Summer Adventures

You know it really is amazing to me that changes that can happen in just a couple months. My life has changed drastically in the past few months and I have too. It is so funny that life can be totally ok and the next thing you know it has turned upside down. The best part is the blessing of knowing that Heavenly Father has a wonderful plan for me and there is something better ahead for me. even if I don't know what it is, I have something better coming :)

LOTS has happened since I have been home for the summer. (in no particular order haha)

I got a Job at good old Chick-fil-A in which i work my butt off for not enough money. I can now say that I have worked in fast food and I don't plan on doing it again anytime soon. I really enjoy the people I work with it is just the job itself is not necessarily the best. I am super grateful that I was able to find a summer job though.

I met and became good friends with a new convert Alyssa Lodge. (and along with Alyssa we met Tanner Misustin who used to be a missionary here in Texas)

As a family my Grandpa and Grandma G came to visit for a couple of days and we went to the Fort Worth Stock Yards.

We also to Gpa and Gma to Babe's for dinner. I had never been there and it was pretty good but they LOVED it. I think i would have liked it more if it hadn't have been just chicken since that is like all I eat haha.

I started going to the Singles Ward and I have met a ton of new people and made some great friends. For some reason I keep meeting people in my ward that know other people I know outside of Texas and it is really really funny. I had originally decided that I was not going to attend the singles ward but I am glad that I am because there are so many wonderful people and I have fun with them.

I went to my first Ranger's game with my mom and sisters. We were at the very top of the stadium but i don't mind because thats the best place to watch the game from! you can see everything from where you are and you can still enjoy the atmosphere of the game. It was a smear the quire game but other then that It was way fun! Plus we got to see fireworks after :)

On July 3rd we went to Roanoke and watched fireworks with the Warren's. We sat around for a while just goofing off and took quite a few pictures. we also started singing really loud which I am pretty sure annoyed all the other people there haha but It was really fun!

Brielle wanted to take a picture where she looked high hahahahahahahaha

I went and say Bro. Lewis to have my teeth cleaned! sadly I had to go back a couple weeks later to get a cavity filled :/ but it was good to see him either way. On the up side when i had to go back for the filling we got to go to lunch with Sis Lewis and the new baby!!! :) It was fun and so good to see her again!

Uncle Scott and Aunt Jenn came to Dallas for a work that and so we got to go to dinner with them one night. We went to this fish place that Aunt Jenn likes called Papadeaux. I think if i liked fish more it would have been better but it was so nice to see them and it was fun! They made me try calamari, crayfish, and ship...oh and they also made me try some Alligator. It seriously tasted like chicken! It was weird haha but now i can say that I have eaten it.

One of the greatest things I think of this summer was the fact that I am being sued. Yup you read that right, I am 19 years old and I am being sued. The lawsuit is for the car accident I was in two years ago and she is claiming injury. For one, why would she wait two years to make this claim cause I just think that is stupid. And second, what could I possibly have to offer?! I mean I know that it is through the insurance and all but still I am 19 and I have got diddly squat! haha

I also had the privilege of going and listening to Stephanie Nielson speak. Stephanie is a member who was in a near-fatal plane crash where over 80% of her body was badly burned. She is a blogger and a huge inspiration to everyone whom she comes in contact with. Just in the little while that I was able to see her at this fireside I was able to see the light of Christ in her eyes. She is a beautiful incredibly daughter of God and she has so much confidence and love it amazes me. It was definitely a blessing for me to be able to listen to her and see the amazing strength she has.

For my mom's birthday, Kendyll, Brielle, and I decided to do something special for her. We recorded ourselves singing the song A Thousand Years by Christina Perry because I know that she loves that song and then we made a slide show for her. It made her cry and she loved it. I love her with all my heart and I hope that she knows that we made this video just for her!!

That is pretty much my summer in a nutshell haha I have LOVED spending so much time with my family and getting to meet to new people. It is a blessing for me to be able to be home for the summer. I am so grateful for the loving family I have and for the opportunity that my family had to move to texas. I know that there are many many reasons why i needed to go with my family to Texas and I am sure that there are many more. I know that even when something seems like the hardest thing you have to do, it can turn out to be one of the best things you will ever do. Even if i had moved out here and made only one friend or helped only one person it would have been worth it to me. I Love my family, my friends, and the gospel. I am grateful for Heavenly Father's presence and guidance in my life, without which i would be lost. I cannot wait to see what He has in store for the rest of my life :)