Paige Nelson

Guilty.

2010-05-18T13:12:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged in far too long. Sorry. My life has completely changed since I moved to Provo. This blog was good to me for a long time, but it's time for a new one...

nickandpaigeanderson.blogspot.com

say hi and be my friend. :)

Question...

2010-03-09T11:38:00.000-08:00

I know I'm a little late but just answer me this...If you had to decide between the following, which would you choose?...

- Chocolate or mud?

- Flowers or Grenades?

- Good health or STD's?

- Warmth and sunshine or blizzards and gloomy clouds?

- A sweet playful puppy or a possum with rabies?

- A swim in a warm, clear ocean with beautiful fish and coral or a swim in cold, scary, dark, shark infested waters?

- Eating a delicious feast or starving to death?

- A sweet, loving, complimentary spouse or a dirty, untrustworthy, abusive spouse?

- A super cute, fit body or a flabby, over weight, cottage cheesey body?

- Happiness or depression?

- Life or death?

or

...the decision was a no-brainer Jake.

ONE YEAR

2010-01-14T14:59:00.000-08:00

...until this...

Happy One Year mark to the best missionary in the whole entire world. I could not be more proud or happy. Keep up the great work Elder Peterson! ♥

One more blonde, Mormon girl for Provo...

2010-01-11T10:26:00.000-08:00

That's right, I am now living in Provo, Utah...the coldest place on earth.Why did I leave beautiful 70 degree weather for this?! I literally thought I was going to freeze to death this morning when I had to go out to my car, before the sun had completely risen, and scrape the ice off of all my windows. It took a good 10 minutes and gave my arms the first work out they've had in months. Maybe an 8am class wasn't such a good idea. People here are crazy...or maybe I'm the crazy one, you tell me. If it's 28 degrees outside would you wear a short sleeve dress with a light sweater and open toed shoes to church? Or would you wear tights, a long sleeve shirt, a sweater, and a jacket? This climate change might just be the death of me.

On the plus side, UVU is all indoors. I can get to all my classes without ever having to bundle up. I'm also taking a few dance classes..which makes me really happy. Buuut my schedule makes it so I have to go back and forth from one end of the campus to the other. I have a feeling people are going to get sick of seeing me come into class all out of breath and gross in my sweats. Speaking of sweats...It's my first day and I've already gotten 2 comments on my UNLV sweatshirt. One lame guy said "Hey...I think you're supporting the wrong school! It's all about UVU."...I just pretended like I didn't hear him and kept walking. Another guy stopped me to ask if UNLV really pays people to study and go to school instead of partying. Wow. My Rebel pride may result in annoying questions, comments, and looks but don't worry Las Vegas...I won't ever give it up.

The best thing about Provo is living 5 minutes from Brooke. I've only been here a few days and I love being able to see her whenever I want. It's also nice to finally live in the same city as most of the cousins my age. I'm going to be having a lot of family time while I'm here...wonderful. :) I keep hearing this is going to be such a good experience for me and that I can have a lot of fun if I have the right attitude, so that's what I'm going to do. I'm just going to be happy, make some fun girl friends, spend time with family, and embrace the cold? I'll stop venting now. Pray for me.

p.s. What is the deal with these big, thick, super wide, knitted headbands/half hats with flowers?? EVERYONE is wearing them. I would understand if girls used them to keep their ears warm but no, they just wear them as an accessory. Hmm...I just don't get it.

(this picture isn't a very good example because her ears are actually covered...but it's the only picture I could find that shows the wierd "half hat" look)

name game

2009-12-15T19:21:00.000-08:00

I stole this from Michelle Clark's blog. It looked fun so I just thought I'd try it...

1.YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Domino Acura
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Cookies & Cream Snikerdoodle ...so thug.
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
P-Nel
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Fuchsia Cheetah
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
...Vegas (I don't have a middle name.)
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Nelpa (haha that's my favorite.)
7. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
The Yellow Root Beer
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Erven Rex
9. STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
Refuge Reeses Peanut Butter Cup (stupid)
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names )
Tebbs Pinegar (Ew! Hahaha)
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
Brennan Bermuta
12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
Spring Lily
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Cantaloupe Sweaty (gross)
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Cheerio Lilac
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)
The Dance Fire Tour

Everyone has to do this! :)

I ♥ NY

2009-12-06T14:04:00.000-08:00

As you can probably tell from my joy in this picture, Thanksgiving in New York was a dream come true. I've always wanted to be there for the Macey's Thanksgiving Day parade, pretty Christmas lights, and for boot/jacket weather to see all the cute styles...it was everything I had hoped for. We did so many fun things while we were there but I must say that the best part of my Thanksgiving week, by far, was just getting to spend time with my whole family. I'm the happiest when I'm with them and couldn't be more grateful to be a part of the Nelson family.

Rex Daniel Nelson...my favorite little brother.

