BL #14

Go Hiking

Natalie and I went hiking at Battle Creek Falls.

It was a pretty easy hike, and not too long either.

I loved that you could hear the water running

though out the hike, and that there was a pretty

waterfall at the end. Thanks for coming with

me Natalie! I love spending time with you. :)

Ally's Last Week

I can't believe how fast the last 18 months has

gone by! Ally only has one more week left of

her mission. It is so crazy and exciting! I can't wait
to see her beautiful face and give her a huge hug.
I can't wait to talk, laugh, and hang out with her
again. Part of it doesn't seem real, and I am sure
it wont until she is right in front of me.

(They day she opened her mission call)

Hopefully this week will go by super fast!

Ruby Jane Duncan

My niece is here!

Ruby Jane Duncan

May 14, 2012

7 pounds 6 ounces

I can't wait to meet this sweet girl.

23rd Birthday

I'm not going to lie, I have been telling people I was 23

 for the past 4 months. I like to warm up to the idea. 

Now that I am officially 23, it seems more real and 

slightly scary. I am getter farther away from my teen

years and deeper into my adult years.

I had a really hard time feeling like it was my

birthday this year. There were tons of birthday

wishes and lovely gifts, but it just felt like another

day. I had work in the morning, and I had a 3 hour

class at night. I guess as you get older that is just

how it is. I do miss the excitement and birthday feel 

like when you are younger. However, this does not 

mean that I didn't have a good day. I was happy, and

 truly felt loved and blessed by the people in my life. 

Like I mentioned earlier, I had to work in the morning.
The people that I work for/with are so nice! Everyone
singed a birthday card for me, and they gave me $10 to
iTunes. After work I treated myself to Einstein Bagels.
It was so delicious. After lunch I decided I needed to
get ready, so I went upstairs to my room. On my door
was ribbon and a note from my parents.

Inside was a room full of balloons!

It made me so happy!

After class I met up with a couple of my friends
and Five Guys. We enjoyed burgers and fries outside.
After, we went to my house to have ice cream cake that
Kayla so kindly got me. It was so delicious too-- Oreo
blizzard! Yumm-O

When everyone left I skyped my parents to

open my gifts. I just love technology!

On Saturday I met up with a couple of my girlfriends 

to have a birthday celebration for a couple of us. We

ate at Malawi's Pizza, and it was so good! If you ever

have a chance to go there, do. You wont regret it.

I had another mini birthday celebration on Sunday.

My aunt made a cake for me and two of my cousins,

who also have may birthdays. I requested another Oreo

cake. I don't know what my fascination is with Oreo cakes,

but they are yummy!

This picture cracks me up. Taylor was being silly.

And there you have my birthday week! It was nice

as always, and I definitely gained a lot of weight. 

It was worth it though. Thanks again for all the

birthday wishes. It always make a birthday better.

Roommates

Once I moved out of my apartment, I realized that my 

roommates and I never got a picture of all of us

 together. Brooke had a bridal shower a couple of 

weeks ago, and we finally got a picture together!

(Me, Brooke, Sarah, Lauren)

I of course look awful, but I will take what I can get.

Brooke and Lauren are now married, and I am pretty

sure I will be the last one to get married. Oh well.... 

I'm happy for them!

Extending

For the past year I have been working on a "bucket list".

 It was a list of things that I wanted to do in a year. 

Lets be honest though, I still have a lot more to do, and 

the deadline is coming up this month. School has kept me 

really busy the past year, and I haven't really had time to

 get a lot done.  So I have decided that I am going to extend 

my deadline  to the end of the summer, or until I get it 

all done. I haven't quite decided yet. 

Wish me luck :)

BL #21

Make someone dinner

Originally while creating my year bucket list, I wanted

to make this great big dinner for someone. It didn't really

happen like that, and that's ok. I knew I was running out of

time so I texted Kayla and told her I was making her dinner.

I also told my aunt Linda that I was cooking and she was

welcome to have some. I really wanted to make something with 

the crock pot, so I went to Crockin Girls and made their

  Salsa Chicken. It was so easy, and pretty yummy too.