Oh So Very Thankful! :)

So I have been so busy lately that I haven't had time to blog!
Here goes nothing :)
Let's see, I don't even know what I've been up to haha.
School's been going great and I just enrolled for Spring Semester :) I'm so excited, Kayla and I have I think 2 classes together so that's going to be so fun :)

Everyone came into town this week for Thanksgiving and I was so so happy!!! :D
On Tuesday, Eric, Suzie, Jimichael, Kayla, Jessie, Tyler, Sarah, Senia, Garrett, and I hung out and had lots and lots of fun! :D

Kayla and I also got to visit Andrew Childress last night for a little while! His stories are always the best! I'm so happy that he's kept in touch with us the past couple of years he's been at Reno :) He invited us to come up to Lake Tahoe in March and we are SO excited!!!! :D

I also got to spend some time with Taylor's family this weekend :) It was so nice to see them! I stopped by and saw his mom for a little bit and then hung around for a missionary discussion. Then, Kara, Junior, and I went and got pizza from our boys Tony, George, and Austin at the Hut and watched Hancock. It was really fun to hang out with them because I missed them so much! I definitely need to visit more often.

That's really it that's new. I heard from Taylor and Mitch, they're both doing great! I'm so happy Taylor's happy. I love it! :)<3 So, in honor of Thanksgiving, I will do my Thankful Thursday :D I'M THANKFUL FOR... -Traditions. I love traditions and the holiday season is the time most of them come out! Kayla, Tony, Kaden, and I...and probably whoever else, made it tradition last year to go through the gift of lights together blasting our special edition techno Christmas music while Kaden complains he's colorblind. We also need to go Christmas caroling again! We;ve been doing it since like middle school <3 This year, we're taking it to the extreme and going to Fremont Street this year! haha. I also love today because I get to watch the traditional Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I plan on going to it one day, and if Taylor and I are still dating or are married, I'm definitely bringing his mom along with me because she's just as obsessed with it as I am. -Jacob Kyle Rogers! He's my bestest best best friend and has been since 5th grade! He gets to town tomorrow and I am so excited to see him and spend my birthday with him! I missed him way too much!! -Presents! I'm so excited for my birthday, it's Sunday :) I'm getting a new phone which I am in much need of! I also can't wait for Christmas, even though I didn't ask for anything, I'm excited to see what I get! haha. -A job. I'm so in love with my job, minus the fact that I get no hours. I love everyone there though and it is so much fun. -Taylor. Even though he's on a mission and can only talk to me twice a week, he's still been amazing to me and putting up with all of my letters! haha. I love him so much<3

That's really it I guess. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!!

This week.

Day 7, 8, 9, and 10!

I guess it's a good thing that I haven't had time to blog. haha.

This week hasn't been that bad. I got sick though, I have a cough and my voice is gone :/ It's kinda cool though, not having a voice.

On Wednesday, Austin, Ricardo, and I went to the Yellowcard concert. TOO SICK! It was so much fun, and half the reason I lost my voice haha.

Last night, Kayla and I began Christmas season! We went to Town Square to watch Santa's arrival parade. It was super cute and they lit the Christmas tree and it "snowed" haha. Then, Kayla, Tony, and I went to have some Hot Chocolate :) I'm excited for winter break! :D

I got a letter from Taylor! It was the best thing that has happened to me all week! I can't believe he's already been gone a week and a half. Time is flying by, which is good :) He needs to hurry home!!!<33
He's doing amazing and I am unbelievably proud of him!!!! He's already teaching in Spanish! Crazy!! He loves his roommates and his companion, apparently they all get along and quote step brothers together. hahaaha. That made me laugh so hard, just picturing a bunch of missionaries quoting Step Brothers.
He's also the happiest he's ever been in so long (besides being with me) haha. I'm so happy for him and I'm incredibly proud of him.

That's really all that's been going on in the past few days.
Til next time.

Day 6

Yesterday was Day 6.

It was pretty decent. Nothing too bad, nothing too great.
I went to school and found out that I got a B on my speech! :) It made me really happy because I got 100% on my actual speech, but since my "appearance" was bad, I got docked points. Which, whatever, I don't care because the night before I only got 45 minutes of sleep because my boyfriend was leaving for the MTC! Stupid lol.

Umm.. June and I had a nutrition exam. We studied so so hard! I think we did good though because afterwards we both thought it was really easy. Hopefully this isn't one of those things where you think you did good, but you actually failed lol.

I'm getting sick :( Tony, Ricardo, Austin, and I are all sick! It's getting progressively worse. I keep coughing, have the worst headache, and my nose is stuffy. To make us feel better, Tony, Austin, and I went to Uswirl and got some yougurt :)

Well, that's really it. I guess my days are getting back to normal. I'm still sad at times, but I'm dealing with it...

Day 5

Today was Day number 5 without Taylor.

I have truly discovered that my heart is with my missionary in Provo<3
I miss him more than anything, and times are so hard right now, that all I can do is cry and wish that he was by my side.

