Day3

Pictures With Friends...

Considering that they live in TX and I am here, most of these pictures are from high school.


Competition


Senior Drill Team Pictures


Prom



Football


Texas Wedding Reception

I'm going to be very honest, ever since I have left for Utah things with my friends haven't been the same. I also think that me being so far away from home, made me grow up faster and realize what things are really important to me. I know when we are in high school, that is our world and think that it is everything! Ha and then you get to college and no one cares. It's so funny... Okay it's stupid really. But as teenagers that is all we know. I absolutely loved high school!!!! We were glued to each other. It makes me sad how everything has played out with us, and I know we aren't close anymore but I know that I will keep in touch with them.
Thanks for all the good memories yall<3

Day2

The Meaning Behind Our Blogg's Name...
Once upon time, there was this girl and boy and one day this girl (a college freshman) walked into an English class and sat right in front of this boy. She thought he was sooo cute, but just waited for the right time to say anything to him. After talking to him and finding out that he was from Delta, she was thrilled! (No one can pass up a Delta boy) The girl hated english class but only went just to see this handsome boy.
One day she went to class waiting to see his face walk through the door, but never showed. After a couple of weeks, she knew he wasn't coming back to class. But as college freshman girls are, she just wanted to play=) After the school year was over, a cute boy came into her work. She didn't realize that it was the boy she was in love with from her english class. They talked and chatted and he left. She couldn't believe that he didn't ask for her number...
Fall semester came and her friend knew that she needed someone good in her life, so he gave her number to that cute boy. The boy texted her a while and then called to ask her out on a date. It took 9 months from the time they met to have their first date. The girl knew that this boy was VERY special and had a feeling from their first date that he was 'the one'. About 9 months later they were married and decided to create a blog; and the rest is history<3

Jumping On The Bandwagon

Well since I don't have anything exciting to blog about, like a baby or some life adventure I'm on I suppose I will jump on this bandwagon of 30 Days. Yall may find some very interesting things about me. Ha!

Day 1- recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
Day 2- the meaning behind your blog name
Day 3- a picture of you and your friends
Day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have
Day 5- a picture of somewhere you've been to
Day 6- favorite super hero and why
Day 7- a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Day 8- short term goals for this month and why
Day 9- something you're proud of in the past few days
Day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
Day 11- another picture of you and your friends
Day 12- how you found out about blogger and why you have one
Day 13- a letter to someone who has hurt you recently
Day 14- a picture of you and your family
Day 15- put you ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
Day 16- another picture of yourself
Day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
Day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have
Day 19- nicknames you have and why you have them
Day 20- someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future
Day 21- a picture of something that makes you happy
Day 22- what makes you different from everyone else
Day 23- something you crave for a lot
Day 24- a letter to your parents
Day 25- what I would find in your bag
Day 26- what do you think about your friends
Day 27- why are you doing this 30 day challenge
Day 28- a picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then?
Day 29- in this past month, what have you learned
Day 30- your favorite song


Day 1
The recent picture is the title picture. I love that our dog is in the background=)
Interesting facts about myself:
1- I am addicted to Cherry Coke! I try to quit drinking pop like every other day, but then I see the Cherry Coke label and I can't get rid of the craving so I just give in.
2- I have to make my bed right before I get in it to go to bed or I go crazy- we don't have time in the mornings to make it.
3- I went through this weird phase this summer were I couldn't eat the last bite of anything!
4- In elementary school... I hated my name so I changed it to April and would only respond if you called me April.
5- Blake and I love to make up the silliest songs but we've noticed that EVERYTHING rhymes with poo.
6- If I could go back to high school I wouldn't have gone to cosmetology school, I would have done theater.
7- The first week of JoAnn's being open, I went there 5 times... I can't get enough!
8- I can't cook anything unless I know what it looks like in the end.
9- I love reality TV<3
10- I sometimes wonder if I wasn't LDS what would I be doing?
11- When I do "manish" things, like hunting or shooting guns I always try to wear something girlie.
12- When people hear my name and not see who I am, they think I am black.
13- My favorite holiday is 4th of July, but I have to be in Delta=)
14- I secretly want to be a famous singer... I don't enjoy being in choirs though!!!!
15- When I was thinking about college, when I was 14, I wanted to go to the Air Force Academy. Ha I can not picture that now!

