Chris' Wolverine Graduation

Chris and I both graduated this last week!!! So exciting. This is at his business graduation 4/30/10 at UVU. It was still snowy so we didn't get any awesome pictures outside but here are a few!!!




Before the graduation ceremony. His was awesome, about 45 minutes long.

Getting his diploma. He didn't trip!!

Both of the graduates ~

Lynsi made these for Chris. Graduation cupcakes! So clever and super good

Where I Want To Be

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."

— Marjorie Pay Hinckley -

I love this quote so much. My Visiting Teacher's came over to give me a lesson today where we talked about this quote and how important it is to focus on where we want to go, which is to be with our Heavenly Father. When all is said and done we will not have the 'stuff' we do today, we need to remember that the things we can take with us are our testimonies, relationships, families, talents, knowledge etc. The other stuff will not matter.

Jazz Playoffs!!!

Chris and I are having fun watching the NBA playoffs and especially with our favorite team (minus BYU) the Utah Jazz! When my family was in town we stayed right across the street from the Conference Center. We had a great time walking there and seeing the roof especially, going to the temple grounds and seeing a billion brides getting married, seeing the Joseph Smith movie, going to the Lion House and Geneology Center.
Such a fun time. While we were there, we decided to hunt for tickets and were about to get into Game 3!

Chris wearing the Jazz Jersey I got him for his birthday. Most perfect and best gift ever for him!!
Yes we were up there.. but the Jazz could still hear us
Stockton statue in front of Energy Solutions

We found a cool car while waiting for the game

Precious! Us before we found a sweet deal for tickets 5 minutes before the game. The Jazz ended up winning and were 2 - 1 at that time. Good game Go Jazz!GO JAZZ

Graduation from BYU

Wow, it came so fast I can't believe I'm done with BYU. I graduated with the Interior Design emphasis and Business minor and am done studying and taking tests. I've loved BYU soooo much. It was the perfect school for me as I learned so many great skills to "go forth to serve". I've worked so hard.
Some of my greatest accomplishments here are:

• Executive Director for Human Resources for BYUSA (student government)
• National Bowling League... that's right I was Ehubbs
• Worked and taught some classes two years as a Teacher's Assistant for my Interior Design professor
• Was a part of Y Serve doing service
• BYU Athletic Marketing- was able to help advertise for BYU sports and go on the court and football field every game. Had sweet front row tickets.
• Swing Dance Club
  
• Chosen to do research for a professor
• Athletic Connections- played with Downs Syndrom kids every Saturday
• Mechanical Engineering- External Relations Assistant it was the best job ever
• Taking pictures with Cosmo and me- have over 80 individual ones haha
• Worked in the Math Department
• Designed t-shirts
• Set the standard for advertising with Men's Tennis
• Marriott School of Business Marketing Association member
• Marketing competitions at BYU
  

Here I am walking to the Marriott Center for graduation Thursday! I don't have a lot of pictures because I was going to take pictures Friday which ended up being awful weather.
My Grandparents came into town so I took them on the tour of BYU and they took me to the Skyroom for lunch. They fell in love with campus too. Everything was blooming and looked amazing.

Chris came on Thursday and meet my family!!! On Friday he came with his parents to spend time and meet them. My college graduation was in the Wilk and afterward we went upstairs and had Skyroom again. Both graduations were short and sweet!
I'm the dot somewhere down there. Elder Christofferson spoke to Class of 2010.

Some of the trees that were in bloom it was so beautiful. I loved having everyone come and join me. It was a great time to see everyone's support and being with my family! Thanks so much!

Thats what I love about Sundays

Its been so beautiful outside!!! I just love it, it makes me so happy to see everything budding and flowering. Chris and I have been going outside the last few Sundays to enjoy outside, to read the Ensign, and just talk. I love Sunday afternoons!

Chris and I driving up to Bridal Veil Falls

Some of the new flowers!
I look like a peacock. We're by the MTC/temple field

I caught Chris and the Y in the background
Driving by campus and MTC

50 Things I Love

I'm so grateful for all that I have. I've been thinking about some of the things I enjoy in life. These are in no order of course because the Lord, family, friends are first. Things I love:

1. taking pictures
   
2. being uplifted from others
   
3. singing in the car
4. peppermint gum
   
5. making goals
6. listening to rain
7. dancing
8. watching musicals
9. creating something beautiful
10. being with my family
11. playing with animals
12. BYU
13. sunny Sundays
14. rolling down my car window and feeling the warm air in the summer
15. rainbows
16. fun traditions
17. laying in the sand
18. watching waves
19. listening to uplifting words
20. my Savior
21. serving
22. laughing
23. country music
24. fresh flowers
    
25. cuddling in a warm blanket
    
26. inspirational thoughts
27. pink
28. seeing others happy
29. making someone's day
30. my heroes
31. good examples
32. ppl standing up for whats right
33. smiling
34. blue skies
35. warm showers
36. cute jewelry
37. designing
38. budding trees and plants
39. trying something new
    
40. someone going out of their way and thinking of me
41. someone telling me I made their day
42. finding great deals
43. delicious desserts
44. my initials on things
45. summer dresses and flipflops
46. getting involved
47. sharing the gospel
48. having inspirational/scriptural quotes around me
49. going on a mini adventure
    
50. finding joy in the journey
    

Rosette Headbands

I'm cropped out because I look goofy, but here is the finished headband that only took like half hour. I made a pink/white one and the black one below

The fabric that works best is a double-sided fabric that is more thick. I chose this paisley one below and it was white on one side and pink on the other which gave the rosette more dimension.
To start you cut about a half-inch to an inch and however long you would like (usually at least a foot to three feet). You can iron it in half or I just continuously folded it.

To start you just fold the fabric at one of the ends and keep on wrapping it around, sewing it with a needle and thread to hold it in place.

I kept twisting the fabric and positioning it before I placed the needle in. I kept the edges untrimmed so it became like this. I made two roses for this headband. This was a bigger one then I made a smaller one. When I finished I just cut off an extra inch or two and sewed it flat on the back of the rose.

Here are the two roses with the headband I glued them too.
Here's the black one I also put together


All done. I placed three together for this one