I spent majority of my day in bed, crying. My Dad and I haven't spoken since Taylor left, because I'm unbelievably mad at him. Today, while I was talking to my mom, I said a joke to her, but he overheard and thought I was serious. He started yelling at me. My mom tried telling him that it was a joke, but he wouldn't have it. I went into my room hysterical, because on top of all of these emotions I'm feeling with Tay being gone, my Dad has been adding to it with his drama.
I'm depressed. I do nothing but lay in bed and cry every single day. It's not just over Taylor though, I swear! I wouldn't get myself THAT worked up about him...it's everything. The fact that my Dad hates me, my car's gone, my boyfriend is gone, school is hard...

My parents are getting a divorce. My mom is freaking out because, since she's a special ed teacher, she doesn't make much money. She came to me very upset because she's unsure of how to support her and I together. I've been having terrible luck lately with jobs too, so idk how this is all going to play out.

Everything is happening at horrible timing, and it's ten times harder without my best friend here to talk to. :(

I want things to get better. Please!

Day 3 and 4

Friday and Saturday were day 3 and 4. I guess it's good then that I didn't have time to blog? I was kinda busy.

Day 3 started off terrible. I woke up early, but didn't get out of bed until about 5:30pm when Kayla came and picked me up. All day I was so so depressed because no one was able to hang out, I kept checking my phone for a call or text but wasn't getting anything, and my parents kept yelling at me :/
Once Kayla picked me up, my day turned around. I was able to get my mind off of things by spending the night at Hadley's with her, Suzie, Kayla, Jessie, Jeremy, Senia, and Tyler.

Day 4 was better. I was occupied just about all day. Woke up from Hadley's, watched Harry Potter, went home and got ready, went to BWW with Kayla, Jessie, Beca, Hadley, and Suzie, went to the mall, then Kayla and I hung out with Tony, Kaden, Allie, Jessie, and Jeff.

So my days haven't been too terrible, but the pain is still strongly there. It sucks so much each day. :(
I just can't wait to hear from him.

Day 2

Yesterday was day two without Taylor and it was a little rough.
My day went by sooooooo slow!! Five minutes felt like an hour. It was about 3:30pm, and I remember thinking to myself, "Why is the sun still up? It's like 8.." :( yup. Time goes by slow when you're waiting for it to speed up.

Another thing that made yesterday was rough was my phone. I can't stand this whole not getting texts or calls anymore :( I miss my boyfriend.

I stayed at school until about 7 last night because I was scared to leave. I felt like if I left I would just get more sad because I had nothing to do. However, Tony called me at about that time and asked me to go to dinner with him, so that was nice. Then I spent my night just talking with Ricardo and Austin about everything. They're great friends :)

My home life isn't well at all. I wish I had a steady income coming my way instead of this stupid on call, seasonal crap with work. I need to save up and get a freakin place to myself. My dad hasn't spoken to me in 3 days, my mom is always yelling at me and making me cry, and my dad, 3 days ago, told me he wants me out of the house and gone. I'm so done with everyone here :( It's seriously what brings me down the most, and I hate being around all of the negativity, but I have no where else to go... :( and it's 10 times harder without Taylor here. :'(


Everything is just bad. It's all bad.

-I'm thankful for the strength of mine and Taylor's relationship. Maybe this mission thing won't be as bad as I thought.

-DearElder, MyLDSMail, and MissionSite...I love being able to communicate with Tay<3

-My friends. They've been so helpful through out this whole process! I love them!

tha's it because everything else sucks. :P

Day 1

It's finally here! November 9, 2011.
So today is the first day Taylor is officially OFFICIALLY gone.
He left for Utah Tuesday morning, so we said all of our goodbyes on Monday, however, since then we've been texting and talking on the phone. So today is the first day that I haven't been able to talk to him.

I'm doing suprisingly well. I think it may be because I got all of my tears and sadness out this past week. I was seriously a mess. Now, I'm pretty good and optimistic. I'm emailing and dear eldering him, getting a package set up to give him this weekend , that Hadley kindly offered to deliver for me :) and just been excited to start counting down the days until he gets back! This is the first time I've ever felt so happy about the mission :) I have an incredible load of faith and I can feel God helping me out with this :)<3

I am so blessed to have Taylor in my life and to have spent an amazing two years with him<3 He's the best and I am so lucky that I got to fall in love with my best friend. When he gets back, we will pick up where we left off :)<3

So, that's it for today really...
Everyone has been SUPER awesome at helping me cope. I'd like to thank everyone who sent me a text, message on Facebook, phone call, or comforted me in person. It means so much to me that people care :)<3 I love all of you!

Well, thinks seem to be good, but it may be just because it hasn't hit me...I really can't tell if it has or not, but I am in a great mood about all of this :)<3 I find it kinda strange haha.

Nothing Lasts Forever

Today is the last day I get to spend with my boyfriend before he leaves for his mission :( It seems unreal for me, and I know that tonight, I'm still going to feel like I'm gonna see him tomorrow. ...Idk what I'm gonna do without my best friend around. :(

I've never been so depressed before. I cry ALL THE TIME. Even when I'm not trying to or in the appropriate place to cry. I cry in school, in the car, just sitting with friend, and the worst is at night. :(

I'm honestly speechless about what's going on. I love Taylor more than anything else in this world. I can't wait for him to come home.<3

It's kind of funny.

