it is what it is

2009-11-15T20:19:00.003-07:00

please start reading my new blog.

thanks.

goosey

aka

hailey

aka

mrs. jones

http://www.nicandhailey.blogspot.com

new blog.

2009-11-06T11:54:00.000-07:00

since i am now married.

to my nic.

i figured,

haihood.blogspot.com just wasn't cutting it for me.

so join us....

nicandhailey.blogspot.com

see your faces there.

[nine days]

2009-10-19T19:01:00.004-06:00

if you were wondering. i'm getting so excited to miss this boy. and he sure is excited to marry me. at least that is what he say. i've been obsessing over his baby pictures lately. i mean honestly. have you meet a cuter little boy. because i'm pretty sure our kids are going to be the luckiest in town. if they get his genes.

thanks nic for being such a hard worker. this is a project of nic's he is the best landscaper in the state. not to mention his full time job. we sure are lucky to be hard working kiddies so that we can have all the things that we do. i love you nic jones. only nine more sleeps.

ten days. [and counting]

2009-10-18T11:48:00.002-06:00

this is the face i get from my nic everyday. this is the why are you stressed out so much babe. and the answer is, because i'm getting married in ten days. it's different then i thought. it's better than christmas eve, the week before my mission, better than high school dances, or the antisipation of going school shopping. knowing that i get to live with this guy for the next eternity makes me have permanent butterflies.

nic is the most patient man on the face of the earth. he has been so helpful and involved in the wedding celebration of the century. at least for us. we've borrowed a quote from my good friend Craig P (aka president burton) Go Big or Go Home. every extra dime we have to spend we just laugh and say, well we're only doing this once.

weddings sure are expensive. but we have done a great job keeping our cost under control. that is a great part about nic and i. i'm miss thrifty, lets find a deal, get a deal, barter, plead and shop until we get what we want for the price we want. and nic is keeping track of my deals and teaching me that sometimes we have to pay a little more than we wished. to get what we want.

ten days is a short time. ten days is just over a week. we are working on the final touches. which are turning out just as perfect as the rest. ordering pictures, making sure the jones soda's have their labels, and getting my dressed cleaned. we are busy as ever and it has taken it's toll on both of us. sometimes our fuses get shorter and my feelings get more tender than usual which as you all know, is almost impossible. but over and over again. i am reminded of why i love my nic.

heavenly father sure loves me. my life works out. it's true. i feel like the most blessed young lady on this earth. i pray every night that i can live the life that heavenly father has intended. but it just seems too great. i'm just too lucky.

may the lord bless and keep us these next few days, we are on the final stretch.

weddingz.

2009-10-07T23:17:00.003-06:00

my life is so great. really. so so so so great. i am getting married in TWENTY-TWO days. which is one day less than three weeks. amazing. let me tell you how the story goes. and twenty two great things about my great wedding.

1-first and most important is my nic. i am so lucky to have found him, or to have moved to WJ on my birthday in 5th grade. we brought donuts to school for the class. bet nic loved that about me. glad we were debate partners, glad that his report was on nevada and mine was on rhode island. glad that i remember him and that he gave me stickers. but mostly i am grateful for who he is now. for the fact we both served missions, that we both love life and that we have the greatest families ever (shout out to jenelley).

2-our photog is on the top of our list of great things. too. so grateful for brynne b and her efforts via email (thanks dfcu) to help us choose a great. thanks to addie and trav as well as my good friend zachy holmquest for choosing d-izatt as well. now we have great friends (dustin and tiffany). but also the best pictures EVER. i'm honestly obsessed. i do not have internet access while at work. but i email myself the pictures and stare at them constantly. love love love.

3-my dress. knew it from the begining. it's perfect for me. nothing i ever imagined but gorg. flatters this chubby little body like i was a size two. thanks maggie sottero. thanks also to naomi ruth jenkins for her advice. thanks to wendover and my sister dommy for paying for it. i love every minute of it.

4-rice eccles stadium for hosting our ring ceremony as well as our little celebration. love this story. love love love it. when we first talked marriage, it was my first thought. perfect for nic. perfect for the ocassion. love the flexibility of working with them. love the location. love my life.

5-LOVE our wedding colors. BLACK, WHITE, and COPPER. think it's going to be the best in town. can't wait for my classy brides maids in their individual black dresses. love that everyone can use their own style. love how easy it is to find everything in black and white. :)

[maid of honerst]

6-love our spray painted creations thanks to Ricy Vance. Love spending hours in his basement working on things for the wedding and being exhausted.

7-Mostly i love our invitations with the inserts that match. love that nic was not too ticked when i made the expensive request. love that Aunt Kay didn't see her inserts. yours will be in the mail very shortly. do not worry one little bit :)

8- So excited for the festivities at Chili's. Perfect for Nic and I. We love the Chili's. Our second date was there. I think we fell in love there truly. He also took me there before our engagement and every other time in between and after. we love it. chips and salsa with an extra ranch and extra salsa. :)

9-Very excited for the out of state visitors. My dear friends Marba and Meghan are coming in from Denver and Vegas. Sad to not see miss cimino. Love her and mississippi but the Peterson's will be there and represent her. Mostly excited for nic's sister-in-law Jenelley and of course Jord and Madi. They are amazingly fun and some of my favs. Sad that they are staying all week while we are not there. But so excited that they can make it. Thanks for making sacrifices for the wedding.

10-the fact that so many people are willing to come to our wedding on a wednesday. thanks for making sacrifices. thanks for taking off work or doing whatever you have to do. we realize it's inconvenient thanks for being so willing to help.

[all of these people are taking days off work]

11-schmidts bakery and the yummy cupcakes from cindy. love their treats. can't wait to eat them all. [because that is what i will be doing during our reception].

12- so thankful for Danica nic's cousin for helping me with the candy buffet as well as coming with me up to Rice Eccles. so much fun to get to know his family and especially Danica and her extreme creativity.

13-the many showers that my friends and familys have gone out of their way to give me! and all the presents that people are so nice to give us. i especially love scoob's christmas tree. and i'm so excited that our kitchen is officially MUSTARD thanks to flower and laura.

14-the fact that my cousin leslie jean will be my escort at the temple. so glad for her. so so so excited that she is my cousin and my bestest bud. glad that she got married just a few days before my mission so i could be with her in the temple. she is the best example to me. hover hover hover.

