Walking on Sunshine

I am home for the summer. I didn't realize how much I missed being home until I came back. It is nice to be around my family again. I especially am loving being with Aubry and Katelyn again. I missed them a lot. We are back to having our girl nights of facials, manicures, and everything being a girl consists of. I do miss being in Provo, it is a little strange living away for a year and then coming back. I miss being around all my friends, so I am very thankful for a cell phone and the internet. Even though I am having friend withdrawls, I really do enjoy being back in the mountains and nature. Its very crazy because I never noticed the small things until now. The littlest things now make me smile and realize how lucky I am to have grown up in such an amazing town.


This year for the 4th of July we went up to Eden with my Dad's family, and went jet skiing and boating. It was very nice to get out of Panguitch. We had lots of fun with our cousins playing in the water and sand. Aubry, Katelyn, and I had a sand castle building competition with our cousin Jordan Westover and his friend. We won of course!!! Grandma told us that she would rather live in our castle :)


We went and watched fireworks in the Huntsville Park. We got there a little while before dark so that we could get a good seat to see. The DJ was playing some pretty awesome songs that everyone had fun dancing to. We especially liked the Hokey Pokey and attempting to dance to Thriller!

Final Countdown

Well this semester has gone by extremely fast. I cant believe that it is already time for me to head home on Thursday. I am super excited to be going back to Panguitch, I have really missed it. At the same time though I am really sad I am leaving all my friends for 4 months. I dont know what I am going to do without my two best friends Sydney and Eric. It is going to be really weird. I am just looking forward to the end of August when all of this starts over again. I am super excited for August 31, not only because its my birthday but because that is the day that classes start. Yay for me! I think that is the best birthday present I have ever, NOT!!

Missionary Madness!

Saturday night Kirby and Karli (two of my friends from home) came up to Provo to pick me up so we could go to Duchesne for one of our friends missionary farewells. Aaron is leaving to go to Armenia and goes into the MTC on Feb. 4. We had fun hanging out with him and all our other friends from Duchesne! He did an amazing talk on Sunday on the Holy Ghost, and afterwards his mom made an amazing meal for everyone! It was way fun to just get away for the weekend and spend it with friends. I can't wait to find out how much Aaron loves being a missionary, and I am positive he will be an amazing one.

It was actually really awesome, Saturday night Karli and I both realized we had forgot our scriptures to read. So we found a Book of Mormon on the dresser in the room we were staying in. We each took turns reading a chapter. Right as we were finishing Aaron came in and started sharing all his favorite scriptures with us! It just amazed me, and made me realize how lucky I am to have such awesome friends to look up to!

Karli, Aaron, and I right before leaving Duchesne!

Kirby, Aaron, and I (They are pretty much my two favorite boys ever, and I am so proud of them both for making the decision to go on missions! And I can't wait until Kirby's farewell in a month)

Kirby and Karli on our way home

Swim/Diving meet!

Last week Sydney and I went to the BYU swim & diving meet. It was amazingly really fun to watch! I didnt think i would like it at first, but once we got there I had tonz of fun. I think it made it a little more enjoyable that I know all the divers, and a couple of the swimmers. It was fun to cheer them on. We also met up with our friend Doug once we got there, which definately made things much more entertaining!

Gotta love the weekends!

This weekend my friend Aaron came to provo with his sister and two of his friends. He is leaving on his mission to Armenia in about a week and a half, so he came to hang out with us for one last time. We went and ate at the Brick Oven, played games at the nicklecade, and played laser tag. It was way fun to get away from campus for a few hours.

About to ride a motorcyle, it was pretty intense. I also decided that I have no clue how to drive one, cuz I did really bad at this game.

Sydney stomping on the spiders!

It was really hard to get inside this rocket, but I did it!

Smacking the crocs! This game was crazy! They started popping out so fast!

Well I am back in Provo! School has once again started, and I am getting use to the new semester! Although I really miss being with my family and wish I could be home again, it is good to be back. I never thought I would say I miss Provo, even if I miss home more. :)

Christmas break was really awesome. I had a ton of fun hanging out with the fam being crazy like always. One of the things I was most excited for was my moms cooking! Since I have been back that is what I keep craving.

Acting out the Nativity on Christmas Eve

Me, Aubry, and Katelyn getting ready to open a gift on Christmas Eve

All of the kids in their new christmas "jeebies" as Cameron would say

Magic hot chocolate on Christmas Eve. It makes you sleepy!

Glennette, Mom, and Grandma at the Museum in Idaho Falls. The santa is exactly like one they use to have.

Me by a huge gingerbread house in the museum!

Cameron and I playing in the snow!

Me, Aubry, and Olivia on New Years Eve.

Aubry and I a few minutes before 2009! Getting prepared with our Sparkling Cider.

Ty and I on New Years Day!

Christopher, Ty, and Katelyn singing karaoke on New Years Day

Home Sweet Home!

Well I got back yesterday around 5! I was so excited! Although when I got in the car with my dad and two brothers, Christopher and Cameron didnt even notice I was there because they were to busy watching a movie! :( But, I am very glad to be home. It was really weird to wake up this morning and realize that I was actually in a house.

Last night was Aubry's 16th birthday party! I was very glad I made it home in time for it! She had her friends come over and have a 5 course meal, go caroling, play games, and then they watched The Chiristmas Shoes. It was a lot of fun of course, how can you not when you have 8 15/16 year old girls together!

Aubry and her friends making a toast at the 5 course dinner

Home Free!