2009-11-15T13:54:00.001-08:00

I love my little brother so much. He is definitely crazy and sometimes annoying but he is the sweetest little boy you'll ever meet...I promise. He is so protective of his sisters and always wants big hugs from us. A few weeks ago we were sitting in church and I was freezing cold. I didn't have my dad there to keep me warm so I just started rubbing my arms and I leaned over to Rex and said "Gosh it's so cold in here." Right then Rex said "Oh here Paigiee take my jacket." I told him it was okay but he insisted and I ended up wearing my little brother's jacket for all of sacrament meeting. (He offered to let me take it for the rest of church but I wouldn't take it) Isn't that the sweetest thing ever?? Seriously, what little 11 year old boy cares more about his sister than himself that he gives her his jacket in an ice cold church? Rex does. That's just one of the many stories of him being a gentleman. Well I decided to devote a whole post to him because he just became M.J. Christensen student body president and we're so excited for him!! I can't believe how big he is now..thinking about it just kills me. After the first day of school this year he came home and told me and my mom that the best thing about 5th grade is that there are actually "hot girls" in his class and no one is immature about cooties and stuff. I about died when he said this because I have NEVER heard him talk about girls before. I said "Rex I hope you don't think that you can start liking girls now. Don't even think about kissing a girl or getting a girlfriend until you're home from your mission. Actually no...I probably won't even be okay it then. If you bring a girl over I'm going to be mean to her." (Yeah I know...I can be a brat sometimes). Rex just said "Paaaige I'm not ever going to kiss a girl...come on." and my mom just laughed and said "He's growing up Paige. Next year he'll be 12 and passing the sacrament and in junior high and whether you like it or not he'll be liking girls." When my mom said this I just looked at Rex and started crying. Yes I cried like a little baby while saying "I don't want him to grow up. He's just going to be my little sweet brother forever." Of course Rex just came and comforted me with a huge hug and said "It's okay Paigiee...I'll still be your little brother even when I'm married." It made me cry even harder. I know, I know this sounds like a movie or something but he really is just that sweet. My mom was totally inspired when she decided to name him after my amazing Grandpa. I'm so grateful that I have this angel as my little brother...I don't know what I would do with out him.

I love you Rexy Boy.

3.0.0.

2009-11-09T17:20:00.000-08:00

Today is Elder Peterson's 300th day in the mission field! 300!! As in 65 days until it's a year. This is a big deal. I can't wait for the next 300 days to go by. :)

Oh and check out his new bandana. Me and Andrea made it for him...it's blue and green tye dye. He looks really cool...I knew he would.

Disneyland 2009

2009-11-08T13:40:00.000-08:00

This year's trip to Disneyland was extra special because it was Lily's 1st time! Naturally, she loved everything...especially seeing the princesses, and we just loved being with her. It was a super fun trip. :)

It was a long walk from our hotel so dad took the opportunity to teach his girls how to hitch ride...stick our your thumb and show some leg. Thanks dad I'll never forget that.

Cutest family in the whole park.

Pirates of the Caribbean

This is Lily's new little fake smile she loves to pull for pictures. She cracks me up!

N for Nelson. Mom, Rex and Nina all went to Disneyland for a week in September with my aunt and cousins so they stayed home while we all got a turn.

Dad helped his girl's out again by keeping Brooke's purse under his shirt on the wet rafting ride in California Adventure. He looked pregnant but he didn't mind...thanks again dad.

I ♥ my dad.

Yay for Disneyland! I can't wait to go again. :)

2009-11-08T13:28:00.000-08:00

If you are/were a Michael Jackson fan go see this movie!!...simply amazing.

I'm just too excited.

2009-10-20T17:35:00.000-07:00

Exactly one month until...

Then 3 days after that I'm headed to...

NEW YORK CITY!

which means...

Macy's thanksgiving Parade

lots of shopping

and best of all...

My favorite little boys in the world...I CAN'T WAIT!

why, why, WHY...

2009-10-12T17:35:00.000-07:00

do shoes have to be so expensive?? Seriously, it just breaks my heart when I find a beautiful pair of shoes and it is priced way out of my budget. That was the story of my life while shopping online yesterday...
$96.00
$182.00
$91.00
$91.00
$100.00
$91.00

And the biggest heartbreak...
$495.00

But the good news is that I worked reeeeally hard on my mid-term paper for history and finished it a week and a half early...so proud of myself. I'm going to DSW tomorrow.

my week...

2009-10-01T17:57:00.000-07:00

~Remember those "Fortunately, Unfortunately" books that you read in Elementary school? Well I decided that format is the best way to describe my exciting week.~

SUNDAY:
Fortunately, me, dad, and Hayley were going to get to spend quality time together while Mom, Rex, and Nina went to Disneyland.

Unfortunately, I was up all night with an achey body, sore throat, and pounding head ache.

MONDAY:
Fortunately, I was still living from a terrible night.

Unfortunately, I couldn't lift my head or get out of bed.

Fortunately, my dad found some Tylenol PM so I could sleep the whole day.

Unfortunately, it didn't work.

TUESDAY:
Fortunately, I got my self out of bed, in the shower, and to school.

Unfortunately, I only made it through one class and came home.

Fortunately, I was able to sleep when I got home.