15- that we are so lucky to go on a honeymoon to thayne wy! I love it.

16- THAT I AM GETTING MARRIED IN OCTOBER [on my nanny's birthday]

17- the fact that i get to use nana's wedding ring. never could be more grateful for aunt keri and aunt kay. thank you thank you. i love my life.

18- that my little tally roo and madi girl have the same twinner dresses and that bisquet has never been more excited to wear a tuxedo.

19- our happy little home. so sad that it's taking FOR-EV-ER to finish and that the state of utah housing dept thinks that going on a mission is worthless. whateva. i loved my mission. even though it's costing me an additional 4,000 dollars. and i am excited for our housey!!!

20- that nic looks so smashing in his tuxedo. love that. glad i finally realized that tuxedos were an important part of the wedding day. so glad that i have a fashionable fiance. who knows great style. even if he doesn't like booooooooooots.

21-the best part of the day is that we get to be with our families and friends. we will be missing the mitch a very mucho though. seriously. very very sad about missing his face.

22- the salt lake temple. the most important part of this wedding shabangbang is that that we are getting married in the temple. sealed for time and all eternity. how thankful i am for the knowledge of this important restored covenant on earth. and that i get to get married in such a pretty castle. to my nic.

twenty two days...

wedding is coming, the goose is getting fat please put a feather in the old man's hat.

2009-10-01T08:54:00.002-06:00

hey O! a few lovely pictures. of me. the goose. and my groom, the little lamb.
we are getting married in 27 days.
NO BIG DEAL.
i am extra excited. and almost ready with all of my big huge plans. just a few more items to check off the biggie list. but all is well in wedding land.

some goodies...

2009-09-11T09:45:00.003-06:00

ENGAGEMENT PICS

2009-09-10T13:01:00.001-06:00

nic and i are the luckiest luckies. We got the BEST BEST BEST photog in the world. His name is dustin izatt... and you need to use him for all your photog needs.

here is the proof:
http://vimeo.com/6513673

my leisy poo.

2009-08-10T22:17:00.003-06:00

my bestie best... shelisstika watkins is getting married in just about 36 hours.

never did i know someone more kind. or patient. or more willing to serve others.

shelissa and i meet in the ol' fox pointe ward. but she was buds with betsy and erin and i wasn't having any of that.
but time took it's toll and on the trek we became BFF.
her senior year and my jr. year we were basically attached at the hip.

this is her brandon. he is so good for her. it does my heart so good to see this little lady happy. i love love love love you leisy pooo!!

this is on one of our fav roadtrips. we love to travel together. one time we delivered notes on about 60 windshields in high school. too bad the storm got the best of most of them. what little creeps.

this was the much missed trip to Eur. there is NOTHING better than our vacation there.

*Look Down Look Down
*We Gotta Shed Ted
*Wakey Wakey
*Our night in the Hotel in London
*Cheesy Peesy in Den
*Mikels Bed
*Driving around Germ instead of seeing the sites
*Shelissas mug
*thinking the Roman ruins were great, then we saw the real ones
*mY bad foot at the vatican
*Paris and our stalker
*the Crepes (shout out and inspiration to the 08.12.09 wedding date)

I LOVE YOU LEISY POO! So glad you are getting married tomorrow. Can't wait to support you on your big day!!! Hopefully you'll blog now :)

a love story...

2009-08-04T17:16:00.003-06:00

Nic and I decided to get hitched.

[a while ago].

we set the date.

[october 28, 2009]

*shout out to Nanny and Jordon Jones for sharing our future annivers with their days of birth.

we will be having our celebration

[i'm anti calling it a reception... boring]

at rice eccles towers. so we decided to buy a house...

we looked.

and looked.

we found this and LOVED it...
[at the district]

so we were set.
but then we began to worry...
we backed out and found this little gem.

we are building... so obvi this in not our furniture.

but hopefully one day we will have millions.

we will buy furniture.

out life is so good.

i am so so lucky.

and now what you've ALL been waiting for...

Friday, July 31, 2009 I got off work at my usual 6:30

because of all the above happenings we are on a little budget.

so the plan was to go to Nic's and make dinner.

then we were going to look for appliances for our cute little condo.

when i got off work i was walking to my car and called nic.

he asked if i had gotten to my car yet.

i said no.

then i saw a cute little pink card on my windshield.

i told him i'd call him later.

the card was a sweet little picture of two kids

(probably in fifth grade)

and it said something about...

hurry and get ready and prince charming will pick you up at 7:45.

if any of you know me over an hour to get ready is a lot of time...

so i was quite antsy.

katy and i were picking out the best outfit.

i did my hair curly

[since nic LOVES it that way]

prince charming arrived at 7:45 sharp

with this boquet of flowers:

[calla lillies are my favorite]

he said that we were going to dinner at Chili's.

he had an extra landscaping check that he didn't know about.

so i was thrilled.

I KNEW TONIGHT WAS THE NIGHT.

or at least i thought.

during dinner nic said sorry he didn't have the ring.

he felt real bad but promised we'd get engaged soon.

what?

WHAT?

what?

i could NOT believe it.

so i was a little sad.

but of course Nic wanted to make me happier.

he said he planned a suprise.

i had to wear a blindfold.

it was about 20 minutes away.

and i was really bummed.

but nic made things better.

[he always does]

so we drove and drove.

and i figured we were either...

at the airport

in the canyon

at the university of utah.

this is me...
just wondering where we were.
i opened my eyes to this little memory.
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY!!!
this is where we first meet.

Nic and I were fifth grade debate partners.
thanks to mr. taylor we are now fit to be wed.

Nicholas Oliver Jones
asked me
Paulette Hailey Hood

to be his wifey for time and all eternity.
the little trickster really had me fooled.

don't mind me crying my eyes out.
never did i know such a great blessing in my life.

Thank heavens for Nic Jones.

LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN!!!

81 days...

the things we do.

2009-07-16T13:11:00.004-06:00

youth conference.

we love eating treats.

some of our favs include:

tootsie rolls

chips and queso

betos burritos

cafe rio

diet coke and dr. pepper

we love taking care of the needs we have.

this is us back in the day naring our leggs.

i think we should go round two for the big wed.

shelissa is always so supportive. she is such a good example.

she came to visit me a lot when i worked at oakcrest.

she def played a big role in me going on a mission.

i am so lucky to have her in my life.

wjhs class acts.

we loved being twinners.

