A sad farewell

As many of you know, and some of you don't Kristy and Clint are moving to Monticello soon. All the girl cousins on my mom's side decided to throw her a little farewell breakfast. We got up early this morning and went to the Cracker Barrell. It was a fun time to get together with all of us and Grandma too. However, it is still very surreal that they will be leaving soon. Kristy and Taylynn have been such an amazing addition to our family. Kristy is so fun to hang out with and has become a true sister to me and Kaylee. Taylynn constantly keeps our family laughing and happy, and of course Clint has always been a fun and strong part of our family. They will be greatly missed, and their visits up here will be counted down to! :) Love you guys!

My awesome cousins with the exception of Shay (she's on the other side of the table:))

Me and Kristy

Heidi and her Hot Cocoa mustache

Birthday Surprises!

Yesterday was my birthday! It started early as me and my two friends woke up at five thirty to get to our institute committee meeting by seven. My friends surprised me with this cute dessert. But, before that my sweet little sister woke up at five thirty and made me breakfast. How amazing is she?

I went through school and then my great friend Megan took me to Subway for lunch on my request. We then ended up going to the mall and went to Icing and Bath & Body Works. It was a blast! When I got home my dad gave me some hot pink safety glasses that I've wanted for my Chemistry lab. My Mom gave me a beautiful quilt that she had worked tirelessly on. I received so many gifts, but the best is knowing that I have friends and family who love me! When I came home from the mall we headed to dinner. When we got to Village Inn, who happen to have an amazing chocolate silk pie :), we walked into the party room and there were all my friends screaming "Surprise!" My sister and sister-in-law had set all of this up! Needless to say, some of them had to tell little white lies to me so I didn't figure out. I am so blessed!



The Party!

Casey and Taylynn


Taylynn loved my princess crown that Kristy made for me:)

Taylynn also loved my balloons, and ended up getting tangled in them.
The After Party! My friend Karlee got me the movie Letters to Juliet, which I love, so we decided to stay up late and watch it.
Me and Kaylin
We loved the movie! We stayed up until one talking and watching it. It was really late for me,but such a good way to start as a nineteen year old! :)

I tell everyone that I'm okay with being one year older, and nineteen; it's the one year away from being twenty that scares me!
Kaylin and Karlee ready for a long night. It was the best day ever!

Moving Up

I am feeling so much better after my surgery. I still can't lift people at work, but they've been great to work with me. I love college! It is so much better than High School! I feel so much more independant, and in charge of my life and my career now. I love that I get to be an adult for once. I also love the social life; I must admit it has been so much fun to hang out with all of my friends inbetween classes.
Along with the new school year brought more changes, and now Clint and Kristy are moving to Monticello, Utah. Kristy's dad owns a pest control business down there and has hired Clint to work for him. I'm sad to see my favorite little person go, but I know that they will grow as a family from this move up in life.
Kaylee is a junior in High School now, and I think she likes it. She doesn't like school, but she has good friends that she enjoys being with. Dad is just trying to get into his new calling as bishop. Mom is trying to get used to hearing Bishop Moore all the time. Casey is working hard at both of his jobs, but Trailhead Customs has really grown, and I think it's been good for him. Thanks everyone for your support in his new business. I will have to post pictures next time. I'm going to a Skills USA conference this weekend, so there should be some fun pictures from that. Overall life is good, and I'm having a blast! My birthday is coming up and I'm not sure I'm ready for that! Everyone tells me I'm not old, but it sure feels like I'm getting there awfully fast. Maybe that's because most of my friends are nearly a year younger than me. :)
I forgot to say that I joined an institute committee. I'm so excited for it! It's called the outreach committee. We try and reach out to returned missionaries and get them to participate in institute! I love reaching out to people, and RM's so it fit perfectly! :)