Guitar Hero!

I just beat Guiar Hero III for the Wii on Easy. Now I can go back to not caring about the game because medium is TOO hard for me!

Work and Play

Ok, so I just got home from working 4 days straight. I seriously don't know how I survive sometimes, when I get home from times like that I feel so drained of everything it's as if I could sleep for days and days. I have pictures I need post from my niece's birthday party last weekend. I went to the BYU v. UNLV basketball game last night and I wish I had remembered to take pictures, but I didn't. I had a lot of fun at the game though. I hadn't been to a basket ball game since I was a freshman and I had forgotten how much fun it is to yell and really get into the game. I told the guy I went with, Todd that my favorite part is the chanting "left, right, left right... SIT DOWN!" when some player on the other team fouls out. I am so glad I got to spend last night away from the kids, I think i might have had to shoot myself in the foot if I didn't get a few hours off. Jessica was sweet for offering to babysit her brothers so I could go!

President Hinckley

Yesterday evening the President and Prophet of my church, Gordon B. Hinckley passed away. I have to admit that I was shocked when I heard the news. It just hits you when you hear something like that. It is a little sad because he has been the Prophet for almost 13 years (since I was 10) and I loved him so much. He was such a sweet, nice, spiritual man. I could really feel his love for all of the members of the Church. I know that he is now with his wife again and so happy to be with her. You could tell when Sister Hinckley died a few years ago that it really affected him. I am so glad that I know that his death doesn't affect the authority of the church or it's truth. And I am glad that we were able to have such a wonderful man lead us for so long. It's so good to know that death isn't the end. It is only the beginning!

Tubing!

Saturday my ward went Tubing at Soldier's Hollow in Midway. It was SO much fun! After tubing we went in the Heber and had awesome burgers and shakes at the Dairy Keen. It was so good. I managed to survive the day with out killing myself too! No broken bones and not too many sore muscles and only a couple bruises on my knee where i had to stick my legs off the back of the tube because my feet weren't slowing me down enough and there was a stupid worker standing just at the end of my lane! She should have moved!

Like Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum, Two is Always Better than One

Last weekend in LA I had so much fun because I got to go to Disneyland for my birthday, not once but twice! On Friday I went with friends from my ward who came down to LA for the long weekend and on Monday I went with friends from home. I had forgotten how AMAZING Disneyland can actually be! And going for your birthday is the best, you get a birthday pin from city hall on main street and everyone wishes you a happy birthday! I managed to stretch my birthday from Friday to Monday (It was actually Sunday the 20th)! For my actual birthday my mom made dinner (I love Tri-tip) and I had Brandee and Anibal and my brother and his wife there. It was an awesome birthday. And to think I was a little worried about turning 23!

Weddings, Birthdays and the HAPPIEST Place on Earth!

Last Saturday my brother got married! I am SO excited for him. Carl married a woman who is just perfect for him! Her name is Janet and she lives up here in Utah and so Carl is moving (I guess has moved) up here! It will be so nice to have more family around. Now I have a brother and a sister (and a sister in-law and a brother in-law and a niece) all within an hour driving time. Aparently I am an awful sister though because I took my camera and then it sat in my purse the whole reception! I think I was just busy. This weekend we are having an open house in LA though and I will make sure to take pictures there.

So the open house is on Saturday but I am heading to LA tomorrow morning to go to Disneyland with a group of people from my ward to celebrate about half of our birthdays just happening to be in January! I am going to Disneyland twice actually because I am going on Monday as well with Brandee. Sunday is my birthday. I will be officially old.... or at least 23. I am excited to spend my birthday in Los Angeles and with my family, I haven't been with my family on my birthday since I was in High School and turned 18. Somehow spending your birthday with your mother just makes it better (it's her day too right?). And I will get a birthday dinner!!! Considering the open house the night before it might consist of left overs and wedding cake but it's still a meal I don't have to cook for myself or pay for!

Sledding again! Don't tell my Doctor!

For Family Home Evening on Monday my group went to Rock Canyon Park to go Sledding on the snow that had arrived the morning before. Unfortunately (or fortunately if you like going really fast) the sun on Monday turned the hills into solid ice with more ice at the bottom of the hills. I managed to have fun with only some minor bruises (no more broken bones and locked joints). The second time I went down the hill I tried to slow myself down and ended up sliding on my back across ice and rocks... That's where the minor bruises come in but other than that I had a lot of fun. After that wipe out we moved to some not as steep hills and mainly went down in trains of several sleds. I think at one point we had 10 people going down the hill at the same time!