This is my bestie best Shelissa Watkins (soon to be Duffn).

Her bridal shower was last Saturday at my house. Shout out to my Mom, the Scoob. She is amazing for putting everything together while I was out running errands and working at the Rio Tinto. I am SO lucky to have such a good Mom. I am also so lucky to have such a good BEST FRIEND! I am so grateful the Watkins moved into our neighborhood. Shelissa's little sister also become a Beehive this week. I cried my eyes out during YW thinking about how old we are getting.

Leis got a lot of cute gifts that she loved and that Brandon will love even more.
Less than one month away!
We can't hardly wait!!!
Love you girlfriend!!!!

We went with Nic's Mom and her bf Jay aka Randy Travis to the new temple is South Jordan. Nic was great to remind that SOUTH Jordan not West Jordan was the first city in the world to have TWO temples. Two points to Bingham High Miners.
Love this boy. We were real sad Jenelley, Jord and the Madi Girl didn't come with us. They just let us fend for ourselves sometimes around the Jay and T. But that is ok. We will pay them back one day. :) just kidding girlf!

we also went to see ELDER JONES off to the great state of California. it's a shame to have him go. but we are so excited for him. Nic and Mitch are bff. ALMOST as close as the princess Kadeeda and I. It's something I loved the very most about Nic was how close he was to his brothers. He didn't think it was too weird when I was obsessed with my sisters.
BYE MI!!!

we went to the Gateway for a little errand or two. I love the fountains at the Gateway mall. Nic was pretty worried I was going to run and start jumping around with all the six year olds. I said I could contain myself as long as he promised to bring me back this summer :)

we also enjoyed the Demolition Derby with the Swensens and boys... Max and Kade are basically Nic's family. Max is champion at picking the winning car in the derby. Seriously the kid could have made us millions.

one of my favorite stories of when we first started dating we had dinner at Nic's and the Swensen's came over. after we were all sitting around the tv. Kade whispered into his dad's ear...

"I think Nic should kiss that girl"

dream job.

2009-07-13T22:00:00.001-06:00

so a few weeks ago i was looking for a job for my sista. and i noticed a job posting that seemed right up my ally. so i applied. without thinking twice since i've applied to hundreds or maybe thousands of jobs in the last few months.

one thing leads to another and guess who gets the job.
yep, yours truly, Paulette Hailey Hood.
so i am happy as a lark and proceed to send a mass text to all my close friends and fam (if you didn't recieve the text you know where you stand);

"I JUST GOT MY DREAM JOB"

well... i sent the text a moment TOO soon. i am a cotton candy girl. you guessed it. "event manager" my big toe. i run a concession stand. hahahaha. so funny. but that is ok. i'm still working at the bank. i can't tell you which one. i'll get fired. it's against ol' P&P. but i'm still looking for other options.
then i got this little side job as a carni.

seriously. i laugh my face off when i think of it.

but... the good news is... Katy J. Hood aka JOYCE is my assistant. you guessed it. just like the days of SnoShack, we're at it again. i don't think REAL Salt Lake could have picked a better pair.

thought you should know.
pictures are coming.
don't you worry.

love him.

2009-07-07T19:58:00.003-06:00

so i know i aint married. but i love things like this. and since i'm almost married or at least almost engaged. i will tell you (all my fans) about my nic and me.

What are your middle names?
-Nicholas Oliver Jones aka OLIVER

-Paulette Hailey Hood aka HAILEY

How long did you know each other before you started dating?
-well since the fifth grade, April 2, 1997 to be exact. That is when I started school at Riverside Elementary. We became debate partners shortly thereafter.

Who asked who out?
- Well the debate partner thing probably was, that we were last picks so we picked eachother (middle child syndrome kicking in)

-But he asked me out first for a night I already had plans. So then we tried for another night that didn't work. So I asked him to a fireside but he had dinner with Gma and Gpa Haynie. But we settled on a Monday night FHE party. AMAZING.

Whose siblings do you see the most?
- Well Katy lives at my house, so she takes the cake. But we miss Mitchy the most. And Jordo and Jenelley are moving far away so we try to see them a lot!

Do you have any children together?
- Not that we know of.

What about pets?
- No, and we never will. He hates dogs. I hate cats. So unless our kids are very persistant we will never have animals.

Did you go to the same school?
-Riverside Elementary. Then he was a traitor to the Bing. But... we both had a stint at SLCC (where I had a class with his brother before I even knew they were brothers). And maybe we'll get our masters degrees together. HOW ROMANTIC!

Who is the most sensitive?
-We're actually both sensitive. But, I am like QUEEN of sensitivity. Poor little Nic.

Where do you eat out most as a couple?
-Well since we are chubby kids. We eat out often. Chili's is probably our "thing". Since that is where we went on our second date and kissed in the parking lot. But, we love love love Red Iguana, Del, Chic-Fil-A, Betos. Oh yep we are chubby kids since I'm hungry just thinking about it.

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
-Strawberry Res to visit Grandpa Haynie. But hopefully Wisconsin SOON!

Who has the craziest eyes?
-Well sometimes I have a lazy eye which i'm ashamed of. Thanks Nic for pointing that out. I never knew before. But in pictures def it shows up! HA! Anyway... Nic LOVES my eyes.

Who has the worst temper?
-If Nic lost his temper I would implode. I have yet to see it. And hopefully I never will.

Who does the cooking?
-I like to cook tons. But we usually cook together when we are eating. Love that.

Who is more social?
- I am def more social. He thinks I'm a creep. And I am.

Who is the neat freak?
- How long does it take you to do your laundry... because the Nic takes a good five hours.

Who is the most stubborn?
- Always the Nic.

Who hogs the bed?
- I def hog everything... Good thing Tami is donating a king size bed to the cause. But pillows, blankets, etc... i am the worst sleeper EVER!

Who wakes up earlier?
- I would say I do more consistently. Nic loves to sleep in. I get worried about wasting time.

Where was your first date?
- Went to FHE at the SoJo singles (classy). Then to Goodwood BBQ, great conversation. Scrapbook fest at the Jones' home. Then a drive through Riverside neigborhood. Don't worry, I got home STRESSED. I wanted to be in love right away. I didn't know if he loved me. So I texted him, "thanks for the great night". He immediately responded, "yeah thank you, maybe we should have a movie night this week, I don't think I can wait until Friday to see you". I was sold sold sold good thing we didn't wait until Friday. We spent every day since then together!

