Christmas shopping

I was able to finish my Christmas shopping today with the help of my good friend Kimm. We got a little distracted in the ornament department...

Thanksgiving!

Things I am thankful for (not in order)
My Family
Special Needs Mutual
My Job
My Boyfriend
The Gospel
My Friends
My Car
Movies
The Power Of The Holy Ghost
A Roof Over My Head
Food On My Table
Books
My YSA Ward
Being Out Of Debit
Music
The Pure Love Of Jesus Christ

T-Shirt Scarf

I love this! Super cute and super easy!

1. Cut your t-shirt from armpit to armpit lengthwise and dispose of the top part of your t-shirt (the part with the sleeves).
2. Take your tube (the body part of the t-shirt) and cut the bottom hem off so you’re left with a tube that has two un-hemmed edges.(keep the hem, you will use it to tie all the strips together)
3. Cut 3/4″ to 1″ wide strips from one looped end to the other
4. Once you have all your strips cut pull on each length to stretch them out and get them to curl.
5. Gather all of your strips together so you have them all together in a loop
6. Tie the strips together using the bottom hem

Voila! Wear it long or double it. Fun fun fun!!!

Thespecial needs Halloween dance!!

What a night! We had so much fun at this years special needs dance! Our special needs friends really know how to boogie! My favorite part of the night was seeing my girls get so excited when the boys asked them to dance. It was so great! The lighting was really bad so my pictures didn't turn out very good. And you probably can't tell but I am a Pink Lady from Grease :)

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I love Haunted Houses

I don't know what it is about them but I love them! Maybe because you get to be scared but you know that you are safe and nothing really bad will happen. We got a 3 haunted house pass. All three were really good but my favorite was the 3D Carnival of Chaos! It was crazy! I ended up running threw most of it! I can't wait until next year so we go to some more!

Caramel apple party!

There is no snack that goes better with fall then caramel apples!!! My super cute friend Kimm had a caramel apple making party. I learned that it is a lot harder that it looks! My apple didn't look very good but it tasted great!

I love fall!

I love Fall! I love the beautiful colors of the leaves changing! After Church Austin and I went on a walk around Silver Lake. It was gorgeous!

The Bees game!

For FHE went went to the Bees baseball game. I am not really into baseball but it was fun spending time with my friends. Oh and we got free super cute jerseys!

Trek

In July I had the opportunity to go on Trek. For thous of you who don't know what that is, it is a journey for 4 days and 3 nights, in Wyoming. You push a handcart. They weigh about 400 pounds... with all of your stuff on them about 700 pounds. You dress up as pioneers. You sleep on the ground with a tarp. You walk...and walk...and walk...and then you walk some more. They split you up into families. In my family I had a Ma and Pa and 11 brothers and sisters that I came to love. We went threw a lot together! The days we hot and long and the nights were wet and cold. Our feet were blistered and bleeding. As we walked I had a lot of time to think. I thought a lot about the Atonement. All the pain that I felt doing the woman's pull then walking another 6 miles with heat stroke then our had carts got lost and having to turn around and walk some more. It made me think that all the pain and sickness I was feeling at that moment Jesus Christ has felt for me. All the sins I have committed Jesus Christ has atoned from me. I have not always put my trust in the lord, but during that time I did. I knew that If i just kept going my heavenly father would get me back to camp. I know with all my heart the Lord helped my that day and I realized that he wants to help me in all aspects of my life...I just have to let him. He knows me. He knows my pain. He understands perfectly the trials I have been threw. He lives. Trek helped my become closer to the Lord. I also was able to make great friends and have great memories,like walking with my family for 2 miles barefoot. Every time I here the Hymn "Come, Come, ye Saints" I will think of the amazing experiences I had on Trek.

YSA boating trip

This summer our YSA ward went on a overnight boating trip to Jordanelle. My lovely Amanda was in charge of the activity and she did a great job. It was a lot of fun. I was new to the ward and it was an awesome way to make new friends.

The annual Emery family camp out!

Every summer my Best friend Missee's family goes on a big camp out. I go up for one of the days to hang out with them. Its always so much fun. I have known the Emery's for pretty much all of my life. They have always been a second family to me. I love them and always have a blast with them :)

The 24th of July

This year Livy and I spent the 24th doing fireworks with Missee and violet.

The 4th of July

The 4th of July parade in Tooele.

Lake Powell June 2011

The best part of this summer was going to Lake Powell! My best friend Amanda invited me to say with her family on there house boat! It was amazing! this was my first time to Lake Powell and I have to say... I am in love! It was so beautiful and we had so much fun! Thank you Mangum family!

A glimpse into the future

Our friend Julie had a "dress like old people" party. It was really fun to see what everybody came up with. FYI pantyhose is not fun to wear!

The Super Bowl!

Even though our Steelers lost :( we still had a blast!

Over the top party

Lindsay E. had a "over the top" Birthday Party. I went in all Zebra print. Cassie went in all Cheetah print.The birthday girl went in all gold. It was a really fun!

Karaoke

Into the Light

It has been two years sense I have been on here. After my divorce I feel to pieces. But now after two years those pieces have been put back together. I really didn't think I would ever make it out of the dark and back into the light, but with the help of my friends, family and most of all my savior Jesus Christ I am whole again. Today I was finally able to go threw my blog and delete a lot of memories from that old life. For the first time I'm looking forward to making new memories. Cheers to new beginnings!