As I look back on my previous posts and read about how sad I am about Taylor leaving, it makes me laugh. I see numbers like 19 and sentences that say "two more weeks" and it helps me realize how fast time goes by. Tomorrow might be Taylor's last day in town. :( The funny thing is, it hasn't hit me that in two days I seriously won't be able to talk to see him anymore.
It's kind of an awkward situation. When he leaves...do I have have a boyfriend? Am I single? Are we still in love? Idk what's going on right now :(
I've never been so depressed in my life. I'm definitely not looking forward to this week and being without him. I really can't comprehend this...

:( time needs to stop.

Birthday/Christmas Wish List.

•A puppy. Preferably a pug.
•A plane ticket to anywhere but here.
•An iPhone 4.
•$$$$$$$
•Boy Meets World DVD’s, all the seasons after season 3.
•Ritalin. (I’m not a druggy, just a struggling college student.)
•A coffee bean gift card.
•My boyfriend to come home :(
•Shoes. I haven’t bought a new pair of shoes since beginning of my junior year.
•Headphones. Preferably Spiderman ones :/
•Taylor Sheldon<3
•New Years Eve in Time Square.
•Sky diving.

That should do.

Insomnia vs Depression

Today is Saturday. I haven't slept since Wednesday :/
By the time I actually decide to get into bed, it's about 6am.
I can't stop crying and Taylor isn't even in town to talk to, neither is Garrett :(
I just need a friend who will hold me while I cry.

Taylor has some of the best people I know as best friends though. I called them last night at about 4am and they came and sat with me talking about everything until like 6... :/
It's awesome having a shoulder to lean on, someone saying they care, and someone to tell you it's going to be okay and really mean it.

I'm so scared that in 10 days when he's gone, I won't have someone to comfort me.

:( I've never felt so crappy in my life.

Just a thought, or two, or three.

So I'm sitting here in the library studying my butt off and I gotta say, I'm proud of myself for actually buckling down and getting my work done.
The reason I'm in the library so late though I'm not very proud of.
I have been slacking so much in school lately, and it's really not good. This isn't high school. No more games from here on out, I'm dedicating the appropriate amount of effort to my school work now.

In other news, Taylor's farewell is this Sunday. :( That is all.

I got my Halloween costume. Well, the stuff to make my costume. I'm going to be Minnie Mouse. I'm making a tutu out of white tulle and red tulle that his white polka dots on it :) It's gonna be cute! I'm very excited.

The semester is halfway done! I want a change in my life. I want to move to Orlando for a semester in January! I want to travel! I want to see my family in New York! I feel like I've been stationary for so long, I just want to be free. Taking time off from school is definitely not an option, but I am in desperate need of an adventure, a risk, just something new. I'm jealous of Taylor going to Argentina. I want to go.

I just need to learn to take everything day by day. Right now, I need to study, eat, and start my costume. THEN, my adventure :)

Once again.

This week has been ridiculous. I went from being extremely depressed, to unbelievably happy, and now.. I think I'm in the middle. So, let's do this shall we.

I'm thankful for...

-My parents. They are always trying to give me everything I need/want. I love them and I am so grateful that they have been there to comfort me this past week. Idk what I would do without them.


-Meeting Taylor. My boyfriend leaves in 19 days. :( I won't get to see him for two whole years. I don't regret anything that we've been through. These past two years with him have been the happiest years of my life. He is my best friend and I love him more than anything! <3 He's going to be awesome in Argentina.

-School. I seriously learn so much in college. In high school, I hardly learned.


-My bed. Like I said, sleep helps me escape and I am so grateful to have a comfortable bed that I could lose myself for hours in.


-Jersday! It gives me something to do for a few hours on a Thursday night, making fun of guidos, and hanging out with some of my best friends.


-Rachelle Angel. She's seriously been the most amazing person to me the past few weeks. I love her to death and she has been helping me cope with losing Tay! She gives me that hot chocolate on my gloomy days that I can always use. :)

I can't believe how fast life is going right now. Taylor's farewell talk is in 2 and a half weeks!!! That's so crazy. It seriously feels like I just met the kid yesterday, I can't believe we've been together for 22 months<3 I love the kid.
Also, I have two jobs now, and I'm taking five classes as a full time student. Am I crazy? No, just broke. :p Ugh. I am beyond stressed. This semester needs to end already so I can figure out if I'm moving to Orlando or not. Also, I may be going there with not only Tony, but Timmy and Dallin too! Timmy's going to bring his car if he gets accepted so we are totally going to hit up the beach and pretty much take over Orlando.
I want everything to speed up so I can get the show on the road and hurry up and be done with classes, but I want so bad for time to go as slow as possible because I want to be with Taylor more than anything. This situation sucks.

It's been awhile since I've done one of these!

I'm thankful for...

-My friends. They have been there for me so much this past week. To point out a few, Gloria, Ricardo, and Rachelle! Taylor and I have been having some issues and these people have been by my side going out of their way to make sure I'm okay. I love them<3 Kayla, Tyler, and Jan also deserve a big shout out! We had the funniest conversation the other night and I seriously haven't laughed that hard (by myself) in forever! Love them!