Unfortunately, I had an orthodontist appointment and got rubber bands, which caused even more pain then I was already in.

Fortunately, my dad brought home Samurai Sam's.

Unfortunately, he forgot to bring me some.

Fortunately, there was an Office marathon on.

Unfortunately, my mouth and head were throbbing the whole time I was watching it and I got a terrible fever.

WEDNESDAY:
Fortunately, I have a sweet sister who let me sleep with her, because she knows how I hate to be alone when I'm sick.

Unfortunately, her balcony door was a little bit open and a bug got in and decided to bite me 6 times and leave HUGE, ugly, super itchy, red marks.

Fortunately, I had a really comfortable, bug free, bed to lay in all day.

Unfortunately, I was alone again.

Fortunately, my dad brought me a delicious smoothie during lunch and mashed potatoes from KFC for dinner...perfect for a sick girl with sore teeth.

Unfortunately, I still had my raging fever when it was time for bed.

THURSDAY:
Fortunatley, I woke up fever-less and ready to go to school and work.

Unfortunately, I was a little out of it and grabbed a fully heated flat iron right on the metal part and burned my fingers.

Fortunately, I left for school only 5 mintues later than I should have.

Unfortunatley, my car was empty.

Fortunately, I had Celine to help me through the morning.

Unfortunately, I couldn't sing along because of my sore throat.

Fortunatley, I had really confortable Sinister sweats to wear on this cold/windy/sick morning. (Thanks Tandrea)

Unfortunately, I forgot my hand sanatizer.

Fortunately, mom, Rex, Nina, cousins, my aunt, and her friends were here when I got home at the end of the day.

... as you can see, it was kind of a tough week and I've decided I'm going to reward myself with a new pair of shoes. I think I deserve some. Don't you agree? Fortunately I'm going to up to Provo with Hayley to visit Brooke tomorrow. I miss her a lot and I'm way excited. Unfortunately it's Provo...and cold. Fortunately I don't have to live there...only visit for a few days. :)

Big news...

2009-09-16T17:31:00.000-07:00

As of Septmeber 14th Landry has been on his mission for 8 months!! Yay!! He's doing really well and every week I get more and more excited to hear about the great things he's doing. He's such an amazing guy/missionary...I'm so proud of him. :)

His tie goes with the sunset...so cute.

Only 16 more months! (cute stickers huh?) I ♥ my missionary

My chart makes me so happy. Look how full it's getting! I was beyond excited when I got to fill in that first circle of the second section.

p.s. This is really random but on monday evening I went outside and started complaining because I was cold! My mom made fun of me because it was only like 75 degress. I am so pathetic and SO not looking forward to winter!

I ♥ September

2009-09-13T13:07:00.000-07:00

...because it's my birthday. :) On September 8th I turned 20!! My birthday ended up being the day after Labor Day so I got to spend the long weekend celebrating with my family,it was super fun. I got some really great gifts but these were my favorites...

1.
Tim McGraw tickets!! The concert is on Oct. 23rd and I can't wait!! :)

2.(front) (back)
Elder Peterson sent me this super cute shirt from Alabama...he knows how much his girl loves baseball tee's. It's a little big but I love it!

3. And of course my free pazooki from BJ's. It was a good way to end my birthday. :)

p.s. One more reason why I love this month so much... One Tree Hill starts tomorrow! I'm a little nervous to see what it's going to be like with out Peyton and Lucas, but still SO excited!!

It's all coming back to me now...

2009-09-01T18:55:00.000-07:00

If you see me driving and it looks like I'm singing at the top of my lungs...I am. Blame this beautiufl woman...

I just can't get enough of Celine Dion right now. She's all I listen to. I went to her show 2 years ago for my birthday and ever since I've been obsessed. (I've even got Landry to like/sing a few of her songs :)) She's just so amazing. I hope she comes back to Vegas soon because I'm dying to go to her show again! If you haven't been, I highly recommend it...she won't disappoint and pretty soon you'll be belting her songs too.

Summer '09...i miss it already

2009-08-26T17:45:00.000-07:00

I can't believe summer is already over and it's time to go back to school! Yuck. If it wasn't for my dance classes I probably wouldn't be able to drag myself out of bed every morning. Here are the highlights of my summer...

1. Florida. I already talked about it, I know, but it was just too fun.

2. American Idol Concert! We had GREAT seats and even got autographs!... Umm yes I got Danny's. It was such a memorable night.

(sorry it's a bad picture...it's from my mom's phone because of course all of our cameras died in the middle of the concert!)

3. My favorite part of the summer was our Pinegar family reunion at Aspen Grove. It was so much fun to see almost all of my relatives. I hadn't seen alot of them in a long time and I loved just being able to hang out with all of them for a week. I can't wait to go again!

It was beautiful up there!

We had a good country filled day with "Frontier Night" and Emma's 9th birthday...cowboy theme. :)

I put a pretty big dent in that poor pinata

We all had to take pictures with this "wanted" sign. They were all pretty funny, but my dad and grandma were my favorite. (Good thing grandma doesn't have a blog..she would kill me for putting this up)

"Aspen Fallies"...big family compitetions. We got 2nd, but we know we deserved first.

