10 Random Facts About Me

Hey everyone! I'm not entirely sure who all reads this blog but I thought it would be fun to do a little random facts about me! 

1. Guilty pleasure: Reading fashion & lifestyle blogs. You can catch me snuggled up on the couch with my laptop and staring at my screen for hours (mostly when I should be doing homework)!

2. I 100% absolutely love Reese's, in any way, shape or form. You could probably get me to say yes to anything if you gave me  a Reese's! 

3. I have always wanted to have a really big family! (That probably isn't new to some of you haha) I have a really large family myself and I have always wanted AT LEAST 5 kids, although I would love to have more than that! But I have convinced Curtis to at least 5, we'll see if I can convince him to more or not ;)

4. I love to read! Yes, I read books too, not just blogs! Haha. I am currently reading the Harry Potter series... again! Well, I read up to book 4 when I was younger and never finished, I have no idea why! And I have only seen the first 2 movies., When Curtis and I were on our honeymoon it was over Thanksgiving and we had to go to Walmart to get some food. Well, we forgot about Black Friday going on and the store was a mad house, seriously all we wanted was a couple lunchables! So we saw a bin of movies and we got ALL 8 Harry Potter movies for $2 a piece! Score! But Curtis said we couldn't watch them until I finished all the books. So here we are 2 years later and I am just barely finishing the 5th book! Life has been busy the past 2 years! I also love a little Nicholas Sparks in my life (another guilty pleasure!) Let me know of any books you love, I always love adding to my reading list!

5. I secretly wish I could be a photographer! I seriously think I would love it and do so well at it! And maybe one day I will be able too. Unfortunately, we just cannot afford a nice camera right now. So until then I will stick with taking pictures on my phone and using Instagram filters to make my pictures cuter! 

6. Sometimes I think I have a small case of OCD. I am glad that I am a girl who never wanted to get tattoos because I would have to get the exact same thing mirrored in the same exact spot on the other side! I love things to be organized and have a place to be. Which is hard living in apartments all the time and not having room for everything! 

7. Retail therapy is where it's at! I love to shop. Online, in the store, window shopping. I'll take it all! My most favorite thing to shop for though is gifts for other people. Every time I try and find something for myself I have the hardest time. But if I am shopping for someone else I can spend $100 in no time flat! 

8. I love to learn new things. Even though I complain about school and homework, I absolutely love learning. 

9. Growing up all I ever wanted to be was a wife and mom. My dreams came true as a 21 & 22 year old. I love that I get to live out my dreams every.single.day. 

10. One of my favorite things is having the opportunity to go to church every Sunday. I love it. I love this gospel and how it has changed my life. I love my Heavenly Father and Savior so much. What better way to serve and love than by attending church and learning more about them and renewing my covenants with them. Because of Him I get to be with my family for eternity, what greater gift is there? 

Well there ya have it! 10 Random Facts About Me! I hope you enjoyed. 

Thanksgiving Trip 2016

This year for Thanksgiving we were able to travel out to Nevada to see my family. We had such a great time while we were there. We were able to do a lot of fun things! We saw a lot of family & friends, went to Utah, and did fun Christmas activities! We love spending time with family and were so sad to have to leave. Here are a few snippets of our 2 weeks in Nevada!

Brooklyn's 2 top teeth broke through while we were there!

Brooklyn had so much fun playing outside at Nana & Papa's!

I finally was able to get my carmel popcorn to turn out right!

Thanksgiving fun! 

We were able to go to Temple Square and see all the lights!!

Curtis has a friend who was able to get us some student passes to the BYU basketball and football games! The 3 of us were able to go to the basketball game but just Curtis went to the football game (it was way too cold to take Brooklyn). 

Katy & Jason came by for a few minutes to give Brooklyn her birthday present! She was taking a nap while they were here but she absolutely loves her gift! (I think Curtis does too!)

We took Brooklyn to the Festival of Trees in Elko to look at all of the pretty Christmas trees. She loved running around (we shouldn't have even taken the stroller in) and looking at all the fun trees. But she ABSOLUTELY hated Santa.. I mean, she's only one. Wouldn't you hate a big, fat, hairy old man?? She screamed and cried and we didn't get a cute picture with him. Maybe next year. 

We had such a fun couple weeks in Nevada with my family! It was a long drive back and Brooklyn is such a trooper! (We were in the car over 30 hours in one week when Brooklyn was 6 weeks old so she is such a great traveler.) We can't wait to go back and visit again, but for now it's time to decorate for Christmas and enjoy this season of gratitude, love and thanks to our Savior. 

Just a Mom

After I finished dental assisting school I was working as a dental assistant at an endodontist office. We were closed on Wednesdays but the other assistant, myself and the front office girl would switch weeks of going in to clean and answer phones. One day I found myself in the office working a Wednesday. I was still fairly new so I didn't know a lot about the computer stuff and scheduling appointments. I got a phone call from another dental office asking some questions about a patient. I had no idea where to look or what to tell this lady. Finally, after a few minutes of searching and searching I said, "Could you call back tomorrow and talk with our receptionist? I'm just an assistant and don't know how to find what you're looking for."

Just an assistant.

The lady on the other end kind of chuckled and said "Hun, you're never just anything!"

Boy was my mind opened. Every where I turn there is someone saying something similar to what I had told that lady on the other end of the phone. 

Just a kid. Just a student. Just a this. Just a that. 

JUST A MOM. JUST A STAY AT HOME MOM.

I can't tell you how much I hate hearing someone say they are "just a mom" or "just a stay at home mom". My entire life that is what I dreamed of being, a stay at home mom. I didn't want a career life, I didn't want to be a working mom. (There is absolutely nothing wrong with also wanting a career!) I am not any less of a person because I choose to stay home with my baby. I am not just a mom. I am a wife. I am a daughter. I am a student. I am a friend. I am nurturing and raising my baby to become the best person she can possibly be. And I absolutely love being a mom. It is the greatest thing in the world, to feel needed and loved.

You are not just anything. You are a capable of being the greatest you can be. Next time you go to say "I am just a..." stop and think, because you aren't. You are so much greater than that.