-Taylor. I know things aren't perfect for us right now. I can honestly say that things can only get better. He leaves in ONE MONTH and we've been at each others throats :/ But still, I love him and he loves me. He gave me a place to sleep this weekend and a shoulder to cry on when he wasn't the one producing my tears. I know he cares about me, things are just crazy right now. I am so sorry for everything :/

-Ice Films. I can finally watch any movie I want at anytime! Tay and I have been dying to watch Hot Rod and The Ugly Truth. Thanks to ice films, I was able to download them to my hard drive and watch them :)

-Sleep. Sleep lets me escape from reality for a little bit. I've been taking naps like crazy lately. It's so nice to not care for a few hours of the day.

-Aeropostale and American Eagle. I finally have a job again! I can pay for George (my car), buy food, and go to the movies with my friends again :)

A. Age: 18

B. Bed Size: Full.

C. Chore you hate: Dishes. I can't even stand going near a kitchen sink.

D. Dogs: I looove the puppies! Anything small works for me.

E. Essential start to your day: Putting in those contacts so I can see :)

F. Favorite Color: Yellow, Pink, and Purple.

G. Gold or Silver: Silver! I feel like gold looks tacky haha.

H. Height: 5'3".

I. Instruments you play: I used to play the keyboard, so if you give me some music, I can sit down and play for you :)

J. Job Title: Sales Associate and Full time student.

K. Kids: 4 please :)

L. Live: Las Vegas

M. Mother's Name: Joan

N. Nicknames: Goose, Jess, Jessie, or Jessiecaca.

O. Overnight hospital stays: When I was a baby, for like 1 month.

P. Pet Peeves: People who curse every other word, when my parents ask me if I ate today, people who drive 10 below the speed limit.

Q. Quote from a Movie: "I'm freakin pumped! I've been drinking green tea all goddamn day!" -Hot Rod

R. Right handed or Left handed: Right.

S. Siblings: Non existent.

T. Time to wake up: Mon/Wed at 8:00, Tues/Thurs at 7.

U. Underwear: Victoria's Secret.

V. Vegetables you hate: Umm, I don't know actually. I guess brocolli.

W. What makes you run late: Over sleeping.

X. X-rays you have: Teeth, wrist, ankle, hand, and neck.

Y. Yummy food that you make: I'm such a good cook! I'll make you anything :)

Z. Zoo animals: I like the elephants and the monkeys.

Welcome back Miss Russo.

Wow, it's seriously been so long since I've blogged.
It's partially because I've been really busy lately and partially because I've been to pissed off and depressed to talk about why I'm pissed off and depressed. Let me just update on basically what's been going on the past month.

1. School's been going good. I applied to spend my spring semester in Florida doing the Disney College Program. I had my final interview the other day and I think it went well. I'm actually going to Orem in a couple weeks to do an optional audition to be considered to become a character in DisneyWorld, so I'm super excited for that! I'm mainly doing it for fun, but if I get it then cool beans. My friend Tony also applied and he had his final interview today. How fun would that be to go move to Florida together for 5 months?! I know, I'm excited. Hopefully this all works out.

2. I have the best friend in the world and his name is Garrett Jones. He took me to see Ke$ha and LMFAO last week! :) I love him I love him I love him! He also got us LMFAO meet and greets! The concert was so fun! LMFAO killed it and were sooo sick and fun to watch! Kesha was kinda a disappointment, but whatever, it was still an awesome night!

3. Taylor and I got food poisoning a few days ago :/ We were both at his house throwing up, it wasn't fun. I'm still feeling a little queezy, but for the most part we're both pretty much over it.

4. Today at LVHS is Homecoming, which means yesterday was the homecoming parade and football game. I got to go judge the floats for the parade since I was in charge of that last year :) I enjoyed myself, especially since after I finished judging, I got to ride on the Alumni float with Suzie, Hans, and Gloria. Then at the game, Braden, Luke, and Hans forced me to go with them to ride with Suzie during halftime on the float. It was fun though. Oh yeah, speaking of Luke, Suzie, and Gloria...a bunch of people came to town!! I loved seeing Suzie, Gloria, Hadley, Luke, and Eric! We had a little reunion at Vegas during the Homecoming assembly and it was seriously so fun, I was super happy! Hopefully I get to see them again when I head to my Disney audition :)

5. Taylor leaves in 6 weeks for his mission so that means I am tripping balls. Plus, things aren't as perfect as they can be right now. Whatever though, no use fighting over things a month before he leaves, right? Still love the kid.

Well, I think that's pretty much everything... I'll try to blog more often so my posts aren't so long haha.

A Thousand Suns

Basically, my friends and I worked together to make UNLV our b*tch, and we won 6 tickets to the Linkin Park concert tonight at the Hard Rock! Sooo excited. Tyler and I went to their concert in February and it was so sick, so we are stoked! Travis, our new friend in between June and I, is going too, and this will be his first concert ever! He gets to learn how us Vegas kids party it up :) I LOVE COLLEGE!

I LOVE COLLEGE!

