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Some of my favorite salon pictures

So I finally was found my disposable camera I would keep at school. So I some pictures to post!?! Yeah! Most of these are either favorite haircuts and colors or updos. I would forget to take pictures!?! But once in a great grand while I would remember....


...This is of a maniquin at school. Every week we would have to do 5 to 6 updos on maniquins. One day the teachers decided to have a contest of the most creative/best. I was one of the winner!! It was a lot of fun to do. Personally I like doing real people, it's a lot easier. But I was pleased with how it turned out. I did a weave along the sides, twisted ropes along with the curls. I love the cascade...


Summer of 2007

...This is of a lady that came in to have her hair done for her wedding. I had a Hairstylist as a friend who would refer brides to come to me. I wish I had a more pictures...oh well. I loved doing updos, they were one of my favorite things to do...


Summer of 2007

...We had "regulars" that would come in every week. They were cute ladies that had a hard time doing their hair and wanted to look beautiful. For the life of me, I can't remember her name!? But she was my favorite at school. I loved her to death...

September of 2007


...So I decided to go back to being auburn. Keep in mind that I had gone the same color the previous year and then back to blonde!! But this time, we tried a different line, and WOW! Can you say PINK? My friend, Kristin and I couldn't tell who had the pinkest hair? Can you?

Summer of 2007

...So at school, we were slow and I had another friend, Ellynn, wash my hair out with a "stipper"....



...Can you see how pink the suds were!?! That is from the color, not the shampoo, coming out of my hair!! Needless to say, it took a few processes before I had my auburn hair back...



...This is me and my manager (and great friend) Jenzy. I worked at Smart Styles from Oct. 2007 to April of 2008. It was a great learning experience. I had a lot of fun doing a variety of hair. (Notice that mine is a normal color!?!)...



...I came to work one Saturday at noon, after working 12 hours the previous night at the hospital. I was able to get about 4 hours of sleep. Needless to say I was EXHAUSTED!! As soon as I walked in, Jenzy told me I have a customer waiting. The girl wants jet black hair with red steaks...Always a fun thing to do something extreme, however I was so tired I couldn't think. The last thing I wanted was do something difficult. But after it was all done, I actually really liked how it turned out, and she absolutely LOVED it!!



Spring of 2008

...This is an updo for Prom. My friend from work asked me to do her daughter's hair. She had so much!?! She just wanted curls everywhere. It is beautiful though...

Spring of 2008

...This girl came in and was heading to BYU-Idaho for school. She wanted to have her hair cut and warmer color...

Spring of 2008

Evan's Hairstyling Video Contest

Video

When I went to school, we had a commercial contest. This one won! It is too cute. One of my friends is the "Capelli" girl/villain. I thought I would post it here for me to remember. Watch if you want to get a good laugh!

High School

So I got this email from a friend and it was so fun to read hers, that I wanted to put it here, and then tell all of you to do the same. It's kind of fun...I am going to have to post some pics of high school. My friend Ashley blogged hers, and it was too much fun. When I go home for November I will get some pics.




Did you marry someone from your high school? No, was that what I was suppose to do? I didn't get the memo. Dang, no wonder I am still single!? ;0)

Did you carpool? Sometimes with the Robynn Redford from sporting games, but I rode the bus when I didn't have extra curricular activites.

What kind of car did you have? Chevrolet Caprice (I drove the family car), Mazda Hunchback, Ford Bronco (mostly these last two were with my brother and sister)

What kind of car do you have now? Chevrolet Cavilier

It's Friday night...what are you doing? To a game, either playing or supporting the guys....always GAMES!!! Sometimes a group of us would go to Logan or Pocatello

Its Saturday Night...what are you doing? The same thing!! I rarely did anything else.

What kind of job did you have in high school? No job, again SPORTS only!! But actually I loved it. They became my life.

What do you do now? I work full time as a critical care tech. and partime going to school to become a rad. tech.

Were you a party animal? No, I was pretty much the opposite, a low key girl. My parents let me do whatever cause they knew I would never do anything bad...its true. In fact, other kids parents would let them come because they knew I was there!! Isn't that funny... It taught me alot about responsibility

Were you considered a flirt? No, just good friends with the guys.

Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir my Freshman year-lots of fun. I loved the whole group. Remember Melissa! The trip to Bountiful and Kim and Whitney pushing us into the swimming pool completely dressed. Ahhh, the memories. And Choir and Band (flute) my Senior year-not so fun. Also, I took private violin lessons my Junior and Senoir High school (one of the reasons why I didn't do Basketball those last two years)

Can you sing the fight song? yes-believe it or not, my senior year I was a cheerleader, so we had to dance and practice and dance some more to that song!! Of coarse I do. In fact, here we go:

"Dear Old North Gem High School,
We'll fight for you!
We'll fight for North Gem,
We're up to stuff (swear those are the words, but they make no sense!!)
We never, never, never bluff.

Against the men of North Gem,
None can progress!
Three cheers for North Gem High
Our N! G! H! Rah, Rah, Rah!
Fight! Fight! Fight team! Fight!"
(I think I could even remember the dance!!)

Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)? Mr. Rindlisbaker newspaper/yearbook and computers. (I ended up his TA my senior year). He helped me alot that year.

Where did you sit during lunch? Cafeteria

What was your school's full name? North Gem High School

When did you graduate? 1999 We were all so proud of that fact, last year of the CENTURY!! How cool was that?!

What was your school mascot? Cowboys

If you could go back and do it again, would you? Yes, I would not have gone skiing my junior year for a BOY and tore up my ACL.

What do you remember most about graduation? I had to speak because I was the Salutatorian...being completely and totally nervous! Afterwards I spent time with my family. Bless my sister and mom for hanging out with me!!

Who did you go with to senior prom? Brandon Wistisen

Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with? I use to see him and his wife when I got back from my mission, but I haven't seen them since I moved to Utah. He was a fun friend all throughout school.

Are you planning on going to your 50 year reunion? Heck no!! I haven't gone to any since. In fact, I don't think that we have had any either. Sad to say but I wasn't friends with too many in my class, just a few guys...All of my friends graduated, went to Grace High School, or were younger then me.

Do you still see people from school? No, but we email, blog, or chat on facebook

Now, I tag everyone (yes Andrea and Rachel, that especially includes you!?!) because it's way too fun to read.

8 things tagged

8 Things I am PASSIONATE About...

1. The gospel

2. Spending time with my family

3. Going to the Temple, trying to go weekly...I haven't gone for awhile since I have been sick, not wanting to get others sick...but I am going on 2 months now, and so maybe that is something I need to get back to!

4. Working...I hate the idea of not working somewhere, it scares me.

5. Getting at least a "B" in Anatomy

6. Getting in to the Radiology program

7. Trying to get into a better financial situation to buy a home!

8. Reading


8 "words" or "phrases" I say way too often...

1. according to my sister, "impractical" love ya Steph!!

2. when I am playing nintendo with my friend and can't help but say "oh boy!" I blame that one on my brother!!

3. "nummy" to my nieces and nephew, even though it's not a real word ;0)

4. "crappy"

5. "no worries"

6. "anyways"

7. "freak"

8. ....I don't know, you tell me!?!!

8 Things I want to do before I die...

1. Make money

2. Then support my parents, and help my siblings out

3. Work in the Temple

4. I can't think of any more, except those that are too personal....

5.

6.

7.

8.

8 Things I have learned from my past...

1. "Be flexible so you won't be bent out of shape" quote from my Grandpa Neibaur. I have made so many plans and goals, but sometimes they aren't what my Heavenly Father has planned.

2. Loving my family. They are always there.

3. Knowing that God loves us so incredibly much!! That He hasn't given up on me, then why should I?

4. Anything worth much requires hard work to obtain it.

5. Laugh, even if you want to cry.

6. Remembering that everyone is a Child of God...sometimes I forget that, but than I am reminded, especially at work =0)

7. Follow the Spirit, cause if you don't you'll always regret it! And if you do, you may not know what might have happened, but you always know you followed the promptings.

