new year's...resolutions and all that.

i'm baaaaack. with interning and whatnot i've been too lazy and tired to blog much so after a long break i decided i should blog my new years resolutions...motivation to keep them or something i guess? i've always loved the start of a new year and being able to make new year's resolutions. a chance to start fresh. so here goes.

this year i will...

1. graduate from my internship and pass the rd {registered dietitian} exam

2. get a big kid job as a dietitian and move out of my parents basement

3. run either three 10k's {or} a half marathon..still deciding on this one

4. take a fondant cake decorating class

5. go to the temple at least once a month

6. have a more positive self-image and stop comparing myself to others

7. learn two new songs on the guitar and piano and write at least one new song

8. improve my relationship with my heavenly father by refocusing my priorities

i'm sure there are many more things i could work on but i feel this is a good start. yay for LUCKY 2013!

time for goodbye.

my amazing grandmother, blanche ovard, passed away yesterday. tomorrow would have been her 92nd birthday! she lived a good, long life and now is in a much better place with her husband, parents, and siblings.  i can't imagine how happy she must be, and that helps to compensate for the loss we feel for her here on earth.

it's times like these when i am reminded how incredibly grateful i am for the gospel in my life. sometimes i wonder "why me? why am i blessed enough to have been born into the gospel and always had it to guide me, comfort me, and give me hope" i think that is what the gospel does, above all else it give us hope. hope that no matter what happens in this life, if we live worthy we can live with our heavenly father in eternal glory again one day.

my grandmother was an amazing person filled with love, kindness, patience, and an incredible spirit. a spirit that has now moved on. the last few years have been rough for her and it became increasingly apparent that she was ready to move on from this life and onto far greater things. i am filled with joy knowing that she is in the company of her loved ones looking down on us.

happy 92nd birthday tomorrow. love you grandma.

i'm a big kid now.

it's been a while since i've posted and i know my thousands of readers, or maybe...hundreds, more like fifty...okay, my mom has probably been distraught over my lack of blogging.

truth is, i haven't had much time since starting my big girl job...internship. basically it's the same thing except i pay them instead of them paying me. super fun. but actually, it is. i am loving seeing how all of my education is actually of use in the real world. who would have thought!?

i've already started assessing, charting, and counseling patients on my own {with supervision of the real dietitian} of course. but basically, i evaluate and counsel them and she just makes sure i'm not doing anything crazy too crazy. and i love it. so far i've just been in a few long term care/assisted living facilities. next week i start my rotations at the dialysis center. talk about terrifying, but i'm pretty excited. i'm sure i'll learn a ton there.

i even have a name tag. nothing makes you feel as official as a name tag.

other happenings. oh yeah, we went to lake powell. it was as amazing as always. tanner (cousin) came home from his mission. finally. and joined us at powell. best part of the trip was having him back...well that and our houseboat neighbors who let us borrow their wi-fi and put on a fabulous firework show every night.  basically life is good. 

i miss you powell....

sorta kinda famous...

my awesome friend tanier is in charge of advertising for peterson motors here in boise.  they wanted to do a zombie commercial and needed some zombies...of course i was psyched to help. who doesn't want to be on t.v. looking horrible and creepy. ummm...yes! so here for your viewing pleasure...

it was a blast to make. i'm just waiting for the call to be invited to star in ryan gosling's next major motion picture. hope the fame doesn't go to my head...

ready...................................................................set....................................................................go.

missing something...

i'll be the first to admit that sometimes i complain about how long church is and getting bored. i know, i know...i'm repenting. but the past couple of weeks i've been traveling, etc. and haven't been able to go to church every week and i have noticed such a huge difference in my life that it actually kind of surprised me.  it's just seemed like something has been missing and i haven't felt like the spirit has been as prevalent in my life. that just goes to show me...not complaining anymore.  really though, it's been a good reminder of how important the little things are like just attending your meetings, reading your scriptures, praying, etc. etc. etc. 

on that note.  i've been listening to past conferences talks recently and have happened upon some phenomenal ones that i'd forgotten about.  such as...

this talk is beyond amazing and has become one of my favorites.  i probably listen to it at least once a week, just to remind myself of all the truths in it. listen to it if you haven't, or even if you have. i promise you won't be sorry.

the church is true and i love it.

http://www.lds.org

true story...

this basically sums it up...

the best part of the summer.

best part of summer: boating. 


this past weekend matt, brenna, and tim came to visit. 


we boated [of course]. bbq'd. ice cream potato-ed. and it was awesome. 


because i suck at taking pictures {as in...i never do} i don't have many but here are a few snapshots of their water sport skills. which were pretty impressive. 

all in all. great weekend.