Today was the first day of college and I love it!!
I only had 2 classes today, so the day flew by! Becka was in my first class with me, Com101. It seems like it's going to be a really fun class. I love public speaking :) The teacher is really tight too, he's super funny and chill. I can tell Becka is going to creep on him like she did to Stine haha.
I had nutrition later on with June, our new friend Jackie, and another new friend...whose name I can't remember. haha. Anyway, she's really nice :) We found our class and well, it was really boring! haha. All we did was go over the syllabus, but still, I couldn't sit still during it. Luckily though, we got out like 45 minutes early haha.
Afterwards, I had a job interview at Planet Hollywood Miracle Mile Shops for Victoria's Secret. I think it went extremely well! I hope I hear back from them and get the job! :D I could really use it and I would definitely LOVE that job!!
That's pretty much all that's new with me...I love being grown-up ;)

Life is C-R-A-Z-Y!

I am sad because I'm a slacker and keep missing my Thankful Thursdays! haha I've just been SO BUSY! Wednesday and Thursday I went to Six Flags/Hurricane Harbor with Kayla, Jessie, Yesenia, Nicole, and Jimichael. It was such a fun bonding trip, and a nice way to end summer :)<3 I love them.

College starts in TWO, count 'em, TWO days! Ahh! I am soooo excited! It is going to be so fun! Yesterday was welcome day for all the new Rebels. It was a pretty fun day. I headed down there about 8:30am and met up with Erick Fedde. We went to a couple lectures together then went to get lunch and met up with everyone else. Becka, Kayla, Yesenia, Tyler, and June were there. We also made 2 new friends; Travis and Jackie :) They are both really nice. Travis is from Oregon and Jackie was from like Texas or Minnesota or something haha. I don't remember. Anyway, it got me really excited for school to start! ahh! I also went and got my books today! almost $600, good thing I got a check for $1,000 from a scholarship :) HOLLA!

I have moooore exciting news! My all time best friend JAKE ROGERS is in town for the weekend!!! We hung out yesterday and it was AWESOME! I love hanging out with him because even though we haven't talked or seen each other in months, it's seriously like nothing has changed. He is one of the coolest kids around lol. It makes me really sad that he lives so far away... but oh well, I'm glad he is such a good friend and will skype me every once in awhile, and hit me up when he comes to town :)

Ahh I wish I would update this thing more so my posts wouldn't be so long :/
Anyway, it was weird coming home from California and having no friends. ha. What I mean by that is everyone left for college this week, during the two days we were gone, and basically we came home to, well, each other. It's awesome though, I am so proud of everyone. It's been making me really sad lately that I chose not to move to Flagstaff with Luke and Jordan Parker...everything is going to be good though. It's gonna be a good year, even though I'm going to miss everyone!

Well, until next time. Which is hopefully soon because I hate writing these long posts! lol

Long time, no talk.

Oh my goodness, it's been awhile since I've blogged..
Umm...well I guess I can catch you up on what I've been up to lately.
Thursday, Braden Winder received his mission call! He reports to the MTC in Provo on November 30th as he prepares to serve his mission in San Antonio, Texas! The perfect place for Braden! haha. The mission is also Spanish speaking, which is awesome! He will be able to hang out in the MTC with Taylor for awhile too, so that's awesome! After Braden opened his call, I went to Eric Swenson's house for his goodbye party! It was a blast! I never played a funner game of spoons with such funny (and violent) people! After his party, I took Ronnie to Becka Dimick's house, and got so happy because I didn't have to pick Taylor up from work, so I stayed at her house and watched Jersey Shore with her, Ronnie, Carissa, Kim, and Fedde :) Then we played slapjack and Fedde had to eat a teaspoon of cinammon (which is physically impossible). It was too funny!

Then on Friday, I went to a goodbye dinner for Eric at Olive Garden with Hadley, Jessie, and Senia. After dinner we went Coning and trashbagging. SO MUCH FUN! I am going to miss Eric so much!

Friday night I went to Krave. It's a nightclub on the strip that is 18 and up on Fridays. Oh, did I mention it's a gay club? haha. That seriously made it more fun though, because gay guys are so nice, and it takes away from people trying to hit on you. Anyway, I had an amazing time! I loved just being out with my friends and dancing for hours. I went with Kayla, Ronnie, Becka, June, Carissa, Ale, and Nicole. Gooood times! They are some of the funnest people to be around. I got called beautiful numerous amounts of times by gay guys there. They are the sweetest! Kayla and I even knew one of the dancers that was on stage. He used to be in Stuco at LVA. haha.

That's foam falling on us in the picture :) It was too legit. Just a big tease making me wish I was 21 already so I could go to more clubs. Oh well.

