New goals, new life, new adventure

Goals. What is life without them.
Here is to accomplishing many and making new ones.
One of the most amazing things about life is there is no way to predict what might come of it. At times it can be so hard to see the positive in every situation but for me I know all the trials and tribulations I have gone through up to this point were because of the amazing opportunities that were forth coming. The last 4 years specifically I made a goal to become an RN. At the time it was a goal that seemed far fetched and that I may never reach it but I DID!! I am officially a Registered Nurse. Wholey cow I could type that a million times. To say I am proud of myself for this accomplishment is an understatement. It wasn't easy, it brought mounds of stress to not just my life but the people around me, but wow what a rewarding feeling I feel today because I reached it. I get to make a career out of helping others. I get to be part of people's stories. Pics from the day of graduation.

Me and Julee have LITERALLY been at each others side through all of nursing school.
We have laughed and cried our way through this. Could not have done it without her!!
Life long friends for sure

That little pin took 2 years of hard work and dedication to earn and you betch ya it's
hanging in my car for me to see every single day!!

Thankful for the people were able to attend by graduation. Family means the world
to me. Alex and Ben were there too!!

My education doesn't stop here. I am applying to bachelors programs to start in the fall :) 

Another new goal that I am going to try my hardest at is enjoying life a little more. I have always been a crazy work-a-holic and now I just want to see a little pay off. So every month I am promising myself to go do something completely fun!! No work involved. SO here is the last 3 months (little behind on the blogging) of my fun :)

MARCH

March was still a very crazy month for me with school and balancing new emotion but I did go out to Mesquite with my family for spring break. This turned out to be one of those times I will never forget!! I met a older gentlemen when we were playing cards that in the end turned out to be such a blessing. I have always wanted to learn to swing dance because lets face it I just LOVE to dance. Anyways this man not only taught me but danced with me for HOURS!!! I had the hugest smile on my face. I was in dance heaven. I had forgotten my problems, my heartache, my stress. He made me smile and truly laugh since my break-up.

APRIL

Moab time!!!

For the past 3 years my family has made it a point to go down to Moab for the car show. I was so excited to go. This year was such a blast! My uncle was down there with his '72 Ford so I got to drive main with my cousins (seriously so fun). My dad rented a 4-door jeep so I cruised that around which isn't like me at all. I am usually very cautious and don't like driving around down there just because I don't feel safe, but this year I drove for hours. I did little lions back, most of fins and things, and first part of poison spider. In the end I was so proud of myself for taking a risk and learning something new.

  MAY

May has been such an amazing month. Aside from my graduation I have been SPOILED!! I got an amazing graduation date that included yellow roses, dinner at Iggy's and fun night at color me mine.

Endurocross in Herriman was the night of my graduation so we all headed up there to watch

 

 

I passes my state boards on the 13th

 

Interviewing for many jobs (still waiting to see where I'll end up)

 

Camping this past weekend

Our cute camp site up diamond fork

Four wheeling and don't mind "The Boot" goes everywhere!!
;)

 

Doesn't stop there. I then just spent 3 days in Park City at an amazing lodge.

The Châteaux

 

We enjoyed everything this gorgeous place had to offer. 3 hot tubs, heated pool, jetted tub, towel warmer and the perfect view.

We ate plenty of food but the place worth mentioning is called the J and G bar at the St. Regis. I would recommend this place to anyone and everyone!! It's pricey but so worth it.

You take a finacular up to the restaurant

 

These pineapple mojito's were seriously to DIE FOR!!!

 After our amazing dinner we got massages and then hit up the hot tub to watch the sun set.

We woke up early this morning to go on a hot air balloon ride but unfortunately it got cancelled because of wind :( Next time for sure!!

 What a perfect graduation trip!!

 

All in all the last 3 months have been some of the most rewarding. I am so excited to see what my future holds. Between experiencing new things every month and working hard towards some other goals I think my life is going to turn out pretty good!! I am starting to take life as it comes, learning that I can't control everything and that's okay cause spontaneity is much more fun!

It's always a good time when the Blazer comes out

This weekend was so much fun I thought I'd share, that way i can alway remember it as well. Weeks really are long sometimes and thursday night after a HORRIBLE night at work I was so ready for a fun weekend. Friday night I had bought tickets months ago to see George Strait in concert!!!! Mike and I love this man. He holds some pretty serious significance in our relationship as well.
-When I first met Mike there was not a night we didn't listen to his music. It is always smiles from me when I hear his name cause it brings back some of the best memories I have shared with Mike.
-In 2009 we had went to Usana to see him and concert. Mike and I were not together at the time but it was one of those night I WILL NEVER FORGET. I was still so in love with Mike. We still danced together as he changed the words to the songs to fit us, which lets face it George has some of the best love songs ever written so of course I pretty much bawled the whole concert. Anyways that night I knew somehow, someway we were going to be together again.
-And this year I really wanted to attend the concert cause I still remember those feelings from 4 years ago. I sat and listened to the songs and I couldn't help but think of how far me and mike have come. The challenges haven't stopped for us, the stress levels haven't lessoned and yet we are here, together and stronger then we ever have been. I love this man more then words could ever describe.

