Hill Air Force Base Air Show

Saturday was quite an interesting one for me. To start it all off I got to have a sleepover which has been rare since starting the CNA program. I went to the air show at Hill Air Force Base with 2 of my friends! It was great! They go every year and this was my first. I totally recommend anyone going to it! They have small planes you can sit in, and HUGE, MASSIVE air planes that carry cargo like TANKS or OTHER AIR PLANES inside of it!!! You can walk inside of these, sit in the cock pit, sit in soldier's seats, walk in a helicopter, the whole deal. They have food, and even had a bunch of stands set up giving you a bunch of information on the air planes them selfs, plus all the air force personnel was there at the stands putting helmets on your heads, giving you free plastic models, dog tags etc. I haven't even gotten to the main event yet! You sit and watch them give an air show flying the coolest of the cool planes in all sort of awesome ways. As amazing as this all was, there was a SLIGHT setback. Besides being BANNED from flirting with attractive armed forces, there was RAIN. And rain, and RAIN!!!!! When the clouds got back, they postponed the show and then it REALLY got bad. I don't remember very many times that It has rained so much before! The whole ground was covered in 1/2 inch of water! We were the lucky ones because we brought a HUGE sports umbrella which kept us dry for quite a while. It did not look like it was ever going to let up so after an hour or so we packed up and made a run for it. A mile run for it that is. I was under the umbrella so not a drop of rain touched me. Although, I had the blanket which was equivalent to a SPONGE!! We were sopping wet by the time we got to the car! Despite the moisture, it really was a great experience. Besides, I was told that because of the rain, they hadn't even brought out the actual show, all that I saw was the before entertainment! They plan this months in advance and it comes every 2 years I think, so if you ever have the opportunity, I highly recommend going! 
warnings if you ever do plan to go: 
1. it is very busy, get there early to get a good seat(if your kids get lost, they have a lost parent area where all kids are sent to play games with air force people, and they always announce when a child has been found)
2. bring camping chairs(and umbrellas if chance of rain)
3. bring sunglasses because you are always looking up
4. bring sunscreen

walking INTO the plane itself!!

I am a seminary graduate!!

 Goodbye seminary....hello INSTITUTE!! I really got lucky in seminary. I was able to experience all of the different times that they offer. I did 2 years of regular during school seminary, 1 1/2 years of early morning seminary and 1/2 year of after school seminary. Out of all of these, my favourite was definitely early morning. Everyone wanted to be there, which made all the difference! I also was blessed with the best of the best seminary teachers! To name a few: Passey, Savage, Greenwood, Campbell, Coleman, and Savage again! I only wish that I had taken better notes in my journal so that I could look back and see what I learned instead of forgetting it all.
institute here I come!!

dissection days

Well, I think that my dissection days in high school are finally over! I'm not sure yet if I'm excited or disappointed yet. So, to add on to my ever growing list, I have 2 more additions!
1. A pig's kidney
2. A whole rat! 
Yeah, well I'm used to organs being previously removed from the animal so the rat dissection actually made me a little grossed out..ya know, having to REMOVE the organs. I won't go into gross details that pleased me because apparently, not everyone finds it fascinating to see what is still inside some of the organs!

Heavenly Help

Okay, something way cool happened to me this weekend and I need to share!
So Thursday night my nerves were up because the next morning I was going to take 2 very big tests to become a CNA. I was going to take both a written and skills test and frankly, I was TERRIFIED. So, the night before I was in the middle of praying when the thought came to my mind that I loaned my scrubs to one of my friends. Essentially that meant that I HAVE NO SCRUBS TO TEST IN!!!!!This is VERY, VERY bad!! I put Heavenly Father on hold while I searched my room in desperate hope for scrubs. I texted my friend in the same class who would not be taking the skills test which required the scrubs until Tuesday. But, it was 10:30 at night and any NORMAL person who had not LOST THEIR SCRUBS would be asleep. I finished my prayer specifically asking for help on finding a pair of scrubs that I could use. The next morning I woke before I usually do(a rare occurrence) When I looked at my alarm clock, I realized that I forgot to SET MY ALARM!!Oh my goodness, I felt watched over! I jumped into the shower wondering what I did to deserve this blessing. After my shower I checked my phone and my friend had texted me back saying that I could borrow her scrubs!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!! I made sure to thank Heavenly Father and continued on to school. I knew that if I had been helped and blessed so far, he was probably on my side to help me pass. I don't mean to brag but, I think that I totally rocked both tests!!! I could think, I remembered things and wow!! Guys, this was not me!! Yeah I had studied, but I seriously could not have pulled this off by myself! So In about a week or two I find out how I did because my score has to go to the state first. So yeah, life is great with heavenly assistance and I HIGHLY encourage you to ask for some too. :) :) :)

what to do, what to do....