Saturday was pretty decent. I had to work from 5pm-11pm so in the morning I went to Taylor's house and just hung out and took an afternoon nap there, since I was so tired from the night before :p haha. Then, I left for work and when I got there I was finally informed that it was my last day! It's bittersweet. I hate it there, but I need money. Oh well though. I didn't get fired for doing anything wrong really. They just have high standards and put a lot of pressure on their employees, and I guess last week they didn't like my performance, so they cut my hours...I GOT AN ENTIRE WEEK OFF. That means half a paycheck. Don't they know I have bills to pay? Anyway, I brought it to their attention and they let me go. Oh well. Hopefully though I get this job as a hostess at a restaurant because my dad is friends with the manager. I put my application in today. I also interviewed with Victoria's Secret last week, they told me they will be calling sometime next week to let me know how I did. I would definitely enjoy that job! Anyway, back to Saturday..after work Taylor came to my house and suprised me with 2 of my favorite things; Chapstick and Blue Powerade! Best boyfriend ever? Maybe...then he took me out to dinner, and since it was 12:30am, our options were limited. We went to TGI Friday's because they're open until 2am. It worked out too, because we had a thing for a free appetizer :)

Sunday was such a lovely day. I must give it to the Winders, they are the best! You see, Thursday after Braden opened his mission call, his dad sat me down for like an hour and talked to me about life. Him and I used to be really close, so it was nice to catch up. He invited me to come to church with them on Sunday, so I was polite and said sure. So, Sunday morning I picked up Taylor and him and I went to Braden's ward. The talks given that day were very nice. After Sacrament Tay and I joined Braden and Hans in Relief Society, where we couldn't help but laugh to ourselves because the teacher reminded us SO much of Mitch Cizmas! It was crazy! After 2nd hour, I went with Scout to Young Women's and she was very nice :) Everyone there was. We had a great lesson about sacrificing things for others, or to complete a goal. After church, Taylor and I went to his mom's house to have Sunday dinner with his mom, stepdad, and new step siblings and their husbands....Taylor isnt too fond of that family, but I enjoyed their company. They were so nice to me and we had great conversations! Dinner was also delicious, like always :) After dinner, Braden invited us over to his house to meet the missionaries (Braden's dad is trying to get me to convert) haha. Anyway, Taylor and I went to the Winder's home and had a lovely meeting with the missionaries. They were very nice and enjoyed their company. The Winder's were very sweet to invite me into their home like that :) I've always loved that family. After the missionary lessons, Taylor and I decided to do Sunday dinner, round two :) We went to my house where there was homemade spaghetti and meatballs! YUM! Taylor and I started with a bowl of chocolate ice cream though, because that's how we do ;) Then we had some spaghetti and watched one of my favorite movies, Whatever It Takes! After that, we decided to go play some soccer, but by the time we got to the park we were so tired, we just took out a blanket and layed in the grass for like 3 hours. Then we went back to Taylor's house, had Sunday dinner round 3 (the left overs from earlier), watched Bride Wars, and fell asleep! It was a great day!

Sad Day

This is one of my best friends, Christopher Hansen, aka Luke! We've known each other since elementary school and he is beyond amazing. This kid and his family have always treated me like a queen. I can't explain the love I have towards all of them! Luke, about a year ago, was driving my car and was hit by a drunk driver. I freaked out and when I showed up to the scene, I couldn't do anything but hug him. I have never seen this kid that confused, sad, and sorry. I will never forget the image of his face with splattered blood all over it. That night brought us so much closer. My best friend moves to Flagstaff, AZ in like 12 days, and I was supposed to be going with him. He's attending college in the fall at NAU. I was enrolled in the school and was going to go along with him. Last minute, I changed my mind, and Luke got so sad. I really wish I was moving with him. I think we would've had a BA time together! I am going to miss him so so so much! He is one of the greatest people I know! I will definitely be visiting him lots, not only to see him, but to also see his brother that is up there as well. :/ Sad day that everyone is going their seperate ways. I just wish I didn't change my mind about moving to Arizona... :(

I'm thankful for the fact that Taylor and I put our differences aside and stopped all the fighting. I am so happy now! Also, we've decided to show each other we care a little more, and now we email each other lol. It's really cheesey, but kinda cute, and it gives us good practice for his mission lol. In my last email, I attatched this picture along with my letter...

I'm thankful for my phone!! I know I always say I hate it and I'm switching back to my blackberry, but seriously, this thing is my life and I love that it has all my apps and stuff on it. :)

I'm thankful for song covers! I have a new favorite cover at the moment, "Blister in the Sun" by Nauvelle Vague. So sweet :)

I'm thankful for Jersey Shore being back on! GUIDOS ASSEMBLE!

I've had a very boring Thursday, considering I went to bed at 5am, while on the phone with Taylor...apparently I fell asleep..I mean WE fell asleep, on the phone until like 6am. Also, I woke up at 1pm and had to leave for work at 3, and got off at midnight :/ But then Taylor and I got ice cream and went to Wal-Mart. Oh! and leave it to my friends (Garrett, Luke, Jace, and Cierra) to be at Albertsons at 2am getting cookies. But....I guess I'm wierd too, considering I was sitting in the parking lot at 2am eating McDonald's haha.