Who has the bigger family?
- Same. Three girls on my side. Three boys on his side. We are exactly the same.

Do you get flowers often?
- YES! And they get better and better every single time. The first time we were apart he went with Jordon back east. The day he left I got flowers at WaMu and everyone knew why I was falling so hard and so fast for that boy.

How long did it take to get serious?
- I was serious serious after our first kiss. I KNEW. He was serious before our first date. Neither of us expected it to go that fast. But I think his birthday (20 days after our first date) was a pretty big momento!

Who eats more?
- Nic loves a variety. But we both are good eaters aka the Chubby Kids. We'll probably start a club one of these days.

Who sings better?
- Nic Jones. I sing like a rat.

Who does the laundry?
- Well since we both do our own laundry... I think in the end I'll convince him I can do the laundry. But until then, we're blocking five hours out of every week.

Who’s better with the computer?
-Well, I'd like to say I am. I secretly am a computer nerd. But Nic is REAL smart so I bet he would be pretty good himself.

Who drives when you are together?
-Always Nic. Love the TL. But once in a blue moon I do.

Who picks where you go to dinner?
-It's a toss up.

Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong?
- Oh... well I think I do. But probably Nic thinks he does. HaHaHa.

Who wears the pants in the relationship?
-Obvi we both wear pants. But Nic is good at taking care of me. But don't worry I stand up for what I want. At least I am trying.

Who has more tattoos?
-Def me. Lots of them. Oh wait... that is a joke.

Who eats more sweets?
-We don't really love the sweets. But I think Nic loves them a bit more than I do.

anyway. this survey is over. i just hope the world knows i found the best boy ever. so if you are looking for the best, quit. i already have him. maybe just the best for me. i love my life.

forty daysy daysy...

2009-07-02T18:02:00.005-06:00

so you've been wondering if there was a flood or something. since this old goose hasn't updated her blog in a million years.

no flood.

just busy as a bee.
here is how my life story goes;

i never ever see shelissa. but we did go to Tay Swift. thanks for that miss kling. we had a royal ball. mostly since we were so in love so Miss. Swifts songs of heartbreak didn't really apply. Lucky Brandon and Nic are SO much better than the boys the country star sings about.

proof!

Nic and I are trying to spend every second together. School and work and all the other things we have to do have become annoying.

so... we went on a get away trip to Strawberry. It was beautiful best little day we ever had. It's so good to be in love.

i got to go to NYC for school

this is me, lime green and meme. two of my favs from the trip. we're at grand central. this is our first day. i already wanted to be back with the nic. but i managed to stay.

we saw all the sites. including the cafe from my favorite sitcom. i felt like we were elaine, kramer, newman, george, and of course jerry. it was a hoot.

i liked broadway the most. i went to Mary Poppins by myself. it was dreamy. i even cried at the end. thanks to the kids from Utah who took my picture. thank goodness that mormons flock together.

i also went to see my main man Johnny.

i sat by the nicest of nice from connecticut. they bought me dinner.

nothing like a diet coke and a hot dog.

i thought for sure nic was going to show up and we were going to get engaged.

unfortunately the prices were a little steep. but he really did think about it.

my dad suggested this deli.

20 dollars later.

i also went alone to this. it was real great though.

the temple.

best part of sunday was sitting behind my old friend Poca.

oakcrest 2005.

our AD Hardy served in the ward we were in for about a year.

so she was a legend.

loved to see the Moroni just on a busy corner in NYC.

shout out to SUU and my sweet little Ape.

the cell block tango wasn't the same without her.

but my fav scandall ever.

i love chicago, judge me all you want.

it was FANTASTIC.

but the best part of all was coming home to this sweet thing.

good thing i brought him so many souvi's.

he seriously completes me.

it was the best reunion.

now we're just looking for houses.

planning wedding dates.

so we can one day have ourselves a man like george.

nic and george are soul mates.

not even joking.

i sorta get jealous.

but this is the story of my life as of late. aka the last month and then some days. now i will be better at posting.

because i know you wanna hear all about me.

hahahha.

i flatter myself.

aunti haii haii.

2009-05-21T14:53:00.004-06:00

This is my Roo and Biscuit.

They are my favorites.

They make my life so good.

Thalia Shuree Swinyer

she is 9 years old
she loves to dance
she reminds me of Boo on Mosters Inc.
she loves cheeseburgers
she loves her grandma scooby

she is my princess Tally
she is a spitting image of her mother

Vincent Charles Swinyer

he is 4 years old
he loves scooby doo, hot wheels, and sports
he loves animals (especially his puppies)
he loves ego waffles
he loves his grandpa kevin
he makes me really really happy

bye mi...

2009-05-14T14:14:00.002-06:00

our sweet little mitchy jones left on his mission yesterday.

we will miss him.

-his dancing

-his spying on our kisses

-watching movies with him

life will not be the same without the mitch jones.

the jones boys

nic's number one stunna.

sad day.

daddy bear.

2009-05-11T15:32:00.004-06:00

this is a shout out to my main man... HEAVY KEV.
my daddy turned 55 today.

what an old man. this is a pic of the week i got home from my mission. thank you dad for loving me and wisconsin so much. thanks for writing me emails and updating me on the happenings of life.

this is when i was sick. my dad is always who i call on when i don't feel good. he takes such good care of his little girls. he always rubs our backs and makes us feel better even when it's in the middle of the night even when he works early in the morning.

thanks dad for loving me when i worked at oakcrest. helping me with any projects that i need and supporting me in all that i do.

thanks for cuddling with me and letting me sit on your lap even though i'm not a baby anymore. it's my favorite thing to do. watching tv with you and hearing all about what is going on in your life.

thanks for having such a wonderful wife. for treating her so good and setting an example of what kind of men your daughters should marry. i love how crazy you and mom are about eachother.

thanks for taking us on vacations and making us laugh so hard. thanks for playing shark with us and being the world class hands up stands up extrodinaire. you really amaze me.

i am so glad you finally got another boy in the family. you are such a good grandpa kevin. i love how much bisquet looks up to you. i know that my sons will love you so much too.

thanks for being patient with my mommy. thanks for holding out for the best wife in the world. thanks for making her so happy and for making the best looking girls in the world.

thank you for sending me on a mission. this picture means the world to me. i know how proud you are of all that i do and all that i believe in.

thanks for giving me your sense of humor and your ability to have fun. i really admire that about you.

remember how you always took me fishing when i was little and i'd sit on the back of the bronco and paint my nails. i love that. you are the skinniest man ever in this picture. and i think i'm still mad you shaved your mustache. hahaha.

i love how cute you are with babies. i love how willing you are to watch tally and vc. it is so much fun to see you sing James Taylor and Hal Ketchum to them. it reminds me of how you would calm Kates and I down when we were babies.

i love you daddy bear. you are my hero.

happy birthday heavy kev.

happy birthday sinner.