8. Saying "I love you" to those special people in my life. They need to know it.

8 Places I would love to see...

1. EUROPE!! Anywhere in Europe, especially the Mediterranean

2. Oregon

3. Mesa-America

4. New Zealand

5. Somewhere to see WICKED!

6. San Diego/Disneyland, I went when I was eight, and would love to go back!?!

7. The Holy Land

8. Egypt

8 Things I Currently Need or Want...

1. Money, you can always use more money, right!?!

2. An "A" in Anatomy

3. Get into the Radiology program

4. A home

5. A family of my own

6. (I feel that I am being redundant, so I will stop!)

7.

8. oh yeah, health!! I want to be healthy

8 More People I Tag! Anyone who wants to , especially Rachel

I have a HOME!!

I finally have a home now!! YEAH! It is really close to where I am now, and in Pleasant Grove. I am so excited! It was a crazy ordeal to get it. Granted, I know that it's a big deal to rent things out, but I had to go once to see it, then again to meet the other roommate (which was basically like an interview) and then waited and waited before they made their decision. Talk about stress! But yet it's nice because we already have a feel for each other. I remember moving into places before even seeing it or meeting the roommates. Ricks College, heck, I was just happy to find a place with an ok price! And in Logan, I just had to find something while I was still in Rexburg trying to graduate early. I never really had much of an idea of what I was getting myself into. SO, I think that it will be good. It is still just a month by month contract, but I told her that I wanted to live there for a while, and I mean AWHILE. I just think, due to some comments, that they probably had some bad experiences in the past. Hopefully they like me, and I like them, and everything is fabuloso!! The owner is a dental hygienist and over 30. The other girl is 27 like me!! And she is a 3rd grade teacher. I am just excited to have someone to go to church with! I haven't had a roommate to go to church with since Pocatello right after my mission (ok when I lived at home I had my mom! That was nice!!). They both seem to be down to earth, nice, and successful people. It's always fun to see people's faces when they hear my schedule. Then I am reminded of how abnormal I really am!!

Anyways, I got my test back, and got a 80%. SO I am totally bummed about it, and am determined to study like there's no tomorrow. I have been pretty consistent, but not daily. SO here I go! I will eat, drink, live and sleep the Nervous, Circulatory systems, and whatever else we will accomplish by Nov. 5th!! And as for lab, well, lets just say, I have to do soooo much better!

Tagged: Quirks

Tagged...I tag anyone who isn't afraid of their weaknesses!! Teeheehee!
After all, Ether 12: 27
27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.


My Quirks:


1. I have a bad habit of staying up to read or watch movies. Even if I am tired, I get selfish about my time, and stay up!! Hence a good reason why I get run down. It's hillarious! I will sometimes close one eye, then after a few minutes, rotate eyes closed. Tsk, tsk, I know! When did I come up with this? I remember staying up late when I lived at home, and putting a blanket along the bottom of the door, and a sock through the hole where the doorknob was suppose to go...just so that my parents would think I was sleeping. Pathetic I know!

2. I decide to be healthy, I clean up my nutrition, get more active, and feel so much better. But then the old me comes back, and bam! I slack off again. Even when I know perfectly well that I feel better and am less sick when I am healthy! Ding ding! You would think I could just change...

3. I start projects and then don't finish them! I remember doing Young Women's projects, and as soon as the hours where finished, I was finished too! I have a hard time sticking to it. One time, my sister finished a cross-stitch for me that I had worked on FOREVER, and it took her only a few days (keep in mind I had the bottom part of the stem finished on a rose). I have a sack full of projects. But I am happy to say that I have finished all of my old projects, and have only my new recently acquired ones. By recent, I mean within a year! Hey, that's good for me!!

4. I have a hard time making a budget and then sticking to that budget. I have made so many of them, that I have given up. Pretty much, I set a number in my head, and that is all that I allow myself to spend,and when it is out, I am done. But could I save more, I sure could! And I could be more practical too! Someday...

5. If I don't write things down, I forget them! Seriously! I lost my little pocket sized planner for a few weeks, and I kept forgetting appointments I made, and meetings I should have gone too. Pretty much I stuck to the basics, and just held on. It took me a while to find a new planner, but once I did, as long as it was written in, I was good to go. Before my mission, I never had a planner. Now, it is a definate must have!?!

6. I get into reading the scriptures/doctrine books. I can read them, and just soak it up and think "Wow, I need to do this every day! I love this! Look at how much I have learned!" but then, it will be days before I have another binge. What a lukewarm servant I am!

So, there are mine, now what are yours?

For Good

I don't know why, but I wanted to post the lyrics to a song that I absolutely love from the play "Wicked"!! I have it on my playlist, but it has something wrong with it, so it won't play!?! Maybe that is why I was thinking about it. Or maybe because of the last few months, I have been in touch with many that I've lost contact with. Some have been amazing friends, relatives, and even some who hurt me. But because there is Someone else in control of my life, Someone who loves me and knows me better than myself, Who wants the best for me, has chosen to reconnect those contacts. And because of them, memories have been shared, wounds have healed, and differences have been made for the better...

(Glinda):
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

(Elphaba):
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you

(Glinda):
Because I knew you

(Both):
I have been changed for good

(Elphaba):
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for

(Glinda):
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share

(Both):
And none of it seems to matter anymore

(Glinda):
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood

(Elphaba):
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a bird in the wood

(Both):
Who can say if I've been
Changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better

(Glinda):
And because I knew you...

(Elphaba):
Because I knew you...

(Both):
Because I knew you...
I have been changed for good...

I thank my Heavenly Father for all of them!

My two pregnant friends...

I just think they look so incredibly cute!! They are two friends from Cosmo school and this was taken just in August. We try to get together for lunch every month. Anyways, the blonde is Missie, and she had her baby in September, oh so cute!! And the red head is Kristin, the girl I used to rent from. She is due around Christmas...

Excited and nervous all at once

Due to a so little sleep as of late, I hope that I make somewhat sense!?! So I am studying my tooshie off for my Anatomy Lab =O) Ya, I know, what am I complaining about with that being my only class? But still, a little bit overwhelming!! However, I am kindof excited to get it over with and move on to something else!! Who knew there was so much to know about our bodies, and I am only about half way through!?! But it is exciting to learn more, and humbling to understand a little bit more, the magnitude of how wise our Father is! Truly amazing! And so, Monday will be my lab test, and then the next Monday will be my Anatomy class test.

Some great news though is that I am getting so much better! YeeHaa! Wow, it is amazing how awesome it feels to not itch! And to swallow! And to not ache! Thank goodness for health. I will try to be more aware of how blessed I am...But a funny story to add. So my friend Andrea and I went to "Nights of Rodanthe" (not a favorite of mine, I liked to book, but they always have to slut it up!!). I had a huge headache and it wasn't going away. SO I pop a couple of Excedrin. Mind you I am too cheap to buy drinks at the theater, and therefore had nothing to help swallow them down. I feel a "thunk" and lo and behold, it is stuck on top of my epiglottis (the flap that covers your trachea to prevent food and drink entering your lungs).


I am sure you all have had things stuck in your throat, and it's annoying right? So I try to swallow, and decide to leave to get a drink from the water fountain. It is still there! Ok, so I get some candy from my friend hoping it will push it down, nothing. But I begin to wonder if my throat is just irritated and the pill has really gone down. So I watch the moving, and minutes go by and I can fill my throat burning from the acid in the aspirin! Crap! So I try to throw up, hoping that would get it out. Long story short, I am still hoarse from the burning, and continue to cough like a banshee! I am sure that the patients here at work are thinking "Great, as if I am not feeling bad enough, I get a nurse who is hacking all over the place! Thanks alot!" So too funny, weird, and just plain crazy!

Also, I am looking for more places to live...and that is always scary. I hate change and yet, ironically enough, my life is always full of changes. Is there something that I am suppose to be learning??? And why am I not getting it!! Ha, but I am thinking that there was a reason for me moving into my new place, and that, in the end things have got to work out, right? So I will be superly excited to have a place to call "home". I just looked at a really nice place for only $320 a month, whereas now I pay $375 a month. So that would be awesome. However, I got the feeling that she didn't like me too much.....ya know how you just get that feeling. Well, I am hoping it will work out. Who knows! This is a picture of the place I live in now...I love it! It's way too nice, but it is so cozy...