Two of my very best friends are getting surgery within one week of each other!  And I worry too much about them. Anyways, so since I have totally been there in the boredom to near death following surgery, I decided to make them personalized lists of things for them to do! I wrote them all down, stuck them in a mason jar and will soon make it look adorable. Well, here it is:

1. read mylifeisaverage.com
2. read my blog!
3. serve someone
4. plan a family home evening
5. plan a father's day gift(or upcoming holiday)
6. make a to-do list
7. play tic-tac-toe
8. re-memorize the articles of faith
9. plan your Halloween costume
10. play board games
11. play piano
12. write a letter to the mail man
13. make a list of things to teach your children
14. look for pictures in the celling
15. learn how to write left-handed
16. practice sign language
17. plan a future party
18. ponder questions about the universe
19. take pictures
20. get a haircut
21. study something you didn't know
22. pray
23. memorize scripture mastery
24. write a song
25. get back in touch with someone
26. invent something
27. come up with cheesy jokes
28. memorize the 10 commandments
29. watch funny youtube videos
30. do hair
31. teach someone sign language
32. go for a drive with family
33. make a list of everything that makes you happy
34. finish reading the Book of Mormon
35. watch an interesting documentary
36. go to Walmart and drive the scooter cart
37. look for a job
38. plan your future
39. sit on the deck or front porch
40. daydream
41. fold origami
42. pull a prank
43. put on fake eyelashes
44. draw
45. make shadow puppets
46. write in diary
47. read cakewrecks.com
48. sort/organize things
49. plan another crazy themed wedding
50. take a bath(with bubbles!)
51. learn to play an instrument
52. clap your hands
53. get a mani/pedi
54. eat yummy food!
55. play video games!
56. do a crossword puzzle
57. work on personal progress
58. draw your dream home
59. meditate
60. scrapbook
61. cut paper snowflakes
62. make future birthday/holiday cards
63. play with a nerf gun
64. bake
65. clean
66. practice accents
67. google your name
68. knit
69. read the newspaper
70. do crazy make up
71. look at old pictures
72. smile creepily at your brother
73. enhance your hand-eye coordination
74. make a list of qualities in a future husband then work on becoming that list
75. learn the meaning of various plants
76. plan a vacation
77. make a goal list
78. play chess
79. tie knots
80. color
81. paint
82. blow bubbles
83. index for the church
84. read scriptures
85. listen to music
86. talk to someone
87. write calligraphy
88. do a word search
89. count the number of blinds there are in your house
90. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!!!!
91. craft!!(see me for ideas)
92. bird watch
93. make jewellery
94. sing
95. watch a movie
96. make/read a blog
97. tan
98. learn the meaning of colors
99. learn the almost-lost art of lace making
100. text
101. sew
102. play with cards
103. write thank you notes
104. paint nails
105. take another nap
106. call a friend(me!)
107. build a ballistic device
108. write
109. cuddle
110. crochet
111. read
112. puzzle
113. learn a new skill

Family weekend of happiness

So, I just had one of the greatest weekends ever! And I would never forgive myself if I didn't blog about it!
Friday I hung out with my best friend Courtney and later on went to the temple with another friend Cami. haha funny stories there alone.
Saturday I  did the regular clinics routine at Draper Rehab Center except this time there was an ALL OUT WAR between all of the CNA's and 2 nerf guns...
I also super-scrubed the ENTIRE living room with our new carpet cleaner! okay, I am a huge nerd about cleaning, I love it to say the least.
Later on, Dad and I went to the temple and we watched the SUPER MOON rise twice! It was fantastic I hope that you got to see it as well.
That evening, Mom took me out to dinner for Mexican which our poor server was exhausted because of Cinco De Mayo.

This is Dolly pretending that she enjoyed the "beach"

Once when Mom joined us on the beach Dolly had a blast!

happiness!

Today, Mom and I drove to a lake in Daybreak with Dolly, and we loved it! I want so badly to take the Grandkids there! Yeah that one was fun because I hadn't changed out of my pj's or even brushed my hair for that matter. You know that term "socially except-able"? well, *ahem* that was NOT me today! Plus, we forgot the dog's leash so we ended up using 2 BUNGEE CORDS that happen to be in the car. haha. The best weekend ever continued through church when the spirit boldly told me to bear my testimony. It came down to knowing that I should have gone up and not or just going. So I went. As I was doing so, I caught sight of my best friend Dominique(who is not in my ward) grinning ear to ear at me and I almost started laughing while I was so close to tears!
Tonight, we got to talk to Anarosa who entered a science fair about various freezing temperatures of different liquids. I am so proud of her!! My goodness, she is one smart girl and I love her so much!