2009-04-26T08:54:00.005-06:00

happy happy birthday brynne.

this is a shout out to my girlf b.

if you haven't had the opportunity to have brynne grace your presence.

you have been missing out.

bling and i became friends over im. she signed on to MJ's a lot.
so i took her up on the opportunity for late night chats.
from first glimpse i thought she was, in the words of meg sollis;

fan-tas-tic

we had lots of slumber parties thanks to jelistika never being at raintree.
[i got a lot of boots on the honda]

we've rolled in the rolla' a lot.
down to the SG a few times.
thanks to cousin addie and memories from that trip.

we worked at the Oakcrest 2006. where we drank dr. pepper and fell in love with heidi anne. good thing brynney was always there to make me laugh. even when i wasn't being the best ad.

jose was a big part of our friendship. luckily even when he died, our friendship lasted.

the provo jack.

since i got home from the mission i tried to copy her life.

so far.

so good.

-short hair.

-uvu.

-financial institution.

-short lived dream of the yellow house.

-honda parties

[she copied me, but really craig p. did]

now we have uvu breakfast parties.
late night g-chats.
email fests from financial institutions.
hope your dreams come true today.
you're my fav.
thanks for always loving me so mucho.
no one better then the Burton girls.

school pride.

2009-04-21T16:33:00.006-06:00

so school is sorta stressing me out. i guess this is how every "end of the semester" is. just a lot of hurry up and put this together. but that is my bad and not schools.

today is tuesday.

thursday is my last day of class.

but i honestly have spent an enitre week doing nothing but studying.

whatever.

sometimes brynne and i make time for important things though.
[notice how we both have school pride]
we wore the same thing on st. pattys day.
what a coincidence

UVU GREEN FOR LIFE.
mostly we just take 15 minutes to eat breakfast/lunch.

as you can tell i didn't take 15 minutes to do my makeup.

oops.

bling is the best.

aint she?

another funny point to all of this.

we have classes right next door to eachother
aka
24 and 23

we didn't know until a month into the semester.

happy birthday hai.

2009-04-14T15:04:00.004-06:00

i had a fab birthday.

i already LOVE being twenty three.

it started with a kneaders breakfast.

provided by my dear friend.

BRYNNE B.

seriously.

the burton's NEVER fail to make my birthday a hit.

shelissa took me to lunch at the Rio.

which is always a big hit.

not to mention that our lives are SO busy so we don't see eachother.

EVER.

thanks for making time for me on the big day.

we always celebrate birthdays in style.
then the fam went to my fav rest Morelia.

look at these gems.

mostly my dad LOVING nic as usual.

the waitress was a bust though.

i think morelia let me down for the first time in 23 years.

very depressing.

but they didn't let nic down.

aka his THREE pepsi's.

nic didn't let me down though.
look at this cutie cutie charm bracelet.
love this boy and how dang special my birthday was.

loved the cake katy made.
even though we had bad ice cream.
guess no one knows that i don't like vanilla based ice creams.
it was fun.
and my baby vincey enjoyed the candles.

the girls night out.
was also a hit.
i didn't take many pics.
but this is how we ended it...
with some chili's.

then a movie party with shanny and brans.
love them.

HAPPY EASTER.

2009-04-12T22:41:00.001-06:00

things i have fallin into...

2009-04-10T11:28:00.000-06:00

so... negative nancy posted that last post of things that irritate my soul.
luckily... i'm positive paulette

these are the things are so "down"

(as sister warner would say)

my dog lewis.

this is not lewis.

but lewis is just this cute.

he is very protective of his girls.

thanks lew.

I love Dr. Pepper and Diet Coke.
They make me very happy.
I am trying to cut back.
so far no good.

fall makes me very happy.

by far the best season.

thanks for this picture wisconsin.

since about 7th grade i worked for shane and mama kat.

i love snow cones.

i love making them.

selling them.

and mostly...

enjoying their flavor.

this is my oakcrest.

aspen grove.

the people.

the d-ship.

what more could a woman need.

i don't know.

actually.
i need wisconsin.
i love it.
i live it.

i also LOVE tootsies.
especially the vanillas.

these are the things i love.

the don't and do nots of hailey hood.

2009-04-08T12:08:00.000-06:00

this post is to help others refrain from annoying me.

i hate bad ponys.
i think a pony says a lot about the girl.
you need to poof it.
people outside of Utah don't understand.
not the BIG poof.
but enough so we don't see your scalp.
ponys CAN be fashionable.
fishnet shirts cannot.

fishnet tights are one thing.

fishnet shirts... are a no no.

please.

realize that this is not sexy.

when i was looking for this pic.

i found only naughty ones.

prooving... if you wear fishnet you are screaming.

i am a scandall.

this is BIG one.

please have order in your attempt to wash the dishes.

if you don't.

they will not get clean.

you will waste.

time.

money.

water.

and

my sanity.

if you have questions...

i will come unload and load for you.

i am not a woman of cereal.

sweet things in general.

but cereal makes me want to beat up Mr. Kellogg.

on exception i can eat a bowl of

honey nut cheerios

but seriously... this could not fill someone up.

nor does the taste appetize.

but the problem with all of it...

the sound it makes.

honestly.

even those with good manners.

cannot eat cereal without noises.

last but NOT least.

bad pens.

the ones you can buy 10 for 24cents.

this is the thing.

they run out after one thank you note.

thanks for the good deal bic.

hahaha.

twin city

2009-04-05T11:45:00.000-06:00

TWINNNNNNNNNERS! maybe this happens to you.

but seriously it happens to us a lot lately.

we wear the same thing/colors everywhere.

this was the first time i noticed it.

Nic's wearing a green polka dot tie.

I'm wearkig a green polka dot skirt.

Yes... this is creeeeeePin me out.

But I love it.