And another thing that makes me a little bit annoyed and frustrated and sick to my stomach is the economy! Wow, can we not have a bit of success to hear about? Seriously, I feel doom and gloom, and just have gotten to the point that I don't want to hear about it!! Niave I know, but I can only handle so many stresses in my life, and there is only so much that I can do, so I guess I will just keep GOING! And deal with things as they come my way. However you would be proud of me to know that I have been really good about not buying a lot of DVDs. Yeah that is progress for me! I did buy "Emma Smith: My Story" but I haven't seen it yet, heard good things, and wanted to add it to my collection. After all, it is always nice to learn from someone who was so courageous and faithful. So those of you who haven't seen it, definately try renting it! I think it is well worth it.


And finally, conference is here!! Wahoo! I just hope I can keep my eyes open. I am totally exhausted and am looking at another 10 hours before I can rest...

Anyways, hoping the very best to all of you!

Homeless! There is no place like home!

Remember that song from the Forgotten Carols? Yeah, that is how I fell as of late. I know, I know, I just moved into a new place the end of August, but she moved her wedding date up to November, so once again I am HOMELESS!! and sick to death of looking for apartments. Is it just me, or do I seem doomed for constant moving... So today is my pessimistic blog, sorry.

Too funny, so these past few weeks have been, as one of my old mission companion and I dub times like these, the week from H*^#!! I got step throat and ear infections Wed the 10th, finally broke down and went the the instacare on Saturday morning to get antibiotics. Almost immediately I start feeling better! But oh no, I start with the sinus infection, and Wed. the 17th I break out into hives everywhere!! So I start taking Benedryl. By Friday, my face, feet, and hands are so swollen, that even the Male Respiratory Therapist at work commented on it. So you know it is bad right!! So again, I leave work to go to the instacare (beats the ER with $) and get another perscription and I stop my antibiotics. K, so today is Thurs. the 25th, and I still have hives (but they are under control with a constant consumption of Benedryl, try staying awake with that) sinus crap going on, and a horrendous cough!?! So I ask ya, can things get worse!? Oh yeah they can...

...Before I moved into my new place, a girl ran into my bumper. Long story short, I get everything arranged to get it fixed, but I have no car. In order to save $ by not renting a car, I decide to ride my bike, which is just got tuned up and is ready to go yeah!! But no, my pedal falls off and I can't get it to stay on. So, luckily my brother in law is awesome and picked me up, dropped me off at my house, and fixed my bike for me. And my sister Stephanie helped me out by being my taxi driver. I had no idea how much I relied on my car! I had arranged previously with the girl from my class that I commute with, to have her drive, since I had my car in the shop. She texted me that morning, having a migraine! SO once again, crap. But Stephanie lets me borrow her van to drive to school. So I am driving, not realizing that she had put the emergency brake on....yeah, well, I look down to make sure I have enough gas and bam, I see the light. My car won't even let me drive with my emergency brake on!?! So I had noooo idea that this was happening. So needless to say, I keep praying to this moment that their van is fine. Seriously, the Bare's are saints and they deserve a hundred blessings over and over again! I come home after my class, and the shop can't get a hold of the lady to pay for my car. I can't get my car unless it is paid for!! They close at 5 pm, but luckily I got a hold of her at 4:56 pm, and things finally worked out!

So, hopefully things will continue to look up, and I can find a place to call "home" soon. But my car is back and beautiful!! It just needs a car wash so the rest of it can shine like my bumper. My bike is beautiful and working, I even got to ride it today to work. I forgot how much fun it is to bike! I definately need to do it regularly.....it is awesome! So, all in all, I am grateful that everything finally worked out, the van is still running (at least I continue to pray everything is fine), and I just read that they are coming out with a Pirates 4, which I am so incredibly excited about. And of course, the Relief Society General Conference is this weekend to be followed soon by General Conference. Yes, I definately sense a positive change ahead.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame: My bro in the MLB's

So, he wasn't quite on the team, however, he caught a homerun hit during the Cincinnatti Reds game August 5th. How exciting is that!?! He was there with his family, and was walking around with his two youngest, Adam and Benjamin. Click here to watch the news clip. He is wearing grey with blue sleeves, Adam and Benjamin are the two little kids wearing yellow and standing to the left of Kevin when the camera zooms in. Anyways, I asked if he would send me the link, but I just had to add it to my blog!! Too much fun! I guess afterwards he had the two boys on his shoulders, holding the ball, but sadly the camera missed it. What a cute Father/Son moment...

Time in Idaho

So...I got an "A" in my biology!?! I can't believe it! I was so excited. Especially since the first test I got a 71%, I thought I would die! But I studied my tail off, and yeah!! Sorry, I am just way ecstatic!! Now on to Anatomy...say a few prayers for me. I am scared to death.

In between semesters, I worked eight out of eleven days....scary I know!! But the check was nice, and I built up more PTO, way worth it. Then I headed for some vacation to Idaho on the 11th. My parents are in Arimo, and I ended up staying 10 days there. It was fun to hang out with them and relax. They have an amazing garden, and I got to watch some of the Olympics there. I LOVE the Olympics!! I don't know what it is about them, but I am bursting with pride to be from the USA!! Go USA!! Anyways, my mom and I were able to see the Twin Falls Temple during the open house on the 13th. It is beautiful! They used the Syringa flower, Idaho's state flower, throughout the wall paper, carpet, stain glass, chandeliers, EVERYWHERE!! And it was fun to see the Shoshoni Falls, it had been years since I saw them, and they are still beautiful.

We also went to a session at the Rexburg Temple on the 19th. Crazy to see all of the construction going up, and how different everything looks. It actually makes me a little sad. It is also beautiful, with wheat in the stain glass, carpet, and walls. It is fun to see, even though they may look alike, the differences of each temple is fun to pick out. We saw Stephanie and Jeff's baby girl, Kaitlyn. She is in the Rexburg Cemetary. Her little spot is green, she has a cute basket Stephanie made for her, and the trees are growing. It is so peaceful, and a beautiful view of the Temple on the hill. It was a personal reminder of the promises for Eternal Families...While we were in the area, we went to Sugar City, so we saw a tribute to Thomas Neibaur, a soldier in WWI. It was neat to read about his experiences, of heroism. He was only 19 years old!! It made me wonder what I would do in his situation...Then we went to the Idaho Falls Temple Visitor's Center, and watched the Joseph Smith Video. I absolutely love that video! I always am amazed at how humble and good the Prophet was. I always tear up during the scenes with Alvin....to see their relationship together, and how joyous Joseph must have been to hear about baptisms for the dead. We are truly blessed, and I encourage all to see it!! Even if you have already, watch it again!! And if you live too far away, watch for it to come out.

I was so sad to leave on the 20th! I don't know what it is about home, even though it is not Chesterfield, I still love going HOME! And seeing my parents. My poor dad worked all of the time, but it was good to spend the evenings with him. We all three went picking Awatapotamese (sp?), (k I tried to find the spelling, but boy, try to find that word!?!). They taste like plums, but are smaller, and a bit more tart. They have a very nice place. They are amazing!

Now, I just moved to American Fork, in between school and work! It was chaotic, but now it is official! I love it! It is about a mile away from work, further than I thought when I headed out with my 30 pound bag! But it was good to walk. I am looking forward to a few more months of this! Hopefully I can fix my bike too. The only downfall to the place is it's only for 6 months and it has really crappy, beyond crappy, parking. My roommate/landlord called me the night before I came back from Idaho to let me know that they were probably going to get married! So exciting for them, but sad for me. I HATE moving!! Oh, well, such is my life...Just this summer, I have had 4 friends pregnant or have babies, and 7 friends get married. I miss my friends in Provo though already! It hasn't even been a week!?

That is it for me, a little journal entry, sorry it is boring, but I wanted to write it down. I will have to post pics soon...but then we all know what "soon" means!!

