Christopher Olson!

I just realized I haven't been on my blog in months... And then realized that means I haven't written anything about my amazing boyfriend. Or the story leading up to us meeting and start dating! 

January 24th- The day I met Chris. He came down to Saint George with one of my friends to work the EFY express session. He stayed at my house for the weekend and we had a ton of fun. When the weekend was over I said goodbye and have a nice life. I honestly thought I would never see him again... Heavenly Father and EFY had other plans.

February 8th- We both ended up working the EFY express session in Colorado! It was a fun day and we worked together and teased each other like we had know each other for years! After the session was over all the counselors went to IHOP to hang out some more! I crawled under the table so I could sit by him... Of course I used the excuse that I wanted to sit in the corner. After IHOP I got his phone number because I wanted it and again used an excuse... This time it was because 'I needed to coordinate rides the next day!' Man I'm good :) the next day we traveled back to Utah... Chris and I spent the next few days texting back and forth just getting to know each other!

February 12th- Well today is the day I told Chris I liked him!!! He responded less than am hour later but it felt like 7 hours later telling me that he liked me too! Yeah for being bold. It totally paid off! 

February 21st- our first official date! We went over to my brothers house and the 3 couples (and 2 kiddos) had a fun night in! We had dinner and played games. Chris fit in perfectly with my family and again it felt like I had known him forever! It was a blast and we laughed so much that night... I'm pretty sure my abs (or lack thereof) hurt the next day!!!

February 22nd- Today we went to his friends wife's baptism. It was beautiful... Everyone kept asking him (in Spanish) if I was his girlfriend... An he kept saying yes! (in his defense I did tell my friend we were dating first :) so when we left the baptism and we were walking to his car I grabbed his hand. I figure if he was going to tell people we were dating I would act like it! Again being bold payed off! Winning :)

February 23rd- I drove back down to Saint George... I was already missing Chris. A boy my aunt had been trying to set me up with for months finally texted me and asked me on a date. I realized Chris and I hadn't really talked about being exclusive so I asked him what he thought about it. Before Chris responded I said no to the other boy because I realized I didn't care if Chris was ready to be exclusive or not I didn't want to date anyone but him. To my excitement Chris said he didn't want to date anyone else either so we decided to make things official and be exclusive! Yeah. I was one happy girl :)

Feb. 28th- March 2nd- Chris came down to Saint George and we had a fantastic weekend! We went on a double date with my parents Friday night! Classic dinner and a movie... It was so great to just sit next to him and bask in the fact that we were in the same city! Long distance was not my friend (and I knew it would only get worse when he left for Alaska) Saturday we went off roading to the Grand Canyon with my parents. We had a picnic and launched rockets... It was a perfect day! That night we went and watched part of my cousins baseball game! Sunday we walked around the temple and then went to church with his grandparents. After church we had dinner and played 5 crowns (I totally won) and then Chris went back to Provo :(

March 8th- I came up to Provo and we spent all of Saturday together. In the morning we went to the outlets with my brother an his family. Chris had his brother and girlfriend come up and meet us. All of us went out to lunch. then we went with them to Cabela's. After that we went to his friends wedding and then the wedding dinner with all the family! After that we went off roading which is seriously one of my favorite things ever!!! After that we met up with a lot of our EFY friends and went to IHOP. (this time I didn't have to make up an excuse to sit by him :) it was great to see my EFY people! After that it was like 1 in the morning and Chris took me home. He pulled me in for a hug and then we talked for a minute he pulled me in for another hug and I never wanted him to let go... But he did and then we talked for another minute and he pulled me in for a third hug and I seriously was in heaven I felt so warm and protected in his hugs... They are my favorite!  While we are hugging he asked if he could kiss me before he let me go inside and I said yes! Then I got the best first kiss of my life! It was a simple kiss as far as kisses go... But I have never felt more respected in my life. It was seriously the best moment and I never wanted it to end. I went inside and this conversation took place over text

Me- well now how am I suppose to sleep?

Chris- Haha I'm the wrong person to ask that question to :)

Me- fair point! 

Chris- just so you know I love how open and candid you are about what you are thinking! There's not many people I have met like you! 

Me- I just feel like happy moments should be shared not kept in. Why hide a good thing!

Chris- I feel like that's a solid foundation or a successful relationship. That's why I like it... And you! 

Me- well good! Because I like you too!

Then I really had a hard time falling asleep. Let's just say waking up for 9:00 church the next day was really hard!

March 20th- I moved up to Provo today! I honestly didn't think it would happen because I loved Saint George and didn't really love Provo... But I was really starting to like this boy and wanted to spend as much time as I could with him before he moved to Alaska. I told people I was moving to Provo to help my sister in law who was on bed rest and that was defiantly part of it... But it was mostly to live close to Chris! We spent tons of time together and it never really matter what we were doing!

