Funny Story/ Updates

It's been quite a while since I have posted anything! I have been really busy with work and school. I am taking 14 credits and working 19 hours a week. Crazy right? I enjoy it most of the time though! 

Funny story... Yesterday I happened to experience the thing college students really hope doesn't happen to them. The alarm never goes off. Most days it wouldn't be a huge deal since I would just be going to class and I could find a way to get caught up, but this particular day I had a meeting with a professor and a math exam! I woke up at 8:58 naturally, had already missed my appointment with my professor, and had 2 minutes before my math exam started... Things I am thankful for as a result of this experience: 

-Heavenly Father must have had a role in this experience because I usually wouldn't wake up randomly at 8:58.. that was just pure luck!

-Casey being able to take me to my class so I was only 5 minutes late! Also having him tell me to breathe so I could focus on my test. 

-Being completely calm as I took the test and feeling great about it

-Having a professor who allowed me to reschedule an appointment with her (PHEW!)

-The fact that I got a 90 on my test! 

-The ability to laugh at the situation instead of break down and cry 

You have to love those little humbling experiences that Heavenly Father throws our way. I was really glad to have this experience though because it showed me a lot about myself. Most of the time I would have basically flipped a lid about what happened, but instead I just laughed. It was just a good day!!! 

In other news.....

Utah State played Texas A & M last weekend and only lost by 8! I don't care who you are, that is impressive!... and BYU lost.. ;) It was just a good weekend for football. 

We play SUU this weekend and it should be the first time we win a homecoming game since I started going to Utah State! 

I LOVE LIFE :) 

As summer comes to an end...

It's been a while since I have posted anything! Not many things have been going on in life, but school is coming up quickly!! I just figured I would post a little update about my life and the exciting things happening! 

1) Casey is moving to Logan TOMORROW! :) YAAAAA BUDDY! I'm way excited to have him here going to school with me!! We've been dating 6 weeks, and he is just amazing!

2) I passed the math placement test a few weeks ago! It took me 6 times, lots of prayers, and even fasting from my momma! I couldn't have done it without the help of everyone! I know it probably seems dumb to be excited about passing a math test, but I need to take this math class this semester so that I can get into the elementary education program at the right time! Definitely a blessing!

3) I got a new calling! I am the activities co-chair, and i'm pretty excited about it! I get to help plan all of the big activities for the ward this year. Quite the responsibility, but i'm ready for the challenge!

4) I went shopping with Mom, Grandma, Jelly, Carly, and Casey last weekend and got new clothes for school! Thanks grandma :) You're the best! I also tried on skinny jeans... I LOVE THEM! 

5) I get to go back to work soon! YAHOO! After a summer of being unemployed I am begging to work! I just love the kids at the school too, so I pretty much can't wait! I'm so excited i'm going in next week just to say hi to my teachers haha... obsessed? Maybe a little! 

6) I get to be in Pocatello for Jelly's birthday next weekend! it's been a few years since I have been able to do that... plus I get to hear about her first week in high school! AHHH she is growing up! 

7) I GET NEW ROOMIES ON SATURDAY!!!!! YAHOO!!!! I met one of them, and she was way fun, so I am thinkin it's gonna be a good year!!! 

Well I know there is more, but I can't think straight at the moment haha. There will be more posts to come i'm sure since life is going to kick into high gear soon!!!!!!! 

King Family Reunion :)

I got to spend the last week with Casey's family doing different activities :) It was so much fun! I love his family so much! 

Casey and I before we went to the Oqhirr Mountain Temple open house :) 

Us before we started climbing up to Timpanogos Caves :)

After we hiked in the cave :) 

Casey got me some lilies :) they are my favorite flower! 

Me shooting a gun for the first time :) Casey and Alex had to basically shoot it for me haha

EFY week 3

This is a little late because I have been gone for a week, but here are some EFY pictures from my last session! :) 

I hope they call me on a mission....

You would think I would be done sending missionaries out, but nope! My friend Chris is leaving to serve a mission in Singapore on Wednesday! His farewell was today, and it was great to see him one last time before he goes to serve the Lord for 2 years. Chris and I met at work in January and became best friends almost instantly. He is such a great guy, and I really wouldn't have made it through some of the days I had without him there to tell me it was all going to be alright!!  I love you Chris :) I'm so proud of you! 

Kisses for Elder Steele before he heads off to Singapore! 

This one is kinda gross, but oh well! 

"Let's just say there were fireworks!"

One of the many beautiful things about EFY is the fact that you make such great friends! There are these things called COW's (crushes of the week), and my COW this week was Richard! He danced with me at the dance and then asked me on a date. We went to my BC, Cami Jo's house for a triple date and it was so stinkin fun! I haven't had that much fun in a while! We had our hands tied together and made pizza and cookies. It was great! :) I LOVE BEING YOUNG! :)
Jake and Maddie attempted to make cookies and added too much water, so this cookie goop was the result!

Jake's newest invention.. the cookie pancake!
Me and Richard all tied together.. poor guy had to be tied to me for like 3 hours!

The beautiful pizza dough we made! :)

EFY Round 2

I just got finished with my second week of EFY. This week was definitely a humbling experience. I think Heavenly Father thought that the best way for me to grow spiritually was to humble me a little bit and give me a group that was a little more challenging. They weren't way misbehaved, but they were harder to connect with and I had a hard time feeling like I was getting through to them. My testimony of prayer was strengthened numerous times this week, and I am glad that I had this experience. I really did grow closer to my Heavenly Father throughout this experience. At the end of the week I was able to look around the circle at all of my kids and realize how much I really did love them and how much I was going to miss them. EFY ROCKS! :) There are pictures as always of course!
Me and the boys from Do Not Procrastinate! They were such great guys! :)
Do Not Procrastinate! Our company this week!
My girls and I.. this isn't even all of them, I was constantly looking for at least one of them all week!