Some FUN Pictures of the Bares!!

I was over at the Bare's house this weekend, and decided to take a few pictures of them doing their many talents!! Aimee is not in the pictures, so sad!! She was having fun at her Grandma and Grandpa Bares...

Jared Bare's baptism!!

So I have finally got the pictures of Jared's baptism. It was such an exciting day! Due to the distance of Cincinnatti, I have never been able to see Elizabeth and Jacob get baptized. So, it was fun to see one of the first grandkids get baptized. Jeff baptized and confirmed him. His sisters had fun watching him. Even Jenna, when she saw him go under the water, made a few concerned noises and faces!! But then looked relieved when he came back up again.

All of the names of the pictures are written in relation to Jared...



This is Jared outside of the church...



Jeff (father) and Jared...



Jeff(father), Stephanie (mother), and Jared...



Everyone who attended the Baptism (I am the cameraman!!)...



The Priesthood who took part in the circle of his confirmation. Listed from left to right: Great Grandpa Clyde Neibaur, Uncle Ron Allen, Jeff (father), Grandpa John Bare(Jeff's father), Uncle Brian (Jeff's brother), and Uncle Neil (Jeff's brother-in-law)...



Jared, Aimee, and Alyssa...



Grandma Linda Hebdon, and Jenna...



Four Generations!! Back Row: Stephanie (mother) and Grandma Linda Hebdon. Front Row: Great Grandma Sarah Hebdon, Jared, Great Grandma Neibaur...

Frustrations!!

So I am looking to move again! I know, I know what you are think, and yes, again. But honestly I wish that I would just stay put!! I love the ward that I am in, I finally know at least 10 people, which is a record for me! And I will also miss my friends there.... But I am tired of traveling at least 30-60 minutes one way, and this next semester I need to be closer. So, I am trying to find a room to rent that is closer to work and school, and I am looking at spending $500!! And so that is frustrating to me! I miss the rent at ISU, where I had my own room shared a bathroom with one other girl, and it was $235!! Now, granted my parents paid for me and I am truly grateful to them, but what a steal. Oh, well, such is life, but it still bugs a lot.

I have been meaning to post my family's pictures at Jared's baptism, but I need to go to my sister's to get them on a disk. I really need to get a computer...so I will try to work on it, and get them on here.

Anyways, I also want to ask if any of you have seen Batman: The Dark Knight movie? Ok, I feel a little juvenile in admitting this, and I know that I am a bit obsessed, but I love Christian Bale. I loved him in Newsies, Swing Kids, Little Women. I would watch these over and over when I was growing up and then he seemed to disappear. But then Batman Begins came out and WOW, was I excited! I hadn't seen him in years! And of coarse it/he was amazing! So, the Dark Knight, I am have to admit I was left a bit disappointed. Now, I will not go into detail to spoil it for those of you who haven't seen it yet, but I had a lot of mixed emotions, and Heath Ledger/"the Joker" I thought was so incredible, and I loved the emotional story with Aaron Eckhart/Harvey Dent "Two Face". But honestly, I felt short changed a bit with Christian Bale/"Batman". So, any of you who have seen it, I want to hear what you thought! Also, if you don't like violence and action, this is definately not the movie to see....just warning you ahead of time! And so, I am finished blowing off my frustrations, and will say goodbye for now.

Father's Day

In celebration of Father's Day, I would like to write about how amazing and wonderful my dad is.

He is a hard worker. I remember working with him on the ranch. Many times, he and my brother were the ones working hard on the ranch, but occasionally, the whole family would be asked to help out. Often, we would get up early in the morning for a whole days work ahead of us. When we would get to the field we would then separate, be sent to various sections, and set a goal to meet at a certain corner at a certain time. I hated be separated from my family, mostly because I felt scared of the bulls, worried that I couldn't remember which direction I was suppose to go and get lost, or that I would run into trouble. I honestly got nervous, and would continue to say prayers that I would do what I was asked to do, and that I would arrive safely. And just when I would be ready to succomb to tears, I would hear my dad's whistle and relief would flow through me. I loved hearing my dad's voice, and I would know that everything would be ok from then on. He always wanted me to work hard, and to do my best. Also, I remember being thrown off a horse, I think I as probably 6 years old. And instead of letting me throw a pitty party for myself, my dad made me get on the same horse, and ride for awhile. That lesson taught me alot. The classic saying, "When you fall down, just pick yourself up!" I also remember when I was a few years older, we were up at Maggies. The strap to my saddle broke, and I went tumbling down. I was more afraid then hurt, certain I would be stranded by myself. Then, I saw my dad on his horse, heading towards me! He had come to my rescue!! He had seen my horse without a rider and came immediately to my aid. He let me ride behind him the rest of the day. What a relief!

He is service oriented. He was always willing to help out a neighbor and a friend. Whether it was to help them move, birthing calves, irrigation problems, or giving directions. There were strangers that would knock on our door, needing assistance, and my dad would help them out. We have met a lot of friends just because my dad was always willing to serve. Whenever I would introduce myself, people would recognize my name and say, "you aren't Steve Hebdon's girl are ya". And then they would tell me about a story of when they first met my dad, how grateful they were for his service and friendship.

He didn't want us to be quitters. He always wanted us to finish what we started. I remember my Junior year in High School. I had just finished volleyball, and the basketball season was about to start. I hated basketball so much!! And after a lot of thought, I decided to not play basketball. But of course the coaches wouldn't accept that as an answer. They talked me into giving it a try, and if I decided I didn't like it then I could quit. So I did, and of coarse I hated it. I gave it a month, and decided to quit! And boy did I pay for it. Everyone gave me such a hard time. The hardest thing wasn't to tell the coaches but I didn't want to tell my dad, because I knew how much it would break his heart. I did muster up the courage to tell him that I had quit, and of coarse he was disappointed. I explained to him about what happened, and that I had only agreed to give it a try, but I still think that he was disappointed...I learned that year, to always try my best, and to never give up. Another memory, my last transfer on my mission, I was trying my best not to get "trunky". I wanted to finish with a bang, but one week I just felt tired and drained. I received a letter from my dad, which was always exciting because they weren't very many. He wrote of how he wanted me to keep working hard, to not let up, and to finish my mission in a way that would make me proud. I kept that letter close at hand, and it helped to inspire me throughout the remaining days. Even on the flights home, I tried to find someone to talk with, and share the gospel. I am forever grateful for him, and his encouragement!!

He loves to learn. He has always been good at whatever he does. Because he worked on the ranch and water systems, he would spend a lot of time with the forest service, reservations, and fish and game. They respected what his opinion was and often asked for his ideas. He has a unique talent in understanding people and how to accomplish goals that work out the best for everyone involved. I can't tell you how many times I have heardof how knowledgable my father is and what a wonderful job he does.

He is a good friend. It actually makes me tear up to think of my dad's friends. The majority of them have passed on now. Many were elderly that he grew up with, one was his sunday school teacher who challenged him to bring his scriptures every Sunday. My dad did, and they have been good friends since. (Many of you know this individual as Bro. Bob. He then became each of my siblings seminary teacher. I think that he was even my dad's seminary teacher.) They would work together during the winter times milking cows, they were home teacher companions. Anyways, there are many friends of my dads, that I know he would have done anything for. Many of them were quite a few years older then him, but my dad didn't care. He loved them for them. I remember hearing my dad say with a chuckle, that he didn't have very many more friends left, and there were tears in his eyes. No doubt they are on the other side watching out for him. One of his best friends would be his own father. He goes to visit his grave frequently...

He has always been supportive of us in the gospel. He us to be active in church. He would ask us questions about what we learned at church when we would have dinner. He helped my brother get his Eagle Scout award. He helped my brother and I to serve full time missions. He was there, supporting my brother and sister when they got married in the temple. I am forever grateful for his support. He has supported my mother in all of her callings, which says a lot because she would spend hours upon hours, coming home late many times.