April 22nd-28th- We spent a week in Colorado visiting his family! It was a ton of fun spending time with then and getting to know them better! And it was fun to spend the last week with Chris without having to share him with school! It was a great vacation that was a ton of fun! We went to a Rockies game. We watched his sister compete in the barrel races with her stubborn but wonderful horse! Paige took first in everything! And won overall for the whole season! Which means she gets a buckle... She was pretty excited about that! We went on a couple different dates. We watched movies. We just spent a perfectly wonderful and relaxing week together in beautiful Colorado! 

April 30th- Chris left for Alaska. It was hard for me to say goodbye (or see ya later) I really didn't know how I was going to survive 5 months without this wonderful man. But I didn't really have a choice :) so I let him go! I have had a couple really hard days where I missed him a ton since he has been gone but then I was able to visit him in Alaska!

May 23rd-27th- I went and visited Chris in Alaska! It was the best thing for me! I loved being there and spending time with Chris. He has truly become my best friend and I was having a hard time with him being gone! In Alaska we went on hikes, watched movies, snuggled, held hands, rode the train, kissed, and just spent 4 amazingly wonderful days together! I needed that vacation more that I realized. When I got back I still missed him all the time but it was a different kind of miss. It was the kind where you are happy they are doing what they love but you want them near you because you can't picture your life without them! A kind of miss I think I can handle for the next 4 months a lot better that whatever was happening before I went to visit! Here's to hoping the next 4 months fly by... This will probably be the only time in my life I hope for the summer to go by fast :) needless to say I really like this man and I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for us!

Long Update!!!

OK So it has been a while since I last posted. I did so good there at the beginning... and then I got sick :( Never fun. We will start with the most recent and work our way back!!!

Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity to work at an express session of efy in Ogden! I seriously love when I get to see my friends and hang out with so many amazing youth! I love getting to know new people! Here is a picture of the wonderful counselors I got to work with! I am sooooo excited for the session they are having in St. George in January!!!!

This last Friday night I went to a friends bridal shower and it was awesome! I ran into another friend who got married a while ago and had this adorable little girl. It was so great to see them and I loved holding her baby. I think I held Kylie nearly the entire shower! Amber kept asking if I wanted her to take her but I just didn't want to give her back!

 

As you all know I work in a daycare and I LOVE IT!!!!! Last week was Halloween and we all dressed up! We had a blast. Look how cute my kiddos are!

Princess Bride

Cop/SWAT

Spiderman

Power Ranger

Dinosaur

Strawberry

Captain America

Fire Man

Tinkerbell

Minnie

Farie

Iron Man

Lady Bug

Cat

Arial

They were so much fun to have that day and for the most part they were really great! We played games made crafts and ate candy!!! I LOVE MY JOB!

Later that Afternoon I went to help at my cousins school for his Halloween party it was so fun! My aunt did a great job making it all happen!

And that night I went to Trunk or Treat with my parents... I decorated their trunk and they handed out candy!!! Here is a picture of them!

The weekend before Halloween I went up to Logan to do an express session of EFY! It was a blast. I was able to see a few of the counselors that I worked with this past summer! I just love them so much. They have become like a second family to me! Here is a few pictures from the wonderful day!

The Monday before that I was able to go to Tuacahn Theater and see Mary Poppins. I went on a cousin date with my sweet little cousin who is 8 years old. His parents and my parents were there too!

I think that brings me mostly up to date :) 

I love life!!!

     OK so just a little back story! I work in a daycare. I have worked there for 2 months now. We have these 3 little boys that are brothers. They are some of the cutest little boys on the face of the earth but they can be a handful. OK now onto my story! **Disclaimer if you don't like stories about throw up don't read this story... but you should look at the picture because the boys are adorable!!!
     Today I went to work at 7 a.m. I love my job and I am so blessed to have it but 7 a.m. is a little early for me. Especially today. Last night I didn't get to bed too early and when I got to bed it took me forever to fall asleep. Needless to say I was exhausted this morning.
     The 3 boys got to the daycare shortly after I got everything ready to open. I made them pancakes for breakfast (and by I made I mean I opened a package and put them in the microwave then poured syrup on them!) and the oldest one wouldn't eat his... he kept saying his tummy hurt... I didn't think much of it because his tummy always hurts.
     So I let them watch the Incredibles. They were so stinking cute all three of them layed there and watched which NEVER happens!

     Is this not the cutest picture you have ever seen. Anyway a few minutes later the one in the middle (the oldest and the one complaining he didn't feel well) started complaining about his shirt being wet. He had thrown up all over it. I cleaned up the throw up and called his mom. We snuggled on the couch and waited for his mommy. Every time the door would open he would ask me if it was his mommy. Poor thing didn't feel good at all. I was loving the fact that I didn't have to feel bad for just sitting there and cuddling with this poor little angle when all of a sudden he threw up all over me... EWWWW! 

     I cleaned it up and changed him again. He was so sad he just layed there in my arms asking for his mommy. I just prayed she would hurry up! She finally got there and the 3 little boys went home. I was sad to see them go but I am sure they will be back soon! 