The World Just Keeps Spinning

It's been a very long time since our last post.
I don't even know where to start...
Blake I are now an uncle and aunt, to sweet baby Briggs. I saw this outfit last week that said "My auntie is awesome" and I just had to buy it for him. He is so spoiled;)Rex's surgery went well and the cancer hasn't spread, but because it's esophageal cancer they want to do some more chemo just to be safe. He will start that process again soon and he isn't very thrilled.
Blake and I started school. I feel like we will be in school our whole life. I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. We aren't even half away till X-mas break and I about have a nervous break down every other day.
The fact that I resigned as Cedar's Drill Team Coach just adds so much more. Yes, that's correct I quit. I had to stand up for myself. I wasn't going to be apart of something that was so wrong. I will not throw away my integrity. It drives me absolutely crazy that I can not stop thinking about it and I just picture myself sitting there at the table being bashed about for 3 hours! I found out that my blood pressure is high, and I know for a fact that it's because of that whole situation. I do believe that if I would have stayed, I would have had a heart attack.-I'm not being a drama queen- If you only knew what crap I put with you would understand. No one should EVER be treated the way I was. I don't think some people really understand what it means to be a Christian, and to treat others the way Christ would. It just blows my mind. I wish I could just take a pill that would erase my memory of the past 7 months. I knew it would tough, and I was up for the challenge, but I didn't think it would end up like this. I feel as if I am ruined. A person can only take so much emotionally and mentally. I don't really understand what Heavenly Fathers purpose was for me and why it all played out the way it did. I did learn what kind of parent I will never become and what kind of child I want to raise. I know that I am the way I am because of growing up in the south. I am grateful for my parents and raising me into such a respectful adult. I truly miss Texas, Utah just doesn't compare with the respect meter... It'll probably take me a long time to get over everything because just the stupid little things get to me. For example, we went to Delta to watch Hadley play football and their drill team performed and I started to cry. I pretty lucky to have support from other coaches, parents, friends, and of coarse my family. THANKS!
Bad noteS... The tanning salon that I work out it closing!
My last day is September 29.
I won't be done with school for another 2 1/2 years.
Which I am just so thrilled about! And puts off having kids...


I swear it's just one thing on top of another.

Summer Happenings

Lots has happened these past few months. Blake is working at CAL Ranch and is loving it. He comes home with a list of things he wants and we spend like half of his pay check there. Ha! I have been doing Mohey this summer and working at Southwest Tanning Salon. I took my officers to Officer Camp and I was blown away with how talented they are! I'm so lucky to have such great officers. We had team camp at home this year and we all slept in the gym together! I must say I'm a freaking amazing coach, along with my assistant, for sleeping there. Good memory but was very glad to go home and sleep in my own bed with my husband next to me=) I'm so proud of the girls and how they handled camp- it was hard and pushed them very hard, but did awesome! The routines were great and can't wait till competition!!! Cedar celebrated the 4th on Monday so Blake and I got to go to Delta Saturday. We weren't able to go to the parade=( because Blake had to work but we hustled over there to go to the DERBY! I felt like this year it wasn't as good as past years because the announcer was not my favorite- they need to get my Uncle Jim back!- and there wasn't very many people in the heats. After spending Sunday in Delta we came back to Cedar. The girls performed so good in the parade and got so many compliments. Once again, I'M SO PROUD!!! Right now we have a break and get July off but as soon as August comes we are back to practice.

My cute little team at camp=) Love them!