The next Sunday we both wore navy blue!

we went to dinner at Wingers.
i guess that this was planned to attack a Cougar fan.

but seriously... all the time = twins.

Love this boy.

Enough to be matchy matchy all the time I guess.

We think a lot alike!!!

2009-04-01T10:45:00.000-06:00

"All you need to know about me from A to Z"

I love these tags and I found this from Nic's sister-in-law Jenelle. She is the cutest!

[And I love stalking blogs]

A--Attached or Single: Attached to the great Nic Jones

B--Best Friend: my sweet little sister Kadeeda and most definitely Nic.

C--Cake or Pie: CAKE CAKE CAKE! But I really like pie. I'm not a big cookie, brownie, candy fan to be honest.

D--Day of Choice: I like the weekends. Sunday's have been wonderful lately! :)

E--Essential Item: Um… probably my family. A little cliché but I just can't do anything without them.

F--Favorite Color: Orange and Blue is my classic answer. But lately I've been loving pinks, greens, and browns.

G--Greatest Accomplishment: Serving a mission in WISCONSIN!

H--Hometown: The Dub-Jay

I--Indulgences: Shopping.

J--January or July: July is key to a good life, because of the great holidays! Love love love them!

K--Kids: Not for a little while… But I LOVE KIDS!

L--Life is incomplete without: My girlfriends

M--Marriage Date: hahaha. I don't know quite yet.

N--Number of Siblings: 2 amazing sisters.

O--Oranges or Apples: Apples in juice form, oranges in eat form.

P--Phobias: BLOOD, MICE (rodents), CATS

Q--Quotes: "When you save a girl you will save a generation" -President Gordon B. Hinckley

R--Reasons to Smile: Because my life is SO good.

S--Singer/Songwriter: Sarah Mclachlan

T--Tag 5 Friends: Brynne, Sara Robinson, WHOEVER else reads my blog, they are the only ones I know :) THANKS FRIENDS!

U--Unknown fact about me: I love feet.

V--Very favorite stores: Anything discount is the love of my life. I love Urban Blues, DownEast and Any sale rack at the back of any store.

W--Worst habit: I casually swear. BAD NEWS BEARS!

X--X-ray or Ultra Sound: I don't really want either one of those. Weirdy.

Y--Your favorite food: I love Mexican food of all size and shapes.

Z--Zodiac: Aries!

happy me.

2009-03-31T14:47:00.000-06:00

It's my mother freaking birthday this week... shout out to the big twenty three.

can't believe i'm growing up.

so i'm having myself a party.

thanks to my little sister (KJH)

TRAINING TABLE CHEESE FRIES

Friday, April 3, 2009
8:15pm

The one by South Towne Mall
Dipping Sauce will be there...

WILL YOU??

(girls night out baby)

This is me eating yellow cake mix when i was a chubby toddler.

i still love yellow cake.

i still am chubby.

So you should bring me one with chocolate frosting.

vegas vacation.

2009-03-25T20:36:00.001-06:00

I went to vegas this weekend for my

SPRING BREAK.

It was off the charts fun.

[i enjoy sour things and the cracked egg]

[i enjoy my cousin's Lacey and Jody]
but we were for sure missing the KJH

[i enjoy meg's addiction to ice cream, it makes me laugh rather hard]

[i enjoy ter's addiction to eating]

that is a lie...

i don't need to eat 1/2 as much as her.

but i enjoy ter.

[i enjoy shopping for jeans, bras, and the like...]

i mostly enjoy sharing a fitting room.

people laugh at us.

i am still laughing.

hahahaha.

[i enjoyed when the trip was just meg and i]
we were loving it.

but we missed the T.

so we flew her out.

BIG TIMERS

but more then ANYTHING
[i enjoy matching shirts and the winder fam shout out]
nothing better then three 23 year old girls
wearing matching shirts to the mall.
i told them we were in a band.
hopefully they believed me.

THANKS VEGAS

Big Wins for 22!

2009-03-25T15:26:00.000-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

so i went to Vegas for spring break to visit Meg Bone. but i was missing the Nic for a really long time. so i decided to come home early. i got picked up by Branson and Rodeo and went to dinner. Suprised the heck out of this boy. It was LOVELY! Then Nic aka Two Face (from Batman) and thinks flipping coins to make big decissions is best. So we ended up in Wendover. Needless to say, I'm the luckiest girl in the city. I won 500+ dollars on the roulette table! :) I kept betting on Nic's birthday (22) and kept winning. It was happening so fast that I didn't know what was going on. I was the happiest girl EVER! Plus we were doubling with Shan and Brans which is ALWAYS a treat.

I have more pictures. But just thought I should update my blog every once in a while. So I will add them soon. But just know that there is NO ONE better then Nicholas Oliver Jones.

Har Bar's Tag

2009-03-13T11:29:00.000-06:00

6 NAMES YOU GO BY
*Hailey*Paul*Hai*Hayz*Goose*Goosey
3 THING YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW
*WaMu Shirt*Black work pants*Great black heels
2 THINGS YOU WANT VERY BADLY AT THE MOMENT
*For Nic to get home from his vaca*To sleep in sometime… I NEVER CAN!
3 THINGS YOU DID LAST NIGHT
*Played with the Kling*Kicked katy's face*Did a presentation for one of my classes
4 THING YOU ATE TODAY
*Banana
2 PEOPLE YOU LAST TALKED TO ON THE PHONE
*Nic*Leslie
6 THINGS YOU ARE GOING TO DO TOMORROW
*Work at WaMu*Get my nails done*Buy new makeup*Katy's dance concert*Play w/ Kling and Nae*SLEEP
3 FAVORITE BEVERAGES
*Dr. Pepper/Diet Coke (depends on the day)*Water Water Water*Apple Juice
5 THING YOU ARE GRATEFUL FOR
*My sisters*Knowing what is right (HG)*Lip gloss*Paws (hahaha)*My parents being SO understanding

twenty five random things.