He loves the prophets. Whether it be Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, or Pres. Hinckley, he always has respect and love for them. He loved reading the Work and the Glory, and learning more about church history. He always listens to General Conference and often chuckles at the sense of humor Pres. Hinckley had. One of my favorite memories was going to my brother's wedding in Ohio. I was able to go with my parents. We drove the whole way there. We stopped at almost every historical marker on the way. My mom and I would joke around that we were never going to make it to Ohio at the pace we were going! But my dad loves history and learning as much as he can. When we got to Nauvoo, he thrived on teaching the tour leaders even more history. Because he knew his family history and has read many of the stories and journals. He has such pride in his heritage! The missionaries listened to his stories, would comment on how they loved hearing it, and would use some of it later on. It was a fun trip, and one that I will never forget!

He loves his family. I know that he would give us the shirt of his back without any hisitation, and has done so many times. Like I mentioned with my mother, I will never know all that he sacrificed without so that we would have enough. He would often gives us money here and there so we could have fun. He encouraged all of us to get an education! And get a job were we could be comfortable. He wants the best for all of us, and is always concerned that we succeed and wanting to know how he can help us out. I love going home and spending time with my parents! I even get to "tuck them in bed" and talk for a few minutes before I head to my own room. I love those times, and the conversations we will have. I wish I could go home more often.

He adores my mom, his eternal companion. He alwasy refers to her as "his bride". Whenever I go home, I can't count how many times I have heard him compliment my mom on how beautiful she is, how talented, and again how beautiful she is! It is so cute! And she blushes, but I know that it makes her feel special. He helps her around the house and garden. He cooks for her when she has worked in the fields and comes home late from work. He is amazing with the outdoor grill!! He hates to go to bed without her, and when she is visiting us, calls frequently to check up on her, and tell her how much he misses her. There is no doubt in my mind that my dad loves her so much!

Thank you dad for being an amazing example to me! And loving me for who I am! Happy Father's Day!

Mother's Day

Due to it being past Mother's Day I know that I am too late! However, that still doesn't mean that I am not grateful for my angel mother!! And so I have made a list to acknowledge the wonderful gifts and talents that are hers....

Her love of gardening: She has always had plants around her, and they flourish!! I would have plants in college that would start to fade and look so sick, and all I would have to do is bring it home and viola, they flourish too! I think they just needed her special TLC. She is always gardening and nurturing little starts into thriving plants. Whenever we would walk pass a plant, she could tell me the name. Truly a talent. I believe she got her love of flowers from her mother, Norma Neibaur and grandma, Mabel Belnap. Her favorite flower, I think, are Peonies. She also loves Bleeding Hearts, which were Grandma Belnap's favorite too.

Her love for art:This amazing woman can paint! It is true! And not only does she do a good job in the opinions of loved ones, but she has won blue ribbons at fairs. They are all beautifully done. My favorite one is the painting of a ship that has wrecked with fog all around it. The detail is amazing and it won many ribbons. I only wish that she would keep it going. The poor girl is so busy, that she rarely has time, which is sad cause there is definately talent there.

Her love for music:She is an amazing pianist and organist. She is too modest to say so, but she is. She has held many callings that require her to play in Sacrament meetings as well as other church meetings. She has even had to play impromptu, and can pass off smashingly! She loves listening to music as she works in the home. One of her favorites is "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Rachmaninoff. Many of you will know this from the theme song of "Somewhere in Time".
One of her favorite hymns is "Where Can I Turn For Peace", because it was one of the answers to her prayers.

Her hard working ethics: No matter what she does, she always tries to do her best. Whether it be work, art, sewing, callings. As to work, her boss absolutely loves her! She is always honest and hardworking, with the ability to do what the other men do, and most of the time better. She is his right hand. Sewing, I remember taking 4-H and of course she was my teacher. She would make me unpick seam after seam to make sure I did a great job. This annoyed me alot, and we would spend hours on my project, with me complaining, and her faithfully pressing, pinning, and unpicking endlessly without complaint. It is because of her that I feel confident enough to make dresses and projects without sweating too much! But I often wish I had my seam picker!! Callings, she has always tried to plan fun activities to help people learn and grow. In fact, a pet peeve of hers, (if I may share it!), is when she helps to plan an activity and people don't have any enthusiasm and do a mediocre job when it could have been so much better.

Her love of learning: She loves to learn about history, gardening, health, arts, literature, ect. In fact, it is because of her that I absolutely love to learn about George Washington or the Revolutionary War, go to musicals, or to enjoy architecture. She is my play buddy, and we always try to go to at least one a year. Also we have read a few books together. My last few years in high school, she would drive me to school and then head straight to work. We would read books on the drive there (which was easily fifteen min). We would be laughing one second, and balling our eyes out the next, even to the point when I couldn't read aloud anymore!! Ah, the memories! Health, she shares her knowledge about vitamins, exercises, foods, anything she has learnt helps to increase our health.

Her love of the gospel: She has such a strong testimony! She has taught me gospel principles everyday. Whether it was in the garden, kitchen cooking, bearing her testimony in Primary, Young Women's, or Relief Society. There was never a time when I doubted that she had a testimony. She kept us kids going and for that, I am forever grateful. It couldn't have been easy. She loves going to the temple, and has been my "temple going companion" a few times. Those are definately special times. She has a calling in Relief Society to teach from the Joseph Smith manual. She loves learning about him, and the doctrines he taught. She is excited and shares with her family. And she is always prayerful to follow the Spirit whenever she is teaching a class, or an individual. There have been many times that the advice she has given me had been the answers to prayers. Her love of her Savior and Heavenly Father have always been close to her heart. She hesitates to bear her testimony because she gets emotional, but I love hearing it! She has such conviction and love.

Her ability to be silly: Yes, this is a trait that I admire! It actually makes me sad that she used to worry about embarrassing us kids. In Young Women's, we would go to Girl's Camp and I loved it! I got to spend a week with my mom, and I don't know if it was the atmosphere, or the fact that we hadn't showered in days! But that was when she would make me laugh harder than any of my friends ever could. Especially around the campfire! She became one of us girls, a great friend. I loved watching her take part of the skits the moms would do for the boys and girls teams in pep rallies when we went to District and State. She was always so funny and cute!

Her love of her family: Just as strong as her testimony of the Gospel, I never have doubted that she loved all of us! She would go without all of the time. I never knew, and will probably never know, how much she sacrificed for us kids. She always wanted the very best for us, whether it was drive all the way to Grace (30 min) so we could take clogging, or follow the sports teams to Lewiston, ID (I don't even know how far that is!?!) she always supported us in our activities. She would help us make posters and skits when we ran for student body officers. She helped us with our projects in school. In fact, a teacher teased me of being lucky enough to have a mom like mine! And it is true! She even was my sister's and my little league coach for softball and junior high cheerleading advisor! And a play director for my elementary plays. A boy scout leader for my brother. She wanted us to have every opportunity to be involved, even if that included her being in charge. And her love for her grandchildren. I don't think that anyone can get as excited as her when she hears their voices on the phone. They love talking with her, and always have songs to sing, which she rants and raves about how wonderful they are. She is always eager to hear about their activities.

Her love of my father, her eternal companion: I know that she loves my dad! There have been many times when I hear her praise him for the kind of man he is. She almost glows when she talks about how much he knows about his job, how people seek his help and advice, the acts of service he performs, and what a good friend he is. I think the times that I have felt/seen her love for him the most was when my dad was in the hospital, which have been a few times. She always wanted to be there with him, and wanted him to be as comfortable as possible. But due to helping him complete his job, she had to leave in the evenings. I remember one night, just after my mission, he was in the hospital and had an adverse reaction to morphine that made him confused and scared. We got a phone call in the middle of the night from the nurses who were concerned. I, being as annoying as ever, wanted to go with my mom to the hospital. That night, I slept on the couch at the bottom of his bed, and my mom layed next to my dad, comforting him and whispering that everything would be alright.