4th of July Parade

Blake and I went home to Texas to visit my family and to be there for Rex's surgery. The surgery is a pretty big deal and was scheduled for that week but unfortunately his white blood cells were too low so had to reschedule it for next week. My mom is such an amazing person and is doing a great job taking care of Rex. When we first got there I could hardly look at Rex because you could tell that he was in alot of pain and it just broke my heart. This cancer is really beating Rex down and hopefully this surgery will take care of it. Rex is the type of guy that will do anything for anyone. A couple of his friends came by to cheer him up and you could tell that they were really lucky to have a friend like him and were very concerned about him. The day we found out that Rex wasn't going to be able to have his surgery we got into a car accident! We were on the fwy and some 18 rear ended me. What happened was some stupid thug was backing up on the shoulder fast and was swerving into my lane and everyone slammed on their breaks. Our plan was to trade my car out there for a truck but for some reason that was not in Heavenly Father's plan... and my car is in the shop=( So as soon as my car is fixed, we are selling it and getting a truck. I do feel like we could of spent more time with Rex than going to go look at trucks. It was really hard to leave and even thinking about it makes my tear up. I love my family more than anything in this whole world and it sucks that they are so far away. I'm lucky to have Blake's family so close and love them with all my heart but it's just not the same.

Family Picture

Blake and I met up with my gal pals from high for dinner one night. It was really good to see them and to catch up on what is happening in their lives. I do miss those old days of hanging out at each others houses laughing nonstop about everything and going on crazy drives around town. GOOD TIMES=) I think Blake felt a little awkward because he was the only guy. I have the best husband ever though!

High School Besties


Beautiful Sunset somewhere in New Mexico

Now it's just work work work and no play... When I have a few days off Blake has to work, and when he has a day off I have to work. Life does not go according to plan sometimes. But you got to love it!

Making Lemonade...

Life has thrown my family a ton of lemons at us... my mom says we will be making a ton of lemonade.
My step-dad has been diagnosis with esophagus cancer. They caught it pretty early but he can't swallow anything... The word cancer is a pretty scary word and for some reason I always picture the devil's face when I hear that word- probably because it's so awful! Anyways growing up I hardly ever heard of anyone getting cancer and then when I came to college it's like as common as the flu or something. It just seems that more and more people are getting it. The first person I knew real well that had cancer was my seminary teacher. He was probably the most spiritual person I ever knew. When he became my teacher, he hadn't been a member very long, he just has the coolest life story about his conversion story to getting married and having the most beautiful daughters- I wish someone would write a book about him because he seriously was an amazing man.
How about some good news now?! Well Blake and I will be an uncle and aunt to Jesse and Natasha's baby BOY! I knew it was going to be a boy=) We are so excited and thrilled for them! Blake will have to put me on a tighter budget because I will want to buy him everything. This little one will be so spoiled because he has so many people that are going to love him so much! I just can't wait till he gets here!

I'm A Terrible Blogger

Alot has happened in the past month, let's recap...
For spring break Blake and I went down to Vegas with some of our friends for a few days. The resort was amazing, had a ton of fun, and got to see some interesting people. It was nice to get away from the snow. After Vegas, we fly to Houston to go visit my Dad down there. We went to the Houston Rodeo- Blake was in heaven! We also saw Brooks and Dunn in concert. My mom came up to see us and we went with her to the Houston Temple and then to Kemah. Plus we did a little shopping=) I was glad she came up for a day.

Viva Las Vegas



Houston Temple

One of my little sisters gettin attacked by deer and goats

As for right now, Blake and I are just getting ready for finals! I'm so glad that it's almost summer=) I wish it was summer all year round. Blake is working at Cal Ranch and I am looking for a job that will work around Mohey. They are the sweetest girls and I love being their coach. GOO MOHEY=)
Some bad news though... Blake's beloved horse, Cadillac, past away last Friday. He had him since Blake was 12 years old and has won alot of ropings on him. He was a good old horse. I just hope there is a Heaven for animals or else I will be so sad. I know I will be a mess when my old dog, Bandit dies- he is back home in TX with my family... Yes we still have Baby Ace who is getting so big!