2009-02-27T11:51:00.000-07:00

i love feet.

i think that they are not gross at all. i actually think they are cute.

my little sister and i have slumber parties every night.

my dad thinks i'm a weirdo because i'm 22 and love sleep overs.

i never wear high heels because i'm afraid of being tall.

last weekend i got two new pair. i am not afraind anymore.

i think that post secret is the most entertaining thing i learned about in the last six months.

thanks sister warner.

i never had meatloaf until i was 19.

it's one of my favorite foods: thanks lin.

i love blog stalking everyone i ever knew.

it is my creepiest habbit.

i introduced two of my best friends to their husbands.

i'm waiting for them to return the favor.

i love oakcrest girls camp.

when i was on my mission i kept a journal of things i'd do if i was director

i work at wamu and i love it.

sorry garrett

my companions never called me sister hood

hai, coach, hannah, and mama.

when i was born i was green.
i couldn't hold my bowels.
i think my favorite thing to do is go get pics taken at walmart.
they cost like 6 dollars for a million.
when i was a Jaguar I only baught clothes that were school colors.
FOREVER THE BEST... WJHS
everyone forgot my birthday in fifth grade. it was my first week in a new school.
i've never really loved my birthday ever since.
i love playing basketball even though i'm not coordinated.
luckily jojo and i were the champs of intermurals.
sister barrett is my fav person i meet in wisconsin.
even though elder crane thinks that is creepy.
I am going to wear my Nana's wedding ring when I get married.
lucky husband of mine.
i don't like dessert.
and i learn that everytime i eat it.
i went to europe with my bff shelissa.
everyone thinks it's weird we didn't go on a tour. we just did it ourselves.
i think i'm lactose intollerant
but i don't know for sure.
i have had stitches and a broken pinkie.
not to mention no gall bladder or tonsils.
wamu is now part of chase.
i'm learning to love that.
my mom is the funniest person i've ever meet.
she is insane.
i think my dad's side of the family is better then anything in the world.
i especially love my cousins jody and leslie.
when i was little i called nail polish paint naila.
i think nail polish should change their name.

week:end

2009-02-22T22:07:00.000-07:00

my life has been so good:

I want to tell you about the goodNESS that I'm speaking of because it will delight your life as it has delighted mine. At least I hope, that's why you're reading this action:

The Draper Temple Open House this was so much fun. my highlights were;

Vincent telling people about how this was Jesus's house.

Tally praying at dinner this week after we went [volunteering]

Five Guys for dinner.

Trevor knowing that the women there weren't living the life they should.

Shelissa coming with us.

Seeing Holly Hansen from WISCONSIN

Daddy asking SO many questions about it.

Ray Gay!!!

this is my rachel.

best friends senior year.

wamu for life.

inspiration nation.

We LOVE kjh.

it was so much fun having everyone over for dinner.

i did kates makeup and hair.

she HATED it.

NICHOLAS

this is my brazillian baby.

he is more like my nephew.

but if you have a brazillians number.

i'll attempt to duplicate.

DOLCE AND GOOSEY

saturday was a much deserved day.
shopping spree at target
New in Town
dinner at Chili's
TJ Max

"hi i'm anna"
cleaning my room

YOU LOOK... MODERN

oakcrest 2005.
goldie is having a baby.

hug and pook dressed the same.

DANCE PARTY BHS STYLE

THE KILLER
best.sisters.forever.

i had a fun party this week...

i cut my hair.

do you like it?

long time no see.

2009-02-17T10:24:00.000-07:00

This is BIG news:

KELLI KLINGER IS COMING HOME!!! i'll now attempt to tell the story of "us":

We became best companions on March 20, 2007 I consider it our annivers.

it was a rough start, i got mud on her skirt the first weekend. i blame her. she blames me.

but... like most things [except the wendys spoon]

we got over it fast

we found Nay.

we found service. we became obsessed with the edgar girls this is what we call a whole new kling.

"every bit as hot, and every bit as kindled as sister hood"
-John Edgar

we started dating again. [steak night for the zl's and b]

we started dressing the same.

i even started staying for dessert, because that was her favorite.

except this one: because we had a cake fight instead.

and i meet scott, my walgreens love.

it seemed like we were in the bu a lot.

we loved road trips.

we loved christian rock.

we loved beaver dam.

beaver dam loved us.

we loved the brat fest

we loved the flood.

we didn't love dillan.
but we really loved joylynn and they thought we were such a good duo after three transfers that they figured that they would allow us together for four.......

things got crazy.

packer games.

loving the roberstons.

our obsesion with peske.

the mexican store.

sturgeon bay with the othe robertsons.

two bedroom two bathroom appartments.

jesus freaks.

cleaning machines.

uwgb revelations.

two cell phones.

we def left an impression for the GB ward about what sisters were really like.

made it so that they wanted more of them...

made it so we wanted more of each other.

but guess bebe and bryner needed us more then we needed each other.

so .... we cried.

but we said one last goodbye before i went home:

The return of the Kling.

Coming to the "801" this week.

Lets celebrate good times.

And the world better be ready for...

SHOCK AND AWE!

what in the world...

2009-02-04T11:46:00.000-07:00

hello.

first, funny story if the miller's [from the gb area]. i am trying to make some huge decissions in my little life. [the miller fam always expressed that it's extra strange when people blog about ultra personal issues]. but this is just more for your opinions, rather then i will base my life off of those who stalk my blog.

i am currently a junior at UVU in Orem. i am planning on graduating spring 2010. my major is communications:theory and practice. i love.love.love. learning and have always planned on going to graduate school. there are plenty of options out there, i'm just hoping to decide what would best fit my life and my future goals.

the big thing i've been thinking about is law school.

but then again, being a mommy and a lawyer and a wifey, they just don't mesh.

not that it's not possible, but graduating from law school racks in the debt saddest story ever told.

so then i could always get my mba.

but what will i do with that?

teacher?

i love that.

fun decissions for the old goose. hmmm......

ps:

i like when good looking boys bank at wamu who are not married.

i flirt with them.

it's the best part of my day.

creepy me.

great.great.great.

2009-01-25T16:57:00.000-07:00

2008 was so very great.

1. What did you do in 2008 that you've never done before?

i went to a green bay packer game.

2. Did you keep your New Year's Resolutions and will you make more for next year?

yes. for once i really stuck to my big resolution... still going strong :)

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
some of the greats while i was away.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

my sweet sweet nanny did. hardest thing in the world.

5. What countries did you visit?

mexico baby

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
well luckily i'll have a job. so money will be nice. but nothing tops wisconsin.

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory and why?

probably every single sweet experience from serving in wisconsin. the day i came home and my sister attacked me bawling her eyes off in the airport was probably the best feeling i ever had.

8. What was your biggest personal achievement in 2008?

return with honor baby.