My best friend: She has always been my best friend. I don't know what I would do without her! Growing up, I would often choose to not go out with my friends so I could do something with her instead. Not because I had to, but because I would rather be with her than anyone else! She made me laugh! I could be silly around her, in fact, when I go home I digress back to my silly self, because I know that she will love me no matter what! We have the same interests. And throughout growing up to the present, she is the one I call when I am so excited or when I have to pour my heartache out. She has always been there for me.

....Thank you so much, Mom, for being YOU!!

School

Everyone seems confused as to what I am doing, which is totally understandable considering I am always changing my mind!?! SO here is the 411...

...So I am officially signed up to take Biology and Physics this summer, after a huge frustrating ordeal!! I will start on the 13th of May! I am a little nervous, but mostly excited to get things moving. And then I am registered for Anatomy in the Fall, and hopefully things will go well for taking Physiology in the Spring.

...I was planning on doing Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ultasound tech) that is an associates program through Salt Lake Community College, but I didn't get in, long story short(but I later found out there were problems with the college accepting/evaluating my transcripts so obviously the program couldn't see any of the prerequisites being fulfilled!?!?!). I also found out there were 170 plus applicants with only 16 openings. Anyways, I found out that they only admit every two years, a little bit daunting!

...So I looked more into the Radiology program through Weber State. They have a campus in Provo, and I would get my associates there as a rad. tech. (mostly xray) and then once I take the state boards, I can start the Bachelor's program. That is where I can specialize, I believe. And with that time, I will figure out if I only want to do ultrasound, or MRI's, or CT's, Radiology Therapy, ect. SO that is the goal and destination, and I am determined to enjoy the journey. My friend that I work with, Maria, went with me to get books, student ID, parking pass, ect. She was so cute to come, and we had fun. We even stopped by Gardners Village in Midvale, I love that place!! It is a favorite of me and my mom since High School. For anyone looking for a cute place to window shop and just enjoy life, this is the place to go!

...My friend Andrea has helped enforce positive thinking! She teased me with only having a "B" acceptable attitude, instead of reaching for an "A" in Anat/Phys. Which I relunctanly agreed to. So from now on, I am going to get A's!! And why not? I have had more medical experience since I took it last, and I also have many experts that I can ask questions. I think it will be more enjoyable this go around. So yeah for SCHOOL!!

...Also, Andrea and I have signed on for 24 HR. Fitness. I am enjoying it, however I am totally out of shape and sore!? But I remember loving that feeling in high school, knowing that it was a good pain, so I am trying to keep the same attitude.

...Then concerning the cruise, I can't get anyone to go with me!! I am so incredibly sad. So that is a downer, however I guess I should be grateful for not spending the money. And I have already found a project for it, a laptop for school. So far, I am daunted by how much they are, and feeling the hole in my pocket coming too fast. But it is a good thing in the long run.

...And finally, I get to go home this weekend!! I went home for Easter, but I am excited to go again, especially considering the fact that I won't be as able to when school starts.

That is me in a nutshell, and so hopefully my life will be semi stable without too many changes for you all to catch up!

Finally, the last of the 100 things about me! WaHoo!

Once again, and idea stolen from a friend...

10 years ago: (77)I was a senior waiting apprehensively about getting accepted to college and receiving scholarships. (78) Also, just about now I was going to Prom with a good friend, Brandon Wistisen. I loved my dress, we patterned it after two dresses on Titanic. The one she wore when she was about to jump off the ship, the other during the dinner where Jack is invited. (My mom made it for me, so talented!!) I wish I had it on cd, and I would post it for you to see.

5 things on my to do list today:(79-83)
1. Get food storage-funny story, at work the nurses told me about rice being sold out due to people freaking out! And what do I do? Curse myself for slacking off on the food storage and the first thing I did when I got off was stop at Macey's and bought rice, oatmeal, sugar, flour, cereal, beans, pasta, and yeast! I even waited for 7:00 to come to call my mom for advise on what beans were best! Well, I felt a huge wave of relief, but can laugh at myself for over reacting! But really, I feel a lot better now.
2. Exercise for an hour.
3. Sleep
4. Grab tax forms to fill out FASFA, which I forgot to do!! Frustration to the max!
5. Leave early for once! Yeah! I was 6 minutes early!! I have been so bad lately.

If I were suddenly a billionaire: (84)Buy a home, pay off my family's debts, plane tickets for my family to go to Cincinatti (sp?) for a week once a year and then Kevin's family tickets to come home for Christmas!! once a year, take my family on a cruise, go to Europe, and then, put everything left in investments to make money!!

3 bad habits: (85-87)
1. Early to bed, Early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise! has obviously not been a part of my life!
2. Eating poorly
3. Buying too much crap.

5 places I have served on my mission: (88-92) (California Roseville, north of Sacramento)
1. Citrus Heights (near Sacramento)
2. Willows (near Chico)
3. Granite Bay 2nd Ward(near Roseville)
4. Granite Bay 1st and 3rd Wards
5. Hillcrest (near Yuba City)

5 jobs I have had: (93-97)
1. Home Department Manager
2. CNA in a rest home
3. Loan/Title clerk at a credit union
4. Physical therapist at a chiropractor (not certified)
5. House keeper (I decided to keep going!)

5 words to decribe me: (98-102) HA I made it!!
1. dreamer
2. emotional
3. friendly
4. faithful
5. descriptive (that is why I write a paragraph on one thing!!


I'm taggin everyone who hasn't done this tag!!! But since I combined three, you can choose!! Especially I would love to have Rachel do this, and I am wishing that Stephanie had a blog...

100 Things about Me Continued... ABC's

A boring continuation! Sorry, but once again, a good journal entry for me!! ;0) So, I am still having a hard time doing this, therefore I decided to copy a friend's idea.
The ABC's of ME! (51-76)
A-Attached or Single? Single!!
B-Best line from a movie?
"Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests..." from Sense and Sensibility when Marianne and Willouby first converse. It is what made me decide to read more of Shakspeare. What could be more romantic than that? Just wait, here is the rest of it...
"That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved."



C-Cake or pie? Pie, pumpkin
D-Day of Choice? It used to be Tuesdays, my one day off, but now that I quite the salon...I have way too much free time that I am going crazy!! SO now it will be the day that I start school, around June 2nd! I am sure I will regret that statement!!
E- Essential Item? Deoderant and lotion...my biggest fear is to smell! Funny, I know, but I don't want to repell people!
F- Favorite scent? Cranberries and oranges with cinnamon sticks.
G-Gummy bears or worms? worms
H- Hopes for the future? To graduate as a Sonograpy Tech!! To buy a place of my own. And of course, to be married in the Temple, and have kids while I can!?!
I- Favorite Indulgence? Chocolate, then Caramel, and together please!
J- January or July? Neither!! Can I say April!? But I guess if I had to choose it would be July.
K- Kids? One of my hopes listed before =0) but I also claim my nieces and nephews, so therefore I have 9, 8 that are living. 5 girls and 4 boys
L- Life isn't complete without? Technical communication, meaning cell phones to call family, blogging to keep in touch with friends =0), and texting to have quick simple ways to say hi!
M- My favorite past time? When I had a tub, I would love to light some candles, put in bathing salts and take a nice relaxing soak with music playing, and maybe a good book...boy do I miss that!
N-Number of brothers and sisters? 2 sisters, 2 brothers (I can count their spouses right!)
O- Oranges or apples? Oranges, they remind me of my mission. Plus there is nothing like an orange julius.
P- Phobias and fears? Ever since I was little, I had reoccuring nightmares of wolves! Even though I loved them and thought they were beautiful, I would always dream of being outside, and having them sneak up on me to attack! Scary I know! But I would escape and get inside our house in Chesterfield, only to have them break through the windows and attack my family!! Oooh! I had one just the other night.
Q- Quote? Life isn't measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away
R- Reason to smile? I have a job!! when so many don't
S- Season of Choice? Spring!! I love the colors after the winter time
T- Television or movies? Movies, big surprise
U- Unknown facts about me? I am vain about my hair! Funny I know, but even in High school, I always got compliments. SO it has gone to my head. Nothings makes me more puffed up then to get compliments on it ;0)
V- Vegetable- Avacado, no sandwich or salad is truly complete without one.
W- Worst habit? Laziness, when I come across obstacles, my fight goes out and I just want to lay down and rest.
X- X-ray or Ultrasound? X-ray of my arm when I was five and broke it playing on the monkey bars at home.
Y- Your least favorite holiday? It's obvious right? Valentine's Day
Z- Zodiac Sign? Taurus

Passing through the veil

You know, there are a lot of entries about faith. So, I hope people don't feel that I am preachey. I just think that due to my job, truly I am always confronted with the gospel principles. SO this entry is about passing through the veil...

