught me what it means to be a daughter of God who doesn't lower her standards in the face of a trial. To become Christlike in order to find true happiness. To love someone for who they are and not judge them for what they aren't. To learn how to compromise with others. The lesson of pure sacrifice-giving up something and not feeling grumpy about it. To strive for excellence because you are worth it. To always Remember Who You Are!

These are just a few of the reasons I am very grateful for my mother! Mommie I love you :)

Miss Brooklyn turns one May.6.2011

Its been a year since this sweet girl came into this world-WHERE DID THE TIME GO!?!?!? Wow I can't believe my little niece is ONE! Brooklyn turned one this past friday and so my mom and I flew down to Utah to join in on this celebration! I can't believe how big she is getting! She is walking around and talking now-well baby talk that is lol! But she is such a cutie-her big blue bug eyes have stuck with her so she is still my bug eyed beauty :) I love this little girl!

I'm so glad I got the chance to go down to spend some time with this little girl! She is growing so fast and I'm really glad that we have the transportation (airplanes) that gets me to Utah faster so I can spend more time with the kiddos and fam then how we used to travel (car) that took FOREVER!

Happy 1st Birthday Brooklyn! I am so proud to be your Aunt and can't wait to see how you grow throughout your life! I love you!-Auntie K :)

Great Grandma O April.21.2011

Today a great woman passed away that was dear to our families hearts.

Great Grandma O was an amazing woman who has lived many wonderful years on this earth and has been able to witness her children growing up, them having children of their own giving her blessed grandchildren, and then them having children, even got to witness in her lifetime not one or two but three great great grand children being brought into this world!

Great Grandma O you will be missed! We love you & you will always be remembered!

Nana's Birthday May.1.2011

Happy Birthday Nana! To my awesome Nana who turned 29 today ;) Or so she says! She is an amazing woman who has been through quite a traumatic year and is still holding strong!

Ever since I was little my Nana has made it out to all my events & I'm so grateful for that! She is such a support and loves to brag about me which makes me blush lol! She came to my graduation which was shortly after my papa passed away and was such a trooper for staying up late into the night and being there for me. I hope she knows how much that means to me!

Although Papa has passed away he will always be my Nana's other half.

The love they shared for each other makes me so happy and I can't wait to be "experienced" (old) like them and get to be all cute and happy like they were.

My Nana used to be taller than me but I've out grown her! (I must say that is one of my proudest accomplishments lol) Oh! so funny story...looking at this photo I see that my papa is in the background sitting on our shoe rack...well he thought it was a place where you sit and take off/put on your shoes.wrong! He broke it and fell straight to the floor-and he wasn't such a light fella either lol...it was hilarious! We got a new shoe rack out of the deal too! He made it for us :) That crafty/handy papa of mine!

Happy Birthday Nana-I hope you have a fantastic birthday & an amazing year ahead of you!

I love you.

Awesome engagement photos! May.2.2011

Ok I may have an addiction but they are so cute so how can you blame me?!?!?! :D Don't judge.

So I follow this blog http://www.theldsbride.com/ and its pretty amazing-I blame Marlee for getting me addicted to wedding videos/photos! ;p

I have no idea where this is but it looks AHmazing!

Wait for it....wait for it...I am adding a new thing to my "must have list" for a guy! My man has to be able to do this (down below) for our engagement photos!!!! :D Its epic!

SUN in Seattle May.1.2011

Oh my lanta there is sun in Seattle :) ok don't alert the police-its legal :)

So Sunday morning I walked to and from the stake center with Electra & Tessa which was fun!

Then we made pancakes-not just any ordinary pancakes but chocolate & banana (and Tessa's butterscotch) pancakes...DELICIOUS!

Then we went outside to enjoy the beautiful sunshine! Oh man that was awesome! Electra, Tessa & I went and laid in the grass to chit chat for an hour and a half :D I love the sun :D

Last night I went to bed being on fire and this morning I woke up to this! (sorry its blurry I took it quickly at work :) ) Ah the joys of a sunburn-go from hot to cold every few minutes lol but soon it will be a tan :) YA buddy!

Carole's Birthday Dinner April.29.2011

So slightly delayed but we finally got all our schedules to work so we could take Carole out for her birthday dinner, she had never been so it was a pretty sweet night!

I love how there is a trolley always in the middle of the place :) such an awesome center piece!
I went out on the edge and ordered the managers special-mizithra cheese and brown sugar on half and meat sauce on the other YUM! I would have to say it was definitely a great choice :)
And then how can't forget the best part about the meal-the FREE ice cream YA BOI! I love the spamoni flavor! And the best part about the ice cream was Electra learning that it was free-HA she had the waitress bring her a to go one that she ate on the way back lol...she learned something new today lol! Good night overall I would say and I think Carole has found a new restaurant she likes :D

A fairytale come true! April.29.2011

The princess said her vows to her prince charming just as every girl imagines her day to happen!

Rewind to Thursday night <- <- <- After my institute class Tessa & Carlye ganged up on me and persuaded me to pull an all nighter in order to watch the Royal Wedding (ya it took a bit of time) and then the deal breaker was Carlye offering me that she wouldn't have coffee/ caffeine if I stayed up....I was SO in ;p (sorry roomie lol)

So Tessa and I decided to kill some time by taking the bus over to Seattle University (where she attends school) to go grab some stuff for friday & we got smoothies (strawberry banana-YUM!)

Then we got back and started watching tv (channel surfing-ya boi! lol)

Electra came over to "study" and ended up reading us her Spanish book and I translated it for Tessa-ha that was hilarious! (it has been a few years since I've been in spanish lol)

Then it was time for the Royal Wedding guests to arrive-did everyone see David Beckham with that top hat?-priceless!

Then came the wedding :) ahhhhh so pretty and HUGE (so much for a quaint family wedding BAHA!)

So first off-cute couple...I loved the picture they released of them!

I think a big part that helped keep me up was the anticipation to see Kate's wedding dress! Oh ya it was beautiful- I'm not one for lace but she definitely pulled it off nicely :D

Then came the couples first kiss (to the public that is lol) Ah man something about weddings (royal or not) that make you super excited for your own day of complete happiness! I loved watching it and all the details!
Watching the wedding was an awesome experience-I have fully become a college kid! I pulled an all night-ya I know it wasn't for studying for a test so its not really a logical or "legit" all nighter but I approve lol!

So after they did their balcony kiss Tessa and I decided to head to bed-we had to be up at 6:30 for Friday morning Committees so we thought "hey an hour of sleep will help right?" so we hit the floor and we were out! The sun was out at 6 so I woke up a bit before the alarm so I got to snatch a photo of Tessa-all cute and curled up in the blanket out like a light :D
Like all fairytales the story must end....and so my post ends-it was a very awesome night so thank you Tessa & Carlye for convincing me to stay up for this momentous occasion :D