     After the boys went home I spent the next hour disinfecting EVERYTHING!!! My boss is going out of town tomorrow with all of her kids and she didn't want them to get sick so she kept them upstairs. She also didn't want us to get sick because she would be out of town and unable to cover our shifts in the need arose. 

     It turned out OK that I was exhausted because we ended up having a pretty mellow day. A lot of the kids weren't there. The sweet little boy throwing up this morning turned out to be a blessing in disguise! Life is beautiful!!!

I love Fall!!!

     OK so my posts probably wont stay this consistent, but I had such a wonderful day I just had to share! I love fall. I love the weather, I love the colors, I love the food! I just love fall... and just because I can I love exclamation points!!!
    Anyway I know this post is random but I had to write something to accompany the picture!!!

Miracles... the tender mercies of a loving Father in Heaven

         Today I was thinking about all the amazing miracles that I have seen throughout my life and I was thinking about how I love the month of October. Some might ask what these 2 thoughts have in common and I will tell you. The biggest miracles I have seen in my life have happened in the amazing month of October! 

         Just before my 16th birthday my family moved from Washington state to Utah. I had a bit of a hard time transitioning. I didn't have a lot of friends and I felt very alone. I had been praying and asking my Heavenly Father to help me feel His love. I missed my older brother A LOT... he had graduated early and went off to collage. (when he lived at home I swore I would never miss him but the minute he left I wanted him back) In October my family and I were traveling to Colorado to visit my oldest sister. We split up into 2 cars and half of us drove straight to Colorado while the other half went to my aunts house to wait for my brother to meet up with them before they came the rest of the way. Shortly after the first group arrived in Colorado we got a phone call from my dad letting us know that my brother had been in a roll over car accident and had broken his neck. He asked us to pray for him but not to hurry home because there wasn't much we could do sitting in the hospital. my brother chose to see if his neck would heal on his own and he moved home to be with the family while he healed. I didn't realize it at the time but I know that this was an answer to my prayers. I had my brother back... and I could hang out with him whenever I wanted because he couldn't leave the house. He eventually healed up a year later he served a mission and is now married with 3 kids! What a miracle!

         When I was 17 I received my patriarchal blessing in the month of October... for those of you who are not of the L.D.S. faith a Patriarchal blessing is a special blessing we receive that gives us guidance throughout our life. This blessing has been just that, a huge blessing, in my life! I am so grateful for the guidance it has given me and the strength it has been to me in the times I needed it most. What a miracle!

         When I was 18 I went to the doctor and had some tests done. When the doctor called he gave me some very sad news... I was never going to have children of my own. I was devastated. All I ever wanted was to get married and have a family and now all those dreams had been shattered. I just started to bawl... nothing was going to make me feel better. My parents read my Patriarchal blessing with me and it brought a little comfort, but I wasn't completely OK with putting my faith in God. I will admit that this was probably the hardest time I had EVER been through. We called up a specialist and set an appointment. about 6 weeks later I fasted we prayed as a family and my dad gave me a priesthood blessing. I will never forget the wonderful words that were spoken through the amazing priesthood power! I was promised that I would be OK and that I would be able to have children in this life if it was the will of my Father in Heaven. I went to the specialist the next morning and He told me that I was going to be OK and with the right medicines I would be able to have children of my own! I was ecstatic. What a miracle!

          When I was 20 years old I was trying to decide what I wanted to do with my life. I was getting a little burnt out with school and I wanted a change. That is when I decided I was going to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2 days after my 21st birthday I received my mission call to Minneapolis Minnesota!!! I was so excited... not so much about being freezing... but absolutely about serving a mission! I entered the M.T.C. on October 21st of that same year! What a miracle!

          As I sat here writing this blog post I had tears running down my cheeks, not because I was sad but because I was so grateful to my Savior and Father in Heaven for being by my side when I needed them most! I couldn't be more grateful to have them in my life and to be a part of their AMAZING gospel! I love my life, I love my family, I love the Gospel!

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

          

Here we go...

            The motto I have adopted for my life is, 'Life is Beautiful' so I decided to name my blog that! I believe that you can find the beauty in everything around you... especially when you feel like there isn't any. The purpose of my blog is to be more like a journal or a place for me to write about my life and feelings. I am excited to start and I hope I can keep it going! I will try to update it often! I love that you are taking the time to read about me... but please don't feel like you have to read everything or every time I post.
            I love my life. Right now I live in the beautiful city of St. George. I am attending Dixie State and I LOVE IT!!! I am so glad to be back in school. I love my classes, my teachers, and my classmates! I am excited to continue in school and I love my major!!! I love my job. I work in a fun little daycare. My boss and my co-workers are the best. i enjoy work and I love the experience it gives me working with kids. See what I mean... My life is beautiful!
           I honestly have no complaints about my life... there are definitely things that I would change if they were in my power to change but I know that my Heavenly Father has a plan for me! I am so grateful to have the life I have and I am grateful for my family and friends that make it all possible!!! I love you all.