I had the Best time...

I love the Stoehrs!! And I love it when I get to see them...laughing,inside jokes, games, girl talks, and more laughing! Sadly I, along with a good portion of my family, got sick with the stomach flu on friday, which totally made me sad because saturday was their last day here :( But I had a great week with them and am counting down the time until I get to see them again!!

Me and my turtle buddy having fun shopping...she loved the jacket so much she bought it, I tried it on as a joke-fur is totally not my thing!! haha

Us at our very BEST!!! :)Exhibit A: Jeana wanting to take a pic of all of us girls (Heidi & I are were very much against this idea due to not showering yet that day...as you can see I'm not pretty!) First attempt, however, Jeana, who is the oldest of the bunch, tickled Stephy's feet the whole time and this is what we got haha
Exhibit B: Second pic, good one with Stephy giving a BIG cheeser-ohh how I love that girl!

Happy Thanksgiving...

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!! Oh my goodness I haven't been home for this holiday in 2 years and let me tell ya..it was AMAZING!!! As much as I love Arizona, its so good to be home again for the holidays!! Oh how much I have missed Thanksgiving dinner with the all the family...my Grandma's YUMMY Food and just being with the family again! So now as I sit here with Thanksgiving almost over and thinking about my day and all that I am thankful for...I am so very blessed its not even funny!

1. First of all I am most thankful for my Family...seriously I have the BEST family in the world!!! They put up with me which in itself is amazing haha Any given day my family can tell what type of mood I'm in and they call me out if I'm crabby and they definitely know how to make me laugh! I couldn't have picked a better family!!

2. This year the Stoehrs are out visiting!!! No joke, everytime we get together there is constant laughing and talking very loudly haha us girls are told numerous times to talk softer and to be quiet. Games, girl talks, and so much more...what more could I ask for? I absolutely love the Stoehrs and am so HAPPY that I am home becuause I would've been so upset if I would've missed them being here!

3. My friends!!! I am one lucky girl and I have the GREATEST friends on the planet!! Again, my friends put up with me which is a miracle seeing that they don't have to, but the fact that they do makes me ever so grateful for them! I would have to put up a million pics up to show all my friends so I will just put a few...

Just a few...

4. The Gospel...This includes so much!! I know it sounds cheesy, but I really don't know where I would be without it or what type of person I would be. I can't explain it any better than that, its just AMAZING!

5. My Life! I may complain a lot and wish somethings were a little different at times, but I seriously love my life and everything in it!!! I couldn't ask for more, I have the BEST family, GREAT friends, WONDERFUL gospel, GOOD education that I have the opportunity to continue, I could go on and on, but I'll stop there.

Sorry if this was boring, it was more for me like the majority of my posts, anyway HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

One decision down, more to come...

I got the call this past monday....someone dropped out of the program in Mesa and I got in!! The class starts Jan 4, and so I told my advisor I would talk with my parents and call her the next day with my answer. Let me tell ya, I had tossed around every possbible outcome of this decision and I honestly was at a standstill. My sisters were at my house that night so I talked with them and my parents, they all gave me adivce and opinions on what and how I should make the decision. I turned to my mom and dad mainly though, but in my mom's words, "I don't know Jen, its your decision..you have to be the one who makes it" This makes me laugh, my entire life my mom has been making decisions for me and when I finally turn to her and say ok mom what do I do...she leaves it up to me!

My dad gave me a blessing before I went to bed and oh my goodness did that help. I knew the next hour or so I would need all the help I could get. Right after the blessing, I broke down ...I don't even know why. My bro-in-law told me to write out the pros and cons so thats what I did. I also called Dee right away, she's me other half and she knows what and how I see things and almost every single time we are thinking the same thing...we talked for 2 hours (Thanks so much Dee, I know you had homework and studying to do but you knew I needed you and you just let me vent and gave me adivce!!) And Dee gave me a chain of scriptures to read about personal revelation and what we sould seek after. So there I sat til about 1 or so in the morning...

I called my Advisor the next day and told her it just didn't feel right and that it wasn't my time to go to Mesa or just not the right place. I was just very frustrated and confused everytime I thought about Mesa and after I turned them down I felt calm which was really weird. I seriously have the BEST family though. First thing tuesday morning, my bro-in-law (who I think saw tears in my eyes the night before and knew how worried I was) asked what I had decided and the rest of my family were completely supportive. Thank you guys!!! I know I've been the Mayor of Crazy Town, but Thanks!!

So one decision down, more to come. I have yet to hear from Tucson and I just got my acceptance letter from Northcentral Tech College in Wausau. Crazy thing happened though Monday afternoon before I got the call, my neices were over right after school and as they were walking out, my sis-in-law said..."I don't know..ask her." Then B comes around the corner and asked.."Are you moving?" I laughed because I honestly didn't know myself, but I had been leaning towards staying here and said "Probably not B, I'm more than likely staying here" What happened next broke my heart, after I said this my sis-in-law goes "see B, Auntie is staying here you don't have to miss her anymore" oh my goodness, break my heart, like I said I seriously have the BEST family!!