The craft shack...

I made a cool Alabama belt for Landry. I was pretty proud of my self. :)

Joel and Val announced that they're pregnant with a boy!! Rider Erven Nelson will be coming at the end of January and we can't wait! :)

Grandpa Rex told his famous "Pinky the Elephant" story...he used to tuck all of us older kids in and tell that story to us at bed time. We all love it.

I LOVE MY FAMILY

Grandpa Rex and Miles

Grandma gave all the girls special white hangers to hang in our closets to remind us to keep our selves clean for the temple and we can hang our wedding dress on it someday.

Miles and Tate love being our chubby baby boys. We couldn't stop kissing and squeezing them all week.

This picture is actually from Thanksgiving (I'm not sure why we didn't take any together at Aspen Grove) but this is probably who I was most excited to see...my cousin Ana. I love her.

We love any chance that we can all get back together...since Derek and his family live on the other side of the country.

Yay for summer! I can't wait 'till next year. :)

What I love about sundays....

2009-08-16T12:31:00.000-07:00

Sadie, Lucas, Quinen, Kenton, and Sydney. (We're missing cute Avery)

...my CTR 5 class. This summer I've done some traveling so I've missed a few Sundays and then today was Stake Conference so I didn't get to be with my class (except Sydney came and said hi to me :)) and I've realized how much I miss them. I love getting to see these adorable, hilarious, and sweet little kids every week...I always look foward to it. I'm so grateful for my calling. When I first got the calling I was super nervous but I knew that I would have fun with these sweet kids, but I never realized that I would love them as much as I do. They always make me laugh so hard, they keep me happy, and they even teach me new things. I love them and can't wait to see them next week. :)

I think his tractor's sexy

2009-07-31T17:38:00.000-07:00

I'm obsessed with this picture right now. I stole it from Kathy's blog and put it as the background of my computer and now I'm devoting a whole post to it. I just think he's so funny...look at his face! Hahaha it's too perfect. That's what I love about him...just making a little face can make me laugh so hard. When I saw this picture I immediately thought of 2 songs; 1st was Jason Aldean's new song, "BIG GREEN TRACTOR" (the song that's playing right now) and then of course I thought of Kenny Chesney's song "SHE THINKS MY TRACTOR'S SEXY". Sorry this is so random but it makes me happy so I thought I would share it with "y'all".

...thanks for the great picture Elder Peterson and thanks for letting me steal it Kathy. :)

~Elder Peterson~

2009-07-13T23:59:00.000-07:00

As of Tuesday 7.14.09 Landry has been serving his mission for 6 months!! I know it might not sound very long to some of you be for me it's a big milestone. 6 months = 1/4 which = 18 months until he comes home! :) It's a weird feeling having a missionary out. I miss him a lot but I also wouldn't want him to be anywhere else than in Alabama serving the Lord and changing people's lives. It's amazing what he does every day and I know I could never do it. He just has so much faith and strength and courage and every time I hear from him I see another quality that I want to strive to have. I heard someone refer to missionaries as angels...and that's truly what they are. They save people from whatever darkness they have in their lives and bring them the best gift possible. I am so proud to say that my best friend is a missionary. He's a hero to so many people...including me. I couldn't be more proud of him.

My chart is filling up! :)

Keep up the great work Elder Peterson. :)

FLORIDA ~ our sister's trip

2009-07-09T17:19:00.000-07:00

Last week me and all my sisters went on trip to Florida to surprise my brother Derek. It was all his wife, Lindsey's, idea and I'm so glad she thought if it. Florida is absolutely beautiful and we all had so much fun just hanging out at the beach, spending time with Derek, Linds, our adorable nephews Nixon & Miles, and having our sis time. Here are some of the hundreds of pictures we took on our 5 day, super fun, Florida vacation!

*Warning: this is a very long post with tons of pictures.*

Our first full day there was 4th of July. If you don't know already... me and my family are quite patriotic, so 4th of July is always bound to be a big celebration. It was fun because we all got dressed in out red, white, and blue old navy gear (thanks mom) and headed to a small town parade. It was so much fun and kinda crazy, with all the different cultures there! We loved it.

Nixon putting his hand over his heart for "The Star Spangled Banner" Showing off our cute shirts that mom got for us

This reminds me of that vintage "I WANT YOU" poster. haha
"Save Our Sisters" float...we tried to get a picture in front of it, but it didn't really work

...being very patirotic...good job Nix

Yay for America!

A couple days later we went to the Billie Swamp Safari. It was pretty cool. We saw lots of animals and of course creepy alligators. (Lindsey, Nixon, and Miles stayed home for this adventure)

Out of all the crazy animals and gross reptiles we saw that day these big birds are what scared me the most. We're not sure why, but for some reason my initial reaction to seeing these birds was to scream and then push Brooke really hard towards thier cage. Wierd, I know. I guess you had to be there to understand, but we all thought it was pretty funny.