9. What was your biggest failure in 2008?

def not realizing the diference of being home and being away. it's been so rough keeping the same highs as i felt on the mission.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
no. i was pretty dang healthy. i did have the flu for a minute. that was terrible.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

probably stylish missionary clothes.

12. Where did most of your money go?

i actually didn't have any. but what i did have, went to living my life.

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
coming home. seeing peoples lives change. being with Kling for six months.

14. What song will always remind you of 2008?

too many.
*Praise the Man : Jenny Frogley
*Hannah/Miley CD

15. Compared to this time last year are you a) happier/sadder, b) fatter/thinner, c) richer/poorer?
i am def working on being AS happy as i was last year. i'm prob thinner since i don't get feed such huge portions. and i have a job therefor i am a richy.

16. What do you wish you'd done more of?

studying. sometimes i'd just laugh so hard and talk to my compy and we'd forget to study...

17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
worrying. plain and simple.

18. Did you fall in love in 2008?

with the great state of Wisconsin for sure.

19. What was your favorite TV program?

american idol.

20. What was the best book you read?
the appeal (first non mormon book of the year)
the book of mormon/preach my gospel rocked my world.

22. What did you want and get?

the most greatest family vacation to rekindle my love for the Hood's.

23. What was your favorite film of this year?

def SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE!

24. What did you get on your birthday and how old did you turn?
the sisters and ZL took me to Culvers and it was Zone Conf so a little party.

25. How would you describe your personal fashion in 2008?

stlyish sister missionary attire and an adjustment/love for skinny jeans.

corry corry corry!

2009-01-24T10:31:00.000-07:00

i forgot to post some of the greatest news of my month.

miss corry from the green bay area (bay area baby) was BAPTIZED!!!

corry is the most incredible girl i know. she is seventeen and so dang faithful and determined. the missionaries meet her sweet face and started teaching her in the summer. but corry realizes the impact of making such sacred commitments that she wasn't just about to jump into the waters.

i was able to teach corry the last few months of my mission and set her baptismal date. the lessons we taught to our corry were some of the best memories i have. i was at the peak of my mission, never had i felt closer to heavenly father. my companion and i were like two peas in a pod and corry connected with us like hi-speed wireless.

the reason hearing about corry's baptism makes my month/week/2009 so much better is that i'm realizing the impact of my missionary services last beyone the 18 months i served. there are many others like corry who i taught who will be baptized. there are family members and friends of those who were baptized while i was laboring among the saints of wisconsin that are going to inherit the blessings of following the savior.

thank goodness for the gospel in my life. i have def had a hard hard hard time adjusting to this story of utah life. my heart breaks every morning when i don't have a companion to pray with or a lesson to prepare for. but i know that the savior watches over me. and i'm moving on...

love you corry girl.

miss your pretty little face.

trying the best i can.

2009-01-21T22:16:00.000-07:00

life is a little bit great.

the highlight of my week is that i got called to the yw program. which is my all time fav.

i miss the yw of wisconsin, i miss the yw that i used to play with, i miss my oakies.

SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY COOL!

cool = bareableloving every minute of the Burton girls as you can tell by our friendly faces
(on my first day of schoolio)

by the way...i love the gators... did i tell you?

i will have tebow's babies. done and done. this is a small joke, if you couldn't tell.

kjh and i support mvhs bruins: because sometimes it's cold

and this is a shout out to the mvhs bruin himself:

i feel like we are trying to be emo.

notice the matching outfits (thanks to the dudey)

mosty... i love movie festivals.

over and out.

but i will be trying to be better about updating the blogger bloggy

because my fans deserve more out of me

p.s. don't tell shelissa about the blog. she is a hater.

mexican adventure.

2009-01-06T14:06:00.000-07:00

the hoods went to mexico for CHRISTMAS!

this was our trip...

we waited for three hours at the slc airport. where we discovered dad loves his i-pod more then he loves us.we finally arrived twenty hours after we left Utah; hungry & real tired as you notice...

but we had no time at all...

it was DOMMY'S BIRTHDAY!

did you know we didn't even plan it and all were wearing the sexiest black dresses in mexico. that is love. sister love forever.

the rest of the vacation:

was playing in the pool

shaving arm pits

slumber parties with T and V

laughing at mom's references to the Savior

going to sleep before 9pm

wanting phone reception

realizing how heavy kevy really got

getting mocked about photo shoots

missing wisconsin winters

loving that we get to be together as a familia

reading machines

tans (shh... it's a secret)

check out the slideshow for more images...

tags.

2009-01-06T12:37:00.000-07:00

i don't have school today.
i don't have work today.
this is the first and last day of basically my life.

so i'll entertain with this tag:

five tv shows i watch:
*anything the fam records
*seinfield reruns
*the hills
*american idol
*real world

five favorite restaurants:
*morelia
*cafe rio
*chilis
*training table
*del taco (if this qualifies)

five things that happened yesterday:
*katy decided to go to costa rica
*i worked at wamu
*the snow got the best of the roads
*texas TOOK ohio state
*i missed wisconsin

five things i'm looking forward to:
*a new semester and new friends
*getting my car sideview mirror fixed
*seeing my corky on friday
*heather getting home from her vacation
*my Kling coming home

five things on my wish list:
*moving to provo this semester
*new clothes [i'm outdated]
*wireless internet that doesn't stink
*road trip to see jo and lace
*the cold to go away

five things i love:
*looking at pictures
*really really really good movies
*being called baby
*watching tv with my daddy
*slumber parties

five things i don't like:
*inconsistency
*noises
*that my car cd player doesn't work
*when my teeth feel grimy
*driving home from provo in the middle of the night

five best things that happened lately:
*mexico with the fam
*temple square finally after three years
*learning to tolerate cats
*meeting george
*getting a job and a great school schedule

five things you'll do today:
*go to orem
*clean my room
*play with terah lyn
*text message
*love my life

Guess who is back!

2008-12-15T11:56:00.000-07:00

Hi. I guess I don't have much to say. But I am finally adjusting to the happenings of "normal" life. I am learning to love it. Luckily I have things under control and am finally finding a purpose to the non missionary lifestyle.

Mostly it's been fun to see everyone that I've been missing so much. I especially am excited about my SISTERS! We are having a fun time preparing for our big vacation to MEXICO! We leave on Saturday the 20th. I love that I have such a great family.