until 2011

Alright so I report to the MTC in approx 47 days! That is not far off at all....but at the same time it is. This last week I have began to see all these changes coming forward, while exciting, at the same time hard to believe!!! I went to the premiere of NEW MOON last night & as I was watching the previews I realized I will not see any of these movies until 2011!!! Every Thursday the Kenwood Residence is all about watching the latest GREY'S ANATOMY episode & after last nights episode I realized it was my last one until 2011!!!! I am moving in 31 days!!! I have already started packing some things up to help with the efforts so I don't have as much to do when Dec. 21st comes around!! Then everything will remained packed up until 2011!!! I feel like time is flying by & not showing any sign of stopping or as Dierks Bentley put it... settling for a slowdown! I will miss country music so much. I have always been so up to date on it & now I won't know which artist is coming out with great new songs until 2011!!! The mission has been so surreal! I feel like it isn't really happening & now it is! I am realizing many little things I will not do until 2011!!! All of these are definitely just the dumb little thing I will be missing & not the big things I know I will miss more than anything else!! I just try not to think about those!!! But this is what the Lord needs me to do & has asked me to do. So I will give up these little things until 2011 because I know the Lord knows what's best for my life right now & right now my life is to be spent in Washington/Oregon. In a recent letter from my mission president it said there are people here that we know only YOU can reach. So I will give up these little things until 2011 so that I can be an instrument in the Lord's hands & find those people who have been searching & desiring the gospel in their lives!! Even though this is the hardest decision I have EVER made & I cry multiple times a day thinking of how hard it has been & how hard it is going to be. But at the same time I will make it!! The Lord doesn't give us anything we can't handle so I know I can make the neccessary sacrifices!! If he trusts me enough to go find my brothers & sisters in Washington/Oregon & bring/teach them the truth, then I trust him that I can do this!!!

The BIG 21

I guess this means I am now considered an adult! What a frightful thought!! But it was a good day all in all! I started the morning by dismissing my alarm thinking it was text messages I was ignoring & I woke up at 6:36 & raced to work! WHY?? Not really sure considering I only have 14 more shifts so why worry about being tardy? Sleeping in is just a horrible feeling! So I worked until approx 3 pm & then I headed home, hung out, then got ready for the evening! Which was going to be spent at the 1 & only TEXAS ROADHOUSE!!!!!! Greatest night of my life!!! I could not even wait to sit on that saddle!!!!

My dearest friends Leah, Jess & Me!

My other dear friend found these rockin' cow balloons which they have not sold since 1992 which was the greatest gift EVER!!! I have such great friend!!!

I LOVE TEXAS ROADHOUSE with all of my HEART, especially the saddle they let me sit on!!!!

It's My Birthday!

Happy Birthday Caitlin! You are a great sister and aunt, we love you!
Ricky, Chelsey & Sophie