We went on a fan boat ride through a swamp to find some gators...it's absolutely crazy how close they got to the boat.
After admiring the HUGE alligators, we decided that we would eat some. That's right...I am eating some fried alligator! It was actually pretty good. (please excuse my hair...it was sooo hot there and I just threw it up without looking, embarrassing.)

BEACH TIME!! Clear, warm, clean water...just amazing. It was so fun to play with Nixon and Miles in the sand and the water. Nixon is so brave and just jumps in the water even if no one else is with him. Me and my sisters all did a night time stroll down the beach and of course we had to take some jumping pictures. It took a lot of tries but we finally got a good one.

Look at those cheeks on Miles! I just need to squeeze them! I love my babies.

Nixon loved the last little bit of my Pina Colada...he loved it so much that he decided to do his pirate face with the little umbrella.

night time...

I love Brooke

Finally! Haha I know, we're wierd and kinda embarrassing...but we love it.

We did so many fun things on this trip but to me, the best part was just getting to hang out with my gorgeous nephews. I love them so much.

A few weeks ago Miles slammed his finger in the door and while we were there he kept trying to put it in his mouth so Lindsey put a sock over his hand. Clearly Miles did not like this. It was sad but the picture is just too perfect...down the the coordinating pajamas, rug, and couch.

I hated saying goodbye...I didn't want to leave. I'm going to miss them more than I can even explain. :(

Thanks again Derek and Lindsey...we love you!

My funny sis

2009-06-30T18:06:00.000-07:00

Everyone go look at my sister's blog...crookedbrooke.blogspot.com

I hate to admit it but she's funny, really funny. At least when she writes. (don't let this go to your head Brooke.) Her posts almost always make me laugh pretty hard but this last one just about made me pee my pants. It's crazy and the picture kills me. This is random, I know, but I just had to share. If you don't think she's funny that's okay...I didn't think she was funny either, for a while.

r.i.p.

2009-06-25T17:26:00.001-07:00

Me and my family were pretty big fans of Michael Jackson...fans of his music, not his life-style. He will definitly be missed.

Happy Father's Day

2009-06-21T12:17:00.000-07:00

...to the best dad in the world

I love my dad and look up to him so much. I know I can always turn to him for anything. I don't know what I would do without his super cheesy jokes and contagious laugh. I hope that someday I can marry a man who is just like him...someone who will adore me the way my dad adores my mom, someone who unconditionally loves his kids with all his heart, someone who is loved and respected by every person who knows him, and someone with a strong and amazing testimony of the Gospel. I love you so much daddy! xoxo

It's all about Michelle...

2009-06-17T19:17:00.000-07:00

So this post is a little but late but it's nessecary. One of my very best friends from High School got married on June 6th, but before that we did some fun things. First we did a girl's trip to the beach,(kinda like a Bachelorette Party/trip). It was sooo much fun...I've been needing a beach trip!

Jordan, Michelle, Mccall, and Me

Me and Michelle found a dead seagull..

..and we burried him

It was a little too cold to play in the waves but me and Jordan had to atleast get in the water

The next day me and Michelle found a dead crab

...so we burried him too

Yay for Michelle and our super fun trip!

After the beach we came home and Michelle had her bridal shower. She got lots of fun things to decorate her house and things I'm sure Andrew would love too. ;) Here's the only picture I got from the shower.

Me (with hair in my face), Erica, Jordan, and the bride-to-be

Then on 6.6.2009 Michelle Pace became Michelle Clark. She looked beautiful and soooo happy. It was a lot of fun to see people/friends I haven't seen for quite a while...it was like a mini reunion. I'm so happy for Michelle and Andrew and I'm so glad they found eachother...they're a perfect match. :)

Mr. and Mrs. Clark <3

Friends :)

It was so much fun to see Destiny again! It's been qutie a while since she got married and moved to St. George and I've missed her.

Jordan...another good friend I've missed since High School

Me and Destiny decided to paint our nails bright blue to match Michelle's wedding color. We liked them but Destiny's mom wasn't a fan. Haha

The beautiful bride :)

Cute cute cake. All I'm going to say is that my husband better not even think about shoving cake in my face on my wedding day. Nooo sir.

Congrats Andrew and Michelle Clark!! :)

Faceinhole.com

2009-06-07T13:42:00.000-07:00

...It has saved me from my Sunday boredom and it keeps me pretty entertained. I think these are really funny. You all should try it!
Nina loves Zac Effron

Derek (on the far right with his sunglasses) is the best! Haha
My favorite. Haha I'm lovin our brown hair

11.20.09...mark it

2009-06-02T10:43:00.000-07:00

Kathy, Andrea , and whoever else who hasn't become obsessed with Twilight...you have about 6 months until the second movie comes out to read at least the first two books and watch the first movie. I promise you won't regret it and then you can understand why everyone goes crazy about it.