I have found it very comforting to know that we are not alone in this life. That there is a plan for each of us, that we have eachother to lean on, and that life is journey that leads us to happiness. Through working, especially here at ICU, I have seen various stages of life. And when it comes time to allow loved ones to pass away, people are left staring in the face of their fears, and their faith is tested. But through my experiences, I have been strengthened through these moments.

It always leaves me in awe and wonder to find that when our loved ones linger towards dealth, that they are given a chance to say goodbye. (This, of course, is not always the case). Whether they are alert and aware that their time is coming, or they are in a coma and their vital signs linger on existence, I have seen that when the final loved one that they have been waiting for finally arrives to walk through those doors to say their final fairwell. And when this happens, I can see from the heart monitors, the patient slowly slip to the other side. It is a hallowed moment. A time when you know that they were just waiting for their family to let them go...

Too funny and sad for words...

So I have couple of funny/sad stories that happened to me at the salon this week. First of all, I have to give a background story. In January, there was a man who came in for a hair cut. I was the lucky stylist, and went to get him. The man had a scratched face, some of the cuts looked infected, and then he says he needs me to fix a bad haircut. Trying not to stare at him and make him more self conscious, I ask a few questions. This is what I found out. His wife made fun of him for going to a cheap place like Smart Styles, and so he decided to get an appointment at the high end salon she goes to. He ends up getting the wife of a coworker, and she, for some stupid reason, brings the clippers with a #2 guard (almost to the scalp) to the top of his head, and leaves the other side long. Hard to explain, I know but WOW! He said he paid $25 for a clown hair cut, and he had a business conference in California the following week.
K-a little bit stressful considering the situation! So I start blending in the sides and top while he tells me the rest of the story. A few days previously, he is at Smiths down in Woods Cross. He is in the parking lot and sees a woman beating her son to a bloody pulp! He yells at a distance to stop, but she ignores him. After trying a few more times, he decides to make his way to her, not knowing what else to do, but to help this poor kid. He touches her shoulder and wam, she turn on him and claws his face! Meanwhile, a lady is just observing them at a distance, and he yells to call 911. Long story short, his week has literally been from Hell! But he still seems in good spirits and can laugh about it. Even a customer who was getting a haircut at the same time, asked him to repeat the story to her husband. He good naturedly did. So, I do, what I think is an amazing job and joke around about having a permanent customer! and wish him good luck in Cali!
So Wednesday, this same man walks in! I express my delight in seeing him and tell him how great he looks! His face is fully healed with a few scars. The top of his hair has finally grown out to what he wants, but needs it shaped, and the sides shorter. So I am catching up on how his trip was to Cali, and he says he has been to New York, Tennessee, and Philadelphia since then! Wow! So then I ask him since he is gone all of the time, did he get to take his family or at least his wife? His comment was, "I would have loved to take my wife, but a week after you saw me, she filed for a divorce." !?!?! OH my!! I couldn't believe it! This poor guy, who already was having a horrible week, had this happen to him. Now granted, I had only met him twice, and for a few minutes at that, but he was such a nice guy! And upbeat about everything! He even said he was living in a motor home now, and was liking it! I couldn't believe it! I thought wow, how could life get much worse for this guy? And then I thought, wow, I have everything so good. So I said a quick prayer of gratitude for my blessings, and then one for him, that his life would start looking up.
On a lighter note, a funny story! The same day, I am cutting this guy's hair, who is superly cute, and he knows it. So I chitchat away with him, style his hair, and of coarse, he needs to rearrange every hair a little differently to be just perfect. I offer for him to use our sink where we wash their hair. I turn to get some hand soap and splash, my butt is soaking wet!! And I think he was shocked because it took him a while to turn it off. I shout, "What, is it the hair cut? You could have just told me!" Ha! It was so funny! He was so embarrassed, so I of coarse tell him not to worry about it, that I did that to my first haircut and got her good! It was just funny how cool and controlled he was before, and then how embarrassed he was. He even gave me a $8 tip! Heck, he can get me wet anytime, if I always got that kind of a tip!?!

Reflections of Christ

I thought this was an amazing slide show! And so, I wanted to share it on my blog. ENJOY!
"Reflections of Christ"

Miracles...

My sister politely reminded me that I have not posted in a while! Sorry! But honestly, I have had a horrible month, as far as pessimism goes, so I didn't dare post! Why? It is spring, and spring always gets me excited for new beginnings. But for some reason....but I think that I am out of that funk!! And so, I am posting!

First of all, I would like to say that miracles do happen. Being Krystell, I am always changing. I decided to wave off the rejection of the Ultrasound program and take Anatomy, Physiology, and Algebra again to better my grades. I am also trying to get a hold of the department to see what else I can improve, but they are ignoring me, but I won't get into that! Therefore, I would have to go back to school in the summer to be done in time, which also means that my work schedule at the hospital wouldn't work, and I would definately have to quit my salon job. So, after a lot of thought, prayer, and fasting, I knew that this was what I had to do. This past fast sunday, which was March 30, I didn't feel like I had an answer one way or the other. Just the same feeling of, it is my choice. However, I was stressed out about working, and going to school, how would I do it all? But then I came to work at the hospital, and I found out that a girl was quitting, and she just happened to work some of the shifts I needed! So, long story short, I am able to change my schedule to Sunday, Thursday, and Friday nights each week, and go to school Mon-Thurs! And I quit my salon job, but the family I live with has a salon in their basement that I can use for my clients!! So I felt a wave of gratitude to my Heavenly Father for making miracles happen for me, as undeserving as I am, especially lately. But I feel it as a huge hug that says, "I still love you, and want you to succeed. So pick up your feet and move forward!!"

I know, I know, you all are thinking, "you know Krystell, she always changes her mind". Which is true! But considering that I love so many things, and just needed to discover new things about myself, my goals, my talents, and my weaknesses. The major reason for giving up nursing, besides rejection after rejection from programs, was that I lack confidence in myself, knowledge, and decision making, which is crucial for a nurse. I felt a huge sick void in my stomach whenever I thought about that responsiblity, the ability to do my best and move one without suffering through hind sight. Do I make any sense? Oh well, so I knew I could not be a nurse. But through 3 years of working in the hospital, I still have a love for the medical field. It wasn't until I was talking to a great friend and nurse that I even thought about ultrasound. So I believe it will be a perfect fit! And I can still do cosmetology on the side, because I love doing that too.

Back to the main thought of this post. I wanted to talk about miracles. I think that it is a hard thing to grasp, and I am still trying to understand and know that it will be an eternal precept. Sometimes things work out just how we have hoped and prayed for. Other times, there seems to be an unrelenting silence. Then there are those times that our worst fears stare us back in the face...I have come to find a truth in the words given in the movie "Charly", yes a movie!! When Sam is talking to his father and eating cookies...After they find out that Charly has terminal cancer and there are no other treatments, and Sam says something to the effect of "What good is faith if it is just something to fill up Sacrament meetings. But when you really need it..." And then his father says, "And when you really need it, the pain will dull to an ache, and you won't give into that void." I have found this to be so true, mostly through the testimony of my family members. Yes, many things happen that seem too much to bear, and our hearts are torn apart. But because of the eternal promises our Father and Brother have made with us, if we endure, all of the pain begins to ebb. Life takes on a whole new pallet of colors, we begin to understand how precious those eternal covenants are, we recommit ourselves to be with Them again, and the painting takes our breath away. That is the miracle of the Atonement. That no matter what happens in this life, that there is so much more in store for us. We have a Savior that not only suffered for the pains of our sins, but also for the heartaches we feel in this life. And that we, with our Father, are strong enough to endure together.

