Clifford is ALIVE and WELL!!

Remember my 1st car Clifford? You know the "Big Red Dawg"? Well I sold him last year, because it was time to grow up and get a car that was baby appropriate. So I found a good home and sold him to a girl that is going to SUU. I felt ok about it because I figured that is where Covertible cars go to "retire". Somewhere warm, where the sun shines lots, and where he can be enjoyed by another crazy college student that will hopefully love him half as much as I did. Well tears ran down my face as Cifford drove off into the sunset, and I figured I would never see him again.





Fast forward to today, where I get a text from my brother in law Ben. He is a mechanic in Orem. He starts asking me questions about Clifford, like the kind of stuff memories are made of, that make him unique. Then I get this Picture message from Ben...


Clifford is ALIVE & WELL!! Ben happened to get him in the shop to do Saftey and Emissions! I actually teared up, seeing him again, and knowing that he has been well taken care of. So hooray for 1st cars and all the wonderful things you get to experience in them. I will always love you Clifford, and I am glad to see you are doing well.

Love, Me

My B.F.F. is having a B.A.B.Y.!!!

See this beautiful girl right here...


Well she is kind of a big deal. She is my Cousin/Best Friend/Old Roommate/and Sister God forgot to give me. She is many things, Singer, Comedian, Smart, Hard Working, Fun, Beautiful, Crazy, Loving, Loyal, Righteous, Fisher, True Aggie, Hunter, Aunt, Friend, Cousin, Sister, Daughter, Honest, Wife, and SOON TO BE MOMMY!!!

Jess and I are 5 months apart in age, and grew up together. We often joked about being joined at the hip, and even in College that was kind of true. She is due May 14th and I couldn't be more excited! My baby is Due in December and so our babies will be 5 months apart too! We have so much fun together. And no matter how long we have been apart, when we get together it is just like old times. We have been there for each other through pretty much every big event in our lives and now we get to experience Motherhood together as well. Anyway here are some pictures of a few Adventures we have had together.

CONGRATS JESS AND MAC!!!!

One of many road trips between Logan and Montana

Waiting as the 1st peeps in line for the Goo Goo Dolls Concert

Jess and Mac's Wedding


Outside the Temple at our Cousin Stephanie's Wedding

There are many more photos of us, but these are just the ones I had on my cell phone. Also I am laughing at how much we do the "Blue Steele" Look from Zoolander...ha ha I love you Jess!

Life Lessons

With all of the drama that has been going on with my family and friends over the course of the last year, I have come to realize a few things. First, no marriage is perfect. And it takes both parties working in the same direction, with the same goals, in a loving manner to get where you want to be. Second, every member of a family has their own personality. And just because you are family doesn’t mean you will get along.

I have also come to accept that no matter how bad I want a relationship with someone, if they aren’t willing to work for one, it isn’t going to happen. I have also learned that some relationships are just brain damage, and will literally suck energy and life from you.

My cousin Charlotte posted this poem as her status on Facebook the other day, and I really liked it.

As we grow up,
We learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down...
Probably will.
You will have your heart broken
more than once
and it's harder every time.
You'll break hearts too,
so remember how it felt when yours was broken.
You'll fight with your best friend,
and lose friends you thought you'd always have.have.
You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.
You'll cry because time is passing too fast
and you'll eventually lose someone you love.
So take too many pictures,
Laugh too much,
and love like you have never been hurt
Because every sixty seconds you spend upset
is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.


This poem is full of all kinds of “hard truths”. But life is hard, and we need to learn all of these lessons one way or another. I have decided to be happier on the inside. I think I am a pretty positive person, but I have found myself crying over dwindling relationships that I will probably never get back. No matter how many times I have written letters, sent cards, and left phone messages, it is all for not, when I am the only one working for it.

I am at a point in my life where I have realized; Who matters and who never did, who won't anymore, and who always will. So, I won’t worry about people from my past that made me frown, there's a reason why they didn't make it into my future!

I want to say a final goodbye to my fickle friends and a GREAT BIG THANK YOU, to those of you who have stuck with me, and continue to buoy me up when I am too tired to swim! I love you guys!

*Sorry if I seemed to ramble in this post, this has been on my mind for a while*