I miss summer days/nights when you could just get one friend and go to the park, and by the end of the night, without even calling anyone, you would end up with a massive amount of people all hanging out. :/
Growing up sucks. And I especially chose this picture because I REALLY don't want my friend Christopher Luke Hansen to move to Flagstaff without me :'( I'm going to miss him so much.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Today is my best friend Garrett's birthday! He is finally 17!! I am so happy we don't have to sneak into R rated movies anymore haha. So tonight, Taylor and I decided to go decorate his car with balloons, streamers, and window markers! It was cute. Then Taylor took a picture with the car and himself....mooning the camera...we sent it to Garrett's phone knowing he's asleep, so he will definitely be getting a beautiful suprise in the morning :) I love my best friend so much! I hope he has a great day, even though he's working an 11 hour shift...oh well.

Ain't Nothin' Like Them Summer Night's!

I totally love Rachelle Angel! :) I got to hang out with her yesterday for the first time in a little while and it was so fun! We had quite a productive night. First, we went down to the Miracle Mile Shops to my store so I could get some jeans for 60% off, too bad they didn't have my size though :/ Then we went to Victoria Secret and I got 2 pairs of underwear for 54 cents, gotta love being a member :)
After that, we went to do some unfinished business. The other day Taylor and I found mens underwear in the backseat of my car....we figured they were our friend Tony's cause he had a bunch of clothes a few nights ago from being in St. George. So Rachelle and I went to Pizza Hut where Tony works and put the underwear on his windshield with a note that said "Thanks for last night baby, you forgot these though xoxo ;)" haha. He came out and started laughing so hard. Then the 3 of us went to U-Swirl and played "Go Fish" there. Tony kept losing.
After U-Swirl Rachelle and I decided to keep doing stuff to people's cars so we went to my house and made like a million sticky notes that said pick up lines on them, then we went to stick them all over Tay's car so when he got out of work he had something to make him smile :) However, he got off work early so we snuck into his garage while he was showering and put them all over his car :) He came out and saw them and started laughing, then he saw us and we all went to Jack in the Box together.
Rachelle went home and Taylor and I had a sleepover because both of my parents are gone and I hate being at home by myself. It was a very nice day, considering I had to work. Luckily though I only worked 4 hours and it went by super duper fast! :D

I'm thankful for actually having a job, that pays well, with bonuses, that I earned ALL BY MYSELF, without knowing anyone that works there.

I'm thankful for having an amazing boyfriend of one year, 8 months that I can call my best friend. Even though he is leaving me for 2 years to go serve a mission, I know that he will remain a loyal friend to me while he is gone and always care about me.

I'm thankful for George, my car! I'm so happy to finally have my own car. It makes things a lot easier.

I'm thankful for great friends! Tonight we had a Murder Mystery Dinner and it was hilarious!

I'm thankful for living in a town where it is ok to go get a pizza at 3:00 in the morning.

I guess that's it for this week... there is so much more I am thankful for, but as of right now, that's what is on my mind. :)

I've worked here exactly one month today. I like it because it's easy, but I hate it because it's so boring! Time seriously goes by so slowly when we have no customers. I love being on the strip because of all the differen't kinds of people, and it's just cool to say I work at Planet Hollywood...but I hate it because it gets dead and the store is expensive so there's times when no one is shopping.
I think once school starts, I'll look for another job where my hours will work better with my school schedule...That's a good excuse right? ;)

Yay! I meet with the founder of Project Dinner Table on August 25th on Freemont Street thanks to Kloeker! Kevin, you're the best! I am so excited to go talk to someone who is in the position that I would love to be in 10 years from now. :)

That's what friends are for.

This is one of my best friends, Garrett Jones! Let me tell you, he is a LIFE SAVER! Last night was suuuuch a mess. So I was supposed to sleep at my friend Allie's house last night, but I decided I wanted to actually get a good night of sleep because I haven't slept well the past few days. So I went home at about 3 in the morning. I opened up my garage and when I went to walk inside the door was locked! I lost my key about a week ago, so I knew I didn't have it on me. My phone was dead too :/ Sooo...for about 20 minutes I tried looking for ways to get inside of my house...nothing. I didn't want to bang on the door because I really didn't want to scare them, and frankly, I'm not even sure if they would've woken up to it. So anyway, Eli Williams is in town and he's staying at Taylor's house. I knew they were awake, but just to make sure, I sped over to Taylor's house and started looking through the windows. I saw Eli sleeping and Taylor on the computer about to fall asleep. I started wiggling Taylor's doorknob, because you can always hear it from the couch. He looked up and saw me standing at the door. He let me in and I was using his phone until about 4:30, almost 5, trying to call my friends so I can spend the night with them. By this time, it wasn't even an option to call my house because I got in trouble the night before for being out until like 3:30 with Taylor, and I knew calling from his phone at 4am would cause a fight, and make my parents think I was lying about sleeping at Allie's. Anyway, nobody was answering...so I called Garrett! Garrett answered on the first try, let me come over, and gave me a nice bed to sleep in, no questions asked. He's the best and I love him so much. :)

What the AUGUST?!

I can't believe it is already August! Summer is like over in 3 weeks!
I need to make a list to get everything off of my mind. ha.

*There are exactly 100 days until Taylor leaves on his Mission and we are in the middle of the biggest fight we've ever had! :(

*EDC was awesome, I just wish I saw my friends there.

*Hawaii sucked so bad. I wish I had a better time on my first family vacation in so long.