100 things about me! Tagged

Thanks to Andrea, you get this long list....my condolences! Sorry! But believe me, no more than I am. It took days to think of that many things! Here we go...(post note a month later: It is taking way too long! So I decided to post the first 50, and will try to finish the last half later!!).

1) I love to read a lot! The literary world astounds me. 2) I love music. It affects my moods, helps to relax me, and even strengthens my testimony. 3) I love my family! They are all amazing. 4) Overall I love my job! I am grateful for it. 5) I tend to be lazy when I have too much free time. If I don't have a busy schedule then I tend to lay around doing nothing important. Hence my crazy schedule! 6) I love home decor. I could look through houses forever, and admire all of the pretty things. 7) I like art. But my favorite is the impressionist era. 8) I use to play the violin. I have only played it for few years, on and off, but I loved playing it. I should pick it up again.... 9) I like architecture, and would absolutely love to go to Europe and admire the beauty. I am a lot like my mom in that regards as well as home decor. 10) I love the idea of living by a beach. It seems so soothing and yet so different. I have only seen the ocean twice, but I loved each time. 11) I wish I lived in Oregon along the coast. 12) My best friends are my family members. 13) I love to watch movies. In fact, I am what I like to call a DCA (DVD collectors addict) and have a really hard time! 14) My favorite movies are always historically based, and are usually based on a classical novel. 15) The next favorite movies are musicals, I am a sucker for musicals! 16) I like to go to plays. I don't know why, but I have always enjoyed them, especially musicals. I seem to be repeating myself... 17) I love Shakespeare, even though there is so much negative criticism about him, I think that there are many profound truths that have been quoted by many wise men, even the prophets. Therefore I feel justified in liking his work! 18)When I am really tired, I get emotional. In fact, more towards the angry/crying outbursts. And the funny thing is,I know I am being irrational, but even so, I can't stop. Many times, I think, "K, you are tired. Don't say another word, and just go to bed!" I have gotten into many an awkward situation, and if I would have just slept, things would have turned out a lot differently. 19) I love to travel. I haven't done a whole lot, but I have loved every time I have. The East coast was my favorite. There is just a unique sense of pride/history there. 20) I love learning about history. Big surprise! In fact, I use to want to be a History and Literature teacher, but since I have a hard time dealing with teenagers, I had to rule that out. SHOOT! 21)I clogged when I was 5, and did that until I was in fifth grade. Then I took a class at RICKS, it is fun! 22) I still get homesick! Rediculous I know, but I just love being home with my parents. I blame them for my inability to move too far away from them! J/K but seriously, I will be 27, and I still enjoy hanging out with them. 23) I like to crochet. I have made 3 afghans so far, and 2 baby blankets. Plus scarfs and hot pads. I picked it up while I worked in Labor and Delivery at nights, and we had so much down time. What a granny I am! 24) While I am admitting my granny behaviors, I enjoy sewing. I have sewn since I was in 4-H, I want to say 8(?), and made one of my prom dresses for a project. 25) My mom made the other prom dress, and homecoming dress, and I had girls envy! She has a true talent. In fact she made my sister's wedding dress, and it is breathtaking!! 27) I can knit! Not the best, but my Aunt Joann taught me while I was living with her, and I have tried to keep it going. It frustrates me more then crochet, but I am determined to do better! I even started a sweater that a nurse showed me how to do....hmmm, it could be interesting. 28) I use to be a daredevil. I wanted to do anything my big brother could do, and have been accused of being a tomboy! But when I grew older, it made it funner to hang out with the guys and be as daring as them. It worked well with flirting! But then I busted my knee, and all of my dare with it! 29) I wish that I could cook! All of the women in my family are amazing cooks, (mom, sisters, grandmas) and somehow I missed that gene. 30) I wish that I could retain information better. With classes, I was good to memorize for quizes, but then when the test came around, I had a hard time remembering what I memorized!! What a pathetic long term memory I have! 31)My favorite day is the true first day of spring. Not the one on the calendar, but when you see the crocuses and tulips popping their heads up, what a beautiful sight. 32) My favorite holiday is Easter. I can't really pinpoint when it became it. I think I enjoyed playing outside finally! And I loved flowers, and getting a new dress for church. But for years, I have enjoyed Easter, and the hope that the Atonement of Christ gives us. 33) My favorite hymn is "I Know that My Redeemer Lives", especially the last verse. 34) My favorite sacrament hymn is "Reverently and Meekly Now" once again, especially the last verse. 35) I remember in seminary, my cousin Tyson would always want to sing "Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" and I didn't know why. In fact, it bugged me once, and I said something about it. Then my teacher explained the meaning behind it, and the significance of it to Joseph Smith. Needless to say I was humbled, and now the words are such a testimony of Christ, and Joseph's love for Him. 36) I almost got into my first and only fist fight when I was a freshman playing a varsity game at Mackay. We were home, and it was the last few minutes. They let me play, and I remember I had to guard a senior. We both went up for the rebound, I won! Or so I thought until the girl grabbed the ball, and we fought back and forth, and she threw me with the ball! I was so mad and I came after her with my fist cocked! Thank goodness for my team mate that pulled me back. WOW! My temper can get the better of me! 37) My siblings and I never got into physical fights. I know, what!?! But we never did. I remember I was yelling back and forth with my brother, and he turned his back on my and headed down the stair. It made me angry, so I pushed him hard. He whipped around and I thought, "Crap, I so deserve it!" But he just looked at me, then turned around again and went to his room. What a kind brother! I always remember that and grateful for his example. 38) My sister let me hang out with her friends. Can you believe it? The baby sister by 4 1/2 years, and she involved me. So between the two of them, can they get any more perfect? The answer is yes! They are wonderful examples to me of love, patience, and faith!! 39) My first pet was Samantha a siamese house cat we inherited from a friend. She use to be my alarm clock, and in the morning she would lay on my pillow, often times on my head! I loved her so much! 40) My favorite Disney princess is Aurora. (Now my niece Aimee loves her too!)I use to pretend I was her, and sing and dance! I knew that I would one day meet my prince Phillip. Still waiting...maybe my pitch is off and he doesn't like my song...time for singing lessons! 41) My next favorite is Bell (which another niece Alyssa loves too, I never found out what Beth's was...) 42) Why these two, because their love story is not the fact that they were royalty, but instead they loved eachother despite they were a peasant, or a beast. In fact, I liked the Beast as a beast, not as the prince. Why did he have to change? 43) When I was little and watched Disneys and musicals, I often thought "When you meet the one that you love, how do you know what song to sing?" Isn't that hillarious? 44) I love getting dressed up. I don't really have any reason now, but in high school, I loved formals. And even now, going to church, or just out with some friends, I like feeling cute. I guess I will never grow out of the dress up phase. 45) I wish I was better at keeping in contact with people. I was horrible with people from my mission, college, and even relatives. 46) I wish I was better at journal writing. My sister kept journals, and I think she still might. I love hearing about my ancestors, and each time I rededicated myself to doing better. And I do good for a month, and then I drop off the face of the earth. Sounds like my blogging too. 47) I grew up on a ranch where we could play outside all day. We had an old caboose and bus that the was on the ranch next to a cannal that was the perfect playground for adventure. We had horses, cows, dogs, and cats. What more could a kid want? 48) I use to read up in the tree, I dressed up as a pioneer, with my cat Samantha in a dress and bonnet, with a well of water made out of buckets that I pulleyed up to the branches. I could stay there all day. 49) I had a mission pres. who encouraged us to memorize the discussions, then the verses within the discussion, and then the verses that were listed as helps. I can't remember how many there were, but I did it! And I am grateful for it! I still can remember a few, but I wish I could remember more. I'll have to review them again... 50) My favorite area in the mission was the richest area where many Kings players lived, Eddie Murphy, and whoever else. Why? Because every city has to have a wellfare section, so we found people to teach there, and the members were exceptional in helping out, offering a place to teach, and service. I learned that they were successful for a reason!