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Ahh I can't wait!!

p.s. I stole this trailor from your blog Jordan...sorry, I just couldn't help myself. :)

My new friend Gokey

2009-06-01T16:43:00.001-07:00

My sister and I decided we need something new in our lives. What better than a pet? Well I don't like the puppy my family has so I definitely couldn't get a dog, cats are gross, and a hamster,gerbil, or bird are just completely out of the question. So we each got a fish. They're both so pretty and I think they're really enjoying their new homes. Brooke has been inspired and is going to get the same kind of fish and name him Lambert. Clearly we were all big fans of American Idol this season. We love our new friends... Giraud (Hayley's fish) and Gokey

Happy Memorial Day

2009-05-26T15:04:00.000-07:00

My weekend was so much fun. A lot of family time...just how I like it. We had extra fun because Brooke came in from Provo aaand we have Lily all week while Joel and Valerie are in Hawaii!:) The weekend started out by getting to see my dad sing in a Memorail Day concert on Friday night. Usually we're going to concerts to see my mom sing but this time it was so much fun to get to sit in the audience with my mom and watch my dad be the star. I suggest everyone goes to this concert next year. It's a free show put on by Desert Chorale down at UNLV and it's so patriotic...I love it.

Then on Monday we got to go to the lake! Brooke didn't get to come because she had to drive back to Provo...I was pretty sad about that, but we had fun for the couple days she was here. I love the lake...we all had so much fun swimming, tubeing, cliff jumping (Rex and dad were the only brave ones), knee boarding (me and Rex were the only ones who tried), and just hanging out together. Here are LOTS of pictures...

I love this picture of my dad

Lily was a little scared to get in the water with Grandpa, but she was better as soon as she got back to Grandma

They hit heads and Nina got hurt, but Rex was there to take care of her
I caught air on the tube...right before I flipped haha

Mom was the funniest

Hayley has a really big/wierd fear of water (like lakes and oceans) so I was proud of her for coming on the tube with me. She started to have fun after a while. Oh and yes...I was extremely uncomfortable. haha

My first time knee boarding...I was terrible

I am so grateful for my family and for this wonderful country!! Happy Memorial Day!

umm...

2009-05-23T19:57:00.000-07:00

...I have chills.

mybeautifulsis...

2009-05-17T16:57:00.000-07:00

Last night my sister Hayley went to Prom. She was breath-taking to say the least. Joel immediately told her to run back up stairs, take off the make-up, and put on some sweats... he felt a little uncomfortable with her "actually looking like a girl, for the first time." Joel also taught Hayley some self defense moves and requested a word with her date before he took her for the night. Haha...he's a protective older brother. Hayley's date was Ned Meservey. He was such a sweet date for her and looked great in his tux...they matched perfectly! His reaction to her beauty was priceless. She walked into the room and as soon as he saw her his mouth hung open and said "Oh my gosh Hayley!" and gave her a HUGE hug. It was so funny. If you can't tell, I love to brag about my sister. She's my best friend and I honestly don't know what I would do with out her!

her shoes are to die for!!

cutest couple at the Prom...no doubt about it.

I know this picture is blurry but I just had to show my love for my sis! (please ignore the ugly braces)

mommy...

2009-05-10T12:33:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's day to the sweetest, funniest, most caring, self-less, and beautiful woman in the world!!

I love you mom :)

GOOD NEWS!

2009-05-09T12:41:00.000-07:00

I'll be seeing these 10 amazing singers in concert on July 17th and I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Who am I most excited to see? Who's going to bring tears to my eyes?...you already know...

Someone get me this shirt

~My Lily Lee~

2009-04-30T12:05:00.000-07:00

I love my niece SO much, but she hasn't always loved me. I know...sad. For some reason Lily would be happy, laughing, and playing with everyone in my family but as soon as I would walk in the room she would look at me and yell "NO!". She also would make the meanest faces at me when I would smile at her or try to give her kisses. It was the weirdest thing but everyone thought it was so funny and told me that it is karma...I guess when I was a baby I would bite and hit people when they would try to hug or kiss me, unless of course it was my mom or Grandma. So I guess I deserved this but it still made me sad. Well things have changed recently...Lily loves me and gives me kisses!! There's the picture to prove it. Sometimes she forgets that she likes me now and it will take her a second to warm up to me but after only a couple "NO!"s and dirty looks she's my little girl again and I love it. :)

...I mean seriously, is she not the cutest little girl you've ever seen?!

brace face

2009-04-30T11:50:00.000-07:00

So I've had quite a few people bugging me to put a picture of my braces up. I'm a little hestitant because I'm super self-conscious about how I look, but I figure everyone reading my blog is friend or family and you will still love me or at least see me in person soon anyway right?? well here ya go...

ok ok...enough of this embarassment.

Oh Danny boy...

2009-04-22T09:39:00.000-07:00

Last night I watched American Idol and once again I was amazed by Danny's performance and I had to rewind it like 3 times. From the very first night of Hollywood week I chose Danny Gokey as my favorite and predicted that he was going to win. Don't believe me? Just ask Elder Peterson...I wrote him on that first night and told him that Danny Gokey is going to be the next American Idol. He probably thinks I'm crazy and doesn't care about American Idol but I needed to write it down so I could have proof because when I was bragging about how I chose Melissa to be the final girl on the Bachelor I had some family members who rolled their eyes and didn't believe me. Anyways...Danny. He's the best and every week I vote for him like 50 times. This is the first year I've actually voted because this is the first year that every single contestant is SO good. My second favorite contestant is Matt Geraud, he's pretty good and I could see myself buying an album of his. Adam Lambert??...um no thanks, I'm not a fan. Here's one of my favorite performances of his (ignore the huge ugly jacket, I don't know what he was thinking)...
Want more American Idol videos? Click here.