Just have to point out my amazing cute new boots. Wish you could see the amazing torquoise detail

 Love gorgeous george and I will be walking down the aisle to one of his songs!!! Can't wait

After that amazing night Mike asked if I wanted to spend the rest of our weekend in Birdseye and that we would be taking the Blazer :) And when the Blazer comes out we always know it's going to be a good weekend. We packed everything up and headed our way up the canyon......

He's a mommas boy and loved the camera!!

Love me some Blaze time!!!

He loves army crawling through snow, it's the cutest thing

We saw lots of turkey's

 And today when we woke up we decided to play around on the four wheelers. It's quite the trick to get around in snow with them


Me waiting cause I knew Mike was going to get stuck where he was going :)

Gorgeous country!!! Especially with snow covering it
 

 

Such a fun weekend!!! Both the boys zonked out on the way home!!!

I love spending time will all my boys, there is never a dull moment for sure!!!!

Crazy thing we call life

I haven't posted in a while because lets face it life hasn't slowed down at our house. Between planning a wedding, finishing my fourth (yes fourth) semester of nursing school, getting settled into a new job and balancing home life I feel I don't have the time to type everything up. I am thankful though that I can say we are busy....we are busy with one AMAZING life. Things just keep getting better for me and for us. I finally see some of the good that is starting to come because of the hard work that I am putting in and the events I have had to miss because of it. I can't tell you how many times people say, "wish you were there" but all I can think of is how proud I am of myself for missing out and doing what I know I need to do to make a better life for myself. What I am doing means more to me than any one person will ever understand. I am starting to accomplish goals I set out to reach 4 years ago. WOW, CRAZY,  I LOVE what I am doing with my life. I have one of the most rewarding and humbling jobs that I could ever ask for. I've made good friends in the wee hours of the night with my co-workers and my patients. Not a night goes by that I haven't left feeling accomplished and honestly a better person. But enough said, here's what we've been up to :)

 

Taking lots of pictures for the wedding before snow fall was a must in my book. Mike was such a good sport about getting drugged along to all our photo shoots. These are some of our engagement photos. I haven't got my bridals back yet :(

Here's one my mom took though

 

 We try and go out with friends whenever possible. These two (Cody and Mike) are like two peas in a pod!!

 

Deer Hunt 2012

Of course we've been hunting (I swear it's a year around thing at our house)

Pheasant Hunt 2012 with Kanyon, Wyatt and Bear dog

 

 

 

We also got a awesome oppurtunity to go out to Wyoming to goose hunt. This was my first goose hunt. How freaking fun even though it was fffffrrrrrreeeeezzzziiiiinnnggggg!!! We hunted out of a ground blind (That was heated). Our lodging was a sweet old farm house that made the experience that much funner!!!

 

Schools Out For The Summer then Alaska

Summer semester is OFFICIALLY over!!! I passed with a 4.0 (yes I am bragging). School has started again for Fall semester but this post is dedicated to my 3 week summer break :)
First thing I did was travel to Saint George with my mom to see my sister and Aladdin at Tuacahn.

After we got home from Saint George I tried to get things organized around the house......did it work?? Not really but at least I tried. I spent as much time as I could just enjoying the freedom of no school. I did accomplish alot of planning for the wedding though.

 Next was the demolitian derby in Spanish Fork.


I love all the time I get to spend with the BFF because life lately is so busy for both of us so to get to go enjoy the night with her was amazing. We always have too mcuh fun together!!

Mike is as much entertainment as the actual dem derby because if anyone knows this kid it's that his one true passion and hobby is TRUCKS, and anything to do with them. Everytime someone would smash into eachother his face LIT up with excitment and laughter. I am so thankful that I get to watch him in these moments cause there is nothing better then seeing this kid happy.

 The next day we were off to ALASKA!!! Here are some pics


  

 Mike and I took a canoe ride at his uncles house. Worked out for me cause he just paddled the whole time cause he said I sucked at it :)



I am convinced there is no better place than sitting out on the river enjoying nature and the good people around ya





Pay back is a bitch you two :) Just trying to get a cute picture
 and then there's you two

Girls will be girls

Alaska is always such a fun vacation. I love the way it feels like home, without all the stress ofcourse. This year I couldn't help but think about me and Mike's future and how fun it will be one day to take our kids up there and let them experience all the fun adventures we've got to in the last 3 years.

On this trip I got to:

-Take fun engagements

-Fly fish for the first time

-Walk down to the pond/lake right behind the cabin

-Go on a canoe ride with mike (he never has gone with me before)

-Wear my cute blue waders

-Not gain weight while up there (trust me when I say that is hard!!)

-Walk to the lodge with all the girls while Tahsh looked hardcore with a gun on her hip

-Went to the Alasla state fair

-Got to go with Grandpa and Russ (Mike's Uncle). They were alot of fun

-Got to play and get closer to Molly and Briana

-Watch Vampire Diaries with a true finatic :)

 What a great trip!! Can't wait till next year