My co's Mason and Maren! They were so great ! :)

Oh just taking a little nap.. EFY is exhausting!
Button up your collar Wednesday.. AKA "NERD DAY!"

ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT HEY! E-F-Y!

I had the opportunity to be an EFY counselor this week! It was such a great experience! My girls were absolutely amazing, and all of the youth were so strong! There is no doubt in my mind that they were saved for this day because they are so much stronger than I am. Their testimonies are so strong and they really want to be good people. I am so glad that I had the opportunity, and that I get to do this for 3 more weeks this summer! :) 

Me and my girls! :) 

Me and fellow counselor Brandan! 

Me and the boys from Seek Ye! 

This one just makes me laugh because Michael looks like he might attack me at any moment, and I have no clue what is going on! 

My whole group of kids :) 

Seek Ye! (Our company name!) 

And last, but certainly not least, my favorite Colorado boys! They weren't even in my company, but I made friends with them at lunch one day. They were so respectful and just really great guys! Cam (black shirt) was even nice enough to come and dance with me when I was on dance duty!

Overall EFY was just great! :)

Graduations...

I went home this weekend to go to Ty's and Natalie's graduations! Congratulations guys! You did it :) Love you! 

Kisses for the recent graduate Ty! (Baby Ty to me!) 

Me and Miss Natalie :) Love you girl! 

Adventures in Salt Lake..

I went on a blind date in Salt Lake on Monday, and we took some pictures, so I figured I would post them for everyone to see :) 

Me, Ryan, and Kelsey on a sphinx in front of a Masonic temple! Ryan says that's the only real way to ride a sphinx.. 

Fish Lips in the park

Kelsey, Me, and Ryan at the park.. Ryan decided he wanted to wear my sunglasses, so I wore his haha. 

So kelsey's date Austin thought it would be funny to take fake engagement pictures.. 

Life's Little Blessings...

So here is an update.. it's been a little while since I posted anything. Last weekend I got to go home and see my cousin Matt and my Aunt's Sandy and Zoe. It's always so fun to be able to see them :) I love my family. I also got to be home for Mother's Day and be with my mom, which I loved :)

I found out Tuesday that I get to be an EFY counselor for 4 weeks! I am so excited. I have been freaking out about it since it is all volunteer, so I won't be making money and I haven't found a summer job yet. I have luckily had my job at the elementary school for a few weeks. I was talking to my boss today and found out that I can work the days after memorial day too! It's not much, but any money helps. It just goes to show that when you exercise a little faith in the Lord he will take care of you in his own way :) I'm just so happy right now!! I love life :)

Happy Hump Day Elder Clark! :) :)

My best friend Skyler has now officially been gone on a mission for a YEAR now! I have waited for this day for 365 days! This has been the longest year of my life haha. I am so proud of him. He is such an amazing missionary and he is everything I believe a missionary should be! He has the strongest testimony and he is out serving the Lord and getting everything he can out of this experience. I just love him so much, and can't wait for another year to pass so I can see him and give him the biggest hug and tell him I love him!  :) 

The Rescue--Invisible Children

I have been involved in a club this year called Invisible Children. Invisible Children is a club centered on raising awareness for the war that has been going on in Uganda for 23 years now. The war was started by a man named Joseph Kony who rebelled against the government and began abducting children and turning them into soldiers. Invisible Children was started by 3 guys who went to Africa on a trip and discovered what was going on and wanted to do something about it. Yesterday was our event called The Rescue of Joseph Kony's Soldiers. What we did was "Abduct" ourselves for in hope that we would be rescued. We met at the University of Utah and walked 17 blocks to the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City. When we got there we wrote letters to people in the government and waited to be rescued. In order to be rescued we had to have the media covering our story and have an important political figure come and say they were in support of our cause. We got rescued within 2 hours! The mayor of Salt Lake and Congressman Bob Bennett came.. it was awesome! It was a way fun event :) I am so glad that I can be involved in a club that is trying to make a difference in this world! 

Me eating my sandwich. Chris thought it would be funny to take a  picture of me while I was chewing! 

Me in front of the Invisible Children van :) 

27 Dresses

The easter eggs we decorated a while back :) 

My roommate came up with this cute idea to wear our dresses from back in high school and watch 27 dresses together. It was hilarious taking the pictures! 

As you can see we enjoyed taking these pictures :) 

I laughed so hard that i split a seam in my dress!!!! 

Pics with the roomies

I move in 2 weeks! It's kinda crazy how time flies when you look back at things.. in the moment I felt like this year would never end, but now it's the last week of class! I have enjoyed my roommates this year (well most of the time.. we are girls, so there can be drama!) I am not living with any of them next year so I am going to miss them! Here are some recent pictures.. 2 of my roommates are missing in them.. The top picture is Nicole, Heather, me and Emily at Heather's bridal shower.. Nicole made her a cute card in the shape of underwear :) we humiliated her of course haha.. the bottom picture is me, Nicole and Emily before stake conference.. I love my roommates and i'm gonna miss them! 

Church pictures :)

So I have been looking for a good picture of the Logan temple to hang in my room next to my picture of Christ that I have, and I found it today in Deseret Book in Layton!! I love it :) I also found another picture in there that I fell in love with and want to have so bad.. that's the next one on the list for sure!!!! 

I know you can't really see it, but it is called Refuge from the Storm.. I love it :) 

The newest picture on my list.. it is called Worth of a Soul.. I have this huge passion for Africa and this picture is just SO beautiful to me! I love it so much.. :)

I love church pictures! I bet by the time that I am married I will have this huge collection of church pictures :)