3 months down, 21 to go...

2009-04-15T14:55:00.000-07:00

As of yesterday, April 14th, Elder Peterson has been out for three months. He's 1/8 of the way done! (he figured that out, not me) He's doing so great and I couldn't be more proud of him. Landry is already such a great missionary..of course. Alabama sounds like a crazy place with all the red necks, tornadoes, and the unpredictable weather but it also seems beautiful with all the sweet people he's meeting and the gorgeous sunsets! I must say, I do miss my best friend quite a bit but I wouldn't have it any other way. With every letter he sends I see more strength and faith in him. He is such a good example to me and his faith strengthens my testimony. He is always sending me helpful scriptures or quotes and giving me good advice. The thing he tells me the most is to remember to always say my prayers because they will always work, so the most recent quote he sent me is "when life gets too hard to stand, kneel". He wasn't sure who said it but I love it. Thanks Brad and Kathy for raising such an amazing son.

Here's my countdown chart again with my countdown tape measure too! The tape measure is from my Grandma. It's 24 inches long and for every month he's gone I color in another inch. She sent it with a note that said "By the yard it's hard, by the inch it's a sinch"...so clever.

We love you Elder Peterson!

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T21:49:00.000-07:00

Yay for Easter! Today was a great day...I woke up to a basket full of candy and little surprises from the Easter bunny, went to church and sat through a great sacrament meeting, then got to teach the sweetest 4/5 year old primary children in the world,chatted with Derek, Lindsey, Nixon and Miles on Skype (greatest invention ever!), had a delicious family Easter dinner, and ended the night hanging out with my family and playing with my adorable niece. It couldn't have been more perfect. I hope everyone else had a good Easter too! :) Here's some pictures of my fun day...
Rex and Nina with our Easter baskets

...I love my sis

My mom went all out with this dinner...it was so yummy!

My messy little bunny...I just can't get enough of her.

p.s. The next time most of you see me I will have some metal on my teeth. That's right...I'm getting braces tomorrow! I'm really nervous so try not to make too much fun of me. :)

Where Dreams Come True...

2009-04-05T16:38:00.000-07:00

A while ago I went with most of my family to Disneyland... it was one of the funnest vacations I have ever been on. A trip to Disneyland is ALWAYS good news but I must admit that I was a little sad because I thought it wouldn't be as fun without Joel, Derek and Brooke aaand I thought wouldn't have anyone to hang out with since Hayley was bringing a friend, Rex and Nina would be sticking together, and we were meeting up with a family in our ward who has kids that are the ages of Hayley, Rex, and Nina...leaving me out AGAIN. But, if it wasn't for the Larkins this trip wouldn't have been half as amazing as it turned out to be. To make a super long story short, Todd and Levi Larkin were on the right ride, in the right seat, at the right time and won an over-night stay in a Disneyland dream suite (which is an AMAZING suite right above the Pirates of the Carribean ride), fast passes to all the rides, and thier own parade down Main Street. Since we were traveling with them we got to be a part of all of the fun too! That's right...I got to be in a Disneyland parade!! I am still such a kid when it comes to Disneyland. As soon as I walk through those gates I start to act like a 5 year old girl and all I want to do is find the princesses and pretend to be Sleeping Beauty. So being in a fancy car, driving down main street, waving at tons of cheering people, and wearing my fuschia crown was an absolute dream come true for me. I know this all might sound a little crazy to some of you but if you really know me you can understand why this was one of the happiest weekends of my life. I can't wait for the day I get to take my little kids there...I'll probably be more excited then them!

update...

2009-03-18T13:54:00.000-07:00

Not too much has been going on but I thought I should update my blog because I can't handle that delicious cake being the first thing I see every time I look at my blog...it's just too tempting!

So a few weekends ago I went a quick road trip to Arizona with my friend Sierra. We stayed with her sister and got to hang with her, her husband, and her adorable little girls a lot, we also got to go to a baseball game. It was really fun to be able to just get away for a few days and spend time with Sierra and her family. Another highlight of that trip was seeing one of my really good friends Nicole Schneider. We haven't seen each other in like 4 years so that was really exciting (but I didn't get any pictures with her). I need another road trip soon! Next time I'm thinking the beach...who wants to go with me??

Sierra and I at the baseball game.

I also have been spending a lot of time with my family...especially my sisters. Brooke, my oldest sister, usually lives up in Utah and she's only here until April so Hayley and I are trying to take advantage of having this time with her. We always have so much fun together...we can definitely get crazy but we love it!

Hayley, Me, and Brooke at a UNLV basketball game...yeah we had terrible seats.

I have been wanting to get something for my car to show my "rebel pride" and I finally did! This beautiful license plate frame...