So today I finished my last final!! Yeah!! I am now officially done with my 1st semester at BYU. Amazingly I am still alive and functioning :) This poor Panguitch girl is not use to this kind of intense studying.

Last night while I was studying, David called me and wanted to know if I wanted to take a study break before my brain exploded. So I took a break for a while, and made cards with him while we watched A Christmas Carol on the TV in the Lobby! It was very good to let my brain calm down before I went back to studying!

Top: David making a card for his brother on a mission

Bottom: Two of the cards that I madeI am just glad I am done and I can go home tomorrow!!! I am so excited for Aubry's birthday party tomorrow night. I cant wait to see all my family and spend time with them again.

The start of the end of my life!

Today is the start of finals, something all students look forward to ;) I am studying constantly and cant wait until they are over and I can make my way back to Panguitch again!

Winter Wonderland!

The view of the snow from my window

On Saturday it snowed all day long! I was SO excited! When I first looked out my window and saw the ground covered in white blanket I freaked out. I couldn't wait to go play in it. After finishing everything we needed to, Sydney and I finally went outside and had a blast!!

I am all ready to have fun in the snow!

Making a snow angel

Fun in the Snow!!

Well as you all know Sydney moved in with me, and so we got very excited about decorating our room for Christmas! So we spent a really long time cutting out 30 or more snowflakes to hang up all over. Now our room looks like a Winter Wonderland that we love! We also put up Christmas lights above our beds! We also have a Christmas Tree with candy canes all over it, and the star I made during Thanksgiving Break!

Our favorite snowflake that we made!

My side of the room with the snowflakes and Christmas lights

New Roomie!

Waiting for cleaning check

For the past little while my friend Sydney and I have been planning on becoming roommates. So yesterday she finally had all her stuff moved into my room. But she had to pile all her stuff on my side until the other side got checked to make sure it was clean. But we are now roomies!!! And both of us are very excited!

Sydney's stuff all over my side of the room

Taking a break from putting up decorations :)

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Yesterday it started snowing!! I was very excited. It didnt stick for very long, but it finally started feeling like Christmas time to me!!

Temple Square

Nativity Scene in the Reflecting Pool and the Temple

Monday for FHE my ward went to Temple Square to see the lights! It was gorgeous like always, but it was a little different not being with my family on our yearly trip. But I still loved every second and I wish they would have given us more time. We had time to walk around, go to the top of the Joseph Smith Building, go inside the Tabernacle, and go inside the Assembly Hall. By the time we got out of the Assembley hall Sydney, Gary, and I wanted to head over to see the statue of Christ until we looked at our clocks and realized it was time to go. So Sydney and I just decided we were going to have to come back with a group of our friends. It was a really fun trip and I am very glad I was there to see my friends see the lights for the first time!

Sydney, Gary, and I in front of the Reflecting Pool

Us in front of the Salt Lake Temple doors

Assembley Hall

Thanksgiving

I got to go back to Panguitch for Thanksgiving!! It was very nice to be back home and around my family! We had Kerk and his family over, along with my Grandpa and Grandma Phillips. We just had fun playing games, watching movies, and just hanging out! On Saturday we went hiking in Escalante, which was really fun. Aubry, Katelyn, and Joan had fun singing their own version of Pioneer Children Sang as they walked and walked and walked and walked. Except they changed it to something like this Modern day children died as they walked....Modern day children wished they werent walking as they walked and walked........ We had fun and were very excited when we finally got back to the car so we could eat!!!

The First Snow Fall

Today it snowed for the first time! Sydney and Bre were very excited because it was their first time seeing snow! I just cant wait until it snows a lot and we can actually build snowmen and stuff like that!

Sydney was amazed with the snow on all the leaves!
Poor Bre, a texas girl in the freezing cold!

Lots of Rain

So the other day on my way back from church it was pouring rain! And being the smart person I am, I didn’t have a jacket with a hood on it. So…when I got back to my room, I was soaking wet with water dripping down my face.

Steph and I soaking wet! It was very cold

Halloween!

For Halloween this year I was the character Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. It was very interesting having my face covered in blue and white paint, but it was way worth it. I had fun walking around Helaman and visiting all the lobbies. We went to a dance in Chipman (oh yeah I love that place). Then that night after the party Sydney, Steph, and I watched The Nightmare Before Christmas in my room.

The Mascarade Girl, Sally, and the Doctor (Sydney, Me, Steph)

Sydney, Me, Bre, and Steph doing a random ballet pose

We love the weekends!

This week has been very interesting. On Thursday night I was sitting at my desk when the fire alarm went off. We had to assemble outside, and it was FREEZING! The firefighters had to come and check out the building before we could go back in. So once they had explored, they found out it was a prank. Which made me not so happy.

Anyways, Friday night I went with Sydney to University Mall to a Twilight CD Listening Party! I loved all the music! Then we explored the mall. We went to the Disney Store and wanted to be Princesses for Halloween. I wanted to be Belle, and Sydney wanted to be Jezebel.

Me at hot topic for the twilight cd listening party

The Aweseome Belle Crown I really wanted to buy but resisted

Saturday was the awesome football game against UNLV!! It was a pretty intense game. Bre kept grabbing on to Sydney and I saying “WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?”

Basketball Cosmo at the football game!!

Saturday night was our ward Spooktacular up at a park in Provo canyon. We had tonz of fun carving pumpkins, eating caramel apples, apple cider, homemade root beer, and dancing!

Trying not to fall of a log at the spooktacular

(The vampire, the mascarade girl, and the doctor)

Bre and I going down the slide

Getting ready to go dance!! YEAH