*We went on our second annual Zion trip to the Narrows, I was the only girl, almost fought one of the boys, and nearly froze/starve to death. However, it was an intense adventure. :)

*I'm supposed to be going to South Carolina this weekend with my dad, uncle, and grandparents, but I can't get off of work.

*California road trip Wednesday? Not if we keep fighting like this...

*School starts in like 3 weeks and I am sooo sooo sooooo SOOOO excited!! :D

*I need to find a new genre of music to get into. Everything sucks.

*I need to go to Church. It's been awhile.

*I guess I should start getting ready again in the mornings so I don't get called a guy or get made fun of.

Ok....I feel better :)

Thumbs up to the coolest guy around right now!
Kevin Kloeker, you are the man!
My teacher/advisor last year, Mr. Kloeker has been such a big help the past like...6 months, just with everything! He is such an inspiration to me and he is helping to make me a better person. He is always telling me how great of a person I am and that he really does care about me. For a long time I've been stressing out about college and stuff, Kloeker helped me to make my decision to stay in Vegas for school. When I told him I didn't want to be an architect anymore he was shocked. He wanted me to meet "Bob" his friend, who was a very successful architect. Since that was no longer going to go down, Kloeker finally asked me, wtf do you want to be!? I want to be an entreprenuer. I want to plan public events. I want to plan people's weddings, dinner parties, public concerts, parades, everything!
I got a phone call from Kloeker a couple days ago and he set me up with this lady Gina who runs a program here in Vegas called "Project Dinner Table." I sent her an email today and can't wait to meet her! She owns her own business and introduced me to CRAVE. It's a team of female business owners all over the country sharing their secrets and what they do. I am so excited!
Thanks for hooking it up Kloeker! :D

103 more days.

103 days until my boyfriend moves to Argentina. What the heck!?
This is a picture of us at Zion National Park in Utah. This was our second trip up there. We went together last summer when he moved to St. George. I am so happy he moved back to Vegas! haha. I'm gonna miss him while he's gone, but I'm so happy we're still making lots and lots of memories :) CALIFORNIA NEXT WEEK!! I can't wait to go to Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor :D

Oh, the irony!

So, every once in awhile, I go on this website, postsecret. It's a website where people send in pictures and postcards and write on them their biggest insecurity or fear. Ironic enough, the day that Taylor opened his mission call, this was one of the postsecrets for that day! So true.

How bittersweet it is to be loved by you.

This is my boyfriend Taylor and he is serving an LDS Mission in Resistencia, Argentina. The crazy part is that is the same exact mission his cousin Jared is serving right now. He reports to the MTC on November 9th.
I am so incredibly proud of him for giving up 2 years of his life to go and do such an amazing thing. I know he will be having one of the greatest experiences! Although I am going to miss him more than words could ever explain, I am excited that we got the chance to spend 2 years together. He has made me happier than I've ever been.
It's bittersweet, my feelings about him leaving. I'm so excited and happy, but at the same time, I've never been more upset in my life. I look forward to 2 years and 107 days from now when I get to see that pretty face...and see if we can rekindle what we currently share. :)
I love you Tay!

I get by with a little help from my friends.

I basically don't want to get up, even though I have stuff to do, because I'm perfectly content sitting on my bathroom floor listening to The Beatles with my speakers blasting.

I know I'm not going to be happier anywhere else. :/

My new favorite movie and one of my favorite songs from THE BEST BAND EVER!

tying the knot!

I have been listening to music nonstop the past few days, and basically I came up with a list of songs I definitely want to dance to at my wedding. So, I thought I would share :)

1. I Want To Hold Your Hand -The Beatles, Across The Universe Cover

2. Amazed -Lonestar, Goot Cover

3. In My Life -The Beatles/John Lennon

4. Marry Me -Train

5. Marry You -Bruno Mars

6. I’m In Love(I Wanna Do It) -Alex Gaudino

a beautiful mess.

This is my boyfriend, Taylor. We've been dating for one year and 7 months. He is LDS, so he is going to serve on a mission for 2 years, in which we wont be able to speak on the phone or visit each other. All we have are letters and emails. It's going to be the hardest thing in the world, to say goodbye to him. I am so in love with this boy, I don't know what I am going to do without him. He is my best friend. He got his call yesterday and we find out when he leaves sometime this weekend. I'm depressed. :'(

Just got back from Hawaii and it was pretty dang beautiful.
I am so glad to be back in Las Vegas though! Oh, how I missed it so much!
My favorite thing about living in Las Vegas is the fact that EVERYTHING is open all the time! I can't stand being somewhere out of town, and the stores closing at like 8pm. BS if you ask me. I am so glad I am not moving to Flagstaff anymore :)

Today was orientation! I am so excited to start college in the fall :D My schedule is pretty decent and I have a couple classes with some friends, so that's good :)
This summer sucks and I just want it to be fall already. boo.

Such an amazing TED Talk.

I enjoy TED talks because they are so inspiring! This is one of my favorites :)

Let's get the party started.

Well, this is my first post on my brand new blog! :D
I'm excited haha.
Be prepared for some (somewhat) AWESOME posts ;)