I sent this picture to Landry and yes, he was very proud. :)

And last, but definitely not least, I got a surprise letter from Elder Peterson this week with two little presets in it. He sent a cute Alabama flower key chain and an Alabama sticker for my car. It was such a pleasant surprise! :)

My Alabama presents & my countdown chart. He's been out 64 days! Sorry Kathy, I stole that picture from your blog but it's my favorite. :)

Obsessions

2009-03-04T15:24:00.000-08:00

I was thinking about how there are some things in this life that I honestly could not live with out. Most of them are really stupid things that most people don't even think twice about but then there are some that I know other girls will totally agree with me on. So here are some of my current obsessions...

#1
A while ago Landry introduced me to Chocolate Molten Lava Cake from Chili's. I wish he never would have showed it to me because now I crave it aallll time! I honestly don't think they could have come up with a more delicious dessert. Yum!!

#2
I love my ipod. I listen to it all day everyday...and I have the best music selection. From Disney classics to Michael Jackson to 'Nsync to Jay Z to Tim Mcgraw...there's something on it for everyone. :)

#3
I have way too much jewelry...mostly earrings. I can never leave a store with out looking at thier jewelry. It's funny because I have so many different earrings and I am ALWAYS buying new pairs but I usually end up just wearing the same diamond studs everyday. I need to stop.

#4
This is my most expensive obsession. I just can't get enough shoes! Every time I go shopping I tell myself that I cannot buy another pair of shoes and that I really need some new jeans and church clothes but sure enough I just can't avoid the shoe section. I end up telling myself that I can wear the same old worn out jeans everday but I can't go another day without these new heels. I'm in love and I just can't stop.

#5
Ok so this is my strongest and wierdest addiction...chapstick. I don't know why but I just go crazy without it. There have been many times when I have already left my house but I turn back around because I forgot my chapstick. I re-apply atleast once every hour or when I'm nervous so you can imagine how quickly I go through my chapsticks. I'm also really picky about what kind I have, never cherry and it can NEVER leave any color on my lips. Haha okay now I'm just sounding crazy, but I'm telling you that you will never see me without my chapstick in my pocket and if I don't have it then I'll probably be freaking out.

Monday night...8 o'clock...I can't wait.

2009-02-27T22:43:00.000-08:00

It's finally here! The finale of The Bachelor is on Monday night and I can't wait! The very first night of the show I picked Melissa as my favorite girl (because I loved her when she was on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders show) and now she's one of the final two! I'm just positive that he will choose her over Molly. Melissa is so cute and pretty and fun and you can just tell that Jason loves her. I am very opinionated when it comes to The Bachelor. Just ask Andrea, I have to give positive or negative critisim for every girl on the screen, whether I'm commenting on thier outfit, hair, personality, teeth, shoes, lip gloss, or side burns I always have something to say...poor girls. Haha Clearly I am obssesed with this show, it's pathetic. Oh well... Go Melissa! :)

missing my little man...

2009-02-18T14:11:00.000-08:00

I looked at my sister-in-law's blog the other day and ever since then I can't stop thinking about my nephews and how much I miss them. I spent most of this past summer in Spain living with Derek, Lindsey and my nephew Nixon. Derek did a semester of law school in Spain and I went along to help out with Nixon since Linds was 8 months pregnant. We were there for almost two months and it was so much fun! We went to Paris, Rome, Venice, Madrid, Barcelona, and even Pamplona where Derek did running of the bulls but the best part of the whole trip was getting to spend time with Derek and his family. Nixon is the cutest, sweetest, and funniest little kid you will ever meet and I miss him so much it hurts. I've just been thinking about him and our summer adventures so I just thought I'd share a few of our hundreds of pictures we took.

I love you Nixon!

Made With Love <3

2009-02-11T23:00:00.000-08:00

This week I sent a Valentine's package to Landry in Alabama. I wasn't exactly sure what to send but I figured you could never go wrong with homemade sugar cookies! My friend Michelle came over and she made some for a guy she's dating while I made some for Elder Peterson. I tried one..and yes, they were delicious. I worked really hard and tried to be really creative (which is rare for me) so hopefully they won't all be ruined by the time they get to him! But, don't worry, I sent a picture of what they are supposed to look like just in case they are all smushed when he gets them. We had so much fun. I need more excuses to make sugar cookies again!

Is This Wierd?

2009-02-11T20:41:00.000-08:00

I decided to start a blog tonight because I think it's a good idea for keeping in touch with family and friends and it could be a good way to entertain me when I'm bored (which recently is all the time). My boyfriend, Landry, just left on his mission a month ago and since he's been gone I've noticed I have a lot of free time on my hands. I guess I was just used to spending all that time with him! So now I'm just trying to find ways to eat up my time and keep me from missing him too much, and since I'm having bad luck with finding a job and I only have school 2 days a week, I think blogging is a good idea. But is it wierd if I have a blog? Aren't they just supposed to be for like married people with families and cute kids...not young, unmarried, bored girls? Let me now right now, before I even get started, if this is wierd because this will be totally embarrassing and I'll delete it if it is! Haha!